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