Keeping in Touch!
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Topic - Online Learning
Monday 19th July
Draw or create your own lighthouse.
You could sketch, paint or collage a lighthouse or make one!
Year 2 Gallery
Take a look at all the fantastic work we have been doing at home!
Year 2 Gallery
Take a look at the work we have been doing at home!
Jack and the Beanstalk
Oxford Owl
Log into Oxford Owl, find the correct book band for your child and enjoy reading for 15 minutes a day.
A message from our children to say thank you to all the NHS staff and key workers who are working so hard.
Curriculum Maps
Spelling Bee
Summer 2
Summer 1
Summer 1 - Group 1
Spring 2
Spring 1 - Group 1
Spring 1
Autumn 2
Autumn 2 - Group 1
Autumn 1 - Group 1
Autumn 1
How to use Purple Mash for parents
If you require your Parental Purple Mash login again, please contact school.
WELCOME TO
YEAR 2
English - Isolation Work
Thursday 22nd July and Friday 23rd July
Pretend you are one of the survivors which Grace saved. Write a letter to Grace to thank her for being so brave.
Remember to:
- Check for capital letters and full stops
- Use a range of conjunctions to extend your sentences.
- Describe how you felt when the ship crashed into the rocks.
- How you felt when you saw Grace coming to rescue you.
- How you felt when you arrived back at the light house.
Year 2 visit to Austerfield 2021
Year 2 had an amazing time at Austerfield Study centre!
Homework Timetable
Summer 2
We will be using the CGP SAT Buster Books for our weekly homework tasks. Please see the timetable below for details of the English and Maths task to complete each week.
If you would like to complete any additional homework tasks, please work through the remaining pages of the CGP books given out at the beginning of the year.
Land Ahoy!
This half term our topic is Land Ahoy!
English
We will be reading ‘The Pirates Next Door' and 'The Jolley Rogers and the Ghostly Galleon' by Jonny Duddle.
We will continue to focus on punctuating our written work correctly and look at using a range of sentence types in our writing. We will apply these skills to our writing and create our own pirate story.
Remember, Remember
- To punctuate all sentence correctly.
- Use a range of conjunctions to extend your sentences.
- To use capital letters for names.
Maths
Please help your child to learn these key number facts.
We are looking for instant recall of these number facts.
Summer Term
Learn Its
5+ 7, 5+8, 5+9, 6+8, 6+9, 7+9
2x table
Fraction Learn Its
I know ½ = 2/4
½ of 10 = 5, ½ of 8 = 4, ½ of 6 = 3, ½ of 4 = 2, ½ of 2 = 1
Spring Term
Learn Its
5+4, 5+6, 6+7, 8+7, 8+ 9
5x table
Autumn Term
Learn It's
3+8, 3+9, 4+7, 4+8, 4+9
10x table
Topic
We will be learning about ...
Science
We will be learning about different types of animals that can be found at the coast and their characteristics and habitats.
Remember, Remember
- To describe the importance of different habitats to animals and plants.
Geography
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We will re-cap on our prior knowledge of naming and locating the world’s seven continents and five oceans. We will look at hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles. We will re-cap on our knowledge of human and physical features and will then compare and contrast a seaside town in the UK to Australia. |
Remember, Remember
- The four countries which make up the UK and their capital cities.
- To name the seven continents in the world.
- To name the five oceans.
History
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We will be learning about the life and expeditions of Captain James Cook. We will use a range of sources to find out about his life and work. We will be finding out about the life of Grace Darling. We will be finding out about her achievements and why we remember her today. |
Design Technology
We will design and make our very own pirate buggy for the Jolley Rogers! We will build on our knowledge of moving mechanisms and incorporate a range of different mechanisms on our own vehicle. We will test our vehicles to see if they can travel in a straight line.
Year 2 Gallery
Take a look at the amazing work we have been doing at home!
Superhero Poetry
We enjoyed creating our own Traction Man story
Outdoor Learning
Displays
Maths - Isolation Work
White Rose Maths
If you would like to complete some extra Maths activities each day. Please watch the video on the link below and complete the task.
Thursday 22nd July
https://vimeo.com/562671164
Friday 23rd July
https://vimeo.com/562671601
Big Maths
CLIC Booklets
Maths – CLIC home learning guide. This gives you information about the CLIC challenge your child is currently working on. The worksheets will help support your child and develop their confidence when completing their CLIC challenges in school.
Please work through this booklet at your own pace.
| Name | |
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| CLIC 10 Parent Pack.pdf | Download |
CLIC Challenges
| Name | |
|---|---|
| CLIC Challenge 10 Questions and Answers.pdf | Download |
Useful Information
PE
PE is on Tuesday this half term (Summer 1).
PE will be outside this half term. Please ensure your child has a white t-shirt and dark shorts and trainers/pumps.
Spelling Test
Spelling test will be on Friday.
Reading
Reading books will be changed every Monday.
Please write in your child's diary each time they read at home so they can earn reading points!
Homework
This term we will be completing pages from the English and Maths Homework Books.
Reminders
Please ensure your child has the following in school every day:
- Reading log
- Reading book
- PE Kit
- Water Bottle
Useful Websites
Click on the picture links below to access the websites.
Maths Websites
English Websites
Remember, Remember!
Click on the picture links below to access websites
Seven Continent Song
