Welcome back to our third and final term in year 2 at Garrick Green.

 

All About Norfolk

This week we are spending time looking at our new topic, All About Norfolk. We have started off in the school garden exploring the pond, flowers and wildlife. We used our sketching skills to sketch flowers and plants also found a variety of creatures living in the pond.

We will be learning about the life cycle of a frog and the changes that happen during this time. We will also be sharing what we already know about Norfolk and talking about what we'd like to find out.

 

Day of Calm

This week we will also be enjoying a Day of Calm. The children will be taking part in lots of calm and mindful activities such as...

-calm colouring

-yoga

-breathing exercises

-cloud watching

-walking barefoot on the grass

-bubble blowing

-lisetning walk

 

We are introducing calm caddies into the class which the children will have access to at all times. The caddies include a range of things to support the children with mindful moments and when they need time to self-regulate.

 

Phonics

This week in phonics we are learning how to spell words with a silent h. Here are this week's spellings...

belt

farm

hour

ghost

rhyme

rhythm

honest

rhinoceros

centimetre

metre

 

1 Minute Maths

There is a fantastic free app available by White Rose Maths called 1-minute maths.

Each task gives children engaging and targeted practice in basic number. The app includes a range of topics, with no specific starting point, so a child can begin wherever they like. By applying randomly generated questions every time, users learn the concept and not a sequence of answers. Once a task completes, questions are marked and presented on the screen, giving instant feedback on how they’ve done. It’s quick, simple to use, and most of all, FUN!

1-Minute Maths in action
Choose a topic – there are 41 available.
Answer a unique set of questions.
If needed, use the ‘Hint’ button – it shows the question in a different but familiar way.
When the 1-minute is up, answers appear on the screen in seconds.
Keen for another task? Then simply go again!

Top 10 reasons for using 1-Minute Maths!

1. Excellent number practice – and no distractions.
2. Enjoyable maths tasks children want to complete.
3. Instills basic number concepts during early years.
4. A clear, intuitive process that children pick up straight away.
5. No login or internet access needed. Just download and play!
6. A motivator - how many correct answers can they score?
7. Helpful hints for support when it’s needed.
8. Brilliant for building number confidence and fluency.
9. Random question generator means no repetition.
10. Completely FREE to download!