Category Archives: News

7^th February 2014 

Dear Parents and Carers                   

The children have been working really hard again this week.

In literacy, we have been thinking about non-fiction books.  The children know how to find information in non-fiction books, and the difference between fiction and non-fiction.  They are becoming experts on Emperor Penguins – thank you to Eva for bringing in her book, The Emperor’s Egg.  We have also been thinking about how to use apostrophes to show where we have missed out a letter like don’t.

In numeracy, we have started looking at 3d shapes, the children are going to look for 3d shapes while they are out and about, can they spot a sphere or a cube?  In their number work, they have been working with multiplication.

The children loved making igloos out of marshmallows and icing – they loved eating them even more!

Don’t forget to visit our class blog at http://perranporth.j2webby.com/cat=11 

Next week, our days will be slightly different, Mrs Willetts will teach Monday, Tuesday and Friday, and Mrs Burns will teach Wednesday and Thursday. 

We have had some amazing dioramas from the children, next week we will set our new homework, so could we have all the homework books back on Monday, please?

Finally, we are saying ‘Good-bye’ to Xena today.  She is moving to Newquay and we wish her lots of luck at her new school.  We know she will makes of new friends very quickly.

Mrs Burns and Mrs Willetts 

Dear Parents and Carers

We have started to find out about the Polar regions this week. We located the Arctic and Antarctic on a world map and we looked at photographs of the landscape. Next week, we will research more about the Arctic and the animals and people that live there.

In Literacy we wrote poems about ‘The Rainbow Bear’ and we made improvements to our Big Write stories. We continue to ‘Go for Goals’ in SEAL and the children have been thinking about their writing levels and what they need to do to reach the next level. The writing levels are displayed in class and the children know which level they are aiming for.

In Number we partitioned 2 and 3 digit numbers using practical apparatus and drawings to help solve subtraction problems. Ask your child to explain this to you.

Please continue to read regularly with your child at home. You will see our class star readers displayed each week on the window above the book bag boxes. To be a star reader the children must read to a grown up at home at least five times in the week and complete some activities in their reading diary.

Also, please support your child with learning their spellings every week which you will find in their little red book. We have weekly spelling dictations and we are concerned that some children are not progressing well with their spelling. It is important that all children use their knowledge of letters and sounds to help them spell and learn the key words for Year 2 which can be found at the back of their reading diary.

We would like to say a huge thank you to those who have supported the homework project. We have some fantastic dioramas displayed in class and the children have been eager to share their learning. New homework will be given next week so you have a little extra time to complete the project if you have not already done so.

Please remember to visit the class blog on the school website: http://perranporth.j2webby.com/cat=11 It has photographs and fun information about what your child gets up to in class.

Finally, we are pleased to welcome a new child, Yuri, to the class. He has settled well and the children are helping him get used to class routines.

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)

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17^th January 2014

Dear Parents and Carers

We have had another fun-filled week. In Art we have been finding out about hot and cold colours and how they make us feel. The children then used cold colours to create a tissue paper collage. 

In Literacy we continued to read ‘The Rainbow Bear’ by Michael Morpurgo. This week we discussed how characters show their feelings in stories. The children wrote about how happy bear felt when he became Rainbow bear and also how sad he felt when he was captured and kept in a cage. Here are some of our sentences. Can you tell how happy or sad bear is feeling?

Bear shouted ‘Yippee!’ as he rolled and tumbled down the mountainside.

Bear lowered his head silently. Tears began to fall from the corner of his eyes. He wished he was back in his wild, white wilderness.

In Number we practiced using number bonds to help us find missing numbers in a sum:

23 + ___  = 50                   46 + ___  = 100

Some of the children found this a little tricky. It is important that they learn all the number bonds to 10 and 20. You can support your child by practicing these at home.

We started a new PE scheme this week – Real PE. This is a new approach to teaching PE which concentrates on emotional and thinking skills alongside physical skills. The class really enjoyed it. They learned how to do forward, side-ways and reverse pivots. Ask them to demonstrate these to you. Please ensure your child has trainers in their PE kit as some lesson will take place outdoors.

Please continue to read regularly with your child at home. It is important that they become more confident and fluent readers. You will see our class star readers displayed each week on the window above the book bag boxes. To be a star reader the children must read to a grown up at home at least five times in the week and complete some activities in their reading diary.

Please note there is a slight change to homework and spelling. For homework the children have been given a small project to complete over the next few weeks. You will find details of this inside their homework book. Also, your child will now be given a spelling test every Tuesday instead of Friday so that they have longer to learn them at home. Please support your child with learning their spellings every week which you will find in their little red book.

Finally, we are pleased to welcome a new child, Finley, to the class. He has settled in well and the children are looking after him. As we say hello to Finley, it is with sadness that we must say goodbye to Jude. Jude and his family are moving back to New Zealand and we will all miss him. He is kind, funny and has beautiful handwriting! We wish Jude and his family the very best of luck for the future.

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)

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10^th January 2014

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome back and a happy new year! The children have returned refreshed and ready for the new term ahead. Earlier in the week we had a special assembly about behaviour and doing our best and the class has certainly taken this on board.

Our topic this term is ‘Fire and Ice’ and we are starting off with the ‘Ice’ part. Below is an overview of the subject areas we will be covering.

In Literacy we will read and retell ‘The Rainbow Bear’ by Michael Morpurgo using drama and story maps. In writing we will focus on joining sentences using connectives like but, or, so, because and think about how to start our sentences in different ways. We will develop story language and organize our sentences into paragraphs.

In Number we will further develop our understanding of place value. We will explore different strategies to help us add and subtract 2 and 3-digit numbers in a range of contexts. We will also continue to learn and practice the x3 and x4 tables. You can support your child by practicing these at home.

This term we are starting a new PE scheme – Real PE. This is a new approach to teaching PE which concentrates on emotional and thinking skills alongside physical skills. Please ensure your child has trainers in their PE kit.

Please continue to read regularly with your child at home. It is important that they become more confident and fluent readers. In Book Club this term we will begin to read some SATS-style stories to help prepare the children for their end of year 2 tests. Regular reading and discussion of books at home will benefit your child enormously.

Please note there is a slight change to homework and spelling. For homework the children have been given a small project to complete over the next few weeks. You will find details of this inside their homework book. Also, your child will now be given a spelling test every Tuesday instead of Friday so that they have longer to learn them at home. Please support your child with learning their spellings every week which you will find in their little red book.

 Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)