Uploading a File/Photo to Google Classroom

7th January 2021F Frazer

It is brilliant to see so many of you have now accessed the invitation to your year group remote learning google classroom. Can we ask that you upload your child’s work to their own classroom to match each ‘assignment’? This is so that you are not uploading directly to the ‘stream’ the stream can be seen by the whole class so it’s better to upload your work to your own ‘classwork folder’ then it automatically saves to your child’s own special folder and teachers can then comment to your child individually -not to the whole class.

Click here to follow a link to a video to demonstrate how to upload files/photographs to google classroom on all devices. The the way you upload is slightly different depending on what device you are using. Don’t hesitate to contact the school if you have any problems and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

‘Look Up!’ Event

15th December 2020J Storey

Today, Years 1 & 2 joined a live online event by the Royal Astronomical Society, with the author and illustrator of the book ‘Look Up!’

This story encourages us all to look up from our phones to see the wonders of the universe.  We heard a full reading of the book read by Nathan Bryon and took part in a ‘draw along’ of the book’s main character ‘Rocket’.  We also learnt about the moon, meteors and how to become an astronaut.

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Dapo Adeola, the illustrator, told us to remember that there is no such thing as a wrong drawing! Take a look at some of our wonderful drawings of ‘Rocket’.

2D Shapes and Symmetry

8th November 2020R Dixon

 

We have all been working so hard in Year 2.  We have been learning all about 2D shapes and symmetry.  We have been naming shapes and counting the number of sides and vertices.  Vertices are where 2 sides meet.  We have also been finding lines of symmetry in these shapes and improving our scissor skills too!  Ask your child about which shapes they have been learning.  They might be  able to say: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon and octagon!

 

We Stand Up To Racism!

16th October 2020R Dixon

In Year 2 we read Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o.  We also learned all about Rosa Parkes and how she helped stand up for Black rights in America.  If you log into Espresso with your child and search Black History Month, then click on videos, choose the Rosa Parkes one.  Or even better, ask your child to tell you how she made a difference to people’s lives.  Thank you to all of you who sent in a donation or donated online – this will go towards raising awareness of racism in schools across the country!

 

Year 2 Leavers e-yearbook

16th July 2020F Frazer

Hello year 2, well here we are… The day you would have left Biddick Hall Infant and Nursery School.

Here is your e-yearbook to celebrate your time at our school, there is a video version which includes a soundtrack (Keep watching when the song stops as it starts again after a few seconds). There is also a PDF version for you to download, print and keep forever if you wish. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of the children in year 2 and your families… we wish you the very best of luck for your future, stay safe and have a wonderful summer from all of the staff at Biddick Hall Infants xx

Click on the link below to watch the video and soundtrack (Don’t forget keep watching when the music stops…it starts again after a few seconds)

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Click here to download the book as a PDF to read and Print (No Soundtrack)

YEAR 2 Children we need your help!

23rd June 2020F Frazer
Year 2 Children we need your help!
Mrs Dixon and Mrs Frazer are sad that we didn’t get to celebrate your time with us at Biddick Hall Infants and Nursery school at a leavers assembly so we would like to create an e-yearbook for you and your grownups to celebrate your time with us. This week you have two jobs to do as part of your home learning. 
1. This week it would have Design Technology week in school.  We would have been designing and creating a Year 2 Leavers T-shirt.  We’d like you to design one anyway! Ask your adult to draw you a nice big t-shirt outline.  Now use pens and pencils to put the design on.  When it is finished ask your grown up to photograph this and send it to the school’s email address:

 [email protected].uk, or Purple mash 2do set.

Think about what information would be on a leavers t-shirt:

  • Your name

  • Teacher’s name

  • The year

  • Patterns or pictures

  • Your friends’ names

2.Have a chat with your grown up about your favourite memories of being at our school you could discuss: What was your favourite thing that happened at school? Did you have a favourite trip? What were your favourite games to play at playtime? Did you enjoy learning about a particular topic or subject? Do you have a message for a teacher who has helped you?

We would ask that grown-ups E-mail your responses as soon as they can to [email protected].uk subject: memories. Don’t forget to include your name.

We’d love to include as many leavers t-shirt designs and individual memories  as possible in our yearbook, Thank you for your help, 
Mrs Frazer and Mrs Dixon xx

Kidsafe KS Learns about COVID19

5th June 2020F Frazer

Biddick Hall Infant and Nursery School is a ‘Kidsafe’ school. All children in our school from Reception to Year 2 take part in regular Kidsafe sessions where trained staff talk to children in an age appropriate way about how to stay safe. There is also a huge emphasis on  discussion around emotional and mental health in the sessions. Children are able to identify a ‘trusted grown up’ to talk with if they have ‘yukky’ feelings. Those are the feelings that make us worry and sometimes make our tummies ‘feel funny’.

Our children have now been away from school for a number of weeks, they have not been able to see their teachers, friends and wider family members. They will be aware and maybe worried about this awful virus and it may have caused some ‘yukky feelings’.

Sophie Cox a ‘Kidsafe’ trained teacher from another local school in  our area has put together this lovely video for your child to watch. Please ensure that you watch the video with your child in case they need to talk through any ‘yukky feelings’ they may have with you their trusted grown up.

Click here to follow the link to watch the video.

If you are worried about your child and need further advice don’t hesitate to contact school in the usual way either by email [email protected] or via telephone 01914244859

KS Misses you all very much. Stay Safe.

Northumbria Police E-Safety Message

1st April 2020F Frazer

NORTHUMBRIA POLICE E-SAFETY MESSAGE

Northumbria Police have been in contact with all schools across the region and have asked that we share the poster below to highlight the importance of careful monitoring of your child’s online activity. During these difficult times we all appreciate that children will be using the internet more than ever and while it is brilliant it does pose risks to our young people. Type the links form the poster into your web browser if you need to find out more.

*This poster is also available on all home learning pages under the e-safety heading.

Home Learning Week 2

1st April 2020F Frazer

The plans for home learning week 2 are now available to view via your child’s home learning class page. All of the teachers have loved seeing how hard you have been working at home on purple mash and even a photograph in The Gazette! We are very proud of you all. Keep up the great work!

Home Learning Week 1

25th March 2020F Frazer

Home learning plans for this week are now available to view via your child’s home learning page. Plans for the week will be uploaded every Wednesday. We hope you enjoy working through the activities, the teachers can’t wait to see your ‘handed in’ work on purple mash.

Have fun!