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WEEK 9: October 24th-28th 2016

      I have been happy to see so many students’ growing interest in reading books and completing book reports! Keep up the great work everyone.  This week we also began our newest Unit of inquiry about storytelling and creativity in communication.

     This week we were lucky to have both Zoe and Paimok's birthdays! Everyone enjoyed a special afternoon snack with ice cream cake. 

    

 We introduced new Math games to encourage cooperation, independence and enjoyment of Math skills for our Math Quest Classes.

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In response to requests to APPs which can be played on phones or ipads, I have found a few - here are the top 5 Apps for Y2 according to "www.theimoms.com" I will continue to look for more apps next week.

Math Ninja HD Use your math skills to defend your treehouse against a hungry tomato and his robotic army in this fun action packed game! Choose between ninja stars, smoke bombs, or ninja magic - and choose your upgrades wisely! The primary goal is to have fun - but you'll also greatly improve your Math skills along the way!​ iTunes

​PopMath Basic Math PopMath is a fun game for kids of all ages to practice basic math. Pairs of bubbles float on the screen and your goal is to pop each pair. For example, one bubble says "7" and another says "3+4". Simply touch one bubble and then the other to pop them both. New levels increase the numbers shown in the bubbles. iTunes

MathGirl Addition Addition House makes every girl a MathGirl! Build your own customized play house by getting faster at adding flowers.  A fun game designed for girls + an engaging “right-brain” approach to numbers + cute, fresh graphics = Math Success. A 5-year-old can tackle the first 2 to 5 levels. Girls will get faster at adding.  iTunes

Mathtopia The puzzle game play is similar to popular jewel swapping games but with multi-touch swap, enabling more complicated and challenging matching for addicts of tile-matching puzzlers. True addicts can match their skills against others on Game Center and unlock secret levels. Reduce stress while training the brain. iTunes

Mystery Math Town  Your mission: Help a friendly and curious little ghost rescue the fireflies that are hidden in Mystery Math Town. Players use math skills to unlock rooms and passages on their enchanting journey. Along the way, you can also earn talking portraits of the townspeople for your Gallery. Every picture has a story to tell. iTunes

 Splash Math is one I have used myself: Splash Math – 2nd Grade app is a collection of fun and interactive math problems aligned to Common Core Standards. The app reinforces math concepts with self-paced and adaptive practice anytime, anywhere (works on iPhone, iPod, iPad). 
link: click here to itunes store 

FREE! --> Let's Do the Math  

Keep kids busy for hours with 15 different types of exercises in three categories and 50 word problems that focus on addition and subtraction. The app can be used either as flash cards or as a series of puzzles to teach basic concepts. (Ages 6 and up; Free; Android)

• Download Let's Do the Math on Google Play

• Thinking Blocks Multiplication 

  Use number blocks to solve multiplication word problems, a strategy supported by Common Core standards. This app introduces kids to six problem solving models, which helps them organize information and visualize number relationships. (Ages 7 to 10; Free; iPhone, iPad)
  • Download Thinking Blocks Multiplication on iTunes

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Y2 Weekly Update: Week 9 2016

                                                                                                                                                                                              

	This Week	Next Week
English	We began the week with writing about our holidays, before moving onto fairy tales. We looked at the story of the 3 Billy Goats Gruff. First we sequenced the story and then looked at the characters and what they would say or do.	·         Continue our good work on fairy tales
Math	This week we’ve been using 100 Squares to add and subtract 10 from 2 digit numbers. We’ve been thinking about how 2 digit numbers are made from 10’s and 1’s and used bead strings to help us see how many groups of 10 and how many 1’s are in a number.	·         Count in 2s, 5s and 10s from zero; Count in multiples of 2p, 5p and 10p; ·         Number sequences of 2s, 5s and 10s; ·         Find the totals of coins and ways to make an amount; ·         Use coins to make given amounts of money
Inquiry	This week, we began tuning into our new theme of how we express ourselves. The central idea of the unit is ‘The art of storytelling enables people to communicate creatively’. So we began at looking at the different ways that we share stories, for example a radio play or a puppet show. We looked at the similarities and differences as well as discussing which ones we have experienced before.	·         Finding out more about storytelling
Notices and Events	Costume letters have gone out for our KS1 production - Santa’s hat. Please contact your child’s teacher if you require any more guidance with the costumes.