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5 years ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2020 by

Year 2 home learning Maths – 26.11.20

In Maths today we will be finding fractions of numbers.  This new learning links nicely to the work we were doing on division last week.

I have made a video to show you the method you need to use.  We will be using the sharing method (which is the one we used for division!) You can find my video here: https://youtu.be/0U3Ir826MYE

The questions we would like you to complete are here

Maths Thursday fractions

CHALLENGE!

If you whizzed through the first set of questions, we would like you to have a go at finding fractions when the numerator is bigger than 1.  I have made another video to explain this https://youtu.be/xzcoFWkV5TE

Your challenge questions are here.

Maths Thursday fractions challenge

Miss Jones and I are looking forward to seeing your answers.  Don’t forget to upload them onto the homework blog or email them to us at Newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk

If you have any questions please send us an email.

From,

Miss Newport

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5 years ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2020 by

Year 2 – Important Information

Dear parents and carers of children in Year 2,

Further to our communications today, we want to update you.

We have spent the day carrying out a thorough investigation and working alongside the Health Protection Hub.

In light of our investigation and information gathered via contact tracing, we have decided to close the Year 2 bubble from tomorrow for 14 days.

This means that all pupils in Year 2 will be required to self-isolate from now until 8.30am on 8th December.

Please disregard any communications that you have received today from school regarding your child coming back to school tomorrow and do not bring your child into school. Work will be set via our school website. Please contact us if you have concerns.

If your child shows any symptoms, please follow the national guidance given.

We appreciate this may cause some inconvenience, however we must follow the policy and procedures that we have been advised to.

Thank you for all of your support so far.

Kind regards

Miss Cook

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5 years ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2020 by

Update 25.11.20

Dear Parents/Carers,

You will have undoubtedly have heard that unfortunately we have had our first positive case in Year 2.

One of the classes will be required to self-isolate until the 8th December. We have been working very hard with the Health Protection Hub looking at contact tracing.

All parents of children who are required to self-isolate alongside this class have now been contacted or will be contacted this afternoon.

Please remember…

The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID 19) are recent onset of:
– A new continuous cough and/or
– High temperature and/or
– A loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness. Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.
If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/ or by phoning 111.
How to stop COVID-19 spreading
There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19
Do
– Wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
– Use hand sanitiser gel (with 60% alcohol) if soap and water are not available
– Wash your hands as soon as you get home
– Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
– Put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
Further information
Further information is available at
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

If your child becomes ill then please air on the side of caution and follow guidance.

Thank you for your understanding and rest assured we will continue to work really hard in keeping our site safe for your children.

Miss Cook
Headteacher
Newdale Primary School and Nursery

5 years ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2020 by

Spellings and times tables

Don’t forget that you can also practise this weeks spellings and times tables at home too.

Spellings

This week in spellings we are looking at contractions.  A contraction is a word that has been shortened from combining two bigger words. An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used in the place of letters taken out of a word.

Can you spot the contractions in this video?

A copy of the spellings can be found here:

Contraction spellings week 4

Times Tables

A game we play at school to practise our times tables is Hit the Button  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Alternatively you could complete one of the worksheets below.

x2 sheet x3 sheet x5 sheet x 10 sheet

If you have forgotten which times tables you are working on then please email Mrs Thomas or Mrs Horler on newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk

5 years ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2020 by

Year 2 Home Learning continued – Wednesday 25th November

For Maths today we will be practising some mental addition.  You did an activity like this in class yesterday so you should remember what to do.

You will need a dice to play this game but if you do not have one at home you could use this online version https://www.teacherled.com/iresources/tools/dice/

Simply roll three numbers and then add them together.  To add them together you should put the larger number in your head and then use your fingers to help you to count on.  You can use jottings if it helps too.

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Record your number sentence using + and = symbols, for example if you roll 4 and 2 and 5 you would write 5 + 4 + 2 = 11

CHALLENGE: Once you have completed your dice addition game, have a go at this challenge:

You can submit your work to us on the homework blog or email us directly on newdale.year2team@taw.org.uk

If you require paper copies to complete this work then please contact the school office on 01952 387720 and they will be able to provide you with these.

From Miss Newport and Miss Jones

5 years ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2020 by

Update for Yr 2 parents

 

Dear Parents/Carers of children in Year 2,

 

Thank you for your swift response this morning to our ongoing situation in school. Our Year 2 teaching team are busy setting up plenty of tasks for your children to complete at home. You will need to access direction from them through the school website on the Year 2 page.

 

We are following our protocol and taking full advice from the professionals at the Health Protection Hub. This of course will take us a small amount of time.

 

Please do not panic, we are one of the very few schools that have not had a positive case until now.

 

I will be in contact with further details very soon.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Newdale Primary School and Nursery

5 years ago
Posted on 23rd Nov 2020 by

Update 23.11.20

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

As part of our ongoing risk assessment, we need to ensure levels of ventilation across the school are high. We are told this constant movement of fresh air helps us keep our school safer.

 

This means that we need to have periods of time where the doors to classrooms and windows are left open. Before now, this was not too much of an issue but now the temperatures are dropping it could be.

 

Please ensure your children are adequately dressed e.g. with an extra layer under their shirt and of course please make sure they have a coat.

 

We continue to do all we can to protect everyone in our school, but we need your help along the way.

 

As ever…

 

  • Keep your children off school if they are displaying symptoms (do not risk it for the sake of everyone else).
  • Maintain social distance yourselves at all times and wear a mask.
  • Make sure children wash hands before arriving at school and immediately when they come home.
  • Keep us up to date – communication is key at this time.

 

If in doubt, call the office (01952 387720) and someone will do their best to help you.

 

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

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5 years ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2020 by

Year 1&2 Star of the Week

Jean from Miss Newport’s class for a great improvement in his handwriting and for working hard at home.

The Den – no star of the week today

All of Miss McCullagh’s class for working SO hard in phonics and all having a FANTASTIC first practise at their phonics screening.

James from Miss Jones’ class for fantastic progress and effort with every area of his work this week 😊