Year 2S - Miss Stevens Class News

We had a wonderful time at Southend Sealife centre and the beach. The children were very well behaved. Pictures of the trip will be uploaded next week as they are currently being checked to ensure that only children with photo permission are included.

These are this week's notices

• Children who need to resit their Year 1 phonics screening assessment will do so in the next couple of weeks.
• Summer uniform (polo t-shirt, shorts, summer dress etc) is now advisable. Children are still expected to wear suitable, all-black footwear. All shirts are expected to be tucked in and top-buttons done up. When it gets hot children will have this rule relaxed in class. 
• Caps or sunhats are allowed. Please ensure they have your child's name in.
• Sunglasses are not allowed unless a medical letter is provided by a GP or an optometrist.
• Additional water breaks will be scheduled on hot days. Please ensure that your child has a water bottle in school every day. This must contain water. Bottles will be inspected and bottles found breaking the rules will be emptied and filled with fresh water. Freezing the water before school is a good way of ensuring the drink remains cold throughout the day. 

The weekly spellings for this week are uploaded and follow the following spelling rule: Words that include apostrophes for possession. When writing these words in a cursive style, children should not join the letters either side of the apostrophe. Think of it like a 'break' in the word.

Please continue to access Times Table Rockstars. The knowledge and fluency the app develops will be vital as children move up through the school.

Science 

This week we thought about the adaptations animals have that mean they can survive in their natural habitat. We then thoguht about what would happen if the habitat changed around them or was destroyed.