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Have a lovely break and eat lots of Hot Cross Buns and Easter Eggs! (Remember why you are eating them!) Here's an idea for an activity that my mum used to do with her class and with meat home(Sofia, reminded me of it!). 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.… 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 »

It has been a very emotional week! Brilliantto see so many Willows and chat to our lovely, supportive Mums and Dads. Maths Word Problem: Alex balances a ball on his head for 18 seconds. Liam does it for only half this time. For how many seconds does Liam balance the ball? 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! 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. 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, 1666Franklin's family lives in, well, a pigsty. As a meticulously neat piglet, Franklin finds his family's slovenly ways a great embarrassment, and he dares not encourage visitors. At school, his Continue reading »

Maths Word Problem: The house numbers in my street are 15, 17, 19, 21, but the last one has fallen off - what should it be? This one is bound to drive you all crazy, so apologies in advance...but we must all wash our hands!! If you google BBC Magic Grandad - Samuel Pepys, you can watch the video we would have watched in class. You'll never guess what he did with his cheese! It will help you, when you write his diary. 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. 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!Thank you so much for all the lovely photos and updates - please keep sending them in, it's great to hear from you - Go, Team Willow!! The Easter Story: Forgiving. Read ‘Let’s Be Friends Again’ by Hans Wilhelm (on You Tube), where one of the main characters needs to forgive another. Stop as the turtle is released, and ask what both pupils should do. At the end of the story discuss who said sorry, how the brother felt before and after forgiving, and what might have happened if he never forgave his little sister. Think of the phrase ‘forgive and forget’. Do you think the brother will really forget what his sister did? Why is it important for him to forgive and wipe the slate clean? Think of Jesus’ words on the cross: ‘Father forgive them for they know not what they do.’ Who is Jesus forgiving and what is being forgiven? Christians ask God to forgive their sins, because of Jesus’ example and action – being prepared to die to save people and heal their friendship with God. Christians believe that God has the power to forgive sins. The resurrection proved many things, one of which was Jesus’ power to forgive sin. 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. 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.

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 » You might like to dosome bird watching from the comfort of your sitting room: there are lots of resources on www.rspb.org.uk 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! 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 »

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?

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 »Maths Word Problem: Dylan has 52 picture cards. Ryan has 55 cards. Who has more cards? How many more? I learned how to subtract a two digit number from a two digit number, using a number line and a hundred square.' 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!) Have a lovely, safe weekend - remember children, to keep washing and anti-baccing and be kind to Mum and Dad! wwf.org.uk #LearnToLoveNature has lots of challenges to do around your house and garden, such as scavenger hunts.