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Column subtraction – borrowing – they will be even more confused, you might need a lie down in a darkened room! snappymaths.com Column subtraction ( within 100 all regrouping) If you want to do some work then have a go at The Easter Maths and English Activity Booklets and also the twinkl booklets. There are also lots of colouring sheets – remember to be ’mindful’ and colour carefully- there are lots more on ‘twinkl’, which has a lot of free resources. www.twinkl.co.uk/offer code CVDTWINKLHELPS. You could send them to your Grandmas and Grandpas or put them in your window to show your neighbours. Have a lovely break and eat lots of Hot Cross Buns and Easter Eggs! (Remember why you are eating them!) It has been a very emotional week! Brilliantto see so many Willows and chat to our lovely, supportive Mums and Dads. What building in town has the most stories? The public library! (storeys -meaning floors and stories - tales, are homophones - we could add them to our chart!)

I have included in the homework folders: Snappy/Mad Maths worksheets;Spring Activity Booklets for Maths and English;an Easter Revision Booklet;Abacus Maths Workbook; Handwriting Booklets;mini books to make;'The Wolf's Story' and some colouring! You can dip into them as much as you like. They should also have three reading books- do try to read as much as possible - it is the key to everything! The Wolf’s Story’: see sheet- Read the sentences and put in an adverb to make it more interesting. An adverb tells you more about a verb a doing word). wwf.org.uk #LearnToLoveNature has lots of challenges to do around your house and garden, such as scavenger hunts.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

Have a lovely, safe weekend - remember children, to keep washing and anti-baccing and be kind to Mum and Dad!

I learned how to subtract a two digit number from a two digit number, using a number line and a hundred square.' If you google BBC Magic Grandad - Samuel Pepys, you can watch the video we would have watched in class. You'll never guess what he did with his cheese! It will help you, when you write his diary. Explain that after the fire many people paid money to fire-fighting companies. These people would put a sign (plaque) on the outside of their house to show with which company they were insured. There is one in the high street in Canterbury. – The Sun Alliance. We will be able to go over learning to reinforce and consolidate when they return to school (we do it every September, after the long summer holiday!) so they will not miss out!I learned that if a noun or verb ends in a 'y', if you want to add 's', you must change the 'y' into an 'i' and add 'es', e.g. cry becomes cries, fly becomes flies.' The children have written diaries about what has happened on each day; we have had a visit from Mrs. Levett, showing us how to make mini greenhouses out of old CD cases, Karen from Affinity Water explained how we should save water, scientists from Pfizers showed us the germs on our hands to encourage us to wash our hands thoroughly and finally we had a flying display from a barn owl and an eagle owl,and learned lots of interesting facts about owls. Most of us had our pictures taken with Tallulah, the Barn Owl. To round off the week, we carried out an investigation on which was the stretchiest sweet! A huge thank you to Mrs. Strover for organising such a diverse and interesting week. How London changed after The Great Fire of London. What was the name of the street where the fire started? Why did the fire spread? Imagine what London looked like after the fire. Explain that the city had to be rebuilt because people had nowhere to live and had to sleep in tents. Make a list of things that would help make London a safer place to live.

Draw a story map to retell the Easter story, starting with the entry into Jerusalem. Write a caption for each picture. Maths Word Problem: The house numbers in my street are 15, 17, 19, 21, but the last one has fallen off - what should it be? The Wolf’s story’: Commas in lists. Add commas to these lists – remember to put ‘and’, (or ‘or’)’between the last two things in a list. I hope all our amazing Mums have a wonderful, relaxing (don't go round Tesco, as I have just done!) Mothering Sunday! Don't forget to look in the Kentish Cazette (I'm not on commission!) for a portraitof you and a message from your child! The sun has got his hat on - keep smiling! ReadingPhonics/spelling: Adjectives (describing words) - discuss adding ‘ful’ as a suffix – note the different spelling to ‘full’Phonics/spelling. Use the spelling words to encourage discussion about the definitions. ‘I’m thinking of a word that means a very large house.’‘I am thinking of a word that means to take away.’ Etc.…