Flying Saucers

We had a great time at the Early Rider festival in Clowne. After the excitement of catching the number 77 bus, we were able to practice our cycling skills on balance bikes, label bike parts and develop other skills related to cycling such as balance.

Today we have been looking at problem solving and teamwork. We had to read clues carefully and then decide upon the order to place the drinks in. 

Welcome back! We hope you have had a lovely holiday. This half term we continue with our topic of the ‘Seaside’. As many of you like to know what we are learning about at school so that you can help your child, we are sending home a topic web for your information. It really is beneficial to the children if you can support and reinforce their learning at home. If your child has any books or artefacts that support our topic and they would like to bring them into school, then that would be wonderful.

 Reading & Spelling

Reading & spelling is a crucial part of children’s learning at this age and your child should be reading for at least 10 minutes a day at home. Thank you to all of you that are reading regularly at home. Whilst we endeavour to hear children read as often as possible, if your child has not had chance to change their book, then please feel free to remind your child to do so before or after school. Spellings are given out every Friday ready for a test the following Friday. Again, please try to support your child in learning these as it impacts on their reading & writing attainment.

Please make sure your child has their reading book and reading record diary in school daily. Our red, school reading folders are much easier to accommodate in the classroom than large rucksacks so where possible please encourage your child to bring one of these if they have one.

 Science

Each half term your child will be working on specific science targets that go with their current unit of work. Our science targets this half term are:

Homework

Homework will always be set on a Friday and must be returned by the following Wednesday. Homework should be completed in pencil and should be of an acceptable standard.

 Homework Timetable: 

 Occasionally some children may bring home some extra work from the homework outlined above. This may be because they are working in an intervention group and need some extra practice at something or it may simply be that your child needs a little extra work on something they have not understood.

Passport statements

This half term we will be working on:

• Look after my own equipment
• Challenging gender stereotypes

Further information:

Our P.E lessons will continue to be on Tuesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon. Please can you ensure your child has their P.E kit in school on these days as we have limited spare kit? Please send PE kits in a drawstring bag where possible, as large rucksacks are very difficult to store in the limited space in our cloakrooms. Children should also not be wearing any jewellery on PE days. If your child is not able to take their earrings out you must send them to school with earrings taped up on these days or children should have their own tape with them that they can put on themselves.

 I hope you have found this letter informative. If you have any questions about any of the above or any other queries please do not hesitate in coming and speaking to us.

 Thank you

 Mrs Webster and Miss Edwards

 Y2 Class Teachers

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Summer 1 Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back! We hope you have had a lovely Easter holiday. This half term our main topic is ‘Seaside’. As many of you like to know what we are learning about at school so that you can help your child, we are sending home a topic web for your information. It really is beneficial to the children if you can support and reinforce their learning at home. If your child has any books or artefacts that support our topic and they would like to bring them into school, then that would be wonderful.

Reading & Spelling

Reading & spelling is a crucial part of children’s learning at this age and your child should be reading for at least 10 minutes a day at home. Thank you to all of you that are reading regularly at home. Whilst we endeavour to hear children read as often as possible, if your child has not had chance to change their book, then please feel free to remind your child to do so before or after school. Spellings are given out every Friday ready for a test the following Friday. Again, please try to support your child in learning these as it impacts on their reading & writing attainment.

Please make sure your child has their reading book and reading record diary in school daily. Our red, school reading folders are much easier to accommodate in the classroom than large rucksacks so where possible please encourage your child to bring one of these if they have one.

Spellings this term are as follows:

Science

Each half term your child will be working on specific science targets that go with their current unit of work. Our science targets this half term are:

Homework

Homework will always be set on a Friday and must be returned by the following Wednesday. Homework should be completed in pencil and should be of an acceptable standard.

This half term we are sending home some sample SATs questions for your to look at with your child.

Homework Timetable

Occasionally some children may bring home some extra work from the homework outlined above. This may be because they are working in an intervention group and need some extra practice at something or it may simply be that your child needs a little extra work on something they have not understood.

Passport statements

This half term we will be working on:

• Persevering when things get difficult
• Respect the older generations
• Challenge gender stereotypes e.g. stick up for boys/girls who may like different things to other girls and boys. 

Further information:

Our P.E lessons will continue to be on Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon. Please can you ensure your child has their P.E kit in school on these days as we have limited spare kit? Please send PE kits in a drawstring bag where possible, as large rucksacks are very difficult to store in the limited space in our cloakrooms. Children should also not be wearing any jewellery on PE days. If your child is not able to take their earrings out, you must send them to school with earrings taped up on these days, or children should have their own tape with them that they can put on themselves.

I hope you have found this letter informative. If you have any questions about any of the above or any other queries, please do not hesitate in coming and speaking to us.

Thank you

Mrs Webster and Miss Edwards

Y2 Class Teachers

Flying Saucers!

Spring 2 Newsletter

 Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back! We hope you have had a lovely Half term break. This half term our main topic is ‘Castles’ and as part of this we have organised a trip to Conisbrough Castle. As many of you like to know what we are learning about at school so that you can help your child, we are sending home a topic web for your information. It really is beneficial to the children if you can support and reinforce their learning at home. If your child has any books or artefacts that support our topic and they would like to bring them into school then that would be wonderful.

Reading & Spelling

Reading & spelling is a crucial part of children’s learning at this age and your child should be reading for at least 10 minutes a day at home. Thank you to all of you that are reading regularly at home. Whilst we endeavour to hear children read as often as possible, if your child has not had chance to change their book, then please feel free to do so during the morning job. Spellings are given out every Friday ready for a test the following Friday. Again, please try to support your child in learning these as it impacts on their reading & writing attainment.

Please make sure your child has their reading book and reading record diary in school daily. Our red, school book bags are much easier to accommodate in the classroom than large rucksacks so where possible please encourage your child to bring one of these if they have one.

Science

Each half term your child will be working on specific science targets that go with their current unit of work. Our science targets this half term are:

Homework

Homework will always be set on a Friday and must be returned by the following Wednesday. Homework should be completed in pencil and should be of an acceptable standard.

Homework some weeks will be set online. If your child doesn’t have internet access or you are unsure of your child’s login details please get in touch.

The paper based maths activity may be a page in your child’s own maths book or sometimes a worksheet. The paper based English activity will be something like a grammar exercise, punctuation activity or something linked to a genre like finding out facts ready to write a report.

Homework Timetable:

Occasionally some children may bring home some extra work from the homework outlined above. This may be because they are working in an intervention group and need some extra practice at something or it may simply be that your child needs a little extra work on something they have not understood.

Passport statements

This half term we will be working on:

• Persevering when things get difficult
• Organising games for younger children
•  Accepting consequences for my actions

Further information:

Our P.E lessons will continue to be on Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon. Please can you ensure your child has their P.E kit in school on these days as we have limited spare kit? Please send PE kits in a drawstring bag where possible, as large rucksacks are very difficult to store in the limited space in our cloakrooms. Children should also not be wearing any jewellery on PE days. If your child is not able to take their earrings out you must send them to school with earrings taped up on these days or children should have their own tape with them that they can put on themselves.

I hope you have found this letter informative. If you have any questions about any of the above or any other queries please do not hesitate in coming and speaking to us.

Thank you

Mrs Webster and Miss Edwards

Y2 Class Teachers

We discussed when we should ask permission and what we should ask permission to go on. We decided that it was OK to take selfies, watch TV and Netflix, take photos of things and places and listen to music without checking with parents first. However, we decided it was safer to ask permission and to let parents know if we were on a game with a chat facility and talking to people we don't know in real life and to let parents know if we were live streaming or creating videos to post online. We also discussed who to tell if we were worried online.

It was lovely to have some parents and grandparents in class too!

Remember if you are concerned about inappropriate behaviour online please report it using the CEOP button - this can be found on our homepage or by googling online.

Claire Edwards

Teacher

Barlborough Primary School

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 And here we are adding the finishing touches to our sketches...look at the amazing work we produced!

We have been exploring local habitats in search of things which are alive, have never been alive and were once alive. We recorded our observations by carefully drawing what we found. 

 We had a great (and exhausting) time at Heritage. We played table cricket, boccia, seated volleyball and took part in speed jumps, relays and javelin. The children were amazing and everyone had a go at everything. We hope you enjoy our pictures as much as we enjoyed our afternoon.

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