Welcome to the Year Two Page where you will find out about the great things taking place in our classes.
We will update this page on a regular basis with information about our learning.
If you would like to contact us, please email secretary@wadebridgeprimary.co.uk and your email will be forwarded to us.
Please scroll down this page to access our Year 2 blog and see all the wonderful learning we have been doing! Below is some year group information.
Home Learning: please read your school reading book at home at least 3 times a week. Spellings will be sent home on a Monday to practice ready for a test on a Friday. There is an optional home learning grid (attached below), these are activities based on our wider curriculum learning. Throughout the year maths and SPaG (spelling, punctuation and grammar) homework could also be sent home. This will be set on a Monday and to be given in on the Friday of that week.
Changing Reading Books:
We will change reading books on a Monday.
PE Days:
Friday (extended lesson) - please ensure children wear the collect PE kit and have plenty of water. Thank you!
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Year 2 had a visit from Rev. Steven Payne from Egloshayle Church to talk about why Easter is important to Christians. The children were already familiar with the Easter story as they had been learning about in their RE lessons. He spoke to them about what Christians might do during Holy week to celebrate. Each child was given a cross made from a palm leaf which he explained helps Christians remember when Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. They also saw the silver cup and wafer biscuits that is used during an Easter Sunday service. The Rev. was pleasantly surprised that the children knew this symbolised Jesus’ body and blood. The children were also shown a clever of folding a piece of A4 paper that could be made into a cross. He said this can help Christians remember the day Jesus died. The children finished the visit by decorating their crosses with pictures that help them to remember the Easter story. We were very proud of how respectful the children were during the lesson.
This week Year 2 starting practising different techniques of folding and joining materials. They were introduced to the ‘Flange’ – A flange is a part or edge that sticks out from an object in order to keep the object in position, strengthen it, or attach it to another object. First, we explored making prisms, cuboids and cylinders out of paper. We then had a go at making a flange and attaching it to other bits of paper to make it sturdy. The children are now ready to start their Dioramas next week – if you have yet to drop in a show box, please do so on Monday.
As well as all the DT fun, we set up a science experiment! We have planted seeds but each pot has different conditions. 1 – has water, soil, light and the right temperature, 2 – has no soil, 3 – has no water, 3 – has no light and 4 – is in the fridge! We are going to keep a weekly diary on any growing progress!
In PE we started our new units – Dance and OAA (Outdoor Adventurous Activities). In dance the children took on the role of cats, and explored different movements and levels. In OAA they were introduced to Orienteering and went on a map symbols hunt around the playground. Safe to say, a lot of fun was had!
Please note, our Eden trip is fast approaching. If you haven’t returned your slip, please do so next week. Payment via ParentPay should be on your child’s account.
You should have also received an email regarding a Rainforst Café – Wednesday 20th March, 2pm. There will be an assembly then the children will invite you into their classroom and show you their work from this term. Their will be refreshments to purchase and all money raised will go towards Rainforest animal conservation projects.
Keep up with the reading and spelling practise, and we will see you next week!
The Year 2 Team.
This week we have been learning about branching databases in Computing. We started off by learning how to gather data about objects by asking yes or no questions (closed). This allowed us to group them. Then we tested out some ready made branching databases to see how they work in action! We took it in turns to secretly select a picture and then used the yes/no questions to see if it was the chosen picture. Towards the end of the week we had a go at creating our own branching databases with the starting question ‘is it a fruit’. We then had to come up with further questions about texture, colour and size to create the branching database. Here is a link to have a go at home JIT5 (j2e.com)
This half term we have been thinking about pathways in our gymnastics. Each week we have learnt a new element to create our own gymnastic routines. We started making shapes with our bodies such as a pike, straddle, lying dish. Then we thought about travelling (bunny hop, snail, crocodile, frog). Then we added a balance (T- balance, battement, front support, kneeling). Lastly, we added a roll (log roll, egg, teddy, dish). After learning all 4 elements we planned a small routine to preform to the class. Each week we continued to think like gymnasts by showing tension in our bodies and pointing our toes and keeping hands straight.
Please don't forget to sign and return the trip letter for the Eden Project.
Have a good weekend,
The Year 2 Team
We have been focusing on Science in Year 2 for the past
couple of weeks. We have been exploring the wooded areas of the school in
search for micro-habitats and discussing why they are important. We have also
researched animals that live in hot, cold and temperate climates and how they
adapt to survive.
We then moved on to learn about food chains and how they
work. Grass, plants and things like seaweed are known as ‘Producers’ as they
produce their own food, and ‘consumers’ rely on finding food for energy to
survive. We recalled learning from Year 1 and identified Omnivores, Carnivores
and Herbivores.
We have been using a game to help
us remember our times tables (on top of TTRS!) and we would like to share the
link with you - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Keep up the reading and spelling
at home and we will see you next week!
The Year 2 Team.
Since the start of January we have been learning about money. We have recapped how to recognise coins and notes. From there we were then able to find different ways of making the same amount e.g. 10p+20p=30p and 10p+10p+10p=30p and then to compare amounts. We know that bigger coins do not always mean the greatest amount. We also explored ways of making £1 knowing that it is 100p. We could apply our knowledge of column addition and subtraction to find the total of amounts from buying items in the spring shop and to give change. Perhaps you could play shops at home? Or have a go at these money games Money games for kids (topmarks.co.uk).
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This week we have been recapping our knowledge from Year 1 about the 7 continents of the world. We used an Atlas to check where each continent was and also gained knowledge about the 5 Oceans. There is a very catchy song to help the children remember the continents... here is the link, but be warned. Once you listen to it once it'll be stuck in your head for days! ( Continents Song )
In English we have been looking at expanded noun phrases (The green, tall trees towered over the rain forest.) and in Maths our work on money this week ended with reading a menu and using column addition to price up items and work out the total.
Please keep up with the reading and TTRS - the home learning grids have also been sent home, thank you to those that have sent in work already!
Have a lovely weekend,
Year 2 Team.
In our computing lessons the children have been learning about how computers work. They started off identifying the parts of a computer/laptop (keyboard, mouse, screen, mousepad, speaker). Then they looked at the difference between input and outputs. The children learnt that inputs put information into a computer like a keyboard and an output gives information from the computer like a printer.
Using an online paint program the children have revisited previous learning (to paint a picture) and have now learnt how to add text. Using the save button they have learnt how to save their picture so they can add to it another day.
You can access the paint program at home by searching for paintz.app.
Gingerbread instruction writing!
On Monday, the Year 2 children had to instruct Mr O'Dwyer on how to make gingerbread! Mr O'Dwyer is not very experienced when it comes to baking, so with a little help from the pupils he made his first ever gingerbread people! We wanted the children to use adverbs to describe how verbs should be completed. For example, rather than saying "put the ingredients in the bowl" - which Mr O'Dwyer did with too much enthusiasm, the pupils were encouraged to use adverbs to make sure things were done SAFELY and CAREFULLY! Mrs Bodinnar wrote down the children's instructions and we used this to help write instructions on how to make a snowman biscuit.
The Christmas Play performances have been brilliant! Thank you to all parents and carers for their support with lines and costumes. Those that have seen it so far, we hope you have enjoyed it. Last performance on Monday!
Next week, Monday is a performance day, and Thursday is Christmas Party afternoon. Please send your child into school in their party clothes.
Have a lovely weekend!
The Year 2 Team
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