Class 2
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July 2021 Thank you all for the wonderful gifts, cards and messages you have sent in to us this week. It's not been an easy year, but your support and kind words have definitely helped us all. The children have been fantastic and we are very, very proud of each and every one of them. They have been a great class and we hope they have some happy memories of Class 2! Have a great Summer and thank you again, Mrs Trencher, Miss Riddell, Mrs Hill and Mr Riddell 
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Can I just say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who brought in bits and pieces for us to make our bug hotels yesterday. We had a fantastic afternoon and such an array of different resources! The children loved coming up with their own, unique "hotels" and it was amazing to see them all so engrossed in what they were doing and really thinking about which resources would suit their design the best! There was a lot of teamwork going on, which was also lovely to see.
Some of the children took their hotels home and some have been put in the school grounds. If you would like to send a photo of your bug hotels in their new homes, please email them and I will add them to our display. I will add some photos here soon, too!
It has also been lovely to see the Minibeast/Habitat homework that has already been brought into school, from poems and stories to beautiful drawings and even a piece of music written to sound like Minibeasts. These are all being added to our display and the children are very proud of their work. We will keep adding things right up until half term.
Thanks again for your support.
May 2021
The children have been amazing over the past few weeks, working hard and being enthusiastic about the many different things we have been learning about.
This term in Geography, we are finding out about our local area and the children thoroughly enjoyed our walk around the village last week. We'll be finding out about other locations too, such as those by the coast and developing our map reading skills, as well as creating our own island maps. In Science, we are learning about habitats and microhabitats around the school grounds. We've loved minibeast hunting and have even planted some tomatoes and beans to see what they will attract, but hopefully nothing that will eat the produce!
Following our RE topic on celebrations last term, we are now finding out about special books and places in Islam. The children are brilliant at sharing their thoughts and ideas and listening to each other.
So far this term, we have been learning about shape, fractions and directions in maths, as well as going over addition and subtraction methods and showing the children how to use these skills to solve word problems. The Year 2s have also been going through their 2, 5 and 10 times tables. The website that we use to practise these is www.timestables.co.uk and it would be great if the children could practise these at home, too.
We will be adding a few suggestions for ways that you can help with reading, phonics, writing and maths at home, as well as some ideas related to the topics we are covering at school. Below are some phonics activities, as well as tips on how to help with reading and writing at home. We'll keep adding more ideas throughout the term - but please don't feel you have to do them all!
Thank you all for your kind words and support over the year and if we can help in any way, please just ask.
Jo Riddell and Kerry Trencher
Some of the children took their hotels home and some have been put in the school grounds. If you would like to send a photo of your bug hotels in their new homes, please email them and I will add them to our display. I will add some photos here soon, too!
It has also been lovely to see the Minibeast/Habitat homework that has already been brought into school, from poems and stories to beautiful drawings and even a piece of music written to sound like Minibeasts. These are all being added to our display and the children are very proud of their work. We will keep adding things right up until half term.
Thanks again for your support.
May 2021
The children have been amazing over the past few weeks, working hard and being enthusiastic about the many different things we have been learning about.
This term in Geography, we are finding out about our local area and the children thoroughly enjoyed our walk around the village last week. We'll be finding out about other locations too, such as those by the coast and developing our map reading skills, as well as creating our own island maps. In Science, we are learning about habitats and microhabitats around the school grounds. We've loved minibeast hunting and have even planted some tomatoes and beans to see what they will attract, but hopefully nothing that will eat the produce!
Following our RE topic on celebrations last term, we are now finding out about special books and places in Islam. The children are brilliant at sharing their thoughts and ideas and listening to each other.
So far this term, we have been learning about shape, fractions and directions in maths, as well as going over addition and subtraction methods and showing the children how to use these skills to solve word problems. The Year 2s have also been going through their 2, 5 and 10 times tables. The website that we use to practise these is www.timestables.co.uk and it would be great if the children could practise these at home, too.
We will be adding a few suggestions for ways that you can help with reading, phonics, writing and maths at home, as well as some ideas related to the topics we are covering at school. Below are some phonics activities, as well as tips on how to help with reading and writing at home. We'll keep adding more ideas throughout the term - but please don't feel you have to do them all!
Thank you all for your kind words and support over the year and if we can help in any way, please just ask.
Jo Riddell and Kerry Trencher
Summer Term planning:
| timetable_class_2.doc |
| mt_plan_our_world_2021_home_and_away.doc |
| maths_overview_2020-21.docx |
Phonics:
| phonic_phases_for_parents[19125].pdf |
| sound_mat[19123].docx |
| t-l-034-phase-5-sound-mat_ver_3[19127].pdf |
Writing ideas:
| creative_writing_prompts[19122].pdf |
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Reading:
| tips_for_reading_at_home.pdf |
| year_2_questions_to_ask_your_child_when_reading.pdf |
| literacy_2_yr_rolling_prog[19124].docx |
Science - we'll be having a go at designing and making our own Bug Hotels soon. This is a really simple one that you could try at home. If you have any left over drinks bottles (like the one below), please bring them in on Thursday 20th May, as we can use them to make our Bug Hotels. Thank you!
There are some great Science activities on BBC Bitesize to do with Minibeasts and habitats : Habitats – Year 1-2 / P2-3 Science Collection - Home Learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize
Another Science website I would recommend is Let's Go Live - Science activities with Maddie Moate and Greg Foot.
We have used this at school during Science week to make our own wind and water turbines, as well as to make Solar ovens, which we used successfully to melt marshmallows!
There are some great Science activities on BBC Bitesize to do with Minibeasts and habitats : Habitats – Year 1-2 / P2-3 Science Collection - Home Learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize
Another Science website I would recommend is Let's Go Live - Science activities with Maddie Moate and Greg Foot.
We have used this at school during Science week to make our own wind and water turbines, as well as to make Solar ovens, which we used successfully to melt marshmallows!
Dates for your diary:
Half Term 31st May - 4th June
School Closes for Pupils 9th July
Teacher Training Days 12th-13th July
End of Term 13th July
Half Term 31st May - 4th June
School Closes for Pupils 9th July
Teacher Training Days 12th-13th July
End of Term 13th July
HOME LEARNING UPDATES!
A quick message for work after Easter - Some of our English work will be based on the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, if you could either read the book or watch the film that would be great! :)
Just a quick note to say a lovely lady on our village is doing some fantastic live baking sessions on Face Book. She has a session tomorrow 3rd April at 10:00 and a session inc a live Easter egg treasure hunt next Friday 10th 10:00 more details... 'Go Bake'
March 26TH
Hello All,
It is with a heavy heart I am posting on here and not seeing and teaching the children myself! Mrs Trencher and I were upset and sorry we didn't get to give all the children a big hug and get to say goodbye for a while last week.
The children have been wonderful to teach; they have made us laugh, taught us lessons and definitely helped us to stay organised and on track! We really have had lots of fun!
We have been very proud of their enthusiasm, work ethic, achievements and progress! We can only hope that we all get to work together again before the end of the academic year!
This is going to be a difficult and at times challenging time for us all over the coming weeks and months! Whilst I would love you all to embrace the time you have together in your homes with learning outdoors, doing fun activities I know that lots of parents would also appreciate some kind of routine and structure to their days, especially with regards to home school learning. I have therefore attached a 'flexible' timetable for you to use, change or adapt to suit you and your child. It may also help because it's come from 'their teacher.'
I have also attached a grid for maths learning using 'My Maths', some White Rose Maths ideas and other suggested places to find learning. This, along with your learning pack I sent home, should keep you busy until after the Easter holidays at least.
I will endeavour to keep you updated and keep posting suggestions after Easter.
Please feel free to email me any of your work, queries or just to say hello! I would love to see what you have been doing at home.
Please give the children a big hug from us both. Stay safe and look after each other and we'll look forward to when the time comes to continue our lives as normal.
Miss Riddell and Mrs Trencher xx
Use your Classroom Secrets Login for - SPAG lessons
- Times tables games
- Reading comprehensions
Science -
A few more Science ideas below - one about Materials and a lovely one to make a wind chime.
In Science, we have been finding out about habitats and why they are suitable for different plants and creatures. The children have hunted for habitats around the school grounds, noting what they find in each place (under leaves, in the soil) - they could do the same in the garden, maybe taking photos of anything they find.
We had planned to make "bug hotels", which would be a great activity to do together - I've attached some photos of some examples! Redtedart website has some good plans/explanations on how to do it! You can make it as simple or complicated as you wish. It would be lovely to see some photos of what you make!
After Easter, our topic would be Plants - another way to get the children outdoors! They could observe any changes in the garden, maybe taking photos or sketching, and talk about what plants need to help them grow (light, water, nutrients). We usually do a hydroponics experiment - growing seeds without soil. It's a really simple experiment, which the children love. I've attached the plan at the bottom of the page - it's "plants lesson 3 resources".
RE
- CBeebies "Let's Celebrate" clips about different religions and festivals, especially anything on Easter, Pesach or Eid
- BBC Teach KS1 RE - also has some good RE clips/stories
- see the file below for "I can pray a rainbow"
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| materials_home_learning.pdf |
White Rose Fractions
| y2-spring-block-4-wo1-make-equal-parts-2019.pdf |
| y2-spring-block-4-wo2-recognise-a-half-2019.pdf |
| y2-spring-block-4-wo3-find-a-half-2019.pdf |
| y2-spring-block-4-wo4-recognise-a-quarter-2019.pdf |
| y2-spring-block-4-wo5-find-a-quarter-2019.pdf |
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Mindfulness, breathing and garden circuits
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OLD at present
| mt_plan_food_spring_20.doc |
| timetable_2017_18.docx |
Dates for your Diary
Half term 17th - 21st February
End of term 3rd April
