Year 2: Blog items

Year 2 Blog- Friday 13th September 2024

Date: 11th Sep 2024 @ 5:50pm

Year 2 – Burghfield St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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

Burglar Bill

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

Noah's Ark - Thomas Kinkade Smoky Mountains

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

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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

 

Year 2 Blog Friday 5th July

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.

Forest School
 
In forest school we made animals and insects out of clay.

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

We learnt about the summer solstice. During the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night. This day falls on Saturday 22nd June. We made forest eyes using yarns, beads and wool in sunny colours.

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

We started our session with a colour hunt. We had to find something in the nature area which most closely matched the colour of our card. We found logs, leaves, bark and petals. Then we decided on our own learning. We made some delicious food in the mud kitchen, practised tying knots, used spades, shovels and rakes to make a new garden area and climbed trees. We showed superb co-operation, teamwork, imagination and creativity.

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. 

Year 2 Blog - Friday 7th June

Date: 7th Jun 2024 @ 9:22am

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home this week!

Spellings – Common Exception Words reviewed in class so no spelling quiz next week

Times Tables/Number Facts –  A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday. 

Counting - Practise saying your 5 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.

Sumdog Challenges Maths – 2D shapes

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  Common Exception words

 

 

This week in Year 2

PE

We  enjoyed a lovely yoga session on Tuesday with Katie from South Ribble.

English

This week we started our new novel 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl. We wrote descriptions about the main characters and used dictionaries to explore new vocabulary  will come across in the books. We also wrote a lovely piece of writing about the anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Maths

This week we started learning about 2D shapes and lines of symmetry.

RE

This week we started our new branch of learning called 'Dialogue and Scripture'. We read scripture from Luke (10: 25-37) The The Parable of the Good Samaritan. We explored the statement ' Love your neighbour as you love yourself' and wrote a reflection about 'who is my neighbour' in my own life. 

Forest School

This week we went for a walk to spot all the growing that has been happening over the past few weeks. We remembered the story about the Boggarts and we looked out for them.
On our walk, we collected different flowers and grasses. We then used elastic bands or wool to make a weaving frame and made a piece of art. We really concentrated and encouraged each other.
We also had time for some child-initiated learning and a game.

Geography

In Geography this week we learnt about human and physical features in Africa. We learnt some of the countries names from Africa and the flags associated with them.

 

#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. 

 

Year 2 Blog Friday 24th May

Date: 24th May 2024 @ 1:04pm

Over half term there will be Sumdog challenges to complete but no spellings or time tables.

Please try to read your books over half term.

This week in Year 2

English

This week we finished our novel 'Greta and the Giants' by Zoe Tucker. We learned more about non-fiction writing  and wrote about Greta Thunberg. We researched all about her using I-pads, created a fact file about her and her work and discussed the importance of her actions. We also re-told the story of 'Greta and the Giants'.

Maths

This week we have used the skill of exchanging for addition and subtraction.

RE

This week we learnt all about Mary, the Mother of Jesus and her importance to us. May is the month we remember Mary.

Art

We created a beautiful art canvas using acrylic paint during our topic of expressive painting. We all enjoyed painting a meadow and mixing the paint to create new colours. 

 

#30 Days Wild
As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.

 

Reminders

The children who are attending football club with Mrs Sheen on Monday (starting after half term) are to wear their PE kits. Please bring trainers if they are not already in PE bags.

 

Have a lovely half term - ready for our final half term in Year 2!

 

Year 2 Team 

Year 2 Blog - Friday 17th May

Date: 17th May 2024 @ 10:54am

 Sports Day – Reception - Kensington Avenue Primary School

Well done to Year 2 on their Sports Day today!

 

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home this week!

Spellings – Spelling Quiz Monday 19th May

children's      animal's      car's     computer's     people's

even      everybody      Christmas      because    again

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 – addition place value

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  apostrophes

 

 

This week in Year 2

English

This week we started our new novel 'Greta and the Giants' by Zoe Tucker. We have written setting descriptions for the forest using great vocabulary, written a WANTED poster for the Giants and speech bubbles for their feelings. 

Maths

This week we finished our measuring unit and started place value.

RE

This week we discussed all the scripture we have read and explored so far and created a story map.

Forest School

We went on a circular walk around our top field and noticed lots of changes. If you are on a walk and you trip over a root or something falls from a tree near you it might be the woodland Boggards, very mischievous creatures from folklore.We collected natural materials which we used to make a Boggart. We used clay on a stick to make the head of the Boggart.

 

Science

We planted seeds in different environments. We have our own bean diaries where we are writing the changes each day.

 

Reminders

Year 1 and 2 Football club with Mrs Sheen after half term. Monday's at 3.15-4.15 for 4 weeks. Slips on Newsletter.

 

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 2 Blog - Friday 10th May

Date: 10th May 2024 @ 12:54pm

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. Children will get 10 house points for every book they read at home this week!

Spellings – Spelling Quiz Monday 13th May

fiction         section      option     emotion     fraction   

mention     notion    action    potion     caution

Times Tables/Number Facts –  A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday. 

Counting - Practise saying your 5 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.

Sumdog Challenges Maths – measuring

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  tion

 

 

This week in Year 2

English

This week we have written poetry about the Earth and the Ocean. We discussed climate change and thought about important changes we need to make. 

Maths

This week we have been learning about measuring. Today, we explored different equipment used for measuring.

RE

We read and explored new scripture this week from Galatians 5 22-23. We created beautiful artwork to represent the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

Forest School

We have been celebrating the month of May. We made willow crowns. We discussed which flowers we could pick. We practised our knot-tying skills.

Computing

We created a program for our friends to step carefully around the classroom on a large grid on the floor whilst using directional language.

 

Reminders

Year 2 Sports day is Friday 17th May.

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 2 Blog - Friday 3rd May

Date: 3rd May 2024 @ 1:11pm

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. 

Spellings – Spelling Quiz Tuesday 7th May

unwell       unzip     unhappy     uncover      unfair

uncertain       unsafe        unlucky      unhealthy    unwrap

Times Tables/Number Facts –  A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday. 

Counting - Practise saying your 2 times tables out loud forwards and backwards.

Sumdog Challenges Maths – worded division

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  common exception words

 

 

This week in Year 2

English

We continued our novel called 'Dear Earth' by Isabel Clara Anganuzzi. The children have written brilliant speech bubbles for how the Earth is feeling and the steps we can all do to help, created a poster to pursuade people to clean up the Earth and wrote an acrostic poem for Earth. 

Maths

This week we have learnt how to solve multiplication and division worded problems.

RE

We learnt all about the Scripture from Saul. We re-told the story of Saul using pictures and captions. 

Forest School

 

We made shelters and pretended a storm was coming! Superb team-work and problem solving. We are also becoming more proficient when tying knots.

 

Art

We explored acrylic paintings from famous artists including Van Gogh. The children re-created one of his paintings using two different mediums. 

 

PSHE

In PSHE this week the children have looked at the roles of people who help us in our community. We have also had a big focus on taking time to write in our feelings book each day after dinner. Here the children can write down any feelings they have (good and bad). 

 

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 2 Blog - Friday 26th April

Date: 26th Apr 2024 @ 12:45pm

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. 

Spellings – Spelling Quiz Monday 29th April

climb      great       pretty       busy       beautiful     

  Mr           everybody          improve        again     sugar

Times Tables/Number Facts –  A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday. 

Counting - Practise saying your 10 times tables out loud. 

Sumdog Challenges Maths – doubles 

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  common exception words

 

 

This week in Year 2

English

We continued our novel called 'Dear Earth' by Isabel Clara Anganuzzi. We wrote beautiful poems about our wonderful Earth using our book and celebrating Earth Day 2024. We have also written a diary to describe how beautiful Earth is and making suggestions for how we can make it better. We have also written a recount about our trip to Brockholes Nature Reserve. 

Maths

This week we continued learning about multiplication and using arrays.

RE

We listened to more Scripture about Jesus from Acts in the Bible. We also celebrated how we show we are opening our heart to God.

Forest School

We also celebrated Earth Day which was on Monday of this week. We played our bee game again but this time we added in a waggle dance which is how the bees communicate with each other when they are looking for nectar.

We scattered some wildflower seeds because we know that they provide bees, butterflies and other pollinators with food. We also picked up all the litter we could find in our nature area.

 

Art

We created brilliant art with their own forest paint brushes. We explored the different textures and marks using acrylic paint.

 

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 2 Blog - Friday 19th April

Date: 19th Apr 2024 @ 5:05pm

Hope you all had a lovely Easter Break 

 

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. 

Spellings – No spellings this week - assessment of key words.

Times Tables –  A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday. 

Counting - Practise counting your 5 times tables out loud. 

Sumdog Challenges Maths – arrays

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  common exeption words

Sumdog Competition for Year 2 – punctuation

 

This week in Year 2

English

This week the children have finished their books about the Big Bad Owl and shared their stories with Reception and Year 1. We have started our new novel today called 'Dear Earth' by Isabel Clara Anganuzzi. The children made a prediction about what the story may be about using the front cover and illustrations. 

Maths

This week the children have been learning about multiplication and using arrays.

RE

The children explored a map of Israel looking at the key places where Jesus travelled. We have started a new branch called ' to the ends of the Earth'. We looked at the scripture from Luke's Gospel about the resurrection and ascension. 

Forest School

We played a game to help us to learn about bees. Some of us were flowers and some of us were the bees. 

Reminders

Year 2 trip Thursday 25th April - please wear a warm waterproof coat and suitable footwear. School uniform on the top half and leggings, tracksuit bottoms or warm trousers.

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 2 Thursday 28th March 2024

Date: 29th Mar 2024 @ 12:44pm

Welcome to your Easter Blog

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Reading - try and read your school books every day over the holidays.

 
English
We have finished our ‘Big Bad Owl’ story. The children have written brilliant character descriptions, speech bubbles in first person and started to re-tell the story in mini booklets which they will read to other classes after Easter!
 
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Maths
We have finished our money topic. The children have worked hard to develop strategies when completing reasoning problems.
 
RE - the children have listened to the Easter story and explored the important days we celebrate in Holy Week. The children created a lovely story wheel to celebrate their understanding of the Easter story. We also had a lovely visit from Father Michael who gave us a blessing.
 
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Computing - we have been learning about keeping ourselves safe online. We spoke about the importance of rules and guidelines for online games.
 
Reminders
School trip Thursday 25th April.
 
Have a lovely Easter break.  
 
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Thank you!

Year 2 Blog - Friday 22nd March

Date: 21st Mar 2024 @ 4:22pm

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. 

Spellings –Spelling quiz will be on MONDAY 25th March.

enjoyment        payment       achievement      agreement     punishment     government       treatment        placement     statement      movement

Times Tables –  A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday/Thursday. 

Counting - Practise counting in 10s from any given number.  Challenge – count in tens from 0 to 150. 

Sumdog Challenges Maths – x5 times tables practice and money

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  suffix -ment

Sumdog Competition for Year 2 – apostrophes

 

This week in Year 2

English

This week the children started a new novel 'The Big Bad Owl'. The children made predictions using the front cover and title, wrote a description of 'Cupcake Wood' and described what all the animals were doing and how friendly they were. The children have started to use verbs, adverbs, adjectives and superlatives to make their writing better.

Maths

This week the children have been learning about money.

RE

The children re-told the Easter Story and explored all the events which happen before Easter. 

PSHE

In PSHE this week the children have discussed self-belief and values, The children have also started to use thier feelings books. 

 

 

 Reminders

Year 2 Assembly - thank you to everyone who came to watch our class assembly.

Easter Egg Raffle tickets - Available to buy from class - 50p per ticket.

Year 2 trip - Please return the orange slip from the trip letter before the Easter holidays - thank you.

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 2 Blog - Friday 15th March

Date: 15th Mar 2024 @ 4:00pm

Home Practice

 

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night. 

Spellings –Spelling quiz will be on MONDAY 18th March

homeless      careless      hopeless      spotless      endless      tasteless     heartless      fearless       helpless     speechless

Times Tables –  A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday. No quiz this week.

Counting - Practise counting in 3s from any given number.  Challenge – count in twos from 0 to 36. Challenge.

Sumdog Challenges Maths – x3 times tables practice and addition

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  suffix -less

Sumdog Competition for Year 2 – apostrophes

 

This week in Year 2

English

This week the children finished the book 'The Lumberjack's Beard'. They wrote super apology letters to the animals who lost their homes from the point of view of Jim Hikory. 

Maths

This week we started to learn about addition and subtraction using exchanging. 

RE

In our learning this week, we re-told the story of Palm Sunday. The children drew lovely pictures of Jesus arriving on his donkey.

Science

In Science this week, we carried out an investigation about the properties of materials. The children explored which materials would be best when water was adding to them.

Forest School

Some of us have been learning how to plant seeds. 

Some of us practised our knots and made a forest eye.

There was also some super child-initiated learning involving making a stream, cooking with wild garlic and discovering a snail hide-out!

 

 Reminders

Year 2 Assembly - Thursday 21st March at 2.40pm.

PTFA Easter Bingo – Thursday 21st March 6.30pm-7.30pm.

Have a lovely weekend.

Year 2 - Friday 8th March

Date: 8th Mar 2024 @ 3:52pm

Home Practice

 

Reading - Please try to read for 10 minutes every night.  

Spellings –Spelling quiz will be on MONDAY 11th March

patted     dropped    skipped    fastest     saddest     skipping      sadder    dropping     faster    patting

Times Tables –  A times tables sheet will be sent home every Wednesday. Please learn these like the tables for a quiz on Wednesday 13th March.

Counting - Practise counting in 10s from any given number.  Challenge – count in twos from 0 to 100. Challenge – now count from 100 to 0!

Sumdog Challenges Maths – x10 times tables practice and measure challenge

Sumdog Challenge Spellings –  suffix to words ending in consonants

Sumdog Competition for Year 2 – punctuation

 

This week in Year 2

English

This week we wrote lovely Mother's Day poems. The children also continued learning with the story 'The Lumberjack's Beard'. The children loved World Book Day - the costumes were amazing. During the day the children watched an author called Sarah Bowie share her illustrations from her novel 'Nina Peanut is Amazing'. 

Maths

This week we have finished our learning about measuring. The children ordered different masses of objects and placed arrows to show volumes in measuring cylinders. 

RE

In our learning this week, we wrote a lovely prayer about Jesus in the desert and thanked him for all that he has done for us. 

Science

In Science this week, we have been learning all about Spring and we also went outside to observe and measure our Crocuses which we planted last term.

Forest School

We continued our learning about using tools safely. We used a hammer and a screwdriver. We learnt the difference between a nail and a screw.

 Reminders

#LetGirlsPlay – well done to all the girls from Year 2 who took part in this today !

PTFA Easter Bingo – Thursday 21st March 6.30pm-7.30pm.

Have a lovely weekend.

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.

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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

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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.

Knowknight  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

Maths

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.

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Online Safety January 2024

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

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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

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