Dear Barn Owls,

Thank you for all of your hard work this week, we have practised becoming historians, geographers, authors, mathematicians, designers, musicians, engineers, and gymnasts, not bad in one week!

Next week we look forward to starting a new piece of work in English. In phonics, we will be looking at possessive apostrophes. We will be moving onto chapter 2 of "The Hodgeheg" next week.

In Maths, we will begin our unit of work on multiplication and division! We'll start with recognising and making equal groups and then introducing the multiplication symbol. In Design and Technology we will begin making our Ferris wheel, PSHE. 

In RE we will discuss how the Torah is used in Jewish life. In History ,we will be looking at the first flights and in Geography we will be looking at the continent of Europe.  In computing this term we have been learning about the importance of online safety.  Next week we will be discussing if we should believe everything we see online.

I was very proud of how well you joined in with the debate we had in history this week about whether railways were a good invention.  We had a group giving their reasons "for" and a group who were "against".  You gave some very well thought out comments for each side.  

On Tuesday we will be taking part in a live assembly linked to Children's mental health awareness.

Next week we will also squeeze in your well deserved reward for filling the jar with stars! I'll add som more photos from this week to our gallery-take a peek!

I will add a link to Topmarks for some spelling games.  These could be a fun addition to support your child with their spelling practise too.   Click on  "spelling games"  in the blue box next with the heading "In this section".

Please visit the home learning grid if you want to try any of the activities there.

 

                                                                             Have a wonderful weekend!

                                                                                                Mrs Bennett

 

                                                           

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                         

Dear Barn Owls and families,

Thank you for a super week in school!  I wanted to share some of the fabulous learning and activities you have completed this week. Please have a look at the photos that have been uploaded this week too.

We finished our practise models of writing instructions this week. They were linked to the apple bird feeders that you made, and I have been very impressed with the imperative verbs that you have added too! Next week you will have the opportunity to write independent instructions to show how to make a tasty wrap to eat.

It has been exciting to see the birds visiting our bird feeder attached to our classroom window. We see a whole host of different birds feasting on the seeds, including robins and yellow tits. This weekend is the RSPB annual Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend. I'd love to know if any of you have taken part and how many birds you have seen. Next week in English we'll begin our work on the story book, "The building boy".

In maths we have much to celebrate as EVERYONE has been fantastic! We have been working on a mixture of number bonds and subtraction.  We have been subtracting two 2 digit numbers (across a 10) e.g 34-17= ?  .  I am particularly proud of the children who have learnt from a marvellous mistake they have made.  We must try to see mistakes as a very important part of our learning and nothing to be worried about at all, I make marvellous mistakes everyday!

We have managed to complete a variety of lessons across the curriculum too including music, DT, forest school, PE, PSHE, RE, Guided Reading, Science, Geography, History, Guided reading and phonics! Wow, you are all AMAZING.

                                                          Have a restful and snuggly weekend.

                                                 I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Monday.

                                                                                    Mrs Bennett 

 

 

Dear Barn Owls and Families,

 

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break and are relaxed and ready to embark on new learning adventures together.  I am very excited to see you all and get started on some new topics and activities. Have a look at our topic web for terms 3 and 4 to get a sneak preview.

Barn Owls have been timetabled to have forest school on a Thursday afternoon for term 3.  Please come to school in your uniform with a change of clothes for forest school.  At this time of year, layers and waterproofs are crucial. Unless your child is wet or very muddy, we will send them home in their forest school clothes at the end of the day.

Please see the link below for more information about Forest School.

Forest School

We have a few exciting changes to our support in year 2 with Miss Belcher and Mrs Fairfax joining us as class T.A's. Miss Belcher will join us on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs Fairfax will be working with us on a Tuesday and Friday and then continue her support as a 1:1 in Barn on a Wednesday.

P.E will be taught by myself this term and will take place on a Friday afternoon.  Please send your child to school in their P.E kits on that day.

As always, please bring in a named water bottle each day. We strongly encourage you to bring in water.  You will still be able to select a snack from school daily, but you are able to bring in any additional healthy snacks to enjoy.  We would recommend rice cakes, breadsticks, fruit and vegetables.  

Please bring in your reading diaries each day.  We will aim to hear you read individually twice a week, and we’ll have up to three whole-class guided reading sessions too. In addition, there will be daily reading during our phonics sessions too. We will encourage children to change their books independently when needed.

Home learning challenges will be sent home on most Fridays,  and we ask that they are returned by the following Thursday. Home learning will focus on topic, English or Maths that we have been working on in class to support consolidation.  Spellings to practise will also be included each week linked to our focus in phonics. We won’t have weekly spelling tests, but monitor how well the children use them in their individual writing. 

We don’t want you to lose any equipment or uniform and strongly urge all of your belongings to be named.

Thank you!

Mrs Bennett

 

 

 

 

Stay safe at home. Remember, there is always someone to listen if you do not feel safe. Follow this link to the Childline website: 

https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/contacting-childline/