Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Y2 09.06.20
Date: 8th Jun 2020 @ 5:02pm
Buenas Dias Swallows
I hope that you all had a lovey day yesterday. How are you enjoying finding out all about Judasim? I hope that the lessons are useful to you. I have attached some Judasim based colouring in sheets that you can print off and decorate. Following on from yesterday's lesson, I have attached a reading comprehension about the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. This is a little challenging as the text is quite long so you may need a grown up to read this with you. (I have also given you the asnwers, don't cheat!)
Julia Donaldson's A Squash and A Squeeze has a wise old man in it who gives the old lady an important message, although she doesn't quite understand at the beginning. He reminds me of a Jewish Rabbi (teacher) Jewish people have Rabbis in their communities who teach them strories from The Torah and who lead services in the Synagogue. They are like priests and vicars in Christianity. Listen to the story being read out loud on You Tube, can you think of what the wise old man is trying to teach the old lady? What is the message of the story? Maybe you have this book at home and can read it yourself?
Today in English please look at suffixes on the BBC site. Today is the suffic 'ly'.
The suffix ly
A suffix is a letter or group of letters that attach to the end of a word and changes the word's meaning. An example of a suffix is -ly, which, when added to the end of a word, is used to describe a verb.
Watch the short video below to find out more.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkt7xyc
In Maths we contiue looking at fractions, today is all about halves.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Finally in RE we continue our learning about Judaism.
What do Jews believe about the Messiah?
In this lesson, we will be learning all about what Jews believe about the Messiah. We will understand that different Jewish people hold different beliefs about whether the Messiah will be a person, or an age and a world that we must all bring about.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-2
A message from Mrs Powell
Ask your child, ‘How many of you belong to a team?’
Encourage them to speak of their role in sports teams and uniformed organizations such as Cubs and Brownies and their varied experience of teamwork in school. Establish how, as members of a team, different people work together and aim to help one another.
Introduce the following story, which tells how Jesus invited others to become part of his team of helpers. Listen carefully for the ways in which the story speaks of helping one another.
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
Imagine that you are standing by a wide, blue lake that is surrounded by hazy, grey-green hills. On the shore there are some fishing boats, and a crowd of people have gathered nearby. They’re listening (just like you!) to someone by the water’s edge. Who is it? It’s Jesus of Nazareth! Everyone loves his stories and wise sayings, but today, not everyone can see or hear. What can be done?
Jesus has an idea and calls to one of the fishermen, ‘Could I use your boat?’
‘You can have it!’ replies the fisherman, whose name is Peter. ‘We’ve been out on the lake all night and haven’t caught a thing.’
Jesus clambers into the boat and sits down. Peter and his brother, Andrew, push the boat into the water so that it floats close to the shore. Now everyone can see and listen!
Eventually, however, it is time to finish. Jesus says a thank-you prayer and the people return to their villages.
‘Are you hungry? What about some fish?’ Jesus asks the fishermen. ‘Let’s find some deeper water and catch some.’
‘But we’ve tried,’ the fishermen say. ‘We’ve tried all night and caught nothing.’
Jesus doesn’t say a word; he just points towards the middle of the lake. Peter and Andrew shake their heads, but set out again.
When they reach deep water, Jesus tells them to let out their nets. Peter and Andrew do as they are asked. Quickly, the water starts to swirl and splash and the net becomes heavy with fish. In fact, the net is so heavy that the men struggle to pull it back in! Peter shouts to some other fishermen nearby, ‘James! John! Quickly! Come and help us!’
Together, they slowly draw in the net. Soon, fish are flipping and flapping, slithering and sliding all over the floor of the boat. They have to use both boats to get the catch safely back to shore. Peter is amazed that there are so many, but also a bit ashamed that he’d been so ready to give up.
‘Now,’ says Jesus, ‘you’re fishermen, but I need a team of followers who will help to spread a net of friendship. Will you help to draw all kinds of people together in care and respect?’
He looks at each of the fishermen in turn: Peter, Andrew, James and John. Then, Jesus begins to walk slowly away from the shore. The four fishermen watch as he goes and then look at one another . . . ‘Yes,’ they decide, ‘it would be good to help.’
Encourage your child to think about the importance of teamwork in all aspect of our lives:
- Together
- Everyone
- Achieves
- More
Dear God,
Thank you for all the people who help us in our lives.
Thank you for the people who have already helped us today.
Please help us to help one another.
Please help us to remember that it is good to work together in a team.
Amen
Have a great day Swallows. Please hop on over to our discussions page and join in with today's discussion which links back to last year's whole school zoo project . Why is Chester Zoo so important?
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx