Welcome to Kingfisher Class

Class teacher: Miss McCormack

Show and tell - I love to make time for children to show and tell however we have had lots of toys being shown. Please could you encourage these to be kept at home to avoid any loses or breakages. I encourage the children to bring in things they have made (pictures, stories, cards, etc.) , certificates or medals from clubs or any other achievements. Thank you 

This week we have been learning:

• Maths - We have moved onto a place value block where we have been focusing on numbers up to 100. We have looked at partitioning use part-part-whole models, counting in tens, grouping numbers into tens and ones and then ordering and comparing numbers up to 100.
• English - We have started a new story called 'The way back home.' The children have started to learn the story and will be innovating the story with their own ideas ready to write their own version in the coming week.
• Science - Our new block of lessons will focus on everyday materials. We have started to look at objects and think of their materials e.g. a metal fork, a wooden spoon. Kingfishers have been testing materials based on their properties. We have looked at whether different materials were absorbent or not. We will be investigating whether materials are waterproof or not and whether materials are tough or not.
• DT - In DT we will be designing, planning and making a hand puppet for a character from the Little red riding hood story. We have created the designs and cut out our materials. in the coming weeks we will be sticking them together and decorating before we perform the story to each other and bring them home.
• History - Our history lessons have focused on great inventions. We have looked lots at the Wright Brothers and their flying machine. We learnt about the Rainhill trials last week and how Robert Stephenson's Rocket won the race and transformed the railways.
• Computing - We have looked at the keys on a keyboard and will be building up to typing on the computers. We have been looking at typing using the keyboard and will begin to look at exploring fonts, sizing and colours.
• PSHE - We will be focusing on bullying in this block of lessons. We have started by looking at kind and unkind behaviour. We have started to look at what we can do if someone's behaviour makes us feel uncomfortable.
• RE - Our new focus is looking at how celebration can bring a community together. We have looked at how Muslims celebrate Eid and how Christians celebrate Christmas. We have compared Eid celebrations and Christian celebrations. We know how both religions decorate their houses, send cards and say prayers during their celebrations.
• Music - We have been super busy practising our songs for our nativity as well as our Carols around the tree concert. 
• PE - We have started a new block of lessons with the focus being on fitness and how exercise effects our body. We have explored how exercise helps our lungs to move oxygen to our muscles and organs. We have learnt how exercise keeps our bones and muscles healthy and also the affect exercise has on our mental health.

PE Days - Tuesdays and Thursdays

Please could you ensure children have the appropriate clothing for the weather and they have a top, trousers/shorts and appropriate footwear in their PE kits.

Homework

Daily reading - please log their reading in their reading records. Please be aware that childrens books will be changed once per week. If your child has read lots at home that's fantastic, please use the questions in the books to discuss the story so we are also building on their comprehension as well as their reading and fluency.

Maths - Explore the numbots website. Please could we focus on number formation for numbers as far we can go up to 100.

Phonics - fresher, grander, biggest, longest, tomatoes, heroes, goes, toes.

                   Please see the attached phonics sheets below called 'Autumn Term 1.' Each weeks phonics sounds have been organised into a weekly practise sheet. Please practise these at home each week. Children will receive a blue folder with the sheets for the term, this can be kept in their book bags and bought into school. Once your child is secure with the sound and words at home please could you highlight/mark this so I can keep track. Thank you!

Handwriting - please spend time practising the days of the week and your child's first name and surname.

The children have a phonics book to read and an additional book from the library to share with someone at home. The library book is to be read for pleasure so they may need help to read this. Both books need to be returned to school each week. 

Year 2 pupils in Kingfisher class have been very excited to start quizzing on their accelerated reader book and have so far been amazing!!