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Miss Cragg (Y2): Blog items

Year 2 I Wanna Play In A Band Performance, by Mr Norbury

Date: 13th Apr 2022 @ 2:12pm

In Year 2, we have been looking at the music style of ROCK! We have listened different artists and different styles of rock including;  We Will Rock You by Queen, Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple, Rockin’ All Over The World by Status Quo, Johnny B.Goode by Chuck Berry, I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles.

We have learnt to sing our song 'I Wanna Play In A Band' and also to use Makaton to sign along with it.

Please see below our final performance, we hope you enjoy it.

Year 1 and 2 Music - Zootime, by Mr Norbury

Date: 19th Nov 2021 @ 8:17am

On Thursday, Year 1 and 2 had a joint music lesson, we explored a new music genre 'Reggae'. They listened and appraised ' Kingston Town'  by UB40 and 'Jammin' by Bob Marley. 

They learnt to perform a new song 'Zootime' and use sign language to actions.

Their singing attached below, please enjoy.

Year 1 & 2 Body Percussion - We Will Rock You, by Mr Norbury

Date: 19th Oct 2021 @ 8:20am

Last week, Year 1 and 2 worked together to perform a version of Queen's 'We will rock you!' They used their bodies as instruments and followed the legendary rhythm.

We hope you enjoy it.

Fire engines, by Miss Cragg

Date: 16th Dec 2020 @ 10:17am

This term our DT topic was to plan, make and evaluate our own fire engine. We investigated fire engines to find their features then used this information to plan what we would need to include on our models. We investgated wheels, axles and chassis. The children had to decide whether they wanted their fire engine to have moving axles with fixed wheels or fixed axles with moving wheels. We used boxes to build the body of the fire engine and the children planned the materials that they needed.

Have a look at the pictures of our fire engines :) 

The Great Fire of London posters, by Miss Cragg

Date: 4th Dec 2020 @ 3:58pm

As part of our history topic this term the children have learnt all about The Great Fire of London. As part of our end of unit challenge the children used the iPads to research facts and presented them as a poster. Have a look and see if you can find yours! 

Year 2 3D London Art, by Miss Cragg

Date: 4th Dec 2020 @ 7:50am

We have been very busy during our Art sessions making 3D London art. First we looked at pictures of fire to select the colours that we would use to make the flame. We then used tissue paper and a collage technique to create the flame. We cut card to support the 3D structure then assembled all the pieces together. 

Year 2 artwork, by Miss Cragg

Date: 5th Nov 2020 @ 12:32pm

We looked at pictures of fire and talked about the colours that we could see. We decided that the colours in fire are warm colours and we would need to use yellow, orange, red and pink to get the right effect. We looked at pictures of The Great Fire of London and decided which parts made up the background and foreground. We created our own artwork. 

Hit the button game, by Miss Cragg

Date: 22nd Oct 2020 @ 9:29am

Here is the link to Hit The Button - have a go at finding number bonds to 20. Can you tell me your score?

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Contractions word mat, by Miss Cragg

Date: 22nd Oct 2020 @ 9:27am

This word mat will help you complete the missing apostrophe lesson today.

 

PE week 2, by Miss Cragg

Date: 22nd Oct 2020 @ 9:26am

Have a go at these activities for PE today.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/twinkl-move/joe-wicks-twinkl-move

Year 2 Tricky Words, by Miss Cragg

Date: 20th Oct 2020 @ 9:46am

Here are the tricky words that we have to know in year 2. We have to be able to read them as well as spelling them correctly in our work. 

Have a go at one of these challenges using the words:

- write a story including as many of the words as you can

- race with someone at home - who can write ten first?

- write out the word on a paper, cut it up letter by letter, can you unscramble it and put it back in the right order?

- make your own wordsearch using the words

- get someone to hide the words around the house and then see if you can find them.

Extra activities, by Miss Cragg

Date: 20th Oct 2020 @ 8:53am

Hello Year 2! 

I hope you are all doing well and keeping busy at home, it has been fantastic seeing some of your during our morning zoom meetings. I know that some of you have been SO busy that you are ready for some extra tasks so I have added some extra jobs that you can do it you like - don't worry if you don't do them, they are extra. 

The printable activities are listed below, if you don't have a printer they can all be done by writing on a piece of paper at home or just talking about it with your adult.

In addition to those I have also thought about some things that you can just be getting on with at home...

  • Can you find 1 thing in your house that begins with each letter of the alphabet then write a list or draw a picture showing me what they are.
  • Use recycling to create a musical instrument, new toy or a sculpture - maybe even a famous London landmark!
  • Use the internet or books that you have at home to research facts about London. 
  • Write or act out your own version of your favourite story. 

See you soon, Miss Cragg :)

Comparing numbers - Mr Alligator, by Miss Cragg

Date: 19th Oct 2020 @ 5:25pm

Here is the link to our song that we sing to help us when we compare numbers - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGvrG6049wE 

Cute Baby Alligator Clipart | Clipart Panda - Free Clipart Images |  Alligators art, Cartoon clip art, Art

Go Noodle, by Miss Cragg

Date: 19th Oct 2020 @ 1:24pm

We have lots of fun trying new go noodle dances and activities at school. Have a look on their site and see if you can try some new ones, you might even find a new favourite!

www.gonoodle.com

RE - acts of kindness, by Miss Cragg

Date: 18th Oct 2020 @ 10:16pm

Can you make a list of five acts of kindness that you have shown to someone else? You can draw pictures or write words to make your list! 

 

Wordsearch - numbers as words, by Miss Cragg

Date: 16th Oct 2020 @ 8:37am

I have atttached the number wordsearch for you to have a go at. Maybe you could try to make your own wordsearch for someone at home to do!

PE, by Miss Cragg

Date: 16th Oct 2020 @ 8:35am

I have attached some PE activities as I realised that we missed our PE day yesterday! You can look at the cards to see the instructions and follow along with the videos that show when you click on the link. 

Cosmic Kids Yoga, by Miss Cragg

Date: 15th Oct 2020 @ 9:56am

Here is the link to Cosmic Kids yoga, we have done a few of these at school now. Can you find a new favourite?

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

 

Books Alive - Stories at home, by Miss Cragg

Date: 15th Oct 2020 @ 9:55am

Here is the link to the Books Alive channel. You will see lots of the stories that we read and watch at school here. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Ppwly9A553faW5UWF4Yog  

When you have watched a story can you -

Retell the story?

Write your own version of the story?

Write a book review of the story?

Make puppets of the characters and act out the story?

Draw a picture of your favourite part?

 

FREE! - Tiger Stick Puppets (teacher made)

 

The tiger who came to tea story spoon | Wooden spoon crafts, Painted  spoons, Peg dolls

Safety Central Trip Writing, by Miss Cragg

Date: 8th Oct 2020 @ 1:19pm

Today we wrote about our trip to Safety Central. We focused on using commas in a list and apostrophes to show possesion. 

Safety Central Trip, by Miss Cragg

Date: 7th Oct 2020 @ 5:51pm

Safety Central

 

Today we went on a trip to Safety Central. We learnt all about staying safe at home and when we are out in the community. We learnt about staying safe during special events such as Halloween and Bonfire Night and practised our stop, drop and roll technique. We had to evacuate a building when a fire alarm sounded and practised calling 999 to get the emergency services to help us. We had cross roads and railways safely. Please have a look at our photographs to see what we got up to.

United Utilities visit Year 2, by Mrs Osborne

Date: 5th Oct 2017 @ 8:32pm

Today the children in Year 2 had a superb visit from Jayne at United Utilities. The children were able to actively learn about the Water Cycle through becoming the cycle as a class. They thought carefully about how they use water at home and also how they can save water. The children throroughly enjoyed the visit and were excited to find out more about water. Take a look at some of the photos below to find out more;

 

'Green Day' in Year 2, by Miss Ollier

Date: 11th Jun 2017 @ 4:42pm

On Friday we had a 'Green Day' in school which encouraged the children in Year 2 to think about how we can help to save our environment by 'going green'. The children thought about what we can do in school, such as; turning off lights and computers when we are not in the classroom, recyling paper and putting unwanted fruit and peels into the compost bin. They also talked about ensuring that they put their rubbish in the bins at playtimes and helping to make sure that our school environment stays clean and tidy. In Year 2 we celebrated Green Day by working in pairs in the ourdoor environment to use materials which we could find to create Andy Goldsworthy inspired sculptures. We also made some insect inspired bunting for our schools Eco-Officers to take to the Cheshire Show to hang on their eco-school display.

Take a look at some of the photographs below to see some of the children's Andy Goldsworthy inspired artwork;

 

Year 2 Environmental Study Summer 1, by Miss Ollier

Date: 10th May 2017 @ 4:51pm

This afternoon the children in Year 2 undertook their Environmental Study. We went on to the field and undertook a leaf litter investigation. The children looked at the insects through magnifying glasses and then recorded in pictures what they had found. Take a look at some of the pictures below to see what we did;

   

Year 2 Computing What is a Loop?, by Miss Ollier

Date: 29th Mar 2017 @ 7:49pm

Today the children in Year 2 learnt more about algorithms and how we program computers to do things but them they have to think about what we have asked them to do and program themselves to follow the instructions. We talked about how lots of computer algorithms use loops or repeats to help them to make the algorithm shorter, easier to write and follow. We learnt about loops by learning a dance that we had to follow and repeat different parts. The children then used the laptops to play on looping games on the Code.org website.

Click on the links below to get to the Code.org looping games;

Maze Loops with Angry Birds -  https://studio.code.org/s/course1/stage/13/puzzle/1

Bee Loops with a Bumble Bee -  https://studio.code.org/s/course1/stage/14/puzzle/1

Take a look at the pictures of the children learning the looping dance;

 

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