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The general information about home learning page has been updated - please have a read.
Also please check your emails for your child's Nessy. TTRS are great for practising basic skills.
Subject pages are now frozen - feel free to complete more activities if you like but all home learning for Year 2 is now on this page.
Tuesday 14th July.
Hello everyone,
The last week of home learning is upon us! I have been feeling so proud of each and every one of you over the past months, you have all taken everything on your chin and come out of lock down smiling! I have really enjoyed seeing your smiling, happy faces again in school over the last few weeks. I know that Miss Grace can not wait to see you all in September, she is really looking forward to being your teacher.
Maths.
Maths from now until the end of the term is a little different because we will be using the can do maths booklets in school now so they are not needed for home learning. If your child has not returned and you would like the can do document please send me an email.
BBC bitesize- We will be completing Monday and Tuesday's daily lessons in school (it doesn't matter which days your child is in school we will be repeating the Monday and Tuesday sessions). So at home I would like you to complete Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's daily lessons.
Here is a link to the website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z7s22sg/year-2-and-p3-lessons
Please continue to use Times Tables Rockstars and Numbots for practising the basic skills- these are great tools if you would like to keep busy over the summer too!
Reading.
We will be hearing your child read for the two days they are in school. Reading is an important skill, please continue to hear them read as much as possible at home.
I will be assigning a book from BigCat reading for each colour book band. Please read the book that correlates with your child's book band colour at least three times over the week.
https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks
Books for the week:
Pink- Minibeasts.
Red- Have you ever?
Yellow- The helper bird.
Blue- Growing and changing.
Green- Olympic heroes.
Orange- How to make pop up cards.
Turquoise- Going fast.
Purple- Inside the puppet theatre.
Gold- Swimming with dolphins.
White- Rally challenge.
Lime- The Amazing Adventures of Bat bird.
Reading task.
A fun reading comprehension this week; 'The bear who came to babysit'. Enjoy!
The bear who came to babysit.pdf
Writing task.
I have attached a booklet called 'Spreading my wings' it is a booklet to help you think about next year, with lots of things to fill in about yourself.
Spelling.
Choose the common exception words from the word mat that you find tricky. Practice the spelling of them in as many different ways as you can think of, we have learnt lots of spelling strategies this year from hangman to bubble writing. Have fun!
Topic.
Task 1:
Time for some mindfulness this week.
Task 2:
Treasure hunt with a twist, have a go at this lovely rainbow hunt. Go outside and see how many things you can find in nature, linked to each colour. Share them with me via email. Enjoy the sunshine!
Rainbow-Treasure-Hunt-Activity-Sheet.pdf
Tuesday 07th July.
Hi guys,
I have seen lots of you working really hard in school over the last few weeks and some of you have been sending me the work you have been doing on the three days of the week you are learning at home- fab!
Maths.
Maths from now until the end of the term is a little different because we will be using the can do maths booklets in school now so they are not needed for home learning. If your child has not returned and you would like the can do document please send me an email.
BBC bitesize- We will be completing Monday and Tuesday's daily lessons in school (it doesn't matter which days your child is in school we will be repeating the Monday and Tuesday sessions). So at home I would like you to complete Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's daily lessons.
Here is a link to the website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z7s22sg/year-2-and-p3-lessons
Please continue to use Times Tables Rockstars and Numbots for practising the basic skills.
Reading.
We will be hearing your child read for the two days they are in school. Reading is an important skill, please continue to hear them read as much as possible at home.
I will be assigning a book from BigCat reading for each colour book band. Please read the book that correlates with your child's book band colour at least three times over the week.
https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks
Books for the week:
Pink- Cats.
Red- All in a month.
Yellow- Bob's secret hideaway.
Blue- Colours.
Green- I've just had a bright idea.
Orange- Bugs.
Turquoise- Fly facts.
Purple- If.
Gold- How to be pirate in 10 easy stages.
White- I never know how poems start.
Lime- Cloud forest.
Reading task.
A reading job on deep sea explorers this week. There are a few different versions attached, I recommend having a go at the first one.
t-l-9554-ks1-deep-sea-explorers-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity-_ver_2.pdf
Writing task.
Writing sentences about pirates this week, there are a few different pages for you to choose from.
See if you can write a sentence of each type- a command, a statement, a question and an exclamation sentence.
t-e-2550030-pirates-early-writing-activities_ver_3.pdf
Spelling.
If you have been working on suffixes in school this week have a go at this:
Work through the power point and have a go at adding ment and ness to words in the worksheet.
t-l-53657-year-2-forming-nouns-using-suffixes-er-ness-and-ment-warmup-powerpoint_ver_1.ppt
T-L-4321-Adding-ness-and-ment-Spelling-Activity.pdf
If you have been working on sounds this week in school then have a go at this:
T-L-4677-Phase-5-ir-Colour-by-Phoneme-Real-and-Nonsense-Words.pdf
Topic.
Task 1.
I would like you to think back to our shape work at the beginning of the school year.
This week I would like you to draw a pirate shape using shapes only. How many different shapes can you include? Can you hide any shapes for me to find?
Please send your pictures to me.
Task 2.
Have a careful think about things that are really important to.
Use this template- or draw your own, draw and label all of your special things inside the treasure chest. my most special things are my engagement ring, my family and a teddy I own from when I was a little girl.
Tuesday 30th June.
Hello everyone,
It has been great to see lots of you back in school, I hope you have all enjoyed coming back in to school!
Maths.
Maths from now until the end of the term is a little different because we will be using the can do maths booklets in school now so they are not needed for home learning. If your child has not returned and you would like the can do document please send me an email.
BBC bitesize- We will be completing Monday and Tuesday's daily lessons in school (it doesn't matter which days your child is in school we will be repeating the Monday and Tuesday sessions). So at home I would like you to complete Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's daily lessons.
Here is a link to the website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z7s22sg/year-2-and-p3-lessons
Please continue to use Times Tables Rockstars and Numbots for practising the basic skills.
Reading.
We will be hearing your child read for the two days they are in school. Reading is an important skill, please continue to hear them read as much as possible at home.
I will be assigning a book from BigCat reading for each colour book band. Please read the book that correlates with your child's book band colour at least three times over the week.
https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks
Books for the week:
Pink- Getting dressed.
Red- A Night at the Gallery.
Yellow- Around the world.
Blue- Blast off to the moon.
Green- Crunch and munch.
Orange- Bounce Catch Kick Throw.
Turquoise- Castles.
Purple- Chicken Licken.
Gold- Brilliant bridges.
White- Cinderella.
Lime- Oliver.
Reading task.
A reading comprehension about our beautiful planet this week.
It is a long one, you might want to do it over a few days.
There are different levels so pick the one you think your child needs (or ask me in an email).
The answers are also included- no peaking.
Writing task.
In school this week we talked about pirates and how they used to send messages in a bottle. We talked about how Mr Fat would've got his message from the pirate man to say he had quite his job, in a bottle.
I would like you to write a message in a bottle to a friend in the opposite school group to you. Tell them about something you have learned in school over the past few days. If you haven't attended school then write a message to a friend telling them about what you are doing home.
T-T-5362B-Message-in-a-Bottle-Writing-Frames-Fully-Lined.pdf
Spelling.
This week in school we have been looking at apostrophes for possession. Have a look at the power point to help remind you of how we use them, then have a go at the worksheet.
possessive_apostrophes_NM.docx
Topic.
Task 1.
Think back to last week and your labelling a pirate ship. Use this and the power point from last week to help you design your own pirate ship, you can do this on a plain piece of paper- I look forward to seeing them shipmates!
Task 2.
Have a go at making your own telescope. Here's how:
https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&rlz=1C1DIMC_enGB816GB816&ei=01fzXp4utcLGA_yipqAC&q=how+to+make+a+telescope+for+kids&oq=how+to+make+a+telescop&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgBMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADoFCAAQkQI6BQgAEIMBOgUIABCxAzoECAAQQ1DNrAFYlc0BYM3WAWgBcAB4AoABwQKIAe8YkgEINC4xNi4yLjGYAQGgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab#kpvalbx=_B1jzXpiaCKGp1fAPp_WZkA438
See you next week!
Tuesday 26th June.
Hi everyone.
Some of you have been busy in school already this week, it has been fantastic to see you!
Maths.
Maths from now until the end of the term is a little different because we will be using the can do maths booklets in school now so they are not needed for home learning. If your child has not returned and you would like the can do document please send me an email.
BBC bitesize- We will be completing Monday and Tuesday's daily lessons in school (it doesn't matter which days your child is in school we will be repeating the Monday and Tuesday sessions). So at home I would like you to complete Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's daily lessons.
Here is a link to the website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z7s22sg/year-2-and-p3-lessons
Please continue to use Times Tables Rockstars and Numbots for practising the basic skills.
Reading.
We will be hearing your child read for the two days they are in school. Reading is an important skill, please continue to hear them read as much as possible at home.
I will be assigning a book from BigCat reading for each colour book band. Please read the book that correlates with your child's book band colour at least three times over the week.
https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks
Books for the week:
Pink- Dinosaur rock.
Red- A day out.
Yellow- Baby Dragon and the Animal Olympics.
Blue- Bert's band.
Green- Ella the superstar.
Orange- Arthur's fantastic party.
Turquoise- Brown bear and Wilbur wolf.
Purple- Monster Maze.
Gold- Buried treasure.
White- Buzz bingo and the starry sky.
Lime- Hercules superhero.
Reading task.
A reading comprehension about the NHS and the heroes of our time this week.
There are different levels so pick the one you think your child needs (or ask me in an email).
The answers are also included- no peaking.
t-e-2550320-ks1-celebrating-the-nhs-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity-age-57-_ver_4.pd
Writing task.
This weeks I want you to think about one thing that you would really love to do in the summer holidays, it can be anything, horse riding, sleeping for a whole day, camping outside, going to a theme park etc...
Write a letter to your parents to persuade them to allow you to do what ever you have chosen. Remember to use your posh voice and persuasive language, give them reasons why they should allow you.
Spelling.
Phonics/ spelling session for this week:
There are lots of sessions for phonics here, it is always good to revisit Year 1 sounds and continue to learn to blend.
https://wandleenglishhub.org.uk/lettersandsounds/learning-to-blend
This week I would like the children to learn about their, they're and there. We have looked at these homophones in class earlier on the year so it should be a re-cap for the children.
Here is a poster explaining the three homophones:
their, they're, there poster.docx
Here is a worksheet to be completed:
T-L-5549A-Homophones-Practice-Activity-Sheet-Theyre-There-Their-Cursive.pdf
Topic.
Two topic activities for you this week.
Activity 1:
Have a look through the power point on pirate ships:
pirate-ships-powerpoint_ver_4 (1).ppt
Fill in the sheet on pirate ships. If you do not have a printer, have a go at sketching and then labelling the ship.
Activity 2:
Have a go at making a pirate hat. You could use any paper you have lying around at home, newspaper, wrapping paper, wall paper.
how-to-make-a-pirate-hat-instruction-activity-sheet.pdf
Tuesday 16th June.
Hello Year Two,
I am so, so, so, so excited that we can invite you back in to school! I cannot wait to see you all very soon! I am starting to plan lots of fun things for us to do together. In the mean time I hope you are all staying busy and having a go at the jobs I set for you each week.
Our text for this term is 'The man whose mother was a pirate'.
We will be focusing on this text once we are back in school so please do have a go at the weekly activities with your children in preparation for their return to school.
You can hear the story here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNgp8wgi2w8
Please email with any questions, help or if your child is finding it difficult to access the tasks set. I will reply as quickly as I can but bear in mind I am also back in school full time so my replies may be a little slower than they have been during the lock down period. Thank you for all of the hard work you are doing with your children, I am very much looking forward to seeing them again sometime soon (fingers crossed).
Maths.
As last week please use a combination of CanDo Maths and BBC bitesize Maths lessons.
Ansd BBC bitesize provides a daily lesson for each day of the week, these can be found here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bitesize-daily-lessons-upcoming-lessons-preview-for-teachers/zkfr92p
CanDo maths document is here:
CanDoMaths-Workout-2.10-KPI-fr6swy.pdf
Please continue to use the Numbots website and Timestable rockstars to practice those important basic skills.
If you are struggling to login to either of them, please email Mr Barnard- dbarnard@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk and he will be able to help you with the login.
Reading.
Task number 1 is another reading comprehension for you to have a go at, helping you with important reading skills but also with understanding the texts you are reading.
Have a go at reading the information on the first and second page and then answer the questions on pages 3 and 4.
t-t-252120-sun-sea-and-beach-safety-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity-_ver_2.pdf
Your second reading challenge is to have a go at some fun reading aloud challenges. I have attached some cards that give you different ways to read aloud such as reading like a baby, reading aloud whilst kicking a ball and reading aloud like a pirate. Have fun.
reading-aloud-challenge-cards.pdf
Your final reading challenge for this week is to read a set of instructions on 'How to make pirate stew' and then answer the questions.
Don't forget to read as much as you possibly can, reading is such an important life skill.
Writing.
Your first writing job for this week is to read the pirate job adverts, choose a pirate job, then write a diary entry imagining yourself doing that job.
Your second writing job is a handwriting sheet this week. Do sheet one this week, there are lots of different sheets if you would like to do more.
Spelling for this week.
I have attached the common words butterfly we use to test each other in school, I thought you could show somebody in your home how to do the common exception words challenge.
T-L-5560-Year-2-Common-Exception-Words-Colouring-Butterfly.pdf
Topic.
Your first topic challenge is to create your own treasure map, I have attached a grid for you to use or you can just have a go at your own on plain paper.
t-t-063-treasure-map-design-activity-_ver_5.pdf
For your second activity I have attached some mindfulness colouring sheets, it is important to take some time out to relax and rest your brain.
t-t-253957-pirates-themed-mindfulness-colouring-pages.pdf
Your final topic activity for this week is to have a go at making a beach in a box. I have attached some pictures below to give you some ideas.
Tuesday 09th June.
Hi everyone,
I hope you all got on well with the challenges set last week, thank you to everyone that sent me pictures and emails of your work. We have had a very busy week in school. I hope to see you all soon in the near future.
Miss Bliss.
Our text for this term is 'The man whose mother was a pirate'.
We will be focusing on this text once we are back in school so please do have a go at the weekly activities with your children in preparation for their return to school.
You can hear the story here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNgp8wgi2w8
Please email with any questions, help or if your child is finding it difficult to access the tasks set. I will reply as quickly as I can but bear in mind I am also back in school full time so my replies may be a little slower than they have been during the lock down period. Thank you for all of the hard work you are doing with your children, I am very much looking forward to seeing them again sometime soon (fingers crossed).
Maths.
As last week please use a combination of CanDo Maths and BBC bitesize Maths lessons.
BBC bitesize provides a daily lesson for each day of the week, these can be found here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bitesize-daily-lessons-upcoming-lessons-preview-for-teachers/zkfr92p
CanDo maths document is here:
CanDoMaths-Workout-2.9-KPI-bucuqp (1).pdf
Please continue to use the Numbots website and Timestable rockstars to practice those important basic skills.
If you are struggling to login to either of them, please email Mr Barnard- dbarnard@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk and he will be able to help you with the login.
Reading.
Task number 1 is another reading comprehension for you to have a go at, helping you with important reading skills but also with understanding the texts you are reading.
This one is all about pesky pirates.
Task number 2 is a reading skills practice sheet, it takes a look at a pirate ship.
Reading task number 3 is a little challenge for you all. I want you to read at least three times this week, in unusual places.
I like to read my book on the sofa, on my patio or in bed, these are very normal, boring spaces. Can you find three unusual spaces to read your book? It might be at home, maybe in a cupboard or when you are out for a walk, maybe in a tree.
Send me three pictures of the three different places, I can not wait to see what you guys come up with. I will have a go myself too and upload the pictures for you to see next week. Have lots of fun reading!
Writing.
We are going to continue writing expanded noun phrases this week. Remember the noun comes before the adjective, try to use two adjectives if you can.
The first writing job for this week is for you to make a 'Wanted' Poster for the most feared pirate 'Blackbeard'. You will have learnt about him in this week's 'Pesky pirates' learning comprehension. Remember to describe him well so we know who to look out for.
You can make up your own or use this template:
wanted-poster-template-precursive.pdf
Your second writing job for this week is to write a diary entry as if you are the mother in our text for this term, when she finally gets to the beach. Describe what she can see, smell and touch and how she feels when she finally gets back on to the ocean.
You can use your own paper or use this bordered paper here:
T-LP-617B-Pirate-Captain-page-borders-fully-lined-portrait.pdf
Your spelling task for this week is to continue practicing the common exception words for Year 2.
Remember there are lots of ways you can practice hangman, bubble writing, rainbow writing, quick write (how many times you can write the word correctly in one minute), drawing the word, making it with play doh, writing in on someone's back. However you like, try a few different ways until you can spell all of the words without looking.
Your words for this week are:
any ,many, clothes, busy, people. again, half, money.
You can practice them in a word search here:
Topic.
Your first topic activity for this week is an Art one, have a go at making a pirate with a toilet roll tube.
Here are some instructions on how to do it:
t-t-5693-how-to-make-a-cardboard-tube-pirate_ver_2.pdf
The next one is to write an acrostic poem, try to think of one word related to pirates for each letter. You can choose one of the words to use.
T-T-11107-Pirates-Acrostic-Poem-Template.pdf
This one is super fun, read through the speech bubbles, practice saying them in your best pirate voice, find out what they mean. Make up a pirate play for your family.
T-LP-617B-Pirate-Captain-page-borders-fully-lined-portrait.pdf
Have fun, do not forget to email your work to me.
Miss Bliss.
Tuesday 02nd June.
Maths.
Once in class (hopefully soon) we will be using a combination of CanDo Maths and BBC bitesize Maths lessons.
BBC bitesize provides a daily lesson for each day of the week, these can be found here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bitesize-daily-lessons-upcoming-lessons-preview-for-teachers/zkfr92p
CanDo maths document is here:
CanDoMaths-Workout-2.8-KPI--oshbxt (1).pdf
Please continue to use the Numbots website and Timestable rockstars to practice those important basic skills.
If you are struggling to login to either them, please email Mr Barnard- dbarnard@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk and he will be able to help you with the login.
Reading.
Your first reading task for this week is to have a go at this reading comprehension, we have used these in class so you will be familiar with the format. Read the text, have a go by yourself and then with a grown up and then have a go at answering the questions. If you do not have a printer you can just write the answers down on a piece of a paper.
t-t-2548623c-ks1-pirates-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity-middle-ability_ver_3.pdf
Your second task is to help with your reading skills, read the story and answer the question as you go, again write the answers on a piece of paper if you do not have a printer. Ask a grown up to check your answers once you have finished.
Step 2 - Developing Reading Skills.pdf
Your final reading task for this week is to let me know what you think of our new text, complete the book review and send it to me. Again make your own on some plain paper if you can.
t-l-1069d-book-review-writing-frame-precursive-looped-version.pdf
Remember to read as much as you possibly can, it is the most important skill you can have and once you can read really well the rest of your learning will seem a little easier.
Nessy is a fantastic tool for both reading and spelling, please do use this as much as you can, ten minutes a day will help your child to make excellent progress at their own level.
Writing.
We were getting very good at writing expanded noun phrases before school finished so this week I would like you to practice these. Remember in an expanded noun phrase the adjectives come before the noun. For example: 'The grumpy, ugly pirate sat aboard his ginormous, grubby ship'. Try to use two adjectives each time and do not forget your comma between the two adjectives.
If you are finding it super tricky then have a go at writing some sentences using some adjectives instead i.e; The pirate is grumpy. He has a shiny sword.
First task to practice your expanded noun phrases:
Second task to practice your expanded noun phrases:
Your final activity is to get us learning those tricky spellings again.
I will choose eight words each week for you to practice and learn. You can choose how you practice these words- hangman, bubble writing, rainbow writing, quick write (how many times you can write the word correctly in one minute), drawing the word, making it with play doh, writing in on someone's back. However you like, try a few different ways until you can spell all of the words without looking.
Words for this week are some of the common exception words we need to learn:
Beautiful, water, Mrs, clothes, again, after, everybody, move.
We will be using these words in our story writing once we are back in school.
Topic.
First rule of topic work for this text is that it must all be completed in pirate mode, put on your best pirate voices and have some fun me hearties.
Pirates had many different flags and regularly sailed under false colors. The Jolly Roger was shown only when the prey was within firing range. They used to raise it and fire a warning shot. It was used as a signal and identification.
Activity 1:
Have a go at designing your own flag for your own pirate ship. What would you use that symbolizes you?
You can use this template here or make your own a plain piece of paper.
Activity 2:
Watch this video on how boats float:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj-vKtmtljw
Can you make a boat that floats? Do you have any other light, waterproof materials around your house that you could use?
I am looking forward to seeing your designs, let me know if they float or sink.
Experiment with some different materials, see if they sink or float.
Activity 3:
Arrghhh me hearties, some pirate games for you to play with your fellow shipmates.
Island Hopping
Place several pillows around a large open area. They are your islands. Hop from island to island without falling in the water. Make up stories about pirates and alligators while playing.
Treasure Game
Cut circles from cardboard. Wrap each circle in aluminum foil to represent coins. To Play – Hide the coins around the party area. To begin the game, announce that another group of Pirates snuck onto the ship and has stolen all of our treasure. We must all look for and rescue our treasure. Can you collect all of the treasure in two minutes? Take it outside and have a treasure hunt in the garden.
Year Two home learning hall of fame.
Hello my lovely class.
How are you all doing? Have you been keeping busy?
Katelyn has been doing lots of home learning and Jacob lost his first tooth last week! The tooth fairy visited him, I have heard she is a key worker! Blake caught his first fish and is very proud of it! McKenzie has helped Roary-Lee celebrate his birthday at a safe distance, they even had a visit from two police people on horses to say happy birthday!
I have had another busy week, this week I have made chocolate crunch and it reminded of when I was at Primary School! We used to have it as part of our school dinners, it was delicious.
We have been going on lots of walks, now we are allowed to go just a little bit further we have been really exploring the canal path. Quite close to Bowbridge Lock we found a mother duck with 8 very newly hatched ducklings, I couldn't get a picture of them all because they were very busy swimming around exploring their home. We have also been to the common, Wynstones is open again, so we had a socially distanced ice cream, it was a lovely treat!
We have been trying to think of some new games to play as we have been getting a little bit bored. We got every single pillow we could find and made a stepping stones game, it was a lot of fun and made us laugh a lot. Do you have any fun games that you play at home? It would be lovely if we could share all of our games ideas together.
Activity ideas and work for this week.
This week is mental health week, we talked a lot about keeping our minds and body healthy and well when we did our book 'The Tear Thief'. There are some activities based around this on the well being page so make sure you have a look at it this week. We know how important it is to keep our minds happy and healthy especially when things are a little different and tricky.
As always you can use the list of websites at the bottom of this page to help you with your learning as well as times tables rockstars, numbots and Nessy.
I would like to show you the spelling frame website this week, it teaches you all of the spelling tricks we have been learning through Year Two. It is a fantastic website, if you click play on the spelling pattern you would like to learn it gives you some games to play and even a wordsearch! Take a look.
Oxford owl is a fab website for you to practise some maths. You can choose the area of maths you want to work on and then play a game.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/
Maths.
If you head over to the Maths page Mr Barnard has provided the cando maths activities for you and a link to BBC bitesize daily Maths sessions. Twinkl also have loads of fantastic Maths sheets that you can download and work on.
As always if you would like something more specific please email me.
mbliss@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
Reading.
I hope you have all been enjoying some time reading. Reading is my absolute pleasure when I have some free time, it helps me to relax and I love nothing more than getting stuck in to a good book. What books have you guys been reading at home? Perhaps you could do a book review for your favourite book or keep a list of the books you read over the half term and send it to me. I love to hear that you guys are enjoying reading, especially at bedtime. We have a bedtime story in my house every night.
Writing.
This week I would like you to either send me a typed email (typed by you) or write a diary entry for me based on your favourite day of lockdown so far. I would love to hear what you have been up to. My favourite day so far was my birthday, we had cake, we played in the sunshine and my parents sang happy birthday on my driveway. A close second was VE day, we had a delicious afternoon tea in the garden.
Don't forget it will have already happened so it must be written in past tense, it is about you so first person. Remember to use your posh voice and to include some of your feelings.
Keep practicing your common exception words too.
I hope you all have a lovely half term full of sunshine and I really, really hope I will be seeing all of you very soon!
Bye for now my cherubs, I am missing you all very much.
Year Two home learning hall of fame.
Hello Year Two.
Another week has flown by, I hope you have all been keeping busy and safe.
I have enjoyed receiving your emails and pictures. Mylo wrote me a letter and sent me a clip of himself reading a bedtime story, it really makes my day to see what you guys are up to at home. Thank you.
This week we have been enjoying baking, it was my mum's birthday on Thursday so we made her a cake and dropped it off on her door step. Giving people things makes me feel happy inside. We have been overjoyed by everyone's generosity in our fundraising challenge and we have raised over a £1000 amazing! Check out the fundraising page to see what the teachers have been getting up to and send any challenges you might have to Mr Barnard.
Olivia loves glitter, paint, glue and anything a bit messy so this week we have made a very shiny snail and a cow, both with some old paper plates.
We continue to have a walk everyday, this week on our walks we have found a few decorated pebbles. Lots of people paint the pebbles and hide them for everyone to find, when you find one you are supposed to hide it again for others to find. I wonder if you can find any on your daily walks. I have put in a picture of one we found dedicated to the NHS.
Activity ideas and work for this week.
Don't forget you can use all of the websites at the bottom of the page and any I have mentioned over the past few weeks to help you practice the basic skills in reading, writing and maths.
Nessy really is a fantastic website for helping with reading and spellings, lots of you already have login details for it, if you don't yet and you would like to have a go email Mrs Eeley and she can get you set up. Mr Barnard also has a new website called numbots that he can help you log in to.
Have a go at this website to practice some of the trickier sounds that still catch us out in phonics.
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/forestPhonics/index.html
This game focuses on counting forwards and backwards to find a number.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue
Maths:
Unfortunately from this week, white rose maths is no longer free. If you head over to the Maths page Mr Barnard has provided the cando maths activties for you and a link to BBC bitesize. White Rose have helped BBC to produce their daily lessons so they are similar and just as fab, this week they focus on fractions. As always if you would like something more specific please email me.
mbliss@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
Reading:
Check out the reading page for a weekly reading challenge. Read as much as you can. Please send me a little clip of yourself reading if you can, I would love to listen to you read.
Writing:
This week I would like you to practice your common exception words. I have put on some documents with all of the Year One and Year Two words on, as you know we need to be able to spell as many of them as we can by the end of Year Two. Here are a few ideas to help you learn them, just pick a few of the ones you find tricky each day.
Hangman,
Bubble writing,
Quick write- How many times can you write the word in one minute?
Rainbow writing,
Ask a grown up to test you on some.
I am looking forward to seeing all of your fantastic work this week, I have been so impressed with everything you guys are doing at home.
Have fun, stay safe
Miss Bliss.
A message from Mrs Marsh.
Year Two home learning hall of fame.
Hello again my cherubs!
How are you all doing this week? I have been feeling a little bit fed up and really want to be back at school but I know it is very important that we follow the rules to stay safe!
Have you been following our fundraising efforts for the NHS? I was challenged to eat a cold tin of beans, Yuk! That will be up on Facebook soon. Don't forget if you have a challenge for me to email it to Mr Barnard and I will see what I can do. Be kind.
Don't forget to send me your work guys, writing, maths, PE anything you have been up to so that I can put you in our hall of fame. Blake has been super busy learning to tell the time, learning about money, going for lots of walks, reading before bed every day and even having a pamper day with mummy.
I have been trying to keep myself busy this week to stop me feeling grumpy. On Sunday I had to drop something off on my mum's doorstep, she lives right next to the canal so Olivia, Luke and I went for a lovely walk along the canal. We saw a mother duck with 9 ducklings! I don't think I have seen that many with just one mother before. A little further along we saw a moorhen sitting on her nest, she got off her nest to eat some seed and we could see 8 of her eggs, I have never seen eggs in a nest before because birds guard their nests very carefully. I was amazed, I took a picture because I knew you guys would love to see it!
Each day Olivia and I go for a walk around our local area looking for rainbows, we find new ones every day and it makes our hearts happy. On Monday we found two really cool ones, again I took some pictures for you guys to see. Have you got a rainbow up in your window? Do you go on rainbow walks? Perhaps you could send me some pictures.
Activity ideas and work for this week.
I hope you are all continuing to practice your basic skills in reading, writing and maths as much as you can. Use the online learning links and websites we have given you and try to have a good go at the weekly writing challenges.
I would like you to have a go at these this week:
This game is all about nouns, verbs and adjectives. You have to select one of the words groups and then find all of those types of words. Remember a noun is a person, place or a thing, an object. An adjective is a word we use for describing something and a verb is a doing word, an action.
http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/demo/rocket.htm
Odd and even coconuts we have played in school. You have to select the number range you want to play in and then hit the odd or even coconuts, dependent on which one the game asks for.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/coconut-odd-or-even
Maths:
As always check out the maths page for work ideas. Continue with the maths websites suggested below, practising your basic skills, especially your times tables. White Rose Maths have a fab daily activity, as do BBC bitesize. If you would like something specific or some help please email me-
mbliss@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
Reading:
Check out the reading page for a weekly reading challenge. Read as much as you can, if you like send me a video of you reading, I would love to see how well you are all doing with your reading.
Writing:
This week I would like you to use the picture below to do some creative writing. There are a few different things you could do.
1- Write a story including a build up, problem and resolution.
2- Write a character description of the dragon or the girl.
3- Write a setting description.
4- Write a diary entry pretending to be the girl.
If you can think of another style of writing you want to have a go at then please do and send it to me. I would love to see more of your writing Year Two.
And so another week has passed Year Two. I am looking forward to seeing you all again and hearing all about your adventures during school closures. I have lots to tell you.
Stay safe, stay home.
Miss Bliss.
Year Two home learning hall of fame.
Hello everyone,
I hope you have had a busy week full of lots of fun things to do. The sunshine has been lovely so I hope you have been spending lots of time outside too. I had a great week because it was my birthday on Saturday, I was a little bit sad that I couldn't see my family so they came and sang Happy Birthday to me at the end of the driveway, that cheered me up. Olivia and I made some pink cupcakes and I also had a very delicious unicorn birthday cake.
On Sunday Olivia and I did our daily exercise in Stratford Park whilst Luke did the shopping in Tesco. We saw the swan sitting on her nest- she has been there for a while now and we saw four ducklings in the lake, I love seeing baby animals.
I hope you are all having lots of fun and staying safe.
I miss you all very much.
Activity ideas and work for this week.
I hope you are all enjoying some learning online using the websites at the bottom of this page.
I would like you to have a go at these this week:
This is all about silent letters, those pesky ones we can not hear when we sound our words out. There is a video to watch and a game to play:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcgv39q/articles/zy4fdxs
This one we have played in school before, hit the button and practice those important times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Maths:
Check out the Maths page for work ideas. Continue with the CanDo Maths work and the Maths websites suggested below. White Rose Maths have a fab daily activity too. If you would like something specific or some help please email me-
mbliss@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
Reading:
Check out the reading page for a weekly reading challenge. Read as much as you can.
Writing:
Have a go at the weekly challenges from Mrs Marsh and I, they are all writing based tasks. Continue to write a daily diary of these unusual times. Please send me any writing you do, it brightens my day. Cody wrote a beautiful poem about heroes this week, have a look for it in our hall of fame this week. Katelyn has been working very hard on her spellings- Mrs Marsh will be very pleased.
Weekly challenge for Year Two.
This week I would like you to watch this video from The Literacy Shed:
https://www.literacyshed.com/bubbles.html
I have two jobs for you to have a go at:
1: Write a description using the five senses of all the things Tilly can see, hear, smell, taste and touch on her journey. Don't forget to use lots of adjectives.
2: Write a new adventure for the little girl that finds the bubbles at the end of the film. I have had a go at starting a story for you:
Rose was walking along the soft, warm sand feeling terribly sad and lonely when her foot touched something cold and wet. She looked down in to the yellow sand and saw a small, plastic tub full of bubbles, she picked the bubbles up smiling to herself.
Don't forget to email your work to me! Have fun.
A message from Mrs Marsh.
Year Two home learning hall of fame.
Hi guys,
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed the two weeks break. I hope it was full of chocolate, yum.
Olivia and I have been keeping busy and staying safe inside.
We have done a little more baking, some delicious cookies. We have been on lots of walks, it is very beautiful outside at the moment as Spring gets in to full swing, lots of lovely flowers to smell and the trees are looking green again. We have bought a bird feeder from Amazon so we can watch the birds in our garden and we have made an Elmer from a milk bottle (check out the Art page for more about the elephant).
I hope you guys are enjoying one walk a day outside. It helps to keep our minds healthy. We talked about that lots during 'The Tear Thief'.
Don't forget to send me your pictures. Some of you have been sending me pictures of your baking and doing your work. I absolutely love seeing your pictures because I miss you all very much.
Send me your instructions for a disgusting sandwich, I have only had two so far. When I have had a few more I will choose some to have a go at making.
Activity ideas and work for this week.
There are lots of websites listed at the bottom of this page to help you with your learning.
I have two more for you to have a go at this week.
The first one is to help you practice our common exception words and is great fun:
https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-259517.htm
The second one is a game we have had a go at together in school and is to help you remember your number bonds:
https://www.mathplayground.com/number_bonds_20.html
This link is for number bonds to 20, if you put 'math playground number bonds' in to google you can use the same game but can choose number bonds to 10, 20, 50 or even 100.
Maths:
On the Maths page Mr Barnard has posted some downloadable Maths work, this should take a week or two, doing one challenge a day.
I would suggest CanDoMaths workouts 2 for the children in Year Two. If you find this is too easy or too challenging you can of course use workout 1 or 3.
Reading:
Check out the reading page for a weekly reading challenge. Read, read, read!
Writing:
The weekly challenge from myself and Mrs Marsh each week will be writing based. If you would like more writing work I would suggest encouraging the children to keep a diary of each day- this would be wonderful to have and look back on in years to come. They are getting very good at writing diary entries- they must remember to write in first person and use past tense.
Weekly challenge for Year Two.
I heard a poem the other day that made me think of all of you guys.
You are all heroes, staying at home, staying safe.
It is written by a 7 year old boy called Harry.
I would like you to read or watch Harry telling us his poem and then have a go at either writing a poem about a hero or draw a picture of someone you see as a hero and write a description for them using adjectives. You could even have a go at both if you wish.
There are so many heroess busy at work at the moment, not all heroes wear capes!
https://twitter.com/inverclyde/status/1245035623314055168
Please send me a picture of your poem or your hero, I can't wait to read them and create a gallery on here to share your wonderful work.
Do not forget to have a look at the other subject pages for more activity ideas and weekly challenges.
Stay safe and I hope to see you all very soon.
Miss Bliss x
A message from Mrs Marsh.
2nd April 2020
Hello Year Two,
Miss Bliss here, I am missing you and Paddington so much, I know everything is a little bit different at the moment but I hope you are all enjoying lots of time with your family. I am spending lots of time with Olivia, we have been enjoying doing lots of things we do not often get time to do and having lots of cuddles. I hope you guys are having plenty of snuggles.
We have enjoyed baking.
We have been enjoying the sunshine in our garden and reading outside.
And we have been doing lots of arts and crafts, one of my favourite things to do as you know Year Two.
Olivia loved doing some Easter stamping on a big sheet of paper.
Why don't you guys try out some baking? With your grown ups help of course!
I hope you are all getting on well with your learning packs, I know you will be trying your best with them.
Don't forget some of the things we have talked about lots this year- Be kind, have fun and read, read, read!!
A message from Mrs Marsh;
Hello folks. I hope you have been enjoying the beautiful weather.
It seems very strange in school without you, but I am sure you have been practising all the things we have learned this year.
Activity ideas and a weekly challenge.
I know you will all be doing lots of learning at home already so I would just like to give some activity ideas and a fun weekly challenge.
Activity ideas:
Practise your common exception words on; http://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/
I know you really enjoy playing this game in class.
Keep up with times tables rockstars, I can't wait to see how quick you are at your multiplication and division when we get back to school.
This idea is inspired by Zac- go outside and draw Paddington using chalk, if you haven't got any chalk then how about drawing him on paper or coming up with a new friend for him? Or you could design a new hat for him? Don't forget to make sure there is space for his sandwich.
Speaking of sandwiches I challenge you to come up with the most disgusting sandwich you can think of, once you have thought about what you will put inside your sandwich write a set of instructions on how to make it. Just like we did when we made marmalade sandwiches. Email your instructions to me and I might even have a go at making one or two of them, if I have the ingredients at home of course. If you have a go at making your sandwiches I would love to see pictures of them.
I am looking forward to seeing and reading about your disgusting sandwiches!
Don't forget to check in after the Easter holidays for a new challenge.
Miss Bliss.
Here are the websites and apps suggested in the home learning pack for the first two weeks of closure, they will be updated after Easter but are good places to practise your maths and English if you want to until then. Don't forget to email Mrs Eeley if you want your child set up on Nessy.
https://www.phonicsbloom.com/ Year 2 Phase 6
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (login March20 password home) Phase 6
https://spellingframe.co.uk/ select your year group and the pattern to practise
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button number bonds, doubles, halves, x2, x5, x 10
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/#maths-5-7
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/oxford-owl-videos/storyteller-videos--2/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ online lessons to do together – one a day
The CBeebies apps and Teach Your Monster to Read are all brilliant and currently free on any device
Miss Bliss's email address is mbliss@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk please contact her if you have any questions about your child's learning. She will reply as soon as she can during school hours in term time.
Information for Parents on Online Safety - this is extra important at this time.
As always, please supervise children using these links - a site may also contain links to other sites or clips so whilst these direct links are suitable there might be content a few clicks away that isn't.
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