Key Links
Click this link for TT Rockstars login page
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/21433
Click this link for Purple Mash login page
Try Supermovers from BBC - Maths, English and more to music!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-collection/zbr4scw
Year 2 Welcome Meeting
It was wonderful to see so many of you attending our welcome session. Please find the slides below!
Remember - Year 2 have P.E. and Dance on a Wednesday. Please make sure your child comes into school in their P.E. kit on this day!
Here are the Oxford Owl log in details for year 2:
Username: 2fs2b
Password: Year220
website link ⬇️
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-pupils/pupil-home?current_page=school_ebooks
Once on the website, you can search for your book title.
Meet the Staff!
Hello, my name is Miss Shaw. I teach 2S and I am new to St Michael's. My favorite subject is Geography because I love learning about the different continents and oceans.
Hello everyone! My name is Mrs Scholes and I teach 2FS on alternate Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. I love reading more than anything else in the world, and I can't wait to share my favourite books with my class this year!
Hi there! My name is Miss Furness and I work on Mondays, Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays. I really love teaching and learning about History. I am really excited to see where this year will take us.
HOME LEARNING
Login details have been sent home.
Maths, Phonics and Topic homework will be added for your child to complete.
To support you with accessing the platform, we have attached a user guide for families. You can also access a video all about Seesaw at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9FyB1SCbeM (note it is now called Seesaw Class not Seesaw Learning journal as noted in the video) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1_mBy1EI0M We appreciate that everyone is still adapting to this new way of learning.
SPELLING AND PHONICS
Phonics games
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Spelling - You will need to register for a free trial but no card details are required.
https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb
Note: By registering here you also gain access to Mathshed.
Spelling Frame
BBC Bitesize - Spelling , Grammar and Punctuation
MATHS
Every half term, we focus our home learning on a set of Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFS).
Our KIRF focus for this half term is number bonds to 20.
Times Tables Rockstars
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/21433
Mathshed - this is also accessed when you apply for your free trial of spelling shed.
https://www.mathshed.com/en-gb/about
Mathsframe - click on resources and select free resources.
Maths Games
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8
READING AND WRITING
Oxford Owl online books - free access to online books.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
BBC Bitesize Reading and Writing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3882hv
The Literacy Shed - a site full of animation clips. Children can write out the story, a letter to or from one of the characters, or a diary entry based on the clip.
https://www.literacyshed.com/the-ks1-shed.html
BookFix - fabulous resource with reading video clips and tasks.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
SCIENCE
Our Science topic for this half term is Growing up. We will focus on different life cycles.
TOPIC
Autumn 1
This half term our topic is
‘The Great Fire of London.’
During this topic we will answer the enquiry questions;
How did the fire start?
Why did the fire spread so quickly?
What changes have been made as a result of the fire?
To launch our topic we investigated different sources to work out what we would be learning.
Autumn 2
This half term our topic is
‘Poles Apart."
During this topic we will answer the enquiry questions;
Why did Roald Amundsen and Wendy Searle risk their lives to explore new places?
What do the explorers have in common?
What was different about their expeditions?
As part of our topic we created leaflets about the Arctic Ocean and Antarctica.
Spring 1
This half term our topic is
‘A Bug's Life."
During this topic we will answer the questions;
How do we use aerial maps to locate places?
What does the key on a map tell us?
What are the physical and human features where a minibeast might live?
Homework
Below is this half terms homework grid. Remember to upload your completed work to SeeSaw.
