WB 8th February
Please check school website for updates on the return to school. More information to come this week as soon as we know:
I hope everyone’s had a good week. Again, there were some fantastic bits of work that some of you have done and its been great to see you working so hard!
I have added new activities for the week ahead. However, If there is work that you haven’t done from previous weeks, please feel free to carry on with it. You can share your work with me on Class Dojo or in the HWB (J2E) files. If you have any questions or concerns you can message me through Class Dojo, J2Message or by email: curtisw3@hwbcymru.net
Chinese New Year:
Friday 12th February mark the Chinese New Year.
Try reading this story together with an adult:
I have added a few different craft ideas and activities that you might enjoy trying out:
Chinese Lantern Craft Instructions
Handprint Pig Craft Instructions
Zigzag Snake Craft Instructions
Chinese Drum Craft Instructions
Topic: ‘Brilliant Betsi’- 999 Emergency
Work with an adult if possible: ‘What are the emergency services?’ After naming them, examine picture cards showing ambulances through the ages. Discuss, ‘How have things changed?’ Encourage the children to use visual source materials to form their ideas. Talk about how they think things have changed and what they think has happened as a result. For example, more rescues and fewer casualties or deaths.
ROLEPLAY: practise making an emergency phone call. You could provide the children with different scenarios that include situations at home, school, in the community and beyond.
Note: You could use a play telephone as a prop for their role play. Make sure they know that 999 is for emergencies only.
Maths:
To know the names and properties of common 2D and 3D shapes
Y2: To recognise symmetry in 2D shapes
2D shapes wordmat 3D shapes wordmat
2D Shape Properties 3D Shapes Properties Table
2D Shape Edges 3D Faces Questions
Year 2
Please continue to carry on with work from previous weeks to reinforce your learning: Year 2- counting in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s. Continue to work on J2Blast. Year 1- addition and subtraction of small numbers.
English:
To develop Reading and Writing skills: Begin to work through this unit of work. Please to this together with an adult if you can.
Please read as often as you can at home.
Phonics: I will leave these resources on here so you can use them when you need them. If there are any sounds you find difficult or need to practise writing them correctly.
Jolly phonics support materials:
WELSH:
Practise asking others some of the questions that you have practised in school?
Pwy wyt ti? (who are you?)
Sut wyt ti? (how are you?)
Ble wyt ti’n byw? (Where do you live?)
Beth wyt ti’n hoffi? (What do you like?)
OTHER:
Try this link to Joe Wicks’ PE sessions. He does a new video every day.
Try to spend some time outside to get fresh air. What can you see/smell/hear/feel?
Try BBC Bitesize on iPlayer. There are some good educational programmes every day.
Some of you may enjoy the activities in the link below from ‘Save the Children’ that encourage exercise and Relaxation.
stress-busters-from-our-heart-program
Or if you fancy trying. bit of yoga…? Try ‘Cosmic Kids:
Have a good week everyone! Don’t feel you have to everything. Do what you can and enjoy!
Don’t forget there is a daily Teams meeting for anyone who wants to join in, or to ask me any questions or help with the learning. Please contact me any other time on ClassDojo or by email: curtisw3@hwbcymru.net
WB 1st February
I hope you’ve all had a good week and keeping well. It was nice to see some of you last week and also to see some fabulous work that some of you have been doing at home. Amazing effort!
I have added new activities for the week ahead. However, If there is work that you haven’t done from previous weeks, please feel free to carry on with it. You can share your work with me on Class Dojo or in the HWB (J2E) files. If you have any questions or concerns you can message me through Class Dojo, J2Message or by email: curtisw3@hwbcymru.net
Topic: ‘Brilliant Betsi’- What is in the Kit?
TO BE DONE WITH AN ADULT: Explore a first aid kit. Involve the children in finding it. Where is it kept? Is it easy to find? What symbol does it have on it? Take a look through the kit. What is each product? How are they used? Read the labels on the products then ask them to group and sort them. Discuss safety around medicines found in typical everyday places, such as kitchen cupboards and bathroom cabinets. Ask, ‘Are there things you shouldn’t touch?’ Can you make a poster, possibly using ICT, to warn of the dangers of medicines?
Topic: ‘Brilliant Betsi’- Spoonful of medicine.
TO BE DONE WITH AN ADULT: Explore capacity and standard measures using medicine spoons, dosing cups, droppers and syringes. Challenge children to measure out small volumes of liquid using the standard unit, millilitres (ml). Ask children why we use these tools for giving medicine, linking this to medicine safety. If you have some, use thermometers, such as colour changing forehead strips, glass thermometers and digital thermometers. Ask children to try using each of the devices, measuring their temperature and recording in degrees Celsius (°C). Ask, ‘Do you think Betsi would have had any of this equipment?’
2020-betsib_dev_medicine_safety_poster
Maths:
This week I would like you to work on Mass and Weight. If you have any scales at home- try finding some things around the house that you could weigh. Perhaps you could try following a recipe with adult help and weigh out some of the ingredients.
Year 1: Lighter or Heavier
Please continue to carry on with work from previous weeks to reinforce your learning: Year 2- counting in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s. Continue to work on J2Blast. Year 1- addition and subtraction of small numbers.
English:
Continue to work on this Reading/Writing Unit: ‘Superheroes’
Activities below to support ‘phonics’ and spelling.
ck,e,u,r,h,b Read and Race Game f,ff,l,ll,ss Read and Race Game j,v,w,x,y,z,zz Read and Race Game m,d,g,o,c,k Read and Race Game qu,ch,sh,th,ng Read and Race Game s,a,t,p,i,n Read and Race Game
Phonics: I will leave these resources on here so you can use them when you need them. If there are any sounds you find difficult or need to practise writing them correctly.
Jolly phonics support materials:
WELSH:
Practise asking others some of the questions that you have practised in school?
Pwy wyt ti? (who are you?)
Sut wyt ti? (how are you?)
Ble wyt ti’n byw? (Where do you live?)
Beth wyt ti’n hoffi? (What do you like?)
Tric a Chlic:
OTHER:
Try this link to Joe Wicks’ PE sessions. He does a new video every day.
Try to spend some time outside to get fresh air. What can you see/smell/hear/feel?
Try BBC Bitesize on iPlayer. There are some good educational programmes every day.
Some of you may enjoy the activities in the link below from ‘Save the Children’ that encourage exercise and Relaxation.
stress-busters-from-our-heart-program
Or if you fancy trying. bit of yoga…? Try ‘Cosmic Kids:
Have a good week everyone! Don’t feel you have to everything. Do what you can and enjoy!
Don’t forget there is a daily Teams meeting for anyone who wants to join in, or to ask me any questions or help with the learning. Please contact me any other time on ClassDojo or by email: curtisw3@hwbcymru.net
WB 25th January
Hello again, I hope you and your families are all keeping well. It was nice to see some of you last week and also to see the great work that some of you have been doing at home. I’m really impressed!
I have added new activities for the week ahead. However, If there is work that you haven’t done from previous weeks, please feel free to carry on with it. You can share your work with me on Class Dojo or in the HWB (J2E) files. If you have any questions or concerns you can message me through Class Dojo, J2Message or by email: curtisw3@hwbcymru.net
Have a great week everyone!
Dydd Santes Dwynwen
Monday 25th January is Dydd Santes Dwynwen: Try some of these activities and find out more about it:
FP Pupil’s Challenges – Dwynwen
Topic: ‘Brilliant Betsi’- Watch out for Germs!
Read through the presentation below: Can you find out what germs are and how they can spread?
This is why is it VERY important that we wash our hands regularly and that when we do wash our hands, we do it thoroughly to make sure any germs are removed. Look at the sequence cards and ‘Washy Washy Clean’ video below to learn the correct steps for washing hands!
CHALLENGE:
Create a set of instructions to inform people how to was their hands properly: You can choose how you do this. Be creative! It could be as a poster, a set of instructions, a video of you explaining or you could even try a funny music/dance video like these NHS staff did in England! I look forward to seeing what you can come up with!
ENGLISH:
Spelling activities:
CVCC and CCVC Words Worksheet, Circle That Word!
I have added these High Frequency words again, just if you want to practice the spelling and handwriting to reinforce the learning.
Reading and Writing activity booklet:
to be done over 2 weeks. Best to be done with and adult, so you can read the story together and talk about it.
Phonics: I will leave these resources on here so you can use them when you need them. If there are any sounds you find difficult or need to practise writing them correctly.
Jolly phonics support materials:
MATHS:
Please continue to carry on with work from previous weeks to reinforce your learning: Year 2- counting in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s. Continue to work on J2Blast. Year 1- addition and subtraction of small numbers.
New activities:
Year 1: Subtraction: work on the first to activities (to 10)
If you want more of challenge these are to 20. Only try them if you have done the first activities confidently.
Year 2: subtraction and estimation
Estimation: an estimation is a ‘rough’ guess of how many there are- the answer doesn’t have to be exact, but close. This is a useful skill in Maths as in the future, it can be useful to know if our calculations are being done correctly and if our answers make sense. Try some of the questions in the PPT below. Or you could try to estimate groups of different things at home! eg.. a pile of Lego pieces on the floor etc…
You could try counting them after to see if your estimation was close. If you like you can take photos for me to see and upload them on ClassDojo or HWB.
Maths-Mastery-Estimation-PowerPoint
WELSH:
Practise asking others some of the questions that you have practised in school?
Pwy wyt ti? (who are you?)
Sut wyt ti? (how are you?)
Ble wyt ti’n byw? (Where do you live?)
Beth wyt ti’n hoffi? (What do you like?)
Tric a Chlic:
OTHER:
Try this link to Joe Wicks’ PE sessions. He does a new video every day.
Try to spend some time outside to get fresh air. What can you see/smell/hear/feel?
Try BBC Bitesize on iPlayer. There are some good educational programmes every day.
Some of you may enjoy the activities in the link below from ‘Save the Children’ that encourage exercise and Relaxation.
stress-busters-from-our-heart-program
Have a good week everyone! Don’t feel you have to everything. Do what you can and enjoy!
Don’t forget there is a daily Teams meeting for anyone who wants to join in, or to ask me any questions or help with the learning. Please contact me any other time on ClassDojo or by email: curtisw3@hwbcymru.net
WB 18th January
Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. It was nice to see some of you last week and also to see some of the work you have been doing at home. If there is work that you haven’t done from last week, please feel free to carry on with it.
Topic: ‘Brilliant Betsi’ Victorian hospitals:
Now that you have found out who Betsi Cadwaldwr is I would like you to think about what hospitals were like when she was working and to consider similarities and differences between hospitals in Victorian times and now. There are some resources and activities below that I hope you find interesting and helpful.
victorian-hospitals-powerpoint_ver_5 (1)
hospitals-now-and-then-powerpoint_ver_3
ENGLISH
Complete the activities from this booklet.
Phonics: Please use this video to practise any sounds you need to go over. I have added some support materials below to practise writing them.
Jolly phonics support materials:
Also see last weeks activities for handwriting and High Frequency words spelling.
Reading: Try the Oxford Owl website to access a free eBOOK library.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
MATHS:
This week Year 1 will work on addition of small numbers. Try these activities below. You could also find some items around the house to practise adding together. Year 2 are working on ordering numbers and counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. You can also use J2Blast on HWB to start working on 2,5,10 x table.
If you haven’t done the Maths booklet from last week, please continue with that also.
Year 1 addition (missing numbers)
Year 2: Ordering Numbers to 100
Year 2: counting in 2,5,10’s quiz
Welsh:
Practise asking others some of the questions that you have practised in school?
Pwy wyt ti? (who are you?)
Sut wyt ti? (how are you?)
Ble wyt ti’n byw? (Where do you live?)
Beth wyt ti’n hoffi? (What do you like?)
Tric a Chlic:
OTHER:
Try the link from last week of PE with Joe Wicks. He does a new video every day.
Try to spend some time outside to get fresh air. What can you see/smell/hear/feel?
Try BBC Bitesize on iPlayer. There are some good educational programmes every day.
Some of you may enjoy the activities in the link below from ‘Save the Children’ that encourage exercise and Relaxation.
stress-busters-from-our-heart-program
Have a good week everyone! Don’t feel you have to everything. Do what you can and enjoy!
Don’t forget there is a daily Teams meeting for anyone who wants to join in, or to ask me any questions or help with the learning. Please contact me any other time on ClassDojo or by email: curtisw3@hwbcymru.net
WB 11th January
Why not try this? … Today’s Joe Wicks’ PE session. Have fun!!
Handwriting and High Frequency words:
If possible, this would be useful to print off and use to help learn spellings of High Frequency Words, and to practice joining handwriting.
Year 2:
This could be useful for beginning to learn Times Tables.
Start with 2, 5, 10 and look at how division is the inverse of multiplication.
J2Blast on HWB is is also useful for tables practice.
(if you are unsure of HWB passwords, please contact me on Class Dojo)
Cymraeg:
Another Tric a Chlic video to join in with…
Continue with activities and tasks on here…
This might be of interest to you:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08h0xbj/bitesize-57-year-olds-week-8-1-maths-plus-3d-shapes
Thursday 7th January
Hello everyone, Bore da and welcome back to our online learning for 2021. I hope you all enjoyed a well-deserved break. Not the start to the year we were all hoping for, but this is the situation we are in so I will try to make the best of a difficult situation. I will be adding work to the school website on a weekly basis for you to work on. I will add useful links and give you ideas of different activities you can try. You do not have to do everything- but please have a go at something. It is important that while not at school, you do your best to stay healthy, keep active and keep your mind busy!
Daily Teams Meeting:
I have set up a daily Teams meeting staring from Monday 11th January. You should have recieved an invite on your HWB email (in Outlook on HWB) This is opportunity chat to me, ask me any questions and to meet online with other pupils in class.
Alternatively you can message me through ClassDojo or J2message on HWB. Hopefully we will be back safely in classroom as soon as possible, but in the meantime take care, be safe and stay in touch!
TOPIC:
‘Brilliant Betsi’
In this topic we will be learning about the life of the famous Welsh Nurse Betsi Cadwaladr and consider the brilliant job that nurses do. We will look at hospitals and consider how they have changed. We will learn about the importance of hygiene and cleanliness and the role of the Emergency Services.
TASK 1:
What can you find out about Betsi Cadwaladr? Ask an adult to help you find some information
If you can use websites Wikipedia and Primary Facts:
Alternatively use this link for some info: Betsi Cadwaladr
Present a few thing things that you found out. You could do this on paper or use J2E to do this.
MATHS: Number skills & place value
I have added some Maths booklets to work on (with answer booklets): You can print these off and do them on paper or just do it directly onto paper- the important thing is just to practise and feel confident with what you do. If the work is too hard/easy please try the other booklet. You don’t have to complete these booklets this week- take your time to go through and practise- a small bit every day might be a good idea. I have also added some challenges for those of you that would like to try something harder. Also, J2Blast (on HWB) is a really useful way to practise Maths and you can do this whenever you like.
Maths Year 1 Maths Year 1-Answers
Maths Year 2. Maths Year 2 – Answers
Challenges: Year 2 Maths challenges Year 1 Maths challenge
ENGLISH:
Phonics: use this whenever you need to to remind yourself of the sounds and blends.
spelling activity: spelling cvc ccvc
Read the story ‘Pippety Skycap’ in the link below (you can also listen to it) or read it together with an adult.
Can you do the activities as far as the bottom of page 7.
WELSH:
There are lots of videos on YouTube for Tric a Chlic. This is the start of Step 2 (CAM2)
I will upload these weekly moving through the steps, but feel free to access them by yourself on You Tube.
OTHER NEWS:
Keep your eyes peeled for programmes on BBC CBBC as they will be showing lots of educational programmes (I will let you know of any that might be worth watching)
Also keep a look out for Joe Wickes online PE lessons as I have heard that he is doing more (I will add them on to here if appropriate)
Week Beginning 29th June 2020
This week we look forward to welcoming back many of our pupils into class. It feels like it’s been a really long time now, and it will be lovely to see you. The children that are coming back to school should now know what days they will be in, however if you are are unsure or have any questions or queries, please contact me through Class Dojo messages or by email: curtisw3@hwbcymru.net Alternatively, contact school directly.
As you can see in the pictures below, there have been a few changes made in the class to help ensure the safety of everyone!
As we begin to move forward into ‘blended learning,’ we will now be using Microsoft Teams to access our class work. I have set up a class page and started adding some work for the children to complete.
To access ‘Teams’ you will need to have your HWB EMAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD.
Again, if you are unsure please contact me on Class Dojo Messages or curtisw3@hwbcymru.net
I will be available to talk to you (and the children) on Monday 29th, through Teams between 1:15-2:15pm. You should receive an invite for this once you have accessed Teams. You can ‘drop in’ at any point during this hour if you have any questions or just want to see some familiar faces.
It would be lovely to see you!
These links may will help you to access Microsoft Teams:
http://blaendulais-primary-school.j2bloggy.com/blog/where-do-i-find-microsoft-teams/22nd June 2020
Take care all, and I look forward to seeing many of you this week!
Mr. Curtis
Hello everyone! Bore da! I hope you are all well. It was lovely to see some of the work you’ve been doing on HWB. Some good work using ‘Turtle,’ a few more animations and lots of Maths and spelling practise using J2Blast. Well done.
I’m very much looking forward to seeing some of you next week when many of you will be back in school to check in, and catch up! Messages have been sent to all your parents, and there are updates on the school website, so please check regularly.
Anyway, I’ve uploaded a few more activities for you to try at home this week. I look forward to seeing what you can do. ENJOY!
ENGLISH:
Write a story using JIT5 Write. Choose an animal as your character. What adventure do they go on? What happens to them?
Watch the CLIP BELOW for an example of what you could do and how to use the programme JIT5 Write.
MATHS:
A few task to help you practise Doubling, halving and sharing equally.
Level 1: (halving) ‘Bees in the garden’
Level 2: (sharing) ‘feeding the owlets’
Level 3: (doubling) ‘Jungle race’
Please continue to practise maths using J2Blast:
(Use J2E – J2Blast- SATsBlast Level 1. See how you get and you can move up the levels as you improve)
WELSH:
I’ve uploaded these resources to help you learn vocabulary for food..
You could practice putting them into your own sentences…
Dw i’n hoffi bwyta….. (I like to eat….)
Dw i ddim yn hoffi fwyta….. (I don’t like to eat….)
Tric a Chlic:
TOPIC:
Please carry on with any of the activities from last week if you haven’t done them or would like to spend more time on them.
I will leave these tutorials up if you’d like to have another look at them.
simple:
advanced:
JIT5 J@Animate: follow the tutorial to see if you can make your own animation.
PE/GAMES:
Continue with different activities in your garden. Try to link this to your maths work on time. You could:
use a watch to time 1 minute or 2 minutes. How many star jumps, squats, sit-ups etc.. can you do in that time? (try to beat your record)
or
time how long it takes you to do:
10 star jumps, 10 sit ups, run around the garden 3 times, kick a ball against a wall 10 times, etc… always try to beat your record!
Have fun…!!!
You could also try:
A few links to support additional home learning:
ENGLISH:
Phonics:
‘jolly phonics’ activity sheets:
group 1 group 2 group 3 group 4 group 5 group 6 group 7
jolly phonics song: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wpdvv
‘th’ sound ‘th’ sound activity sheet
CVC words:
https://mrsvschickadees.com/2019/12/12/the-best-list-of-cvc-words-free/ (list of CVC words)
Maths support:
Enjoy the week everyone and I look forward to seeing many of you next week!
15th June 2020
Shwmae boys and girls! I hope everyone is well. It’s been nice to see some of the lovely work that you’ve been doing this week. I watched some of the hedgehog animations that some of you made with Max (the hedgehog) which we both enjoyed very much so well done. A few more activities to keep you busy with this week. I hope you enjoy them.
English:
I’ve added to amazing new writing units for you to try if you wish. The first one is all about Superheroes: you can read about different superheroes and then have a go at making up your own!
The other unit is about Brian Bear’s picnic. You can read or listen to the story and explore it, then you have some activities to try out such as planning what you would have in your own picnic.
Maths:
Y1- Compare and order numbers up to 20. teddys toy shop
Y2- Compare and order 2-digit numbers up to 100.Ordering Numbers Differently
Challenge cards: Ordering Numbers Challenge Cards
Addition and Subtraction: Addition and Subtraction Challenge Cards
Please continue to practise maths using J2Blast:
(Use J2E – J2Blast- SATsBlast Level 1. See how you get and you can move up the levels as you improve)
TOPIC:
Please carry on with any of the activities from last week if you haven’t done them or would like to spend more time on them.
J2E Turtle: I’ve added a couple of tutorials for using Turtle in J2E. The 1st is simple level and the 2nd is advanced level. Have fun playing around with this programme and I look forward to seeing what you do this week!
simple:
advanced:
WELSH:
Weather activities: weather activities
Tric a Chlic- reading:
PE/GAMES:
Continue with different activities in your garden. Try to link this to your maths work on time. You could:
use a watch to time 1 minute or 2 minutes. How many star jumps, squats, sit-ups etc.. can you do in that time? (try to beat your record)
or
time how long it takes you to do:
10 star jumps, 10 sit ups, run around the garden 3 times, kick a ball against a wall 10 times, etc… always try to beat your record!
Have fun…!!!
You could also try:
A few links to support additional home learning:
ENGLISH:
Phonics:
‘jolly phonics’ activity sheets:
group 1 group 2 group 3 group 4 group 5 group 6 group 7
jolly phonics song: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wpdvv
‘th’ sound ‘th’ sound activity sheet
CVC words:
https://mrsvschickadees.com/2019/12/12/the-best-list-of-cvc-words-free/ (list of CVC words)
Maths support:
Enjoy the week everyone and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
8th June 2020
ENGLISH:
This week I’d like you read the story ‘Don’t Hog the Hedge’ (link below)
Think about what it means to be a good friend.
Complete the ‘friendship hedgehog’ friendship hedgehog
Have a look at these photos of real hedgehogs. Look closely. Can you describe them?
(In the TOPIC section, there is more information about hedgehogs and instructions of how to draw some of the characters from the story)
MATHS:
Number patterns and sequences:
Y1 number patterns curly caterpillar
Activity Cards – Count Read and Write to 20
Count in 2s, 5s and 10s – Activity Cards
‘Don’t Hog the Hedge’ Addition and Subtraction challenge cards:
Addition and Subtraction Challenge Cards
Please continue to practise maths using J2Blast:
(Use J2E – J2Blast- SATsBlast Level 1. See how you get and you can move up the levels as you improve)
TOPIC:
hedgehogs : please read this Powerpoint of facts and information about Hedgehogs.
Can you make your own powerpoint or poster to include some information about hedgehogs.
ICT:
JIT5 J@Animate: follow the tutorial to see if you can make your own animation.
ART: Try following these steps to practise drawing characters from the story ‘Don’t Hog the Hedge’
friend- hedgehog Step-by-Step Drawing Instructions
Have you got any leaves in your garden or local area?… Look closely. Think of all the amazing things about them. Try one of these activities.
WELSH:
Tri a Chlic: please watch the video and join in if you can….
….challenge: Can you find out what ‘Hedgehog’ is in Welsh?
PE/GAMES:
Continue with different activities in your garden. Try to link this to your maths work on time. You could:
use a watch to time 1 minute or 2 minutes. How many star jumps, squats, sit-ups etc.. can you do in that time? (try to beat your record)
or
time how long it takes you to do:
10 star jumps, 10 sit ups, run around the garden 3 times, kick a ball against a wall 10 times, etc… always try to beat your record!
Have fun…!!!
You could also try:
Have a great week everyone and hope to see you all soon!
A few links to support additional home learning:
ENGLISH:
Phonics:
‘jolly phonics’ activity sheets:
group 1 group 2 group 3 group 4 group 5 group 6 group 7
jolly phonics song: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wpdvv
‘th’ sound ‘th’ sound activity sheet
CVC words:
https://mrsvschickadees.com/2019/12/12/the-best-list-of-cvc-words-free/ (list of CVC words)
Maths support:
1st June 2020
Good morning all, I hope you’re all well and have been enjoying the glorious weather over the past week. I have enjoyed looking at some of your work on HWB and have noticed that more of you have been using our online resources particularly to help with spelling and maths so well done. I have added a few more activities, links and videos which I hope you can make some use of for this week.
During lockdown, Ben wrote a quiz. I had a go and scored 10 points. If you’d like to have a go and see if you can beat my score, here it is:
(if you like you can send your answers to me on ‘J2message’
ENGLISH:
Have a go at writing some information about an animal that you might find in your garden or in your local area. Some examples might include worm, frog, beetle, ladybird, hedgehog, fox, butterfly, robin, blackbird, snail etc… You could use the internet or a book to find out more about that animal. For example, what it eats, what it looks like, where it lives, any particular unusual features etc.. You could write it on paper and draw a picture to go with it, or you could try doing it on JIT. Look at the example in the video below! (This way I will be able to see your work and make some comments about it to you)
MATHS: This week I would like you to focus on different types of 2D and 3D shapes and symmetrical patterns.
You could try and make a collage using different 2D shapes (see link to Matisse’s Snail below) or you could try and make a 3D sculpture! Try to take photos if you do. You could look around the garden and see if you can find any symmetrical patterns. Can you create your own symmetrical pattern? What shapes have you used?
Below are some further activities that you could try to develop your knowledge and understanding of shapes.
2D shapes 3D shapes butterfly shape cautious caterpillar
Please continue to practise maths using J2Blast:
(Use J2E – J2Blast- SATsBlast Level 1. See how you get and you can move up the levels as you improve)
TOPIC:
Have you seen any snails in your garden?… Look closely. Think of all the amazing things about them. Try one of these activities.
‘Swirl by Swirl’ by Joyce Sidman (click on link below)
Create your own ‘Matisse’ collage: follow link below for further ideas.
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/make/cut-paste/collage-matisse-snail
WELSH:
I’ve added a few videos below to look at and join in with if you can. The aim is to practise phonics ‘Pa Sain?’ blend the sounds together ‘Syllu ar y sêr’ and to develop reading ‘Stori’
Pa Sain:https://youtu.be/sazUwyu6h5I
Syllu ar y sêr:
Stori:
PE/GAMES:
Continue with different activities in your garden. Try to link this to your maths work on time. You could:
use a watch to time 1 minute or 2 minutes. How many star jumps, squats, sit-ups etc.. can you do in that time? (try to beat your record)
or
time how long it takes you to do:
10 star jumps, 10 sit ups, run around the garden 3 times, kick a ball against a wall 10 times, etc… always try to beat your record!
Have fun…!!!
You could also try:
Have a great week everyone and hope to see you all soon!
A few links to support additional home learning:
ENGLISH:
Phonics:
‘jolly phonics’ activity sheets:
group 1 group 2 group 3 group 4 group 5 group 6 group 7
jolly phonics song: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wpdvv
‘th’ sound ‘th’ sound activity sheet
CVC words:
https://mrsvschickadees.com/2019/12/12/the-best-list-of-cvc-words-free/ (list of CVC words)
Maths support:
18th May 2020
Good morning everyone.Boré da! Here we go again… the weeks seem to be flying by. First and foremost, I hope everyone and their families are well. I hope you’re all happy at home and keeping yourselves occupied, and have enjoyed some of the activities that I put online last week. It’s been quiet for me this week, so if you can, please keep me up to date with what you are doing through J2E (speech bubbles in your files or the new ‘messages’ link on the home page) or Class Dojo! I’d love to hear from you.
Anyway, here’s some more activities and links for you to have a go at this week. If you wish to continue with any of the tasks from previous weeks, please do. Hope you enjoy! Hwyl fawr.
ENGLISH:
Writing units: Y1-Sayeeda the Pirate Y2-Rainbows, rainbows everywhere
Story time– listen and enjoy: ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFhJrLVu3T0
Also please continue to read on a daily basis.
Practise spellings of HF words. flash card list
MATHS:
This week I would like you to focus on ‘Time’ so have has much practise and help as you can. If you have clocks around the house please use them as often as you can. Can you tell the time to the hour? Can you use ‘half past,’ ‘quarter past,’ and ‘quarter to?’
There is some work in your home workbooks that may help :
Year 2, workbook 3 pages 35-38.
Year 1, workbook 3 pages 25-28.
Here are links to other activities that may be useful:
Please continue to practise maths using J2Blast:
(Use J2E – J2Blast- SATsBlast Level 1. See how you get and you can move up the levels as you improve)
TOPIC:
Branching database: Can you create a branching database on plants and flowers? watch my tutorial below:
The Scented Garden challenge:
Flowers and herbs have heavenly scents. Using what we know about the amazing smells of flowers and herbs, try making a gift with a gorgeous fragrance for someone you know who’s very special!
You could make:
- a pot of aromatic herby butter
- a packet of luscious lavender and lemon biscuits
- a sachet of perfumed potpourri
- a sweet and stinky pomander
- a fragrant lavender bag
WELSH:
Click on this link to practise weather based on the book ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’: Bear hunt weather forecast FPh
Links to Tric a Chlic:
Level 1: Yellow/ Melyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLRdSMyifDo
Level 2: Blue: Glas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=719msN10jxQ
Level 3: Green/ Gwyrdd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD5H-G7FFZo
Level 4: Pink/ Pinc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYxSuH9Yzyk
Level 5: Grey/ Llwyd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdq5BOlXV20
There are more of these that have now been added onto YouTube if you would like to try others.
This link includes all the Year 1 and 2 language patterns that you can practise: Year 1 and 2 patterns
PE/GAMES:
Continue with different activities in your garden. Try to link this to your maths work on time. You could:
use a watch to time 1 minute or 2 minutes. How many star jumps, squats, sit-ups etc.. can you do in that time? (try to beat your record)
or
time how long it takes you to do:
10 star jumps, 10 sit ups, run around the garden 3 times, kick a ball against a wall 10 times, etc… always try to beat your record!
Have fun…!!!
You could also try:
Have a great week everyone and hope to see you all soon!
11th May 2020
Boré da! It’s been another glorious week with the weather. I hope that everyone is well, keeping safe and keeping themselves happy. Well done to everyone that has been carrying out school-based activities from the website. I have seen some lovely pieces of work in the J2E files this week. Please check any comments that are left and feel free to respond! I hope that some of you had a look at the VE Day assembly on the school website. I’m sure that many of you took part in some of the celebrations that took place on Friday- I know that there was plenty of bunting, posters and street celebrations where I live (albeit at a safe distance from other people)! Anyway, I’ve added some more activities for you for this week. Please try some of them out and if you can leave any work on HWB as I love to see it! If not, don’t worry- but enjoy the activities you are doing at home. Keep safe and keep well. Hwyl fawr!
ENGLISH
I hope some of you enjoyed the ‘Talk4Writing’ activities I added last week. Please continue with them if you haven’t. This week I have added 2 more for you to try. (I have made a voluntary donation for these resources to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity as it states on page 1, so please don’t feel that you have to – only if you wish to)
Y2-The Elves and the Shoemaker
Story: This week, I have included for you a link to the story ‘Stick Man’ by Julia Donaldson being read by the illustrator Alex Scheffler:
STICK MAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFhJrLVu3T0
Also please continue to read on a daily basis.
Practise spellings of HF words. flash card list
MATHS:
This week I would like you to practise ‘Money’
Recognise the value of different coins.
Explore different ways of paying for items up to 20p/ 50p/ or even £1
Can you work out how much change you need from 10p/ 20p/ or even £1
Here are some activities that can help you:
Year 2: Adult Information Easier Questions Medium Questions Harder Ability Questions
Year 2 Maths Mastery Money Powerpoint
Year 1: year-1-maths-mastery-money-powerpoint
Please continue to practise maths using J2Blast:
(Use J2E – J2Blast- SATsBlast Level 1. See how you get and you can move up the levels as you improve)
TOPIC:
This week I would like you to think about the life cycle of a plant and to consider what plants need to help them grow.
Please continue with any of the topic work from previous weeks if not done.
what does a healthy plant need PPT
plant growth sequencing activity
and here are some small topic activities to help support MATHS:
plants- colour by numbers: subtraction
WELSH:
Links to Tric a Chlic:
Level 1: Yellow/ Melyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLRdSMyifDo
Level 2: Blue: Glas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=719msN10jxQ
Level 3: Green/ Gwyrdd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD5H-G7FFZo
Level 4: Pink/ Pinc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYxSuH9Yzyk
Level 5: Grey/ Llwyd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdq5BOlXV20
There are more of these that have now been added onto YouTube if you would like to try others.
CHALLENGE: can you find out the names of different flowers in Welsh?.. maybe you could draw them and name them (in Welsh) on JIT5
PE/GAMES
I hope you all enjoyed taking part and creating games and activities in your garden last week. More of the same this weeks please!
It is very important that you keep active on a daily basis. If you have a garden, think of all the different activities that you can do outside to keep fit. Do you have space to play games? throwing and catching, kicking balls? What athletic activities can you do in the space? Races back and forth? Perhaps you could time yourself? See if you can beat your time! What about the long jump? How far can you jump? Can you measure how far you travelled? See if you can beat your time! How many times can you walk around the garden before you get tired? How many times can you walk around the garden in 5 minutes?
If you don’t have space in a garden, or would prefer to keep active inside, try: 5 a day fitness, Joe Wickes
or Mr. Ffit.
4th May 2020
Boré da! Hope you are all safe and well and that all of you have had an enjoyable week. Well done to everyone that has been carrying out work that I have put onto this page. If you’ve been working in books at home that’s great, but it has been lovely to see some good quality work in your J2E files (I will leave comments in the speech bubbles in your files and feel free to make comments back). I’ve seen poems, pictograms, rainbows, paintings and lots of maths and spelling practice, so a big well done to all of you! If there is any of the work from the previous weeks that you haven’t finished or would like to continue with, please do… in the meantime, here are some more activities that you can. try this week!
I’m sure you are all being very kind at home and thoughtful towards others. Please think this week about everything that you do that is ‘being kind.’ Maybe offer to help do a job around at the house. Maybe tidy your room when asked (or without even being asked), maybe just smile at somebody or tell them what you like about them. Maybe just a ‘please’ or ‘thank you’ when needed. What can you do do be extra kind this week?
HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE! (and I look forward to seeing you all soon)
ENGLISH
Attached below are 2 units of work- you could try either of them.
There are lots of activities included and would be good to work on with an adult to help. Enjoy!
Also please continue to read on a daily basis.
Practise spellings of HF words. flash card list
TOPIC:
Make a graph: see video below
challenges:
Can you make some art work out of what you find in your garden?
Can you plant seeds or bulbs?
Can you find out about some of the plants growing in your garden or in your local area?
Can you measure and compare some of the plants in your garden?
MATHS
This week I would like you to work on ‘Doubling and Halving’
try this booklet and see how you far you can get:Doubling and halving booklet
Year 2 could also try some work on ‘finding differences.’ Try this link:
You could also continue to work on tables, addition and subtraction:
times tables poster– continue to practise times tables
Practise +-
Use J2E – J2Blast- SATsBlast Level 1. See how you get and you can move up the levels as you improve.
WELSH
Continue to practise patterns from this sheet. Welsh patterns Y12
Beth wit ti’n hoffi? (what do you like?)
Continue to practise ‘colours’ and create rainbow poster (if you haven’t done one already.
PE/GAMES
I hope you all enjoyed taking part and creating games and activities in your garden last week. More of the same this weeks please!
It is very important that you keep active on a daily basis. If you have a garden, think of all the different activities that you can do outside to keep fit. Do you have space to play games? throwing and catching, kicking balls? What athletic activities can you do in the space? Races back and forth? Perhaps you could time yourself? See if you can beat your time! What about the long jump? How far can you jump? Can you measure how far you travelled? See if you can beat your time! How many times can you walk around the garden before you get tired? How many times can you walk around the garden in 5 minutes?
If you don’t have space in a garden, or would prefer to keep active inside, try: 5 a day fitness, Joe Wickes
or Mr. Ffit.
You can subscribe to these channels.
27th April 2020
Good morning everyone. I hope you’ve had a good week and that everyone is well. Thanks to everyone who has logged on to the website, viewed videos, watched the assemblies and carried out bits of work at home. It has been nice to see some of you have used HWB and work is in your files. Remember that if you are unable to access the internet, you can do work on paper or in books and of course make use of the workbooks that were send home. Anyway- here is some more work for you to carry on with for this week. (If there are things you haven’t done from last week, you can also continue some of these activities).
Take care everyone!- Mr. Curtis
ENGLISH: follow the links below
TOPIC:
Try picking a dandelion clock. How many puffs to blow it out?
Count daisies. How many are there? Can you make a pictogram to show what flowers you found.
Make a pictogram … see video link if unsure how to use it.
MATHS:
times tables poster– continue to practise times tables
Practise +-
Use J2E – J2Blast- SATsBlast Level 1. See how you get and you can move up the levels as you improve.
PE Games:
I hope you all enjoyed taking part and creating games and activities in your garden last week. More of the same this weeks please!
It is very important that you keep active on a daily basis. If you have a garden, think of all the different activities that you can do outside to keep fit. Do you have space to play games? throwing and catching, kicking balls? What athletic activities can you do in the space? Races back and forth? Perhaps you could time yourself? See if you can beat your time! What about the long jump? How far can you jump? Can you measure how far you travelled? See if you can beat your time! How many times can you walk around the garden before you get tired? How many times can you walk around the garden in 5 minutes?
If you don’t have space in a garden, or would prefer to keep active inside, try: 5 a day fitness, Joe Wickes
or Mr. Ffit.
You can subscribe to these channels.
WELSH
Practise patterns from this sheet. Welsh patterns Y12
Pa ddydd ydy hi? (what day is it?)
Sut mae’r tywydd heddiw? (what is the weather like today)
Can you remember the days of the week? Days of the week song
If you haven’t finished your poster from last week please continue.
20th April 2020
I hope everyone is well, keeping safe, and enjoying the lovely weather we have been having. It feels very strange not being back in school this week and I’m sure that everybody is looking forward to when we can all safely return to our ‘normal’ routines. Our topic for this half-term is ‘The Scented Garden’ and we will be exploring the astounding world of plants and flowers. Through the half-term I will be uploading a range of activities and tasks on a weekly basis that I would like you to have a go at if you can. Ideally, I would like you to do the work on HWB (using J2E- JIT5) as this work will be saved in your files and I will be able to access it from my computer and add comments. Alternatively, you could complete the work at home on paper. I hope you enjoy the work and try your best if you can. The most important thing, however, is that you keep happy, and keep safe!!…… Mr. Curtis
TOPIC:
please look around your garden and see what plants are growing. (If you don’t have a garden, you could have a look around outside in your local area when you are out for daily exercise- REMEMBER TO BE WITH AN ADULT AND KEEP SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE)
Take pictures of some plants/flowers. Can you find out what they are? Use the internet to research them.
Draw a picture of them. You could use J2E (JIT5 paint) Alternatively, use paper, pens, crayons, paint etc.
MATHS:
Follow the links below to see this weeks activities:
Times tables practise can be done using J2Blast, or use the sheet on the link below:
You can use this number grid to pick numbers and name 1 more, and 1 less:
ENGLISH:
Please continue to read books on a daily basis. Record any reading you do in your reading record if you can.
Please continue to practise your handwriting from the books in your home learning packs.
Continue to practise your spelling from your High Frequency word list. Alternatively, use this link to access further words: High Frequency words
Writing: please look around your garden and see what plants are growing. (If you don’t have a garden, you could have a look around outside in your local area when you are out for daily exercise- REMEMBER TO BE WITH AN ADULT AND KEEP SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE) Make a list of what plants you can see growing. Write down words that describe what they are like. Think about what they look and smell like. Please remember that some plants can be poisonous so if you aren’t sure please try not to touch them and always wash your hands after. Ove the next couple of weeks I would like you to write poems about plants.
WELSH/ CYMRAEG:
This link outlines activities for the week: Welsh W.B 20.4
This link is an activity to create a rainbow poster in Welsh: Sgram – Fy enfys i -NHS version
This link includes all the Year 1 and 2 language patterns that you can practise: Year 1 and 2 patterns
If you would like to continue to keep active and use Welsh at the same time, here is the link for Mr Ffit Pum Munud i Symud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E1aNVOrc-k
PE/Games:
It is very important that you keep active on a daily basis. If you have a garden, think of all the different activities that you can do outside to keep fit. Do you have space to play games? throwing and catching, kicking balls? What athletic activities can you do in the space? Races back and forth? Perhaps you could time yourself? See if you can beat your time! What about the long jump? How far can you jump? Can you measure how far you travelled? See if you can beat your time! How many times can you walk around the garden before you get tired? How many times can you walk around the garden in 5 minutes?
If you don’t have space in a garden, or would prefer to keep active inside, try: 5 a day fitness, Joe Wickes,(see links below) or Mr. Ffit (see link in Welsh section)
I hope you all enjoy these activities and I will upload some more next week. Keep safe and I really look forward to seeing you all soon!
Mr. Curtis
