Year 2: Giraffe Class
Class Team 2020/21:
Sarah Dainton - Teacher
Evie Ryan-Smith - Teaching Assistant
Terri Lewis - Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Dear Parent/Carers,
Hello everyone and welcome to Giraffe Class web page.
I will be writing on here every week to keep you up to date on our learning in class. So far the children seem really settled and are now used to the routines and changes that we have made in the school/classroom.
As the weather changes please send your child into school with named coats, scarves and gloves.
Many thanks.
w/b 19th October XIX.X.XX
Hello everyone. Just a week to go until half term. Once again I'd like to praise all the children in Giraffe Class for settling so well and really coping with all the changes due to the Corona virus and being in a new year group with a new teacher and TA.
Just a reminder books are changed on Monday and new homework given out as well. Please send the homework back to school. I can look at it after 72 hours.
Many thanks for your support with all the changes.
Maths.
Try 5 challenges this week found here. One for each day.
Click here to see the daily challenges.
Monday number 5
Tuesday number 8
Wednesday number 9
Thursday number 10
Friday number 11
Literacy
This week we are looking at Croc and Bird by Alexis Deacon. We will be focussing on the illustrations and characters.
Phonics
We have looked at alternative spellings for :-
ai/ay sound
oi/oy sound
This week we will be looking at :
ur/ir/er sound
and igh/ie/y/ie sound.
Play with a partner...choose a colour pencil each. Roll a dice say the word and cross it out. 4 in a row wins!!
Click here for igh activity sheets.
Science Learning about micro habitats.
A habitat doesn’t always have to be something big like a rainforest, a desert, a field or a pond. A habitat can also be a very small area, such as underneath a log or between two rocks. These small habitats are known as micro-habitats.
watch the power-point all about minibeast habitats.
Enjoy your half term.
w/b 12th October or XII.X.XX
Another week begins and I am hoping we have a rain free week. Last week the children had 2 great PE sessions. One outside using bats and balls and an apparatus lesson inside.
We completed our poem called Out and About. The children came up with all the ideas for this poem.
Out and about by Giraffe Class
Walking with my puppy
Sitting in my pergola
Riding on my scooter
Breathing in the fresh air.
Collecting silly sticks
Looking out for rainbows
Jumping on my trampoline
Breathing in the fresh air.
Riding bikes to the river
Running super-fast
Collecting big rocks
Breathing in the fresh air.
Swimming in a glitter pool
Green grass and squirrels
Paddling in my pool
Breathing in the fresh air.
Going to the castle tunnel
Balloons flying in the sky
Duck ponds and family slides
Breathing in the fresh air.
Every week we have a Giraffe of the Week responsible for lots of jobs such as checking everyone has soap and hand sanitiser, leading the line etc..... So far there have been 4 excellent Giraffes of the week.
Apologies if these pictures are on the side!!
This week:
For Phonics we are looking at:
- ay and ai . Same sound but different spelling. Look at these! ay and ai
- oi and oy. Same sound but different spelling Oi and oy activity. Look for the oi and oy phonemes in the text.
Maths
We shall carry on our number bonds from last week and:
- Find double numbers to double 15,
- Use patterns in number bonds,
- Use number bonds to solve more difficult additions.
Literacy
We shall continue and finish Here we are by Oliver Jeffers. We will link the care for animals in the book with looking at animal habitats in Science.
The children will set questions and answer others about the facts/illustrations from the book.
Science
We will be linking this with our Literacy work but mainly looking at all the different animal habitats such as seaside, rainforest, arctic, desert etc....
This month our value is HONESTY. We have reflected on what is a lie and read the story of the boy who cried wolf.
Please remember to return homework and books on Monday, new homework and books will be available on Monday.
Any problems/questions please email me on sarah@baring.lewisham.sch.uk
w/b 5th October or V.X.XX
Well the weather has certainly changed! I hope you have all had a lovely weekend and avoided all the showers.
Please practise the phonics that were sent home (they were on the back of the poem to learn). They are also here:
Maths
This week in maths we are going to:
- revise number bonds to 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;
- know number bonds to 10 and begin to learn related subtraction facts;
- know multiple of 10 number bonds to 100,
- learn bonds to 20,
- rehearse number bonds to 10 and 20 using stories
A number bond is a simple addition of two numbers that add up to give the sum. Using number bonds, one can instantly tell the answer without the need for the actual calculation.
Multiple of 10 number bonds to 100 : 0 and 100, 10 and 90, 20 and 80, 30 and 70, 40 and 60 etc....
Number bonds to 10 and 20 game.
Literacy
We continue to read 'Here we are' by Oliver Jeffers and our learning this week focusses on information writing about caring for ourselves, others and living things, keeping healthy and belonging to a community.
Science
We will be looking at living and non living things and animals habitats.
w/b 28th September or XXVIII.IX.XX
In Maths this week we are working on place value.
Place Value is value of each digit in a number. For example, the 5 in 53 represents 5 tens, or 50 - it is important that children understand that whilst a digit can be the same, its value depends on where it is in the number.
Our learning this week includes finding how to:-
Estimate and count a number of objects up to 100.
Locate numbers on 0-100 beaded lines and 1-100 squares.
Compare pairs of numbers and find a number in between.
Order three 2-digit numbers.
Ordering games
Caterpillar ordering game
Coconut ordering game
Find the number and find the number in between game.
Copy/print the squares and fill in the missing numbers.
1 - 100 or
In Literacy we are continuing to read 'Here we are' by Oliver Jeffers.
We have been looking at 'Our Wonderful World'.
Click here 
We have made up our own poem of the song 'It's a Wonderful World'
IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD BY GIRAFFE CLASS.
Watch our performance here.
Please click here for out Autumn Term class letter (press the Ctrl and left click on mouse/touch pad together)
I will be putting maths games on the abacus website. Click here 
to see your new games. I will send a copy of your child's log-in details home so you can access this link.
Apologies for the incorrect PE days on the letter sent by email. The PE days this half term are Thursday and Friday. Please be aware that no PE kits are allowed in school so on these days the children can wear their PE clothes into school.
High Frequency words to read and spell.
Some additional links that might be useful. These continue to be free at the moment.
Username: march20 Password: home
Books Trust stories on line.
Sooper books - harder stories to read on line
Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.
The children have settled really well with all the changes.
Thank you for all your help in helping with this smooth transition.
Please email me if you have any concerns or questions.
Best wishes,
Sarah Dainton and the Year 2 team.