Year 2 Week Ahead Information

23 September 2016

An overview of the week ahead in Year 2

Year 2 investigate shape

Information and Reminders.

As the weather is still warm, please remember to send your child to school with a cap and water bottle.

Upcoming dates

International Week – Week beg. 26^th September

International Parade and Food Fair – Thursday 29^th September

Settling in reports go home to parents – Friday 30^th September

National Holiday (school closed) – Monday 3^rd to Friday 7^th October

Primary Coffee Morning – Wednesday 12^th October, 2pm to 3pm

Academic Review Evenings – Monday 17^th and Wednesday 19^th October

Stars of the Week

2A - Phoebe Ng for improved communication, and good answers in our shape work.

2B - Chevy for great shape work.

2C – Madison for investigating properties of 3D shapes.

English

This week we will continue our focus on Poetry by looking at Sense Poems. Our Learning Objectives will include:

Discuss and express views on a wide range of poetry
Perform poetry learnt by heart
To write for different purposes
To read aloud with appropriate intonation

Maths

This week in maths our focus will be on Symmetry. The Learning Objectives covered will include:

To investigate lines of symmetry using shape
To identify lines of symmetry
To draw lines of symmetry

Topic

As Scientists we will investigate the importance of healthy eating. We will look at different foods and sort them in to their nutrition groups, we will then learn about a balanced diet and why it is important to eat a range of foods. We will use this knowledge to create healthy plates and share our information in small groups. We will also look at the effects of eating sugary foods and fats on our bodies linking to exercise as well as our teeth, skin and hair.

It is also International Week! Y2 will focus on the continent of ‘Asia’. The countries we will look at during the week are India, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.

During the week, the children will complete activities with other Y2 teachers and mix with other children during the parade and food fair. To finish the week we will complete a treasure hunt around the school to complete a quiz about all the continents covered throughout the school.