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Year 2 Class Blog 2020-2021

Monday 18th January 2021

18/1/2021

 

Good Morning Year 2! 

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On Sunday, Plop and I went for a  walk in the park. We went during the day because Plop is afraid of the dark. Plop practised landing. 

What did you get up to? 

Plop is excited to see you for guided reading again this week.

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English: 

Your English work will be posted on Google Classroom after our live session today. 
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You will be designing your OWN villain for when you retell the story of Rama and Sita. 

​What will your villain look like? 

Maths:

​Today, you will learn about 'pictograms'. They are a lot like bar graphs but they use pictures instead of bars. Watch the video and then complete the activity. 

Spellings: 

Look at the strategies on Google Classroom. Choose one strategy to practise this week's spellings. 
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Topic: 

This week we will be learning all about fire safety in our topic lessons. Today we will be learning about 'Escape!'

Live Times: 

9.30am: Whole Class

11.30am: Guided Reading Group 5

1.20pm: Phonics with Faheema/Reading with Pauline/Maths with Shyma

Friday 15th January 2021

15/1/2021

 

Happy Friday Year 2!

​Here is some of your fab work from yesterday. 

The demons had better watch out! Your traps look very effective!

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And your data collection is very creative. 

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English:

Today we are finishing the story of Rama and Sita! 
The whole story will be up on Google Classroom so you can watch and read it any time you like. 

Maths:

You can choose one activity to do in Maths today. 
​Don't forget to keep practising counting in 2s, 5s or 10s every day! 

Spellings: 

​We will do a virtual spelling test in our live session today. 
I will post your new spellings words for next week on the blog today. 

Topic: 

Quiz Time! Shyma has made a quiz to find out how much you have learned about the Great Fire of London. You can complete it any time over the weekend. Don't forget to write your name so we can see your score! 

Thursday 14th January 2021

14/1/2021

 

Good Morning Year 2! 

I can see from your amazing work that you had a great day yesterday. 

​Here are some examples: 

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English:

Today you will listen to Part 5 of the story and then design a trap to help Rama capture a cheeky demon. 

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Maths:

Your maths work will be posted on Google Classroom following our live session this morning. 

Spellings:

​Today you will look at a 'speed sounds chart' and use it to complete some words. 

Don't forget to practise your spellings words for our live spelling test tomorrow! 

Topic:

Watch the video and then role play escaping from the fire. 

See you at 9.30!

Wednesday 13th January 2021

13/1/2021

 
​Good Morning Year 2,

It's Shyma! I am looking forward to seeing you all at our live session today at 09.30am, where we will do some English.  

Aoife will be back tomorrow, and she is looking forward to seeing all your lovely work.


Here is some of your fantastic work  from  yesterday.
The bar graphs look amazing!

Can you identify which vehicle was spotted the most?


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The evil demon looks very scary!
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I can see some amazing noun phrases and homophones. 


​English:

In our live session today, we will read Part 4 of Rama and the Demon King together! Then, you will have some questions to answer about the story. The story will still be posted on Google Classroom after our session so you can read and watch it whenever you like. 
Maths:

​Today, you will use answer questions about the bar graphs you made yesterday. Have fun! 
Spellings:
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Today, you will practise spelling some homophones. Don't forget to practise your spelling words for our virtual spelling test on Friday! 
Topic: 

Look at the paintings of the Great Fire of London. What can we learn about the past from them? 

Tuesday 12th January 2021

11/1/2021

 

Good Morning Year 2,

​Here is some of your super work from yesterday. 

​I love your maps of our local area. Can you spot your house on a friend's map? 

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And I have to say your palaces were MAGNIFICENT! 

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And I can see from your work that you are tally counting pros! Well done. 

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English: 

Part 3 of the Rama and the Demon King is on Google Classroom for you. Read and watch the story and then complete the activity. 

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Part 1: 

Maths:

​Your maths work will be posted after our live session today. 

Topic: 

There is a game for you to play on Google Classroom that will teach you lots about the Great Fire of London. 

Spellings:

There will be a spelling activity for you to do on Google Classroom every day from now on. 
​Don't forget to keep learning your words for our virtual spelling test on Friday! 

See you at 9.30 for our live lesson! :)

Monday 11th January 2021

11/1/2021

 

Good morning, Year 2. 

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are ready for some more online classes this week. 

​Here is some of your great work from Friday.

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I love how you all found ways to prove your answers to question 5 and 6. Ismail has even been doing some extra times tables! Remember to practise counting in 2s, 5s or 10s every day. 

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I love how you all found different ways to present your work. Yaqub came up with some very evil plans, like a poisonous potion! 

I also love how Maryam and Yousef wrote in character, and how Rayyan typed his! Well done, everyone! 

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English 

The next two pages of the story have been added to google classroom. Watch the video, read the pages and complete the activity. 

Maths 

Maths is also posted on google classroom today. You will practise counting tally marks. 

Spellings

We will have a virtual spelling test in our live session on Friday! 

These are your words: 

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They are also on Google Classroom for you. 
Make sure you practise them every day. 

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Topic 

​Topic will be posted on Google Classroom following our live session. 

Some extra resources for the adults:

Hi parents, this is just for your reference -  I certainly don't expect the children to know all of these rhymes - but if there is a particular number or letter that they are struggling with (if for example, they keep writing it backwards) then use this to help them practise that particular letter. It's very important that they are starting and finishing their letters in the correct place, and only lifting their pencil from the page for letters where it can't be helped e.g. 'f', 'i', 'j', 't'. This will help when it comes time to start cursive handwriting. 

Saying that, don't worry if they aren't doing them all perfectly - just focus on getting one right at a time. We would far rather them have fun writing and feeling confident than stressing over mistakes. 

I will pop these on Google Classroom too, so that all your resources are accessible from one place. 

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Friday 8th January 2021

7/1/2021

 

Good Morning Year 2, 
I am looking forward to seeing you all at our second live session today at 9.30am, where we will do some Maths. 
Thank you to everyone who submitted their homework yesterday. Here are a few pics of your great work. I am very impressed by your spelling and all the great noun-phrases you used! 

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English

English is posted on Google Classroom today. 

​Maths 

​Your maths work today will be posted on Google Classroom following our live lesson. 

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Today, I used shadow puppets to tell the story. 
Why don't you have a go at telling your own story using your hands as puppets! 

All you will need is:

1. A dark room with a plain wall
2. A light source (you could use the torch on your grown-up's phone). 
2. Your hands
4. Someone to hold the torch for you. 

Here is a video showing you how to do some different animals. How many can you do? 

I would love to see some videos of your shadow stories! 

​​Siyana, I bet you could make a shadow Arctic Wolf! 

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See you at 9.30! 

Welcome back to Home Learning!

6/1/2021

 

Good Morning Year 2! 

It was so lovely to see so many of you on the live test session yesterday. 
I hope you had fun seeing your friends and trying out our new Google Classroom. 

As you know, your English, Maths and Topic work will now be posted on Google Classroom BUT don't forget to check the blog weekly for updates, and Music and PE. 

For now, all you need to do is get ready for our first live lesson at 9.30am. Make sure you have eaten your breakfast, brushed your teeth, combed your hair and are wearing a big smile for your friends! 

You might also want to bring a pen and paper but don't worry if you don't have one yet. 

See you at 9.30!

Aoife, Shyma and Pauline.

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Our class book this half term will be Rama and the Demon King by Jessica Souhami. She also wrote the Leopard's Drum which I think you might know... 

English 

​Your English work will be posted on Google Classroom after our live session! 

Maths 

Just like in class, I would like you to practise counting every day. 

First, open this 100 square: www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Today, highlight all the multiples of two on the 100 square. 

Then, close your eyes and practise counting in 2s from 0 - 20 and back again. 

Challenge: try counting in twos all the way to 100 and back again!! 

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Problem Solving: 


Year 2, I need your help.
I am trying to remember who all your favourite characters in our 'Rama and Sita' story are but I keep forgetting.
How could we record the data so that I can see it quickly and easily?
​I am looking forward to hearing your ideas and working it out together in our live session tomorrow!

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Look carefully at the picture and answer these questions.

1. What do you already know about the Great Fire of London? 

2. What would you like to know about the Great Fire of London?

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Here is your Great Fire of London take away homework menu. Remember, you can always choose a project or activity from here if you would like to do more schoolwork. 

Have fun!! 

​Aoife 

And finally - as requested by Yousef - here is a link to Newsround so that you can stay up to date on all the government announcements. 

www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround

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