Year 2 Learning- Week 5

             

 We have been very busy in Year 2 this week, here are some of the highlights of our week! 

Literacy

This week in literacy our grammar focus was writing the perfect sentence. The children listed what is required in order to write the perfect sentence. We know this includes capital letters, well- formed letter, finger spaces and full stops. We then use adjectives to describe what our Egg Box Dragons will look like when we create them. We saw some fabulous ideas and can't wait for the children to create!

Ivan- "My Dragon will have black wings"

Bruno- "My Dragon has cool wings"

Maths

This week in maths we looked at skip counting. We skip counted in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. Skip counting is important in the development of fluency in calculation, number sense and as the basis of multiplication and division. It was tricky but we did very well!

Sofia- "I have 6 sticks"

Joseph- " 3 then 6"

PSHE

This week we looked at compliments. A compliment is a polite expression of praise or admiration. The children watched a video about compliments and then attempted giving their partner one. The children were smiling while this was done and understood that receiving a compliment makes you feel good about yourself. We then wrote compliments on our compliment wheel. 

                               Nikita- " I like Nashwans smile"

                            Scarlet- "I love being Elsies friend"

Geography 

This week we looked at the continents and oceans in the world. The children were given a world map and had to place each continent in the right place. We learnt some catchy songs to help us remember the continents and oceans. Here they are

Seven Continents Song

Five Oceans Song

    Jessica- "Here is Europe"

      Ava- "Asia is the biggest"

 

Year 1 Awards

 

 These children have worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their hard work and efforts.

E for Excellence

Apricot: Lirsa

Lirsa shows positive behavior and is an excellent role model. Lirsa is always making the right choices and tries her best in every lesson. Excellent!

Beech: Spencer

Spencer, in recognition of your extremely hard work in the math sessions and then completing additional math work in the self-led learning sessions. Excellent work Spencer!

Walnut:Vikhyat

Well done Vikhyat for your brilliant effort in counting on accurately and for  working conscientiously to represent your numbers. Well done!

  Star Writers 

Apricot: Mikail 

Mikail has been working incredibly hard with his writing. He has been trying hard to remember his finger spaces when writing sentences. Good job!

 

 

Beech: Wais

Wais, you have been working incredibly hard in the RWI sessions and using your phonic knowledge  to complete your writing tasks in the topic sessions. Well done Wais!

 

Walnut: Eva

You have earned this award for working very hard during your RWI (phonics) lessons and for using your sounds to write sentences. Excellent effort!

 

 

 

 

Learning Power Awards

These are the key skills that our children will need to learn effectively in class and to be successful later in life. 

 

Reciprocity

These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective  ideas and methods from others. 

 

This has been awarded to: 

 

Reflectiveness 

These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning. 

 

This has been awarded to:

 

Resilience

These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks. 

 

This has been awarded to:

Jimmy

 

Aisosa

You worked very hard to write sentences to describe your character and didn’t give up when you needed to rewrite them with finger spaces to make them readable. Well done!

 

Resourcefulness   

These pupils have been curious about learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources. 

This has been awarded to:

Olaf

 

I Made My Teacher Happy Award 

This has been awarded to:

Eric

Eric has been joining in a lot more on the carpet and using a loud voice when reviewing his sounds in phonics. Great!

Callie

Callie, you have made your teacher happy because you have been working hard at home and school, learning how to tell the time and using a timer to measure the length of an hour. Fantastic work Callie! 

 

Hayden

Hayden, you have earned this award for being a kind and polite member of the class. Keep up the good work!

 

Year 1 105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford Primary

 

Bronze Award 

Silver Award

Gold Award

Year 1-What we have been learning

 

A great week of learning. Year one has worked hard  both inside and out.  The rain definitely didn’t stop the children from playing and enjoying the outside area. 

Literacy

Year 1 has been introduced to adjectives(describing words) this week. The children were asked to look at pictures of Beegu and describe how he may be feeling and what he looks like. The children were also asked to design a friend for Beegu and write a descriptive sentence about the character. 

Maths

This week the children have been focusing on recognising the words to the numerals. The children were sounding out the number names and matching them to the correct amount. Year 1 have also been enjoying counting games on the interactive whiteboard. 

Numbers and Number Words up to 20

Spelling of numbers 1 to 20 | Kids 1 to 20 Numbers Spelling | Learn to spell numbers | 1 to 100

• Use the video to encourage the children to practice writing the words to the numerals. 

Next week the children will be learning about counting on one more and one less from a given number. 

Topic

History 

In History the children have been learning about Chronological order and what it means . To demonstrate this the children have been putting the ‘History of me’ in order. Starting from being babies, up to starting school. 

Chronological order:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhk82hv/articles/zydsb82

Science

This week, we have been learning about day and night and how shadows are created and why they change. Afterwards, the children drew around their shadows. 

Forest School

Year 1 were busy this morning creating art while at forest school. Chalk and charcoal were used for drawing, sculptures were made from sticks and a variety of other items and sticky art pictures were created using acorns, leaves, sticks and feathers. We spotted colours in nature and noted green and brown were the easiest colours to find.

Computing

The focus this week was for the children to learn about the function of the Keyboard and where the letters are placed. The children used games and a typewriter to find the letters of their names. 

Year 2 Certificates- 30.09.2022

 

What a fantastic week we have had in Year 2! All the children have returned to school with a positive attitude, dedication and enthusiasm. However, many children have shown extra hard work throughout the week. 

30.09.2022

The E for Excellence awards go to:

Billy, for your fantastic input during carpet sessions. You always confidently join in discussions and participate in great talk to your partner. Well done!

Parisa, for showing great dedication in completing extra Math homework. By doing this, you have developed great confidence in your work, specifically in Maths. Well done!

Chloe,  for being a great role model in class. You always complete all your pupil jobs well and independently and follow the class rules.   Keep up the great work!

The Star Writer awards go to:

We have also awarded children for their efforts in their learning, their pupil jobs and reaching the high expectations set in Broadford Primary school. 

Scarlet, for your amazing description of your own Egg Box Dragon. I love your name Diamond Rain Dragon and how your Dragon is kind and loving. I can't wait to see what you create!

Melody, for writing a fantastic description of the egg box dragon that you have designed. You have included the description of some fantastic features that your dragon has which amazed all the adults in Year 2. I cannot wait to see your completed egg box dragon. 

Haileigh, for producing a wonderful piece of writing in Literacy this week. You have a wonderful imagination and chose some great ‘upleveled’ adjectives. 

We have also awarded children for their efforts in their learning, their pupil jobs and reaching the high expectations set in Broadford Primary school. 

The resilience award this week goes to: 

These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks. 

Carina, Riley, Ksenija 

The resourcefulness award this week goes to: 

These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources. 

Denis, Edward, Oluwatoni

Finally, well done to the children below for achieving their tracker certificates. 

A huge well done Yr 2!

Year 1 Lost/Missing Property

 

As you can imagine, we have 30 blue jumpers, unnamed bags and lots of grey and black coats in each class. We kindly ask that all of your children's clothing, bags, PE kit bags, pack lunch boxes and shoes are labelled as this makes reuniting them with their owners much easier. We will remind children to place their clothes either on their peg or in their trays but it would be great if parents and carers can also remind their children too. 

If your child has accidentally brought someone else’s property home please return to class teacher and we can reunite the items.

I would also like to inform you that we do have a lost property box and you can contact the school office to check to see if any items have been returned. 

Thank you for your understanding and support. 

Best wishes

The Year One Team

Please email us at year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk if you have any queries. 

Year 1 Walk to Class Independently

Just a reminder that from Year 1 onwards children should arrive at class independently. Children can enter the building using the gates on Faringdon Avenue and walk to class.

Any messages can be given to staff members on the school gates or  the office can be contacted on 01708 342880. 

Alternatively please email us at year1@broadford.havering.sch.uk

(Please note any urgent messages to please be given to staff on the gates or contact the office).

We are so proud of how quickly Year 1 have settled into their new routines and classes. We look forward to seeing you all at the end of the school day at collection time.

Year 2 Learning - Week 4

We have been very busy in Year 2 this week, here are some of the highlights of our week! 

Literacy

This week in literacy our grammar focus was verbs and adverbs. We looked closely at the features of instructions. The children then wrote their own set of instructions of ‘how to make a delicious jam sandwich’. Next week, we will have a go at following our instructions to make the perfect jam sandwich.

Harry- "I cant wait to make the real sandwich"

Fire- "Next add the butter"

Maths

This week in Maths the children have been comparing and ordering numbers using the inequality signs. We have been mastering greater than, less than and equal too. The children also challenged themselves by adding numbers to see if they were greater than, less than or equal too another number. We saw some great reasoning skills!

Zariyah- "That one is greater"

Elsie- "That means equal too"

Science

In science, we have continued to look at materials and their properties. This week, we tested the hypothesis 'Hard materials cannot absorb water'. The children put this to the test by closely observing a brick, plastic cup and piece of wood to see if they were absorbent.

PSHE

This week we furthered our knowledge to the Zones of Regulation. The Zones of Regulation is an original framework and curriculum that develops awareness of feelings, energy and alertness levels while exploring a variety of tools and strategies for regulation, prosocial skills, self-care, and overall wellness. This curriculum provides us an easy way to think and talk about how we feel on the inside and sort these feelings into four colored Zones, all of which are expected in life. We created our own Toolboxes to help with emotions felt in each zone. We also had a go at showing the emotions.

Lucas- "Here is my angry face"

Robyn- "Patting my cat helps me to calm myself"

George- "I'm doing a silly face"