Cranborne Primary School

Homework

The focus for all homework at Cranborne will now be centred around daily reading and sharing of books and the learning of core maths skills.

Each week, we will add a note in this space to inform parents/carers which spellings and maths skills we are focusing on in class. Parents/carers can then support their child(ren) to practise and consolidate this knowledge at home.

We recommend using your child's Mathletics account (username and password can be found inside the cover of their reading record) to practise key skills. There are activities available for all areas and topics across the Maths curriculum and you can adapt the level of challenge to suit your child. Times Tables Rockstars (TTRS) is also invaluable to help your child learn their times tables. The focus in Year 2 is 2, 5 and 10 times tables but feel free to encourage your child to move onto the 3, 4 and 8 times tables if they already have a good grasp of these. Again, their username and password for TTRS can be found inside the cover of their reading record.  The Topmarks website and BBC Bitesize also have many online maths games.

If you would like to try some paper-based learning, CGP (www.cgpbooks.co.uk) offer a wide range of Year 2 specific workbooks with explanations and answers.

Please do continue to read with your child everyday. This is one of the most impactful things you can do. Share the book together, reading a few pages and discussing the story and characters. You can use the questions on the bookmark we sent home to support this discussion.

Week Commencing: 

Time Table Rockstars: 2s, 5s and 10 times tables

Oxford Owl:

For extra spelling resources and ebooks, please follow this link:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ 

Username: cranborne

Password: school 1 

Common Exception words/

Red Tricky words

Below, are the list of common exception, or red tricky, words for Year 2. These are words that do not follow the usual sound patterns.  You could try these fun ways to practise spelling the words:

• write the words in different colours
• How many times can you write one of the words in a minute?
• How many of the same word can you fit on a Post-it?
• write the word using your non-dominant hand
• write the word in the air
• write the word with your eyes closed
• rainbow write a word (go over the word with different colours)

Reminders

P.E. (from September 2024)

Outdoor PE lesson - Wednesdays (both classes)

Indoor PE lesson -   2C on Tuesdays and 2GJ on Thursdays

On these days, children are to come into school dressed in their PE kit. Please ensure they are in weather appropriate clothing as they will be outside at lunch and break times in these clothes.

Please also ensure that all parts of your child(ren)'s kit is clearly labelled.  Long hair must always be tied back and it would be safer if earrings were not worn.

Libarary

Year 2 library visit days are:

Wednesdays - Class 2GJ

Fridays - Class 2C

Reading Books 

Please ensure that your child reads a everyday at home, in addition to the daily reading they do at school. We can not stress how important this is in helping your child to become a confident and fluent reader.  Please send reading books and reading records into school each day.

Reading at home

Using books at home

• Read to a grown up and answer questions about your book - your grown up can use the questions in the document below
• Read together with a grown up - taking turns to read
• Read to sibling, pet or teddy bear!
• Re-tell the story in your own words
• Predict what will happen at the end of the story then read the book to see if you were right
• Draw a cartoon of the story

Using OXFORD OWLS

The link below will take you to the free online library. A Year 2 account has been created for your use.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Username: square20

Password: school

The Oxford Owl website is a great, free resource that enables you to access online texts for your child. These are the same schemes of books we have in school. The books are all grouped by age range, but you may wish to look at other ages also.

Herts Library Service

The Herts. Library Services are offering free online books also. Please follow the link below to access it.

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/Libraries-and-archives/Books-and-reading/Ebooks-and-Audiobooks/ebooks-and-audiobooks.aspx

Maths

This term we will focus on further developing our understanding of place value and number skills.

We will be learning to:

• explore how ones are regrouped into units of ten
• understand add and subtract and reinforce the importance of 10
• use our understanding of the inverse to support calculating and problem solving
• use strategies such as 'think 10', doubling, halving and rebalancing
• Problem solve and rehearse the above across a range of contexts including money and measure.

English

This term we will be reading the book 'Rapunzel' by Bethan Woolvin. We will explore the differences between a traditional version of Rapunzel and a revision of the story for modern audiences. We will discuss how the central character differs and how this affects the story line. We will then write a diary entry for  Rapunzel, experiencing freedom for the first time, making use of expanded noun phrases, conjunctions and the correct tense. During our learning we will be focusing on:

• revising sentence structure, including capital letters at the start of sentences, and for proper nouns, and full stops, exclamation and question marks at the end of sentences
• ensuring our sentences contain a verb and a subject
• consistent use of tense throughout 
• use of adjectives and powerful verbs
• correct sequencing of events

We will also be focusing on consistent letter size, correct formation and presentation.

Science

Our Science topic this term  'Uses of Everyday Materials'.

We will be:

• identifying and comparing the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses

• finding out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by bending, squashing, twisting and stretching

• researching Charles Macintosh and his invention

Foundation Subjects

History - We will be learning about The Great Fire of London. We will investigate how it started, why it spread and what we can learn from this. We will use sources of evidence to support our learning.

Geography - We will learn about Potter's Bar and what makes it a good place to live. We will also name, locate and identify characteristics of the four capital cities of the UK as well as its surrounding seas.

PE   Outdoor - Net and Wall Skills

        Indoor - Gymnastics and Dance

Computing - We will be learning about online safety and creating our own pictures.

R.E -  We will be exploring the key question, 'why do Jewish families talk about repentence at New Year?'

PSHE - Our jigsaw topic this half term is ‘Being Me in My World'.

DT- We will be investigating axles and wheels and using these to make our own moving vehicles.

Art- We will be learning how to use proportion effectively to create mixed media self-portraits. we will also be using colour-mixing techniques and layering of paint to make a picture of the Great Fire of London.

Music - We will be exploring .pulse, rhythm and pitch during our topic called, 'How Does Music Help Us To Make Friends?'

Some useful websites:

Mathletics

https://login.mathletics.com/

BBC Bitesize Maths

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/year-2-and-p3-maths-lessons/1

 White Rose Maths

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Purple Mash

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/cranborneen6

BBC Bitesize English

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/year-2-and-p3-english-lessons/1

Oak Academy

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-2

National Geographic Kids

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

Geography

https://world-geography-games.com/

Draw with Rob Art

http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob

Home Learning Support
Please find below some resources which may be helpful in supporting your child with their learning at home.