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Over the last half term we have been designing and making our own fruit kebabs. We wrote step by step instructions on how to make it.

Next week the children will have a chance to hold the chicks and clean out the tank. The Bug Man Cometh! A toad as big as your head! First we look at a problem.

This week we would like you to practise your times tables. Here is a guide for what you should already know and what to practise next. By the end of year two you should know your 2, 3, 5, and 10 x tables. If you know these by heart then you can practise your 4 x tables. If you can do these can you do your 20, 50, 100 and 40 x table? Choose the times table that you need to practise. There are lots of different ways you can practise your times tables for example.