Hello Class 2 Parents,
It's been a fairly quiet week here in Class 2...
A PE note:
P.E. will be on Wednesday instead of Tuesday next week!
Some Good News! - Marble Jar.
The children have once again filled up their marble jar. The treat they have voted for is a film afternoon with their teddies and a snack. On Friday, children may bring in one small teddy for the day.
In our story the serfs returned home from a long day out in the fields to find they had been evicted from their cottages for 'not working hard enough'. As they were discussing what to do next, a stranger approached them. She told them she was a queen (she had the crown to prove it) but had lost her castle and kingdom. She invited the serfs to travel with her, help her to find some new land and build a new castle. Of course they agreed.
Currently, the children are deciding whether to go to England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland for this, learning a bit about each country.
In maths:
Year 1 have continued their work on addition and subtraction. They have started to learn about number bonds to 20 and how they related to bonds to 10 (eg 7 + 3 = 10, so 17 + 3 = 20).
To help with this, they can play this game (select the target number as 20). As they play, help them to use their bonds to 10 to help. If your child finds bonds to 20 too much of a challenge, you can practise their bonds to 10 using the same game.
Apologies also for giving you the wrong link last week! If you haven't already found the correct game, you can find Whack-a-Mole here!
Year 2 have been looking at arrays this week and using them to write and solve multiplication sentences. Their homework is here and will be in their folders.
In phonics the Year 1 children have been looking at ir, ur and er - digraphs which all make the same sound and all have an r in, which helps!
In spellings the Year 2 children have been learning to spell the days of the week and numbers to 20 (a revisit from the end of Year 1). They have chosen the word list this week, picking out the trickier ones (it not 'six' and 'ten'!). I have added the list to The Spelling Shed as usual.
In other news:
* we have been learning about dynamics and tempo in music. When you are listening to a piece of music with your child, ask them about the dynamics (loud or soft) and tempo (fast or slow).
* we have moved on in P.E. to begin learning some basic outdoor team skills (orienteering in its full version!). The children had a great time this week learning that the more they work as a team, the quicker a challenge gets completed!
I think that's all for now - have a good weekend!
Mrs Simpson
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