A way to divide

2B have been looking at division this week and I have been so impressed at how quickly the whole class understood how to work it out. Well done 2B - I am one very proud teacher.

Here Cassie shows you how she chooses to work out a division sum. In Maths there are often lots of different strategies that can be used, it's good to learn about all of them and then choose the one that suits you best.

 Part 1

 Part 2


Next week we will be looking at charts and graphs and learning how to present and interpret data.

More celebrations!

Here's a link to show how the whole school celebrated the UAE's 41st National Day...

click here

Celebrating the 41st National Day...

We've had so much fun celebrating national day. We created henna designs on paper, tried Arabic cooking, colouring Arabic tiles, watched traditional Arabic dancing and an amazing band.

 

 

 

Wash care instructions for UAE T-Shirts:

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          Wash separately – Do not mix with other colours

- Cold water wash on a gentle cycle

- Do not wring – Do not use in dryer - Drip dry ( on hanger)

- Do not iron over print

- Do not Bleach

Estimate, Measure, Find the Difference

This week we have been estimating and measuring length in cm and mm using a ruler. Today, the children were in charge of their own learning. They chose what they wanted to investigate and presented the information to the rest of the class.

I estimated that a workbook was 23cm but the actual measurement was 25cm. What is the difference?

 Here Daniel and Yassin share some of their findings.

Adapting The Tin Forest

2B thought about retelling a story and adapting it slightly. Here is an adaptation in an unusual accent, it made us fall about laughing!

 

Homework 20th November

Competition

For homework this week please design a T-Shirt for the GWPS Concert for Kibera, to be held in December. If you win, your design will be made into the T-shirts for the concert! If you want to find out a little more about Kibera click here The template can be found on the GLG.

The rules: you must include the following words in your design: “Concert For Kibera GWPS 2012”. The design is up to you, but keep it simple and striking. Remember that the Kenyan colours are red, green and black!

Globe Trotters

Please continue to follow the Explorer’s Learning Ladder (shown below). We look forward to sharing your child’s learning experience in class. Please remember you can decide with your child how they would like to present their homework. It can be done in homework books or in a different format, such as, poster, presentation, PowerPoint, journal, photo book etc.

This homework is due in on Sunday 25th November.

 

Show me, Tell me

2B will be doing a very special Show and Tell on Thursday 29th November. The Show and Tell will be linked to our topic on Explorers. Show and Tell is optional. Some examples of items that might be brought in are: bones, fossils, a compass, a new fact, a map, pictures of explorers etc.

The Show and Tell will develop presentational skills and note taking.

 

Homework

Dear Parent/Carer,

The children worked extremely hard last week and impressed everyone who watched them learn. Therefore, I don't expect any homework to be done this week. There is always homework on the GLG if you wish for your child to do some.

I hope you've all had a lovely weekend,

Miss Widdison

The results are in...

So, the results of our science experiment are finally in. After a long process of planning, design and creating the boat and predicting the results we were ready to test them...

 

 

 

After, we observed and tested each boat we recorded our findings. We then wrote our conclusion on some special paper that Sir Walter Raleigh sent us! We found out that 17 boats floated and 2 sank. The boats that floated were ligher than the boats that sank. Interestingly, the two boats that sank were also the largest boats.

Great work 2B!!!

Which boat...?

Which boats will float...what's your prediction?

We'll find out the answer tomorrow!
 

2B are famous!

Well done 2B...you have had over 2000 visits to your blog. All of the ideas, hard work and dedication are paying off! Now lets see how long it takes us to reach 3000!

From, Miss Widdison :)

Sir Walter Raleigh

Dear 2B,

Let me introduce myself, my name is Sir Walter Raleigh. I have spent my days exploring America. You can find out a little more about me by clicking here. Anyway, the reason I'm writing to you is, I need some help! I am meant to be heading off on another trip on Thursday 15th and I have so much to do before then and can't do it on my own.

Some of the tasks I need your help with next week are:

• Working out journey times.
• Creating a map so I don't lose my way.
• Finding me a boat that floats.

I really hope you can help!

Yours gratefully,

Sir Walter Raleigh

p.s. Please tell your teacher I have left a post on your blog and if she wouldn't mind, ask her to let you leave comments on the post during your ICT lesson. I very much look forward to hearing from you.
 

The Tin Forest

In Literacy at the moment we are looking at books by the same author.  We are concentrating on the author, Helen Ward. The Tin Forest is a beautiful story about hope. We will use this book and others by Helen Ward to learn about adjectives (beautiful, curly, creepy, twisted, sharp, murky etc.) and comparative connectives (but, however, also, as well etc.) Please watch this adaptation of the wonderful story and learn some of the language.

Watch Video

 

Excellent Explorers!

Thank you so much to everyone who spent so much time and effort on their holiday homework. We have a wonderful display because of your dedication and creativity.

 

Homework (first week back)

Welcome back! I hope you've all had a wonderful half-term. It's great to be back with 2B, the children have worked extremely hard today.

This week we have a very important piece of homework because it will be used in class as part of a science experiment. The task is to create a boat that an explorer could use to sail the seas. As always, you can be as create as you like, any materials can be used. Please allow your child to create the boat with little support so that it really is their own invention!

The boats must be brought into school by Sunday 11th November, however they can be brought in earlier. Please do ensure that the boat has your child's name on.

Next week we will test the boats to see whether they can:

1. Hold a lego man explorer called Vasco da Gama.
2. Stay floating on the water for at least 1 minute.

The experiement will also include predicting, observing and evaluating.

I'm already extremely excited to see the boats... If you can e-mail or bring in any photos of the boat being built, that would be fantastic!

Thank you.

Some ideas:

 

Holiday Homework (not in homework books)

Eid Holiday Homework

When we return from our holiday Year 2 will be starting an exciting new topic entitled ‘Globe Trotters’.  Having spent a number of weeks learning about many things relating to Dubai and the UAE, we will now set off to explore the globe!

To get you thinking over the holiday and to help make our classrooms and corridors look amazing, we would like you to choose one of the following tasks for your holiday homework activity.

1. Famous Explorer Profile

Choose a famous explorer (perhaps someone from your home country) and create a poster with pictures and information about them.  Include some of the countries they visited, how they travelled, what they discovered etc.

2. Country Profile

Start your journey by choosing a country to research (this could be your home country or a country you love or would like to visit).  Create a poster with the countries name and flag.  You could also include a map to show where the country is in the world, the language spoken, information about the people and any other interesting information.

3. Globe Trotters Journey Map

Imagine you are about to set off on a journey around the world.  Which countries would you stop at?  Make a map to show your route and add some pictures and/or descriptions about what you would see there.

4. Explorers Bag

Put your thinking hat on and make a list of all the things an explorer might need on their travels.  Now get creative and show these items in some kind of model, display or poster.  (Please do not send in an actual bag with items).

We look forward to seeing all of your wonderful work and wish you and your family a very happy Eid Al Adha!

Little Authors...

After reading Nana and Grandad's Dubai Adventure, we decided to create our own books. We created front covers, blurbs, reviews, publisher logos and much more!

Edward says: "We want to publish them and send them all over the world..."

Science Experiment

Ever wondered how a cactus can survive in the desert?

Cactuses may not get much moisture where they live, but they manage to make the most of what they do get.

We ran an experiment to test three different pieces of paper. Watch this video to learn more about what we did and our predictions.

Tomorrow we will find out which paper is most like a cactus and why!

 

 

Today we found out that...

 

 

Homework 16th October 2012

Literacy

This week the children were so enthralled with Cassie's homework that they have decided they'd like to do their homework on the Loch Ness Monster, 'Nessie'.

Please write about the Loch Ness Monster, be as creative as you like...it's up to you how you choose to present your homework. You may choose a non-fiction style and write facts about 'Nessie' or you may choose to write a story. Some of the things you should think about when writing are:

• Capital letters and full stops.
• Making your writing interesting for the reader by choosing great words.
• Separating your writing into paragraphs (something we are concentrating on at the moment in class)
• Using a variety of connectives, to join two parts of a sentence together (and, so, because...)
• Make sure you've created your sentence first so when you start writing it all makes sense!

Numeracy

The purpose of this homework is to provide the children with the opportunity to practice skills that they have been learning in class in previous weeks.  Click on the links below for fun interactive games that will help your child to consolidate their learning.

Hit the Button! – Doubling/Halving and Number Bonds

You can make this game harder as you get better!

www.wmnet.org.uk/resources/gordon/Hit%20the%20button%20v9.swf

2D and 3D Shape

You can play easy, medium or hard.

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/shapes/play/

www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/longshape3d.html

 

The relationship between addition and subtraction.

http://resources.oswego.org/games/SumSense/sumadd.html

Thank you and enjoy!

Breast Cancer Awareness!

2B wore pink today to raise awareness of breast cancer. This is a very serious illness and today is a special day where we think and send our love to anyone who is effected it.

Keep up the good work, raising awareness!