Class 3

 2021 - 2022

Welcome to Class 3

Friday 15Oct21

Class 3's Woodlands' Wonderful Worker of the Week

Congratulations to Summer who received a Wonderful Worker certificate for her wonderful Australian Aboriginal dot art painting.

Friday 15Oct21

PE Superstars

Congratulations to Alycia-Grace and Joel who showed great team work during our PE lesson.

14Oct21

More Marvellous Maths

The children worked in teams again to look at related numbers, using Dienes (Base 10).

The children represented the calculation 1 + 6 = 7 using 'ones' Dienes and placing them on a part-part-whole model.

Then they represented the calculation 10 + 60 = 70 using 'ten stick' Dienes.

The children found that 10 + 60 = 70 can be represented as 1 ten + 6 tens = 7 tens which is 'related' to the first calculation.

11Oct21

More than / greater than, fewer than / less than and equal to.

The children worked in teams to compare equations, using cubes to help them visualise the numbers.  The children represented two calculations (e.g. 3 + 4 and 6 +2) using cubes.  They then used the symbols [>], [<] and [=] to represent more than, fewer than or equals to.  We were then able to use the symbols to compare the equations using greater than, less than or equals to (e.g. 3+4 < 6 +2).  Well done children..

Friday 8Oct21

Class 3's Woodlands' Wonderful Worker of the Week

Congratulations to Brodi who received a Wonderful Worker certificate for his great sentences and beautiful handwriting in English.

Friday 8Oct21

PE Superstar

Congratulations to Usef who showed great ambition during our PE lesson.

Thursday 7Oct21

Taste the Rainbow

Miss French showed the children a plate laid out with skittles.  The children were asked to predict what they thought might happen when water is added.  They thought that the colour would spread out.  We added water and observed carefully.  We saw that the colour did indeed spread out and discussed how the sugar coating contains food colouring that dissolved in the water.  The children then drew their observations.

Wednesday 6Oct21

Sequencing events

In guided reading, the children worked in teams to sequence the events from a story.  The children then used the sorted information to write the sequence in their guided reading exercise books.

Friday 1Oct21

Class 3's Woodlands' Wonderful Worker of the Week

Congratulations to Dakota who received a Wonderful Worker certificate for her fantastic sentences about the ocean, rivers, lakes and rain.

Friday 1Oct21

PE Superstars

Congratulations to Rosie and Remy who received certificates for their wonderful team work in PE.  The children supported and encouraged one another to help them reach their learning goals.

Tuesday 28Sep21

Water experts

The children have become experts on the ocean, rivers, lakes and the rain.  In their teams, they identified key words on their information cards and then tried to remember as much as possible to share with the class.

Monday 27Sep21

A German Hello

The children learned how to say hello in German to celebrate the European Day of Languages.

Monday 27Sep21

Facts about water

The children read facts about rivers, lakes, oceans and rain carefully to share with their friends. 

Friday 24Sep21

PE Superstars

Well done to Olivia, Usef and Harriet who were awarded certificates for their fantastic work in PE.

Thursday 23Sep21

Guided Reading

The children worked in groups to order the events from a story.

Wednesday 22Sep21

Dissolving

We carried out a fair test to find out which materials would dissolve.  We knew it was a fair test because the amount of water and powder used was the same in each identical beaker.  We stirred each one for a similar amount of time.  Some of the materials changed the colour of the water a little bit but it all became one liquid.  Some of the materials didn't mix well at all and there were lots of lumps.  We left the solutions overnight and found that some had stayed mixed together but some had separated.  We discovered that salt, sugar and milk powder were soluble, whereas flour and talc were insoluble.  

Wednesday 22Sep21

More than, less than or equal to.

The children have been comparing objects using the symbols for more than, less than and equal to.   

Tuesday 21Sep21

PE

The children explored a variety of rolling and throwing techniques.  The children decided that the most important things were to look where they wanted the ball to go, throw or roll carefully to make sure the pace and direction of the ball were correct and not too stand too far apart.   

Tuesday 14Sep21

Ball Control

The children showed great control when rolling the ball from one cone to another.  The children then rolled the ball along the floor like a bowling ball to their partner, making sure to look at their goal and to use an appropriate technique to control the speed and direction of the ball.

Monday 13Sep21

Guided Reading

The children identified interesting vocabulary in a text.  We found definitions for the words to give us a better understanding of the meaning of the text.

Friday 10Sep21

Woodlands's Wonderful Work

Well done to Roland for his fantastic work in RE.

Roland stood in front of KS1 during our celebration to share all of the amazing facts he could recall about Islam and Muslims.

Great job Roland.

Friday 10Sep21

Award Winning PE Participation

Well done to the 3 children who were awarded certificates for their fantastic involvement in our PE lesson, they are:-

Olivia for being ambitious

and

Usef for being fair.

Well done to our PE super stars!

Thursday 9Sep21 

Ask Duncan

In our new English story, 'The Day the Crayons Quit', Red Crayon has written to it's owner, Duncan, complaining about how he is overused and has had enough.  The children questioned Duncan (Isla) to find out when he was making red work so hard and find out how he felt about Red Crayon's letter.  Isla made a very convincing Duncan and the children really understood the relationship between the characters in the story.

Wednesday 8Sep21

Waterproof or not waterproof?

The children were asked to predict which materials were waterproof and which were not.  In order to test their predictions, we performed a simple and fair test.  To make the test fair we ensured that everything but the materials used was the same.  We half filled a beaker with water and then fastened paper, tissue, foil, fabric and cling film with an elastic band to ensure the whole of the top of the beaker was completely covered and then tipped the beaker to see if water could pass through the materials or not.  We discovered that tissue and fabric were not waterproof and that cling film and foil were.  We were very excited to discover that water did not pour through water but then realised that, once the paper became soaked with water then the water poured through.

Wednesday 8Sep21

Tens and ones place value

The children used tens and ones place value cards to make 2-digit numbers.

Tuesday 7Sep21

How messy is too messy?

The children had lots of fun during our 'Messy Mixtures' project launch trying to answer the question, "How messy is too messy?"  The children rolled play-doh, squished an oats and water mixture, smooshed shaving foam, stretched their home-made slime, gooped ooblek and mixed paint.  I think we nearly found out how much was too messy!

Tuesday 7Sep21

2-digit numbers using dienes

The children worked in pairs to represent 2-digit numbers using dienes, thinking about how many tens sticks and how many ones cubes they need for each number.

Monday 6Sep21

History

In history, the children have been learning about Vincent Van Gogh - a historically significant individual.  To start off, the children were given some pictures and asked to sort them into two groups. The children were able to sort them but found it difficult to explain why they had sorted them how they had.  The children then discovered that half of the paintings were by Vincent Van Gogh and the other half by Piet Mondrian.  The children were then given some questions to answer while watching a video all about the life of Vincent Van Gogh.  Finally, the children were given some information about Vincent Van Gogh - some were true and some false.  The children identified the true information which we added to our factfile.

Friday 3Sep21

Award Winning PE Participation

Well done to the 3 children who were awarded certificates for their fantastic involvement in our PE lesson, they are:-

Alycia-Grace for being a good role model and inspiring others to try their best,

Elena for being ambitious - she tried her hardest to be the best she could be and

Brodi who received a special award for his enthusiasm and eagerness to improve.

Fri3Sep21

PE

The children all worked hard to improve their leaping and rolling techniques.

Welcome back Class 3!

The staff in our class this year are:

Miss Langley - class teacher

Miss Chandler - Teacher training student

Miss Jackson - Teaching assistant who will work across the whole of year 2

SUMMER TERM 2

Our last project of the year is called The Enchanted Woodland and we are aiming towards answering the question 'Where are the wild things?' We will be going to the outdoor classroom a lot this half term and investigating the environment a lot. We will be looking at habitats, types of trees and plants and also using compass points to show direction. We will be looking into the work of Andy Goldsworthy who uses natural resources to create artwork and we will be replicating this in the outdoor area.

We started our project with a fairytale picnic and enjoyed a sandwich, sausages, crisps and a cake on our school field, near the woodland area.

SUMMER TERM 1

This half term our project is 'Wriggle and Crawl' with the essential question, 'What's bugging you?'

We are going to learn about the life cycles of minibeasts, how they survive and where they live. We will learn the names of minibeasts and investigate whether any of these live in our outdoor classroom area.

Our project launch started with a minibeast hunt, identifying specific bugs that are found in our wildlife area, as well as identifying some of the same bugs in the film 'A Bug's Life'. 

Spring Term 2

This half term we have welcomed children back into school to continue our project called Rio de Vida, with our essential question is how do we celebrate? Within this we have a huge focus on Brazil, looking at carnivals, festivals and celebrations, as well as comparing Brazil to the UK.

SPRING TERM 1

Welcome back! Our new project is called Bright Lights, Big City and we have a huge focus on our capital city London. We are going to be locating London on a map of the UK, as well as comparing London to Zambia, identifying similarities and differences in their geographical features. We are going to start by having an afternoon tea and dressing up as royality. Please see attached letter that was given out at the end of last term.

Lockdown 3!

Unfortunately for our Spring term 1 project we were in lockdown which meant some children were learning at school but lots were learning at home. We have worked really closely as a year group, so class 3 and 4 have completed exactly the same work. Everyone has been working so hard so here are some photos of the brilliant work that has been produced over the half term.

AUTUMN TERM 2

This term we have a new project called Moon Zoom, within which we will be learning all about space and the planets.

Below is the new home learning sheet and children need to complete 2 activities by 18th December 2020.

AUTUMN TERM 1

This term we will be looking at a project called Memory Box. In this we will be looking at similarities and differences between things from the past and now. We will also be talking about family and the different generations within them.

Class 3 learning at home

I hope everyone is keeping safe and staying alert.

It has been such a long time since I have seen lots of you.

I hope you have been managing to access the class page and use the activities that I have added onto there. 

I will be logging on daily to keep you all going with activities to do at home, as well as checking the Y2@woodlands.academy email daily.

Please send any photos of work or photos of you having fun to this email address. It has been lovely seeing what you have been up to during lockdown.

If you require any help or support with anything, please email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Miss you all lots and hope to see you soon, Miss Langley

UNDERSTANDING COVID-19

I am sure lots of children have lots of questions about Covid-19.  

I would also guess that lots of parents aren't quite sure how to answer those questions.

As we enter a period of lock down easing, we may have more questions.

In this section, I have tried to provide as much information for parents and children as I can.

If you have any other questions though, please e-mail me at Y2@woodlands.academy and I will be happy to help, if I can.

Miss Langley

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS PAGE 2019 - 2020

WE WILL BE UPDATING THIS PAGE REGULARLY - WE HOPE YOU ENJOY LOOKING AT OUR PAGE.

Welcome to Class 3

2019-2020

Class teacher - Miss Langley

Teaching assistant - Mr Walters

Spring Term 2 project

Beachcombers

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside! Do you? That's good, because you're about to become an expert beachcomber!

Head to your nearest beach to look for interesting and unusual objects, using your senses to spot, sniff and seek them out.

Have you seen the rock pools yet? We can take a peek into the cool water to learn about the weird and wodnerful animals and plants in their micro-habitats. 

Maybe we can kick back in a deckchair and do a little reading...What's your favourite book about the seashore?

Then invent your own amazing rock pool resident! What features will it need to survive happily in its watery habitat? Make a 3D model of your plant or creature!

Got your shorts and sunglasses on? Bucket and spade at the ready? Splish, splash! Let's get beachcombing...

17Mar20

Stone balancing and pattern sculptures

The children have been inspired by the sculptor, Adrian Gray, who sculpts using stones which he balances on other balanced stones.  We also looked at some other sculptures made with natural materials and decided that these were 'ephemeral', which we learned meant lasting for only a very short time.  The children worked in small groups to sculpt stones into interesting patterns before photographing them and removing their finished sculpture.  We then worked as a whole class to create a large-scale sculpture with the stones.  Finally, the children chose two stones each and attempted to balance them, as Adrian Gray does. 

Week 4 - 16.03.2020

Below are some resources that could be used at home.

Week 3 - 9.3.2020

This week we have been finding out about things that are living and non-living. We have also been deciding whether things are alive, dead or never been alive. It was really interesting to see what the children thought.  

In maths we have focused on 2D shapes; finding lines of symmetry, sorting and describing them.

In English we have been practising writing a letter to the Prime Minister about plastic pollution.

This week's spellings for 13.03.2020

Test on 19.03.2020

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's pattern is about adding -er to words ending in -a consonant. The children have to double the last consonant and then add -er. 

Week 2 - 2.3.2020

This week has been a busy week in year 2. We went to our singing festival at the auditorium on Tuesday and sang our well rehearsed songs for our parents and other visitors. We had a fabulous day and it was so nice to see lots of parents supporting the children involved. They did an amazing job!

We also celebrated World Book Day and dressed up as an adjective. During the afternoon we decorated a paper lantern with our drawings from Quentin Blake books, who is an author that Class 3 love! Ask you children which Quentin Blake book they love the most and I am sure they will have an answer. We also amde headbands to show which adjective we had come dressed as. See our photos below.

Week 1 - 24.02.20

This week we launched into our new project - Beachcombers! After discussing what beaches usually have on them, we made our own beaches in small teams. The children loved it! However when we looked at some images of plastic pollution in the oceans and seas, the children were alarmed at the damage plastic is causing. We are hoping that through our English and project we get the message across to the children about reducing plastic consumption, re-using it and recycling it correctly. 

In maths we have started to look at money; identifying the currency we use and knowing the value or each coin and note.

This week's spellings for 28.02.2020

Test on 5.03.2020

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's pattern is about adding -er to words ending in -e. The children should drop the e and replace with er.

Spring Term 1 project

Land Ahoy

How vast is the ocean?

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Arrr....me hearties - it's a sailor's life for me!

Get your sea legs on, it's time to sail the salty sea. Navigate, investigate and explore the world - just like Captain Cook.

Make a boat, sink a ship, fly a pirate flag! Speak like a pirate, write like  apoet, then weigh and measure a pirate's booty!

How do rescues happen at sea? Find out about brave volunteers and young Grace Darling, rowing her boat across stormy seas.

Our new project has lots of exciting activities planned in and lots of questions for us to answer that the children have come up with. The children are sure to love it!

The children are required to complete 2 pieces of homework from this sheet by the last week of half term - WC 10th February 2020. 

Sail Away

KS1 Singing Festival 

3Mar20

Find below the recent letter sent out about the upcoming singing festival and the link to Youtube with the songs that children are practising.

Week 6 - 10.02.2020

This week we have been practising for our SATs which are coming up in May. The children have done 2 maths papers, 2 reading, a spelling paper and a spelling, grammar and punctuation paper. We have had lots of practice since our last assessment week and so the children are a lot more familiar with what to expect.

This week's spellings for 14.02.2020

Test on 27.02.2020

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's pattern is about adding -ing to words ending in -e.

Week 5 - 3.2.2020

This week in History we have been learning about sea explorers, in particular Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. We put some historical events linked to sea explorers into a timeline, starting with the earliest date first. 

In Maths we have been finishing picture graphs and in English we have been linking our wriiting to The Snail and The Whale.

This week's spellings for 6.02.2020

Test on 13.02.2020

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's pattern is about adding -er to words ending in -y.

Week 4 - 27.02.2020

This week we have been really busy in class. In History we have found out about Grace Darling and why she was such as hero, as well as in Science, working out which materials were waterproof. 

In Maths we have been looking at picture graphs and in English we have finalised our sequence of learning by writing a narrative recount of The Storm Whale.

This week's spellings for 31.01.2020

Test on 6.02.2020

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's pattern is about adding -ing to words ending in -y.

Week 3 - 20.01.2020

  This week in our project lessons we have been focusing on Science and History. In our Science lessons, we tested some materials to see which floated and which didn't. From this we then concluded which materials would be best suited to build a pirate ship. The children loved tested these materials and were honest when they had made an incorrect prediction.

This week's spellings for 24.01.2020

Test on 30.01.2020

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's pattern is about adding -ed to words ending in -y. The children know that you take away the -y and replace with an -i, then add -ed.

Week 2 - 13.01.2020

This week we have been looking at maps and an atlas to locate the 5 oceans of the world and the 7 continents. The children have enjoyed locating these, which then led us on to discussing the weather in the North and South Poles and around the Equator. 

In Maths we have been learning about measuring length, using metres and centimetres. The children have measured things around the classroom and have been finding objects that are longer or shorter than 1 metre. We have also been comparing the length of objects, stating which ones are longer or shorter than another. 

Our English journey is going great and the children are really enthused by it! This week within our story, the boy found a whale and had to care for it, which sparked our learning into creating questions which we then found the answers to. From this, the children then made a fact-file leaflet all about whales. 

This week's spellings for 17.01.2020

Test on 23.01.2020

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's pattern is about adding -es to verbs ending in -y. The children know that you take away the -y and replace with an -i, then add -es.

Week 1 - 06.01.2020

This week we started our project with a pirate dress up day and made some pirate flags. The children enjoyed getting into character as pirates and were using pirate talk around the classroom. Some children have also started to read some of the pirate books we have in the classroom too.

We started to look at a new book in English which will help our reading and writing skills hugely. We are looking at the text in small steps and started this week with the front cover, the blurb and the first few pages. 

In Maths we have continued with division and we have been dividing by 10. We have also been looking at fact families and noticing the links between numbers in a calculation. 

Autumn 2 Project

Muck, Mess and Mixtures

Let's get Messy!  Muck and mess is good! In fact, it's mega-marvellous!

Dive in and get your hands and feet all sticky and covered in paint.  Play with liquid, squish some dough and check out the slushiest and mushiest foods.

Pour, mix, stir, splat!  How does it feel to get your hands covered in goo?  Make a wobbly jelly and draw with wibbly clay.

Write recipes, instructions, riddles and poems - there are loads of scrummy words to describe messy mixtures!

Work with paint and other squelchy stuff to create a new gallery space.  What will you make?  How will you arrange it?  How will the gallery make you and your visitors feel?

Don't worry about the mess... it'll always wash!  

Week 6 - 2.12.19 - 6.12.19

This week we have had two History days as part of our History project exhibition. We had a dress up day and the children made crowns and had a medieval banquet. We then invited parents in to make shields. The children also made medieval torches.  

This week's spellings for 28.11.19

Test on 5.12.19

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

Week 5 - 25.11.19 - 29.11.19

Week 4 - 18.11.19 - 22.11.19

This week's spellings for 21.11.19

Test on 28.11.19

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

Week 3 - 11.11.19 - 15.11.19

This week we have been very busy and it has also been friendship week!

We have made paper dolls as part of us learning more about friendship. We did this activity to encourage children to think about who their friends are and not to get too focused on just having 1 friend (as some children do). The children loved this activity and got very creative when designing their friends. We have also written friend riddles this week and the children really enjoyed trying to trick their friends with their clues. 

We have been painting some aboriginal art and we invited parents in to share this with us. The children really took their time and enjoyed making different colourful patterns.

In Maths we have started to look at multiplication and times tables. In Year 2, it is expected that the children learn the 2, 5 and 10 times tables and so we have started with the 2 times tables this week. 

This week's spellings for 14.11.19

Test on 21.11.19

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's spellings for 7.11.19

Test on 14.11.19

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

Week 1 - 28.10.19 - 1.11.19

This week we have had a brilliant first week back. The children have started their project with their messy play afternoon and enjoyed every minute of making slime, painting their hands for handprints, using ice-cubes for painting and lastly making potions. We have then used the potions as our stimuli for writing this week, so the children have been describing what is in their potions and what happens if you drink it (obviously this was all pretend and the children were made aware that they were not going to really drink it!). The children got really creative and decided that their potions had some disgusting ingredients in, such as eyeballs and slugs. This has been so much fun!

In maths we have moved onto subtraction and the children have found it ok so far. We have been using a ruler as a number-line and been using jumps to count back. Next week we are moving onto column subtraction which may be difficult, but if children find it tricky we will support them more.

This week's spellings for 31.10.19

Test on 7.11.19

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get. It is clear from the results that the children are getting, that they are not practising enough. The spelling patterns the children have for their spellings each week, are Year 2 spelling patterns and so the children need to be learning them. 

This week's spellings for 17.10.19

Test on 31.10.19

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

Towers, Tunnels and Turrets

See the castle ahead? Get ready to invade its mighty walls! Shoot a projectile with an archer's aim! Head across the drawbridge, over the moat and up to the top of the tower...

Meet Rapunzel who lives in a tall, tall tower. Let's build a brand new one... Whose is the tallest? Can you measure it?

Then dig deep, deep down, making burrows and tunnels, just like the animals that live underground. 

What's that sound? I hear little hooves going trip, trap, trip, trap over the rickety bridge. Watch out for the angry troll underneath. He likes to gobble up little girls and boys! Make sure your bridge is sturdy enough to take our weight and get us safely to the other side. 

Towers, Tunnels and Turrets homework

Our Year 2 homework sheet is now attached and 2 pieces are to be completed by Friday 18th October 2019.

Your child can choose 2 activities from the given list and they can be as creative as they wish.

There are lots of suggestions for home learning, such as:

History ideas -  researching about famous engineers and their achievements, making an information book about castles, bridges or tunnels.

Geography ideas - locating famous landmarks on a map or globe, going on a bridge hunt in the local area.

Art and Design ideas - creating a model of a famous structure, designing a new landmark for our local area.

The children's homework can be work they have written on paper, something that have created from materials at home, work printed from a computer or simply a photograph.

If you need anymore help or support with what to do, please ask Miss Langley or Mr Walters who will be happy to help.

Week 1 - 2.9.19 - 6.9.19

On our first day back we had a dress up day, where the children dressed as kings, queens, princes, princesses and knights. The children all looked fabulous and thoroughly enjoyed our project launch. 

We have become vocabulary detectives already in class 3 and have started to identify some super words.

Maybe ask your children to find some exciting words in their books at home.

Week 2 - 9.9.19 - 13.9.19

This week In English we are focusing on the book 'The Tunnel' by Anthony Browne. We have already started to identify characters and settings, as well as identifying what happens at the beginning, middle and the end.

In addition to looking at this book, we have also been looking through some Julia Donaldson books and identifying some super vocabulary that has been used! The children are already so good at finding words they are unsure of or finding words that are more exciting to use in replace of another word. Maybe you could encourage the children to become vocabulary detectives at home whilst reading their reading book.

In maths we have been focusing on place value and what the value of each digit in a number is. Again this could be practised at home by simply giving the children a 2 digit number (e.g. 24, 72, 63) and asking them what each number represents (its value).

During our outdoor learning time, we had a focus on habitats in our environment. The children found bird nests and log piles, as well as some of the things that living things need to survive. Take a look at our photos to see what we have been up to.

Spellings given out 12.9.19

Test on 19.9.19

Spelling pattern; dge

badge

edge

dodge

fudge

sledge

Children have been introduced to these words and have practised spelling them in class. All children will be tested on the above date. The words given follow the year 2 spelling patterns.

Week 3 - 16.9.19

We have started to look at The Great Escape in project this week. The children have been getting into character of some of the prisoners that tried to escape. 

Ask your child if they can remember some facts they have learnt about it so far.

We have also been finding out about different habitats that animals live in.

In Maths we have been looking at numbers again and using number sequences. The children have found this difficult and so we have taught this in different ways and had lots of practice this week. 

In English we have been continuing our journey of writing a narrative of 'The Tunnel' by Anthony Browne. Wee have been working on using better vocabulary to describe characters appearance and feelings, as well as settings.

Ask your child about some of the new words we have discovered this week!

Spellings given out 19.9.19

Test on 26.9.19

Spelling pattern; dge/ ge (sounds like the sound j)

badge

edge

dodge

fudge

sledge

cage

huge

change

large

charge

Children have been introduced to these words and have practised spelling them in class. All children will be tested on the above date. The words given follow the year 2 spelling patterns. The children have already been tested on the words in blue, however they have a second week to practice them and try to improve on their score from this week. The words in black are the new words that children need to practice. 

Week 4 - 23.9.19 - 27.9.19

This week we have been finding out why Isambard Kingdom Brunel was such an important person of the past. Ask your children to see if they can remember what he became famous for.

We have started addition in maths and in English we have completed our retelling of the story of 'The Tunnel'.

Spellings given out 26.9.19

Test on 3.10.19

Spelling pattern; dge/ ge/ g before e (sounds like the sound j)

badge

edge

dodge

fudge

sledge

cage

huge

change

large

charge

gem

giraffe

magic

engine

angel

Children have been introduced to these words and have practised spelling them in class. All children will be tested on the above date. The words given follow the year 2 spelling patterns. The children have already been tested on the words in blue, however they have a second week to practice them and try to improve on their score from this week. The words in black are the new words that children need to practice. 

Week 5 - 30.9.19-4.10.19

This week we have continued our project by investigating which bridge is the strongest; a straight bridge or a curved bridge. The children loved this activity and were so excited to see what happened. Ask your children which one was the strongest.

Spellings given out 3.9.19

Test on 10.10.19

Spelling pattern; dge/ ge/ g before e, j before a, e, i, o, u

cage

huge

change

large

charge

gem

giraffe

magic

engine

angel

jungle

jingle

jewel

jacket

join

Children have been introduced to these words and have practised spelling them in class. All children will be tested on the above date. The words given follow the year 2 spelling patterns. The children have already been tested on the words in blue, however they have a second week to practice them and try to improve on their score from this week. The words in black are the new words that children need to practice. 

Week 6 - 7.10.19 - 11.10.19

This week we went to Lincoln Castle as our project exhibition. The children have learnt so much about castles and were in awe ofhow beautiful Lincoln Castle is. The children were so amazed as they walked the castle walls and could see far and beyond. They also enjoyed their knight training, shield making and banquet. It was such as lovely end to our project and an experience that the children won't be forgetting anytime soon.

In English we have been writing about Rapunzel again and in maths have continued with column addition.

Spellings given out 10.10.19

Test on 18.10.19

Spelling pattern; dge/ ge/ g, j before vowels and c before e, i, y

gem

giraffe

magic

engine

angel

jungle

jingle

jewel

jacket

join

city

circle

centre

dance

prince

Children have been introduced to these words and have practised spelling them in class. All children will be tested on the above date. The words given follow the year 2 spelling patterns. The children have already been tested on the words in blue, however they have a second week to practice them and try to improve on their score from this week. The words in black are the new words that children need to practice. 

Week 7 - 14.10.19-18.10.19

This week in English we have been looking back over photos from our Lincoln Castle visit and writing a recount about it.

In Maths we have continued to look at addition and we have tried to ensure that all children are able to add at least one way. 

The children have also had some assessments to complete this week and all the children have managed well. We try to keep the pressure off by not using the word 'test' with the children and word it more that they need to 'show off' what they are capable of. The assessments the children have done this week have been a repeat of the ones they completed in Year 1 and so it was all familiar to the children.

Welcome to Class 3 - 2018-2019!

So far this year we have learnt about 4 different projects;

Land Ahoy

Muck, Mess and Mixtures

Street Detectives

Scented Garden

Our final project will see us through until the end of the school year and it is 'Towers, Tunnels and Turrets'. We are starting this project by visiting the Lincoln Castle where we will gain a better understanding of what a real-life castle looks like. We have lots of exciting activities planned for the children so keep an eye out for the curriculum map and newsletter coming home soon.

The children all brought home a new home learning sheet on 24.4.19 and the expectation is that at least 2 pieces are completed each half term, so 4 pieces in total by 5th July 2019.

Towers, Tunnels and Turrets

See the castle ahead? Get ready to invade its mighty walls! Shoot a projectile with an archer's aim! Head across the drawbridge, over the moat and up to the top of the tower...

Meet Rapunzel who lives in a tall, tall tower. Let's build a brand new one... Whose is the tallest? Can you measure it?

Then dig deep, deep down, making burrows and tunnels, just like the animals that live underground. 

What's that sound? I hear little hooves going trip, trap, trip, trap over the rickety bridge. Watch out for the angry troll underneath. He likes to gobble up little girls and boys! Make sure your bridge is sturdy enough to take our weight and get us safely to the other side. 

Week 13 - 22.07.19

Our last 2 days as Class 3!

We have done some weeding and sorting out in the allotment area and then the children who read 40 times this term got their prize of a sweet treat and an afternoon on the field doing activities.

Week 12 - 15.7.19

This week children have met their new teacher, ready for September. Everyone came back to our class with a huge smile on their face and seemed to have enjoyed themselves. We have also celebrated Bastille Day and came dressed in stripes and French colours. We tried some French food so see the pictures below for the foods we tasted.

Week 11- 8.7.19

This week we have been practising our Sports Day activities again. See below for some action shots.

This week's spellings for 12.7.19

Test on 19.7.19

Year 2 spellings

Spelling pattern; contractions, homophones, near-homophones + common exception word

can't

didn't

here

hear

hair

hare

mightn't

Christmas

The children have practised these words already in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

Week 10 - 1.7.19

This week in year 2 we have been writing lots!

We have written a letter to the Fairy Tale Chief, complaining about the Troll's behaviour towards the Three Billy Goat's Gruff and the children have really applied the Year 2 writing skills to their work which has been fantastic. We have also linked our project in with writing and have written a narrative about 'The Great Escape'. The children were really engaged in finding out facts about 'The Great Escape' and really took on board how they might have felt if they were involved with it. Our last piece of writing was another narrative but this time it was the children's own story linked to a colourful tunnel. The tunnel linked in with our project again, but this piece of writing was to assess how well the children use the Year 2 writing skills within their independent writing.

In maths this week we have continued learning about time and the children are really getting to grips with it. Some children are able to tell the time to each 5 minute interval, as well as working out the duration of activities stated. Some children did get themselves a bit confused with this so maybe this is something that can be worked on more at home.

We have been working on our project for quite a few weeks now and the children are still thoroughly enjoying it. They have learnt so much about different structures around the world, including famous towers, tunnels and bridges. Why don't you ask your child what they have been learning or what their favourite part of our project has been as it would be great to have some feedback.

This week's spellings for 5.6.19

Test on 12.7.19

Year 2 spellings

Spelling pattern; contractions and a common exception word

isn't

aren't

haven't

hasn't

won't

don't

might've

parents

The children will have an opportunity to practise these words in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

These spellings contain words of the contracted form and it is so important that the children put the apostrophe in the correct place.

Week 9 - 24.6.19

This week in class 3 we have been very busy.

In English we have been writing letters complaining about the Troll in The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

In Maths we have been completing ou work on fractions.

In project we have been researching Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the children have found out some interesting facts.

This week's spellings for 28.6.19

Test on 5.7.19

Year 2 spellings

Spelling pattern; contractions, homophones and a common exception word

they've

doesn't

write

right

pear

pair

mustn't

Mrs

The children will have an opportunity to practise these words in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

These spellings contain words of the contracted form, as well as homophones. It is important that the children know the homophones in context so they can get the corrrect spelling.

Week 8 - 17.6.19

This week in maths, we have continued with fractions. The children have had to write down mixed fractions from a picture that they have been given that has contained a whole object and a fraction. The children have had to count in wholes, halves, thirds and quarters this week. The children did find plotting the fractions on a timeline quite tricky, however they were able to identify how many wholes and parts there were on their questions.

In English we have finished our narrative writing. The children initially based their story plans on 'The Tunnel' by Anthony Browne, but they had to change certain elements of this story to make it into their own. Some children changed the characters, setting, the problem and solution, whereas other children just changed the characters. Some of the stories have fabulous vocabulary included in them and follow a really good structure.

In project we have had a 'hands on' week. Firstly we went out into the allotment area to find things that were living, non-living or never alive and whilst we did this, we did a bit of weeding too. The children loved it! We ended our week wiith a parent shared learning afternoon where teams had to make spaghetti and marshmallow bridges. The parents and children found this so much fun and there was a lot of competition amongst groups.

Thank you to everyone that attended and made it such a success!

See below for some photos of our week.

This week's spellings for 21.6.19

Test on 28.6.19

Year 2 spellings

Spelling pattern; contractions, homophones and a common exception word

they'll

weren't

be

bee

blue

blew

wouldn't

money

The children will have an opportunity to practise these words in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

These spellings contain words of the contracted form, as well as homophones. It is important that the children know the homophones in context so they can get the corrrect spelling.

Week 7 - 10.6.19

This week we have been working on our fraction knowledge in maths and the children have really grasped it. We have been working with halves, quarters, thirds and whole numbers. The children have had to shade these fractions in on shapes, match fractions together and also order fractions from smallest to greatest.

In English we have been working on writing our own narrative, basing this on the story of 'The Tunnel' by Anthony Browne. We focussed on this story for 5 weeks last half term for guided reading so the children were very familiar with it. We have really looked at problems and solutions in a lot of detail and also been working on improving our character and setting descriptions.

We have also had a focus on homophones in our SPAG lessons. Some of these are included in the children's spellings this week.

In project we have been investigating whether a cardboard straight bridge would be stronger than a cardboard curved bridge. The children enjoyed adding weights to the bridges and observing which one collapsed first. We then completed a report to write up our results.

This week's spellings for 14.6.19

Test on 21.6.19

Year 2 spellings

Spelling pattern; contractions and a common exception word

they're

wasn't

bare

bear

see

sea

shouldn't

again

The children will have an opportunity to practise these words in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

These spellings contain words of the contracted form, as well as homophones. 

Week 6- 3.6.19

This week we have been identifying the six main elements of a story, ready for our own story planning next week. We have been using traditional tales, such as The Lion and the Mouse, Cinderella and also The Three Little Pigs. The six elements children have had to identify are;

characters

setting

problem

solution

theme

moral

The children have found this interesting and have even been applying this when reading stories in our reading area. 

Maybe you could ask children to identify these elements in their home reading book.

In Maths we have been looking at 3D shapes and identifying their properties. The children have also been sorting shapes, using different criteria. 

In project we ventured out into the outdoor area where the children made different structures using natural resources found outside. Have a look at our pictures and see how creative the children were.

This week's spellings for 7.6.19

Test on 14.6.19

Year 2 spellings

Spelling pattern; contractions and a common exception word

I'm

you're

he's

she's

it's

we're

could've

water

The children will have an opportunity to practise these words in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

These spellings mainly contain words of the contracted form. This means that two words have been put together and for this to happen, a letter or two has been removed and replaced with an apostrophe.

Week 5 - 20.5.19

This week's spellings for 24.5.19

Test on 7.6.19

Year 2 spellings

Spelling pattern; -ly, -ment, -ness, -ful, -less and a common exception word

angry

angrily

clumsy

clumsily

penniless

loneliness

pitiless

people

The children will have an opportunity to practise these words in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

With words with a suffix on them  (the part at the end of the word -ment, -ful), the children have found it easier to 'chunk' the word to spell, as well as to read. The spellings last week had words that just added the suffix onto the end and it didn't change the spelling of the root word (main word), but these words have to have something done to the end of the root word for the suffix to be added. 

In English this week we have been looking at an image called 'The Never Ending Tunnel'. The children have had to answer questions about the image, using a small piece of text given. We have had some fantastic vocabulary used in our class and the children have really enjoyed finding new words to use in their writing.

Some examples of super vocabulary this week are - 

-curious

-furious

-mysterious

-captured

-abandoned

-ramshackled

Ask your child which exciting words they have used in their writing this week!

This week in Maths we have been looking at drawing 2D shapes. The children in class 3 have found this difficult and have had to have lots of support to draw straight lines, with a ruler, along the lines of the squared paper given. 

Maybe this could be something that the children work on at home if they are keen to improve this skill.

Week 4 - 13.5.19

The children coped really well with their SATs this week. We celebrated on Friday with the film 'Peter Rabbit' and we had popcorn and sweets. The children enjoyed doing their tests, even though they had to be quite during them. 

Parents will be able to have the results before the end of the Summer term.

We have tried to keep other elements of the school as fun as possible and so we have been on a walk in the school grounds to identify different materials and their properties and linked this back to our project by deciding which materials would make a good fortress wall. The children have also had to explain their reasoning behind their decision.

This week's spellings for 17.5.19

Test on 24.5.19

Year 2 spellings

Spelling pattern; -ly, -ment, -ness, -ful, -less and a common exception word

payment

illness

careful

careless

sadly

nearly

awful

who

The children will have an opportunity to practise these words in class, but the more they practise the better score they will get.

With words with a suffix on them  (the part at the end of the word -ment, -ful), the children have found it easier to 'chunk' the word to spell, as well as to read. The spellings last week had words that just added the suffix onto the end and it didn't change the spelling of the root word (main word), but these words have to have something done to the end of the root word for the suffix to be added. 

Week 3 - 6.5.19

This week in year 2, we have continued our learning about castles and had a go at making a tower from straws. The aim was to try and make the tower strong and if it wasn't, the children had to figure out how they could make it more stable.

We also learnt where the 7 continents and 5 oceans are in the World and we placed these on a map.

The children completed their learning about simile poems with their hot task on Friday. Writing simile poems has been interesting for the children as it has made them think about comparing parts of a castle to other objects.

In Maths, the children have learnt about volume and this hasn't been too difficult as the children have been able to apply their knowledge from other areas of maths to help them to read scales and compare.

Year 2 are really looking forward to their SATs next week. The children know that the tests are a way for them to 'show off' their learning and what they know.

Week 2 - 29.4.19

This week the children have been developing their knowledge on castles and have been using construction materials to make them. The children have also been learning about castles over time and had to match some information to a picture and then sequence in time order, starting with the earliest time. This project is so interesting and the children are enjoying it already!

A big thank you to the parents that came to our parent shared learning afternoon. I hope the resources you received are useful and that your children have been practising their skills using them.