Topaz

Welcome to Topaz Class!

March 2021

We are really looking forward to having the children back in school on Monday 8th March. We have missed them terribly and are excited to have the class back together again. We know it hasn't been an easy last couple of months but we hope that having the children back in school will help them to feel more settled. Hopefully we will manage to have a nice last few weeks of this term.

On this page you will find information about what we are learning each week with some links to online activities which will complement our classroom learning.

If you scroll further down, you will also find home learnig activities for your child to complete if they need to self isolate because they or someone else in the family has covid or covid symptoms.

Mrs Sever and Mrs Lake

Parent notices...

• PE is on Mondays and Thursdays. On Mondays, children will need to bring their PE kit to change into and will go home in their PE kit. On Thursdays, children should come to school in their PE kit and will change into their school uniform after the lesson. Children will need outdoor PE kit on both days. It is quite chilly now so please remember to bring warm layers and a change of socks / footwear for afterwards.
• Remember warm coats, hats and gloves for playtimes please. A change of shoes / boots would be handy to keep your feet warm and dry too.

Our learning focus this week:

This half term we are learning about Katie Morag and her island of Struay.

Maths

Y1 Subtracting length, and introducing and measuring mass

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/happy-camel

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.html

Y2  Fractions - Finding 1/4, and recognising and finding 1/3

English 

English tasks: 

• We will be enjoying the story of Katie Morag and Tiresome Ted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrW7eDjKJDk

• Tuesday - Empathising with a character in a story. How does Katie Morag's feelings change during this adventure? Can you draw different faces to show how Katie's feelings change?
• Wednesday - Writing in character as Katie Morag to Tiresome Ted to say sorry and explain why you threw him away.

Phonics

Y1 (and revision for Y2) We are looking at air/are, or/au/oor, ch/tch, ch/ture.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/flashcards-time-challenge

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/tricky-word-trucks

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/sentences-5a

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/4/train-your-brain-ph4

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/dragons-den

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/picnic-on-pluto

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/buried-treasure

Y2: Reviewing suffixes and spelling rules: ed ing ly ment ness less ful ment tion

Home Learning

Below are English and Maths tasks to use with your child if they are having to self-isolate. For English we have provided a range of writing prompts, spelling lists and some reading ideas. For phonics activities, please use the links posted in the 'Weekly Focus' section.

Links to maths lessons and sheets for each year group are also posted below the English work.

Maths

Please find links to lesson videos and activity sheets for each year group below. Please only complete tasks for your child's year group.