Spring Week 8: Fire Marshal Training and World Book Day

 Hello Class 2 Parents,

There has been a lot going on in Class 2 this week!

We got back to our Great Fire of London work. The children were summoned to a training session in the town square. They had to equip themselves first, which was a good opportunity to remember all of the work we had done previously on fire fighting in the 1600s. During the training, the fire marshals learnt how to:

* pull down a house using a fire hook

* climb up and down a wooden ladder safely

* use a metal water squirter

* form a bucket chain from the River Thames to the fire

* carry a leather bucket of water carefully


Luckily, everyone passed their training and became certified Fire Marshals. 

On Thursday it was World Book Day. We joined Class 1 for this, opening the two doors between our classrooms. The children circulated around a range of book-related activities and, of course, decorated their t-shirts. We had a really lovely morning. 

In other news:

The phonics group  learnt that the single letter  a sometimes makes a long 'ai' sound (as in acorn and table) and that the 'oa' sound at the end of a word is often spelt ow. Their spellings are here. 

The spelling group have been looking at ey making the 'ee' sound at the end of words. Their spellings are here. Top tip - 'ee' at the end of a word is often spelt with either a y or an -y 

In Maths:

Year 1 have been continuing to add and subtract within 20. They looked at adding by grouping the ones together first, and then they looked at number bonds to 20. Their homework is here and will be in their folders. 

Year 2 have continued their work on money. They have been counting mixed pounds and pence (by adding the pounds together first, and then the pence) and have also been choosing the correct money to pay for something. Their homework is here, with an optional extra challenge. 

Have a good week end!

From Mrs Simpson