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Welcome to Year 2 Welcome to Year 2. We hope you have had a fantastic summer and are ready for an exciting year of learning. We are looking forward to getting to know you all better and getting started with the new term. Things to remember: Please bring your book bag to school each day with your reading book inside and a water bottle with your name on it. PE days for both classes are Wednesdays (outdoor) and Thursdays (indoor). On these days, you should come into school wearing your PE kit with the approrpiate footwear. Full school uniform should be worn on all other days. If you have any questions, then please ask one of us (Mrs Conway, Miss Begum or Mrs Spencer). |
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English - 06.12.24 Today in English, we have been putting our acting skills to test by performing freeze frames to show the animals' emotions in the book, 'Leaf'.
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Maths Investigation - 29.11.24 We had a very competitive maths lesson today where we were set the challenge of seeing how many polygons we could make in 10 minutes. We worked systematically to help us work quickly and efficiently. See our creations below: 
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Art - 12.11.24 To kick off our Joan Miro unit of work, we explored the different colours that make up the colour wheel. We started with the three primary colours and then mixed these colours to make the secondary colours.
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Glockenspiels - 17.10.24 We have been working hard in our glockenspiels lessons and we are now beginning to play a recognisable tune. Today. we learnt to play the song, 'Twinke, Twinkle Little Star'. |
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PE - 09.10.24 We started our new unit of PE today, looking at why cooperation is important in sport. Using our team building skills, we took part in a range of different activities to identify the benifits of working together. One activity involved working together as a group to build a free-standing hula hut.    |
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Art - 08.10.24 Over the last two weeks, we have have been sketching a drawing of Queen's Park in the style of Lowry and using different art materilas, such as sketching pencils, charcoal and oil pastels, to produce different tones of light and dark.
    
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Art - 24.09.24 In our Art lesson today, we were introduced to LS Lowry - a famous Victorian English artist. We examined some of his famous art pieces and anotated what we liked and disliked about the pictures. We also made observations about the colours, shapes and themes that have been used. 
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Black Country Museum - 18/09/24
Today, we visited the Black Country Museum and had a fantastic time exloring all of the exhibitions. Our day started with a tour around the houses and shops where the children enjoyed learning first-hand what it would have been like to live life as a Victorian. Next, we visited the chapel and learnt a Victorian song. Then, we visited the school where poor Miss Coster was punished for talking in class. Our day ended with a visit to the cienema where we watched a silent movie, and took a ride on a double decker bus.
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Maths - 10.09.24 Today, we explored how to flexibly partition a 2-digit number. Using part-whole models and base ten equipment,we were able to recognise how tens and ones can be arranged in different ways to create different parts that add up to the same whole number.  |
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Victorian School Day - 06/09/24
We have had a brilliant day living life as a Victorian child. The children have experience many different activities, such as using chalk, reciting poetry and times tables, exploring Victorian artefacts, and learning how to play Victorian games.
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Science - 02/09/24
In our science lesson today, we looked at the similarities and differences between seeds and bulbs and produced observational drawings to compare our findings.
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Reading Regular reading is so important. Please have a look at the Year 2 Reading Spine which shows you some of the books and authors recommended for Year 2 readers. Please see the example questions below you could ask your child to support the development of their reading skills. Guided Reading Questions: Level 1 Guided Reading Questions: Level 2 Guided Reading Questions: Level 3 Guided Reading Questions: Level 4
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Alan Peat Sentences Please refer to the attachment below and use the different types of sentences to enhance your writing. |
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It is natural to feel anxious or upset sometimes. Childline is a helpful website that you can access 24 hours a day. There is plenty of support and advice avaliable on www.childline.org.uk If you feel you need to speak to a counsellor, you can call Childine on 0800 1111 from 9am - midnight. |