On Friday the children had a great time at the farm. We found out some great facts about the animals and were able to touch and hold some of them!

The children behaved impeccably and had a fantastic day! Here are some of the photos of us…

Today, we interviewed one of the suspects linked to the crime scene yesterday. Biscuit Bear answered all of our questions and explained that he did not create the mess and it was actually a dog named Bongo. We were unsure if Biscuit Bear was telling the truth because he seemed very nervous and suspicious. He kept changing his story about the terrible mess and could not be very specific.

Biscuit Bear said that the dog came and ate all of his Biscuit Bear buddies that he was trying to make. We thought that he might have been lonely and wanted to bake up some friends. He told us that the dog came and broke up all of his friends and he had to run away to save himself. He also said that he was not a thief and he did not steal the food.

Here are some of the photos of our interview…

Today we found a crime scene in Elm Park Primary School outside Beech class. We looked closely at the evidence but we did not touch it making sure we didn’t destroy the evidence. We had some ideas about who it could be- Mrs Grinling, the seagulls, a baker or even the gingerbread man!

Then we filled out some crime scene reports to help the police with their enquiries.

This week we have become journalists and are reporting on a very important event that took place last week. We interviewed Mr Grinling to gather evidence and factual information.

Here are some of the questions that we asked him.

Then we planned newspaper reports by putting the information into introduction, main body and summary sections.

This week in science we looked at lots of different cereals (thank you all for providing boxes). The children discussed the words healthy and unhealthy and spoke about what these mean. Then they looked at different cereals and tried to order them from the healthiest to the unhealthiest.

Then we learned about nutritional content and which nutrients are good for us as well as how they help us. Then we read the labels on the boxes and created cereal box profiles. Chocolate Shreddies appeared to be the least healthy while Shredded Wheat was the healthiest!

We wrote stories about the seagulls stealing Mr Grinling’s lunch.

Here are some of our stories being acted out….

We would like to apologise for the lack of blog posts so far and reassure you that there will be lots of information, photos and even films showing your children’s learning in year 2.

The year 2 team consist of Miss Lee who teaches in Elder Class, Mrs O’Brien who teaches in Beech class and Mrs Bowl who is a Higher Level Teaching Assistant working between both classes.

Below is a copy of our curriculum letter and homework if you have misplaced it. PE takes place on Monday and Wednesday. Reading diaries are checked every other Monday with the expectation that it has been signed to show your child has read at home 6 times. If you have any questions please come and ask us.

Dear Parents/ Carers,

Throught the Autumn term Year Two will be following the topics ‘We Are What We Eat’ and ‘Jobs People Do’.

We will be studying different food groups, foods from around the world and healthy eating, covering the importance of a balanced diet. Throughout the first half term we will be visiting Wellgate Farm in Collier Row and we will be going to the local shopping parade, in Elm Park.

The aim of these trips is to develop children’s understanding of food within real life contexts. We will need some parental help for these outings, letters will be sent in September and we would appreciate any support you can give.

In Numeracy we will be focussing on number bonds to ten and twenty, addition and subtraction of two and three digit numbers and counting in twos, fives and tens (multiplication tables).

We would appreciate your efforts in reading three times a week with your child and ensuring their reading diaries are signed every time you do this.

As continual homework throughout the term, we would ask children to practice their number bonds as well as their high frequency spellings. This information will be included in your child’s new homework book next term.

We already know the interest you take in your child’s work. If you can, please discuss with your child the work they are doing as the term progresses and let them teach you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Yours Faithfully,
Miss N Lee and Mrs C O’Brien

This week, the children dressed as people from 1666 during the time of the Great Fire of London.   The children were so excited to receive their old fashioned name.  We had a Gertrude, Cuthbert, Agnes  to name a few!

In the afternoon we headed outside to a large open space and reenacted scenes from the fire.

Below are some of our pictures.  Thank you to all mums and dads who helped children with their wonderful costumes.

During Science Week,  the Year 1s conducted an experiment to see which materials was the best for protecting an egg.  We tried dropping the egg from a great height onto a surface and then wrapped an egg inside the material.  We found out that the best material to protect an egg was the wool and the worst was wood and metal.

Can you think of any other materials that could protect an egg?

Hi all!

Chestnut class have been working hard to use different coins to make amounts of money.

We have been shopping in the classroom and counting in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s to make amounts up to 50p!  Some children have been challenged to make amounts over £1!

If you go shopping with your children, let them pay the cashier and ask them how many different ways you could make the total.  You’ll be surprised at what they can tell you!