HELLO THERE YEAR 2!
Well, you are now preparing yourself for Year 3 – you are allowed a holiday first though. I just thought I would pop onto your blog to say hello and to attach a quick letter about myself and some tips for next year. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Mrs T x
Year 2 Blog
Good morning Year 2! Not long to go now until the summer holidays 😁☀️
As some of you may have heard or read I am leaving Glenaire at the end of next week. 😔 I am off to work at Long Lee Primary School, one of the other Federation schools. I have really enjoyed having this class this year and I am genuinely disappointed that we didn’t get to finish the year together. All the children were making huge amounts of progress and were working really hard! I hope this positive attitude and dedication to learning continues next year. As for saying goodbye, due to the current situation we are unable to facilitate this 😭 however, I am trying to think of a way to do a remote goodbye. Don’t be too sad. Mrs A x
Week 5
Friday – TT test
Friday 3rd July – Times Table Test Sheet
Summer 2
This half term our topic is The Seaside! We will be doing lots of activities and work based around this topic. So slap on your sun cream, dig out your bucket and spade and let’s head off to the seaside!
Week 4
There are only 3 weeks to go before the summer holidays and so we are changing the home learning activities. From now on I will be posting a weekly list of activities and challenges for you to do in order to prepare you for Year 3. Click on the image below to download this week’s activities!
Week 3
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| Friday 26th June | Choose one of the images from the worksheet.
Using the setting description from the story to help you, have a go at writing a paragraph to describe the setting |
This week we’ve been learning all about
movement and turns. See if you can complete some of these activities |
| Thursday 25th June | Have a little think about what you know about
the character Mr Grinling, then answer the questions on the worksheet |
This week we’ve been learning all about
movement and turns. See if you can complete some of these activities |
| Wednesday 24th June | Read the story again and have a go at
boxing it up into a colourful story grid |
Watch the video on
Complete the worksheet |
| Tuesday 23rd June |
Today we are introducing a new story The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch |
Watch the video on Complete the worksheet |
| Monday 22nd June |
This week we are starting with some reading comprehension on Lighthouses |
Watch the video on
Complete the worksheet |
Week 2
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| Friday 19th June | Today I would like you to write a postcard
to one of your classmates about a trip to the seaside or the lighthouse. |
Why not try the White Rose Family Challenge? Question 1 and 2 are easy! If you fancy a challenge why not try questions 3 – 6! |
| Thursday 18th June | Have a go at completing the comic strip story
in the activity pack today. Don’t forget to upload your work to class dojo! |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Wednesday 17th June | Today I would like you to complete the
Seaside Sentence activity in the activity pack on The Lighthouse |
Watch the video on
whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Tuesday 16th June |
Today I would like you to complete the Verb Poem activity in the activity pack on The Lighthouse |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Monday 15th June |
This week’s English activities are all based around a short clip called The Lighthouse .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HfBbSUORvo Watch the video and complete the activity on what you can see. Then have a go at the word search |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
Week 1
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| Friday 12th June | Using everything you’ve done this week,
create your own acrostic poem for the seaside |
Watch the video on (week 6) https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Thursday 11th June | Using the work you’ve done this week,
create some sentences about your seaside scene |
Watch the video on Complete the worksheet |
| Wednesday 10th June | Today I would like you to think about your
seaside scene and create some adjectives to describe parts of it. |
Watch the video on
Complete the worksheet |
| Tuesday 9th June |
Today is a bit of a creative task. Using your imagination, I’d like you to create a Seaside Scene. |
Watch the video on Complete the worksheet |
| Monday 8th June |
Today I’d like you to take a pretend trip to the seaside. Maybe watch a video on YouTube to get you in the right mind set. |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
Friday 22nd May
It’s Friday again already! So take some time to catch up on any work you’ve not had chance to do this week and make sure you make some time to enjoy another FREE TIME FRIDAY! The video will be uploaded to Class Dojo later today so keep your eyes open for it!
Week 5
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| Thursday 21st May | Carrying on from yesterday’s task
see if you can continue your own version of Jack and the Beanstalk. |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Wednesday 20th May | Today I’d like you to start writing your own
version of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Tuesday 19th May | Today we are thinking about when Jack
sells the cow. Draw a picture then use speech bubbles to show what they would say. |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Monday 18th May |
Today’s task involves a bit of drawing and some writing. Don’t forget to use exciting adjectives! |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
Friday 15th May
Today it’s FREE TIME FRIDAY! The task today is to make a list of a few things you would like to do today. These could be creative things like painting a picture, active things like riding your bike or quiet things like watching your favourite film. Whatever it is you really want to do today….just do it! Take a break from all the hard work and enjoy a bit of you time!
Make sure to send me a photo or little video of what you have been up to!
Week 4
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| Thursday 14th May | Use the colourful stories grid and
your ideas from last week to create your own version of Jack and the Beanstalk! |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Wednesday 13th May | This activity is all about the tense.
You will need to find the verb and change it to past tense. |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Tuesday 12th May |
Today’s task is all about punctuation! Can you punctuate the sentences correctly using different punctuation? |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Monday 11th May |
Read the text and colour each sentence with a new colour. Then add in the punctuation. |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
Week 3
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| Thursday 7th May | Today’s English task is about gathering ideas.
Create a bank of ideas for your version. Then get ready to change the story next week! |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Wednesday 6th May | Today we are thinking about conjunctions.
Conjunctions are words that can be used to join two parts of a sentence together. |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Tuesday 5th May |
Today we are thinking about adjectives! See if you can find some adjectives in the text. Then have a go at this sheet |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
| Monday 4th May |
Read the opening of Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk opening Then answer these comprehension questions |
Watch the video on whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Complete the worksheet |
Friday 1st May 2020
Let’s finish the week off and start the new month with some maths!
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
This first activity is the comparing lengths lesson (Week 2 lesson 1).
The second activity is using length in additions, subtractions, multiplication and division.
Thursday 30th April 2020
Today’s task is a science one. I would like you to find out about animals and their young. Work through the powerpoint, then have a go at completing the worksheet.
Wednesday 29th April 2020
Today’s task is a little bit different…John Lewis and Waitrose have launched a competition for children to design a Superhero Bear in honor of all those superheros working on the front line in the NHS. All you have to do is design a superhero bear, using this template (JL-DesignYourSuperBear-Templatepdf ) take a photo of it and upload it to your class dojo portfolio or email it to me at year2@glenaireprimary.co.uk
Check out the website for more information
https://www.johnlewis.com/content/your-partners-through-it-all/feel-good-friday
I will also be posting the pictures on the school twitter, so keep an eye out for them!
Tuesday 28th April 2020
Today I would like you to re-read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk from last week. Did anyone notice that the story wasn’t finished? I would like you to create a mind map or bank of ideas for what might happen next and how the story ends. This is your chance to be creative. Don’t just stick with one idea, write down lots of ideas for us all to share. I wonder who can come up with the most ideas?
Monday 27th April 2020
This worksheet covers a range of maths skills including: measuring, position and direction, adding, multiplication. See if you can have a go at answering all the questions. Don’t forget to post a picture to your portfolio on Class Dojo.
Friday 24th April 2020
This activity might take you a couple of days or even weeks if you do it right. I want you to watch the video of Topsy and Tim, while you’re watching it I want you to think about the equipment they use and that you might need to plant your own seeds. Make a list of things you will need to collect to plant your own seeds. Once you’ve made your list, collect the equipment and get planting! When your plant is in a good growing space try writing some instructions for what you did.
Make sure you look after your plant. It will need looking after and watering. It would be nice to see some plant diaries as well. Click on the link below to download your own plant diary!
Thursday 23rd April 2020
More maths today! Today I would like you to have a go at lesson 3 – measuring length in cm. You will need a ruler for this lesson. Make sure you use a ruler with cm on, not inches. Click on the image of the sheet below to download.
Measuring is great fun! Don’t forget to make sure whatever you are measuring is lined up with the zero! Otherwise your measurement will be wrong!
To encourage you to use the White Rose Maths Hub home learning resources, I have decided to set the first two lessons of this week as today’s task. Click on the link below to take you to the website. Watch the video and then have a go at completing the questions. (Grown ups, the answers are on there too!) Don’t forget to post a photo of your work to your class dojo portfolio.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Below are links to the worksheets.
This first lesson is all about finding 3/4, something we have already covered in class. It will be good to see how much you have remembered.
The next lesson is all about counting in fractions. Make sure you watch the video to help you understand the questions. Remember to look carefully at the images, think about how many equal parts it has and how many of those parts are shaded. This will help you with the counting.
Don’t forget…for all your mathematical needs please use the White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning website. Before the Easter holiday we had been looking at fractions and the first couple of weeks were revision for the children. White Rose Maths Hub have released some more learning activities for this week and will continue to do so. The lessons on there are the lesson I would be teaching if we were at school. Please feel free to use these as and when you like. They are a fantastic resource (a very close second to my actual lessons!)
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Wow! The Easter holidays went really quick. I hope you all enjoyed being out in the sunshine and relaxing. We are now entering the Summer Term. Our topic for this half term is Living and Growing.
Tuesday 21st April 2020
Click on the link below to download the whole story of Jack and the Beanstalk. It’s quite long so you might want to read it with a grown up. Once you’ve read the text use the colourful story grid to show what happens in the story. You might want to draw pictures and write down some key words to remind you what’s happening.
Monday 20th April 2020
Today I would like you to read the opening to the story Jack and the Beanstalk. You can read this independently or with a grown up. It might be nice to share with your family. Once you have read it, I would like you to either write down your favourite words and phrases or underline them (if you’ve printed it out). After that, you will need to underline or write down all the words you haven’t heard before or you don’t know the meaning to. Once you have made the list, use a dictionary to find out what they mean!
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Easter Holiday – Week 2
I hope you have all had a lovely Easter weekend and you’re not too full from Easter eggs! This week I will be setting activities based around Spring.
Friday 17th April – Spring Writing
Don’t forget to use full stops, capital letter and finger spaces. If you really want to challenge yourself and impress me try to include a conjunction (and, but, because, if, or, that, when) and some adjectives to describe!
Thursday 16th April – Colour by Multiplication
Wednesday 15th April – Spring has Sprung Poem
Don’t forget to answer the questions and send me across a photo of your answers on class dojo!
Tuesday 14th April – Signs of Spring Hunt
Take photographs for each item you find on the checklist and upload them to your class dojo portfolio
Easter Holiday – Week 1
This week is week 1 of our Easter holiday so all the tasks and activities I will post this week are based around Easter. They are here for you to have a go at…if you want to. I will be checking dojo at the end of each day so don’t forget to post your pictures and videos to there!
09.04.20
Today’s task is an Easter reading task. Have a go at reading the text about Easter, then see if you can answer the questions. Don’t forget to share your answers with me on class dojo!
08.04.20
Today I would like you to have a go at creating a pictogram based on the Easter pictures you can see. Then have a go at answering the questions about it. Click the image below to download the file.
07.04.20
Today I have added a template to write out the Easter Story. Don’t forget to use full stops and capital letters!
06.04.20
Watch the video of the Easter story to remind yourselves of why Christians celebrate Easter. Then have a go at completing the word search, can you find all the words?
Friday 3rd April 2020
It’s FRIDAY and today’s challenge is a…..
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As today would have been Easter Crafternoon, I would like you to spend the day being creative and making some lovely Easter crafts. Maybe you could put them up in your windows with the rainbows you’ve made.
https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/
https://onelittleproject.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-26544-easter-egg-mindfulness-colouring-sheets
Don’t forget to send me some pictures on class dojo!
Thursday 2nd April 2020
Today’s challenge is a…..
challenge!
Today we are thinking about the 4 types of sentences – statement, command, exclamation and question. Click the image below to remind yourself of the different types of sentences. Then have a go at the worksheet here.
White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning. Click the picture below to take you to step 9 – non-unit fractions. We’ve been working on Fractions so the children should know what they are doing! Any questions just message on Class Dojo.
Wednesday 1st April 2020
Today’s challenge is a….
Today I would like you to find a version of the well known and well loved traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk. It has to be a version you can read, not watch! Have a go at reading it with a grown up then retell the story in a video. You can get the whole family involved to play different parts if you like! Don’t forget to upload the video to class dojo so I can see what you’ve been up to.
If you’re stuck for finding a version, there is one online here.
White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning. Click the picture below to take you to step 8 – unit fractions. We’ve been working on Fractions so the children should know what they are doing! Any questions just message on Class Dojo.
Tuesday 31st March 2020
Today’s daily challenge is a……
!!! Click on the image below to download your GO APE task. forget you have to Answer it, Prove it (by drawing what you’ve worked out) and then Explain it!
White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning. Click the picture below to take you to lesson 7 – finding a third. We’ve been working on Fractions so the children should know what they are doing! Any questions just message on Class Dojo.
Monday 30th March 2020
White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning. Click the picture below to take you to lesson 6 – recognising a third. We’ve been working on Fractions so the children should know what they are doing! Any questions just message on Class Dojo.
Today’s daily challenge is a Science challenge. Today we are looking at food chains. What is a food chain? Click on the image below to download a powerpoint about food chains. Once you’ve learnt all the new vocabulary have a go at filling in this worksheet.
This is the food web you will be using to help you create the food chains.
Friday 27th March 2020
Today we are GOING ON A TRIIIIIIIP! (A virtual trip) to Chester Zoo!
Choose your favourite animal from the list at the side. Watch the animal during its time slot. Then create a fact file about that animal. You can you this fact file to help you get started or you can create your own. Be sure to upload your fact file onto Class Dojo so we can create a whole class book about the animals in Chester Zoo!
White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning. Click the picture below to take you to lesson 5 – finding a quarter. We’ve been working on Fractions so the children should know what they are doing! Any questions just message on Class Dojo.
Thursday 26th March 2020
As of today there will be one main challenge a day posted on this blog. For other ideas and activities, please refer to your Home Learning Pack. You can also keep your eyes open for little tasks that get posted on Class Dojo.
Today’s challenge is a
Using this video I would like everyone to have a go at drawing a Gregosaurus! Don’t forget to send me your pictures on Class Dojo!!
White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning. Click the picture below to take you to lesson 4 – finding half of an amount. We’ve been working on Fractions so the children should know what they are doing! Any questions just message on Class Dojo.
Wednesday 25th March 2020
White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning. Click the picture below to take you to lesson 3 – finding half of an amount. We’ve been working on Fractions so the children should know what they are doing! Any questions just message on Class Dojo.
Here are the challenges for today! Don’t forget to send me your answers and pictures on Class Dojo!
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Click the image to download the document. |
Don’t forget to use the conjunction ‘because’! |
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Tuesday 24th March 2020
White Rose Maths Hub Home Learning. Click the picture below to take you to lesson 2 – finding a half. We’ve been working on Fractions so the children should know what they are doing! Any questions just message on Class Dojo.
Here are the challenges for today! Don’t forget to send me your answers and pictures on Class Dojo!
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Listen to the story and write a review. Let me know what you thought of the story! |
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Is it a lesson? A teacher? A friend? Don’t forget to use adjectives to describe!
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Maths and Spelling Games
https://plprimarystars.com/for-families
19.03.20 – Today is Mrs Adamson’s first day not in school. She is finding it all very strange and finds herself wondering what everyone is up to.
What is now>press>play?
now>press>play is an immersive audio resource that engages primary school children in the curriculum through emotion, imagination and movement.
In a now>press>play Experience every child is given a pair of wireless headphones. Immersed in sound, they become the main character in a story, meeting people, discovering places and solving problems on an educational adventure they’ll never forget.
Can you think of different adjectives to describe your mum or grandma ready for Mother’s Day? Make an acrostic poem using the adjectives.
M – marvelous cleaner
U – underrated cook
M – magical storyteller
Read the story Paris Adventure. What happened to the top of the torch?
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1347.html
Spring Term
| 28.02.20 | 06.03.20 | 13.02.20 | 20.02.20 | 27.03.20 | 03.04.20 |
| NO VIP
due to World Book Day |
Kayden
For A super piece of topic work! |
Evie
For An improvement in her spelling and speed. |
17.01.20 – What a fantastic start to the new term! We have hit the ground running in all areas of the curriculum. In English we have been reading about Bob the Man on the Moon and have started writing our own stories for his friends Billy and Sam. In maths we have been learning all about multiplication. We love using TT Rockstars to help us learn our times tables. The first week back we had our Explorer’s Day! We learnt about some famous explorers from Rose and Zoe as well as taking part in a range of explorer activities. Check out some of our work below!
Autumn Term
04.10.19 – We are starting to change the story of the Three Little Pigs in English. We have had to think of our own characters and the different materials they might use to build their houses. We also created a timeline of houses in History – looking at what the very first house looked like. We noticed the change in materials used in the houses. In the forest we enjoyed playing in the mud and attempting to make our own mud round house.
27.09.19 – This week we have been picking up the pace with our maths. We have learnt how to partition two digit numbers in different ways. We have used part part whole models and the base ten equipment to help us. On Thursday was our first time in the ICT suite, we had to learn to log on using our own username and password. Once on we used Google Maps to locate our houses in Baildon.
20.09.19 – What a week! We’ve done so much learning this week. We’ve been trying really hard to use different conjunctions in our writing, as well as working our way through the story of the Three Little Pigs. In Topic we looked more closely at different types of houses, we looked around our local area to see if we could spot the different houses.
13.09.19 – This week we have been focusing on our writing. We’ve been writing the story of the Three Little Pigs. In the forest we made houses out of different materials. Some of us used the sticks, some of us used the rocks and some of us used anything we could find. We made little fairy size houses and houses big enough for us to hide in. Mrs Adamson pretended to be the BIG BAD Wolf and tried to blow the houses down.
Welcome back! What a great first day we’ve had! We’ve picked out our new drawers, found our seats at the tables and even managed to cram in some learning amongst all the catching up! In English we had to act out the story of The Three Little Pigs. We did lots of place value work in maths and read lots of different books in guided reading!
Fantastic first day back Year 2! Let’s keep up the good work!
Couple of admin things:
Monday – Indoor PE
Tuesday – New spellings, Mrs Bavinton (afternoon)
Wednesday – Outdoor PE
Thursday – Homework in
Friday – Homework out, Forest School
Meet the Teacher date: Tuesday 17th September 2018 3:15 -3:30
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