And just like that we’ve made it to Friday and it’s almost the weekend.

Today is a chance to catch up on any activities that you haven’t managed so far this week. You’ve got your final ‘Onthank on Foot’ today. Pick your favourite outfit and you are tasked with passing a smile to someone else. See what happens when you smile at someone. Make sure you get plenty of playing time into your day too!

I hope you have enjoyed the activities this week and you’ve had a chance to upload your work for your teacher to see. We’ve only got a couple of weeks to go before it’s the official summer holiday. The teachers have been asked to start getting things ready for you so it’s an exciting and even busier time for us all. Next week we’ll all help out with your activities but there will be less things to do and perhaps the following week we can try something a little different.

It has been a pleasure being here for you this week and I want to take this opportunity to say a HUGE THANK YOU and WELL DONE to everyone who has had a shot at our online learning activities. It has been a massive amount of work but we’ve loved looking at all your efforts. Since the start of this Lockdown the teachers have all been learning about working Glow and all sorts of new technology that we’ve never used before so it’s not just the children that have been busy! It’s not always easy and it’s hard work learning new things but if you keep at it, eventually you get it and you have new skills to use for years to come.

Stick in, stay safe, work hard and play, play, play some more.

Mrs Kidd & Team P2

Let’s get busy!

LITERACY IDEAS

Task:

– Watch this video.

– Use these words to Look, Say, Cover, Write & Check like you do in your homework. Watch your spelling and handwriting – remember your JOINED PHONEMES! We’ll try spelling and dictation with them tomorrow.

– Watch this video. Listen carefully to the words.

We said yesterday that these books all have rhyming words and that rhyming words are words that sound the same.

Want a challenge?

– Collect a ball or bean bag if you have one and work with a member of your household only. (If you don’t have any of these items the game is a throwing and catching game so find something safe to toss to your partner or just clap your hands when it is your turn.)

– Watch this video. Take turns with a partner at shouting out rhyming words. 

– Try out these words to give you some ideas.

get          small          cot          loop

– Think of your own words and try to find more rhymes than your buddy. Don’t take too long, repeat your rhymes, drop the ball or the other player wins. The winner is the last person to think up a rhyme on their turn. Happy rhyming everyone!

NUMERACY IDEAS

You know what to do. No counting – estimate how many pegs you see here.

Task:

– Let’s warm up. Watch this video.

Remember we said in class that you need to look for the parts you do know.

You are using the strategy of counting on to work out these answers.

For today’s work we need to be detectives. We need to hunt for clues to help us with our trickier missing numbers in a sequence.

– Here is a number square to help you if you need it.

– Copy and fill in the missing numbers. Remember look for what you do know, check what the sequence is jumping up in. 

Want a challenge?

– For each of the missing numbers you found out above, circle with GREEN the numbers you know are EVEN and circle with RED the answers you know are ODD. Remember it’s the Ones number at the end of each number that you look at to decide if the whole number is ODD or EVEN. Get your thinking caps on!

OTHER CURRICULAR AREAS IDEAS

Task:

– As part of ‘Onthank on Foot’, go for a walk and wear odd socks. Remember to take a photograph for your Blog.

– As part of Positive Choices Week choose another activity to help keep you happy, healthy or calm. Send a picture to Mr McIlwraith if you like.

email:   david.mcilwraith1@eastayrshire.org.uk

Are we done for today?

We sure are, go and do more things that you enjoy and I’ll see you tomorrow! ‘Onthank on Foot’ will be pick a colour and go for a colour walk.

Mrs Kidd & Team P2

Mrs Kidd
Back on Blog

Welcome back, it’s Mrs Kidd taking you through this week again.

Your teachers have really enjoyed looking at all the work and enjoyment you’ve been having lately so well done!

If you’ve not sent your pictures and writing to us yet then be sure to get it up onto your Blog or email your own teacher. 

What are we doing this week?

Literacy

– We’re going to go over some spelling and handwriting patterns you have done before. Remember, I’m looking for you to do your joins and spelling like this from now on. I’ve noticed some sneaky ch, th, sh and ng joins missing in your work the past couple of weeks.

– Let’s try really hard to always include our new learning and be sure to check your work to see if you remembered all the teaching points.

– I also want for you to review and use some common words.

– Think about how words rhyme and use those in a game.

– We’re going to think about how to write good instructions – this will be based on a baking activity if you are allowed.

Numeracy

– I’d like to return to the number activities we started last time and consider the place value of the numbers we know.

– What makes a number odd or even and identify this in our daily work. 

– Think about how to order numbers. To do this, we need to know about place value and how we count up or down. 

– Identify missing numbers within 100. To do this, you need to notice number patterns. 

Other Curricular Areas

– This week is Positive Choices Week and we’ll learn about what that means today. 

– You can use the suggested activity grid on the Main Blog to try out some ways of helping you to stay happy, healthy and calm. 

Finally, as you know, I love reading stories so I’d like for you to enjoy some story time and perhaps think about making more of your own stories as the week goes on. 

What do we need?

If you can, get a hold of the following:

•  Something to write on/write with.

• A collection of small items to help make odd and even numbers. I’ve used tomorrow’s lunch pasta but you could use stones or even bits of Lego if you have them. Be creative.

•  Items to make Tens and Ones. 

•  A bean bag or ball for a throwing and catching game.

• If you’re allowed to bake on Wednesday you’ll need some ingredients and items for your chosen recipe. (this can be as easy or as complex as your tastes want)

  e.g. Cereal and a bar of chocolate for crispie cakes, cake cases, a spoon and bowl – DON’T worry if you don’t want to do this you’ll still be able to follow the lesson for writing instructions.

Let’s get started!

LITERACY IDEAS

Task:

– Collect something to write on and something to write with.

– Watch this video and revise sounds from the past few weeks.

– Watch this video and copy out the ee, ai and ay words in your best handwriting. If you want to try the handwriting from the other weeks you could try that next.

Want a challenge?:

– Make a grid like this

– Sort these words into the correct spaces and remember your joined handwriting!

seed          sail          ray          lay          tail          green          nail          play          snail          teeth         hay          peer          paint          hail          need          May          stay          peel

– Can you find any other ee, ai or ay words in your house that you could add to your lists?

STORY TIME

Last time, I read the story ‘Oi Frog’ by Kes Gray and Jim Field. The next story in the series is called ‘Oi Dog’ by Kes & Claire Gray and Jim Field.

Did you work out why I loved ‘Oi Frog’ so much?

I hope you said that you could hear lots of rhymes.

The ‘Oi Frog’ story is so clever! I wonder if ‘Oi Dog’ will be the same?

– Watch this video.

NUMERACY IDEAS

Let’s warm up.

Remember an estimate is a sensible guess. Look but don’t count straight away.

Estimate how many pom poms you think are in the bundle.

Task:

– Last time we were thinking about place value and what different numbers meant when they were in different positions.

Think back and tell me what place value each of these numbers have. Record like this:

– Try recording these numbers on your chart.

52          79          61          37

44          86          20          75

This week I’d like for us to remember odd and even numbers. How can we tell the difference? Is there an easy way to work it out?

– Watch this video

Want a challenge?

– Make a chart like this.

– Sort these numbers into the correct part of the chart – remember to leave finger space gaps between your answers.

54          28          93          17

90          36          1          24

173          198          150          102

241          748          333          924

Try these too!

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OTHER CURRICULAR AREA IDEAS

Today marks the start of Positive Choices Week. This means making decisions to take part in activities to keep yourself happy, healthy and calm. 

Task:

– As part of ‘Onthank on Foot’, go for a walk and wear a colourful outfit. Remember to take a photograph for your Blog.

This week, Mrs Williams has provided some ideas for activities that might help to keep you happy, healthy or calm on the main Blog, so let’s take a look.

Remember these are only ideas and you don’t have to complete all of them. It’s a bit like a pick ‘n’ mix sweetie bag. Choose one you think you’d like to try each day – don’t eat them all at once!

– Click this link and read more about Positive Choices Week.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/onthankps/

– Try one of the activities in the chart listed below from the Blog and you can send a photograph direct to Mr McIlwraith for the Main school Blog page if you like.

email:     david.mcilwraith1@eastayrshire.org.uk

Are we finished?

That’s us done for today. Remember that for tomorrow’s ‘Onthank on Foot’ you have to wear odd socks for your walk.

If you’re needing anything else to do you can check Bug Club, mymaths or Teach Your Monster To Read.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs Kidd & Team P2