Christmas Party and Christmas homework details

This week we have been very busy!

In Literacy we were looking at the Nativity story and its importance at Christmas. In Numeracy we were learning about doubling and halving numbers and word problems.

Today we had our Christmas party which we all really enjoyed. We had fun playing games, dancing and ofcourse eating our party food.

We wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year and look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 4th January.

Mr. Merchant and Miss Porter

Please find details of the homework for over the holidays below:

Christmas Homework

To be handed in on Wednesday 5th January 2011 please.

Literacy (In Homework books please)

Please write a diary for a week of your Christmas holidays. You can write about all of the exciting things that you did during the week, who you saw, what you played with, how you were feeling etc. You can also include pictures and photographs if you would like to.

Please remember to include the following in your diary:

- The date at the top of each entry.
- Full stops, capital letters and finger spaces.
- Connecting words.
- Adjectives (describing words)
- Different sentence starters – See if you can start your sentence with a different word to 'I'
- Your neatest handwriting.

Numeracy

Please continue to learn your 2,5 and 10 times tables.

Once you know them really well try solving some word problems which you need to use your times tables for such as;

- There are 6 people in each group. How many people would there be in 2 groups? (6 x 2 = 12)

- There are 8 sweets in a packet. How many sweets are there in 2 packets?

- There are 5 marbles in each jar. How many marbles would there be in 5 jars?

- There are 10 people in each classroom. How many people would there be in 10 classrooms?

Maths Challenge Day 'X-Maths'

Year 2 had great fun on maths challenge day. This term it had a Christmas theme and was called X-Maths. Some of us thought that the X stood for times tables but some of us knew that it meant 'Xmas' which is short for Christmas.

First of all we had to make up some Christmas word problems with a partner and share them with the rest of the class to solve. We came up with some excellent problems. Then we went into the hall where there were some hidden Christmas puddings. On the back of each Christmas pudding was a question which we had to solve with our group. Then we did some number games using the parachute.

Back in class we made some 3D star models which were a little tricky but looked great once they were done. It was good practice for our cutting skills!

We have also been rehearsing for our play. I hope you like the picture of all of us in our costumes.

Have a good weekend,

Mr. Merchant and the Year 2 team

Let it snow!

This week, amongst lots of rehearsals for our Christmas play, looking at money in Numeracy and looking at Julia Donaldson books in Literacy we had fun playing in the snow!

Please bring in your child's costume for the Christmas production as soon as possible if you have not already done so.

Some photographs of us having fun in the snow will be up soon!

Have a good weekend.