Happy Half Term Year 2!

Today is our last day of learning before half term. Thank you for working so hard in these strange and unusal times. You are all incredible.   

Click on my daily messages to find out what I want you to do today. Then scroll down the page to find the tasks for each subject. There are separate lesson videos for some subjects - please watch my daily morning message to find out which videos you need to watch each day.

I've added an optional reading activity for you to complete if you  finished writing your instructions yesterday. 

Please look at the "Year 2's Next Read' file under our reading banner. We need to choose our next class story book and I want to know what YOU would like to read. Have a look at the 5 suggestions and e-mail your ideas to me by Friday. I'm so excited to see what you choose! 

Don't forget to look at our Instructions Sentence Stacking file to see the set of instructions we created together last week. It's amazing! It will help you with your writing this week too! Please note that the list of 'time' words to help with your writing is a separate file and not part of the main PDF file today. 

If you are part of a RWI Group, please complete the RWI lessons and then look at the English actvities. These will mirror those being done by my English Group and all the videos you need to watch can be found under the English banner.

I know that working from home is not easy and your grown ups are juggling lots of things at the moment so you may not be able to finish all the tasks every day. Try to complete the Maths and English tasks if you can but please don't worry if you don't finish everything. Remember we all work at different levels, speeds and abilities. You just work to the best of yours! I'm always here to help, and can be contacted via our class e-mail address. 

Don't forget to send lots of photos to me of all your work. I love seeing what you are up to. 

Mrs Hounsell, Mrs Cheslin and I are so proud of how hard you are working at home. We love seeing what you have done. You are amazing Year 2. 

Please follow the link on our landing page to watch this Monday's assembly. 

The Wednesday Word

If you get chance, please share the Wednesday Word together. It will explain  Gospel message for this coming Sunday and there are always very good questions, discussion points and activities on there. Just click on the link below to go straight to the page. 

Please note this link will be udated each Tuesday. 

Keep on Reading

You should read every day.

It is really important to keep on reading whilst you are at home. Click on the link below to go to the free e-library at Oxford Owls or look at the PDF file of other reading resources for some extra inspiration. 

Big Cat Collins eboks can be accessed free byclicking on the link below and then following the instructions. 

Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk

Password: Parents!21

Then click login. 

I've added some more links to on-line reading activities for children aged 5-7 and 7-9. These include a selection of authors reading their own books. Click on the 'on-line storytime' links below. 

Happy reading! 

I'd love to know what you are reading at home, so please e-mail me to let me know. 

Happy reading! 

Try out some of these games to help develop your power of words! 

Feedback

As you know  Year 2, in class we often talk about ways to make our work even better. As  I can't do this in person, please watch the video below for some top tips to help you with your work this week. 

This Week's Maths - Our Times Tables

This week we will be learning all about our 2, 5 and 10 times tables and then using our knowlwdge to answer some word problems. Everything you need is contained in the videos and PDF files below. 

Don't forget to complete the 'Rapid Recall' challenge to help you improve your fluency. There's a new one each week. Click on the PDF file below to find out what to do. 

Our lesson schedule is as follows:

Monday- 2 x tables

Tuesday - 5 x tables

Wednesday - 10 x tables

Thursday - Solving word problems

Friday - Consolidation actvities

 I've also added a link to some squared paper which may help you organise your work. 

If you are finding things a little tricky, there are some alternative activites for most lessons. 

I've also added some extra challenges if you want to try them. These are optional which means you should only do them if you want to. 

Please let me know if you are worried about anything. Just ask your grown up to send me a message via our class e-mail address. 

This week's work for Mrs Riley's English Group

This week we will continue to write instructions and will apply  our learning from the past two weeks to help us write independently.  We will still use the Writing Rainbow and our 'non-fiction shapes to help us and I know your work will be fantastic. Everything you need will be in the PDF files and videos. 

Monday- All about contractions

Tuesday - How to Eat an Oreo Cookie

Wednesday - Inventing ingedients 

Thursday and Friday  - Independent Writing Task.

I can't wait to see your work, so please send LOTS of photos to me. 

 This week's work for Year 2 RWI Phonics Groups

Use the links below each day to watch the videos for today's sounds. 

Mrs Cangiano's/Mrs Scotney's/ Mrs Hounsell's Groups (Purple/Orange before Christmas)

Click on the Set 3 Speed Sounds and Spelling videos and 'Read and Hold a sentence 2'

Miss Grove's Group (Green before Christmas)

Click on 'Set 2 Speed Sounds' and 'Set 2 Spelling' and ' Read and Hold a Sentence 1'. 

The sounds change daily and remain on the RWI YouTube page for 24 hours. 

If you are not sure which RWI group you are in, please let me know. Once you have completed your phonics activities, click on the PDF file to find some writing tasks to complete. 

English Activities

This week you will continue to work together with my English group to write instructions. The activities I want you to complete are in the PDF files below. Any videos can be found under the main English banner above. From Tuesday 9th onwards, your writing task will be to write instructions for How to Eat an Oreo Cookie. 

Spelling Activities

Please use the list of Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Words to check your spellings in any written work you do. Click on the PDF file below. 

Continue to practise these words:

with 

any

little

sure

break

steak

parents

This week's words: 

beautiful

pretty

Handwriting tasks for this week

This week we will  begin to learn how to form letters in the Window Cleaner Family. These letters have a down - bump - flick movement. This is because our Brave and Scared Monkeys have watched a window cleaner washing windows. To wipe them off, he drags down a squeegee, 'Down-bump. Flick (the water off). He lets the monkeys have a go. Bounce the Brave Monkey stands on the ladder (which is the same height as his tree branch). Next Skip has a turn but because he is scared of heights he stands on the ground and reaches up with the squeegee (to the height of his branch). They discover, as they wipe the windows, they leave Letter Trails behind them.

This week we will learn the letters 'l' and 't' from thw Window Cleaner Family. I know you will be fantastic and I can't wait to see your fabulously formed letters in all your writing. 

The  videos for the Jumper and Abracadabra Families are still available if you want to continue to practise these letters too.

Follow the links below to watch Mrs Cangiano's video. Try to copy what Mrs Cangiano does in the videos and check that your letters are grounded. 

On Monday and Tuesday, please practise 'l'

On Wednesday and Thursday please practise 't'

On Friday please  practise any letters you found tricky this week.

Click on the link below to find a copy of our handwriting paper. 

Our Learning in R.E.

This week we will look at a special parable that Jesus told and also learn about the Season of Lent, which begins next week. 

Monday

Today you will learn about the Parable of the Sower and the Seed and think about it's very special message. 

Wednesday

Today we will find out all about Lent and make some very special promises. Read the information in the PDF file and then try out the tasks. 

Don't forget to send lots of photos of your work to me - I love seeing what you've done. 

This Week's Learning

Tuesday

Today we will be finding out how humans change as they grow. Read all the information in the PDF file and then complete the timeline activity where you have to order pictures showing the stages of human development and describe them. There's a word bank to help you. I've also added an alternative activity if the main activity is a little bit tricky. There are two sheets for each activity. 

Our Learning

Friday

Today we will be learning all about maps and giving directions. Have a look at the information in the PDF file and then complete the task. 

I'm looking forward to seeing your work. 

This Week's Work

Tuesday

Today is Safer Internet Day. Our activities today are all linked with ways to stay safe on line. There's a story about a Detective called Detective Digiduck to read and some more information in the PDF file. I'm sure you'll enjoy the tasks and I can't wait to see what you do. 

Our Whole School Art Project

Friday

This week we will look at another modern day artist/illustrator called Victor Nunes. He combines everyday objects with pen/pencil drawings to create faces and other pictures. I can't wait to see what you do. 

Keeping Active

I'll be setting  P.E. activities for you to complete on Monday and Thursday. Listen to my daily messages to find out what I want you to do then click on the links below.

Monday

Begin your P.E. session by choosing 3 activites from the February Active Calendar. After you have completed your warm up, I'd like you to complete the 'Treasure Chest' activity by reading the PDF file and watching the video. 

Have fun! 

Thursday

For today's P.E. lesson I've selected a 20 minute work out with Joe Wicks for you to try. There's also a Cosmic Yoga activity if you want to try that out instead. 

Other ideas for keeping active during lockdownI

Change4Life

Have a look at the fun 10 minute Shake Up activities on the NHS Change4Life website. There are lots of things you can do either on your own or with your family. Click on the link below.

BBC Super Movers

Use these activities frrom the BBC to help you keep moving and to practise some key Maths and English skills. Click on the link below.

Whole School Music Project

Thursday

This week we will learn more about another of my favourite composers - Gustav Holst. I hope you enjoy his music as much as I do. 

Story Time

As we finished "The Boy Who Gre Dragons' last week, there will be a selection of short stories to listen to this week. There will be a new story every day. 

Don't worry if you haven't listened to the last few chapers of 'The Boy Who Grew Dragons' yet - they are still available on last week's page if you need to catch up. 

We will be voting for our next class reader during the course of the wek- look out for more details soon. 

This year is the Year of the Word. During this year we are called to explore and celebrate the Word of God through the Scriptures, share the Word with others and respond to the "God who speaks" in the way that we live. Have a look at the PDF file below to find out more. There are lots of fun activities for you to try to help you reflect on God's Word in many different ways. 

Education City

Don't forget to have a go at the activities I've set on Education City. 

Times Tables

It's really important that you practise your times tables. Use these games to help you.