This weeks picture book is “Mr. Big” by Ed Vere. Mr. Big has a hidden talent that no one knows about at first. Do you have a talent? Or maybe there is skill you would like to learn . Talk to your grown up about this. Maybe they have a talent you didn’t know about too.

Week 13 06.07.20

We were going to put a really serious picture book here for you to share… but then this naughty cat called CHESTER scribbled all over our plan in red pen…. Alright Chester if you insist, we’ll share your story….

This is Mr. Prue’s favorite picture book. What is yours? Try reading your story aloud and making it sound exciting. If you have permission from a grown-up who looks after you, you could try sharing your book on class Dojo.

Week 12 29.06.20

This week’s picture book to share and think about is “Amazing Grace” by Mary Hoffman. Are there any characters in a book that you would like to pretend to be? Remember the lesson from Amazing Grace… you could pretend to be anyone.

Week 11 22.06.20

This week’s picture book to share and think about is “Is it the way you giggle?” by Nicola Connelly and Annie Hite. It’s time to spend a little time thinking about yourself. What makes you special?

This week’s PSHE is the second lesson called ‘Good to be me’. We will talk about our similarities and our differences, and why you should always be proud of who you are. We will also discuss skin colour and how every skin colour is beautiful. We will talk about how it is never OK to be unkind to someone because they look different, sound different, or come from a different sort of family.

Good to be me – 2

June is also Gypsy Roma Traveller History month.

Gypsy Roma Traveller Month

Week 10 w.b. 15.06.20

This week’s picture book to share and think about is “Two dads” written by Caroline Robertson and Sophie Humphreys.

It is easy to get grumpy when you spend lots of time in the same place with the same people, but the little boy in this story has really thought about all the good things about his parents. Perhaps you could think about all the nice things that happen in your family too.

PSHE

This week’s PSHE lesson is called ‘Good to be me’. We will talk about our similarities and our differences, and why you should always be proud of who you are. We will also discuss skin colour and how every skin colour is beautiful. We will talk about how it is never OK to be unkind to someone because they look different, sound different, or come from a different sort of family.

Good to be me – 1

Carrot Club

Week 9 w.b. 08.06.20

This week’s picture book to share is “The day you begin” by Jacqueline Woodson. You may have it at home but don’t worry if you don’t, just follow this link to share a story reading on YouTube.

It is a book about appreciating our differences and connecting with others when they feel alone.

Week 8 w.b 01.06.20

Look at the book “You Choose” here:

Decision Making Challenges

Week 7 w.b 18.05.20

Listen to the story ‘Barry the Fish with Fingers’ here:

Barry the Fish with Fingers Activity Sheet

Week 6 w.b 11.05.20

Listen to the story of The Snail and the Whale here:

The Snail and the Whale Activity Sheet

Week 5 w.b 04.05.20

My Self Praise Jar Activity

Positive Words and Compliments Activity Sheet

Yoga to Promote Relaxation and Sleep

Week 4

Senses mindfulness challenges

Weekly Well-Being Journal – Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Week 3

Joe Wicks 8 minute workout

Mindfulness challenge cards

Positive affirmation

Things to look forward to

Week 2

Acts of Kindness Cards

Joe Wicks Activity Cards

Brain Break Cards

Week 1

Fitness Challenges

Mindful Breathing

Sensory Break Cards

Tabletop Challenge Cards

Topic work

Week 14 13.07.20

Activity 1: Lots of amazing creatures live in the sea near where Brighton. Use this weblink to find out more.

https://www.mcsuk.org/ukseas/search?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6PD3BRDPARIsAN8pHuH8sIT8mkPDLm7cZ3QQ8JAxBMZk6YejLZDxQ035Q5I1CEkBBUIDP8saAmcwEALw_wcB

You could make your own information book about one or more of these creatures or even go to the beach with an adult and make a record of any birds or sea creatures that you see or find evidence of.

Activity 2: Most of you will have seen the ruin of the West Pier in Brighton, but do you know what happened to it? Use this website to find out… Ask an adult to help pick out key bits of information and then use these to write your own timeline.

https://www.westpier.co.uk/history/chronology-of-the-west-pier/

Activity 3: Dolphins have been spotting swimming near Brighton. Why not have a go at drawing a dolphin. Here is a YouTube tutorial that might help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bSiL_MmWoA

Week 13 06.07.20

Activity 1: You don’t have to travel far to find some amazing animals. Use the mini beast sheet to see what you can find in your local park or garden. Ask a trusted adult to check the area you are looking in is safe and try to look but not touch.

Mini beast hunt sheet

Activity 2: Tourist boards sometimes write slogans to try and attract new visitors like: –

“Come to London to see the historic Buckingham palace, hear the buskers in Camden market and smell the delicious doughnut at Spitalfields market. “

Could you write a slogan about Brighton that includes at least three of your five senses?

Activity 3: Have you been having fun in the sunshine? Try using this link or some paints, pens or pencils to make your own sunshine picture…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/gg2q4q2c2v?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fcbbc%2Fgames%2Fcbbc-picture-maker

Week 12 29.06.20

Activity 1: Once you have done last week’s food chains learning, have a go at this worksheet.

Hunter – Hunted Worksheet

Activity 2: When things to return to normal, lots of businesses will want to make sure tourists return to Brighton to spend their money. This is an old poster drawn to attract tourists to our town. What could you draw on a modern poster that might encourage tourists to some to Brighton?

Activity 3: This link shows you how you can draw a road that appears to lead off into the distance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2ITmpA8yug

You could try to include a Brighton building in your picture, like the i360 or you could have a look at this picture and try to use the ideas from the video to draw a path through the Sussex countryside.

Week 11 22.06.20

Activity 1: One of the areas we study in year 2 science is food chains the link to the game below could be a good way to start to understand why farms are so important to the food chain and why farmers think protecting the environment is so important.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/g7rh7b3d4q?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fcbeebies%2Fgames%2Fdown-on-the-farm-a-year-on-your-farm

Activity 2: Making a Tourist information leaflet about Brighton.

Start by folding a piece of paper like this so that you have 6 pages.

We have looked at a few different tourist attractions including…

The Palace Pier, the Pavilion, the Beach, the Downs, The North Laine shops and the i360. You could start a project where you draw a picture and write something about a different attraction on each page. You should try to think about how you could persuade people that they would really enjoy visiting each place.

Hint… try to only work on one page a day so that you can do your best work.

Activity 3: Art

Look at these two youtube clips.

Use this clip to help you to draw some simple hill shapes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtsh426MFpk

Then have a look at these pictures by Eric Ravilious many of which were drawn around Sussex. It might give you some ideas about colors you could use and details you could add to your picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYAlh_qLYtg

Week 10 w.b. 15.06.20

Activity 1: Look at this map of Brighton.

Pick one of the places of interest shown here. Have a go at copying the picture and then try to find some interesting facts about that place. If you do your research on the internet, make sure you work with an adult and think about internet safety.

Activity 2: We live in a city, but nature is all around us like this fox sleeping at Brighton station. Try keeping a diary of all the interesting plants, birds, insects and other animals that you can spot over the next week.

Activity 3: Have a look at this picture of the Sussex downs by Eric Ravilious.

What can you see?

Where could this path lead?

Use your imagination, Write or draw some pictures of things you might see if you walked down this path. Who might you meet? What kinds of animals might you see? What would you smell or hear as you walked along?

Week 9 w.b. 08.06.20

Activity 1: Look at this picture of Brighton seafront in the late 19th century. What is the same and what is different about Brighton today? You could write a list and draw some picture that answer this question.

Activity 2: Brighton has a history of trying to attract tourists with amazing machines. There are two pictures below. The first shows the Brighton and Rottingdean Electric Railway, which was a unique coastline railway that ran through the shallow coastal waters of the English Channel be- tween 1896 and 1901. The second shows the i360 on the seafront today.

Week 8 w.b 01.06.20

Watch this video about the history of Brighton made by school children from Moulsecoomb Primary School:

What facts do you find interesting?

What would you like to know more about?

Have you got any questions about Brighton?

Week 7 w.b 18.05.20

See this week’s weekly overview for activities that link with our ‘Under the Sea’ topic.

Week 6 w.b 11.05.20

Listen to Jacques Cousteau’s life story here:

‘Manfish’ Jacques Cousteau Comic Strip

Watch this video about the artist Wyland’s painting of an octopus:

Week 5 w.b 04.05.20

Floating and Sinking Experiment Record

Week 4

This week, can you find out lots of facts about your favourite sea animal? You could use books or the Internet. Then create a fact file about your sea animal. You could write your facts in the fact file below.

Sea Animal Fact File

Have a look at this week’s overview document for lots more topic related activities. Have fun!

Wonderful Work

Year 2 staff

Baobab class

Ms Campbell and Mrs Stanton

Bonsai class

Mrs Young, Ms Rees-Jones and Mrs Eastwell

Class Dojo

Please ensure that you have your student log-in for class dojo. In the event of self-isolating or an entire bubble’s isolation it is the expectation that pupils will continue to complete work at home to minimise the impact of COVID and loss of learning. (If you do not have your log-in please contact the school office).

https://www.classdojo.com/

PE

Bonsai Class now have P.E. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Baobab Class now have P.E. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Currently children do not need to bring their PE kit to school, but it is helpful if children wear comfortable clothing and shoes that they can run around in on PE days.

Year 2 News

Please make sure that your child brings a named water bottle to school each day, especially during this warm weather.

Year 2

SPRING TERM

Welcome to Year 2 Bonsai and Baobab classes! All home learning will be delivered through CLASS DOJO.

Please visit and join Classdojo.com for all 2021 remote learning.

Our topic this term is ‘Healthy Me’

– THIS REMOTE LEARNING IS FROM THE SPRING TERM LOCKDOWN 2020 –

English Worksheets and Activities

Week 14 13.07.20

Spelling

Week 13 06.07.20

Spelling

Week 12 29.06.20

Spelling

Week 11 22.06.20

Spellings

Week 10 15.06.20

Week 9 08.06.20

Spelling

Week 8 w.b 01.06.20

Spelling

Week 7 w.b 18.05.20

Spelling:

Week 6 w.b 11.05.20

Spelling:

Week 5 w.b 04.05.20

Spelling:

Week 4

Spelling:

Week 3

Week 2

Mini Beast poetry:

Y2 Common Exception Wordsearch:

Week 1

English Worksheets and Activities- Yellow

Week 14 13.06.20

Week 13 06.07.20

Week 12 29.06.20

Week 11 22.06.20

Week 10 15.06.20

Week 9 08.06.20

Week 8 w.b 01.06.20

Week 7 18.05.20

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Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Reading Race Game:

Bingo:

Reading Worksheets and Activities

Week 14 13.07.20

Week 13 06.07.20

Week 12 29.06.20

Week 11 22.06.20

Week 10 w.b. 15.6.20

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Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Pirates:

On The Farm:

Healthy Living:

Animals and Living Things:

Dinosaurs:

Fairy Tales:

Maths Worksheets and Activities

Week 14 13.07.20

Week 13 06.07.20

Week 12 29.06.20

Week 11 22.06.20

Week 10 w.b.15.06.20

Week 9 w.b. 08.06.20

Week 8 w.b 01.06.20

Week 7 w.b 18.05.20

Week 6 w.b 11.05.20