Stage 1 Maths - Wholes, Halves and Quarters

We will be looking at fractions of shapes and numbers this week in numeracy.

The Story of Jack and The Beanstalk - Fairy Tales for Kids

We will be writing about this traditional tale in Literacy this week.

In RE this week we will be learning about Truth and Justice.  We will be writing prayers asking God to help us to make the right choice.

Cinderella

We will be writing in different ways about this story in Literacy.

What type of story is it?

                      In November, the United Kingdom remembers the men and women  who gave their lives in the two world wars and subsequent conflicts.  The 11th November is known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day.  We will be marking this special day by writing prayers.

Why do we wear a poppy ?               

                   

We are writing poems about fireworks this week in literacy.

Which words would you use to describe these fireworks?

In RE this week class 2FY will be learning about Saint Matthew, their class saint.

Class 2LD will be learning about Saint Francis, their class saint.



We are learning about 2D and 3D shapes this week.

We will be learning how to divide whole numbers in maths this week.

David and Goliath - Beginners Bible

We will be learning about this Old Testament story in class this week.

In Literacy this week we will be looking at how to write instructions.

Have a look at instructions on how to exercise a sea lion.

www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zdt76sg

In numeracy we will be counting in 2s, 5s and 10s and solving simple multiplication sums.

Try

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/multiplication/play/

Jonah and the Whale & Daniel and the Lions - Beginners Bible

We will be learning about these Old Testament stories over the next two weeks.

In Literacy we will be reading the story of the Great Lorenzo.

Can you guess what his job is?

We will be thinking of similes to describe him.

In numeracy we are partitioning numbers.

How many tens are in 47?

How many ones are in 25?

How many hundreds are in 234?

Try playing this game!

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/games/place_the_penguin/big_sound/full.shtml

Owl Babies - Picture Book Animation

Listen to this story, we will be writing about it in Literacy this week.

In literacy we will be reading and writing about this story.

In RE this week

We will be learning about the Old Testament and reading the story of Noah's Ark.



 September 2015

Welcome to year 2!

We look forward to welcoming you on Monday 7th September at 8.40.


Remember to bring your P.E kit as we have P.E every Tuesday.

Year 2 Rosary Inspire Workshop

Don't forget that on Thursday 11th June 2015 at 9am Year 2 invite parents to our Inspire Workshop - all about praying the Rosary.

In RE we will reading a story from the bible about two of the disciples meeting Jesus on the road to Emmaus.

This week in RE we will be thinking about the bible story of doubting Thomas.





If you were Thomas would you have believed what the disciples told you?

In Literacy we will be writing reports about nocturnal animals.

We will be using sub headings to organise our information.

Have a look at the link below.

http://images.scholastic.co.uk/assets/a/21/6f/nocturnal-animals-int-6610.swf

How many nocturnal animals did you see?

In numeracy this week we will be looking at multiplication and division problems.

Try this game to help with your times tables.

http://www.ictgames.com/spitfireufo.html

This week in RE we will be learning about the symbols on the Paschal Candle and having a go at making our own!

We are learning about the parable of the Lost Sheep in RE this week.

What is the message in this parable?

In Literacy this week we will be reading books about Emperor penguins and learning about the environment they live in.  We will use this information to write an explanation text.

What message is Jesus teaching us in the parable of the Prodigal Son?

In RE we are learning about miracles. Jesus performed miracles which changed people's lives. Can you find a miracle story in the bible?

In maths this week we will be reading, writing and ordering numbers to 100. We will also be learning how to spell number words. Can you spell the word for 17?

In Literacy this week we will be looking at non fiction books.

Why might we need to use a non fiction book?

How do we use these books?

Happy New Year! We look forward to seeing you all at 8.50am on Tuesday 6th January 2015.