Dear Parents/ Carers,
We cannot believe that our first term in P2 has come to an end. It has been a fabulous term full of learning and fun.
Thank you for the generous donations of pens and notebooks. The children loved it and has created an interest on independent writing in different classroom areas. Thank you!
We hope you all have a nice break.
Important information
- Children will start the new term on Tuesday 22nd October.
- We are not sending reading books over the October break. Please if you have any school books at home return them as soon as possible.
- Please ensure your child brings a jacket/coat every day to school.
- Thank you for your support in emptying the purple folders each day.
- A reminder to name all items of clothing and shoes, and to check names on items brought home in case your child accidentally acquires a jumper belonging to someone else.
Summary of our learning
Literacy
This week we have been working on the vowel diagraphs oi and oy: as in coin and boy. We loved making toys.
This is the symbol that we have used to remember the sounds:
This week we have done a revision of all the tricky words in block 3. Please continue to practice these at home over the holidays.
At writing we have been working on how to write the end of a story.
In handwriting we have worked on the letters a and c in cursive.
We had a visit from the mobile Library and we were able to choose new books.
Numeracy and Maths
We have started our work on Place Value.
We are working on our 100 square: counting forwards and backwards from a given number in 1s ( 2s, 3s and 4s for some): looking at the columns and working out the patterns in them.
Other areas
PE
We have continued to work on our pre-rugby skills: pop pass and spin pass.
RSHP
We have discussed what is a friend and what it is being a friend.
French
We have learned to name colours.
Independent learning: in this section you will be able to see how the children are exploring different skills in an independent way ( no adult is interfering: the adults support and extend their play). The children are able to transfer skills that they have learned at different times ( in school and at home) to their play and they are able to show skills that we wouldn’t be able to see otherwise.
Ideas for learning at home
Literacy
- Practice the cursive letters that we have learned so far and try to write words with them: l, i, t, x, z, c, a
- Write the words: boil, coil, foil, soil, toil, coin, join, boy, toy, joy, Roy. You can make them using magnets, with letter stamps, etc.
- Can you make a diary of the holiday week? draw what did you enjoy each day and/or write a sentence to explain your picture.
- Practice the tricky words: please look at the sheet with activities that it was sent home last week.
Numeracy and Maths
- Practice addition and subtraction to 10, 50, 100.
- Give your child a two digit number: ask them to say the number, can you tell how many tens and how many ones?
- You could watch this video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0005y9m/numberblocks-series-4-tens-place
Other areas
- Go for walks and observe signs of Autumn. Make drawing using different media of what you have seen on your walks.
- Observe the moon phases and record them in a diary. They could bring it after the holidays and see if all our findings are the same.
- Enjoy a well deserved break!
We hope you have a nice break,
Mrs de Bonrostro
Buckstone Primary School 