Year 2

Here, on the Year 2 page, Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Hartley will provide you with everything you need to know about Year 2; including our Weekly 'Well Done Winner', the 'Faaaaaantastic Work' board, details of the class homework and even more! 

Check in every Friday, after school, to find out who has won our 'Well Done' certificate each week!

Try your very best and it could be you!

We began our first week of Online Live Learning, with our Florence Nightingale topic! We learned about her childhood and how she grew up, knowing that she always wanted to be a nurse. We looked at how she made changes in the hospital in Scutari and how she became famous as the founder of modern nursing. We wrote letters, from Florence's perspective about our arrival in Scutari. Have a read of them, below.

HEADS UP FOR OUR ‘Super Scientists’ topic – it’s a really exciting one BUT it does require some advance organisation, so here are a list of things you will find useful for the next block of afternoon lessons:

Sticky tape/ glue (to stick boxes and tubes together)

Ruler/tape measure

Paper

Paper clips (or something to act as a weight on a paper spinner)

Three slices of bread

Three sealable food bags

Carboard boxes – like cereal boxes

Cardboard tubes

A marble

2x disposable cups (paper/plastic/polystyrene)

String/wool

Cinnamon or glitter

Cooking oil

PLEASE don’t think you HAVE to go out and buy all of this equipment – this is a very ‘practical’ Science unit so I just wanted to let you know the materials that will be helpful to you as we move into next week’s block of topic lessons so you can get organised for them so that the children can have a go at some ‘hands on’ activities!

Any queries or questions, please e.mail me: eckennedy@brierley.dudley.sch.uk

Thanks in advance for your Home Learning support!

Mrs K

11.01.2021

This week, Mrs Hartley will be in touch to tell you all about Numbots!

If you have your TT Rockstars log in details, then you can already log in and begin using Numbots!

If you have lost these details, please wait for Mrs Hartley to call you with these, at some point this week.

Please see below for the link to play - and for a guide with more information. 

We kicked off Autumn 2 with our History topic! We went back in time to 1605, and pretended to be living in England, under the rule of King James I! We explored why King James was hated by many Catholics, at the time, and learned about why a plot to kill him was devised by a group of secret plotters! 

We pretended to be Tom Winter, and wrote letters to Guy Fawkes to recruit him into the secret plan! Check out one letter that was particularly impressive, from a pupil who tried really hard and gave the task her best shot! 

We also explored 'chronology' by using clues to order portraits of British Monarchs from 1066 to present day. We had to look at the clues, such as clothing, the style of the picture, whether it was a painting or a photograph - and use these clues to put the monarchs in order! 

As well as this, we made bonfire night pictures and attempted to recreate a silhouette of the Houses of Parliment using 2d shapes that we had to draw ourselves. What do you think?

This half term, we have been very busy!

In Science, we learned about the properties of everyday materials, and their properties; what makes them suitable for their purposes. 

In Geography, we learned about the seven continents of our world, including the location of the North and South Poles, as well as the equator. We compared the climate in these regions as well as the wildlife that is found there. We also learned how to use a key on a map.

In RE, we learned about Christian Rites of Passage including: a Baptism, the First Holy Communion, a Wedding and a Funeral. We heard from people who have experienced these ceremonies in real life, to tell us what happens and why they're important to Christians. We were also able to taste the host bread that you have at Holy Communion. 

In Computing, we learned how to collect data and then present it in the form of a Pictogram. We also learned how computers are programmed to follow an algorithm and we had to programme our partner's to behave like a computer!  

In D.T we learned about different types of vehicles and their features such as windscreens, wheels, windows, chassis, axles, mirrors, doors, handles, etc. We learned about different types of chassis and decided which one we wanted to use on our vehicles. We then designed and made our vehicles - evaluating them, by discussing what went well, what we would need to improve and how we would improve it. 

Check out the photos below, to see our learning in action! 

In this section, you will find the homework set for Year 2.

Homework will be set on a Friday and will usually be a piece of English and a piece of Maths related work.

Other tasks, related to topic work may also be set, from time to time.

Check back here, every Friday after school, for the homework - which should be completed and e.mailed back to Mrs Kennedy by the following Thursday.

Following the Year 2 Parent Consultation Phone calls, a number of you wanted to be able to support your child with their Big Maths, which is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! (Thanks so much, for this!!!) Therefore, every fortnight, on a Friday, the most recent 'check' will be uploaded, so you can do some extra practice on these key skills at home. 

This is totally optional and DOES NOT need to be submitted to Mrs Kennedy! 

Stage 2 'Checks' are for children working towards the Year 2 standard, whilst the Stage 1 'Checks' are for those children who need a bit of extra support, to close any gaps they have from the Year 1 curriculum.