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Dear Parents/ Carers,  

This week in P2 we have been learning: 

Literacy  

In literacy we have learned two new vowel diagraphs oa (as in goat, moat, boat) and ow (as in blow, snow and row). They both make the same sound.  We talked about the fact that oa is usually found in the middle of words and ow at the end.

In writing we have continued to learn how to write instructions.  

In handwriting we have been working on how to form the letter s in cursive script. 

At home 

• Yesterday your child took home her/his reading book. We have been reading the book at school during the week therefore your child should be able to read the book without support (they might need support with some words). This is a showcase of their learning at school. 
• Your child should also have a word wall related to the stage they are reading. They should become confident in reading these words. 
• Handwriting, children could continue to practise writing their first and surname in cursive script. 
• Continue to practise reading and spelling the tricky words. 
• Here is a fun game to practise at home. Select ow and oa to reinforce this week’s phonics focus. 
  
  Forest Phonics – mobile friendly (ictgames.com) 
  
   
  Maths  
  
  In Maths we have continued our unit of work on information handling. We have learned to make simple bar graphs. 
  
  We have continued to work on our numeracy skills through our SEAL programme.
  
  The main focus has been on number structures (using a ten frame) and learning about all of the different ways that the same number can be represented.  
  
  At home 
  
  This is a fun game to reinforce the work we have done on information handling. 
  
  Fishing Pictograph Game | 2nd Grade Math Games | Toy Theate
  
  We have used this game to explore ten frames. 
  
  https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Ten-Frame/ 
  
  Here is an interesting link which demonstrates how the numbers 9 and 10 can be represented. 
  
  Representing 9 and 10 – Maths – Learning with BBC Bitesize – BBC Bitesize 
  
  You could extend this at home by exploring different numbers and how they can be represented.  
  
  Other areas  
  
  In PE we have worked on working as a team (outdoors) and ball skills (indoors): hand and feet skills.  
  
  IDL We have continued to work on our topic Polly Jean Pyjama Queen and our focus has been learning about habitats.  
  
  
  Other information  
  

• Please ensure your child brings a jacket 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.  

• We would appreciate donations of any unwanted empty or partially used notebooks or diaries (used pages can be removed). Also, any enticing writing implements (i.e., glittery pencils/gel pens/ pencils with feathers etc – anything other than standard school issue type pencils/pens). The children enjoy choosing resources from the table to use in their independent learning.  
• We are looking for small pieces of ‘junk’ for modelling e.g., toothpaste boxes, tea bag boxes, snack bar boxes. The more interesting shapes the better!  
  
   
  
  Have a wonderful weekend!  

Sorry for the delay in posting the blog this week. Technology issues!

This week in P2 we have been learning: 

Literacy  

In literacy we have learned the new vowel diagraph ew as in -oo-. (examples of words with this sound are flew, stew, crew).  We have used these picture symbols to remember ew and oo.

This week in writing we have continued to learn how to write instructions. This time we wrote instructions on washing hands.

In handwriting we have been working on how to write on cursive the letters a, g and q. 

At home 

• Yesterday your child took home her/his reading book. We have been reading the book at school during the week therefore your child should be able to read the book without support (they might need support with some words). This is a showcase of their learning at school.  
• The children also took home their words walls related to the stage book they are reading. They should become confident at reading these words. 
• Handwriting, children could continue to practice writing in their name and other names in cursive handwriting.
• Continue to practice reading and writing the spelling words of the block that your child took home.
• ew (as in oo) song 

•  Another very useful resource that we use in class is Alphablocks. The children love this! 

Maths  

In Maths we have been learning about handling information, we have learned to make bar charts.

We have continued to work on our numeracy skills through our SEAL programme (different groups will work with different numbers and skills depending on their abilities to be able to make progress accordingly).  

Our focus has been on number structures using a ten frame.  

At home 

You could create your own bar chart gathering information about favourite fruits, favourite sports, etc. of the family members and friends. 

We have used this game to explore number ten frame: 

https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Ten-Frame/

This is another game that your child might find useful: 

http://toytheater.com/fruit-fall/ 

Other areas  

In PE we have worked on working as a team (outdoors) and ball skills (indoors): hand and feet skills.  

IDL We have continued to work on our topic Polly Jean Pyjama Queen and our focus has been learning about habitats. We have loved learning about this! 

Other information  

• Parents Consultations on Wednesday and Thursday. 
• Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing. We will be outdoors no matter the weather (unless torrential rain).  
•  On Friday we will have Loose parts. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing. We will be outdoors no matter the weather (unless torrential rain). 
• Purple folder. 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.  
• We are looking for small pieces of ‘junk’ for modelling e.g., toothpaste boxes, tea bag boxes, snack bar boxes. The more interesting shapes the better!   

Have a wonderful weekend!  

Mrs McFarlane

Dear Parents/Carers, 

We have had a very busy week in P2. Please check your child’s purple folder for their Learning Story. This contains a termly overview of the learning for P2 and also your child’s personal targets. We would be grateful if these could be returned by Friday 23^rd September.  

Topic 

Our highlight from this week was a visit from zoolab on Tuesday! Natalie introduced us to a variety of animals including stick insects, giant cockroaches, frogs, a tarantula, a baby rat, a giant snail and a gecko. She taught us all about their habitats and how the animals were specially adapted to living in their particular environment. This linked really well with our topic on Polly Jean Pyjama Queen. 

Literacy 

In literacy we have learned the igh and y sounds. These are two ways of making the same sound. We have used the eye symbol to help us remember this sound.  

We have also been consolidating the ay and ai sounds from last week. Both classes enjoyed taking part in a word hunt in the playground with ai and ay words and pupils practised reading and spelling the words. 

In writing we wrote a letter to King Charles III. We learned more about the conventions of letter writing.  

Opportunities for home learning 

• Please revisit the following sounds: 

sh,ch,th,wh,ee,oo,ai,ay,igh and y.  

You could make up flashcards or play this interactive game below. 

Phonics Pop || Listen to the sound, then pop as many bubbles as you can – mobile friendly (ictgames.com) 

• Continue to practise cursive handwriting using the sheet sent home last Friday. 
• Revisit blocks 1-3 tricky words.  

Maths 

In maths we continued to learn about the days of the week and months of the year.  

In our number work we have continued with the SEAL programme. Some of the skills we have been working on this week are: 

• Counting forwards starting at different numbers (not always zero). Some of us have been counting in the 0-20 range, others in the 0-30 range and some up to 100 and beyond. We have also been counting backwards and we find this much trickier! 
• Identifying 2-digit numbers. 
• Saying the number before and after. Some of us have been doing this within in the 0-20 range, others in the 0-30 range and some up to 100. 

Opportunities for learning at home 

Paint the Squares – Interactive Number Charts (topmarks.co.uk) 

Use the link above. This chart can be used in a number of different ways. 

• Select the number range your child is confident in. 
• Select the 1 more and 1 less puzzle to reinforce the work we have been doing on number before/after. 
• Select the missing number puzzle to reinforce numeral recognition. Discuss how you might work out the missing number and draw attention to the patterns in the rows and columns. 

HWB/Other areas of the curriculum 

• We have been singing Fischy music songs which link to health and wellbeing.   
• We really enjoyed our outdoor loose parts session on Thursday afternoon.  
• We are continuing to focus on the theme of being respectful and kind.  

Other information

• We will begin to send reading books home on the week beginning 26^th September. Further information on this will follow.  
• We have loose parts again on Wednesday 21st September. Please ensure that your child is wearing appropriate clothing as we will be outside in all weather!

• Please ensure your child brings a jacket every day to school.  
• We would like to remind you that toys and Pokémon cards should not be brought to school. 
• 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. 
• We are looking for small pieces of ‘junk’ for modelling e.g., toothpaste boxes, tea bag boxes, snack bar boxes. The more interesting shapes the better!  

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs McFarlane

We have had a busy week in P2MN and it was great to see so many of you at Meet the Teacher.

Looking For

We are looking for small pieces of ‘junk’ for modelling e.g. toothpaste boxes, tea bag boxes, snack bar boxes. The more interesting shapes the better! A couple of things to note:

• We don’t have space to store larger pieces so please only send in smaller ones.
• No packaging which has contained nuts.
• We are particularly looking for tin cans (with labels removed) and egg boxes.

We are also looking for milk bottle tops (any colour) please!

Thank you very much in advance.

Number

In number work we have been:

• Counting forwards and backwards to 30 (and in some cases beyond!)
• Saying the next 3 numbers before or after in a sequence
• Recognising 2 digit numbers

Here is a game to play which will reinforce learning in class.

Play Your Cards Right – mobile friendly (ictgames.com)

Literacy

In literacy we have been revising and consolidating the sounds we have learned so far:

Initial sounds of the alphabet, sh, ch, th, wh, ee and oo.

Here is a game to play at home to reinforce learning in class.

Phonics Pop || Listen to the sound, then pop as many bubbles as you can – mobile friendly (ictgames.com)

Our writing focus was ‘Things I love about myself’. We are working hard to remember capital letters at the beginning of our sentences and finger spaces between words.

Please continue to work on tricky words. Please find attached Block 1 – Block 3.

HWB and Other areas of the curriculum:

• This week we have agreed on our new class charter to be ready, respectful and safe. We have discussed what this will look and feel like in our class.
• In PE we have focussed on balance and co-ordination while playing games in groups.
• We have continued to use a range of picture books to explore our own diversity and uniqeuenss.
• We have been introduced to the wellbeing indicators SHANARRI (Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurtured, Active, Respected, Responsible and Included) and we talked about how it applies to us.

Here are some photos of classroom activities we have been engaging with.

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs McFarlane