Class 2
Transition Tuesday 7th July
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Hello again class 2!
It's so lovely to get the opportunity once again to post a blog to you all! I'm really looking forward to you all joining me in September and have so many wonderful activities planned for you all!
Thank you for sending me all your lovely photos last week and for sending your questions for my current class. They were very excited about replying to you and have written some letters for you. Here is just a sample!
One or two of you gave me letters too; here are some of my replies .....
- Yes I do love pets. I have a dog called Poppy!
- Yes, I do like chocolate, chocolate cake and an occasional cup of coffee too (although I am being good at the moment)!!
- Yes you are right, I do love art.
- We will do lots of sport; gymnastics, hockey, netball, cricket, dance, athletics, rugby, orienteering and much more!!
- We don't tend to do 'Go noodle' but we do exercise every single day and during some of our other lessons too!! We like to keep fit in class 3!!
Here are your activities for today;
P.E.
I thought you might like to begin with a quick exercise work out! Try this one today if you like!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_A_HjHZxfI
Literacy;
Today I'd really like you to write your own letter. You could write a little letter to me if you like to ask me any further questions and to tell me what sorts of things you'd quite like to do during your first week in class 3.
If you prefer you can write a letter back to class 3 to thank them for their letters. It is entirely up to you.
Please make sure your letter is written in your best handwriting using your very best punctuation and spelling. Make sure it looks bright and colourful too! You might want to decorate it or add a colourful picture.
Maths;
6 questions;
- 56 - 23
- 67 - 21
- 45 - 22
- 73 - 42
- 45 + 23
- 54 + 33
Problem;
If I bought 35 ice lollies for class 3 and 22 melted, how many would I have left? Can you show me your calculation?
Activity;
L.O. To create 2D shapes and hence an interesting piece of art work!!
You can use whatever resources you like for this activity. You might want to use cocktail sticks, crayons, match sticks, chocolate matchmakers (yum), pasta or whatever you can!! Let's see who can use the most original item!!
Choose a contrasting background and create as many 2D shapes as you can with the items you use. Can you add a label for each shape you make? Can you take a photo?
If you like you could have a go at creating one or two 3D shapes too if you like; you'll need tasty marshmallows or blue-tac for the vertices though!
Art:
Finally, here's an exciting challenge for you! Please can you select items from your recycling bin and create a model of whatever you want; it is entirely up to you. You can use whatever you have to fix the items together and if you have some do make use of paint and create a realistic and colourful model. You might decide to make an animal (perhaps Australian), an alien, a structure of some kind.....the choice is yours! If you add glue to your paint you will find it sticks to the model much better. Have fun! I might even have a go myself!!
Please send me a photo!
Have a wonderful day and enjoy yourselves!
Please send any messages or photos to me via the year 3 blog;
class3@netherthongprimary.co.uk
See you very soon!
Love from,
Mrs Matthews x
Remote Learning Monday 6th July 2020
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Good morning my lovely Year 2 class, how was your weekend? We had a venture over to Wentworth Garden Centre and village for a walk and I bought some more herbs for the garden! I picked some more veg from the patch - here's a picture especially for Zachary, Izzy and anyone else who's attempting to grown their own at the moment!
I also went to see my nephew, Ewan who has just had a week at home after 13 weeks in hospital. I waved at the window to him and he’s really doing great - showing such strength and courage. I think all my Class 2 families have also shown strength and courage over the last 100+ days in many different ways. I can’t wait to see you all on Thursday 16th July – have you booked your session yet?
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 on today or try ‘Zumba’ on Go Noodle
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Geography
Maths
LO: column subtracting 2-digits take 2-digits no exchanging
- 235 + 22 = ?
- Partition 28 in 3 different ways.
- 45 - 27 = ?
- 15 ÷ 3 =
- What number is 10 more than 96?
- What’s the time? (Ideally look at an analogue clock for this one not a digital clock!).
Here we have the numbers 35 and 23. Think about how you would subtract these numbers…
You could use the number line method and count up from 23 to 35. You could take away the tens and then take away the ones.
Today we’re going to look at a new way of subtracting two 2-digit numbers together by using the ‘column subtraction’ method.
With this method (like with the column addition method), it is important that you set your work out really neatly and ensure your numbers are in the correct place value.
There are a few rules with column subtraction – if you follow them, you’ll be flying! Here goes…
1) Set you numbers out in the correct place value like so…
Make sure the largest number is on the top
2) Start from the right hand side – so in our case the ‘ones’ column. Subtract the ones and put the result underneath, like this…
4) Now subtract the ‘tens’ column and put the result underneath.
Now try this one: 47 - 22 =
Did you get the answer 25? Could you check by adding 22 + 25 together using columns?
Now try these:
- 43 - 11
- 57 - 12
- 85 - 23
- 64 - 32
- 76 - 23
English
Here are this week’s spellings:
cheer
cheerful
wonder
wonderful
joy
joyful
peace
peaceful
beauty
beautiful
As usual you will find them on Spelling Shed and the transcript for Spelling Planet is here to download.
Today, I’d like you to watch the film version of Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing. You can find it on You Tube by clicking the picture:
(ignore the subtitles!)
What is your response to the film? Talk to your adult about what you like or dislike about the animation. What do you think about the colours of the film? How about the sounds? What do you think about the lost thing itself?
TASK: In a style and artform of your choice, make a fantasy world filled with remarkable creatures – this could be a drawing on paper, or some natural art outside. You might make a box model or use Lego. Be creative! As you are making/building/drawing think of adjectives you could use to describe your fantasy world.
Geography
LO: To investigate Australia’s unusual animals
You already know lots about the animals of Australia from your research in Week 1 but today you’re going delve deeper into the weird and wonderful creatures of Australia. Go through the presentation with your adult – read as much of it yourself as you can. Then have a go at this matching activity:
Thank you to everyone that has already contributed to the the memories wall - please keep adding to it here:
Stay safe and enjoy your day! Remember Mrs Matthews will be on the blog tomorrow.
Mrs B xx
Friday's Gallery
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Another week has flown by and I've been feeling the love for column addition! So many of you have told me how you really like this method. Here are this week's photos - check out Sam's hand (he's fine by the way!) he was lucky enough to get a traditional x-ray to take it home - something which doesn't really happen anymore! There's a whole heap of pics from Mrs Matthew's transition Tuesday too. Have a great weekend! See you back here on Monday. Mrs B xxx
Remote Learning Friday 3rd July 2020
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Happy Friday everyone! Another week has gone by, only two more left in the summer term. It really does feel like a long time for those of you not in school. I hope you all read the newsletter this week about coming into school for a little while, so we can chat and say goodbye properly. I really can’t wait to see you!
So the suggested schedule for today is as follows...
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20 mins
Active time - Go Noodle or cosmic yoga
Maths/Literacy - do this in batches of 20 mins each, build in breaks.
Creative Friday
Maths
LO: Column Addition
- 147 + 21 = ?
- Partition 16 in 3 different ways.
- 98 - 18 = ?
- 50 ÷ 5 =
- What number is 11 more than 64?
- Make £2.30 with 3 coins
I’ve been super impressed with your column addition this week. You are remembering to line up your numbers in the correct place value, start from the right hand side and put your answers in the equal sign at the bottom.
Today I’d like you to use this method but with word problems. Let’s do one together…
- Jack has 25 conkers and he finds another 14 conkers. How many conkers does Jack have altogether?
Set your work out correctly…
Now try the rest on this sheet!
English
Have a look at Purple Mash today, Mr Kershaw has recommended ‘Serial Mash’, which is a reading app. I’ve set you a reading ‘to do’ and a quiz ‘to do’. Please let me know what you think of them as many children in Year 5 have been enjoying them!
The descriptions of the rabbit that you emailed me were fantastic! Here’s Tatham’s. I love the way he’s really thought about his sentence starts.
Today we are going to look at another one of Shaun Tan’s illustrations:
This one is a very strange character. Again, discuss with your adult what you think is happening in the picture. What kind of fish is it? Can you give it a name? Where did the fish come from?
I’d like you to use my sentence opener to inspire your writing – rewrite the start in your book and then continue to write – keep thinking about the image:
Finally, he grasped it in both hands. He’d waited for this moment for many months – many years in fact. Now it was here…
Remember to think about how the feels, what the fish might feel like to touch, where he might go with the fish, the reaction he might get from his family. Happy writing!
Creative Friday
This week I’ve set you a ‘to do’ in Purple Mash –
Also I’d like you to start contributing to our new ‘memories’ Padlet.
I’ve kicked it off with one of my favourite memories of Year 2. Now I’d like you to add one or more of your favourite memories too!
Have a fantastic day and send me all your photos by lunchtime to ensure you appear in this week’s gallery.
Mrs B x
Remote Learning Thursday 2nd July 2020
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A howdy do and good morning to all of you!
During the lockdown, one of my fish sadly passed away, a male ram! Since then our female ram has been very dull in colour and very shy. Over the weekend, my partner, James, went to get our water from the tank tested and came back with a surprise and here it is …
You guessed it, a new male ram! Meet Rupert! As soon as he settled into the tank the female ram came to life. She is now full of colour and roaming about the tank following Rupert around!
What do you think?
Here's the suggested timetable:
E.R.I.C. - Everybody Reading in Class for 20mins (remember to record your reading in your reading record)
Active time - Joe Wicks is showing guiding a PE lesson at 9am (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ)
Don’t forget GoNoodle:
Science
PSHE
Break – Can you make an activity up that we could do inside to pass the time when it is raining? It could be art, music, drama or PE related, it is up to you!
PE
Computing
Science
Today, we are going to look at how animals work together to stay alive. Living things in a habitat depend on each other. This means they need each other to stay alive. Squirrels and oak trees are part of a woodland habitat. The squirrel needs the oak tree for:
Food: Acorns are a squirrel’s favourite food.
Safety: Living high in an oak tree gives squirrels protection from foxes and badgers, and gives them a safe place to have babies.
Shelter: The oak tree protects the squirrel from the wind, cold and rain, and bigger animals.
The oak tree needs the squirrel to spread its seeds. The squirrel collects lots of acorns, and buries some to save for later. It carries them far away from the tree and hides them under the ground, away from other animals. Sometimes the squirrels forget to go and dig them up again. These acorns grow into new oak trees.
So:
The squirrel needs the oak tree for food and shelter.
The oak tree needs the squirrel to spread seeds so new trees can grow.
The oak tree and the squirrel depend on each other. This means they need each other to stay alive.
Your task for today is to choose a habitat, read the labels, then stick them onto the habitat to show how the living things in the habitat work together. Then complete the sentences to say how animals and plants depend on each other to stay alive.
Good luck!
PSHE
How thrilling that you have been getting to know Mrs Matthews on Transition Tuesday!
Now, moving to a new year group is very exciting as you will learn lots of new topics and be role models for KS1. It is okay to feel a little nervous about moving upstairs especially as you haven’t been in school in quite a while!
Today, I would like you to make list everything that you are looking forward to about moving up to year 3. Then write down all of your worries so you can discuss them with people at home. Let me tell you, year 3 is such an amazing place to be and I know that you will love it!
PE
This week is the penultimate week of your Olympic games!
Today, I would like you to have a go at frisbcus!
Frisbcus is just like discus but with a frizbee! The discus is an event that is undertaken at both the Olympic and Paralympic games! As you won’t have access to a real discus at home why not use a frizbee or something in the shape of a discus as your piece of sporting equipment.
You need to take a stance like you did for the sock-putt. See how far you throw it from standing on the spot, feet shoulder-width apart. Place the frisbcus in the palm of your hand, grip on to the edge with your fingers then flip you hand over while still holding the object. Lean back on your back leg and bring your hand with the frisbcus around so it is level with your bent leg. You are going to push your weight forward and while you are doing that, swing your arm around to the front and release the frisbcus! How can you measure the distance that your frisbcus has travelled? Let us know how you get on! Here is a link to a video of the actual discus at the Olympic games and Paralympic games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLRCZo6i8bk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzUf8LbWPg
Computing
Last week you did an amazing job of making music to match the summer weather so this week I would like you to make some music to match the weather, cloudy and rainy!
Have fun and fabulous day but remember to take some time to have a rest!
Miss H xx