Year 2 WC 9th March 2020
Date: 13th Mar 2020 @ 5:00pm
This half term has been super busy so far. In English we have been studying the text, The Tin Forest. We started by looking closer at the old man and what his life was like. We have written diaries and letters before starting our own wishing story. As usual the children have had some superb ideas for their own stories! In our grammar work we have been consolidating use of commas for a list, using apostrophes for singular possession and looking at past/present tense.
In maths we have had a big focus on 2D and 3D shapes. They should now be able to name common 2D shapes (square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon and octagon) and describe their sides and vertices. They should also be able to name and describe (faces, vertices and edges) some common 3D shapes (cube, cuboid, triangular prism, pyramids, sphere, cylinder and cone). Additionally we have looked at symmetry and making patterns with shapes.
In Science we have been recapping our learning about habitats. We have also looked at what it means to be living (moving, breathing, growing, reproducing, getting rid of waste, nutrition and responding), never been alive and dead. This week we have started to look at food chains in various habitats.
In RE we have been studying the stories 'The Lost Son' and 'The Lost Coin'. We discussed what it means to be rescued and how God rescues people who might be lost, just like in the stories. Our class worship at church on Thursday also explored this idea. Next week we will be completing our assessment piece on this unit.
In history we thought about the old man in our story, The Tin Forest. We imagined what life was like for him when he was their age. Some of the children's thoughts were that 'life was boring because they didn't have electronics', 'it would have been hard work'and 'they didn't have fun because they had no toys'. We then had a visit by Robert Perceival who was able to answer all their questions and give them an insight into what life was like. The children were very polite and asked some interesting questions. They learnt that there weren't supermarkets, but small independent shops where they would buy their rations; toys were made from wood and his were made by his father; they walked to school at a young age as it was so much safer without cars and busy roads; teachers were very strict and they were given the cane if they did anything wrong!
The newsletter this week has given parents updated information about coronavirus. If your child has to take any time off school next week, I have uploaded some grammar and maths work which will consolidate the work we have done in English and Maths.
Next Friday we would love you to join us for our Mothering Sunday service. We shall be leaving to walk down to church at 1:30pm to start at 2pm.