Welcome to Westminster Bridge Class.
Class teacher: Mrs Ramakrishnan
Teaching assistant: Miss Dale
Writing
This week we are starting a new text ‘The Magic Paintbrush’. We are going to be thinking about our wishes and dreams.
Reading
We are starting a new class read: The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith
Phonics/ SPaG
We are continuing to recap phase 5 alternative graphemes and spelling patterns including alternative spellings e.g. the /m/ sound spelt in words such as lamb or the /ch/ sound as in words like picture or witch.
We will also be looking at how to spell high frequency words and improving simple sentences by adding adjectives and connectives.
Maths
We are finishing addition and subtraction by recapping number bonds to 100 and adding 3 1-digit numbers.
Useful strategies for this are:
Number bonds to 100
I must know that the ones have to add up to 10 and the tens have to add up to 90 e.g.
73+27=10o or 36+64=100
Adding 3 1-digit numbers
Look for number bonds to 10 or doubles within the calculation and work these out first before adding the third number.
EXAMPLE:
6+6+3=
Work out 6+6=12
then… 12+3= 15
OR for 7+2+3=
7+3=10
then… 10+3= 13
PSHE
We have started the Zippy’s Friends project which will run for most of the year. After each of the six modules we will send home an activity for your child to complete. This will give you an insight to what it is all about. Please speak to your child about these sessions as they are all very excited about the project! So far we have discussed things that make us feel happy/ sad and what we can do to help us feel better. In this module we will also be looking at anger, jealousy and embarrassment. I was extremely impressed with the maturity shown by the whole class.
P.E.
We are going to be continuing Pilates on a Monday and doing circuit training on Thursdays.
Science
We are starting to look at differences between plants and animals and variation between animals.
History
A focus on Florence Nightingale and the changes she implemented in healthcare.
Writing
This week we are writing our Nativity stories from a different character perspective.
Phonics/ SPaG
We are continuing to recap phase 5 alternative graphemes and spelling patterns including alternative spellings e.g. the /m/ sound spelt in words such as lamb or the /ch/ sound as in words like picture or witch.
We will also be looking at how to spell high frequency words and improving simple sentences by adding adjectives and connectives.
Maths
We are continuing to focus on addition and subtraction. We will be using our knowledge of adding multiples of 10 and adding one digit numbers to two digit numbers by bridging through ten to help us to subtract one digit numbers from two digit numbers e.g 65-7.
It is important that your child is secure with knowing the nearest multiple of ten for any given number. For example, if we are on the number 46, we know that we need to add four more to reach 50 or subtract 6 to reach 40. A strong understanding of number bonds to 10 will also support this.
Here is an example of how we can add one digit and two digit numbers. This understanding will help us with the concept of subtracting too. The children need to be secure in knowing the nearest multiple of 10 to any given number. For example:
We can then use this to help us to bridge through 10. Have a look at my example below.
We will also be thinking about how to add and subtract two 2-digit numbers. Firstly without crossing the tens and then moving on to crossing tens.
A useful strategy for addition is:
Example: 54+21=
4 ones + 1 one= 5 ones
5 tens + 2 tens= 7 tens
__ tens + __ ones=__
This is partitioning and recombining ????
A useful strategy for subtraction is:
Example: 79-13=
79
70 9
-10 -3
60 6
PSHE
We have started the Zippy’s Friends project which will run for most of the year. After each of the six modules we will send home an activity for your child to complete. This will give you an insight to what it is all about. Please speak to your child about these sessions as they are all very excited about the project! So far we have discussed things that make us feel happy/ sad and what we can do to help us feel better. In this module we will also be looking at anger, jealousy and embarrassment. I was extremely impressed with the maturity shown by the whole class.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The year 2 Christmas party is on Tuesday 19th December.
If you are providing any food or drink please bring it to the classroom on Tuesday morning.
The children can wear their own clothes for the party and so will be coming to school in their own clothes.
ALSO:
School closes on Wednesday 20th December. It is a full school day.