We would like to share with you our learning from Term 2. We have been looking at a story called The Old Mill in our Talk for Writing lessons. The author uses different techniques to build suspense and we have been using these techniques in our own writing.

We have been using Accelerated Reader to complete quizzes on our class reading books and library books. This shows us how many words we have read and shows if we have understood the text. Reading homework is sent home on Wednesdays and reading records should be signed and returned to school on Fridays. Please ensure reading homework is completed as we sometimes do quizzes on our books and like to aim for a score of 100%!

Spelling homework is given out on Mondays to be completed by a Wednesday. This term we have been doing lots of revision of common words.

In maths we have been learning about angles and directions. We have been doing lots of work on place value, number calculations and times tables. On Thursdays we look at different problem solving strategies.

In PE we have been focusing on dance. We have been copying routines, creating our own moves and doing some Scottish dancing.

Our science topic this term is materials. We have been looking at the properties of different materials and their uses and completing investigations, such as which material is best for absorbing water.

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