Author: Mrs Taylor

Week 13: 07 July 2020: Home learning

Hello, Year 2. We’re excited today for our virtual sports day. We hope you enjoy taking part in some of the activities. Make sure you have a healthy breakfast to start your day.

Did you manage to name the animals from yesterday? There were swans and their cygnets, geese and their goslings, a fawn (baby deer) and a froglet (a baby frog).

Firstly, here are the answers for yesterday.

Lesson 1 science/reading

Today our reading lesson is based on our science topic of animals. Click here for the learning. Answers for today’s learning are here.

Lesson 2 maths

1.Start today’s lesson with some number bond practice on Hit the Button. Select up to 20 or up to 100.

2.As today is ‘sports day’, here’s an animal sports day problem to solve. Here’s another animal based problem to try and solve.

Lesson 3 PE

Your third activity today is PE and the virtual sports day activities. See the separate post on the homework page with all the details. Don’t forget to enter your results and let us know how you get on.

Finally, here are a couple of reminders.

Please let us know if you would like to join our Zoom meeting next week and if you haven’t already sent us a fact that others in the class might not know, please email this to us by this Friday. Thank you for the facts we’ve received so far.

Week 13: 07 July 2020 Home learning virtual sports day

Sadly, one of our favourite events of the year – sports day – cannot take place in its normal format this year. However, today is our virtual sports day and we’re excited to be joining the West Yorkshire Virtual School Games Sports Day. This will be part of your home learning for today for all classes.
1.At 10am (or anytime after this) watch the opening ceremony video for details about the day.
2.Choose which activities (as many as you want) you will have a go at. They can be done at any point on Tuesday 07 July. Click here for details of each activity. Instructions will also be available on the introductory video.
3. You can record your scores on this record sheet.
4.Submit your results using this link (live from 10am on 07 July until 12pm on 08 July). We will be competing against other schools across the county so all the results will count.
We would love to see the virtual sports day in action so please share any photos of your children taking part and good luck to everyone!

Week 13: 06 July 2020: Home learning

Hello, Year 2s! What did you get up to at the weekend now that some of the lock down rules have been relaxed? Do still remember to stay safe.

As we’ve been looking at animals and their young, here are some more that I’ve been lucky enough to spot this weekend. Two of the young were with their adult but two were not. Can you name them all?

Have you seen the latest class news post? There’s a great variety of learning so have a look at what your friends have been up to. Please do keep in touch (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org).

Lesson 1 spelling

Karate Cats Maths was popular last week so let’s start our spelling learning with Karate Cats English.

Here are this week’s spellings.

Lesson 2 reading/science

  1. Start by spending 10/15 minutes on Lexia.
  2. Click here to see today’s text and questions.

Lesson 3 maths

  1. Start your maths learning by joining in with this Super Movers video.
  2. It’s animal themed maths today. Click here for your learning. The answers are at the end of the document.

Week 12: 30 June 2020: Home learning

Hello, everyone. How did you get on with yesterday’s learning?

Today, as it would be Being happy and healthy week, choose a physical activity to start your day. You could save the others to do throughout the week when you need a brain break.

Here are the answers from yesterday’s learning.

Lesson 1 Being healthy 

We’re having a break today from our current science learning about animals for a healthy eating/design technology lesson.

1.Remind yourself of how we cut foods using the bridge and claw techniques.

2. Read these example recipes – rainbow fruit skewers, fruit kebab and fabulous fruit salad.

3. Depending on what ingredients you have at home, use this planning sheet to design and make your own fruit kebab or fruit salad.

4. Enjoy your healthy dish!

Lesson 2 reading

Today’s lesson is all about healthy teeth.

Click here (KS1 lesson) to read about Tilly the Tooth (with an optional science experiment).

Lesson 3 maths

1.Click here for today’s lesson. The answers for today are here.

2.Select the measurement section on Karate Cats.

3.Finally, if you’ve any fruit left, you could put your measurement skills to the test and have a go at this smoothie recipe.

Week 12: 29 June 2020: Home learning

Hello, Year 2s! Hope you managed to dodge the showers at the weekend.

Look at the baby animals we spotted while walking along the canal at the weekend. Can you name the adult animal and the young?

Have you seen the latest class news post? There’s been lots of learning to share. Keep sending it through to us (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org).

If you’ve not seen the Moortown Primary video yet, here’s the link. Hope you enjoy seeing some familiar faces.

This week, it would have been our Being happy and healthy themed week so there is a health theme to some of our learning.

Lesson 1 spelling

It’s Monday so here are this week’s spellings.

Watch this video to introduce the spellings.

Lesson 2 reading

  1. Start by spending 10/15 minutes on Lexia.
  2. Click here to see today’s text and questions.

Lesson 3 maths

  1. Start your maths learning by joining in with this Super Movers video.
  2. We are continuing our learning about capacity. Click here for today’s learning.

This week’s update

Thank you for continuing to send us your home learning or other activities. We always enjoy receiving your messages.

Here’s an update from this week’s learning with some real life science.

Enjoying the school video – have you seen it yet?

Wow – snail eggs!

Observing caterpillars while they grow and turn into chrysalis. Finally, the butterflies appear.

Imaginative artwork

Potatoes harvested after scraps were planted at the start of lockdown.

More capacity maths, tessellations and Andy Goldsworthy art…

More great learning…

23 June: Home learning

Hope you got on ok with yesterday’s learning.

Over the next week or so, we would like as many of the class to send us a fact about themselves they think no one else will know. Please send this by email (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org) and all will be revealed soon!

Off we go for today…

Firstly, here are the answers from yesterday’s learning.

Lesson 1 science (animals including humans)

Click here for today’s learning which is all about animals and their young.

Lesson 2 reading

  1. Click here to listen to me reading today’s poetry text.
  2. Click here for the reading learning about the text.

Lesson 3 maths

Click here for today’s lesson.

22 June: Home learning

Hello, Year 2s! Hope you’ve all enjoyed the weekend and you’re raring to go for a new week.

We are excited to be back with this week’s home learning. Thank you to Mr Wilks for setting some great learning for you over the last few weeks.

Lesson 1 spelling

It’s Monday so here are this week’s spellings.

Lesson 2 reading

  1. Start by spending 10/15 minutes on Lexia.
  2. Click here to see today’s non-fiction information text and questions.

Lesson 3 maths

  1. Start your maths learning by joining in with this Super Movers measurement video.
  2. Here’s a video and information to introduce today’s learning about capacity and volume.
  3. Click here for today’s learning. It would be great to see some photos of this maths learning at home (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org).

Year 2 update

We are so proud to still see fantastic learning taking place at home after such a long time away from school.

Mrs Freeman and I will be posting the home learning again from next week. We are also based in school now so we’ll aim to reply to any messages as soon as we can. Here’s a reminder of our contact details – carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org.

Also, a big thank you to Mr Wilks who has been posting the home learning for a few weeks.

Firstly, well done to Rufus, Olivia and Theo who have reached their next Lexia level.

Here’s a selection of what your Year 2 friends have been up to this week – it’s been another busy one.

A quick update

Hello, Year 2. Hope you’ve had a good week back to learning. Thank you to Mr Wilks who has been keeping you busy with your home learning while Mrs Freeman and I are back at school working with the children who have started to return.

We miss you all lots and please do keep sending emails so we can see what you’ve been doing.

It’s been another busy week with Lexia learning and we wanted to share that a few more children have reached their next level.

Well done to Saif, Kian and Evie. Great work!

If any families need help with accessing Lexia while you are at home, please do contact us (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org).

Have a happy and healthy weekend, everyone.