Team Amin-McCurry (Yr2)

Today, we recapped recognising O’clock and half past, as well as making them on our clocks. We discussed the minute and hour hand, as well as continued counting in our 5’s around the clock. We learnt that ‘quarter past’ means 15 minutes past the O’clock, with the minute hand on 3 and the hour hand past the O'clock number. We reminded ourselves of our fraction’s knowledge, dividing a circle into four equal parts and identifying a quarter. Then, we moved on to ‘quarter to’ and learnt that when the minute hand is on the 9 it means 15 minutes to the next O’clock. This was slightly tricker because you have to say ‘quarter to’ the next number, not past! We practised on our clocks making O’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to

Please find attached the spellings for this week. They will be given out on Friday and the children will be tested on these the following Friday. These are all the common exception words taken from the year 2 curriculum. 

As part of our study of fashion over time, we compared clothes from the past and present. We noticed the similarities and differences between what we wear in the 2020's and what people wore in the 1940's. We discussed how materials have changed with the invention of different machines and technology.

On Friday, we explored how to find the whole using our knowledge of fractions and bar models. Though it was tricky at first, we showcased our resilience and broke down each question using visual aids and a step-by-step method and found it fun in the end! Maybe we could show you how to answer questions like this at home too!

Year 2 went on an exciting material hunt today around RAPS, giving us a chance to recall our learning about different materials from Year 1! We searched for everyday objects made from materials such as wood, plastic, metal, paper, fabric, and glass, and some of us even verbally classified the materials based on their properties! After recording our findings with our partners, Year 2 discussed why certain materials may be used over others for specific objects. The hunt was such fun! Ask us all about it!

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