St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 2: Blog items
Year 2 Blog - Friday 1st March
Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 4:07pm
Home Practice
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night.
Spellings –Spelling quiz will be on MONDAY 4th March
Hiked hiking hiker biked biking biker shined
Shining shinier shaking
Times Tables – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday. Please learn these like the tables for a quiz on Wednesday 6th March.
Counting - Practise counting in 5s from any given number. Challenge – count in tens from 0 to 100. Challenge – now count from 100 to 0!
Sumdog Challenges Maths – x5 times tables practice and measure Challenge
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – -ed -er -ing suffix
Sumdog Competition for Year 2 – past tense
This week in Year 2
English
This week we have continued to learn through our book ‘The Lumberjack’s Beard’. The children wrote a character description for Lumberjack Jim and explored great vocabulary from the text.
Maths
This week we started the Measurement topic. The children ordered mass from heaviest to lightest, read numbers on different scales and compared different weights for objects.
RE
In our learning this week, we wrote about the journey of Lent. We also discussed what happens on St David’s Day.
ART
In Art this week, we observed patterns, colours and shapes when drawing tulips. We also used a fork to experiment with the effects we could achieve when dragging it through paint.
Click here to see some photos.
Reminders
World Book Day is Thursday 7th March. Please come into school dressed as your favourite character. There will also be an oppportunity to swap a book with someone from your class.
#LetGirlsPlay – all the girls who would like to have a go at playing football can do so on Friday 8th March at Dinner Play!
PTFA Easter Bingo – Thursday 21st March 6.30pm-7.30pm.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Blog - Friday 23rd February
Date: 23rd Feb 2024 @ 3:31pm
Home Practice
Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night.
Spellings –Spelling quiz will be on MONDAY 26th February.
Darkness kindness sadness brightness laziness hopeful
Wonderful colourful peaceful beautiful
Times Tables – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday. No times table quiz next week.
Counting - Practise counting in 10s from any given number. Challenge – count in tens from 10 to 100. Challenge – now count from 100 to 0!
Sumdog Challenges Maths – x10 times tables practice and place value Challenge.
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – -ness -ful suffix
Sumdog Competition for Year 2 - Capital Letters.
This week in Year 2
English
This week, we started our new book ‘The lumberjack’s beard’. We wrote a feelings bubble for how little blue bird is feeling and also acted it out with a partner.
Maths
This week, we started the place value topic. We placed numbers on number lines and measuring cylinders.
PSHE
In PSHE we discussed different feelings we could have. we then designed our own feeling monsters.
RE
This week, we wrote our Lenten Promise. We thought about how we could be a better person in the short time of Lent.
Forest School
We learnt how to use hammers safely. We used them to knock nails in to wood.
We also went in the very muddy nature area. The child-initiated learning was briliant-floating and sinking, mixing up mud and water, making a stream, cooking and building dams.
We also explored our new shelters.
Reminders
Please remember to sign up to parents evening. The folders are outside the office for you to sign up.
Spring disco is Thursday 29th February – wear bright clothes.
PTFA Easter Bingo – Thursday 21st March 6.30pm-7.30pm.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Blog Thursday 8th February
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 3:50pm
Happy Half Term!
Home practice
Please read when you can during the holiday even if it's just for 5 minutes each day.
There is a SUMDOG maths and spelling challenge.
Spelling Quiz will be on Monday 19th February.
butterfly cry dry try baby stories bunnies strawberries spies berries
This week in Year 2
English
We performed some emotional writing and wrote our own speech bubble about the Snowman and how he felt.
Math
We continued to learn about time.
Art
In art this week we finished our architect project to build a structure which could stand up.
PSHE
This week has been 'Children's Mental Health week' and the focus has been 'my voice matters'. We have discussed how we can use our voice to get our opinions and worries across. We also learned the importance of sharing our thoughts and feelings with a trusted adult.
Reminders
Please remember to sign up to parents evening which is after half term. The folders are outside the office.
Have a happy Half Term.
Year 2 Blog Friday 2nd February
Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 3:48pm
Home Practice
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Spellings – .Spelling quiz will be on MONDAY 5th February.
pencil fossil nostril evil April pedal local animal hospital medal
Times Tables – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday. Please learn these like the spellings for a quiz on Wednesday 7th February.
Counting - Practise counting in 5s from any given number. Challenge – count in fives from 10 to 100.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – x2 times tables practice and Time Challenge
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – il al
This week in Year 2
English
This week we have been writing in the past tense. We used the book 'Five Little Fiends' by Sarah Dyer to help us with ideas.
Maths
This week we have been telling the time to an hour, half past, quarter past and quarter to.
Geography
In geography this week we researched the location of the continents compared to the oceans. We enjoyed singing the continents and ocean songs.
Art
In art this week we started our architect project which requires building a structure that can stand up.
Forest School
We discussed the changes we have noticed as we reach the end of January. We looked at a birds nest and talked about the materials it was made from. We had a go at making a nest.
Reminders
Please remember to sign up to parents evening which is after half term. The folders are outside the office for you to sign up.
Valentines disco is Thursday 8th February.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Blog Friday 26th January
Date: 26th Jan 2024 @ 1:53pm
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Spellings – Please see spelling sheet taken home on MONDAY.
Spelling quiz will be on MONDAY 29th January.
table apple bottle little puddle camel tinsel travel towel hazel
Times Tables – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday. Please learn these like the spellings for a quiz on Wednesday 31st January.
Counting - Practise counting in 3s from any given number. Challenge – count in threes from 63 to 100.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – x3 times tables practice and Money Challenge
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – le and el
This week in Year 2
English
This week we wrote about Flat Stanley – the boy who was flattened by a picture! We focused on using adjectives and similes to make our sentences more exciting.
Maths
In maths, we learnt about money. We made different amounts using different coins, and added two amounts together to make a total.
RE
In RE, we discussed how we should be thankful to God for all he does for us. We then wrote a beautiful prayer about thanking and praising God.
History
We learnt about explorers in history this week focusing on Charles Darwin and Neil Armstrong. We ‘hot seated’ different children and came up with super questions for these two explorers.
Forest School
All of have now boiled water in the Kelly Kettle to make noodles.
We have also participated in imaginative play showing great teamwork, resilience and perseverance.
We also practised our knotting skills when making a forest eye and other items using sticks, wool, pipe cleaners, wire and ribbon.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Friday blog 19th January 2024
Date: 20th Jan 2024 @ 8:45am
Home Practice
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
Spellings – Please see spelling sheet taken home on Wednesday.
Spelling quiz will be on Wednesday 24th January.
Know knight knee knock gnaw gnome gnarl would could should
Times Tables – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Monday. Please learn these like the spellings for a quiz on Wednesday 24th January.
Counting - Practise counting in 2s from any given number. Challenge – count in twos from 23 to 100.
Sumdog Challenges Maths – x2 times tables practice and Addition and Subtraction Challenge
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – Silent 'K'
This week in Year 2
English
In our learning this week we wrote about winter. We also used our ideas about winter to write some lovely poems.
We have been learning about capacity and volume. We have begun to look at money and are trying to recognise the value of all the coins to £2.
Science and PSHE
In Science we are continuing to look at how to keep our bodies healthy: we have looked at the importance of eating a balanced diet, exercising and keeping clean, particularly when and how to wash our hands and clean our teeth.
Have a lovely weekend.
Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 4:14pm
With your children returning to 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 continuing with 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
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 12th January 2024
Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 3:35pm
We hope you all had a lovely Christmas break.
Home Practice
Spellings – Please see spelling sheet taken home on Wednesday. Spelling quiz will be on Wednesday 17th January.
jog join huge age badge edge giant gerbil wild climb
Times Tables – A times tables sheet will be sent home every Monday. Please learn these like the spellings for a quiz on Monday 15th January.
Sumdog Challenge Maths – finding ½ and ¼ fractions
Sumdog Challenge Spellings – adding –dge and -ge
Counting - Practise counting in 1s from any given number.
Challenge – count in ones from 123 to 150.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
In our learning this week we wrote about our Christmas holidays. We also explored text for adjectives, verbs and extended sentences.
Maths
We have been learning how to find fractions of objects using different methods.
R.E.
In RE we started our new topic of Thanksgiving. We wrote a lovely prayer to God thanking him for all he has done for us. We listened to scripture about the ‘Last Supper’. We wrote about the last supper and explained what the bread and wine symbolises.
Art
In our Art learning we started our new topic about being an architect. We explored various buildings around the world and sketched the details of what we could see.
Forest School
We went for a walk up to the pond to see what changes we could spot.
We also made bubble wands out of willow and showed great perseverance when blowing bubbles.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Blog Thursday 21st December
Date: 21st Dec 2023 @ 2:07pm
Welcome to our last Blog of the term!
On Monday, we watched the All Hallows Roadshow in Church. We saw lots of performances, including singing, dancing and playing instruments.
On Tuesday, we watched the Year 6 children lead the Christingle service in Church.
On Wednesday, we had a special assembly for Mr Mears before he leaves for Australia. We wish the Mears family well with their next adventure.
On Thursday, we had our last golden assembly of the term.
Well done to the 4 STARS : Lottie, George, Emilia and Lewis.
We have had a great term in Year 2 with lots of brilliant learning - well done everyone.
Have a lovely Christmas and New Year and we will see you on Monday 8th January 2024.
The Year 2 Team
Year 2 Blog - Friday 15th December
Date: 15th Dec 2023 @ 1:09pm
Thank you for coming to see our Nativity.
The children loved performing to you all in Church.
Home Practice
Sumdog Challenge Maths - addition and subtraction
Counting - Practise counting in 2s, 3s and 10s, forwards and backwards from different numbers.
Reading - Please try to read each night, it makes a big difference!
English
This week we wrote about the class elf, the Nativity story and read Christmas stories.
Maths
We learnt more about addition within 100 this week as well as our number bonds to 20.
R.E.
We listened to scripture which told us about Mary's Song to God and the visit of Angel Gabriel. We then re-told the Nativity story and drew beautiful pictures. We also wrote our response for our 'Preparation for Advent'.
Art
We created our printed Cristmas Cards - they all look great.
Forest School
We chose our own learning; there was shelter building, mud cooking, worm hunting, twig crafting, imaginative role playing and leaf identifying. We found some snails and wanted to find out if they were hibernating.
Dogs Trust
We had a lovely visit from Sam who taught us 5 rules about how to be safe around dogs and how to treat them well so that they have a happy life.
Rock Steady
We had a great assembly on Friday. We watched and joined in with Jacob as he played the drums, bass guitar and a keyboard.
Reminders
Please see the letter your child has brought home today from Rock Steady if your child would like to join the rock band.
Christmas jumper, lunch and post day - Wednesday 20th December
Break up for Christmas - Thursday 21st December at 1.30pm
Have a lovely weekend
Year 2 Blog - Friday 8th December 2023
Date: 8th Dec 2023 @ 12:56pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Read out loud every day for 15 minutes and discuss the book with an adult.
Please sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it.
Handwriting
Please write the following words to practise your joined up lead-ins.
the and it he she into
Can you write each word in a sentence?
Counting
Count out loud in:
1s from 0 to 100 and back again 1, 2, 3, 4………
2s from 0 to 24 and back again 0, 2, 4, 6, 8………
Sumdog
Statistics and Times Table Challenge
Reminders
Santa Dash is next week – remember your sponsor forms and Santa hats.
Yellow Hamper – Year 2 are still collecting for the Yellow Hamper. If you have anything to donate please bring something in by next Friday. Thank you.
Nativity is Tuesday 12th December at 2pm and 6.30pm.
Maths
We have been learning about fractions. This week we have been finding a half and quarter of shapes and objects.
English
We have been reading The Grinch and other Christmassy stories.
We have been writing about the Year 2 Elf this week and everything that he has been up to.
RE
We have been learning about how we can prepare for Christmas as a Christian. We have written beautiful songs to God like Mary did when Angel Gabriel told her the news that she was going to have a baby. Father Michael came to visit us on Friday and shared a prayer about Mary.
Science and PSHE
This week in Science we have been learning about healthy eating. We sorted foods into the correct proportions and designed our own healthy lunch.
Forest School
We made a Christmas decoration using a piece of willow. We made it into a triangle shape and fastened it together with wire. We persevered as sometimes tying the knots was tricky. While we were making our decorations, Mrs O'Neill boiled water in the kelly Kettle to make hot chocolate.
Year 2 Blog - Friday 1st December
Date: 1st Dec 2023 @ 4:18pm
We have had a great week of learning in Year 2. We have been working hard to learn all our songs for the nativity – we have some brilliant singers. We have had a big focus this week on reading at home. Well done to the children who have read more than their 3 weekly books this week. It makes such a huge difference to the children’s learning reading every night. Keep it up! In English the children have been writing non-chronological reports about Cats and Owls. In Maths, we have continued our statistics topic, looking at different tables and graphs and how number is shown using these tables and graphs. The children have also learnt how to complete a tally chart. In DT the children have constructed, painted and designed their Tudor houses – they look fab! In Science we wrote about autumn and also spoke about what you would need to survive on a trip to Mars. You’ll be pleased to know a lot of children said ‘mum and dad’! Yesterday we had a fire satefy lesson from Penwortham Fire and Rescue team. The children listened really well to the talk and did brilliant role play in a fire situation.
Forest School
We made clay faces. First, we collected natural items in the nature area. We found berries, twigs, leaves, stones and moss. We worked the clay into a circle shape and found a tree with rough bark as we discovered the clay stuck better to these trunks. We designed our own clay face. There was great imagination and creativity shown.
In our second session we chose our own learning. We built shelters and hammocks, designed and made booby traps, cooked some delicious muddy food and tied knots. we didn't mind the very cold weather. We showed amazing imagination, teamwork, perseverance, resilience and determination.
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and discuss the book with an adult. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Reading books are changed every Monday. However, if you need to change a book another time, we will change it as needed.
For every book your child reads they will receive 10 DOJOS in class.
Please sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday. A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
You will have a Sumdog challenge on these words to complete by next Wednesday.
This week’s spellings are (30.11.23): these will be last spellings for the term.
Again Christmas
Half Mr
Money Mrs
Parents everybody
Sure even
Maths
At home, count forwards and backwards in 2s to 24. Start at different numbers each time. For example, start counting forwards from 12 or backwards from 20. Look at how this relates to the 2x table.
Practise 2-, 5-, 10- and 3-times tables on a game called Hit the Button. Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
You will have a graphs, charts and tables challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Reminders:
Santa Dash - wear Santa's hat, beard or coat on Monday 11th December. Fill in your sponsor form and bring it back to school.
Raffle tickets, £1 a ticket or £5 a booklet.
Year 2 are making a 'yellow' class hamper. If you have anything yellow to donate, please bring it in to school.
Have a great weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 24th November 2023
Date: 24th Nov 2023 @ 11:11am
Year 2 had a wonderful time at the library. The librarian read three Christmas stories and the children got to vote for their favourite, there was a clear winner! They also made Christmas cards and explored the library, choosing books that they would like to borrow. Everyone had lovely manners and were very respectful. In English, we did a drama workshop in the hall with Mrs Wood. We have a lot of budding actors and actresses and it was lovely to see everyone joining in with confidence and being creative. The nativity play is going to be amazing this year! In Maths, we have started our new topic - graphs, charts and tables. The children have been reading, understanding and answering questions about pictograms and block charts. It has been RSHE week, we learnt about communities, how to keep safe and meeting God in our community. In History, the children completed The Great Fire of London by making a timeline (chronological order) of everything they have learnt. In Art, we learnt about printing and produced some lovely prints. The count down to Christmas is definitely starting, learning Christmas songs, practising for the Nativity play and getting ready for all the Christmas fun.
Forest School
This week we cooked bread on a stick. We remembered our rules about how to keep safe around the fire. Mrs Corbett had already made the dough out of flour, sugar and water. We had to find a suitable stick that was long enough and strong enough to hold the dough. We rolled our ball of dough into a long sausage shape and wrapped it securly around our stick. We cooked the bread in the embers of the fire. We noticed it changed colour as it was cooking. We had to be patient.When it was cooked we put jam, chocolate spread or butter on it. It was delicious!
All of us had a go at the cooking and some of us had an extra session. We chose our own learning in the nature area.
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and discuss the book with an adult. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
We had a great time at the library. Everyone, spotted books that they would like to borrow. Maybe, you could visit the library again and borrow the books you saw.
Reading books are changed every Monday. However, if you need to change a book another time, we will change it as needed.
Please sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled eBooks to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and login. Explore the site and enjoy reading books from the Oxford Owl eBook library or listen to audio books.
Username: sto2
Password: 1234
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading - https://www.literacyshedblog.com/uploads/1/2/5/7/12572836/ks1_reading_vipers.pdf
In addition to this, reading a good bed time story to your child is so worthwhile and really helps towards a lifelong love of reading.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday. A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but also to call the words out and spell them out loud using the letter sounds or names. Other ideas include breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (people). You could look for words within words (whole)or think of your own ways to remember the word for example, spell it aloud using a tune or song.
You will have a Sumdog challenge on these words to complete by next Wednesday.
This week’s spellings are (22.11.23 – 29.11.23):
could many
would clothes
should busy
whole people
any water
Maths
At home, count forwards and backwards in 3s to 36. Start at different numbers each time. For example, start counting forwards from 12 or backwards from 30. Look at how this relates to the 3x table.
Practise 2-, 5-, 10- and 3-times tables on a game called Hit the Button. Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
You will have a graphs, charts and tables challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Reminders:
Santa Dash - wear Santa's hat, beard or coat on Monday 11th December. Fill in your sponsor form and bring it back to school.
Raffle tickets, £1 a ticket or £5 a booklet.
Year 2 are making a 'yellow' class hamper. If you have anything yellow to donate, please bring it in to school.
Have a great weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 17th November 2023
Date: 14th Nov 2023 @ 11:12am
Year 2 have had a great week, the highlight was probably today's pyjama day, everyone looked fabulous. Thank you so much for sending your charity money in. On Tuesday, the children got very active with Freddie Fit. They were so good at joining in with all the activities and the music was great to sing along to, the energy in the room was amazing!
In English, we have done a lot of writing. The children have retold stories, written character descriptions and instructions. Everyone is making a big effort to always make their writing look neat on the page, with finger spaces, lead-ins and letters on the line. More children are remembering to use capital letters and full stops and some children are even using sentence openers with commas and interesting joining words. Year 2 are getting very good at reading aloud in class or groups too. Please keep reading lots at home, it makes such a big difference.
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and discuss the book with an adult. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could write down these new words in a word book and find out what they mean using a dictionary (practise alphabetical order). It is amazing to see the list grow, something to be very proud of, especially when children realise how many more words they can use and understand!
Please sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it.
Reading books are changed every Monday. However, if you need to change a book another time, we will change it as needed.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled eBooks to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and login. Explore the site and enjoy reading books from the Oxford Owl eBook library or listen to audio books.
Username: sto2
Password: 1234
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading - https://www.literacyshedblog.com/uploads/1/2/5/7/12572836/ks1_reading_vipers.pdf
In addition to this, reading a good bed time story to your child is so worthwhile and really helps towards a lifelong love of reading.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday. A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but also to call the words out and spell them out loud using the letter sounds or names. Other ideas include breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (improve). You could look for words within words (hour) or think of your own ways to remember the word for example, spell it aloud using a tune or song.
You will have a Sumdog challenge on these words to complete by next Wednesday.
This week’s spellings are (15.11.23 – 22.11.23):
path hour
bath sure
move sugar
prove eye
improve who
In Maths, we are learning a lot of new vocabulary about multiplication. The children have been doubling, doing repeated addition and sequencing, looking at arrays and they have seen how this relates to times tables and multiplying.
Maths
At home, count forwards and backwards in 5s to 60. Start at different numbers each time. For example, start counting forwards from 15 or backwards from 45. Look at how this relates to the 5x table.
Practise 2-, 5-, 10- and 3-times tables on a game called Hit the Button. Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
You will have an array/repeated addition challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
In RE, we have started our new topic, Preparations. The children talked and wrote about the different ways they prepared for Christmas at home, you do some lovely things during the Chrstmas season! We then thought about how Christians prepare for the coming of Jesus during Advent by lighting Advent Candles, opening Advent Calendars and some people make Christingles or go to Church more.
In PSHE, it was anti-bullying week. The children discussed bullying and what it means and learnt to make a noise if bullying happens!
In this week’s French lesson, we learned how to say some colours in French. Rouge = red, bleu = blue, jaune = yellow, orange = orange, vert = green, rose = pink, violet = purple, marron = brown, blanc = white, gris = grey, and noir = black. We repeated these words to help remember them and matched the correct word to the colours on the board. We then pointed to different things in the classroom when we heard the French colour being said and then played a few rounds of Splat, where we had to point to the right colour on the board. We also listened to the Mr French ‘Les Couleurs’ song to help us.
During Music, we started to learn the next two songs for our Nativity and played the rhythms on the tambourines and tambours. We practised the three songs introduced last lesson. We used the words rhythm and tempo to describe the music.
In Art, the children drew some very small objects in their sketch books. They looked very closely at the size, shape and details, which was quite tricky, but they produced some excellent sketches and really enjoyed the process. In D.T, we were exploring structures of houses and used straws and blu-tac to build our own 3-D structure.
We would really appreciate a few more boxes if you have any spare!
Forest School
In our first session Storm Debbie was about so we stayed in the lodge. We practiced fastening sticks together by a technique called lashing. Some of us made the initial letter of our name. We also made forest eyes and other objects. We discovered that we had to keep the wool tight to securely fasten the sticks together. Super perseverance was shown.
We went into the nature area for our other session. We played a few games of "Hide the Hedgehog", then we chose our own learning. There was very busy learning including tree wrapping, tree climbing, cooking, restaurants, den building and games.
Next week (23.11.23) we will be visiting the library.
The children may bring a favourite book in from home to read during quiet reading time next week.
Have a great weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 10th November 2023
Date: 10th Nov 2023 @ 10:36am
Year 2 have had a fantastic week of learning, it has flown by! The children really enjoyed visiting the poppy shop on Wednesday and buying poppies, slap bands and key rings. An author Rachel Walmsley visited on Thursday and read her book 'Listening Ears'. It was a great story and the children got involved by acting out and reading some of the parts. It is possible to buy one of her books if your child would like to, check the newsletter for more information on this.
In English, we are continuing our work on The Diary of a Killer Cat and The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark. The children are becoming more fluent readers and their comprehension of the text is really improving. This is reflected in their writing, which includes capital letters and full stops, neat handwriting and interesting joining words.
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and discuss the book with an adult. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could write down these new words in a word book and find out what they mean using a dictionary (practise alphabetical order). It is amazing to see the list grow, something to be very proud of, especially when children realise how many more words they understand and can use!
Please sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it.
Reading books are changed every Monday. However, if you need to change a book another time, we will change it as needed.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled eBooks to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and login. Explore the site and enjoy reading books from the Oxford Owl eBook library or listen to audio books.
Username: sto2
Password: 1234
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading - https://www.literacyshedblog.com/uploads/1/2/5/7/12572836/ks1_reading_vipers.pdf
In addition to this, reading a good bed time story to your child is so worthwhile and really helps towards a lifelong love of reading.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday. A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but also to call the words out and spell them out loud using the letter sounds or names. Other ideas include breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (beautiful). You could look for words within words (father) or think of your own ways to remember the word for example, spell it aloud using a tune or song.
You will have a Sumdog challenge on these words to complete by next Wednesday.
This week’s spellings are (08.11.23 – 15.11.23):
fast grass
last plant
past after
class father
pass beautiful
In Maths, the children have finished our work on 2-D and 3-D shape. We have started our multiplication topic and the children have been learning about repeated addition and doubling to help introduce multiplication. They have worked very hard and have a good understanding of repeated addition.
Maths
At home, count forwards and backwards in 2s to 24. Start at different numbers each time. For example, start counting forwards from 12 or backwards from 16. Look at how this relates to the 2x table.
Practise 2-, 5-, 10- and 3-times tables on a game called Hit the Button. Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
You will have a 2-D and 3-D shape challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
In RE, it has been Judaism week. Year 2 have learned about Shabbat, we watched a video clip of a family preparing for Shabbat and listed all the things they needed to do. The children wrote all about what they had learned and drew a detailed picture of all the things included in a Shabbat meal. We designed our own Havdalah candles and some of us made Havdalah spice boxes.
In History, we learned all about Remembrance Day. The children made poppies using pipe cleaners and tissue paper. We thoroughly enjoyed making them and they looked so effective.
This week in French, we recapped how to respond to ‘Comment ҫa va?’. We listened to and joined in with the Lingobox Learning ‘French ҫa va song’. We learned how to say ‘ҫa va très bien’, ‘ҫa va bien’, ‘comme ci, comme ҫa’ and ‘ҫa va mal’. We showed how each character was feeling with our thumbs and saying the correct response. We also decided which phrase we would use for different scenarios.
In Music, we started to learn the songs for our Nativity and played the rhythms on the tambourines and tambours. We tapped the steady beat to The Innkeeper’s song, noticing the tempo getting faster. We sang Here in Pudding Lane again.
Forest School
In our first session we made popcorn. We made sure that we could remember Firey Fox's fire safety rules.
We watched as the adult made the fire and lit it using a flint and steel. We cooked the popcorn in a special pan and described the changes we could see. It was delicious!
In our second session we listened to a story called "Robin's Winter Song". It was about the changing seasons. We discussed how we can look after the birds in Winter. In our nature area we made bird feeders on skewers by threading fruit and cheerios. This activity developed our fine motor skills and our concentration. We hung them in the trees as high up as we could.
We also had time for our own play.
Thank you for sending small cardboard boxes in for our D.T project. We still need quite a few more, so if you have any spare at home please send them in to school with your child. Many thanks.
Have a great weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 3rd November 2023
Date: 2nd Nov 2023 @ 3:38pm
A great week back in Year 2, well done to everybody for working so hard and following the Golden Rules.There were lots of people on gold and triple gold (Mrs Wood was so pleased). It was also lovely to hear about your holiday and see how ready and excited you are about our new learning this term. Have a happy and safe weekend celebrating Bonfire Night, we will look forward to hearing all about it on Monday.
In English, we have started new novels, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson and The diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine. The children read aloud so well and did great comprehension work, retrieving information and answering some tricky questions. They also worked on adjectives to describe the main characters and wrote a description of Plop, the owl. Great phonics and spelling work, we can see a big improvement. Keep up the super work and effort!
Forest School
This week we did some whittling with vegetable peelers. We used balsa wook as it is very soft. We made sure we used the peelers safely and we made some interesting shapes. We had to persevere as it took a few tries to get the hang of it. In the future, we will use these new skills to make objects out of sticks.
In our other session we played a hiding game in the nature area then made some yarn dolls. We needed to use our knot tying skills and we came up with some very imaginative creations. We helped each other and showed perseverance and concentration.
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words. You could look up any new words in a dictionary and practise alphabetical order with your child (a great skill to learn).
Please date, sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it.
Reading books are changed every MONDAY. You will receive 2-4 books depending on their length, they should last the week, if you read a little each night. However, if you need to change a book at any other time, we will change it as needed.
Spellings
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday (08.11.23). There is also a Sumdog challenge to complete which will help with learning these words. A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
old every
cold great
gold break
hold steak
told pretty
In Maths, we have moved on to learning about 2-D shape. The children have been naming and describing the properties of shapes and classifying them in venn diagrams. They have been introduced to quadrilaterals, four sided shapes, including squares and rectangles. Remember we call corners vertices now!
Counting
At home, count in 10s up to 100 forwards and backwards. Challenge yourself and count past 100, see how far you can go!
Sumdog
You will have a 2-D shape and spelling challenge to complete by next week.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
In RE, the children have finished their Signs and Symbols topic about Baptism and will be moving on to learn about Judaism next week. To mark All Saints Day, some of the children did a Saints scavenger hunt, they answered quiz questions in groups and thought about who their favourite Saint is.
In PSHE, the children discussed bullying and produced a super poster. In Geography, they worked on the saesons of the UK and talked about appropriate clothing depending on what season it was. This week in French, it was Halloween! We discussed whether some facts about Halloween in France were vrai o faux, we learned some vocabulary for typical Halloween things and were able to match the French words to the correct English meaning and then played ‘What’s missing?’. We also had a chance to choose a Halloween character and complete a ‘colour by number’ in French.
In Art, the children created firework paintings with different textures and materials. In PE, we saw some amazing dancing to a firewok song. The children moved like real fireworks with so much energy and enthusiasm. In History, the children heard the Gunpowder Plot story and sequenced pictures to retell that story. In Music, we started a unit of work based on The Great Fire of London. Learnt the first song, Here in Pudding Lane. Then we played the rhythm on our instruments. We listened to Waltz of the flowers and Russian Dance by Tchaikovsky.
Reminders
Our PE day is FRIDAY.
Our BOOK CHANGE day is MONDAY.
SPELLING QUIZ is on WEDNESDAY.
We will be starting our DT project very soon - Tudor Houses. Please could you send in two small cardboard boxes for next Friday. Examples: tissue boxes, shoeboxes or small cereal boxes. We will have some spares in school but the more we can get the better. Thank you.
Have a great weekend,
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Thursday 19th October
Date: 19th Oct 2023 @ 3:32pm
Year 2 have had a brilliant week of learning.
Thank you to everyone who came to parents evening, it was great to meet you all.
In Maths, the children have added three 1 digit numbers, spotting number bonds and adding on. In English the children have continued to read ‘The bear and the piano’. We have also had a focus on poem writing and performing this week. The children performed a brilliant poem called ‘The fantastic Five’. In Geography we have learnt more about the 4 seasons in the UK and looked at the seasons through our windows. In PSHE we have looked at the different types of bullying, including: verbal, cyber, social and physical. In History we have looked at objects from the Great Fire of London. In Computing we have focused on online safety. In RE the children have been thinking about the signs and symbols of baptism. The children have drawn a beautiful baptism candle.
French - This week in our French lesson we recapped the numbers 1-10 again. The children counted out loud and joined in with the Number Song in French, which got faster each time. We then counted our Pirate friends’ treasure and matched some counting cards with their coins or parrots to the correct digit. The children could all do this in French with each other! As an extra challenge, the children had to choose the correct digit for the French word. This wasn’t in order and they had a choice of four different options. Year 2 did very well! They have worked really hard this half term, recapping and learning French Greetings and numbers 1-10. Next half term, they will be ready to have some new sessions about days of the week, months of the year, weather, clothes and classroom instructions and labels (after we’ve learned about French Halloween!).
Music - We sang In my hands In my feet In my heart, with actions, and learnt to clap the rhythms. We also played the rhythms from the song on tambours and tambourines. We enjoyed our final performance of You are my sunshine on the boom whackers.
Forest School
This week we used a new piece of equipment,our Kelly Kettle. We talked about being safe around the fire. We went into the nature area to collect sticks and twigs to fuel our fire. We made sure the twigs were dry and not too big. The water didn't take long to get warm and we all enjoyed some delicious hot chocolate.
In our other session we had a go at building shelters. We used ropes, traps, tent pegs, mats and clasps. We showed amazing teamwork and resilience as well as great communication.
Home Practice
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could look in a thesaurus and see what other words have the same meaning as the one you have found.
Please date, sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it. For Example - 14.09.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or good sounding out of tricky words or struggled with the word – because/finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every MONDAY. You will receive 2-4 books depending on their length, they should last the week, if you read a little each night. However, if you need to change a book at any other time, we will change it as needed.
Spellings
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday (02.11.23). A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
Here are the spellings for this week:
mind climb
behind most
child only
wild both
children because
Maths
At home, can you count in 5s up to 60 forwards and backwards?
Try and challenge yourself to count up to 100.
Sumdog
You will have an addition challenge and a spellings challenge to be completed by next week.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Our PE day is going to be FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change will be MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
Year 2 Blog Friday 13th October
Date: 12th Oct 2023 @ 6:22pm
Year 2 have had a great week of learning.
Little reminder this week:
- Please sign up for parents evening, the sheets are at the office to secure your time slot.
In Maths, we have started subtraction and addition. We have used part whole models for adding a single digit to a two digit number. The children have also learnt to use a bar model to show addition and subtraction. In English the children have read ‘The bear and the piano’. We have written descriptions about the forest and re-told the story using great ideas. In English we have also looked at creating our own poem for national poem day. In Art this week we have used resist wax crayons and special water-colours to create autumn leaves. In Geography we have learnt more about the 4 seasons in the UK and looked at how trees will change in each season. In PSHE we have started our new topic on ‘Bullying’. We have learnt what bullying means and the difference between not being kind and bullying.
Forest School
In our first session we practised tying a simple overhand knot. We used strawberry laces. We tied them to a paper straw and then ate the lace!
In the nature area we found interesting natural objects and tied these to a stick using the knot we had practised. Our own Autumn mobile was created!
Great perseverance was shown.
For our second session we made our own choices. On one day we went into the nature area and explored, made dens, found mini beasts and played games. On the other day we went around the log circle for our child- initiated learning.
Home Practice
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could look in a thesaurus and see what other words have the same meaning as the one you have found.
Please date, sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it. For Example - 14.09.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or good sounding out of tricky words or struggled with the word – because/finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every MONDAY. You will receive 2-4 books depending on their length, they should last the week, if you read a little each night. However, if you need to change a book at any other time, we will change it as needed.
Spellings
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday (18.10.23). A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
Here are the spellings for this week:
put door
push floor
pull poor
full find
our kind
Maths
At home, can you count in 2s up to 30 forwards and backwards?
Try and challenge yourself to start at 3 and count in twos.
Sumdog
You will have a addition challenge and a spellings challenge to be completed by next week.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Our PE day is going to be FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change will be MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
Year 2 Blog Friday 6th October 2023
Date: 6th Oct 2023 @ 3:38pm
Year 2 have had a brilliant week of learning. Thank you so much to everyone who has brought something in for the harvest collection – our box is overflowing!
Few reminders this week
– Please send wellies in for forest school, it is getting very wet and muddy.
- Please sign up for parents evening, the sheets are at the office to secure your time slot.
In Maths, we have started our topic of measuring. We have looked at length and mass using rulers and balance scales. We have continued our novel ‘Paddington’ by Michael Bond. The children have retold the story of Paddington and wrote a set of instructions for making a marmalade sandwich. The children have also been writing in past and present tense. In RE this week the children have written lovely psalms about God’s Love. In Computing we learnt about the different rules for using I.T. In Art this week we have used metallic wax crayons and water colours to create autumn leaves.
Forest School
In our first session we made roll up pizzas. We talked about how to be safe around the fire. In the nature area we made our own pizzas using a wrap, tomato sauce, ham, garlic, onions, basil and cheese. We rolled our pizza up and wrapped it in foil. The first groups pizzas got a bit well done as they were cooked on the grill. We cooked all the other pizzas in the Dutch oven so that we could move the pizzas away from the direct flames.
The pizzas were delicious! We also had plenty of time for child-initiated learning in the nature area.
In our second session some of us were outside making dens, climbing trees, cooking with mud and finding all kinds of creatures. Our sessions on Thursday were in the lodge where great imagination and creativity were shown.
Home Practice
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could look in a thesaurus and see what other words have the same meaning as the one you have found.
Please date, sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it. For Example - 14.09.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or good sounding out of tricky words or struggled with the word – because/finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every MONDAY. You will receive 2-4 books depending on their length, they should last the week, if you read a little each night. However, if you need to change a book at any other time, we will change it as needed.
Spellings
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday (11.10.23). A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
Here are the spellings for this week:
one love
once where
ask friend
come school
some house
Maths
At home, can you count to 100 from 0 forwards and backwards?
Can you have a go at counting in 10s to 100? Try and challenge yourself to go backwards in tens too.
Sumdog
You will have a compare/order measurements challenge and a spellings challenge to be completed by next week.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Our PE day is FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change is MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
Have a lovely weekend
Year 2 Blog Friday 29th September 2023
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 3:45pm
Well done Year 2 – what a great week we have had. Thank you for all your harvest food collections, our box is almost full. The harvest festival is in church Friday 6th October at 2.30pm. Just a small reminder to please label all clothes including coats – thank you.
Maths
In Maths, we have continued our learning of Place Value. We have looked at one more and one less, ten more and ten less. The children have also rounded to the nearest 10. In English our novel has been ‘Paddington’ by Michael Bond. The children have written bear descriptions, sequenced the story and focussed on using conjunctions in sentences and stories. In RE this week the children have written a lovely prayer thanking God for the new day. In Computing we looked at I.T in the world around us. It’s used for traffic lights, speed cameras and many other things. In P.E this week the children are playing games which involve throwing, catching and moving. In Art this week we have collected leaves from outside and carefully drawn them with handwriting pens including all the small details we could see. In Geography, the children have learnt the months of the year and seasons. We looked at which months were in each of the 4 seasons.
Forest School
In our first session we went into the nature area to find animals which have been woven out of willow. These animals were kindly bought by the parents of the Year 6 leavers. We looked carefully to see how the willow had been woven to make different patterns and shapes.
We then had a go at making our own. The first thing to master was how to twist the willow to make a circle as they can be joined together to make the body and head of different animals. We talked about how the younger, green willow is easier to work with as it contains more water than the brown willow.
Some of us made crowns, necklaces, fish and glasses. We really persevered.
For our second session we investigated spinning jennies, also known as helicopter seeds. We talked about how the seeds are dispersed by the wind. We went out to look for them and found plenty on our field. We then made dragonflies with the spinning jennies, pipe cleaners and beads. We made lots of other things as well-bracelets, worry dolls, forest eyes and butterflies.
Home Practice
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could look in a thesaurus and see what other words have the same meaning as the one you have found.
Please date, sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it. For Example - 14.09.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or good sounding out of tricky words or struggled with the word – because/finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every MONDAY. You will receive 2-4 books depending on their length, they should last the week, if you read a little each night. However, if you need to change a book at any other time, we will change it as needed.
Spellings
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday (04.10.23). A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
Here are the spellings for this week:
me so
we by
she my
no here
go there
Maths
At home, can you count forwards and backwards in tens from any given number? Here are few you could start with; 22, 35, 71, 44.
Sumdog
You will have a more/less than number challenge and a spellings challenge to be completed by next week.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Our PE day is going to be FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change will be MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
Have a great weekend.
Year 2 Blog Friday 22nd September 2023
Date: 21st Sep 2023 @ 4:24pm
We have had a brilliant week of learning in Year 2 this week. Thank you to everyone who came to ‘Meet the Teachers’ on Tuesday evening, it was great to see so many of you. Our harvest box has arrived in class, thank you if you have already brought something in for the harvest festival. You still have a few weeks – Harvest festival is Friday 6th October.
In Maths, we have continued our learning of Place Value. We have looked at partitioning one and two digit numbers. We have also learnt how to exchange using tens and ones. In English the children have written super poems all about autumn. The children came up with great ideas about what autumn is like, used talk partners to share their ideas and focused on beautiful handwriting in their presentation. In RE this week the children have written lovely Psalms and created a beautiful picture to go with them. In History the children have compared London today and London in 1666. They looked at the similarities and differences and wrote what they found. In Computing we discussed what we thought about the use of I.T around our school. The topic for Science this half term is Living things and their Habitats. For Science this week, the children have compared things that are alive, not alive and never been alive.
Forest School
In our first session we read a story about Firey Fox which explained how we need to behave around a fire. We watched the fire being lit then collected apples which had fallen off the trees in the nature area. We cored them and cut them into segments. We dipped them in sugar and cinnamon and then toasted them of the fire. Yummy! We were sheltered from the rain in our new fire pit area.
Some of us had a go at starting a fire using a flint and steel.
The weather was beautiful for our second session. We went on a leaf hunt and found as many different leaves as we could. We used shape cutters to make holes in the leaves. We had many ideas about how to develop our learning by glueing, colouring, sewing and investigating pattern.
Home Practice
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could look in a thesaurus and see what other words have the same meaning as the one you have found.
Please date, sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it. For Example - 14.09.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or good sounding out of tricky words or struggled with the word – because/finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every MONDAY. You will receive 2-4 books depending on their length, they should last the week, if you read a little each night. However, if you need to change a book at any other time, we will change it as needed.
Spellings
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday (27.09.23). A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
Here are the spellings for this week:
I has
is was
be you
he your
his they
Maths
At home, can you count forwards and backwards in twos? Start at 0 and count up to 24. Challenge yourself and go to 36!
Sumdog
You will have a place value and spellings challenge to be completed by next week.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Our PE day is going to be FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change will be MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
If you haven't already brought wellies in for Forest School, please bring them in next week.
Have a good weekend.
Year 2 Team
Year 2 Blog Friday 15th September
Date: 14th Sep 2023 @ 4:08pm
We have had a great week of learning in Year 2 this week. We are becoming more confident in our new routines and becoming part of Year 2. Our focus this week has been ‘Super Listening’.
In Maths, we have continued our learning of Place Value. We have looked at tens and ones, both with the equipment and drawing lines and dots.
In English we have read ‘The Bear and the Piano’. The children have also written sentences about different WOW pictures from Pobble. The children are continuing their focus on sentence structure.
In RE this week the children have listened to the creative story. The children have drawn what they ‘Wonder’ about the beauty around them.
In Art, our topic is Draw and Explore. We have explored the outdoor environment to create our very own pictures of nature. The children created brilliant nature pictures including; butterflies, boats, faces and fire-pits.
In computing this week the children have explored ‘what I.T is’ and what we use computers for.
Forest School
In our first session we played a game around the log circle and talked about we are looking foward to.
We went for a walk to see what is growing. We also heard bird song. We sat around our new fire pit - we can't wait to use it!
It was all about team-work in our second session. We worked together to build an obstacle course using logs and branches.We tested the courses to make sure they were safe and we had a go on each others. Some of them had quite challenging balancing and jumping elements.
Thanks for sending in wellies.
Home Practice
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could look in a thesaurus and see what other words have the same meaning as the one you have found.
Please date, sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it. For Example - 14.09.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or good sounding out of tricky words or struggled with the word – because/finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every MONDAY. You will receive 2-4 books depending on their length, they should last the week, if you read a little each night. However, if you need to change a book at any other time, we will change it as needed.
Spellings
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday (20.09.23). A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
Here are the spellings for this week:
a are
do said
to says
of were
the today
Maths
At home, can you count forwards and backwards in ones? Start at 0 and count up to 30. Challenge yourself and go to 50!
Can you notice numbers around your home and outside on a walk?
Sumdog
You will have a place value and 2x table challenge to be completed by next week.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Next week we will send home Sumdog codes in case the children have forgotten these from last year.
Our PE day is going to be FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change will be MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
We have our harvest festival in a couple of weeks. Please send in any spare tins and packets for our class collection. Thank you.
Have a great weekend.
Year 2 Team :)
Year 2 Blog Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 1:16pm
Welcome to our first blog in Year 2!
We hope you all had a lovely summer holiday. We have had a great first week back in Year 2. The children have all settled really well and are enjoying their new routines.
Our PE day is going to be FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change will be MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
This week we have started our Maths with Place Value. We have looked at tens and ones, used lots of equipment and compared the values of numbers.
In English we have read ‘Find your Happy’ by Emily Coxhead. The children have created pictures of things that make them happy and written sentences to match their drawings. Our focus will be sentence structure for the first few weeks of Year 2.
We have started our PE for the Autumn Term with our topic of ‘Games and Fundamental Skills’.
Father Michael has visited each class this morning and shared prayers for the new term. Our topic for RE this half term is Beginnings. The children have created hearts and drawn who they love.
In Art, our topic is Draw and Explore. We have looked at different types of artists and explored how they use the world around them to create their art.
Forest School
Your child will be starting Forest School sessions next week with Mrs Corbett, who is a Level 3 qualified Forest School leader. The groups will be made up of around 17 Year 1 and 2 children.
We are blessed with amazing outside spaces and facilities and it is a privilege to be able to use them in this way.
Your child will develop many skills such as communication, team-building, problem-solving and risk-taking.
They will also learn about nature in a holistic way and the approach encourages child-initiated learning. There will be opportunities to experience fires and to learn how to use tools in a safe way.
They will have 2 sessions per week lasting an hour each, for the whole year. Please ensure your child has a pair of named wellies in school at all times.
Home Practice will start next Friday 15th September.
Hope you all have a weekend.
Thanks Year 2 Team
Back to School Online Safety Tips for Children
Date: 30th Aug 2023 @ 11:55am
With your children returning to 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 a guide on some back to school online safety tips for children.
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Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 3:57pm
It's been a pleasure teaching each and every one of you this year. The hard work and progress you have all made has been fantastic. Thank you for being such an amazing class, we will miss you.
Have a great summer with family and friends and get plenty of rest ready for September when you will be big juniors!!