Welcome to Year 2 Owls and Nightingales

Welcome to the Owls and Nightingales class page.  

Please do get in touch with us via email if you have any questions!

NEWS

We hope you had a good break and are ready for the Summer term.  Some things to look forward to include our trip to Nower Wood and Sports Day at the Spectrum Leisure Centre. Please keep up with your times  table practice using Times Table Rock Stars and make sure you are reading regularly. 

This term we are learning about the Great Fire of London. Have a go ay playing this game from the Museum of London website. You willmeet Tom (a fictional character) and Jane (Samuel Pepys’s maid) and hear their stories of the fire.

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

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us.  We'll be happy to help clarify anything you need help with.

Summer Reading meeting

It was lovely to see so many parents at our recent Reading Meeting. If you were unable to come and could like further clarification after viewing the powerpoint below then please contact either your child's teacher, or Mrs Moldon (Reading Lead) fiona.moldon@burpham.surrey.sch.uk

Our Learning

In Year 2, we have been learning about plants in Science. We have looked at different seeds, grown cress in different conditions and planted bulbs. We have been revising our number-bonds to 10 and 100 in Maths and have learnt addition methods. We have been talking about the uses of Information Technology in Computing and have had lots fun learning about primary, secondary and tertiary colours in Art. In Geography, we have learning about the countries, bodies of water and capital cities of the United Kingdom. 

RSE - Year 2 Scheme of Learning

Supporting your child at home

Children are able to exchange their reading books every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and should try and read at home every evening.  Spellings and a home learning activity will be sent home on a Friday.  The activities should be completed throughout the week and returned the following Friday.

Top Reads for Year 2 

Stuck for a good read? Click on the link below to search out some great books!  The website has organised 50 top reads here for Y2:

https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-2/

Ordering numbers to 100 - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering

Counting forward and back in 1s and 10s - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/chopper-squad

Problem involving counting in 1s, 2s, and 5s - https://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L2317/index.html#

Coin game - https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/coin-cruncher/

Telling the time game - https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/telling_the_time_in_words#

Helpful Websites

Here are some useful websites to support children's learning at home.

English

Practise your Phase 5 Sounds

• https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase5Menu.htm
• https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-5
• https://www.scholastic.com/parents/school-success/home-learning-resources.html 
• https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home
• https://www.researchify.co.uk/audiobooks.html
  

Maths

We played a fact families game at school. Click the link to have a go at home. 

• Fact Families Game - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families  

There are some other games to play below. 

• Telling the Time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhk82hv/articles/zcmdwxs?scrlybrkr=fb8a39e2
• Hit the button - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
• Times Tables Rockstars - https://ttrockstars.com/ 

And some other websites you may find useful. 

• NRICH - https://nrich.maths.org/    
  

• Oxford Owl - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities

• ICT games - www.ictgames.com
  

• BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Geography

In Geography, we have been learning about the United Kingdom.

How quickly can you name the countries of the UK and its surrounding seas? 

• https://wordwall.net/resource/2694676/geography/uk-countries-and-seas

How quickly can you name the countries and capital cities?

• https://wordwall.net/resource/31193387/geography/countries-and-capital-cities-of-the-uk

Can you name the UK's mountains and hills?

• https://wordwall.net/resource/2915815/geography/uk-mountains-hills

Computing

• Purple Mash - https://purplemash.com/sch/burpham/ 

E-Safety

• CEOP- https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/4_7/?utm_source=Thinkuknow&utm_campaign=732496128e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_47s_LAUNCH_NETWORK_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b54505554-732496128e-65023816  

• Language Angels - https://www.languageangels.com/schools/ 

In the event of school closure...

On rare occasions, it may be necessary to close the school. This may be due to adverse weather conditions or perhaps when essential school services cannot be provided –e.g. heating, plumbing or water.  

Please refer to the School’s Bad Weather Policy on our website for information regarding how we communicate a school closure. 

Class teachers will then initiate home school learning activities, and these will be available to children by 10am of the same morning.