As I said yesterday, we would very much like to hear from you all this week to let us know how you are doing. Good news, bad news, questions, worries, celebrations and successes, we don't mind what you tell us but we would really love to hear from you.
I've had some great suggestions for breakfast ideas so far and I'm developing a shortlist. Could you ask your child to email me their suggestion for their favourite breakfast so that I never skip it again? I will post a picture of me eating the most interesting, crazy and tempting suggestion. Get creative and let me know - and tell us how you are doing too!
English - Persuasive Writing
Yesterday, we looked at the different attractions that you could visit at Southend. We shortlisted them down to 4 - we are going to use these to create a poster (which doubles as a writing plan too). Here is our blank poster:
We can put "Southend" in the middle and then in each of the boxes put pictures showing our 4 favourite attractions. Here is my version (I chose Adventure Island, Sea Life Centre, the Pier and Chalkwell Beach):
You can use drawings or, if you have printer access, use photographs. You could also create a page on the computer and email it to our KS1 email to save ink too.
Year 2's, to extend your task place a couple of bullet points underneath to just note why it is an amazing attraction - here's mine:
Enjoy creating your poster!
Maths - Multiplication Problems
Yesterday, we used arrays to solve various multiplication calculations and today we will apply these skills to worded problems. Choose one set of problems from below and follow these steps (the word RUCSAC can help remember them):
- Read the problems;
- Understand the problem (what are we trying to find out?);
- Choose the correct calculation (+, -, x, ÷);
- Solve the problem using an efficient strategy (e.g. arrays);
- Answer the question;
- Check!!
Here are the problems, watch out again - they might not all be multiplication!
Year 1 - These focus on the 2x tables (look out for the + problem!)
Year 2 - These use a range of multipliers (again look out for the + one!)
Super Hard Black Belt Challenge - these ones will require our partitioning skills to split these up into 10's and ones before multiplying e.g.:
Good luck:
I wish you well in all your home schooling today!
KS1 Team
