The Gates Primary SchoolYear 1/2- Robins: Blog items
Date: 22nd Jun 2020 @ 7:37pm
Good morning Robins Class, I hope you had a wonderful Monday!
In the past week you've answered over 6,000 questions on IXL! Wow, you're amazing!!
Today's home learning is:
English - to retrieve information again from The Firework Maker's Daughter. Click on the image below to be taken to the website:
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Maths is to identify lines of symmetry in 2D shapes. Click on the image below to be taken to the website:
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There is a worksheet at the end, however if you would like some more practise, you can go onto IXL.
IXL - Maths - Year 2 - Two dimensional shapes - N7
IXL - Grammar - Year 2 - Short and long vowels - G3, G4
Today's phonics lesson can be found by clicking on the image below:
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Have a great day Robins Class!
Robins Celebration of Home Learning
Date: 21st Jun 2020 @ 6:48pm
Another super week on IXL last week Robins,
I have seen some of you have really been enjoying Oak Academy work from last week, you are all working really hard. Does it feel a little strange to put pen to paper again? I know the children in school have said they haven't written for a few weeks.
Thank you again for the blog updates, lots to share.
Harris has been busy completing work from Oak Academy and writing his Father's Day fact file, super work!
Chloe has been busy doing lots of work from Oak Academy as well as her Comic Strip from the topic web!
Some more excellent work from Hope as well
I hope you all had a lovely day celebrating Father's Day, we had some lovely cards from Robins Class.
Date: 21st Jun 2020 @ 6:20pm
Good morning Robins Class and happy Monday!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed spending yesterday with your dads!
I've been really impressed with your work on IXL and Oak National Academy last week!
Today's home learning is:
English - looking at retrieving information from Chapter 2 of The Firework Maker's Daughter. Click on the image below to go to the page:
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Maths - To identify shapes by the number of sides and vertices. Click on the image below to go to the page:
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There is a worksheet at the end, however if you would like some more practise, you can go onto IXL.
IXL - Maths - Year 2 - Two dimensional shapes - N3
IXL - Grammar - Year 2 - Short and long vowels - G1, G2
Today's phonics video can be found by clicking on the image below:
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This week's writing task is based on the story Supertato by Sue Hendra. Start off by watching the a video of the story being read found by clicking on the picture below:
Then we would like you to think about the character of Evil Pea and write a character description all about him! Here is the success criteria to help you know what to include:
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Describe what the character looks like |
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Describe what the character acts, speaks and moves |
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Describe what the character thinks and feels |
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Use capital letters and full stops |
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Include adjectives to describe the character |
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Use adverbs to describe how the character does something |
This week's topic homework web activity is:
I'm looking forward to seeing your creations and you modelling them on your blogs this week 
Don't forget there are reading comprehensions on Read Theory and 2Dos set on Purple Mash.
Have a wonderful Monday Robins!
Date: 18th Jun 2020 @ 8:15pm
Good morning Robins Class!
Well done for all of your hard work this week!
For English today, it's looking at Chapter 2 of The Firework Maker's Daughter and understanding the meaning of the words.
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For Maths, we'll be looking at finding halves, thirds and quarters of shapes:
There is a worksheet linked to today's learning, however you can also practise on IXL too if you wish - IXL - Maths - Fractions - M1
Have a wonderful weekend Robins Class!
Date: 18th Jun 2020 @ 7:54pm
It has been another tricky choice for Star of the Week this week, however, I have chosen...
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I have been so impressed with Mia's perseverance to her IXL work especially in Maths, she consistently answers numerous questions and you can see her confidence building up (even online). It is great to see more purple mash creations as well. Keep up the good work Mia!
Date: 18th Jun 2020 @ 4:03pm
Continuing our theme of 'The Colour Monster' this week, the children have written some excellent poetry which is too good not to share. The poems detail what the children think of when they hear these emotions. Some excellent outcomes. Well done everyone!
Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 5:20pm
Good morning Robins Class!
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Today's home learning is:
Continuing with the work on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' for English:
More work on fractions:
Today's phonics video can be found by clicking on the image below:
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There are also a couple of websites you can visit for exciting Geography and Science lessons - check them out!
Keep up all of the wonderful work Robins Class!
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Robins - Home Learning Celebration 17.6.20
Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 4:54pm
Wow, I am so impressed with the home learning I have seen over the past couple of days, thank you to all those children who have shared on the blog I don't think I have ever seen so many posts in one day!
Ethan F has been on a walk to see the swans and has made a super fact file about his daddy
One of you has really enjoyed the English lessons on 'THe Firework Makers Daughter'. I love how you have even included your Learning Objective
Another member of Ronbins has been super busy and grown some carrots and peas during this time. She has also written a super fact file about her daddy!
I have been incredibly jealous looking at all the activities this person has got up to, tie-die, paddling in the stream, growing strawberries, having tea parties in the garden and riding her bike. I am not so jealous of you painting the kitchen though, please feel free to come and do mine!
Another super fact file about this person's daddy!
Some brilliant purple mash work as well has been submitted, on our Superhero theme.
Keep up the good work guys!!
Date: 16th Jun 2020 @ 6:22pm
Good morning Robins Class!
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I've seen some positive feedback about the Oak National Academy work, so I've set some more for today!
English is continuing with 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' by Phillip Pullman and the focus of today is understanding the meaning of words. Click on the image below to be taken to the website:
We're continuing with fractions in Maths, looking at identifying the parts of a fraction:
There is a worksheet with today's learning but if you also want to practise on IXL - Year 2 - Fractions - M3, M4
Today's phonics video can be found by clicking on the image below:
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Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Robins Class - School learning 16.6.20
Date: 16th Jun 2020 @ 3:30pm
Good Afternoon Robins,
We have been doing lots of fun things in school this week, look at tens and ones in maths and writing about emotions in English. We are looking at a book called' The Colour Monster' it is a great story.
This afternoon we have tested which material is best to make a superhero cape. We used four different materials and then dropped them from a height to see which one would work best. Felt was too heavy so fell quite fast but red foil fell quite slowly so this seemed to be the clear winner.
Keep it up with your home learning I am gathering some super Dad facts from the blog and some lovely purple mash art! Look out for the celebration of home learning post tomorrow!
Date: 15th Jun 2020 @ 7:16pm
Good morning Robins Class ! I hope you all had a happy Monday!
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We're going to try something new today with our learning. I want you to work on fractions, but they're quite tricky, so there's some videos that show you how to work them out! Click on the image below
Once you have finished, you can go onto IXL and practise Year 2 - Fractions - M1, M2, M3
There is a reading lesson based on a wonderful book called 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' by Phillip Pullman. Click on the image below to be taken to the website:
Why don't you use what you learn in the reading lesson to help you with a Read Theory comprehension?
Today's phonics video can be found by clicking on the image below. The focus today is ai, a_e, ay writing.
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Let me know what you think - did these videos help?
Did you like the story so far?
Date: 14th Jun 2020 @ 8:33pm
Good morning Robins Class! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.
This week's home learning is:
IXL - Maths - Year 2 - Understanding Addition - B1, B2, B3
IXL - English - Year 2 - Rhyming - B1, B2, B3
** New IXL usernames and passwords will have been emailed to you this morning. Please use these from now on **
There are reading comprehensions on Read Theory and 2Dos set on Purple Mash.
Today's phonics video can be found by clicking on the image below:
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This week's writing task is linked to Father's Day. We would like you to write a fact file all about your Dad/Step Dad/Grandad/Uncle and tell us all about why they are so great!
Here is the success criteria of what you need to include:
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I have included:
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I have included facts about what he likes |
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I have written about why he is special |
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I have used adjectives to describe him |
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I have used full stops and capital letters in my sentences |
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I have drawn a picture of him doing his favourite thing |
This week's afternoon task is:
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Here is an example of a comic strip to help you:
Have a wonderful day Robins Class!
Robins Class - Celebration of Home Learning
Date: 12th Jun 2020 @ 11:24am
Some super home learning going on this week, I am so impressed with some of your commitment to learning. Look at what you have achieved on IXL this week.
Some great spelling scores this week as well, well done!
Only two entries on the blog for the writing competition, well done Ethan F and Hope
Also some great purple mash work this week, I am loving your crowns!
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 8:13pm
This week's Star of the Week is someone who has been in school and it goes to
I have been blown away with Macie's attitude since coming back Monday. She has been an absolute super star coming into class each morning with a big smile on her face. Macie has tried really hard to work independently this week and has persevered with all tasks set, she has clearly been trying very hard at home to improve her reading and maths skills and it has been a pleasure to see her show off these skills. Well done Macie, keep up the good work!
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 7:41pm
Good morning Robins Class and happy Friday!
You've all worked incredibly hard this week so make sure you have a good rest over the weekend! Blog photos of anything fun you get up to.
Today's home learning is:
IXL - Maths - Addition up to 10 and 20 - M4, M5, M6
IXL - English - Short Vowels- I1, I2, I3
There are 2Dos on Purple Mash and reading comprehensions on Read Theory.
Don't forget to get an adult to test you on your spellings and then comment on the discussion with your score.
Date: 10th Jun 2020 @ 10:53pm
Good morning Robins Class!
I hope you all had a fun Wednesday!
You've all been working super hard on IXL - you've now answered more than 39,000 questions!
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So far, these people have answered more than 100 questions:
Lola B, Emily, Haleema, Ruby
These people have answered more than 200 questions:
Archie
These people have answered more than 300 questions:
Bea, Harris, Mia, Ethan S, Alex, Lola T
These people have answered more than 400 questions:
Amelia, Zac, Harry, Isabelle
These people have answered more than 500 questions
Hope, Ethan F, Chloe, Ire, Leah
Today's home learning is:
IXL - Maths - Addition up to 10 and 20 - M1, M2, M3
IXL - English - Sight words- K1, K2, K3
Click on the image below to find today's video for phonics. We're looking at the ai family!
Don't forget there are 2Dos on Purple Mash and reading comprehensions on Read Theory.
Robins Class - School and Home learning
Date: 10th Jun 2020 @ 3:46pm
School
The first week back in school has been lovely, but busy. The children are settling into the routine and I am really proud of how quickly they have adapted to new rules. We have been busy learning, experimenting with Bubbles, completing a handwashing experiment and today we made some sun catcher superhero's as we had looked at the new topic web this week.
Home Learning
It is so great to see lots of you continuing with the home learning and completing the tasks that you have been st, I have looked through purplemash and we had lots of children creating ice lollies, it is a shame the weather has taken a turn! Chloe has completed the superhero task set this week, choosing to do it on purple mash. Take a look at the result! Keep up the good work Robins.
Date: 9th Jun 2020 @ 9:38pm
Good morning Robins Class!
I hope you all had a wonderful Tuesday!
Today's home learning is:
IXL - Maths - Subtraction - H10, H11, H12
IXL - English - Verbs - O10, O11, O12
Don't forget there are reading comprehensions on Read Theory and 2Dos set on Purple Mash.
Today's phonics video is below - click on the image to be taken to the Youtube channel:
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Have a wonderful day Robins Class!
Date: 8th Jun 2020 @ 8:53pm
Good morning Robins Class, I hope you had a happy Monday!
Well done for all of your hard work yesterday - I saw lots of you accessed IXL which is great!
These people answered over 100 questions:
Chloe
Archie
Harris
Isabelle
Mia
Ethan S
Alex
Ire
Lola T
These children answered more than 150 questions yesterday:
Hope
Amelia
Ethan F
Today's home learning is:
IXL - Maths - Subtraction - H4, H5, H6
IXL - English - Verbs - O7, O8, O9
Phonics is looking at the u-e sound. Click on the image below to be taken to the Youtube video:
Don’t forget there are reading comprehensions on Read Theory and 2Dos set on Purple Mash.
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Miss Woodward
Date: 7th Jun 2020 @ 8:02pm
Here is this half term's topic web. We are focussing on superheroes. We've listed activities below that you can take part in over the next half term. We will be setting weekly tasks from the web which you can complete and then show on your blog!
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This week we could like you to complete Activity 1 - design and make your own superhero and label it with descriptive language to describe his or her super power!
Robins Class - Home Learning 8.6.20
Date: 7th Jun 2020 @ 3:29pm
Happy Monday Robins, the start of another busy week
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How was your weekend? It was a bit wet wasn't it, I hope you still managed to have fun. I pulled a muscle in my back a few weeks ago so have been trying to do strengthening exercises this weekend now it is starting to feel normal again. Emily has challenged to Mr Horsley's non-stop challenge, so I am hoping to be able to do that in the next couple of weeks.
Today's learning is as follows:
IXL
Maths - Year 2 - E.1, E.2, E.3
English - J.1, J.2
Don’t forget there are 2Dos set on Purple Mash. Times Table Rockstars is also available too, it is great to see some of you improving your times tables knowledge. Remember if you are having any problems logging on to get in touch with school and someone will help you out.
Writing Task
Unfortunately, I did not get to post Friday evening but I still checked the blog, I have attached letters/cards from Emily and Hope to this blog post for last weeks task, some excellent writing going on, well done!
This weeks writing task:
Mrs Jackson has found a wonderful writing competition for you to complete for this week's writing task. It sounds fantastic! We thought this would be a great opportunity for you to write about something you have a lot of knowledge about. The competition is asking for pieces of written work relating to any British Wildlife. Now here is the fun part, you can present your writing by constructing a story, a poem, a fact file, a diary entry - it is completely up to you. The link below will send you to the page you need to read, regarding a little more information and more importantly how to enter.
https://www.henharrierday.uk/young-writer
When completed, please take a picture of your writing and add it to your blog.
Now it is not a writing task without a success criteria to help you along, there are things we would still like you to include even though the way you present is not set:
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I have written my piece about British Wildlife |
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I have used my own ideas and it is all my own work |
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I have shown an understanding of my chosen subject |
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I have used scientific terms e.g habitat, diet etc |
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I have written in full sentences |
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I have included adjectives |
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I have included conjunctions |
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My writing makes sense to the reader |
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Good Luck and have fun
Look out for the new spelling blog posts, thank you for all who are continuing with this, keep up the good work. I have attached some photos from last week, Year 1 are smashing it!
Have a great day!
Miss Woodward
Date: 4th Jun 2020 @ 8:51pm
Another great week in terms of home learning, however this week I have decided to award it to...
Ethan has really impressed me with his dedication to tasks since the beginning of home learning. He has a brilliant attitude toward everything asked of him and will aim to complete every task set for him. He has never had a day off on IXL, readtheory, PurpleMash and is actively posts updates from home regularly, using the blog. This certificate is so well deserved, myself and Mrs Penman are very proud of you. Keep up the good work superstar!
Robins Class - Home Learning 5.6.20
Date: 4th Jun 2020 @ 8:37pm
Happy Friday Robins!
You have made it to the end of another week, I hope you have a lovely weekend, well done on all the work that you have completed this week!
Yesterday the children who accessed both English and Maths tasks set on IXL were Lola B, Hope, Amelia, Emily, Chloe, Haleema, Archie, Harris, Harry, Isabelle, Ethan S, Alex, Lola T, Ruby and Ire. Only 15 of you, let's see if we can pick it back up again today. Well done to those who completed their tasks!
The children who accessed their daily reading comprehensions were Lola B, Henry, Bea, Hope, Amelia, Emily, Ethan F, Zara, Chloe, Harris, Harry, Isabelle and Ruby. Well done!
IXL
Maths - Year 2 - A.12, A.22, A.26
English - L.6, O.4
Don’t forget there are 2Dos set on Purple Mash. Times Table Rockstars is also available too, it is great to see some of you improving your times tables knowledge. Remember if you are having any problems logging on to get in touch with school and someone will help you out.
Spellings and Writing Task
Please remember to post your spelling results on the discussion board and any letters that you may have completed for the Queen.
I have attached a little video to show you the new layout of Robins Class should you be coming back when school reopens. I hope this helps you feel relaxed about coming back and eases any anxiety
Have a great weekend everyone!
Miss Woodward
Robins Class - Home Learning 4.6.20
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 8:51pm
Good Morning Robins
How are you? I hope that you are having a wonderful week!
Yesterday the children who accessed both English and Maths tasks set on IXL were Lola B, Bea, Hope, Amelia, Emily, Ethan F, Zara, Chloe, Haleema, Archie, Harris, Harry, Leah, Isabelle, Mia, Alex, Ruby, Macie and Ire. That's 19 of you again, Well done!
The children who accessed their daily reading comprehensions were Lola B, Henry, Bea, Hope, Amelia, Emily, Ethan F, Zara, Chloe, Harris, Harry, Isabelle and Ruby
IXL
Maths - Year 2 - J.7, J,8, J.9
English - B.1, B.2
Don’t forget there are 2Dos set on Purple Mash. Times Table Rockstars is also available too, it is great to see some of you improving your times tables knowledge. Remember if you are having any problems logging on to get in touch with school and someone will help you out.
Purple Mash
Fitting in with the SpaceX mission this week, here are some rocket pictures of Robins very own astronauts!
Blog Updates
Some letter and cards coming in of your wonderful writing to the Queen.
Have a wonderful day Robins!
Miss Woodward
Robins Class - Home Learning 3.6.20
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 8:05pm
Happy Wednesday Robins
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How are you? I hope that you are keeping well, the weather isn't meant to be too good today so it might be a good day for crafts or to write your letter to the Queen.
Yesterday the children who accessed both English and Maths tasks set on IXL were Lola B, Henry, Hope, Amelia, Emily, Ethan F, Zara, Chloe, Haleema, Archie, Harris, Harry, Leah, Isabelle, Ethan S, Alex, Lola T, Ruby and Ire. That's 19 of you, 2 more than Monday! Well done and thank you!
The children who accessed their daily reading comprehensions were Lola B, Bea, Hope, Amelia, Ethan F, Chloe, Harris, Isabelle, Lola T and Ruby.
IXL
Maths - Year 2 - M.7, M.8, M.9
English - X.1, I.2
Don’t forget there are 2Dos set on Purple Mash. Times Table Rockstars is also available too, it is great to see some of you improving your times tables knowledge. Remember if you are having any problems logging on to get in touch with school and someone will help you out.
Have a wonderful Wednesday Robins!
Miss Woodward