Week 7

Hi and welcome to Week 7!

Finally the countdown is over, our Assembly is this week! The children are very excited about presenting to the school community. We ask that each child please bring a plain coloured T-shirt to wear over the top of their uniform for the performance. Please don't buy anything special for this. If they have a coloured shirt but it has a logo they can wear it inside out.  A reminder that the assembly will commence at 2.25pm in Siena on Wednesday 29th May.

Next week, it is our turn to host class mass. Some children will be bringing home reading parts to practise. Our mass will be at 9am in the church on Wednesday 5th June. We were very impressed with how well the children read prayers at morning assembly last week and look forward to watching all the other 2 Green children have a turn at reading into a microphone at the assembly and mass.

This week in maths we are continuing our to practise single-digit addition and subtraction facts, as well as o'clock, half-past and quarter-past times. We will also be further exploring data representation and interpretation - collected data represented by tally marks, pictograms, and bar and column graphs.

In english our sound is long o as 'o-e'. We will also be focusing on describing words (adjectives) and adverbs and verbs. The children are also working towards to completion of their own fairytale (narrative).

A new homework grid came home today and is due back on Tuesday 11th June (Monday is the Queen's Birthday holiday). If the spelling word list is misplaced you can find the words on the 'Homework' page. There have been 3 new english activities and 6 new maths activities added to Studyladder.

Enjoy your week!

Regards,
Felicity & Melissa

Week 6

Hi!
It's hard to believe we are now half way through the term - where did the past 5 weeks go?

This week we are doing things a bit differently. We are not having maths or literacy rotations as we have lots to fit in. The children will be doing maths revision ahead of the maths exam on Thursday.
Our main focus for literacy is for the children to have finished writing their fairytale and also to have edited it and met with us to conference. We are also doing a short health, media and art unit focusing on bike safety. The children will be designing a PowerPoint and a comic strip for the assessment.
Amongst all this we will be busy preparing for our assembly next week! The celebrations for St. Bernardine's feast day on Wednesday will be a nice way for the children to enjoy a break from all the work. A reminder that this is a free dress day for a gold coin donation.

New spelling words went home today. The current grid is due next Monday. If the spelling list is misplaced, the words can be found on the Homework page. Some children will be bringing home reading parts for the assembly tomorrow. We will be practising these at home but ask that you please help them to practise at home as well.

Keep an eye out for your PTO username and pin. You will need this to sign in to book our Parent/Teacher interview. Bookings will be open from next Monday for 2 weeks. We recommend getting in early if you have a preferred time. This year, interviews will take place on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th June.

A reminder of some important upcoming dates.
This week - 2 Green is hosting morning assembly prayer
Next week - 2 Green's assembly - Wednesday 29th May, 2.25pm in Siena
2 Green's mass - Wednesday 5th June

Have a great week and keep warm!
Felicity & Melissa

Week 5

Hi and welcome to week 5. We hope all the mums enjoyed their day yesterday. The children certainly enjoyed reflecting on what their mums mean to them and making their little gifts. Has anyone made use of their voucher yet?

Homework was due today (Book 2) and most children have taken home Book 1 for this fortnight's homework grid. Some children still have Book 1 at home which makes it two weeks overdue. Look out for the project task - a 'Must Do'. The children brought the 'My Mixtures' sheet home today. You don't have to wait the fortnight to return them. If they are finished before then, the children can bring them back and begin sharing them with the class. This worksheet will help introduce and facilitate our Science unit.

This week in Maths, we are revising the work we have done so far this term in readiness for the maths exam next week. We are continuing our focus on addition and the strategies to assist with this. Ask the children to explain Rainbow facts, Doubles, Near doubles and Turn arounds. You could also ask them to explain how subtraction and addition are linked.

In English, our focus is on compound sentences and conjuctions. The sound this week is long i - 'igh' & 'y'.

A reminder of some upcoming dates:

Week 6 - 2 Green is leading morning prayer at the daily school morning assembly.
Week 7 - Wednesday 29th May - 2 Green's assembly - 2.20pm in Siena
Week 8 - Wednesday 5th June - 2 Green is hosting mass at 9.00am in the church

Regards,
Felicity & Melissa

Week 4

Hi All

Welcome to another week. 

New spelling words have been sent home today. They are also available on the 'Homework' page of the blog. The challenge words we have been including relate to current unit words. This week we have included three words relating to the teaching of time in maths. The children don't have to learn the challenge words but it is good to encourage them to have a go.
A reminder that the children should be reading nightly.

You have probably heard that 2 Green is now on Twitter. You can find us at @2Green2013. Our aim to link the Twitter feed to the Blog so you don't need to sign up to Twitter to see it. Please be patient with us as we get our heads around this new technology!!

This week in maths the new concept we will be exploring is the link between subtraction and addition. In literacy, we are exploring synonyms, adjectives and adverbs.

A reminder the current homework grid is due next Monday.
We hope all the mother's enjoy their special day on Sunday.

Have a great week,
Felicity & Melissa