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April 2023

  • 28/04/23

    Phonics Home Learning

    In Phonics, we are learning how to use apostrophes of contraction to create words such as can't, I've, you'll, didn't, we'd, couldn't, should've, could've.  We are also learning to spell the tricky words 'aunt' and 'father'.  If you wou...
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  • 28/04/23

    Maths Home Learning

    Amongst other things this week, we are learning about 2D shape.  Start your Home Learning by watching this video:  Y2 Autumn Block 3 TS4 Draw 2D shapes on Vimeo Now have a got at the attached worksheet. 
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  • 28/04/23

    This Week's Learning

    Term 5 Week 3 In English this week, we are going to complete, edit and improve our final chapters of our Class Quest.  In Maths, we are going to revisit some of the addition, subtraction and multiplication learning that we completed earlier in the year. We will also refresh some of our Fr...
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  • 21/04/23

    Phonics Home Learning

    Term 5 Week 2 In phonics this week we will be focusing on adding the -er, -est and -y suffixes to create words like longer, warmer, coldest, windy, wetter, hottest, sunny and funny.  We will also learn to spell the tricky words 'special' and 'enough'...
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  • 21/04/23

    Maths Home Learning

    Term 5 Week 2 This week we are learning to tell the time using an analogue clock. We are really focusing on reading times 'to the hour'.  Start by watching this learning video:  Y2 Summer Block 2 TS4 Tell the time to the hour on Vimeo Now have a go at the attached works...
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  • 21/04/23

    This Week's Learning

    Term 5 Week 6 In English this week we are going to write the final parts of our final chapters for our class quest narrative. We are going to add a section of dialogue between Sir Jake and the Dragon and then describe the battle between them.  In phonics we will be focusing on adding the...
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  • 20/04/23

    Phonics Home Learning

    Term 5 Week 1 In Phonics, we are learning how to use the 'ey' digraph to make the /ee/ sound. Examples of words using this pattern include: Key, Monkey, Donkey, Honey, Money, Chimney, Valley, Turkey.  If you would like to know more about this skill or would like to practise i...
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  • 20/04/23

    Maths Home Learning

    Term 5 Week 1 In Maths this week, we are learning to tell the time using an analogue clock. If you would like to practise this skill more at home, please start by watching this video:  Y2 Summer Block 2 TS3 Tell the time past the hour on Vimeo Now try the attached work sheet. We have a...
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  • 19/04/23

    This Week's Learning

    Term 5 Week 1 In English this week, we are writing our final chapters for our class quest narrative. We will utilise all of the skills that we earned last term to create a fantastic final chapter.  In Phonics, we are learning how to use the 'ey' digraph to make the /ee/ sound. Exa...
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