P.E. with Joe

It's time for P.E. with Joe!

From Mrs Binnie

Stop Press! More amazing home learning!

Year 2 I am so proud! 

Well done for doing such great learning at home. The photographs of your learning at home are so impressive; keep up the great work! 

Here's Zayd's fantastic Mary Seacole acrostic poem;

Remember you can e-mail photographs of your learning to; 

debeauvoirprimaryschool@gmail.com

From Mrs Binnie

Free Online Phonic Videos

At De Beauvoir, we learn phonics using Read Write Inc. There is a video about understanding phonics - have a look at why we teach phonics. 

It is important that the children are saying pure sounds. Have a look at how to say the different phonemes (sounds) in the English language. 

Watch Ruth and Rosie teach phonics lessons to help your child learn to read at home. Lessons are from Monday to Friday. Each one is ten minutes long and available for 24 hours. 

Recommendations

9.30am - Set 1 - Reception/Year 1

9.30am - Set 2 - Reception/Year 1/Year 2

10.30am - Set 3 - Year 1/2/3

Use the links below to watch the videos. 

Ruth Miskin Online Videos

Mary Seacole; a woman who changed the world!

I have started writing an acrostic poem about Mary Seacole;

But I need your help, Year 2, with the second verse;

Use this illustration of Mary Seacole from Kate Pankhurst's book "Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World" to inspire your writing.

Post your poems in the comments box below or e-mail them to; debeauvoirprimaryschool@gmail.com

From Mrs Binnie

Super sums!

Well done everyone who had a go at yesterdays addition sums. 

The answers were;    1. 80       2. 10      3. False as 37 + 26 = 63 not 67

Here are two problems for today;

Post your answers in the comments box below - remember to show your working out!

From Mrs Binnie

Amazing acrostics!

Wow! I have been blow away by some of the photos of great learning at home that

 have been e-mailed to; debeauvoirprimaryschool@gmail.com

 Keep them coming; they're making me so happy!

Here's an amazing acrostic poem that was e-mailed yesterday;

Reading it makes me hungry for Red Spaghetti- great work!

From Mrs Binnie

Where does it come from?

Do you remember cracking eggs when we made our chocolate cup cakes?

(Here's a photo to remind you)

Today I've been wondering about where our food come from...

Can you choose four ingredients or packages from your kitchen cupboards?

Have a look at the packaging and find out what country does the food come from? 

Can you make your own style of map to show where it come from and how it might have had to get to your home? 

You can use this calculator to work out the food miles of your items;

Click Here

Let me know what you found out in the comments box below.

From Mrs Binnie

What happened in Mary Seacole's life?

Here's some key facts about Mary Seacole that answer last weeks blog questions;

Full Name: Mary Jane Grant

Born: 1805

Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica

Occupation: Nurse and business woman

Died: 14 May 1881

Best known for: Her work in helping the sick and wounded- particularly during the Crimean War

Nickname: Mother Seacole

Have a go at sorting the main events that happened in Mary Seacole's life into the correct order on this website;

Click Here

From Mrs Binnie

Be a foodie poet!

Michael Rosen wrote poem about a chocolate cake.

Can you write a poem about food or your favourite meal? 

It could be...an acrostic poem or a rap. You could write a poem about all the foods you like or dislike. Each line starts with I like... But I don't like..

Think about line length and rhythm. 

Post your poems in the comments box below.

From Mrs Binnie

Super Sums!

It's time to get our brains working! Have a go at answering these addition sums;

Write your answers in the comments box below. 

(I'll post the answers tomorrow)

Happy calculating!

From Mrs Binnie

P.E. with Joe

Hope you're feeling flexible. It's that time again...P.E. with Joe!

From Mrs Binnie

Times Tables Rock Stars

Good morning Year 2! Hope you all had a good weekend.

Well done Uthman for being Year 2's most active player last week. 

Here's a link to the Times Tables Rockstars website;

Click Here

If you can't remember your login send an e-mail and we'll get it to you.

debeauvoirprimaryschool@gmail.com

From Mrs Binnie

Who was Mary Seacole?

When was Mary Seacole born?

What did Mary Seacole's mum teacher her?

Florence Nightingale's nickname was "The Lady with the Lamp" or "Flo", what was Mary Seacole's?

Mary Seacole was brave and very determined. What else do you know about her?

Watch this Horrible Histories song to help you answer the questions;

From Mrs Binnie

P.E. with Joe

It's that time again...your daily P.E. with Joe!

Well done Buddy for doing P.E. with Joe every day with your sister - keep up the great work! 

How's everyone else getting on? 

Let me know in the comments box below.

From Mrs Binnie

I wonder...

Our reading corner triceratops has been pondering some BIG questions!

Can you help him answer his question? 

What calculations can you perform to find the answer 20? 

Can you use doubling and halving? 

Can you use more than one operation?

 Write your best mathematical questions where the answer is 20 in the comments box below.
From Mrs Binnie

A zoo of talking animals!

The British Library needs our help!

 They're trying to create a zoo of talking animals. They have asked all children to invent their own talking animal inspired by talking creatures in story books, including the Gruffalo. 

Here is Mrs Binnie's creature! What do you think?

Does your creature have special powers? Can it see into the future or read peoples minds? Does your creature live in a forest, in a jungle or in a zoo? If your creature came to your house what would you do? The Gruffalo has purple prickles, a poisonous wart and knobbly knees. What kind of body does your creature have?
Here's a video to inspire you of Axel Scheffler explaining how to draw the Gruffalo;

E-mail a photo of your creature to this e-mail address and we'll forward it on to the British Library: debeauvoirprimaryschool@gmail.com

Happy drawing!

From Mrs Binnie

I love Snakes and Ladders!

Snakes and Ladders is one of my favourite games. 

What games do you like to play?

Have a look at the activities below and choose some to play at home.

 Let us know which is your favourite and who won by posting in the comments below.

Happy playing!

P.E. with Joe

With us all spending more time at home, it's more important than ever that we keep moving and stay healthy and positive.

Exercise is an amazing tool to help us feel happier and full of energy. Every day Joe Wicks has been posting a P.E. video online that you can do in your home. 

Watch this video, join in and let me know how you get on in the comments box below. 

From Mrs Binnie

Florence Nightingale - the best or bossiest nurse in the world?

I have loved all our learning about Florence Nightingale this term. 

Do you remember our trip to the Florence Nightingale Museum? 

(Here's a picture to remind you!) 

What did you do and learn at the museum? 

What do you know about Florence and her animals? 

Write your answers as comments below this blog post then have a go at these activities.

 From Mrs Binnie

How are you Year 2?

 Hey, Year 2!
I've been thinking about all the fun things we've done this year. 

Who remembers our fabulous nativity? 

(Let me know if you do in the comments box below!)

While we are all not together I thought it might be nice for us all to keep a diary. You could write your diary entries on paper, in a special book or maybe even in the writing book you took home in your home learning packs.
Here's my diary entry from today;

Dear Diary,

What a sunny day! I woke up to sun pouring in my window and making patterns on the wall. It almost feels like summer.

 I am REALLY missing my amazing class and all their great learning. I'm especially missing their great writing. I hope they're all still doing their daily reading and staying active by doing PE at home. I wonder if they have tried Joe Wick's daily workout yet?

Bye for now diary (I'll write to you again tomorrow), 

from Mrs Binnie

Grammarsaurus

Grammarsaurus is a website that provides resources for teaching Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation to help children develop their writing skills. They have created a free home-learning pack focused on writing for children in Years 1 and 2. Click the link below to download a PDF with some ideas for idea generation, grammar practice and writing templates. If you don't have a printer at home, you can copy these into the books that you received from school.

Free materials for Year 1/2

How did you get on? Send pictures of your writing to debeauvoirprimaryschool@gmail.com.

Totality - a maths challenge

This is an activity from NRich.

Watch the video below (which has not got any sound). It shows two people playing the game.
Can you work out how to play the game?  
What do you think the rules might be? 

Have a go playing with someone in your house. Try it a number of times.
Can you find any good ways to win? Please let us know your thoughts using the comments box below. 

Welcome to Year 2's Blog

Welcome to our class blog. We will be using this page to help you continue your learning and education during your time at home. We will be updating this page with thoughts, ideas, lessons, links and questions. Please read the 'Online Safety and Blogging Rules' before you start commenting and replying. 

We really look forward to hearing from you.

From Mrs Binnie and all the staff at De Beauvoir.