Wednesday 22nd April 2020

Good morning Year 2,

I hope you all had a great day yesterday and that you all managed to safely enjoy some of the beautiful sunshine. Thank to everyone who has emailed me and shared their wonderful Easter learning. I am very impressed! Keep up the good work and keep the emails coming. You know where to find me … year2@popepaul.herts.sch.uk

In the table below you will find today’s learning activities.

The metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly has occurred. The butterflies have all spread their wings and flown away. Enjoy the video!

Have a lovely day!

Miss Davey

 

Subject Activity
Prayer Prayer for Wednesday 22nd April 2020

Loving God, in Christ Jesus, the servant of all, you call us to the service of others.

Grant to those who govern the community the skill to recognise its urgent needs
and the strength to pursue the common good.

Endow us all with patience and courage, that we may care for the suffering, feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and sustain the needy.

Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Handwriting Copy and complete these sentences using this week’s spelling words into your handwriting books.

  1. He is the fastest _____________ in the class.
  2. I have a cough and a _________ nose.
  3. Jack’s mum threw the beans out the window, she was _______ than ever before.
  4. His _____________ moment came when he had to say goodbye to the rest of the class.
  5. The dog loved _______________ after the ball.
Reading Continue to read daily and discuss what you have read.You can access plenty of wonderful books via the Harper Collins website:  Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk

Password:Parents20!

Use the Teacher Login area.

Maths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22-04-2020
Morning Challenge

Make your own hundred square.
Use 2 different colours for the odd and even numbers.Find pairs of numbers on your hundred square that total 100.How many different pairs can you find?Record your answers as number sentences.
e.g. 88 + 12 = 100

 

WALT: Solve a measurement problem

Extension Challenge:
Create your own Gold bar reasoning problem.

English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 22nd April 2020
WALT: Identify adjectivesUnderline the adjectives in these sentences.

  1. The small dog has fluffy, brown fur.
  2. The gentle donkey stood next to the young dog.
  3. He hurt his paw on the rough log.
  4. The dog wagged his stubby tail.
  5. The donkey rested in the long grass.

Now rewrite all of the sentences. Add more detail by extending the sentences or adding in another adjective to make them more interesting.

Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seeds of Life

Come up with as many similarities and differences as you can for these seeds.

Think about the following:

  • appearance
  • what they do
  • where they might be found
  • how they are dispersed
Which seed do you think is the odd one out?
Remember to explain your reasoning.

Easter Home Learning

Eggciting News! Easter Maths Competition! CLOSING DATE 24th April

 

The Hertfordshire Maths Team have set an Easter Competition for Years 1 – 6.

Each year group has an Easter problem to solve!

If you are keen to have a go….post your entries by April 24th to your class teachers or Mrs McNamara on year4@popepaul.herts.sch.uk

We look forward to your entry!

Click here for the problems to solve!

From Mrs McNamara

Maths Subject Leader

Tuesday 21st April 2020

Good morning Year 2,

I hope you had a nice day yesterday. In the table below you will find today’s learning activities. Remember that you can keep in contact with me by posting comments to the Year 2 Blog or by sending me an email at year2@popepaul.herts.sch.uk 

I can’t wait to see your wonderful Easter Home Learning projects and I am also very eager to see how tall your Runner bean plants are!

Have a lovely day,

Miss Davey

Subject Activity
Prayer Prayer for Tuesday 21st April 2020

Christ Jesus, our light and our guide, as we travel through life open our eyes to recognise you in everyone that we meet.

Open our hearts to share generously with each other.

Amen.

 

Handwriting Copy the following sentences into your handwriting book:

The dog loved running after the ball.
He kept dropping his pencil on the floor.
She was a really fast runner and she won all the races on sports day.
I like my eggs with a runny yolk.
It was her maddest idea ever.

Reading Continue to read daily and discuss what you have read.You can access plenty of wonderful books via the Harper Collins website: https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/Portal.aspx

Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk

Password:Parents20!

Use the Teacher Login area.

Maths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21-04-2020
Morning Challenge

Estimate and then measure how tall your Runner bean plant is.You can use standard units of measure – centimetres.

You could also use non-standard units of measure, for example: fingertips, cubes, lego…

 

Estimate how many centimetres tall are Lena’s Runner bean plants.

You can share your estimates on our Year 2 blog.

WALT: Solve a measurement problem

The Magic Plant

Questions to think about:
How tall will the plant be on Saturday at 9am?
How tall will the plant be on Sunday at 9am?

Extension Challenge:

Work out the plants height at later stages in the week as well.

English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 21st April 2020
WALT: Identify prepositions

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between one thing and another.

It may tell you where a thing is in relation to something else. E.g. The passengers watched from inside the plane.

It may tell you when something is in relation to another event. E.g. The excitement would not end until the plane landed.

 

Find the prepositions in the sentences below?

Write 5 sentences that contain prepositions?

The donkey plodded through the field.

It was only a few minutes until feeding time.

Rain started to fall from above them.

They ran into the barn.

Computing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information technology

IT can be seen as computers, devices with computers inside, or things made to work with computers.

Examples:

Computers: PCs, laptops, tablets.

Devices with computers inside: e-book readers, smart TVs, smart speakers.

Things made to work with computers: scanners, barcode scanners, barcode.

Find some examples of IT at your home and describe what it is used for.. work, play, communication…

Monday 20th April 2020

Good morning Year 2!

We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!

I hope that you all had a lovely Easter and a fun-filled break.

Please find today’s learning activities in the table below.

I look forward to seeing your Easter Home Learning projects!

If you have any questions or if you need any help.. you know where to find me.. year2@popepaul.herts.sch.uk

Have a lovely day!

Miss Davey

 

Subject Activity
Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prayer for Monday 20th April 2020

God of truth, fill us with your Spirit and strengthen our faith, so that we may not doubt your love for us. Give us courage to spread your peace throughout the world. 

Amen.

Religion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Incredulity of St. Thomas, 1601-02 – Caravaggio.


Look at this painting by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio and complete the following:

I can see…..
I would like to ask the artist….
This painting made me wonder why…..
A good title for this painting would be…… because….
Five words that go with this painting are:
I think the Gospel writer Matthew would react to this painting by saying……

Handwriting Copy this week’s spellings into your handwriting book:

dropping
dropped
sadder
saddest
madder
maddest
running
runner
runny
Reading Continue to read daily and discuss what you have read.

You can access plenty of wonderful books via the Harper Collins website: https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/Portal.aspx

Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk

Password:Parents20!

Use the Teacher Login area.

Maths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20-04-2020
Morning Challenge
Fluency 5 x 2
 

60 + 40 + 10 =
64 – 8 =
58 – 8 =
20 + 40 + 30 =
_ + 3 = 20
Half of 60 =
Make 60p 5 different ways
10 + 88 =
64 – 30 =
11, 21, ___, 41, ____, ____, ____,

 

WALT: Measure in centimetres.

Find a selection of objects to measure. See some examples below.

Using a ruler, say how many centimetres long each object is.

Order your objects from longest to shortest.

Extension Challenge:

English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday 20th April 2020
WALT: Answer questions.

Remember to write full sentences.

What animals can you see in the picture?

In what ways are these two animals different?

In what ways might they be similar?

How do you think the two animals discovered each other?

How have they become friends?

What do you think makes a good friend?

How can you show other people that you are a friendly person?

What kind of people do you like being friends with?

What kind of people would you not want to be friends with?

Extension challenge:

Compose 5 of your own questions for the picture.

Message From Francesca Khaliq at Our Lady and St Vincent Church

Holy Week Quiz for FRHC. Primary School (Key Stage 2).FK.01.04.2020

Holy Week Quiz Younger Children (Key stage 1).Fk.01.04.20

Message from Francesca Khaliq at Our Lady and St Vincent Church

Dear families,

I hope you are all keeping safe and well during this unsettling time.

As it is Holy Week next week I am attaching some quizzes for the children to do, there is one for key Stage 1 (reception to Year 2) and Key Stage 2 (Year 3 to Year 6). Entries will need to be sent back to Deacon Axcel by Tuesday 14th April at  pbalpha@rcdow.org.uk, so just put the answers into an email, or you can print the quiz and fill it in and post them to the parish, whatever is easier for you. Axcel will put all the names into a hat and pick a winner, the prize is a £20 voucher, so worth having a go, please encourage them to take part; the answers will be emailed out when the winner is announced.  There is a quiz for older children in secondary school (Key Stage 3), you can request this quiz by emailing pbalpha@rcdow.org.uk and Deacon Axcel will email it to you, there are £20 gift vouchers for the winner of each of the three quizzes.

It is wonderful that we have the capability of live streaming (remember you can access our live streaming by logging on to our website olasv.org.uk and clicking on live streaming link) but sad to see the benches empty without all our wonderful parishioners. So we would like you all to send a photo of your family so Fr Shaun and Deacon Axcel can print them out and stick them on the benches in church, so we are all there together. So please take a family photo and email it to pbalpha@rcdow.org.uk

I have prepared a Children’s Liturgy for the children to do on Good Friday at home, all the information has been emailed to parents via schoolcomms, there is a run through and 3 attachments for the liturgy, have a read through and see if you can spend some time with the children to do this on Good Friday. Please don’t feel obliged to do it all if you can’t or if you don’t have the resources but have a look before Friday to see if you can get anything ready in advance, you will just need access to a laptop/IPad or mobile to watch the videos and access the music.

I pray that you and your families keep safe and well during this time.

God bless

Fran

Francesca Khaliq

Catechetical Co-ordinator

Our Lady & St Vincent

 

Friday 3rd April 2020

Good morning Year 2,

We have come to the end of another term. Time really flies when you are having fun! You have all worked incredibly hard this term, especially over the last few weeks and I am very proud of you all. Please see below the Easter Home Learning project. I look forward to seeing your creations next term.

Wishing you all a holy and restful Easter.

Miss Davey

Subject Activity
Prayer Lenten Prayer for Friday 3rd April

Loving, merciful Lord, grant us the capacity to be quiet and to listen.

Lead us to the joy of being present to others and hearing their story.

Let us look with love and gratitude on the world around us and open our hearts to those in need.

Amen.


10am Community Mass Friday 3rd April

Please join this special mass with all the Catholic schools in our community to mark the end of term and the beginning of Holy Week.

You can access the live streaming via the link – https://www.churchservices.tv/pottersbar

 

 

Handwriting

 

 

 

 

 

Complete the spelling test for this week’s spellings on the SpellingFrame website.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/92/15-Adding–ing–ed–er–est-and–y-to-words

Copy the following common exception words into your handwriting books.

father

find

floor

half

hold

Maths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03-04-2020
WALT: Solve a problem using pictures

 

Sketch your biscuits.

Will you use a key for the different decorations?

Don’t forget to number your biscuits.

 Remember that there is not just icing on the 2nd biscuit, there is icing on every second biscuit. Which other biscuits have icing on?
Which biscuits have a cherry on them as well as the third one?
What about the biscuits with a chocolate button on them? Which ones are they?
Tell me about the biscuits that have no decorations on them.
Happy decorating!
English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 3rd April 2020
WALT: Use contractions.

 

Pretend that you are a Berwick swan. Write descriptive sentences using the contractions below.

 

I am – I’m

I will – I’ll

I have – I’ve

I cannot –  I can’t

I do not – I don’t

I would – I’d

e.g. I’m a snowy white swan and I’m coming into land.

I’ll stick my black feet out straight as I splash on to the water, etc. 

Religion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 3rd April 2020

WALT: Understand the events of Good Friday.

The Crucifixion and death of Jesus Mt 27:27-56

Read Matthew’s account of The Crucifixion and death of Jesus . See link below.

http://www.freebibleimages.org/reference/?ref=WyJGQl9HTlBJXzA5Nl9KZXN1c19DcnVjaWZpeGlvbiIsMV0

On Good Friday we remember how Jesus loved us so much he gave his life for us and died on the cross.

Draw your own crucifix in your book. Write and draw around it some of the important events of Holy Week. Write your own special prayer to accompany your crucifix.


 

Wonderful learning!

Computing! Childnet Film Competition

Childnet Film Competition 2020

The Childnet Film Competition is now in its 11th year and is open to all young people based in the UK. The challenge is to create a short film or a storyboard with a script in response to this year’s theme.

The theme of this year’s Childnet film competition is:

We want an Internet where we’re free to….

Think about all the things we love to do online. Create a film or storyboard that explains why we want an internet that allows people to feel free and safe online and how we can can make this happen.

Childnet have released packs to give more information about the competition and to help you to plan and make your films at home. All details can be found at https://www.childnet.com/resources/film-competition/2020

Childnet understands that young people may not have access to specialist equipment at home but don’t let that stop you. Get creative with the technology you have, including phones and tablets, or enter the storyboard category, which doesn’t require any film making equipment.

I am sure there are some great filmmakers in our midst.

Good luck and happy filmmaking.

From Miss Davey

Computing Subject Leader

 

PE snakes and ladder fun

Good Morning,

I hope you are all well. I thought you might like to try this PE version of snakes and ladders with your family instead of (or in addition to – if you’re feeling super fit!) joining Joe Wicks this morning. There are many different challenges included. All you need is a dice, appropriate clothing, water and a safe space. Enjoy and send me some pictures of you having fun if possible.

Love Miss Pringle

pe snakes and ladders

Thursday 2nd April 2020

Good morning Year 2,

I can tell from the emails I have received that there are a lot of busy bees in Year 2. Thank you for sharing your fantastic learning with me. Keep up the great work!

I hope you enjoy today’s learning activities. Please find them in the table below. I can’t wait to see what you come up with for the Science design challenge. If you have any questions or if you need any help.. you know where to find me.. year2@popepaul.herts.sch.uk

Have a lovely day!

Miss Davey

Subject Activity
Prayer Lenten Prayer for Thursday 2nd April

Lord God, we are called to lives of service, especially to serve those who are poor, excluded or vulnerable.

Grant me the strength to respond to your call, in whatever way I can.

May I always seek to act out of love for all your people, our global family.

Amen.

Handwriting

 

 

 

 

Reading

 

 

Compose a sentence for five of the spellings words and write your sentences in your handwriting book.

 humming
 hummed
 drumming
 drummed
 drummer
 stopping
 stopped
 stopper

 sitting


Continue to read daily and discuss what you have read.

You can access plenty of wonderful books via the Oxford Owl website: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Username:popepaul2020

Password:Ilovereading2020

Use the Class Login area.

Maths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

02-04-2020
Morning Challenge
Fluency 5 x 2
 

10 + 50 + 20 =
25 + 9 =
88 – 10 =
____ > 27
How many minutes in half an hour?
Half of 80 =
Make 50p 5 different ways
Double 60 =
How many minutes in 1 hour?
31, 41, ___, 61, ____, ____, ____, _____,

 

WALT: Solve a problem.

23 … 2+3 = 5

How many different numbers are there in Ben’s list?

Write all the numbers in order.

Please note that Ben’s numbers include 2, 3 and 4 digit numbers. There is one 5 digit number.

Extension Challenge:
What if the digits added up to 6? How many different numbers are there now?

English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday 2nd April 2020
WALT: Answer comprehension questions

Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you know….

Early in 2019, a cotton seed was successfully germinated on the moon. However, it did not live very long because during the lunar night, which lasts for approximately 13.5 days, the temperature plummeted and it was too cold for the seedling to survive.

If humans were to ever colonise Mars, they would need to be able to grow crops in order to survive. However, the extreme cold, low atmospheric pressure and high radiation environment would mean that the plants would need to be grown in a heated transparent enclosure if they were to grow to maturity and provide crops.

Get Growing on Mars!!!!

Design and make a Martian ‘grow pod’.

Use recycled materials to create a place where a seed could germinate and grow in a place like Mars.

Think about the conditions that a seed needs to germinate and grow.

I can’t wait to see what you design and create!