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).
year 2 School games events
Final Easter boxes for our Chocolate.
Celebrating Red Nose Day
Homework 24th March We will continue our fraction work in maths
Reading
Read every night. Look for exciting verbs in your story book.
DT
Gather bits and pieces suitable to decorate your Easter egg packaging.
Spellings
Easter celebration
Jesus candle
Christ tomb
crucified angel
resurrection world
Great homework Well done!
Our eggtastic fabulous finish
Great homework. Well done
Homework 17th March
Reading
Read every night.
Identify any interesting noun phrases e.g. the shiny, blue butterfly, to share with your guided reading group this week.
Maths
CGP maths workbook pages 17 & 18
To support our work this week on fractions.
RE
Design an Easter image for the front cover for the Church Easter service booklet.
Some from each class will be included in the final booklet. A4 sized paper and only use black so it can be copied Thank you
Spellings
busier funnier
happier heavier
heathier noisiest
angriest loneliest
craziest luckiest
Our maths for the week beginning 20th March:
Finding fractions of quantities
Comparing and ordering fractions
Counting wholes and parts
Homework 10th March
Subject
Activity
Reading
Read every night.
Identify if the text in your reading books is in the past or present tense.
D&T
For our Fabulous Finish (which will be from 10.15 on 17th March) we will need a selection of modelling materials and protective packaging eg. Newspaper, bubble wrap, fabric, boxes. They are unlikely to be returned!
Theme
Final Project
Title: ____________________________
Due in on 15th March
Spellings
denied lied
relied replied
satisfied tried
carried hurried
scurried worried
Our maths for the week beginning 13th March:
Recognising fractions
Identifying halves, thirds and quarters
Identifying the numerator and denominator
great homework.
Homework 3.3.2017
Reading
Read every night.
In your reading book see if you can find different adjectives to describe feelings of characters e.g happily, moody, grumpy
Maths
CGP maths pages 12 & 13 multiplication
Practise the 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables.
(There are a huge amount of websites and apps which will practise times tables in a fun way.)
Adding using regrouping (renaming) the tens and ones
Telling the time to five minutes
Writing the time
Sequencing events using time
Super Homework. Well done!
Chocolate tasting. Our stunning starter yum!
Maths for the week beginning 16th January 2017:
Adding within 1000
Subtracting within 1000
Adding with renaming (regrouping) with ones and tens
Solving word problems
Fun in the snow!
A big Thank you for the super tree, the children have enjoyed sharing their thoughts today, a lovely idea.
Thank you also for the kind gifts for Mrs King and myself.
have a lovely, fun filled Christmas and we look forward to next term.
love Mrs Hodder
Infant Christmas party
Year 2 School Games event.
Both Bumble Bee and Puffin took part in a variety of team games in their houses. They had lots of fun competing against each other. They showed good sportsmanship and respect for their opponents. The afternoon finished in a draw and they ended the event shaking hands and congratulating each other. Well done everyone!
Our maths for the week beginning 5th December:
Adding and subtracting using different methods
Costumes for the Nativity are due in by 8th December.
Do come and catch us in the playground after school if there are any problems.
Homework 5.12.2016
Reading
Practise your words for Nativity.
Next week we are rehearsing without scripts.
Remember you need to know who speaks before you.
Christmas
This year our infant Christmas party is on Thursday 15th December. To create a Christmassy atmosphere we would like the children to have an accessory to add to their school uniform e.g. badge, belt, hat, bandana following the school theme of Silver and White. Have fun, be creative!!
Spellings
Jesus manger
Mary stable
Joseph straw
Bethlehem travelled
animals donkey
Homework Champion
Homework 25.11.2016
Reading
Read every night. Looking for alternative words for said e.g. yelled, cried, shouted
What is the most interesting word you can find?
Maths
CGP pages 7 & 8
Focussing on different methods of addition. (part, part, whole and using a number line)
Christmas
This is year our infant Christmas party is on Thursday 15th December. To create a Christmassy atmosphere we would like the children to have an accessory to add to their school uniform e.g. badge, belt, hat, bandana following the school theme of Silver and White. Have fun, be creative!!
Spellings
bubble bible
cuddle table
middle apple
candle dazzle
little uncle
Our maths for the week beginning 28th November:
Recognising number patterns
Counting in 2s and 10s
Investigating what happens when we add or subtract 5 or 3
Homework 18.11.16
Reading
Read every night. Looking for different sentence connectives e.g. so, but, then
What is the most interesting connective you can find?
Science
Become a label hunter!
Explore your kitchen and complete the task. Please do not stick in homework book so we can use the information in our lessons.
Theme
This is your final project for this term and we would love to see it when it is finished.
Solving addition and subtraction problems using concrete and pictorial representation
Great homework projects well done!!
Homework weekending 11th November
Reading
Read every night. Discuss the vocabulary and glossary in your non- fiction text. Can you create a definition for an interesting word?
Maths
Be a detective!
Can you crack the code?
Theme
This is your final project for this term and we would love to see it when it is finished.
Title: ____________________________
Spellings
use other
saw could
make thing
your gnarled
gnash gnat
gnaw sign
Maths for the week beginning 14th November:
Measuring using a ruler
Comparing lengths
Using directional language (forward, anti-clockwise etc)
Programming and controlling movement
Super homework project 5. Well done.
Today Bumblebee class presented an assembly on the Great Fire of London.
They were great at acting, as they put lots of expression in and knew their words. When they spoke, the children's voices were loud and everyone could hear them clearly. The poems about fireworks were performed beautifully.
They also sang London's Burning beautifully and they weren't out of tune or out of time.
The costumes they wore were amazing as it really illustrated who they were acting as.
Finally, Bumblebee class told everyone how to stay safe fantastically.
We thought they deserved another round of applause!
Written by Kitty P and Louie B
Bumblebee Class Assembly
Bumblebee Class Assembly
Reading
Read every night. Think about how the author has used the layout of their book to make it more exciting.
Maths
CGP workbook pages 24 & 25
Money problems
Theme
Project 4 is due in on 9th November.
Title: ____________________________
Spellings
knee know
kneel knuckle
knight knife
knives knot
knock knew
Our maths for the week beginning 7th November:
Adding multiples of ten to a 2-digit number
Adding 11, 12, 21, 22 and 31 to a 2-digit number
Subtracting multiples of ten from a given number
Subtracting 11, 21 and 31 from a given number
Fabulous homework Well done.
Please practise and learn for our class assembly.
( all) Bonfire Night
( boys) In the night-time darkness,
( girls) In the night-time cold,
( boys) Did you spot a Catherine wheel
( girls) Raining showers of gold?
( boys) Did you watch a rocket
( girls) Go zoom into the sky?
( boys) And hear a bonfire crackle
( girls) As the sparks lit up the Guy?
( boys) In the night-time darkness,
( girls) In the night-time cold,
(boys) Did you clutch a sparkler
(girls) As it scattered stars of gold?
Shenfield St Mary’s Year 2 Homework 21.10.2016
Reading
Read every night. Linked with below
Literacy
Over the holiday review one of your favourite books.
Tell us why you like the book, think about the events, characters and the word choices the author makes.
Your review could be written, typed or even an oral presentation which is filmed.
Theme
Project 4 is not due in until 9th November.
Title: ____________________________
Practise spellings previously learnt.
Bumblebees have words to learn for their assembly (4th Nov).
There are lines as well as a poem. The poem is already on the class page.
The children need to bring in their costume from the Great Fire of London day to change into for their performance.
Our maths for the week beginning 31st October:
Finding different combinations of coins
Recognising and using the symbols of pounds and pence
Combining amounts to make a particular value
Our Marvellous Middle Great Fire of London day. A great day thank you for everyones help.
Costume ideas for our Marvellous Middle (17th October)
Shenfield St Mary’s Year 2 Homework 14.10.2016
Reading
Read every night. Think about a question you would like to ask the author.
Read every night. Ask questions about what is happening in the story.
Science
Create your name using different materials. Collage each letter in a different material, be creative and colourful! If it is tricky to carry you could bring in a photo of your work.
The final piece of work should be no bigger than A4, otherwise it may not be able to fit on our display.
Theme
Project 1 Title: ____________________________
Due in on 21st September.
Spellings
badge badger Learn and
edge hedge practise these
bridge budget words.
fudge judge
trudge smudge
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 19th Sept:
Doubling numbers to double 15
Using number bonds to solve additions and subtractions
Thank you for joining our fabulous finish. We had fun working together to great art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.
St Mary's Bumblebees
Mrs O'Brien has been looking after the flowers in the planter outside the reception at school and has recently discovered we are the very lucky owners of a bumblebee nest. The bumblebees are in the lower portion of the planter, and are probably everyday white-tailed bumblebees. They are very active and you can see them flying in at all points of the day. Please be careful when you are near this area, as although bees are not aggressive, if the nest is threatened they will protect it.
We created these Andy Goldsworthy art creations using natural objects.
Victorian Week Day One - we learnt what a Victorian classroom would have been like and played some Victorian Games. A great start to a fantastic week of learning!
We are learning to play cricket. This week we focused on fielding skills. We learnt lots of skills.
Fantastic Homework over the last few weeks. Well done.
Baddies! Who are the baddies in stories. We looked through a variety of books and discussed who were the baddies.
We are finding out about the stem of a plant and working out how a plant feeds its leaves. We have set up an experiment to see what happens to the food colouring.
We looked carefully at leaves and drew what we could see.
Homework
We have found out lots of information about animals. We created these groups posters to show all we have learnt.
Our trip to Colchester Zoo. We had hands on experience in touching different parts of animals bodies. We had to sort and classify them according to different criteria. We sorted them in to groups of birds, reptiles, mammals, fish and invertebrates. Then we thought about the climate they would come from.
Our Homework certificates - well done to all the children who received them this week for a great effort over the last few weeks. Keep up the good work.
Remembering Palm Sunday
To end our Literacy work on instructions we made sandwiches.
We had fun doing to pancake races. We managed to flip a few!
This week in Science we have been learning about Insects. We learnt some fascinating facts! We have made some insect models using playdough and talked about the parts of the body. can you spot the insects we have made?
More super homework. You have all been working hard. Well done
Some more wonderful homework. Well done Bumblebee class you have been working hard
The Lord's Prayer in pictures.
In RE we have been learning about Prayer. We have painted pictures in response to the Lord's Prayer.
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We're having fun at year 1 games club.
Homework - some wonderful ideas.
Paddingtons Postcards - we worked together to think of ideas that Paddington would write on a postcard to his Aunt Lucy.
Our Puppets - we told the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff to Dolphin Class.
We learnt about measuring accurately. We had to find out how many cubes long our pasta snakes were.
We have been finding out about different materials around our school. We found lots of different things.
We have been learning a special prayer in sign language - can you tell what prayer it is?
Helping with phonics at home.
Many parents have asked how to help at home we have found a few websites which are interactive and a fun way to practise.
All our ladybird lavae are starting to cocoon... and some are even starting to shed their skin and change into pupae
Larva to pupa
The tiny larva eats and eats and grows and grows and GROWS! Next the larva will begin to change into a pupa. Now we just have a week to wait for them to hatch.
The children have worked together to make a bug hotel in our outdoor area. Now we are waiting to see who comes and visits!
Summer Term Overviews
Busy working in our Europe Week
Look how hard we have been working on our GB day!
Landmarks of England with the construction.
Landmarks of England with the construction
Union flag collages
Union flag collages
Painting tartan patterns for Scotland.
Painting tartan patterns for Scotland.
3D daffodils for Wales.
Irish Dancing
AlphablocksPlay along with the Alphablocks and have fun with the letters of the alphabet.
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