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Year 2 2019-20

 Welcome to Year 2

 

 

Here you can find: updates on our learning, curriculum information, letters, spellings, reminders and much more.

Keep checking regularly for updates.

 

Home Learning due to School Closures 

Each week (usually a Monday) I will be updating this page with work to support you with your home learning.

There will a selection of Literacy and Maths as well as something linked to another subject.

This is in addition to the packs and links that were sent out on the Friday that we closed. 

You can contact me directly on year2@deightongates.leeds.sch.uk

School Closure: Home Learning - Book Reviews and Recommendations

What have we been up to?

Weekly Reminders:

 

Monday  
Tuesday PE
Wednesday PE
Thursday Change Library Books 
Friday

Reading Diaries collected in and Reading Stars awarded

Spelling Test

New Spellings on Spelling Shed and class page

NB - Children have the opportunity to change their home reading book each morning.

Homework and Spellings:

Daily Reading

Times Tables Rock Stars (At least 3 times a week)

Spelling Shed (At Least 3 times a week)

Learning Log choices are also available below

 

World Book Day!

Investigating Symmetry with Lego!

Geography - Using the iPads and atlases to locate the continents and oceans!

Art - Using lines of different thickness to create sketches of our sculptures and our evaluations!

Thank you to Year 1 and Year 4 for inviting us to the French cafe!

Take a look at our Henry Moore Inspired Sculptures!

Practical Maths - Creating our own block diagrams!

Art - Creating our own sculptures!

Chinese Lion Dancing

Art - Developing a sense of Henry Moore's sculptures!

Art - I'm sure you'll agree that our bird inspired scultpures have lots of personality!

DT: Investigating axles that do rotate!

DT: Investigating vehicles - axles that don't rotate!

Computing: Writing algorithms using the blue bots!

Investigating Germs Spreading in Science!

Mix, Mix, Mix the Colours!

Science - Identifying and Classifying - Different Food Types

Scientific Research - Why is exercise important?

African Dancing!

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African Drumming!

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African Drumming!

Storytellers - The Little Red Hen

Adding the finishing touches to our 'Matisse' collages!

Designing the backgrounds for our own collages!

Investigating different ways to make the same number with base 10!

Practical Place Value Game

September - Investigating different combinations of 7!

Our Classroom Expectations:

Best Noun Song Ever!!

Number Pairs Song

Number Gators (Greater Than, Less Than Symbols Song)

Shapes Song

Mix the Colors Song

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