Year Two  Home Learning

Additional Reading

I know many people are concerned about the lack of reading and availability of books so I have gathered a few additional resources. I have grouped them into phonic phases, don't feel you do need to read these, but if you are looking for something additional I hope they help. They are only short and the questions are optional. 

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 5

Mini Books

 There is only one per phase but they are slightly longer.

Friday 5th March

Well.... we have come to our last day of home schooling. I'm sure some of you (adults and children) are over the moon, and others are a little sad to see the end, as there must also have been many joys to spending so much time together at home. I feel a little bit in the middle but mostly am looking forward to having all of our Year Two faces back together in class. So enjoy this last day, I will see you at the normal times of 9am and 2pm and we will most likely do a TEAMS in the classroom so that you can see it is nearly the same as when you left it.

Thank you Year Two for working so hard, never giving up and bringing joy to every day on TEAMS. Thank you adults too for the continuous emails and effort you have given to your wonderful learners at home and to the school.

From all the Year Two Team.

Thursday 4th March 2021

Welcome to WORLD BOOK DAY.

Thank you so much for all of the photos which have been sent in, we will share these today and a winner will be announced in the TEAMS this afternoon, but thank you for each photo as they have all made me smile. I hope you enjoy today's slightly different timetable- the day's plan has gone onto the second part of the files, it looks like lots of files but lots are optional.

Enjoy!

Wednesday 3rd March 2021.

We are already at hump day- well done everyone. 

I hope you enjoy today's story called the Snatchabook.

Enjoy some exercise for PE day and enjoy your last TEAMS at home with Mrs Angold.

Remember that tomorrow is World Book Day so our lesson's will alter slightly. You can dress up if you want but please don't feel you need to, as suggested on Monday you could change your background to be a setting or character from your favourite book. We will share photos from your reading challenge tomorrow so send these in today please.

Have a nice Wednesday, Mrs Delaney.

Tuesday 2nd March 2021.

Hope you all had a great last Monday at home.

I have attached the link that was mentioned in yesterday's TEAMS about the chariot that was discovered near Pompeii. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9307057/Archaeologists-unearth-Roman-ceremonial-carriage-villa-Pompeii.html?ito=social-facebook

Thank you Thomas and Amelie for this information. 

I will see you at 2pm.

Have a terrific Tuesday.

Monday 1st March 2021

Welcome to March.

It is crazy to think that this time next week there will be no TEAMS and we will be in the same room! I am looking forward to it hugely. This week our English has got nice texts each day as it is World Book Day on Thursday so we are having a big reading focus.

Remember to send those 'extreme reading' photos in when you have taken them.

Apologies, the Maths link was missed off the daily overview: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-odd-and-even-numbers-part-2-6mrpcd

See you at 9am.

Friday 26th February 2021

 The end of week one so soon! The great news is we have just one more week of home learning.

I have included a newsletter from last year's school closure which is from the psychology team in Bolton, it gives some tips and discussions which you may want to be thinking about over the next week in preparation for children coming back. 

See you on TEAMS today and well done on an excellent first week back.

Thursday 25th February 2021

 Well done for all the wonderful work I have been receiving this week. It is great that so many of you have returned from half term so determined.

Good luck with problem solving in Maths today, a little trickier but definitely where we should be heading at this time in the year.

Have a great day.

Wednesday 24th February 2021

 Thank you for yesterday's boat designs, I very much enjoyed seeing these.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at 9am.

Tuesday 23rd February 2021

Thank you all for a brilliant first day back. It was nice to chatter about the half term yesterday and I am glad you found so many ways to enjoy your week off.

I won't see you on TEAMS today but the times are as normal- 9am and 2pm. I am still contactable on the class email address.

Have a great Tuesday.

Monday 22nd February 2021

 I hope you are fully refreshed. I am looking forward to hearing all about the ways you have spent your half term.

I have started our half term with some fun poetry. and we are revisiting some number in Maths.

I will speak to you at 9am.

Friday 12th February 2021

CONGRATULATIONS! It is the last day of the half term. You have all done such a brilliant job. Just so you know I have had such a task on my hands choosing a special mention for today, it gets harder and harder each week because so many people are trying so hard. 

I had added a few information Powerpoints to today's file list. You may want to look at these during half term on those special days. I will be making a fuss of St Valentines day and Shrove Tuesday in my house this year so will have some photos to share with you after half term. 

Have a great last day of the half term, remember the end is in sight and we will all be back together soon. Thank you for being a brilliant class of learners and home teachers.

See you at 9am and 2pm for our photo gallery sharing and a good chatter.

Thursday 11th February 2021

Well done all- you have nearly made it to the end of a strange and hard first half term of 2021! One more get up until you can rest.

Thanks Lucy for today's quote.

I have added a Word document with some photos which you may want to use for your English report about Kampong Ayer. You may prefer to draw pictures or use the internet to find your own photos.

Wednesday 10th February 2021

Happy hump day. Thanks Imogen for today's positive quote.

For ICT I have included a message and download from Mrs Angold.

Tuesday 9th February 2021

Above is one of the positive quotes from last week. Thanks Amelie for this. Hopefully it will help us keep motivated this last week.

If anybody found money particularly tricky yesterday- don't worry! We may be a little behind because of closure in Year One. If you would rather stick to pence today and find totals that is fine. Anybody in school will be doing this practically with coins before we move on to today's work. 

Hope everybody is feeling okay and powering through this week for a well earned rest.

Monday 8th February 2021

Our last week before a well deserved half term rest. What a great job everybody has done!

Give this week your best effort, I hope you are all feeling refreshed after the weekend and raring to go. 

Friday 5th February 2021

Well done for a lovely Children's Mental Health Week. I hope to see everyone wearing their own unique styles this morning. I hope you like the quote it is my favourite because I can't read it without smiling. I have linked our English story today to this too so I hope it gives you a lovely smiley feeling.

I have added a class poem to our file list today. There is no need to do anything with this I just enjoyed writing it about you all, I hope you enjoy reading it.

Have a great Fri-YAY! 

Thursday 4th February 2021

Welcome to Thursday all. Today's quote is all about having courage, this is like being brave. I know everyone in our class has lots of courage because you all try new things each day. If you want to share on TEAMS anything else that shows you have courage then please do. 

Thanks for your excellent work yesterday. If you don't have  tube to hand to do art today you could make one from card or paper, or save this until half term, remember there is an alternative task on the Powerpoint, so don't worry if paint isn't possible.

Have a great day. 

Wednesday 3rd February 2021

Happy hump day!

I have attached a 'Feel Good February' document to the file list today, if anybody is looking for a few alternative motivating ideas.

I will see you at 9am and 2pm as normal,

Tuesday 2nd February 2021

I hope everyone had a brilliant start to February yesterday. I am looking forward to seeing you at 2pm and playing another game as part of our positive thinking for PSHE. Keep up your positive vibes everyone. Our quote for today is from the author Roald Dahl, it is so true, if you smile everyone can see and the world smiles with you. 

Monday 1st February 2021

Welcome to the first day of a new month. I hope February brings lots of people good news and it certainly means we are a little closer to all being back together. I hope you all had a good weekend and managed some rest and much fun.

This week is Children's Mental Health Week, there is a letter at the top of today's file list which outlines the details. I will be adding a positive quote to our page each day, today's is one of my favourites- I think kindness is so important and keeps us smiling. I hope you are kind to each other today and receive some kindness too. Have a lovely Monday.

See you at 9am.

Friday 29th January 2021

  Well done on making it to Fri-YAY again. I cannot believe we are nearly in February only two weeks away from our first complete half term of Spring. It is whizzing. With every week, we are closer to all returning, so this makes me very happy.

Thanks for another brilliant week. I will join you at 9am for our usual Friday photo album and 2pm for a Friday afternoon social. 

Thursday 28th January 2021

I know some people have already stared to draw their own lines of measurement in their Maths work. This could be extended to drawing half centimetres or drawing shapes, like rectangles, of a certain length too.

I will see you at 9am and 2pm. Looking forward to seeing today's work, especially your artwork.

Thanks, oh and... it's nearly the end of the week!

Wednesday 27th January 2021

Welcome to Wednesday! I hope you have woken up today full of mid week excitement, we always enjoy Big Maths/ PE/ ICT day in school.

Thank you for the lovely chatter on TEAMS yesterday, I do miss our class conversations so it is so lovely to speak with you each day, just like if we were talking in the class or playground together.

 I haven't added the Big Math sound clips as I don't want to make the file list too long but they are on last weeks 'Wednesday' list and can be downloaded and saved onto your computer to make it easier to access.

Tuesday 26th January 2021

Mrs Meachem will be joining you on TEAMS this morning. I will see you in the afternoon.

Below is a file list for today.

Monday 25th January 2021

Good morning Year Two. We welcome Miss Perkins to our class today. I will make sure you all meet her via TEAMS at some point this week. 

I hope you had a nice weekend and are fresh and ready for a new week's learning.

See you at 9am.

Friday 22nd January 2021

Happy Fri-YAY.

Enjoy today's lessons and learning. Remember that at 2pm you will be joined with Miss Smith for her last afternoon in our school.

Have a brilliant weekend.

Thursday 21st January 2021

I hope you all had a good Wednesday, or hump day as I like to call it, the weekend is in sight and you have done lots of brilliant work again so you deserve a rest.

My favourite day is Thursday because of our art in the afternoon. There is also some history and the usual maths, English and phonics. Hope it goes well for you all.

See you at 9am.

Wednesday 20th January 2021

Thanks for some excellent comments on TEAMS relating to our Geography work and comparing homes. 

For those that weren't able to join us just a reminder that tomorrow's PM session is with Mrs Angold at 2:05pm and Thursday and Friday Miss Smith will be hosting for her final two days in our class. I will see you at 9am as normal today.

Below is today's work- don't be off put by the amount in the file list! Two are sound clips and the phonics downloads don't need to all be completed- just the relevant group. There were lots for PE this week but won't be as many next week.

The work I am putting on does follow a sequence of learning and I just wanted to ensure that if you think your child needs to spend longer on a particular area, then please do this and do not worry about moving on. I would rather they were secure and happy with the knowledge they have and can solidify understanding rather than move through lessons too quickly. 

Have a nice day.

Tuesday 19th January 2021

Below is our work for today. There will be a little less input for work on today's 9am slot. This is because I am out of class and your TEAMS will be taken by Miss Smith or Mrs Meachem. I will be back with you at 2pm. Have a good day.

Monday 18th January 2021

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. I have baked and eaten far too much flapjack- I had the urge to make something tasty after all the yummy pictures I saw from you last week. This week the lessons sent each day will be the same each day as last week- this is following as much as possible, our class timetable.

I have attached today's work below but will also speak more about the English task on TEAMS at 9am. Have a good start to the week, I will see you soon.

Friday 15thJanuary 2021

Welcome to Fri-Yay! 

As you will see from our daily overview it is our music day and our Friday work celebration.

Thank you for amazing efforts this week all round. Year Two you have been great on TEAMS; attendance, participation and good TEAMS classroom behaviour. I thank you hugely for this. I will speak to you at 9am and 2pm again.

Parents have a relax this weekend and thank you for your time and for going above and beyond with learning this week.

Thank you, Mrs Delaney

Thursday 14thJanuary 2021

Well done making it to Thursday, nearly time for a weekend rest. We have a lot of learning in our English and maths but some art to relax us and some exploring in history, so a nice mixed day.

Mrs Meachem was hoping to join in some TEAMS this week but has been having microphone troubles, if any pupil is unable to access today but would appreciate a telephone conversation we can arrange this. Please email the class email address. 

Please can I remind pupils to be fully dressed when on TEAMS (being cosy in pyjamas still is fine, just fully covered)- thank you. See you at 9am. 

Wednesday 13th January 2021

Thank you for the huge number of people who took part in our TEAMS yesterday. Thanks you also for being so good with your mute button, it was much easier to hear people yesterday.

I will speak to you at 9am this morning and then Mrs Angold will be with you at 2:05pm.

I have attached the file list below.

I have remembered to include the Big Maths Song, so you can sing along at home to get you in the maths mood! Next week I will add the timed recording too for part 1.

Tuesday 12th January 2021

Thank you for making my first day of real remote teaching a successful one.

I am so glad there have been so many positive comments from children about the fractions work- I usually dread this work in school!!

Please can I stress on TEAMS that unless you are asked to unmute then keep yourself muted for the duration. I love giving children the opportunity to speak during the sessions, but it is very hard to hear sometimes with the background noise from unmuted microphones. I know this must also be the case for pupils who are trying to engage. I welcome feedback from the sessions. I am trying to find a balance between demonstrating work (more so in the morning), and giving pupils chance to take part in discussions or sharing work. I am so grateful that so many of you are participating and would like you to know that I enjoy these times in the day, it is nice for the class to be together in the virtual sense.

Today's work is available below. If there are any specific questions relating to English you can send these to Mrs Spencer Peck who has set today's English reading task and added her email address to the English section. I will still be present at 9am and 2pm on TEAMS. 

Thank you, have a successful Tuesday.

Monday 11th January 2021

 Welcome to week two of our Spring home learning. I hope everyone has rested well this weekend.

It was lovely to talk to so many people on Friday and hopefully there will be even more faces joining virtually today at our 9am and 2pm slot. We will discuss some of the days learning in the 9am slot and then hopefully we can share some of the work we have completed at 2pm. 

Everything runs a little bit slower and can be a tad more complicated when I am at home so please bear with me.

I have attached today's file list. 

See you soon.

Friday 8th January 2021

 Well done on your first week of home learning. I will keep trying to use video clips and a range of websites and resources so that different parts of the work are suited to different people’s preferences. 

I am hopeful to see lots of Year Two smiley faces at 9am on TEAMS- I am very excited about this. Have a good day of home learning ready to relax this weekend. 

See below the file list for today.

Thursday 7th January 2021
See below the file list for today.

As you will of hopefully seen on Twitter last night, it has come to my attention that the details needed to log into live TEAMS sessions hasn't been shared with everybody, so in the interest of fairness for all Y2 children, these sessions will begin on Friday 8th. I apologise but thank you for your patience. You will receive details by email today.

Wednesday 6th January 2021

See below the file list for today. I will reply to any outstanding emails during school hours. I appreciate the work which has been sent already, thank you for making such a strong start. I will hopefully see some of you virtually on Thursday.

Tuesday 5th January 2021

It saddens me that I am uploading work onto the website for home learning again, however I hope that everyone is safe and well and that you have enjoyed some time relaxing together over the Christmas break. Can I take this opportunity to say a very big thank you for the very thoughtful gifts at the end of last term.

The main overview for Tuesday 5th January is the document at the bottom of the file list. 

The class email address is: year2@st-saviourringley.bolton.sch.uk

Thank you,

Mrs Delaney