Thursday 7th May 2020

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Good morning Year 2 ,

I hope you had a lovely day yesterday. In the table below you will find today’s learning activities. 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.

Well done for all your hard work this week. I wish you all a wonderful bank holiday weekend. I look forward to hearing all about your VE Day celebrations.

Take very good care.

Miss Davey

Subject Activity
Prayer Prayer for Thursday 7th May 2020

Lord of all,
you have graced us with many different skills and talents. Using these many gifts,
may we work together
each in our own special way
respecting everyone’s contribution
to build up Christ’s body
grounded in faith, hope and love.
Amen.
Handwriting Complete the spelling test for this week’s spellings on the SpellingFrame website.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/95/18-The%20-sound-spelt-o

Copy the following common exception words into your handwriting books.

pass
plant
poor
pretty
prove
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 07-05-2020
WALT: Continue a pattern.

To celebrate VE-Day red, white and blue bunting was hung in people’s homes and in the streets.

Decorate your own bunting with continuing pattern. Your pattern could include different shapes, numbers and colours.
English Thursday 6th May 2020
WALT: Write descriptively.

Imagine that you were at the VE Day celebrations!
Write a diary entry, recording what it was like during the VE celebrations.

Describe what you saw, heard, smelt and how you felt!


Begin your diary entry…

Dear Diary,
I have waited a long time for this war to end. I can’t believe that it is over. We had a huge party today to celebrate….
Music Thursday 7th May 2020

Listening and appreciation

People sang songs and danced to celebrate the end of the war. ‘We’ll Meet Again’ by Vera Lynn was a popular song during the war.
Listen to ‘We’ll Meet Again’ and answer the following questions.

Is this music happy or sad?

Is it fast or slow?

What instruments can you hear?

What does this piece of music make you think of?

Did you enjoy the piece? Explain our answer.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful VE Day learning.