This week, in English, we have been changing parts of the familiar story Rapunzel to create our own version i.e. changing Rapunzel into a snake, the tower into a clock tower and the witch into a wizard. We thought carefully about our sentence structures, adding in adjectives to help create noun phrases. We have been very impressed with the children’s writing.
In Maths, we realised that by knowing one addition or subtraction calculation means we actually know three more i.e. 3 + 7 = 10 which means 7 + 3 = 10, 10 – 7 = 3, 10 -3 = 7. We then used this understanding to help us work out missing numbers within calculations and also answer word problems.
We have been exploring microhabitats in more detail during our science lessons. With a partner we used secondary resources to research and then design our own microhabitat, thinking about key features that help different animals survive, as well as which animals would live in our habitat.
NOTE: Please could we have some shoeboxes for our Science lesson next week. The children will be making their habitats that they have designed. We will need about 15 shoeboxes for each class.
In History we have loved finding out all about Mary Seacole and what a selfless person she was. We can’t believe she saved up her own money to travel to Crimea to help care for soldiers.
The end of the week saw us making our lever mechanisms. We used split pins and are so pleased with how they have turned out and how our chosen things move from side to side.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Christmas fair tomorrow, to help get us into the festive mood.
Best wishes
The Year 2 Team