Y2 15.05.20

Date: 15th May 2020 @ 8:17am

Buenas Dias Swallows

Happy Friday! The weekend is here. Yippee I hear your mums and dads calling!! You have been super stars this week, working so hard at home and showing Friendship. I wonder if anyone has got any Friendship ideas to share with me that you have created at home? 

Our lessons today are continuing with our teachers who we are getting to know so well! The science one looks interesting, making insects using natural materials. 

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-2/#schedule

I also thought that you could have another challenge whilst out on your walk or bike ride. 

Use car badges as a data handling exercise. Children, look at the badges on the cars that you see on your walk. Please think about an efficient way to record this. What can you conclude from your data/information? Can you say what the most common car out today was? What about the least popular? How many more Ford cars did you see then BMW's? Have a go at asking your grown ups questions about the information that you have collected. Can you think of another way to represent this data maybe in a tally chart or pictogram like the work from your home learning pack. 

A message from Mrs Powell

Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 and was three years old when he lost his sight in one eye. By the age of five, he was completely blind. At that time, there was no help available for blind people and many of them would end up begging for food on the streets. Louis’ parents didn’t want that to happen to their son, so they continued to educate him in every way possible. When Louis was 12 years old, he met an army captain who showed him a way of sending messages at night using raised dots and dashes. Louis saw the potential for a communication system for blind people and, by the age of 15, he had found 63 ways to use a six-dot cell in an area the size of a fingertip. In this way, he created Braille, a form of written language for blind people, which they can ‘read’ by feeling the raised dots of the Braille characters with their fingertips.

Let’s try to be people who have the courage to move forward, no matter what happens. At the same time, let’s remember that there are many people who can help us if we need to talk about our worries.

Prayer Dear God, Whether I’m big or whether I’m small, Sometimes I’ll try to be ever so brave, And think about what God sees in me And aim to be the best that I can be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El7P2W7XrYo

I have attached the poem that I am reading to you today so that you can have another read. The poet's name was not on it sadly so I don't know who wrote this funny poem. I hope that you enjoy it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Nc3xUipaA

Have a wonderful weekend Swallows.

Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx

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