Category: Adventurers Class

Hello everybody, hope you had a lovely weekend. I’ve been going on lots of lovely walks and enjoying the wonderful world we live in! The colours in nature at the moment are just beautiful and I hope you will join me to explore colour in lots of different ways in our work this week. (More details are on Tapestry)

Today’s learning includes:

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Jj’

English – I’d like to share a new book with you  ‘When I coloured in the world’ by Ahmadreza Ahmadi. Let’s read it together today then write and draw about what colours represent our different feelings and emotions.

Maths – Key skills for Year 2 and Year 3 then fractions on a number line. Can you find the missing fractions?

Art – I would like us to create our own picture gallery this week by using colours in different ways when we draw animals. You can use what ever materials you like.

Enjoy your day and put lots of colour into our world!

Mrs Roe

First I’d just like to share my exciting news with you. On my walk last night I saw a slow worm slithering across the path. It was grey/brown in colour and a lot bigger than a worm. Seeing the slow worm has given me an idea for one of today’s activities…..

Today’s tasks, if you wish to try them include: (More information on Tapestry)

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Qq’

English – Join in with me to read two poems; ‘Don’t Cry, Caterpillar’ by Grace Nichols and ‘The Tadpole’ by Elizabeth Gould.

Then today we are going to finish our poem ‘Under the Love Umbrella’ by adding all the lovely things we do that brings us comfort and joy. I can’t wait to hear your finished poems!

Maths – key skills for Year 2 and Year 3. Then in fractions let’s explore what a tenth is and then shade in fractions of different shapes.

Good luck with the problem solving question today!

Science – Build a wormery (Not a slow wormery!)

I hope you enjoy these activities and have a lovely day.

Mrs Roe

I’ve been so excited about poetry week and so have you by the look of all the wonderful rhyming words, ideas and short poems you’ve been sharing with me on Tapestry.

I can’t wait to see and hear the end results!

Here are today’s activities if you wish to give them a try. (More details on Tapestry)

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Yy’

English – For shared reading I’ve included two poems to read together ‘Awkward Child’ and ‘A Boy Went Walking’. I hope you enjoy them! I’ve also posted a short video of myself reading the beginning of ‘Under the Love Umbrella’ to help you write the beginning of your poem. I’ve included a photo of my poem so far.

Maths – Key skills for Year 2 and Year 3. Then tackle questions on fractions of an amount. (watch my video for practical help)

Don’t forget French Thursday!

Please could I do a last request for ‘Hello’ videos or photos, from all our class, before Monday.

Thank you and enjoy your day.

Mrs Roe

 

 

Keep up the great work everybody! I just love seeing it all on Tapestry.

We had some wonderful leaf art and poetry yesterday. Great fraction work too!

Today I’ve got lots of exciting things for you to try and a new book to share with you called ‘Under the Love Umbrella’ by Davina Bell.

Mrs Burton has also posted a super DT project on Tapestry which will keep you very busy!

Here are today’s activities: (more information on Tapestry)

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Pp’

English – join me and listen to our new story then we will start writing ideas for our poem based on this book.

Maths – Key Skills for Year and Year 3 then non-unit fraction work and a problem to solve!

Art – let’s create some more leaf art pictures. See how imaginative you can be!

I hope you enjoy trying some of these activities and have a lovely day.

Mrs Roe

Thank you for all the wonderful work you’ve been posting on Tapestry. I am very proud of you all!

I have another busy day planned for you with a variety of activities, if you wish to give them a go. (Full details on Tapestry)

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Gg’.

English – Join me to read the poem ‘Cats’ by Eleanor Farjeon then write your own poem, about an animal, in the style of ‘Anyone seen my dragon?’ Which we shared yesterday. Can you guess what animal I chose for my poem?

Maths – Key Skills for Year 2 and 3 . Then let’s learn about unit fractions today with some hands on activities.

Art – create some leaf art pictures using the leaves you collected from yesterday’s nature task.

Science – Mrs Burton has set some exciting work on materials and how they can change.

I had a lot of fun doing these activities myself so I hope you enjoy them.

Happy Learning!

Mrs Roe

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the VE Day celebrations. It was lovely to see some of your photos on Tapestry and I was very impressed with all the wonderful decorations and home baking which helped make the day very special.

Well it’s Monday morning again and I have planned a very busy day for us if you choose to try some of the activities. (More details for each task are on Tapestry)

Today’s tasks include:

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Hh’

Maths – key skills  10 questions for Year 2 and Year 3 (You could try both!)

               Fractions, make your own fraction wall and make fractions using everyday objects, make sure they are equal parts and ask                       permission first! 

English – Poetry. Let’s recite the poem ‘ Anyone seen my dragon?’ by James Carter then identify the rhyming words and use them to                        make silly sentences.

                  By the end of the week I would like us all to write a poem based on the book ‘Under the love umbrella’

                   a wonderful book about the joy and comfort that love can bring.

Nature/science – Go on a nature walk with your family and collect some leaves. Can you identify the leaves and label them? Become a                                   leaf expert!

Happy learning and enjoy your day!

Mrs Roe

It has been lovely talking to some of you this week and hearing all your news!

Please keep sending in your videos and photos to Tapestry so we can get our class back together (virtually).

Back to the classroom now – are you ready to start the day? (more details are posted separately on Tapestry).

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Rr’ today.

Maths – Key skills, 10 questions in 10 minutes!

              Keep practising your times tables, you could win the trophy very soon!

              Multiplication and division, inverse calculations.

English – Please join me to read the last few pages of ‘Meerkat Mail’ then write the last postcard from Sunny. Guess where he is now?

Nature – In the last few days I’ve seen a heron, ducks, robins, blackbirds,  an owl, hedge sparrows and a goldfinch. What birds did you spot?

Can you draw or paint a bird and write down a few facts about it? Guess which one I did?

Everybody seems very busy getting ready for the VE day celebrations and I’ve loved seeing all your decorations, bunting and cakes.

Enjoy your day while the sun is shining!

Mrs Roe

 

Thank you for all the ‘Hello’ videos you’re sending in. It’s lovely to see you! Keep them coming.

Are you ready to get busy? (more details are on Tapestry)

Today’s activities:

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Kk’, it’s a tricky one!

Maths – key skills, 10 questions in 10 minutes.

               Continue to practise the times table challenge.

               Division by sharing. To help, use objects or draw images and then write the division sentence.

English – join me for shared reading of ‘Meerkat Mail’ as we follow Sunny’s adventures. Then, write a postcard from Sunny about a place he has visited. I chose Antarctica.

Nature – take a moment outside to listen to all the beautiful birdsong. Can you identify any of the birds? What do they look like?

I hope you have a lovely day and enjoy doing some of the tasks. 

Mrs Roe

‘ Every day is filled with dreams and wishes’.

A BIG THANK YOU for all the super work you completed yesterday – it was lovely to see it all on Tapestry.

We have another packed day of learning if you wish to have a go.

Handwriting – practise the letter ‘Dd’.

Maths – Key skills 10 questions in 10 minutes.

               Keep practising for the times table challenge.

               Everyday arrays, these images can help us solve multiplication problems and we can find lots of arrays around the house. How many can you find?

English – Let’s continue our shared reading of ‘Meerkat Mail’ then write a post card from Sunny as he visits a different place or country. (I did mine from the Amazon Rainforest)

Art – I decided it was time to get my paints out and use my new drawing pens to create an observational picture of the wild flowers I picked on Sunday.

Enjoy the sunshine – you could even set up your classroom outside!

Mrs Roe

Over the next few weeks I would just like to share some of my thoughts from the beautiful walks I’ve had.

‘ The world is filled with wonder and beauty. We just need to step out and take a look’ 

It would be lovely if we could all share our photos and thoughts for the day to create a class book for when we meet again soon.

Well it’s back to school Monday and I have a packed day of lessons for you, just like at school! (More details are on Tapestry)

Please pick and choose as you wish but I love seeing all the work and activities you have been doing.

First, some handwriting to start the day – concentrate on Bb

Maths – Let’s start with some key skills. Time yourself! Can you answer 10 questions in 10 minutes?

               Next, a multiplication challenge. Can you learn a new times table by Friday? Year 2 try 2, 3, 5 or 4

               Year 3 try 3, 4, 6 or 8. You choose and you could even make a trophy for yourself.

               Then, complete the multiplication questions I’ve set on tapestry.

Good luck! 

English – Reading and writing this week is based on one of our favourite books from last year ‘Meerkat Mail’ by Emily Gravett.

We can complete some reading together and a writing task. Write a postcard from Sunny explaining why he is leaving home to find the PERFECT place to live.

Science – Enjoy a nature walk with your family. Pick some wild flowers then find out their names and label them.

( My mum is an expert at this!)

 

Gosh! A very busy Monday.

Bu most of all enjoy your day!

Mrs Roe