In Maths, we have worked hard to understand the value of coins, pounds, notes and pence. Next week we will look at making the same amount in different ways, comparing values and answering simple money word problems. Please keep practising how to tell the time with your child - minutes past and minutes to, in increments of 5. 

Foundation subject learning:

Geography: the physical features of Lagos, Nigeria

Music: basic skills as we learn to play the glockenspiel

PE: how to dodge from an opposite team member

RE: stories of compassion for people and animals from the Qu'ran

Science: creating the life cycle of a flowering plant

Art: pencil drawings of African animals

PSHE: vaccines and the importance of good hygiene

Show and Tell for Wednesday 6^th May: Jay, Jenson, Maeve, Matthew, Margot, Mia

Home Learning: read and sign the Reading Record book 5 times and learn spellings and put them into sentences. 

Last week we introduced the next Change Maker Project activities. Please do support your child to work on one activity at home, from our value of COURAGE.

Dates for next week

Monday 4th May - Bank Holiday - no school

Thursday 7th May - school hall is being used as a Polling Station - Breakfast and after-school Club - please use the ramp entry near the Year 3 & 5 classroom.

Emails sent this week

Tempest letter for class photo ordering 

Canal festival 

School crossing patrol vacancy

Have a wonderful long weekend.

Mrs Lee and Mrs Bartram

In Maths this week we completed our unit on time. The class worked very hard to read and draw the time of minutes past and to, in intervals of 5 minutes. Having assessed their understanding, we will send home on Monday a summary of what they need to learn next to secure their understanding of time concepts in year 2. Please can you continue to practice these skills at home as reading and telling the time is a difficult topic for many children to master. If your child does not have a sheet, that means they were confident with the concepts learnt.

Next week, we will be starting a new unit on money, specifically coins and notes, finding totals of notes and coins, finding change from £1, learning to write £ and p. Please support your child by showing them coins and notes if possible.

In English, we began learning our new text 'The Tunnel' with a revisit of the tools - 2A phrases and Power of 3. Next week, we will be practising using adverbs.

In foundation subjects:

Geography: we plotted Nigeria and Lagos on maps, and began to learn about this mega-city

History: as our final step we learnt how London began to change after the Great Fire

RE: we learnt an Islamic story with a message of compassion

Science: we learnt about the differences between seeds and bulbs - children will bring home a sunflower seed and iris bulb today to plant and monitor at home. Please can you support them with this if possible.

Art: we learnt about Tingatinga art and made drawings in this style

PSHE: we discussed making choices and understanding that adults make choices to keep us healthy and safe

Change Maker Project:

We have explored the 4 activities and encouraged your child to select an activity and work on it at home, all focused around our current value of 'COURAGE'.

Home Learning

Please continue to read and sign the Reading Record book 5 times each week and write the spellings into sentences.

Dates for next week:

Friday 1st May - afterschool - Bake Sale

Emails sent this week:

Tempest photography

We hope you enjoy the sunshine. Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Bartram and Mrs Lee

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