Spellings:
This week we have been looking at the /ch/ sound spelt with alternative letter patterns 'ture' and 'tcher'
for example: picture, mixture, furniture, catcher, switcher, bewitcher.

Reading:
Please read daily with your adult and log it on Boom Reader.
You can read your 'Snow White and the Jazz Band' book, your banded book or a book from home. 
Snow White and the Jazz Band will be swapped on Monday so please ensure that it is in your child's book bag.

Maths:
Please practice Doodle Maths 45 minutes weekly - this can be in smaller chunks over a few days!
You can also practise your 2, 5 and 10x tables on Topmarks - Hit the Button Game 
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have had a full on week this week, especially with the heat!
The children enjoyed English this week where they used their imaginative ideas to plan and write the next part of the story where Egg Box Dragon is placed under the moonlight - we loved marking them and were very impressed with their writing.

In Maths we have been looking at position and direction using a range of mathematical vocabulary to describe the position of objects, and using directional language to guide our friends and teachers to different places on a map. We ended the week with a tangram challenge, the children loved creating pictures using seven different shapes, including a turtle, a lion, an elephant and a giraffe!

In Science this week we investigated the best materials to build our own greenhouse. The children designed their greenhouses and labelled the materials they want to use and we look forward to seeing their final greenhouses next week.

A highlight of the week was DT where we tasted a range of biscuits, described them and rated them. We will be making our own biscuits in a couple of weeks time.

On Friday we enjoyed exploring the local community on a village walk. We looked for buildings from different periods of time, tallied the number of each type of building, and then stopped at the end of Buckden High Street to explore the range of places of employment we have available in Buckden, and we then talked about what job opportunities that these places of employment provide.

We have continued to practice a range of PE skills ready for Sports Day next Friday - we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible!

Have a lovely, sunny weekend.
Miss Freeman and the Year 2 Team