Now that we know our sounds, we start to learn the alphabet, capital letters, letter names and alphabetical order.
We learned the letter names last week and had to say it and write down the letters. It was quite tricky.
Alphabet
Month: August 2020
Calculations
We were writing our calculations using two dice. One dice had numbers up to 6 and the other dice had a mixture of numbers from 7 to 20 on them. We used our number lines to help us.
Wonders of The World
We loved looking at what was happening in different parts of the world on live cams. We saw elephants playing in water; pandas having fun on a swing with their mum; dogs in a rescue centre; birds in the wild; and watched the sunset at the beach in Hawaii. It was very relaxing.
We used these cams to discuss the animals and realise that other things go on in other parts of the world that we live in.
Jigsaw Fiends
P2.6 do enjoy a jigsaw. Jigsaws are great. They encourage discussion, logical thinking, persistence and spacial awareness. We all need those skills in life. Completing a jigsaw is immensely satisfying.
Making Words
We used our knowledge of phonics and spelling to cut put letters from magazines and newspapers and make words. It was quite tricky to do.
We’ve Got The Builders In!
You may have noticed the big fence that is in our playground! We are having our old pitch taken up and a new 3G pitch laid. We are looking forward to it being completed.
We Love A Good Story
Mrs Arbuckle reads stories to the class every day. This fosters a love of books and models good reading skills. The children also see grammatical structure and learn new vocabulary. It also helps develop their imagination in writing stories .
The children voluntary choose books from our class library to read. They love to “be the teacher” and read to one another. Reading is a life long skill. Reading a book is such a good skill to learn.
Learning Through Play
In P2, we continue to learn through play. More than ever, it is so important that the children learn to socialise again after being at home for such a long time.
What’s In The Box?
Word spread like wildfire … there was a spider in a box in the pit! 🕷
Mrs Arbuckle suggested that it was best to leave it there and let it go on it’s way. ( She was feeling brave! ) However, our spider hero picked it up in his hands and put it in the sink. We all had a look. It had 8 long legs and it looked quite fragile. Not like the big black ones that sprint across your carpet at home. shudders
Crab Shells
Alex brought us in some crab shells and a baby crab to look at. They were amazing! The baby crab still had its claws. Mrs Arbuckle put them under the visualiser – the microscope wasn’ t working . 😢 We had lots of crab stories to share.
We have put them on our wall for everyone to see. 😀
