Email – Year 2

Messages emailed to Year 2 parents

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3 years ago
Posted on 31st Mar 2023 by

Year 2 Summer term information

Get set for another fantastic term in year 2 ! Summer term here we come!

PE days are –

Tuesday – indoor gymnastics

Wednesday – outdoor

PE – please remember to wear white tops, plain black/blue jacket, blue/black shorts or joggers or leggings.

Homework reminder- Please read with your child at least 3 times a week. We would like the children to write in their diaries- this is another opportunity to practise their handwriting.

EG- 26.03.23   George’s Marvellous Medicine. Page 5 to 8. It was funny when …..

The children should be practising their spellings each day ready for a quiz each Friday.

Times tables should be practised for recall, fluency and speed. This will be tested each Wednesday :)

Thank you as ever for your support

Year 2 team

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3 years ago
Posted on 17th Mar 2023 by

Year 2 Pirate Day – Friday 31st March!

Ahoy me ‘arties!

Year 2 will be walking the plank and taking part in a yo ho ho fun filled day as pirates. This will be on Friday 31st March (the last day of term).

We invite all the children in year 2 to come dressed as a pirate ready to set sail on our adventures for the day! You do not need to go out and buy a new outfit but can come dressed as scruffy as you like! Jeans/shorts, t-shirt and face paint for an eye patch as an example.  The adults will be putting on their scruffy rags too and dressing up as pirates! The rougher the better, after all they arrrrr little scallywags!

We can’t wait to sail the seven seas and have a ‘Jolly Roger’ time with them all!

Year 2 team

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3 years ago
Posted on 14th Mar 2023 by

Year 2 SATS books

Good afternoon,

We have had a few questions regarding purchasing practise SATS booklets this year.

We have made the decision that we will be using the CGP books as a teaching tool in school therefore we will not be offering you the opportunity to purchase them.

Instead we would like the children to continue with their daily practise of spellings, times tables and reading at least 3x per week.

If you would like to purchase any books there are many available in bookshops however we do not want you to feel that it is essential to purchase any additional learning materials.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Year 2 team

 

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3 years ago
Posted on 14th Mar 2023 by

NSPCC – ‘Speak out. Stay safe’

Dear Parent/Carer

RE: NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. online programme

I am pleased to tell you that this term (week beginning Monday 27th March) we will be participating in the ‘NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe’  online programme. This consists of an online assembly and supporting classroom-based activities. Speak out. Stay safe. is a safeguarding programme available to all primary schools in the UK and Channel Islands. It aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse in a child friendly way. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a trusted adult or Childline.

In the online assembly, the Speak out. Stay safe. messages are delivered in a fun and interactive way with the help of their mascot Buddy as well as special guest appearances from Ant and Dec.

We have studied the content of the materials and are extremely confident that they are appropriate for primary-school-aged children. By the end of the programme, we’re convinced children will feel empowered – knowing how they can speak out and stay safe.

If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme you can find information on the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout or I would be happy to discuss any questions that you may have.

Additional resources

Activities for children at home

Keep busy while learning about staying safe and speaking out with our at-home activities for primary school children. These are hosted on the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk/activities.

Online safety hub

You may also like to visit the NSPCC Online Safety Hub where you will find advice and information on a range of different online safety topics including gaming, social media, sharing nudes, parental controls and more.

You will also find online safety information for families of children with additional needs and disabilities. We have worked with Ambitious about Autism and parents and carers who have children with additional needs and disabilities to create activities to help talk about online safety which you can find at www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-safety-families-children-with-send.

Childline Under 12’s Website

Childline also have a website with age appropriate advice for primary school children on topics such as bullying.  It also has games and other interactive tools. Your child can visit it at www.childline.org.uk/kids.

The Childline website has an accessibility tool too, you can find out about it by clicking on the accessibility link in the Get Support menu. Children can use it to:

  • Read the website out to them
  • Change the text size and font
  • Change webpages to just text only
  • Add a mask or ruler to help them focus on just part of the page
  • Magnify parts of the webpage
  • Translate the website in to over 120 languages

 Talking PANTS with your children

 Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep children safe from sexual abuse. From P through to S, each letter of PANTS provides a simple but important message that can help keep children safe. You can find out more and download the free resources at www.nspcc.org.uk/pants.

Penguin and Ladybird have partnered with the NSPCC to create a Pantosaurus book aimed at children aged 4 – 8. You can find copies of the new book on sale at https://shop.nspcc.org.uk/ or in Matalan’s selected stores. All profits from the sale of this book will support the NSPCC.

Support the NSPCC

You may be interested in the NSPCC’s new selection of BUDDY goodies available from the NSPCC shop at https://shop.nspcc.org.uk/collections/buddy which make perfect gifts for children – and all profits go to help keep children safe.

If you’d like to know more about the NSPCC’s work, or take a look at the wide range of information and advice which is available for parents and carers, please visit their website www.nspcc.org.uk/parents.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Cook

 

 

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3 years ago
Posted on 10th Mar 2023 by

Year 2 Snow Day

What a wonderful sight to wake up to this morning!

Snow in March, can you believe it?

Miss Hill and I would like you to do the following today.

Reading – Mrs Thomas has sent out your reading videos. Write a comment in your reading diary when you have read- remember to practise your beautiful handwriting.

Maths – 2D and 3D shapes hunt and draw! Can you search around the house/outside for 2D and 3D shapes and complete the table.

Shape hunt Snow day

Shape hunt Snow day

Literacy – watch this beautiful video and makes notes about the setting and the character-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhYM1YSDGAs

Describe – Draw The Dream Giver and label it using expanded noun phrases- adjective, adjective noun

The Dream Giver

The Dream Giver

 

DT – COMPETTION – Who can make the tallest, most creative freestanding structure of snow? Remember it must be strong, secure and rigid. Can you make it taller than you? Can you draw 2D shapes on it? Be creative!

Shape hunt Snow day

MOST IMPORTANTLY – have a lovely time in the snow, make memories, laugh lots and have fun!

Please don’t worry about printing the documents if you are unable to. You can just do the activities on paper, they are there as examples to show you the task.

Please send in any photos or work to us at newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk   or save it all and bring back to school on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend.

See you next week :)

 

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3 years ago
Posted on 09th Mar 2023 by

Year 2 Snow afternoon at home!

Hi all, what a beautiful sight it is with all the snow!

This afternoon please can the children read, practise their spellings, do some timetables.

If you want to perhaps they could write a short descriptive paragraph about how the snow has fallen, covered the ground and sent us all home. We’d love to see these when we get back 

Example –

SCHOOL IS SHUT!

It was a bitterly white morning. Crisp, pearly white snow covered the ground like a baby’s blanket. The fuzzy, vast sky stretched out for miles. Everyone arrived at school wrapped up warm but the soft snow was cascading to the ground. During the morning the soft fell rapidly to the ground so the children could not go out to play. The playground was like a sheet of white paper. All the children sighed with sadness because they had to stay inside. All of a sudden a huge announcement was made. School was closing early. The children cheered in excitement.

 

Have a good afternoon in the snow, have lots of fun and please send us in photos if you manage to get out this afternoon.

Year 2 Team

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3 years ago
Posted on 02nd Mar 2023 by

World Book Day Fun in Year 2!

What a wonderful sight!

We loved everyone’s efforts today for World Book Day! We think the grown ups loved dressing up more than the children! Miss Honey, Ms Trunchball, Matilda, Amanda Thrip and Lavender from Roald Dahl’s Matilda were so impressed with the children’s love of reading and creative writing today :)

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3 years ago
Posted on 02nd Mar 2023 by

YEAR 2 – cardboard recycling request please!

Good afternoon,

Please can the children start to bring in any recyclable cardboard boxes for Year 2 and their DT unit.

These need to be in school by Wednesday 8th March.

Many Thanks

Year 2 team

3 years ago
Posted on 17th Feb 2023 by

Message from Buddy the Bear!

Staff have talked to children today about Buddy the Bear and that he hopes they all think about the ‘M’ this holiday.

Please see below letter from Buddy the Bear to children.

Have a great half term!

 

Hi children,

Sorry I have not been to Newdale in a while, but my best friend Cool Cat has told me he was in with his kittens a little while ago and said he loved seeing everyone.

I know you will have all been following the BeSMART code brilliantly this half term and I can’t wait to come and see you all again after the holiday.

Here is a great shot of Cool Cat!

Remember our BeSMART code needs to be followed at all times, not just in school. It would be brilliant if you could concentrate on the ‘M’ this holiday and make home enjoyable for everyone. See how you get on.

Take care everyone and stay safe.

See you soon. Your friend Buddy Bear x