Class 2
Remote Learning Wednesday 20th May 2020
admin on: Class 2
Good morning to you my little cherubs !
It has been a while since I updated you on my painting so I thought I would share it with you today! I haven’t had chance to add much more to my masterpiece, but it is coming along nicely. I am planning to add a lot more and may even finish it over Spring Bank! After I have finished it, we are going to have it mounted onto some wood like a proper canvas, so the moment of truth, what do you think?
This is what it is hopefully going to look like when I have finished …
Check out the break for a funny idea I had …
Here is the suggested timetable for today:
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins (remember to record your reading in your planners)
Active time - Joe Wicks guided PE lesson at 9am
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ)
Don’t forget GoNoodle:
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Break – If you have a pet, try taking a funny picture of it and we could make a funny pet wall on the blog to make people smile?
RE
Maths;
Lo: Solve a maths investigation
- 47 + 66 =
- 94 - 30 =
- 53 + 8 + 2 =
- 45 ÷ 5 =
- Write ninty-eight in digits.
- Partition 431 into 100s, 10s and 1s.
Here is your puzzle for the day:
Literacy;
It was lovely to see your acrostic poems yesterday! Over the next two days, we are going to create a non-chronological report about a sea creature. We write non-chronological reports to give people information on a particular subject. A non-chronological report is non-fiction.
Today, I would like you to research your favourite sea creature! Will you choose the mighty blue whale or the humble sea snake? The colourful blue tang or cheeky dolphin? The choice it yours! Find out and make notes about the animal you have chosen, we want to give people information about these wonderful creatures.
Here are some questions that you could discuss in your report:
- What does it look like?
- What is the habitat like?
- What is their diet?
- What are their predators/prey?
- Can you think of a fun fact that you can add?
Here is a structure you could use for your report:
Tomorrow, we will write up our report, good luck!
RE;
What are special times for Christians and Muslims?
What might you do differently at special times or for celebrations? Think of birthdays and other celebrations, do you go to a special place or do things that you don’t normally do?
Christians and Muslims both have special times during the year when they might have special worship or prayers. Can you name any festivals you have heard about/celebrated? What symbols are associated with these different festivals?
Christians celebrate a festival called Harvest. Click here to find out more:
http://request.org.uk/restart/2014/09/08/harvest/
Do you know how Muslims prepare for Eid Ul Fitr? Special prayers are said during Ramadan including opening and closing fast and a special night of prayer in the last week of Ramadan.
Here is a PowerPoint about this festival, which is happening at the moment.
The Traweeh is a special prayer during Ramadan when Muslims remember the giving of the Qu’ran to Prophet Mohammed.
Discuss these festivals with people at home. You could create a poster for each festival, explaining what it is about using pictures and only a few words?
Thank you all for a fabulous week so far and remember to keep in touch!
Miss H
Remote Learning Tuesday 19th May 2020
admin on: Class 2
Good morning my little rays of sunshine!
Updated guess who ...
Where has the sun gone!? We have been very busy quizzing lately with friends! I have taken on a quizmaster role and my sister, who is in a different household to us, has been score keeper. Rather her than me! Each household taking part comes up with 10 questions on a topic. We then take it in turns reading out our questions followed by the answers. For the last two quizzes, we have included a scavenger hunt! We have asked people to come up with team names and my mum, Grandma and I are called Here Come the Girls! I then take a picture of all of us together as a way to remember. Here is one from our quiz with friends on Sunday…
Maybe you could organise a quiz by making up some questions on a topic?
Here is the suggested timetable for today:
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins (remember to record your reading in your planners)
Active time - Joe Wicks guided PE lesson at 9am
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ)
Don’t forget GoNoodle:
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Break – Have a go at one of the ‘Kid’s Quizzes’ on this YouTube channel? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvKtHtvrS4LO3a0igHMPnD9W2u9bo8Lxd
Music
PE
Maths;
Lo: Solve a maths investigation
- 63 + 43 =
- 55 - ? = 27
- £1 – 19p =
- 52 ÷ 4 =
- Write forty-one in digits.
- Partition 851 into 100s, 10s and 1s.
Here is your puzzle for the day:
Literacy;
How did you get on with your description yesterday of under the sea? The work that I was sent yesterday blew my socks off! Today, we are going to be writing an acrostic poem for a sea creature. An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. All the lines of the poem should relate to or describe the topic word. Here is a plan for how to begin your poem:
- First, think of a theme, e.g. sharks.
- Next, collect lots of ideas about that theme.
- Then, write the letters of your theme word vertically down the page in capital letters.
- Finally, use your ideas to write each line of the poem. Don’t worry if you can’t think of the lines in order. It is fine to go back and add any missing lines afterwards as long as your poem makes sense.
Off you go! Here is a poem I created about a dolphin as if I were one:
Dancing on the waves
Over the water I jump
Long strides swimming
Perfectly gliding
Happy and playful
I laugh all day
Never-ending adventures
Maybe you could decorate around your poem with pictures relating to the theme?
Music;
How did you get on with your graphic scores last week? This week, I would like you to use your graphic scores to perform your composition. Make sure you allow yourself some rehearsal time before you perform your piece of music! Why not give a performance to the people in your house? Let me know how you get on …
PE;
You have all been doing so well with all of the lessons, here is something a little different for you today! I would like you to create some activities for me to do at home. Use everything that we have learned so far. This includes dance, gymnastics, netball, cricket, games, orienteering and anything else that you have been up to! I promise that I will do each activity that is given to me across the week and send evidence of me taking part! Have fun and good luck (I don’t know if the good luck is for you or me?!) …
Have a lovely day! Please do send me emails with you and your work! It is so lovely to see all of you and hear how you are getting on! Remember to keep adding to our Padlet:
Miss H
Remote Learning Monday 18th May 2020
admin on: Class 2
Good morning, Miss H here! I am very excited to be with you for the full week!
I have had a very relaxing weekend! I took some time to add more to my colour by numbers painting, I did some baking with my Mum and Grandma and carried on looking at old photos in preparation for a very special occasion coming up in July. I also had a video call from my fish! I have missed them very much, especially talking to them! Unfortunately, one of them passed away so we buried it in the garden. At least we still have lots more to keep us amused, here is a picture of some of my beautiful little fish …
This links in very well with our literacy, just a little heads up!
Here is the suggested timetable for the day:
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins (remember to record your reading in your planners)
Active time - Joe Wicks guided PE lesson at 9am
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ)
Don’t forget GoNoodle:
Maths/Reading Comprehension - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Break – Why not play a game of I spy ... I spy with my BIG eye, something beginning with g?
History
Maths;
Lo: Solve a maths investigation
- 72 + 23 =
- 40 – 18 =
- £1 – 55p =
- 20 ÷ 5 =
- Write forty in digits.
- Partition 222 into 100s, 10s and 1s
This week we are going to be doing lots of investigation in maths! You will get sent a puzzle each day for you to complete. Here is your puzzle for the day:
You can use any way you know and different objects to help you work out the answers. Write the answers down in the home learning book, good luck!
Literacy;
Here are this week’s spellings, remember that they are on Spelling Shed and here is the transcript for Spelling Planet.
travel
cancel
vowel
tunnel
jewel
camel
towel
label
This week, with me, your literacy work is going to be based on the book Rainbow Fish by Michael Pfister.
Here is a YouTube link to the book being read aloud:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mryuEKkKc
Also, here is a link to a website where you can read the book yourself if you don’t have it at home:
https://www.storyjumper.com/book/read/44701546/The-Rainbow-Fish
In the book, Michael Pfister uses a lot of descriptive language to help the reader imagine what is being described to them. Today, I would like you to write a description of the setting to the story which is under the sea, using adjectives. Use everything you have been taught so far in year 2 to really wow me!
Here is the start of mine …
Far below where the golden sun shimmered on the surface, deeper than the rainbow coral, beyond the darkest of caverns stood the most glorious of all sights.
Like golden shards from heaven, beams of light sliced through the darkness to reveal a myriad of colours. Plants, all neatly placed in organised rows, waved at the passing traffic. There were shoals of shimmering fish which were all colours of the rainbow including yellow, green, red, orange and blue. Along the sea bed there were scuttling, red crabs darting along, lumbering purple squid dodging in and out of the hustle and bustle of sea life, and majestic, regal blue whales diving down deep after reaching the surface for air.
Here is a video of life under the sea for some inspiration:
History;
In history, we are going to be organising pictures of the seaside in chronological order. Have a look through these information slides and discuss when you think the pictures were taken. 100 years ago? 50 years ago? Recently?
Then, look at the speech bubbles and decide which one is talking about a holiday 100 years ago, 50 years ago and a recent holiday. Could you guess correctly?
Here are some sheets which show blank swimming outfits for the three different eras. Research to find out what outfits at this time looked like then colour in each costume in an appropriate design. If you don’t have access to a printer, just draw what they looked like in your home learning books. Here is what they look like on this sheet:
When you have finished, cut out each of the people and arrange them in your home learning books in chronological order. Remember chronological order is putting things in the order that they happened. You could write some descriptions of what seaside holidays during each of these times was like. Have fun!
Remember to email to let us know how you are getting on! Have a lovely day!
Miss H
Gallery
admin on: Class 2
Here's this week's gallery Year 2 - you've been a busy lot again, so well done! I've included some Race for Life pics also (sorry you're on your side there Amelia, not sure what happened there!). Keep sending in your photos next week, Miss H will be saving them for next Friday's gallery. Take care and enjoy the weekend. Mrs B xx
Remote Learning Friday 15th May 2020
admin on: Class 2
Happy Friday everyone! This will be my last blog for a while. Next week, I’m on ‘holiday’ as I’m working in school through the half term. Therefore I will be leaving you in the wonderful hands of Miss H. I’m sure she’ll have lots of exciting learning opportunities for you and I’ll no doubt not be able to resist popping onto the blog and email to see how you all are – I’m not that good at ‘relaxing’! Remember that today is ‘Uniform Day’, so please send me a picture of you working hard in your uniform!
Guess who ..... (There is even one of Mrs Barker and myself!) Keep them coming and we can keep adding more!
So the suggested schedule for today is as follows...
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins
Active time - Joe Wicks is showing a PE lesson at 9am or Go Noodle
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Creative Friday
Maths
LO: Shape revision
- 75 + 34 =
- 80 – 67 =
- 3 + 87 + 9 =
- 32 ÷ 4 =
- Write eighty-eight in digits.
- Partition 273 into 100s, 10s and 1s.
How many 2D shapes can you remember in 30 seconds? How many 3D shapes can you name in 30 seconds? Discuss these questions with your adult:
Now have a look at this: Shapes
See if you can complete this table, and then have a good go at this sheet - you might be able to find some 3D shapes around your house to help you:
English
Something a little off plan today, but I couldn’t see the opportunity missed. I’ve just been made aware of the Mass Observation, which is an archive of people’s lives. You can find out more about it through this video clip.
The archive are asking for school children to write a diary of the 12th of May – which was last Tuesday. I know what I was doing! Running around the playground but what were you doing? I’d love you to have a go at writing your diary from Tuesday and submitting to the archive. All the information you need is on this web page:
Creative Friday
I’ve had some lovely photos of your camper van designs, how is everyone else getting on with those?
I thought I’d share a recipe with you today, it’s from my friend’s mum – she is an amazing baker and I’m sure you’ll love these biscuits if you make them:
Oat Rounds makes 16
50g caster sugar
100g softened butter
100g porridge oats
50g plain flour
- Pre-heat oven 160/fan140/gas 3 and lightly grease baking trays
- Measure sugar and butter into bowl and beat together
- Add oats and flour and work together
- Lightly knead until smooth and roll out to1/4 inch thickness on floured surface
- Cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter place on baking trays
- Bake for 20 mins or until golden brown cool on rack
Here’s a nice seaside picture you might like to have a go at too! Click the link below for some instructions on how to do it!
Please also keep adding to our Kindness Tree Padlet, the contributions from yesterday are lovely. Wouldn't it be nice if all the class could contribute?
I hope you have a wonderful day! Keep sending me your photos.
Mrs B x