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Costumes for our Fabulous Finish 'Pirates of the Curry Bean'
Every child in year 2 needs a costume. There are three main groups:
The Crunchy Frog are sailors (blue, grey and white, stripes)
The Curry Bean are pirates (red, black and white colours)
The Island of Lumbago are islanders (long shorts, summery tops and a garland)
There are also some dockworkers, children and a family who need ragged clothes and the monkeys need a brown or black big baggy t-shirt top. The inspectors will need sailor colours and we will provide them with a high vis jacket. Costumes can come in as soon as you have them.
If there are any queries please speak to us on Monday after school.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you for the show!
Homework 23rd June
Please learn and practise your words for Pirate of the Curry Bean.
You have both script and song words. Music for songs can be accessed through You Tube.
Remember scripts need to be in school EVERY DAY.
Thank you
Visit to Shenfield Library
Pirates Ahoy at Chatham Dockyard
16th June Maths Homework
Shenfield St Mary’s Year 2 Homework 09.06.2017
Subject |
Activity |
Tick when completed |
Reading |
Read every night. |
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Theme |
Next project Title:
Due in on Wednesday 14th June. |
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DT |
On Friday we will be beginning to make a Pirate Island. Each child will need a sturdy piece of cardboard (no bigger than A3 size), cotton wall, bubble wrap and small items to decorate island e.g. pirate Lego figures, cake decorations. See some photos on our class pages for ideas.
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Spellings |
other mother brother nothing monkey minute second hour quarter half |
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Parental Comment (Pupil’s response) |
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Daily reading for 10 to 15 minutes. (Please record in your reading journal.)
You should spend a total of one hour over the week on the rest of your homework. Homework should be returned each Wednesday.
Our maths for the week beginning 12th June:
- Identifying properties of 2d and 3d shapes
- Comparing shapes
- Identifying lines of symmetry
Ideas for pirate islands
Homework 26th May
Reading |
Read every night. |
Theme |
Next project Title:
Due in on Wednesday 14th June. |
Maths |
Record 3 ways that you use maths during your holiday. E.g. Money, numbers in environment, measuring, time.
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Spellings |
all ball walk
always small almost
already also altogether |
Eco week sculpture inspired by artist Andy Goldsworthy.
Eco Week - Ready, Steady, Cook - The children have enjoyed using their imagination to create some truly delicious and healthy culinary delights!
Shenfield St Mary’s Year 2 Homework 19.05.2017
Subject |
Activity |
Tick when completed |
Reading |
Read every night. |
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Theme |
Project 2: Wear your recycled costume to school on Friday 26th May.
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Eco |
Find out how you recycle at home and where in your area you can recycle different items. E.g. charity shops, recycle points at shops, civic amenities.
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Spellings |
water environment air energy recycle donate reuse charity reduce |
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Parental Comment (Pupil’s response) |
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Next week is Eco Week
In year 2 on Monday morning we would like to hold a swap shop of games or books. Each child needs to bring in 1 item of good quality that they would be happy to swap permanently, so they reuse their friend’s game or book. They will not be returning home with their original item, instead a new game or book to share with you.
Please send in on Monday an old sock which we will made into a sock puppet during the week.
We also need a variety of resources e.g. stones, sticks, straw, newspaper and bottles. We will use these for a range of activities throughout the week to make a class scarecrow, art project and bug hotel.
Remember we are encouraging walking to school and the classes will be surveyed each day. If you live too far from school to walk please endeavour to park at a distance from the school and walk the final part of your journey.
Wear your Eco costume on Friday!
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Homework 12.5.2017
Reading |
Read every night. Find different words that have included contractions and been used in your book. e.g. he’s, I’m, they ‘re |
Theme |
Project 2 Title: ____________________________
Reminder the children will need a Recycled costume for Eco week. You may wish to make this your project 2 and wear to school on Friday 26th May. |
RE |
They will need to be able to explain a little about it. |
Spellings |
are not aren’t could not couldn’t does not doesn’t have not haven’t I have I’ve where is where’s who is who’s |
Sharing our pirates adventure stories!
Homework 5.5.2017
Reading |
Read every night. Find 6 different words that have suffixes and been used in your book. E.g. quietly, enjoyment, faster |
Maths |
CGP maths book – Exploring Measures Pages 20, 21, 22, 23. |
Theme |
Project 2 Title: ____________________________ Due in on 17th May |
Spellings |
again everybody both anybody old only after water climb could would should |
Our maths for the week beginning 8th May:
- Balancing equations
- Solving missing number problems
- Practicing our mental arithmetic
Summer term homework project 1. Well done.
Practical maths comparing different containers.
Homework 28th April
Reading |
Read every night. Find 6 different connectives that have been used in your book. E.g. and, then, so, because |
Maths
There is a recording sheet on the class page that may be useful. |
Carry out an experiment to investigate either the capacity of containers or weight of objects. Choose up to 8 containers or objects. Predict which will hold the most to least or be heaviest to lightest. Record your predictions, you may find the recording sheet helpful or you may want to draw/photograph you things. Carry out your experiment. Record your actual results using the same method. Were your predictions correct? |
Theme |
Project 1 Title: ____________________________ Due in on 3rd May |
Spellings |
angrier angriest crazier craziest dirtier dirtiest happier happiest lovelier loveliest |
Pirates stunning starter.
Homework Menu - Summer Term 2017
There are 13 weeks this term please complete 5 projects from the following themes (with at least 1 from each section and using a range of skills from the grid below):
Whole School Themes
I can explain about democracy (link to the general election in Jun) (Citizenship).
I can tell you about a different Christian denomination (Religious Education).
I can raise money for Little Havens (Chosen school charity).
Subject Themes
I can design and make a poster for the Summer Fair (English/design).
I can find out something about a significant mathematician (Maths).
I can design and make myself an outfit for Eco Week using recycled materials (Friday 26 May) (PSHE).
Topic Themes – Pirates (Year 2)
I can share an example of how I have shown our Christian values Trust or Courage (English, Religious Education, PSHE).
I can find out about our author Timothy Knapman (English, Computing).
I can find out about an historic explorer e.g. Columbus, Cortes, Francis Drake, Grace O ‘Malley (History, Literacy, Computing).
I can investigate different habitats in my locality. e.g. bug survey, photos, art work of different habitats, or advertisement for a bug hotel (Science, Art, Literacy, Maths, Computing).
Homework 21.04.2017
Reading |
Read every night. Discuss how the story begins. Is there a traditional start? |
Maths |
To reinforce this week’s work on comparing numbers and place value. CGP maths book pages 2, 4 and 6. |
Theme |
Project 1 Title: ____________________________ Due in on 3rd May |
Spellings |
pirate travelled cutlass island captain treasure sailed aboard |