Keep up the good work!
We are incredibly proud of the children for having a go at some home learning. The feedback we’ve received has been very supportive and just shows how determined the children are to keep up with their education.
Using our class news page is a great way to stay in contact with each other and share the activities we have all been doing. As well as your activities, we will also keep you posted with some of the things we have doing whilst away from school.
Keep sending your pictures!
Toys Now and Then
My toy is a cute snowman. He was knitted by my aunty. He wears a blue hat and scarf and has 3 buttons on his tummy. On his face is a really big smile and a red nose like a cherry. Super descriptive writing – well done!
The Taylor household has also been hard at it. Here are a few photos from Mrs Taylor.
Home Learning
Daily home learning tasks will be published on the homework section of the school website. Please support and encourage your child to complete these. Mrs Taylor and Mrs Freeman will be contactable via email.
https://www.moortown.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/homework/year2/
Thank you and stay safe.
Allerton Grange Sports Leaders
Today, Year 2 enjoyed an energetic athletic themed PE session at Allerton Grange led by their sports leaders.
There was lots of encouragement and praise from the leaders to support the class in the different relay races.
Living and Learning: body image parent and carer guide
Our focus in Living and Learning, for the rest of this half term, is body image.
What is body image?
Body image describes our idea of how our body looks and how we think it is perceived by others. This can include our thoughts and feelings about our height, weight, shape, skin colour, and our appearance and attractiveness more broadly.
This parent and carer guide has been designed to give practical ideas to support your child in building their emotional resilience in this area.
Hockey
Year 2 have been learning some hockey skills in their PE lessons. Having mastered how to hold the stick correctly, the children then learnt how to control, dribble and pass the ball.
History
Today, Year 2 were using different sources to find the answers to some questions. We discussed the different methods we could use to find the answers.
We could look in a book.
I could look online.
Maybe we could ask someone.
The children were given three questions about the history of toys. They had to do some research to find the answers.
When were marbles invented?
How old is the oldest teddy bear?
When was the Rubiks Cube made?
Every time the children use technology, we have a discussion about the importance of staying safe online.
Can I take a photo of your learning? asked Mrs Freeman.
Yes, that’s fine, replied Jiya.
Did you know that the oldest teddy bear is 114 years old?
A few more photos from our Allerton Grange visit.
Allerton Grange
Yesterday, we walked down to Allerton Grange High School. Led by the Year 12 students, the children enjoyed learning a new game: rounders with a rugby twist!
Hanging on
This week, we have used a website called Pobble365 to look closely at one of the images as a stimulus for writing and also to develop the reading skill of inference. We started with the image called Hanging on.
What emotions do you think the boy is experiencing?
Who is the man on the platform?
Is he a normal boy or does he have certain powers?
Where do you think the train is going?
Each picture (there is one for each day of the year) has some prompts and questions so this resource could be used to generate discussion and as a resource to practise writing at home.
Living and Learning: Be kind
Today, in Living and Learning, we had a powerful circle time with an important message.
In order to illustrate the effects of saying unkind words, we used two apples (one of which had been bruised).
We gave the first apple a variety of compliments and positive, kind comments as we passed it around the circle.
With the bruised apple, we passed it round and said unkind words and negative comments.
We looked again at both apples, and there was no change; both apples still looked the same. We then cut the apples open. The apple we’d said unkind words to was bruised and all mushy inside.
We talked about what we saw inside the apples. The bruised and mushy apple showed what would be happening inside every one of us if someone uses unkind words.
