
Homework for this week
Your teachers have prepared a set of documents to help you with your learning at home during the class closure. Click on any light blue writing to see them appear in full:
Your teachers have prepared a set of documents to help you with your learning at home during the class closure. Click on any light blue writing to see them appear in full:
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Wednesday 14th October
Work instructions from Miss Hughes on the left. Guided Reading - The Monster Surprise: slide-show - Questions Maths - Additions and Subtractions: video lesson - slide-show - Worksheet English - Homophones: slide-show - Worksheet Phonics - wh sound Science: Uses of everyday materials - Design your own school uniform |
Tuesday 13th October
Work instructions Guided Reading - The Monster Surprise: slide-show - Questions Maths - Additions and Subtractions: video lesson - slide-show - Worksheet English - Nouns: slide-show - Worksheet Phonics - ue sound RE - Harvest Festival |
Monday 12th October
Work instructions Guided Reading - How to make a teacher disappear: Activity Maths - Additions and Subtractions: video lesson - slide-show - Worksheet English - Conjunctions: slide-show - Worksheet Phonics - Split digraph phoneme spotter postcard RE - CAFOD pledge card |
Friday 9th October
Work instructions Guided Reading - Charlie the Firefighter: Book - Activity Maths - Related facts: video lesson - slide-show - Task 1 - Task 2 English - Types of sentences: slide-show - Prompt sheet - Old Toys posters activity sheet Art: lesson plan and links - slide-show Phonics - u-e split digraph - colour by phoneme activity - Flashcards - watch video on the right: |
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Thursday 8th October
Work instructions Guided Reading - Charlie the Firefighter: Activity Maths - Additions and subtractions: video lesson - Know your number bonds Phonics - e-e split digraph - Phonics cards - watch video on the right: History: Mary Seacole slide-show - Herbal remedies - Hospitals then and now |
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Wednesday 7th October
Work instructions Guided Reading - The Great White Shark: Activity Maths - Additions and subtractions: video lesson - Compare number sentences Phonics - o-e split digraph English - Adverbs: Slide-show Science: Uses of everyday materials - Around the house scavenger hunt |
Tuesday 6th October
Work instructions Guided Reading - Tornadoes: Activity Maths - Additions and subtractions video lesson - slide-show - Bonds to 20 - Check calculations Phonics - i-e split digraph: Flashcards 1 - Flashcards 2 English - Verbs: Slide-show RE - The Holy Rosary: stained glass paper craft - template |
Monday 5th October
Work instructions Guided Reading Activity Maths - Additions and subtractions video lesson - slide-show - Task Phonics - a-e split digraph English - Punctuation: Commas RE - Creation: Storyboard template PE - 5-a-day fitness: Watch video to the right: |
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Homework for this week
Your teachers have prepared a set of documents to help you with your learning at home during the school closure. Click on any light blue writing to see them appear in full:
Your teachers have prepared a set of documents to help you with your learning at home during the school closure. Click on any light blue writing to see them appear in full:

Mrs Harkin would like to share a photograph of her Cavachon puppy Bertie. He is loving the weather and playing in the garden with the children. Have you been looking after your pets? Keeping active in the garden with them? Taking them on your daily walk? We would love to see some photographs!

PE
Message from Miss Haydon:
Hey Year 2!
Welcome to this week's Fitness Challenge.
I am very disappointed that we can not compete in the Multi Skills Festival today and tomorrow.
Instead I have uploaded some fitness challenges for you to try to complete. See if you can beat the young lad Bobby in the video.
Click on the PPP picture to access the videos.
I might even try a few of these!
Keep safe and active
Message from Miss Haydon:
Hey Year 2!
Welcome to this week's Fitness Challenge.
I am very disappointed that we can not compete in the Multi Skills Festival today and tomorrow.
Instead I have uploaded some fitness challenges for you to try to complete. See if you can beat the young lad Bobby in the video.
Click on the PPP picture to access the videos.
I might even try a few of these!
Keep safe and active
Friday 3rd April, Message from Miss Hughes:
Dear Year 2 children and families,
Today would be our last day at school for the Easter holidays so Mrs Harkin and I, and all of St Martin de Porres school, families and teachers are having an Easter holiday!
Dear Year 2 children and families,
Today would be our last day at school for the Easter holidays so Mrs Harkin and I, and all of St Martin de Porres school, families and teachers are having an Easter holiday!

We wish you all a very Happy Easter. I hope that you can enjoy some sunshine, play, have fun and make special memories with your families. Try to keep each other smiling and be helpful at home.
Thank you for all of your fabulous work, for all of the pictures and new things that you have learnt since our school closed. You have made Mrs Harkin and myself smile. We will look forward to marking your work again after the holidays.
There will be lots more learning tasks on BGfL in two weeks time on Monday 20th April. In the meantime, there will be an Easter activity for you to complete on BGfL each day throughout the holiday, so have a look if you wish.
Take care, stay safe and have fun.
Lots of love and best wishes from Miss Hughes xxx
Thank you for all of your fabulous work, for all of the pictures and new things that you have learnt since our school closed. You have made Mrs Harkin and myself smile. We will look forward to marking your work again after the holidays.
There will be lots more learning tasks on BGfL in two weeks time on Monday 20th April. In the meantime, there will be an Easter activity for you to complete on BGfL each day throughout the holiday, so have a look if you wish.
Take care, stay safe and have fun.
Lots of love and best wishes from Miss Hughes xxx

Friday 3rd April, Message from Mrs Harkin:
Hello Year 2 :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AHMED!
It was lovely to speak to you on the phone this morning, I hope you have a lovely day celebrating.
I know we have a few April birthdays in Year 2...
Happy Birthday Ivy for Monday!
Happy Birthday Ameerah-Maryam for the 14th!
Happy Birthday Livia for the 15th!
I hope you all have a lovely day celebrating with your families.
My little boy Ciaran is 2 on the 9th! We are going to set up our bouncy castle in the garden and play party games just the 4 of us :) We are also going to make him a Thomas the Tank birthday cake and eat lots of yummy food.
I have been busy making Easter bonnets with Oisin and Ciaran, remember the Easter competitions are still on and we would love to see your creations! Please send us any photographs of your Easter bonnet, garden or decorated egg.
Today is the last day of Spring term, thank you for all of your hard work since January. Now it is time to relax, unwind and stay safe with your families over the holidays.
Mrs Banks has shared a folder that will include a daily challenge to complete throughout the holidays. They will include cooking, craft and a scavenger hunt! The teachers will be back online in 2 weeks to see any fabulous work you might have done over the holidays.
Stay safe and keep smiling :)
Mrs Harkin
Hello Year 2 :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AHMED!
It was lovely to speak to you on the phone this morning, I hope you have a lovely day celebrating.
I know we have a few April birthdays in Year 2...
Happy Birthday Ivy for Monday!
Happy Birthday Ameerah-Maryam for the 14th!
Happy Birthday Livia for the 15th!
I hope you all have a lovely day celebrating with your families.
My little boy Ciaran is 2 on the 9th! We are going to set up our bouncy castle in the garden and play party games just the 4 of us :) We are also going to make him a Thomas the Tank birthday cake and eat lots of yummy food.
I have been busy making Easter bonnets with Oisin and Ciaran, remember the Easter competitions are still on and we would love to see your creations! Please send us any photographs of your Easter bonnet, garden or decorated egg.
Today is the last day of Spring term, thank you for all of your hard work since January. Now it is time to relax, unwind and stay safe with your families over the holidays.
Mrs Banks has shared a folder that will include a daily challenge to complete throughout the holidays. They will include cooking, craft and a scavenger hunt! The teachers will be back online in 2 weeks to see any fabulous work you might have done over the holidays.
Stay safe and keep smiling :)
Mrs Harkin

On Thursday 27th February, our Year 2 parents were invited to come and make a puppet with their child in school. Thank you very much to all who came.

Mrs Braithwaite and Mrs Harkin were very pleased to see many parents attending their workshop on Friday 7th February. Thank you all very much.

On Tuesday 21st January, we practised playing the glockenspiel with our music teacher, Miss Moran.

On Wednesday 10th April, Year 2 participated in a Multi-skills Festival organised by Bishop Challoner Catholic College at Billesley Tennis Centre.

As part of our Lenten fundraising, Year 2 completed a sponsored walk around Oakland Road at 3.15pm on Friday 5th April. Children taking part were accompanied by an adult. All money raised will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

On Wednesday 30th January in the morning, most of our parents joined their children in the hall for a workshop with Miss Hughes and Mrs Kausar.
Thank you all very much for coming.
Thank you all very much for coming.

Over the months of November and December, Year 1 and Year 2 had a series of special Multi-skills PE lessons coached by Mr Steadman from Inspire Sports.
The last session, on Monday 17th December, focused on Personal Challenges. Children had to work together to:
Many Thanks goes to Mr Steadman from Inspire Sports who came in to coach and teach them these lifelong skills.
The last session, on Monday 17th December, focused on Personal Challenges. Children had to work together to:
- See how long they could balance a beanbag for;
- See how many shuttle runs they could complete in a minute;
- See how many star jumps they could complete in a minute;
Many Thanks goes to Mr Steadman from Inspire Sports who came in to coach and teach them these lifelong skills.

On Friday 14th June, Year 2 children went to Weston Super Mare for their end-of-year class trip.
Weston-super-Mare is a seaside town in Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel 18 miles south west of Bristol. To know more about the place, you can visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare is a seaside town in Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel 18 miles south west of Bristol. To know more about the place, you can visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weston-super-Mare