Bidborough Church of England Primary School

Bidborough C of E Primary School

 

 

Class 2

Welcome to Class 2!

Teaching Staff

Teacher -Mr Johnson 

Teaching Assistants - Mrs Rutherford, Mrs Trigg

Meet the Teacher

Meet the Teacher (Year 2)

Math Calculations in Year 2

100 Books to read in KS1

Weekly update: Friday 25th April 2025

Year 2 have had a wonderful short week - here's what we've been up to: 

  • In Maths, we have began our new topic: Mass, Capacity and Temperature. This week, we have learnt about mass and what it means; measured objects using grams and measured objects using kilograms. We have used our knowledge of the world to find the most suitable measurement for each object. Next weeks learning: four operations with Mass, Compare volume and capacity, Measure in millilitres, measure in litres, four operations with volume.
  • In English, we have began our term learning a bit about Kibaigwa. We learnt about some of the differences between living in Tunbridge Wells compared with Kibaigwa and have written a letter that we our going to send to our link school in Tanzania - telling them all about us, our school and our hobbies.
  • In PE, we started our new sport for this term - Athletics. Year 2 worked hard on body shape and the more technical components of running, jogging, marching and walking. 
  • In RE, we spent the day celebrating Easter. We made various Easter crafts throughout the day (a special thank you to Bonny, Bella, Lauren and Phoenix in Year 5 for helping Year 2) and then ended the day with an Easter service at the church. 
  • We also had our treat day on Wednesday for filling our marble jar. Year 2 made chocolate cornflake cakes and decorated biscuits in the morning, followed by eating some of our creations and watching a film in the afternoon. Some Year 2's also took part in craft activities during the film. 
  • We ended the week with an assessment in Maths where year 2 showed all their amazing learning from the spring term. 

* HANDWRITING HOMEWORK: This week's handwriting homework is focusing on our learning for next week: Expanded noun phrases and adjectives. 

  • The friendly, smiling girl walked through the quiet street.

  • We wrote a vivid, exciting letter to our new, faraway friends in Kibaigwa.

  • At our bright, busy school, we play games on the big MUGA.

 

** Your child will also be coming home with  a login to our new Maths resource 'Numbots' , so please ask your children to have a go over the weekend. 

 

*** Your child will also be coming home with the summer term reading menu today, so watch out for that. 

Have a sunny weekend, 

Mr Johnson, Mrs Rutherford, Mrs Trigg and Mr Pain

Next week's phonics sound is.... 

/f/
 
fail
fluff
laugh
phone
morph
float
gift
quiff
tough
graph
bluff
trough
drift
draught
Jeff
proof
cough
cliff

Home Learning 

Topic home learning.

Maths:

  • From this term, we will no longer be using Mathletics. We are moving over to use 1MinuteMaths instead. The children will be coming home on Friday with more information and (hopefully) the knowledge of how to use the app - it's very simple.

English:

SOME OTHER HOME LEARNING IDEAS:

  • Create a Comparison Collage
    Draw or cut out pictures that show differences between Southborough and Bidborough (houses, parks, roads, nature). Label them with words like bigger, quieter, older, hillier.

  • Kitchen Capacity Challenge
    Find three different containers. With help from an adult, estimate and then measure how much water (or rice!) each one holds. Which one holds the most?

  • Mass Hunt at Home
    Use kitchen scales to weigh three items from around your house. Put them in order from lightest to heaviest and draw them with their weights.

  • Weather Watcher
    Make a daily temperature chart. Draw a sun, cloud or raindrop each day and write down the temperature. After a week, talk about the hottest and coldest day.

  • Plant a Seed & Journal It
    Plant a bean or sunflower seed and keep a little diary. Draw pictures of how it changes and describe what you do to look after it.

  • Make a Healthy Snack
    Choose a healthy snack like fruit kebabs or veggie wraps. Write a mini recipe using bossy (imperative) verbs: cut, mix, place, eat!

  • Local Walk Bingo
    Create a bingo card with things you might see in Southborough or Bidborough (bus stop, flowerbed, post box, old house). Tick them off as you walk with an adult!

  • Being My Best Poster
    Design a poster showing all the ways you look after your body and brain—eating well, sleeping, moving, being kind, trying your best!