Reminder: stay and learn session
Number 2 – 18.03.25 9-9:30am
Bikeability
Year 5 have taken part in bikeability; they have all really enjoyed the sessions! The leaders of the session have praised the children for their brilliant behaviour, great listening skills and fantastic determination.
Help at home: Why not go out on a family bike ride this weekend and ask your children to explain how to stay safe whilst out?
Group reading week 3
Here are the target pages for this week’s group reading. These need to be read by Friday 21st March. Your child’s reading record activity needs to be completed based on the pages they’ve read.
65-storey Treehouse: up to page 83
The Accidental Secret Agent: up to page 43.
Chatty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again: up to page 43.
Chatty Chitty Bang Bang Over the Moon: up to page 53.
The Twins at St Clare’s: up to page 23.
An Elephant in the Garden: up to page 56.
Help at home: read these pages with your child and sign their reading record activity.
Writing: Grammar
This week, in writing we have been looking at lots of different grammar units: subject, verbs and objects; active and passive voice; dashes, semi-colon and colons; and relative clauses.
Every main clause must have a subject and verb and sometimes it has an object. The subject is the ‘do’er or be’er’; they are the person or thing that is doing the action. The verb is the doing or being word and the object is the person or thing that is having the action done to them.
An active sentence always follows the rule of ‘subject, verb, (object). Whereas, a passive sentence always goes ‘object, verb, subject’.
Dashes, semi-colon and colons always go after a main clause (a sentence that makes sense by itself).
A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun.
They are introduced by a relative pronoun like ‘that’, ‘which’, ‘who’, ‘whose’, ‘where’ and ‘when’.
Help at home: Have a go at these exam style questions.
Oracy
Today, in reading, we practised some oracy skills in order to prepare for a debate.
One partner had to describe, using good speaking skills, a picture for their partner to draw. Then, we swapped over.
We discussed how you had to choose precise words so your partner could draw accurately.
We had a lot of fun.
Help at home by playing games like this, or other barrier games, to sharpen your oracy skills!
Guided Reading Week 3
Here are the target pages for this week’s guided reading. These need to be read by Friday 21st March.
Extra Time: up to chapter 28/page 133.
Flood and Fang: up to chapter 11/page 137.
Rooftoppers: up to chapter 12/page 106.
The Girl of Ink and Stars: up to chapter 16/page 144.
Kensuke’s Kingdom: up to chapter 6/page 85.
Spring 2 : Week 3
The children have done an amazing job performing in our class assembly this week. They spoke and sang with confidence-well done reception.
During literacy we have been reading The Hundred Decker Bus. The children have been discussing where they would like to go on their bus and what they would have on their deck.
We have been enjoying developing our gross motor skills on the equipment.
Math
This week we have been looking at more than and less than. We were looking at what numbers fit inside each other (less than) and which number don’t (more than) for example, 4 fits in 5 so it is less than.
Remember: to read the online school books at home. Some of these have not been downloaded which means you won’t be able to read them. Please download them.
Next week on the 18th is our Math stay and learn 9-9:30. You will watch a lesson and then have time in the areas with the children completing math’s challenges.
I have spoken to the children about the new teachers that are replacing me -Mrs Wood Mon-Thu Mrs Brown(Friday). Today Mrs Brown has been in class.
Fractions
Year 2 are currently learning all about fractions. We have learnt about half, quarter and thirds.
Each lesson we begin by recapping what each fraction represents.
Half means 2 equal parts.
Quarter means 4 equal parts.
Third means 3 equal parts.
We know equal is a very important word when discussing fractions. (Equal means the same amount). A shape for example, can be divided into several parts, but the parts may not be equal. See an example below.
We know that one half equals the same as two quarters.
We don’t just divide shapes into equal parts though. This can also be done with even numbers.
Help at home: by finding objects around the house (such as fruit, sweets or toys) and encourage your child to divide them into groups of 2, 3 or 4 and discuss.
Living and Learning: I know friends and family are important.
This week in Living and Learning, Year 3 have learnt about healthy relationships, what they look like and how we can maintain them.
We reflected on what attributes a good friend should have…
- a good listener
- being trustworthy
- kindness
- caring
- good at sharing
- being inclusive
- honesty
- are gentle with their words
These are things we expect from our friends and family but we also need to return the kindness, honesty and care too!
We discussed which attributes we thought we had and then which one we could work on. For example, Miss Birch said she could be better at sharing with others so she’s going to try each week to share with her friends and family.
We spoke about where we can go or what we can do to help if a relationship is feeling unhealthy like too many fall outs, bullying behaviour or if we’re not feeling safe.
Talk to a trusted adult.
Be honest with that person.
Write a worry in the worry box.
Visit Childline online or contact them on 0800 1111.
Here are some things we can do to support our mental health too!
Help at home by engaging in some of these activities when you are feeling overwhelmed by different emotions!
Performing poetry
This week, we’ve been reading a poem called Girl Footballer by Jackie Kay.
Jackie Kay is an inspiring poet who writes fun poems but also serious poems about discrimination and equality.
Today, we performed the poem in pairs! We got some tips from Michael Rosen and came up with some R2s:
- varied tone
- varied pace
- varied volume
- engaging actions
Then, it was time to practise…
…before performing.
Help at home by reading some poems!