Good Morning Year 2! 

Well done for working so hard this week. Mrs Hounsell, Mrs Cheslin and I are SO very proud of you. You are superstars. 

Click on my Friday message to find out about today's learning. There's lots to do but I know you will be fabulous. 

Have a great weekend. 

Take care and stay safe. 

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 not 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. 

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

Happy reading! 

This Week's Maths - All About Money

We will continue to learn all about money in our lessons this week. However we will start the week with some revision sessions about adding and subtracting as these are skills you will need when we are learning about paying and giving change.

Our lesson schedule is as follows:

Monday- Revision session (Addition)

Tuesday - Revision session (Addition)

Wednesday - Revision Session (Subtraction)

Thursday - Finding the difference (Money)

Friday - Finding change

Everything you need can be found by clicking on the PDF files below. Look out for links to short videos that will help you complete the tasks. 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, use the activities in the Home Learning Support File. All of these activities are designed to be used time and time again to help consolidate understanding. 

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

Our work for the first part of this week will still be linked to the "Diary of a Wombat'. Later in the week we will be learning about inference - using clues to work out meaning in a story.

Listen to my daily message to find out what to do then click on the links below to find your tasks.

Monday- All about subordinating conjunctions

Tuesday - Planning a diary account

Wednesday - Writing our diary account

Thursday - All about inference

Friday - Reading activities

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. 

English Activities

Click on the PDF files to find some reading and writing activities for this week. On Monday there's an  activity called Subordinating Conjunctions. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday there are some activities linked to the film 'Caterpillar Shoes'. Finally, on Friday, there is an inference activity to try.  Have a go at as many as these activities as you have time for, but don't worry if you don't have chance to complete them all. 

Handwriting tasks for this week

This week we are learning how to form our letters in the Abracadabra family. Follow the link below to watch Mrs Cangiano's video. You will need to pause the video after each letter. 

On Monday, please practise c

On Tuesday please practice o.

On Wednesday please practise a

On Thursday please practise d

On Friday please watch the whole video and practise all four letters. 

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

Our Learning in R.E.

Tuesday

Our first lesson this week is all about Baptism and in particular the symbols we associate wth this Sacrament.  Click on the link below to find out what to do. It would also be lovely if you could chat to your parents about your own Baptism and maybe look at photos, the clothes you wore and your Baptismal Candle. 

This Week's Learning

Wednesday

This week we are beginning a new topic called 'Animals Including Humans'. In our first lesson we wil learn to identify different groups of animals. I think you will really enjoy this topic and I can't wait to see all your fabulous work.

Our Learning

Please keep collecting your rainfall data using your rain gauge. Don't forget to watch a weather forecast too. 

This Week's Work

Friday

Use this week's 'Picture News' to think about how we can show our tanks to those who help us. Read through the PDF file and then complete the activities for KS1. 

Monday

This week you will be learning all about Martin Luther King Jr. Click on the links below to find out all about him and then complete the tasks. I can't wait to see your work.

Our Whole School Art Project

Tuesday

This week we will continue with our whole school project using every day objects to make art. This week your work will be inspired by a fabulous artist call Giuseppe Arcimboldo. I can't wait to see what you do. All the instructions are in the PDF file below. 

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. 

Thursday

For today's P.E. I'd like you to complete a P.E. session with Joe Wicks by following the link below. You might also want to have a go at 3 more challenges from our January Active Calendar. Have fun, Year 2! 

Monday

Choose 3 warm up activities from the January Active Calendar by clicking the link below. 

Then do some stretches by following the 'GoNoodle' link below before completing the 'Balance Time' activity. There's a PDF file to look at and a video to watch. 

Have fun! 

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. 

Whole School Music Project

Thursday

This week we will continue to find out about famous composers by learning all about Ludwig van Beethoven. There is an information file to read with your grown up, some fun activities to try and even a quiz to complete. I think you will really enjoy this work and I can't wait to see lots of photos of your fabulous work. 

The Boy Who Grew Dragons

This week we will continue to read this brilliant story by Andy Shepherd. Don't forget to check out the 'Key Vocabulary' files to help you understand any new words. 

The previous chapters are still available on last week's page if you need to catch up. 

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.