Guidance for Home Learning

See your child's suggested tasks for the week below this guidance

Class 2 have been given a home learning book for any learning completed whilst you are off school.

Look out for Home Learning Projects for Class 2. 

New projects will be posted at the beginning of each week.

For Maths Home Learning, log onto Timestable Rockstars to practise your timestables and Numbots with the same login details to practise addition and subtraction. 

To develop your Reading skills log into your Purple Mash account.

There is a Phonics Learning folder on Class 2's page to refer to our sounds and rhymes at home and there are also some daily Read Write Inc lessons on https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ruth+miskin+training+videos 

Please also consider watching the daily live streaming of P.E lessons by Joe Wicks at 9:00 a.m https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pe+with+joe.

Feel free to join in live or schedule them to suit your child's routines.

To take part in prayer at home you might want to look at these resources:

• My-primary-prayer-book
• Spiritual Communion

Use any other educational websites or apps you have.

Watch educational programmes.

Read any book you have access to, including ones you can access online.

Complete Topic Learning at Home by choosing some of the activities on the home learning sheet below:

Our Topic - Bright Lights Big City - Home Learning Ideas

• Bright Lights Big City - Home-learning-ideas.pdf

Enjoy your time at home and don’t forget to complete any learning in your book.

You may even want to keep a diary of your time at home in your home learning book!

For those requiring more learning challenges, extra resources are available of Twinkl. 

To access them, you will need to activate a free premium Twinkl membership following the link below:

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer

The activation/offer code is UKTWINKLHELPS

Hi Class 2,

I hope you have had a lovely weekend in the sunshine! 

Can you believe this week is the final week of school and home learning before the summer holidays?

It has been very different for us all over the last few months but, we have made it to the holiday. I hope you all know how proud me and St Helen's School is of you for all the hard work you have done at home.

I have really missed you all at school and can't wait to see your smiling faces in September. I will really look forward to seeing you then!

This week, our home learning includes Classroom Secrets home learning packs as well as extra phonics sheets and creative afternoon activities. Remember: If you are a Year 2 and want to have a go at the phonics sheets as well as your learning, please do!

There are links to Bitesize and Maths songs to help you with your worksheets like last week's learning. 

I have tried to make your afternoon activities as fun as possible and have included the opportunity to make your own sports day activities.

I am so disappointed we haven't had the opportunity to have a sports day and complete lots of fun things together but, we will have so much fun when you return to school! I know some of you will be in Class 3 but, I will keep peeking in and catching up with you when I can and Mrs Read will have lots of fun planned I'm sure!

Have a wonderful summer holiday Class 2 and stay safe 

Love and virtual hugs, 

Miss Garratt xxx

Hi Class 2,

I hope you are all well and had a lovely weekend!

This week, our home learning includes Classroom Secrets home learning packs for Maths and English work as well as extra phonics sheets and creative afternoon activities. If you are a Year 2 and want to have a go at the phonics sheets as well as your learning, please do!

I have added some links to Bitesize and Maths songs to help you with your worksheets as I found the Classroom Secrets videos didn't always work for me in school last week so, please use these to help you!

Have a lovely week at home Class 2 and remember to stay safe 

Remember: If you would like to send any photos to me of your work or just your smiling faces, I would love to see. Our school email address is sthelens@federationcc.org.uk

Love and virtual hugs, Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/B: 29.06.20

Hi Class 2,

I hope you had a wonderful week in the sun and completed some good home learning.

This week, I have been looking for a new way for us to complete our home learning and I have chosen to use resources from Classroom Secrets for our Maths and English work.

I have attached a resource pack for Year 1 and one for Year 2 which include all Maths and English worksheets. There is also a guidance and answer booklet for the worksheets.

You should follow the link on your weekly schedule to access videos to help you with your learning.

Creative afternoon activities can be completed using the resources attached below, which are detailed on the weekly schedule.

There are, also, additional phonics worksheets and links to videos on the Year 1 schedule. If you are a Year 2 and want to have a go at these as well please do!

Have a brilliant week Class 2!

I would love to see your smiling faces and any learning you complete at home! If you would like to send any photos to me, our school email address is sthelens@federationcc.org.uk

Virtual hugs to you all,

Love Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C: 22.06.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you have all had a good week and a lovely weekend!
This week, should be a lovely, sunny one so, make sure you take any opportunity you can to complete some outdoor learning and enjoy the sunshine!

This week, I have made two more weekly schedules for you with a little more detail on your home learning. You should click on the appropriate document for your year group.

We are using the Oaks Academy, this week, and there are further activities for Maths, Reading and Writing which you can use as an extension or if you are struggling to get onto the Oaks Academy.

Have a lovely week Class 2!

I hope the sun shines for you and hope you know we're all missing you at St Helen's and are super proud of the work you are doing at home. 

Lots of love and virtual hugs,

Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C: 15.06.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you are all well and staying safe.

This week, as I mentioned previously, there is a weekly schedule with a little more detail on your home learning. You should click on the appropriate document for your year group.

There is an activity for Maths, Reading and Writing , then, a creative task for the afternoon. We are still using the Oaks Academy but, there are additional worksheets for our foundation subjects and these will be used by children in school and by those at home, like you!

I hope you have a lovely week and have fun completing our home learning tasks!

Lots of love and virtual hugs, 

Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C: 08.06.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you had fun during our 2 week holiday from home learning and are ready to go and approach your challenges this week!

I was in school all last week with our group of children with key workers as parents and we did some brilliant Cosmic Yoga every day. If you would like to try this too please see the link:

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

We also completed Joe Wicks PE which is available on Oak National Academy and on Youtube; please tune in everyday to keep your body and mind active!

The children completed their work on Oaks academy and we completed lots of crafts in the afternoon too. 

For your home learning this week I would like you to continue on the 

Oak National Academy.

Please go onto the Oak National Academy, select your year group and do the Maths, Literacy and foundation lessons with last week's date - as most schools have had 1 week holiday and so we are a week behind with learning on here - our learning is called, "Week 6 - Monday 1st June". 

Make sure you click on the correct day and start your work on Monday as the lessons lead onto each other. 

This week, I would like you all to complete your own year group's tasks in Maths;

Year 1 - To solve word problems

Year 2 - To be able to read temperature on a thermometer

For English, look at your own year group.

Year 1 - Poems

Year 2 - Continue The Firework Maker's Daughter

For PSHE please look at: 'To know why effective hand washing is important', in your own year group's page.

Follow this link to go onto the website for your home learning: 

Oak National Academy

To remind yourself on the importance of Road Safety, please complete this task:

Road Safety Task 2

Important:

Next week, our home learning will look a little different as there will be a weekly schedule on the website with a little more detail. There will be an activity for Maths, Reading and Writing, then, a creative task for the afternoon. We will still be using Oaks Academy but, there will be additional worksheets for our foundation subjects and these will be used by children in school and by those at home, like you!

Please continue to work super hard at home Class 2. You have made me proud to be your teacher and I am so excited to see you all sometime soon but for now, stay safe at home!

Love Miss Garratt  

Home Learning W/C: 25.05.20 and 01.05.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you are having a lovely bank holiday weekend and are enjoying the beautiful sunshine! 

This week and next are our half-term holiday so take a break from school work and have a lovely time at home; taking lovely walks with your family around your local area, doing things you enjoy and spend some time in the sun! (Remember to wear sun cream if it gets hot!)

I have been doing yoga in a morning the past week and then, I have been doing my work for school in the garden with the company of a lovely family of black birds I have made friends with!

As there seem to be so many birds around my local area and hopefully yours too at the minute, I thought a lovely thing for you to do, if you would like a creative task during the holiday, would be to make a bird house or feeder.

You could make it like the one in the photo below, with craft materials and a milk carton, or be creative and make it out of anything you can find!

Have a lovely break this week and next Class 2!

Stay safe and have fun!

Love Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C: 18.05.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you are all well and have had a lovely weekend. 

I really enjoyed talking to most of you on the phone last week and finding out what you have been up to! I am so proud hearing about the learning you have been doing at home and am so happy to hear that you are all well and happy at home. 

It was lovely to hear from you and to those who sent the photos of your learning to our school email, thank you so much, please send more for me to see!

Please continue to show you are brave and make sure all of your family are happy and safe at home. You could make your own recipe for courage to help you using this:

A recipe for a jar of courage - differentiated activity sheets

For our home learning this week I would like you to continue on the 

Oak National Academy.

Please go onto the Oak National Academy, select your year group and do the Maths, Literacy and foundation lessons for this week - they are calling this week, "Week 5". 

Make sure you click on the correct day and start your work on Monday as the lessons lead onto each other. 

This week, I would like you all to complete Year 2 Maths, this week it is 'to identify unit fractions of a quantity'. 

For English, look at your own year group.

For Topic (Foundation) please look at the religion of Judaism 'What was the first covenant between Abraham and God?' in Year 2.

As well as this, Joe Wicks PE is available on this website, please tune in everyday to keep your body and mind active!

Follow this link to go onto the website for your home learning: 

Oak National Academy

To remind yourself on the importance of Road Safety, please complete this task:

Road Safety Task 1

This week looks like it's going to be sunny, so if you want to take your learning outside, this would be a great opportunity! Try a few Maths outdoor learning tasks to make learning more fun:

Outdoor Maths challenge cards

You may find it useful, and enjoy, planning and reviewing your home learning using this:

Home learning daily diary and reflection

Have another lovely week at home Class 2!

Stay brave, stay safe and have fun!

Love Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C: 11.05.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you are all staying happy and healthy  I am really missing seeing all of your smiling faces but hope you are showing them to your families every day and making lovely memories together!

We had a fantastic party on my street last Friday for VE day. I really enjoyed it and got to know my neighbours a lot better, it was lovely. I hope you managed to take part in something similar or just had a fantastic time celebrating with your family this weekend! 

If you did take part in a street party, this would be an excellent occasion to write a diary entry on your day or, you could record a diary entry a day this week to remember your time at home. Here is a template you could use:

• 7-Day-Diary-Writing-Frame

For our home learning this week I would like you to continue on the 

Oak National Academy.

Please go onto the Oak National Academy, select your year group and do the Maths, Literacy and foundation lessons for this week - they are calling this week, "Week 4". 

Make sure you click on the correct day and start your work on Monday as the lessons lead onto each other. 

This week, I would like you all to complete Year 2 Maths, this week it is 'relating halves and quarters to division'. If you are a Year 1 and find this too challenging please look on Year 1 'comparing numbers within 100 on the numberline.'

For English, look at your own year group.

For Topic (Foundation) please look at 'Write an essay about the Shang Dynasty' in Year 2.

As well as this, Joe Wicks PE is available on this website, please tune in everyday to keep your body and mind active!

Follow this link to go onto the website for your home learning: 

Oak National Academy

My niece has been enjoying scavenger hunts at home so I thought if you would like something additional to do this week you could try this scavenger hunt:

• Around-the-house-scavenger-hunt

Also, you may want to complete some simple science experiments at home:

• How-to-grow-a-rainbow-experiment-science-activity
• Fireworks in a Glass Experiment
• Dissolving Experiment

Have a lovely week Class 2 and stay safe at home.

Love Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C: 04.05.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you all had a great week at home last week! 

I have really got into Joe Wicks PE and Yoga Burn since I started it with Mrs Walker, Miss Heaton-Smith and Miss Hughes at school. I try my best to do them both every morning and feel great after I've done it!

I had a busy time on Saturday doing my food shop and my mum and dads and delivering it to their door but was very chilled yesterday and watched a great film on TV!

I hope you enjoyed our Oak National Academy work last week, this week I would like you to continue to work hard using the same website for your home learning.

Please go onto the Oak National Academy, select your year group and do the Maths, Literacy and foundation lessons for this week - they are calling this week, "Week 3". 

Make sure you click on the correct day and start your work on Monday as the lessons lead onto each other. 

This week, I would like you all to complete Year 2 Maths, this week it is 'making predictions about rotation'.

For English, look at your own year group.

For Topic (Foundation) please look at 'Who was Fu Hao?' in Year 2.

As well as this, Joe Wicks PE is available on this website, please tune in everyday to keep your body and mind active!

Joe's wife helped him this morning and it was brilliant. 

Follow this link to go onto the website for your home learning: 

Oak National Academy

Please continue to read as much as you can at home including books you have, can access online and on Purple Mash. 

The Oxford Owl website has some useful reading resources.  You might need to register and get login details  to get access a range of free resources. To access e books, on the home page, select Free eBook Library then select Browse the Library. I'd urge you to look for a familiar book first, check the level  and start with books within that level before moving up. 

Follow the link below and select the appropriate reading level for your child.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/

Also, if you are struggling to find books to read, you may want to look on this website where some oxford reading tree books can be found: https://epdf.pub/search/oxford%20reading%20tree/2

If you would like another fun activity to complete as well as home learning, this week I suggest you complete come jigsaws made by Mr Walker! Puzzle Art –Museums Barnsley are offering a digital jigsaw of art works in their museums each week.

Here’s one to get you started.

Remember I would love to see your smiling faces and any artwork or home learning you complete, so please send them to this email (  sthelens@federationcc.org.uk  )for me to see and for Mrs Wray to choose some to go onto our School Facebook page too! 

Keep smiling and have a lovely week Class 2 

Love Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C: 27.04.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you all had a lovely week last week and enjoyed the sunshine!

I completed Joe Wicks PE and some Yoga Burn on Thursday and Friday whilst I was at school and really enjoyed it. We also had our lunch outside in the sunshine and it was lovely, I am a little bit pink though so, when it's sunny, remember to wear sun cream, I wish I did!

If you completed, the Government's new Oak National Academy work last week, I hope you enjoyed it. I have watched a few of the lessons and looked at the quizzes and I think they are great!

This week, I would like you to complete work on here as your home learning. 

Please go onto the Oak National Academy, select your year group and do the Maths, Literacy and foundation lessons for this week - they are calling this week, "Week 2". 

Make sure you click on the correct day and start your work on Monday as the lessons lead onto each other. 

This week, I would like you all to continue with Year 1 Maths, this week it is measuring mass (Year 2 is shape which we did as our last topic in class).

For English, look at your own year group.

For Topic (Foundation) please look at the Shang Dynasty in Year 2.

As well as this, Joe Wicks PE is available on this website, please tune in everyday to keep your body and mind active!

Follow this link to go onto the website for your home learning: 

Oak National Academy

I have seen that the weather this week isn't going to be as nice and sunny so, if you would like a fun challenge to complete I suggest you complete the 30 day lego challenge at home: LEGO 30 day challenge

Remember I would love to see your smiling faces and any artwork or home learning you complete, so please send them to this email (  sthelens@federationcc.org.uk  )for me to see and for Mrs Wray to choose some to go onto our School Facebook page too! 

Have a lovely week Class 2, I miss you all still and keep thinking about you!

Love Miss Garratt  xx

Home Learning W/C: 20.04.20

Hi Class 2, 

I hope you are all well and making lots of lovely memories during our time off school!

I went on another beautiful long walk this weekend and have discovered some lovely new places in my local area.

This week you can choose whether you complete the home learning project

which is 'Environment' and it includes looking at recycling, the weather and plants

See this link to explore our project:

Week 5 Learning Project KS1

...or this week you can use the Government's new Oak National Academy which went online yesterday, providing video lessons and activities for home learning. 

On the Oak National Academy, select your year group and do the Maths, Literacy and foundation lessons for this week - they are calling this week, "Week 1". I would like all of you to do the Year 1 Foundation lesson which is 'What do you know about the weather' - similar to the learning project.

The Year 2 Maths this week is Shape which we have done already so you can have a go at the Year 1 Maths which is Length and Height.

On all other days follow your year group for lessons in the foundation subjects : History, Geography, Music, Art etc.

I think you'll enjoy the video lessons and activities. Just imagine all the millions of other children doing the same work as you!! There are only 3 lessons for each day so you'll still have plenty of free time.

Click on the link and get working!

The Oaks National Academy

In addition to your home learning work, if you haven't already, I would love for you to consider making your own Covid-19 time capsule!

See the time capsule link:

Covid-19 time capsule

Have a lovely week at home, make sure you spend time outside and complete some home learning - Remember you have your home learning book to record any learning you complete!

I'm missing you all and hope to see you soon!

Love Miss Garratt

xxx

Home Learning W/C 13.04.20

Hi Class 2 and Happy Easter to you all! 

I hope you have had a lovely Easter Weekend at home with your family. 

I have had a lovely weekend in the garden and really enjoyed eating one of my easter eggs, from the easter bunny, last night!

See The Easter Story and some Easter egg colouring here:

The Easter Story

Easter egg mindfulness colouring pages

This week your Home Learning Project is called Animals

Find your project here: Week 4 - Learning Project - KS1

In your 'Animals' project you will be asked to explore fiction and non-fiction texts on animals, poetry, to count animals outdoors, make animal masks and learn scientific terms including: mammal, amphibian, reptile and minibeast.

As well as completing your class project, please complete as much outdoor learning as you can. You can find some ideas for outdoor learning here: 

Outdoor Learning Ideas

Activate English Garden – activation code GJDQB-ZTYJ-BZZJ 

I have had a look at making my own garden on this link and it’s a lovely ongoing project to complete; there are different tasks to do each day like jigsaws, planting and growing flowers in your own online garden.

The garden develops each day and different tasks are available.

Why not have a go and make your own garden?

Have a lovely week Class 2!

I am missing seeing you all but, hopefully we will see each other soon. 

For now, keep on smiling and try your best to take any opportunity to complete learning at home.

Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C 06.04.20

Hi Class 2,

I hope you are enjoying the sunshine and have taken the opportunity to do lots of outdoor learning!

Remember you can use your home learning book for any learning you complete whilst you are off school. 

This week, you will have lots of fun completing our home learning project around your home; you can play hide and seek, draw a map of your house and you can play a guessing game after making a 'feely bag'.

Our home learning project is called 'viewpoints':

Week-3-Learning-project-KS1-.docx

For a more structured timetable,  visit  the Twinkl website where you will find a  daily pack of activities. See the Twinkl login details below to access this resource.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/home-learning-hub (select ages 5-7)

Keep showing your beautiful smiles and stay safe at home this week!

Love Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C 30.03.20

Hi Class 2!

I hope you are all well and are enjoying time at home with your loved ones. 

Make sure you continue to use your home learning book for any learning you complete whilst you are off school and remember there are lots of different ways you can learn! 

Also, remember to have lots of fun at home and go on your daily walk with a family member, walking with your family and asking lots of questions about the things you see will help you with this week's home learning project!

This week our home learning project is on 'the area you live in':

Week-2-Learning-Project-KS1.docx

To take part in prayer at home you might want to look at these resources:

• My-primary-prayer-book
• Spiritual Communion

For a more structured timetable,  visit  the Twinkl website where you will find a  daily pack of activities. See the Twinkl login details below to access this resource.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/home-learning-hub (select ages 5-7)

Remember to stay safe and have a lovely week at home!

Love Miss Garratt 

Home Learning W/C 23.03.20

Class 2 have been given a home learning book for any learning completed whilst you are off school.

This week, please try to complete our home learning project (there will be a new project every week we are off school) :

Week-1-Learning-Project-KS1.docx

Complete Topic Learning at Home by choosing some of the activities on the home learning sheet below:

Our Topic - Bright Lights Big City - Home Learning Ideas

• Bright Lights Big City - Home-learning-ideas.pdf

Enjoy your time at home and don’t forget to complete any learning in your book.

You may even want to keep a diary of your time at home in your home learning book!

Home Learning W/C 16.03.20

This week, Class 2 have been concluding our learning on Shape in Maths. 

Please see the link to complete home learning and worksheets on 3D shapes.

(See the powerpoints for lessons and see worksheets):

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/planit-maths-primary-teaching-resources-year-2/planit-maths-primary-teaching-resources-year-2-geometry---properties-of-shape/planit-maths-primary-teaching-resources-year-2-geometry---properties-of-shape-identify-and-describe-the-properties-of-3-d-shapes-including-the-number-of-edges-vertices-and-faces

In Guided Reading we have compared our previous book The Great Fire of London to our Twinkl story Sammy the Street Dog, noticing similarities and differences.

Then we have explored our new text: Town Mouse, Country Mouse and we have focused our Literacy and sentence work on our story.

Link to story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBj5SOXT5EI

(See below for some worksheets from Guided Reading this week)

For home learning ideas on our topic Bright Lights, Big City please look at the document below. 

• Topic - Bright Lights Big City - Home-learning-ideas
• Reading - Making connections between The Great Fire of London and Sammy the Street Dog
• Reading - Making-links-between-books-activity-sheet
• Reading - Definitions worksheet on Town Mouse Country Mouse