Year 2 | Prestwood Infant School

From Monday 20th April we will be organising the home learning into weekly sections. PRESS THE STAR BELOW. Each subject area will be covered every week. We hope this helps to make our expectations clear. Thank you for all your hard work so far and we look forward to being reuninted soon!

How to make a dinosaur head - From Benji

Imogen has been having some video making fun.

Home Learning

Why not take a scavenger hunt challenge.... you can print off a hard copy below.

Scavenger Hunts

Scavenger hunt.docx

Big shout out to you all working from home!

An innovated story about Mr Grinling's lunch. Well done.

Mr Grinling Lunch by Sam.docx

Sam's Marble Run

Mission from Mrs Edwards

Hello everyone I hope you are all well. Here are two Topic missions for you to try.

Look through the Grace Darling Information PowerPoint. Can you order the events of her life? You can choose the one, two or three star timeline sheet to cut and stick the events into the correct order.
Imagine you are going to meet Grace Darling! Write down at least three questions that you would like to ask her. Don't forget to use a question mark at the end of your sentence.

Enjoy.

Grace Darling resources

Art and Science Missions you could try from Mrs R-J

Create a lighthouse that flashes! What materials would you use and why?
Make a ship that can cross the water. Again think about the different materials you could use? Would would work best or worst?
Make a buzzer for the ship.
Make a pully system to communicate and send the lunch to the lighthouse and Mr Grinling
Make a gull with flapping wings
Make an aeroplane from different materials. Which works best? You could try tin foil, paper or cardboard. Which is the better design? Experiment and have fun.

One task you could try it to send a lunch down the wire to Mr Grinling. You will need string, a straw and different sizes of balloons. Thread the string through the straw. Have one end higher than the other. Attach the balloon to the straw (but don't tie a knot). Release the balloon and watch it shoot down the string. Try adding a basket with a weight in it. Does it work? Change the string to wool. Does that have an effect on the experiment?

Our focus this term has been materials so lets keep this going. Again send us your pictures we would love to see what you have been up to. Enjoy!

Science Home learning Yr 2 copy.docx

Science activities

Mission from Mrs Reid-Jones!

Hi everyone hope you are all staying safe. This weeks Maths focus is all about money again. Your mission this week is to log onto Abacus and see the tasks and homework (no groaning please!) that have been allocated to you.

Focus on:

Recognising and ordering coins and notes
Recognising that coins have 10s and 1s in them e.g. 54p = 5 x 10p and 4 x 1p
Making an amount in three different ways e.g. 54p could be made from a 50p, 2p and 2p or 20p, 20p, 10p, 2p and 2p or even 50p and 4 x 1p. There are so many possibilities. Can you challenge yourself even further and find as many ways as possible to make an amount.
There are some problem solving tasks set on Abacus which involves making a value using the letters of your name. Which could be the most expensive name you could make? or the cheapest?
Practise adding together two two digit values e.g. 45p + 25p = ?
Find change from a 50p, £1, £2, £5 or £10 using multiples of 10p or 5p.
Take the further challenge of using your number bond knowledge e.g. What change from £1.00 will I get if I spent 42p at the cake shop.
Set up a shop at home and get your family involved.

I will endeavour to find some other tasks for you to do over the next few days. If you have any problems logging into Abacus please email us so we can sort this for you. We would love to see what you are doing, so send us photos and we can put them up on the website to inspire your peers learning too.

Stay Safe guys, missing your smiles and giggles.....

Website List

Working from home.

Year Two Working from Home.docx

Day One - Farms2ewe

What a magnificent way to start our science week! The children had a fabulous time meeting the animals from Farms2ewe. The children got the chance to ask questions, stroke and hold some of the animals. Sweety the pony went back to the farm looking fabulously groomed! Samson the calf was a little naughty as times, trying to escape. A truly wonderful start to the week.

Day Two - Invertebrate Hotel

Today we went outside into our woodland area. We searched and discovered lots of different micro habitats. We took out some pallets and pipes to created our own bug hotel. The children found twigs, branches, leaves and bricks to put inside the hotel. Great work everyone.
Inside the classroom the children created their own bug hotels thinking about which materials they would use.

Day Three

Today each class had a different task. In Oak they were looking at Surviving Antarctica. They carried out an experiment to see which material was the best insulator and would be good for a coat. In Sycamore they were looking at Diverse People and how we are similar and different to each other. Tomorrow the classes will switch tasks.

Day Four

Oak and Sycamore switched activities today.

Day Five - Clever Camouflage

Today the children looked at how animals camouflage themselves. They discussed how some camouflage themselves from predators and how some actually are the predators. Lots of wonderful discussion was had. Then the fun began. The children created camouflaged animals and hid them around their classroom for their friends to find. Can you spot them?

World Book Day

Listening and Appraising in Music

In every music lesson, all classes start by listening to a new piece of music related to their learning that term. Take a look at our Year Two's thoroughly enjoying their listening and appraising session with a reggae song.

Eco Warrior Afternoon

Today the groups moved around. The three activities of litter picking around the village, writing postcards for our village friends and delivering parcels and postcards to our friends. The children had a wonderful time despite the inclement weather. We definitely found more rubbish this time. The children were very sensible, asking for adult help if they found bottles, broken glass or anything they weren't sure of. One group visited Giles Gate and spent some time talking with the residents. It was wonderful to see them all taking part, asking questions and answering questions. We look forward to our next visit.
Well done Year 2 we were very proud of you today.

Keep yourself clean and healthy by washing your hands carefully. NHS video to show how to wash your hands correctly.

washing hands video_1.mov

Today we talked about how to keep ourselves healthy. We talked about the need to wash our hands regularly, especially before we eat or handle food and after we have been to the toilet. We learnt how to wet our hands first, apply soap and then sing a song to ensure that we have washed every part of our hands. Here are a few clips of the children washing their hands very carefully singing a variety of songs.

Science - Waterproof experiment

In science this term we have been looking at Materials. We have previously research Charles Mackintosh (inventor of waterproof coating) and today we carried out an investigation into which material would make a waterproof coat. The children worked in pairs or small groups. Lots of wonderful discussion and debate was had as to which material would be the best and why. The children then carried out their experiment logging down their observations. Lots of wonderful teamwork and discussion today from our budding scientists.

London's Burning

Today in English we have looked at the well known poem London's Burning. The children had great fun recreating the poem. We sang it in a round first before changing the poem.

Eco Warrior Afternoon

We had a very industrious afternoon splitting into three groups. One group wrote postcards which will be delivered to our local residents. One group sorted through our Harvest Festival food creating some beautiful food parcels which will again be delivered to our local residents in the village. The final group went litter picking around the village. They found some strange things as they tidied up the local area. Anything suspicious or made of glass was pointed out to an adult who carefully picked it up and put into special bags. The groups will be swapping around on our next Eco Warrior afternoon.

Science Research in Sycamore!

The children really enjoyed using our amazing library to find out all about Charles Macintosh and other famous scientists!

Oak Class

We have been investigating sound in Science. We have been using cups filled with different materials to work out which material would make the best filling for a pair of ear defenders. The first week we stayed in class sitting next to our partner to see which material muffled the sound best. The next week we took our ear defenders first outside, then inside, to see how far we could get before we couldn't hear our partner. To have a go at home you will need two paper cups, tin foil, cotton wool, fabric (we used an old towel) and some bubble wrap. Why no try different materials and don't forget to let us know what you found out.

http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/game/

Here is a link to a game about the Great Fire of London. Have a go and see if you can put out the fire!

The weather is turning colder now so please remember to wrap up warm. Any gloves, scarfs and hats that come into school, please ensure that they are named so we can return them to their rightful owners!

Topic Grid for Spring 1

Topic grid - Earth Wind and Fire 2020 S1.docx

Food Chains

In science this week Oak Class have been looking at food chains, learning the language used to describe a food chain. The source (sun), a producer (a plant), a consumer (who eats a producer), a predator or top of the food chain (eats a consumer). The children learnt that there can be many consumers within a food chain. It was interesting to hear their ideas and thoughts about each stage of a food chain. Their understanding grew as they found out that each element passes energy onto the next part of the food chain, right round to the stage when an animal decomposes down into the soil to begin the cycle again. See if you can create a food chain at home. Think of different habitats and which plants and animals you may find within it. We'd love to see your ideas.

Exploring different emotions...

What happens next to Albie?

This week in English we have been creating new story maps for what happens next to Albie once he gets home. The children came up with some wonderful ideas. Here are three videos which show what they have been up to. Well done to Amy, Emilia, Noah and Tom for braving the camera.

Noah.mov

Tom.mov

Our busy week in photos. Ending with our magnificent soldiers ready for Remembrance Day on Sunday

Plunge into the Pirate Pool by Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves

This week the children have been learning their new story. It has pirates, treasure chests, monstrous fish and an octopus! They have been creating their own story maps in Talk4Write style and stepping it out. Here's Pixie who has worked so hard today on her story map stepping out her story.

Topic Grid for Autumn 2

Topic grid - Oceans and Seas A2.docx

PE - Dance

Today year 2 took their first foray into country dancing today. They were magnificent.

African Masks

Take a look at Sycamore's musical composition using the Glockenspiels...

sycamore glockenspiel website.mov

Subtraction using Dienes (Base Ten)

The children have been using Dienes to create a two digit number. They have been partitioning the number to show tens and ones. We have then been using dienes to subtract a single or two digit number from a two digit number. They were able to "exchange" a tens stick for ten ones, to help them subtract crossing a ten e.g. 36 - 18 = Watch the video to see Oscar and Alice swapping out a tens stick for ten ones, so they are ready to take away more easiliy. By using the dienes the children have been able to see how a number can be made up of tens and ones and that those tens can be exchanged for an equal amount of ones.

Woburn Safari Park 2019

We had an amazing trip to Woburn Safari Park on Friday 4th October. The children went on safari where, with the help of Harvey, they learnt lots of fascinating facts about the creatures they saw. After that we had a talk about BIG CATS where the children were able to share their knowledge about the big cats and learn some more facts. Then we had the chance to explore more of the zoo. Lots of fun was had by everyone. A massive thank you to our parent helpers that came on the trip.

Tessellation

In year 2 today we took 2d shapes and investigated which shapes tessellate and created our own tessellations.
We made an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, especially of polygons in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping.

Sycamore Class

This week we took our Pac-Man right angle finder outside the classroom. We searched around the school to see how many right angles we could find.

Oak Class - Right Angles

Today we went on a right angle hunt. We looked around the class using our Pac-man to see how many right angles we could find.
We then sorted shapes onto a venn diagram.

2d Shape sorting using a Venn Diagram

This week we have been looking at 2d shapes. Thinking about the properties of the shape. How many sides does it have? Are they curved or straight?
We have then used a Venn diagram to sort the shapes accordingly.

Oak Class creating Globes

Money Investigation

On Friday Oak Class were given 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins. They had to find how many different ways they could make 10p and 20p individually and then as a team. Some great team work was seen, well done everybody. Have a go at home and see if you can find as many different ways to make 50p and don't forget to let Mrs Reid-Jones know.

Year 2 Timetable 2019-2020

Year 2 Timetable 2019 2020.docx

Autumn 1 Topic Grid Fantastic Felines 2019 - 2020

Topic grid - fantastic felines A1.docx

Meet the teacher presentation

Meet the Teacher - Year Two a.pptx

Learning essential life skills...

We are learning how to use lots of different equipment in the kitchen. Today we have been chopping up lots of different fruits.

Oak Class

This week we have been creating our own maths games. The children worked in pairs to create a game and then they played them. The children got to share their games with the rest of the class, playing with different people.

Brain Buster Workshop

Oak Class

Oak Class had great fun making their brains ache! First job was to create a puzzle with each member of the group having to draw a piece of the puzzle. Then we moved onto using cocktail sticks to create different patterns. After break we had a calmer time, still using our brains, to answer Sudoku quizzes, puzzles and complete a wordsearch.

Capacity and multiplication

Year Two Andy Goldsworthy sculptures

Position and Direction

Today we had great fun getting to grips with position and direction. First came the challenge of learning our "left" and "right." Then incorporating quarter turns, half turns, anticlockwise and clockwise into our language base. We made a grid on the classroom floor and the children had great fun giving each other instructions to travel across to certain items placed on the grid. Then we took these new found skills to our books.

Our week!

Oak Class - Andy Goldsworthy

This terms artist is Andy Goldsworthy.
The children had great fun creating some very imaginative pieces of art from both natural objects outside, to more man-made objects found within the classroom.

Sycamore Class - Andy Goldsworthy

This terms artist is Andy Goldsworthy.
The children had great fun creating art using natural objects they found outside on the field.

Healthy Living Day

We had great fun making fruit and vegetable smoothies. Everyone enjoyed brushing their teeth after using their disclosing tablets. Lots of fun and serious talking was had too. Remember it's ok to eat some chocolate and cakes, just everything in moderation!

Maths - Capacity - Seagull Potion !

Sycamore Potions_1.mov

Well done Year 2 on a fabulous Victorian Day.

Sycamore Class_1.mov

Well done year 2 on another amazing week. In English this week we have been concocting disgusting potions. Once the children's creative juices started flowing, the potions got more revolting! The children then wrote up an instruction sheet, remembering to include what equipment would be needed alongside their ingredients. Step by step instructions were written and you will see their creations in their end of year books. Enjoy!

In Maths this week we have looked at multiplication and division. We took it right back breaking the calculation down into steps. First using different materials to create groups to represent the number sentence. Have a look at the pictures below! Once this was mastered the children went onto division beginning to understand that division is not commutative e.g. 3 x 5 - 5 x 3 but 15 divided by 3 can not be written as 3 divided by 15.

In Topic the children have been researching facts about Grace Darling in readiness for Monday's Topic Day. Please remember it is not compulsory to wear Victorian dress, only if your child wishes to. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

Multiplication and Division

Day One - Matilda's Floating Feat

Matilda used her magical powers to move things. We created and used static electricity. The Children used balloons and their hair to create the static needed to move their lizards, feathers and hair!

Sycamore Day One.mov

Day Two - Resilient Rover

Day two and the children are off to the moon! Their brief was to build a moon buggy. Working in pairs the children decided what materials they wanted to use; what purpose their moon buggy would have on the moon and how many people would go inside their moon buggy.
Some very varied and fantastic designs were created, well done everybody.

Day Three.... Make it Fly

Both classes had great fun creating helicopters, gliders and paper aeroplanes.
There were some amazing designs of aeroplanes created by the children and they thoroughly enjoying testing them out to see how far they could travel. We even took our gliders outside to see how they would cope in these blustery conditions.

Day four..... Science Oxford

Today we met Sophie from Science Oxford. She talked to the children about the properties of different materials. We investigated whether they could survive being dropped from a height. The children then got to make SLIME! Lots of fun had by all.

Sneeze Zone

How far can a sneeze travel? Today we investigated how far we could sneeze! We used a straw and discussed that this probably wasn't as powerful as a sneeze, but had the same effect. We also look at the difference of putting your hand over your mouth when you sneeze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Com-PEG-tition!

Story mapping the Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch

Mixed numbers!

We used slices of bread cut up into quarters to create mixed numbers. Have a go at home, when you are making tea, this weekend to see if they can cut up their sandwiches, sausages etc into halves, quarters and thirds!

Science - Which material is the bendiest?

We've had a fabulous afternoon conducting an experiment. We took four different types of material, built a bridge and placed some weights to see which material was the bendiest. Lots of fabulous discussion in both classes. We even investigated the difference if we moved our bridges further or closer apart. Did it matter which way the blocks were set? Lots of hypothesising was had!

Creating our Great Fire of London Art

We had lots of fun creating our very own Great Fire of London scene for our Classrooms.

Remembrance Day Poppies

Forest Rangers Day 2018

Monday 5th November 2018, Year 2 had our Forest Rangers Day with Chiltern Rangers. Unlike last year the weather was glorious and not a snow flake to be seen! The first class outside were Oak Class, who were split into groups to complete specific tasks set by the Chiltern Rangers. They used a number of different equipment from rakes, shears and loppers and a lot of brute strength! One group of children worked together to create fires which were later lit whilst the children had their lunch. Sycamore class joined Oak for lunch around the campfires. Once the fires had calmed down, the children were able to toast delicious yummy marshmallows. Sycamore then took over the duties for the afternoon continuing raking up the cut grass, lopping and sorting the hazel branches. A massive thank you to the parents who were able to come and lend a hand today. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we all did. A massive thank you to Paul and all at Chiltern Rangers for an incredibly fun and exhausting day.