Year 2KW: Blog items
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 10:22am
Hello Year 2,
This week I want you to think about some key words that may help you when you are researching our new connected curriculum topic. When we are learning new words, it is important that we use them hourly, daily and weekly.
For this weeks challenge, I would like you research the meaning of the words reuse, waste and composting. Once you have researched and written down the meaning of the words, discuss with an adult what they mean and use them as often as possible throughout the week.
Why don't you make yourself a tally chart where you can record how many times you have used your new words this week? I'm sure that you can manage using your new words at least 5 times throughout the week.
I can't wait to hear how you get on!
Miss Hamer
Sentence of the day and maths challenge
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 10:04am
Good Morning Year 2,
Well done to the children who sent in the sentence of the day yesterday! Here it is with no mistakes:
On Sunday I went on my daily walk and made cakes with my sister.
Now for today's challenges...
Sentence of the day:
on my walk yesterday i noticd some bootiful pritty flowers
Fluent in 5:
1. 1/4 of 12
2. 65 - 28 = ___
3. 28 = ____ + 16
4. 29 + ___ = 38
5. 6 x 5 = ____
Good Luck!
Miss Hamer
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 12:58pm
Senence of the day
Here is the sentence of the day. Don't forget to send me your completed sentences back. I will be posting the correct sentence tomorrow so look out to see if you were correct.
on sunday i went on mi daily walk n made cakes with mi sista
Fluent in 5
1. 18 - ___ = 12
2. double 6 = ___
3. ___ = 5 x 5
4. 32 + 24 = ___
5. Half of 16 = ___
Good Luck!
Miss Hamer
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 12:36pm
Good afternoon Year 2,
I have missed writing to you all on the blog during the Easter break but I hope you have had a lovely 2 weeks playing in the sunshine!
This term, I will be posting daily challenges to make sure that you are all still working extremely hard at home. Each morning, please look out for the sentence of the day and the fluent in 5 maths challenge. I would love it if you could share your work with me at y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
I have attatched your Connected Curriculum and Science challenges for the next three weeks. Please choose which ones you would like to do and email them to me so I can share them with the rest of the class. Remember the more activities you complete, the closer you are to a gold award!
I can't wait to see what you get up to this week!
Miss Hamer
Date: 8th Apr 2020 @ 11:31am
Hello Ravensbury :)
I hope you are all well and enjoying your Easter break!
Take a look at https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/ for loads of fun Easter craft ideas ... using items you can find in your house! There are also some great videos showing you exactly what to do.
So gather up your pens, scissors, toilet rolls and egg boxes and get making!
Miss Bryce
Date: 6th Apr 2020 @ 11:35am
Hi everyone,
Happy Easter holidays!
If you're still looking to stay busy over the holidays then I know the teachers are setting some fun activities but you could also give this exciting project a go!
Liverpool Museum are asking children between the age of 4 and 11 to create their own exhibition or gallery all about you and your favourite things. The project involves creating a project, designing a poster and then creating a video and some of them will even win the chance to have their exhibition feature on their website as well as spending an afternoon at the museum and getting a behind the scenes tour.
There is more information here : https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/my-home-my-museum and in these pictures below. Please send us pictures or links to your home e-mail addresses if you do this!
If you missed any of the wellbeing challenges from last week then why not give them a go too?
Happy Easter!
Mrs Glover
Date: 4th Apr 2020 @ 9:04am
Good morning Ravensbury!
I'm just getting my shopping list ready and was looking up some Easter baking receipes I thought my children would enjoy over these next couple of weeks. There are some lovely ideas on the BBC Good Food website, and thought you might like to have a go at some Easter baking too!
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/easter-kids
Really, I'm hoping to make Hot Cross Buns for the first time - but that all depends on whether I can buy some bread flour, and the flour aisle in the shops has been pretty empty! Perhaps I'll find some today!
Wishing you all a lovely Easter (and happy baking!),
Mrs Hodges x
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 1:56pm
Good afternoon 2HR,
Today is keep fit Friday! I don't know about you but I have been eating a lot of treats over the past two weeks (especially chocolate). So this morning, I decided to do my home work out and record it for you all so you can have a go at home! I did 10 burpees, 50 jumps with my skipping rope, 10 feet to hands, 10 press ups, 15 star jumps, (had a chat with my neighbour) 10 squats, 20 punches, 20 high knees, 10 lunges per leg, 20 mountain climbers and 20 shoulder touches and repeated THREE TIMES! It is safe to say I am exhausted.
I used the app 'inshot' to make my video go a little bit faster. I would love it if you could make up your own workouts and speed them up and send them to me at y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . The best fitness workout that I receive, I will try it myself and post it ont he blog!
Let's keep fit and healthy Y2. We can do this!
Miss Hamer
Easter Activities from Reception Staff
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 1:47pm
Hi Everyone,
We just wanted to share some activities that you could do during the Easter Holidays.
Keep Safe!
Love From Mrs Iqbal and Miss Williams
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 10:54am
Happy Friday everyone and well done for learning at home for 2 whole weeks! As strange as I've found it not being at school, the time has flown by for me so I hope it feels the same for you.
I'm going to do one final wellbeing challenge for today and then take a break for the next 2 weeks for the Easter holiday. However, check back on Monday morning as over the weekend I am going to set you a little wellbeing project in case anyone wants an Easter challenge.
Since it's the end of the week, today's challenge is to relax and get ready for the weekend so I want everyone to do a guided meditation. This is when you close your eyes and listen to a lovely soothing voice transport you to somewhere new. They are great for helping you to sleep or if you just want to relax at the end of your learning.
There are plenty available on Youtube, here are a few of my favourites:
Secret treehouse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWOHcGF1Tmc
Spaceship to the moon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV9BBR1RoGg
Hot air balloon ride - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlv6Y1tq1sQ
Have a great Easter holiday and don't forget to check back for the challenge next week if you think you'd like to do it. I'll be back with a daily challenge from Monday the 20th of April if we're still at home then.
Past challenges
Thank you to Mrs Ganner for sending me a photo of her daughter completing the baking challenge from earlier in the week, it looks amazing and has made me want to bake something chocolately myself this weekend! I think I might make some brownies as a treat for my husband!
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 11:30am
Hi everyone,
I hope you're all still working hard and staying safe. Thanks to both children and staff who've been e-mailing me pictures of their wellbeing challenges, it's really cheering me up! I've included some at the bottom of my post again.
Today's wellbeing challenge is all about yoga. Yoga is a great way to relax and escape for a while and it's good for both your bodies and minds. I like to put on some relaxing music while I do it and am lucky enough to have a lovely bright pink yoga mat too as otherwise I'd be on a hard wooden floor. A carpet, rug or blanket would work just as well though.
There's a great channel on Youtube called Cosmic Kids that does lots of different fun yoga sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga (I know that Miss Bryce's class have done some of these sessions and we did some school last week too so some of you are already great at it!)
Any adults reading, or maybe older children who fancy something a bit more difficult could have a go at this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTANio_2E0Q
Here I am below doing the bound ankle pose :-)
Remember to let us know how you get on!
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thanks Ferdows in reception who has e-mailed in a picture of his origami rabbit from yesterdays challenge, I love it!
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Another thank you to Mrs Iqbal and her son Adam who did the baking challenge from Tuesday and made this delicious looking chocolate cake!
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 10:43am
Good morning 2HR,
Today is Thoughtful Thursday. I would like you to write a thoughtful poem about somebody in your household. You could include all of the things you like about them or you could write a list of all the ways they help you. I have attatched a acrostic poem that I have created about my mum to give you some ideas. I made a plan first of the things I love about her to cheer her up! Please send me your poems to y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . I would love to see some of your amazing work.
Miss Hamer
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 10:52am
Happy Wednesday everyone!
I don't know about you but 2 of my favourite things in the world that always make me feel good are animals and travelling. While I can't travel now, I thankfully have my 2 rabbits, Rupert and Angel, to keep me company at home. Here is a picture of them underneath!
So since I can't travel right now, or see any other animals, I am doing these things in a different way: by looking at this website all about wild animals around the world https://gowild.wwf.org.uk/
It has information and activities about lots of different animals from lots of different regions (Year 2, it has a section on Polar animals which would link nicely to your topic right now!) so you can virtually travel round the world. It even has drawing and photography competitions that you can enter and have your work appear on the website!
I particularly like this activity to make Amazon animal hand shadows https://gowild.wwf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Amazon-hand-shadows.pdf (although I didn't have much luck trying to take a good photo of mine. Perhaps you can do better than me and send one to your home learning address?)
So your wellbeing challenge for today is to choose your favourite area or animal from the website or even complete one of the activities and send a picture or just a bit of writing about it to your home learning e-mail address if you would like to. Or pehaps enter one of the competitions on there and tell us all about it.
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
A big thanks to Zainab in reception for sending in a picture of her brownies. Well done Zainab, they looked delicious!
And thanks to Miss Iqbal who sent me her picture of what makes her and her family smile that she did wih her son Adam! You can see it below:
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 10:32am
Dear 2HR,
Another day, another challenge! Today is Artful Wednesday which means I would love for you to send me some amazing art to our email address y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . I have added some ideas for you to copy. You could always design or make (with old materials in your house) your household pet or your favourite animal we have been learning about in our connected curriculum topic. Please have a look at my design to give you some good ideas. Unfortnately, Rupert wouldn't sit still for his portrait but we gave it a good go!
Have a lovely day 2HR.
Miss Hamer
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 10:45am
Hello everyone!
Today's challenge is something that I often enjoy doing when I'm feeling a little sad or worried about something.
Today I am challenging you to cook or bake something! If you can't do it today then why not plan something to make later in the week or even at the weekend?
Take a look at this website that has plenty of easy and healthy recipes to look or see if you can invent something that includes the contents of your fridge or cupboard! https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes
Yesterday I made these cheese scones for me and my husband to have for lunch this week (they're not very healthy but they're very tasty and it's okay to have a little treat once in a while! 
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Make sure you ask an adult to help you with any cooking or cutting and don't do anything before you check it's okay!
Have fun,
Mrs Glover
A big thanks to Miss Kenwell for sending me a picture of her sunshine yesterday (pictured below), she put my drawing to shame! 
Date: 30th Mar 2020 @ 11:46am
Dear 2HR,
I hope you have all had a restful weekend ready for another week of home learning. It has been very strange not getting up for school this morning but we have already completed one week at home. Go us! This weekend I have been mindful of all the things that I am greatful for in my life that I am missing at the moment and the first 5 things that sprung to mind are:
1. Playing out with my friends
2. Going on long walks with my friends
3. Going to school
4. Seeing my Grandma everyday
5. Going to the gym to keep fit
Can you think of some things that you are grateful for? Please send me your ideas to our email address y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . I would love to make a grateful jar with all of your thoughts.
Remember to keep washing your hands. It is very important!
Miss Hamer
Date: 30th Mar 2020 @ 11:42am
Today's challenge is to draw your own sunshine then in the middle of it write or draw all the things that make you happy.
I've done one if you would like to look at it for ideas (although your drawings may be a little better than mine! ) and have focused on all the things I can still do or see, even while we're in this strange situation .
Stay safe everyone,
Mrs Glover
Health and wellbeing challenges from Mrs Glover
Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 2:57pm
Hello, Mrs Glover here!
I hope everyone is staying safe, having fun and working hard on your learning. I'm going to post a Health and Wellbeing Challenge every day for people to do if they choose to. I'll be doing them all too and posting pictures where I can. Please feel free to e-mail any pictures or comments to your home learning e-mail addresses!
Challenge number 1: Go on a mindfulness walk. Write or draw 5 things that you can see, hear, feel, smell or touch (make sure you have an adult with you if necessary and stay far way from people you may see when you're out, although you can still say a friendly hello!) You could even do this in your garden if you have one!
Here's a picture of my mindfulness walk that I went on at lunch time today!
I saw trees and water, I heard birds and rustling, I could smell different plants and I could feel the sun on my face :-)
Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 11:29am
Good morning 2HR,
Adults - I would love to hear how the children are getting on with their daily challenges and their home learning packs. Please remember to send in any pictures or comments on how your getting on.
Today is Keep fit Friday. I have been running everyday to try and keep fit and healthy but today I am going to try cosmic kids yoga. It would be great if you could join in with me! I want you to keep as busy as possible today and try and complete at least an hour of exercise! I have found some cool websites for you to try:
BBC Supermovers - www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers (This can also count as your maths or literacy learning for today).
Cosmic Kids Yoga on Youtube
Go Noodle on Youtube
Premier League Stars - www.plprimarystars.com
Miss Hamer
Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 9:55am
Good Morning 2HR,
Today is Thoughtful Thursday. For today's challenge, I would like you to do as many kind and thoughtful things for your grown ups at home as possible. Today, I have already hung out my Dad's washing to dry in the sunshine and made him some breakfast. (Remember to always check with an adult before you do anything in the kitchen).
What kind things could you do?
Please don't forget to send me pictures or an email to fill me in on all the fun activities you have been up to! Grown ups, please keep a tally of all the thoughtful things your child/children have done for you. Our email address is y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk I can't wait to hear all about it.
Miss Hamer
Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 10:49am
Dear 2HR,
I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine, I know I am! Today is Artful Wednesday. I would like you to make or design something from a simple sketch to a junk model. I have decided to make some worry people to help me get through this different and possibly confusing time. These little people could be great friends to share any worries with. I didn't have any fancy materials so I used an old cloth instead.
Please remember to share your art with me through our email address. It would be lovely to see what you have all been up to.
Miss Hamer
Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 12:24pm
Dear 2HR,
I hope you have all had a lovely, well deserved break over the weekend. Although I have only been in your class for a short period of time, you have made me feel extremely welcome and made me feel part of the 2HR family! I can instantly see the respect you have for each other and for your teachers which made me feel lucky to come to school and teach you all each day.
I know a lot of you were only just settling in to our new routine before we had to finish and were feeling very sad when we left on Friday. I have also found it difficult to leave you all this soon in to our new journey too. Mrs Murton and I worked very hard over the past week to make sure you were able to continue learning and experimenting whilst you are at home. We have planned some lovely activities for you to do with the help of your grown ups.
Please remember to send anything that you are proud of that you have completed at home to our very own email address so I can share it with your friends. I am sure you are all missing each other already as I am missing seeing you all too!
y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Keep an eye on our blog as I will be posting some fun challenges to keep you occupied! I will be taking part in some of them too.
Please do not worry and make sure that you are always being kind and gentle to everybody in your house. Don’t forget to continue to wash your hands regularly as this will help us get back to school as soon as possible!
From Miss Hamer
Date: 4th Feb 2020 @ 10:09am
This week in writing, 2HR are exploring China to learn about the famous landmarks and culture. Each day we are pretending to visit a place or take part in an activity to experience the Chinese cultures. Next week we will use these experiences to write a postcard for our Big Write.
On Monday we pretended to visit The Great Wall of China and learned lots of interesting facts about it. In groups, we then constructed our own Great Wall of China using modelling bricks. Afterwards the groups of children presented their models to the class with interesting facts that they had learned during the lesson. The children throughly enjoyed building their Great Walls of China!
On Tuesday we researched information about The Terracotta Army. We found out some amazing facts and created a life-sized Terracotta Warrior to display all the facts that we had found out!
"It took 7000 people to make the warriors!" James
"There were 8000 warriors made in total" Dawood
On Wednesday the class explored the city of Shanghai. We learned about the famous landmarks, things to do and see. We pretended to be tourists taking photos of what we saw on the Ipads, then used them to create a picture collage.
On Thursday we role-played a eating food in a Chinese restaurant and we tasted some Chinese foods such as spring rolls, sweet and sour sauce and blackbean sauce. We challenged ourselves to eat with chopsticks and discussed the flavours of the foods. The children throughly enjoyed sampling the foods and some even said they would want to go to a real restaurant regualrly to eat Chinese food.
Chinese New Year Class Assembly
Date: 4th Feb 2020 @ 9:57am
2HR delivered a brilliant performance to the school and their parents last Friday. They performed 'The Great Race' story to explain how the Chinese calendar began, shared a presentation of how Chinese New Year is celebrated and even performed a Chinese Dragon dance!
Date: 21st Jan 2020 @ 11:49am
Today we had a Chinese workshop and we had some special visitors to teach us about Chinese dancing and plate painting. First we did our plate painting which was really fun and exciting! We designed beautiful, colourful dragons onto ceramic plates with oil paints. After our plate painting we went into the hall and learned a Dragon Dance. We learned how dragons move and put the movements into a dance alongside the chinese music. Afterwards we wore a Chinese dragon and did a parade!
"It was an amazing day when we went into the community room and painted plates" Carlie Rose
"I really liked it when we were under the sheet doing the Dragon Dance" John
"It was really fun when we learned to do a Dragon Dance" Zendaya
