Seeds and bulbs request

If anyone has any old bulbs or seeds that we could have for making observations please could you send them into your child’s class teacher.

They do not need to be capable of growing but we are looking to gather a variety of shapes and sizes.

Diary dates

Saturday 16th May - May Fair
Friday 22nd May - Last day of term. Non-uniform - donations for FHIS.

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 ie and y (to make the long i sound)

fly
cry
by
dry
fry
July
tie
pie
lie
high
sigh

Lesson 2: When to use o-e and oa (to make the long o sound)
oa comes in the middle of words, usually before t or st
toast
boat
coat
roast
o-e also comes in the middle of words, usually before k, l, m or n
home
poke
pole
phone

Lesson 3: When to use ow and oe (to make the long o sound)
ow and oe come at the end of words

​Writing
We will be using the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle to plan and write a short story over the next few weeks. 
We will begin by describing the characters and setting. 
We will plan a detailed, interesting narrative, using language and ideas from the nursery rhyme. 

Reading
We will be continuing with our class text - Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

Maths

This week we are finishing off our unit on fractions by counting up in fractions to a whole.
E.g.

We will then be moving onto our unit on Position and Direction.
-Using the language left, right, above, below and between to describe the position of things.
-Using the language left, right, forwards and backwards to give directions to someone.
-Using our fractions knowledge to describe turns as: ‘quarter turn’, ‘half turn’, ‘three-quarter turn’ and ‘full turn’ and describe whether the turns are in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.

Supporting at home
You can support your child by helping them to identity and use ‘left’ and ‘right’ in everyday situations. Giving directions when out and about, laying the table (knowing the knife goes on the right) etc.

Wider Curriculum

R+WV: How do some people talk to God? Looking at clothes and objects for prayer - Jewish and Muslim
Art: Textiles and Collage: This week we are making a more realistic style collage.
PE: Maypole practise and Shine PE
Science: Starting a new unit on Plants. Today we will looking at: How do seeds germinate and what happens?
History: Revisiting all of the significant people we have learnt about to do with Space and thinking about what they achieved.