🌟 This Week in Year 2 🌟

We have had another busy and creative week in Year 2! The children have been working incredibly hard, particularly with their writing, and it has been wonderful to see their confidence growing.

🦊 English

This week, we have been slowly and carefully writing our own stories, inspired by Follow Me, Little Fox.

Rather than rushing to finish, we have been really focusing on what makes a good sentence. The children have been writing each sentence on an individual strip of paper, allowing them to think carefully about capital letters, finger spaces, punctuation and whether their sentences make sense.

It has been lovely to see the children taking such care with their writing and beginning to see themselves as authors!

🔢 Maths

In Maths, we have finished our topic on place value and have now moved on to addition and subtraction.

This week, we have been exploring fact families using numbers up to 20. We have been learning how addition and subtraction are connected and how we can use the same three numbers to create different number sentences.

This has been a little tricky, so any extra practice at home would be really beneficial. For example, using the numbers 3, 5 and 8, can your child make four number sentences?

3 + 5 = 8

5 + 3 = 8

8 − 3 = 5

8 − 5 = 3

🦎 Science

In Science, we have been learning all about reptiles and discovering what makes these fascinating creatures so unique.

We explored their different features and thought carefully about what reptiles need to survive. The children then put their knowledge to the test by thinking about how they would design a suitable reptile house. They had to consider what would make a safe and comfortable habitat for their chosen reptile.

✍️ BBC 500 Words Writing Competition

There is a fantastic writing opportunity open to all children: the BBC 500 Words Competition!

If your child has enjoyed creating stories in class, this could be a wonderful chance for them to let their imagination run wild and write a story of their very own.

You can find out more here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/bp-500-words-competition

🎄 Christmas Card Designs

You will also notice that the children are bringing home their Christmas card designs!

They have been busy creating their artwork, and we would love for you to have the opportunity to turn their designs into something special for Christmas.

Please make sure you return or submit your orders as soon as possible so that everything can be processed in plenty of time for Christmas.