Year 2
Wednesday 15th July 2020
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Bothersome Brothers)
Retrieval
- Why did the girl take her little brother to her mother?
- What did her mother reply?
- What did the girl’s father tell her?
- What did the girl do in the end?
- Write down all the words you can find in the text that end in er
Spelling
Words that mean the same. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
Writing
Write a funny poem about an imaginary member of your family. Try to think of a word to describe them that begins with the same letter. Here are some ideas.
A bothersome brother
A sensible sister
A daring dad
A grumpy gran
A merry mum
Maths
Multiplication questions. Watch the Class dojo video to help you with these.
- 50 x 10 =
- 30 x 10 =
- 10 x 10 =
- 90 x 10 =
- 70 x 10 =
Times tables
Practise your 10s. Write them out, say them to yourself, get a family member to test you.
Exercise
This is the same as yesterday – try to push yourself further!
https://hasfit.com/workouts/warm-up-cool-down-stretches-stretching/dynamic-stretching-routine/
Tuesday 14th July 2020 - Marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Playing with words)
Retrieval
Read the first riddle,
- What is it about? an egg
- What is the yellow moon? the yolk
- Can you find a clue to the riddle in the title? hatch
Read the second riddle,
- What is it about? mirror
- The third riddle describes a clock. What is the something it tells? time
- Which of the three riddles do you think is best? Why?
Spelling
The right word. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
1. a newspaper
2. an icicle
3. A hippopotamus
4. a croak room
5. a sun-tanned zebra
6. a dentist
7. mittens
Maths
Subtraction questions using column method. These look harder but it is exactly the same skills as before. Don’t forget the unit of measurement.
- £40.00 2) 1200 3) 60.00 seconds 4) 73.00g
- £27.89 - 673 - 35.82 seconds - 5.66g
-------- -------- -------- ---------
£12.11 527 24.18 seconds 67.34g
______ ______ _____ ______
Monday 13th July 2020- marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Fangs)
Retrieval
- Who was tapping on the shop window? The boy
- What sort of shop was it? a pet shop
- What did the spider think about living in the shop? lonely
- What do you think the boys is going to do? buy the spider
Spelling
The right word. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
1. a newspaper
2. an icicle
3. A hippopotamus
4. a croak room
5. a sun-tanned zebra
6. a dentist
7. mittens
Maths
Addition questions using column method. These look harder but it is exactly the same skills as before. Don’t forget the unit of measurement.
- £93.82 2) 9372 miles 3) 4.0009 seconds 4) 342.09 kg
+ £12.59 + 3681 miles + 2.4507 seconds + 89.22kg
-------- -------- -------- ---------
£106.41 13053 miles 6.4516 seconds 431.31kg
______ ______ _____ ______
Friday 10th July 2020 marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Football Crazy)
Retrieval
- How many players are there in a football team? 11
- How long does a game of football last? 90 minutes
- How are football boots different from other boots? football boots have studs
- What makes a good football player? fit/strong muscles/ follow rules/concentrate/play as a team
Spelling
The Contents page. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
1 page 6
2. page 14
3. cricket
4. page 2
Maths
Fractions questions.
- 2/3 of 27 = 18
- 3/6 0f 36 = 18
- 7/10 of 40 = 28
- 5/8 of 24 = 15
- 4/11 of 22 = 8
Thursday 9th July 2020
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (The Hodgeheg)
Retrieval
1. What has happened to Auntie Betty?
2. Where did the accident happen?
3. What does Ma want to warn her children about?
What rules should you follow to stay safe when crossing a road?
SPAG
The ea sound (as in head). Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
Writing
Design a safety poster explaining how to cross a road safely.
Maths
Division questions. / = divide
- 43 / 5 =
- 30 / 7 =
- 96 / 10 =
- 19 / 2 =
- 25 / 3 =
Times tables
Practise your 3s. Write them out, say them to yourself, get a family member to test you.
Exercise
https://hasfit.com/workouts/home/ab/14-minute-standing-abs-workout/
Wednesday 8th July 2020 - marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Meet the writers – Jill Murphy)
Retrieval
- What is Jill Murphy job? writing and illustrating books
- What was her favourite subject when she was at school? English
- What is Jill Murphy’s favourite food? sausage, chips and beans
- Do you think Jill Murphy enjoys her job?
- Jill Murphy illustrates her own books. What does an illustrator do? draws the pictures
Spelling
Questions: Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
B1 what is your favourite colour?
2. Where do you live?
3. Do you have any siblings? or Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Maths
Multiplication questions. Watch the Class dojo video to help you with these.
- 60 x 3 = 180
- 30 x 3 = 90
- 120 x 3 = 360
- 40 x 3 = 120
- 20 x 3 = 60
Tuesday 7th July 2020 marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (The Worst Witch)
Retrieval
- What happened when Mildred put her kitten on the broomstick? It fell off
- What was the kitten chasing along the floor? leaf
- What did Mildred fetch from the school? a satchel
- Explain how Mildred got her kitten to stay on the broomstick. she put in a stahel and hung the satchel over the broom
- What do you think Mildred’s teacher will think of her idea?
Spelling
Past tense. (Look at the photo above and answer the questions)
1. fell
2. came
3. flew
4. caught
5. saw
6. went
Maths
Subtraction questions using column method. These look harder but it is exactly the same skills as before. Don’t forget the unit of measurement.
- £543.28 2) 206cm 3) 4198.6 miles 4) 1703g - £192.74 - 97cm - 2814.7 miles - 820g
-------- -------- -------- ---------
£350.54 109cm 1383.9 miles 883g
______ ______ _____ ______
Monday 6th July 2020 - marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (The Pudding like a night on the sea)
Retrieval
1. Who said "Leave the pudding alone!"? dad
2. Who was first to try the pudding? Huey
3. What do you think dad will say to the boys?
4. What word in the text could be replaced by the word boat? raft
5. Who was the pudding for? mum
Spelling
It's Wonderful!
Wonderful means full of wonder.
Words that end in ful are usually describing words.
Add full to each word.
1. careful
2. forgetful
3. painful
4. thoughtful
5. useful
Maths
Addition questions using column method. These look harder but it is exactly the same skills as before - it is just a little bit longer!. Don’t forget the unit of measurement.
- £238.23 2) 3512 miles 3) 56.893 seconds 4) 290.34 kg
+ £481.09 + 3929 miles + 28.331 seconds + 4.01 kg
-------- -------- -------- ---------
£719.32 7441 miles 85.224 seconds 294.35 kg
______ ______ _____ ______
Friday 3rd July 2020 - Marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Badger’s parting gifts)
Retrieval
- What did Badger teach Mole? How to cut a chain of moles.
- Which animal did Badger teach how to skate? frog
- What did Badger teach Fox to do? knot his tie.
- What did Mrs. Rabbit learn from Badger? how to make gingerbread rabbits.
- Why were the animals sad? Badger had died
- If you had been a friend of Badger, what would you have liked him to teach you?
Spelling
More opposites, some compounds. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
2. Dad told me to Lock the door
3. I Like beans
4. Mum asked me to Pack my suitcase
5. The advice my gran gave me was Helpful
6. I Agree with my brother
1. tea pot
2. hand bag
3. suit case
4. post man
Maths
Fractions questions. Watch the class dojo video for some handy hints.
- 8/12 of 36 = 24
- 9/13 0f 26 = 18
- 5/14 of 28 = 10
- 7/15 of 45 = 21
- 4/16 of 32 = 8
Thursday 2nd July 2020
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain)
Retrieval
- What country does Lao Lao live in? China
- What sort of creature reigned in Lao Lao’s village? An Ice Dragon
- What did Lao Lao do with paper and scissors? cut paper
- What creatures could Lao Lao make from paper? butterflies, cockerels
- If you met Lao Lao, what would you ask her to make for you?
SPAG
The er sound. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
1. bird
2. spider
3. church
4. girl
5. computer
6. nurse
Maths
Division questions. / = divide. Watch the class dojo video and Ill show you how to do this easily.
- 47 / 5 = 9 r2
- 63 / 5 = 12 r3
- 81 / 5 = 16 r1
- 39 / 5 = 7 r4
- 46 / 5 = 9 r1
Wednesday 1st July 2020 - Marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Snake Charm)
Retrieval
- How long does it take a snake to shed its skin? a few days
- What happens to the snake’s eyes? they go milky white
- Why does a snake hide when it is ready to shed its skin? because it is nearly blind
- How does the snake begin to shed its skin? it rubs it's mouth on a rock.
Spelling
More about the index. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
A1. 14, 15
2. 7, 8
3. nests
B1 viper
Maths
Multiplication questions. Watch the Class dojo video to help you with these.
- 50 x 80 = 4,000
- 30 x 60 = 1800
- 10 x 40 = 400
- 90 x 20 = 1800
- 70 x 10 = 700
Tuesday 30th June 2020
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Why snake has no legs)
Retrieval
- What excuse did snake give on the second day? bad cold
- Who was the cleverest creature of all? Ananse the Spider
- What do you think Ananse is planning? to catch snake
- Think of a plan to catch the thief and write it down.
Spelling
The wh sound. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
1. he was lazy
2. snake
3 in the night
4. snail
5. wh
B
1. whale
2. whistle
3. wheat
4. wheel
Maths
Subtraction questions using column method. These look harder but it is exactly the same skills as before. Don’t forget the unit of measurement.
- £80.32 2) 1200 3) 41.98 seconds 4) 43.00g
- £35.19 - 830 - 29.07 seconds - 9.80g
-------- -------- -------- ---------
£45.13 370 12. 91 seconds 33.20g
______ ______ _____ ______
Monday 29th June 2020
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (The Raja’s big ears)
Retrieval
- Why did the Raja wear a topee? t hide his big ears
- Who knew the Raja’s secret? Manjii the barber
- What did the barber thin the Raja would do if he told the secret? cut his ears off
- What does a barber do? tell the tree his secret
- Why did the Raja’s people wear a topee? They admired him and wanted to eb like him
- Why did Manji think it would be safe to tell the secret to a tree? becasue trees cant talk
- What do you think the people would say if they found out about the Raja’s big ears? They may laugh at him
Spelling
The ear (as in bear) sound. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
square
pear
pair
scared
hair
Maths
Addition questions using column method. These look harder but it is exactly the same skills as before. Don’t forget the unit of measurement.
- £74.83 2) 2345 miles 3) 1.587 seconds 4) 176.00 kg
+ £10.99 + 1836 miles + 3.068 seconds + 8.99 kg
-------- -------- -------- ---------
£85.82 4181 miles 4.665seconds 184.99 kg
______ ______ _____ ______
Friday 26th June 2020 - Marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (The food we eat)
Retrieval
- How do you know when your body needs food? you feel hungry
- Where does the food that you eat travel to first? down a tube to your stomach
- How long does it take to digest a meal? a day and a night
- What are your intestines? long tubes
- What happens to your waste food? passes out of your body when you use the toilet /wee and poo (ergh!)
Maths
Fractions questions.
- 2/9 of 27 = 6
- 4/7 0f 35 = 20
- 3/5 of 40 = 24
- 1/3 of 24= 8
- 8/11 of 33 = 24
Thursday 25th June 2020 - marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Food from far and wide)
Retrieval
A – Read Chips by Stanley Cook
- What are the chips in? a paper bag
- How does the poet cool the chips down? he blows on them
- Can you find 2 words that begin with sl and are close together? slippery and slide
- Which line do you like best in this poem?
Maths
Division questions. / = divide
- 17 / 5 = 3 r2
- 23 / 7 = 3 r2
- 65 / 10 = 6 r5
- 42 / 5 = 8 r2
- 32 / 3 = 10 r2
Wednesday 24th June 2020 marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Dog, cat and monkey)
Retrieval
- What are Dog and Cat fighting about? a piece of meat
- Who do they ask to help them? monkey
- What do you think will happen in the end?
- What do you think the scales will be used for?
- How would you sort out this fight is Dog and Cat asked for help?
Spelling
Different tenses. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
a1 - wants sees gives wanted, saw, gave
2 - A
3 - B
B1 - told
2 - saw
3 - caught
4 - went
Maths
Multiplication questions. Watch the Class dojo video to help you with these.
- 60 x 4 = 240
- 30 x 5 = 150
- 120 x 3 = 360
- 4 x 60 = 240
- 20 x 9 = 180
Art - Dragonfly
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 - Marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (All pigs are beautiful)
Retrieval
- What was Dick King-Smith’s favourite pig called? Monty
- What are new-born pigs called? Piglets
- What does mud protect the pig from? sunburn
- Is this fiction or no-fiction? non-ficition
- What do you like most about pigs?
Spelling
Opposites. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
A big whale
a hot bath
a dry towel
a soft pillow
Maths
Subtraction questions using column method. These look harder but it is exactly the same skills as before. Don’t forget the unit of measurement.
- £95.31 2) 12.7cm 3) 67.8 seconds 4) 498g
- £22.19 - 9.8cm - 39.2 seconds - 339g
-------- -------- -------- ---------
£73.12 2.9cm 28.6seconds 159g
______ ______ _____ ______
Monday 22nd June 2020 - marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (A kiss form a princess)
Retrieval
- What was the Princesses favourite toy? her golden ball
- Why was the Princess crying? she dropped it in a well
- What did the frog want? to be her companion
- What did the princess think about frogs? she thought that they were nasty, slimy creatures
- Did the princess keep her promise? No
- What do you think will happen next?
Spelling
The ph sound. Look at the photo above and answer the questions.
A1 - photograph
2 - trophy
3 - dolphin
4. telephone
5. - elephant
Maths
Addition questions using column method. These look harder but it is exactly the same skills as before. Don’t forget the unit of measurement.
- £59.52 2) 2.65m 3) 15.5 seconds 4) 307.00km + £18.03 + 6.46m + 7.8 seconds + 44.89km
-------- -------- -------- ---------
£77.55 9.11m 23.3seconds 351.89km
______ ______ _____ ______
Friday 19th June 2020 - marking
Reading
Listen to reading on Class Dojo and answer these questions. (Josie Smith at Christmas)
Retrieval
- Who is Miss Potts? The Headmistress
- Why did Miss Potts march into Josie’s classroom? they were making too much noise
- What happened when Josie was frightened? she could hear her chest going bam bam bam/her heart started beating quickly
- At what time of the year was this story set? Christmas
- What was the weather like? it was snowing
- What do you think will happen next?
Spelling
Past tense. Answer the questions in the picture above.
1. shouted
2. scored
3. asked
4. scraped
These are my sentences but you may have your own. Check that they make sense.
As I looked around, I felt worried.
I had worked stolidly all day and felt exhausted.
The bird gracefully landed on the water fountain, drank and then flew away again.
The boy, who was called Jimmy, climbed out of his chair and slouched to the front of the classroom.
Maths
Fractions questions.
- 2/8 of 40 = 10
- 1/ 7 of 35 = 5
- 6/12 of 24= 12
- 3/5 of 20 = 12
- 7/9 of 27 = 21
Year 2 Camp update: 7.00am
- After a good night's sleep, all campers are up and getting dressed.
- We're going to pack bags and take down tents before breakfast
- This morning we will do an activity in class until the rest of the school arrive
- At about 9.30am we will be doing swimming
Year 2 Camp update: 11.00pm
- All the children finally asleep.
- Everybody is well and good but somebody is snoring loudly
- I am now off to sleep so will update again in the morning - Good night!
Year 2 Camp update: 7.30pm
- The children are fed and happy and watching Trolls - (A tradition dating back to the first Year 2 Camp in 2016)
- In about 30 minutes we will be turning off all of the lights and settling down for bed...in about 6 hours, we hope they will be asleep!
- All good, no worries and the children are having a blast.
- Hope all the parents are having a lovely break.
Our Camp so far
Year 2 Camp Update: 5.30pm
- The children have had a fantastic day!
- The theme for this camp has been Native Americans.
- We learnt about how Native Americans chose their spiritual name. In homage to this, we held a naming ceremony and randomly chose our own names based on the nouns, adjectives and verbs that we have been learning about in Literacy. (I am now Chief Amazing Dancing Rabbit)
- We have been making dream catchers, 'traditional' native American headwear, learning how to do archery and learning all about Pocahontas.
- Due to bad weather we have had to cancel the night-walk and canoeing (but we will fit these in later in the year)
- The children have had fun playing parachute games and dancing in the hall
- The children worked brilliantly (I would say the best group of Year 2s that I think we have ever had) to put up their own tents.
- We are just having our evening meal now.
- More updates to come but please check out the photos.
Year 2 have been discussing the underwear rule.
For more information please follow the link below.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/
WE MADE FOSSILS!
On a rainy Friday afternoon, we decided to add a little bit of fun to our day. Year two watched Miss Attenborough make a fossil by following a set of instructions then had a go themselves. They used the dinosaurs that they excavated and made a imprint into the dough. Everyone worked so well together and enjoyed playing with the dough. We hope to show these off in our year 2 museum in a few weeks!























DINOSAURS!!!!!
On Friday 4th October Year 1 and 2 went exploring for dinosaurs and made some incredible discoveries!
We found bones, skin, dinosaur eggs and even dung from herbivores, omnivores and carnivores!!
After being chased by Velociraptors and hiding in a shed, the children discovered a T-Rex skull in the ground and worked with Mrs. Dolman to excavate it.
Latest News and Upcoming Dates:
- Parent Workshop - Thank you for the great attendance and the fantastic comments on the parent feedback forms. The next Workshop will be on Thursday 10th October 2019 at 1.30pm.
- Year 1/2 Wedding - The wedding will be taking place on Thursday 24th October 2019 @ 11am.
- Year 2 Camp - The Camp will be after half term but letters will go out to parents soon. Please see Mr. Stacey if you have any questions.
- Parent Workshops! - Massive Thank you to all the parents that have attended the last 2 parent workshops. The next Workshop will be on Thursday 3rd October 2019 @ 1.30pm
- Parents Evening! - Parents Evening is on Monday 30th September 2019 - we will be discussing the Year 2 curriculum, The Year 1+2 Wedding and the Year 2 Camp.
- We welcome Preston to our class - We all hope your first week has been enjoyable.
Welcome to Year 2!
Your teacher’s name is the amazing Mr. Stacey.
The teaching assistants in the room are:
The brilliant Mrs. Martin
The fantastic Mrs. Dolman
Our timetable:
Monday – P.E. pm
Tuesday – Swimming pm
Wednesday – Homework to be returned today
Thursday – Recorders to be returned to school
Friday – Music lessons, homework sent out
P.E. kit should be a white T-shirt/Polo shirt; Black shorts or black/grey jogging bottoms; Black/grey sweatshirt; black trainers. All P.E. kit should be plain and free of slogans or pictures.
Reading books go home every night – please read for 10 minutes or so, sign the book and send it back in the next day. We aim to read with the children every day but if books aren’t in school, we can’t read with them. It is vital that books are bought back to school every day.
If you have any questions or concerns and would like to speak to me, please make an appointment with the office or catch me when I do gate duty.
Looking forward to a fantastic year with you all,
Thanks,
Mr. Stacey