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50 days ago
Posted on October 12, 2020 by Harriet Preece

Class Two Romans went to battle!

This week in History, Class Two learnt about why the Romans were so successful. We learnt about the different parts of protection the Roman soldier would wear, including the great, curved shield. The children went on to learn about the differences between the legionaries (soldiers from Rome) and the auxiliaries (soldiers from other countries who signed up to become a Roman soldier). The legionaries would have red shields, whilst the auxiliaries would have blue or black.

The soldiers would form solid, undefeatable formations to protect themselves from the barbarians, whilst also gaining land. Class Two headed to their groups to create their own shield, selecting whether they wanted to be an auxiliary or a legionary. This was then followed by a trip to the battle (play) ground where we re-enacted the Roman marching formations.

The children had a go at trying to keep in line without having anyone in front or behind them and found this difficult – gaps were forming and there was chances for the barbarians to shoot their arrows.

We then tested the tortoise formation and it was very successful!

75 days ago
Posted on September 17, 2020 by Harriet Preece

Class Two Curriculum Information

Dear parents,

I thought I would send you a message to let you know that the curriculum information for the Autumn term is on the website. This includes a curriculum overview and separate English and maths plans. Please go to Learning at the top of the home page, click on Curriculum and scroll down to Class Two.

Thank you

145 days ago
Posted on July 9, 2020 by Harriet Preece

Class Two’s Home Learning 13th July

Hello Class Two!

Here is your last post of the summer term for home learning. What a journey it has been! I wish you all the best for a lovely summer of fun, rest and excitement. This will be my last post as Miss Preece before I return as Mrs Clinton in September.

Enjoy your last week of home learning!

Maths

Year 2 Week 12

Worksheets

Lesson 1 – Telling time to 5 minutes

Lesson 2 – Hours and days

Lesson 4 – Compare durations of time

Year 3 Week 12

Worksheets

Lesson 1 – Compare capacity

Lesson 2 – Add and subtract capacity

Year 4 Week 12

Worksheets

Lesson 1 – Lines of symmetry

Lesson 2 – Complete a symmetric figure

Lesson 3 – Describe position

Lesson 4 – Draw on a grid

English

Pobble 365

Around the World

View from the cockpit

The Stadium

Reading Comprehension

Pick the text that is most appropriate for your child’s reading level. The texts are differentiated also within the links.

Reading Comprehension 1

Reading Comprehension 2

Reading Comprehension 3

Reading Comprehension 4

Spag.com

Log on to Spag.com where some spag tests will be waiting for you – have a go at one and see how you get on.

Spellings

Over this next week and over the holidays I would like you to really make sure you are spellings these words correctly before you return to school in September. Are you using the correct spelling when writing? What might help you remember how to spell them? Have a look in your homework book where you can find ideas of how to learn to spell these words.

Start with high frequency words to know Year 2, 3 and 4 and work on these until you are 100% sure you are applying them to your writing. If you are sure, move on to the next link, where you can pick the most important ones you think you will need to learn ready for next year.

Year 2, 3, 4 Words to know

Year 3 and 4 words to know

Correct the spelling mistakes – select appropriately to suit your child’s ability

High frequency Correct the Spelling Mistakes

Year 2 Activity Sheet

year-3-and-4 correct the spelling mistakes activity sheet pack

Science

Get outside science

How to make a bird feeder

5 ways to help frogs and toads

Rain, Rain, Don’t Go Away Rain Gauge

rain-animation

Materials:

2 litre plastic bottle
Scissors
Duct tape
Sand
Sharpie Marker
Ruler

Instructions:

Empty and wash out the 2 litre bottle so it’s nice and clean.
Take the scissors and cut off the spout top right where the taper or curve begins.
Fill bottom of the bottle with 1/2 inch of sand. This will keep the bottle from falling over on those windy days.
Pour in just enough water so you can see the water level above the sand. Yes, your sand will be wet! This is called your saturation point.
Use the Sharpie Marker to draw a line at the saturation point above the sand. Next to the line write “starting point”.
Line the ruler up (from the starting/saturation point) and draw a line for every inch up to the top of the bottle.
Take the top “cut off” spout portion of the bottle and flip it upside down. Insert it into the bottle and use some duct tape to secure it. This part will help catch and collect the rainfall by funnelling into your bottle.
Now it’s time to find a good place for your rain gauge outside and record your rain data.

How it Works:

The rain gauge collects water. When the water drips or pours into your rain gauge you can accurately measure how much rainfall has occurred.

Extra Experiments:

Make multiple rain gauges. Place one in an open area outside, one underneath a tree, and one by edge of your roof. Are you getting different measurements of rainfall? If so, why do you think that is? And which one do you think is the most accurate reading?
Add 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 inch spots onto your rain gauge so you get a more specific and accurate reading.

PSHE – Back to school

Complete this Elsa task, ‘great to meet you’ and bring it back to school in September for us teachers to see how you have changed, how you have grown and if your interests have remained or changed.

Bring back to school

KS1 RE Today and NATRE home learning Charlie and Blue gardens Islam

KS2 RE Today and NATRE home learning Bar and Bat Mitzvah

Music

Can Can Percussion Playalong

Match the Rhythm and Note Name Games

Check out Mrs Water’s sister doing a Pilates lesson for you all. Enjoy being an explorer in the jungle!

PE Lesson

Have a great summer everyone!

Looking forward to seeing you all in the autumn!

Miss Preece

152 days ago
Posted on July 2, 2020 by Harriet Preece

Class Two’s Home Learning 6th July

Hello Class Two!

I hope you are all okay.

Here is your home learning for the week. Enjoy!

Maths

Year 2 – Week 11

Worksheets

Lesson 1 – Litres

Lesson 2 – Temperature

Lesson 3 – O clock and half past

Lesson 4 – Quarter past and quarter to

Year 3 Week 11

Worksheets

Lesson 1 – Measure mass (2)

Lesson 2 – Compare mass

Lesson 3 – Add and subtract mass

Lesson 4 – Measure capacity (2)

Year 4 Week 11

Worksheets

Lesson 1 – Identify angles

Lesson 2 – Compare and order angles

Lesson 3 – Triangles

Lesson 4 – Quadrilaterals

English

Dragon Song Personification Poem

‘Dragon Song’ Poetry Rhyme and Rhythm Investigation Activity Sheet

Preparing a Poem for Performance Differentiated Activity Sheet

Have a go at the Pobble 365 – Egg-shaped

Story starter!

The girls huddled together and peered cautiously out of their bedroom window. They had been awoken, just moments earlier, by a strange light that burst through their curtains, filling the room with a silvery, white hue.

As one, they had tip-toed towards the source of the distraction, carefully dragging chairs across the room with them so that they could take a peek together.

They stared in awe and wonder, and the sight that met their eyes. Something magical was happening…

Have a go at looking at the picture at the three girls gazing at the moon. Have a go at following the planning, answering the questions, carrying out the sentence challenge, sick sentences and the perfect picture.

Have a go at the Pobble 365 – Builders

Story starter!

As soon as their delivery of building materials had arrived, the team set off to work. It looked like the clouds in the distance were beginning to spit rain down at the sleeping countryside, so they knew they must work quickly and effectively. The team were confident however: this was not their first giant Lego structure…

Can you continue the story?

Alternatively, could you write a set of instructions on how to build a Lego structure?

Pick from the BBC Bitesize Home Learning page to help enrich your English learning experience.

BBC Bitesize Home Learning Year 2

BBC Bitesize Home Learning Year 3

BBC Bitesize Home Learning Year 4

Continue Your Blue Peter Badge

Over six weeks in June and July, BBC will be celebrating a different Blue Peter badge a week and asking you to show us how you are getting on by sending in your photos and videos. We’re calling it Blue Peter’s 6 Badges of Summer. Green, Sport, Music, Blue, Fan Club and Silver – 6 Blue Peter Badges you can earn right now!

You can download a wall chart to keep track of how you’re doing and you can even apply for the badges themselves.

Blue Peter Badge – Pick which one you would like to have a go at

Blue Peter’s 6 Badges of Summer

Green, Sport, Music, Blue, Purple and Silver – 6 Blue Peter Badges you can earn right now!

Science

How to grow a lawn that is better for wildlife

How to press flowers

Reading Comprehension

Please pick the reading comprehension closest to your child’s ability. Some of the texts are differentiated within the link.

Bats reading comprehension

Hedgehogs-Reading-Comprehension

All About Doorstep Wildlife Differentiated Reading Comprehension Activity

Dyed Flowers

flower-dye-animation

Materials:

3 White Carnations
3 Bottles of Food Colouring in Assorted Colours
3 Clear 16 oz Plastic Cups
Water
Scissors

Instructions:

Fill each cup with water half way.
Add 3 drops of food colouring into each of the cups. Each cup should be a different colour.
Carefully cut the end of each of the flower’s stem.
Place each stem in a different coloured water cup.
Wait one hour and observe your flowers’ petals.
Wait one day and observe your flowers’ petals.

How it Works:

The Xylem of the flower works like an elevator and brings the water from the cup all the way up the plant’s stem and into the plant’s petals. When it brings the dyed water up it ends up dying the plant’s petals. The Xylem is what allows the plant to get water from the roots all the way to the petals.

Extra Experiments:

What happens if you try doing 5 drops of food colouring instead of 3 drops?
Keep a picture log of your flower. Take a picture each day, and see how many days does it take for your flower’s petals to look the most saturated in colour.
Try using other types of flowers. Do they work as well? Why do you think we suggested using white flowers?

Forest School – land art with Mrs Banford

Click here to open up the forest school word document

Learning about Hindus: celebrating the Goddess
Hindus worship God in many different ways. In this resource,
you will learn about one celebration of God in the form of the
Goddess, Durga. Have a go at using your senses to think what you might experience at a Durga Puja.

Year 2s have a go at pages 1 to 3.

Year 3 and 4s have a a go at pages 1 to 5

RE Today and NATRE home learning Hindu goddess

Music

A Little Bit of Kindness Activities

A Little Bit of Kindness

David Walliams’ Marvellous Muscial Podcast

PE with Mrs Waters

Fitness Bingo

Fitness Bingo Boards

Fitness Bingo checklist

Have a great week everyone.