Year 2 - Buttercups
Welcome to Year 2
Buttercup Class 2020-2021
Hello and welcome to our class page! Our Class Teacher is Mr Benningfield and our LSP is Miss Foster. In our class we have lots of fun and love learning new things! On this page you will find our class news and lots of interesting pictures showing you what we have been getting up to.
We look forward to an exciting academic year.
Our Topics this Term:
Geography: What if we lived in India?
History: Kings and Queens
Dates for your Diary:
For any upcoming dates or reminders, please check the calendar section of this website
Here are a couple of important upcoming dates:
Euro 2021
From 11th June to 11th July, we will be celebrating and following the Euro 2021 tournament!
We have put up our wall chart and fixtures so that we can follow the games, looked into the different countries participating in the tournament and researched about the different players and what country they are playing for!
In one of our PE lessons as well, we will be participating in a football tournament and penalty shoot out with the winner receiving a prize!
What an amazing month of sport it will be! Come on England!
Praise Assembly:
Every Friday at 9:00am we have our Praise Assembly. We celebrate our successes by having a VIP, Write of the Week, Maths Mind and Sports Player of the Week.
This week our congratulations go to:
VIP:
Maths Mind of the Week:
Writer of the Week:
Sport Player of the Week:
Reader of the Week:
Design Technology. We had a go at making our very own smoothies. We even prepared the fruit ready for blending using correct knife skills. They were DELICIOUS!
DT - Sliders and Levers topic - We had fun creating sliders and levers for the Great Fire of London
PE Day: Wednesday
PE lessons will take place on a Monday and Tuesday afternoon. Please make sure that your child comes to school in the
correct PE kit- black pumps/trainers, black shorts/jogging bottoms and a white or blue t-shirt (and jumper). Please ensure that appropriate footwear is worn and PE clothing is appropriate for the weather as our lessons will be outdoors on the playground.
Also make sure your child removed any jewellery on PE days otherwise they will not be able to take part in the lesson.
Spelling day: Friday
Important Information
School Uniform:
Please make sure that your child’s name is written inside all school clothes (cardigans, jumpers, trousers, PE kits and coats). This makes it easier to give out misplaced clothes back to their rightful owners. Remember if you take your jumper off in class, place it in the take home box to keep it safe!
Homework: 
Your child will have 1 piece of homework sent out each week. This will be explained and given out on a Friday to be completed and returned by the following Wednesday. Children will be given weekly spellings which will also be sent out on a Friday and tested on the following Friday. Remember to practice your spellings as often as you can!
Handwriting: 
We have a very exciting handwriting scheme starting after October half term. We will give you more information about this and howy you can support your child at home with their handwriting when teachers have been trained!
Changing Books:
Reading books are changed weekly, but this is not on a set day so it is very important that your child brings their book bag to school every day. Please write a comment in your child’s reading diary when you hear them read.
Reading at home is extremely beneficial for your child. Therefore there will be a weekly reading challenge for all of the children in the class. If a child reads once a week at home and it is recorded in their reading record, they will receive a raffle ticket. At the end of every week, a winner will be chosen from the raffle and will receive a prize!
The children can also receive a stamp on their Readopoly board in their homework book!
Additional Information:
All children in Year 2 have a username and password for Times Table Rockstars. These can be found in their homework books. Please encourage your child to use Times Tables Rockstars in order to enhance their Mathematical progress. By the end of Year 2 children should be confident at recieting their 2,3,5 and 10 times tables.
https://www.hitthebutton.com
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Our Classroom!
Inspire
On the 22nd October 2019, we invited our parents into school to show off our outstanding maths knowledge.
We completed a carousel activity in which we demonstrated, to our parents, how we add and subtract numbers to 100.
To add numbers we used both the column addition method and we also used our understanding of place value to use dienes blockes,
where we could represent numbers to add them together.
To subtract we used both the column subtraction method and again we used the dienes blocks to help us.
Behaviour Champions.
This term we celebrated our Bronze Behaviour Champions. These are children who work exceptionally hard each day and show respect to everyone they encounter at school. The children earned the right to an additional hours play time, with all of the other Bronze Behaviour Champions across the school. Well done Buttercups, keep up the incredible work!
Kinetic Letters
Kinetic Letters is our new handwriting system at Reddal Hill. Buttercups take part in 30 minutes of Kinetics Letters practice each day. During this time, we practice the formation of our letters and learn the rhymes to help us remember how to write our letters neatly and correctly.
We are working incredibly at improving our handwriting and we are beginning to show our Kinetic Letters in our everyday work books.
Keep up the hard work Buttercups!
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Please meet your new Class Teacher and Learning Support Practitioner (LSP).
Welcome to Year 2
Buttercup Class 2019-2020
Hello and welcome to our class page! Our Class Teacher is Mr Benningfield and our LSP is Mrs Jackson. In our class we have lots of fun and love learning new things! On this page you will find our class news and lots of interesting pictures showing you what we have been getting up to.
We look forward to an exciting academic year.
Our Topics this Term:
Geography: What is the Black Country?
History: The Great Fire Of London
Science: Materials (Autumn 1) Animals including Humans (Autumn 2)
Dates for your Diary:
For any upcoming dates or reminders, please check the calendar section of this website
Here are a couple of important upcoming dates:
Monday 21st October - Teacher Training Day
Tuesday 22nd October - Maths Inspire Workshop
Friday 25th October - Last day of half term
Monday 28th October until Friday 1st November - Half term Holiday
Monday 4th November - Children back to school
Friday 8th November - Aston Hall Great Fire of London trip
Monday 18th November - Fresh Water Theatre Company
Please find some useful website you can access at home whilst your child cannot attend school:
- Purple Mash: https://2simple.com/blog/using-purple-mash-when-school-closed/
- Twinkl: www.twinkl.co.uk/offer - Follow the instructions and type in access code: PARENTSTWINKLHELPS
- Mathletics https://login.mathletics.com – use your child’s username and password to access this.
- Timetable rock stars https://ttrockstars.com/ - use your child’s username and password to access this.
- Oxford Owl – https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk - free e-book resources
- GoNoodle – https://www.gonoodle.com/
- Cosmic Kids – Yoga –https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk
- https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk
- https://www.readwithphonics.com
- https://teachyourmonstertoread.com
- https://www.3plearning.com
In Buttercups class, we love Hit the Button! We have made massive progress using it so far and we often have class competitions where the children will try to beat there highest score. See if you can beat your record!!!!!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Mr Benningfield has been doing some gardening (when not doing school work of course). Whilst gardening I discovered many mini beasts and their habitats. As we are about to lay down some astroturf, these mini beasts will need a new home. It is your job to create a poster telling me what I will need to do to make the mini beasts I found feel safe and sound. Think about, what do they eat? What do they drink? Where will they sleep? Do they like dark conditions? Do they like damp conditions? Make your poster as colourful as you possibly can with as much information as you can. Remember you can always do your own research to help you, but ask an adult first!
I cannot wait to see them!
Buttercup Class 2018-2019
Our Classroom!
We have lots of fun and love learning new things!
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Here is some important information about us:
This is us!
Class Teacher: Miss Dallison LSP: Miss Scott
Dates for your Diary:
For any upcoming dates or reminders, please check the calendar section of this website
Here are a couple of important upcoming dates:
Thursday 27th June- Sports Day
Friday 12th July 2019 - Fun Day
Friday 19th July 2010 - Children Break up for Summer Holidays!
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PE Days: Monday and Thursday
PE lessons will take place on a Monday and Thursday afternoon. Please make sure that your child has the
correct PE kit in school- black pumps, black shorts and a white or blue t-shirt. Also make sure your child removed any jewellery on PE days otherwise they will not be able to take part in the lesson.
Spelling day: Friday
Our Topic:
Changes Within Living Memory
Our new topic is 'Changes Within Living Memory', which means we will be learning all about events, fashion, transport, music, toys through the decades.
School Council
Our School Council Representatives are: Caleb and Alexis
Please visit our School Council Page for more information!
Praise Assembly:
Every Friday at 9:00am we have our Praise Assembly. We celebrate our successes by having a VIP, Write of the Week, Maths Mind and Sports Player of the Week.
Behaviour Champion
Our Silver Behaviour Champions for this term are ...
Safiullah, Erina, Leilah, Billie-Jo, Zayd and Megan
VIP: Harlie-Mae
Maths Mind of the Week: Kayla
Writer of the Week: Luisa
Reader of the Week: Victor
Sport Player of the Week: Ayaan
Children also get rewarded for their good behaviour, once they get 5 achievements they will receive a certificate in assembly. Look out for a slip in your child's book bag!
Important Information
School Uniform:
Please make sure that your child’s name is written inside all school clothes (cardigans, jumpers, trousers, PE kits and coats). This makes it easier to give out misplaced clothes back to their rightful owners. Remember if you take your jumper off in class, place it in the take home box to keep it safe!
Homework:
This will be sent out on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday. Children will be given weekly spellings which will also be sent out on a Friday and tested on the following Friday. Remember to practice your spellings as often as you can!
Handwriting:
By Year 2 children should be joining their handwriting. Please practice handwriting and correct letter formation as much as you can at home. We follow the Nelson Handwriting Scheme. If you're unsure of anything please come in and ask my any questions.
Changing Books:
Reading books are changed weekly, but this is not on a set day so it is very important that your child brings their book bag to school every day. Please write a comment in your child’s reading diary when you hear them read.
Reading at home is extremely beneficial for your child. Therefore there will be a weekly reading challenge for all of the children in the class. If a child reads once a week at home and it is recorded in their reading record, they will receive a raffle ticket. At the end of every week, a winner will be chosen from the raffle and will receive a prize!
Additional Information:
All children in Year 2 have usernames and passwords for Mathletics, Purple Mash and Bug Club. These can be found in their homework books. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics and Bug Club in order to enhance their Mathematical and Reading progress. Purple Mash is a fantastic resource as it covers all areas taught across the curriculum and helps children consolidate their learning. By the end of Year 2 children should be confident at recieting their 2,3,5 and 10 times tables, hit the button is a fantastic resource that allows children to consolidate their times tables knowledge in a fun way!
http://www.mathletics.co.uk/
https://www.purplemash.com/sch/reddal
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
https://www.hitthebutton.com
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Our Victorian Toys Parent Inspire Workshop!
The children had a fantastic time at Pizza Express! They enjoyed making the dough, putting the cheese on and finally eating it when we got back to school! The children's behaviour was brilliant and they really enjoyed going on the bus! Well done, Buttercup class!
Weston Park
On Friday 10th May we visited Weston Park. We had such a fantastic day learning about Victorian toys, we were lucky enough to play with some old fashioned toys, dress up and make peg people! What a super day it was!
Changes Within Living Memory
On Hook Day, we baked a ration chocolate cake using a recipe from the 1940’s. It tasted delicious! The children wrote their own instructions and made their own ration book. They also learnt how much food items cost then and now. We had the opportunity to play with old fashioned toys including an egg and spoon race, dolls, a drum and a Jacob’s ladder! The children enjoyed ordering toys from past to present. What a fantastic hook day! :)
Sea Life Centre
On Friday 22nd March we visited the Sea Life Centre in Birmingham! We saw lots of amazing sea creatures and learnt lots of interesting facts! Take a look at some of our pictures from our fantastic day! :)
Christmas Week 2018
On Tuesday 18th December we had a very special morning! We got to have lots of yummy treats in the classroom and then Santa came to visit us! On Wednesday 19th December, we got our pyjamas on and watched a Christmas film. We also had some delicious hot chocolate!
On Thursday 20th December, we had our Christmas party! We played lots of games, had some more yummy food and danced the afternoon away with our friends!
Christmas Workshop
On Thursday 13th December, we had our very own Christmas workshop! We were very lucky as some of our family joined us to get into the festive spirit! We had made festive biscuits earlier on in the week, so today we got to decorate and eat them! After that, made some Christmas wreaths to take home which looked fantastic! Then, we told a few Christmas jokes and finished our workshop off by singing some Christmas songs to the parents with Sunflower Class. We also had a Christmas Photo Booth! What a fantastic morning and thank you to all those who came along to support. Have a lovely Christmas!
Christmas Cracker Santa Express!
On Wednesday 12th December we had our Christmas Trip! We boarded the Severn Valley Railway, sang lots of Christmas songs and even had a visit from Santa! The presents he gave us were amazing! We even saw the elephants and rhinos in the Safari park! We all had an excellent day, take a look at some of our pictures!
On Monday 3rd December, the children all helped to put up our Christmas Tree. We had lots of fun putting the lights on and positioning the baubles! Don't you think it looks beautiful!
On Thursday 29th November, Year 2 performed their Class Assembly. The children acted out The Great Fire of London and sang beautifully to tell the story. We also had lots of dancing and instruments. The children did a fantastic job!
We had lots of fun with our parents in our Maths Inspire. Someone had stole the rainbow fishes colours and we had to work our some times table sums to help find the right colour to put back on the rainbow fish! For our prize at the end, we were awarded with some funky fish sweets! Yum!
World Mental Health Day
On Wednesday 10th October it was World Mental Health Day. During our afternoon we learnt about mental health and how a person
feels is they have mental health problems. In Miss Dallison's classroom we spoke about our worries and wrote them all down and shared them with each other. With Miss Eades we spoke about self-esteem and confidence. We discussed what made us feel happy and who we can talk to if we ever feel sad.
Rugby Tots
On Tuesday 25th September, we had a visit from Katie! Katie came and delivered an extremely fun rugby session! We learnt lots about Rugby and developed our skills through different key activities. Take a look at what we got up to, we all had so much fun!
Healthy Schools Week!
From Monday 17th September - Friday 21st September we celebrated Healthy Schools Week. Throughout the week, we took part in a PE afternoon, designed a healthy lunchbox and even got to try lots of exotic fruits! We learnt all about being healthy and why it's important to exercise and eat a balanced diet. What a fantastic week we had!
Freshwater Theatre Company
On Wednesday 19th September, Freshwater Theatre Company visited us. The drama teacher taught us about The Great Fire of London through acting and dancing. The workshop was very fun and it brought our topic to life!
Fire Fire!
Our topic for the Autumn term is 'Fire'. Throughout this term we will learn all about the Great Fire of London and fire safety. We will understand exactly how this important historical event occurred. We will also learn how different life was in the past compared to now.
On Monday 17th September, we had our Hook Day! We made fire fighter helmets, made a fire poster, and even made our own 17th Century Bread. We also had a Great Fire of London Quiz and the boys' team won! We had lots of fun and can't wait to start learning more about The Great Fire of London. Take a look at our pictures!
