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You can also access BBC Ten Pieces online ( ten pieces of classical musicwe should know before we leave primary school): the children have been listening to them in my singing assembly and are especially knowledgeable about the first Ten Pieces. Phonics/spelling. Use the spelling words to encourage discussion about the definitions. ‘I’m thinking of a word that means a very large house.’‘I am thinking of a word that means to take away.’ Etc.… The prolific Wilhelm introduced his benignly naughty dinosaur in Tyrone the Horrible , and kids who loved to hate him in that lively tale will do the same here. Boland and his dinosaur pals are not Continue reading »

Wilhelm's (the Little Panda books) workmanlike retelling of an Eastern folktale with Buddhist underpinnings makes a case for acceptance. When a bandit steals a carpet weaver's sheep, the Continue reading »

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I learned that if a noun or verb ends in a 'y', if you want to add 's', you must change the 'y' into an 'i' and add 'es', e.g. cry becomes cries, fly becomes flies.' For Mums and Dads : The National Theatre is live streaming plays every Thursday at 7.00. The first one ' One Man Two Guvnors ' I have seen at the Marlowe Theatre: it is probably the funniest play I have ever seen - I thoroughly recommend it! The Wolf’s story’: Commas in lists. Add commas to these lists – remember to put ‘and’, (or ‘or’)’between the last two things in a list. It has been a very emotional week! Brilliantto see so many Willows and chat to our lovely, supportive Mums and Dads.

See twinkl.com Year 2 Great Fire of London for Samuel Pepys Diary, reading comprehension or Smartboard notepad PowerPoint. What is a diary? Remember ‘The diary of the killer Cat’ by Anne Fine and the Science Week diaries we did. Highlight your favourite words and phrases. Write a diary entry, for the first day as if you were Samuel Pepys. Sunday, 2 nd September, 1666 I have included in the homework folders: Snappy/Mad Maths worksheets;Spring Activity Booklets for Maths and English;an Easter Revision Booklet;Abacus Maths Workbook; Handwriting Booklets;mini books to make;'The Wolf's Story' and some colouring! You can dip into them as much as you like. They should also have three reading books- do try to read as much as possible - it is the key to everything!

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This one is bound to drive you all crazy, so apologies in advance...but we must all wash our hands!! ly’ suffix adverbs. Play guess the adverb game- (tes.com.) Choose a verb, e.g. ‘walking’ and then an adverb e.g. happily, sadly, merrily, crossly. Your partner has to guess what the adverb is.

Maths Word Problems: Owen goes on a ferry. He sleeps for 4 hours of the journey and is awake for 5 hours. How long is the journey? The week ended with a visit from Tony the Mathematics and Science Magician: we really enjoyed his fun experiments and learned a lot. Afterwards we made spinning fish! I hope all our amazing Mums have a wonderful, relaxing (don't go round Tesco, as I have just done!) Mothering Sunday! Don't forget to look in the Kentish Cazette (I'm not on commission!) for a portraitof you and a message from your child! The sun has got his hat on - keep smiling! We will be able to go over learning to reinforce and consolidate when they return to school (we do it every September, after the long summer holiday!) so they will not miss out! The Wolf’s Story’: see sheet- Read the sentences and put in an adverb to make it more interesting. An adverb tells you more about a verb a doing word).Convinced that he's ""special,"" Crawford the raven is disgruntled with his ordinary appearance. After making several funny, futile attempts to change, the frustrated bird entreats a woman with Continue reading » If you want to do some work then have a go at The Easter Maths and English Activity Booklets and also the twinkl booklets. There are also lots of colouring sheets – remember to be ’mindful’ and colour carefully- there are lots more on ‘twinkl’, which has a lot of free resources. www.twinkl.co.uk/offer code CVDTWINKLHELPS. You could send them to your Grandmas and Grandpas or put them in your window to show your neighbours. wwf.org.uk #LearnToLoveNature has lots of challenges to do around your house and garden, such as scavenger hunts. Explain that after the fire many people paid money to fire-fighting companies. These people would put a sign (plaque) on the outside of their house to show with which company they were insured. There is one in the high street in Canterbury. – The Sun Alliance.

In this polar bear version of King Lear, Anook is the Cordelia figure, exiled from her royal father's home when her sisters' scheming leaves her nothing to offer as a tribute other than Continue reading » In this holiday frolic with a touching surprise ending, a rambunctious puppy laments that ``no one has any time for me'' as Christmas approaches; Santa does, however, as he provides the perfect Continue reading » What building in town has the most stories? The public library! (storeys -meaning floors and stories - tales, are homophones - we could add them to our chart!) Hope you had a splendid weekend - the sun had truly got his hat on for the start of the Easter holiday- hip hip, hip hip, hurray!

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Maths Word Problem: Dylan has 52 picture cards. Ryan has 55 cards. Who has more cards? How many more? Along withthe jaunty verse (actually the lyrics of a well-known hymn) as sunny as this paper-over-board book's bright yellow cover, Wilhelm (the Dinofours series) introduces a downy, Continue reading »