St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 2: Blog items
Date: 23rd May 2023 @ 12:10pm
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Year 2 Blog Friday 19th May 2023
Date: 19th May 2023 @ 4:35pm
Another extremely busy week of learning in Year 2, but the children rose to the challenge and made me very proud of all their efforts, behaviour and hard work, well done everyone. In English, we worked on how to spell tricky words and also looked at two poems. The children read, Tell it to the Dog and The Magic Pebble. They wrote down things they would moan to their pets about and planned a poem about a pebble that granted any wishes. In Maths, we moved on to telling the time. We learnt five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and thirty minutes past the hour. Please practise telling the time at home with your child. During Art, the children painted their Tiddalik the frog clay models which looked amazing. Hopefully not too many of them broke when they took them home today! The children did so well in their Sports Day, the video will be available to watch soon. In PE, we practised overarm throws and played mini-rounders games.
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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/Maths
There will be no spellings/times tables or Sumdog to learn next week as we will be busy doing the rest of the Year 2 Quizzes in Reading and Maths. Please continue to read with your child and make sure they are well rested and ready for our busy week ahead.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 12th May 2023
Date: 12th May 2023 @ 4:53pm
Year 2 have had a very busy week of learning and fun activities. In English, the children worked on their spellings with the suffix - ful and also wrote a diary entry from Princess Jasmin’s point of view, using great openers, conjunctions and adjectives that end – ful, like colourful, beautiful and thoughtful. They also had a mini-debate (should Jasmin trust Aladdin, yes or no?) and created freeze frames from the story, with interview questions about how the characters would have felt at that moment. In Maths, we have continued our work on fractions but linked it to position and direction so the children made full turns, half turns, one/three quarter turns. We discussed right angles and compared these to the quarter turns we made. In Science, the children drew diagrams and labelled the crocus bulbs we grew earlier in the year. During Art, the children made Tiddalik the frog clay models. They learnt to use the tools and techniques necessary for making clay creations. Have a look at the Tiddalik art in the Gallery section. We will be painting them next week. In French, we continued our French phonics learning with some new sounds and actions, focussing on the sounds in the numbers 0 to 5. We then recapped the vocabulary for clothes with a story (Je m'habille et je te croque) and game. Our new History topic is King, Queens and Castles. Year 2 did a fun activity gathering information from around the classroom about different Kings and Queens. In PE, we practised for Sports Day. It’s on Tuesday 16th May – looking forward to a lovely sunny afternoon of running, throwing, obstacle races and more.
Outdoor Learning
This week four groups cooked on a fire. We used wood and charcoal this time and cooked in the embers of the fire . We rolled bread dough into balls and cooked it in the fire-it was delicious!
We also cut a slit in the skin of bananas and put chocolate buttons in the slits. We then wrapped the bananas in foil and baked them in the embers of the fire. They were so yummy, the chocolate melted and the bananas went soft.
The last group will do this on Monday.
We also chose to build shelters and our own play fires which we could pretend to cook on. Some of us were still very interested in making mouse traps !
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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/Maths
There will be no spellings/times tables or Sumdog to learn next week as we will be busy doing the Year 2 Quizzes in Reading and Maths.
Please continue to read with your child and make sure they are well rested and ready for our busy week ahead.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 5th May 2023
Date: 5th May 2023 @ 2:40pm
Year 2 have had such a fun packed week and it was topped off with a mini picnic to celebrate the Kings Coronation this afternoon. The children made their own crowns, did some singing and dancing and waved their flags proudly. Have a look at the photos in the Gallery section. In English, the children worked on reading comprehension and also wrote their opinions of Aladdin’s character, giving reasons and using conjunctions (because). In Maths, we have been learning about fractions, especially quarters. The children have been finding one, two or three quarters of a shape or amount. In Science, we carried out a survey to see what materials were on our tables, in our classroom and outside. We also planted our radishes and lettuces. Looking forward to sampling them when they grow! In French, we recapped the phonic sounds and actions that we started last week, thinking about the sounds in the colour words. Then we recapped the weather phrases with some games. Well done everyone. The didgeridoos (Art) were amazing, Mrs Robinson was so pleased! The children used the patterns and ideas from last week to create beautiful designs on their own didgeridoo. We had a great time playing along to some traditional Aboriginal music. In PE, we spent time practising for Sports Day - so excited about that on Tuesday 16th May 2.15pm. Have a lovely long weekend and enjoy being part of a historic event Year 2.
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (12.05.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 12.05.23.
This week’s spellings:
Adding the suffix ‘ful’. Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
joyful careful
useful thankful
helpful wonderful
playful bath
mindful hour
Maths
Next week for our times tables quiz (Friday 12.05.23) we will be learning the 3x table in a random order.
Count in 3’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Chant/sing the x3 table. Ask an adult to quiz you on them in a random order. Try playing ‘Hit The Button’ game from the maths games listed below.
You will have a 3x table challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 12.05.23.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Have a lovely Coronation Day and Bank Holiday Weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Date: 28th Apr 2023 @ 4:13pm
It was great to see everyone back in school, looking lovely in their summer uniforms and ready to learn. Year 2 have worked so hard this week and it is really showing in the work they are producing. In English, we have worked on reading comprehension and started our Aladdin topic by describing the market place using noun phrases. For example, bustling market, ornate lanterns, and silk robes with golden trims. In Maths, we are working on addition and subtraction with exchange. The children know to represent tens and ones as lines and dots and how to exchange one ten for ten ones. In RE, we have started our topic - Spread the Word which focuses on Pentecost. In Science, we were observing the signs of Spring by drawing and labelling what we saw on our nature walk. We spent time in PE getting ready for Sports Day. In French, the children began to learn some French phonics by adding actions to sounds to help them remember. They segmented the colour words and thought about the sounds in the words. Getting ready for beginning to write French in year 3 - well done Year 2! We learnt some weather phrases too. In Geography, we learnt about simple human and physical geographical features. This term, we are very lucky to have Mrs Robinson (Art Lead) come into class on Thursday afternoons to teach Australian Art and Textiles. The children thoroughly enjoyed printing and painting with different tools and their art work was amazing! Have a look in the Gallery section.
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (05.05.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 05.05.23.
This week’s spellings:
Add –es to verbs and nouns ending in ‘y’ (Rule – take off the y and add -ies). Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
fly parties
flies lady
copy ladies
copies plant
party path
Maths
Next week for our times tables quiz (Friday 05.05.23) we will be learning the 3x table in order.
Count in 3’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Chant/sing the x3 table. Ask an adult to quiz you on them in order. Write them down in different colours to help you remember them.
You will have a 3x table challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 05.05.23.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
The Summer Term Overviews are now on the class page to have a look at.
We would really appreciate some kitchen roll tubes for our Art lesson. Many thanks.
Have a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Thursday 6th April 2023
Date: 6th Apr 2023 @ 1:50pm
Year 2 have had a truly excellent Spring Term, they have worked so hard and have made so much progress in their learning. A huge well done to everyone in class and you definitely deserve a good rest over the Easter Holiday. I hope you have lots of fun with family and friends and enjoy your Easter eggs!
In D.T, we designed, made and evaluated our vehicles which were really good and extremely creative. All the vehicles worked well and hopefully you will be able to play with them at home. Look at the vehicles gallery to see your cars!
In R.E, we read the Easter story and the children retold it in their own words with beautiful illustrations. We also went to Church and enjoyed a lovely service prepared by Year 6.
During Easter, read and enjoy as many books as you can. Try to keep reading daily!
I will issue new spellings and times tables in the Summer Term on Friday 28th April.
There are two Sumdog challenges on 3x tables and comparing and ordering numbers.
Outdoor Learning
We have all made our hedgehog now using hammers and screwdrivers.
We did some more planting- carrots and foxgloves.
We went in the nature area and found new types of flowers growing, snails,woodlice, spiders ,ants and worms.
Have a great holiday and see you in the Summer Term - remember it's summer uniform!
Year 2 Team
Year 2 Blog Friday 31st March 2023
Date: 31st Mar 2023 @ 1:01pm
A very exciting week in Year 2, the children looked amazing in their World Book Day costumes. Have a look at the photo gallery! We did a lot of reading and listened to a selection of stories being read by the authors. In English, the children wrote about their favourite books and characters, remembering to use capital letters and full stops, also interesting adjectives. We started reading one of our new books, Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks. It was about the Australian outback, with lots of new vocabulary to learn. We will also be reading the Tin Forest by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson and The Whales’ Song by Dyan Sheldon and Gary Blyth. These are all stories with a wild theme. In Maths, we have moved on to measuring length in cm with a ruler. The children took care to measure lines and shapes accurately with their rulers. In RE, we learnt about Palm Sunday. In Science, we sorted different materials on a Venn diagram. In P.E, we did ball skills and small games outside. The children learnt more about French phonics this week, looking at the sound 'un'. They enjoyed a song and dance with lots of 'un' words in, then practised reading and writing words in French containing this grapheme. Well done, year 2. Great understanding!
Outdoor Learning
Some of us used our skills of using tools safely to make a hedgehog using a wood slice, nails and screws.
We chose some of own learning in the lodge and the nature area. Some of us planted seeds including dill, coriander and basil. We hope that we are going to have plenty of plants growing when we return after the Easter holiday.
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Thursday (01.04.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Thursday 01.04.23.
This week’s spellings:
Words ending – er/est. Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
nicer fastest
later oldest
rider cleanest
writer father
bravest class
Maths
Great effort learning your division facts for the 2x tables in order.
Next week for our quiz (Thursday 01.04.23) we will be learning the division facts for the 2x table in a random order.
Count in 2’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Challenge yourself and go past 100. Chant/sing the division facts for the x2 table. Ask an adult to quiz you on them in a random order.
You will have a 2x table and division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Thursday 01.04.23.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
For our D.T project next week, we will be making vehicles. Please could you send in any small boxes (no bigger than a shoe box) for your child to use. I do have some spares but not enough for everyone!
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
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Year 2 Blog Friday 24th March 2023
Date: 24th Mar 2023 @ 3:59pm
A great week Year 2, everyone has been working so hard. In English, we have finished our novel, The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson. The children described Plop using alliteration. They also planned and wrote some lovely spring poems, using their senses to gather more creative ideas. In Maths, we have continued our work on measure by ordering the mass of objects and weighing classroom items. Our new topic in Science is Everyday Materials, we thought about what we already know about materials and asked questions about what we would like to find out. We learnt about the countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom in Geography. The children worked in groups during PE and put together small dances using the elements of fire, water, earth and air. The children began their learning journey into French phonics this week, looking at the sound 'un'. They enjoyed a song and dance with lots of 'un' words in, then practised reading and writing words in French containing this grapheme. Well done, year 2. Great understanding! This week's highlight was a visit from the firefighters. They talked to the children about fire safety at home. We were so impressed with the children's questions and they even got to dress up in some fire gear.
Outdoor Learning
This week we did a variety of learning. One of our sessions was learning how to use the hammers and screwdrivers safely. We are then applying these new skills to make a hedgehog. We also made Spring wreaths out of willow. This week was the Spring or Vernal Equinox when there is about the same amount of hours of light and dark.
We took advantage of the sunnier weather on Friday to make shadow faces.
If we didn't do one of the sessions we will catch up next week.
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (31.03.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 31.03.23.
This week’s spellings:
Words ending - ed. Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
turned chopped
played tried
jumped cried
walked last
stopped past
Maths
Great effort learning your 2x tables in a random order. Keep up the fantastic work!
Next week for our quiz (31.02.23) we will be learning the division facts for the 2x table in order. You will have a 2x division facts poster to help you learn them.
Count in 2’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Challenge yourself and go past 100. Chant/sing the division facts for the x2 table. Ask an adult to quiz you on them in order.
You will have a 2x table and division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 31.03.23. There will also be a challenge on measure.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Remember we will be dressing up on Thursday 30th March for St Oswald’s World Book Day.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 17th March 2023
Date: 17th Mar 2023 @ 3:57pm
Another great week of learning in Year 2. The children had a super time at ‘Bring Yer Wellies’ and learnt so much about plants and planting. They also had an amazing time den building, boat racing and playing racing games in teams. The weather did not spoil our day! Year 2 were also highly praised for their listening skills and lovely manners. I’m very proud of everyone. Freddy Fit visited school and the children enjoyed a PE session with him, which always includes load music, high energy and big smiles. In English, the children planned and wrote fabulous recounts about their trip, including time connectives. In Maths, we have nearly finished the multiplication and division topic. The children have been solving word problems where they need to share group or multiply to find answers. They have been drawing simple pictures to help them do this. In Art, we have painted tulips and used forks to give texture. In Music, the children played the ukuleles. In French, we recapped the vocabulary for family members then we made a card for Mother's Day. We wrote a sentence inside about how wonderful our mothers are - I hope the children can tell you what it means and maybe read it!
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (24.03.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 24.03.23.
This week’s spellings:
Words ending - ing. Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
reading taking
talking swimmimg
being running
singing after
coming fast
Maths
Great effort learning your 2x tables in order.
Next week for our quiz (24.02.23) we will be learning the 2x table in a random order.
Count in 2’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Challenge yourself and go past 100. Chant/sing the x2 table. Ask an adult to quiz you on them in a random order.
You will have a 2x table challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 24.03.23. There will also be a doubling and odd/even challenge to complete.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 10th March 2023
Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 4:03pm
A very busy week in Year 2, the children have thoroughly enjoyed their learning. In English, we are continuing our work on instructions but we have also started a new novel, The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson. We thought about and planned a poem about the dark which we will write next week. In Maths, we looked at division as grouping and sharing and solved tricky problems that sometimes had remainders. In French, we recapped the vocabulary for family members and drew and labelled our families. We saw that some letters have accents on and that these change the sound of the letter. We have started our dance topic in PE. The children moved so well as the elements of Earth, Fire, Water and Air. In RE, we discussed the different parts of Mass and labelled pictures with sentences, using religious words and phrases. The children looked at what happens to our bodies when we exercise for Science. The highlight of the week was when the Japanese students came to teach a lesson about stories in Japan. The children made ogre faces with card and coloured paper. They also learnt a Japanese dance that the whole school performed in Golden Assembly. A new author, Stuart Rowland came to talk to the children this afternoon. He used to work on Cbeebies and CBBC. He was very interesting and good fun to listen to.
Forest School
This week we have done a variety of learning, some outside and some in the lodge . All of us planted a range of seeds which we are going to look after. We practised tying knots in strawberry laces which we could then eat!
Some of us did some den building and some of us listened to the legend of Guatemalen worry dolls and had a go at making our own using sticks, wool and fabric.
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (17.03.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 17.03.23.
This week’s spellings:
/l/ sound spelt ‘le’ at the end of words, following a consonant. Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
table muddle
apple people
little bottle
kettle pretty
middle beautiful
Maths
Great effort learning your division facts for the 5x tables in a random order. It was tricky but everyone tried so hard.
Next week for our quiz (17.02.23) we will be learning the 2x table in order. The children have brought home a 2x table poster to learn.
Count in 2’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Challenge yourself and go past 100. Chant/sing the x2 table. Ask an adult to quiz you on them in order.
You will have a 2x table challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 17.03.23. There will also be a challenge including multiplication, repeated addition and arrays.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
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Remember it’s our trip to ‘Bring Yer wellies’ on Tuesday 14th March. Packed lunches are provided. The children should wear tracksuit bottoms and suitable footwear and their usual shirt/tie/jumper/cardigan. Remember a warm coat as it could be very cold!
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 3rd March 2023
Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 2:47pm
The children did so well in their Lent Class Assembly and felt such a great sense of achievement performing it to all the parents, thank you for coming along. We spent quite a bit of time this week rehearsing and learning the songs – all good skills for school life. In English, we have moved onto non-fiction. We read Instructions by Neil Gaiman and looked at the key features of Instructions. The children spotted bossy verbs and wrote some of their own instruction sentences, remembering capital letters and full stops. In Maths, we continued our Money topic. The children did a lot of problem solving – adding, subtracting and finding the difference/change. In French this week, we finished our first piece of writing to describe the Arcimboldo picture we drew using fruit and vegetables. Everyone has done brilliantly to write in French! The display looks great! Fantastique Y2.
Forest School
In one of our sessions this week we talked about Japanese folklore. We have a professor from Japan and four of his students visiting us for two weeks.There are stories about tree spirits which protect the trees. We made our own creations out of clay, leaves, sticks, moss and stones. We could use our imagination as no-one has ever seen them!
Two more groups learnt how to use the screwdrivers and hammers safely. There is just one more group to learn how to do this. Then we will be making something by using our new skills!
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (10.03.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 10.03.23.
This week’s spellings:
Contractions
Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
It would be useful to show the children that it’s is short for it is/ I’ll - I will/ hasn’t - has not/ didn’t – did not. We will do more on this in class next week.
it’s don’t
I’ll won’t
hasn’t couldn’t
didn’t break
can’t steak
Maths
Great effort learning your division facts for the 5x tables in order. Everyone is doing so well with this, keep up the super work!
Next week for our quiz (10.02.23) we will be learning the division facts for the 5 x table in a random order. The children have brought home a worksheet to do, this can be kept at home.
Count in 5’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Challenge yourself and go past 100. Chant/sing the division facts x5 tables. Ask an adult to quiz you on them in a random order.
You will have a multiplication/division (5x table) and a money challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 10.03.23.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
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Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 24th February 2023
Date: 24th Feb 2023 @ 5:16pm
It was lovely to see everyone again after half term and what a great week. We have done a lot of writing and even used pens as a special treat! Everyone’s handwriting has improved so much, so keep trying hard. In English, the children wrote a recount about their half term holiday and they have written a couple of imaginary stories. It was great to see so many interesting words, conjunctions and openers being used. In Maths, we have moved on to the money topic. We compared/added coins, found the same amount using different coins and worked out change. The children wrote fantastic Lenten promises and learned about Lent in RE. In French this week, we attempted out first piece of writing. The children named the fruit and vegetables they used in their Arcimboldo-style face. Well done year 2 - un tres bon effort! We didn't quite finish in time for parents to see them sadly! During our PE lesson, we got the large apparatus out. The children made up great sequences where they performed jumps, balances, a travel or a roll.
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.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (03.03.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 03.03.23.
This week’s spellings:
/aI/ sound spelt ‘y’.
Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
cry why
dry fly
try by
July every
reply great
Maths
Great effort learning your 5x tables in a random order.
Next week for our quiz (03.02.23) we will be learning the division facts for the 5 x table in order. The children have brought home a poster to help them learn these facts.
Count in 5’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Chant/sing the division facts x5 tables. Ask an adult to quiz you on them.
You will have a multiplication/division (5x) table and a money challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 03.03.23.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
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Remember it’s our Year 2 Lent Assembly next Thursday 2nd March. Parents are invited to the school hall at 2.40pm.
It was great to talk to everyone at Parent’s Evening.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 20th January 2023
Date: 20th Jan 2023 @ 5:02pm
Year 2 have been working so hard this week, every minute of the day has been used for learning something new and the children are always very enthusiastic and positive about the tasks they are given. In English, the children explored the snow and wrote descriptive snow poems. They also learnt how to make paper snowflakes to decorate their work. In Maths we continued our Money topic where we added amounts (£/p) with two 2-digit numbers. For example, £22 + £36 and 59p + 45p. We started our topic on Capacity/Volume and looked at the units, millilitres and litres and when we would use them. For example, litres to measure how much water in the bath and millilitres to measure a mug of tea. In French, we played games and learnt a new song to reinforce the vocabulary of fruit. Mrs Quilliam heard children asking for their fruit snack in French - well done Y2! During RE, the children heard the Bible story of Jesus’ Baptism and sequenced/illustrated it beautifully. In PE we learnt to jump correctly and worked on star, tuck and twist jumps. In Art, we made Chinese New Year rabbit silhouettes. The Lake District is our new topic in Geography. We gathered facts about the Lake District on a mind map. Keep working hard and enjoying your learning Year 2, well done.
Forest School
One of our sessions this week was to make a spotter. These help us to really focus on what we are looking at. We looked at the buds on the trees and we used the picture on our spotter to identify the trees. We realised that we have a great number of different trees in our grounds.
Our other session was to investigate bubbles. We made a bubble mixture and tried to blow bubbles through a shape made from string. The first group realised this wasn't working and started using willow.... this worked brilliantly! We also tried blowing bubbles by making shapes with our hands.We showed great perseverance!
We also had some free play in the Nature Area. We noticed there is a lot of new growth and we found ice!
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.
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 - 14.01.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (27.01.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 27.01.23.
This week’s spellings:
‘s’ sound spelt ‘c’ before ‘e’, ‘i’ and ‘y’. Including two words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.
ice celery
face circle
city Cinderella (remember the capital C!)
race once
pencil most
Maths
The children are really enjoying the focus on times tables and have done very well again this week.
Next week for our quiz (27.01.23) we will be learning the division facts for the 10 x table in order.
The children have brought home a fact poster with the division facts for the 10x table. Please pin them up on the wall or fridge and learn them.
They also have a little worksheet with multiplication and division facts for 10 to have a go at. This can be kept at home, no need to send them back in.
By the end of Year 2, children should know fully the x2, x5, x10 and x3 tables and the corresponding division facts. This will really help with their learning when they move up to the juniors.
At home, count in 10’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Chant/sing the division facts x10 tables. Ask an adult to quiz you on them.
You will have a division fact/10x table and a money challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 27.01.23.
Sumdog
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Just to let you know, our PE day has changed from Friday to Wednesday for the rest of this term.
Have a lovely weekend. Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 13th January 2023
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 4:20pm
A fantastic week in Year 2. The children are putting 100% effort into all their learning. I’m very impressed with the work they are producing and all the extra learning they are doing at home! Keep up the great work everyone. In English, we are reading Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, we looked at the interesting/ambitious vocabulary that he used and thought about using it in our own writing. The character descriptions of Boggis, Bunce, Bean and Mr Fox were excellent. In Maths, we have worked hard on time all week. The children learnt to tell the time to; o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past. Please reinforce this at home by asking your child to tell you the time. In RE the children made beautiful Bible bookmarks and during Science they started their new topic on ‘Animals including Humans’. In French this week, we recapped the words for some fruit from year 1 and added some new ones to extend our French vocabulary. We focussed on whether the nouns are masculine or feminine in French and played games to help us remember the words. We enjoyed doing the conga to a fruity song - J'aime les fruits! The children really enjoyed doing Braille Art, they wrote their names in braille and decorated it colourfully. We discussed the different jobs people do in PSHE and understood that people get paid for doing these jobs.
Click here to see some of our Outdoor Learning
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.
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 - 14.11.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (20.01.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 20.01.23.
This week’s spellings:
‘j’ sound spelt ‘ge/dge’ at the end of words and ‘g’ elsewhere in words before ‘e’, ‘i’ and ‘y’. Including two words from the Year 2 spelling list.
jog edge
join giant
huge gerbil
age wild
badge climb
Maths
The children did really well with their first times table quiz (x10), well done everyone.
Next week we will continue to learn the x10 tables but this time the children need to learn them in a random order, rather than as they appear on the list. This is to learn for next week’s quiz on Friday 20.01.23.
The children have brought home a colouring worksheet with the 10x table. The sheets are to be kept at home, no need to send them back in.
By the end of Year 2, children should know fully the x2, x5, x10 and x3 tables and the corresponding division facts. This will really help with their learning when they move up to the juniors.
At home, count in 10’s forwards and backwards, see how quickly you can go, but it must still be accurate. Chant/sing your x10 tables. Ask an adult to quiz you on the x10 tables in a random order (quick fire questions).
You will have a 10x table and a time challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 20.01.23.
Sumdog
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Have a lovely weekend. Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 6th January 2023
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 3:37pm
Year 2 have settled back so well, even though it has only been three days, it feels as though we have done a full week! Well done everyone, it’s great that so many of you have been on triple gold and the house point chart is full! In English, the children wrote a recount about their Christmas holiday and told me all about the things they did at home. I saw great sentence openers and vocabulary also the handwriting was fantastic. We have nearly completed our fraction topic in Maths. We looked at halves/quarters of shapes and amounts and learnt that two quarters = one half. In French this week, we learnt about how French people celebrate La fete des rois - The Feast of the Kings. It involves a special cake with a charm hidden inside. Whoever finds the charm in their slice is crowned the King or queen for the day. The children wrote about this and decorated crowns for the new French display. We started our new topic in R.E – Books. We explored all the books we know about at home and school and will learn more about the Bible. We dedicated today to D.T and spent the whole day making Tudor houses (linked to The Great Fire of London History topic last term). The children were so creative and their constructions were amazing. They worked with great care and thought. Well done Year 2.
Reading
New reading books will be issued next week.
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.
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 - 14.11.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (13.01.23). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 13.01.23.
This week’s spellings:
door mind
floor kind
poor behind
because child
find children
Maths
This term we will start doing a times table quiz every week alongside our weekly spelling quiz. The children have brought home a sheet with the 10x table on it. This is to learn for next week’s quiz on Friday 13.01.23. The sheets are to be kept at home, no need to send them back in. You may find we repeat the same times tables some weeks this is to make sure the children fully know and have learnt their times tables thoroughly. We will also learn the corresponding division facts for our weekly times table quiz.
By the end of Year 2, children should know fully the x2, x5, x10 and x3 tables and the corresponding division facts. This will really help with their learning when they move up to the juniors.
At home, count in 10’s forwards and backwards, try starting from 20 or 40 or 70 not always 0. Write it down and spot any patterns that will help you remember. Challenge yourself and go past 100 or start from a different number like 4, 14, 24, 34, 44, and 54! When we count in 10’s from 0, the numbers we say are actually the 10x table.
You will have a 10x table and a fractions challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 13.01.23.
Sumdog
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Have a lovely weekend. Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 16th December 2022
Date: 16th Dec 2022 @ 2:28pm
We've had a lovely week in Year 2, with lots of Christmas fun. The children enjoyed Christmas post, dinner and jumper day. We enjoyed going to Church for our Christingle service.
I'd like to say a huge well done to everyone for working so hard this term, have a great rest and enjoy spending time with your family and friends. We'll see you fresh and ready for learning in the new year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (2023).
Year 2 Team
Year 2 Blog Friday 9th December 2022
Date: 9th Dec 2022 @ 4:20pm
A really magical week in Year 2, well done to everyone. The Nativity was amazing and the children did excellent singing and acting. We have been busy doing Christmas crafts during Art. In English, the children re-told a story from the perspective of a toy robot. They learnt to use the first person (I, me and myself). In Maths, we have moved on to the fractions topic. We looked at halves and quarters and folded a square to demonstrate this. In French, we listened to the legend of St Nicholas, the patron saint of children. He brings treats to many European children who leave their shoes out for him on the 6th December. We made a Christmas card with some shoes on to remind us of the story. During Forest School, the children made some great nature Christmas decorations.
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.
We will not issue school reading books over the Christmas Holiday, so you can enjoy any books you have at home, get for Christmas or you may even want to visit the library.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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
Spelling
There will be no spellings to learn for next week.
However, you will have a Sumdog challenge on common words to complete by next Friday 16.12.22.
You could also have a look at your Year 1/2 common exception word list.
Maths
At home, count forwards and backwards in halves. For example, one half, two halves, three halves, four halves, five halves etc. We did this in class so well. Notice when you have a whole (two halves).
You will have a 2x, 5x, 10x and 3x tables and a fractions (finding halves) challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 16.12.22.
Sumdog
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Please send book bags in for collection next week. We will hold on to them over Christmas.
Remember, Wednesday is Christmas jumper/dinner/post day.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 2nd December 2022
Date: 2nd Dec 2022 @ 3:59pm
Another fabulous week in Year 2 and it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, especially after our Santa Dash this afternoon and all the effort the children are putting into our Nativity rehearsals. In English, we wrote letters to Father Christmas, using neat handwriting, capital letters and full stops, joining words and exciting vocabulary. In Maths, we learnt about block graphs, pictograms, tables and tally charts. The children are getting very good at understanding the data and answering questions. We read the story of the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary and thought about what they said to each other. In French this week, Year 2 recapped some animal words through a song, repetition of vocabulary with actions and a game. They also managed to say their own sentences about pets for the first time! Tres impressionant, Y2! In Art, we designed Christmas Trees in the style of Mondrian, next week we will paint them. This week’s highlight was the trip to the library, the children had a great time listening to a story, searching for books and doing a craft activity, well done everyone.
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.
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 - 14.11.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (09.12.22). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 09.12.22.
This week’s spellings:
chew argue
grew suit
huge fruit
cute jumped
untrue stopped
Maths
At home, count in 3’s forwards and backwards. Write it down and spot any patterns that help you remember. When we count in 3’s, the numbers we say are actually the 3x table.
You will have a 2x, 5x, 10x and 3x tables and a tables and tally chart challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 09.12.22.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Please sing Nativity songs at home with the actions.
Nativity Performances Tuesday 6th December at 2pm and 6.30pm.
Have a look at the gallery section, you will see some Santa Dash and Library Trip photos.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 25th November 2022
Date: 25th Nov 2022 @ 4:05pm
Another great week in Year 2, the time is going by so quickly! We have started to prepare for our Nativity Play already. The children have been amazing, learning the songs/actions and acting out their parts so confidently. In English, we read The Sand Horse by Ann Turnbull and the stories about sand creature adventures that Year 2 wrote were really fantastic. Everyone has been trying to use more exciting adjectives to describe things in more detail. We have finished our topic on multiplication and we are moving on to tables and graphs in Maths. In RE, we learnt about the Advent Wreath and what the different parts symbolise. In Computing, the children are learning about digital photography and they took careful photos of objects/people around the classroom. In French, they focussed on the words for parts of our face and even began to read in French too - managing to read the correct colours and body parts for the worksheet. Tres bien!
Click here to see some Outdoor learning photos
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.
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 - 14.11.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (02.12.22). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 02.12.22.
It has been brought to my attention that occasionally the spellings game can cut off. This is a minor tech issue, if this happens and you have completed your work, there is no need to do it again.
This week’s spellings:
relax thief
record only
dream she
speed key
swede great
Maths
At home, count forwards and backwards in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Play the ‘follow me’ game. Start at different numbers and speed up for more of a challenge.
You will have a 2x, 5x and 10x tables and an array/repeated addition challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 02.12.22.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Remember coats and wellies for Forest School!
Please sing Nativity songs at home and do the actions that you can remember!
Sponsored Santa Dash next Friday 2nd December.
Library visit on Tuesday 29th November.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 18th November 2022
Date: 18th Nov 2022 @ 4:09pm
Year 2 looked great wearing spots for Children in Need Day. We did some Pudsey Bear themed arts, crafts and movement activities (PE). In English, we have done a lot of writing, we retold a story called Wing and wrote our own version of Whatever Next! By Jill Murphy. In Maths, we started our new topic on counting, multiplication and sorting. The children have been doubling numbers and looking at repeated addition. We have completed the Signs and Symbols topic in R.E by designing a Baptism candle. In History, we compared jobs now, with jobs back in 1666. We looked specifically at how different the firefighter’s equipment was. The children are starting to learn their Christmas songs in Music, they have been singing beautifully! In French, they recapped numbers to 15 with a game then recapped parts of the body by singing tete, epaules, genoux, pieds (head, shoulders, knees and toes). Year 2 also labelled a skeleton in French, noticing that French words don't always look like they sound and that some words have accents that change the sound of the letter. The Freddie Fit session was the highlight of the week and the children thoroughly enjoyed the music and exercise.
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.
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 finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (25.11.22). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 25.11.22.
This week’s spellings:
leader brief
cleaner penny
even donkey
delete I’m
shriek I’ll
Maths
At home, count forwards and backwards in 2’s to 24. Write the numbers down to see the pattern. Notice how the answers are the same as the 2x table. When you multiply by 2 you are also doubling the number. For example 2x6=12 and double 6 is 12.
You will have a 2x, 5x and 10x tables and doubling challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 25.11.22.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Remember coats and wellies for Forest School!
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 11th November 2022
Date: 11th Nov 2022 @ 4:41pm
Year 2 have done so much learning this week and thoroughly enjoyed the more practical activities we have done. In Maths, they have continued their work on shape looking at 2-D and 3-D shapes and their properties. The children did well making 3-D shapes, such as cubes, cuboids, pyramids and triangular prisms, from art straws and blue-tac today. In Art, they designed firework paintings and made lovely poppies for Remembrance Day. In English, we have worked on using joining words (conjunctions) more in our sentences and always using a describing word (adjective) with a noun. They also did some fantastic writing about fireworks. In R.E they learnt about Shabbat and Havdalah Candles for Judaism week. In French, Year 2 looked at French customs for Remembrance Day. French people add cornflowers to their wreaths as well as poppies because the blue reminds them of the soldier's uniforms. We made a wreath by drawing round our hands and joining them together as a sign of peace. We listened to a song in French about being a child of peace.
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.
In a few weeks, we are hoping to visit the library in Longton. It would be great if you could practise the alphabet with your children and talk about alphabetical order. This will prepare them for finding books in the library.
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 finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (18.11.22). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 18.11.22.
This week’s spellings:
belong hairy
begin tough
sky you
July soup
baby once
Maths
At home, count forwards and backwards to 100. Pick any number between 1 and 100, say what one more/less than that number is. For example 25, one more than 25 is 26 and one less than 25 is 24. You could write them down or call them out. Then have a go at 10 more/less than a number. For example 67, ten more than 67 is 77 and 10 less than 67 is 57.
You will have a 2x, 5x and 10x tables and 2-D/3-D shape challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 18.11.22.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Remember coats and wellies for Forest School!
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Friday 4th November 2022
Date: 4th Nov 2022 @ 4:18pm
Year 2 have had a fantastic week back after the half term holiday. They are all enthusiastic and enjoying their learning. In English, we have read three books already, Not Now, Bernard by David McKee, The Lion In The Meadow by Margaret Mahy and There’s NO Such Thing as a Dragon by Jack Kent. The children compared these stories and wrote a detailed book review. They also wrote conversations between the characters and did some super comprehension work. We have finished the addition and subtraction unit in Maths and have moved on to Shape. The children named 2-D shapes and talked about their properties. They were introduced to the word quadrilateral (4 sided shapes) and reminded that corners are called vertices. In RE (Journey in Love - RSHE), the children learnt about communities and how we can contribute in a positive way to the community we live in. We also talked about staying safe and meeting God in our community through school and Church. The Great Fire of London is our History topic this half term. We looked at London now and in the past. The skeleton pictures using art straws looked fantastic and the weather has been quite good for Forest School. Please could children keep wellies in school all week and remember warm/waterproof coats for when they are doing out-door learning.
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.
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 finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (11.11.22). A sheet will go home every Friday 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 Friday 11.11.22.
This week’s spellings:
after chute
never want
Chris wash
school paper
chef friends
Maths
At home, count in fives forwards and backwards to 60 or 100. Notice how we count in fives when telling the time on a clock, it’s just like a circular number line. Talk about time, focusing on O’clock, half past, quarter past, 5 past, 10 past, 20 past and 25 past.
You will have a 2x, 5x and 10x tables and shape challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 11.11.22.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Have a lovely weekend. Enjoy the fireworks!
Year 2 Team.
Year 2 Blog Thursday 20th October 2022
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 1:59pm
Year 2 have had a really fantastic first half term, I am very pleased with how hard everyone has worked and how much progress has been made already. In English, the children researched facts and wrote their own Pet Information Sheet. They also focused on sentence structure and handwriting. In Maths, we continued our work on addition and subtraction with a focus on number bonds and their related facts and we added two, two-digit numbers. In R.E we looked at what happens at a Baptism. Celebrating Harvest in Church was a real highlight this week. The children produced colourful line art and sang beautifully during Music. I hope you all enjoy the Halloween Disco and have a lovely half term holiday. I’ll look forward to seeing you when we get back to school.
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 Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Friday (04.11.22). A sheet will go home every Friday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
It will really help your children’s writing if they can spell the common words they use frequently in class. Attached are the Year 1 and 2 common exception words. Knowing sounds (phonics) will not help with these words, they just need to know them by memory/sight. Learning five or six of these words at a time will really help. Write them down and pin them up on the fridge or wall. We work on these in class as well and the children are tested (quiz) on them before Christmas.
You will have a Sumdog challenge on these words to complete by Friday 04.11.22.
This week’s spellings:
music shield
human head
snow bread
grow laughed
field because
Maths
At home, play the ‘follow me’ counting game. We have played this in class! Count to a hundred forwards or backwards taking it in turns to say each number. As you get better try to go faster. You could play the game counting in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s or 3’s.
You will have a 2x, 5x and 10x tables and a subtraction challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 04.11.22.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Thanks for bringing wellies in for Forest School. After Half Term, It would be great if they can be left in school as the children will be doing it at different times in the week come rain or shine!!
Have a lovely Half Term break.
Year 2 Team.
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 1:52pm
Welcome to your latest Online Safety Update
At St Oswald's, we regularly discuss online safety with the children to find out what they are experiencing in their online spaces. We find out what new games and platforms are trending and if any of our children have worries or concerns about what they experience online. A lot of children continue to access YouTube so we have added a refresher guide on the platform.
In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as connecting with strangers, inappropriate content and high visibility.
We have also spotted that some children have the new FIFA 23 football game for the PlayStation and XBox. Gaming has changed massively in the past few years with social connection now becoming an integral part of the gaming experience. We have added the latest guide for this game also.
Below you will find a link to join the National Online Safety platform and gain free access to a huge range of videos, resources and support.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primar-school-pr45eb
Year 2 Blog Friday 14th October 2022
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 4:13pm
A fantastic week in Year 2, well done to everyone for working so hard and enjoying their learning. In English, we looked at the key features of information texts. We are almost ready to plan and write our own pet information sheets. The children are enjoying our new topic in Maths, addition and subtraction. They were working out missing numbers and we had a chance to play some maths games. In Science, we carried out a survey on how many creatures we found under a log/rock and coloured in a bar chart to show our findings. We learnt about the five oceans of the world in Geography. See how many you can remember! Year 2 have been singing their harvest songs so well in preparation for Tuesday’s celebration in Church. The words to one of them is above. I’m sure you could sing it to someone at home!
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 while reading.
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 Wednesday. 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.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read 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 Thursday (20.10.22). A sheet will go home every Friday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
It will really help your children’s writing if they can spell the common words they use frequently in class. Attached are the Year 1 and 2 common exception words. Knowing sounds (phonics) will not help with these words, they just need to know them by memory/sight. Learning five or six of these words at a time will really help. Write them down and pin them up on the fridge or wall. We work on these in class as well and the children are tested (quiz) on them before Christmas.
You will have a Sumdog challenge on these words to complete by next Friday 20.10.22.
This week’s spellings:
mind front
find rice
only face
open many
other work
Maths
At home, count forwards in threes. Start at 0 and count up to 36. Write them down and spot any patterns.
You will have a 2x, 5x and 10x tables and an addition/subtraction challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Thursday 20.10.22.
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Thank you for all the harvest donations.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 Team.