Year 2 have had another busy week of learning!
As mathematicians, we have continued working with money and this week we have learnt how to give the correct change. We solved lots of money problems, for example: If Mrs Easton buys a 20p teddy and a 15p pencil, how much does it cost? Then, if she pays with a 50p coin, how much change will she get? These are called 2 step problems – the children tried really hard with them, even if they are a little tricky.
As writers, the children have published their books with their partners called ‘Monsters- an owners guide.’ They all wrote a fantastic explanation text and have presented their work beautifully, with a real focus this term on pre-cursive handwriting (whooshing in and leading out of a letter). Hawthorn class really enjoyed reading their books to the Year 6 pupils.
Next week we are moving on to an excellent text ‘That rabbit belongs to Emily Brown’ – if you get a chance, perhaps you could read it with your child at home.
As historians, we have started learning about Christopher Columbus and how he became an explorer. The children made posters to show their learning and presented their information to the rest of the class.
In our Jigsaw lessons (PSHE) the children are working hard towards their goal. They have all chosen one of the following tasks; to learn the macarena dance, to re-tell The owl and the pussy cat poem, to count to 10 in Mandarin or to count in 2’s to 20 in French. We have been learning about what it takes to achieve a goal, and the children are having a lot of fun learning new skills too! Any extra practice your child can do at home would be brilliant.
As physical learners, we have continued learning how to make a sequence of movements ‘flow’ in gymnastics. The children have been working on creative ‘champion’ balances (a champion balance is silent, and has pointed hands and feet). They are using apparatus safely and we have been very impressed with their creative ideas for their sequences.
As digital learners, we continued our learning on questioning. We asked yes and no questions to guess the avatar that had been chosen. We then created binary trees using yes and no questions.
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