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Kookaburra
​​Year 2

​​Learning, Transforming and Growing

‘I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.’  Genesis 28:15

Welcome to
Kookaburra Class 

To view our timetable, cog document and long term plan, please use the links below
Timetable
Curriculum Cogs
Long Term Plan
Want to see what we have been up to? Please use the link below
Kookaburra Weekly News
Newsletters
Spring Term 2
Homework Summer 1
Summer 1
​​Number Knowledge
Summer 1
​Word Lists
Key Stage One
High Frequency Words
Phonic Sound Mat
Week 1
Week 3
Week 2
Week 4

Remote Learning
​for when we can't be together

Click on the buttons below to see your remote learning for the week and for our worship space.
If you are isolating, specific work will be sent to you within 24 hours to match what is being covered in class.
Please send photos and videos of the things you have been doing for your remote learning to: 
​homelearning@banburystmarysschool.co.uk
Project and Phonics
​Remote Learning
SAT Paper Examples
Reading, Paper 1
Reading, Paper 2 (answer booklet)
Reasoning, Paper 2 (answer booklet)
GPS, Paper 2
Reading, Paper 2 (reading booklet)
Arithmetic​, Paper 1
Reasoning, Paper 2 (question booklet)
Maths Recources
Number Formation with rhymes
Printable Shape Dominoes
Printable Dominoes
Number Cards 0-20
Worship Space
Being Active at Home
Busy Time Ideas
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Listen to the St Mary's adults read some of your favourite stories
Phonics Resources
Set 1 Sounds, Videos and Resources
Set 2 Sounds, Videos and Resources
Read, Write, Inc Phonics Sound Mat
Read Write Inc. Set 1 Ditties to read at home
Set 3 Sounds, Videos and Resources
Read, Write Inc Phonics Information for Parents
Remote Learning Policy Document
Class Prayer

​Welcome to Kookaburra Class!

In Y2, we are a friendly, caring class, who are keen to welcome new learners and make them feel at home in our classroom. We enjoy working and playing together and you will often find us learning together outside.

Kookaburras are curious learners who like to find out about the world in which we live and generate questions for our projects. We like being active learners by exploring new ideas and shared experiences. 


We love listening to stories of all kinds and are keen to choose books from the class library to share at home. Our class project books are already well thumbed!


Our Teacher
Miss Gascoigne, 

I am very happy to be working full time in Kookaburra Class this year and am looking forward to working with all the other pupils and adults in Key Stage One.

I have a degree in English Literature and a PGCE from Bangor University and have taught in London, Paris and Eton as well as several schools in Oxfordshire. I love  working in an investigative way because I enjoy finding things out for myself. I am really looking forward to all of our projects this year ,but especially ‘Hear our Voice’ as History is one of my favourite subjects.

When I am not at school, I like to go walking with friends, spend time cooking in my kitchen, working in my garden or just chatting to my cat, Betty. I have really enjoyed recording stories for our school website while we have been apart as I love good quality picture books. When I retire I would like to write books for children. They might feature a very curious and courageous camel as these are my favourite animals.
 
I admire the work of  the illustrator Quentin Blake who has drawn the picture for some of my favourite picture books. ‘Mister Magnolia’ and ‘Mrs Armitage on Wheels’ are two that always make me smile. I will look forward to sharing lots of stories with Kookaburras in September.

I know that we are going to have a lot of fun together this year.
Springing to Life, Summer 1 Project

Our project this term is 'Springing to Life'.  We are asking the question 'What do we mean by new life?'. 

To help us answer this question we will be using the key text 'Tadpoles Promise' by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross and 'The Odd Egg' by Emily Gravett. We will be exploring life cycles, focusing on tadpoles and chicks. We will be creating an Egg Spotters Guide and our own-version narratives using these books.
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Watch 'Tadpole's Promise'
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Watch 'The Odd Egg'
​Our project incorporates Science and Computing . We are building on understanding of how to identify and classify animals into different groups.

In computing we will be inputting data to create graphs and tables to analyse information we collect on a minibeasts.

Our linked texts are 
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 Resources to support our 'Springing to Life' project.​

What is a life cycle? - BBC Bitesize
Animal life cycles - BBC Teach
The life cycle of animals - BBC Bitesize
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BBC Four - Metamorphosis: The Science of Change, How the tadpole turns into a frog
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The Frog Life Cycle for Kids - National Geographic Kids (natgeokids.com)
The Animal Kingdom - Oak National Academy (thenational.academy)
Human Lifestyles Unit - Oak National Academy (thenational.academy)

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Life Cycles Booklet
Other Weblinks to support learning​
ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=Growing+plants+with+sparky

​Phonics
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
www.starfall.com
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
​www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/ Decodable Comics (click on 'comics')

 Maths
Place Value games
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zw4g2nb
http://www.ictgames.com/placeValue.htm
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts
https://nrich.maths.org/8303/note
 
Shape games
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=2d%20shapes
http://www.ictgames.com/shape.htm
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/zjv39j6
 
Addition and Subtraction
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/zwv39j6
http://www.ictgames.com/addition.htm
http://www.ictgames.com/subtraction.htm


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St. Mary's Church of England (VC) Primary School      Southam Road      Banbury      OX16 2EG
Headteacher: Victoria Woods
Tel/Fax: 01295 263026               Email office@banburystmarysschool.co.uk
  • Home
    • Introduction to what we do...
    • Key Information >
      • Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
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    • Keeping Children Safe at St Mary's >
      • Safeguarding and Child Protection
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    • Letters, Newsletters
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    • School Dinners
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    • Early Years
    • Zones of Emotional Regulation
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  • Children
    • Fledglings: EYFS
    • Kingfishers: Year 1
    • Kookaburras: Year 2
    • Skylarks: Year 3
    • Goldcrests: Year 4
    • Wrens: Year 5
    • Kestrels: Year 6
    • Houses
    • Pupil Leadership Team
    • Online Safety
  • Community
    • St Marys Church
    • ODST Newsletter
    • Useful Links
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    • What's on in Banbury?
    • International Schools
    • Story Time
    • Cookery Corner
    • Street Tag
  • Covid and Remote Learning