This week, in Year 2, the boys have continued to work hard in all aspects of their learning!
The highlight of the week was dressing up for Halloween, the boys all took on the challenge and looked fantastic and very scary indeed! They also designed and decorated their pumpkins; the boys displayed their creative side and produced some phenomenal pumpkins. The boys should be proud of their magnificent work!
Wishing you all an enjoyable and restful half term.
This week the boys displayed their culinary skills! During the planning process, they designed a sandwich, listed the ingredients required and wrote out the instructions of how they would make their sandwich. Once this had been completed, the boys enthusiastically embraced the challenge of making their own sandwich. Great fun was had by all! The boys then evaluated their sandwiches, they outlined the successes and explained what they would do differently next time. They also drew on their scientific knowledge to discuss which food groups each part of their sandwich would belong to and whether it was a healthy meal or not.
During our English this week, the boys wrote acrostic poems about the seaside. Challenge your son to explain what an acrostic poem is and to write one using their own name! The acrostic poems that the boys produced were fantastic, they used adjectives, verbs and a variety of punctuation to make their writing engaging.
For our Maths this week, the boys have been working on column addition and crossing over 10’s. They even had a go at answering word problems and using column addition to demonstrate their working out.
Throughout the week, we have continued our work on the seaside. Our Geography lessons have focused on comparing a British beach to a foreign beach. The boys identified human and physical features and drew conclusions as to which beach they would rather visit and why. Whilst in History, the boys looked at different sources, they ordered images chronologically and provided justifications for their answers.
Next week, our spelling test will be carried out on Thursday as we will not be in school on Friday.
This week, the boys planned and wrote a recount of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Picnic’. The focus was on identifying the key aspects of the story. At the start of their story, the boys introduced the setting and characters. They then described the problem and finished their story with a solution.
During Maths lessons, the boys moved onto completing addition calculations and have begun to work on column addition.
For their Geography this week, the boys looked at a case study of a seaside town in Blackpool, they then created an information poster to outline the main features and attractions of the location. History saw the boys exploring different sources, they compared two images, one from the past and one from the present. They also analysed two postcards from the Victorian times. During Science lessons, they have continued their work on exercise and the impact it has on the body.
A real highlight of the week was our Open Classroom; the boys thoroughly enjoyed sharing their work and explaining what they have covered thus far this term. Thank you to all who were able to attend.
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