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5 years ago
Posted on 26th Nov 2020 by

Class 2 Topic work and writing

This term, Class 2 have been doing some great topic work on Castles and Knights. They have also been working hard on their writing. They have written letters to the character of the dragon based on the book, ‘The Paper-bag Princess’. They are currently planning their own version of the story,  ‘Into the Forest’ by Anthony Browne.


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5 years ago
Posted on 23rd Nov 2020 by

Fact Families Game

In Maths, we have been using 3 related numbers to create a fact family. Please could the children have a go at the game below. Start with numbers up to 10 and if they are feeling confident they can move onto 20, 50 or 100.
Google – ‘Topmarks number fact families game’

Thank you

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5 years ago
Posted on 18th Nov 2020 by

Reading Cards

Good morning,

I hope you are all very well.

In your child’s reading record you will find a new reading card stapled into the cover. We have used these before in Class 2 and we find that they can motivate the children that are a little reluctant to read at home and reward those who do read at home.
If they have read at home and it’s been recorded in their record by an adult, when they put their book in the blue box they will get a number crossed off. For every ten reads they will receive a house point. When their reading card is full it will be saved and replaced.

It has worked well in the past and the children enjoy receiving house points for their efforts.

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5 years ago
Posted on 12th Nov 2020 by

Parents Afternoon Times

If you have returned the Parents Afternoon form to request a time for a telephone appointment, your child will be bringing home a slip today with your time slot.
I look forward to speaking to you next week.

Many thanks,

Mrs N. Morris

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5 years ago
Posted on 06th Nov 2020 by

Words and Sounds Pack

Good afternoon,

Yesterday, your child brought home a plastic wallet containing the ‘common exception words’ and phonic sounds that they need to learn, over time.

Please find below some additional resources to help support them with these. You will also find some resources on the previous post.

Please get in touch if you do not have access to a printer but would like any of the sheets sent home.

Many thanks,

Mrs Morris

For more videos to help with phonics click on the link below.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/oxford-owl-videos/phonics-videos/

phase-3-spelling-activity-pack

phase-5-spelling-activity-pack

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds

The link below will take you to ‘Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check’ with all the common exception words on. They are labelled on here as ‘Tricky words’.

http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/lcwc/index.html

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5 years ago
Posted on 27th Oct 2020 by

Phonics and Spelling

Please find below some resources that will support your child with their phonics and spelling.

Phase 3 Sounds Powerpoint – Phase 3 Powerpoint

Phase 3 Sound Mat

Phase 4 Blends Powerpoint – Phase 4 Blends Powerpoint

Phase_4_Sound_Mats

Phase 5 Sounds Powerpoint – Phase 5 Powerpoint

Phase_5_Sound_Mat

Spelling Frame and Spell Zone has games that will help your child practise spelling words containing each sound.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/lists-curriculum.cfm

Spooky Spellings Game http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html

Karate Cats English – Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling game

Click to play the game

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd63xyc/articles/zdp4pg8

 

 

 

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 11th Oct 2020 by

Science Investigation

In Science, Class 2 have been exploring materials. We carried out an investigation to test the absorbency of seven different materials.

Before testing the materials we predicted what the outcome would be.
We dipped the materials in water, coloured with blue paint so we could see the liquid soaking into each material.

To make sure it was a ‘fair test’ we made each piece of material the same size and dipped them into the liquid at the same time, then waited 30 seconds.

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6 years ago
Posted on 11th Oct 2020 by

Paul Klee Art Display

Class 2 have completed their art work producing their version of ‘Castle and Sun’ and ‘Cat and Bird’ by the artist Paul Klee.

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6 years ago
Posted on 03rd Oct 2020 by

Art – Castle and Sun pictures

In Art, we have been learning about the artist Paul Klee and his painting called ‘Castle and Sun’.

Class 2 have used this as inspiration for their own versions. They used 2D shapes, wax crayons and a paint wash to create their pictures.

‘Castle and Sun’ by Paul Klee

Premium poster Castle and Sun

‘Castle and Sun’ by Class 2

  

 

 

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 29th Sep 2020 by

Maths at Home

In Maths, we having been working on place value. Please find below some information and resources that will support your child at home.

Year 1 – Please practise counting from any number up to 100. Focus, in particular, on the numbers that change into the next tens number.

Eg, 19 – 20, 29 – 30, 39 – 40.

When counting this is a sticking point, they don’t know what comes after 19, 29, 39, 49 and so on.

Practise writing numbers from 0 – 20, forming numbers correctly. Lots of children form numbers back to front. This is completely normal for this age group.

Ask them to write the numbers out of order too.

Have a go at the ‘Helicopter Rescue’ game below and use ‘Paint the Squares’ to help with counting.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Year 2 – Practise reading, writing and counting all the numbers from 0 to 100. You should be able to count forwards and backwards from any number.

Practise counting in steps of 2, 5, and 10. It is important you can do this for when we do multiplication. Use ‘Paint the Squares’ below to help you. Look for the patterns and think about what the numbers end in.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

If you are fluent with 2, 5 and 10, try steps of 3.

Practise counting tens and ones to work out what number is being represented. Use ‘Place Value Basketball’ below.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

Remember, don’t worry if you find something difficult. Keep trying and you will get there in the end!

Nursery 'Watch me Learn' workshop | Hamilton Academy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 07th Sep 2020 by

Class 2 contact

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions, using the Class 2 email address below.

I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Free icon "Email mail open at icon"class2@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk

Many thanks,

Mrs Morris

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6 years ago
Posted on 03rd Sep 2020 by

PE Kits

Please can children in Class 2 come to school in their PE kits tomorrow and on Monday.(4.9.20 & 7.9.20) They will be doing games outdoors and so will need trainers, a dark tracksuit, green PE t-shirt and a light waterproof coat.

Many thanks

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Sep 2020 by

Welcome back to school!

Welcome back P1 | Cochrane Castle Primary School

A very big, warm welcome back to school tomorrow everyone!

I hope you are all excited about returning to school and being together again. We are all looking forward to seeing you.

Please have a look at the two links below which contain important information about what’s happening in Class 2, this term. You will find these letters in the ‘INFORMATION’ section of the class page too, along with our class curriculum map which gives more detail about the learning taking place.

Welcome-back-Autumn-Term-2020

Curriculum Overview Autumn Term 2020.doc

Uniform and Equipment
 Children will be required to wear school uniform in September.
 On PE days (teachers will inform parents which days these are), children wear PE uniform to school.
 PE uniform is to include outdoors clothing as all PE will be outdoors. Outdoors PE uniform to include dark, single coloured tracksuit, waterproof coat and training shoes (laces only if child can do up independently).
 Minimial equipment to be brought to school: 1 easy to use bag with reading book, waterbottle, packed lunch (unless having school packed lunch). No book bags please. This is because the cloakrooms are not in use and all
equipment is stored under the children’s table in class.
 There will be no Forest School in Autumn Term

I would also like welcome Mrs Haden to Class 2. She will be teaching the children on a Friday as Mrs Cains will be teaching Class 3 for the time being.

Sleep well and see you in the morning!

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6 years ago
Posted on 15th Jul 2020 by

Sports Day

We all enjoyed a lovey afternoon doing Sports Day. The rain just about held off and the children enjoyed cheering each other on.
Here’s the ‘Mice’ group:


And the Year 2 children:


Well done everyone!

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6 years ago
Posted on 13th Jul 2020 by

Summer Reading Challenge

Take time out this Summer with a good book!

The Challenge encourages children aged 4 to 11 to enjoy the benefits of reading for pleasure over the summer holidays.

This year, the Summer Reading Challenge’s Silly Squad will celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children taking part in the Challenge will join the Silly Squad, an adventurous team of animals who love to have a laugh and get stuck into all sorts of funny books!

The Summer Reading Challenge website is free to access and features games, quizzes and downloadable activities that encourage children to take part in reading related activities.

https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

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6 years ago
Posted on 13th Jul 2020 by

Weekly Activities – 13.7.20

Good morning Class 2!

Well, we have come to the end of the school year and what a strange one it has been. I feel very fortunate that I had you as a class for the first half of the year and very sad that we weren’t able to continue our year together, as normal. You were a wonderful class that had so much enthusiasm for everything we did. Well done for all your hard work over the last few months. I have all those photographs of your lovely work and activities and it will be nice, at some point, to share those together.

Also, an enormous thank you to all the parents that have supported you, whilst home schooling. I’m sure there were some very stressful times but hopefully lots of memorable and positive moments too!

I wish you all a lovely Summer and look forward to us being together again in September.

During the last week of the school year, it’s normally more relaxed so please just dip into the activities for this week and do what you think you might enjoy.

Weekly activities 13.7.20

Spellings – Common Exception Words

Year 1 & 2 Common Exception Words:

·         Google ‘wordwall year 1/2 common exception words’ for lots of games.

·         http://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

·         http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html

·         https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-259517.htm

·         https://monsterphonics.com/flashcards-2/   (Year 1)

·         https://monsterphonics.com/common-exception-words-year-2/    (Year 2)

 

Year-1-Common-Exception-Words

Year-2-Common-Exception-Words

Year-3-and-4-common-exception-words-word-mat

Year 1 Maths Videos

 

Year 1 Maths Worksheets –Y1-Week-12-Worksheets

Year 1 Maths Answers – Y1-Week-12-Answers

 

Year 2 Maths Videos

 

Year 2 Maths Worksheets – Y2-Week-12-Worksheets

Year 2 Maths Answers – Y2-Week-12-Answers

 

English – Transition Work

Transition Diary Year 1 to 2

Transition Year 1 to Year 2

Transition Diary Year 2 to 3

Spreading my wings from Year 2 to 3

PE – See Weekly Plan

Music – See Weekly Plan

 

Art – Make a fortune Teller

 

 

RSHE – 2020 Time Capsule

Timecapsule

2020-COVID-19-Time-Capsule

Science – Pond Dipping

Pond activities and Identification

Forest School

Make a camp fire – Building Camp Fires Safely

Make S’mores

 

 

 

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 10th Jul 2020 by

Tree of Life

In art, the children in the ‘Mice’ bubble have been creating their ‘Tree of Life’.

They created them in 4 stages: the background, the curly tree, painting the tree and adding a layered pattern.

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6 years ago
Posted on 06th Jul 2020 by

Weekly Activities – 6.7.20

Good morning Class 2!

I hope you are all ready to begin Archie’s Kenyan Safari Challenge. The forecast is looking good for running, cycling, walking or however you are going to clock up the miles. Good luck everyone!

 

Weekly Activities 6.7.20

Year 1 – Plurals: Adding ‘s’ and ‘es’

Adding-s-and-es-to-make-plurals PowerPoint

 

Year 1 Plurals work:

Plurals-s-and-es-Worksheet

Singular and Plural work

Wordwall Games

https://wordwall.net/resource/2271636/regular-plurals

https://wordwall.net/resource/108494/english/suffix-s-or-es

https://wordwall.net/resource/1699322/english/plural-noun-suffix-s-or-es

Year 2 – Possessive Apostrophes

Apostrophes PowerPoint

BBC Bitesize Video – Apostrophes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs

Possessive-Apostrophes sentence work

Apostrophe Quiz

Wordwall Games

https://wordwall.net/resource/613001/apostrophes

https://wordwall.net/resource/35880/apostrophe-sentences

https://wordwall.net/resource/58236/english/possessive-apostrophe-     singular-nouns

https://wordwall.net/resource/55654/english/apostrophe-column-sort

 

Year 1 Maths Videos

 

Year 1 Maths Worksheets – Y1-Week-11-Worksheets

Year 1 Maths worksheet Answers – Y1-Week-11-Answers

 

Year 2 Maths Videos

 

 

Year 2 Maths Worksheets – Y2-Week-11-Worksheets

Year 2 Maths Worksheet Answers – Y2-Week-11-Answers

 

English – Mama Panya’s Pancakes

Story PowerPoint – Mama Panya’s Pancakes Story

 

Reading Comprehension – Reading-comprehension-for-Mama-Panya

Diary entry – Things to include poster – Diary-writing-helpful-hints-prompt-sheet-display-poster

Diary entry – Template for writing – Blank-Writing-Frames for diary

Make your own pancakes – https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-pancake

PE

Andy’s Wild Workout – Arctic

 

Cosmic Kids Yoga – The Twits

 

Cricket

Lesson 3 – Super Striker

 

Lesson 4 – Creative Cricketer

 

Create your own ‘Family Sports Day’. (See Weekly Plan)

 

Geography – Kenya

Introduction to Kenya – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zrsgkqt

A day in the life of a child in urban Kenya –https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zmqtfg8

Venn diagram to compare Kenya with the UK – Similarities and differences between UK and Kenya

 

Art – Tree of Life

Follow the sequence of lessons to create your own ‘Tree of Life’.

Tree of Life background –

 

Drawing the curly tree

 

Painting the tree

 

Adding layered patterns

 

Music – Body Percussion

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjcwqp3

 

Story time – See Weekly plan

RSHE – Dental Buddy: Healthy eating to protect our teeth

Dental_Buddy Eatwell PowerPoint

Design a healthy meal – Plan-a-healthy-meal-activity-sheet

Healthy Eating Word search – Healthy Eating Word Search

Healthy Eating board game – Healthy Eating and Living Board Game

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/the-eatwell-guide/

Forest School – See Weekly plan

http://www.wildforestschool.org.uk/wild-activities