Year 2KW: Blog items
Date: 16th Mar 2024 @ 10:09pm
The children were surprised to see the weather change this week and were so excited to see the school playground covered in snow. When the snow is so thick there is only one thing to do. You guessed it SNOW PLAY!!!!!!!!!
Look at the fun they all had. We made snowmen and snow angels!
The children were sad to see the snow disappear through the day!
Date: 16th Mar 2024 @ 9:57pm
As part of the topic 'Animals that live in hot and cold places.' The children learnt about the Continents and Oceans of the world and used
their map reading skills to locate cold and hot regions in the world.
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The children really enjoyed using the compass points to navigate around a map and are beginning to confidently identify and name some parts of the world.
Can you guess what 2KW are going to be learning about this half term?
Date: 7th Jan 2024 @ 9:23pm
Hello and Welcome back!
This week was a short week however it was extremely busy and it was lovely to see all the children eager to come back to school and get on with their learning!
As part of the learning this week, the children were learning how to develop their prediction skills . One of the activities that they really enjoyed was predicting what objects were in the rucksack. They had to use knowledge of prior learning, knowledge from learning from home and what they have read to make sensible guesses. They then found out what was in the bag and used what they had found to predict the next topic of learning.
We found rope, plates, pans, hats, suncream, torches, lanterns, a hammer, walking boots, warm and cool clothes, sleeping bags and pillows.
We asked lots of questions and found out that it belonged to Madeleine, Miss Wolfenden's daughter. We predicted that we are going to be learning about going on an adventure and maybe different countries.
The children were very excited and can't wait to find out about the world.
Keep looking at our blogs!
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
Date: 26th Nov 2023 @ 1:04pm
Hello,
Well what can I say. I think all the children and the adults would agree that we had an amazing time at the Gregg's factory this week. The children were asked to wear hair nets, special coats and wash their hands before they entered the factory. During their visit they looked at how the bakery makes bread, pizza and sandwich fillings. They compared Thomas farriner's bakery in London 1666 to the bakery's now and quickly recognised that they had dramatically changed! It was a lovely opportunity to see how the bread dough is made, how it is left to rise, how it is baked and packaged and then put on a lorry. The children particularly enjoyed watching how the pizza bases were made and how the toppings were added. They even had an opportunity to put the pizza bases on a conveyor belt, just like the Gregg;s staff. Mrs Cooper and I were extremely proud of all the children. They walked sensibly to the factory, which did take 25 minutes! and were polite and well behaved during the visit. They asked lots of interesting questions and learned so much about how the factory operates. If that wasn't enough the children got to sit and have a drink, eat cakes and decotate Gingerbread people. They had a brilliant time and were so lucky to get this opportunity. Look at how much fun we had!
We feel so privellleged to be the first school to go on such an amaazing visit.
The children had a wonderful time!
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
Date: 26th Nov 2023 @ 12:35pm
Hello,
The children have been learning about Diwali. They listened to the story of Rama and Sita and learned how Hindu families celebrate this special event. The children enjoyed making lanterns, Diva lamps, Diwali cards, door decorations and Rangoli patterns. Have a look at their amazing work!
The children had an amazing time and learned so much about the Festival of Diwali. Come and look at the work that is displayed in the classroom.
Thanks for your support
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
The Great Fire of London Artwork
Date: 12th Nov 2023 @ 12:07pm
Hello,
The children have been finding out about London this week and have been identifying and locating London Landmarks using a map. They remembered lots of Landmarks and then used this knowledge to draw moving pictures. Have a look at their sketches and see if you can see London Bridge, Big Ben or th London Eye.
The children then compared London now to London 1666. The children looked closely at Tudor houses and then sketched them to create a scene from Pudding Lane in 1666.
The children have worked so hard. They are going to use this work to help them create a 3d scene of London in 1666.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
Date: 4th Nov 2023 @ 7:16pm
Hello 2KW and Welcome Back!
The children are super excited to be back and are excited to learn about our new topic 'The Great Fire of London'
The classroom is looking good and we even have a role play bakery!
As part of the Launch, the fire Service came into school and talked to the children about Fire safety. The children had an opportunity to look at the equipment the Fire Fighters wear when they are rescuing people. They loved it!
The children learned about STOP! DROP! ROLL ! and the fire fighters said that they will bring the truck in for the children to see towards the end of half term!
Hope you have a lovely weekend
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
Date: 14th Oct 2023 @ 7:08pm
Hello,
I cannot believe how hard all the children have worked this week. They have made Mrs Cooper and I very proud!
In English, we have been learning about writing recounts and to help us write a personal recount we went on a walk around Clayton. The children used their big googly eyes to find human and physical features and local landmarks. They used their observation skills to sketch what they could see too !
They found; The National Bike centre, Asda, the canal, Philips Park, Flip out, two bridges, Decathlon, trees, bushes, cars, buses, roads, pavements and lots more!!!!!!!!!!!! We were so lucky with the weather too. It was a warm sunny day and the leaves were falling from the trees.We even got to play on a pretend tractor.
As part of mental health week. The children rehearsed and then performed It's a beautiful day. They also created some mental health mindfulness colourings that we are going to join together to create a mural for the wall outside the year 2 classrooms. Watch the video below to see our amazing Ravy children in action.
Rebaz, the freestyle footballer also came into school to work with the children. They learnt how to perform some football tricks and got to watch him demonstrate his skills! The children absolutely loved having him in school. Hopefully we will get to see him next year too
Photographs to be added!
Thanks
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
Date: 8th Oct 2023 @ 4:15pm
Good Afternoon!
This week in English we have continued to learn how to read, follow and write instructions. You will be pleased to know that this week the food we made wasn't disgusting and we could eat it. The children used their knowledge of year 2 Common exception words and phonic sounds to read words and sentences. They also learned alot of new vocabulary too! Have a look at the kebabs they made! They looked delicious and were yummy! The children also selected a healthy dipping sauce, their favourite was sticky honey!
As you can see they had lots of fun!
They have worked hard to learn lots of adjectives to describe the fruit and here are some of the sentences they said and then wrote to describe the kebabs.
Freshly picked, juicy apples juicy, seedless grapes plum, tasty strawberries sticky-sweet honey tangy, juicy oranges
They are gooing to have a go at writing their instructions independently on Monday. We can't wait to read their work!
We hope you have a lovely time talking to the children about their learning. See you on Monday !
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
We have been learning through play!
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 5:46pm
Hello,
The children have been very busy this week and have enjoyed reading, writing and completing maths challenges outdoors. As part of their English learning the children have been reading and following instructions to make Whiffy Wilson's garden stew. They enjoyed collecting the ingredients from the school playground and following the step by step instructions to make the stew. They especially liked adding sloppy mud and lots of dry, crunchy leaves! Don't worry they did not eat it!
They also went in the hall for a purposeful play session where they had to listen to each other to complete tasks. The children confidently; shared, listened, co-operated, took turns and worked independently. They had so much fun!
We also had an amazing sport's day and used our knowledge of how to keep fit to check our heart beat and keep hydrated. We are going to be using knowledge from reading instructional texts and from healthy eating in the CC curriculum to make a healthy eating cook book this week!
keep reading our blog!
Date: 24th Sep 2023 @ 7:08pm
Hello,
We have had a busy week in class this week! We have enjoyed working with Mrs McCaffer the art teacher and have liked learning how to print. As part of our healthy eating topic we have been printing using different fruit and vegetables. We have made colourful banners that are displayed in the classroom. They look
lovely!
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The children are excited to continue their learning next week. Keep checking the Blog!
Thanks for all your support
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
Date: 17th Sep 2023 @ 5:43pm
Hello,
We are pleased to say that the children are feeling more settled in 2KW this week!
The children have built some new friendships and have worked collaboratively in pairs and in small groups to complete math challenges. Look at how we grouped amounts into groups of 10 and then counted in steps of 10 to find the total amount.
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We have also been thinking about are new topic' why can't we just eat chocolate' and have been thinking about strategies we can use to have a healthy mind. We enjoyed meditating and using breathing techniques to relax.
Keep looking at the learning we have been doing each week !
Miss Wolfenden and Mrs Cooper
June 3rd - #30DaysWild β Whole School Challenge 3 π§βοΈ
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 8:01am
As you know this month our school is going WILD! Here’s today’s challenge. I found this challenge on the free 30 Days Wild app. You can download it on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Just because it’s raining out there it doesn’t mean you can’t go wild! Get your Peppa on and pull on some wellies to dance in the rain.
Send your photos or short videos in and I'll put them up on our school blog
nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 9:14am
Good morning!
How did day 1 of our exercise challenge go ? Here's one of our exercise superstars playing basketball.
Well done to you if you also did some exercise !
If yesterday didn't quite happen for you, that's ok . Today is your day ! Let me know how you get on:
Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Harriott
June 2nd - #30DaysWild - Whole School Challenge 2 ππ²βοΈπ·πΎ
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 8:09am
Hello again,
Just a reminder - This month our school is going WILD! Here’s today’s challenge
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
I found this challenge on the free 30 Days Wild app.
Today why not look for signs of new life when you go out for a walk. I saw some ducklings at our local pond over the weekend (see short video) and look closely at the photo. What baby can you see? What is this baby animal called?
Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
We have some fabulous photos below, just in from Alissia and Keira. Great bug spotting!
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 10:51am
Hello and welcome back to the start of our final half term of this school year !
As you know, Mrs Glover has been setting us wellbeing challenges to keep us feeling positive and productive over the last few months. It has been fantastic to look back at all the photos you have sent her showing your creative work!
For the next few weeks, Mrs Glover is lucky enough to be going into school each day to teach as we start opening up the school to certain year groups, so I'll be setting your wellbeing challenge.
So, here's your challenge for this week:
Can you set yourself an exercise goal for the week and try and do a different exercise each day? It could be going for a walk with your family, making up a dance , going on a bike ride, jumping on your trampoline, doing an online workout like Joe Wicks or doing 30 star jumps in your kitchen!
Use the chart below to record your exercise each day ( or just write it on a piece of paper if you do not have a printer) and send it in to:Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . If you would like to share a photo during the week ,send it in too and I can post it on the blog for others to be inspired to try your idea !
I can't wait to see who can be an exercise superstar!
Mrs Harriott
Monday June 1st - Welcome back Year 2!
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 8:56am
Good Morning Year 2!
Welcome back to another half term of fabulous learning. We do hope you had the chance to enjoy the sunshine and relax over the past week. If you've got any half term photos to show what you've got up to, we'd love to see them!
Your home learning this half term will be brought to you by the wonderful Miss Woodnett and Miss Wendt! Please don't worry about Miss Hamer, she is still with us at Ravensbury but she will be working with some of the children who are currently based in school.
Some of you may have already worked with Miss Woodnett in Y2 before the break so you will be very familiar with her. Miss Wendt usually works upstairs in Y5, but she did used to teach Y2 so jumped at the chance of working with KS1 again. I'm sure you will have seen her in school before.
Everything else will stay the same. There will be daily activities and weekly actvities to complete loaded onto the Padlet. There will also be science, connected curriculum and reading challenges.
Please email us your wonderful work - y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk - we will be celebrating your learning every Friday!
Here is your Padlet for this week, we look forward to seeing your fantastic work!
https://padlet.com/j_wendt/s63725akmfjzrsd2
Miss Wendt & Miss Woodnett
#30 Days Wild Launch Day βοΈπ²πΎπ·π
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 8:18am
June 1st - #30DaysWild - Challenge 1
Hello everybody,
I hope you had an amazing half term and you’re as excited to be back completing home learning challenges as I am. This month our school is going to go WILD! Yes, that’s right, our mission is to do as many wild things as we can and have fun whilst learning outside.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
Each day I will put up a wild challenge and you can take a photo of you and your family completing it so I can put it on this blog.
Here is your challenge for today, see how many wild minibeasts you can find outside:
Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
If you'd like to choose your own challenges download this app:
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
Date: 25th May 2020 @ 10:58am
Hello and happy half term!
I'm not going to be posting a daily challenge for you over half term but here is something you can do if you like. It's a funny time right now and it's one we may want to look back on in the future to remind oursleves what we did, how we felt and how lucky we are when it's all over. So I've attached a time capsule template for you use so that you can record some of these things, either by writing or drawing it's up to you.
You can either print it out, do it on a computer or just draw our each page for yourself. Do as much or as little as you chooe and feel free to share anything you do on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Stay safe,
Mrs Glover
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 11:16am
Good morning Year 2. It's me again!
Today is our last day of home learning until the 26th May so I thought I would share some fun activities for you to do incase you would like to take on an extra challenge. Don't worry adults, the extra challenges are not compulsary so if you would like a break, that is ok too :)
I know that you know your phase 5 sounds, so instead of looking at your sounds on the Thursday challenge, why don't you have a go at learning some of the year 2 common exception words instead and try and put them in to sentences?
Have a lovely break and I can't wait to see what you have all been up to :)
Miss Hamer
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 10:59am
Good morning Year 2!
I have been so impressed with all your home learning this week. I really loved reading your recounts from the English challenge. Well done Year 2, you are all SUPERSTARS! I have attached some pictures for you to see what your friends have been up to :).
Lexia Superstars
A huge well done to Tyler, Andrew and Zayn for moving up the Lexia ladder this week. Keep up the hard work!
Miss Hamer
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 10:15am
Good morning Year 2,
Please find yesterday's answers and today's challenges on our Year 2 Padlet :)
https://padlet.com/y2homelearning/obn2yxcgbsitjnx5
Don't forget to email me your work to
y2homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Have a lovely day!
Miss Hamer
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 10:14am
Good morning, I hope you all found some way to enjoy the sunshine yesterday. I sent a lot of time in my garden and I have to admit even though I applied plenty of sun cream, I’m still a little pink! I hope you were all more careful than me.
We’re almost at the end of the week and today is the last kindness based challenge as I have something a little different for tomorrow.
I hope that you have been experiencing some acts of kindness this week as today my challenge is to write a kindness acrostic poem. This is where you use each letter of the word you choose to start a sentence or word.
I’ve attached a file that has a few different kindness words to use for your poem so you can choose one or choose more than one you like! As always if you can’t print then don’t worry, you can write it out on a piece of paper or even type it on a computer like I have.
I have chosen the word caring. Here is my poem.
Cooking for other people
Asking people how they are
Returning peoples phone calls and messages
Interest in what friends and family are up to
Niceness goes a long way!
Going the extra mile for those you love
As always please e-mail your poems to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
I'm very impressed with all the origami hearts you've all been making, some of you even made both hearts like I did! Here they are along with some other past challenges.
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 10:06am
Good Morning Year 2!
I am so happy that the sun has decided to come back! I started to do some gardening yesterday and now I can finish it off in the sunshine :)
Yesterday's answers and Today's challenges are on our padlet:
https://padlet.com/y2homelearning/obn2yxcgbsitjnx5
I have also added a new link from the Manchester City website. They have loads of cool activies and games you can play to keep fit! If you are a city fan, they also have lots of pictures of the players you can colour in too. I won't be colourig any CITY players in that is for sure (Manchester United all the way).
Have a great day!
Miss Hamer
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 9:53am
Good morning,
Wow what a day! The weather forecast suggests it could get as hot as 26 degrees today! I can’t wait to get out there and enjoy it although I’ll definitely be putting on some sun cream!
Today’s activity is linked to kindness again and involves making a little present for either someone else or yourself. Today‘s challenge is to make an origami heart.
To start with you will need a square piece of paper and it will be easier to follow the instructions if it is decorated or coloured on one side.
Here is a YouTube video telling you how to make a square from an A4 piece of paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLrKrHgAI40
Then you have a choice of making 2 different hearts, one flat and one 3D. I made both and prefer the flat one and found it a bit easier but it’s up to you which you do.
Here is how to make the flat heart (my first picture) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnV262Egucw
Here is how to make the 3D inflatable heart (my second picture) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN4oPm9bCWE (then at the end you have to blow it up using the little hole at the bottom)
I can’t wait to see your hearts! Remember to e-mail them to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
I've really enjoyed reading about all your kind acts in your hearts from yesterday and I love how some of you are mentioning clap for carers in your kind acts for others! Here are the ones I've been sent: