Newsletter- week ending 8th May

Dear parents/carers,

In English this week we have been looking at letter writing, particularly the differences between formal and informal letters. We’ve been careful to make sure that informal doesn’t end up as rude! We have also looked at which author we want to write to next week, and done a little bit of research on them. This included thinking of some really good questions to ask. Next week we will be writing our letters, posting them off and hoping that we receive replies!

My year two children have been doing some independent writing this week for their end of keystage 1 assessment. The rest of the assessments will take place in the week before half term. Please make sure that your child is in school that week, as it will really throw a spanner in the works if they miss anything.

In maths this week we have been looking at one and two step word problems. This is something that the children tend to have a bit of a brain freeze over, so I wanted to make sure that we did plenty of extra work in this area. The children are now feeling much more confident that they can solve word problems effectively. Next week we’re going to be looking at quarters and fractions.

In science this week we have been looking at Australian habitats, and imagining what sorts of creatures might live in certain unexplored habitats. We’ve started using the creature creator section of the videogame “Spore” to create our animals. We’ve also looked briefly at camouflage in insects, by attempting to hide a butterfly on some wrapping paper. Next week we will be continuing to create our animals and plants that are adapted for certain kinds of habitat.

Mrs B

Three things to ask your child this week:
1 How might an animal that lives in the desert be different to an animal that lives in the rainforest?
2 What’s the difference between an informal and a formal letter?
3 What steps do we need to take to solve a word problem?