Class book

In English, This week and next, our book is ‘ George and the Dragon’ by Chris Wormell. It is all about a fierce dragon with a deep, dark secret. What could it be? Here is a link to a video of the author himself, reading the story.

Happy New Year

 Welcome to 2022. The children have returned after the holidays with a fantastic attitude to learning. We cannot wait to see their progress as the new year unfolds.

Fire, fire!

 We have been adding to our fire engines this week. We have made axles and added wheels which was quite a challenge

Take a good look at them.

Christmas film

We had a lovely time watching Robin Robin and Olaf's Adventure and eating popcorn.

Sent from my iPad

Art

 This week, we have been practising our mark making and sketching skills. Take a look….

Fire! Fire!

 We have had a great afternoon with our DT project Fire Engines

 The children developed their joining skills by using masking tape to join the net of their box together

Then we made hole for the axels and finally gave them a coat of red paint

Remembrance Poppies

 For Remembrance Day this year we have created poppy landscapes using watercolour and collage materials

Outdoor Learning Day

 We have had great fun today with our outdoor learning. This morning, we did maths outside. We practised adding 2 1 digit numbers using the hopscotch and added multiples of 10 up to  100 using chalks

After that we practised adding two 2 digit numbers by partitioning the numbers and then recombined them to find the answer

Autumn Artwork

As part of our Spooky Stories day last term, we did some observational drawings of pumpkins. We then used watercolour pencils to finish them.

Don't they look great?

English

Karate Cats

This week children have been playing this fantastic game which supports their spelling and grammar. Why not try it at home?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/karate-cats?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzdp4pg8

Good Luck

Class Book

This is the story we are enjoying in our guided reading lessons. This week, we will also be doing some drama based on this story and developing our speaking and listening skills by acting out the roles of Cat, Squirrel and Duck as they disagree over just who should stir the soup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDax5kx2-Ks

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper: Children's Books Read Aloud on Once Upon A Story Today's children's book read aloud is Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper on Once Upon A Story. In this story about friendship, the three friends are happy until one of them decides he wants to be in charge. Purchase this book on Amazon (affiliate link): http://amzn.to/2CSslBg If you are looking for educational resources to help encourage literacy ... www.youtube.com

Spellings for next week

Here is a copy of the spellings for next. A spelling test will be each Friday.

Welcome back

We have had a fantastic first week back. The children have settled into the routines of Year Two really well and have loved seeing all their friends. Everyone looks so smart in their uniforms and so grown up. Thank you for ensuring the children arrive plenty of time as the bell rings at 8.50 and doors close at 8.55 am.

Some information for parents and carers -

PE is on Monday and Wednesday for Mrs Collinson's class and is on Tuesday and Friday for Miss Wigglesworth's class. 

Any questions you may have about your child's learning, do please ask the class teacher at the start or the end of the day in the playground.

Mrs Collinson and Miss Wigglesworth

Goodbye Year 2

Year 2 have finished their topic all about Kenya and finished by creating these incredible African masks.

Science - Plants

The children have enjoyed caring for their broad bean seed this term and they are so pleased with the results.  

African Music

Year 2 have been learning Swahili as part of their Kenyan topic.

Practise the Jambo song at home by following the link below. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK0wPpLryc4

4. Swahili - Learning through songs - Jambo Song In this excercise we will learn kiSwahili the most fun way! That is by singing a famous kiSwahili song which I believe originates from Kenya and a band that made it famous (if not the originators) is 'Them Mushrooms' [now called "Uyoga" which means mushrooms]. By the time this clip is over you will be absolutely confident that you can speak ... www.youtube.com

Maths - Time

Year 2 have been learning how to tell the time. They have learned o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. This week they will be learning to tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes. Click the link below to practise reading the time. 

https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/ 

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Our story this week is 'Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain'. Listen along to the story and join in with the repeated phrases. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtGOY7mFt5Y 

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain I do not own the rights to this story. Please purchase your own copy if you haven't already from the following link: https://www.amazon.com/s?https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Rain-Kapiti-Plain-Shine/dp/0140546162/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OS3W3DL0IT87\u0026keywords=bringing+the+rain+to+kapiti+plain\u0026qid=1585565609\u0026sprefix=bringing+the+rain+ ... www.youtube.com

Telling the time- What time is it?

This week Sparrows and Kingfishers have started to learn time- o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to.

Practise at home by following the link:

https://www.primarygames.com/math/whattimeisit/

Maths - 10 more and 10 less

Year 2 have been finding 10 more and 10 less than numbers to 100. Click the following link to play a game to test your knowledge. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/chopper-squad

British Science Week

What a fantastic first week Year 2 have had!

We have been conducting lots of fantastic investigations. 

Here are some wonderful pictures of what the children have been doing during our British Science Week! 

Maths

Year 2 have been learning about place value in Maths. Can you match the tens and ones to the correct numeral? 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

Have fun! 

Spelling homework

Welcome Back

All the children have settled in so well into Year Two.

Next week, we will be reading Little Red Hen and re-telling it.

Here is a link to an interactive version of the story. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E72TZy0LNo

The Little Red Hen #ReadAlong StoryBook Video For Kids Ages 2-7 Learn to read with The Little Red Hen read along storybook written by Pail Galdone. For more great books, download the Curious World app that has 1,000+ games, videos, and books for kids. Try It FREE! from the App Store. http://apple.co/1PjKE2v More about the Curious World App - Every book serves as an early reader with audio sync-highlighted ... www.youtube.com

Sharing Home Learning

As most of you know already, we will be posting work for you to complete daily on the blog. 

If you would like to share any work you have done, you can take a picture of your work and upload it by clicking on the link below. If you type any work on your device, you can save this and upload it in the same way. This work will be saved in a dropbox which can only be accessed and viewed by your year group teachers.

If you are in Kingfishers use the following link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/5JZiMlM06cZ9IIakrwTP

If you are in Sparrows use the following link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/sPpP7DNnWcsStwYalnAh

1) You will find the links on your class blog (see above). Select the link for your class which will take you to dropbox (see photo below):

2) Click on choose files and select the document, video or photograph that you would like to upload.

3) Click open to begin uploading your file.

4) Fill in your details before clicking upload.

 

Can't wait to see your home learning! Remember to fill in your details please.

Any questions please just comment below. Remember we are here to help.

17th July

17th July

16th July - Dance

Click the link and complete the activities 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z9fcydm

16th July - English

16th July - Maths