2V
Welcome to Class 2V's Web Page 
Hello , my name is Mrs Breaks and I am the lucky class teacher of the children in Class 2V. We have a fantastic teaching assistant in our class called Mrs Blackman . We also have the support of Miss Fort on Tuesday afternoons.
If you have any questions or worries about school, please catch and speak to one of us before or after the school day ( outside for obvious reasons during these strange times of Covid 19 .)
Alternatively, you could contact me via the class email and I will get back to you when I am not teaching the class.
A message to you all from the teachers xx
Here are some super photos from home, which children in our class have sent to 2V's email address. 
Why not send me a photo or write me a note, so we know what you have been doing?
(Click on each photo to enlarge it.)
While We Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin
Hedgehog and Tortoise want to give each other a great big hug, but they are not allowed to touch.
This is a lovely story to share during social distancing. It really made me smile.
Here is a little book about Feelings-Take a look.
Summer Term English
Super daily plans for an easy to understand and fun English lesson. Every link to a story you need, along with the ideas for each activity.
1. Class 2V are familiar with the author Julia Donaldson and her stories, which are the focus for Summer Week One.
2.The children loved Roald Dahl Day back in the Autumn and really enjoyed the Roald Dahl stories we have shared in class. These are the focus of Summer Week Two.
3.Summer Week Three moves away from thinking about stories(fiction.) Instead, the class will be focusing upon information texts. The interesting non -fiction links are all about Recipes.
4. Our class will really enjoy the theme for Summer Week Four, which focuses upon the 'Horrid Henry' stories by Francesca Simon.
5. Summer Week Five and Six focus upon the topic of Birds. Our class has produced great work before when exploring different animals and stories about them.
New Half Term
1.Summer Week Seven 'Be Brave.Be Strong', includes some lovely animal stories to make you think and some interesting activities about them.
2. Summer Week Eight should be fun, because the focus is the author Oliver Jeffers, who has written some excellent stories, including 'Stuck.'
3. Summer Week Nine is all about Poetry and includes some funny poems and nonsense poems to keep you entertained.
4. Summer Week Ten. I am excited to send 'Please Look After This Bear' plans for this week, because as most of you know, bears are my favourite animal.
Some of your tasks involve a very familiar bear who loves Marmalade sandwiches..
5.Summer Week Eleven is all about The Zoo.
6. Summer Week Twelve, is called 'Prepare to Shrink to the Size of an Ant'- Doesn't this sound interesting?
If you have some super writing to share, why note take a photo to email to our class web site? I could add your photo to our page.
It is nice to have a routine for lessons, but don't worry if you have to fit them in whenever you can. You could spread one week's work over two, or ask your child which lessons they would like to start on if they have different weeks of English to choose from.
Once you have introduced a task, the children should be mostly independent in completing it, with a little support given if they need help.
Weekly English Activities with Video Links to relevant Stories or Information
You may need to create an FREE account for this site, but it has many READING BOOKS similar to those we have in school. Reading is one of THE MOST IMPORTANT areas of learning we recommend for our children at home - it is so important! Try and read a book as often as you can!
Maths
Online Maths Superstars of the Week
Well done my Mega Mathematicians !
A special shout out to Harry, Tianna and Dexter, who are leading the way with their online Maths.
Well done to Dexter who has been getting better and better at his 4 Times Table as he keeps practising on DoodleMaths.
Weekly Maths
Click the links below to access new Maths activities each week.
Maths Summer Week 5
Maths Summer Week 6
Summer Term 2 Week 1
Summer Term 2 Week 2
Summer Term 2 Week 3
Summer 2 Week 4
Summer 2 Week 5
Summer 2 Week Six
Summer 2 Week Seven
Time to Shape Up!
Here are some 2D (flat shape) worksheets and 3D (solid shape) work sheets for you to have a go at . Remember, there are lots of 2D and 3D objects for you to find at home, which you can borrow to help count features like corners and sides. 
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-2677-year-2-properties-of-2d-shapes-activity-sheets
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-2619-properties-of-2d-shapes-activity-sheets
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-1040-3d-shape-properties-worksheets
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-2620-properties-of-3d-shapes-activity-sheets
Data
You could use Purple Mash, 2count to
build your own tables, pictograms and block graphs. Think back, we have used this in class when we were together in the IT Suite.
Keep Your Maths Minds Busy
Times Tables Sheets to Print
Mixed Maths Mats
Drawing Challenge - have a go! Draw and colour a picture every day!
Here is a Radio Station Just For Children
You can join in with all sorts of exciting things, from songs to Science.
There are saved items you can enjoy at any time and new topics to explore each week. There are even competitions for you to enter.
Why not have a listen?
Press the LISTEN icon to see what you would enjoy.
The New, Improved BBC Bitesize
​​​​As you may have seen on TV, the BBC have involved many presenters and teachers in producing lessons and learning activities for children in Primary School and beyond.
The new material has only just gone online, so there may be some buffering! However, this link will be very useful and well worth making use of.
Daily lessons for home-schooling in all subjects including videos, games, activities and worksheets-With useful explanations!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
Here is a link to all the great Year Two lessons in all the different subject areas.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z7s22sg/year-2-lessons/1
The School Shed -Regular English and Maths lessons for Infants
Lessons are now also on Youtube. Here are some examples.
Another new Online 'School' to Investigate.
Look on the Oak Academy Link for daily lessons with videos, Powerpoints, activities and explanations.
For advice for children with SEND during the school closure please follow the link below.
Personal, Social and Health Education ideas to try at home:
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Here are some lovely Personal, Social and Health Education ideas to try at home.Keeping Myself Healthy.
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A great way to remind your children about online safety while they are at home. Click on the age of your child.Online Safety pack, including stories and a song to learn.
R.E. Activities and Worksheets
Children can tackle these RE activities in any order and don't have to complete an activity all in one go. All the printable worksheets could be stuck into your homework book once they are completed.
As you will see, the final RE link includes a competition.
A piece of home learning about Sharing and visiting the Gurdwara for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds). Download
A piece of home learning about The Prophet Muhammad for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds). Download
A piece of home learning about the story of Noah and the Ark for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds). Download
A piece of home learning about Jesus for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds). Download
A piece of home learning about The Good Samaritan for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds). Download
A piece of home learning using NATRE's annual Spirited Arts & Poetry competition for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds). Download
Music
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z7tnvcw
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Free primary school music resources - Bring The Noise - BBC Teach Free primary school music, songs and resources for teachers, pupils and parents from BBC Bring The Noise. |
We Can Go Exploring!
As Class 1P, Class 1/2 B and Class 2V have been sadly unable to take our farm trip, here are many super links to take you on Virtual Trips Around the World!
The Macaroni Kid website includes a great link to different types of farms too:
Farm Tours with FarmFood360
There are 11 different farms to explore, from a dairy farm to an Apple Orchard.
You could write about what you find out and draw pictures in your book.:)
A Great Time to Join the Library
FREE ebooks and audio books for children through Lancashire Libraries are available to any member.
If you are not a member, you can join online by clicking the link below.
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries/your-library-at-home/
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Your library at home - Lancashire County Council
Find out what's available for you and your family at home from our libraries. There's something for everyone. Check out all the resources on our Digital Library.. If you're not a library member join now.. If you need to reset your PIN or update your details let us know.. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook to keep up to date with the latest news and virtual events like our weekly Lego Club. www.lancashire.gov.uk |
Some Activities to Complete Whilst we are Learning at Home
Tuesday 2nd April was International Children's Book Day
I know that Class 2V love stories. Enjoy your own books ,or you will find that You Tube has many popular books online!
You could choose your favourite book and have a go at some of the activities I have added below...
Whether you choose a familiar story,( Like those from Apple Tree Farm) or something new- have a read!
You could print them off the sheets to keep with your activity booklet.
Easter break is over, but I will leave these activities here, incase you didn't get around to them.
I have added a document of Easter Activities which you can print off and complete and play the games, do the colourings etc.
There is also a good website with Easter links to RE and craft activities.
I have also attached a document from the Lancashire English team which has activities based on a story with lots of links to online documents. There will be one of these released each week after the break, so keep checking back on this page weekly!
Easter Twinkl sheets to print at home.
Some Easter Maths. . .
Some Easter English. . .
Some Easter R.E Activities. . .
Fun Time Indoors
​​​​​​Gonoodle.com is a fantastic website for Year Two children. It has been LOVED by previous class members. There are lots of dance and mindfulness activities to enjoy. Some are just for fun, whilst others are linked to areas of the curriculum.
Class 2V have always used the free elements of this website as a treat after SATs in previous years. If you explore, you will find songs, raps or dance routines which will quickly become your favourites.
(Try Banana, Banana, Meatball!) There are lots of Gonoodle videos on youtube too.
It will be fun to do this together when we are back at school.
Fun Dance Example:
Milk Bottle Elephants
Do you remember the milk bottle elephant, sitting in our classroom? Whilst you are at home, with an adult's help with cutting the plastic, you could make your own Elmer the Elephant at home. Instead of using tissue paper, you could cut up old magazine pictures into squares,to decorate his patchwork body. It would be lovely to see your finished creations.
Mrs Breaks
Colouring Sheets to Thank the NHS
Here is a chance to colour a beautiful thank you picture, which you could stick in your window to make people smile. It is a chance to say thank you to all the hardworking hospital staff at this difficult time for them. You could be even more creative and design your very own Thank you poster.
Animal Art
Here are lots of simple ideas for drawing animals. There are loads here, so you could try a new one each day for quite a while!
Celebrity Classes for Children Online
Check the pack we sent home with you:
Within the workbook and worksheet pack your child will have at home are an endless source of activities . There are sheets within the workbook, with links to many useful websites for English, Maths and Science in particular. Each week we will be adding new learning opportunities from all areas of the curriculum to each class web page.
Please make use of the list of websites the children are familiar with below...
Children have been given their login details for the above websites inside their purple exercise books.
The websites below are all super websites - many of which are offering FREE subscriptions for at least a month.
We use this regularly in school and all the children are really familiar with the games. Try any games (Phase 3, 4 or 5). You may need to create an account but lots of games are free.
You may need to create an account but this site has lots of READING BOOKS similar to those we have in school. Reading is THE MAIN area of learning we recommend for our children - it is so important! Try and read a book as regularly as possible!
www.twinkl.co.uk
Another amazing site with a HUGE amount of activities, stories, games, worksheets for all subjects - English, Maths, Science, Geography, History... everything!
This is a new website which we haven't used before but is offering free log ins for children. Their log ins are in the purple exercise books.
Log ins are the children's first names and password 'pig'.
www.mrsmactivity.co.uk/free-resources-2 - Maths/English
www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers - Active
www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/index/html - Handwriting/Letter Formation
www.topmarks.co.uk - Maths
www.explorify.wellcome.ac.uk - Science
www.ictgames.co.uk - Maths/English - really good!
www.prodigygame.com - Maths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p - all subjects
All ready for Mother's Day!
Super Salads !
We were very excited to try out different salad ingredients.
It was hard to decide on which salad ingredients to include in our own side salad recipe. It was fun preparing our side salad, but we most enjoyed eating it all up!
We loved performing our Christmas play 'A Midwife Crisis'. Thank you for coming to watch us.
We had great fun enjoying 'The Twits' and finding out all about Roald Dahl and his fantastic characters. We enjoyed dressing up on Roald Dahl's birthday.
Thank you for all your donations for the Roald Dahl Foundation.
Fruity Fun !
In our Science lessons, we have been enjoying investigating things.
This week we were busy investigating if the biggest apples always have the most seeds.
Learning About Gawthorpe Hall
We spent some time learning about our local area.
We researched Gawthorpe Hall online and used the information to produce our own persuasive leaflets about Gawthorpe Hall for visitors.
Our class walked down to Gawthorpe Hall to explore and to produce drawings of the house.
- Children will be taking a Spelling homework sheet every Friday. The words on the sheet will be checked in a Spelling Test the following Friday. Don't feel that you need to get the homework in quickly, you can keep it until the day of the next Spelling Test, so that the completed sheet can be used for practising at home.
- Reading books are sent home daily. If your child has a thicker book, feel free to read a few pages each day, rather than rushing it. Just add a note of where they are up to, so that we can follow on from the same point when we read in class. To develop their independence, children are given time each morning to change their own book if they have finished it.
- Doodle Maths and Numbots are available online so that the children can boost their understanding of Number-They have so much fun, they don't even notice they are learning new Maths and improving the skills they have! Children will be reminded of their passwords in class if they need help.
- Our PE lesson is on a Friday afternoon. Children need to have black shorts, a white t shirt and black pumps for this part of the curriculum. These items will be sent home every half term for a wash. If your child wears earrings, please remove these each Thursday.
Our Topic This Half Term: