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Year Two
WELCOME TO OUR YEAR GROUP'S VIRTUAL PAGE.
Book week is upon us and Thursday is world book day! This year, we are focusing on how illustrations in books add to our enjoyment and understanding of fiction and non-fiction texts. We talk a lot about Illustration in Year Two as illustration is crucial in supporting our understanding of a text. Thursday is our dress up day! Dress up as your favourite book character for your live lesson. Remember, this could also be a real person from a non-fiction book. Try to be as creative as you can with your costume, with the resources you have at home.
Live lessons
Every class will have one live lesson every day. The link you will need to join the live session will be posted onto Google Classroom at the start time.
Lions
Monday – English and introduction to book week at 1:00
Tuesday – English at 9:00
Wednesday – English at 9:00, Story time with a teacher from Year 4 at 1:00
Thursday – Story time and book talk with ‘A Mouse Called Julian’ at 9:00
Virtual Visit Webinar: Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, author and illustrator of ‘Look Up!’ and ‘Clean Up!’. The session starts at 10:30 and lasts for 45 minutes.
Friday – Maths at 9:00
Zebras
Monday – English and introduction to book week at 9:00
Tuesday – English at 9:00
Wednesday – English at 9:00, Story time with a teacher from Year 4 at 1:00
Thursday – Story time and book talk with ‘A Mouse Called Julian’ at 1:00
Virtual Visit Webinar: Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, author and illustrator of ‘Look Up!’ and ‘Clean Up!’. The session starts at 10:30 and lasts for 45 minutes.
Friday – Maths at 1:00
Antelopes
Monday – English and introduction to book week at 9:00
Tuesday – English at 1:00
Wednesday – English at 11:00 (Miss Bannister), Story time with a teacher from Year 4 at 1:00
Thursday – Story time and book talk with ‘A Mouse Called Julian’ at 9:00
Virtual Visit Webinar: Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, author and illustrator of ‘Look Up!’ and ‘Clean Up!’. The session starts at 10:30 and lasts for 45 minutes.
Friday – Maths at 9:00
Look in your reading record if you can’t remember your logins for either Google Classroom or Times Table Rockstars, both of which we will be using regularly. We will be on hand via Google Classroom if you get stuck too – just send us a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We have been very impressed with the work you uploaded last week and are excited to see your learning this week!
From, Miss Bannister, Miss Harper and Miss Boote
REMOTE EDUCATION UPDATE - DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
The Government have published updated guidance and resources that have been produced by the Department for Education in partnership with the education sector, this includes the BBC.
They have published a list of Online resources that you can access here
These resources cover various subjects and age groups and if you feel it beneficial, may be used to supplement the resources already being set on our eLearning platforms each day.
We are also directing parents to the Department for Education’s - Oak National Academy, which is a new, high-quality collection of lessons and online resources. It has been set up in response to school closures and is supported by the government. From Monday 20 April, it will offer video lessons by teachers for primary and secondary school children in a range of core curriculum subjects.
Also from today the BBC also launching BBC Bitesize Daily. This is a new service which will deliver a tailored day of learning across BBC iPlayer, Red Button, the BBC Bitesize website and app, BBC Four and BBC Sounds, with curriculum relevant offers across the UK.
Together, this comprehensive package is aimed at minimising disruption to children’s education and providing rhythm and routine in these challenging times.
These resources are available to you and are intended to be used in addition to the resources already being set on our eLearning platforms each day by your child’s class teacher.
The BBC have also created - Parents' Toolkit: SEND with resources, activities and support to help you and your family during lockdown.
PURPLE MASH - 2DO - GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS.
WRITING
THIS WEEKS WRITING TASK
You will be given words which have the spellings in from your Phonics tasks for your handwriting practice. Remember to start on the line and form the letters in the right direction. Miss Boote has made a handwriting video to help you.
This week in English, we are going to learn more about Milo in our new story ‘Milo and the Magical Stones’ as we read the whole story with ONE of the endings. The story has two endings! Can you guess how they’re different? At the end of the week, you will know the story very well and will be writing sentences using adjectives and adverbs to describe Milo and the magical island.
Monday – To learn the end of a story (happy ending)
Tuesday – To read aloud with pace and expression
Wednesday – To discuss and use new words and phrases, To draw on what you know about a character
Thursday – WORLD BOOK DAY
Friday – To plan and improve sentences, To re-read writing to check for sense
You have a video for every day to teach you Phonics.
Most of you will only need a pencil and a piece of paper. If you’re red challenge, you will need to print or make the small cards for word building. Watch the videos for the challenge you are in Phonics to learn your next group of spellings for a sound!
Maths
THIS WEEKS Maths TASK
This week in Maths, you are continuing learning about the topic ‘Fractions’.
Every day, you will have ‘Fluent in Five’ questions to answer. Remember to look carefully at the calculation you need to do (+ - x ÷).
Watch the videos to listen to your tasks and help you learn.
Monday – To recognise a third
Tuesday – To find a third
Wednesday – To identify unit fractions
Thursday – WORLD BOOK DAY
Friday – To identify non unit fractions
READING
THIS WEEKS READING TASK
As it’s BOOK WEEK, the teachers and LSAs in Year Two have made videos reading a book aloud for the children to enjoy! You could listen to the reading whilst having your breakfast or in the evening before bed time. There will be one or two videos posted a day. On Google Classroom, we’ll also post videos from Sarah Oliver who is an author!
WORLD BOOK DAY - Thursday
On Thursday, it is world book day and to celebrate we will ONLY be doing activities based around illustration in books!
Online Learning Time Table for World Book Day
- Session 1: LIVE LESSON 9:00 – 10:00 Book: A Mouse Called Julian
- Session 2: LIVE LESSON 10:30 – 11:15
Virtual Visit Webinar: Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, author and illustrator of ‘Look Up!’ and ‘Clean Up!’. The session starts at 10:30 and lasts for 45 minutes.
‘Look Up!’ follows the adventures of science-crazed chatterbox Rocket as she inspires her community to both put down their phone and reach for the starts. Rocket returns in the follow-up book ‘Clean Up!’ as she tackles plastic pollution. Rocket shows everyone that small changes can make a BIG difference and that when you work as a team, you can change the world!
Have your pens and pencils ready as you learn how to draw Luna the cat and get your thinking caps on as Rocket quizzes your knowledge.
- Session 3: 11:15 – 12:15 Book: A Mouse Called Julian
Illustrate Julian the mouse with the author / illustrator!
- 1:00 – 1:30
Carl Easton (fitness instructor) will be putting on another live session today and every Thursday this half term. As before, there is a 100 account limit so if you are unable to join the live session, you can view the recorded session later on.
For those who aren’t taking part at 1:00, choose one of the read aloud videos and follow up activities to do.
- Session 4: 1:30 – 2:30
Book: Milo and the Magical Stones
Word Art! Illustrate the words using images which represent the meaning of the word.
NON-CORE
THIS WEEKS NON-CORE TASK
Our non-core tasks this week will be a combination of Science, Geography, RE, Art, PE, Music and Happiness. There are videos to help you complete all your non-core tasks this week.
Music – To use untuned instruments musically and count in time
Geography – To identify the different types of waterways (rivers, lakes, oceans, seas, ice caps)
Science - To describe the importance of exercise for humans
Art - To explore designs for own magical stone
RE – To know why John the Baptist is important to Christians (and Yahya the Baptizer is important to Muslims)
PE (Outdoor) – To recognise the possible dangers to be found near rivers and canals (river in local walk)
There will be the link to the Jo Wicks and Cosmic Yoga YouTube channel to keep you active on the rainy days this week.
SPREAD THE HAPPINESS
THIS WEEKS SPREAD THE HAPPINESS TASK
Our whole week is going to be bursting with happiness as it’s BOOK WEEK and you’ve got plenty of exciting illustration activities and stories to listen to! For your happiness task, we’d like you to use your CREATIVITY key skill to find and make your costume for world book day.
Exercise makes us happy too! Remember to spend about an hour a day completing a physical activity. This could be a walk, cycle or run around the park, a game in the garden or even a game of musical statues with your family! We would love to see how you’ve been staying active so please post a photo or video on Google Classroom.
