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May 30th, 2013

30/5/2013

This week we are learning to skip count.

Practise the games below.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/counting_math_second_2nd_grade.htm

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/skip-counting.html
http://members.learningplanet.com/act/count/free.asp

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Alexander Graham Bell

30/5/2013

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This week we were learning about old and new methods of communication! We had great fun listening to Ms Burke trying to explain a 'Disc man and a Walk Man' to the class.
We learned all about Alexander Graham Bell and how he invented the telephone!
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/alexandergrahambell.html
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/elmer/infocentral/frameset/inventors/bell/index.html

Play these games below

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/social_studies_games/inventor-games/alexander-graham-bell-jigsaw.html

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz246082d4408.html

http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdbell.htm

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The Barn Owl

23/5/2013

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We are reading the Novel 'The Owl who was afraid of the dark'
We are learning all about owls.
We are making fact files about owls.

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The Time

23/5/2013

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This week we were learning all about time!
We had great fun telling teacher all the different times of the day.
Check out some of these games below.
http://www.kidsnumbers.com/telling-time.php

http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm

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This week we are learning all about the season of summer.
Although we haven't seen much of the sun, we are discovering all about it this week.
Can you tell me any facts you have learned about the sun?
How can we protect ourselves from the sun?

For more information check out these websites.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/our_sun.htm

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/sun.html

http://www.wartgames.com/themes/science/sun.html

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Time

16/5/2013

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This week we are learning about time!
Play the games below.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm

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THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK

16/5/2013

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This week we are reading the novel 'The Owl who was afraid of the dark'. We are really enjoying learning about the main character Plop and his fear about the dark.

Plop did not want to be a night bird. Let's help Plop discover more about who he is. Let's create a factfile about Barn owls for Plop.

http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/owl.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Barn_Owl
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/animals-pets-kids/wild-detectives-kids/wd-ep2-owls/

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Magic Numbers

8/5/2013

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This week we were looking at MAGIC NUMBERS!
Can you solve these magic numbers below?

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=MagicSquares

http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/magic-square-game.html

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The Desert

8/5/2013

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Deserts are places on Earth that receive very little rainfall. The temperature is often very hot during the day and very cold during the night. The Sahara region in Africa is one of the largest desert regions in the world.
Check out the websites below:
http://www.neok12.com/Deserts.htm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/typesofland/typesofland.html

http://africa.mrdonn.org/saharadesert.html