Using technology to organise digital content

We learnt how to use cut and paste on the computer this week. We typed out a set of instructions that were in the wrong order and then re-ordered them by highlighting the text and then pasting them into the correct place. 

Can you re-order these instructions correctly?

Can you make up your own instructions for a friend and use cut and paste to order them correctly? 

Using technology to present our ideas

This week in class Thistle we used the story created app to help us plan and write our Dark stories. Using the app meant we could sequence the story, draw pictures and record our sentences so that we could rehearse them and improve them! Unfortunately the iPads won't let us upload a copy but if you want to see one ask Miss Smiles at the door!

Using technology to present our ideas in different ways.

We typed information about our exciting activity setting fire to our cardboard houses in the playground to recreate the Great Fire of London. 

Then we changed the font, colour and size by highlighting our text and clicking on the correct buttons on the tool bar.

I think you'll agree our writing looks much more exciting now!!

Organising and presenting our ideas using technology

Today, in class Thistle, we have been continuing to learn how to organise our ideas in different ways. We've been continuing to enhance our typing skills by playing touch typing games to improve our speed and accuracy using the home keys.

https://youtu.be/hUEx6ZtcpGk

https://youtu.be/UyZtSyG_6z8

Then we applied these skills to continue to write about families week. But first we had to open our work.

https://youtu.be/1-hOFwBwr0U

Once we had done this we selected lines within our text to change the appearance.

https://youtu.be/QdZTh5xBD_I

https://youtu.be/AIR-6ceD7Ek

Then we saved our documents so that we can edit them next week! 

https://youtu.be/V7ZZFlPnaB4

https://youtu.be/pT-9NMIBn7c

Use technology to present our ideas

This week has been families week in school and, in class Thistle, we decided to write about it using a word processor. To begin with we practised our typing, learning where to place our hands and to find and use the home keys. 

After this, we used the keyboard to add, delete and space text for others to read.

As you can see, we were still trying to type with 2 hands using our thumb to space the words.

Finally, we learned to re-name and save our work so that we can find it next week.

Chance said that even though he found it hard he is going to practise saving at home so that he can get better! 

Try typing, saving and finding your own work at home.

Because we are all fireworks ...

This week in class Thistle, we are learning all about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. So far we have:

- watched and written a description of a firework display;

- discovered that King James I persecuted Catholics and put ourselves in their shoes; 

- written a biography of Guy Fawkes' life and

- warned Lord Minteagle of the impending danger.

After all that we needed a break so we listened to and created a shape dance to Katy Perry's Firework. 

Have a watch and let us know what you think... 

http://youtu.be/tQhqO_Lu1dk

Graduating E-Safety school

As we near the end of term, class Thistle have graduated E-Safety school! We have learned what personal information is and why it is so important to keep it, and passwords, private. Also, we have discovered that not everyone online is who they say they are and we have explored ways we can report anything we are uncomfortable or unsure about. As a creative way to show all our learning, we have use the TypeDrawing app to create self-portraits using the information we are allowed to share online. Let us know what you think...

E-Safety rules

This week in class Thistle, we have created a set of rules that explain how to keep ourselves safe online. To share these rules with you we selected Microsoft Word from a list of programs. We typed our rules into Word and formatted the text, used number bullets and added in clip art to interest our readers. 

What information can we share?

Today in Class Thistle we have been learning to be safe on the internet. We have been deciding what information we can and can't share online. 
We had already made masks to cover our faces online (avatars) we then acted as people playing games on the internet and sorted questions into those we can answer and those we can't. We know we will not share personal information online but we can share things like our favourite colours. Enjoy the videos!

Personal information

In order to keep ourselves safe online we have been inventing imaginary characters to use in our role plays next week. We have given our characters personal information which we will decide whether or not should be shared online.

E safety

Here are the masks that Bramble made as part of our topic about keeping safe online. Can you identify us from our characters? Hopefully not, as we chose characters that are completely different from our real selves.

What information must you never share with people you don't know online?

E-Safety

As part of our E-safety topic year 2 have been creating avatars and usernames for themselves to keep them safe online! 

Keeping safe online

We are learning about how to keep safe when using online games. We watched a YouTube story called animal magic cartoon that showed us some of the dangers. You might like to watch it again at home. We are making masks to become different characters which means we can hide our identity. 

What information shouldn't you share with people on the computer? 

Remember to keep safe while you are having fun online! 

Welcome to Thistle and Bramble!!

Claude in the city is the new book we are reading this week.
Claude is a small plump dog, who  lives with Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes.
Sir Bobbly Sock is Claude's best friend but unfortunately he smells of cheese.
We have been enjoying finding out about their adventure into the city.

Easter fun

Year 2 came to school in fantastic Easter hats on Thursday 26th March.

We wore our hats to assembly to show them to the rest of the school.

Here are a few of them.

Big question - How can we let others know about deforestation?

 This is our Spring Term project Big Question. After discussion, each Year 2 class chose 3 different ways to answer the question.

Class Bramble chose -  1. Poster  2. Acting out  3. Leaflet
Class Thistle chose - 1. PowerPoint presentation  2. Poster  3. Making a picture book

Both classes are making PowerPoint presentations during their computing lessons.

The children have learnt how to add text and pictures to slides, create a new slide, change the font and colour of the text and change the background using the fill effects.

Younes from class Thistle - I enjoyed finding out facts about animals to type into my PowerPoint about deforestation.

Lois from class Thistle - I am already making another PowerPoint at home. I like to use Clip Art for my pictures.

Jessica from class Bramble - I am making a PowerPoint at home. I enjoy changing the colour and font of the text.

Archie from class Bramble - I like to copy and paste pictures of snakes to add to my PowerPoint.

Deforestation in the amazon rainforest action

-We are finding out about deforestation. What is this? 

We used these websites to find facts:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=McXECEA9QE

news. bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid-4560000/newsid.../4563353.stm

deforestationamazonrainforest.blogspot.com/2012/05/facts.html

We found out ...

Trees grow slowly after they have been chopped down -Archie Payne (Bramble)

Every second one and a half football pitches amount of trees gets cut down - Dylan Zammit (Bramble)

Trees that are cut down can often be used in medicines - Kaley Tsang and Taylor Evans (Bramble)

Wow! Look how many trees have been cut down - Joseph Smith (Thistle)

Parrot's homes are being destroyed. Matilda Ball and Grace Ettridge (Thistle)

We found out that trees are being cut down in lots of different continents. Younes Mribiha and Jake Kilsby (Thistle)

What else do you know about deforestation and why it is so important?

Maths day 25.2.15

We started the day by reading a book called The Greedy Triangle. We then talked about 2D shapes and how we could make patterns by using tesselllation. Can you remember what this means?

Emma from Bramble said "Tessellation is where you stick shapes together so there's no gaps."

We experimented with tessellating shapes in the classroom and in the afternoon we went to the ICT suite and investigated Tessellation on the computer.

Ava from Bramble said "This was a bit difficult but you could try it at home so you can get better." 

The website you need is 'Tessellation town.' 

Ben from Bramble said "Make sure there's no gaps with the puzzle pieces as you go along." 

Vladimirs from Bramble said " The houses were tricky because there was always a gap at the end of the row."

Can you find  2 different shapes that tessellate?

This week we were researching in our Computing lessons. We found out about St Valentine and the origins of Valentine's Day.

Did you know?

Valentine was a priest, who married couples.  Isabella - Bramble Class

Emperor Claudius banned marriage because he wanted the men to join his army. He thought that if they were not married, then they would be happy to fight and not miss home. Jay - Bramble Class.

Valentine married couples in secret. He was caught and put in prison. Joseph and Luke - Thistle Class.

People who cared about him, threw flowers and letters up to his jail window. Marcus and Jake - Thistle Class.

Interpreting data 6.2.15

Year 2 looked at pictograms this week and asked and answered questions about them. There were different types of questions such as How many?, How many more than? and How many fewer than?

Don't forget you can try these again at home if you go on the top marks website.

Hannah from Class Thistle said she enjoyed working with her partner answering the questions from all the different graphs.

Wednesday 28th January computing lesson

Year 2 were using computer programmes to investigate data. One activity asked the children to pretend to be researchers for a data bank. They had to collect data about favourite sweet flavours so the company would know which flavours to put in its boxes. They represented their data as a tally, block graphs and pictograms. 

Max from Bramble said he enjoyed learning through playing games! 

Class Thistle and Bramble - if you would like to have a go at home the website is 

www.topmarks.co.uk and then follow the links to KS1 data -handling.

 

Computing lessons

We have been playing data handling games in our computing lessons. First we had to make a tally chart, then a frequency table, then a bar chart and finally a pictograms.

16.1.15
We have been thinking about newspaper reports this week as part of our Claude in the City book. We have talked about newspaper headlines. 
What do headlines tell you?
Can you read some newspaper headlines in a newspaper at home? 
What do you think the report will be about?
You might like to cut out and bring some headlines into school to show other children.

Otter-ly amazing: Otter captured on camera

Our new focus book in English is called Claude in the City, by Alex T. Smith.Claude is an extraordinary dog with an extraordinary life!

Try to draw Claude using these steps below. Have fun!