Pine
Welcome to Year 2
Pine
Miss Heritage
It has been a fantastic start to the new term, and the children have settled back into school routines really well. They have been working hard, showing lots of enthusiasm and curiosity, and we have already enjoyed lots of exciting learning together!
Literacy – Jim and the Beanstalk
In Literacy, we have been enjoying the wonderful story Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs. We have explored the story together, discussing the characters, setting and key events, and thinking carefully about how the story develops.
We have used the story as inspiration for our own writing and have been busy creating our own versions of the story. The children have had lots of fun coming up with their own ideas, characters and events while using the original story to help structure their writing.
Maths – Place Value
In Maths, we have been learning all about place value and developing our understanding of numbers.
We have been exploring number lines and using them to help us understand where numbers sit and how they relate to one another. We have also been practising partitioning numbers into tens and ones, helping us to understand the value of each digit within a number. We have then started looking at the different ways numbers can be partitioned.
History – Movers and Shakers
Our History topic this term is Movers and Shakers. This is an exciting topic in which we are learning about significant people from the past who have made an impact on history in a variety of different ways.
We have been thinking about what it means to be a “mover and shaker” and discussing how people can make a difference through their actions, ideas and achievements.
Some of the people we have talked about include Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Ebenezer Howard, Vincent van Gogh and Henry VII.
It has been particularly interesting to compare the different people we have studied and discover that there are many ways someone can have an impact on history.
We have lots more exciting learning planned for the rest of the term!
Next Week
Literacy
We will be looking at the book Wolves by Emily Gravett.
Maths
We will be focusing on addition and subtraction.