Y2 Newsletter 27.10.23

A note from Mrs McCormack (Primary Principal):

Dear Parents,

We are delighted to have all our students back after their mid-term break this week. It has been a busy, albeit short, week, with some exciting events such as a visit from musicians from Oundle School in the UK, preparations for the Solo festival, and the hosting of a conference with the renowned educational researcher, Dylan Wiliam.

As we look forward to Term 1B, we are revisiting what creates a healthy learning environment at Patana. Over the next few weeks, we'll be exploring "what makes us special" within our educational setting, and we've assigned a video project to our students for this purpose. We encourage your child to participate by submitting a video – these will be featured in upcoming assemblies. Furthermore, the year group with the most entries will earn an additional playtime!

Next Tuesday, we will be hosting a parent workshop introducing the developments in assessment and reporting. This is the 1st of 3 workshops dedicated to this topic and we hope to see you there.

Learning

New Theme of Learning - Green Spaces

The Big Idea

We live in a big, busy, bustling city but it didn't used to be like that. Urban habitats develop gradually and their development is led by humans. Through a closer look at 'The Secret Sky Garden' and using their enquiry skills, the children will explore, investigate and discover how the world around them has changed and if that change was always for the better.

The Driving Question: 

How has the world around me changed?

>Visit our Firefly page to learn more<

Junk Modelling Resources Required

Our Junk modelling boxes need restocking. If you have any recycling at home please send it to school with your children so we can continue to re-use it in new and imaginative ways!

Primary 3 Way Conferences

Seesaw

The Year 2 students are using  Seesaw to share some of their learning. Please do log in to Seesaw to see some of the things we have been up to.

Seesaw has been updated:

General Information

Snacks before ECAs

Sometimes the students are hungry after a long day at school and before their ECA begins. 

Teachers allow the students time at the end of the day whilst lining up and waiting for their provider to eat their snack if they need it.

Please make sure this snack is in their bag for them to eat independently without support.

If you wish to see your child before their ECA please email the class teacher in advance so they can hand them over to you whilst ensuring all other children are safely taken to their ECA providers.

Birthday celebrations

The following students are/were celebrating this week...

Khanadech [Mikah] (2M)
Emma (2C)
Narisa [Eve] (2M)
Allegra (2D)

We cannot give out party bags or gifts - please keep these for any sort of celebration that you do out of school.

If you would like to send in some birthday treats for your child to share with their class, please arrange a day with your child's class teacher. We will only be able to manage individual items like brownies, doughnuts, or cupcakes. 

Please remember we are a nut-free Primary School and also check with the class teacher for any other dietary requirements of the class.