Croeso i Flwyddyn 2

Welcome to Year 2

Welcome to the home page of Year 2 at

Whitestone Primary School, West Cross, Swansea. 

The Year 2 staff this year are:

Mr Whitehouse, Mrs Croall and Mrs Dawson.

IN-SCHOOL LEARNING (week 3 w/b 13th July 2020)

Here is a copy of the activities completed by the children in school this week.

They are in Word format and include a fun maths mystery, a crossword and wordsearch involving all of of the Year 2 class, a science experiment and an art activity. There is also a guideline page which explains how to use the resources.

IN-SCHOOL LEARNING (week 2 w/b 6th July 2020)

Here is a copy of the activities completed by the children in school this week.

They are in Word format and include a literacy, numeracy, science, art and PE data collection activity. There is also a guideline page which explains how to use the resources.

IN-SCHOOL LEARNING (week 1 w/b 29th June 2020)

Here is a copy of the activities completed by the children in school this week.

They are in Word format and include a literacy, numeracy, art and PE data collection activity.

HOME LEARNING - JUNE 2020

Click on the link below to download instructions (in powerpoint format)

about this week's Hwb activities (week beginning Monday 22nd June 2020).

The powerpoint also explains how to use the Hwb for those that haven't used it before.

The Hwb activities will appear on the Hwb on Monday 22nd June.

If there are any problems, then please email Mr Whitehouse or Mrs Croall.

Scroll down this page to see the email addresses.

Click on the link below to download instructions (in powerpoint format)

about this week's Hwb activities (week beginning Monday 15th June 2020).

The powerpoint also explains how to use the Hwb for those that haven't used it before.

The Hwb activities will appear on the Hwb on Monday 15th June.

If there are any problems, then please email Mr Whitehouse or Mrs Croall.

Scroll down this page to see the email addresses.

Click on the link below to download instructions (in powerpoint format)

about this week's Hwb activities (week beginning Monday 8th June 2020).

The powerpoint also explains how to use the Hwb for those that haven't used it before.

The Hwb activities will appear on the Hwb on Monday 8th June.

If there are any problems, then please email Mr Whitehouse or Mrs Croall.

Scroll down this page to see the email addresses. 

There are also 6 powerpoint presentations for 6 different European countries that the children may want to use as part of their research this week.

Click on the link below to download instructions (in powerpoint format)

about this week's Hwb activities (week beginning Monday 1st June 2020).

The powerpoint also explains how to use the Hwb for those that haven't used it before.

The Hwb activities will appear on the Hwb on Monday 1st June.

If there are any problems, then please email Mr Whitehouse or Mrs Croall.

Scroll down this page to see the email addresses. 

HOME LEARNING - MAY 2020

HALF TERM HOLIDAY WORK

Well done Year 2 for working really hard this half term using the Hwb. There are no new set tasks for this half term holiday but all the literacy and numeracy tasks for the last 5 weeks will appear on the Hwb (j2homework in Just2easy) from Monday 25th May so that you can complete any unfinished tasks.

Each task in j2homework has a date next to it to show when it was set. To find further instructions about the task and how to use the Hwb you will need to download the powerpoint of that particular date from this class page. Just scroll downwards !

You all also have lots of reading books and maths activities on the Active Learn site too. 

Have a good half term holiday !

Download the powerpoint below which explains the tasks for this week (11th May).

You need your Hwb username and password to login to the homework.

If you have not got your Hwb usernames and passwords then please email Mr Whitehouse and Mrs Croall.

You will also need your Active Learn usernames and passwords for a few of the tasks.

VE DAY ACTIVITIES

On Friday we will be remembering and celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE Day 

- Victory in Europe Day. This means that the Second World War in Europe ended 75 years ago and people around Britain celebrated with street parties.

Below are some VE Day activities to download and print out. There are colourings, wordsearches, quizzes and even planes, recipes and bunting to make. Enjoy VE Day 75 and try and send us photos (via email) of any activities you do. 

Download the powerpoint below which explains the tasks for this week.

You need your Hwb username and password to login to the homework.

If you have not got your Hwb usernames and passwords then please email Mr Whitehouse and Mrs Croall.

You will also need your Active Learn usernames and passwords for a few of the tasks.

HOME LEARNING

APRIL 2020

HOME LEARNING TASKS

for week beginning Monday 27th April 2020

HOME LEARNING TASKS -

week beginning Monday 20th April 2020

HOME LEARNING

MARCH 2020

Hi Year 2, 

                We hope you are all well and enjoying the Spring sunshine. We have put together some reading books and maths activities for each child on this website:

www.activelearnprimary.co.uk

Pupils will need to use their username, password and school code to log in to these and can obtain them by emailing Mrs Croall or Mr Whitehouse at the following addresses:

CroallK@Hwbcymru.net

WhitehouseN1@Hwbcymru.net

There are two information sheets you can download below to explain how the Bug Club (reading books) and Abacus (maths activities and games) schemes work.

Any problems please email and we can try to sort them out as we have been having a few technical difficulties !

We have also listed some more ideas for activities and useful websites below the information sheets.

Here are some more ideas for literacy activities:

- create an interview with a fairytale character. Think of 5 questions you would like to ask them beginning with Who/When/Where/What/How/Why etc. and then invent their answers. Remember CAPITAL letters, question marks and full stops. 

- design a plan for an alternative fairytale story. Download the planner below to help you. 

- create a comic strip with a scene from a fairytale (download the format below) and include speech bubbles. Remember capitals, full stops and question marks.

- write some instructions to explain how to make your favourite sandwich. Download the planner to help you.

Here are some more ideas for numeracy activities:

- adding coin values. Choose 3 coins and then work out all the different totals you could make using combinations of those 3 coins. Try 4 and 5 coins to challenge yourself. Write them as addition sums (2p + 5p + 5p = 12p).

- working out change from 10p, 20p, 50p or even £1 or £2. Make price tags for some of your toys. Then choose one to buy and choose a coin to pay for it. Work out the change. 

(Count on to the next 10s number first). Write it as a subraction (50p - 43p = 7p). 

Can you work out which coins to give as change too ?

- adding two and three one-digit numbers as quickly as possible. Make number cards 0 to 10 and then pick three. Work out the totals quickly. How many can you complete in a minute ?

- measuring in centimetres. Use a ruler and find five objects in the house measuring 10 cm. Why not try and measure the length of 5 objects in the fridge ? 

  You can download number lines or a 100 square to help you.

Here is an Art and Craft idea too:

- draw or make a rainbow and display it in your window at home. You could draw, paint or make a collage of a rainbow and even add some clouds at either end. Children are making and displaying rainbows all over the country in order to brighten up people's days during these difficult times.

Easter Homework Activities

Download this powerpoint which explains the three tasks. They are all to be completed on the Hwb so you will need to have your username and password (these are different to the Active Learn usernames and passwords). If you have not got your username then please email Mr Whitehouse or Mrs Croall and we will send them on. All these tasks are ICT-based - one literacy, one numeracy and one creative task.

Best of luck and Pasg Hapus ! Happy Easter !

Foundation Phase Outcomes

Here you can download the Foundation Phase Outcomes (in Microsoft Publisher format) to view the outcome descriptors for:

Language, Literacy and Communication, 

Mathematical Development and

Personal and Social Development, Well-being & Cultural Diversity.

These are the three areas in which your child will be assessed by their teachers during the year and the outcomes will be stated on your child's annual report next July. We hope you will find this information useful.

Welly Wednesdays ,      P.E. Kits - Thursdays ,     Homework Set - Thursdays

                                                                                                    (to be handed in on Mondays)