Class 2
A Huge Netherthong Welcome To Our New Classmate...
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So, I'm so pleased to tell you that we have a new member of the Class 2 team! This is Laura, and she would have started in our class last Monday under normal circumstances but as we are at home, I'm introducing you to her via the blog. It would be lovely if you could comment on this post and say 'hi' to Laura and perhaps tell her something about yourself. I'm sure that Laura will be a super class mate and fit into Netherthong just perfectly! We welcome you with our virtual open arms Laura! Here's what she has to say to you all...
"Hi I am Laura,
I’m almost 7 years old and I am so excited to see you. I love to ride on a bike, and I like to play football, I also love to swim under the water like a mermaid."
Remote Learning Friday 24th April 2020
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It's Friday! I hope you've enjoyed the first week back. I'll be posting a gallery of all your pictures from this week at some point today, so please send a picture if you want including. I hope that you are able to stay in touch with your classmates. Yesterday evening, Will used 'Zoom' to have a quiz with his classmates and their families. It was really nice to see all their faces and we had fun too.
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: Find 1/2, 1/4, 1/3
- 20 + 27 =
- 28 – 18 =
- 4 + 27 + 6 =
- 24 ÷ 2 =
- Write fifty-eight in digits.
- Partition 32 into 10s and 1s.
This recipe uses far too much of each ingredient! Could you rewrite the recipe so that is uses just half the ingredients? Can you use just a quarter of the ingredients? How about a third of the ingredients? Remember to find a third you need to share into 3, you could use the grouping method...
English
So today, I'd like you to present your poem in best for your wall. You can download some nice seaside page borders here
I'd love to see you finial results.
Creative Friday
OK, so if we'd have been in the classroom, one group would have been making ice lollies. Now this is an activity that you may be able to do today but you may have to do it at another time! Here's a recipe to follow:
We would have also started our D&T project - to make our own campervans! So get thinking about making your own camper - can you do some research about what a campervan looks like (form) and what it needs to do (function). You might want to start designing your idea on paper and think about how you might make it (Lego, boxes from the recycling, using a net).
Here is the Lego challenge for today! Remember to email me your creations! If you don’t have Lego, don’t worry any construction material will do …
Take care, stay safe!
Mrs B xx
Great Fire of London Stories
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Thank you to everyone who emailed me their Great Fire of London traditional tale. I really enjoyed reading them all. I promised you that I would share them with you in the form of a class book, so here goes, press on the link below...
Great Fire of London Traditional Tales by Class 2
Remote Learning Wednesday 22nd April 2020
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Happy Wednesday everyone. I think it's going to be very hot today, so make sure you get some fresh air and pop on the suncream, hats and find shade when you need to. Perhaps you can pretend that you are 'beside the seaside' and stick your feet in a bucket of water whilst singing the song!
Did you try any of the Bitesize learning or www.thenational.academy/online-classroom ? My boys thought the Bitesize maths was a bit easy but enjoyed the history.
So the suggested schedule for today is as follows...
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins (can you send me a photo of you reading in an unusual place? If you look at the Y6 blog, they have been doing this and have some great ideas - Alex even read in his car roof box!).
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.
RE
Art
Maths
LO: Count on in fraction steps.
- 22 + 23 =
- 35 – 18 =
- 7 + 43 + 7 =
- 90 ÷ 10 =
- Write eighty-seven in digits.
- Partition 64 into 10s and 1s
For today's activity you'll need lots of small squares of paper - post it notes would be perfect. Fold each square in half and write ½ on each side, do this for 5 pieces of paper. Now cut your halves out. Place your halves in a row and count in halves as you do so, write your sequence down.... ½, 1, 1 ½, 2, 2 ½ .... keep going like this:
Repeat this activity for quarters and for thirds (these are trickier to fold so get your adult to help!). Write your fraction sequences in your book - you are now counting in fractions!
English
So today we are going to write a poem based on our picture from yesterday. It doesn’t have to rhyme if you don’t want it to. Have a look at Michael Rosen reading one of his funny poems about a hamburger...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHPEO58FjZo
Does this give you some ideas? Use your picture and words from yesterday to create your own seaside poem, then email it to me at class2@netherthongprimary.co.uk - the funnier the better!
R.E.
Today's lesson is thinking about the meaning behind prayer and the reasons for doing it. Lots of people, who are religious, pray to their god, often to ask for help, say thank you or ask for forgiveness. Can you think of any other reasons people might pray?
At this time, lots of people are praying or trying to have moments of reflection - this helps us to think about what is happening to us and think of others. It can also help to calm the mind and refocus.
Activity: Draw around your hand and write down 5 things you are concerned about, thankful for or would like to pray about on each finger. Colour your hand and discuss your thoughts with the adults at home. You all might like to do this activity as a family to see whether you think in the same way.
Art
Here's a nice idea for some seaside art. You might not have a paper plate, so you could use a piece of paper or cereal packet. If you don't have shells, you could draw some and cut them out. The main thing is to have fun!
Here is the Lego challenge for today! Remember to email us your creations! If you don't have Lego, don't worry any construction material will do. Here is mine, my mum's and Grandma's that we made from scratch! What do you think?
I hope you'll enjoy today's activities, don't forget to keep sending in your pictures for Friday's gallery. I haven't heard from some people just yet so it would be lovely to hear from you!
Take care, stay safe,
Mrs B xx
Remote Learning Tuesday 20th April 2020
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Good morning lovely Year 2s! I hope that you got back into the swing of home learning yesterday. Don't worry if some days you don't get through everything or decide to do something different. There's so much online now, you might want to do some of the BBC Bitesize activities. There's also a great website, which launched yesterday, at https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-2/#subjects
Here you can pick your lessons and do online quizzes. Don't forget that I am following our curriculum and our long term plan, so everything I do is personal to YOU and Netherthong Primary!
So the schedule for today is as follows...
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins (have you read any books that you could recommend to your class mates?)
Active time - Joe Wicks is showing a PE lesson at 9am or how about some Go Noodle if you fancy a change.
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ)
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Music
PE
Maths
LO: Count in 3s, making links to multiplication; identify multiples of 3.
- 5 + 78 =
- 35 – ? = 18
- 5 + 15 + 4 =
- 50 ÷ 10 =
- Write one hundred and seven in digits.
- ½ of 60 =
How far can you count in threes? You might be able to say these straight away, or you might want to write them down. When you write them down, can you spot any patterns? What do numbers in the three times table end in? Did you know that there is a trick to knowing whether a number is in the three times table? Here it is, you can impress your family with this one...
Take the number 873 - find the digital root by adding the digits together...
8 + 7 + 3 = 18, keep going until you have a one digit number.
1 + 8 = 9. If the result is a 3, a 6 or a 9, then it's in the three times table! Look again...
534 = 5 + 3 + 4 = 12, 1 + 2 = 3, so 534 is in the three times table!
How about 386? 3 + 8 + 6 = 17, 1 + 7 = 8 so 386 is NOT in the three times table.
Have a go yourself, ask someone to give you a three digit number, investigate whether it's in the three times table. Repeat!
Literacy
Which were your favourite poems from yesterday's book? I really like the one about flip-flops, it’s a bit of a tongue twister isn't it!? I like this book because of the wonderful pictures as well. Nick Sharratt is a really brilliant illustrator, can you think of any other books he's illustrated? I really like 'One Mole Digging A Hole' - I used to read this all the time to the boys! I'd like you to think about something to do with the seaside and draw your own Nick Sharratt style picture. You might choose a beach scene or a selection of ice-creams and ice lollies! Colour your picture in bright colours and then add any adjectives (describing words) around the outside.
Music
Have you heard the song 'I do like to be beside the seaside.'? You can find a version of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHyyuGjuk0
Can you learn this song and perform it for your family to make them smile? You could add your own percussion or make a shaker to add a bit of rhythm.
P.E.
We would have been orienteering in our school grounds this half term. The first thing you need for orienteering is a map. Can you make a map of either your outside space or your inside space, think about the space from above (we call this a bird's eye view)? Once you've done this, check that it is accurate by finding different ways to get around your space - walking, jogging, running, side-stepping, giant steps, bunny hops - anything to get your heart going!
Here is the Lego challenge for the day from Miss H. Remember to email us your creations! If you don't have Lego, don't worry any construction material will do …
Make sure you get plenty of fresh air, exercise and also some downtime. We're loving movie nights at the moment, snuggling on the sofa with some popcorn - can you recommend your favourite film?
See you tomorrow!
Mrs B xx