Welcome to Mrs Mavers' Year 2 Blog
Week beginning 16th July
It has been such a memorable and enjoyable week in Year 2 this week. The children had such an amazing time at Beeston. I am so lucky to have taken such lovely and polite children away with me. The really did enjoy every moment and made the most out of every activity that we did. On Monday once settled in we went den building. The children found out how to make a den using only one small piece of string, stick and pine needles. Stella, our Ranger, was very impressed with the children's efforts. We had dens with en suites, ponds, seating areas and even a swimming pool.. Great imaginations Year 2! Later that day the children had a visit from Mrs Holcroft who joined us for tea. The children couldn't wait to tell her all about their activities. Soon after it was time for hot chocolate and a bed time story.
The following morning we got up bright and early- yes bright and early didn't we girls??? ready for our breakfast. After a lovely cooked breakfast the children couldn't wait for our orienteering. They worked well in their teams, using their pas, to find the numbers around the centre. The children had to crack the code! Super effort from all! After that it was time to get back on the coach and head off to the candle workshop. I'm sure you would agree that the children made some fantastic candle. I was very impressed with their listening skills! After a spot of lunch we then went to the cheshire ice cream farm for a play and a well deserved ice cream. So many ice cream flavours to choose from.
The children were an absolute delight and i enjoyed every moment with them. Lots of memories that will stay with them for a life time.
Take a look at the amazing photos from Beeston......
This week we also said goodbye some of our teachers. Mrs Sharrocks and Mrs Fowler will be moving to schools closer to there homes. Miss Sheffield who has worked closely with the Year 2 children has successfully gained a teaching role at our partnership school. We wish them all the best for their future!
I hope you all have an enjoyable summer. I wish all the children the very best as the move into Year 3! Keep smiling and keep working hard!
Mrs Mavers and Mrs Lyon
Week beginning 9th July
This week the children have been writing a travel journal. We have been finding out what it would be like to go on a Safari in Africa and using this to write a Travel Journal. We have been watching clips from the Lion King to describe the magical sunrise and to describe how the animals move. They children have used some fantastic vocabulary in their writing....
What struck me first on arrival was the desert as brown as sweet, chewy caramel.
It was made more majestic as a silhouette of a lion could been seen lazing under the canopy of a tree.
The children used the effective sentences we have been exploring all week to write their own travel journal about the Antarctic. It was lovely to see have the children have become such creative writers.
In PE the children have been working in teams demonstrating good team skills. They have been following direction from their team players and displayed good listening skills. The children have been practising their balance and control when using a ball. The children have really enjoyed their PE this year!
On Friday we had a wonderful Summer Disco. This is such a lovely event that the children always look forward to. There were lots of amazing dance moves on the dance floor and the girls won the dance off. Well done girls! Thank you for your continued support with these events.
Attendance 98.33%
Reminders
There will be no clubs before and after school next week.
Please ensure that you apply sun cream on your child before school and send them to school with a water bottle and sun hat. Cups are always available in class if the children forget their water bottle.
School closes - Friday 20th July 3.25pm
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 2nd July 20018
Another exciting week in Year 2! The children have been finding out about St Helens past, present and future. We have looked at images of how our local area has changed. the children were all surprise when i showed them a photo of a horse and cart along Liverpool Road. The children talked about how school was different a long time ago. They talked about what they like about Haydock and what the would like for the furture of Haydock. A very interesting discussion. The children produced lovely poems about Haydock which they all shared with each other.
We had a visit from the library service, who told the children about this years Summer Reading challenge. The children were all extremely keen to get involved.
In Maths the children have been looking at numbers up to 100 in preparation for Year 3. We have been partitioning numbers, making number bond diagrams and using concrete resources to make 3 digit numbers.
Talking of Year 3, the children are enjoying their Friday transition sessions with Miss Brown. The children have been talking about their targets for Year 3 and have produced some lovely writing for their classroom.
Attendance 99% Attendance winners this week!
Reminders
Please ensure that you apply sun cream on your child before school and send them to school with a water bottle and sun hat. Cups are always available in class if the children forget their water bottle.
13.7.18 - Summer Disco - The children will need to bring party clothes with them on the day of the disco, so that they can get changed at school. Children will be collected at their usual time of 3.25pm Please bring in £3 (disco, refreshments and sweets provided)
16.7.18 -Beeston Residential. Please ensure your final payment has been paid.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 25th June
What a very hot week it has been!
This week the children have continued to explore George and the Dragon. Next week, we will be writing our own adventure story! The children always enjoy using their imagination when writing stories. We have been using lots of different FANTASTICs and BOOTASTICs when looking at George and the Dragon and i;m sure the children will include them in their writing to make it interesting. I can't wait to read them.
On Wednesday we took another visit to Haydock library to work with an illustrator. The children listened well as he told the children how he became an illustrator and demonstarted how to create illustrations. The children asked him lots of questions and impressed him with their own illustrations. What amazing illustrators we have in our class.
In Maths, the children have continued to work in kg and g. They have been solving different problems involving mass using 3 digit numbers. We are definately ready for Year 3!
Speaking of Year 3, the children have enjoyed working with Miss Brown in their new classroom. They are very excited about their new chapter!
Attendance 97%
Reminders
Please ensure that you apply sun cream on your child before school and send them to school with a water bottle and sun hat. Cups are always available in class if the children forget their water bottle.
2.7.18 - Parents Beeston Meeting- Year 2 classroom 3.30pm
5.7.18 - Summer Fair - It will be own clothes on this day (bring in a bottle for the summer Fair)
13.7.18 - Summer Disco
16.7.18 -Beeston Residential. Please ensure your final payment has been paid.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 11th June
This week the children went to the library. As part of the Art Award the children are working towards they found out about different art forms. The children completed a treasure hunt looking for different symbols and then discussed what the different forms of art are. Soon the children will being going back to the library to work with an illustrator.
This week in Maths, the children have been finding out about Mass. We have been using kg and g to weigh and compare the weight of different objects. The children have been discussing what we would use kg and g to weigh. Why not have a look at the different measuring scales at home and weigh some objects, or maybe even ask the children to help weigh ingredients when baking?
On Thursday, the children enjoyed Sports Day. It was lovely to see so many parents joining us for this fun event. The children all had a wonderful time! Well done red team the overall winners of the day!
Attendance - 98%
Reminders
27.6.18- library visit
2.7.18 - Parents Beeston Meeting- Year 2 classroom 3.30pm
5.7.18 - Summer Fayre
13.7.18 - Summer Disco
16.7.18 -Beeston Residential. Please ensure your final payment has been paid.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
week beginning 4th June
We had a wonderful visit from Dylan's Reptile time this week. The children found out lots of interesting facts about the reptiles and had opportunities to hold or touch the reptiles if the children chose to. The children asked lots of questions and listened with enthusiasm. This visit inspired the children to write reports about Reptiles. The children included lots of the information they found out. I really enjoyed reading them all!
Week beginning 21st May
The children have all enjoyed an exciting fun fill Art/Reading week. Each class chose a Traditional Tale and all the work this week has been based around the story. Year 2 chose Godilocks and the Three Bears. This week the children have been making porridge and writing a set of instructions for Goldilocks to make her very own porridge that is just right. We have been writing character descriptions and a story that was set in the woods.
As well as lots of writing opportunities the children have also shown off their creative skills. We have been scrapping, splatting and rolling paint to create meadows paintings. We have also been using different materials to make a new chair for baby bear. the children worked in teams to create a chair, testing and selecting the best materials for the job.
Attendance - 98%
Reminders
13.6.18 - Year 2 Library Visit
5.7.18 - Summer Fayre
13.7.18 - Summer Disco
16.7.18 -Beeston Residential. Please ensure your final payment is paid by Friday 8th June.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 14th May
This week the children have been reading 'The Twits' by Roald Dahl. The children really enjoyed reading this story and it gave us lots of inspiration for our own writing. To start we wrote character descriptions of Mr or Mrs Twit using different sentence types. the children were also challenged to use interesting vocabulary. Later in the week the children worked in pairs to craete their very own cruel, sneaky trick for Mr or Mrs Twit. The children wrote about their new trick as a new chapter for the book. What amazing writers they all are!
This week we also looked at the work of Andy Goldsworthy. Andy Goldsworthy id a famous artist from Scotland who creates sculptures set in the natural environment. After discussing his work the children ventured out into the woodland area inside school and created their very own masterpiece inspired by Andy Goldsworthy's work.
On Friday the children came to school dressed in red, white and blue to celebrate the Royal Wedding. Together we created a family tree of the Royal family and research Harry and megan to find out more about them. The children also made wonderful crowns which they wore for their Royal Lunch. What an amazing day we had!
Attendance - 99.33%
Reminders
25.5.18- class photographs
13.6.18 - Year 2 Library Visit
5.7.18 - Summer Fayre
13.7.18 - Summer Disco
16.7.18 -Beeston Residential. Please ensure your final payment is paid by Friday 8th June.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 7th May
In Science this week the children went outside to investigate the different flowers and trees around our school. The children looked at the different types of leaves and used tables to name the different plants and trees.
In Geography the children have continued to look at street maps. We have been planning different routes around Haydock. The children have also been looking at the different symbols found on a map and what they mean. If you have any maps at home share them with your child and see if they can recognise any of the symbols.
This last couple of weeks, the children have worked extremely hard and I am so proud of them as I am sure you will be too! The children had a lovely morning with team building games followed by a surprise visit from the ice cream van. They children all enjoyed an ice cream treat! It was a joy to see their happy faces.
Take a look at the wonderful things we have been up to this week....
Attendance - 100% Amazing!
Reminders
25.5.18- class photographs
18.5.18- Royal Wedding Celebration- To celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, we can all come to school dressed in red, white and blue and donate £1.00 each, which will go to one of the happy couple’s chosen charities.
16.7.18 -Beeston Residential. Please ensure your final payment is paid by Friday 8th June.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
week beginning 30th April
In Science this week the children have started to investigate plants. The children took part in a carousel of activities finding out about the different parts of plants, using magnifying glasses to take a closer look at the plants, used iPads and books to research different plants and compared plants to tress. The children talked to each other about the plants that they know. We challenged the children to see if they could name any of the plants. Over the weekend, as the weather is supposed to be nice, why not talk to your child about the different plants in your environment.
In English the children were so excited to write their own report and the did not disappoint. We had some fantastic report including lots of important features. It was lovely to see the children using all the knowledge we have explored together and incorporate into their own piece of independent writing.
Today, we had a very important assembly. The Community Police Officers came into school to discuss the importance of internet use for children. They highlighted the dangers that children might encounter and discussed the steps to take if you feel worried or distressed about something that happens online. This is such an importance issue for all young children, so please take the time to talk with your child to reiterate the importance of staying safe online.
Attendance - 99.7% Amazing! Nearly 100%
Reminders
25.5.18- class photographs
18.5.18- Royal Wedding Celebration- To celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, we can all come to school dressed in red, white and blue and donate £1.00 each, which will go to one of the happy couple’s chosen charities.
16.7.18 -Beeston Residential. Please ensure your final payment is paid by Friday 8th June.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 23rd April
This week the children have been working hard on their sentence stacking. They have been using wonderful vocabulary to create fascinating facts about cheetahs. Next week the children will be using these effective sentences to write their own report about an animal of their choice. I can't wait to read them!
In Maths, we have continued to work hard on our arithmetic and problem solving skills. We have looked at different ways we can solve missing number box problems. This is also their homework this week. As always, I have been very impressed with the children's mathematical language and explanations that they give.
In PE we have been working in groups to create a short dance to a piece of music. The children have been working on their transitions between moves and working collaboratively, listening to each others ideas.
Attendance - 99% Amazing!
Reminders
30.4.18- SATs parent drop in session 3.30pm-4.30pm
25.5.18- class photographs
18.5.18- Royal Wedding Celebration- To celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, we can all come to school dressed in red, white and blue and donate £1.00 each, which will go to one of the happy couple’s chosen charities.
16.7.18 -Beeston Residential. Please ensure your final payment is paid by Friday 8th June.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 16th April
Welcome back! I hope you all had a lovely break. The children have all enjoyed sharing their news with each other and most important have come back to school in a very mature manner. I always say it but i think we are definitely going to have a lovely Summer Term. We certainly have some exciting things to look forward to.
This week in English the children have been finding out about Big Cats. We looked at a non-chronological report about Cheetahs and used this to create a shape for our non-chronological report. The children have been write fascinating facts and we have also been writing rhetorical questions.
In Maths the children have been working really hard on their arithmetic and finding the best method to help them to solve the different calculations. We have also continued to look at fractions of shapes and fractions of a set.
On Thursday the children worked with Amnesty International. They talked to the children about the challenges faced by refugee children. The children were discussed this topic sensibly and all expressed their worries for children experiencing such difficult things at such a young age. They talked about where they have been on holiday and compared the distance to what Ali, the boy in the video, had traveled in order to get from Afghanistan to the UK.
Attendance - 97.5%
Reminders
30.4.18- SATs parent drop in session 3.30pm-4.30pm
As the weather is getting warmer (let's hope it stays), please ensure your child has a water bottle in school, filled with water only please, a sun hat and if sunny please apply sun cream to your child before school.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 26th March
This week the children have been finding out how to be healthy. using their research the children wrote a report to inform others how they can be healthy. We have been talking about exercise, eating a healthy diet and relaxation. The children wrote some fantastic reports using lots of different sentences types, facts and conjunctions to extend their ideas. On Wednesday the children had time to edit their reports before sharing them with their friends.
This week we have also been looking back on the different methods we can use to add and subtract. The children have been using these skills to solve word problems. Through reading the problems the children had to identify what calculation they need to do to solve it. Some of our problems involved the children doing 2 different calculations.
In Computer the children finished their Powerpoint presentations all about Florence Nightingale. They ensured they have included text, images and looked at how they could include different slide transitions. Once completed the presented them to each other. Well done Year 2! The children have really enjoyed this topic. They used their knowledge of Florence Nightingale to write a fantastic biography. I can't believe how much the children know about the life of Florence Nightingale.
I hope you all have a lovely Easter break and I look forward to seeing you all when we return on Monday 16th April 2018.
Attendance: 96%
Reminders
30.4.18 - SATs Parent drop in session 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 13th March
This week in English we have been writing Riddles. The children were very excited as then entered the classroom to find a letter. The letter had a riddle which the children had to solve. They successfully identified that the riddle was from a very cheeky Minion. The children started the week exploring different riddles to identify the different features. They have used this to help create their own riddles. Here are some of their ideas....
I live in the deep blue sea I have 4 legs
I like to eat tasty fish I am as fluffy as a cloud
I am bigger than a crab but smaller than a whale You can find me in a vast green field
My skin is as orange as a beautiful sunset I like to munch on green grass
I have 3 hearts and 8 long, bendy legs My babies are called lambs
What am I? What am I?
It was lovely to see so many parents this week during Parents Evening. I also enjoy sharing the children's progress with you. I am sure you are as proud of them as I am!
Attendance: 91%
Reminders
Songfest- Year 1 and 2 children will be going to the Town Hall on 21st March for the afternoon to take part in Songfest - We have asked for a contribution of £4.50. Please bring this into school in a sealed envelope labelled Songfest with your child's name on it.
Easter BINGO! - 27th March at 5.30pm in the school hall
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 5th March
The children have definitely shown off their creative talents this week.
During dance the children were using expressive movements to music. After practicing using their long arms and pointy hands their used ribbons to perfect their performance. The children really enjoyed performing for each other and creating different patterns with the ribbons. I was really impressed.
The children have been making observational drawings of daffodils and carefully put together wonderful flowers in a decorated jar. They can't wait to share these with their wonderful mums. I hope you all have a lovely Mother's Day!
This week we also had a visit to Christ Church where the children explored the Easter story and took part in lots of craft activities. the children always enjoy going Christ Church. They asked lots of thoughtful questions and were all so wonderfully behaved.
Attendance: 92% - This is the lowest it has been so far. Let's get back up there.
Reminders
Parents evening week- Parents Evening will be the week beginning 12th March- I look forward to seeing you all then! Appointment times have gone home tonight.
Songfest- Year 1 and 2 children will be going to the Town Hall on 21st March for the afternoon to take part in Songfest - We have asked for a contribution of £4.50. Please bring this into school in a sealed envelope labelled Songfest with your child's name on it.
Easter BINGO! - 27th March at 5.30pm in the school hall
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 26th February
This week the children have been reading a range of stories written by the same author- Julia Donaldson. The children new some of the books very well, lots of bedtime reading I think! The children wrote some fantastic newspaper reports all about the sighting of the Gruffalo. I was so impressed with the children's writing particulary their word choices and their use of punctuation.
In Maths we have continued to look at time. The children have been learning o'clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past. Please take the opportunity to practise these times at home. Ask the children what time it is at home looking at these specific times. I have also been challenging them to tell me what the time would be in an hours time. This is such an important skill for the children to learn, thank you for your support!
In Topic we have been finding out how and why Florence Nightingale made changes to the hospitals. The children watched a video clip showing them what the hospitals were like for the soldiers during the Crimean War. The children are very interested in this topic. The have been using their knowledge to produce a PowerPoint presentation all about Florence Nightingale. They have been inserting text, changed colour and size of text and importing images. Well done Year 2!
This week we have also celebrated World Book Day! The children really enjoyed coming into school in their pyjamas along with their teddy and their favourite book. Some of the children read a page from their favourite book and told us all why it was they favourite book. In the afternoon we all shared are books, had a lovely hot chocolate and finished the day with a bedtime story.
Attendance: 97%
Reminders
Parents evening week- Parents Evening will be the week beginning 12th March- I look forward to seeing you all then! Letters have gone home tonight.
Easter Experience- The children will be going to ChristChurch for an Easter experience on Friday 9th March in the morning.
Songfest- Year 1 and 2 children will be going to the Town Hall on 21st March for the afternoon to take part in Songfest - We have asked for a contribution of £4.50. Please bring this into school in a sealed envelope labelled Songfest with your child's name on it.
Beeston payment - please ensure that you have paid you second installment - Thank you
Easter BINGO! - 27th March at 5.30pm in the school hall
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 19th February
We hope you have all had a wonderful half term!
This week the children have been writing instructions. At the beginning of the week we looked at different instructions discussing the different features that are needed. We used this to create our own success criteria for writing our own set of instructions. The children write a set of instructions for making fruit pizzas and a Florence Nightingale lamp. The children remembered to use time adverbials, imperative verbs and adverbs.
In Maths this week we have been sorting shapes. The children worked in their talking tables to decide how some shapes had been sorted. They worked well in their groups finding out if they were sorted by sides, vertices or symmetry. We have also been making 2d shape patterns and moving shapes clockwise and anticlockwise. Super Maths skills this week year 2!
Some of the children have started Dance and Multi-skills club this week. These clubs will run until the end of term. The children were so enthusiastic in there dance club this week. Each week they will learn a dance routine using a different style of dance. This week was street dancing. In multi-skills the children were practising throwing and catching a bean bag using a tennis racket. Excellent work!
Attendance: 97%
Reminders
World book day - We are celebrating World Book Day on Friday 2nd March 2018. Children are welcome to come into school in their pyjamas with their favourite book and bear! Parents are invited to join children in classes at 2:30pm to enjoy a book with their children. You are welcome to bring your own favourite children's books!
Reception—Monday 26th Feb
Year 1 and Year 2—Tuesday 27th Feb
Year 3 and Year 4—Wednesday 28th Feb
Year 5 and Year 6—Thursday 1st March
Parents evening week- Parents Evening will be the week beginning 12th March- I look forward to seeing you all then!
Songfest- Year 1 and 2 children will be going to the Town Hall on 21st March for the afternoon to take part in Songfest - the children will be bringing a letter home soon with further information.
Beeston payment - 2nd payment of £25 to be paid by 2nd March, Thank you
Easter BINGO! - 27th March at 5.30pm in the school hall
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 5th February
This week the children have been using their FANTASTICs and their BOOMTASTICs to write a character description of their favorite cartoon character. We have been thinking of the characters personalities including good and bad qualities. The children are starting to see the importance of reading their writing back and are beginning to edit their work which is an important skill for being a fantastic writer.
In Maths we have been looking at 2d shapes. we have been looking at the properties such as how many sides and vertices. We have also discovered what polygon shapes are and we have been identifying lines of symmetry in different shapes and images. To support this at home, ask the children to locate different shapes around the home and talk about the properties. Can you find me a triangle? How many sides does a pentagon have?
In PE this week the children have been making balances and looking at different ways they can travel along the apparatus. The children were looking at making tall, wide and small shapes. I saw some excellent balances, well done Year 2!
In Science the children have been looking at different micro habitats around the school grounds. They have been looking at the conditions of the habitats and discussed what animals they might find there. In Computing, we have been talking about how we can stay safe online. The children were all able to identify rules when using the internet in a sensible manner.
Attendance - 98%
Reminders
Valentines Disco- Our PTFA Valentine Disco, this year, will be held during school time due to the building work taking place. As you know our PTFA organise events and subsidise these events across the school year. All money is put back into school and used to benefit all our children. Children will need to bring party clothes with them on the day of the disco, so that they can get changed at school. Children will need to be collected at their usual time 3.25pm. FS / KS1 Contribution of £3 per child to include the disco, a hot dog late afternoon, refreshments and sweets. Money should be brought into school on the day of the disco, handed in to class teachers
World Book Day - We are celebrating World Book Day on Friday 2nd March 2018. Children are welcome to come into school in their pyjamas with their favourite book and bear! Parents are invited to join children in classes at 2:30pm to enjoy a book with their children. You are welcome to bring your own favourite children's books!
Reception—Monday 26th Feb
Year 1 and Year 2—Tuesday 27th Feb
Year 3 and Year 4—Wednesday 28th Feb
Year 5 and Year 6—Thursday 1st March
Have a lovely half term!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 29th January
This week the children have all blown me away with their writing. The children wrote their own version of the story 'The Crow's Tale'. We had 'The Swan's Tale', 'The Butterfly's Tale' and lots more. The children have really enjoyed this book looking at the wonderful vocabulary and sentence structures. they have used these tools when writing their own story. Take a look at some of our proud writers. I can't wait to read them all!
In Maths the children have been solving word problems involving money. We have been looking at the different language used in word problems and using these to help use decide what calculation we need to use to solve the problem. We have even discovered that in order to solve some word problems we need to do 2 things. Keep practising you addition and subtractions at home. There are lots of activities on abacus, education city and times table Rock Stars.
This week we have continued to find out about India. The children have been discussing what they think school is like for children in India and comparing to our school. The children are very excited to share their thoughts and questions with our link school very soon!
Attendance - 97.33%
Reminders
Valentines Disco- Our PTFA Valentine Disco, this year, will be held during school time due to the building work taking place. As you know our PTFA organise events and subsidise these events across the school year. All money is put back into school and used to benefit all our children. Children will need to bring party clothes with them on the day of the disco, so that they can get changed at school. Children will need to be collected at their usual time 3.25pm. FS / KS1 Contribution of £3 per child to include the disco, a hot dog late afternoon, refreshments and sweets. Money should be brought into school on the day of the disco, handed in to class teachers
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 22nd january 2018
This week we have continued to look at the story 'The Crow's Tale'. The children have been comparing the crow's beautifully coloured feather to that of Josephs amazing technicolour dreamcoat. We listened to the song about the dreamcoat listening for effective adjectives that we could use to describe the crow's feathers. Here are some ideas the children thought of.
The crows's feathers- beautiful, glamorous and bold.
His feathers were as green as a beautiful emerald.
I am handsome, I am brave thought the crow.
The children have been enjoying exploring this wonderful book. Next week we will continue to use our drama to help us discover how the animals might feel during the sunshine and during the storm.
Talking of drama....the children had a lovely session with teachers from the Citidel. To begin the session the children shared they names and put actions to them. We had jumps, claps, explosions etc. They then worked in small groups to create freeze frames of different objects such as planes, castles and birds. Great Team work year 2!
Attendance - 94%
Reminders
2.3.18- 2nd Beeston payment due- please remember to bring in your payment card.
READING
Please keep reading with your child at home. Reading is of great importance and key to all other aspects of learning. Use the reading bookmark to ask your child questions about what they are reading. Remember to sign your child's reading record. Thank you for your support.
Week beginning 15th January 2018
Dring English this week we have been reading the beautiful story 'A Crow's Tale'. It is about a group of animals who are all cold in the snowy woodland. One day a beautiful crow went on a terrifying journey to the sun to ask for some warmth. When he got back his feathers were no longer beautiful. The book had a very important message that we discussed as a class. We talked about how it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside its the beauty within that matters. The crow lost his beautiful feather and thought his friends wouldn't like him anymore but he was brave and selfless inside. we have used this book to write sentences about he Crow's journey to the sun using repetition, questions and conjunctions. The children worked wonderfully in small groups to create freeze frames of the animals all huddled together in the snow. In role as different animals they described their inner thoughts.
In Maths this week we have continued to look at money. The children have been exploring different ways to make the same amount and finding totals of coins to compare. The children have been working hard using their different methods to solve money problems. please continue to support this at home.
In PE the children have been practising their throwing and catching skills. They all enjoyed a mini game of cricket. Great team work Year 2!
In Topic we have been exploring India. We researched different aspects of India including food, clothing, famous landmarks and used this information to write a report. Did you know that India used to be an island? Ask your child what other interesting things they found out.
Attendance - 97 %
Reminders
2.3.18- 2nd Beeston payment due- please remember to bring in your payment card.
READING
Please keep reading with your child at home. Reading is of great importance and key to all other aspects of learning. Use the reading bookmark to ask your child questions about what they are reading. Remember to sign your child's reading record. Thank you for your support.
Happy New Year to you all!
The children were all very inquisitive and excited when they arrived back at school. An interesting pacel had been left in our classroom addressed to Year 2. We explored the parcel carefully wondering what could be in side and why it might have the label ‘Handle with care’ on it. As we opened the parcel the children couldn’t believe their eyes. Inside was Paddington Bear along with a suitcase, stationary, a diary and some marmalade. Santa had left the children this special gift as he thought the children would look after him. Each week a child will be chosen to take Paddington home. I can’t wait to hear about all the wonderful things he has been up to with you all!
Well, Paddington has given us lots of inspiration for our writing this week. The children thought it would be a nice idea to write a set of instructions for people to be able to make his favourite food…marmalade sandwiches so that Paddington would feel at home. We also used our FANTATSICS and BOOMTASTICS to write a description of Paddington. The children discussed their ideas for their writing thinking of ways they could include alliterations, similes and selecting effective vocabulary for their writing.
In Maths this week we have started to look at Money. We have been talking about the different coins and notes that we use and their values. This led to an interesting discussion about different currencies around the world. We also discussed how people earn, save and budget. The children have been using coins to make different amounts and adding coins to find amounts. Please support your child at home by adding coins and talking about the price of items in the shop. The children have also been given Log in details for Times Table Rock Stars. This alongside education city and Abacus can help your child with their mathematical skills.
Here are a few pictures from our fantastic week!
Attendance - 98% -
Reminders
2.3.17 - Beeston 2nd payment due. Please remember to bring in your payment card.
Week beginning 11th December
It has been a fun packed week in Year 2!
On Tuesday we went to Christ Church to find out about the true story of Christmas. The children always look forward to visiting Christ Church and take part in lots of activities carried out by Sandra and her wonderful helpers. When we arrived the children all dressed up to create the Nativity Scene. We then sang carols together and then sang some amazing songs from our Nativity 'A King is Born'. The children took part in craft activities including making a sheep and a star that opened up in water. We then moved around the church carefully listening to the Christmas Story.
On Friday the children had their Christmas party! We had lots of party games, dancing and finished off with our Party food. Thank you so much for all your food donations! The children all had a wonderful time! Oh and let's not forget we had a visit from the special person himself....SANTA!
Here are a few photographs from our spectacular week!
Attendance - 95% - Let's get that 100%
Reminders
20.12.17 - School Closes
8.01.17 - Back to school
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 4th December
Well the children put on an amazing performance of 'A King is Born'. Fantastic acting skills and super singing. What a lovely way to share the story of the Nativity. The children were so excited to share their performance with you and I think that you would agree that they all did a fabulous job!
Although there are lots of Christmas activities going on in school we have still been busy continue to find out about 'Guy Fawkes'. The children worked together to create a word bank about Guy Fawkes using their FANTASTICs and used this information to write a wanted poster. There were some super descriptions using a range of punctuation and ambitious vocabulary.
In Maths we have started to look at length. The children have been measuring different objectives and identifying what unit of measure we use. You can support this at home by giving children objects to measure using a ruler or tape measure. You could also ask the children what units we use to measure different objects found around the home e.g cm or m?
Getting back into the Christmas spirit the children have been finding out how people in India celebrate Christmas. The children were very excited to find out about India because our class have made a link with a School in India, Punjab. After Christmas the children will be working on an exciting project to share with the children in India. Keep checking the blog to find out more after Christmas.
Year 2 did an amazing job selling their craft this week! Altogether our class managed to raise nearly £50. Thank you for your support!
Attendance - 96%
Reminders
12.12.17 - Year 2 church visit
15.12.17 - KS1 Christmas Party (PM) - please sign up to a food donation if you haven't already done so. On this day it is Christmas jumper day so please send your child into school ready for their party - children must wear sensible shoes.
15.12.17 - Alternative Mad Friday. Christmas Jumpers and Hats and £1 donation for charities
20.12.17 - School Closes
8.01.17 - Back to school
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 27th November
We have been practising our Nativity- A King is Born this week. The children can't wait to perform for you all. I'm sure you will all be very impressed. Remember we have 2 performances on the Tuesday- one in the morning at 9.30am and one in the afternoon at 2:15pm.
This week we have also watched a wonderful Pantomime 'Robin Hood'. The children were in awe when watching the performance. There was lots of singing and dancing.
In Science this week, the children carried out an investigation. They looked at the properties of different materials and discussed there uses. They worked well discussing their findings and thought carefully about how they could present the information.
Although it is busy with the run up to Christmas please continue to read daily with your child. There are also lots of activities on Education City and Abacus to support your child's learning.
Attendance - 94%
Reminders
5.12.17 - KS1 Christmas performance - morning 9.30am and afternoon 2.15pm
6.12.17 - Christmas Bingo
8.12.17 - Christmas Dinner
12.12.17 - Year 2 church visit
15.12.17 - KS1 Christmas Party (PM)
15.12.17 - Alternative Mad Friday. Christmas Jumpers and Hats and £1 donation for charities
20.12.17 - School Closes
8.01.17 - Back to school
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 20th November
In Maths the children have continued to apply their mental calculations to solve division and multiplication problems. Every morning they come into school and practise their times times. Through this hard work the children are getting so much better at their recall of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. As discussed at parents evening please continue to practise these skills at home. Remember there are lots of activities on Education City or Abacus that the children at use at home.
In English the children have been writing effective sentences for the story 'The Building Boy' we have been exploring alliteration, repetition and similes. The children are all working hard to look at ways they can improve their own writing. Keep up the hard work Year 2!
Well, it's getting that bit closer to Christmas and the children have started to practise their Nativity- 'The King is Born'. You should have received a letter about your child's part and costume. The children are trying really hard with their acting skills and i know you will all be very impressed.
Take a look at the wonderful things we have done this week.....
Attendance - 97%
Reminders
1.12.17 - Non-uniform Day -Please bring in a Bottle or a gift.
5.12.17 - KS1 Christmas performance - morning 9.30am and afternoon 2.15pm
6.12.17 - Christmas Bingo
8.12.17 - Christmas Dinner
12.12.17 - Year 2 church visit
15.12.17 - KS1 Christmas Party (PM)
15.12.17 - Alternative Mad Friday. Christmas Jumpers and Hats and £1 donation for charities
20.12.17 - School Closes
8.01.17 - Back to school
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 13th November
This week we have continued to explore multiplication. The children enjoy explaining their methods when solving their multiplication problems. They can use good mathematical language too! We have just started look at division and how we can use multiplication (the inverse) to check our answers.
In PE the children have been moving around the hall safely in different ways. They have also been finding different ways to balance with a partner. The children all performed their balance to the class and the children identified something good about their balance and how it could be improved. Excellent collaborative learning Year 2!
In Topic this week, the children worked in groups to role play a key part from The Gunpowder Plot. The children used freeze frames to talk about how the characters felt at different parts of the plotting. Excellent acting Year 2!
It was so lovely to see you all at Parents Evening this week. I am sure you are all as impressed with the children as I am.
Take a look at some of the wonderful things we have been up to this week!
Attendance - 99% We were the attenders winners this week!
Reminders
1.12.17 - Non-uniform Day -Please bring in a Bottle or a gift.
5.12.17 - KS1 Christmas performance - morning and afternoon
6.12.17 - Christmas Bingo
8.12.17 - Christmas Dinner
12.12.17 - Year 2 church visit
15.12.17 - KS1 Christmas Party (PM)
20.12.17 - School Closes
8.01.17 - Back to school
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 6th November
In Maths this week the children have continued to explore multiplication. We have been learning the 2, 5 and 10 times table. The children are able to write different number sentences to describe an array or picture and have worked hard to recall the times tables. This is something which the children would beifit from regular practise at home.
This week we have also been finding out about Remembrance Day. The children wrote all about remembrance day and how we celebrate it. We have also been busy creating amazing paintings of poppies. The children started with some observational drawings. We then used ink, oil pastels and paint to create our Poppy pictures. The children were all amazed when I put their work up on display for all to see!
In English this week we have been writing an alternative story to The Three Little Pigs. The children used effective sentences to write a story titled 'The Three Little Wolves'. Within their story the children had to use repetition, onomatopoeia and lots of FANTASTICs. Miss Sheffield and I were very impressed with the children's stories.
Here are some fabulous pictures of the things we have been up to this week!...
Attendance - 96.7% I'm still waiting for this 100%
Reminders
13.11.17 – Parents Evening week
Beeston- deposit to be paid by Friday 17th November. If you have any questions about Beeston please don't hesitate to contact me.
6.12.17 - Christmas Bingo
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 30th October
It looks like the children were busy continuing their learning at home over the half term. They all couldn't wait to share their Guy Fawkes projects. Thank you for supporting your children with this. This week we have also been talking about Bonfire Night and most importantly how to stay safe. The children have been using the FANTASTICs to write a firework poem. Some beautiful descriptions using lots of adventurous vocabulary.
In Maths this week we have starting learning our 2 and 5 times table. The children have been making equal groups and finding different ways to record the calculation. We have been using repeated addition and using 'x' to write a multiplication. I have allocated lots of new activities on abacus for the children to continue practising this at home. Don't forget there are also lots of useful activities on Education City.
Take a look at some of the wonderful things the children have been doing this week.....
Attendance - 97% Im still waiting for this 100%
Reminders
6.11.17 – deadline for Christmas shoe box donations. Please bring in either a toy, toiletry item or stationary item along with 50p.
13.11.17 – Parents Evening week
Beeston- deposit to be paid by Friday 17th November. If you have any questions about Beeston please don't hesitate to contact me.
Flu Vaccination- Reception , Year 1 and Year 2 - 7th November
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 16th October
What a lovely half term it has been! The children have all worked so hard and have settled really well into their routines and expectations.
This week the children put on a fantastic assembly along with the Year 1 children all about Diwali. I think you would all agree that they were all amazing!
In English this week the children have all written their own versions of ‘The Way Back Home’. The children discussed their plot points and made sure they used their wonderful vocabulary, punctuation and sentence structures. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them all. The children have been working hard on their handwriting ensuring their letters or consistent in size. Please continue to support this at home.
During half term as part of the children's homework, I have asked them to research 'The Gunpowder Plot'. This will be our Topic when we return to school. The children can present their research as a poem, fact file, poster or through craft. I look forward to seeing what they produce.
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Attendance - 95% This is the lowest it has been so far. Lets get it back up and aim for 100%
Reminders
3.11.17 – Ugly Bug Disco- £3 which includes refreshments and sweets.
3.11.17 deadline for orders for school photographs
7.11.17 – deadline for Christmas shoebox donations. Please bring in either a toy, toiletry item or stationary item along with 50p.
13.11.17 – Parents Evening week
Beeston- deposit to be paid by Friday 17th November. If you have any questions about Beeston please don't hesitate to contact me.
Flu Vaccination- Reception , Year 1 and Year 2 - 7th November
Hope you all have a wonderful half term and I will see you all on 30th October for another fun filled, exciting half term!
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 9th October
In Maths this week the children have been exploring different methods that they can use to add and subtract. We have been focusing on adding and subtracting 10's. This is something that the children can practise at home. I have also allocated some activities on Abacus that will support the children wit this important skill. We have also been looking at how e can add 3 numbers together by using our knowledge of doubles and number bonds. In Maths this week the children have been trying hard to explain their methods.
In English we have been reading 'The Way Back Home' by Oliver Jeffers. The children have been discussing how to make their writing more interesting by including adventurous vocabulary, repetition and onomatopoeia. Throughout the week I have used some of the children's super sentences to stack, creating a fantastic piece of shared writing. Well done children. I'm looking forward to reading your final piece.
Here are some photographs of things that we have been up to this week....
Attendance- 98% We are still waiting for our 100%
Reminders
Diwali assembly- Year 1 and 2 Thursday 19th October at 2.30pm.
Beeston- deposit to be paid by Friday 17th November. If you have any questions about Beeston please don't hesitate to contact me.
Flu Vaccination- Reception , Year 1 and Year 2 - 7th November
Ugly Bug Disco 3rd November during school time- £3 per child includes disco, a hot dog, refreshments and sweets. Please bring clothes into school on the day in a plastic bag with your child's name clearly labelled. Money should also be sent into school in an envelope with your child's name on it.
Parents Evening- Week beginning 13.11.17
Have a lovely weekend!
Week beginning 2nd October
This week we had a magical door appear in our classroom. The children were all excited discussing who the door might belong to. We closed our eyes and imagined walking through the door. The children told me that behind the door was a tunnel that led them to a secret garden. They used wonderful vocabulary to describe what was in their secret garden. the children all wrote some fantastic descriptions of their Secret Garden. I was so impressed with the quality of the children writing and the progress that they have all made in a short period of time. Well done children!
On Wednesday, we celebrated 'No Pens day'. This was a day when the children put down their pens and picked up their language. The children thoroughly enjoyed this day which was full activities encouraging speaking and listening skills. They shared excellent team work and cooperation. We had some lovely discussion about famous paintings. The children discussed their favourite painting, describing how it made them feel and why they liked it. We also used musical instruments to create sounds for different emotions.
Reminders
19th October- Year 1 and 2 Diwali assembly at 2:30pm
Ugly Bug Disco 3rd November during school time- £3 per child includes disco, a hot dog, refreshments and sweets. Please bring clothes into school on the day in a plastic bag with your child's name clearly labelled. Money should also be sent into school in an envelope with your child's name on it.
16th July- 1 night residential to Beeston. Please complete your child's permission slip and return to school along with a £25 deposit by 17th November
Mrs Mavers
Week beginning 25th September
What a lovely week we have had in Year 2!
This week we had a visit from one of the authors of 'My Magical Garden', Jacqui Gray. The children had a wonderful workshop with Jacqui. As they read the poem they imagined they were in the magical garden. They children used fantastic descriptions when they were visualising during the session. Following this workshop the children used the images to create their own poem about their magical garden.
My magical garden is sparkly and clam.
There are pretty red poppies that make me feel free
In my garden there is a waterfall that makes me feel peaceful
My magical garden has aquamarine crystal that make me feel brave and strong.
-Year 2
Reminders
Please keep reading at home as much as possible. Children should be reading at home every night
Please continue to practise spellings at home
I have allocated activities on abacus for your child to use at home. The login details are in the front of your child's reading diary along with their education city details.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Mavers
