Wow! I cannot believe it is nearly the summer holidays. What a fabulous year it has been. Shall we recap?
We have done lots of counting...
Lots of creating...
Lots of writing...
Lots of investigating...
And we have had lots of fun!
But the hard work is not over just yet. This week you have your final home learning timetable jam packed with lots of fun activities. You will also find a range of tasks below to keep up with over summer. These will help prepare you for your move from infants to juniors!
Continue to read on MyON!
MyOn will be accessible to you ALL summer. Aim to read 20+ minutes a day. Use the 'browse' section of your library to find some of the weird and wonderful book categories including unexplained mysteries and inventions. 
Keep up with TTRS!
Please continue to practice your 2, 5 and 10 times tables. These will come in super handy in Year 3 and beyond.
PurpleMash games!
You will find a HUGE range of mathematical games and activities on PurpleMash. Revise your knowledge of addition, subtraction, fractions, shape, time and more! Use the 'mathematics' button on the home page to find the topics above. 
Oracy
Keep up to date with current news by watching/reading Newsround reports regularly. Report back to family or friends and tell them what you have discovered. 
Spelling
Can you read these words? Can you say these words? Can you spell these words? Please continue to practice READING, SPEAKING and SPELLING the first 100, and then 200 high frequency words for KS1. 
Of course the number of the week is 3. And it really is a magic number! But what can you tell me about the number 3?
Can you double it? What does it look like written as a word? Can you use it in an addition sentence? What is 3 x 5? What about 3 x 10? 
A big well done to this weeks MyON superstars! Gold stars all around.
Weblinks:
MyON library: https://www.myon.co.uk/login/index.html GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos RE - CAFOD website: : https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Kidz-Zone Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ Resources:
Maths booklet
English booklet
Memory template
Quiz worksheet
Quiz PowerPoint
And finally I would just like to say a HUGE thank you for such a wonderful year! It has been so much fun teaching you all and I am SUPER proud of your achievements in Year Two. I wish you all every success in Year Three and beyond.
Miss McKenna❤️
Hello Year Two. How are you all? I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has sent me pictures of their work since we began home learning. It always brightens up my day seeing how hard you have been working. I can't wait to see more of your fabulous work over the next two weeks?
DID YOU KNOW that during July we celebrate World Emoji Day?!!?????❤️ Can you guess what food the two emojis below are describing? ? 
A BIG well done to all of this weeks MyON superstars. REMEMBER! To get onto the MyON superstar board, you need to be reading for 20+ minutes a day on MyON. Can you work out how many minutes that is a week?
NUMBER OF THE WEEK
What can you tell me about the number... 
How many tens and ones? Is it odd or even? Can you split 14 in half? Can you double it? What does 14 look like written as a word?
Weekly spellings
Please do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper! 
Home learning timetable
Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below. Apologies for the blip on last weeks blog! I have had problems uploading the timetable in the usual large view format, so please use the link below to download the timetable to your device.
Weblinks:
MyON library: https://www.myon.co.uk/login/index.html GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos RE - CAFOD website: : https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Kidz-Zone Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ Resources:
Tuesday English activity
Tuesday Maths PowerPoint
Mathletics booklet - Time
Design Technology - paper plane instructions
And of course, here are the answers to last weeks brain teaser:
BOOK (on the man's face) NOVEL (in the recliner chair) STORY (across the woman's shoulder/book) WORDS (in the plant) PAGES (across the boys leg/arm) READ (across the dogs ear/girls hair) I hope you all have a lovely week. Miss McKenna❤️ Hello Year Two! I hope everyone is keeping well. As we move into the month of July, I would like to start this weeks blog with a new quote of the month...
WORD HUNT The word hunt is back! Can you find all 6 words hidden in this picture? 👀 As always, last weeks brain teaser answer will be at the bottom of the blog. 
To get onto the MyON superstar board, you need to be reading for 20+ minutes a day on MyON. Lets keep going Year Two! NUMBER OF THE WEEK What can you tell me about the number...  How many tens and ones? Is it odd or even? Can you split 46 in half? Can you double it? What does 46 look like written as a word? Weekly spellings Please do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper!  Home learning timetable Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below.
Weblinks: MyON library: https://www.myon.co.uk/login/index.html GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ Geography links: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/general-geography/what-is-climate-change/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8unGCTWUWI Resources: English task - Tuesday
English task - Thursday
Mathletics booklet - Time
Maths PowerPoint - Wednesday
Maths PowerPoint - Thursday
Maths PowerPoint - Friday
Anna Hymas posters
 LAST WEEKS BRAIN TEASER: ANSWER Who attempted to answer last weeks brain teaser? Here it is again... How many times does the number FIVE occur between the numbers 1-100?  And the answer is... 20! 5 appears ten times as the last digit (5, 15, 25 … 95) and ten times as a first digit (50, 51, 52 … 59). And finally, I would like to share a story with you all. Kira has been busy creating this video and voicing the tale of 'The Sun and the Moon'. How creative. Well done Kira⭐. I hope everyone enjoys listening to this lovely story... Have a wonderful week Year Two! Miss McKenna❤️
Rose
Erin and Opal have also been keeping very busy! They both had their science caps on last week as they completed the Y2 investigation into the suitability of a range of materials for a sailing boat. They both made great predictions and concluded that plastic is the best material to make a boat from. Great job girls. Keep up the hard work!
Remember you can send pictures/links of your work to [email protected]
As mentioned last week, I will be giving out gold stars to those who have been accessing the MyON library on a regular basis. Remember I can see who is and who isn't accessing the reading material online. Please aim to read for 20+ minutes every day day. Check out Mr Crow's marvellous myOn reading here. He might even be able to help you out if you are struggling! This week the Year 2 MyON superstars are...
Brain Teaser!
This week I have a maths challenge for you to solve... How many times does the number FIVE occur between the numbers 1-100? 
NUMBER OF THE WEEK
What can you tell me about the number... 
Is it odd or even? How many tens and ones? Can you use 97 in a subtraction number sentence? How would it look as an array? What is 10 more? How about 10 less?
Weekly spellings
Please do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper! 
Home learning timetable
Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below. Please see the example below for Tuesday's English task. You may also use the 'features of an explanation text' list to help with the tasks for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tuesday English task Look at the list I have created for the features of an explanation text. You will also find an example of the task that was completed in school. How many of the features did we find? They are highlighted in pink. Can you also find these in your explanation text?
Weblinks: MyON library: https://www.myon.co.uk/login/index.html GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ English links for Tuesday: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/category/discover/ https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ PurpleMash: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stagnese3 Computing book: Digiduck: https://www.childnet.com/resources/digiduck-stories/digiducks-big-decision Resources: English booklet
Mathletics booklet
English plan example
And of course, here is the answer to last weeks brain teaser. The Queen is circled in red. Well done if you found her!
Keep up all of the great work Year 2. I am super proud and miss you all very much. Stay safe Miss McKenna❤️
BRAIN TEASER This week, your challenge is to spot the Queen amongst all of these cheeky corgis! Don't let the hats and crowns fool you, she's hiding in there somewhere..  Reading at home - MyON  You should all now have your MyON log ins! MyON is our new online library service. Instead of taking a book from our classroom book shelf using your ZPD, you can simply read one at home! I suggest reading a book from the ‘recommended’ section of the library page as these will suit your ZPD, but do explore the webpage! There are new books added regularly and I encourage you to read a mixture of both fiction and non-fiction. I can log in to see what books you have read and how much time you have spent reading. I will be giving gold stars on the blog next week for those who are reading daily for 20-30+ minutes! ⭐⭐⭐ NUMBER OF THE WEEK What can you tell me about the number...  What is half of 18? Can you use 18 in an addition number sentence? How would it look as an array? What is 1 more? How about 1 less? Can you double it? Weekly spellings Please do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper!  Home learning timetable Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below.  When you open Busy Beats, start with an empty beat. It will automatically be recording your sound. Click on one of the ripplers in the middle of the screen. This will allow your sounds to play on repeat. Then start experimenting! Use the sound buttons from the tabs at the top and drag them into place. I suggest using sounds from 'synths' and 'samples'. If you would like to hear your beat over, simply press the blue square button in the bottom right corner to stop the recording. The green triangle will allow you to play it over! The video below will show you how I navigated my way around the app to create my own unique sound! I hope you all have as much fun as I did😃 Weblinks: MyON library: https://www.myon.co.uk/login/index.html GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ RE Creation story: http://www.dltk-bible.com/genesis/chapter1-cv.htm English text - Friday: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/countries/saint-lucia-facts/ PurpleMash: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stagnese3 Maths video - Monday: https://vimeo.com/414671240 Maths video - Tuesday: https://vimeo.com/415461655 Maths video - Wednesday: https://vimeo.com/415699218 Resources: English booklet
Mathletics booklet
Addition word problems for Friday
Science: Example boats, paper boat instructions and worksheet
And of course, here are the answers to the week 6 brain teaser. They are circled in red. Well done if you found all of the differences!  I hope you all have a lovely week Year 2. Take care and keep persevering! Miss McKenna❤️
WELCOME TO SPACE WEEK!
Your timetable will run as usual, but all topic activities will be space themed. Please try to incorporate some of these books into your reading for this week! They are all available on the Oxford Owl eBook library page and you can find them by typing 'space' or the book title into the search bar.
NUMBER OF THE WEEK What can you tell me about the number... 
Can you write the number in words? How many tens? How many ones? Is it odd or even? What is 5 more? How about 5 less? Can you double it?
Weekly spellings Please do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper! 
MOON WALK CHALLENGE
Who has heard of a dance move called the moon walk? It was not made famous by an astronaut or an alien... Use the links below to find out about who made the dance move famous and learn how to copy it!
Home learning timetable
Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below. Weblinks: GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ PurpleMash: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stagnese3 Monday maths: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2grd2p/articles/zwv6b82 History links: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zj93bdm https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/space/neil-armstrong-facts/ Oracy: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52526849 Computing: https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/space-quest Resources: English booklet
Success criteria and useful vocabulary word mats
Maths booklet for Tuesday and Wednesday
And finally, week 6 brain teaser answers... Here it is again as a reminder... Peter's father has five sons. The names of four sons are Fefe, Fifi, Fofo and Fufu. What is the name of the firth son? 
If Peter's father has five children and four of them have already been named above, the fifth son must be Peter himself! Well done to everyone who gave it a go⭐ I hope everyone enjoys space week?. Please do email me with any work you have completed. I would love to see it. Take care and speak soon Year 2, Miss McKenna❤️ Welcome back to the blog Year Two! How are you all? I do hope that everyone had a lovely half term break. As we enter month of June, I have a new quote of the month to share with you all. Whilst it is strange not being able to take books out from our classroom library, I must say how proud I am of everyone for continuing to read books at home or online. If you have not already accessed, the Oxford Owl eBook library is a fantastic resource with lots of free eBooks from a wide range of genres. You will find the link to the website on the righthand side of this page. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YEAR TWO! ⭐  This quote comes from a famous author named Dr Seuss. Do you recognise that name? Some of you may have read his stories. Here is a link to my favourite Dr Seuss story... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItPdeUnu5UI. Weekly spellings Please do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper!  NUMBER OF THE WEEK What can you tell me about the number...  Can you double it? What is 10 more? How about 10 less? Is it odd or even? What does 9 look like written as a word? Can you multiply 9 by 2? How about 5? My secret code... Did anyone attempt to crack my secret code over half term? Here it is again as a reminder along with this weeks brain teaser! As always, I will leave the answers to the previous brain teasers at the bottom of this weeks blog.   Home learning timetable Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below. Weblinks: GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ PurpleMash: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stagnese3 Topic links: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z82xpv4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7OJvv4LG9M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZyZxDWjkZ0 Resources: RE story English booklet
Success criteria and vocabulary posters    Maths booklet
History worksheet And finally, week 5 brain teaser answers... Fishing picture: NICE (in the mans hair) TREE (in the light green grass) BOY (in the blue in) FISH (on the orange basket) HOT (above the ladder) WAVE (in the dark green grass) Miss McKenna's secret code... I used this to help me write it...  It read... 'HELLO YEAR TWO'. Well done if you got it correct!
Speak soon everyone, Miss McKenna ❤️ Hello Year Two! I hope you all had a restful weekend. It was wonderful to catch up with some of you over the phone last week. I am thoroughly impressed with how busy everyone has been. You all continue to make me very proud with how hard you have been working on your home learning activities. Keep up the great work⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I also know that many of you have been enjoying the weekly brain teasers🧠 ! So here is another picture... Can you find all of the 6 hidden words?👀 As always, last weeks answers will be at the bottom of the blog.  Weekly spellings Please do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper!  NUMBER OF THE WEEK What can you tell me about the number...  How many tens and ones? Can you write 17 as a word? Is it odd or even? Can you double it? What is 5 more? How about 5 less? Can you tally 17? How would it look as an array? Free time Did anyone have a go at the non-screen activities from last weeks blog? I had a go at making my own secret code. I wonder if anyone in Year Two can crack it... HINT: The numbers are related to the letters of the alphabet.  Here is the list again! I would love to see your attempt at any of these activities. You can email me by contacting [email protected] and leaving my name in the subject!  Home learning timetable Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below. Note to parents/carers: Again you may notice some gaps in the way I have scheduled the maths tasks. This is because some of the tasks require additional equipment/large groups of people to complete. This week I have also attached the answer booklet that accompanies the Statistics activities. Weblinks: GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ PurpleMash: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stagnese3 Music lesson: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjcwqp3 Newsround links: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround Resources: English booklet
Maths booklet: Statistics Geography map  And finally, week 4 brain teaser answers: MIRROR (on top of the mirror) TILES (in the bathroom floor tiles) COUCH (in the couch cushion) STRAW (in the broom) CAT (on the cats tail) CORD (in the TV wire) Speak soon Year Two! Have a lovely week, Miss McKenna❤️ Welcome back Year 2! To kick things off I'm going to start this weeks blog with a brain teaser! You've seen one similar to this before... Can you find all 6 words hidden in this picture? 👀 As always, last weeks brain teaser answer will be at the bottom of the blog.  Weekly spellings Please do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper!  NUMBER OF THE WEEK What can you tell me about the number...  How many tens and ones? Can you halve it? Can you double it? Do you recognise 22 from any of your multiplication's? What is 5 more? How about 5 less? Free time Online learning is great! It allows us to continue to develop and learn new skills during our time at home. However, I would like you to give some of these non-screen activities a go during your free time 🤩 I have already had a go at making a tower from playing cards! What do you think? Could you makea tower that is taller than mine?  Home learning timetable Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below. Note to parents/carers: You may notice some gaps in the way I have scheduled the maths tasks. This is because some of the tasks require additional equipment/large groups of people to complete. Please do not skip ahead or complete tasks I have not yet set. Thank you! Weblinks: GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ Voices in the park eBook: http://booksalive.kingston.ac.uk/flash/book.html PurpleMash: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stagnese3 National Portrait Gallery online: https://www.npg.org.uk/visit/360-gallery-views/ Resources: RE worksheet Deaf awareness PowerPoint Comprehension questions
Role on the wall template
Maths booklet: Statistics Science resources
Art resources And finally, week 3 brain teaser answer: 'People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?' Who guessed correctly? It's a.... PLATE! Well done if you got it right😃 If you attempt any of the non screen activities or you would simply like to show me a piece of work you are proud of, I would LOVE to see! Ask an adult to email a picture over to the office ([email protected]) and leave my name in the subject! Take care Year 2! Miss McKenna🧡 Bonjour Year 2👋 How are you all? I hope everyone is enjoying the home learning activities. I have been thoroughly impressed by the work I have seen on PurpleMash. Keep up the wonderful efforts! As we enter the month of May, I have a new quote of the month to share. Although we are missing the classroom very much, we must take inspiration from Percy. I am very proud of you all, please continue to persevere whilst learning at home.  As these weekly blogs develop I am still trying to understand what works best for everyone, so I have made some small changes/additions to the activities starting with spelling! Weekly spellings will now look very similar to those you usually receive for homework. The table below lists the words for you to look, say, cover, write and check. Do not worry if you cannot print it out, just copy them down onto a piece of paper!  NUMBER OF THE WEEK Just like we do in class, what can you tell me about the number…  Is it odd or even? Can you make this number using coins? What is 10 more? How about 10 less? Can you use 55 in a multiplication number sentence? What does it look like in word format? Home learning timetable Below is this weeks home learning timetable. You will find all of the relevant links/resources attached below. Weblinks: GoNoodle dance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw Cosmic Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uIZ2KOZZeQDQo_Gsi_qbQ PE with Joe Wicks: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/videos Kids Wordsmyth online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/ Voices in the park eBook: http://booksalive.kingston.ac.uk/flash/book.html White Rose Maths: www.whiterosemaths.com/homelearning Resources: Hail Mary
Voices in the park - front cover  Opinion template Exercise resources  
BRAIN TEASER I haven't forgotten Year 2! This week I have a bit of a riddle for you.. The answer will be revealed in next weeks blog.  Week 2 brain teaser answer:
Some of you may have realised I tricked you. There are actually two possible answers. The hexagon has 6 sides and 6 vertices. The pentagon has 5 sides and 5 vertices. The square has 4 sides and 4 vertices. Therefore, the next shape in the pattern must have one less side/vertex than the square… A TRIANGLE. Your answer could have been A or B. That is all for now. Take care Year 2, Miss McKenna ❤️ |
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