Good morning everybody! Welcome to today’s learning.  When you have completed your work, please email it to your class teacher. Here are our email addresses:

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English:

Today, you are going to write your diary entry, using the Brian Pollard painting below, as inspiration.  Remember, when you write a diary, write about what happened during the day.

Diary writing checklist:

Write in 1^st person – I/We

Use the past tense

Describe the setting – the place and the weather

Use adjectives to describe what you see

Write how you feel – write about the best bits

Make it interesting and exciting

Remember to punctuate each sentence carefully

Read each sentence to check it makes sense

Use your best handwriting

In your book

Write your diary, referring to your plan, the painting and the checklist.

Read your diary to a family member

Maths:

In maths this week, you will be applying your understanding of the times tables to solve multiplication and division problems.  You will need to decide which method is best for your calculation.

To multiply and divide by multiples of 10 and 100, use known multiplication facts.  Like this:  3 x 4 = 12 so 30 x 4 = 120, 30 x 40 = 1200 and 300 x 4 = 1200.

To solve 240 ÷ 4, ignore the 0 and use the fact 24 ÷ 4 = 6 (from the multiplication fact 6 x 4 = 24).  When you write your answer remember that 240 is 10 times greater than 24,  so your answer will be 10 times greater.  So, 240 ÷ 4 = 60.

You will also be multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100.  This clip reminds you how to use place value to do this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd/articles/z2fkwxs

And you might need to use written methods to solve some of the multiplication and division challenges.  These clips will remind you of the methods:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd

You can also contact us via email, if you need any help.

Rapid recall whiteboard - Choose a number and complete your board.

Don’t forget to practise Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS)

Topic:

This afternoon you are going to make a 3D lighthouse based on Brian Pollard’s paintings of Smeaton’s Tower.  Hopefully you will be able to find a suitable cylinder shape for the lighthouse and if you can,  paint it in red and white.

Reading:

Please do your daily reading and record it in your reading record.  Continue using myON to do your online reading and quizzes at: https://www.myon.co.uk/login/index.html.  We can see how many books you have read and how you are doing on your quizzes. So, go on, let’s get reading!

Spellings:

Please practise your spellings daily. This week’s spellings are below. You will need to see which ones you want to work on. If you can spell the Year 2 spellings, then do the Year 3/4.  We will be focusing on 10 spellings every week. On Friday, get someone at home to do your spelling test with you!

Year 2

prove

father

class

grass

pass

plant

path

bath

hour

move

Year 3/4

earth

eight

eighth

enough

exercise

experience

experiment

extreme

famous

favourite