Welcome to class 8 (year 2).  This term our topic is ‘Our Wonderful World of Colour’.  As part of our history topic we will be looking at how schools have changed and comparing them to how our school is today.  We will be investigating routes in and around the school, how different materials look and feel and finding out about colour and light.  The pupils will be exploring colour mixing and drawing themselves and some artefacts.  We will be asking you to contribute to our colour table by sending in some colour items for the children to explore.

 

Suggested ways in which you can support literacy and numeracy:

Your child will bring home a reading book and will be given a reading day. Please ensure you listen to child read their book during the week and please make a comment and a record of pages read in the record books.  Please remember to ask questions about the book to ensure your child understands what they are reading.

We will be working hard to improve handwriting in school.  Please encourage your child to practise writing as much as possible.

Numeracy - encourage your child to identify numbers, count on and back in 1s and 10s.  Order numbers to 100.  Practise simple addition and subtraction sums.  Talk about days of the week, months of the year and the seasons.  When you go shopping let them help you look for the correct coins. 

Other information:

P.E. will be on a Monday this term.  Pupils wear a plain white T-shirt, black plain shorts and plimsolls or bare feet as we will be working in the hall.

Show and tell sessions will take place on a Friday.  Each group will take turns each week.  Please ensure pupils only bring items in on their group’s day.

Wellies - some of you have already sent in wellies, if you have not please send them in as soon as possible.

If you have any expertise in any of our subjects or artefacts you think may help us in our studies please come and see us!

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me! Diolch yn fawr.

Mrs K. Jones and Mrs Porter.