Year 2 weekly blog 18.10.23 - "Every star shines a little differently. That's what make each one so special."

And so we reach the end of our first half term together… goodness me the time has flown and so much fantastic learning has already been achieved! We have settled into our classroom routines, performed a wonderful assembly, taken part in our first enrichment afternoon, carried out many exciting experiments in Science… the list goes on!

This week we have listened to the word of God and discovered some of the special people that God chose in His mission to help our world. The children have worked in small groups to create short pieces of drama to retell the story of Moses, and have written their own versions of when God chose Abraham.

Magic moments this week

Reminders

  • Today marks the beginning of the children’s half term holiday. We return back on Monday 30th October. We cannot wait to hear about what you have been up to during your time off!

  • Parents meetings - Please remember that these meetings are this Friday via ‘School Cloud’ each meeting is 10 minutes long.

  • When we come back we really need those winter warmers in school as the days become colder still.

  • PE remains on a Tuesday and a Thursday. Full PE kits needed on these days.

Year 2 Weekly Blog - "What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God"

We have had a rather reflective week during our RE learning and discussions. Firstly, reflecting on our gifts; our families, friends, talents, our world and the many blessings God has given to us. Following this, we turned our attention towards each other…our class family. Each child was given a flower which the other children in the class wrote on, sharing the gifts they notice in one another. This was such a special moment in our week, the children all focusing on others and celebrating their gifts, talents, similarities and differences. Finally, when returning back to their own flowers, each child’s faces were full with delight as they read what special qualities their peers notice in them.

Let’s celebrate

Certificates: A huge well done to HENRY O and ISLA who have both been awarded a Focused Cooper Crab certificate this week!

Curious and Active Butterfly: Well done FREDDIE you have been curious in your learning of our wonderful world, asking questions and seeking answers both at school and at home!

Magic Moments

We are very nearly there with consent forms and are just waiting for a couple more to be completed. As soon as we have all of these we will be able to share with you the photos that we have taken that week. We really wanted to pop on our science experiment- testing to see if materials were waterproof!

KIDSAFE - safeguarding lesson 4. Keeping our private parts private and when a secret is not a secret. Please read the parents guide below so we are sharing the same messages with the children about keeping save.

How to deepen your learning at home

Next week in Geography we will be looking at the capital city of UK. What is our capital city? You might enjoy finding out a couple of interesting facts that you would like you share with your class on Monday next week.

Reminders

Flu Vaccination - Don’t forget to sign the NHS flu vaccine consent form on the previous blog.

Coats - Please make sure you bring a coat to school each day, the rain has caught a few of us out this week.

Homework - This is to be handed in each Monday, a huge thank you for the wonderful learning that you are all doing at home!

Assembly - Our class assembly is quickly approaching. On Thursday 12th October you are invited to watch us perform our Harvest assembly. We will be performing this twice, the first showing will start at 2:10, with the second starting at 2:35. You are welcome to come for one or stay for both of these performances.

Parents meetings - Parents meeting this year will be on Friday 20th October. You can now book your appointment time - please see Mrs Gregan’s latest blog for the link. Below you will find which teacher we would like you to book with:

Harvest Plea: In preparation for our HARVEST FESTIVAL on Thursday 12th October at 9.30am mass, as a school we have made the decision to collect food items for Fylde Foodbank who are struggling with the amount of need in our area. We would be so grateful if Year 2 could collect tinned tuna. Donations can be made from next week and will be much appreciated -thank you.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Miss Bassett, Mrs Hotchkiss, Mrs Maano and Mrs Johnson

Year 2 Weekly blog - "Because God loved us first, we can love others and see the beauty of His design in all people."

This week we have been busy thinking all about what type of person we want to be. We discussed how our beliefs as Christians impact how we behave. We decided that as followers of Christ we wanted to be,

“Helpful towards others; to be responsible for our world by keeping it safe and clean; to always treat others with kindness and love; and to follow in Jesus’ footsteps.” Read on to find out more …

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Welcome to Year 2!

And just like that the summer is drawing to a close and it’s time to begin to get ready for a new school year!

We hope you have all had had a wonderful summer together, making memories and recharging those batteries ready for the adventure ahead. Your classroom is ready, and we can’t wait to welcome you back on Monday as we begin our journey together in Year 2!

What do I need to bring to school with me?

  • Your trays are already filled with your brand new pencil case and writing tools, so there is no need for you to bring any of your own stationary.

  • A reminder that all uniform should be clearly labelled, as well as your water bottle.

  • Our snack tray will be stocked each day with a choice of two fruits or vegetables, however you are most welcome to bring your own healthy snack for our morning breaktimes.

  • We kindly ask that you bring in sun cream (labelled) for your child to apply themselves.

PE Days

  • Outdoor - Tuesday afternoon

  • Indoor - Thursday morning

Art

  • Art will be taught on a Wednesday afternoon. Don’t forget to bring your art shirts with you.

Homework

  • New homework will be set on a Tuesday, to be handed in the following Monday (starting 12th September).

  • Weekly blog’s will be published on a Friday.

You are always welcome to email us, should you have any concerns or questions: l.hotchkiss@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk c.bassett@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

You are all invited to our Induction evening on Wednesday 13th September. This will be much different to last year, starting at 3:30 and finishing at 5:00. We would love for your child to show you around their new classroom, and for you to become more familiar with our school. You will also be able discover more about the exciting opportunities and topics that they will be learning during their time in Year 2. We will be in the classroom to answer any questions you may have! More information, such as important forms that will need completing will be available soon so please do keep checking the Year 2 page.

We can’t wait to see you all on Monday, and we hope that you all have a wonderful weekend.

Your Year 2 team,

Mrs Hotchkiss, Miss Bassett, Mrs Maano and Mrs Johnson

Year 3 final homework

We have reached the final week in Year 3! Homework this week is more organisational.

Reading books: We kindly ask that school reading books are returned to school at the start of next week. Instead of a school reading book, we ask that each child brings in a book from home that they would enjoy reading.

Plastic bag to take work books home: Please could each child bring a plastic bag in on Tuesday so that they are able to take home their wonderful work books easily.

Optional Computing task: The children were super enthused when solving this weeks tasks. There is one more challenge which I know lots of the children are desperate to complete! I have set this as a 2Do for an optional homework activity.

Year 3 Homework to be handed in 13.7.23

Spellings Revision

adding -ation to verbs

information

explanation

exploration

preparation

temptation

words ending in -ture

adventure

mixture

furniture

temperature

creature

Maths IXL

T.Mixed operations

1 Ten more or less

2 Add and subtract 10 - input/output tables

This week we have been focused on finding 10 more or 10 less than a number which crosses over a hundreds boundary. In the coming week it would be helpful if you used moments such as; when in the car or when on a walk if you gave a number (see below) and asked your child to find 10 more or 10 less then the number given.

You could try the following: 10 more / 10 less than… 798, 495, 206, 603 etc

RE

Please complete the task below ready for next week. You might want to make a poster, or use a separate piece of paper, for the research task. If so we will display these in our prayer area in the classroom.

Year 3 Homework to be handed in 6.7.23

Spelling revision

adding the suffix -ly

suddenly

carefully

humbly

simply

comically

adding the suffix -ous

dangerous

famous

jealous

enormous

hazardous

IXL

Geography

Can you collect data from 15 adults about how they travel to work and where they travel to? You have all been given a table to record your data on. You will be analysing your findings in next weeks Georgaphy lesson (Thursday 6th July), so you must have your data ready for then!

Year 3 Homework to be handed in 29.6.23

Spelling revision

adding im- to root words beginning with m or p

imperfect

impatient

immortal

immature

adding the prefix dis- and in-

dislike

disagreed

invisible

incomplete

IXL - Subtracting

Health and Happiness

This week and next, we are celebrating Health and Happiness fortnight in school. We would love for you to share something you have done this week/weekend that has made you feel happy and healthy. You can complete this in your homework book or on Purple Mash- I have set a 2do if you would like to use this. Remember to write in full sentences. I would love to see some expanded noun phrases and adverbs in these sentences… these two word classes have been our focus recently.

Children, at a glance this looks like a lot of homework. You should already be confident with the spellings, so don’t be put off! Please prioritise the Maths IXL learning if you’ve got a busy week. Thank you!

Year 3 homework to be handed in on 22.6.23

Maths IXL

Please complete the subtraction strands: F1, F2 and F3

English - Expanded noun phrases

This week we have focused carefully on expanded noun phrases and we are now super confident in not only identifying these, but also writing these in our stories and sentences.

Use your homework books to have a go at improving the following sentences by adding expanded noun phrases.

Ingredients for Food Tech

Miss Neves has asked that the children come to school with the following ingredients next Wednesday.

Sports day warm up!

In our obstacle race we have a tricky skipping section. Why not get out in the sunshine and practise your skipping skills. Can you do 5 consecutive skips or more?