Autumn Week 6: all sorts

 Hello Class 2 Parents,

I'm not really sure where this week has gone, but it's been a good one. 

Important: Harvest Festival!
Class 2 will be telling a story at our Harvest Festival next Friday, Every child has a line or two to learn. These can be found in their book bag - please help them to learn their lines and speak them loudly and clearly! 

The children have had a lot of P.E. this week. We currently have a visiting teacher from Wollaston High School teaching P.E. on a Tuesday (until half term). The children have been learning rugby skills (especially throwing and catching!) and some agility, balance and co-ordination skills. In addition this week the children had a special one-off football session led by a coach which they thoroughly enjoyed.

In our Bog Baby Protectors story the children started to categorise the animals in The Magic Blue Wood, learning what a mammal, reptile, amphibian, bird and fish are. When you are out and about this weekend, see if you can spot any of these creatures and discuss their category with the children. 

In Maths the Year 1 children have been looking at 'greater than', 'equal to' and 'less than', comparing numbers using the symbols.  < > and =.  The Year 2 children have continued their work on number lines, learning how to estimate what a given number might be on a number line. 

There is no maths homework because I'd like everyone to practise their Harvest words!

In Phonics the children have revisited  or, ar and ur this week, once again, learning how to read words containing these digraphs as well as spelling words. 

In Spellings the Year 2 children have been looking at 'igh' sounds, with the rhyming patterns:   ight,  ine  and   ie. The words we've been looking at are here. 

At Forest School this week the children made a bug hotel, which we are going to add too. If you have any bricks hanging around, preferably the ones with holes in, we will happily take them off your hands to expand the hotel!  They also made flying conker streamers and were introduced to our climbing tree and how to use it. 

Have a good week end!

Mrs Simpson