Moon Buggies in Space!
Scan the QR code to watch some of our moon buggies travel through space!
Friday 10th March 2023
Year 2 have had lots of fun this week composing music about the Titanic. First they composed and performed whole class pieces with Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Sumba.
Then they all worked really well as a team and applied their understanding of musical terms such as pitch, tempo, duration, dynamics and timbre.
New Maths Home Learning for Spring 2
Spring 2 Maths Home Learning
This half term we will be focussing on learning our times table facts. Children need to be able to:
- Count in 2’s
- Recall times table fact e.g. 2 x 6 = 12
- Answer times table questions rapidly e.g. What is 2 x 4
Children should start with 2 times table up to 2 x 12. When they are secure and confident in each of these steps they should move on to 10’s and then 5’s.
It is best to practise these facts every day for a few minutes.
| Week 1 | Listen to times table songs
Songs are a great way to become very familiar with the number patterns. Below is an example but there are a huge amount available on Youtube! Times Tables | Times Tables Songs | Multiplication | 2, 5 and 10 Times Tables| Maths Songs – YouTube |
| Week 2 | Make groups of objects
Using everyday objects, put them in groups of 2, 10 or 5. Children could use anything from toy cars to sweets! Encourage to count the objects in the intervals they are working with (2, 4, 6, 8…) Add the numbers to the groups they have made. |
| Week 3 | Make their own flash cards
Children have made flash cards in school and loved doing it! They can write the times table fact on one side, with the answer on the back. Help them to see how many they can remember. As they get more confident, why not time them to see how quickly they can answer them. |
| Week 4 | Bingo!
Create a simple grid. Children can fill in the grid with the number in the number sequence they are learning.
Say the times table calculation and the children cover the correct answer. |
| Week 5 | Play times table games online!
There are so many games and apps available for free, which are brilliant to help children with recalling facts at speed. It is best to play these when children are confident in saying the numbers in order. Here are some games they may wish to explore: https://www.timestables.co.uk/
Hit the Button – Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)
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| Week 6 | Practise telling o’clock, half past and quarter past on an analogue clock.
Challenge: Begin to explore quarter to times!
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One Small Step for Man…
We are continuing our DT learning this term with the designing and making of moon buggies… the work in progress so far…
Happy Christmas
What a busy and exciting end to 2022 we have had in Year 2. Well done to all the children on such a reflective and reverent celebration of Advent and a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.
We hope you enjoy these photos of the children’s amazing designs of free-standing structures to protect our bulbs from animals. As you can see the children tried out their ideas using marshmallows and spaghetti!
A huge thank you to all of you for the generous gifts and cards that you have sent in over the past few days. We wish you a peaceful and restful Christmas and a happy and healthy new year, from Mrs. Sumba, Mrs Knight, Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. Pitman, Mrs. Woolston and Mrs. King.
Year 2 Litter Survey
Year 2 really enjoyed their local visit and litter survey on Friday.
They were really shocked at the amount of rubbish, including sweet wrappers, bottles, crisp packets and cans.
They were so enthusiastic about looking after our world that that they spent the rest of the day writing letters to our neighbouring schools and making posters reminding people to use the bin!
Times table fun
This week the children have begun learning their number facts for the 2 times table. They loved making their own flash cards and playing games with their friends to remember the times table facts. Keep practising these!
In science we have been exploring different habitats including woodland and coastal habitats. When you are out and about, have a look at the habitats around you. What animals and plants live there? What food sources are available?
We are really looking forward to our walk on Friday – please do remember to bring in wellies in case the weather is less favourable.
