Review and Assessment Week
The children have worked extremely hard and are looking forward to their week off. This week is known as ‘Assess and Review’ week, where we see how much the children are able to recall and understand about the work we have covered so far.
Numeracy
We will be looking at estimating, measuring, and comparing weights in kilograms and grams. We will also be looking at reading the time to the hour and half hour on a analogue and digital clock.
All children must be able to compare two or more masses by direct comparison. Measure using uniform non standard units (wooden cubes) or standard units (plastic weights). Read a clock to the hour.
Most children should be able to estimate, measure and compare masses using standard units (g.kg) suggest suitable units and equipment for such measurements. Read a clock to the hour and half.
Some children could measure and compare standard units. Read the analogue and digital time to the quarter hour.
Literacy
We will be completing our topic of traditional tales this week. The children seemed to have really enjoyed this topic. Thank you to all of the children who brought traditional tale book in from home to share with the class. The children have certainly been enriched with the quality of book variety.
This week we will be focusing on the I.C.T. element of producing a piece of work.
All children must be able to produce a a version using simple sentences on the laptops of a traditional tales read in class.
Most children should be able to use interesting vocabulary, images and sounds that convey different elements of a narrative for a reader.
Some children could be able to use interesting vocabulary, images and sounds, dialogue, develop character building through their own versions of a traditional tale.
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/fairytale2/fairytale.htmthis has lots of examples of Traditional Tales, with activities to support ideas reading and writing. It does takes a while to download, but the activities and ideas are well worth it.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-red-riding-hood.htm some great activities to print and make to do with Little Red Riding Hood. If you have the time to navigate through some of the other tales on this site, they are well worth a look. We will be revisiting this site over the course of this topic.
http://www.penguinreaders.com/pyr/resources/index.htmlThis may seem quite a daunting site when you first look at it. It isn’t a game that your child can play on, more of activities that can be carried out with you. Although it is based on a particular publisher’s books, it can be used with any version. The PDF files (that open in Acrobat Reader) have a brief overview of the story, it origins and some ideas of activities that you can do at home. The chants are a great way of helping children to remember the order of events in the stories, with having to read the whole story. This will be a great hook for them when they come to write their own versions this week.
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/fairytale2/fairytale.htmA range of fairy stories to read and enjoy.
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/writing/earlywrite/sentencebuild.(A good website for organising a sentence.)
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/writing/earlywrite/jodie.html(A good website for investigating ways of improving sentences using connectives.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/conjunctions/index.shtmlA game to help you use sentence connectives.
Websites to help reading and high frequency words:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/index.shtml a great site, where you have to match the shape of the HFW http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/index.shtml choose any of these activities to help with CVC words (cat, hat, mat etc)
http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurwordsrepeat.html you need to turn the volume up for this one! Click on the dinosaur egg to hear the word and then click on the written word that matches it.
http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html I love this one! You can either choose from the lists of prepared words, or you can type in the words that your child is working on. You need to click on start to begin ‘look, say, cover, write, check’. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=stickyl drag and drop the letters on the green letter rack at the top of the page and then click on the ‘Send’ button to send it to the word bank
http://www.ictgames.com/wordreader.html listen to the word and then click on the matching flower
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/airport_xray.html this may bring back memories of your holidays (doesn’t it seem a long time ago?!) Scan the suitcase to find the high frequency words
Number knowledge – can they match the correct digit to the correct number of objects?
http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/850/calcbalancev3.swf click on the number names in the middle of the scale to match the number name to the digit. This will be a really useful site to bookmark, as we will be using it regularly throughout the year. http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/numbers_eng/numbers_e.html this site is useful for practicing the formation of each of the numbers. The first slide is VERY fast, so click on the green arrow on the bottom right-hand side to practice the numbers individually. http://www.numbernut.com/basic/activities/number_mem20_1-10words.shtml play a memory game and match the number names to the digits at the same time!http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/n2a/playground.htm click on the ‘continue’ button to start the activity. This activity looks at the number names up to 100, so give it a go if you fancy a challenge!
http://www.primaryonline.co.uk/sitetour/pol/blastoff1.html a lovely game in which you have to launch 5 spaceships! Remember that the number name won’t always match a spaceship, so you have to click on ‘next’ until you get a match. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=washindex For those children working or ordering numbers to 20
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/place_value/place_value.html a great way of explaining place value. Select Level 1 and for a challenge, why not have a go at level 2? Even more of a challenge is Level 3, when it asks you to order 1000's!http://www.ictgames.com/dinoplacevalue.html can you 'partition' the numbers into tens and units?
http://www.ictgames.com/postletter.html fancy a challenge? Listen to the number and post the letter in the correct letterbox. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/bgfn/number.cfm Choose how many tens and how many units make up the target number. If you click on 'check' it will even mark it for you!
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=Toolkit index2a The children are used to using a 100 square in school, so this will be a big help at home, particularly when doing numeracy homework.
http://www.ictgames.com/football2.html kick the ball that shows 10 less than a given number
Knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/maths/maerdy_2d/e_index.html guess the name of the 2D shape by listening to the properties
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/build_it/eng/Introduction/default.htm what can you build using these shapes and blocks? Encourage the children to describe the properties of the 3D shapes too!
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsE3.htm you will need to be selective from these ideas, but there are lots of sheets, activities and PowerPoint's for you to use at home to support your child with both 2D and 3D shapes. Be aware, that some of them are for Key Stage 2, but give them a go if you fancy a challenge!http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=MatchingPairs3Dshape why not try a memory game with 3D shapes. Some of these shapes are quite difficult to name, but you could ask your child to describe the properties them - how many faces/edges do they each have? Remember to click on start a new game to begin the activity.We are also keen to develop the children’s scissor skills this week, so any help at home, cutting out shapes etc. would be a big help!
Measurement
http://www.edukate.net/special_files/ruler.swf use this site to practice measuring the ‘red bar’. If you can though, measuring objects around the house is a much more practical way of measuring in centimetres. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/measures/index.htm click on Reading Length.
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=ntrack ordering numbers on a number track. Can your child recognise the numbers? Are they able to order them? Can they locate the missing number?http://www.freewebtown.com/weddell/mw/ruler/ruler_cm_easy.swf measure the length of the lines using the on screen ruler http://www.freewebtown.com/weddell/mw/ruler/ruler_cm.swf move the ruler to the line to measure it in centimetres
http://www.counton.org/games/circus/ choose the Pole Climber, Maths Pairs or Shapes and Numbers activities. With the Pole climber activity, start on level one and then see how high you can go – subtraction begins at Level 3!
http://www.numeracyworld.com/addition%20worksheets.html I have been really pleased with the number of children who have been printing off some of the activities from the websites on the blog, so this is should be a big help! It has lots of printable sheets for you to print off and practice at home for all areas of numeracy. Some are more difficult than others, but have a look through for the topic we are covering this week for some extra practice.
Parents Evening Times
3.30pm -5.00pm Tuesday 10th February
1.30pm - 5.00pm Wednesday 11th February
3.30pm - 5.00pm Thursday 12th February
Intervals are ten minute slots. If time runs over parents may be asked to make another appointment with your class teacher.
Mass In School
There will be a mass held in the school hall at 9.15am on Friday, on the theme of Communion. This is to tie in with our current Here I Am theme and will be led by staff and children from Key Stage 2. All primary schools in the Parish are following the program and each term, a mass will be held on school, on the theme of the Here I Am topic. You are warmly invited to attend, but please remember that space is at a premium in the school hall. If you have prams or buggies, then please feel free to leave them in the infant area if needed.
If any children would like to revisit the fire of London websites they are above:
This has a crossword, a quiz, a word search and information about firefighting through the ages.
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/great_fire.htm
http://tlfe.org.uk/clicker/flashhistoryks1/fireofLondon.swf
http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/resources/imagebank
This is good as a stimulus for art work.
http://www.warrinerprimaries.com/Topic/fireani.htm
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/greatfire.htm
This has some information about Samuel Pepys, including a recipe for cakes which would have been made in the bakery which started the fire!
http://www.pepys.info/
Related to materials:Websites to help:-
http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/assets/Flash%20Studio/cfsscience/Materials1/materialsHtm.html
http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/assets/Flash%20Studio/cfsscience/Materials%202/materials2d.html
The children all looked fantastic on Friday, dressed as their book character –thank you for all of your support!
Punctuality
There have been a number of children who have been late for registration this week, which has really unsettled them in the mornings. We have activities which start as soon as the children come in, and so these opportunities are missed, even if your child is just 5 minutes late. We have also noticed that a few children have been dropped off at 8 o’clock on the playground. Children cannot be supervised on the playground at this time and there are health and safety issues with the children’s safety. Thanks for your understanding and co-operation with this.
Medication Notice
Mrs Walker has kindly asked that any children who have volumatic spacers for asthma need to take them home for half term to be washed . Unfortunately school are unable to do this. The children will then need them back on the first day after the holidays. Thank you.
Have a great week!
Year 2 Team xxxx
The children have worked extremely hard and are looking forward to their week off. This week is known as ‘Assess and Review’ week, where we see how much the children are able to recall and understand about the work we have covered so far.
Numeracy
We will be looking at estimating, measuring, and comparing weights in kilograms and grams. We will also be looking at reading the time to the hour and half hour on a analogue and digital clock.
All children must be able to compare two or more masses by direct comparison. Measure using uniform non standard units (wooden cubes) or standard units (plastic weights). Read a clock to the hour.
Most children should be able to estimate, measure and compare masses using standard units (g.kg) suggest suitable units and equipment for such measurements. Read a clock to the hour and half.
Some children could measure and compare standard units. Read the analogue and digital time to the quarter hour.
Literacy
We will be completing our topic of traditional tales this week. The children seemed to have really enjoyed this topic. Thank you to all of the children who brought traditional tale book in from home to share with the class. The children have certainly been enriched with the quality of book variety.
This week we will be focusing on the I.C.T. element of producing a piece of work.
All children must be able to produce a a version using simple sentences on the laptops of a traditional tales read in class.
Most children should be able to use interesting vocabulary, images and sounds that convey different elements of a narrative for a reader.
Some children could be able to use interesting vocabulary, images and sounds, dialogue, develop character building through their own versions of a traditional tale.
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/fairytale2/fairytale.htmthis has lots of examples of Traditional Tales, with activities to support ideas reading and writing. It does takes a while to download, but the activities and ideas are well worth it.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-red-riding-hood.htm some great activities to print and make to do with Little Red Riding Hood. If you have the time to navigate through some of the other tales on this site, they are well worth a look. We will be revisiting this site over the course of this topic.
http://www.penguinreaders.com/pyr/resources/index.htmlThis may seem quite a daunting site when you first look at it. It isn’t a game that your child can play on, more of activities that can be carried out with you. Although it is based on a particular publisher’s books, it can be used with any version. The PDF files (that open in Acrobat Reader) have a brief overview of the story, it origins and some ideas of activities that you can do at home. The chants are a great way of helping children to remember the order of events in the stories, with having to read the whole story. This will be a great hook for them when they come to write their own versions this week.
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/fairytale2/fairytale.htmA range of fairy stories to read and enjoy.
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/writing/earlywrite/sentencebuild.(A good website for organising a sentence.)
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/writing/earlywrite/jodie.html(A good website for investigating ways of improving sentences using connectives.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/conjunctions/index.shtmlA game to help you use sentence connectives.
Websites to help reading and high frequency words:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/index.shtml a great site, where you have to match the shape of the HFW http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/index.shtml choose any of these activities to help with CVC words (cat, hat, mat etc)
http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurwordsrepeat.html you need to turn the volume up for this one! Click on the dinosaur egg to hear the word and then click on the written word that matches it.
http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html I love this one! You can either choose from the lists of prepared words, or you can type in the words that your child is working on. You need to click on start to begin ‘look, say, cover, write, check’. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=stickyl drag and drop the letters on the green letter rack at the top of the page and then click on the ‘Send’ button to send it to the word bank
http://www.ictgames.com/wordreader.html listen to the word and then click on the matching flower
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/airport_xray.html this may bring back memories of your holidays (doesn’t it seem a long time ago?!) Scan the suitcase to find the high frequency words
Number knowledge – can they match the correct digit to the correct number of objects?
http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/850/calcbalancev3.swf click on the number names in the middle of the scale to match the number name to the digit. This will be a really useful site to bookmark, as we will be using it regularly throughout the year. http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/numbers_eng/numbers_e.html this site is useful for practicing the formation of each of the numbers. The first slide is VERY fast, so click on the green arrow on the bottom right-hand side to practice the numbers individually. http://www.numbernut.com/basic/activities/number_mem20_1-10words.shtml play a memory game and match the number names to the digits at the same time!http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/n2a/playground.htm click on the ‘continue’ button to start the activity. This activity looks at the number names up to 100, so give it a go if you fancy a challenge!
http://www.primaryonline.co.uk/sitetour/pol/blastoff1.html a lovely game in which you have to launch 5 spaceships! Remember that the number name won’t always match a spaceship, so you have to click on ‘next’ until you get a match. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=washindex For those children working or ordering numbers to 20
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/place_value/place_value.html a great way of explaining place value. Select Level 1 and for a challenge, why not have a go at level 2? Even more of a challenge is Level 3, when it asks you to order 1000's!http://www.ictgames.com/dinoplacevalue.html can you 'partition' the numbers into tens and units?
http://www.ictgames.com/postletter.html fancy a challenge? Listen to the number and post the letter in the correct letterbox. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/bgfn/number.cfm Choose how many tens and how many units make up the target number. If you click on 'check' it will even mark it for you!
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=Toolkit index2a The children are used to using a 100 square in school, so this will be a big help at home, particularly when doing numeracy homework.
http://www.ictgames.com/football2.html kick the ball that shows 10 less than a given number
Knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/maths/maerdy_2d/e_index.html guess the name of the 2D shape by listening to the properties
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/build_it/eng/Introduction/default.htm what can you build using these shapes and blocks? Encourage the children to describe the properties of the 3D shapes too!
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsE3.htm you will need to be selective from these ideas, but there are lots of sheets, activities and PowerPoint's for you to use at home to support your child with both 2D and 3D shapes. Be aware, that some of them are for Key Stage 2, but give them a go if you fancy a challenge!http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=MatchingPairs3Dshape why not try a memory game with 3D shapes. Some of these shapes are quite difficult to name, but you could ask your child to describe the properties them - how many faces/edges do they each have? Remember to click on start a new game to begin the activity.We are also keen to develop the children’s scissor skills this week, so any help at home, cutting out shapes etc. would be a big help!
Measurement
http://www.edukate.net/special_files/ruler.swf use this site to practice measuring the ‘red bar’. If you can though, measuring objects around the house is a much more practical way of measuring in centimetres. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/measures/index.htm click on Reading Length.
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=ntrack ordering numbers on a number track. Can your child recognise the numbers? Are they able to order them? Can they locate the missing number?http://www.freewebtown.com/weddell/mw/ruler/ruler_cm_easy.swf measure the length of the lines using the on screen ruler http://www.freewebtown.com/weddell/mw/ruler/ruler_cm.swf move the ruler to the line to measure it in centimetres
http://www.counton.org/games/circus/ choose the Pole Climber, Maths Pairs or Shapes and Numbers activities. With the Pole climber activity, start on level one and then see how high you can go – subtraction begins at Level 3!
http://www.numeracyworld.com/addition%20worksheets.html I have been really pleased with the number of children who have been printing off some of the activities from the websites on the blog, so this is should be a big help! It has lots of printable sheets for you to print off and practice at home for all areas of numeracy. Some are more difficult than others, but have a look through for the topic we are covering this week for some extra practice.
Parents Evening Times
3.30pm -5.00pm Tuesday 10th February
1.30pm - 5.00pm Wednesday 11th February
3.30pm - 5.00pm Thursday 12th February
Intervals are ten minute slots. If time runs over parents may be asked to make another appointment with your class teacher.
Mass In School
There will be a mass held in the school hall at 9.15am on Friday, on the theme of Communion. This is to tie in with our current Here I Am theme and will be led by staff and children from Key Stage 2. All primary schools in the Parish are following the program and each term, a mass will be held on school, on the theme of the Here I Am topic. You are warmly invited to attend, but please remember that space is at a premium in the school hall. If you have prams or buggies, then please feel free to leave them in the infant area if needed.
Book Week.
Thank you to everybody who contributed to the book fair and character book day. The total raised was over 1100 which the school is able to get a fabulous commission on. Thank you again for all of your support.
If any children would like to revisit the fire of London websites they are above:
This has a crossword, a quiz, a word search and information about firefighting through the ages.
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/great_fire.htm
http://tlfe.org.uk/clicker/flashhistoryks1/fireofLondon.swf
http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/resources/imagebank
This is good as a stimulus for art work.
http://www.warrinerprimaries.com/Topic/fireani.htm
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/greatfire.htm
This has some information about Samuel Pepys, including a recipe for cakes which would have been made in the bakery which started the fire!
http://www.pepys.info/
Related to materials:Websites to help:-
http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/assets/Flash%20Studio/cfsscience/Materials1/materialsHtm.html
http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/assets/Flash%20Studio/cfsscience/Materials%202/materials2d.html
The children all looked fantastic on Friday, dressed as their book character –thank you for all of your support!
Punctuality
There have been a number of children who have been late for registration this week, which has really unsettled them in the mornings. We have activities which start as soon as the children come in, and so these opportunities are missed, even if your child is just 5 minutes late. We have also noticed that a few children have been dropped off at 8 o’clock on the playground. Children cannot be supervised on the playground at this time and there are health and safety issues with the children’s safety. Thanks for your understanding and co-operation with this.
Medication Notice
Mrs Walker has kindly asked that any children who have volumatic spacers for asthma need to take them home for half term to be washed . Unfortunately school are unable to do this. The children will then need them back on the first day after the holidays. Thank you.
Have a great week!
Year 2 Team xxxx
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