Category Archives: P2/3 2022

P2/3 2022

P2/3 Term 4 Update

Welcome to our last blog post for P2/3!

As we head towards the summer holidays it’s good to look back over the learning this term.

Maths & Numeracy

We started the term learning about the symbols used for expressions and equations. We had to apply our prior knowledge of number to compare amounts and start to use the symbols for ‘greater than’, ‘less than’ and ‘equal to’.

We then moved on to a block focusing on data and analysis. The children enjoyed asking their friends questions and collecting tally marks to show the class’s favourite fruits, animals and games. They went on to draw bar graphs to display the information and showed these at their class assembly.

Over the second half of the term, P2/3 have been learning about measure. They have used non-standard and standard units to estimate and measure length, height, mass and capacity.

Literacy

We really enjoyed showing off our ‘Higher Order Reading’ skills during our sharing the learning event. The children have been using strategies such as predicting, visualising, questioning, connecting and determining importance to help with reading comprehension.

In ‘Talk for Writing’, the children have been learning how to plan a story using the five main parts – The opening, the build up, creating a problem, finding a resolution and the ending. It is great to see so many pupils with the confidence to stand up and tell their stories from the maps they have drawn.

Health & Wellbeing

This term, P2/3 have been learning tennis skills. They have demonstrated how to control a tennis ball with a racket and built up their skill to be able to perform a tennis serve and return a ball played to them by their partner.

Over the term, we have also learned new hula hooping skills and the steps to the Jerusalema dance!

Next Steps

All the children have worked so hard this year and we are really proud of the progress they have made. I would like to wish them all the best as they move on to P3/4, and for those that are joining me again – I can’t wait to see you in August! Have a lovely summer 🙂

 

P2/3 2022

P2/3 Term 2 Update

Maths & Numeracy

We started the term with a focus on money. The children learned to recognise, count and make amounts, as well as calculating change. This learning has continued in our play as the children now have a weekly ‘budget’ of 50p to spend on art & craft materials and for hiring equipment such as the laptops and the Promethean Board.

We have also spent time learning about multiplication and division and strategies to help us solve calculations.

We are currently learning about 2D shapes and 3D objects.

Literacy

The children continue to read in groups every day and complete Higher Order Reading challenges on a Friday.

Our phonics group have completed their learning of all the single sounds and will be moving on to learn about digraphs – two letters that make one sound. We call these ‘special friends’.

The spelling group have continued to make great progress with their Wraparound programme and are applying this learning across reading and writing.

Spelling words and phonic sounds can be found each week on Google Classroom.

This term, our Talk for Writing unit has concentrated on creating character descriptions. The children have enjoyed creating their characters to add to out class story – ‘Finding a Friend’.

Health & Wellbeing

The children have been learning Gymnastics this term with Miss Masson. They have focused on balance, rolling and creating sequences.

We have also continued with our weekly Yoga. The children enjoy following the moves along with the story while developing their strength and flexibility.

Other Curricular Areas

This term our learning in P2/3 has been led by the events we have celebrated such as Bonfire Night, Remembrance and Christmas. Lots of our play activities have come about because of the children’s interest in these events.

We are looking forward to ending the term with our Carol services!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Everyone!

P2/3 2022

P2/3 Term 1 Update

All the children in P2/3 have settled in brilliantly. You can see photos from our very first week here:

Go to this Sway

Maths & Numeracy

This term we have been learning about place value – tens and ones, addition and subtraction.  We have been focusing on learning strategies which will help us solve calculations mentally, like learning our number bonds to 10.

 

Literacy

The children have really engaged with the WrapAround Spelling and Phonics programme. They are becoming confident in applying the strategy of stretching and blending to both their reading and writing. Our spelling words and new sounds are added to Google Classroom each week.

In Talk for Writing, we have learned the words and actions for ‘The Sleepy Bumblebee’. We created a class story map and have innovated it by changing the main characters and the setting. The children are looking forward to sharing their new story with the rest of the school at our assembly this week.

We are reading every day, both in groups and also as a whole class for Higher Order Reading.

Health & Wellbeing

The children are really enjoying PE with Miss Masson and have been concentrating on their ball skills, including throwing and catching. In class we are also doing yoga each week as we work our way through the Cosmic Kids Yoga Quest map.

Focus Children

To see more of your child’s personal learning journey, please follow the link in our Google Classroom which will take you to their Focus Week SWAY.