Update 13th July 2020

Hello Year 2, 

Nearly on the home run to the summer break!

I hope you are doing well and keeping up with your exercise, home learning and helping your grown ups. 

As usual, you will find new updated activities for Maths, English, Reading, Comprehension, Science and Creative Activities for extra tasks.  Simply click on the icons below to choose a subject and an activity. 

In maths, we are continuing to follow the White Rose Learning from home Scheme but remember that you can also dip into BBC Bitesize Learning at home for other or extra activities. 

There is also a variety of activities you can do on the art, science or topic sections.  

IF YOU ARE NEW TO ENGLISH, THERE IS A SECTION TO HELP YOU OUT FURTHER WITH YOUR ENGLISH SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING.

I would love to see all your work so please publish it on the Blog or you could email your work to me. 

Take lots of care and hope to hear from you very soon. 

Mrs Marin 

Have a go at making your own sculptures out of natural materials from your garden or an open space in the wild.  

There is more information about Andy Goldsworthy in the presentation and links below.  You could even write stories inspired by your own art or make a fact file about this famous artist. 

Update 6th July 2020

Hello Year 2, 

I hope you are doing well and keeping up with your exercise, home learning and helping your grown ups. 

As usual, you will find new updated activities for Maths, English, Reading, Comprehension, Science and Creative Activities for extra tasks.  Simply click on the icons below to choose a subject and an activity. 

In maths, we are continuing to follow the White Rose Learning from home Scheme but remember that you can also dip into BBC Bitesize Learning at home for other or extra activities. 

There is also a variety of activities you can do on the art, science or topic sections.  

IF YOU ARE NEW TO ENGLISH, THERE IS A SECTION TO HELP YOU OUT FURTHER WITH YOUR ENGLISH SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING.

I would love to see all your work so please publish it on the Blog or you could email your work to me. 

Take lots of care and hope to hear from you very soon. 

Mrs Marin 

Update 29th June 2020

Hello Year 2, 

I hope you are doing well.  I have updated the Maths, English, Reading, Comprehension, New Speling Games, Science and Creative Activities for extra tasks.  Simply click on the icons below to choose a subject and an activity. 

In maths, we are continuing to follow the White Rose Learning from home Scheme but remember that you can also dip into BBC Bitesize Learning at home for other or extra activities. 

There is also a variety of activities you can do on the art, science or topic sections.  

IF YOU ARE NEW TO ENGLISH, THERE IS A SECTION TO HELP YOU OUT FURTHER WITH YOUR ENGLISH SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING.

I would love to see all your work so please publish it on the Blog or you could email your work to me. 

Take lots of care and hope to hear from you very soon. 

Mrs Marin 

Update 22nd June 2020

Hello Year 2, 

I hope you are doing well.  I have updated the Maths, English, Reading, Comprehension, PE, Science and Creative Activities for extra tasks.  Simply click on the icons below to choose a subject and an activity. 

There are a couple of pages for Mindfulness and singing.  Check them out below. 

In class, the children have really enjoyed writing stories inspired by books or short videos we have read or watched together.  I have uploaded some of our favourites onto the Creative Writing Icon of the English section.  You can also have a peek at the fabulous writing your friends did. 

I maths, we are continuing to follow the White Rose Learning from home Scheme but you can also dip into BBC Bitesize Learning at home for other or extra activities. 

There is also a variety of activities you can do on the art, science or topic sections.  

I would love to see all your work so please publish it on the Blog or you could email your work to me. 

Take lots of care and hope to hear from you very soon. 

Mrs Marin 

2nd June 2020 - BABY CHICKS WONDERFUL BABY CHICKS!

Exciting news in Mrs Forrester's family !!! Beatrice (Snowy's friend) has just hatched 6 chicks (one is hiding in Snowy's feathers! Beatrice is teaching them to eat, drink, preen themselves and forage for insects in the grass. She is a very good mummy!

Could you draw a picture of a chick and maybe give it a name? You could even take a photo and put it on our class blog for all your friends to see !!!

CLICK ON THE SCIENCE BUTTON BELOW - THEN CLICK ON CHICKS

15th JUNE 2020 UPDATE

Hola lovely Year 2s!

The rain is back!  I hope you haven't been caught out in the torrential downpours we've had the last couple of afternoons. 

I have added some extra activities on the subjects below.  Just click the subject buttons to find out more.  

*** Maths - CHECK OUT THE MATHS SECTION FOR WEEKLY UPDATES AND RESOURCES ***

You can continue to access maths lessons on White Rose, however, you will have to access the worksheets on the Home Learning Page under Maths.  They will  be labelled exactly the same as the Unit of Work on White Rose. 

If you cannot print the worksheet, do not worry, you can always solve the problem on your workbook or any piece of paper. 

English

Continue to read books from the free websites on the Reading Section. 

I have added some extra comprehension units to help you along.  Again, you do not need to print them. You can read the text on your computer and then answer any questions by writing the number and the answer.  Easy!!!

I have also added an extra writing lesson which will take you a week as a unit of writing about dragons. Follow the instructions on the first block you'll find in the English Sub-Page under Creative Writing. 

Spellings

Spellings for the term are uploaded.  Remember to use different strategies to help you learn the rules and the spelling examples. 

Topic and Science - Click on Science and Creative Learning for fab ideas!!!

Check out the Frogs section of Science to see how our tadpoles are fairing. 

You can always access BBC Bitesize for great lessons, stories and games!!  - Click Here 

Take lots of care and keep safe, 

Mrs Marin 

13th May 2020 Update

Check out the science icon to watch live videos of our local wildlife and find out more about them. 

Try some of the following activities below to celebrate VE Day Victory, read a powerpoint to learn more about it, do a comprehension activity, order cards into a timeline of events, make a wartime recipe, colour a banner or do a word search. 

4th May 2020 Update

The Oakwood Academy Lessons for all subjects for all year groups - Click Here

Simply click on the Year 2 button under subjects and then click on English.  There are 5 lessons per week with 2 weeks worth of lessons in this section already. 

The video explains all of the resources you need to complete the lesson with a teacher guiding children through the different activities. The lessons follow the same structure every day with a phonic/spelling part, comprehension and writing.  If the Year 2 text is a bit challenging, choose the English activities in Year 1. 

BBC Bitesize Daily Lessons - Click Here

Here are some fun daily lessons for all subjects for each year group. Click on the link and choose a subject and a lesson. 

28th April 2020 - BREAKING NEWS!!!

Click on the Science Button below and find out which new friends have now joined our little Coley Zoo! 

22nd April 2020 - LATEST NEWS!!

Some very interesting little creatures have joined Mrs Penguelly's family. They are living in a big tub in her garden.  I wonder if you know what they could be.... If you would like to find out more, click on the science link below.  It is so exciting!

20th April 2020 - UPDATE

Hello Year 2s, 

I hope you are all keeping safe and are looking after your grown ups and making sure they don't get up to too much mischief!

I have now updated the Website so that you can access topics by clicking on the subjects and added some extra exciting content across all subjects for you to explore including:

1. New online video maths lessons with resources

2. Creative Learning including the 30 Day Lego Challenge and lots of different STEM/Science Activities

3. New sets of spellings, phonic activities and some excellent creative writing resources by the Literary Shed.

4. Computing activities to program, debug and make algorithms. 

5. New Comprehension Reading materials and Audible Books for free. 

6. Explore germs and local habitats in science.

I have put the new content at the beginning of the new sub-page and I will be adding some more bits and pieces during the week so keep your eyes peeled! 

BREAKING NEWS!! 

We have now launched a BRAND NEW Hello from Home Blog Page.  On this page you will be able to update your friends with the fantastic things you've been doing, post photos and share your learning. 

Click here to be redirected to the blog. There is a post called Hello from Home! with further instructions. 

Thank you to all of you who have already posted. Make sure you go into the Blog and check out the comments about your post.  You might have to answer a few questions!! 

I look forward to hearing from you. 

Mrs Marin

07.04.2020 - UPDATE

Hello again lovely Year 2s, I hope you are doing well and keeping yourselves safe.  As you know, if you have read the Newsletter, I have been doing a variety of activities to keep myself busy including a little bit of walking.  I thought I would share some of the photos I have been taking in my travels which are below. 

Today, I even saw some beautiful ducklings.  Their mum was really busy trying to keep them all together.  She kept on quacking to call them back but some of them were really mischevious and swam in the opposite direction! 

These are some large ponds and lakes close by where I live.  What kinds of animals do you think live in these habitats?  Can you research what species of birds, insects, plants, fish or pond creatures you might find lurking about? 

Blog your answers or send me a picture of what you have found.  I will be posting information about the types of wildlife you may find here in a few days. 

Look in the science section to learn more about some of the animals that live here. 

Take care and keep safe. 

Mrs Marin

1st April 2020 Update. 

Hello lovely Year 2s, 

I hope you are all keeping well and have managed the first week and a half of this lock down at home. 

I have been busy doing a bit of homeschooling with my daughter, giving my friends some top tips on teaching maths to their grandchildren, working on my computer and taking walks round the woods and the lake close to my house.  What have you been up to?  Let me know at by writing me a message on email or on the blog at www.coleyblog.net then click in year 2 and sign in with your password. (Your parents/carers got a text with username and password). 

I am even considering learning a new skill, such as sign language, doing a photography course or joining an online fitness class.  Are you learning a new skill?

Take care and keep well, 

Mrs Marin 

Dear Parents and Carers in Y2, 

Here are some activities which hopefully will keep you busy over the next few weeks.  The children have been given a plain yellow book to record any of their learning including any maths' jottings, art work, science, geography, spelling practice, extra homework projects,  annotations and jottings for their writing, etc.  Additionally, they also have a lined book which they can use for any extra writing activities they'd like to do. 

If your child is using the internet for any of the activities below, please ensure they are supervised. 

We would recommend that the children get a good mixture of fun activities, fresh air and exploration and formal learning times.  Balance is the key, together with little and often.  

Have lots of fun, do your best, keep well and see you soon. 

Mrs Marin 

Fun Activities from the homework grid.

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