Finding synonyms…
This morning in our English lesson, we’ve been finding synonyms for some common adjectives.
A synonym is a word or phrase which means the same or nearly the same as another word or phrase.
18 September 2015
This week’s spellings use the spelling part ‘ough’ – this week, the ‘ough’ is pronounced in different ways. There are some tricky words to remember as well. We’re focusing on the 8 times table. Both will be tested on Friday 25 September.
- though
- although
- dough
- through
- thorough
- borough
- plough
…And here are the tricky words.
- achieve
- amateur
- ancient
18 September 2015
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on Wednesday 23 September 2016.
To discuss holidays.
Over dinner one day, discuss the topic ‘Holidays’ with the people in your house:
- What is the best holiday you’ve been on? (This might be a family holiday, a day out or even a school trip.)
- Why do people go on holiday?
- Where do people go on holiday and why?
- Where would your dream holiday destination be?
- What would you like to find out about in our Holidays Big Topic?
Talk Time homework – This involves a discussion topic eg ‘Should animals be kept in zoos?’ Children should make notes (even pictures, diagrams etc) ready to participate in a class / group discussion on the topic. Please make sure you write a comment about the Talk Time discussions in the homework books.
Top Tips: Turn the telly off! Sit around the dining table! Have a chat and share opinions and ideas! Children should talk with family, friends and each other. (Your child should write some notes in their Homework Books.)
Great first lot of homework
What a great start to homework this year!
To design/create a ‘Lost Thing’
Our bottle top collection
Shaun Tan, the main character and author of our topic book ‘The Lost Thing’, spends his time collecting bottle tops. He kindly shared with us a picture of his collection at the front of his book. He’s managed to collect a whole range of weird and wonderful designs so we decided to create a collection of our own to rival his.
We’ll reveal our whole collection very soon…
Counting
Look at the great counting we’ve been doing…
Even more maths…
This afternoon we’ve spotted some patterns in our class novel, The Leopard’s Drum, and then created our own pattern.
More maths…
We’ve also been learning about place value in our maths lessons.
Maths challenge table
Our mathematicians have been creating jungle animals / superheroes from different 2D shapes.
PE
Just to let you know, PE in Year 2 is on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Hopefully, the weather will stay fine and we’ll be outside. This means children will need trainers and a jumper as well as their normal kit.