w/b: 26th May
Spellings this week are Set 1: air, ear, are, ere words; Set 2: er, ur, ir words; Set 3: ear words.
Following on from all our current poetry work, this week's Literacy homework is based on exploring alliterative words. Think of 3 different animals and see if you can find adjectives, verbs and adverbs which alliterate (start with the same first letter). An example is shown on the homework sheet. For those who have extra time, have a go at writing some alliterative sentences about the animal, or have a go at writing your own poem!
Following on from all our current poetry work, this week's Literacy homework is based on exploring alliterative words. Think of 3 different animals and see if you can find adjectives, verbs and adverbs which alliterate (start with the same first letter). An example is shown on the homework sheet. For those who have extra time, have a go at writing some alliterative sentences about the animal, or have a go at writing your own poem!
w/b: 19th May
Spellings this week are Set 1: aw, al, ore words; Set 2: u, oo, oul words; Set 3: oi and oy words.
As we are looking at poetry this week and next, can you find your favourite poem and write it out in your neatest handwriting to show the class? It might be from a book, from a poetry website or from memory. What poem really made you laugh out loud or which one is the best one you ever read? You can also use your library session this week to look for a poem if you want to.
As we are looking at poetry this week and next, can you find your favourite poem and write it out in your neatest handwriting to show the class? It might be from a book, from a poetry website or from memory. What poem really made you laugh out loud or which one is the best one you ever read? You can also use your library session this week to look for a poem if you want to.
w/b: 12th May
Spellings this week are Set 1: or, au words; Set 2: a, ar words; Set 3: ow words.
Our main homework activity this week is to continue to develop your own advert for a new snack bar. Get as creative as you like!
Our main homework activity this week is to continue to develop your own advert for a new snack bar. Get as creative as you like!
w/b: 5th May
This week we have no spelling homework! Please feel free to review the words we have been learning over the last 2 terms.
Our main homework task is indicated below. You have 2 weeks to complete this task, in whichever style you would like. A recorded advert, a poster or an oral presentation to the class. If you would like some poster paper please ask your teacher.
Our main homework task is indicated below. You have 2 weeks to complete this task, in whichever style you would like. A recorded advert, a poster or an oral presentation to the class. If you would like some poster paper please ask your teacher.
w/b: 28th April
Spellings this week are Set 1: ur, or words; Set 2: c, cc, ce words; Set 3: ur words.
Our homework this week is a reading comprehension 'Indra and the Peacock' - an old traditional tale from a country not too far away. Read the story and answer the questions in full sentences in your homework book.
Our homework this week is a reading comprehension 'Indra and the Peacock' - an old traditional tale from a country not too far away. Read the story and answer the questions in full sentences in your homework book.
w/b: 21st April
Spellings this week are Set 1: ir, er, ear words; Set 2: s, ss, se words; Set 3: or words.
Our homework this week is a reading comprehension all about a new factory who have invented a new type of sweet - 'Blastoes'. Read the letter from the creator, Maybelle, to her mother and answer the questions in full sentences in your homework book.
Our homework this week is a reading comprehension all about a new factory who have invented a new type of sweet - 'Blastoes'. Read the letter from the creator, Maybelle, to her mother and answer the questions in full sentences in your homework book.
w/b: 14th April
Spellings this week are Set 1: a, ar words; Set 2: ow words; Set 3: ar words.
Our homework this week is a creative task - to design their own 'Golden Ticket' like the one in Willy Wonka's competition! The finished tickets are going to be displayed in the Year corridor and Puma class will be choosing the ticket they think has the best design next Monday!
Our homework this week is a creative task - to design their own 'Golden Ticket' like the one in Willy Wonka's competition! The finished tickets are going to be displayed in the Year corridor and Puma class will be choosing the ticket they think has the best design next Monday!
w/b: 7th April - Welcome to Term 3
Spellings this week are Set 1: u, oo, oul words (remember the 'l' in 'oul' is silent); Set 2: reviewing words already learned; Set 3: oo words. Our homework is in three parts and has a focus on thinking about all the knowledge we have gained about different explorers over this topic. Then, with our very special Explorer coming in to visit us on Thursday, we are trying to think of some questions we would like to ask him. Maybe a questions about what is was like trekking 255km to the South Pole? Or maybe what does he love the most about going on dangerous adventures?
w/b: 24th March
Spellings this week are Set 1: c, ce, ss, se words; Set 2: oi, oy words; Set 3: oa, ow words. Our homework is a reading comprehension task. Read through the story and then try and answer the questions in your homework book. Remember to write your answer in full sentences.
w/b: 17th March
Spellings this week are Set 1: ss, se words; Set 2: r, rr, wr words; Set 3: igh, ight words. Our homework is to consoldiate understanding about the past tense. Can you read each verb and decide which sentence it fits best. Then try and use them in your own sentence.
w/b: 10th March
Spellings this week are Set 1: c, ce words; Set 2: oo, ue, ew, u_e words; Set 3: ea, ey words. Our homework is a reading comprehension. Read the text and think about the questions. Can you answer the questions in full sentences?
w/b: 3rd March
Spellings this week are Set 1: ow, ou words; Set 2: o, oa, ow, o_e words; Set 3: reviewing words so far. Our homework is to write a recount of our trip to the Maritime Museum from last week. What was the most exciting part of the trip? What did you learn?
w/b: 24th February
Spellings this week are Set 1: ow, ou words; Set 2: igh, y, ie, i_e words; Set 3: ay, ai words. Our homework is to consoldiate understanding about nouns, verbs and adjectives. Can you identify each word as a noun, verb or adjective and then select one of each to put into a sentence?
w/b: 17th February
Spellings this week are Set 1: f, ff, ph words; Set 2: ee, ea, y words; Set 3: ng words. Our homework is based on connectives. Can you join statements together to make a sentence using a connective? See how each connective is used differently.
w/b: 20th January
Spellings this week have a focus on the 'oi' sound, spelt both as 'oi' in 'coin' and 'oy' in 'joy'. Our topic based homework activity is all about researching a little more information about Captain Cook. With questions to prompt some investigative thinking, there are some suggested websites on the homework sheet and a link to the Britannia Encyclopaedia on our Dulwich website with which to research Captain Cook. Design a poster showing some information you have discovered. This small research task can be completed over the Chinese New Year holiday also.
w/b: 13th January
Spellings continue with the 'r' sound in the 'r', 'rr' and 'wr' forms. Our Literacy activity is based around all the poetry work we have been doing about mini beasts. The challenge is to go on a 'great bug hunt' around your home. Can you find any mini beasts nearby, describe them and record them in your books or on a poster.
w/b: 6th January 2014
Our spellings kick of this term with the different graphemes for the 'r' sound. Spellings of words with 'r', 'rr' and 'wr'. Literacy homework is your chance to write all about your holiday with exciting sentences and interesting details.
w/b: 4th November
Remember, remember, the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
We see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
This week's homework is a reading comprehension about bonfire night, an important festival in the UK. Puma class have been learning about a person called Guy Fawkes and the famous Gunpowder Plot. As this is a 3-day week we have no spellings homework this week.
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
We see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
This week's homework is a reading comprehension about bonfire night, an important festival in the UK. Puma class have been learning about a person called Guy Fawkes and the famous Gunpowder Plot. As this is a 3-day week we have no spellings homework this week.
w/b: 28th October
Spelling words this week are all with the long 'a' sound, spelt with either 'a', 'ai', 'ay' or 'a_e'.
Our Literacy homework this week is to write about what you did on UN Day last week. Talk about it first with someone at home. Do you remember the UN Day parade? What countries did you visit? What activities did you do in each country? Did you see any friends as your travelled around DUCKS? Write at least 4 sentences about what you did. Can you include any adjectives or interesting words? House points will be given to the most detailed pieces of writing!
Our Literacy homework this week is to write about what you did on UN Day last week. Talk about it first with someone at home. Do you remember the UN Day parade? What countries did you visit? What activities did you do in each country? Did you see any friends as your travelled around DUCKS? Write at least 4 sentences about what you did. Can you include any adjectives or interesting words? House points will be given to the most detailed pieces of writing!
w/b: 21st October
Spelling words this week are reviewing the sounds already learned over the past few weeks. Do you know how many spelling sounds you have learned?
For this week’s homework we would like children to write, in their best sentences, 3 interesting facts about a country they have studied and write 3 questions they would like to find the answer to about another country in DUCKS on UN Day.
For this week’s homework we would like children to write, in their best sentences, 3 interesting facts about a country they have studied and write 3 questions they would like to find the answer to about another country in DUCKS on UN Day.
w/b: 14th October
Spellings this week continue with the long 'o' sound, spelt with either 'o', 'oa', 'ow', 'o_e', 'oe' or 'ough'.
In our topic homework we would like the children to make a plan of their bedroom. We have been looking at plan and maps in our Geography skills in class. Children have been learning that plans are made by imagining you are spiderman, stuck up on the ceiling looking down on everything in a room to see where things are. Those who are ready for an extra challenge can think about adding a coloured key or labels.
In our topic homework we would like the children to make a plan of their bedroom. We have been looking at plan and maps in our Geography skills in class. Children have been learning that plans are made by imagining you are spiderman, stuck up on the ceiling looking down on everything in a room to see where things are. Those who are ready for an extra challenge can think about adding a coloured key or labels.
w/b: 7th October
Spelling this week explore words with the long 'o' sound, spelt with either 'o', 'oa', 'ow', 'o_e', 'oe' or 'ough'.
Our Literacy activity this week is encouraging the children to explore adjectives to describe a setting. From the picture brainstorm some describing words for what they can see and, using their imagination, what they might smell or hear. They can then take those adjectives and write a few sentences to describe the setting like they have been reading from stories in class. Can you paint a picture in your mind of the setting from the sentences you have written?
Our Literacy activity this week is encouraging the children to explore adjectives to describe a setting. From the picture brainstorm some describing words for what they can see and, using their imagination, what they might smell or hear. They can then take those adjectives and write a few sentences to describe the setting like they have been reading from stories in class. Can you paint a picture in your mind of the setting from the sentences you have written?
w/b: 23rd September
This week continues with more spelling words for the long 'i' sound spelt with 'y', 'i_e', 'igh', 'ie'.
The Literacy activity is designed to develop our understanding of note making from last week. The children have got a list of notes which they must turn into complete sentences by adding words they think are needed to make the sentence.
The Literacy activity is designed to develop our understanding of note making from last week. The children have got a list of notes which they must turn into complete sentences by adding words they think are needed to make the sentence.
w/b: 16th September
Our spellings for this week are the long 'i' sound spelt 'y', 'i_e', 'igh', 'ie'.
Following our exploration of information texts in Literacy, our main homework task is to complete a labelled diagram of a gull with some factual sentences to accompany it.
Following our exploration of information texts in Literacy, our main homework task is to complete a labelled diagram of a gull with some factual sentences to accompany it.
w/b: 9th September
Our spellings this week are looking the 'ee' sound spelt 'ee', 'ea', 'y', 'e' or 'ie'.
As part of our science work from last week looking at healthy eating and the different food groups, children in Year 2 will make a Food Diary for the week where they write down what they have eaten for each meal every day.
As part of our science work from last week looking at healthy eating and the different food groups, children in Year 2 will make a Food Diary for the week where they write down what they have eaten for each meal every day.
week beginning: 2nd September 2013
This week Puma class have started their homework with some camera word spellings to kick off Year 2! How many of them can you find in your reading book?
w/b 3rd June
Homework has recommenced as normal. Look out for your spellings and Numeracy. For topic you need to make a poster for your new teacher telling them all about you. You can draw pictures, stick on photos, write an example of your best work etc. Hopefully your new teacher will use them as their first display.
w/b 27th May
We still have Literacy and Numeracy computer assessments to do this week also the children are practising and performing their show. In light of this we have only given spelling and reading this week.
w/b 20th Please note there is no homework this week due to assessments.
w/b 13th May
We were very impressed with the riddles you wrote for your homework- everyone got house points and 2 people received certificates. Everyone read them very clearly with good expression.
Over the next 2 weeks we will be doing lots of assessments so to avoid overload for the children there will no extra homework set. Keep reading and take time to revise your spellings and look through the work we have covered this year on the weebly.
Over the next 2 weeks we will be doing lots of assessments so to avoid overload for the children there will no extra homework set. Keep reading and take time to revise your spellings and look through the work we have covered this year on the weebly.
Riddles w/b 6th May
Your homework is to write a riddle. We have been learning about this in class.
A riddle is a statement, question, or phrase that has a double meaning. A riddle can also be described as a puzzle to be solved. When someone uses a riddle, it can be a thought provoking challenge to figure it out on your own, or it can be a funny comment that makes you laugh. Riddles can be great brain busters or conversation starters to get you think.
A riddle is as hard or as simple as you and the person you’re telling makes it. The answer can be right in front of your nose and even in the riddle itself, or it can be difficult and hard to comprehend. It depends on how much you open your mind to the possibilities.
Think of an object, list all the adjectives, nouns and verbs you can think of to help you. Describe the object without saying what it is. Try to be really clever and trick us.
You will need to read your riddle to us in class on Friday. Write it in your best writing into your red homework book. Do not copy one from the internet or a book but you can use those to give you ideas or layouts.
A riddle is a statement, question, or phrase that has a double meaning. A riddle can also be described as a puzzle to be solved. When someone uses a riddle, it can be a thought provoking challenge to figure it out on your own, or it can be a funny comment that makes you laugh. Riddles can be great brain busters or conversation starters to get you think.
A riddle is as hard or as simple as you and the person you’re telling makes it. The answer can be right in front of your nose and even in the riddle itself, or it can be difficult and hard to comprehend. It depends on how much you open your mind to the possibilities.
Think of an object, list all the adjectives, nouns and verbs you can think of to help you. Describe the object without saying what it is. Try to be really clever and trick us.
You will need to read your riddle to us in class on Friday. Write it in your best writing into your red homework book. Do not copy one from the internet or a book but you can use those to give you ideas or layouts.
Homework w/b 29th April
You all have a 3 page reading comprehension to complete. You can write on the sheet, make sure it has your name on it. It can be handed in anytime this week. Spellings due on Friday as usual.
Space travel w/b 22nd April
Your task this week is to research a significant space explorer and make a poster to present to the class on Friday. I will provide A3 border paper. How you research and present your work is up to you so use your literacy skills. You can draw or print pictures, write captions or' Did you know?' facts. You could use side headings and bright titles... your choice. Many of you have told me lots of interesting information so here's your chance to show off!
We will be focusing on Neil Armstrong in class so you may want to choose someone else but it is ok if you want to do him.
You can hand your poster in anytime but Friday is the deadline as usual. We will vote for the 2 best to receive certificates and they will all be displayed in the class.
Helpful website:
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMLWAXJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/space_missions
We will be focusing on Neil Armstrong in class so you may want to choose someone else but it is ok if you want to do him.
You can hand your poster in anytime but Friday is the deadline as usual. We will vote for the 2 best to receive certificates and they will all be displayed in the class.
Helpful website:
http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMLWAXJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/space_missions
George's Marvellous Medicine w/b 15th April
This A-Z of characteristics has some new and tricky words for you to think about along with some simple ones you may know. Your homework this week is to write an A-Z of characteristics like this one into your homework books, using your own choice of words to describe the characters from the story. You will be using these words in Literacy when you write your own version of George's Marvellous Medicine.
Shadow photos w/b 8th April
As part of our topic on space we are learning about the sun as a source of light and how the shadows created affect our world. We are going to create an art project on shadows in class. For homework print 2 photographs showing shadows, from buildings, people etc ( see some examples below). They can be from your family holiday albums or you can let your child go for a hunt and take their own photos. They will need to explain where the photo came from. Be as creative as you like! Please bring these photos to school by Friday ( they can be emailed to me if necessary).
2E homework 2013
Although Year 2 are all learning about Explorers and have shared objectives, we want the homework to reflect the direction our class is taking. Therefore this homework is just for our class so if you have any questions- please come directly to me.
w/b 25th March
We were very impressed with most people's homework last week and we used it in our lessons. This week you just have numeracy and spellings. There is a survey on the home page for you to answer over the holidays.
Australian habitats w/b 18th March
Using your non fiction skills write about the animals that live in each of these habitats:
Coral reef
Rainforest
desert
The main title is Australian habitats and you will need to use sub headings for each habitat. Write about at least 2 animals for each.
Think of the ways information texts are presented:
Labelled diagrams,
short clear sentences
pictures and captions
present tense
sub headings
An extension activity would be to comment on the environmental situation of these animals, e.g are they endangered? Why?
There are lots of books and websites on this, here is one we have started looking at in class:
http://www.australia.com/
Hand in Friday.
Coral reef
Rainforest
desert
The main title is Australian habitats and you will need to use sub headings for each habitat. Write about at least 2 animals for each.
Think of the ways information texts are presented:
Labelled diagrams,
short clear sentences
pictures and captions
present tense
sub headings
An extension activity would be to comment on the environmental situation of these animals, e.g are they endangered? Why?
There are lots of books and websites on this, here is one we have started looking at in class:
http://www.australia.com/
Hand in Friday.
Australian Animals w/b 11th March
We are moving onto Non Fiction- Information texts in Literacy and will be using these skills to research Australia over the next couple of weeks in class. For this week's homework, choose your favourite Australian animal and write 10 facts about them into your red homework book. Include information on their habitat ( where they live), what they look like, what they eat etc.
Hand in this Friday.
Hand in this Friday.
Book week homework w/b 4th March
Choose your favorite part from your favorite book and practice reading it out loud with expression and fluency. You will be reading it to the class on Thursday or Friday. As a guide, your section should take no longer than 2 minutes to read out loud.
PS- sorry about the spelling mistake on last week's spellings- typhoon is the correct spelling, well done to those children who spotted the mistake and learned the correct spelling!
PS- sorry about the spelling mistake on last week's spellings- typhoon is the correct spelling, well done to those children who spotted the mistake and learned the correct spelling!
Christopher Columbus Research homework w/b 18th Feb
Today you have received a 3 page research record sheet to support your research on the explorer, Christopher Columbus.
We watched a few video clips and talk about how to research, the links you chose are:
http://www.usborne.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools
http://www.enchantedlearning.com
http://video.nationalgeographic.com
You can also do a google search for more sites and look at books!
Make lots of notes on your sheets, you can use the back and find out as much as you can- don't be limited by the questions.
What will we do with the information??
1) When you bring in your information you will be put into groups to make a poster and present your research to the class. Certificates and house points will be given as prizes for effort.
2) We also need to add any relevant dates you find to our class time line.
3) We need to complete our map of America showing the geography and any key features, same as we have with Asia.
This is 2 weeks homework, please bring all research including your pictures on Friday 1st March ready to use in your groups.
If you want to do some work on this project between 8 and 8.30am you will need to bring your recording sheets- I will leave a few books by the computers and make sure they have the links for you to look at.
We watched a few video clips and talk about how to research, the links you chose are:
http://www.usborne.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools
http://www.enchantedlearning.com
http://video.nationalgeographic.com
You can also do a google search for more sites and look at books!
Make lots of notes on your sheets, you can use the back and find out as much as you can- don't be limited by the questions.
What will we do with the information??
1) When you bring in your information you will be put into groups to make a poster and present your research to the class. Certificates and house points will be given as prizes for effort.
2) We also need to add any relevant dates you find to our class time line.
3) We need to complete our map of America showing the geography and any key features, same as we have with Asia.
This is 2 weeks homework, please bring all research including your pictures on Friday 1st March ready to use in your groups.
If you want to do some work on this project between 8 and 8.30am you will need to bring your recording sheets- I will leave a few books by the computers and make sure they have the links for you to look at.
Happy New Year! Only Maths homework this week and none for the holiday :)
w/b 28th January
Make a paper cutting like Lao Lao for example a dragon. I have sent home a piece of red paper in your book bags but you can use your own paper if you prefer. Do not stick them in your books as I want to display them in the classroom. Make your you have written your name on it. In class we will be making paper cuttings of snakes, dogs, roosters and lanterns so try something different.
You can click on the picture to take you to a website that will help you know how to make paper cuttings. If you use a knife make sure an adult helps as they are very sharp!
Hand in by Friday.
Remember your oi/oy spellings- test of Friday.
You can click on the picture to take you to a website that will help you know how to make paper cuttings. If you use a knife make sure an adult helps as they are very sharp!
Hand in by Friday.
Remember your oi/oy spellings- test of Friday.
w/b 21st January
Zheng He went to East Africa and was given a giraffe. Today we researched Indonesia in class. For your homework find out about African animals, geography, landscape, art, people or transport. Write a title e.g. African Animals and underline it along with the date. You can make a fact file, draw pictures with captions etc. I will be asking you to share your work with the class on Friday.
Click on the picture for 1 link or click here for another website about Africa.
Make sure you hand it in on Friday along with your completed spellings.
Click on the picture for 1 link or click here for another website about Africa.
Make sure you hand it in on Friday along with your completed spellings.
w/b 14th Jan
Have another look at this website page. It is based on an English city but is very similar to Shanghai. Find and read all the information on cities and think about how we can help make them cleaner.
In your red homework books write the title "How can we make Shanghai greener?". You can draw pictures with captions or write a list of the things that can be done. Remember what we have talked about in class.
Hand in on Friday with your spellings.
In your red homework books write the title "How can we make Shanghai greener?". You can draw pictures with captions or write a list of the things that can be done. Remember what we have talked about in class.
Hand in on Friday with your spellings.
w/b 7th January 2013
Most explorers need maps and as we are looking at our local area this week, I would like you to draw a map of your block/ the streets around your house.
This is an vertical view photo- you can look out your window down at the streets and houses below if you live in a tall flat block or you can look at google earth. Try typing in your address and it should find you!
This is an vertical view photo- you can look out your window down at the streets and houses below if you live in a tall flat block or you can look at google earth. Try typing in your address and it should find you!
maps..
This is a map drawing of the photo from above. Do yours like this. Label the houses, playground, parks, shops, churches, roads etc. This is quite a complicated one covering a few blocks- you can draw yours more simply or of a smaller area.
In your red homework books write the title 'A map of my local area' and draw your map on 1 page. You can use colour if you like. Remember to hand in on Friday.
In your red homework books write the title 'A map of my local area' and draw your map on 1 page. You can use colour if you like. Remember to hand in on Friday.