Happy Holidays!

Dear Year 1 and 2 children,

We hope that you are all keeping safe, well and happy.  We can't quite believe it is the summer holiday and what a year it has been!

We just want to say how sorry we are that we can't celebrate the end of the year with all of you as we normally would.  We miss you all very much and often think about how you're getting on.

Year 2 children - Well done on having such a wonderful 2 years in KS1.  You have been a fantastic year group and we wish you all the best as you progress into Year 3.  We are confident that you will continue to be brilliant and we will be checking in with your new teachers to see how you are getting on.

Year 1 children - We look forward to seeing you all again in August as you begin Year 2.  Don't worry if you haven't been to school for a while.  We will help you settle back in and we will have fun learning together again.

If you are starting at a new school, we wish you the best of luck and please keep in touch.

Take care and have lots of fun this summer holiday.

From all the Year 1 and 2 team.

If you would like to carry on with some home learning over the summer holiday, you can continue to use Active Learn for reading books and maths games.  Year 2 children can also continue to access Times Tables Rockstars.

Here are a few other activities that you might find useful.

Welcome to the Year 1 and 2 Home Learning Page.

We hope you are all keeping safe and well.  Thank you so much for the photos that have been sent in so far. Please continue to send them in as we love to see them. It is great to see the children having so much fun with their home learning.

Please find below specific activities and resources for English, Maths and Topic which will be updated weekly. You can also continue to use Active Learn for online Maths games and reading books.

Week beginning 6th July 2020

Wow! It's the last week of this school year!  We really miss those of you who aren't in school and are disappointed that we can't enjoy the last week altogether.  This week, we are going to give you a mix of fun summer activities similar to what we would have done if we were all in school. 

We have also included the links to Letters and Sounds and White Rose Maths for those who want to continue with those activities.

We hope you all have a fantastic summer and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

BBC Bitesize Daily

If you would like to try something different, you could take part in a BBC Bitesize lesson.  There are lots of different lessons to choose from.

Maths Activities

Please follow the link to the White Rose Home Learning website.  You will find a daily lesson and, as our school subscribes to White Rose, a link to the activity sheet underneath the web link.  If you can't print out the activity, your child could still show their working out and answers on a separate piece of paper.

Week beginning 29th June 2020

We hope you enjoyed taking part in the fun activities for Virtual Sports Week last week.  It has been great to see the videos and photos sent in so far.  Please continue to send them in, it's not too late!

At St Mary's, Year 1 and 2 children follow the Letters and Sounds scheme for Phonics.  Online Phonics lessons continue to be available every day.  Year 1 lessons are available from 10.30am and Learning to blend lessons from 11am at the link below. 

If you are in Mrs Mosedale's phonics group, or you would like to have a go, please practise writing words that begin with 'wa' but it sounds like 'wo'.  For example, watch, wander, was etc.

Next, can you think of words that begin with 'qua' or 'squa' but sound like 'quo' or 'squo'.  For example, squash, quad, quality, squad etc.

Finally, try to use some of these words in your own sentences.

English activities

As we have now moved into the Summer season, we would like you to write about what Summer means to you.  What do you see? What do you do? What is the weather like?  What do you enjoy most about Summer?  What do you dislike about Summer?

Please watch the PowerPoint below first to give you some ideas.  You could also print out the sheet below and draw a picture to go with your writing.

History activities

Continuing with our Seasides in the Past and Present topic, this week we would like you to find out about how Seasides have become more popular.

Art activities

As we are on a Summer theme this week, here is a reminder of our Art challenge from a couple of weeks ago.  It has been great to see some of your fantastic creations so far.  Please take a look at our Home Learning Photo Gallery.

Week beginning 22nd June 2020

As this week is Virtual Sports Week, most of our activities will follow a sporty theme.  We hope you enjoy taking part and we can't wait to see how you get on!  Please email your photos/videos to your class teacher.

If you're in Mrs Mosedale's Phonics group or you would like to have a go, please practise writing sporty verbs (action words) with the suffix -ing.  For example, swimming, jumping, racing etc.

Remember there are three main rules for adding the -ing suffix.

Rule 1 - Simply add -ing to the end of the verb eg. jump - jumping, twist - twisting

Rule 2 - Double the consonant and add -ing.  This is usually for words which contain a short vowel sound and end with a single consonant eg. hop - hopping, skip - skipping, swim - swimming etc.

Rule 3 - Drop the e and add -ing eg. race -racing, ride - riding etc.

Practise using these -ing words in some fun sentences.  

English activities

As it is Virtual Sports Week (see PE activities further down for more details), you are going to have some sports-related English activities to complete this week.

Virtual Sports Week Challenge

Please find below the letter that Mr Bond sent out last week and your instruction booklet.  Good luck and most of all, have fun!

Science activities

Identifying Plants - Please find below a slide show which introduces the types of plants that people might grow in their gardens.  If you have a garden, can you identify some of the plants in it?

When you have watched the slideshow, Year 1 children can complete Sheet 2a and Year 2 children can complete Sheet 2c.  

All children could also design their own garden on Sheet 2d.

Week beginning 15th June 2020

Welcome Year 1 and 2 to another week of Home Learning.  We really hope you are enjoying the different activities.  If you have any problems, please do not hesitate to contact us.  If you haven’t been back at school, we would love to hear from you. Please let us know how you’re getting on.  We miss you all a lot and hope that you are keeping safe and well.

Week beginning 8th June 2020

English activities

* We will be completing this activity with the Year 1 children who are in school on Thursday and Friday. *

Physical activities

Cosmic Kids Yoga is great for concentration and relaxation as well as helping children to develop physical skills such as strength and balance.  There are lots of different adventures for the children to choose from and vary in length from approximately 5 minutes to 30 minutes.

Week beginning 1st June 2020

Welcome back to Home Learning! We hope you had a great half term and enjoyed the wonderful weather.  We will continue to provide Home Learning for Year 1 and 2 on this page.  We really enjoy seeing what you have been doing so please continue to send us photos of your fantastic activities.

English - Writing activity (Mon - Weds)

This week, we are going to be exploring 'bubbles'.  Please watch and listen to the story Bubble Trouble.

Imagine you were floating away in a bubble.  Write about what could happen to you in full sentences and really try your best to use your imagination.  Use the following questions as prompts to guide you with your writing.

How did you get in there?

Where would you go?

What might happen?

How would you get out?

English Writing activities (Thursday & Friday)

Draw yourself inside a bubble passing over a place of your choice.  You could do this on a plain piece of paper or by completing the sheet below.  Try to include a caption (sentence) to describe your picture.

Topic activities

St Mary's Community Art Project
 

From Mrs Ayres' letter dated 6.5.20 - School is really quiet without the children and we miss them so much.  Wouldn't it be fantastic if every child drew a self-portrait of themselves on an A4 sheet with their arms outstretched which we could put on the perimeter fence?  Not only would it brighten up the fence but it would be a daily reminder of who makes our school community so special.  If you would like to take part in this please draw yourself with your arms outstretched, colour carefully and add your first name only.  On your daily walk you can post your pictures in the letter box on Station Road outside Picasso class or post them to school if you don't live close by.  We look forward to receiving them.

Week beginning 25th May 2020

As it's Half Term this week, we won't be setting any Home Learning activities.  Please take the time to enjoy yourselves and hopefully the lovely weather (fingers crossed)!  We will continue to set Home Learning activities for both Year 1 and 2 children from the week beginning 1st June.

All of our Year 1/2 team send their best wishes and we hope you are all keeping safe and well.

Take care!

Week beginning 18th May 2020

Hello everybody! We hope you're all keeping safe and well and you enjoyed our video!  We also hope that you have been enjoying the activities that we have put on this page for you.  If you see any other games or activities that you think your friends would like, please let us know so we can share them with others.

Year 2

Week beginning 11th May 2020

Phonics

At St Mary's, Year 1 and 2 children follow the Letters and Sounds scheme for Phonics.  Online Phonics lessons continue to be available every day.  Year 1 lessons are available from 10.30am and Learning to blend lessons from 11am at the link below. 

If you're in Mrs Mosedale's phonics group, your suffix this week to recap on is -er.

Write a list of words which contain the suffix -er.  For example, bigger, tighter, straighter etc.  How many more can you find?  Try to remember the different rules eg. doubling the consonant for words with a short vowel sound (big to bigger) and changing the y to an i (funny to funnier).

Now try to include them in sentences and write them down. (Don't forget your capital letter and full stop, question mark or exclamation mark!)

English Activities

This week, the theme for our English activity is friendship.  We think it would be lovely for the children to share their pictures and writing about what makes a great friend in our Home Learning Photo Gallery. 

For more details, please read the introduction document below and email your completed work to your class teacher. (For GDPR reasons, please do not include children's names.)

Maths Activities

Please follow the link to the White Rose Home Learning website.  You will find a daily lesson and, as our school subscribes to White Rose, a link to the activity sheet underneath the web link.  If you can't print out the activity, your child could still show their working out and answers on a separate piece of paper.

Other Topic activities

Science Challenge

Last week we introduced a Science Challenge to investigate the parts of a flower.  Don't worry if you haven't had chance to complete it yet.  You can always have a go this week.  As always, it would be great to see your finished work so please email it to your class teacher.

VE Day 8th May 2020 - 75th Anniversary

Here is a powerpoint to find out more about VE Day and some fun colouring sheets.

Mrs Mosedale asked her Nanna who is nearly 92 how she celebrated VE Day on 8th May 1945.  She was 16 at the time and lived in the outskirts of Leicester.

She said, "The news that the war was over came in the middle of the night.  We joined the neighbours in the street...In the evening my sister and I went into town joining the crowds of people at the Clock Tower...lots of young soldiers, rejoicing, dancing, singing.  Then home. Buses were curtailed (stopped running) early evening.  Work to be done next day.  Street parties were to come.  Much relief as you will imagine."

Home Learning - Week beginning 4th May 2020

English activities

Phonics

At St Mary's, Year 1 and 2 children follow the Letters and Sounds scheme for Phonics. 

Online Phonics lessons will be available every day.  Year 1 lessons are available from 10.30am and Learning to blend lessons from 11am at the link below. 

If you're in Mrs Mosedale's phonics group, your suffix this week is -en.

Write a list of words which contain the suffix -en.  For example, loosen, tighten, straighten etc.  How many more can you find?

Now try to include them in sentences and write them down. (Don't forget your capital letter and full stop, question mark or exclamation mark!)

Writing activities for Year 1 and 2

This week we would like your child to enjoy listening to stories that they have never heard before.  They can then choose a writing activity to complete for that story.  Below is a link to the Storynory website.  It has a large selection of audio stories including Fairy Tales and Aesop's Fables.

Ideas for writing activities

• Draw and write about your favourite character from the story.
• Draw and describe the setting of the story.
• Draw and write about a main event from the story.
• Write a review for the story you have listened to. (See worksheet below to fill in or as an idea of how to set it out.)

Maths Activities

Please follow the link to the White Rose Home Learning website.  You will find a daily lesson which usually includes a video and activity to accompany it.  If you can't print out the activity, your child could still show their working out and answers on a separate piece of paper.

Year 2

Topic Activities

It has been lovely to see photos of your Art and Design Challenges so far.  You have done a fantastic job.  Well done! (Details of this challenge are at the bottom of the page).

If you have finished that, here is a Science Challenge to investigate the parts of a flower.  As always, it would be great to see your finished work so please email it to your class teacher.

Home Learning - Week beginning 27.4.20

English activities

Phonics

At St Mary's, Year 1 and 2 children follow the Letters and Sounds scheme for Phonics. 

From Monday 27th April, online Phonics lessons will be available every day at 10.30am at the link below. 

Phonics Comics

Children in Mrs Mosedale's Phonics group could also continue with their work on suffixes. 

How many words can you think of that you can add the suffix -ful to? For example, powerful, wonderful, careful.  Try to include them in sentences and write them down.

Writing Activity for Year 1 and 2

Maths Activities

Please follow the link to the White Rose Home Learning website.  You will find a daily lesson which usually includes a video and activity to accompany it.  If you can't print out the activity, your child could still show their working out and answers on a separate piece of paper.

Topic Activities

Please continue with the Spring Art & Design Challenge.  Details are at the bottom of this page.  It would be great to see your finished work by Friday 8th May.  Please email photos to your child's class teacher and we will share them in our Home Learning Photo Gallery.

Home Learning - Week beginning 20.4.20

English Activities

Writing Activities for Year 1 and 2

Describe this picture of Winnie the Pooh and his friends enjoying Springtime.

Write in full sentences to describe what you can see in the picture above.  Try your best to use interesting verbs and adjectives. 

(Please send us photos of your fantastic writing and we will post them on the Home Learning Photos page.)

Spring Poetry

Here you can find ideas and resources to help you write your own Spring Poem.

Other Year 1 English activities

Maths Activities

Please follow the link to the White Rose Home Learning website.  You will find a daily lesson which usually includes a video and activity to accompany it.  If you can't print out the activity, your child could still show their working out and answers on a separate piece of paper.

Topic Activities (for Year 1 and 2)

Spring Time Art and Design Challenge

Please find details of our Topic Activity below.  It would be great to see your finished pieces of work so please email a photo by Friday 8th May 2020.  We will then share them on our Home Learning Photo page.