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Year 2 Reading Challenge Spring 1 2022

Mr Carter

This half term, in our History lessons, we are learning about significant individuals (famous people). One very significant individual in our country is Queen Elizabeth II. Read the text below and complete one or more of the challenges set.

BRONZE

Tell me 5 new things you’ve learnt about the Queen.

SILVER

Use a dictionary to find the meaning of these words: significant, wreath, telegram, coronation

GOLD

Why do you think the Queen sends a telegram to people who are 100 years old?

PLATINUM

Choose another member of the Royal family. Research them and tell me 5 facts about them. You could choose Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Charles or even little Princess Charlotte.

91 responses to “Year 2 Reading Challenge Spring 1 2022”

  1. Shemaiah W.

    Bronze:
    1. she is bone on the 21st April 1926.
    2. Her coronation date is the 2nd June 1953.
    3. She is the head of the armed forces.
    4. She is the head of church of England.
    5. She is the head of commonwealth.
    Silver:
    1. Significant: Means important to be worthy of attention.
    2. Wreath: is an arrangement of flowers, leaves in a ring used for decoration.
    3. Telegram: is the message send by telegraph and delivered in written or printed.
    4. Coronation: is the ceremony of crowning a sovereign.
    Gold:
    The Queen sends a telegram to people who are 100years old to congratulate them.
    Platinum:

  2. Shemaiah W.

    Bronze:
    1. she is bone on the 21st April 1926.
    2. Her coronation date is the 2nd June 1953.
    3. She is the head of the armed forces.
    4. She is the head of church of England.
    5. She is the head of commonwealth.
    Silver:
    1. Significant: Means important to be worthy of attention.
    2. Wreath: is an arrangement of flowers, leaves in a ring used for decoration.
    3. Telegram: is the message send by telegraph and delivered in written or printed.
    4. Coronation: is the ceremony of crowning a sovereign.
    Gold:
    The Queen sends a telegram to people who are 100years old to congratulate them.

  3. Ranj M.

    Bronze
    1. The Queen has two birthdays.
    2. Corgis are her favourite dogs.
    3. She was the first queen to be 90 years old.
    4. The Queen has eight grandchildren , including Prince William and Prince Harry .
    5. She is the head of Church of England.
    Silver
    Significant = important
    Wreath = an arrangement of flowers .
    Telegram = a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written , used in the uk only for international messages.
    Coronation = crowning.
    Gold
    The Queen sends a telegram to congratulate people who are 100 years old .

  4. Max P.

    Bronze
    Queen Elizabeth 2 oldest monarch
    She has 2 birthday
    Silver
    Telegram quickly letter
    Coronation day when person becomes to king or queen.

    Gold
    To respect person in so respectable age.

  5. Toleen S.

    Bronze
    1. The queen has two birthdays.
    2. She was the first queen to be 90 years old.
    3. The national anthem is about the queen.
    4. Corgis are her favourite dogs.
    Silver
    1. Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.
    2. An arrangement of flowers, leaves or stems.
    3. A message sent by telegraph.
    4. The ceremony of crowning a sovereign or sovereign consort.
    Gold
    1. To congratulate them.
    Platinum
    1. Her full name is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
    2. Her siblings are George and Louise.
    3. Her school is called Thomas Battersea.
    4. She was born on 2015.
    5. Her parents are William and Catherine.

  6. Isaiah W.

    21 April 1926

  7. Yusuf S.

    Bronze Challenge:

    The Queen has 8 grandchildren and Prince William and Prince Harry are two of her grandsons.
    The Queen has nine thrones.
    Corgis are her favourite dogs.
    The Queen is the head of the Church of England.
    Queen Elizabeth is the first queen to turn 90 years old.

  8. Hamida K.

    Reding Challenge:
    Bronze:
    The 5 things I know about Queen Elizabeth.
    1.)Born on the 21st April 1926.
    2.)She is the head of Church of England.
    3.)She also sends telegrams to congratulate people who reavh the age of 100.
    4.)Queen Elizabeth has four children.
    5.)The Queen has two birthdays.
    Silver:
    Significant:To be sufficently great or important.
    Wreath:Flowers,leaves or stems chained in a ring used for decoration or it is uesd to lay on a grave.
    Telegram:It is a message sent by a telegram then divided into a written or printed form.
    Coronation:The ceremony of crowning a high person. eg “The Queens coronation.”
    Gold:
    I think the Queen sends a telegram to people who are 100 years old because I think it shows respect to someone that has reached a very high age.
    Platinum:
    Princess Diana:
    1.)She passed away on 31st August 1997.
    2.)She enjoyed art.
    3.)She was Prince Charles wife.
    4.)She is the mother of Prince Harry and William.
    5.)She passed away at the age of 36 years old.
    6.)She was a good role model she used to help the poor.

  9. Hammaad H.

    Bronze
    1) the queen has two birthday.
    2) queen has 9 thrones 6 at
    Buckingham palace
    3) Queen Elizabeth II has served for 64 years, the longest reigning monarch.
    4) she is head of the church of England.
    5) date of coronation is 2 June 1953.

  10. Minnah M.

    Bronze
    1.Queen Elizabeth’s birthday was on the 21st of April.
    2.The National Anthem is about the Queen.
    3.The Queen has two birthdays.
    4.Corgis are the Queens favourite dog.
    5.The Queens date of coronation is on the 2nd of June.

  11. Eliza N.

    significant, Something great or important.
    wreath, A wreath is something that is made out of twigs flowers leaves and in a circle shape Like a Christmas wreath which is made out of Holly and acorns and you put it outside your door on Christmas.
    telegram, A telegram is a message that is sent by telegraph and then printed and delivered to someone’s home or office.
    coronation The ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign’s consort.
    I have done platinum and will upload .

  12. Safwan A.

    Bronze:
    Corgis is favourite is her dog
    Her coronation was on the 2nd of June 1953
    She is born on April 21st 1926
    She is the head of church
    She went to more than 200 trips

  13. Mya F.

    The mean of significant is suddicently great or important to be worthy of attention. The mean of wreath is an arrangement of flowers, leaves or stem fastened in a ring. The mean of telegram is A message by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form used in the UK only for international message since 1981.The meaning of coronation is The ceremony of the crowning a sovereign,s consort .

  14. Mya F.

    Queen Elizabeth the 2nd was born on April 21st 1926.
    The Queen favourite dogs are called corige.
    The Queen has been Queen for 64 year.
    The date of the Queen coronation was on the 2nd of June 1953.
    The Queen has 2 birthdays a year.

  15. Rayan M.

    BRONZE

    Tell me 5 new things you’ve learnt about the Queen.
    1.The national anthem is about her.
    2.She has two birthdays.
    3.Corgis are her favourite dog.
    4.She sat for her portrait to be done over 130 times
    5.She has nine thrones, six at Buckingham palace.

    SILVER

    Use a dictionary to find the meaning of these words:
    significant = Great or important
    wreath = an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying
    telegram = a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form
    coronation = the ceremony of crowning

    GOLD

    Why do you think the Queen sends a telegram to people who are 100 years old?

    She congratulates them for reaching 100 years in life.

  16. Zakariyah T.

    bronze
    1.The Queen has two birthdays
    2.The National Anthem is about the Queen.
    3. Corgis are her favourite dogs.
    4. She is head of the Church of England.
    5. She is head of the Commonwealth.
    sliver.
    significant : great or important.
    wreath: flower decorated in a ring for laying on a grave.
    telegram : A message sent in a written or printed form.
    coronation: The ceremony of crowning a sovereign.

    gold.
    This is the Queen’s way of congratulating on reaching a special birthday.

  17. Dean-Junior L.

    Bronze.
    1, The Queen has lots of grandchildren.
    2, The Queen served in the armed forces.
    3, The Queen is 90 years old.
    4, The Queen loves dogs and corgies are her favourite.
    5, The Queen has two birthdays.
    Silver.
    Significant— Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.
    Wreath— Am arrangement of flowers , leaves or stems.
    Telegram— A message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form.
    Coronation— The ceremony or crowning a sovereign or a sovereign’s consort.
    Gold.
    The Queen sends a telegram to people who reach 100 years old to say congratulations.
    Platinum.
    Facts about Prince Harry.
    Harry’s full name is, Henry Charles Albert David of Wales.
    Harry trekked all the way to the North Pole.
    Harry supports arsenal football team.
    Harry loves to play polo.
    Harry joined the military.

  18. Yasiin H.

    The queen was born 21st April 1926.
    The Date of coronation 2nd June 1953.
    She is Head of the church of England.
    Corgis are her favourite dogs.
    She has four children .
    1 significant =important = great.
    2 wreath = tiara.
    3 telegram = cable.
    4 coronation = crowning.

  19. Shumiyah H.

    bronze
    1. 2 birthdays
    2. queen has 4 children
    3. queen for 64 years
    4. first queen to be 90
    5. she congratulates people who are 100

  20. Yasmin A.

    Bronze.
    Queen Elizabeth is 90 years old .
    The Queen has 2 grand children.
    The Queen Elizabeth have 2 great gran children.
    Queen Elizabeth has 2 birthday.
    The National Anthem about The Queen.

    Silver
    Significant means sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.
    Wreath means an arrangement of flowers,leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.
    Telegram mens a message sent by Telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form, used in the UK only for international message since 1981.
    Coronation means the ceremony of crowing a sovereign’s consort.

    Gold
    Queen send a telegram to people who are 100 years to say congratulations and to appreciate them as its hard being 100 year.

    Platnum
    Princes Charlotte of Cambridge was born 2 May 2015.
    She is the second child and only daughter of Prince William and Catherine.
    She is fourth in the line of succession to the British throne.
    Charlotte started her education at the willcocks Nursery school near her family home in Kensington Palace in January 2018.
    She was christened on 5 July 2015 by the Archbishop of Canterbury at St Mary magdalena Church Sandringham.

  21. Aiza B.

    Bronze:Queen is the head of the army forced.
    Queen has two birthdays.
    The National Anthem is about the queen.
    Queen is born on 21st of April 1953.
    She is head of the Church of England.
    Silver:1)great and important.
    2)flowers fastened with the ring.
    3) A message sent by a telegraph.
    4)The ceremony of crowing.
    Gold : The queen sends telegram to people who are 100 years old because she wants to congratulate them and wish them a long life.

  22. Safa M.

    Bronze:
    1. She’s the longest reigning monarch
    2. She likes corgi dogs
    3. She’s is apart of the Royal Family and she can stop wars.
    4. She has 2 birthdays.
    5. She has 9 thrones.

    Silver:
    Significant: sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention
    Wreath: an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died
    Telegram: a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form
    Coronation: the ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign’s consort.

    Gold:
    The Queen sends telegrams to congratulate them on living a long life.

  23. Haroon E.

    Bronze
    1. The Queen was born 1926 April 21st.
    2. The Queen’s favourite dogs are corgis.
    3. The Queen has two birthdays.
    4. She got painted 130 times!
    5. She has 9 thrones.
    Silver
    significant: it means something great.
    wreath: it is smoke or a bucket of flowers.
    telegram: it means something that you can send to people
    coronation: it means something like a party.

  24. Hamza M.

    Bronze:
    1. The Queen has two birthdays.
    2. She is the first Queen to become 90 years old.
    3. She is the only female member of the Royal family ever to serve in the armed forces.
    4 . Corgis are her favourite dogs.
    5. She has sat for her portrait to be painted over 130 times.
    Silver:
    Significant # special or important .
    Wreath# An arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape,used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died.
    Telegram # A message sent by telegraph.
    Coronation # The act or ceremony of crowning a head of the state.
    Gold# She sends telegrams to congratulate people who reach the age of 100.
    Platinum #
    Prince William of Wales is the elder son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
    He has been second in the line of succession to the British throne.
    He graduated from Royal Air Force College and joined Royal Air Force in 2009.
    He got married to Catherine Middleton in 2011.
    The couple have three children: Prince George.,Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis of Cambridge.

  25. Esa A.

    GOLD
    Queen sends telegram to people those turn 100 to celebrate their birthday and that message contains a personalised message and comes in a special envelope.
    Platinum
    1.Prince William was the first future king to be born in a hospital.
    2.he is a huge fan of movies.
    3.he has a scar on his forehead.
    4.he is a military man.
    5.he was an air ambulance pilot.
    6.he is a surfer.

  26. Esa A.

    Bronze
    1.She has 130 portraits.
    2.She has 2 birthdays.
    3.She made more than 200 trips to commonwealth .
    4.She is the head of the church.
    5.She has 9 thrones.
    SILVER
    Significant means great or an important to be worthy of attention
    wreath means an arrangement of flowers
    telegram means a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form
    coronation means the ceremony of crowning a sovereign
    GOLD

  27. Emil D.

    bronze:she was born in 21st April 1926.
    They have 8 grandchildren,including prince william and prince harry.
    She also gives telegrams to congratulate people over the age of 100.
    corgis are her favourite dog’s.
    She has 9 thrones,six in buckingahm palice.

  28. Ameera K.

    **BRONZE

    Tell me 5 new things you’ve learnt about the Queen.
    1/ she is more than 90 years old.
    2/ she likes wearing colourful hats.
    3/ she is the head of state.
    4/ she has 4 children
    5/ she declares and ends wars.

    **SILVER

    Use a dictionary to find the meaning of these words:
    significant:important
    wreath: arranged flower
    telegram: message in a printed form
    coronation: ceremony to receive the crown.

    **GOLD

    Why do you think the Queen sends a telegram to people who are 100 years old? Because 100 years old is a big age so the queen can say congratulation.

  29. Aadam R.

    BRONZE

    Tell me 5 new things you’ve learnt about the Queen.
    ~ She likes corgies.
    ~She has two birthdays.
    ~The National Anthem is about The Queen.
    ~ In total. she has 9 thrones and has 6 at Buckingham Palace.
    ~She has had her portrait taken over 130 times.
    SILVER

    Use a dictionary to find the meaning of these words: significant, wreath, telegram, coronation
    coronation~ The ceremony of crowning the king or Queen.
    telegram~ a old fashhiond newsletter.
    wreath~ A flower.
    significant~ the importance.
    GOLD

    Why do you think the Queen sends a telegram to people who are 100 years old?
    She sends it to people to congratulate there 100th birthday because its a big celebration.
    PLATINUM

    Choose another member of the Royal family. Research them and tell me 5 facts about them. You could choose Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Charles or even little Princess Charlotte.

    facts about prince william~
    ~he used to fly a air ambulance helecopterr.
    ~He was a star athelete.
    ~ William was given the nickname wombat.
    ~He was born in 21stjust 1982.
    ~ He went to wethbery school.

  30. Safaa Y.

    Bronze
    🔸️Queen Elizabeth has two birthdays

    🔸️She has 4 children

    🔸️She has served for 64 years so far

    🔸️Corgis are her favourite dogs

    🔸️The national anthem is about the Queen

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