Y2 29.06.20

Date: 28th Jun 2020 @ 9:13pm

Buenas Dias Swallows Class

I hope that you have had a great weekend. William managed to enjoy a super time with his friends in the garden on his birthday and the sun shone so he was a happy bunny. 

This week is a special week in school. We are going to explore the problem that is underneath our seas.... plastic pollution. Our mini topic is called "Save Our Seas".

If you create any work that you would like to share with us, please bring it into school as our Sharing Window is empty again, ready and waiting. The first Sharing Window work has been taken to our special church to be displayed in there for the community to admire. I have attached a document that has lots of useful websites and ideas for you to look at this week. 

Each day there will be an ocean themed story or link on your blog.

Today- find out about the problems in our seas and oceans with Sir David Attenborough   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI

I have attached the children's Newspaper First News for you to read as it is always a fabulous non fiction read however, pages 7 and 10 have some brilliant articles that link beautifully to our Save Our Seas topic. 

Our Maths lessons continue with the measuremenLength.    Summer Term, WK 2, 27th April. 

 https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/

Our spellings for this week 

Mrs, Mr, parents, pretty, father. mother, brother, sister, aunty, uncle

Our story today is brought to you by Mrs Esling reading  The Invisible String

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw

We have been talking about the invisible string that connects us to our loved ones in the Year One bubble. Do you rememner when we read it in the sensory room? This is a gorgeous story. 

A message from Mrs Powell

This week we are celebrating our wonderful oceans.

The UK is surrounded by the sea, and our waters provide the habitat for over 44,000 different species of sea life, yet often our wonderful beaches are covered in litter.

Point out that scenes like these show us that all is not well in our oceans. Marine scientists have discovered that many plastics that find their way into the world’s oceans are toxic. This means that these plastics can damage the animals and even kill them. Another problem is that wildlife such as seabirds can get entangled in bits of plastic or even become stuck in plastic bottles. Fortunately, scientists, marine conservation societies and the UK government agree that we need to do more to protect our seas and oceans, particularly where the use of plastic is concerned. They suggest that we can all take some action – even if it is something as simple as taking home our rubbish after a day at the beach. We all need to do the following: Invest in a reusable water bottle rather than relying on single-use ones. Take a bag with you when you go to the shops, rather than paying for single-use plastic ones. Look for alternatives to plastic containers.

Time for reflection

Many world faiths believe that we all have a responsibility to look after the world in which we live.

Christians believe that God made the world and wants us all to care for it: this is known as stewardship.

The Bible says, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it . . . for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.’ Christians believe that this means that we have no right to abuse God’s creation. Instead, we should act responsibly, realizing that we are privileged to have such a wonderful place in which to live.

 Dear God,

Thank you for the beautiful world in which we live. Thank you for the amazing variety of animals and plants. Thank you for the sea and the beaches. Please help us to think carefully about our responsibility in the world. Please help us to care for the environment. Please help us to think before we act.

Amen

Have a wonderful day Swallows, I hope that you enjoy our mini topic.

Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx

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