I hope you are all well. As you may have heard, I was absent from school for a few days this week due to a bad chest infection so this is just a short update. I made it back for the field trip and we had a lovely time at the Strawberry Farm. Thank you to Ms Tanisha and Mr Green for covering the class for me.
Yesterday, we enjoyed baking cookies, making jam and picking strawberries. It was a great experience and everyone seemed to have a good time. The indoor playground was also a huge hit – I bet they all slept well last night!
Please enjoy some photos from Nari Farm!
Please remember there will be no school on Monday the 2nd March due to the public holiday. On Tuesday, we have a new student (James) starting in Year 1! We can’t wait to welcome him to our class.
I hope you all had a lovely break over Lunar New Year.
It has been a short week but lots of learning has been happening in Year 1/2.
We started our new IPC unit, “From A to B” and had fun exploring how we can move around. We worked as a team and tried to complete some challenges in the Hall to move from A to B.
In Literacy, we started our new Story Book Major Glad, Major Dizzy and the children thoroughly enjoyed exploring toys from the past. Today, we loved showing our friends our toys we brought in and will use them next week for our writing task.
In Maths, we started to learn our 5 times tables and dividing by 5. The homework is related to this and it would be great to practise at home too 🙂 We enjoyed some active learning in Maths today and yesterday and the children seemed to really enjoy the movement!
Just a reminder that the field trip fee of 25,000 won should be brought to school. If you haven’t already paid, please send it by Monday 23rd February.
The field trip will take place next week, Thursday 26th. We will leave school at 9:15 and return at 3:15pm.
What do we need?
A packed lunch – it should be something that does not need to be microwaved
Uniform should be worn (hoodie or t-shirt)
Water bottle
Comfortable clothing and trainers
Jacket
Socks must be worn for the indoor play area
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I hope you all have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing everyone again on Monday!
It is Friday and we have a lovely long break ahead of us! I hope you all have a wonderful time with your family this Seollnal.
Let’s take a look at what we have been up to this week!
In Maths, we have been working on doubling and halving, odd and even numbers, the 10 times-table, and dividing by 10. The children have been using manipulatives and tuff trays to support active, hands-on learning, which has helped build their confidence and understanding of these concepts.
In IPC, we explored different types of sounds. We visited the music room, looked at a sound scale, and investigated how noisy different objects and instruments can be. It was certainly a very noisy week -but lots of fun!
In Literacy, we have come to the end of our unit and the children completed their writing assessment yesterday. I will mark these over the holiday and return them to students next week. After the Lunar New Year break, we will begin an exciting new book, Major Glad, Major Dizzy.
Field Trip Update: The field trip has been rescheduled to Thursday 26th February due to the school’s Open Day on the 24th. Thank you all for completing the form so promptly, and I hope this change does not cause any inconvenience.
I hope you all have a wonderful, restful break, and I look forward to seeing everyone next Thursday!
In Maths, we have been learning to use arrays, make equal groups through grouping and sharing, practise the 2 times-table, and divide by 2. The children are beginning their first times table and learning how division works, so it can feel a little tricky at first. We will continue to practise these skills next week to help build their confidence and understanding.
In Literacy, we had so much fun creating creatures using recycled materials, and they worked amazingly as inspiration for the children’s writing. The students described their characters in great detail and showed wonderful creativity. We also learned the rules for forming the past tense (adding -ed, dropping the y and adding -ied, and just adding -d). The children then wrote imaginative diary entries about their journey on the Dragon Machine. Our current focus is using past tense correctly and including exclamation marks to make writing more engaging.
In IPC, we have continued our Look and Listen unit. The children have had great fun listening for sounds around the school, making vibrations, exploring instruments, and comparing outdoor and indoor sounds. We also briefly learned how hearing works: sound travels as vibrations through the air into our ears, causing the eardrum to vibrate. These vibrations are then sent as signals to the brain, allowing us to hear and identify different sounds.
Field Trip
We will be going on a field trip on 24th February to a strawberry farm and park. The details are included in the form that was sent home, please complete the permission slip to allow your child to attend.
Kites have been sent home for children to decorate and colour for our Lunar New Year event. Please return to school by Wednesday the 11th, along with the pens that I let the children borrow. 🙂 We will use them to display at the Seolnal event.
I look forward to meeting some of you next week for Parent-Teacher Conferences. Have a great weekend!
I hope you had a great week. This week has flown in. You know what they say “Time flies when you’re having fun!” Let’s take a look at our learning from this week.
Maths
In Maths, we began our new unit Multiplication and Division. This is often quite a tricky concept for students, but I’ve been really impressed with how well they have been tackling their learning this week.
Year 2 Objectives Spr.2.1 Recognise equal groups Spr.2.2 Make equal groups Spr.2.3 Add equal groups Spr.2.4 Introduce the multiplication symbol Spr.2.5 Write multiplication sentences
We have used a lot of manipulatives on the tuff trays to really ensure the children grasp the concept of grouping before tackling multiplication. They had fun drawing, creating and building!
Literacy
In Literacy, we had lots of fun writing about ‘Where Dragons Live’. The students created brochures about how to take care of dragons, using commands, exclamation marks, and question marks. We tea-stained our paper (which was so much fun!) and then rewrote our work beautifully for our class dragon display. The students’ writing is coming on so well, and great progress is being made.
IPC
In IPC, we started our new unit Look and Listen, learning all about sound and light. We explored lots of different sounds using music, instruments, everyday objects, our body parts, and some very fun (and very noisy!) birthday blowers – the children absolutely loved them! Next week, we will be learning more about how we hear and will be exploring the sounds around us. The students also made beautiful posters comparing night and day, which turned out lovely.
Parent–Teacher Conferences
Parent–teacher conferences will take place on Monday and Tuesday, 9th and 10th February. If you haven’t made an appointment yet, please use the form to do so. Report cards have also been sent home in your child’s bag. I hope you enjoy reading about your child’s progress.
In PSHE, and throughout our daily classroom routines, we are focusing on developing strong teamwork skills, maintaining a positive attitude, and helping others. As a class, we have set a goal to be respectful, and we have been breaking down what this looks like in practice. The children have been using this idea along our class “pathway,” reflecting on their choices and behaviour in a thoughtful way.
Next week, we will continue this work by exploring the obstacles we sometimes face and explicitly discussing strategies for how we can overcome them. This is an important part of developing the students’ social and emotional skills, and it has been lovely to see their growing awareness and maturity.
Have a great weekend, everyone! I hope you all have something nice planned 😊
I hope you have had a lovely week. It has been another busy and exciting one in our classroom, full of learning, creativity, and a few mischievous dragons!
Maths
This week in Maths, we continued our work on Money, focusing on the following objectives:
Spr.1.8 – Make a pound
Spr.1.9 – Find change
Spr.1.10 – Solve two-step problems
The children also completed a review in preparation for assessment, and today they sat their Money Assessment. Test results and the unit booklet have been sent home today so you can see how well they have done. They should be very proud of their hard work!
Literacy
In Literacy, we have been learning about letter and diary writing.
We wrote a letter to Mr Green, explaining all about the dragons that invaded our classroom.
During Digital Literacy, the children emailed their letters to Mr Green and were thrilled to receive replies! Mr Green reassured them that everything was under control and that the dragons would cause no more havoc. It was absolutely wonderful to see how excited the children were while checking their emails.
We also wrote a diary entry about the naughty dragons from our storybook, focusing on using exclamation marks to show excitement, annoyance, surprise, and fear.
Next week, we will begin working on a leaflet titled “How to Take Care of Your Dragon.”
IPC – “Freeze It” ❄️
We are coming to the end of our IPC unit “Freeze It”, and the children have had so much fun throughout. They have:
Made delicious ice lollies
Designed and created ice boxes
Worked collaboratively in groups to explore and solve problems
It has been fantastic to see their teamwork, creativity, and enthusiasm.
Parent–Teacher Conferences
Parent–Teacher Conferences will be taking place in Week 6, beginning Monday 9th February. Please use the provided form to make an appointment. If the available times do not suit you, feel free to email me directly and we can arrange a more suitable time. I look forward to meeting you all and discussing your child’s progress.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support. Please enjoy some lovely photos from our week below. Have a wonderful weekend!
I hope you have all had a lovely week and are keeping well. It has been another very busy and productive week in Year 1/2, with lots of exciting learning taking place.
Mathematics
In Maths, we have continued our learning about money. The children have been choosing notes and coins, making the same amounts, comparing different amounts of money and beginning to calculate with money. We explored this through practical, hands-on activities such as tuff trays, using toy money and creating a toy shop. The children loved working out how much change Mrs Sim should get – even if I did end up giving £28 change from 50p by mistake! 😂 We will continue to practise calculations with money next week to build confidence and accuracy.
Maths Learning Objectives
Objective Code
Learning Objective
Spr.1.4
Choose the correct notes and coins to make given amounts
Spr.1.5
Make the same amount using different combinations of coins
Spr.1.6
Compare different amounts of money
Spr.1.7
Begin to calculate with money, including finding change
Literacy
In Literacy, we have been working with our class texts The Dragon Machine and The Dragon Sitter. The children designed a large dragon template where they wrote adjectives about the dragon’s personality inside the dragon and described its appearance and the havoc it causes on the outside. They then used this plan to write their own dragon descriptions, and they did a fantastic job using exciting vocabulary and full sentences.
IPC – Science
IPC has been a very fun-filled week of learning with lots of exciting hands-on investigations. We explored how to stop ice from melting by testing different materials such as bubble wrap, foil, newspaper and fabric. The children worked in groups to plan a fair test, wrapped ice cubes, measured the melted water every five minutes and compared results. They learned that materials like microfibre and bubble wrap work best because they trap air and act asinsulators, helping to keep things cold. The children enjoyed sharing results, sorting materials and discussing why some worked better than others.
IPC – Food & Ice Investigation
We also explored how ice can be useful and discovered how it can be turned into somethinghealthy to eat.The children learned that food gives us energy and discussed what makes a healthy diet. We talked about where sweetness and vitamins come from and decided thatfruit was the best choice. The children loved tasting ice lollies, guessing flavours and then creating their own fruit-based ice treats. This was a fantastic way to explore solids and liquids, changes in materials and healthy eating and the children absolutely loved all the hands-on learning!
It has been a pleasure to see the children so engaged and enthusiastic in their learning this week. Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to another fun-filled week ahead.
Welcome back and happy new year to you all! I hope 2026 is a year filled with happiness, love and great times for you all.
It has been so lovely seeing the children again this week. We have all been a little tired but excited to be back learning. We have had lots of exciting lessons this week. Let’s take a look at what we have been doing.
In Maths, we started our new unit ‘Money’ and the children have really enjoyed using our class toy money to help them make pounds and pence. It can be a little tricky for students at first but they have done so welll. We made little purses and I challenged them to put the correct amount of money in each one 🙂 I have sent home some toy money to help the Year 2 students with their homework. You can return it along with the homework next Friday 🙂 Thank you.
Year 2 Objectives from this week:
Spr.1.1 – Count money – pence
Spr.1.2 – Count money – pounds (notes and coins)
Spr.1.3 – Count money – pounds and pence
In Literacy, we started our new book “The Dragon Machine” and it was very exciting to find that a dragon had flown into the school building and left the children a dragon egg!
The students were very pleased to find a small dragon inside! We used it to recap the use of expanded noun phrases by describing the egg, dragon and nest on small post-its for our working wall. We called the dragon ‘Daisy’ and will be taking good care of her over the next month. The students had a little pre-writing task so that I could check where they are currently and what we need to focus on this term. We wrote stories about dragons using some pictures as prompts.
Throughout the story, we will be working on the following:
Write sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command
• Use subordination (apply because, introduce when)
• Use present and past tenses correctly and consistently (some progressive)
• Use punctuation correctly – exclamation marks, question marks
• Use phrases from story language
• Create and describe characters
• Create and describe settings
• Use past tense consistently and correctly
• Write in 3rd person
• Sequence of events with beginning, middle and end
IPC
In IPC, we had THE best time. We started our Freeze It topic and explored the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. We carried out an experiment to investigate how long it takes for water to turn into ice and then back into water again. We recorded the temperatures at five-minute intervals and carefully observed the changes taking place. We also had lots of fun exploring the texture and appearance of the ice cubes using our senses, and we must admit, a few may have been taste-tested too! 😉
It was Rafay’s birthday today! Happy Birthday to Rafay! Thank you to his mummy for sending lovely gift bags for the children. They have been sent home today in their bags. Sofija’s mummy also sent some pancakes for us to share and we enjoyed them along with Rafay’s brownie cake!
I hope you all have a lovely weekend! How cute is this picture?!
As we come to the end of a wonderful term, I wanted to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you for all your support. The children have worked so hard, and it has been lovely to see their confidence, curiosity and teamwork grow over the past few months.
I am so proud of everything they have achieved, both big and small. Their energy and enthusiasm have made our classroom bright and joyful every single day.
As we head into the holiday break, I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful, happy New Year. I hope you all enjoy a well-deserved rest and special time together.
I look forward to welcoming the children back in the new term, refreshed and ready for more learning adventures. See you on January 5th!
Happy Friday to you all! I hope you are all staying warm in this cold weather.
We have been busy practising for the Winter Show this week and really excited to show you our moves next Wednesday. The Winter Show will begin at 2pm on Wednesday 10th December in the school Hall. I am looking forward to seeing you all there. Our Students Pebbles, bookmarks and keyrings will be on sale before the show.
In Literacy, we have finished our unit “The Owl who was afraid of the dark” and sat the end of unit writing assessment this week. I am going to be marking them over the weekend and will send them home on Monday with your child. We are going to be doing some Winter Crafts and connection activities next week before we finish up on Friday 12th December.
In IPC, we had so much fun exploring myths and legends. It was a special one for me as we looked at the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland. The students had great fun researching and finding out about the big monster that many have claimed to see! I told the students that I would love to take them to Scotland for a field trip but they weren’t keen on meeting the monster – haha!
We are coming to the end of our last unit, ‘Shape’ in Maths and it has been fun making shapes, identifying vertices and edges. Next week, we will sit our end of unit assessment and I am confident they will all do well.
The Children have been given our song lyrics as part of their homework and I would love for them to sing it all weekend so that they are confident for the show on Wednesday! Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree
Have a wonderful weekend and see you all next week.
