Welcome to our year 2/3 Class, which is known as Porthia Class. (Porthia is the old Cornish name for St Ives).    I'm Mrs Squires the class teacher and Mr Pentreath also works in our class too.

A couple of helpful pointers, PE is on a Tuesday afternoon, although it is useful to have PE kit and trainers in school all week!   We also have swimming on a Friday afternoon. 

Over the year children in year 2 need to know their 2s, 5s and 10s multiplication tables. Regular practise of these at home really helps. We have been carrying out Mathematical work on 'lots of 10s' so children can get used to the fact that multiplication is more than just knowing times tables - it is 'x lots of' something! I can see this is really helping their understanding. This is a great link for practise: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Spellings are given out on a Monday, there is a short worksheet for your child to work through and this helps them become familiar with the word pattern. We check how well we are doing with them throughout the week and on a Friday.  This is not a spelling test! It is a chance for children to show their understanding of the word and how I can help them further. They have been enjoying showing me their knowledge rather than scores!  If you would like more ideas as we move through the year around games to play to help learn trickier words, please feel free to message me through seesaw.