Happy Friday! We hope that you are all well and that you are staying safe on this windy and blustery day. For those who are able to do some activities today, here are some ideas that you can complete at home.
We are going to be meeting virtually if you are able to join us at 9.30 and 1.15 for around 10 minutes. Please see the email from the office with links to join. We’re also available at year2@damers.dorset.sch.uk for any home learning questions/photos to share tomorrow.
We’ve included some ideas below similar to what we’d be doing in class. You may also enjoy some of these ideas:
- Make a pillow fort with blankets and cushions
- Write a story about anything you like!
- Enjoy a movie with your family if you can
- Help an adult make a healthy snack or tasty treat
- Listen to your favourite songs
- Show off your best dance moves
Maths
In maths this week we have been learning about mass. You might want to have a look at the packaging of some food items and see how much these items weigh. Can you put these items in order of lightest to heaviest?
If you have access to scales then you could weigh different objects from around the house and compare their weights. Can you put these in order using the < (less than), > (greater than) and = (equal to) signs?
Alternatively, if you don’t have access to scales you can order the objects by feeling how heavy they are, the lego brick is lighter than the book.
Online activities
My Maths – Many of you will have access to your My Maths password, there are lots of activities on here which you can complete even if they have not been set by your teacher. https://www.mymaths.co.uk/
We have set some mymaths work on measures for completion over the next two weeks.
TT Rockstars https://ttrockstars.com/
Numbots https://numbots.com/
Hit the Button https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Writing
We know how much you have loved becoming experts on Emperor Penguins so now we would like you to find out about an animal from the Arctic – the Polar Bear!
You can watch these links to find out more about polar bears (as always, adults please check any external links first as external adverts and comments may be enabled).
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/polar-bear There are some facts on here and a video further down too.
Using the information that you have learnt about Polar Bears we would like you to create a non-chronological report. You can use the same structure and subheadings as we did for the Emperor Penguins (there is an example layout below or you can download the pdf).
t-l-54805-nonchronological-report-template_ver_2You might want to follow a structure similar to this:
Paragraph 1- introduction
Paragraph 2 – Where do polar bears live?
Paragraph 3 – How have polar bears adapted to live in the Arctic?
Paragraph 4 – What do polar bears eat?
Paragraph 5 – What do polar bears look like?
Wow fact – perhaps you could include a fact about polar bear cubs, how far they can swim or something that you find really interesting.
Home learning project
Our home learning projects are in full swing, thank you if you have shared this with us already. If you haven’t completed an activity yet you can find more information here: http://www.damers.dorset.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/HL-Y2-spr1-22.pdf
Clubs – Please note that there are still spaces available for years 1-4 and these can be accessed via school cloud. Sign up quickly as they will soon be opened up so that children can sign up for more than one club.