Hello everyone!

At the beginning of this week, we had a lovely start to our science topic; ‘Animals and their habitats.’ The children enjoyed searching the forest and pond habitats for living things. They learnt about the features of different habitats and sorted animals according to their habitats. Next week, we will have a visit from some pets, belonging to Jack's Mum, who is a vet. This will help us to think about what animals need in their habitats. There will be a ginuea pig and a tortoise. This will help us to think about what animals need in their habitats.

In English we have enjoyed learning the story; ‘Field trip to the moon.’ We compared the story to our field trip to the zoo and have also been making up rhyming couplets, similar to examples that are in the story. We have also drawn pictures to tell the story, so that we can write our own stories next week.

The children have been using their spelling shed apps in school to practice their spellings. Please let us know if you are still experiencing any problems with them at home. 
Please look out for your mathletics passwords next week, which will be stuck into your reading records. Maths activities will be set each week, so that children can practice the maths skills that they have been learning each week. 

Have a lovely weekend and please stay safe if you are visiting any firework displays.

From the class 2 team!

  We have ended this term with a fantastic week. Our animal enrichment week has included a lovely assembly and writing workshop with children’s author, Ellie Jackson, which got the children enthusiastic about writing. The children have created some wonderful flamingoes art work which is now displayed in the hall. They also wrote some great poems about sea creatures, inspired by the book; ‘Nelson’s Dive’.

Our trip to Paignton zoo was filled with the sights and sounds of awe and excitement from our children. We were very proud of the way that they represented the school throughout the day, and hope that they have lots of lovely memories to take away with them. 

Have a lovely half term!

The class 2 team.

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We have been enjoying some lovely new books this week in class 2. The library service have sent us some wonderful stories and information books that we are reading ourselves every morning, and we are loving listening to these stories read to us before home time every day.

Well done to everyone for a wonderful Harvest Assembly on Monday. It was lovely to have the whole school and pre-school together in the church, to celebrate and sing together. A big thank you to Rev- Allen.

This week has been world mental health week. We have been exploring strategies and to help us and our friends with big feelings. 

In English this week, we have been learning the story, 'My Two Grannies' by Floella Benjamin. The story compares two Grannies. One who lived in Trinidad, and the other, who lived in Yorkshire. We discussed differences between people, regarding their backgrounds, the foods that they eat, and the places that they live. Next week, we will be innovating the story, so that by the end of the week, we can write our own story with our own ideas.

In art this week, we have been making our own paintings of family scenes in the style of the artist Clementine Hunter.

Next week we are looking forward to our amazing animals week, with a whole school trip to the zoo on Thursday.

Have a lovely weekend!

From the class 2 team.

Hello Everyone!

This week we have written some wonderful stories, based on our class story of; 'Wanted: The Perfect Pet'. We are so proud of some of the Year 1 children, who have managed to write a chapter or even 2 chapters independently. The Year 2 children have used some excellent vocabulary choices in their stories. They have also worked hard to edit and improve their sentences. Well done everyone! 

We are really impressed with the fact that everyone has been bringing back their home reading books back every day this week. The children enjoy choosing their own reading books when they have finished. Year 1, don't forget to also practice reading your Twinkl phonics book at home.

The children have enjoyed learning about different types of transport this week, and they have used their knowledge of history, to place different types of transport on a timeline. They were fascinated with the different types of bicycles that people used many years ago, and were really observant at noticing similarities and differences.

This week, we have shown the children how to use the spelling shed app. This can be used at home and school, to support their learning of phonics and spellings. Please see your child's reading record, which will now have a log in stuck into it. Homework tasks will be set each week on the app, for the children to complete at home. 

We look forward to seeing you next week, for our parent/teacher meetings. Please let us know if you have not yet made an appointment.

Have a lovely weekend!

The Class 2 team.

Hello everyone!

Our photograph this week, shows some very proud children, after performing a poem that we had adapted from Allan Ahlberg’s ‘Boo!’ We learnt about using expression when reading, and changing our voices and body language to create a performance.
We are now enjoying the story; ‘Wanted: The 
perfect Pet’ in our English lessons. 

During our science lesson this week, we drew and labelled some excellent pictures of Rosie the class rat. We discussed the characteristics of mammals.

On Monday 25th September, we are having our outdoor learning day. The day will be focussed around different types of trees, and we will be using the story; ‘The Great Paper Caper’ to help us with our learning. Even if the weather is wet, we will be outside, so please wear outdoor clothing on Monday which will be suitable for wet and muddy conditions.  PE kits are not needed on Monday.

Well done to all of the children this week, for completing a great danceathon on Thursday, and thank you those of you who brought in £1, which will go towards school funds.

Have a great weekend!

The class 2 team.

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to this year's class blog.

We hope that this will be a useful tool for you, in giving you a taste of our learning each week, and helping you to prepare your children for each week ahead.

The children have enjoyed getting to know their new friends this week. Well done to the Year 2 children for being such excellent role models and for helping the Year 1 children to find their way around their new classroom. 

We have enjoyed learning about place value in maths. The Year 1’s have been busy with representing numbers in different ways, while Year 2 have been gaining a better understanding of tens and ones.

In English we have been learning the poem; ‘Peepo’ by Alan Ahlberg. We have also been reading as a whole class, in guided groups and individually. It’s lovely to see so many children enjoying reading at home too. Please make sure reading books are returned every day, even if your child has not finished their reading book. 

Well done to everyone in Class 2, for a fantastic start to the new school year. We are proud of you for your enthusiasm this week, despite the heat, and the adjustment of a new class.

The Class 2 team.