It was lovely to welcome all of our brilliant Year 2s back to school on Wednesday:) We hope you all enjoyed a refreshing Easter holiday. 

In English this week, our focus has been on editing and publishing our diary recounts of the Great Fire of London. We edited for sense, correct punctuation and spelling, adding in 2A phrases and improving vocabulary choices. We had lots of good discussion about using synonyms wisely! Next week we will begin our next unit: a suspense story. 

In Maths next week, we will continue to learn about reading and making the time. Monday's lesson will be a revision of: o'clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to, minutes past. Please support your child to be confident with these times, on an analogue clock.

Foundation subject topics for Summer 1:

Art: Tinga Tinga animals

Geography: Lagos, Nigeria - comparing a contrasting location with Rickmansworth

Music: Glockenspiel Fest! - learning to read the first notes of musical notation on the glockenspiels and chime bars

PSHCE: Being my Best

PE:  Jumping and dodging 

RE: Islam - How do some Muslims show compassion?

Science: Plants

Show and Tell: (on Wednesday 22nd April)

Alex, Amelia, Angelo, Apostolos, Betty, Beau

Spellings:

We did not send any spelling lists out this week - a gentle start back!

Reading:

Thank you for keeping the reading going over the holiday and a special well done to those who read at least 14 times over the 18 day holiday! We have given as a reward: 2 House points and an Above and Beyond sticker (the latter to come next week in Friday's Collective Worship). Please keep supporting your child with their reading - both listening to them read for accuracy and fluency, as well as asking them questions to build up their understanding.  It all makes such a positive difference to their reading, spelling and writing.

Next week's dates:

Enrichment Clubs start back

Wednesday 22nd April - Class Photos (smart uniform)

Emails sent this week:

School Lunch reminder 

Welcome back and newsletter link

Summer Term Enrichment Clubs 

Wishing you a sunny, relaxed weekend.

Mrs Lee and Mrs Bartram