Diwali Poster Competition

Diwali will be celebrated around the world on Thursday 19th October. As part of our drive
to celebrate the cultures and traditions of our school community we will be organizing gifts
for our staff who celebrate. Members of our POW group will be setting up a Diwali area in
school on Thursday and have asked that we encourage students to participate in the
preparations.

We would like students of any faith or nationality who wish to participate in this
competition to design an A4 size poster about Diwali. The deadline for submission is
Monday 16th October. Please ask your child to hand the poster to their teacher on or
before Monday. There will be a prize for the best poster from each year group 1-6!

There will be similar competitions to celebrate the other cultures of our school community
through out the year.

To those celebrating, Happy Diwali in advance!

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 Our Learning Journey in Year 2
This weeks Learning in class from 8th to 12th of October 2017
Students has learnt about:

English- create a new setting of the story-A Kiss from a Princess using
adjectives

Maths- revise number bonds to 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoXh5YI-Hn4
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b8p90YXt-Q
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D2_306Lv1U
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxJaCd3ePw
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2zVDrGHoc

Science- investigate a pond habitat.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8EMn_21T4o

Humanities- describe the climatic conditions in the U.A.E.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l64YwNl1wr0
 https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/#

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 Our Learning Journey in Year 2
Our future Learning in class from 15th to 19th of October 2017
Students will be learning to:

English- recognise the elements in a story The Camel That Got Away
(See attached pdf file of the story)

Maths- Add 1-digit to 2-digit numbers and add to next multiple of 10, by
counting on
 http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fruitshoot/fruitshoot_additi
on.htm

Science- understand ways to care for the environment

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ObvXZDQNs
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USo_vH1Jz7E

Humanities- identify common desert animals

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE7W_sMXiFk

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 Year 2 Calendar

16th October, Monday - The Wonderful World of

Oz, a musical for 4-11 year-olds will be brought
to life in our schools auditorium! It is an
adaptation from the famous Oz tales by L Frank
Baum

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 Year 2 Announcements

Math Whizz and My On log in details were stuck
on the first page of your childs Math notebook.

Kindly encourage your child to do the online
assessment as this help us set learning targets
for your child.

If your child has not received his/her login
details, please send a mail to the class teacher.
 For Math Whizz please see attached file for guidelines
on how to access the online tutorial resource.
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 Year 2 Announcements

Please continue to ensure that our
students are wearing their correct
school uniform and plain black shoes
everyday

Thank you for your continued support

Year 2 Teachers and Staff

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 Home Learning
 Math

Please complete Abacus Workbook 1 pages
16, 18, 19 and Work book 2 pages 12 -13
 Submit completed task not later than
Monday, 16th October 2017

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 Spelling List Term 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

oa nk ck ow tch
1 road bank back allow catch
2 toad blank pack brown hatch
3 loaf plank rack clown latch
4 cloak tank sack crown match
5 boat sank kick down patch
6 float blink lick drown watch
7 goat drink pick crowd sketch
8 throat ink neck tower stretch
9 coach pink track towel switch
10 roast sink clock flower hutch
11 very more with next some
12 want made that must once

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 Useful Websites
These websites contain links to a huge range of interactive resources, which are grouped by the area they
relate to (addition, subtraction, shape, Science, English).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/ - English Maths and Science National Curriculum activities
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1numeracy.html - Interactive activities covering a range of
mathematical skills
www.nrich.maths.org.uk A website aimed at extending more able mathematicians with
puzzles, problems and investigations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/index.shtml - Spelling games
http://www.arcademics.com/ - Literacy and maths games
http://www.kidsspell.com/ - Create your own spelling lists & games
https://www.funbrain.com/spell/ - Maths, reading and spelling games
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ - Science National Curriculum activities
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=62 - Science National Curriculum activities
While we have made every effort to ensure that these websites are relevant and appropriate, we would strongly advise
that children are supervised at all times when accessing the internet. Should you have any problems with the sites listed
or find a new site that could be added to the list, feel free to inform us.