Dear all

Year 2 have had a smashing first week back to school after the holidays, and I’ve loved hearing from them about their fun activities during the week off school! We’ve been busy as ever this week, learning to tell the time and starting to write our own retelling of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ to showcase everything they’ve learnt about writing this year. Some of the children chose to change the characters and how the main character is saved - I can’t wait to read these very individual stories! 

We were delighted to rehearse some more of Fantastic Mr Fox with Lydia, and to make the most of the sun by doing a series of multi-skills challenges on the field in PE. There was some lovely teamwork happening and it felt almost like a mini sports day. 

Finally we began learning about sacred places in RE. The children thought deeply about what would be their ideal “special place” and then designed this behind a lift the flap door. We hope to take a trip to the church in the coming weeks, to discover more about what make it such a special place for Christians. 

Best wishes for a happy and safe weekend!
Mrs Robertson

​Dear families,

I sadly haven't been here all this week with the children, but nonetheless have seen so much fantastic learning going on. The children did a great piece of work on the Great Fire Of London, in preparation for making some History booklets on London's history. They also showed what whizzes they now are on a computer keyboard by quickly completing their 'Keyboard Detective Challenge' and then progressing with their touch-typing. Yew Class also teamed up with Beech Class in PE to complete some throwing and catching challenges. We've finished the week with some wonderful outdoor learning in Forest School - thank you so much to Kael for leading this. 

Thank you to all families for supporting your children with their homework and reading - it is clear that everybody has been working very hard and this makes all the difference to their progress. Thank you. 

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

Mrs R

Dear families

We said it would be a busy week in Yew Class and we weren't joking... Notably, the children sat a range of maths and reading assessments so that we can see what the next step for their learning should be. They tackled these immensely well and should feel very proud of themselves. 

However, this has also been a very active and curious week - we have started our topic on the history of London, learning how it was founded by the Romans and exploring what parts of Roman London are still evident today. We also began singing in French, learning the months of the year! Soon the children will have a go at writing these months too, to compare French and English writing. And I feel we must mention the very exciting P.E lesson with Beech Class, testing out everyone's agility and speed by playing banana tag!

Yesterday, we managed to venture outside to hunt for organisms (living things) within our school's woodland habitat - the class did very well to spot plenty in the murky, drizzly weather. This will hopefully inspire some of our artwork this half term as we develop some ideas for our own collages in the style of Henri Matisse. Thanks for remembering your wellies! Please bring them again next Thursday as we will be out and about, investigating microhabitats in more depth. 

Have a great weekend, everybody!

Mrs Robertson

​Dear families,

I hope that you have been enjoying the beautiful frost as much as I have - the school has looked like a Winter Wonderland this week! Yew Class have continued to work hard - this week has been a week of geometry, Nativity practice and map work in Geography.  We've located the capital cities of the UK and remembered which country each one belongs to (helped of course, by a catchy song). This morning as well, the class enjoyed a Forest School adventure in our school woodland area - thank you so much for sending them in so well wrapped up. 

One week to go which will involve a Christmas dinner, a performance and a church service - let's make this a magical end to term. 

Have lovely weekends and stay safe,
Mrs Robertson

It's been a lovely week in Yew Class and the children have been busy, busy!
In Maths, we are focusing on addition and subtraction. It's great to see how the children can use concrete materials as well as pictorial, to deepen their understanding of number and as an aid to reasoning and problem solving. The class have enjoyed lots of stories this week and a favourite was The Sea Monster by Chris Wormell which has given inspiration for our Moving Monster topic in DT. The week has finished in fine style with Theatre Alibi's wonderfully hilarious show which was enjoyed by everyone.
Have a great weekend.