It has been a busy start to the new term in P2 beginning some of the preparation for the festivals and celebrations that take part this term. I’m sure you will be looking forward to seeing the results of all our hard work in the weeks to come.

Maths

In Maths we are having a focus on counting.  The children are gaining confidence when counting to 100. Counting backwards is the latest challenge and the children could be working on this at home. We are also counting in 2’s , 5’s and 10’s.  This term I will beginning setting Sumdog challenges for the children to complete at home. It is fine to help your child if they are stuck , especially with the reading , however the system will adjust and make activities trickier if they get everything correct. If you notice that the work set is too challenging please let me know.

Literacy 

We are learning to recognise verbs this term and how to use them to make good quality sentences both orally and in our writing. We are also working on spelling patterns that need 2 vowels to create a new sound. These include ai , ay ,oi , oy, ou, ee and ea.

Topic

As well as doing art  related to the seasonal activities we have also been creating a class map of our local area. The children have been outside admiring the views around the school while learning about the natural and man-made features of our local area.