**FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER**
Reading
This week in Year 2, every child has enjoyed reading with an adult, helping to build fluency and confidence. In our whole-class reading sessions, we focused on vocabulary development, exploring exciting new words from The Barnabus Project. We used these to help us understand more about Barnabus as a character.
Writing
In writing, we revisited adjectives and practised identifying them in sentences. We worked together to create a fact file about a stegosaurus, then developed a toolkit to support us in writing our own fact files about our favourite dinosaurs.
Maths
In maths, we’ve been partitioning numbers and using part-whole models to write number sentences. We explored number lines, learning that they don’t always start at zero, and practised estimating missing numbers using different increments.
Topic – Dinosaurs
Our topic work took us back in time as we discovered how fossils are formed. We used clay to create artwork inspired by the patterns of partial fossils and explored different theories about how dinosaurs became extinct
**FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER**
Reading
Everyone read to a grown-up this week. Please make sure Monkey Books are in school every day so we can keep sharing progress with you. We also enjoyed reading our class book The Barnabus Project by The Fan Bros – it’s a fantastic story with lots to talk about.
Writing
We’ve been polishing our sentence skills, hunting for verbs (which can be sneakier than you’d think!) and creating a Box Up for our Tyrannosaurus rex model text. We also learned how to use bullet points effectively – a handy skill for organising information.
Maths
Daily 10 continues to be a hit in our warm-ups – it’s a great way to build fluency with mental maths and we’ll be using it most days. This week, we explored partitioning numbers to 100 in different ways and got to grips with tens and ones. We’re working on writing numbers to 100 as words – those tricky spellings and hyphens are keeping us on our toes!
Topic – Dinosaurs
Our dinosaur learning took us into the world of habitats and adaptations. We loved discovering how different dinosaurs were suited to their environments, and using QR codes to explore websites was a real highlight – especially the Natural History Museum’s dinosaur pages. We also worked in teams to create collage backgrounds of different habitats, ready to display our fantastic dinosaur drawings – they look brilliant!
DANCE
We had a brilliant dance lesson with Laura this week – the children remembered all their moves from before the summer and danced with real confidence and energy.
**FRIDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER**
- using Base 10 to build the number 28 -
Reading
We started our new class book, The Barnabus Project by the Fan Brothers. We enjoyed looking closely at the front and back covers, reading the blurb and making predictions about the story. We also spent time reading individually with grown-ups.
Writing
We began our non-chronological report unit with a cold task: writing a fact file about dinosaurs. Then we explored a model text all about Tyrannosaurus Rex. We learned it (almost) off by heart using actions and created a text map to help us remember the structure and key facts.
Maths
Our place value unit is underway! We've been recognising, writing, and building numbers to 100 using a variety of practical equipment.
Topic – Dinosaurs
We launched our new topic by decorating folders to keep our work safe and explored a timeline showing when dinosaurs walked the Earth.
RE
We began learning about Judaism, focusing on the story of Abraham, the founder of the Jewish faith.
PSHE
This week’s theme was families. We discussed how important our families are and how they help and support us to be our best selves.