English
12.10.20
SPELLINGS
There are now 2 sets of spellings for year 2. Some children are following the year 2 pattern
/n/ sound spelled kn and gn
knock
know
knee
knit
knew
knight
gnome
kneel
gnat
gnaw
and some children are following the year 1 pattern
Words ending with the /f/, /l/, /s/, /z/ or /k/ sound in English almost always have double
consonant.
puff
fluff
bell
doll
grass
kiss
buzz
fizz
clock
back
The set that has been chosen for your child is the most appropriate set for them at the moment. Please allow your child time too practise this week and also have a go on edshed. I have given each child 2 assignments to complete so that they have more activities linked to their set of spellings.
5.10.20
English
Writing this week we have been writing a recount of Grandad's Island. It has been fantastic to see the children to engage with this story and be able to to recreate it as if they were Syd. The children have been using I and me a lot in our writing as they have been writing in first person.
Reading
Our author spotlight has been on Floella Benjamin, you can find her videos on youtube where she reads her stories.
SPELLINGS- Use Spelling Shed logins in the front of reading books.
The spelling patterns for this week are as follows
The /s/ sound spelt c before e, i and y.
race
ice
cell
city
fancy
lace
space
circle
circus
rice
Some children have the following spellings
Adding s and es to words (plurals). If the ending sounds like /s/ or /z/, it is spelled as –s. If it forms an extra syllable, then it is spelled as –es.
flowers
boxes
lunches
apples
beaches
trees
dishes
dogs
peaches
clouds
28.9.20
WRITING
We are nearing the end of our first writing journey, using the book Grandad's Island. The children have been so engaged with this book and have loved acting parts of it out.
At home, maybe allow your child to listen to the story by the author , Benji Davies and then retell the story to you.
Benji Davies reading Grandad's Island
READING
We have been using a website called Vooks again this week, listening to different stories online.
At home, maybe you could try and sign up to this website so you can have access to some different books.
SPELLINGS
The spelling pattern for this week is the -j sound but with the spelling pattern -g
The words to be practised this week are:
gem
gym
giant
magic
giraffe
energy
digit
engine
religion
gentle
At home, allow your child time to practise these, ready for their spelling test on Friday.
PHONICS
We have been continuing our practise of phonics this week, working on the following sounds;
ow (as in the word cow)
oo (as in the word book)
ar (as in the word car)
At home, maybe get your child to see if they can find any words with these sounds in.