We are researchers

This week the children have started their research to help them to create their own information texts about animals and habitats. They will need to use many different features as they can to make their information texts interesting and easy to use.

Edmodo
The children need to login to Edmodo to find useful texts and websites to help them research. This provides them with a safe platform in which to research online. Edmodo is also a place where children can create and reply to posts, share pictures and information. It is a safe first social network as only the teachers and children in Year 2 can view them. We have asked the children to add a comment to a post from Ms Sherlock so please allow the children to access Edmodo at home if possible.

In Maths we have been busy comparing, estimating and measuring. 2JS have been measuring weight, 2KG have been measuring length whilst 2CC have been measuring capacity.

2JS comparing, estimating and measuring weight.

D.E.A.R

On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day by 'Dropping Everything And Reading'. In Year 2 we are now reading chapter books with the whole class. This means that the children have to focus on listening rather than rely on pictures.

A Big WELL DONE to this weeks Stars of the Week

Also CONGRATULATIONS to our Year 2 Swimmers who represented our school at the Swim meet in Singapore before the holidays. Here they are after receiving their medals in assembly.

Dates for your diary

Friday 20th March - International Day. Children should wear National clothes or in the colours of       their flag.

Tuesday 31st March - KS1 Swim Gala

Monday, 30th March, Tuesday 1st April, Wednesday 2nd April - Parent, Teacher Meetings.

Friday 3rd April - Last day of Term 2. Term Break begins. School finishes at 13:00.

Monday 20th April - Term 3 begins. NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DURING FIRST WEEK.

We are researchers

Firstly the children should be congratulated on making an amazing start to their homework.  We have seen some interesting and creative ways to tackle the tasks.  The children are extremely proud and have been communicating their ideas and have enjoyed sharing their work in front of the class.  We hope that the other children now have some ideas for how they would like to present their ideas. Keep going Year 2!

 Armed with their notebooks the children have started their research into Living Things, working in small teams based on the area they have chosen. Over the next few weeks they will be encouraged to think about how they will find the answers to their questions and record these in notes. Later they will think about how they will show what they have found out.

Mr Carey, Ms Griffiths and Ms Sherlock are researching 'Humans' alongside the children and are trying to find out how humans grow and  how we breathe, amongst other things. The children helped out with some suggestions such as....

'We grow when we hiccup',  ' We grow on our birthday' and ' Children grow taller but adults grow wider!'.

Thanks for these ideas. We are going to find out if these are true. It's Tegan's birthday soon so we will be measuring her before, during and after her birthday. Also watch out anyone with hiccups-we will measure you! We believe the third idea may be true and the teachers may be proof of this!

The children will be researching using books, the internet, observing and asking questions. When using the internet to research we will be finding appropriate websites for the children to use. We do not advise children using search engines on their own as content should be carefully checked. We will be adding appropriate information texts and images to "Edmodo' for children to use.

The children will all be bringing home an edmodo login card. This will be attached to their Reading Diaries. We will be logging in and using edmodo at school to help research and they can also do this at home. As well as research there are games for children to practice skills.

Here is a video showing you how to use edmodo.

http://youtu.be/jCk1bOunPxg

Thank you for all the beautiful flowers given today for 'Wai Kru' day.  We hope the children enjoyed their assembly and well done to those who performed the terrific Thai dance.

On Tuesday 7th October the children will be taking part in the cross country at school. All children will need a colour team shirt for this event- these are available from the school shop. Check your class noticeboard or ask your child which colour team they are in.