Year 2
Weekly Update Friday 26th April 2024
A Summary of Our learning:
This week saw the children complete their Going for Gold Challenge and now it is time to get those sponsors in! Thanks to all the family members who came out to support. In maths, the children have been learning more about time- the have been calculating start times, duration of time and how to sequence events. In English, the children learnt more about noun phrases and conjunctions. They then enjoyed adapting the story of The Flower to write their own story. |
Our learning next week:
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Homework:
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Notices & Reminders:
We have a lot of jumpers going missing so please make sure they are named so we can get them back to you! |
Eastwick Schools May Fair Saturday 18th May 2024 - Donation Fri-Yays!
Rainbow Raffle - Year 2
Friday 26th April & Friday 3rd May
Each year group has been assigned a colour to help us make our colour themed hampers for this year’s raffle at the May Fair. We are therefore asking for your donations of new items linked to a colour given for your child’s year group. As you child is in YEAR 2, you have been given the colour YELLOW to bring in donations towards the rainbow raffle red hampers.
Your hamper donations could be wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, sweets, chocolate, tinned food, candles, stationary, toiletries, small soft toys - the options are endless! Please kindly ensure NO perishable items and items must be within their expiry date of May 2024
There will be morning collections available in either infants or juniors at drop off from 8.30am on Friday 26th April and also on Friday 3rd May.
Thank you for your support!
The Friends of Eastwick Schools
Thank you for your continued support,
The Year 2 Team
To contact the Year 2 Team, please use this email address: year2@eastwick.thpt.org.uk.
Infant Reading Workshop Presentation
Below you will find the slides from our parent reading evening that was held on Wednesday 11th January:
Infant Reading Parent Workshop Presentation
Curriculum Maps
Spring 1 2023-24 | Summer 1 2023-24 | |
Spring 2 2023-24 | Summer 2 2022-23 |
Parent Information Evening September 2023
Parent Information Evening Slides
Year 2 Home Learning
Resources
English
Spelling: https://www.sirlinkalot.org/ This spelling site is offering the opportunity for parents to download an app with a free subscription.
Live author streams: https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/immersive/live_streams_for_kids/15296
Free audiobooks: https://www.storynory.com/
Maths
Maths Fluency Guide For Parents
Times Tables Rock Stars: Keep practicing your times tables!
NumBots:
Click here to access our new maths resource, NumBots. If you need to enter the school name, enter Eastwick Junior School:
https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/29753
Topmarks – lots of different maths games, at different levels. The games cover: money, time, multiplication and measuring, to name but a few.
Health and fitness
Joe Wicks 5-minute school workout
Joe Wicks PE with Joe
5-a-day Fitness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBTvnJpwcKw&safe=active
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLMGJ9S0seE&safe=active
Cosmic yoga:
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Active Surrey:
Active Surrey - Home Activities
Art
Other resources
THPT Learning Resources - Various games and activities:
https://www.thehowardpartnership.org/Learning-Resources/
Empowering Little Minds - offers lots of lovely ideas to do with your children. Open up the link and select an activity.
https://www.empoweringlittleminds.co.uk/resources-1
Free online tours of museums:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75809/12-world-class-museums-you-can-visit-online