This week, Year Two have worked outside in the garden with Claire for Hyde Park Source. The children did a treasure hunt and learned about the importance of taking care of creatures in the outdoor environment. Next week, parents and careers are invited to come and join in the sessions and work alongside their children in the garden. Sparrows will be outside next week 9 am-10 am and Kingfisher s will be outside 10.15 am until 11.15 am. It might be chilly next week so wear your wellies and wrap up warm. See you in the garden next Wednesday.
This week's spellings feature some tricky words using silent letters.
Make sure you know the difference between write and right!
This week's book is an amazing mix of both fiction and no-fiction. It is called 'Tigress' by Nick Dowson. It tells the story of a tigress, her two cubs and the challenges they face finding food. It is also full of fascinating information about tigers.
Here is a link to an audio version of the book Year Two will be reading everyday this week.
| | vimeo.com This is "Tigress by Nick Dowson" by Candlewick Press on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. | |
In Year Two, we are encouraging the children to read for pleasure and to develop a life-long love of books. This week, we have been learning to sing a song from the film 'Mary Poppins Returns'. This song encapsulates all that we love about reading here at Iveson Primary School.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8lbXKkPG90
| | www.youtube.com Lyrics to "A Cover is Not the Book" from Mary Poppins Returns (2018) | |
This week we are learning about statistics in Maths. We will be collecting and interpreting data using tally charts and pictogram.
Click on the link below to have a go at creating your own bar chart or pictogram.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=maths/interpretingdata
 | www.topmarks.co.uk A simple to use resource where you collect data by tallying and make a bar chart and pictogram of the results. There are lots of examples to use. | |
Welcome back to the Spring Term.
This week, we will be reading this beautifully illustrated story about a ferocious dragon who is not like other story book dragons: he has a secret.
Can you guess what it is?
Remember to post a comment when you have read it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSI3wpySr5Q
| | www.youtube.com Chris Wormell reads his book George and The Dragon. | |
Here is a link to a great website that has interactive phonics games and spelling activities. These link with our spellings for this week. Get ready for when you find the final word!
http://www.ictgames.com/djCow/index.html
This weeks spellings are homophones - words that SOUND the same BUT have different spellings. Here is a link to a short animation which explains the meaning of those tricky words and gives tips on how to learn which is which.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHnryinsPsc
| | www.youtube.com Homophones - Words that sound the same but are usually spelled differently and have different meanings. Reference charts and activities are included in video. Have ... | |
Over the last two weeks, Year Two have really enjoyed reading two stories from the well known author Nick Butterworth. The children have enjoyed predicting what might happen in the stories and talking about how animals in stories can often be very funny!
Here is a link to an interactive version of the story 'One Snowy Night'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vChCLsf6DEs
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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 week, the children have continued to enjoy their learning in History. Here is a link to a film clip that shows how the events of The Great Fire of London may have happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VarSSAwiimU
| | www.youtube.com Copyright BBC | |
This week Year Two have been learning about multiplication, using the multiplication symbol and working out the total from pictures. The next step is for children to explore arrays which can help children calculate multiplication statements. Have a look at how to use arrays below.
https://www.bbc.com/teach/class-clips-video/how-to-use-arrays-to-multiply/zrks382
 | www.bbc.com Multiplication Boy helps Mr Sharma buy pencils for the school, using arrays to multiply. Relevant for teaching Maths at KS1 and KS2 in England and Wales, and First and Second Level in Scotland. | |
Year 2 Spellings
Friday 23rd November Name ____________________________________________
WH words
| Word | 1st practise | 2nd practise | 3rd practise | 4th practise | 5th practise |
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| wheel | | | | | |
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| whole | | | | | |
| fire | | | | | |
A link to a great interactive game to support the children's understanding of money and place value.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=diennesandcoinsv3
 | www.topmarks.co.uk Useful place value teaching resources for use on an interactive whiteboard. They cover hundreds, tens and units, money and decimals. With some you will need to drag the Diennes blocks to represent the number you want. | |
Next week, as part of our History topic about The Great Fire of London, we will be researching the significant individual Samuel Pepys, who observed the fire at first hand.
Here is a fantastic website with lots of information, quizzes and games all about him and the fire itself.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/samuel_pepys/teachers_resources.shtml
| www.bbc.co.uk Classroom resources for teachers about Samuel Pepys including biographical details, videos, games, activities and lesson plans (KS1/ KS2). |
We have been counting different amounts this week including pence and pounds. Have a go at making different values using one coin to begin and then move onto mixed coins for an extra challenge. Next week we will continue to look at money by comparing money and finding the difference between amounts.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money
 | www.topmarks.co.uk About Toy Shop Money. Toy Shop Money is a game for helping children understand UK money. There are two game modes; the first where children use coins to make up varying amounts to buy the toys and the second where they work out change. | |
This week in Maths, we have been finding totals with money and using different combinations of coins to make amounts. Here is alink to a great game that will reinforce this learning at home. It's also great fun to play.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money
Our new topic in History this half term is 'The Great Fire of London'. Today, the children have written questions about the fire today that they wish to research. These include
'Where did the fire start?' 'How long did it last?' and 'Why is it called the great fire?'
Here is link to a fantastic website that is full of information to support the children in their learning.
http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/story/the-fire/
 | www.fireoflondon.org.uk The Great Fire begins What at first seemed to be a small fire spread very quickly. The basic firefighting equipment, combined with other factors, meant that it raged rapidly out of control. | |
