Artists at Onegino

English

This week we have been concentrating how to use a dictionary. We have explored what alphabetical order is and what definitions are. The children have organized words in alphabetical order and then had a go at writing their own definition for everyday things like an ‘apple’ or ‘snow’.

We have also looked a great deal at fiction and non-fiction books. We have identified the difference between the two and used all the features of a non-fiction book to locate and learn about different topics.

Phonics

This week we have been concentrating on the 'oi' sound. The children have matched pictures to their correct vocabulary and investigated 'oi' words around the classroom. They have been able to use their sound when writing and reading with fluency- Well done!

Maths

The children have started using multiplication in game activities. We have started with x2 x5 and x10. Great understanding so far, this will be reinforced throughout the year and we will be going into deeper depth soon.

In year 2, during our Maths sessions this week we have also been looking at how we write our numbers using sounds and the inverse of number sentences. We noticed that numbers can be added and subtracted in different ways.

          We know that ‘73 + 12 = 85’ is the same as ‘12 + 73 = 85’, we have also recognized that we can flip the number sentence around and use a ‘-‘… 85 – 73 therefore must be 12.

Topic

It has been an Art celebration this week. The children have taken part in a number of activities around the school. On Monday we moved classes and groups. Mr. Daniel in year 4 taught the children how to use symmetry to draw portraits of the teachers. Mr. Chris taught the children to make friendship bracelets and I helped the children to create masks. The results were brilliant and I loved the creative thinking behind some of the masks.

During the week we have also been making puppets. On Monday we read the book ‘Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book?’ we identified all the characters and chose our favourite. From this the children then identified what clothing and extra features the characters had and planned how to make their own puppet to resemble them. I am very excited for the end results.

Homework

This week’s homework is to work on comprehension skills. Each child has been given a story or poem to read and questions to answer about the text. The story or poem given included phase 3 phonics which have been worked on in class and therefore the children should be familiar with most of the vocabulary. There are also spelling and books to keep them busy.

Please note that if your child has been absent this week that Miss Karina will email you the homework too.

Have fun and thank you for your support with tasks and reading!