“This week we were learning about our bodies and we had to trace around the smallest person in the group.” (MS and MD)

“We were writing sentences with our new sound i_e. We used computers.” (KM and MB)

“Today we were learning about money. We were playing a game and it had money in it.” MLS and NB

“We were scientists and we were learning about the stomach and digestion”. (LB, ME, MD)

Next week we will continue looking at money, focusing on giving change. Please continue to use the homework grid with money activities over the next few weeks. If you have lost the grid, encourage your child to count and/or use money in some way.

We will also be looking at subtraction, bridging ten, using a number line.

Our sound will be o_e from phone home.

We will continue to look at the digestive system and other body organs next week. Ask your children about how we made poo!

Happy weekend!

“We were learning about our bodies and we had a partner to work with. We were writing on a whiteboard spelling words and we had the book to help us with our learning because we were learning about the heart.” (KL)

“We were learning about our bodies and we were learning about our hearts.” (GH)

“We were learning about how your heart beats. We had a partner and we were looking at a book to help us.” (MS and TK)

“We were taking away in maths. We were using a number line, a rekenrek and cubes.” (HB)

Next week we will be learning the sound i_e from time, mime, etc.

In maths we will start looking at money as well as carrying on with subtraction.

The children have been set a sumdog subtraction challenge, which they can complete throughout next week. To log onto sumdog, please use this link https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in. The school subscribes to this website so there are no further costs for your child to use it at home. If your child has lost their login details, please let me know.

Thank you for all of your support in learning ‘The Sair Finger’ for our Scots Assembly this week. The children did a fantastic job!

2019-2020

Class Newsletter: Term 3

Mrs Black (P2B)

Dear Parent/Carer,

I hope you find the following information useful.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact either of us.

Learning focus this term:

Through our topic The Body we will be learning about:

• The skeleton
• The major organs
• Spreading of germs and common diseases

If you have any experience in this area, please let us know. We would love to have some ‘experts’ come in to share in our learning journey.

Core Literacy:

• We are continuing with our Read, Write Inc literacy programme for phonics. ‘Fred’ will help us to sound and blend words to help us read and write.
• Children will bring home a reading book, although this may not be issued on the same day each week. They may also have a tricky words list to practice. Please read these with your child every night wherever possible, and ensure that the reading book is kept in your child’s red folder and brought to school every day. If you would like to fill in your child’s new diary, please do so. Pictures of books in the diary can be coloured in each time your child reads from their reading book. We hope that this will encourage more regular practice at home. We will also focus on non-fiction texts this term, paying particular attention to contents and index pages to find information.
• Our writing lessons will focus on report writing and creative writing. We are continuing to develop the use of connectives within our sentences, such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘because’ to extend our writing. We will continue to recognise and use verbs, nouns and adjectives in our reading and writing. We will also be developing our handwriting skills.
• We are working on our listening and talking skills through Show and Tell, Book Blessings, and sharing our news at circle time. We will also be learning to distinguish between facts and opinions. We have been learning ‘The Sair Finger’, which we will share at our Scots Assembly. Some children in our class have really enjoyed creating their own books and sharing these to the class. This helps the children identify themselves as writers and develops presentation skills. I hope that this will continue throughout the session.

Core Numeracy:

This term will be focusing on

• Subtraction
• Money
• Data Handling
• Time

Core Health and Wellbeing:

As part of our learning about the body, we will also be learning about respecting our bodies and the correct names for different body parts. More information on this will be sent out to parents. We will continue to develop our friendship skills, such as respect, sharing and listening.

This term, we are learning to be like Heard Hazel. Pupils will be able to receive their Heard Hazel certificate if they:

1. Listen carefully
2. Wait their turn and do not interrupt others
3. Share their ideas with their classmates
4. Allow others to have their say

We will have further certificates for other Redwell’s Rights and Respecting School characters later in the session.

We will learn about Buddhism in RME.

Yellow Wing Cuddle on the Couch:

Please help us to promote reading by joining us for Cuddle on the Couch. Come along to the Yellow Wing and spend some time reading with your child. If you require a schedule of Cuddle on the Couch dates, please contact the school office.

Sharing of Learning Afternoon:

This year P2 will be sharing our learning on Friday 27^th March. This will focus on The Body. More details to follow.

Lost Property:

We are aware that children sometimes misplace jumpers and other items of clothing. Please ensure that your child’s name is on every piece of clothing that comes into school. Children are given opportunities to find their property in class and throughout the school. If your child comes out of school without some of their belongings, they will be given the opportunity to retrieve their property the next day.

I look forward to working in partnership with you this session.

Kind regards,

Mrs Black

 

“I made a scary, delicate, paper skeleton and we had so much fun.” (MS, TW, KL)

“I was dressed up in a vet costume because we were learning about real hamsters. It was our special activity.” (TK and MD)

   

“We were playing a game of pairs. You get two turns. If you picked up two cards that were the same you could get the two cards and if you get the most you win. (DD)

“We made some skeletons that can move because we were learning about our bodies. We got to ask questions about our bodies.” (EK)

We will be learning the sound a_e from bake a cake. We will continue to learn about subtraction in maths. We have started Buddhism in RME and will be learning about our heart as part of our new topic about the body.

 

“We were learning about our bodies because it was our new topic.” (CG)

“MLS made a book to tell to the class.” (ME)

“We were writing in our jotters doing words.” (DD)

“We were writing letters because we wanted to get better at them.” (MB)

“At PE we were playing tidy up and it was fun.” (ER)

“Mrs Black was helping us to see what was wrong about her sentences and it was a little bit tricky.” (MD)

“We were writing our New Year Resolutions on paper stars”. (NB)

Next week we will be learning about the sound ‘oi’ from spoil the boy and in maths we will continue to learn about take away sums.