Year 2KW: Blog items
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 10:54am
This week we are celebrating mental health awareness week. I know that things may be a little different at the moment and some of you may be finding the change a little difficult and thats ok! I have some down days too! I thought I would share some ideas with you to help think about our mental health. This year the theme is kindness.
- First of all, I would like you to read the book attached ‘What's going on inside my head?’. You don't have to read it all at once. You could read a page per day this week. I loved reading it this morning as it made me realise we are all unique in our own way :).
- Think of the things that make you feel happy or calm. I know that having a bubble bath makes me feel relaxed. I would like you to write 5 things down that make you feel happy. Can you create a poster to put up in your household with things that make you feel happy? That way if someone is feeling down, they can always look at it for ideas to cheer them up.
- Can you write down 5 kind words to describe somebody in your household?
- Can you do something helpful for somebody in your house? You could clean your bedroom or make them their favourite breakfast. Don’t forget you must always ask an adult for their permission to you use the kitchen.
- Can you complete 30 minutes of cosmic kids yoga to make you feel relaxed?
I would love to see what you get up to this week during mental health awareness week. If you have any other ideas, I would love to share them with the rest of the class :)
Miss Hamer
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 10:39am
Good morning everyone, its the start of a new week!
Thank you to everyone who has sent their amazing face mask designs, I've been blown away once again! Have a look below to see what you have all done.
This week it is Mental Health Awareness week so I will be posting some activities linked to this. Mental Health means looking after yourself to make sure that you are happy and healthy. The theme is kindness and involves being kind to yourself and others.
For today I've attached a little booklet for "The power of kindness" where you have to draw or write what kindness means to you and then write (or draw) 5 kind acts that you can do this week (it says month but I think we can squeeze them all into a week!) The acts of kindness can be either being kind to yourself or being kind to others. Perhaps a mix of both would be nice. If you can't print out the booklet then you can just type or write them out like I have :-).
Kindness to me means doing something nice to make somebody feel good and loved.
The 5 things I am going to do are:
1. Make my husband some cups of tea
2. Send a friend a little message through the post to cheer them up.
3. Phone my mum for a chat.
4. Have a nice relaxing foot spa while I watch one of my favourite films (for me)
5. Buy myself a litle treat while I'm out shopping, maybe some nice chocolate! (also for me!)
As always, please let me know what your ideas are by e- mailing EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Look at all these fantastic face masks! :-D
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 10:28am
Good morning Year 2!
I hope you have all had a lovely, relaxing weekend. I watched lots of films and ate loads of chocolate. I am going to have to go on lots of runs this week to make up for it! This is our last week of home learning before our May half term. I am excited for a little break. I’m sure you are too :)
Fridays Maths Answers
1. £3
2. 62 days
3. half past 11
4. sphere
5. 4 pigs
English Challenge
Today I would like you to look at the picture of the castle attached. Can you write down at least 5 adjectives to describe 5 nouns in the picture?
Extension: Using your chosen adjectives, can you put them in to a sentence?
Maths Challenge
I know that you have been working really hard learning all about time at home. You should be feeling a little more confident when looking at o’clock and half past the hour now.
If you would like a little more practice, why don’t you play the time game with an adult in your house? An adult must say a time and you have to try make it on the clock! Give it a go at:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock
Extension: Can you answer the word problems below?
- Miss Hamer put her cake in the oven at 11 o’clock. She took it out half an hour later. What time did she take her cake out?
- A school football match lasted an hour and a half. It started at 12 o’clock. What time did the match finish?
- School starts at 9 o’clock. Sarah sets off for school at 8 o’clock. How long does it take Sarah to get to school?
Vocab challenge
Over the past few weeks we have been looking at recycling. I have asked you to research key words which may have helped you understand why recycling is so important to the environment. Using your knowledge and your new vocabulary, can you use what you have learned about recycling to explain why it would be bad for the environment if we were to stop recycling objects? The challenge is to use as many of our new words as possible!
Reading Challenge
I would like you to read the book attached with help from an adult. If you cannot see all of the words, do not panic. Just listen to the audio instead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4b4no8ric . I would then like you to answer the questions below. I don’t expect you to answer them all in one go. Why don’t you try and answer a few questions per day? That way you will become more familiar with the book and the characters :)
1.On page 2, the author uses rhyme. What two words rhyme in the extract below?
But his stripes were too straight and his tentacles too few,
he just floated in the sea not sure what to do
2.On page 3, the words terrible and swallowed are in bold. Why do you think the author has put these words in bold?
3.Can you think of three other words the author could have used instead of terrible?
4.The author has used questions throughout the book. Can you find the questions and write them down?
5.The author has used lots of different suffixes throughout the story. Can you find them and write them down?
6.How do you think Stanley is feeling when the Seagull swallowed him?
7.How does the author describe the shell on page 18?
8.What does the story teach you about why it is important to pick up your rubbish?
Science Challenge
This term, we have been looking at directions. As one of your challenges, I asked you to google your postcode to become more familiar with your surroundings. Whilst we have been off school, I am sure many of you have been going on daily walks to get out of the house. As an extra challenge this week, I would like you to note down any directions you have taken whilst on your daily walks. Do you always go the same route?
Have a great day!
Miss Hamer
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 10:43am
Good Morning Year 2,
I just want to say a huge THANKYOU to you all for working so hard at home this week. It really does make my day when I receive your emails showing me what you have been up to. Of course you are all SUPERSTARS but this week I would like to give a huge shout out to one person in particular. Well done to Faith for working so hard this week. Yesterday she even went to the park to make a video of her completing the active Maths challenge.
Lexia superstars
Huge well done to Hao Yu, Oscar and Andrew for climbing the Lexia ladder this week! I am so impressed with your hard work! Please find your certificates attached :)
Home learning
Here are few pictures of some of you keeping busy at home.
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 10:23am
Good morning Year 2,
We have reached the end of another week of home learning. Go us!
English Challenge
Yesterday we looked at suffixes and adding them to the end of words. Today our main focus is going to be looking at adverbs. I would like you to look at the sentences below. They all include a verb (something someone is doing). In the missing space, I would like you to add an adverb (describing how someone is doing something) of your choice. Remember, we usually add the suffix -ly when looking at adverbs. Don’t forget to add CL, FS and FS to your work.
the crowed laughed _____ at the comedians jokes
the baby cried ______
I was walking _____ down the road because I was late for work
the turtle crawled _____ through the grass
it was raining _____ outside so the children had to stay in
Maths Challenge
1. Magazines cost £1.50p. Beth buys two magazines. How much money does she spend?
2. If Abbie goes on holiday for the whole of July and August, how many days will she be away for?
3. Tom says his cake has to be in the oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes. He puts the cake in the oven at 10 o’clock. What time will he take it out of the oven?
4. I have no edges. I have just one curved face. What shape am I ?
5. The farmer has 16 animals. He says a quarter of them are pigs. How many pigs does he have altogether?
Check back on Monday to see if you were correct!
Connected curriculum challenge answers
On Monday, I gave you a true or false challenge all about recycling. Here are the answers:
- The statue of Liberty is covered by 80 tonnes of recycled copper and bronze plating. TRUE
- only 75% of waste is recyclable but we only recycle 30% of it. TRUE
- recycling 100 cans can light up your bedroom for two weeks. TRUE
- old CDs are used to lay roads. TRUE
- I can recycle objects by putting everything in the same bin and letting the bin man separate them. FALSE
- products made of more than one material cannot be recycled. FALSE
- Everything can only be recycled once. FALSE
Have a lovely weekend :)
Miss Hamer
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 10:15am
Good morning and happy Friday! End of the week already! Fingers crossed we get some sun this weekend.
My last wellbeing challenge of the week is a creative one in case you want to spend some time on it over the weekend.
I’d like you to design your own face mask. As we know, face masks are being worn by many people at the moment to keep help them safe. If you had to wear one, what would you like it to look like? You can have whatever you want on it and make it as crazy as you like!
I’ve attached a template if you would like to use it but don’t worry if you don’t have a printer, you can just draw one like I drew mine! Here is mine for you to have a look at, now if only I could sew…
Please send me your designs as I’d love to see them! EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thank you to Heer who sent me this joke:
There were two boys who were going to school and they were late.The teacher asked why they were late.One said I was looking for my money that i lost. The teacher asked the other boy why he was late.He said I put my foot on his money.
and to Tomasz for these jokes:
What is a pirate's favourite letter?
Rrrrrrrrrrrr
What do you call an alligator in a vest?
An investigator!
and to Theodosia for sending me a lovely video of her telling me jokes such as:
What do you get if you cross a tiger with a porcupine?
A slow poke!
Wellbeing challenge number 14.5.20
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 10:21am
Good morning everyone,
I've had a request to make the font on my blog a little easier to read so that some of the younger children can have a go at reading it themselves which is a fantastic idea, so hopefully this will be a bit easier to read!
I hope people enjoyed yesterdays challenge, I know that some people did the Jason Manford quiz at 1.30 so if anyone didn't get the chance to watch Friday the turtle or had any problems accessing the Facebook live video then here it is on YouTube today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvhZZq0UnJI
Today's challenge is one that will hopefully make you and others around you smile. I want you to tell someone a joke! In fact, I think you should try and make as many people laugh as possible! Laughing is very good for both your health and wellbeing and it's certainly one of my favourite things to do, especially if I'm feeling a bit sad.
If you don't know any jokes then have a look at these:
https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/jokes-kids-funny-497875
Here are some that I like!
What do elves learn in school?
The elf-abet.
Why didn’t the skeleton go to the dance?
He had no body to dance with.
Please e-mail me on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk with your best jokes or any stories of making people laugh.
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thanks to everyone who has sent me pictures of them doing a few of the past challenges, here are a few of them!
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 9:29am
Good morning Year 2,
I have a feeling that today is going to be a good day :)
Here are the answers to yesterday’s fluent in 5:
- 36 = 60 - 24
- 54 > 19 (any smaller number)
- 5 x 5 = 25
- half of 26 = 13
- 15cm + 14cm = 29cm
English Challenge
Today I would like you to focus on suffixes. A suffix is a few letters placed at the end of a word to change its meaning. I have listed some words below which can be changed using the suffixes:
ing, est, ness, ful, ly.
It is your job to decide which suffix goes at the end of each word.
extreme
argue
quick
move
enjoy
gently
dark
care
forget
kind
Extension: Once you have added the suffixes, I would like you to choose five words and put them in to sentences.
Maths Challenge
Todays Maths challenge is going to be a little bit different. Please watch my clip to see what I would like you to do today and use the number sentences below for the task set.
- Quarter of 40 = ___ run to the nearest door and run back
- ____ = 30 - 15 bend down to touch your toes
- 2 x 9 = ____ jump on the spot
- Half of 12 = ___ lunges (answer is how many per leg)
- 28cm - 9cm = ___ press ups
- 10p + 6p + 8p = ___ hop like a frog
- A hexagon has how many sides? ____ spin around in a circle
- ___ = 19 + 10 star jumps
- ___ = 5 x 3 sit ups
- Double 7 = ___ hold your arms out and make large circles with them
Don't forget to send me in your Science challenges as well as your Connected Curriculum challenges. It would be great to see what you have all been getting up to!
Miss Hamer
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 10:39am
Good morning everyone,
I'm sorry I didn't post a wellbeing challenge yesterday but I was in school! I meant to do it the night before but then forgot and had an early night ready for school yesterday, oops! Sorry about that but I'm back today and have a choice of 2 for you to do to make up for it.
You've been very creative lately (please see the past challenges below!) so I'm giving you something a bit different today. One is i you would like to relax and one is if you would like to have a bit of fun.
The first challenge is to do Jason Manford's comedy kids quiz at 1.30pm today, available from the following YouTube link. If you can't do it at 1.30 then it will be up for a few days after. and if you want more then have a look on his YouTube channel for past quizzes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhVLZjO7Tms
The second challenge is also at 1.30pm although I think you can watch it later if you're not free then! The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth are doing Turtle Time! A live video of their Green Sea Turtle who is called Friday. I always find watching sea animals very relaxing so you could watch it, learn some facts about turtles and then have a go at drawing the turtle. Ths live video will be on facebook so you'll have to ask an adult to log in to their account if they have one. https://www.facebook.com/NationalMarineAquarium/live/
Please e-mail me to let me know how you did in the quiz or any facts or pictures you have of the turtle! EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past Challenges
I've been blown away by the effort you've gone to with these challenges (people have even dressed up!) and every time I get emails with pictures of your challenges it really cheers me up so thank you! Here are some pictures I've received over the last couple of days, thanks to everyone who's sent me one!
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:45am
Good morning Year 2,
Well done to the children who logged on to TTRockstars yesterday. I love checking where you are all up to on the rockstar ladder :)
English challenge
Can you fix the sentences below? Check for CL, FS, FS and spelling.
the small child has bootiful iyes
the little girl wore a pretty dress
Maths challenge
Fluent in 5:
1. ____= 60 - 24
2. 54 > ___
3. 5 x ___ = 25
4. half of 26 = ___
5. 15cm + ___cm = 29cm
Check back tomorrow for the answers.
Have a great day.
Miss Hamer
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 10:00am
Good Morning Year 2,
I have received some brilliant sentences from the English challenge yesterday. Zendaya and I even had the same fruit for breakfast. How funny. It is lovely to see what you have all been up to at home to keep yourselves busy! I am very proud of you all.
Yesterday’s maths answers
- 24 cakes
- 40 wheels
- 80 trains
- 8 years old
- 5p
English Challenge
I received some excellent questions from the literacy shed challenge last week. This week I would like you to watch the video clip carefully but instead of writing your own questions, I would like you to answer my questions below. Remember, you must always write in full sentences and explain your answers in detail.
How do you think the girl is feeling?
Do you think the girl is stuck in the tower?
Why do you think the town turned grey when she went outside?
Do you think she will ever leave the tower again?
Do you think anybody lives in the town?
Would you like to live in the tower? Why?
https://www.literacyshed.com/the-clock-tower.html
Maths Challenge
TTRockstars - Well done to the children who have been logging on to TTRockstars. I can see some of you are moving up the rockstar ladder. Well done! Today I would like you to try and beat your fastest time.
Reading challenge
I have noticed that some of you are struggling to get on to Lexia and Active Learn at home. If that is the case, you could always read at home using the link below. If you are able to read through Lexia, why don't you try this activity as an extra challenge? I know you can do it Year 2!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuYVGRV6KEY&feature=youtu.be
Miss Hamer’s recycling pictures
Over Christmas, I visited Stockholm with my friends. We visited a museum all about recycling and it made me think about global warming and how to try and help save the planet. I have attached some pictures that I took to help you understand why it is so important that we recycle.
Have a great day. Hopefully the sun will be back soon :(
Miss Hamer
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 10:36am
Good morning everyone,
I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend! I spent a lot of time in the sun, in fact possibly a bit too much time! I also had some delicious food and lovely video chats with some of my friends.
Thanks again for all your wellebing challenge e-mails. It really cheers me up whenever I get one and see what you've all been up to!
Today's wellbeing challenge is actually Miss Bryce's idea so thanks Miss Bryce! It's a creative one and is to design your own superhero.
Who would they be?
What would they do?
What would they wear?
Have a think about what is important to you and then either draw, make or write about your superhero.
See the attached picture file for all the details and how it relates to Banksy.
Remember to e-mail EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk to show me pictures of your superheroes!
Past challenges
Some fantastic origami by all the pupils who gave it a go, well done!
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 10:23am
Good morning year 2,
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend in the sunshine. Here goes Miss Hamer’s long Monday morning blog…
English challenge
We have all been living a very different life over the past few weeks. Without realising, most of us have started a new daily routine. I know I have! Using the time connectives below, I would like you to write down a few things that you do in your day to day life (or one specific day) whilst you have been off school. Remember, if you are writing about something you did yesterday, you must write in past tense.
first, next, then, later, after, eventually, finally, following that.
Here is an example of what I did on Friday:
First I got up and made my breakfast. I had strawberries, grapes and yogurt.
Then I logged on to my computer and checked the Year 2 school blog.
After that I brushed my teeth and got dressed.
Next I did a long workout in my garden.
Then I had a hot bubble bath and put on clean clothes.
In the afternoon I continued with my jigsaw.
Several hours later I went on my daily walk. I enjoyed it because it was nice and sunny outside.
Following that I made my delicious tea and watched TV.
Finally I put on my pink pyjamas, brushed my teeth and got in to bed to read my non-fiction book.
Maths challenge
Read the word problems below and answer them independently.
- 12 children are at a party. they each eat 2 cakes. how many cakes are eaten altogether?
- There are four wheels on one car. How many wheels will be on ten cars?
- Eddie gave half of his trains to his brother. He now has 40 trains. How many trains did he have to start with?
- Gary is 14, his sister Jane is 6 years younger. How old is Jane?
- Crisps cost 20p and drinks cost 15p. What is the difference in price?
- Can you write down a sentence to describe the similarities between a cube and cuboid? (remember when we are talking about a 3-d shape ‘corners’ are called vertices).
Keep an eye on tomorrow’s blog for the answers!
Vocab challenge
Looking at the words below, which three are the most important words when looking at the topic recycling?
Waste
South Pole
Decompose
Plastic
Aluminium
Extinct
Continents
Explorer
Environment
I would like you to write three sentences explaining why you have chosen the three words to be the most important when discussing recycling. For example ‘global warming is important when looking at recycling because it teaches us about how rubbish pollutes our environment and how it will affect the globe in the future’.
Reading challenge
Last week I awarded three children with a Lexia reading certificate. Lets see if we can beat that this week!
Connected curriculum challenge
I would like you to have a look at the quotes below. Using your knowledge from what you have learned over the past few weeks, have a think whether the quotes are true or false. I would then like you to write down your answers and discuss with an adult WHY you think they are true/false.
1. Products made of more than one material cannot be recycled.
2. The statue of Liberty is covered by 80 tonnes of recycled copper and bronze plating.
3. Only 75% of waste is recyclable but we only recycle 30% of it.
4. Everything can only be recycled once.
5. Recycling 100 cans can light up your bedroom for two weeks.
6. Old CDs are used to lay roads.
7. I can recycle objects by putting everything in the same bin and letting the bin man separate them.
Check back on Friday to see if you were correct!
have a lovely day!
Miss Hamer
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 8:14am
Hello,
We hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the VE day celebrations. Last week you were asked to complete a Jack and the Beanstalk reading challenge. Well done to the children who have completed their writing for the leaves. It would be great if we could have some more back because we would love the tree in the shared area to be big and full of your lovely work!
We have posted the challenge again for you to have a go at this week!
Hello,
Miss Fish is helping the Key Stage one staff to create a Jack and the Beanstalk display in the shared area and we need your help! We are making 120 leaves for the beanstalk, one for each child, which we will decorate when the children return back to school. We thought it would be a lovely idea if each child writes something positive about reading and sends it into school. The staff will then type up the work and add it to the leaves when they are completed. Maybe you could write about your favourite book or favourite author. Sometimes it is nice to read about some of the exciting vocabulary that you have read, maybe you could share that! You can email your work in or take a photograph of the writing and send it in. It is up to you! Each leaf is going to be the size of an A4 piece of paper so you have plenty of space to write your ideas down. If any of your brothers or sisters or even your adults want to join in, they can! If they are younger they might want to draw a picture or write about their favourite character, that's fine. We want to celebrate the schools love of reading so you can be as creative as possible. We will be giving prizes for creativity and presentation so take your time! We can't wait to see the work. Happy reading!
Thanks
The Key Stage One team
Date: 8th May 2020 @ 1:29pm
Some of you may be wondering why I haven't set any work for you today (you are very lucky). That is because today is a bank holiday as it is known as a special day where we celebrate together. Today is VE day (Victory in Europe Day) which marks the day towards the end of WW2.
I have attached a very interesting newsround page which explains why today is so important. If you would like to have a little look, you are more than welcome to :)!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48201749
Miss Hamer
Date: 8th May 2020 @ 1:22pm
Good afternoon Year 2,
I love receiving all your emails and reading your work. it is great to see how hard you are all working at home. This week, I enjoyed reading your book reviews and seeing what you have all been reading over the past few weeks. If you sent in any of your work this week, you are a SUPERSTAR! I have attached a few pictures which cheered me up :)
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Hamer
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 10:28am
First of all I want to say a huge thank you and well done to everybody who has logged on to Lexia this week and has continued to read at home. I am very impressed! There has been a few children who have moved up a reading level this week on Lexia. Well done to Daniel, Andrew and Hashim who have received certificates! I can't wait to see who receives certificates next week. Keep up the hard work :)
Miss Hamer
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 10:25am
Good morning,
Yet another lovely sunny day! I'm looking forward to getting out in the sun later although I actually got a little bit sunburnt yesterday! Remeber that suncream!
Today's challenge is a creative one, I'd like you to try a bit of origami. Origami is the art of folding paper and while it can be a bit tricky, it's also quite a nice relaxing activity once you know what you're doing and you end up with something that looks amazing. You could even make a few things and use them to decorate your house!
What you need for all origami is a square of paper, either plain or patterned. If youre not sure how to turn a piece of paper into a square then have a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxi1dIWRws
Then you could take some time to decorate your paper if you like before you fold it.
Then this is a fairly simple one to get started, a butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjEYlMZnhE
Just follow each instruction carefully and the good thing about watching a video is that you can rewind it as much as you like! If you're not a fan of butterflies then feel free to have a look for something else on the Red Ted Art channel.
Here's my butterfly that I've just made. It's not perfect but it's the first time I've ever done it so I was quite impressed with myself!
As always I'd love to see pictures of what you've made or of any past challenges, e-mail EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk to send them or even just to let me know what kind of challenges you prefer so I can make sure I'm doing ones that people like :-)
Past challenges
Thanks to all the children who have sent me pictures, you've all been very busy which is great to see!
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Date: 7th May 2020 @ 10:17am
Good morning Year 2,
Today is the last day of learning this week as tomorrow is bank holiday! I am excited for a long weekend break in the sunshine. Hopefully I can find more objects from the hunt sheet this weekend. I have added pictures of what I have found so far. Can you beat me?
English challenge
Today I would like you to look at the picture attached of the busy street and pick out objects (nouns) in the picture and write down adjectives to describe them in your book. For example, sharp teeth (sharp = adjective, teeth = noun)
Extension: Now you have thought of your adjectives and nouns, can you put them in to a sentence?
Maths Challenge
Using the greater, less than and equal symbols (< > =), I would like you to complete the number sentences independently:
3 < 7
27 ___ 35
38 ___ 48
8 ___ 11
60 ___ 60
9 + 3 > 6
14 + 7 ___ 25
12 – 3 ____ 9
16 + 10 ___ 26
Miss Hamer
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 10:43am
Good morning,
Another sunny day! 
First all of all I want to thank everyone who has sent in pictures of them doing my wellbeing challenges, it's fantastic to see and hear about how you're enjoying doing them! Have a look at the Past Challenges bit at the bottom to see some photos.
Today's challenge is another one to get you moving and do a mini workout. Sometimes it can seem a bit scary or time consuming to do a whole workout so these mini workouts are perfect if you want a quick break from doing school work or even from just watching TV if you fancy a stretch! All of these little energisers from Go Noodle are between 2 - 4 minutes long so perfect for something to wake you up in the morning or as a break from whatever you are doing.
Here are a few that I like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4DnPhR9_mo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KReaoKLA-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALrdpsWYoJs
Or just go to YouTube and type in Fresh Start Fitness to see a variety of mini workouts.
Remember to email EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk with any photos of you doing any of the challenges.
Have a lovely day!
Mrs Glover
Past Challenges
So many fantastic photos of what you've all been up to, well done!
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 10:39am
Good Morning year 2!
Here are yesterday’s answers:
We could buy pens or we could buy pencils.
Sarah opened the door but she did not go outside.
The people put on their coats and they went to town.
Bob likes walking when he is on holiday.
Lucy started to cry because the bird ate her ice cream.
English challenge
Can you re-write the sentences in your book and add capital letters and full stops?
sarah didn’t have time to finish her breakfast because she was running late for school
the car was travelling very fast
the elephant squirted water with his trunk
sam couldn’t find his car keys
rob didn’t have enough money to buy his favourite sweets
Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for the answers
Maths Challenge
Can you write down the numerals and words for each number e.g. twenty-five = 25?
9 = ____
Eleven = _____
Sixty-six = ____
21 = ______
39 = ______
Fifty-two = _____
Twenty-seven = _____
Miss Hamer
Date: 5th May 2020 @ 10:20am
Good morning everyone,
I don't know about you but I can't wait to get out in that sun so today's challenge is one that can be done outside if you like.
Today we are focusing on having a growth mindset and doing this through yoga. Having a growth mindset means you have a positive attitude to your learning and know that just because you may find something difficult and you can't do it yet, you will get there as long as you don't give up!
Here are 5 different growth mindset yoga poses to try. Please feel free to try as many or as few positions as you like and send any pictures to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thank you so much to the pupils who have sent in pictures of their shields of strength from yesterday, it really makes my day to see what you've ben doing!
Date: 5th May 2020 @ 8:41am
Good morning Year 2,
I loved reading your questions yesterday. I have also received some brilliant book reviews. Great work Year 2!
English challenge
Spot the conjunctions:
Can you read the sentences below, write them down in your books and underline the conjunctions?
We could buy pens or we could buy pencils.
Sarah opened the door but she did not go outside.
The people put on their coats and they went to town.
Bob likes walking when he is on holiday.
Lucy started to cry because the bird ate her ice cream.
Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for the answers.
Maths Challenge
How many different ways can you make 68p?
How many different ways can you make 43p?
How many different ways can you make 26p?
Remember we do not have a 3p, 6p or 8p…
Miss Hamer
Date: 4th May 2020 @ 11:24am
Good morning everyone,
I hope you all had a good weekend and are ready to work hard on your learning (and your wellbeing!) this week.
Today's challenge has actually come from a website that Mrs Hughes sent to me to look at so thank you Mrs Hughes!
Today I would like you to think about resilience which means keeping strong and bouncing back even in a difficult situation. I'd like you to design a Shield of Strength.
Think about what your strengths are, especially the ones that can help you at the moment while we're not in school, and write or draw (or both!) onto a shield. Here is my shield that you may want to use for help: 
I have attached a template of the shield in case you want to use it but otherwise you can just fraw a shield on a plain piece of paper.
As always I would love to see your challenges so please send them to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thank you to Shawnakaye who has sent me a couple of photos of things that make her smile!
Date: 4th May 2020 @ 9:41am
Good morning Year 2!
I hope you have all had a lovely, restful weekend. I am so glad that the sun is back out for a few days.
It was brilliant to see you add adjectives to your sentences on Friday’s challenge. Well done!
Here goes the long Monday morning blog…
English Challenge
I love watching films and I seem to get attached to characters quickly. I am constantly shouting questions at my TV wanting to know more! For example, does Elsa stay in the Enchanted Forest or does she go back to Arendelle?
Today, your challenge is to watch a short video clip from Literacy shed. I would like you to really think about the main character and how she might be feeling. If you were to meet her, what sort of questions would you like to ask her? I would like you to write down 5 questions that you would like to ask and don’t forget to use your question marks.
https://www.literacyshed.com/bubbles.html
Maths Challenge
Today I would like you to complete your fluent in 5:
1. 60 = 24 + ___
2. Half of 6 = ___
3. 90 – 47 = ___
4. Double 16 = ___
5. 30ml + 60ml = ___
Well done to the children who have been using TTRockstars! I am very impressed. Don’t forget you could also use fun websites such as top marks to keep you busy!
Reading Challenge
Can you write a book review on your favourite book or a book that you are currently reading? Write down a few sentences to answer the questions below:
What is title of the book?
What is the book about?
Would you/ would you not recommend the book to your friends? Why?
What words has the author used to make the book more interesting?
Can you think of a more exciting ending for the book?
I would like you to read at least 3 books on Lexia this week. You could even write your book review on one of them. I can’t wait to give out more Lexia certificates at the end of this week!
Vocabulary challenge
Vocab detectives!
This week, I would like you to read the article attached below. With support from an adult, pick out some words that you may not have come across before. I would like you to write down what you think the word might mean. I would then like you to research the word to see if you were correct. Whilst reading the article, I noticed some words that you may struggle with such as aluminium, landfill and decompose. Have a look yourself and make some notes as you read.
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/recycling-facts-for-kids/
Miss Hamer’s weekly challenge
I have attached a brilliant outdoor hunt sheet that I would love to share with you all. There is a number next to each photo based on how difficult the objects are to find. I would like you to make a tally chart of how many times you see the objects on your daily walk and then work out the total using the numbers on the hunt sheet.
Have a great day.
Miss Hamer
