Good morning Year 2. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed seeing the sun yesterday. I had a lovely weekend starting with Leeds being promoted on Friday, having my hair done on Saturday and then my birthday yesterday.
You have made it to the last week of home learning! As we now are now so close to the end of the year, I haven't set you as many tasks this week.
Don't forget to complete the one page profile. This link is in Google Classroom.
Have a fabulous week
love
Mrs Morrison
Monday 20th July
Time to think: Think about your year in Year 2...what are you proudest of?
Literacy
This week I would like you to write to yourself. Do you remember we did something similar in September? I have still got them so I will pass them to Miss Foley for you to read in Year 3.
This letter is going to be different and it is for a very important person. You. I would like you to write about the past few months. Over the past 5 months life in Britain has changed. Think about what happened, why schools had to close, why we went into lock down and could no longer visit our family and friends, how you felt, what you did at home, how you learnt and how things are slowly getting back to normal. This seems quite a lot so we are going to build it up gradually so by the end of the week you have lots of ideas for your letter. Your letter will remain private for you. Just like Samuel Pepys’ diary, it will tell the reader what life has been like. You can choose when to open it. Perhaps at the end of the year or even at the end of Year 6. Perhaps you’ll keep it sealed for even longer. It’s up to you.
What we have all experienced is very unusual and will be talked about for years to come. We will all remember it in different ways and will have different memories. I hope you enjoy this task. When I was at school I wrote what I thought would be doing aged 20, 30, 40, 50 etc. Most of it did happen - but when I was 11, I did think I was going to work in a bank! I have kept it all these years and when I occasionally stumble across it, it makes me smile.
So today’s task is to write down some ideas. You may need to talk to a grown up about some of it.
Please practise list 35 spellings today. I have attached different worksheets for each stage similar to the ones we used to put in your yellow spelling book. These are below and also in Google Classroom. This is your last list of the year!
Maths
In maths this week I have set you some fun challenges for you to complete. They will include lots of different maths areas we have looked at over the year.
Like last week, you have the option of bronze, silver and gold tasks. Remember, you only have to select one to do, not all three.
Bronze page 16-17 of the bronze booklet
Silver page 25-26 of the silver maths booklet
Gold page 42/44 of the gold maths booklet
Topic- Art project
Over the week I would like you to work on a 3D rainforest art project. You can use whatever materials you like to create a piece of art linked to the rainforest. I have attached some ideas below but I know you’ll have fantastic ones of your own too.
Don’t forget to plan your ideas first and make sure you have got the materials you need to make it. Enjoy!
Escape the Wildlife Park.
I have also attached a challenge that you can complete any day this week or save it for another time. This links to our science topic and is like an Escape Room. You need to solve the clues to escape the room! Why not get all the family involved?
Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial:
TTRockstars or Numbots
Mathletics
Reading for 20 minutes and then discuss your book
Optional
Coding http://studio.code.org/sections/QVCBCY
Design a game to play with your family
Make a rainforest animal word search using the vocabulary sheet and word search grid in attachments below.
Make an origami nocturnal animal or rainforest animal
Useful links
https://www.origamiway.com/origami-animals.shtml
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-animals-instructions.html
Design an obstacle course
Write a letter to someone you haven’t seen for a while
Find a quiet place to sit and sketch what you can see
Tuesday 21st July
Time to think: Be proud of yourself!
Literacy
Continue working on your letter today, I would write your introduction - in the introduction you need to explain why we had a lock down in the first place, what caused it. How did you feel when you found out that schools were closing? What happened at the start of lock down? What rules did you and your family have to follow?
Maths - Continuing with puzzles and problems
Bronze - page 18-19 of the bronze maths booklet
Silver - page 29-30 of the silver booklet
Gold - page 45 - 46 of the gold booklet
Topic - continue with your art project
PE - Cosmic Kids Yoga. Today click here to go on a yoga adventure with Coco the butterfly
Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial:
TTRockstars or Numbots
Mathletics
Reading for 20 minutes and then discuss your book
Optional
Coding
Make an origami nocturnal animal or rainforest animal
Useful links
https://www.origamiway.com/origami-animals.shtml
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-animals-instructions.html
Design a game to play with your family
Design an obstacle course
Write a letter to someone you haven’t seen for a while
Find a quiet place to sit and sketch what you can see
Wednesday 22nd July
Time to think: Go for a walk today and enjoy what you see.
Literacy
‘The Past’ - Today you are going to write the next paragraph of your letter. Think about all of the things you did as a family at the beginning of lock down when you had to stay at home. How did you find home learning? What else did you do? Were your parents working from home? How did things change for you all? How did it feel?
Maths
Bronze - page 20-21 of the bronze booklet
Silver - page 31-32 of the silver booklet
Gold - page 48-49 of the gold booklet
Spellings: For the last time this year, please ask a grown up to test you on list 35. Now put your book away!
Topic
Continue with your art project
Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial:
Reading for 20 minutes and then discuss your book
TTRockstars or Numbots
Mathletics
Coding
Optional
Design a game to play with your family
Make an origami nocturnal animal or rainforest animal
Thursday 23rd July
Time to think: Sing your favourite song.
Literacy:
‘The present’ - Work on your next paragraph, how did it feel when things started changing again? Did you start to see your relatives again? Did people in your house continue to work from home? Did your ‘bubbles’ get bigger? How did the rules from the government change? Did you start to see some of your friends?
Maths:
The maths will be split into bronze, silver gold so choose the tasks.
Bronze - page 23-24 of the bronze booklet
Silver - page 39-40 of the silver booklet
Gold - page 51-52 of the gold booklet
Topic
Complete your at project today. If you can, update it on to the stream for us all to see.
Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial:
TTRockstars or Numbots
Mathletics
Reading for 20 minutes and then discuss your book
Optional
Coding
Make an origami nocturnal animal or rainforest animal
Useful links
https://www.origamiway.com/origami-animals.shtml
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-animals-instructions.html
Design a game to play with your family
Design an obstacle course
Write a letter to someone you haven’t seen for a while
Find a quiet place to sit and sketch what you can see
Friday 24th July
Time to think: Do something you enjoy today.
Literacy; ‘The future’ - For your next paragraph how do you think things will change over the next few months? In September what will it feel like coming back to school. How do you feel about it? Do you have any worries?
Your last paragraph will be what you learned during lock down and what you hope for the future.
When you have completed your letter. Put it in an envelope, seal it and remember where you put it so when you decide you want to read it, you can find it.
If we were in school today we would be watching a film and spending time sharing stories, games, sweets and good wishes. If you would like to share a message on the stream - either a video or write one, you are welcome to.
So today’s task includes:
Watching your favourite film
Eating something yummy
Speaking to a friend
Sharing a message on the stream
I am so proud of you all and how much progress you have made this year. One of the reasons I love teaching Year 2 is seeing the progress you make from the end of Year 1 to the end of Year 2. I watch you grow, learn, develop your own ideas, become more independent, form new friendships and strengthen existing ones. You will all be amazing in juniors. You will be a class I never forget. You will be the class I talk about in years to come. I have loved teaching you and was so upset when our time together was cut short. I will treasure the messages you and your parents have sent me. Keep smiling and keep reaching for your dreams.
Normally we would send you home with a gift from all of us. We are unable to do this this year. Instead we have bought you a class present to enjoy in Year 3. I will share it with you when it arrives!
Additional Learning opportunities - optional but beneficial:
TTRockstars or Numbots
Mathletics
Reading for 20 minutes and then discuss your book
Optional
Coding
Make an origami nocturnal animal or rainforest animal
Useful links
https://www.origamiway.com/origami-animals.shtml
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-animals-instructions.html
Design a game to play with your family
Design an obstacle course
Write a letter to someone you haven’t seen for a while
Find a quiet place to sit and sketch what you can see