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  • Eva's Mini-Book Review

    Published 10/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Here is what Eva thought og animal magic:

    "I read animal magic because I like animals. It was a good book because the animals use camouflage to hide"

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  • Wednesday 10th February

    Published 10/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    8:50am- Live Registration:

    Remember to tune in to take part in our live registration. Mr M will be there to welcome you, take the register and talk you through today’s learning. If you have any questions or do not understand something about today’s learning, please ask. This is a great opportunity for us to share ideas and ask questions.    

    9:00am- Live Maths Lesson:

    Today we are going to focus on counting money using coins. First of all, join the live lesson. Then have a go at the following activities.

    Activity: Use the understanding gained in the live lesson to answer the questions on the Counting Money Pence worksheet. If yo need extra help with this, you can watch this video to help:

    Aut2.10.1 - Count money - pence on Vimeo

    Extension: If you are looking for an extension activity, see if you can work out the missing values in the bar models in the attached worksheet.

     

    Reading-

    Remember to read at home for at least 20 minutes today. You can also tune in to the next chapter of The Witches.

    https://youtu.be/qU8aSxg5kh8

     

    Writing-

    Today we would like you to spend some more time turning your plan into a complete piece of diary writing.

    If you have finished your writing already, watch Mr M’s learning video explaining how to finish your diary writing in an interesting way.

    https://youtu.be/ejAYoY5D3LI

    Then use the following skills to end your diary:

    -Exclamation sentence

    and/or

    -Question and Answer

     

    Number Fluency-

    Today we are going to continue to explore how re-ordering the addends can make addition calculations easier and more efficient. First watch Mr M’s learning video:

    https://youtu.be/3ESneQAaT9s

    Now find the sum for the attached calculations. Think carefully about the order that you add the addends. Consider starting with the multiple of 10 and use your understanding place value and number bonds to support you.

     

    R.E.-

    Please complete the attached R.E. activity. 

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  • Sesha's Diary Entry

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Sesha we love this diary entry. It really sounds like an extract from Pepys' diary. 

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  • Sorting Materials

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Here are some pictures from the Science activity that we are completing in Beech Class this afternoon. 

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  • Oscar's Maths Learning

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Oscar we love the way you used the < > and = symbols to compare these notes and coins. 

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  • A Book Recommendation From Phoebe

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Here is what Phoebe said about this book: 

    “I liked this book because Franklin and Josh were funny and it had a happy ending”.

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  • Lola's Diary Entry

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Lola, we love this diary entry from the point of view of Samuel Pepys visiting a Thames Frost Fair. 

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  • Phoebe's Diary Entry

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    What a wonderful diary from the point of view of Samuel Pepys visiting a Thames Frost Fair!

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  • Lena and Rowan's Number Fluency

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Rowan and Lena, you both really got the hang of how to use number bonds to 10 to help add 3 single digit values with increased efficiency. 

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  • Live Lesson: Shared Writing

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Here is the shared writing that we created in our Live English lesson this morning. 

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  • Julianne's 50p Equivalence

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Julianne, we love the way you used coins and calculations to record your thinking: 

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  • Charlie's Words and Phrases Inspired by the Snow

    Published 09/02/21, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Here are some words and phrases that Charlie jotted down after his time outside yesterday: 

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