Year 2 have really enjoyed their first two weeks back at school, and they have been working very hard, especially in Maths. We have been enjoying the new Maths No Problem scheme and have been working together to explore different problems. We have focussed on place value, and it has been wonderful to see the children representing numbers in different ways! At Roebuck, we are Mathematicians

This week Year 2 began their new Literacy topic of The Marvellous, Fluffy, Squishy, Itty-Bitty. The first lesson they thought about people they care about and how they could show it. Next they decorated a cake and wrote a note for that person. In the third lesson of the week it was time for another experience day where they watched a behind the scenes video of a bakery, discussed what you could buy there and then came the best bit- trying some of the foods. They finished this week with a Monster Phonics Day when they dressed up as, or in the colours of one of the monsters and they attended a workshop with Mrs Herbaut to play lots of phonics games. What a busy, but fun week!  

On Tuesday 18^th April Year 2 went to the Tower of London. They visited the tower as an exciting start to their new History topic, which is all about kings and queens. They were able to learn about how the tower has been used as a palace, a fortress and a prison by walking around in their groups. They did a workshop where they learned about being a knight, including what dancing was like in the 1300s. They also worked together to protect the "Crown Jewels." At Roebuck we are historians! 

On Wednesday 1^st March Year 2 held their Fantastic Finishes workshop. Children enjoyed showing their parents and carers what they had been learning about in Geography last half term. The children carried out a variety of arts and crafts such as making lanterns, origami animals, lucky envelopes and Chinese writing and numbers. At Roebuck we are geographers!

Year 2 have been working hard in maths on their 2,3, 5 and 10 times tables. They've been using a variety of methods to answer multiplication questions including skip counting, dotty paper and using arrays to recognise that multiplication is commutative. They've really enjoyed trying to beat the number of questions they can answer on Hit the Button on the topmarks website! At Roebuck we are mathematicians. 

This week Year 2 have started their Geography topic on China. They started the week by finding China on the map and looking at what other countries were nearby. They learned a little about some of the landmarks of China and then enjoyed a workshop on Thursday. At their workshop they listened to the myth of how the animals of the zodiac were chosen, they did a fan dance which was linked with Tai Chi and then they took part in a Chinese dragon dance before finishing with a quiz.