wb 4th Jan 2021
Friday
Good morning Owls!
Let's get our brains and bodies active and ready for some learning! 
Give Waka Waka a go - get all the family involved! It will warm you up in this cold weather!
Apologies for the technical issue here - please find the rest of today's lessons and videos for learning on the Hummingbird or Robin Pages. We are working on resolving this issue!
If you've managed to follow the lessons - then very well done!
YOU'VE MADE IT THROUGH THE WEEK!
I'm keeping a log of who has emailed any work to me or any questions you have had about your learning.
We like to hear from everyone at least once a week.
I'm also collecting Dragon Points for you and will let you know when you've earned them for your Team!
Let's finish the week, Owls, winding down with some yoga!
Have a great weekend! Check in on Monday morning to see your next set of lessons!
All the best
Miss Baines
Thursday
Start with being active to warm your body and your brain up!
Phonics
Today, we are learning about the alternative spellings for the ‘igh’ phoneme.
Watch the video with Miss Baines (when it's loaded) to learn the different ways then complete the Phoneme Spotter sheet (1).
Use the Sorting Grid (2) to help you – add any more ‘igh’ words you can find or think of.
Challenge: What part of your body has a tricky spelling for today’s sound?
How do you spell it correctly?
'igh' alternative spellings
English (45 minutes)
As part of our 'Around the World in 80 days' topic we are also looking at countries beyond the UK. The next few lessons are about somebody who didn't live in the UK!
Look at the photograph below
“He’s a man who lived a long time ago and he is famous for something ….”
On a piece of paper, make some notes on the following:
I notice … (what can you see in the picture?)
I think …. (what do you think about the person, e.g. he is young/old?)
I wonder … (What questions would you like to have answered about him?)
And then Sources … (How can we find out more about the man?).
Make sure that you keep the piece of paper with your notes on safe as you will need to use them for the next few English lessons. Watch the video below for some help from Mrs Darroch with this lesson!
Challenge! This is a photograph – previously we have worked from images of paintings (Mary Seacole, Guy Fawkes). What do you notice as being the same or different? Do you think the main photo is from as long ago as the other two? Explain your reasoning.
Maths (45 minutes)
Watch the video on the White Rose website all about ‘Making Equal groups by sharing’.
Now work through the work sheet with Mrs Harrington helping you in the videos below!
Now you’ve had a go at that then why not try our challenges with Mrs Harrington in the videos below!
TT Rockstars (15 minutes)
How many coins will you earn today? Why not challenge the grown ups to a competition?!
Wednesday
Let's start with a wiggle and a jiggle!
English (45 mins)
Complete the BBC Bitesize lesson on 'Checking for mistakes' https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3pxjsg
There are 3 short activities to complete after the lesson video. Some require you to watch and listen and some you will need to read the sentences to spot the mistakes. Remember to ask a grow up if you are not sure and remember to use your phonics to break down trickier words into smaller chunks.
Challenge! Look back at your Christmas recount from yesterday - have you made any mistakes? Make corrections in a different colour pencil if possible.
Maths (30-40 minutes & 15 minutes TT Rockstars)
Complete the BBC Bitesize Lesson on 'Odd and Even numbers' https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zyf78hv
Practise the activites on the lesson and then complete the sheet shown below. If you are not able to print the sheets then please record your answers on a piece of paper.
Challenge! Spot the mistake in the picture below!
Spend time on TT Rockstars – how many coins can you earn today? As a class we earned 820 on Monday, can we beat that on Tuesday!?
Phonics (Two sessions of 20 minutes each)
Session 1: Read the 'as phoneme families' sheet found below. Read with an adult if needed. Underline all the different ways you can see that the 'ai' phoneme has been made. Make a list of these words.
Session 2: Use the list of words you made earlier. Write 5 different sentences using as many of your words as possible! Remember to spell them correctly!
Reading (20 minutes on each activity)
-Read your practise book or a book that has been allocated to you on BugClub.
-Complete the BBC bitesize lesson on 'Discussing Books' https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhqsf4j
Spelling (20 minutes on each activity)
-Practise this week's spellings. These can be found under the spelling section of the Year 2 page on the website.
-Complete the BBC bitesize lesson on 'Alphabetical Order' https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsv6wnb
Topic – Geography
Please complete the BBC Bitesize Lesson on 'Let's Explore the UK' https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j/articles/z4v3jhv
Our topic for this term is 'Around the world in 80 days' and we are starting in our home country! We will be using what we learn in this lesson later on in the half term so try your best!
Challenge! Have a go at completing the sheet below - can you label the countries of the UK?
Thrive
Phonics Support Video for parents...
Phonics Activity
Maths Activity Sheet
Geography Challenge Sheet
Tuesday
English (45 mins)
Complete pages 21 and 22 of the English section of your ‘Lett’s Maths & English’ book. This is all about verbs and tenses.
Once you have completed this please write a recount of your Christmas holidays. Think carefully about the verbs and tense that you use. You should be able to write for 20-25 minutes without stopping. Push yourself to use your neatest handwriting and to think carefully about your spellings. How much writing would you normally achieve in class? Half a page? A whole page? Make sure you are completing at least this amount!
Maths (30-40 minutes & 15 minutes TT Rockstars)
Please complete the set task on MyMaths. This is recapping multiplication lessons which were taught at the end of Autumn term. Login details can be found on the inside of your reading record.
Spend time on TT Rockstars – how many coins can you earn today? As a class we earned 820 on Monday, can we beat that on Tuesday!?
Phonics (Two sessions of 20 minutes each)
Session 1: Watch the video below of Mrs Darroch explaining today’s Phonics focus.
Session 2: Have go at completing the sheet show below. If you are unable to print the sheet then just write it down on a piece of paper.
Reading and Spelling (20 minutes each)
Read your practise book or a book that has been allocated to you on BugClub.
Practise this week's spellings. These can be found under the spelling section of the Year 2 page on the website.
Topic – Science
Living things and their Habitats. We start a new Science topic this term. Login to Developing Experts and complete the first lesson that has been assigned to you. (All logins were sent via PING before Christmas!)
English Part 1
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Monday
English (30-40 mins)
Please complete the '2020 Hopes' writing task on Purple Mash. This can be found in your '2Dos' section.
Maths (30 mins & 15 mins TTRockstars)
Please complete pages 2 and 3 of your 'Letts Maths & English' book. These pages are entitled 'Numbers to 20' and 'Counting'.
Spend time on TT Rockstars. Logins can be found on the inside of your reading records.
Phonics (20 mins)
Watch the YouTube video on alternative spellings for 'ai'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCE3ZO0Rc0E (also shown below). Can you write sentences using words that use each different spelling?
Reading & Spelling (20 mins each)
Read your practise book or a book that has been allocated to you on BugClub.
Practise this week's spellings. These can be found under the spelling section of the Year 2 page on the website.
Topic
With the weather so cold and frosty the birds need us to help them find enough food to eat. Have a go at making a bird feeder using the information below and see how many grateful birds come to your garden or outside space. Don't forget to break the ice on any puddles/bird baths so that they have something to drink too!