Welcome to Class Monet !

 Year 2 – year2@crockenhill.kent.sch.uk 

Class teacher – Miss Lewis (Everyday except Tuesday)

Cover teacher- Miss Rennie (Tuesday)

Teaching Assistant – Mrs Andrews (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

Teaching Assistant- Mrs Canty (Thursday and Friday)
 

Homework

Next half term, our new topic will be ‘The great fire of London.’ Over the half term holiday, we would like you to do some of your own research and find out as much as you can about the Great Fire of London.’ Feel free to be as creative as you like. Here are some ideas of things that you could do:

• Video yourself being a reporter and describe the awful event
• Write a diary entry as if you were there at the time
• Draw a picture and label the key places that were affected by the fire
• Create a poster detailing the main events
• Compile a non- fiction fact sheet/book
• Make a voice recording of a mock radio show talking about the tragic event

For anyone who is feeling adventurous and fancies a trip to London, the Museum of London has a Great Fire of London exhibition. Don’t forget to take photos if you go!

Your research will be due in on the first Friday back from half term.

Homework WB 06.05.2022

Please find a variety of activities on Education City. Please see the folder titled Year 2 Homework Friday 06/05/2022. There are activities on identifying units of measure and telling the time for Maths. In English we have been practicing using the past and present tense in our writing. Please find an activity on past and present verb tenses and some activities to practice some of the year 2 spelling requirements. 

I have attached below some comprehension questions that you may wish to use when you are reading at home. I hope you all have a lovely weekend. 

Homework WB 11/03/2022

This weeks homework is a reading comprehension. This can be found in your child's yellow homework book. If you would like to do some additional work, please see EducationCity folder titled Year 2 Homework 11/03/2022 where you will find an activities on 3D shapes, multiplication and division facts for multiples of 10, 5 and 2 and a reading activity. 

Challenge 

Please find below some addition and subtraction word problem challenges. There is no need to print the challenges, instead the children can work the calculations out in their yellow homework books. 

Homework 4th March

This weeks homework is a reading comprehension. This can be found in your child's yellow homework book. If you would like to do some additional work, please see EducationCity folder titled Year 2 Homework 04/03/2022 where you will find an activity on contractions, using an apostrophe to show possession and some times table games (spot the multiples of 2, 5, 10 and 3). 

I have also attached a reading the time challenge to the school website- you do not need to print this- it can be completed by writing the correct times in the yellow homework books. 

Homework 25/02/2022

This week homework can be found in the children's homework books. I have also put some activities onto EducationCity in the folder named Year 2 Homework 25/02/2022. In this folder you will find a comprehension activity, a vocabulary activity and mathematics activity; focusing on 3D shapes. 

Below I have attached an additional challenge. Please feel free to either print the worksheet, or allow your child to copy and complete the sentences into their homework books.

Please also find below, a copy of this terms spellings. 

Homework- set Friday 28th 

Please see homework available on EducationCity. 

This week in maths we have been dividing by sharing practically. Have a go at dividing by 10, 5 and 2. 

Homework 

Please find three activities on EducationCity to choose from. 

Practice high frequency words on Slam Dunk. 

Practice using your number bonds and related number facts to solve the addition and subtraction questions to 100 on Mirage Madness. 

Practice combining different coins to make the same value on Show me the Money.

Spellings 

Due to the disruption to the Year 2 Class, spellings for the date 06.12.2021, will take place on the 13.12.2021.

The spellings due to take place on the 13.12.2021, will take place on the 15.12.2021.  

Spellings for next term will be given in the first week back after Christmas. 

Home learning 10/12/2021

Please find below your home learning activities for today.

Phonics 

Use the PowerPoint below to continue practicing our focus sound for the week. 

English

We will be reading the book The Night Before the Night Before Christmas by Kes Gray and Claire Powell. We will be using vocabulary from the book to practice adding the suffix 'ing' to verbs. Use the powerpoint with your grown up to learn the rules for adding 'ing'. Then, have a go at the worksheet. 

Super challenge 

Can you change one of your sentences into a simile. 

Maths 

Use the video below to support your maths learning today. Have a go at answering the questions on the worksheet. 

Home learning 09/12/2021

Please find below the Phonics, English and Maths activities for today. 

Phonics 

Please continue to practise reading and writing words that include our focus sound 'gn'. Use the Powerpoint below to support your learning and then have a go at the  worksheet attached. 

English 

I would like you to think back to our school trip to the Tower of London. How did we get there? What did we do when we got there? What did we see? Today, you will write a recount of our day at the Tower of London. Think about what happened first and what we did once we were there. Try and put the events of the day in order. As we are writing a recount, think about using time connectives in your writing. I have attached a time connective word mat to give you ideas, and some pictures to help you remember different parts of the day. 

Maths 

Please continue to explore money. Use the video to support your learning, and have a go at the worksheet. 

Home learning 08/12/2021

Please find below Phonics, English and Maths activities for today.

Phonics

Please use the PowerPoint below to continue practicing reading and writing words with the 'gn' sound in them. 

English 

Please find below reading comprehension sheets. Read through them independently or with your grown up, and answer the questions. 

Maths 

We are continuing to learn about money. Please find the video and worksheet below to support your learning.  

Home learning  06/12/2021

Please find Phonics, English and Maths activities below.

Phonics 

This week we will be looking at 'gn' saying 'n'. Please use the powerpoint below to support your learning and then complete the attached worksheet. 

English 

Today you will be using your story mountains from last week to begin writing your own adventure for Claude. Today you will be writing your first two paragraphs. You will be writing your beginning and your main event. Think about all of the effective devices that you can use in your writing. You could include adjectives, adverbs and different sentence types such as; exclamations, questions and commands. See below my example of my Claude adventure story to help you with a few ideas. 

Maths 

We are continuing to work on money this week. Please use the video and the worksheet below. 

Home learning 03/12/2021

Please find below your activities for today. 

Phonics 

Read the end of the story with your grown up. Can you practice writing this weeks focus words? Can you remember the spelling rules for adding 'es' to words ending in 'y'? 

English 

Today we are going to practice applying our new spelling rule that we have been learning in our phonics. Use the worksheet below to add 'es' to words ending in 'y'.

Challenge 

Can you use some of your words ending in 'es' in sentences? 

Maths 

Today we are going to be learning to make amounts of money using different coins. Watch the video and have a go at answering the questions on the worksheet. 

Computing

Have a go at the keyboard dance mat. Link attached below. 

Home learning 02/12/2021

Please find below your Phonics, English and Maths activities for the day. 

Phonics 

Continue to practice using new spelling rules for adding 'es' suffix. Use the Powerpoint and the activities with your grown up. 

English 

Have a think about the two adventures Claude has been on. What was similar about the adventures? What was different? Have a think about where Claude could go for his next adventure (the seaside, space, the north pole). Use the worksheet below to create your own plan for a new adventure for Claude.

Maths 

We are continuing to practice counting money. Use the video below to support your learning. Then have a go at the worksheet. 

Home learning 01/12/2021

Please find below todays home learning activities. I have also attached some Christmas colouring sheets. If you are able to, print one out and colour it with your most beautiful colouring. Bring it back to school when you are better and we can add it to our class Christmas door.  

Phonics 

We are continuing to practice apply our spelling rule for adding the suffix 'es' to nouns ending in 'y' to make them plural.  Please use the PowerPoint attached below to support your learning. 

English 

Today you will be completing a reading comprehension. I have attached a phase 3, phase 4 and phase 5 activity. Choose one, with your grown up, to complete.

Maths 

We are continuing with learning about money. Today we will be learning to count in pounds. Please use the video and the worksheet below to support your learning. 

Home Learning 30/11/201

Please find below the activities for today. 

Phonics 

Use the PowerPoint to continue to practise reading and spelling plural nouns using the new grammar rule for adding 'es' to plural nouns ending in 'y'. 

English 

In our story Claude in the City, Claude goes on a second adventure to the hospital with poorly Sir Bobblysock. Watch the video below to learn about Claude's second adventure. Claude puts on a doctors coat, and a nurse mistakes him for a doctor.  Try and pause the video at page 74. Should Claude tell the nurse that isn't really a doctor? What could happen if he does or doesn't tell the nurse the truth? Make a list of reasons for why Claude should pretend to be the doctor and why he shouldn't pretend to be the doctor. Then, write a note to Claude telling him what you think he should do. 

Challenge

Use persuasive language to convince Claude that he should listen to you.

Maths 

Today we will be learning to count coins in pence. Watch the video attached and then have a go at the Maths worksheet. 

English

Home learning 29/11/2021

Please find below your phonics activities for today. 

Phonics 

This week we will be focusing on adding the suffix 'es' to words ending in 'y'. We will also be practicing reading and spelling the common exception words 'autumn' and 'gone'. Use the powerpoint below to find out the spelling rule for adding the 'es' suffix to plural nouns ending in 'y'. Then use the worksheet to have a go at adding 'es' to words ending in 'y'. 

English 

Have a look at the image on the powerpoint below. Look carefully at the people and imagine that you are a doctor. If you have any doctor role play items you could use these to help you get into character. Pick one character from the PowerPoint. Think of some words or phrases that describe this persons illness, (red nose, spotty skin, itchy skin, sick, poorly). Write a description of the patients symptoms using your ideas and the writing frame below. Then write a sentence suggesting a treatment (medicine, bed rest..). 

Maths 

Have a listen to the 2 times table song below as a warm up. Can you count in 2s?

Watch the video attached below. Have a go at the worksheet. If your grown up has any coins at home, ask if you can have a look at them together.  Can you remember what the number on the coin means? 

Home learning 26/11/2021

Please find the activities for Friday the 26th of November. 

Phonics 

Use the PowerPoint to continue reading all about Lily's adventure with your grown up. Can you help Lilly to retell the story using the most interesting words that you can think of? Can you use some of this weeks focus words, including words with the different 'j' sound? 

English 

Have a look at the comprehension activities below. I have attached  phase 3, 4, and 5 reading comprehension challenges. Please choose one of them with your grown up and have a go at answering the questions. 

Maths 

Today you will be having another go at making number bonds. Please see the video attached and the worksheets. Choose one of them with your grown up and then have a go at the challenge question. 

Maths 

Home learning 25/11/2021

Please find below the learning activities for Thursday 25th of November. 

Phonics 

Continue to read our Phonics story. Have a go at practicing our focus words for this week. Listen to the sentences and have a go at writing them. Remember capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. Can you use a capital letter for proper nouns, (names of people and places)? 

Challenge 

Have a go at correcting Gabi's sentences. She has also needs some help with words with the 'j' sound can you remember the spelling rules? Use the worksheet attached to support your learning. 

English 

Explore the attached image from our story Claude in the City. What do you think is happening in this scene? How could we describe the lady in the mask? Can you think of some exciting descriptive words and write them down to create your very own adjective word bank? Design your own wanted poster. Use your descriptive words in sentences to describe the lady in the mask and tell the public what they should do if they find her. 

Challenge

Can you use a simile in your writing to make it even more exciting! 

Maths 

Watch the video attached and have a go at finding and making number bonds. Choose one of the number bond  challenges to complete. 

Maths

Home Learning 24/11/2021

Please find below the home learning activities for today. 

Phonics 

Continue reading the story with your grown up completing the interactive challenges along the way. 

Challenge 

Use the worksheet or a piece of paper, to try and write as many words with the different 'j' sounds as you can in 60 seconds. 

English 

In our story, Claude in the city, Claude visits a gallery. Can you think of a special place that you have visited? What can you do there? What did you need to know before you went? Imagine that Claude is going to visit your place. Can you design a guide book for him, so that he knows what is there? Try and persuade Claude to visit this special place. See the persuasive word mat that I've attached. 

Challenge 

Include headings and a title. 

Maths

Today, we will be having a go at subtracting a two digit number from a two digit number- crossing a ten. I have attached the white rose maths video and also the video from yesterday to help you with your learning. Choose the challenge that you feel most comfortable with and have a go. 

Challenge 

Column subtraction crossing a 10. 

PE

Have a go at a cosmic yoga! See the one that I've attached below.

Home learning 23/11/2021

Please find below the home learning activities for today. 

Phonics 

Today we will be continuing to read words with the 'ge' and 'dge' saying 'j'. Read the story on the PowerPoint with your grown up completing the activities as you go. Have a look at the spelling rules for the 'j' graphemes  then have a go at sorting the words. Use the worksheet to sort the words into the correct group (some have been put into the wrong groups).

English 

Claude in the City. Use the video below and listen to pages 12- 29. Claude is going to write a postcard to Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes to tell them where he has been so far. Talk about what a postcard is (use the example below). Write the postcard explaining where you have been and what you have been doing. Try and use the time conjunctions in the word bank. 

Maths 

We are continuing with Subtraction. Today we will be subtracting two 2- digit numbers without crossing a 10. Please see the example in the video below. You only need to watch her first example as the others are crossing a 10 which we will be doing tomorrow. Use the PowerPoint to choose your challenge or have a go at a couple of each. If you feel you can do this confidently, move onto the challenge- column addition. 

Home learning 22/11/2021

Please find below Phonics, English and Maths activities for today. 

Phonics 

This week we will be learning to read words containing  'ge' and 'dge' saying 'j'. Our common exception words of the week are bought and favourite. Read the story on the PowerPoint with your grown up. Have a go at reading the words containing 'dge' and 'ge', then see if you can find and match the 'dge' and 'ge' words throughout the the rest of the story. 

English 

Have a look at the picture on the PowerPoint below. Have a go at writing some exclamation sentences for each character. Remember an exclamation must start with the word 'what' or 'how' and end with an exclamation mark. See examples attached below. 

Maths 

This week we will be practicing some more subtraction as it's quite tricky! We will be having a go at subtracting a one -digit number from a two- digit number- crossing a ten. In school we will be using base 10s and 1s to support our learning. Use the PowerPoint and have a go at one of the challenges. You may choose the one that you feel most confident with or you could have a go at a few from each challenge! 

Home Learning 19/11/2021

Please find below the Phonics, English and Maths activities for today. 

Phonics 

use the PowerPoint to practice this weeks common exception words and words containing the 'y' saying 'igh'. Have a go at writing some sentences including this weeks focus words. Listen carefully to the sentences on the Powerpoint. Write the sentences and then check your sentences and correct them if necessary. 

English 

Have a think about a day that you really enjoyed. Where were you? Who were you with? What did you do? Think about the sequence of events in that day; what happened first? Next? Then? Finally? Lastly? Have a go at writing a recount for this day. 

Have a look at the worksheet provided. Use the first page to support your learning. 

Maths 

Have a go at finding and making number bonds. 

Home learning 18/11/2021

Please find below todays activities for Phonics, English and Maths.

Phonics 

Use the PowerPoint to have a practice at writing words with the 'y' as 'igh' sound and the common exception words for this week. Read the story with your grown up. Then use the activities on the Powerpoint to have a go at spelling words with the different 'igh' phonemes. 

English 

Watch the YouTube reading of our story Claude in the City. Discuss what you think Claude is like with your grown up. Then have a go at the worksheet attached. Use the word bank to write descriptive sentences about Claude. 

Challenge 

Can you include a conjunction (and, or, so, but) in your writing? 

Maths 

Follow the addition and subtraction activities on the maths video. Have a go at as many as you can. 

Home learning 17/11/2021

Today year 2 are going on their school trip to the Tower of London. Unfortunately, I know that some of you are unable to make it but, I have a very important job for you too! With your grown up, see if you can research the Tower of London. Find out as much information as you can and choose a way to present the information. You could write an information booklet, or you could design a poster. If you would really like to challenge yourself you could even write your own non- fiction book about the tower of London including a contents page! 

I have attached the Tower of London's website below. 

Home learning 16/11/2021

Please find below Phonics, English and Maths activities. 

Phonics 

See if you can spot all of the 'igh' phonemes in the different words. Use the PowerPoint activities to sort the words into groups depending on how the 'igh' phoneme has been spelt. 

Challenge 

Have a go at the worksheet attached. 

English 

Draw a picture of one of your friends. Label your picture with effective adjectives that you could use to describe your friend.

Challenge

Write a paragraph describing the key features of a good friend using your word bank of adjectives. 

Super Challenge 

Can you include a simile? 

Maths 

Continue with subtraction. Today, have a look at the video explaining subtraction with crossing a 10. Have a go at the worksheet and answer what you can. 

Home learning 15/11/2021

Please find attached the Phonics, English and Maths activities. 

Phonics 

Use the powerpoint to spot the words with 'y' saying 'igh'. Read the story with your grown up and complete the activities on the PowerPoint. Have a go at writing the common exception words and some words containing the 'y' saying 'igh'. 

Challenge 

Can you use some of the words that you have practiced today in a sentence? 

English 

Have a look at the picture attached below. Discuss what is happening in the scene. Who might be with the character that you can see? Where is this character going? Why do you think that they might be going there? If the character was speaking what might they be saying? 

Activity 

Write a paragraph to describe what they think is happening in the scene. 

Challenge 

Use an adverb to describe how the character, walked, ran or jogged to the city. 

Maths 

Please use the video and worksheet below to have a go at subtraction without crossing a 10. 

Home learning

Please find below a phonics, English and maths activity for today. 

Phonics-SPAG

Use the PowerPoint to have a look at what an adverb is. An adverb is a word that describes a verb (doing word). Have a go at acting out walking quickly, walking sneakily and jogging slowly. 

Challenge

Write three sentences using an adverb to describe the verb. Remember the spelling rule for if an adjective ends in 'y'.

English 

Please complete the comprehension questions. 

Maths  

Have a look at the addition challenges on the PowerPoint. Choose the level that you feel comfortable with or have a go at a couple from each box. 

Home Learning 10/11/2021

Please find below phonics, literacy, and maths activities for today. 

English

Have a look at the images in the PowerPoint. Discuss what you can see in the picture, what you think is happening in the picture, and what you wonder. Write in paragraphs what you see, think and wonder. Try to use descriptive language and questions in your writing. 

Challenge

Include a simile. 

Maths 

Please use the video to help support your learning. You will be having a go at subtracting a two digit number from another two digit number. Answer what you can. Remember in school we would be using base 10s and 1s to support your learning so be creative! You could use pencils for the tens and swirly pasta for the ones,

Home learning 09/11/2021

Please find below a phonics comprehension activity, an English activity, and a maths activity. 

English

This week we are learning to use similes in our writing. A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else using 'like' or 'as'. Use the powerpoint activities and then have a go at completing the similes on the worksheet. 

Challenge 

Write your own simile. 

Maths 

This week we are learning to add by crossing a ten. Please use the video and then have a go at answering the questions on the worksheet. Answer as many as you can. We use base 10s to support addition, we know that these resources may not be available at home so be creative! You could use pasta to represent the 10s and peas to represent the 1s. 

History 

This week in History, we will be thinking about our favourite memory. Think about one of your favourite memories and draw a picture to show it. 

Challenge 

Write a sentence explaining what your favourite memory is and why. 

22/10/2021

Home learning. 

For English today please complete a reading comprehension about Mary Seacole. 

Wednesday 20/10/2021

For Black History Month we are learning about Mary Seacole. Please use the PowerPoint below to help you with researching Mary Seacole. If you have access to a computer maybe you could do your own research to put together a fact file all about Mary Seacole. 

Maths

Tuesday 19/10/2021 Home learning.

Below I will attach some English and Math activities to be completed at home. This can be completed in their homework books. Any problems please email me. 

Friday Home Learning

Below I will attach some English and Maths and then a link to Draw with Rob. Please email if you have any difficulty and also to send me a photo of how they get on, if you want to. 

Practice using the a-e split vowel digraph using the worksheet below. 

Challenge: Can you write a sentence using a word with the split vowel digraph a-e. 

Write a short paragraph to describe the monster. 

Challenge: Can you think of your own adjectives to describe the monster? 

Our email system is now working. You are now able to contact the Year 2 team using the class email address located at the top of this page. 

KS1 SATs

Please note that the first five questions on the maths reasoning papers are aural.  these are read out to the children in class.

Useful websites to support home learning