Dear Parents/Carers,

We wanted to say a huge thank you for all of your cooperation during this difficult time. It has been fantastic to receive weekly updates from you regarding your child's progress with their home learning tasks. We are so proud of all that they have achieved. It is evident that everyone is working incredibly hard and trying their best. 

However, we regret to inform you that we will no longer be able to reply to all of your messages as we will be in school teaching full-time. From Monday 8th June, we ask that you communicate directly with Mrs Grimwood (Year 2 Teacher). Mrs Grimwood's email address is: 2GK@littlebowden.leics.sch.uk 

Please communicate with Mrs Grimwood weekly and update her on your child's progress. Please continue to include any photographs that you wish to be shared on our school website too. Mrs Grimwood will be available to answer any of your questions or concerns. 

Thank you again for your continued support.

Best wishes,

Mrs Wright and Mr Clarke

Supporting Resources

English/Topic

• Continents Song Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNGJfg45QRI
• Gila Monster Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI6aFbBUqkY

PSHE - Changes

• Video 1 - Coming Back to School in a Bubble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUXDX0WFyno
• Video 2 - Handwashing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VjeIWLnEg 
• Video 3 - Handwashing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxlQn7KaCNU

Maths - Position and Direction

• Maths Video 1 - How to Use Directions and Turns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbtp34j/articles/zrnjjhv
• Maths Video 2 - How Can you Transform Shapes? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zs7mn39/articles/zj8ccqt
• Additional Maths Support Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSsv5lEvjuk
• Additional Espresso Activity – Please use the login details that were emailed to you.

Use the following pathway;

Espresso à Key Stage One à Maths à Geometry à Activities à Directions à Select the option on the far right-hand side.

Key Vocabulary; forwards, backwards, up, down, left, right, above, below, clockwise, anticlockwise, quarter turn, half turn, three-quarter turn, full turn, rotation.

• Practicing number bonds 13. (New)
• Practicing number bonds 14. (New)
• Counting practice - 50th learning video. (New)

Additional - ICT (Computing)

• In our Computing lessons this term we would be programming our ‘Bee-Bots’ to support our Maths work on Position and Direction. These are small bee toys which can be programmed with coding instructions. However, you can download the Bee-Bot app on an iPhone here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/bee-bot/id500131639
• If you are using a computer, there is a similar Bee-Bot programming game available at: https://www.terrapinlogo.com/emu/beebot.html
• See if your child can try programming the Bee-Bot using different directional instructions by pressing the arrows and then ‘Go’. Challenge your child to get to different areas on the screen. Think about how you will have to rotate the Bee-Bot to get them to the place you want them to go to.

Bubble Artwork

• Bubble Artwork Video - Using Straws and washing up liquid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaZbLvRp-HU
• Bubble Artwork - Using paint to print circular bubbles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-hK419cGUc

Phonics ‘tion’ trigraph

• Video 1 - Geraldine Giraffe ‘tion’- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I4o4WrTLMg
• Video 2 - Word Reading ‘tion’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcTFjYSRq_k
• 'tion' trigraph Sound Sheet (see PDF below)

Additional Phonics

•  Practise Phonic sounds and reading 'red words' using the Phonics Play website.

    This is available at: https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5

    Create a free account using these details;

    Username: march20               Password: home

    Practise any of the Phase 4 and 5 games.

*Mr Clarke has asked me to mention that he has created his 50th video! 

This is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xKPxZBAxFI&feature=youtu.be