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Welcome to Year 2!
Spring Term 1
What are we learning about this week?
This week is world book week and in English the children will be writing their own stories based on Mr Gumpy's Motor Car. At the end of the week, all the stories will be collated together and turned in to a class book which will stay in the class book box.
This week in maths the children will learn how to measure in CM using a ruler. They will learn to measure a variety of objects making sure they start at 0cm and learn to write CM after the number.
In topic the children will be planning and designing a musical instrument. Once it has been planned. The children will then make it using a variety of resources and then evaluate their creation.
In English this week the children have begun to look at examples of the SAT reading papers. They worked in pairs to begin to understand how we can infer meaning from within the text to confidently answer questions. They also looked at how coordinating and subordinating conjunctions can be used within writing.
In maths this week the children have started to look at time. The children can now recognise o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to times. They have also begun to look at an hour and half an hour earlier/ later.
In topic we have now started a new theme called Beat Band Boogie. This is a music based topic and so far the children have really enjoyed their learning experiences. This week the children have looked at the key words beat, pace and rhythm and have all had the opportunity to play musical instruments to the beat of nursery rhymes. They also conducted a scientific experiments where we investigated how the pitch of water changes depending on how much water is in a glass.
In English this week the children will be practising the skill of reading out their work with the correct intonation and expression. The children will be mixing between the two classes to give them the opportunity to hear different stories. They will also begin to look at past reading papers and will work with a partner to read and answer the questions.
In maths the children are continuing to look at fractions. By the end of the week the children should be able to identify the difference between a unit and non-unit fraction and will hopefully be able to explain how they would find out one quarter, two quarters (half) and three quarters of a number.
In topic the children will be using the ipads to look at maps on street view, They will be discussing what they can see/ recognise and think about what the different symbols might mean on a map. e.g road names, picnic area, woodland areas. They will finish off their learning by recording what they have learnt this topic and what they would like to find out more about if we were to cover this topic again.
In English this week, the children will be writing their comic strips. The children will be writing their own Traction Man adventure story using commands, statements, questions and exclamation sentences. They will also be turning their adventures into their very own story.
In Maths this week the children will looking at fractions. They will be learning to recognise one half of a shape/ number and also one quarter. The children will be looking from a pictorial and practical perspective.
In topic the children will be looking at art and begin to express their own likes and dislikes. The pieces of work are based on realism so the children will then be attempting to draw a Milton Keynes landmark in a similar style.
This week in English the children will be reading the story Traction Man. This is a comic book so children will be understanding how they are structured differently to a fictional book. The children will be writing their own comic strips and will use a variety of sentence types with in their work. Types of sentences will include statements, exclamation, commands and questions.
This week in maths the children will be finalising shape. They will be making 3d shapes using a range of construction materials and will write their own clues to describe a shape to their peers. Children will be using the vocabulary apex, vertex, vertices, edges and faces.
In topic the children will be continue to look at the features in their local area. They will discuss what they found on the walk and then sort the photographs that they took into human and physical features.
This week in English the children will be using their knowledge of instruction writing to help plan a route for Little Red Riding Hood to get to her Grandma's house. The children will be independently applying the skills taught last week to ensure they use imperative verbs, adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions within their writing.
In maths the children will begin to look at 3d shapes. They will begin by naming common 3d shapes and will be given the opportunity to handle a variety of shapes to explore their properties. They will also be developing their knowledge of the key vocabulary and will continue to use terminology such as edges and vertices/ vertex when describing and discussing similarities and differences between shapes.
In topic the children will be going on a walk around Emerson Valley. The children will be strengthening their knowledge of human and physical features. They will also be looking at ways we can improve our local area and identify ways to keep our environment safe.
This week in English the children will be moving on to looking at and writing a set of instructions. The children will be looking at key directional language and will understand that instructions often start with imperative (bossy verbs) e.g follow, turn, go etc. They will also be trying to including conjunctions and adverbs in their writing.
In maths the children will begin to look at 2d shapes. They will begin by naming common 2d shapes and will be given the opportunity to handle a variety of shapes to explore their properties. They will also begin to use key vocabulary such as sides, corners, vertices/vertex, edges, right angle and lines of symmetry when describing.
In our topic lessons the children will be introduced to the vocabulary natural and man-made. They will come up with a definition to explain the difference and will be able to sort a range of materials into the correct category. They will also go onto explain why sometimes materials will need to be changed in order for them to be used for a particular purpose e.g those needed to make concrete. They will finish the week by looking at how we can look after our community and design a street sign following a set criteria.
Autumn Term
This week in English we will begin to look at poetry and nursery rhymes. The children will begin to recite poems and learn them off by heart. They will then write their own poems using a writing frame which includes adjectives and verbs.
In maths this week the children will be continuing to look at multiplication and division. They will learn how to multiply and divide using a number line and will be able to solve these style of questions when written in a word problem.
Our Topic this term is called Street Detectives. This has a geography focus and will involve children studying the area in which they live. This week the children will be looking at who helps our community and how houses and shops have changed over time.
This week in English the children will be having lessons that focus on key skills. The children will be really focusing on their handwriting to ensure that letters are positioned correctly on and within the lines. They will also develop the skill of writing but also stopping at regular intervals to ensure their writing makes sense.
In maths the children will be continuing to look at dividing and will be learning to share into equal groups. The children will also be able to solve division word problems and record their answers by showing the steps that helped them achieve the answer.
This week in English the children have been looking at the story of Charlie and Lola and will their knowledge to write their own versions. The children will be encouraged to use conjunctions, direct speech and contractions e.g can't and don't to uplevel and improve the flow of their writing.
In maths this week the children have begun to look at dividing, They have been able to share in to equal groups and recognise that dividing is the opposite of multiplication. The children have gained practise writing division number sentences and recognise how numbers can be shared in to different groups. e.g 30 can be divided by 5, 6 and 2.
This week in English the children will be using the knowledge and the skills gained to undertake a independent write. The children will use the model text - The Tunnel to base their stories around except they will be changing the settings. The children will try to use direct speech, exciting verbs to replace 'said', adjectives and adverbs. They will then move onto to looking at Charlie and Lola and using contractions.
This week in maths the children will be continuing to look at multiplication. They will practise using arrays to solve multiplication problems and then move on to looking at the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. They will also be using their knowledge of rolling numbers to support their understanding and to quickly solve problems.
This week in Topic/ RE the children will be learning about Christingles and what each of the different parts represent. They have also begun rehearsals for our Christmas Performance.
This week in English the children are learning to write their own version of the story 'The Tunnel' by Anthony Browne. The children will be changing key aspects e.g the characters, the setting and the ending. The focus for their writing will be on their ability to use adjectives, adverbs and coordinating conjunctions.
In maths this week the children are beginning the new topic of multiplication and division. They will begin to sort objects into equal and non equal groups before moving on to writing multiplication number sentences using the x symbol. The children will benefit from practical and pictorial representations.
This week in topic the children will be learning about the Great Escape. They will explore who was involved and be able to ask and answer relevant questions to be able to explain why it was a significant historical event.
This week the children are reading The Tunnel by Anthony Browne. They are discussing how the characters are feeling at different points in the story and using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
The focus of our maths this week is money. The children will be making the same totals using different coins. At the end of the week they will begin to look at how much change we will get from a given amount.
This week the children are exploring animal habitats and how animals can dig to make tunnels. They will also be exploring how animals adapt in order to survive in the environment in which they live e.g water/ hot/ cold climate.
This week in English the children are going to retell the story of Rapunzel. They are going to include elements of direct speech, use interesting verbs to replace 'said' and use a range of sentence types e.g command, exclamation, statement and questions.'
In maths this week the children are learning to recognise the value of coins and notes. They are then moving on to adding coins of different value beginning with pence, then pounds followed by totals with pounds and pence.
In topic the children have been learning to look at some of the characteristics of castles and are beginning to plot them on a timeline to show how they have evolved over the years. They are also learning to work as a group to create a tower using newspaper whilst making sure it is strong, stiff and stable.
This week in English the children have been learning to retell the story of Rapunzel. They then began to look at how the characters may be feeling at different point in the story and then retold this using direct speech. The children have also been using synonyms for said e.g gasped and exclaimed to make their work more exciting.
In maths the children consolidated their knowledge on addition and subtraction. They recapped the column method for where numbers bridge the 10 in order to solve word problems and also learned how to use the column method for subtraction.
This week in topic the children were introduced to their new topic Towers Tunnels and Turrets. The children began by looking at famous towers and plotted their location of a world map. They also had their WOW lesson whereby they had to work as a group to make a stable bridge only using cocktail sticks and midget gems.
This week the children will be learning to write post cards. They will be given an image of a destination and they will begin to use their imagination to think of exciting adjectives to describe the place whilst also thinking about what there is to do there. The children will then use a WAGOLL (what a good one looks like) to structure their own post cards.
In maths the children will begin to look at subtraction. They will be taught to subtract using a number line and they will also learn to subtract using the crossing out method. Children will be taught to draw out the biggest number and then use their knowledge of partitioning to cross out the tens and ones using the smallest number.
In topic the children have been busy making their Christmas cards. These will be sent home on Thursday 24th October. Please remember to order them online if you would like to turn your child's design into a Christmas card.
This week in English, the children have been continuing to look at list poems to be able to write their own version about the sea is to support their learning on Grace Darling. The children have been coming up with exciting adjectives to describe an element of the sea to make their work more engaging for the reader.
In maths the children are continuing to look at addition. We have spent a few lessons on using the column method to add two - two digit numbers together where the ones bridge the ten. The children have also learnt other strategies involving partitioning to solves these style questions.
In topic the children have learnt to use a line, colour, pattern and texture to create their own pirate flags. The children began by looking at designs and expressing their own likes and dislikes. They then thought about possible pirate symbols and colours used to try and replicate a flag in a similar style. They have also been using their knowledge of using directional language and their map drawing skills during a problem solving activity.
The children will continue to write their own pirate adventure story and well then move on to using commas in poetry.
Summer Term 1
What are we learning about this week?
The children are looking at writing instructions for making homes for minibeasts. They will understand how instructions are organised and that they include imperative verbs and factual advice.
The children are learning about what animals including humans need to survive. They will learn about the 5 basic needs- air, water, food, shelter and sleep and what would happen if one of these things is missing. They will also look at healthy eating and will design their own cereal bar trying to incorporate something from each of the different food groups.
We are completing our second week of reasoning and applying our maths understanding to a range of problems. This week we will be linking our problem solving to the following areas of maths: measurement, shape, money, symmetry, rotation and even reading scales.
We will be collecting facts about minibeasts and putting these into our own fact file making use of exclamation sentences, questions and the possessive apostrophe.
This week in Topic the children will be learning about the honey making process. They will be explaining the process using key vocabulary such as glucose, fructose and nectar. They will also be looking at the life cycle of a honey bee and recording this into a flow diagram. They will finish the week by making their very own animal habitats.
This week we will be solving problems in maths. Every day we will look at a different area of maths and then use our problem solving and reasoning knowledge to work on tricky problems. We will be covering fractions of shapes, a range of charts and table and also problems relating to time.
We will be creating fact files about minibeasts. Looking at 'What A Good One Looks Like' (WAGOLL) and how to make them interesting to the reader.
The children will be learning techniques for shading using charcoal to finish off their drawings. They will also be reading the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They will then write an algorithm (set of instructions) to direct their partner around their map to collect the fruit in the correct order that the caterpillar ate it. They will also learn to debug their set of instructions if they do not work. They will finish the week by looking at food chains and learning to understand the terms consumer, producer, predator and pray.
They will continue their work on planning and writing their own versions of Emily Brown and the Thing.
Throughout this week we will be continuing to focus on our arithmetic skills. The children will be exploring inverse operations and they will use this to solve missing number sums. At the end of the week we will be calculating fractions of numbers and solving fraction reasoning problems too.
The children will be using the iPads to research facts about an insect. They will then learn how to put the facts into their own words to create an animal fact file. They will also be learning how to use line, shape and pattern to create a pencil and watercolour drawing of an insect ensuring they pay particular attention to the intricate details.
The children will be eploring the story Emily Brown and the Thing before rewriting it. They will all look at developing characters and descriptions before writing persuasive letters.
This week we will be revisiting the four mathematical operations. The children will be developing their written methods and solving a range of arithmetic questions too.
This week in Topic the children will be going on a bug hunt and recording their findings scientifically to introduce our topic 'Wriggle and Crawl'. They will be also be focusing on habitats and learning how a range of animals have adapted to suit their environment. They will finish the week by learning about what animals need to survive and looking at what is living, non-living or dead.
Spring Term 2
What are we learning about this week?
They will be creating a new character for The Twits and then writing a chapter about them using the same format.
This week the children will be focusing on subtraction. They will be subtracting numbers using a number line and also subtracting using a column method.
This week the children are going to be completing their leaflets about life in World War 2 and they will also be learning about the trooping of the colour. They will practise marching to the beat and learn how to be all in time with one another.
The children will be reading Roald Dahl's The Twits. They will making writing character profiles about Mr and Mrs Twit and making predictions about what could happen in the story.
This week in maths we will be completing our work on telling the time. The children will be practising telling the times to the nearest quarter of an hour and as a challenge they will learn to tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes. Ask your child which side of the clock shows 'to' and which side shows 'past'. They will also be practising their arithmetic skills that involve all four of the mathematical operations.
The children are learning the definitions of 'decade', 'century' and 'modern'. They will also be learning about and sequencing the Crimean War, World War 1 and World War 2 in the order that they took place. They will finish the week by creating a leaflet about life for a child in World War 2.
This week we will be looking at a range of charts, pictograms and tables to represent data in different ways. The children will be drawing their own pictograms and they will also be interpreting a range of pictograms including ones that represent 2, 5 or 10 with a single symbol. We will be answering questions about bar graphs and they will be very knowledgeable about tally charts too!
The children will write an expanded version of The Three Little Pigs whilst developing their use of time connectives (first, nextl ,then, etc) and conjunctions, such as but, so and because.
This week in topic the children will be learning about different genres of music. They will be finding ways to make a noise only using their mouths. They will also conduct a scientific investigation about whether cupping our ears will change the sounds we hear. We will finish the week by using an app called 2beat to practise making our own musical tunes with different instruments and dynamics.
This week the children will be learning to write a recount. They will begin by looking at verbs and recognising the word endings that make them past, present or future tense. They will then plan and write a recount about their trip to Holdenby House with the aim of writing in the past tense and using conjunctions and time connectives to write in a chronological order.
This week the children will be learning how to tell the time on an analogue clock. First we will focus on o'clock and half past and then the children will explore quarter past and quarter to times. The children will also be solving problems that require them to work out 1 hour later and 1 hour earlier. They even challenged themselves to solve problems that involved working out half an hour earlier and later.
This week the children will be learning about pitch. They will have the opportunity to explore the classroom and outdoor environment to see what they can find that makes the highest/lowest pitch. They will also conduct a scientific experiment where the children will explore how we can change the pitch by simply changing the amount of water in a glass.
They will be reading The Lion and the Unicorn by Shirley Hughes. The children will be looking at how a story is created and writing their own version of the book. They will also be learning an action version of the story to recite.
This week in our maths lessons we will be carrying out a wide variety of practical challenges as our focus is on measurement. The children will be exploring measuring lengths in cm m and even considering the use of km too. We will be measuring a range of everyday objects and even measuring the playground with trundle wheels. If you want to support their learning you can encourage your child to measure some objects around the house!
This week the children will be going on their trip to Holdenby House in Northamptonshire. They will be exploring what life was like for evacuees and what children of a similar age would have done in the past. During their topic lessons the children will be writing their own stories based upon the story The lion and the Unicorn and writing from a first persons point of view for world book day.
The children will be looking at the Trombone and how it is played. They will then be writing an explanation of how to play it well.
The children will revisit fractions along with written methods for addition and0 subtraction.
This week in topic the children are going to be learning about pace and rhythm in music. They will be investigating how many syllables are in words and recognise which instruments are good for a specific purpose. They will also be making their very own balloon drum.
Spring Term 1
What are we learning about this week?
The children will be concluding their work on 'Traction Man', writing an advert for him which will include sentences with different types of suffixes.
This week is our final week learning about fractions and the children will be learning the difference between unit and non-unit fractions. They will be exploring how to work out 3/4 of an amount and finally we will be completing a range of practical activities to show that some fractions are equivalent.
This week in topic the children are concluding their knowledge on the topic treasured memories. The children will be designing their own futuristic house based on their knowledge of how houses have changed over time. They will also be recording all the facts that they have learnt over the term and things they would like to find out more about.
They will be writing an actual story rather than a comic book. They will be looking at how the presentation of the writing also affects the reader's interest.
In maths this week they will be continuing their work on fractions and will be finding a quarter and a third of a shape and a number. They will use the part whole model diagram to show this visually.
The children are looking at what there is to do in our local area and add amenities that will make it more appealing. They will also be designing new signs to be placed around the school advising people how to look after it and keep it tidy. They will finish the week off by writing a persuasive letter making people aware of the consequences of not looking after our area.
This week the children are learning about fractions and how parts need to be equal. They will be recognising half of a shape shown in different ways and they will be calculating half of a number.
The children will be looking at writing narratives. They will read Traction man and apply the comic book style to their own writing. They are also thinking about different types of sentences and adding these to their writing to make it more effective.
The children will be writing instructions to get to Grandma's house with Little Red Riding Hood. They will use imperative verbs, adjectives, connectives and adverbs to improve their writing.
The children will be going on a walk around Emerson Valley to introduce them to the new topic Street Detectives. They will be looking at key geographical features and taking pictures which they will later import onto an app called 'Pic collage.'
The children will be learning about writing directions and using imperative verbs and adjectives.
This week they will be exploring the properties of 2D and 3D shapes in more detail. They will also be classifying 2D and 3D shapes in a Venn diagram based on their mathematical properties. The children will be continuing repeating patterns and also making predictions about what shapes will appear at different positions within a repeating pattern.
In the first week back they will be looking at nursery rhymes, thinking in particular about rhyming words, repetition and alliteration. They will then be attempting to write their own using the things they have learnt about to guide them.
This week we will be learning about 2D and 3D shapes. The children will be naming the shapes and using mathematical language to explain their properties. They will also be investigating symmetry and solving problems relating to shape. Look out this week for 2D and 3D shapes all around you, and see if your child can name them.
Autumn Term 2
2018 - 19
What are we learning about this week?
The children will be thinking about the common exception words and their correct spelling and also the use of some suffixes to change the meaning of words and how to spell these correctly.
The children will continue to look at how to write a narrative using Charlie and Lola as their base. They will look at how to include contractions, adverbs and the past tense to allow their writing to flow and be more interesting.
The children will be looking at Charlie and Lola and writing a new version of the story from a differing point of view. They will also be thinking about how to write contracted words to compliment the story.
The focus for maths this week is division. The children will be learning about the difference between grouping and sharing. They will be dividing using practical equipment and will then progress to drawing their own representations for the division sum. They will also be learning about the link between halving and dividing by two and then solving a range of division word problems.
The children will write a letter of complaint from the troll about his treatment as a bad fairy tale character. They will also look at the use of when, if, that and because within sentences.
The children will be continuing to learn about multiplication and they will be looking at arrays. They will be drawing their own arrays and showing that multiplication can be done in any order. They will also be learning about the 2, 5 and 10 times table in more detail including looking for patterns in the multiples and also solving problems by applying their times table knowledge. By the end of Year 2 the children should have quick recall of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables so if you could practise these with your child it would support their learning further.
They will be looking at famous tunnels, tunnelling animals and the infamous story from the past of the Great Escape.
The children will be starting to learn about multiplication. They will be identifying equal groups and then drawing equal groups to find a total. They will be focusing on counting in 2, 5 and 10.
Using all they have learned about adverbs adjectives and conjunctions, the children will write their own versions of The Tunnel by Anthony Browne.
This week in maths we will be continuing to learn about money and have been making totals that include £ and p. We will also be asking the children to make totals using different combinations of coins. They will be introduced to the concept of change and by the end of the week they will be working on two step problems involving adding to find the total and then subtracting to work out the change. If you want to support your child at home then it would be helpful if they could visit a shop with you and buy some items using cash to work out the total and the change needed.
We are starting to look at the Tunnel using words to describe emotions and use adverbs and adjectives to describe settings.
This week the children will be completing their castle creations using recycling they brought in from home. They will also be looking at famous towers from around the world and plotting their location on a world map. They will finish the week by taking a walk into the forest school and collecting natural resources that they can use to build a tower.
We will be consolidating our work on addition by adding 3 single digit numbers together. We have then started learning about money. The children will learn to recognise the value of all of the coins and notes and to find totals. They will also compare totals using the < and > symbols.
We will be looking at Rapunzel and using direct speech and different verbs to describe how people speak.
Autumn Term 1
2018 - 19
What are we learning about this week?
The children are writing a postcard from a place they will visit via Google Earth and describe it using verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
The children will be busy making things for their shared area environment in preparation for their next topic - 'Towers, Tunnels and Turrets'. The children will be using the iPads to draw a picture of a castle, thinking carefully about its appearance. They will then be studying ways that a castle can be attacked and drawing a picture to show their understanding.
They will write a list poem based on the Grace Darling story with paintings to support. They will be learning to use commas for lists and adjectives for effect.
They will be partitioning numbers to further their understanding of addition and subtraction and also solving sums with missing numbers. They will be focusing on bridging through ten and learning how to exchange ones for tens in addition and in subtraction they will be exchanging tens for ones.
The children will writing a letter back to Captain Longbeard explaining what they found during their treasure hunt. They will also be looking at the significance of pirate flags and will be using the technique of string painting to add detail to their own flags. Their final lesson will be the open afternoon where they will have to find a way to navigate their boats around a map without physically touching it.
The children will look at how to describe pirates using adjectives and then write their own pirate adventure story.
Maths is continuing with addition and subtraction. The children will be learning to add and subtract tens and also learn their number bonds to 100. They will be solving a range of missing number questions using multiples of 10 and also applying these skills to real life problems.
Over the next 2 weeks we will be discovering more about pirates both real and not. We will be interviewing a pirate, thinking about questions we would like to ask. Next week we will then move on to look at how to describe pirates using adjectives and then write our own pirate adventure story
Next week the children will be making a lighthouse, learning how to programme and debug a set of instructions using the 'Beebots' and looking at human and physical features around the school grounds.
The children will explore numbers bonds to help them add and subtract to 20. They will look at subtraction as the inverse of addition and finally how number facts can help solve related sums. For example, if we know 9 + 1 = 10, we can work out, 90 + ____ = 100.
They are looking at how to present information in an information book using pictures, labels, captions, bullet points and different headings.
They will begin by devising a simple map using symbols and a key. They will then look at what a light house is and how they have changed over time and will hopefully have a go at making their own electrical circuit. The children will be finishing the week by looking at Grace Darling and the role of the RNLI. As part of this they will be locating RNLI stations including the one closest to Milton Keynes and plotting these on a map of the UK.
The children will be learning about place value as well as counting in steps of 2, 3, 5 and 10s from any number, forward and backward.
They are finding out about James Cook and life at sea. We will be making an information book to present our findings.
The children will be researching facts about sea explorers, describing how the shape of some materials can be changed by twisting, bending, squashing or stretching and explaining their knowledge about pirates e.g what a pirate is, what they wear, the pirate code and punishments they used.
This week the children will be continuing to focus on place value and theywill learn to represent numbers in a place value chart showing tens and ones. They will learn how to use the greater than and less than symbols and will compare a range of numbers and even begin to compare sums. We will also be ordering numbers and counting in sequences of 2s, 5s and 10s, both forwards and backwards.
The children will be writing a sea based story. They will be thinking about how to plan, check for spellings and extend sentences with conjunctions. They will also be learning how to improve their work by checking it.
This week in topic the children will be naming and locating the capital cities, the 4 countries that make up the UK and the surrounding seas on a map of the UK. They will also be naming the 7 continents and oceans on a world map.
Welcome back to school and to the start of an exciting journey in Year 2!
Place value will be the focus of the week with the children partitioning and then recombining numbers into tens and ones. They will use a variety of apparatus to help embed the concept before attempting to solve missing digit problems.
The children will spend some time learning about the high expectations for the presentation of their written work in Year 2. They will then move on to structuring sentences which describe pieces of art work.
Their new topic 'Land Ahoy!' launches with the children examining boats, how they travel through the water and which parts move. They will explore pivots and levers before creating their own moving boat models. In Art, they will draw boats in a variety of ways and in Science they will investigate what materials boats are made from.
Summer Term 2
What are we learning about this week?
The Year 2 team would like to thank you all for your support over the past year and for sending your talented, hard working children to Howe Park School. This week the children will be exploring fractions, writing instructions, rewriting Jack and the Beanstalk and showing us all they can remember from our 'Scented Garden' Topic work.
Have a fantastic Summer break!
As this historic heat wave continues, Year 2 will be putting all its energy into making memories, keepsakes and an unparalleled leaver's assembly. Please remember to hand in your slips to secure tickets for this Friday's performances.
Rehearsals are well underway for the end of year assembly so speaking and listening will be the primary focus! As well as this, the children will be considering what makes a good set of instructions before writing their own gardening themed examples.
When not on their exciting trip, the children will revisit multiplication and division this week.
As well as the Topic linked trip, the children will use their arts and craft skills to create giant foliage, using tissue paper and frames they create themselves with soft metal wire. In Computing they will use their coding skills to solve simple directional problems.
The children will create and describe their very own plant before writing a non-chronological report about it.
The children will revisit addition and subtraction, tackling both with number lines before using the column method. Alongside this, some of them will take another look at measurements - weights, length and capacity.
In Science, they will look at how plants adapt to different climates. The children will then focus on cacti in all their various shapes and sizes. In Art, they will begin working on making huge laves to further decorate our learning areas.
Information texts will be our focus this week once the children have finished writing their recounts. They will create fact sheets about plants before writing a longer piece, taking care to use possessive apostrophes correctly.
The children revisit money, finding the totals of different coins and notes before looking at problems in the context of shops and shopping.
In Science, the children will label plants before exploring how they transport water around themselves. In Music, they will use what they have learnt about plants to rewrite the lyrics to a popular song.
The children will write a full recount of their exciting woodland walk from last week incorporating all the features they are now familiar with alongside the interesting things they discovered about the plant life.
Continuing their work on measurements, the children will revisit capacity, comparing containers and measuring in ml.
For Art, the children will make observation drawings of the structures of leaves. They will then recreate flowers using a variety of media - watercolours, charcoal and pencils. In Science they will write up the results of an experiment to see how successfully plants grow in different environments.
Welcome back for our final term in Year 2!
Recounts will be our focus this week with the children writing examples based on their trips to Emerson Valley school and Howe Park Wood.
The children will measure and compare the mass of objects using both informal (marbles) and formal scales (g and kg).
Each class in Year 2 will go on a nature trail through Howe Park Wood, working together to identify and learn about the plants on our doorstep.
Summer Term 1
What are we learning about this week?
The children will begin the week finishing their own alternative versions of Goldilocks. Poetry will then be the main focus as they read, perform and recite poems from a variety of styles before creating their own verse.
The children will continue to solve a range of problems that require them to demonstrate their mental and written methods.
Our Science work will build on our discussions last week as the children look at (and animate!) life cycles before investigating food chains. In RE, they will finish and present their morality tales using the Purple Mash software.
Having examined Goldilocks and the Three Bears in detail and considered the story from different points of view, the children will be creating their own version of a traditional tale.
The children will continue to solve a range of problems that require them to demonstrate their mental and written methods.
Work will continue on their hygiene leaflets and morality tales. For Science, the children will work on categorising things under the headings living, non-living and dead.
Traditional tales will be the focus over the next two weeks with the children acting them out, story mapping them and noticing certain phrases which commonly repeat.
The children will be tackling a series of questions that call on arithmetic and mental reasoning skills.
Following on from looking at the morals in stories from the Bible, the children will begin writing their own tales using 2Create a Story on Purple Mash. For Topic they will consider what items would be essential for their survival should they ever be stranded on a desert island! They will also being creating leaflets full of dos and don'ts for good hygiene.
Instructions will be the focus for the week with the children creating their own list of essential criteria (aka 'What A Good One Looks Like') before using bossy verbs to write instructions to make sandwiches.
The children will revisit scales and units of measure, partitioning two digit numbers and telling the time.
For Art, the children will continue to sculpt their figures using newspaper before considering how to finish them in an Antony Gormley style. In RE they will hear the story of Saul's conversion and think about what moral it offers. In Computing they will continue to read and send emails in an effort to finally discover who stole the chocolate cake.
The children will examine different examples of fact files, discuss what common features they share and then create their own based on the recent Commonwealth Games.
The children will solve a variety of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication sums and problems to exercise their maths muscles .
In Art, the children will sketch and then begin creating their own Antony Gormley inspired figures out of the newspapers you kindly donated. In RE, they will examine the story of Jonah and the Whale, giving thought to its moral. For Computing, the children will send an email to Witness B to uncover what they know about the cake thief.
The children will plan, draft and edit their own version of 'Emily Brown and the Thing.'
The children will be finding and identifying fractions of shapes and then numbers.
In Computing, the children will be continuing their email based investigation to solve of the mystery of the missing chocolate cake. For their art lesson, they will explore the sculptures of Anthony Gormley which will be used over the coming weeks as a basis for their own pieces. In RE, they will listen to a story from the Bible and discuss its moral.
The story 'Emily Brown and the Thing' will be the focus of the children's work this week which will be used to springboard a character description and writing a persuasive letter.
Division by both grouping and sharing will be revisited this week as the children build on their prior knowledge.
The children will explore the importance of a varied and balanced diet before designing packaging for their own nutritious snack bar. In RE, they will explore how stories evoke emotions. In Computing, the children will be learning about the layout of emails and how to send them.
Spring Term 2
What are we learning about this week?
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The children and staff will be learning how to relax - Happy Easter!
The children will create a list of questions for an astronaut, research the answers for themselves and then transcribe a interview with them.
They will examine the key features of space suits before testing suitable materials and designing their own versions. The children will learn how to use simple ciphers to encrypt secret messages.
They will revisit addition and subtraction with a particular focus on the 'expanded method' of working in columns. Their estimating skills will be honed before they then tackle one and two step word problems.
The children will have to investigate an exciting event in the playground. They will act as reporters, asking probing questions, getting witness statements and writing a newspaper report.
They will try using search engines other than Google and get to grips with child friendly online encyclopaedias. Then, continuing their topic work on astronauts, they will research Tim Peake, finding out key information about his achievements before pretending to be him in a press conference. Finally, in RE they will explore how Easter is celebrated around the world.
They will explore the inverse relationship between add and subtract, using this knowledge to complete 'number families'. For example:
22 + 6 = 28
so 6 + 22 = 28
and 28 - 6 = 22
and 28 - 22 = 6
The children will continue their own Traction Man stories, ensuring that they can use four different types of sentences - statements, commands, exclamations and questions.
In RE, the children will learn and retell the story of Easter. In Computing they will learn how to use tools on search engines to narrow down their results and find more relevant information. For DT they will explore levers and pivots before creating their own paper craft moving models.
The children will continue their work from last week, exploring time and data.
Following on from their work on the story 'Traction Man' by Mini Grey, the children will be writing their own adventures for the heroic toy and his trusty companion Scrubbing Brush.
Creating a timeline of the key events in his life, the children will come to better understand Neil Armstrong and the context of his achievements. In RE they will learn the story of Lent.
Over the next two weeks the children will be looking at and interpreting data in the form of tally charts and block graphs. They will also be revisiting time; looking at o'clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to.
The four types of sentences have been the main focus of this week - statements, exclamations, questions and commands. They will apply these skills to creating their own comic strips.
Continuing our work on 'Great and Ghastly' events, the children will create mind maps of things they would like to find out about Neil Armstrong and historic trip to the moon. In RE, they will explore why the cross is an important symbol to Christians.
Spring Term 1
The children will explore using shapes to continue patterns and then make their own. They will also learn to draw shapes accurately using rulers for straight lines. They will use positional language to describe turning, e.g. clockwise, 3/4 turns, etc.
Poetry will be the focus this week. This will see the children examine and create rhyming couplets, understand the structure of a simple poem and how it is punctuated and then finally create their own masterpieces.
They will complete their Science investigation on the properties of materials and consider how best to test a bridge's strength fairly. For Computing they will be using Purple Mash to design 3D models of figures from history.
The children will write a fictional recount of the dragon that hatched in their classrooms last week!
2D and 3D shapes will be the focus of the week. Discussing their properties, sorting them, using the correct vocabulary and looking for lines of symmetry both in regular and irregular examples.
The children will explore the properties of materials before working in teams to create model bridges which have to be strong enough to support a Lego building. As part of RE, they will sample a traditional Jewish treat to mark the New Year.
The children will explore the features of an explanation text before trying to explain in writing the purpose of a fire drill.
Continuing their work on money, the children will play at running a shop where they will add to give totals and then give change from 50p or £1.
They will continue with their mixed media art work based on the Great Fire of London. Ocarina practice will see the children recap playing 'London's Burning' and 'Twinkle Twinkle' before attempting new pieces. In RE, they will explore the Sikh New Year festival - Baisakhi.
The children will read 'George and the Dragon', learn about the correct use of possessive apostrophes and then plan-write-edit a description of a dragon.
The children will be exploring money this week. They will learn to recognise and use the correct symbols for Pounds and pence, combining amounts of money and trying to make different totals using a variety of coins.
Following on from their introduction to the Great Plague of 1665, the children will try to come up with their own cures - both sensible and unusual! They will also create 'firescapes' of the Great Fire of London using mixed media.
As they learn more about the Great Fire of London, the children will begin to describe the flames and destruction using expanded noun phrases, commas and similes. This will then be used to create a diary entry as if the children were witnesses in 1666.
The children will continue developing their skill adding and subtracting using written methods and mental recall. They also learn about subtraction using the column method and 'renaming' (aka 'borrowing').
History is our main focus in 'Great and Ghastly' Topic lessons this term. Following our visit from a Time Traveler last week, the children will being researching The Great Plague. In RE, continuing their work around new year celebrations, the children will explore how Jewish people mark it with Rosh Hashanah.
Welcome back everyone! The children will start the new year by looking at the classic poem 'London's Burning' before creating their own individual versions and performing them to each other.
The children will spend this short week revisiting number bonds to 10, 20 and 100 to help them recall these with speed. They will then recap addition and subtraction using expanded method which was introduced last term.
A new year means it's time for resolutions! The children will discuss their aspirations for the coming year with each other (reading, writing, sports, music, etc, etc) and settle on one area to base their resolution on.
Autumn Term 2
Our main focus will be rehearsing and performing our fantastic Christmas production! We will also be busy elves creating cards, calendars and presents to bring home.
We will be learning how to use apostrophes correctly for contractions such as can't, don't and shouldn't. To support this learning we will be reading a Charlie and Lola story 'I am not sleepy and will not go to bed' and adding contractions where appropriate.
The children will continue to compare weights and apply this skill to solving related word problems.
We are learning about the Spanish artist Gaudi and using his work as an inspiration for a festive treat for you all.
We will have a special focus on words with suffixes along with other words that have unusual spellings patterns. They will then be retelling stories they know paying particular attention to their spelling.
We will be solving problems involving length and weighing objects through comparison and using scales with standard units of measure.
We will carry out the science investigation into materials we planned last week, making observations and carefully recording our results. For Computing, we will look at the gaming classic 'Pong', take it apart to understand how it works and then try to adapt it for modern gamers.
Following our introduction to the features of non-fiction texts last week, we will be writing our own 'Frozen Planet' reports on animals that we have researched.
We will look at multiplication and division fact families, for example 3 multiplied by 5 equals 15 therefore 15 divided by 5 equals 3. Then we are going to start measuring accurately using rulers and tape measures.
Science will see us examining a variety of materials and discussing their properties before choosing two for an experiment the following week. In Computing we will continue our work as 'Games Testers', altering algorithms to make a game either easier or harder.
We will be learning about the key features of non-fiction texts as we begin to create our own on the fascinating subject of Polar animals!
We are further developing our ability to divide, this week supporting our thinking by doing jumps on number lines. For example, 40 divided by 5 would see them start on the number line at 0 and jump 5 at a time until they reach 40. They will then count the number of jumps it took to get to 40 and realise the answer is 8.
Following our introduction to compasses last week, we will continue to follow and give directions; this time using a child friendly map of Milton Keynes. In Computing, we will become 'games testers' - looking at the algorithms behind simple games and seeing if we can predict what will happen when we make changes.
We will be planning and producing our own versions of 'The Paperbag Princess'.
The focus will be dividing by 2 and 10 by either sharing into circles or grouping dots together.
The need to keep passwords secure is our focus in Computing this week. For Geography, we will look at reading directions on a compass and use them to navigate around a map.
We will be reading 'The Paperbag Princess' and working on improving our understanding and use of adverbs.
The children will multiply using arrays (rows and columns of dots) specifically 2s and 5s.
We will explore the Arctic and Antarctic, discussing what causes these areas to be so cold and what life is like there. In RE we will begin to understand the use of symbols.
Autumn Term 1
We are becoming experts at using commas in lists this week! We are expanding the adjectives we use before deploying them in our Autumn poetry.
We are exploring different ways of representing subtracting. This will take the form of using diennes cubes and working with blank numbers (jumping backwards in tens and ones).
We are observing and measuring the changes Autumn brings. For Computing we are building new algorithms using Purple Mash. In RE we are exploring the story of Moses and creating our own 10 Commandments.
We continued to explore the story of 'Nim's Island'. Through the story we explored clauses, conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions such as 'if', 'when' and 'because'.
The children were introduced to the amazing world of column addition! They then used this new skill to tackle word problems.
We compared the physical features of Milton Keynes to a city in Australia. We continued to use Scratch Jr (free to download at home on tablets) to explore 'repeat' functions.
We looked at a new Amazing Space, taking our inspiration from the book 'Nim's Island' by Wendy Orr. We learnt to find out when to accurately use a question mark and an exclamation mark. We also continued to develop our ability to produce more writing.
We continued to explore addition and subtraction, representing it in a wide variety of ways. We also tackled addition, subtraction and mixed word problems. The children called upon their knowledge of number bonds to 10, 20 and 100.
We explored the natural and human made features of the UK, extending this further by making comparisons with another part of the world. We also continued to build our understanding of algorithms and develop our design skills by creating sprites and backgrounds.
After our fantastic visit from the Planetarium, the children wrote a recount based on the moon landings. We thought about using time connectives and the correct tense.
We learnt about addition and subtraction this week, focusing on the use of number bonds to 20, and then used these to derive other addition and subtraction facts. The children added 10 and multiples of ten to any 2 digit number. They also learnt that addition summers can be done in any order (commutative law).
The children came to appreciate how important it is to give instructions in a specific order when dealing with computers. They explored this through the use of Beebots and Scratch Junior.
This week counted in 2,5 and 3s, by singing number rolling rhymes. The children solved problems using their knowledge of place value and estimating and representing numbers on a number line.
We continued to look at the story of La Luna with a focus on writing from the point of view of one of the main characters. We learnt how to use expanded noun phrases to make our writing more exciting.
The children learnt about the seven continents and five oceans and they enjoyed singing along to help them learn the names.
Today the children were fully immersed in the wonders of the universe as they were taken on a tour around the solar system learning about the features of each planet. They were shown footage of different astronauts landing on the moon. The children were captivated by the experience and will enjoy telling you all about it!
This week in maths we were looking at place value in greater detail. The children have been expanding numbers into tens and ones, learning how to represent numbers in different ways and also ordering a set in ascending and descending order.
This week we settled in to our new phonics groups and learnt how to write set 3 sounds and some tricky red words. In our writing we studied the story of 'La Luna', and explored the thoughts and feelings of the main characters. We also focused on the spelling of past tense verbs.
In topic we reminded ourselves of time connectives and using these accurately when ordering events in our day and the history of the world. The children wrote a chronological recount of their day. We have enjoyed reading their homework about their important life events.
The children have really settled in well and they are impressing their teachers with their hard work and focus. Well done!
Welcome to Year 2!
Learning Week
We have started our first term with an exciting Learning Week to get all of the children thinking about their own learning styles. We have learnt about how our brain works and also about different parts of our brain and their functions. We have been carrying out research into schools around the world and how other children learn differently in different countries. The children have had the opportunity to explore their artistic side by producing their own interpretation of their thoughts and interests using a range of media. We looked carefully at the work of Oliver Jeffers and then recreated his style by adding the children's own personal interests too. This week we also thought about how to keep our bodies and minds healthy and the children designed their own obstacle course that would keep their bodies in good health.
This week in maths we have been teaching the children about place value and the size and value of numbers. The children have also been adding and subtracting on a number line and they have all shown their teachers how to set their work out carefully in their maths books. We have taught the children how to assess their own work each day against the learning objectives, so they are aware of their own personal next steps in their learning. The children have all made a fantastic start to the year, and have shown us what wonderful learners we have at Howe Park School.
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This week we are learning about play scripts. We will be using a Jack and the Beanstalk play script to practise finding our lines as well as using actions and expression. Later in the week we will begin writing our own play script!
In maths over the next two weeks we will be working in our classes concentrating on written and mental addition and subtraction methods.
Topic - The Great Outdoors
In our topic lessons this week we have been learning about plants and how seeds are dispersed in different ways. Did you know that some seeds explode out of their pods to find a new place to grow? And some seeds even have tiny hooks to help them stick onto animals or people before they drop off somewhere new.


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While Pega Customer Decision Hub already provides machine learning, decisioning, and natural language processing, Real-Time AI Connectors provide the ability to complement Pega AI with additional capabilities including new deep learning and machine vision capabilities and alternative machine learning and NLP services.
The connectors join existing APIs for OCR and speech-to-text processing that bring other capabilities into the Pega environment.
"It's such an amazing time to be part of the global AI ecosystem that's continually testing the limits of what great customer experience looks like," he said.
"With an open approach to our architecture, Real-Time AI Connectors help bring these advancements to our clients so they can infuse the latest AI algorithms into their proven Pega AI engine."
Pegasystems director of strategy and product marketing Vince Jeffs told iTWire that in some cases customers' data scientists could have built their models using Pega AI, but for various reasons they selected other platforms and so Pegasystems needs to accommodate that choice.
But there are some techniques such as gradient boosting and deep learning that are not part of Pega AI, and therefore interoperability with other platforms is required.
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Block Trailby Thor7791 - Compo Entry
You are a red square. Your goal is to get to the blue square. Avoid purple circles and yellow squares. However, you know that weird trail following you? It kills the yellow squares. Have fun wall-jumping through all 6 levels! This is the first game that I've ever made! There is no score system, no sounds, and no title screen but it's still my game. It was a challenge for me to come up with an idea, stick with it, and make a fast 2D movement system. I didn't REALLY stick with the theme but, eh. All feedback is appreciated except that which is simply "ur gm sux".
Things that I know are wrong and don't need to be pointed out to me:
My collision method is sketchy
It is impossible to jump straight up while next to a wall
No menus, scoring, or sound
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Interesting game mechanics and level design.
I get what you were trying to do with the zooming, but it just seemed like a huge annoyance to me because of how much it moved.
The killing mechanic is cool, but in my opinion does not go well with the theme. Everything else was pretty much just any ol' platformer.
Really interesting mechanic!!
Great game. Pitty me it so short. I like puzzles it have.
Fun and great mechanics.
Nice little game ;) but pity for menu :/
Good game! I'll probably try speedrunning this later ;D
I really like the mechanic, seems a bit underused though. I mostly just avoided enemies instead of destroying theme. This would make a great multiplayer party game though!
Really wish there were more levels! Nice graphics style and it's very fun to play around with.
Not bad. The platforming is pretty smooth. I felt a little out of control sometimes with left-right movement, slightly sharper turning might be in order.
I don't really know why the trail had to kill yellow guys. I played a second time and had no problem beating the game by just avoiding them.
Honestly, I would have prioritized making bigger and more interesting levels. I can accept a 1 minute game for a web game, but not for something I have to download and run myself.
Also, you should name the download files something more descriptive, I don't want a bunch of Windows.zip files sitting around, especially when I have tons of other Ludum Dare files in the same folder.
Fun to play, the trail meets the theme. Could be expanded into further gameplay features that depend on the trail for navigation.
This was a fantastic entry for it being your first game! It played really well and I liked the camera zooming. I thought some of the levels seemed a bit out of order in difficulty, and they also started to repeat without warning, but great job!
Love the level design.
Very fluid movement, impressive.
Very cool, I like the minimalism
I would've put this up for Graphics voting; I thought the visuals worked really well. Simplistic but fitting for the game. Jumping was nice to; just would be cool to have more levels.
I like the simplicity of it all. And the weapon make an interesting fighting style.
Not bad for your first game! It was legitimately fun!
Fun game, and nice clean design. I really liked the controls and the ability to wall jump/stick, the only problem was that they seemed a bit too sensitive.
Nice Game, the feedback to the palyer input reminds me of Super Meat boy. Nice Idea to use the trails as a Weapon.
The feel of the platforming here is really unique, and I like it. The clean graphical style is also great. I'd love to more levels where you really have to use your trail-killing ability in interesting ways. Great job!
Fun short Super Meat Boy style game. It would be a nice if there was a way to quit the game without having to alt-f4.
I loved how smooth it felt and the minimalist aesthetic combined with the physics and block trails made it very pretty :)
Movement was super-cool, but you need some more control over that sliding.
There were some bugs on level 4 (the 1st with the purple things, had 2 yellow squares, both on the same platform - sometimes one of them just flew off the right side and the other seemed stuck - that's how I cleared the level!)
The graphics, despite having very simple shapes worked out really well! Why did you opt out of that category?
And please name the zipped folder something better that "Linux" :)
Simple and Fun good work !!
I'm getting a 404 on the windows dropbox link
Sorry, fixed it.
Am I the only one getting the linux download when I click windows?
I also get the Linux file when I click Windows.
Now it's really all fixed!
I liked it! Nice mechanics, but I would like to play more levels in which it is not so easy to avoid the yellow blocks. Good first game!
Super game! I love it, thanks ;)
Pretty fun; cool idea. The ability to wall-jump off the same wall repeatedly is way overpowered. I used it to do a full pacifist run my second time through, though, which was pretty easy until level 6.
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CAN I ENTER BOTH EVENTS?: You should pick 1 event, whichever you think it'll do better in. If the idea is strong, and everything plays well enough, you can go Compo. If you're a perfectionist, and would prefer people to play a more polished game, do the Jam. Historically, more games are entered in the Compo, but with more people and more time, Jam games have the potential to be better (that doesn't mean they are). Many solo participants do enter the Jam.
If you made 2 games, unfortunately, the website doesn't support multiple submissions per user. To submit your 2nd game, you will have to make a 2nd account. Only do this if you made 2 games. Alternatively, if one game is better than the other, then consider just entering the better game.
CAN I KEEP WORKING UNTIL THE DEADLINE?: Yes! Immediately after the 48 or 72 hours, we do something called Submission Hour. As the name suggests, it's an extra hour for you to package, upload, and submit your games. If there were catastrophic issues trying submitting your game, or you misunderstood how submissions work, that's okay. It happens. We're flexible. If you need advice, check with the folks on IRC. If you need an admin, get in touch.
CAN I KEEP WORKING ON MY GAME?: Oh definitely! You should! But for the sake of judging, keep the Compo or Jam version around. You can include a link to the Post-Compo/Post-Jam version of your game on your games page, but sure your main links are the original version.
PORTS: Ports to other platforms can be done after the deadline. That said, the sooner you finish your port, the sooner people can play your game, improving your chances of placing in the final results. For best results, provide a Web version of your game, or a Windows version with no dependencies. Also be sure to rate at least 20 games to improve your visibility (Coolness).
MY GAME CRASHES, IS UNBEATABLE, OR I MADE A TYPO: We allow you to fix crashes, win condition, or tiny bugs after the deadline. In a sense, this is like "porting" to support more players. We leave this open to interpretation, but generally speaking your game should be identical to the game you submitted. No new features, just fixing mistakes you should have caught had you been better rested.
MY GAME DOESN'T SHOW UP: If you can't find your game, it's usually because the URL to your downloads are missing 'http://'. Fix your URLs (http://mysite.com/mygame.zip) and you will show up. Alternatively, if you just posted it, wait a minute. The cache may not have refreshed yet.
NOT LOGGED IN?: If you get a message about not being logged in, even though you are, it's because your web browser cached the non-logged in page. You can fix this by either refreshing your cache or clearing your cache. CTRL+F5 in many browsers. Chrome is a bit more work. Press F12 to enable Developer Mode, then you can right click on the refresh button and select "Empty Cache and Hard Reload". This option is unavailable if you are not in Developer Mode.


text: We have been learning lots of key skills needed to be a Scientist this week. In Art, we experimented with a new technique. We used droppers to draw up some paint and drop some on the paper. Then we used a straw to blow the paint around the paper. The results looked incredible! Some children have been practising their prediction skills in Literacy. They examined the front cover of a book and used these clues to predict what the title might be and what the story might be about. We're also learning that different people predict different things and have different opinions. In Science, we were given a variety of objects and asked to choose some objects and sort them into groups. Pupils then had to justify why they had grouped them in the way they did. We have continued to work on our Israel 70 projects. Our clay models had dried and we added some colour to our models using paint. Some pupils have recreated their special item by collaging with paper. Others have started to use Clicker 7 to write a short paragraph about their special items. We're excited to see the final outcome!


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Researchers forecast that by 2025 we'll see approximately 8 million autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles on the road. Before merging onto roadways, autonomous cars will first have to progress through six levels of driver-assistance technology advancements. What exactly are these levels and where are we now?
The Motor Industry Software Reliability Association recently announced it is merging its C++ guidelines with AUTOSAR. Will this unified standard for safety-related code development be enough to safeguard the future of the connected car?
Attackers often take advantage of the complexity that comes with balancing greater end-user convenience with traditional security. Behind that cool and responsive interface of an IoT device is millions of lines of code and superfast processing. The weakest link is something basic — a faulty implementation of a protocol, or a lack of a trusted security zone on a chip. Exploitation, in either case, requires very little skill. Thus, a lot of the attacks today are carried out not by criminals with elite skills but those with very basic programming skills.
In the automotive world, recalls for electronics affect about five percent of the vehicles on the road. That means 5 out of every 100 vehicles today have a problem with their electronics. If we want to see more autonomous driving vehicles, that number must be improved. There needs be more robustness in the development process.
To better understand the challenges ahead for fully autonomous vehicles, research teams over the last few decades have attempted to automate the process of driving. But early successes have not yet given us truly autonomous vehicles. Why?
Cellular carriers would like to have their new 5G networks up by the end of 2018 or early 2019. One problem: they need a set of standards to create the new technology. Last weekend, tech representatives met and made significant first step for technology companies to start building out the necessary 5G chips and software.
Dr. Luca Amaru, Synopsys R&D engineer in DG's Logic Synthesis team, has received the prestigious Donald O. Pederson Best Paper Award. The paper, "Majority-Inverter Graph: A New Paradigm for Logic Optimization," was co-authored with Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon (University of Utah, Salt Lake City) and Giovanni De Micheli (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland). It appeared in the IEEE Transactions in Computer-Aided Design (CAD), the reference journal for technical papers in this space.
At the heart of the very cool intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) of tomorrow is sophisticated software with artificial intelligence and powerful silicon chips all working together. These technologies will transform the traditional automotive supply chain from a mechanical-driven world to a digital one, where the user experience, reliability, safety, and value are created from silicon and software. It will allow OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to further differentiate, and do so quickly. It also introduces, if done poorly, additional risks to privacy, safety, and reputation.
5G holds the promise of a mobile-first experience with blazing-fast downloads and seamless streaming. 5G cellular service will be the first step. But 5G goes way beyond smartphones. It aims to transform wireless technology and deliver a new digital infrastructure for the world of connected everything. It will serve as the catalyst for mainstream adoption of autonomous vehicles, virtual reality, augmented reality, and smart cities. Some experts are lauding 5G as the next Industrial Revolution. But what exactly is 5G?
It might have been a deleted scene from one of the Ocean's Eleven movies. Data thieves hack into a major casino. They attack not through the main but a secondary network and, once inside, bootstrap their way into other parts of the casino network until they get lucky and find a cache of sensitive data that they proceed to steal.
Melissa Kirschner is Web Editor-in-Chief at Synopsys. She has been a writer, editor, and content strategist in high-tech for more than 15 years. Melissa is fascinated by the socio-cultural implications of the digital age. When not researching AI, autonomous driving, 5G, cryptography, and medical advancements, she enjoys reading the works of Neil Gaiman, watching dystopian dramas, and rescuing abused animals. Most of all, she likes to write things that people like to read.


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Vintage Diamond Emerald Half Eternity Ring
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Beautiful English vintage estate eternity band ring in 9K yellow gold set with four natural emerald gemstones and three sparkling diamonds. The wedding band / anniversary ring is perfect to wear with another band as a wedding band, give to your special someone for an anniversary or even as an engagement ring not to mention perfect for stacking! The ring bears full English hallmarks.
Materials: 9 Karat Yellow Gold
Gemstones: Natural emerald - each is 2.50mm, diamonds - each 2mm
Ring Size: 7 US, O UK - The ring can be sized a whole size and more. Please contact us if you would like to use our jewelers sizing service.
Weight: 2.36 grams
Hallmarks: Full English hallmarks for 9K gold
Condition: Very good with no noted flaws. Clean and ready for wearing!


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It's Family Day Saturday 29th June @ Pound Park Children's Centre 10am-12pm
Come along and join us for a fun filled morning. Read a story aloud with our story teller and your children even get a book to take home with them.
There is a charge of £2 per adult which includes a delicious breakfast for all the family.


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Webinar: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy: Intervening to Increase HPV Vaccine Uptake
December 11, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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While vaccines to prevent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection have proven to be extremely effective both in protecting against HPV, as well as reducing the risk of cervical cancer caused by HPV strains, acceptance of this cancer-preventing vaccine has struggled to reach the same level of acceptance as other vaccines recommended at this age. Providers have a unique opportunity to address vaccine hesitancy and reinforce the decision to vaccinate. Join the American Cancer Society and the California Immunization Coalition for a webinar on addressing vaccine hesitancy and intervening to increase HPV vaccine uptake.
- Understand the processes that help make vaccine acceptance the "default choice."
- Understand the continuum of vaccine acceptance.
- Describe the main reasons for vaccine hesitancy.
- Learn a response strategy for addressing parental vaccine hesitancy.


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Going abroad can be more than just a wonderful chance to soak up a foreign culture. By doing an internship abroad, you can also develop vital professional skills. International internships offer unique professional experiences for career-driven young people looking for the opportunity to learn about another culture and boost their career. Check out what international professional experience can do for your career.
1. Improved multicultural competence
International work experience makes you better equipped to work in multicultural offices. Learning how to adapt to different cultures and communication styles is a valuable tool that only certain work experiences can offer you. It can be tricky to navigate a multicultural office, but once you become more comfortable and familiar in that kind of context, you'll be able to handle similar situations for the rest of your life.
2. International contacts
Interns abroad are part of an international program filled with career-driven young people from all over the world. Meeting and networking with other young professionals will give you lots of different international contacts. Meanwhile, at your internship you're able to work alongside many professionals in your field, establishing positive working relationships with industry professionals.
3. Real-world, international professional experience
There's nothing better than professional experience to prepare yourself for your career. Even for entry-level jobs, most positions require at least a couple of internship experiences. The fact that it's international professional experience makes it all the more impressive.
4. Picking up a foreign language
Going abroad is the perfect opportunity to learn or perfect a foreign language. As the world becomes increasingly globalized, it's incredibly important to speak more than one language. What's great about an international internship is that you hear the local language in an office setting, so your foreign language skills will be developed in a professional context.
5. Improved communication skills
When you're dealing with professionals that are all coming from different cultural backgrounds, effective communication is key. Learning how to express frustrations, desires for change, confusion in the office and everything in between is an important skill for any employee.
6. People will know that you can handle an international experience
When it comes to working abroad, you've been there, done that. That means you'll be on the short list for people to work on your company's international expansion, which can lead to lots of exciting professional and personal opportunities.
7. Globalized view of your career
Experience abroad offers you a more international worldview and better understanding of your field around the world. Gaining these insights about the international aspect of your career will come in handy later on as you're climbing the professional ladder. More and more workplaces are placing a stronger emphasis on managers that have an international outlook.
8. It's impressive experience
International professional experience will make a splash on your resume and will help secure an interview. Because it's not an experience that everybody has, it definitely sets your CV apart. In your interview you can also use anecdotes from your professional experience abroad to discuss your unique qualifications.
9. Shows you're willing to take risks
International professional experience draws attention. It shows that you're adventurous, gutsy and adaptable – all skills that make for a memorable employee that isn't afraid to take risks and put themselves out there. Most managers would prefer to have the person who went abroad by their side.
Apply now to boost your career with an international professional experience!
Photo 1. based on _LCM1478, by LabHacker CD, CC-by-2.0
Photo 2. based on World View, by Wendy Cope, CC-by-2.0
Photo 3. based on Alec Ross during media interviews – The Project (R)evolution conference 2012, by US Embassy, CC-by-ND 2.0


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On the run from a police task force assigned to take him out, The Flash must face the CCPD's newest deputies: The Rogues. As you can tell from the cover, it does not go particularly well.
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The Flash #49
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Having worked in the wedding industry, I've heard far too many horror stories of proposals gone wrong…
That's why, as a rule, I don't think you should ever propose on the beach (ring getting lost in the sand), on a boat (ring falling into the water), or in a stadium (imagine if she said no on the Jumbotron!).
While these worst case scenarios don't always happen as I imagine them, they occasionally do, so buying a ring with loose diamonds at jacobmercari.com does not guarantee, the proposal will be perfect. But, when it comes to this proposal, thankfully, what was shaping up to be a disaster ended up happily ever after, thanks to some unlikely helpers.


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Suspended Accounts, YAYA 2014
Suspended Accounts, the 2014 Young Artist of the Year Award exhibition, is curated by Viviana Checchia and examines Palestinian artists' use of self-historicization through archival methods of photography, archaeology, historical narratives and painting. Part of Qalandiya International, an art biennial across major cities in the West Bank and Gaza, the YAYA exhibition is a competition organized by A.M. Qattan Foundation which shortlists ten Palestinian artists every two years to produce new work around a theme proposed by an independent curator.
Congratulations to Bashar Khalaf (1st prize), Noor Abu Arafeh (2nd prize), Fareh Saleh (3rd prize-tied), Noor Abed (3rd prize-tied), and the many finalists whose works are currently on display at the Al Bireh Municipality Theater in Ramallah.
Fareh Saleh, A Fedayee Boy in Moscow, Installation, 2014.
Hamody Ghannam, Wadi Nisnas, audio installation, 2014.
Hanadi Azmi, Forgery of History, archaeological objects, 2014.
Noor Abed, I'm Sorry for the Metaphor, HD video/audio installation, 2014.
Iman Al Sayyed, Reincarnation, archival drawings/photographs, video projection, 2014.


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Following on from 'Over The Threshold' (posted October 2013) the story continues.
For the few days I was at home, before having to return to hospital, everything seemed so 'alien'. I would look in the mirror each day, barely able to recognise myself, and just cry. The house haunted me, I couldn't relate to it as home.
The strain was having an impact on Laura as she would enter into conversation with me, talking about all manner of events, but I couldn't remember any of them. When I tried to answer, I'd get halfway through what I was speaking about and stop.
My own mind was now my prison. I couldn't remember foods I liked, drinks I liked, the football team I supported, friends, family, how to drive, bank details, how to do my job and in fact, I couldn't even remember where I worked.
The list of things I could not remember was the only thing I could remember, well apart from the hospital and the staff that had tended to me. Hospital was my home! Despite having my son and wife with me, the three days I was allowed home were the hardest.
I found every passing minute unbearable, the tears, the thoughts I was thinking, the anger, the rage, the uncertainty of everything just hit me. I'm not in control, I can't do anything.
Simple tasks like boiling a kettle, setting the washing machine, switching the television on and even finding my clothes, were challenging. It was all so embarrassing.
There I was, a 28-year-old man having to rely on a woman I didn't remember, to help me to be a man again. It was traumatising, it was humiliating and degrading. I thought I'd experienced utter despair when in the hospital, but my despair had reached new levels.
I remember waking up on the Saturday morning at 3am, I sat in the lounge and just kept repeating to myself over-and-over, how can I be lost in my own home?
Returning to bed an hour later, I stood in the bedroom where all this has happened, staring at 'the woman' lying in the bed and scanning the room looking for something, anything, that could get me out of this nightmare.
I found no respite from the trauma, I found no peace in my mind, I saw no light at the end of a tunnel. Much like the room I was standing in at 4am, I found myself shrouded in darkness. I saw no hope, having thought coming 'home' would give me renewed hope. But, it wasn't to be. I was in this house in body, but my heart, mind and spirit had left this place.
What was left was a void, a chasm that could not be filled. The world talks a lot about identity, but at this moment in time I did not have one. Every time I looked in the mirror, what I saw staring back was emptiness, a blank expression. I might be home, but it's not where my heart is!!!
I'd like to go back to the hospital now, please…


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Our annual DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase takes place over three days each November at the DeLand Municipal Airport, Florida. Exhibitors travel from across the nation and the world to promote their aircraft and associated products at our event. Last year 5500 folks attended this event, showcasing every facet of recreational aviation.
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