Hello Class 2 Parents,
Edited to add: a note about father's day cards!
The children did these almost entirely independently, so I apologise for any back-to-front cards that have occurred!
This week in Class 2...
In our story, the children started making Honu Island into a more turtle-friendly island. Unfortunatly, the local people were not very happy about having their hotels, restaurants and beach huts moved so they demanded a meeting. The meeting was very vocal (some children represented Turtle Watch while others represented the Islanders). Following the meeting, Turtle Watch have deicded to see whether the turtles could maybe be enticed to a tiny island just off the coast of Honu Island. There is a lot of work still to be done by Turtle Watch!
The children have finally finished making their green turtle non fiction books. They've done a fantastic job and enjoyed sharing their books with each other this week. They decided (it was their idea) to put their books into the library for other children to enjoy!
We have started a new writing unit now - in contrast to our last one, the children will be writing some fiction.
In maths Miss Pratt has been teaching the children how to tell the time. They have looked at 'o'clock' and 'half past' times, and Year 2 have also looked at 'quarter to' and 'quarter past'. Their work on fractions has come in handy for this!
Homework this week is to practise telling the time. There is a very useful teaching clock here teaching clock here - use it to help your child to practise telling the time. Chose 'random' and 'in steps of' (30 minutes Y1, 15 minutes Y2) and then each time you click 'random' a different time will appear.
If your child wants a challenge, see how many clock faces they can correctly read in 1 minute!
In phonics the Year 1 children sat their Phonics Screening Check with me. Their end of year reports will indicate whether they have reached the expected level or not (the pass mark has not been released yet). If they have not reached the expected level, they will have some more phonics support in Year 2 and reteake the check in Year 2. They all did a great job and approached the alien and real words with confidence!
The children have also been learning how to add -s or -es to turn a noun into a plural. Their spellings are here and will be in their bookbags.
In their spelling lessons the Year 2 children have been learning how to use a possessive apostrophe. Their homework is here and will be in their folders.
The children's lovely turtle posters have been on display in our classroom. I've sent them home now to be displayed proudly at home!
Have a good weekend!
From Mrs Simpson
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