Diary dates

Monday 4th May - Bank Holiday
Tuesday 5th May - INSET - school closed
Saturday 16th May - May Fair
Friday 22nd May - Last day of term
 

This term in Art, we are experimenting with collage. We would be grateful for any donations of mixed media resources for us to use, such as feathers, string, different types of paper, or unwanted picture books and magazines to cut up. We will be making our collages next week, so any donations by Monday would be greatly appreciated. 

English

Spelling:
Spelling is a real focus at this point in the year in Year 2. Please support your child at home by helping them to practise the spelling rules listed below.

Lesson 1: When to use ee and ea
ee and ea both come in the middle of words, they are both very common
meat 
feel
scream
dream
eat
need
sleep

Lesson 2: When to use y to make the /ee/ sound 
jelly
puppy
lolly
happy
sorry
berry
daddy

Lesson 3: When to use ie and e-e
ie often comes before f and ve
Chief
Thief
Believe
Achieve 
e-e is a lot less common than the other /ee/ sounds. It comes in the middle of words.
These
Complete
Theme
extreme

​Writing

We will be using our assessment of the children’s writing in Term 4 to continue to fill any identified gaps. We are focusing on editing writing to ensure words and spelt correctly, punctuation is used effectively and sentences make sense. 

Reading
We will be reading more of David Attenborough Little People Big Dreams

Maths

In maths, we are continuing our learning about fractions. This week we are focusing on:
-Recognising what is, and what is not, third of a shape or number.
-Finding the whole if we are given a quarter, half or a third.
-Recognising what a unit and non-unit fraction is. 

-Understanding what the numerator and denominator mean in a non-unit fraction.

Wider Curriculum

R+WV: How do some people talk to God?
History: Learning about Tim Peake
PE: Maypole practise and Shine PE
Art: ‘Textiles and Collage’ - we will be creating our first collage today.
Science: Identifying things that are alive, never alive or dead.