St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 2: Blog items
Year 2 Blog- Friday 14th February
Date: 11th Feb 2025 @ 9:52am
Wow! This half term has flown by!
Well done to everyone in Y2 for working so hard and doing great learning over the last few weeks.
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (28.02.25):
could should would called about friends other favourite altogether again
Sumdog: Complete the 'Multiplication/Division' challenge.
Counting: Play the monster game below and work on your number and problem solving skills.
https://nrich.maths.org/problems/robot-monsters
Times Tables: After half term, Y2 will be doing times tables quizzes just like their spelling quiz.
The first times table quiz will be on a Thursday (27.02.25) and it will be the 10x table in order. For example, 1x10 = 10, 2x10 = 20 etc.
A 10x times table poster was sent home to help with this.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and do a bit more practise on your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
English
We planned and wrote our own story book based on The Magic Finger and tried to use eveything we had learnt from the story so far.
SPaG
We spent time learning about the different ways to spell to, too and two. Then we learnt the differences between their, there and they're.
Maths
During Maths lessons, we have been learning a lot about multiplication and division.
The children have used arrays, repeated addition and times tables to solve problems and looked at sharing and grouping to help them answer division questions.
Forest School
This week we discussed how to be safe around the fire.
We toasted marshmallows.
We also had plenty of time for our own learning and exploring.
R.E.
The children learnt that when we want to say sorry to God, we can go to Church and have the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
The children wrote out the special prayer (Act of Contrition) that is said with the Priest and decorated it beautifully. They also thought about how we can put things right by doing good things (Act of Penance).
Art
The children were architects and moved from drawing buildings to making model structures using art straws, card, paper, lolly sticks and pipe cleaners.
Have a great Half Term Holiday with your family and friends.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog- Friday 7th February
Date: 6th Feb 2025 @ 11:31am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling:
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (14.02.25):
November December Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Sumdog: Complete the 'Addition and Subtraction Problems' challenge.
Counting: Play the two-digit target game below and work on your place value skills.
https://nrich.maths.org/problems/two-digit-targets
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and do a bit more practise on your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Recently, the children explored some of the interactive games on top mark maths.
If they would like to play at home, follow the link below.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
English
This week we started learning throught a new book, "The Magic Finger" by Roald Dahl.
We read and watched the first part of the story and wrote a prediction.
We also wrote some instructions about how to build a nest like the one the Gregg family built in the story.
We are trying so hard to make our writing look beautiful on the page.
SPaG
The children learned how to change an adjective into an adverb by adding 'ly'. For example, slow - slowly or helpful - helpfully.
Maths
We have completed the addition and subtraction topic and moved on to multiplication.
The children learnt how to find the difference between numbers.
We have also been learning about repeated addition, arrays and how these relate to multiplication.
PSHE
We have been learning that there are times when people are trying to be kind to us and may touch us,
but we might not like or want this, e.g. when a friend gives us a hug but they squeeze us so tight that it hurts.
They might think it’s fun, but for us, it’s not - because it hurts.
Science
We learnt about two inventors,John Dunlop and John McAdam.
Forest School
We planted the bulbs we looked at in our Science lesson last week. We also made a forest eye.
This is good for practising our knots and it also develops our fine motor skills.
P.E
Year 2 performed some excellent sequences on the large apparatus.
In their sequences they included a clear start, travel, balance, jump, roll and finish.
Geography
We discussed the weather and seasons and identified which clothes were appropriate for the different weather types.
The children also wrote about their favourite weather and explained why they liked it.
Year 2 Blog- Friday 31st January 2025
Date: 30th Jan 2025 @ 11:31am
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Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling:
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (07.02.25):
January February March April May June July August September October
Sumdog: Complete the addition and subtraction challenge.
Counting: play the 100 square jigsaw game below and practice counting confidently to 100.
https://nrich.maths.org/problems/100-square-jigsaw
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and do a bit more practise on your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Recently, the children explored some of the interactive games on top mark maths.
If they would like to play at home, follow the link below.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
English
We finished our learning through the story of 'The Barnabus Project'. We wrote a thought bubble as Baranbus as he imagined what the world outside the lab might be like. We wrote a postcard from Barnabus to Pip thanking him for helping with his escape. We also wrote about the different jobs that the Green Rubber Suits do in the lab.
Maths
This week we have been counting in 2s, 5s and 10s and recognising the patterns in the numbers.
We have been adding and sutracting numbers where we have to cross the tens barrier, for example, 25 - 17 or 32 + 11.
We have used Base 10 equipment and lines and dots to help us with this. Some children have been mentally partitioning the numbers to work out the answers. Great effort from everyone, we are so impressed with the hard work we have seen in class.
Science
We went outside to look at our bulbs which are growing.
We closely examined some bulbs and drew them carefully. We will plant them next week.
PSHE
We continued to learn about being safe. we discussed different scenarios and what we could do,
for instance - tell, say no, say yes or ask.
Geography
We discussed the seasons of the year and the signs to look out for.
For example, Autumn - the leaves turn brown/orange/red/yellow and fall from the trees.
We learnt which months of the year are in each season.
R.E.
The children watched a short video clip of Jesus' Baptism and through their own artwork retold the story.
They included, the River Jordan, John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, a dove which represented the Holy Spirit and light shining through the clouds which represented God. some children included what God said to Jesus.
Year 2 Blog- Friday 24th January 2025
Date: 23rd Jan 2025 @ 11:38am
Welcome to your Friday Blog!
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling:
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (31.01.25):
braver bravest ruder rudest larger largest riper ripest cuter cutest
Sumdog: Complete the number/place value challenge.
Counting: Count in tens forwards and backwards.
Start from zero but also from a different one-digit number. For example, 3, 13, 23, 33 etc.
See how far you can get!
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and do a bit more practise on your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
We continued to learn through the story of 'The Barnabus Project'.
We used the text to find out more about Barnabus' character and why he is a failed project.
We wrote a description of the lab where Barbabus is trapped.
We also created our own word bank which helps us to spell our words correctly and reminds us what we are writing about.
We are all trying so hard to make our writing look beautiful on the page.
SPaG
We have been learning the rules for adding er and est to words ending in e,
for example brave ,braver ,bravest and large, larger and largest.
Maths
This week we have been completing asessments.
We started our new leaning about place value and counting on and back in 10s.
We have also been investigating and discussing the patterns in the 2,5 and 10 times tables.
Science
We discussed last week's investigation about the properties of materials.
As a class we drew conclusions and recognised why materials had different uses according to their properties.
PSHE
We discussed feeling safe by answering these key questions:
- When do you feel safe?
- Where do you feel safe?
- Who makes you feel safe?
- We discussed the special people whose job it is to help us feel safe.
RE
The children created a brilliant fact file about John the Baptist, his life and mission.
P.E
During gymnastics sessions, the children have been performing jumps, balances, rolls and travelling. They have made up their own sequences with a clear start/finish and smooth movements between.
Year 2 Blog Friday 17th January 2025
Date: 16th Jan 2025 @ 12:50pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling:
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (24.01.25):
having making using shining taking hoping loving moving living coming
Sumdog: Complete the measure challenge.
Counting: Count in twos forwards and backwards. See how far you can get!
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and do a bit more practise on your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
Maths
The children have been learning about capacity and volume this week and they know that the units we measure these in are called
millilitres (ml) and litres (l). They have also been reading different scales on measuring containers
and solving problems involving capacity/volume.
Science
We carried out an investigation to find out about properties of materials.
R.E
We read the story of John the Baptist (Luke 3:2-6, 10-17).
The children produced some beautifully illustrated storyboards retelling how John Baptised Jesus at the river Jordon.
Art
Our new topic is all about architecture and during our first lesson we explored how to draw/design buildings.
The children drew the Taj Mahal and were very proud of their finished products.
Forest School
We used the digging tools safely in our nature area. We were very careful to not step on the daffodils and crocuses which have started growing.
Geography
This term we will be learning about the weather, climate and seasons.
We discussed the seasons and recapped ordering the months of the year correctly.
Practise the months of the year at home and make sure your child knows the date of their birthday and any other significant dates.
Year 2 Blog Friday 10th January 2025
Date: 9th Jan 2025 @ 9:08am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling:
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (17.01.25):
tries lies libraries cherries cries flies berries hobbies replies babies
Sumdog: Complete the time challenge.
Counting: Count in tens forwards and backwards, but start on a number between 2 and 9, not 0!
For example, 2, 12, 22, 32, 42 or 6, 16, 26, 36. See how far you can get!
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and do a bit more practise on your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
Maths
We have been learning to tell the time on an analogue clock this week. We now know the times for o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to and can solve time problems.
Ask your child to tell you the time, see how much they remember!
Science
We started our new learning about everyday materials and their uses.
R.E/Art
We celebrated Epiphany on Monday 6th January.
The children heard the Epiphany story and rewrote it beautifully in their own words. They also painted and decorated a scene of the Wise Men following the star.
PSHE
We learnt about how to be safe around medicines.
My Happy Mind
Our new topic is, Celebrate.
The children learned about different character strengths. They picked out their own strengths and some they had spotted their friends doing.
History
This term, we will be learning about changes in technology.
The children looked at various pictures of old technology and wrote what they thougt it might be used for and how it helped society.
Year 2 Blog- Friday 20th December 2024
Date: 17th Dec 2024 @ 9:52am
Welcome to your last blog of 2024!
We have had a brilliant week in school.
English
We finished writing our own books. We took great care with our handwriting, spelling and punctation.
Maths
We finished our learning about money. We learnt how to add together two amounts when we had to cross the tens boundary, for example, 29p + 42p. We used Base 10 equipment to help us to find the answer.
On Monday, we really enjoyed watching the All Hallows Roadshow in church. We joined in with the singing and were very impressed with the musicians, dancers and singers.
On Wednesday, we all looked fabulous in our Christmas outfits and we enjoyed our Christmas lunch.
On Thursday,we were in church for the Christingle service, which was beautifully led by the Year 6 children.
On Friday, we had our final Golden Assembly of the term where we celebrated all the stars of the term.
We wish you all a happy and holy Christmas.
Thank you for all your gifts and cards.
Thank you for all your great support.
The Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog- 13th December 2024
Date: 13th Dec 2024 @ 4:30pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: No spellings this week.
Sumdog: Complete the 2, 5 and 10 times table challenge.
Counting: Count in halves forwards and backwards.
For example, 1/2, 1, 1 and 1/2, 2, 2 and a 1/2, 3, 3 and a 1/2. See how far you can get!
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and do a bit more practise on your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English/Maths:
We have been doing assessments this week.
Art:
The children have been learning about printing and repeated patterns.
They really enjoyed printing christmas patterns.
D.T.
D.T Day was a great success. The children worked so well to make their Tudor houses.
Great attention to detail was shown and a lot of D.T skills were used, like cutting, glueing, folding and measuring.
Forest School:
We went into the nature area. Some of us had a go at making a Christmas tree decoration. Some of us chose our own learning. There was great teamwork, resilience and imagination shown.
Thank you for coming to see our Nativity.
All the children performed brilliantly.
We were all so excited to watch the rehearsal for the Rock Steady concert.
There are so many talented musicians and singers at St. Oswald's
Have a lovely weekend,
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog- Friday 6th December
Date: 5th Dec 2024 @ 11:41am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (13.12.24):
many clothes busy people water
again half money Mr Mrs
Sumdog: Complete the money challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's, 10's and 3's. You could play the follow me game that we learnt in class.
The children still need to spend more time learning their doubles and halves. For example, double 8 is 16, double 12 is 24 or half of 18 is 9, half of 30 is 15.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and practise doubling and halving.
You could also practise your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
We continued reading our novel, The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine. In the book the characters have to wash a rabbit so we read some instructions on how to clean a pet rabbit. The children found out about the key features of instructional writing. We discussed the use of numbered points, pictures, time connectives and bossy verbs.They planned their own set of instructions and will be writing them next week.
Maths
This week we have been learning about money. We discussed the value of all the coins. We made amounts using Base 10 equipment and used this to calculate the answer when adding amounts together.
Science
We learnt about the importance of exercise. We carried out an investigation to measure the effect of exercise on our heart rate.
PSHE
We listened to a stoey about acts of kindness. We discussed acts of kindness and drew a picture of some of them.
Art
We have made some wonderful Christmas cards for the Booths competition.
The children used tape to design and decorate a tree.
Winners will be revealed at Golden Assembly.
My Happy Mind
Year 2 have finished their first topic - Meet Your Brain.
We recapped our learning, thinking about our favourite bits and what we will try to do more of so we can be at our best for learning and growing. A lot of the class said they would like to do more happy breathing.
RE
We read a piece of scripture from Luke's Gospel about the Annunciation and birth of John the Baptist. The children retold the story beautifully and enjoyed learning that John the Baptist and Jesus were cousins.
This week we have been involved in lots of rehearsals for our Nativity.
We are performing it in Church on Tuesday 10th December at 2pm and 6.30pm.
Year 2 Blog Friday 29th November 2024
Date: 29th Nov 2024 @ 12:09pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (06.12.24):
improve sure sugar eye could
would who whole any should
Sumdog: Complete the fractions challenge.
Counting: At home, count odd then even numbers. See how high you can go!
The children also need to spend more time learning their doubles and halves. For example, double 8 is 16 or half of 18 is 9.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and practise doubling and halving.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
This week we started our new novel, The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine. The children spent time looking at the front cover and the blurb, making predictions about what the story might be about. We thought about Tuffy the cat's good points and bad points. The children also wrote some excellent speeches from Ellie's perspective (character) about the poor little bird.
The standard of writing is really improving in Year 2, great use of interesting words and joining words.
Keep up the good work!
Maths
This week we finished our learning about halves andd quarters.
Science
We carried out an investigation to find out the answer tp the question, "do our feet grow as we get older?
PSHE
We played a game called "Stuck in the Mud". We then discussed how we cooperated when we played the game. We also came up with some ideas as to how we could help if we think people are being left out.
History/D.T
The children found out about some of the materials that were used to build Tudor houses, like wattle and daub and thatched rooves. They designed and planned how they would build their own model Tudor houses, ready for D.T day.
Please could you send your child into school with one or two cardboard boxes (no bigger than a shoe box).
Many thanks, we do have some spares but not enough for every child!
- My Happy Mind
We spent some time doing happy breathing and discussed the effect it had on us.
Year 2 said that when they did happy breathing it made them feel calm, peaceful, relaxed, joyful, happy
and ready for learning new things.
R.E/RSHE
The children learnt that we live in a diverse community and in response to that, wrote some fantastic diversity acrostic poems. We also discussed times we feel safe and unsafe in our communities. The children realised that when we do good things like helping other people in our communities God is always with us.
The Nativity play is going really well. Year 2 are being great singers, narrators and actors.
Don't forget it's on Tuesday 10th December in church at 2pm and 6.30pm.
Year 2 Blog-Friday 22nd November
Date: 21st Nov 2024 @ 11:39am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (29.11.24):
father pass class grass path
hour prove plant bath move
Sumdog: Complete the fractions challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards. See how they relate to the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and practise those times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
This week we continued our learning from The Little Story Who Didn't Want To Be Told.
We have been learning how to use different joining words to extend our sentences.
We wrote our own story about a crocodile.
Phonics
We continued to revise the long o sound.
Maths
We used practical equipment to find halves and quarters of amounts. We know that the groups have to be EQUAL.
We have been counting in 2s, 5s and 10s and discussing how this relates to the times tables.
Science
We learnt about how humans change as they grow into adults.
We also discussed the life cycle of a butterfly.
PSHE
- We learnt how to recognise and explain how a person's behaviour can affect other people.
- We acted out a short play.
My Happy Mind
The children learned about neuroplasticity and how our brains grow when we practise things like spellings/times tables and it becomes easier the more we try.
R.E
The children recapped the Nativity story, found out more about when the Angel Gabriel visited Mary and drew some lovely pictures for our display.
We have been so excited to learn all the songs for our Nativity. Don't forget it's on Tuesday 10th December in church at 2pm and 6.30pm.
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 11:44am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (22.11.24):
every great break steak pretty
beautiful after fast last past
Sumdog: Complete the statistics challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards. See how they relate to the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and practise those times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
This week we read the next book in the trilogy, The Bear, the Piano, the Dog and the Fiddle also by David Litchfield. The children wrote their own versions of The Bear and the Piano story. Everyone is trying so hard to make their writing look beautiful on the page. We are also thinking about ourselves as authors and we discussed how to make our stories interesting and exciting.
Phonics
We have been revising oa as in goat and ow as in shadow.
SPaG
We learnt more about the different types of sentences and wrote some of our own statements, commands, questions and exclamations.
Maths
We learnt how to interpret block graphs and pictograms. We made our own graphs and also learnt how to record amounts using a tally chart.
We have been singing songs to help us learn our 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Science
Forest School
We used the gardening tools safely. We had great fun with all the leaves. Our games showed great imagination and teamwork.
R.E.
We learnt about some Prophets from the Bible, such as Noah and Isaiah and what they did for God.
The children produced lovely work in their books in response to this.
History/Art
On Remembrance Day, year 2 made their own poppies to help us remember those who fought in the wars.
My Happy Mind
We learnt about what happens to our brains when we are happy and also when we might be feeling sad/worried. The children practised their happy breathing, which helps the brain to function fully, so we are content and ready for learning.
This week we all enjoyed our session with Freddy Fit. He really put us through our paces!
Everyone looked briliant in their Children In Need outfits. Thank you for supporting this.
Year 2 Blog- Friday 8th November
Date: 7th Nov 2024 @ 11:37am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (15.11.24):
most old only both told
wild gold cold climb hold
Sumdog: Complete the multiplication challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards. See how they relate to the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and practise those times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
We started learning through our new book, The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield.
The bear's beautiful music takes him to amazing and wonderful places in his imagination.
We wrote a description of a place in our imagination using great adjectives.
We also planned our own story which we will be writing next week.
Phonics
We have been revisiting the long i sound, i-e as in shine, igh as in night and i as in lion.
SPaG
The children found out about the four types of sentences - statements, commands, questions and exclamations.
Maths
We learned about arrays. We know that 4x3 is the same as 3x4.
Forest School
This week we went into our nature area. We built shelters. There was lots of resilience and problem solving happening.
Science
We learnt about our bodies. We learnt what things animals and humans need to stay alive.
PSHE
We discussed what is the same and what is different about us. We learnt what the word UNIQUE means.
History/Art
We learnt more about the story of the Gunpowder Plot and
created beautiful Bonfire Night pictures, using coloured tissue paper and crayons.
RE
We read Isaiah (9:1-2) and thought about light and darkness in relation to Jesus and his different titles. The children responded creatively decorationg their own lightbulbs.
My Happy Mind
We had our first lesson in which we learnt about how our brain works and how we can help it work at it's very best. We all have a journal which we use to record our thoughts and feelings.
Year 2 Blog Thursday 24th October 2024
Date: 24th Oct 2024 @ 3:45pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: We had a quiz on the 50 spelling words so far, everyone did really well, but please practise any that your child spelt incorrectly.
English
This week we retold the story of Pumpkin Soup and wrote a setting description of Duck's kitchen.
Phonics
We revised the long 'y' sound as in shy, reply and cry.
Maths
We have been measuring length, height and mass, using rulers and balance scales.
The children drew Autumn trees using pencils and crayons.
Forest School
This week we remembered how to be safe around the fire and we made some delicious pumpkin soup.
Have a wonderful holiday.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 18th October 2024
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 11:42am
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Thursday (24.10.24):
Any words from all the previous weeks spellings that you are not sure of.
Sumdog: Complete the 'Properties of 2-D and 3-D Shapes' challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards. See how they relate to the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
Follow the link below to play 'Hit The Button' and practise those times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
This week we read our owl non chronogical reports to children in Reception, Year 3 and Year 4. We listened to the story of pumpkin soup and identified the contractions such as it's, didn't, I'll and don't. We also investigated noun phrases such as 'old white cabin'. We used our senses and imaginations to write noun phrases about duck's kitchen.We will be continuing with this learning next week.
Phonics
We revised ie as in pie and i-e as in wide.
Maths
The children have been learning about the names and properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes. We then moved onto measuring length, capacity and mass. The class used metre sticks and rulers to estimate and measure different objects around the classroom.
RE
Next week, we will continue learning about Baptism. It would be great if you could talk to your child about their own Baptism and maybe send some photographs (not precious ones) into school. We will use them to further discuss what happens at a Baptism and the importance of being part of the Church family.
The children had a go at drawing some Halloween pictures by following an artist's instructions.
The results were spooky and fabulous!
History
Year 2 read small extracts from the diary of Samuel Pepys and answered questions about what happened during the fire. They found it interesting that Samuel Pepys buried his precious cheese and wine to stop it from burning in the fire!
PSHE
We had a circle time. The theme was' don't do that'. We talked about strategies we could use and things we could say if someone was doing something we didn't like.
Forest School
This week we went out as a group all afternoon.
We had a discussion about how to keep safe around the fire. We invented our own concoctions from, crumpets, bread, fruit loaf, hot dogs, cheese, pitta bread and wraps. We then toasted them on the fire-delicious!
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Year 2 Blog Friday 11th October 2024
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 7:00pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (18.10.24):
door, floor, poor, because, find, kind, mind, behind, child, children
Sumdog: Complete the 'Adding Three/Four 1-digit Numbers' challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 10's forwards and backwards but start on a 1-digit number.
For example, 2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52 or 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57 or 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68.
What do you notice about the numbers you are counting each time?
English
This week we have become owl experts. We read at a piece of non-fiction writing about owls and wrote down all the facts we could find. We learnt about the features of a non-chronological report, wrote a plan and started to write our own report.
Phonics
We revised ai as in train, eigh as in eight, a as in apricot, ea as in steak, ay as in tray, a-e as in take and ey as in grey. We played bingo and we also wrote sentences using as many of the words as we could.
Maths
The children have been adding/subtracting 2 digit numbers, 26+32 or 49-33 using tens and ones apparatus, lines and dots and by mental partitioning methods. We have also continued our work on number bonds to 10, 20 and 100. This came in useful when we were adding three 1-digit numbers together. For example, 3+5+7=15. The children calculated 3+7=10 first, then added the five to make 15.
RE
This week, we have revisited the sacrament of Baptism. The children thought about the signs and symbols of Baptism (white garment, water, Baptismal Candle, oils) and what happens in Church when a baby is Baptised.
The children were busy in our Art lesson, they painted over their oil pastel leaves using water colours. The effect was amazing, they looked really life like! We have some budding artists in Year 2.
Geography
During our lesson, we looked at the continent of Antarctica in more detail. Year 2 St Oswald's 2024-2025 have been included in a time capsule that is travelling on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough headed for the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. It leaves on 13th October and we will have weekly updates and information about the journey, weather, crew, animals and findings. The children are so excited about it!
Science
This week we learnt about things which are living and things which have never been alive.
Year 2 Friday Blog- 4th October 2024
Date: 1st Oct 2024 @ 5:36pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (11.10.24):
he, she, no, so, my,some,our, pull, put, push
Sumdog: Complete the 'Adding multiples of 10 ' challenge.
Counting: At home, play the 'follow me' game that you learnt in class. Count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards.
English
This week we wrote sentences about Plop. We pretended to be Plop. We are trying so hard to form our letters with lead-ins.
We wrote a book review.
Phonics
We have been revising eigh as in eight, ey as in grey, a as in apricot and ea as in steak.
SPaG
We have been learning about conjunctions (joining words) and writing sentences including... and, but, because, so. The children are trying to use them as often as possible in their own writing.
Maths
The children have been adding/subtracting a multiple of 10 to/from a 2 digit number, 26+20 or 41-30. We have also worked on number bonds to 10 and 100.
RE
This week, we have read Psalm 139 together. The children learnt that a Psalm is a bit like a song or a prayer. They responded to the Psalm with their own art work in the style of Eva Crawford.
French
Year 2 have been drawing leaves - Fir, Birch, Hazel, Willow, Sycamore and Oak. First they used pencil, then oil pastels. Next week, we will paint over their oil pastel leaves using water colours to see the effect.
Geography
The children know the seven continents and five oceans so well now. During our lesson, we looked at the continent of Asia in more detail.
Forest School
Mrs Wood gave every class a bag of daffodils and we planted ours today.
We had a great time in the log circle area- building dens,making obstacle courses, cooking with apples, climbing, balancing, jumping and finding creatures.
We have been using leaves as our inspiration in our art work and we found some of the leaves outside.
Science
We learnt about food chains and drew our own.
Thank you for all your generous Harvest gifts.
Year 2 Blog- Friday 27th September 2024
Date: 25th Sep 2024 @ 5:41pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (04.10.24):
of, says, your, me, we,
there, love, one, ask, pull.
Sumdog: Complete the 'Addition/Subtraction within 20' challenge.
Counting: At home, count in 2's, 5's and 10's forwards and backwards.
English
We have started learning through the story of The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark. The owl is called Plop. We wrote sentences to describe him, using adjectives and connectives.
In pairs, we discussed why he might be afraid of the dark and wrote some possible reasons for this.
Phonics
We have been learning ui as in fruit, u-e as in rude and u-e as in cute.
SPaG
We have been learning about proper nouns, common nouns and adjectives. We have also been learning about how many syllables are in a word.
Maths
The children learned how to add a 1 digit number to a 2 digit number, 26+4. we have also been learning about subtraction.
We have been counting in 10's.
French
PE
The children have really improved their under arm throwing and catching. They have played various mini games and learnt about the importance of dodging to get away from a defender.
RE
The children have completed their Noah's Ark puppets which they will use to act out the story. We also read the story of God's Rainbow which explains God's promise, love and faithfulness.
Forest School
This week we used the leaf cutters to make leaf confetti. Some of us practised tying knots and stick wrapping. We found a lot of apples and spent time collecting them, which required our problem solving skills, washing them and cooking with them.
Thank you for sending in donations for Harvest.
Year 2 Blog Friday 20th September 2024
Date: 19th Sep 2024 @ 3:29pm
Year 2 have had another fantastic week, filled with lots of interesting and enjoyable learning.
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (27.09.24):
house, school,once, come,they,
by,here,friend, go, be
Sumdog: Complete the 'one more/less than' challenge.
English
We have continued our learning through the story of Burglar Bill. He wrote us all a letter. As they were all different, they told us lots of information. We used this information to write a character description of him. We also planned an alternative ending to the story and wrote it. We have been using connecting words and adjectives to make our writing even better.
In handwriting we have been learning how to form our letters with lead-ins.
Phonics
We have been revising oo as in zoo and ew as in brew and y as in happy.
Maths
The children have been learning how to work out one more/less than and ten more/less than a given number. We have also been comparing two numbers and deciding which is the greatest or which is the least.
R.E
We re-read the story of Noah's Ark, focusing on the rainbow being a sign of God's promise (covenant) never to send another flood again. The children made their own rainbows and Noah's Ark puppets.
History
Year 2 are thoroughly enjoying learning about The Great Fire of London. We compared London today with London back in 1666 and learnt where the fire started and how it spread so quickly.
Geography
The children have already learnt most of the continents and oceans of the world and really enjoyed looking at their location on the map.
Forest School
We went on a scavenger hunt to find natural objects. We then displayed them on a log-we showed lots of creativity. We then had time for our own learning-we invented games, found plenty of apples, did some wood carving with stones, tried to make a whistle, spotted patterns in the tree stumps, found creatures, problem-solved and practised balancing.
PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILD TO PUT THEIR READING BOOKS IN THE RED BOX ON MRS DEIGHTON'S TABLE WHEN THEY HAVE ALL BEEN READ. THANK YOU.
Date: 19th Sep 2024 @ 9:26am
With your children now back in school, it is a great time to review online safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be beginning their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas.
Self image and identitiy
Online relationships
Online bulllying
Health, Well-being and lifestyle
Online reputation
Managing online information
Copyright and ownership
We will blog regularly to keep you updated with developments in the online space, sharing platform guides and links to expert training for you to keep your children safe when exploring the internet. Below you will find guides on new devices and WhatsApp.
To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
Year 2 Blog- Friday 13th September 2024
Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 5:50pm
Welcome to your first Friday blog of the new school year. The children have settled in so well, they are following the Golden Rules, class routines and have already done so much great learning, well done Year 2.
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (20.09.24):
said, are, the, was, his, today, is, were, has and you.
Sumdog: Complete the 'Place Value - Tens and Ones' challenge.
English
We have been learning through the story of Burglar Bill. We wrote him a letter telling him all about ourselves. We also described his house-we were great at thinking of adjectives. We wrote some questions and asked him for some answers! There was a bag of bread from his bakery in our classroom and we wrote some excellent senteces describing it.
In handwriting we have been learning how to form our letters with lead-ins.
Phonics
We have been revisiting ee as in tree, ea as in leaf, e-e as in Steve and y as in happy.
Maths
We have been learning how to represent 10s and 1s using equipment. We have used Base 10, straws ,counters and cards.
R.E
We have read and retold the story of Noah's Ark.
P.E
The children have revisited the fundamental skills of underam throwing and catching. They played mini-games and displayed fantastic team work.
Forest School
Last week we explored the log circle area. We found many creatures, played our own games and built dens.
This week we explored our nature area and spotted many changes since we were last in there.
We found blackberries and apples growing.
Thank you for coming to the 'Meet the Teacher' meeting.
Year 2 Blog - Friday 12th July
Date: 12th Jul 2024 @ 4:43pm
Welcome to the last Friday Blog!
Home Practice
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Maths - Counting in 3s practise
Sumdog - Maths and Spellings Challenge
English
This week, we have re-told the story of Fantastic Mr Fox and wrote a book review.
Maths
This week we have been learning about number patterns and counting in jumps of 2, 5 and 10 from any number.
R.E.
We have been learning about Judaism.
Art
In Art this week, the children explored creating art with music.
We explored different artists and learnt how they used music and sounds to create different pieces of Art.
Well done to all the children for taking part in Tough Kidder.
Thank you for all the support this year in Year 2.
Have a great summer holidays.
Mrs Sheen, Ms Singleton and Mrs Deighton
Date: 28th Jun 2024 @ 1:06pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog!
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book/chapter they read at home.
Spellings – continue to practise the Year 2 high frequency words.
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 3 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – Fractions
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – High Frequency Words
This week in Year 2
English
This week we finished reading our novel 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl. The children have started to plan their re-tell of the story.
Maths
This week we finished our new topic about fractions. We are now looking at partitioning numbers in different ways.
RE
This week the children have been learning about Judaism.
Science
The children have been looking at how some plants manage to survive in different conditions.
Art
This week in Art the children have been looking at how different people can see different images in artwork and they made super flower designs, printing with their fingers.
Year 2 Blog - Friday 21st June
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 3:59pm
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home.
Spellings – Quiz on Monday 24th June
their believe accidentally actually bicycle
breath breathe build busy with
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 3 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – Telling the time
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – Common Exception words
This week in Year 2
English
This week we continued to read our novel 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl. We described the characters and learnt about speech. We also also wrote brilliant speech bubbles for how Mr Fox was feeling.
Maths
This week we started our new topic about time. We learnt about minutes past the hour by counting in fives.
RE
We have written about people who help in our community. We all wrote about these people and we discussedthe importance of food banks, shelters and care homes.
Forest School
Science
We learnt about the life cycle of a bean plant.
Geograpghy
We identified the similarities and differences between rivers in Zambia compared to rivers in England.
Year 2 Blog - Friday 14th June
Date: 14th Jun 2024 @ 1:12pm
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home.
Spellings – Quiz on Monday 17th June
accident address arrive believe answer
appear actual our because their
Times Tables/Number Facts – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday.
Counting - Practise saying your 10 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – 3D shapes
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – Common Exception words
This week in Year 2
English
This week we read our novel 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl. We also planned and wrote our 'Special Place' writing. The children have written some beautiful pieces of writing - well done Year 2.
Maths
This week we started learning about 3D shapes and their properties.
RE
We read scripture from Luke (10: 25-37) The Parable of the Good Samaritan. We reflected on the scripture and re-told the story .
Forest School
Science
We compared seeds and bulbs. We are learning about germination.
History
This week we finished our Kings, Queens and Castles topic. Next week we will start out new topic about technology.
#30 Days Wild
Please could you send a plastic yoghurt/milk tub in with your child - we are going to make some recycled bird feeders for 30 days wild.