Children in Learners class are Year 2, where the children are between the ages of 5 years to 7 years old. The class is taught by Mrs Brown and is supported by Mrs Wood.
We teach Maths and English daily and are proud to provide our full and rich curriculum to our children with lots of exciting learning opportunities, including regular visits to our own school forest. We enjoy Collective Worship together each day, where we explore different values each half term.
Each Tuesday afternoon, we have IT lessons run by Mrs Gurney, providing us with valuable learning around technology.
This term we will have PE sessions on Friday afternoon. On Tuesday afternoons we will have dance sessions with Hannah Verity Dance. Please make sure your Learner always has a PE kit in school and that earrings are taken out at home in the morning before school.
Learners Class are passionate about reading and enjoy stories and books together daily. Each child has their own reading record diary, which goes between home and school alongside each child's reading book. These are used to record reading at home and are also brought in to school each day to record reading in class.
Alongside reading at home, spellings are handed out on Thursday and tested the following Tuesday. Please support your child's reading at home by sharing and enjoying a book together each day - it really does make a difference! Children use the online tool 'Sumdog' to strengthen their Maths skills. On the programme, children have their own character and are rewarded with coins and prizes for completing homework tasks.
For more up-to-date information of what we are learning, please keep an eye on our weekly class blog!
Best wishes,
Mrs Brown
Wednesday’s Welcome
Good morning Learners and families. I hope you are all ok?
These are todays suggested learning activities – See Tapestry for further details!
In Maths, we will have some fun today with Sock Addition – follow the pictures carefully to help you!
In English, I would like you (using your Story Plan) to say through your own story. You might need to do this a few times to get it just right! Include as much detail as you can from your plan and make sure you have a beginning, middle and end to your story.
Todays phonics sound is the aw sound. Watch Mr Thorne and Geraldine – they always make us smile!
Music – A song to enjoy today! A song from the musical Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat! Listen to the song and/or learn the words!
Please make sure you are reading everyday – even just a little. Check out Oxford Owl if you haven’t already!
Look out for Story Number 3 tonight on Tapestry – as we are voting this week!
Remember. when the sun isn’t out we have to make our own sunshine!
Keep smiling (you are all doing a great job)
Mrs Brown
Tuesday News – 28th April
Good morning everyone!
Todays suggested learning is as follows – more details on Tapestry.
In English, we will be making a story map for our own story. Remember this should only include key information. I have put an example on Tapestry.
In Maths we will be practising our number bonds today! Practise makes perfect!
In Phonics we will be looking at some tricky words. Practise reading them, then spelling them or even writing them in a sentence like we do in class.
History – In class we have been learning about Queen Victoria – she is so interesting. Watch the video link (Tapestry) and see if you can remember what we have already learned. can you learn anything new? Remember we said that she was EVEN smaller than Mrs Brown!
It is so lovely to receive your pictures/videos and messages on Tapestry. Please keep them coming!
We are voting for our favourite story this week. We have had Number 1. Elle and Elvis, look out tonight for story Number 2.
Keep smiling whatever you are doing today!
Best wishes,
Mrs Brown
Hello Monday – 27th April
Good morning Learners and families.
I hope you have all enjoyed the weekend!
Today’s home learning suggestions are as follows ;- (more details are on Tapestry)
In maths, we are counting today. How high can you count? Can you count backwards too? Mrs Brown is going to count how many dandelions she sees on her daily walk today. What can you count?
In English, we are going to retell our favourite stories to someone in our house. How much detail can you remember? Is it in the right order? Does it make sense? Use language like first, then, after that to help you.
In Phonics we will be looking at consonant clusters (our favourite). The words are on dandelions today, what could be better!
Science – plants – A dandelion theme today. Follow the link on Tapestry and read the facts to find out more. How many different flowers and plants can you spot on your walk today? Can you name them? Can you draw them?
Check out Sumdog for some new challenges that have been set today.
This week we will vote on our favourite story – just like we do in class. We may not be in the classroom but we can still do our favourite things. Tune in on Tapestry tonight at 6pm for story number 1.
Thank you to everyone who sent in a video ‘hello’ message, it was lovely to see everyone’s smiling faces.
Keep your pictures coming in and keep in touch.
Keep smiling 🙂
Mrs Brown
That Friday Feeling! – 24th April
Hello everyone!
Todays suggested Home Learning is as follow;- (see Tapestry for more details)
- Maths – you have done so well with your data handling this week – todays task is to use some Scaled Pictograms to retrieve information. Do not be put off by the word Scaled it simply means that each picture is worth more than one. Have a go and see how you get on – it is a great skill to learn.
- English – think of some WOW words today. WOW words make our writing even better! What is the best WOW word you can think of? Use some story books to help you!
- Phonics – the ir sound today. Read the real and pseudo (alien) words – we love to do this in class!
- Art – Bubble Art – We have been thinking about bubbles in our story this week, so today sketch them, draw them, paint them even make them! have some fun with this.
I have received a lot of video messages to say ‘hello’ to each other – thank you so much! I will send these out at 12pm today on Tapestry – I can’t wait! Please remember to respect the privacy rules and not share these outside Tapestry.
Enjoy the sun today and keep in touch whatever you are doing!
Have a lovely weekend
Keep smiling 🙂
Mrs Brown
Thursdays news – 23rd April
Good morning Learners and families!
I hope you are all well today!
Todays home learning is as follows (more details on Tapestry)
- In maths, see if you can read some information using my pictogram. Then, use your own from yesterday to write some questions of your own.
- In English today we are looking at the Bubbles story and thinking about who Gabby met a long the way on her adventure. Who will your character meet a long the way and what will they be doing?
- Phonics – today is the oy sound. Watch Geraldine the Giraffe search around her home for oy sounds.
- RE – The Creation. The Bible teaches us that God created the World in 7 days. Play and singalong to a lovely tune to learn more.
Further to Mr Grason’s email yesterday I logged onto Oxford Owl to access reading books. It is very simple to do and totally free. You can choose your child’s reading level to suit all abilities! Give it a try!
Remember, today is the last day to send me a video message (if you haven’t already) I will be putting these together to send out tomorrow. I cant wait!
You are all doing a fabulous job with your home learning, keep up the good work!
Keep smiling 🙂
Mrs Brown
Hello Learners – Wednesday 22nd April
Hello Everyone.
We are being so lucky with the weather right now. Long may it last!
Todays suggested learning (more details on Tapestry) is as follows;-
In maths, we are going to create a pictogram from the information we collected yesterday. This is quite a skill so be really proud of yourself if you manage it! I have provided lots of examples to help you!
In English, there is a delightful audio clip of some beach sounds. Close your eyes and imagine you are there. What can you hear? How does it make you feel?
Geography today, this will help us with our story. Where will our magic bubble take us? to a different country perhaps? Can you name 4 countries in the World and find out a little bit about each one? What is the weather like there? What foods to they eat? Are there any famous landmarks (ie the Eiffel Tower is in France)
Please remember these are only suggestions to be enjoyed if you would like to use them.
Don’t forget to send you video ‘hello’ messages in by the end of Thursday. I will put them together and send them out to you on Friday! I think this will be lovely!
Stay happy whatever you do today!
Keep smiling 🙂
Mrs Brown
Happy Tuesday – 21st April
Good morning everyone!
The sun is shining today, what a bonus!
Todays activities are ;- (more information on Tapestry)
- English – We are going to describe some characters today. Firstly, using Gabby from the ‘Bubbles’ video clip yesterday, then make up your own character for your story this week and describe them too! What do they look like? What sort of person are they? shy? noisy? adventurous? curios?
- Phonics – todays sound is the ‘ea’ sound – see Tapestry for a fun sorting activity!
- Maths – On your daily walk today, we are going to collect some information data! Choose four things you can look out for ie Flower colours red, pink, orange, yellow. How many of each can you see?
- Music – Grab a pan and a wooden spoon – lets make a rhythm using different beats!
Please remember to read a little everyday! This is THE most important thing!
I did speak to some families yesterday (which was lovely). I will catch up with more families today!
Keep me posted with whatever you’re doing!
Keep smiling 🙂
Mrs Brown
Monday 20th April – Home Learning
Good morning Learners Class and families. I hope you had a happy Easter and stayed well and safe!
I have put some suggested tasks on Tapestry this morning.
In English we will be writing a story this week and there is a delightful story called ‘Bubbles’ to watch today!
In maths I thought we would practise some Key Skills (like we do in class every day).
There’s some fun phonics with Mr Thorne and Geraldine – always a winner with Learners Class.
Finally, some PE! Just Jump! – see Tapestry for further fun details!
I will be ringing all families in the next couple of days, so please have a think if there’s anything in particular I can help you with and I’ll do my best to provide it!
New Sumdog challenges have been set today – which I know you all enjoy!
Most importantly keep being happy and kind to each other and of course keep smiling 🙂
I am missing you all!
Mrs Brown
Ps look out for tonight’s bedtime story at 6pm
Caterpillar Shoes and Funny Feet
Friday’s ideas are all about feet and they are fantastic.
Feet are great for counting in 1’s,2’s 5’s and 10’s.
Hop and Jump.
Feet are great for measuring
Compare your feet with your family.
Find something longer than your foot. Find something shorter than your foot. Can yu find something the same length as your foot?
Get some paper and draw around your foot. Cut it out and use it to measure things.
Take a look at this beautiful little film.
https://www.literacyshed.com/caterpillar-shoes.html
Ask some foot questions:
How many shoes does a woodlouse need? What about a spider? Does a snail need shoes? What kind of shoes would a beetle like?
Take a look at this website for some wonderful animal feet.
https://www.earthrangers.com/top-10/top-ten-coolest-animal-feet/comment-page-10/#comments
Go outside with a basin of water. Get your feet wet and make patterns with your prints.
Pop over to Tapestry to see my videos for today.
Happy Learning
Team Sleights
Hop!Balance! Jump!
Now this is a wonderful suggestion for a chalk obstacle course that can be adapted to match the needs of the best balancer and the longest jumper. I am neither so I kept it very simple.
I got my chalk and drew some lines and symbols and made up some instructions for each area of my course. I had to include Hot Lava as this always features in Pioneer Play.
Here are some suggestions and pop over to Tapestry to see the video of my feet!
A straight line to balance on
A zig zag to step on
Dots to jump on.
A hopscotch
Use the features of your outside area too-don’t step on the cracks. Jump on drain covers.
Stay safe.
Happy Hopscotch