Hopefully, you have seen the announcement on the school's website about preliminary plans for September 2020. Please understand that these have been made in light of the current Government guidance of a maximum class size of 15 pupils. As this guidance changes then the current plans will also be reviewed. However, we felt that it is better that you know where we currently stand rather than no news at all.
One thing that is definite at this stage is that your children will return to Amethyst, Diamond and Emerald class in the same class as they currently are in. This will, hopefully, alleviate any concerns your children might have about returning to school, especially the Year 2's who may have been concerned about moving straight into Year 3.
Maths - Addition and Subtraction
Bringing together all our work from the last 2 weeks is the idea of how the operations of addition and subtraction are the inverse of each other - that is opposites! The way we show this is through a triangle with 3 numbers, an add sign at the bottom and a take away sign at the top:
We use this to generate 4 calculations. You can create 2 add calculations by starting at the bottom following it around, finishing at the top:
10 + 5 = 15
5 + 10 = 15
You can also create 2 subtraction calculations by starting at the top and following it around:
15 - 10 = 5
15 - 5 = 10
It is worth noting how the same three numbers are used and that the largest number is at the end in the addition calculations and at the beginning in the subtraction calculations.
Choose one of the sheets below and have a go. Year 1's, to make the task easier, see if you can generate just one add and one take away calculation. To make the task trickier, choose the ones where the triangle is missing a number; you need to add or take away the other numbers to find the missing number first.
Year 1
Year 2
Use your tens and ones method to find the missing top number. You'll need to subtract if the missing number is on the bottom.
Black Belt Challenge - only for the brave!!!
History - The Beach
Continuing on from our Magic Grandad series last week, we can watch Episode 2: The Beach:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWgnpY4L9so
Again whilst you are watching, think about the similarities and differences between now and then. Think about the question - would you have enjoyed a Victorian holiday? Why?
If you want to try a task related to this, have a look at the sheet below:
The 10 pictures show 5 aspects of a holiday, one from the past and one from the present day. (I made the present day pictures black and white so it's not too easy!) See if you can find a pair of pictures that show:
A - How we get there;
B - Where we stay;
C - On the beach;
D - Building sandcastles;
E - In the sea.
Here's my completed sheet to help:
My hugest respect to you all - you are amazing!
KS1 Team
