What have you learnt about our topic 'The Circus'?

Today, we learnt all about the history of the Circus. We learnt amazing facts and made similarities and differences between Circuses from the past and Circuses we see today.

Let's see how much you know about the Circus. Can you answer the questions below?

Remember capital letters at the beginning of sentences, spaces between words, marks at the end of sentences and making sure your sentences makes sense :-)

When did the Circus first begin?
What does the word 'Circus' mean?
Who was involved in Circus performances in the past?
How has the location of Circuses changed through time?
What are Circuses like now?

Have a super weekend :-)

We had an amazing day at Winter Wonderland!

What an amazing day we had at Winter Wonderland today! We saw so many things along the way.

In two weeks time we are going to be writing a poem based on the book 'You see a Circus'.

What did you see at the Circus?

What happens to objects when they are pushed, pulled and/or twisted?

In our Science lesson today, we have been investigating what happens to objects when they are pushed, pulled or twisted.

Can you choose 5 objects at home and with an adult observe what happens to the object when a force is exerted onto it?

Does it:-
A) Move
B) Not move
C) Stop moving
D) Change shape

I look forward to hearing what you found out on Monday. Have a great weekend :-)

Reading out loud

We have been learning about what makes good reading out loud. Reading out loud is so much fun, and it helps us to become better readers.

Take a look at our first try...



What is good about the reading? What could be improved? What makes good reading out loud?

How well can you give and follow instructions?

This week in Numeracy, we have been giving and following instructions using key language.

How well can you give and follow instructions? Have a practise at home :-)

How many words have you spelt so far on Spellathon?

This term, Woodmansterne are taking part in an exciting new project called Spellathon. This is a fun and interactive learning tool to help you all practise your spellings using your memory strategies and is also a way for us to raise money for the charity Mencap.

All of you have been set a target word count of 100, which some of you have already exceeded.

Keep up the super work Year 2 and KEEP SPELLING:-) Thank you for all your kind donations on the JustGiving page so far Parents and Carers.


http://www.spellathon.net/

We had a FANTASTIC circus day!

What an amazing day we had celebrating our new topic, the CIRCUS!

Take a look at some of the things we got up to!

What was YOUR favourite part of our role play day?

Sorry! I can't turn these round!



 

What's your special talent?

The Circus is all about enjoying and celebrating people's special talents. What's your special talent?

Are you good at singing, or dancing, or telling jokes? Perhaps you can do amazing forward roles or count to ten in a different language? Can you play an instrument or show off a fantastic sporting skill?

Whatever your talent is, we would like you to practise it and show us over the term. We can't wait to see them!

NEW DATE FOR CIRCUS ROLE PLAY DAY!

Our Circus role play day will now be on WEDNESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER, so we have more time to work on our costumes!

Make sure you come to school wearing your outfit!