In  RE we will be learning about the people who we close to Jesus~ his Mother Mary and his disciples.

Monday is the first of November, when we remember all the saints. Who is your favourite Saint? Are you named after a Saint?

Do you know who these saints are?

In Science we will be starting a new unit about materials.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml

In History we will be learning about Guy Fawkes. Have a look at the links below. Have you ever been to Coughton Court~near Studley? Find out more about the life of Guy Fawkes here!
http://www.scrapalbum.com/Agfp1.htm
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/eng/ks2/history/stuarts/gunpowder_plot_roch_school/index.HTM
http://www.bonfirenight.net/index.php

Next Week

We hope you had a lovely half term.
This half term is going to be busy and fun!!
In Maths we will be learning to multiply and divide by 2, 5 and 10.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/2x.html
http://www.ictgames.com/fishy2s.html
http://www.ictgames.com/spitfireufo.html

In  Literacy we will be writing Instructions. Can you remember what a set of instructions needs?
Time openers, Bossy verbs. What else?
Have a go with the activities below and sort and read some instructions.
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/lists_and_instructions/eng/Introduction/MainSession.htm

Activities for Half term

Literacy Games~
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/sandcastle/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/clusters/blender/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/starwords/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/spelling/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/spelling/index.shtml




Maths Games~
http://www.ictgames.com/dragonmap.html
http://www.ictgames.com/funkymum.html
http://www.ictgames.com/100huntplus10.html
http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.html



Don't forget to use our Blog and revisit all the other links we have used in our learning!
Have fun!!

Well done Year 2 for all your had work this term.
Today 2F enjoyed a visit to Acocks Green Library. Don't forget to visit the library during half term. Could you find a book about Florence Nightingale, Electricity, Jonah and the Whale?
What a busy and exciting time we have had in Year 2. Have a lovely half term. A big thank you to all the staff who have helped~Mrs Goodban, Mr Edwards and Miss Whelan.
Keep reading!!
Mrs Aldred, Miss Finnegan and Mrs Felton

In RE we will be reading and learning about Psalms. Do you know what a psalm is?
David wrote lots of psalms. His most famous is Psalm 23.

Next Week

In Maths we will be continuing our work on sorting and handling information. Last week we learning to use a Venn Diagram. This week we will be learning to sort using a Carroll Diagram. The links below will help you sort in different ways.
http://www.coppschool.lancsngfl.ac.uk/Classwork/Classwork/flashaids/carrol.htm
http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/850/carrollv4.swf

In Literacy please continue with your poetry work. Any poems you have written please bring into school to share with your friends.
The Owl In The Tree

I saw an owl
He sat in a tree.
He opened one eye
He winked at me.

Remember your challenge to write a poem about Autumn or Mary~Our Lady.

In RE we will be learning about David and Goliath.
This story is from the Old Testament.

This Week

In Maths we will be starting a new unit of work on data handling. We will be learning to use a Venn diagram to sort. We will also be recording information on tally and bar charts.

What is your favourite fruit?
Why don't you collect information about the fruit your family like?

In Literacy we will be continuing our work on poetry.
The following sites have lots of poems to enjoy.
http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do

What do you know about Florence Nightingale? Thank you for all the wonderful pictures, stories and work about Florence. Don't forget you can still make something at home.
Next week we will be  learning about another famous nurse~Mary Seacole.
http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/cms/index.php/mary-seacole
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Learning/Teachers/Resources/Pocket-histories/maryseacole.htm
http://www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpageid=1268&journeyid=281

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/seacole/learn/index.shtml
What can you find out about her and her life?
Would you like to have lived like Mary?