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Welcome to Otter Class!
Mr Luke Byrom Mrs Julie Wartnaby Mrs Liz Houghton
Otter Class Teacher LSA LSA
If you would like to contact your child's class teacher, please feel free to email:
otter@shakespeare-inf.hants.sch.uk
News: Week beginning 22nd April
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News: Week beginning 4th March
It’s been another fun packed week so far and we are managing well with lots of wet plays and wet lunchtime but very thankful for a bit of sunny weather.
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News: Week beginning 26th February
The Minibeast Quest project is in full swing at Shakespeare Infant School!
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News: Week beginning 5th February
This week the children are really shining across all subjects. They are bringing together so much great learning as we come to the end of our Sprit of the Wild project.
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News: Week beginning 29th January
This week alongside our project learning, we have been assessing the children’s progress in maths, writing and reading. It’s such a valuable time for us to see how they are doing and plan the next steps in their learning.
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News: Week beginning 22nd January
We are now in the middle of our Spirit of the Wild project and the children’s enthusiasm is growing daily.
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Please find time to join in with the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch this weekend, the children have been so interested in our assembly and We Care Time activities. Find out more here - https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch/submission
News: Week beginning 15th January
We are already halfway through this half term and it’s been another busy week!
Please have a look at our home learning task for this term if you’ve not done so already. https://www.shakespeareinfantschool.co.uk/year-2-home-learning-2/
News: Week beginning 8th January
On Monday in our first full week of the term, the children thoroughly enjoyed meeting an amazing array of wild animals when Ben from Spirit of the Wild visited us. Some couldn’t wait to handle and get an up close view of all the animals and some faced their fears with the less cuddly and cute visitors. We all left the experience feeling inspired to continue our writing, science and art focussed project.
In addition to this, the excitement continued with:
Please have a look at our home learning task for this term if you’ve not done so already. https://www.shakespeareinfantschool.co.uk/year-2-home-learning-2/
News: Week beginning 1st January
The children have returned from the Christmas holiday well rested and eager to learn. Alongside our usual timetable of subjects, they completed an RE unit of work examining the concept of belonging within the context of the Sikh faith.
The children began by thinking about the concept of ‘Belonging’ and how it relates to them and then they discovered the different ways in which Sikhs can show they belong, including by wearing ‘The 5 Ks’ and celebrating Vaisakhi.
By the end of the week they were able to:
• Explain in the meaning of belonging.
• Describe their response to belonging experiences.
• Identify examples of how their responses to belonging relate to their own and others’ lives.
• Discuss how we know when we are part of a group and does the group of people that are in that group effect our feelings/behaviours?
• Discuss if they belong to more than one group and how that makes them feel.
• Describe ways in which Sikhs have a sense of belonging especially in relation to wearing the 5 K’s and during Vaisakhi.
• Describe in simple terms the value of belonging to our own lives and to the lives of Sikhs.
News: Week beginning 11th December
In their final week of 2023, the Year 2 children have ‘shone’ throughout their Candlelight mini project. They have…
We wish you a wonderful holiday and look forward to seeing you all in January!
News: Week beginning 4th December
During the last week of our ‘Iceberg Ahead’ project:
(Look out for both of these super bits of work in our museum next week!)
News Week Beginning November 27th
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Year 2 as we finished the week with our Christmas craft/Christmas jumper day! The children were super excited, they all looked great and they took great care to produce some Christmas themed collages. We ended the day with a year group assembly reading and discussing the poem, ‘The Night Before Christmas’.
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News: Week Beginning 20th November
On Monday 21st November, Year 2 had an AMAZING time at SeaCity Museum! We explored the Titanic exhibition and did a workshop with Andy. We learnt so much - ask us what we know about the Titanic disaster! Thanks to SeaCity Museum for hosting us and giving us such a deep learning experience, and thanks to our grown-ups at home for funding it. :-)
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News: Week beginning 13th November
This week, The Otter Class had the chance to visit Eastleigh library. They listened to three super stories read by Sara the librarian and they also completed a fun library scavenger hunt. On our walk back to school the children enthused about how they would like to visit the library and read even more great books. We we're helped by two volunteers and we were so proud to walk through Eastleigh with our polite, well behaved children. Robin Classes will have their chance to visit the library next week.
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News: Week Beginning 6th November 2023
This week Year 2 started their ‘Iceberg Ahead!’ Titanic project with great enthusiasm from all. They have learnt about cause and consequence and answered the question ‘Are ships safer now because of the Titanic disaster?’.
The highlight for many this week has been our skipping workshop, which was run by the fantastic skipping coach, Mary. All classes took part enthusiastically and the event was finished off with a super skipping display that involved some specially selected children performing for the whole school!
In addition to this, the Foxes walked to Eastleigh library on Friday. They represented the school beautifully of their walk through the town and enjoyed a library challenge and listened to a story. Otters and Robins will have their trip [ over the next two weeks.
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Dear Otters,
We’re sad not to see you in school today but we hope that you make the most of your days at home with your family..
Of course continue to read with your family members and, as you’ve had your book for a few weeks now, why not ask your adult to have a look at the comprehension questions in the back? If you’re looking for something different, remember that you have your library book. Perhaps you could read to a family pet or even your cuddly toys!
It looks like it’s going to get a bit windy this afternoon so take a look out of your window. You might be inspired to get creative like Chrissy and write a poem, a description or create some artwork about stormy weather.
Finally, as we’ve been showing off our 2 digit addition and subtraction knowledge this week, you could set some questions for one of your family members. Remember to teach them your efficient methods first - a number line or a drawing. Is there anything at home you could use instead of Deines?
As always, if you’d like to share any home learning, you can send photos in to our class email address - otter@shakespeare-inf.hants.sch.uk
See you tomorrow!
News: Week beginning 16th October
What an end to a great half term! The children have really ‘stepped up’ to Year 2 in the last few weeks and shone!
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The Year 2 team at Shakespeare Infant School would like to say a big well done to all the children for their hard work this half term! Also, another big thank you to all the adults who came to the Year 2 story share last week, we really appreciate it!
From all of us here at Year 2, we wish you all a lovely half term!
NEWS: Week Beginning 2nd October
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NEWS: Week Beginning 18th September
This week, year 2 were able to visit the school library and change their sharing books. They really enjoyed choosing interesting books to share with you! We will be visiting the school library every Thursday from now on.
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We are also AMAZING at retelling our journey tale - ask us to perform it for you!
NEWS: Week Beginning 11th September.
Year 2 had a fantastic start to our 'Storytellers' project as we were visited by author and illustrator Simon Chadwick.
Simon gave a fascinating presentation about his life as an author and illustrator and did a live drawing of a character using suggestions from the children.
This week, the children have explored stories old and new based on Little Red Riding Hood. They will be writing thier own versions in the coming weeks using the character co-created with Simon during his visit.
Year 2 have had a fantastic start to their year (despite the overwhelming heat)!
We have welcomed each other beautifully, getting to know our new classmates and school adults. In RHE, we have discussed how we want our classes to be and thought carefully about our Golden Rules.
In art, we have been developing portrait drawing skills, using chalk pastels to blend and improve composition and proportion.
We have also been working on our presentation skills in maths, making the transition to squared paper in our books.