Dear parents,
I have spent some time this week sharing the children’s online work. We have been evaluating the quality of it. We have recognized that it needs to reflect the effort we give our work in class. Formatting carefully and presenting the work with care is extremely important and we looked at some great examples (well done Jessica). We have also looked carefully at what the teacher sees on the platforms we use to support learning. On Purple mash we have discussed and how the teacher will be marking written work in the future (oral and written feedback through recorded messages). We have also looked at how IXL sends data to me. It shows me which children have mastered a unit and which specific questions caused a problem and for whom. This allows me to feed this information into a future lesson. It also alerts me to children who are inactive. We have also explored TTRockstars a new maths platform to help the children master those tricky multiplication and division facts- see this weeks homework.
The homework page will look similar to the “Lockdown Learning”, we became so used to. In the future we may have to close the class for two weeks - however the children will still be able to follow my lessons as I film them and share them on our Home Learning page and set work through our website and online platforms.
Being independent and valuing home learning has never been more important. I want to support you as much as possible and for the children to feel how the lessons are blending together online and in class.
Mrs H xxx
Reading
I have sat with every child this week and gone over their September reading data. Again it is important for them to understand what information the ACR gives me and how it alerts me to great progress and areas of concern. Please read everyday- it is always the most important weekly skill (30 mins everyday- bedtime is the perfect time for most!)
Maths
As noted above the school has bought into the TTRockstars timestable platform. I have made a little film for you to watch. I hope you find it useful. In the film I explain what I want to children to do for homework- Little and often! Have fun!
Writing in history - Purple Mash
Please login to your Purple Mash account and serch your 2do’s. Here you will find three postcard challenges! Imagine you are a time traveller and you have taken a trip to Ancient Greece. Using what you have learnt in school already write an entertaining postcard form the destination of your choice. You could complete the postcard form Athens, or the one from Olympia or the one form Crete!!! You requested more than one postcard - so please send me more than one!!! REMEMBER the formatting in crucial - cursive font and size 3 please. Don’t forget to hand it in when you have finished - then sit back and wait for my feedback!
Spelling
Here are the spellings Mrs Nel will be testing you on next week:
bomb
comb
debt
doubt
crumb
climb
lamb
numb
thumb
limb
subtle
tomb
Please play with these spelling at home write them on card and use them as flashcards so your really confident. Then visit Purple Mash. Here you will find a spelling test in your 2do’s and a paragraph challenge!
Finally watch this little video below to complete your final challenge!!!
Have fun online- keep up the quality!!