In Science this week, we have been finding out about the importance of hand washing. We watched this informative film which explains what can happen if we DON'T wash our hands. The children wanted to share it with you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoxdS4eXy18&safe=active
 | www.youtube.com A fun way to learn about hand hygiene - not just for kids! Visit http://www.germsmart.ca for more information. | |
The children have been practising recalling their addition pairs to 10 and 20. Here is a link to a great website which has a range of games which the children can play on a PC, laptop, phone or tablet to reinforce their learning in school. They are also great fun.
http://www.ictgames.com/numberFactFighter/onlineVersion/index.html
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Have a sneaky peek at the first few pages of next week's class reading book.
What do you predict will happen?
https://usborne.com/browse-books/catalogue/product/1/9822/the-tinder-box/
 | usborne.com Russell Punter was born in Bedfordshire, England. From an early age he enjoyed writing and illustrating his own stories. He later trained as a graphic designer at art college in West Sussex before entering publishing. | |
This week Sparrows and Kingfishers have been working really hard in Maths and we have been learning about addition to 100. Next week we are going to find out more about subtraction and addition. Here is a game you could play, select + and -, then start with numbers up to 20. Have fun!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families
 | www.topmarks.co.uk About Number Fact Families. A tablet-friendly maths game where children need to work out the collection of related addition and subtraction or multiplication and division fact family relationships given 3 random numbers. | |
Next week, we will be starting a three week unit based around the traditional tale of Hansel and Gretel.
Here is an animated version of the story.
Happy reading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDvVfGIXVIc&safe=active
 | www.youtube.com Hansel and Gretel were children of a poor family. The parents decided to leave the children in the middle of a forest as they could no long take care of them... | |
Here is a link to a fantastic interactive phonics resource that enables children to apply and practise their phonic decoding skills, whilst having fun.We have used it in class and the feedback from the children has been extremely positive so they wanted to share it with their families.
http://www.ictgames.com/djCow/index.html
Today, the children in Year Two have been reading The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl.
Here is a link to an animated version of thw story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr6rw4FzHJA&safe=active
 | www.youtube.com The enormous crocodile wants to eat children for his lunch, but none of the other animals will let him. Based on the book by Roald Dahl. | |
Welcome back. All the children have settled in so well into Year Two and we are working hard already.
Next week, we will be reading Little Red Riding Hood and re-telling it.
Here is a link to an interactive version of the story.
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/little-red-riding-hood
Iveson Summer Coding Challenge
The UK will require 2 million more engineers over the next decade, the majority of which within the information & communication sector. Iveson will be inspiring the next generation of young computer engineers this summer. Iveson summer coding challenge.
YOU DO NOT NEED A COMPUTER – TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/ma23capa-game-taking-measures-capacity
| www.bbc.co.uk Can you find out the capacity? Capacity Taking measures capacity game. Can you find out the capacity? Click on the image above to play the game |
http://iveson-primary.co.uk/code/
 | iveson-primary.co.uk Iveson Summer Coding Challenge The UK will require 2 million more engineers over the next decade, the majority of which within the information & communication sector. Iveson will be inspiring the next generation of young computer engineers this summer. Iveson summer coding challenge. | |
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
 | www.topmarks.co.uk About Hit the Button. Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. | |
This week, Year Two will be reading and discussing Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett. Below is a link to an animated version of the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GUQt4VJ5DI
As part of our Geography and Science this term, we have been learning about Kenya. Here is a link to a really good website that has lots of information about all aspects of the country.
There are videos to watch, games to play and facts to learn-
https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/facts-about-kenya
Mount Kenya is a volcano, the tallest mountain in Kenya.
The full name of Kenya is the Republic of Kenya
The main languages of Kenya are Kiswahili and English
The main religion is Christianity. 82% of people are Christian.
The country was named after Mount Kenya.
The money used in Kenya is called the Kenya shillings.
There are numerous national parks in Kenya.
Lake Turkana National Park and Mount Kenya national park are world heritage sites.
Kenya is the 49th largest country in the world.
The internet country code for Kenya is .ke
The last time a volcano erupted in Kenya was 1922.
Any learning that takes place at home is welcome to be shared with the class.
We have new library books this week, we're really enjoying some longer and more exciting books.
Ask us what they're about!
Have a sneak peak here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZRsmqjpELc&safe=active
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https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
| | www.topmarks.co.uk About Hit the Button. Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. | |
Keep up with where he is here!
http://thelongestswim.com/live-tracker/
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https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/blast-off
 | www.topmarks.co.uk Blast Off is a mental maths game for 5 to 8 year olds which can help you to know your two digit numbers and help with addition and subtraction skills. It covers different vocabulary such as more than, less than, count on and count back. | |
Here is a link to an interactive game we use in class to practise applying our phonics skills. It is especially good for those tricky split digraphs - long vowels.
http://www.ictgames.com/djCow/index.html
This film clip shows some of the geographical features of Kenya and is a great introduction to the country.
There are other clips on this brilliant website so you can use it to research and find out more at home.
https://www.bbc.com/education/clips/zrsgkqt
| www.bbc.com A general introduction to Kenya, which locates the country in relation to Africa and the rest of the world, giving some comparisons with Britain. Some of the natural landscapes of the country are highlighted, including the Rift Valley and Mount Kenya. Agricultural production is also discussed. A ... |
 | youtu.be Stories to Explore: The Gigatic Turnip (Fairy Tales ) or The Giant Turnip ------------------------------ "The Gigantic Turnip" or "The Enormous Turnip" (Russ... | |
Try out this game on purple mash!
https://www.purplemash.com/#app/games/mg2/pizza
| www.purplemash.com Purple Mash is an award-winning website for nursery and primary school children. It enables children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun and creative way. |
http://www.communication4all.co.uk/Traditional%20Tales/The%20Enormous%20Turnip%20Story%20Book.pps
| www.communication4all.co.uk The Enormous Turnip Story retold by Bev Evans Once upon a time there was an old man who planted some turnip seeds. He watered them and cared for them and soon the seeds began to grow. |
Can you try making your own den at home?
Take a picture or draw it to show the rest of the class!
Year Two had a fantastic start to the week by making dens with Chris, an expert den builder.
Take a look at the results of our team work.
http://flash.topmarks.co.uk/2264
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https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
| | www.topmarks.co.uk About Hit the Button. Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. | |
This website form the BBC is full of informative, fun and helpful activities to support your child's learning at home. It has activities that link to the National Curriculum which reinforce concepts taught in school. We use it in school as well so the children should be able to navigate the pages easily. Have a look.
https://www.bbc.com/education/levels/z3g4d2p
| www.bbc.com Key Stage 1 is a phase of primary education for pupils aged 5 to 7 in England, or 6 to 8 in Northern Ireland. |
Next week we begin a two week English unit on 'Instructions'
Who wants to make an origami cat?
Here are some of the amazing puppets the children have sewn themselves.
We have been evaluating our finished projects.
