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Year 2 Home Learning - 14th January 2021
Date: 13th Jan 2021 @ 1:00pm
Hello everyone!
We hope you all had a fantastic day of home learning yesterday. I know it can be hard at times but be resilient and keep going!
10 Minute Shake Up games
Change4Life and Disney have teamed up again to bring you new Shake Up games inspired by Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2, and Disney's The Lion King and Frozen. These 10-minute bursts of fun will really get your kids moving and count towards the 60 active minutes they need every day!
https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
You should have received an email inviting you to join your child’s account on Seesaw – please check your junk mail if you have not received this. Through Seesaw, you will be able to upload work which has been completed at home and we will be able to give feedback. You will only see your child’s work and all feedback given will be private to your account. We are looking forward to seeing the super learning which has been completed at home.
We will explain the structure on here each day but please refer to the additional uploaded documents for each specific lesson guidance and resources.
Reading
It is ESSENTIAL that children continue to read every single day. This should be for a minimum of 20 minutes.
If it is a book, look at the front cover—or the last chapter—and talk about what might happen next. Look for clues in the book and be a reading detective! For example, ‘can you see the bear on the front cover? Where do you think he will go?’
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read, and love to read.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the red box ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’
Username: sto2
Password: 1234
Corner stones have released some free reading resources
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading
Maths
Counting and Times Tables
Counting in 2’s – Write out a sequence, counting in 2’s up to 24. Challenge – Can you go all the way to 50?
2 Times Tables – Listen to this 2 times table song: 2 times tables
Can you write out all your 2 times tables up to 12 in your home learning journal.
Can I find the difference?
This week we are going to continue to focus on our topic – Money.
Today we are going to look at finding the difference.
We have uploaded an additional document named 'CHALLENGE'. This is only intended as extension work to challenge and push your learning. You are not required to complete this sheet. The WhiteRose sheet is more than enough.
Make sure you watch the video carefully and pause to answer questions on the worksheet.
Please follow the link and complete the worksheet attached to the class blog.
1. Watch the video (either on your own or with your child).
2. Find a calm space where your child can work for about 20-30 minutes.
3. Use the video guidance to support your child as they work through a lesson.
Complete on the sheet (if you have a printer) or write your answers in your home learning book.
Sumdog
Sumdog can be played from home, as well as in the classroom. To log in from home, students use the same details as they do in class.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Additionally, students can access Sumdog via the app, which are free to download and play. In both cases, they'll need an internet connection.
Sumdog challenges
Multiplication – x2, x3, x5 and x10 tables
Maths – Money
Spellings – Past tense verbs -ed
Sumdog – Well done to the 16 children who have had a go at the new Sumdog challenges this week. We would love to see everyone have a go at the challenges set for this week. Sumdog can be a great way to consolidate learning and practise your spellings.
English
We hope you are enjoying our new novel. We are looking forward to seeing all your great writing on Seesaw. Remember to use your capital letters, finger spaces, full stops and lead-ins for all your writing. Take your time with your handwriting to make it look beautiful.
We have attached a document to the uploads with the text from the book needed for the lesson today. We realise the YouTube videos are quite long so hopefully this helps if you prefer to read it together. It is under the document called 'text from the book - Chapter 2'.
Please see the attached document for the lesson details.
Please check the Success Criteria for our expectations in your writing.
Phonics and Spelling
Phonics play have made their website free to use throughout January. Login -> select the resources tab -> select phase 6 phonics and have a play!
You may log in with the following details:
username: jan21
password: home
Does your child know how to change the tense of a verb? Can they say both "I am playing on the field today" and "I played on the field yesterday"? This means they can understand how to change the present tense into the past tense.
There are certain rules we need to follow when changing verbs into the past tense.
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What are the rules for changing verbs to the past tense? For a regular verb, add "ed" to turn it into a past tense verb. If a regular verb already ends in "e", make sure it ends in "ed". If a verb ends in a "y", such as "hurry", you change it to an "i" and then add "ed". This becomes "hurried". If a regular verb ends with one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant before adding "ed". For example, "wrap" would become "wrapped". If a verb ends with a "c", you then need to add a "k" before "ed."
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Once your pupils recognise and understand the suffix 'ed', a whole new dimension will be available to them in reading and writing.
They'll recognise the past tense in their reading, and be able to write about things in the past.
Please use the attached worksheet to help your child use the ‘ed’ suffix fluently.
RE
The Bible is God’s special book. It is all about how much God loves and cares for people. The Bible is the most important book that Christians use, because it is God’s Word, so it is always treated with reverence. Like all special books we take care of it, make sure our hands are clean before we use it and keep it in a safe place.
There are two main sections in the Bible. The Old Testament tells us about the time before Jesus. The New Testament tells us about Jesus and the beginning of the Church. Some of the books are called by the name of the person thought to have written them: Mark, Jeremiah, Peter. Some are named after the person the story is about: Job, Ruth, Jonah. One is called after an event: Exodus.
Others tell you about the content of the book: Genesis (Beginnings), Psalms, Proverbs, Letters. The Bible is like a library of different books just like we saw a variety of different books that we have at home and in school.
Q What is the Bible and why is it such an important book?
Q Why do you think we should show reverence for the Bible?
Q What does the first part of the Bible tell us?
Q What is the second part of the Bible about?
Activities to choose:
- Design a front cover for the Bible that shows it is a special book. On the back cover write a summary of what you would find inside.
- Create a bookmark for a Bible including the title of your favourite story from the Bible.
Additional activities – Art
Try one of the rain art activities attached to this post.
Enjoy your day!
Year 2 team
Home Learning Friday 22nd January 2021
Date: 13th Jan 2021 @ 12:02pm
Year 5 Home Learning Friday 22nd January 2021
Good morning Year 5, well done for just about completing your second full week of Home Learning. I hope you have enjoyed it and learned some new things. Remember we learn new things every day and a lot of the time we don’t even realise it! Have a great weekend with plenty of rest and fun. Look out for 'Friday catch up' which will be posted on Seesaw later on today. I will be back on Monday for another instalment of Year 5 Home Learning.
Reading
Please read for at least twenty/thirty minutes every day. Talk about what you have read with an adult. Discuss the story, characters and any new vocabulary you come across. If it is a non-fiction text then look at the contents page, glossary or index and see how it helps you find information.
We can issue books and change books as needed.
Reading Challenge: Copy out three sentences or phrases you really liked in your reading book. Explain what it is you really liked about each of them. Please do this in your exercise book with today’s date.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ancy. If you don’t know what a word means, ask an adult or look it up in a dictionary. Please ask somebody to test you on the spellings below. Write today’s date in your exercise book and remember to put a mark out of fifteen. I will issue new spellings on Monday.
infancy pregnancy extravagancy significancy absorbancy
truancy expectancy redundancy vibrancy buoyancy
reluctancy elegancy flamboyancy occupancy accountancy
English
Read the next few pages of Mysterious Traveller by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham (documents below).
We learnt that the book builds vivid images of the setting and characters. One way in which we can build rich images is through using relative clauses.
Read through the PowerPoint: Relative clauses (to slide 8, in the documents below). The slides will remind you about relative clauses and pronouns. We looked at this in the Autumn Term. Have a go at the small activity on slide 8 but there is no need to write anything down, just think about it.
Complete one of the worksheets below. The activities increase in difficulty. You must do one of the activities, but for those of you who are enjoying this work you could do two or three of them.
Relative Clauses (A) asks you to identify relative clauses.
Relative Clauses (B) asks you to insert relative clauses with given pronouns.
Relative Clauses (C) asks you to write relative clauses, choosing from nouns in given sentences and selecting the best relative pronoun.
Please complete your worksheet (will need trimming down) and stick it into your exercise book. You could copy the work straight into your book.
The date and title are:
Friday 22nd January 2021
Can I discuss, identify and insert relative clauses?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play – Daily 10. You can choose between level 5, times tables up to 12 or level 5, fractions of amounts. Maybe, challenge yourself and do both!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – Fractions greater than 1.
These lessons start by recapping prior learning then move onto Year 5 objectives. The work will get more challenging as we progress.
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
22.01.21
Do I understand fractions greater than 1?
Problem Solving Extension (optional):
Slick Jim
Slick Jim won the lottery.
He spent two thirds of his
winnings on a very posh house.
He spent two thirds of what he
had left on a luxury yacht.
Then he spent two thirds of what
he had left on a hot air balloon.
He spent his last £20000 on a
flashy car.
How much did Slick Jim win on the lottery?
Focus:
Solve a problem by organising information.
Find fractions of quantities.
Understand the relationship between multiplication and division.
Money Bags – Answers:
Ram put 1p, 2p, 4p and 8p in the four bags.
Any sum from 1p to 15p can be made with
these amounts.
RE
We will continue our work on Mission.
You will find something to read and an activity to do in the documents below (How the Mission of Jesus Continues Today).
You can write the letter straight into your book or use the worksheet provided below, it will need to be trimmed down and stuck it into your book.
The date and title are:
Friday 22nd January 2021
Can I write a letter, as though I were a Bishop, to my Parishes explaining the mission in the Diocese?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Music
Click on the link below and follow the lesson:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/improvising-within-a-piece-of-music-6ngkje
Sumdog
Maths Challenges: Mixed Times Tables and Fractions.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ence. These - ence words are slightly different from our test spellings above but still worth working on to expand your vocabulary.
Well done Year 5. Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Gravili
Home Learning Thursday 21st January 2021
Date: 13th Jan 2021 @ 12:01pm
Year 5 Home Learning Thursday 21st January 2021
Good morning Year 5, well done for working so hard. Each day I am seeing more and more fantastic work posted on Seesaw. Thank you again to all those who are helping with your learning. As a thank you to someone in your family, you could surprise them with a random act of kindness. This could be, drawing them a picture or making them a card or even bringing them a treat like a biscuit or a cup of tea (always ask another adult or older sibling to help you with the boiling water!) Make someone smile today! If you want to make me smile today, try your hardest to do your Home Learning as though you were in school. Best handwriting, presentation and effort please.
Reading
Please read for at least twenty/thirty minutes every day. Talk about what you have read with an adult. Discuss the story, characters and any new vocabulary you come across. If it is a non-fiction text then look at the contents page, glossary or index and see how it helps you find information.
We can issue books and change books as needed.
Reading Challenge: Design a poster for the book you have read to persuade other people to read your story/fact book. Please do this in your exercise book with today’s date. If you want to draw and write on plain paper, you could trim it down and stick it in your book.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ancy. Please learn these spellings for Friday (22.01.21). If you don’t know what a word means ask an adult or look it up in a dictionary. To help you learn them write them down each day in your exercise book with the date. You could focus your handwriting at the same time.
infancy pregnancy extravagancy significancy absorbancy
truancy expectancy redundancy vibrancy buoyancy
reluctancy elegancy flamboyancy occupancy accountancy
English
In our story, when Issa lost his sight, he was still able to navigate using Mariama’s vivid descriptions and his own memories of what the place was like.
Mysterious Traveller (and Cloud Tea Monkeys) has beautiful illustrations but even without them the reader builds strong images of the setting and characters though the language used.
Re-read the paragraph where sunrise is described (find it in Tuesday’s documents Mysterious Traveller 1 on page 3). What do you notice about the language used? Note down in your exercise book the powerful language and similes you can find in the text. Why doesn’t the writer just say, ‘The sun rose’? Simile= when you describe something as or like something else. For example, as brave as a lion, or fast like a Cheetah. The sub-heading for this list is: Powerful Language and Similes in the Text
When you do this, think about and include in your list all the ways that writers build images (impactful adjectives and adverbs, powerful noun phrases, similes and metaphor, describing small details, including different senses, etc.).
Now read pages 17, 19 and 20 (documents below) slowly, see if you can spot words and phrases which build vivid images. List them under this sub-heading: Words and Phrases which Build Vivid Images. For example, similes to describe the strangers, ‘evening shadows’ to show time passing, details such as scars, giving the strangers temporary names like Scarface.
Select examples from your second list (Words and Phrases which Build Vivid Images) to record on the imagery worksheet. You will find this in the documents below.
Harder: You could colour-code your imagery examples, e.g. red for simile, green for powerful adjective/verb, purple for small detail, etc.
Please write your lists and stick your worksheet (will need trimming down) into your exercise book.
The date and title are:
Thursday 21st January 2021
Can I identify examples of powerful language, similes and imagery in my reading?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play – Daily 10 and select level 5, multiplication and mixed times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – Equivalent fractions (Y5).
These lessons start by recapping prior learning then move onto Year 5 objectives. The work will get more challenging as we progress.
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
21.01.21
Do I understand what an equivalent fraction is?
Problem Solving Extension (optional):
Money bags
Ram divided 15 pennies among four small bags.
He could then pay any sum of money from 1p to
15p, without opening any bag.
How many pennies did Ram put in each bag?
Focus:
Solve mathematical problems or puzzles.
Explain methods and reasoning.
Three Digits – Answers:
You can make six different numbers.
In order, the numbers are:
799, 889, 898, 979, 988, 997.
History
Follow the link below, scroll down to lesson three – How did the Shang army win battles? Watch the clip and do the short activity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z39j2hv
Whilst watching the clip take notes about the Shang army and the different types of warriors. Write these notes neatly in your exercise book. Illustrate your notes with pictures of some of the warriors.
The date and title are:
Thursday 21st January 2021
Can I take notes about the Shang army?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Sumdog
Maths Challenges: Mixed Times Tables and Timetables and Line Graphs.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ance. This is slightly different from our test spellings…the suffix – ancy, but still worth working on.
Well done Year 5.
Miss Gravili
Home Learning Wednesday 20th January 2021
Date: 13th Jan 2021 @ 12:00pm
Year 5 Home Learning Wednesday 20th January 2021
Good morning Year 5, I hope you are all well. The weather is due to be very rainy for the next couple of days which is a shame because you might not be able to go outside as much. However, going out in the rain can be a lot of fun. Pull on your rain coats, wellies and grab your umbrellas. There are plenty of puddles to go and splash in and feeling the rain on your face can be really special. It also gives you the opportunity to do some good indoor activities like painting, baking, colouring and reading or playing some Lego/board games. Remember there are challenges on Sumdog for you to do, well done to those of you who have been completing them. Keep up your fantastic Home Learning. I’m so impressed with what I am seeing on Seesaw.
Reading
Please read for at least twenty/thirty minutes every day. Talk about what you have read with an adult. Discuss the story, characters and any new vocabulary you come across. If it is a non-fiction text then look at the contents page, glossary or index and see how it helps you find information.
We can issue books and change books as needed.
Reading Challenge: Draw a picture of your favourite character from the story you are reading or one you have read before. Write a short description of who they are and what you have learnt about them through your reading. Please do this in your exercise book with today’s date.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ancy. Please learn these spellings for Friday (22.01.21). If you don’t know what a word means ask an adult or look it up in a dictionary. To help you learn them write them down each day in your exercise book with the date. You could focus your handwriting at the same time.
infancy pregnancy extravagancy significancy absorbancy
truancy expectancy redundancy vibrancy buoyancy
reluctancy elegancy flamboyancy occupancy accountancy
English
After reading the first part of the story, what mysteries have been set up? What clues can you spot that the setting is faraway? Some examples could be…desert, goatskin flask, donkey, etc. What have you learnt about Issa so far? Re-read the paragraph beginning, ‘Issa’s old eyes…’ What can we infer (find out) about him from these words? Take some time to think about these questions and the answers.
Read the next few pages of Mysterious Traveller (documents below).
You will be answering the comprehension questions (documents below) about language, character and plot. The questions get more difficult as you work through them. The answers will be posted on tomorrow’s blog.
Please write your answers in full sentences in your exercise book.
The date and title are:
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Can I use retrieval, inference and prediction to answer comprehension questions?
Retrieval means that you can simply find the answer directly in the text.
Inference means to find something out from what you have read already, by problem solving from previous knowledge rather than simply finding the answer in the text.
Prediction means to work out what you think will happen before you know what really does happen.
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play - Subtraction Grids and select two numbers, up 100.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – Equivalent fractions.
These lessons start by recapping prior learning then move onto Year 5 objectives. The work will get more challenging as we progress.
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
20.01.21
Do I understand what an equivalent fraction is?
Problem Solving Extension (optional):
Three digits
Imagine you have 25 beads.
You have to make a three-digit number on an abacus (shows numbers in units, tens and hundreds etc using beads).
You must use all 25 beads for each number you make. How many different three-digit numbers can you make?
Write them in order.
Focus:
Solve mathematical problems or puzzles.
Know what each digit represents.
Order a set of whole numbers.
Coins on the table – Answer:
Anna put 12 coins on the table.
Science
Click on this link and follow the lesson on Soluble and Insoluble materials.
In school, we will test materials to see if they are soluble or insoluble and record our observations and results in a table copied from slide 6. If we have time, we will try the normal water/salty water experiment suggested on slide 7.
The date and title are:
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Can I investigate whether materials are soluble or insoluble?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
French
You have learnt about the planets in Science recently. Now let’s learn the French words for the planets and we’ll do a piece of space writing in a couple of weeks’ time once we’ve built up our vocabulary. Please read through all these instructions before you start.
Listen to this song first. See if you can pick out the names of the planets. They are very similar to English apart from Earth which is la Terre (la tair).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-G7trS2qCk
In your exercise book, write the date:
mercredi vingt janvier – no capitals in French remember!
Write the LO: Can I name the planets in French?
You are going to draw a diagram of our solar system and name the planets, the sun and our moon in French. Look at the picture in the documents below – French - Planets.
Start with a large sun on the left-hand side of the page. You could just draw part of the sun to show how huge it is. Label the sun le soleil (luh solay. You don’t need to write this. It’s just how to pronounce it.)
Now draw the planets in order (MVEMJSUNP – My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets). We’ll include Pluto for the purposes of this exercise.) Add a moon next to Earth and label it la lune (la loon).
You can find the spellings of the planet names using this online dictionary:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french
Click on the audio button to hear the pronunciation and repeat the word a few times.
Your diagram should look something like the example below – French – Planets.
Please colour it in suitable colours.
Now use the dictionary to find the French words for:
Close to
Far from
Hot
Cold
and listen to how to pronounce them.
Write the English and French words under your diagram. You’ll need these soon.
Now listen to the song again, listening for the names of the planets and some of the words you’ve just looked up.
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Merci beaucoup. A la semaine prochaine!
Sumdog
Maths Challenges: Mixed Times Tables and Timetables and Line Graphs.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ance. This is slightly different from our test spellings…the suffix – ancy, but still worth working on.
If you would like to do an extra bit of PE today click on the link below for a live lesson, it is called 'Cool Catcher' and is on at 2.00 - 2.45 today.
https://www.chancetoshine.org/live
If you love dancing, have a look at this link for a dance routine that you can learn at home.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rkUsuzOksT0SvGG1vuOb2qVaS7EDvizg?usp=sharing
Well done Year 5.
Miss Gravili
Home Learning Tuesday 19th January 2021
Date: 13th Jan 2021 @ 11:59am
Year 5 Home Learning Tuesday 19th January 2021
Good morning Year 5, I hope you are all well today. I’ve seen some great work on Seesaw, thank you so much for sharing it. I know you are all working hard and trying your best so I am a very proud teacher at the moment.
We have finished our work on Cloud Tea Monkeys and we will be starting our new book Mysterious Traveller which is also by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham. In Maths, we have finished statistics and will now be learning fractions.
Remember to look on CBBC for any programmes that interest you or BBC Bitesize if you want to do any extra learning. Our website has got lots of links to some really interesting webpages. If you go to - Parents then Home Learning Resources.
Reading
Please read for at least twenty/thirty minutes every day. Talk about what you have read with an adult. Discuss the story, characters and any new vocabulary you come across. If it is a non-fiction text then look at the contents page, glossary or index and see how it helps you find information.
We can issue books and change books as needed.
Reading Challenge: Find a non-fiction (fact) book to read. Write down eight facts you have learnt whilst reading. You could draw a mini picture to go with your facts. Please do this in your exercise book with today’s date.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ancy. Please learn these spellings for Friday (22.01.21). If you don’t know what a word means ask an adult or look it up in a dictionary. To help you learn them write them down each day in your exercise book with the date. You could focus your handwriting at the same time.
infancy pregnancy extravagancy significancy absorbancy
truancy expectancy redundancy vibrancy buoyancy
reluctancy elegancy flamboyancy occupancy accountancy
English
Our new short novel is Mysterious Traveller by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham. This book is set in another faraway place based on an African country called Mali. Look at the map of the continent of Africa (documents below). Africa contains 54 countries; Mali is in the North West.
Read the Blurb and the Authors’ Note at the back (documents below).
You will be reading the opening few pages of Mysterious Traveller. The book begins at an exciting moment of the story (even though it is also acting as an introduction). What do we call this feature built in exciting or scary stories? Tension.
Tension is built through the language used but also through setting up mysteries and making the reader ask questions about characters or events.
Read the opening section of Mysterious Traveller (documents below).
Write down all the questions you can think of that the passage raises (approx. 10).
List the words that the authors’ use to make this passage an exciting opening and to make you want to read on (desperately fast, hunted, chased, etc.). The heading for your list is:
Words That Build Excitement and Tension:
Extension (optional): Are there any phrases or sentences from the text that you could write in your exercise book that show examples of strong descriptive words/phrases?
The date and title are:
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Can I identify how texts build tension and ask questions about my reading?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play Who Wants to Be a Hundredaire?
http://www.math-play.com/Place-Value-Millionaire/place-value-millionaire-game_html5.html
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – What is a fraction?
These lessons start by recapping prior learning then move onto Year 5 objectives. The work will get more challenging as we progress.
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
19.01.21
Do I understand what a fraction is?
Problem Solving Extension (optional):
Coins on the Table
Anna put some 10p coins on the table. One half of them were tails up. Anna turned over two of the coins, and then one third of them were tails up. How many coins did Anna put on the table?
Focus:
Solve mathematical problems or puzzles.
Understand simple fractions.
Explain methods and reasoning.
PE
Games Skills - Battleships.
Watch the clips below and follow the instructions on the cards.
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Home%20PE%20Battleships%20.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltZDzlEeP_4&list=PLnwoPgo24bhmqV8Y76iXnwYw9T9AlxbqJ&index=4&t=0s
Gymnastic Skills – Jumping Dice.
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Home%20PE%20Jumping%20Dice.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufTx2tiT_VQ&list=PLnwoPgo24bhmqV8Y76iXnwYw9T9AlxbqJ&index=25&t=0s
Computing
Use the link below to log into code.org.
Please work through the lessons in order.
https://studio.code.org/sections/ZGVGHS
Sumdog
Maths Challenges: Mixed Times Tables and Timetables and Line Graphs.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ance. This is slightly different from our test spellings…the suffix – ancy, but still worth working on.
Well done Year 5.
Miss Gravili
Home Learning Monday 18th January 2021
Date: 13th Jan 2021 @ 11:36am
Year 5 Home Learning Monday 18th January 2021
Good morning Year 5, I hope you had a good weekend and a chance to do some of the things you enjoy most. Having a good rest and spending time on your hobbies helps you to be ready for learning new things again. We have got some fun learning ahead of us this week, so remember to work as though you were in school and hopefully, I will be able to see some of your work on Seesaw now.
A big well done to those of you who have managed to post some work on Seesaw already. I really enjoyed looking at your fantastic work. You have been trying so hard at home and I can see you are proud of the work you have done. Thank you to everyone who is helping you with your learning. The most important thing is to do your best and stay positive.
Reading
Please read for at least twenty/thirty minutes every day. Talk about what you have read with an adult. Discuss the story, characters and any new vocabulary you come across. If it is a non-fiction text then look at the contents page, glossary or index and see how it helps you find information.
We can issue books and change books as needed.
Reading Challenge: Draw a picture of your favourite character from your reading book. Write a short description of who they are and what you have learnt about them. Please do this in your Home Learning exercise book with today’s date.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ancy. Please learn these spellings for Friday (22.01.21). If you don’t know what a word means ask an adult or look it up in a dictionary. Write them out each day to help you learn them.
infancy pregnancy extravagancy significancy absorbancy
truancy expectancy redundancy vibrancy buoyancy
reluctancy elegancy flamboyancy occupancy accountancy
English
Today you will be writing your description of the magical place that the monkeys found the Cloud Tea.
Use your plan and illustration from the work you did on Friday (15.01.21) to help you write descriptively. Focus on using expanded noun phrases and great vocabulary choices.
Write this on the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book (it will need trimming down) or write straight into your book.
The date and title are:
Monday 18th January 2021
Can I write a setting description using expanded noun phrases?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play Carroll Diagrams Odd and Even – Level 3 and 4.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/carroll-diagrams/odd-and-even
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – Timetables.
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
18.01.21
Can I read and interpret timetables?
Art
This week we are going to have a look at the author and illustrator Rob Biddulph. You may have seen some of his books/drawing books before.
Please watch the clip below and have a go at drawing your own dog – called Ringo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44R4Lm20igE
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Sumdog
Maths Challenges: Mixed Times Tables and Timetables and Line Graphs.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ance. This is slightly different from our test spellings…the suffix – ancy, but still worth working on.
Well done Year 5.
Miss Gravili
Reception 14th January Home Learning
Date: 13th Jan 2021 @ 10:25am
Thursday 14th January 2021
Good morning, everyone. I know it can be hard at times doing your learning at home but keep trying your very best (I bet you are teaching your grown-ups lots of things they do not know 😊)
Phonics –
Phonics Play will help you to keep recapping all previous sounds the children have learnt since September. Resources, Phase 2, Speed Flash Trials
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
The log in is Username: jan21
Password: home
You can also use this log in to play any of the phase 2 phonic games 😊
Today’s new sound is qu, have a watch of Scrap's Video below.
Can I practise writing qu on my whiteboard?
Can I think of any words starting with the sound qu?
Can I have a go at the phonics activity attached?
Handwriting - Have a go at the next page in your booklet, which is all about the letter Gg.
The Humpty Words of the week are go, into, you, he – Can you write these words in a sentence? Can you spell them correctly without looking at them?
(using paper or your whiteboards from your pack)
Literacy – Our story this week is Handa’s Surprise – Watch the story here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdPlMebjAw
Choose an animal from Handas Surprise.
Which one is your favourite?
What can you find out about that animal?
Can I draw a picture and write a sentence to describe what it looks like? (this can be done in your exercise books)
Remember when writing a sentence, say it first and count how many words are in the sentence. Write one word at a time. Use your sound mat to help you write / sound out the words. What sounds can you hear? Let the children write the sounds they can hear, again do not worry about spellings at this point just let them have a go 😊
Reading – try to read 10 minutes each day 😊
For extra reading you can access Oxford Owl (optional)
Oxford Owl eBooks Class login - sto1 Password – 1234
Library – Age 4-7 – change the level to your child’s book band level and have a go at any of the e-books available to you. (please ask if you don't know your level)
Maths – Can I count forwards and backwards from a chosen number?
For example –
Forwards from 5 to 22
Backwards from 14 to 5
Lets have a look at some of our other coins today.
This video introduces 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p.
Do you have these coins in your house?
How many 1ps would be the same as a 2p coin?
How many 1ps would be the same as a 5p coin?
How many 1ps would be the same as a 10p coin?
Can I have another go at the toy shop game? (one coin, 1ps up to 10) https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money
Topic Time
French –
Here’s our fruity song to listen to and join in with. J’aime les fruits means I like fruit! You can join in the fruit conga too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ03KjwiIVM&lc=z121vlvhczjfenbdx22as31ggkmcvzx02&safe=active
Can I name 5 fruits in French?
Vocabulary (Pronunciation in brackets) –
une pomme (oon pom) = an apple,
une orange ( oon oranj) = an orange,
une poire (oon pwar) = a pear,
une banane (oon banann) = a banana,
un ananas (un anana) = a pineapple.
- Either using real fruits or pictures, practise saying the names of the fruits, asking your child to pick up the correct fruit as he/she says the word in French.
- Conversation:
Adult: Une banane s’il te plait. (oon banann seel tuh play) A banana please.
Child: Voila! (vwalla!) There you are. (Hands over a banana.)
Adult: Merci. (mair cee) thank you.
Repeat for all fruits.
- Put a hat on your child’s head and then balance a piece of fruit on the hat. Ask the child to guess which fruit it is, saying the words in French.
Music –
Follow the link for the second session of the music lesson you did last week 😊
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/good-to-be-me-64u3jd
spoon sticks
Just a reminder again, if you require to collect anything from school, please can you contact the school office, Thank you :)
Year1 Home Learning Thursday 14th January
Date: 13th Jan 2021 @ 8:30am
Good morning everybody. Welcome to your Thursday Home Learning.
Yesterday we really enjoyed our gymnastics lesson and our Presentation at the Temple puppet shows. All the home learning uploaded to Seesaw was amazing. It is great to see you all keeping up with your learning at home.
Reading
Continue to read for at least 10 mintues everyday. Reading is the most important part of your home learning. If you need more books, please contact the school office and we will send home some more. Also, our Oxford Owl eLibrary is available at the Home Learning button of the Year 1 page.
Phonics
Watch the video below and have a go at the following task.
Have a look at the pictures attached below of all our long O sounds. Can you spell the words and sort them into sound groups. (All the OW words together etc...)
Look out for your new oe sound.
Write a super sentence remembering your Capital letter, finger spaces and full stop.
English
Today you are going to plan your own spider story. Listen to Sidney's story again. You could retell the story in your own words,you could continue the story from when Mrs Brown left the shed or you could make up a new story about what happened to the spiders in the shed.
Draw your ideas in the boxes on the story map sheet to help you write your story tomorrow.
Add your story map to Seesaw for some feedback.
Maths
Below you will find some counting songs we have used in school. As we are learning about subtraction strategies this week we have added some counting backwards songs (from 20 and from 100) Have a listen and sing along.
Well done to everyone on completing their finding a part learning yesterday. It was a little tricky so remember to ask lots of questions when you're not sure.
Today we are looking at counting back to take away. Watch the lesson at the following link on Subtraction - Counting back and complete the worksheet attached.
When you have finished, spend 10 minutes on Sumdog practising your subtraction facts or Maths Training.
Computing
In our computing learning this week, we are continuing to look at loops and writing instructions in code.
Sign into our Year 1 page here. Complete any of the challenges you haven't finished and make a start on Lesson 9 - The Collector.
This lesson is a little challenging so just try your best and do what you can. You can also explore the site for lots of other fun challenges.
We have attached the login pictures below.
Geography
Today, we are learning about the United Kingdom. Click here to watch the video about exploring the U.K.
Have a think and a talk about all the places you have visited in the U.K., maybe get out some photos. How are the places the same? How are they different?
Draw pictures of 4 places you have visited on the sheet. Sing this song about the U.K.
This afternoon, we are going to have a go at baking some spider cookies. Have a go at home using the recipe below.
Well done on completing your home learning today!
HOME LEARNING Wednesday 13th January 2021
Date: 12th Jan 2021 @ 4:03pm
Year 4
Home Learning Wednesday 13th January 2021
Good morning Year 4. I hope you had a good day yesterday and managed to complete your Home Learning. Well done for working hard and a big thank you to everyone at home who is helping you in any way. We are all doing our best and trying to be positive at this tricky time. Hopefully, by working together, we can help keep ourselves and each other happy and safe.
Please complete today’s work as if you were in school, taking care with your handwriting, spellings, punctuation, vocabulary, and of course, your presentation. Remember to try and do the work on the day it is set as it usually follows on from the previous day. It is important that you continue to work hard recapping and practising previous learning, as well as learning new things.
If you need any reading books, please let us know and we will arrange for some books to be collected from the school office.
You should have received an email inviting you to join your child’s account on Seesaw – please check your junk mail if you have not received this. Through Seesaw, you will be able to upload work which has been completed at home and I will be able to give feedback. You will only see your child’s work and all feedback given will be private to your account. I am looking forward to seeing the super learning which has been completed at home.
Reading
Please read out loud to someone at home for 20 minutes. Make sure you discuss what has happened in the chapter / story so far.
Can you describe your favourite part of the story so far? Why do you like this part - is it exciting? Does it make you feel especially happy? Can you see the scene in your mind and if so, what does it look like?
Spelling
This week’s spellings all end with ‘ture’ or ‘sure’. They will be tested on Thursday 14th January 2021. They are:
future nature creature feature
mixture picture adventure treasure
pleasure enclosure measure leisure
Practise the spellings by writing them in different coloured clouds. Try and remember the word and colour you wrote it in yesterday and keep it the same – then you may link the word leisure with blue, enclosure with yellow, picture with green etc. Write the date in your Home Learning Book (Wednesday 13th January 2021) and have a go.
English
Download the ‘Mission Possible’ booklet attached to the blog.
Soon you will be planning and writing your own spy story and you should already have some character names. Today we will be doing some work on settings and adjectives.
Scroll to pg 22
Read the first paragraph on page 22
Write the long date Wednesday 13th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I collect some setting ideas?
Write a list of settings from stories you have read or films you have watched – remember, this is where the story takes place. If could be a town, city, country or specific place eg Preston, England, Paris, Spain, the Arctic etc. Or something more general eg in a hospital, in space or in a jungle.
Read the paragraph starting, “Mission Possible is set in London” …… and the information below this.
Write a subheading Normal everyday settings
Write a list of normal everyday settings underneath – some have been given to get you started.
Write a subheading Scary settings
Write a list of scary settings underneath – one has been given to get you started
Write a subheading Interesting / Unusual settings
Write a list of interesting / unusual setting – some have been given to get you started.
Scroll to pg 23
Read the page very carefully.
Remember an adjective is a word which describes a noun.
Write the long date Wednesday 13th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I use adjectives to describe the Emperor’s mirror?
Draw a picture of what you think the mirror looks like.
Write a paragraph to describe the mirror and that could go in the story. Use the example given on page 23 to help you. Can you underline your adjectives (describing words)?
Please share your work on Seesaw so that I can give feedback and support.
Times tables
Practise your 3, 6 and 9 times tables on Sumdog.
Use the link below to go to ‘Hit the button’. Choose a times table or division fact you know you find tricky. Play ‘Hit the answer’ – see if you can get faster and add your results to your log. Play ‘Hit the question’ – see if you can get faster and add your results to your log.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
By the end of Year 4 you should know all your tables and division facts, therefore please keep practising!
Maths
Use the link below – play Hit the button, Doubles, Doubles to 50. If you get stuck, partition the number.
eg Double 47 Double 40 (80) then double 7 (14) and add the two together (80 + 14 = 94)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Please open the maths worksheet called ‘Measure perimeter’ attached to the blog. You may print this off if you have a printer.
You will need some string or wool to complete today’s maths sheet. Listen carefully to the video as this will explain what to do.
EITHER click on the link below which will take you to White Rose maths and watch the lesson, Measure perimeter,
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/week-9-measurement-length-perimeter/
OR click on the link below for the video.
Write the short date 13.01.21
Write the learning objective Can I measure perimeter accurately?
Complete the worksheet as instructed (if you have printed it off) and stick it in your book or write the answers directly into your Home Learning Book.
Check your answers from yesterday, they are in the document ‘Answers Subtract lengths’ which is attached to the blog. Make sure you look carefully at any questions you got wrong.
Last Monday (4th January 2021), we started revising types of lines (parallel and perpendicular) and angles. To consolidate this, I have set a challenge on Sumdog. Please log on and have a go. We will return to this topic when we are all back in school so being confident with this now will be beneficial.
Reminder - right angles - 90°
- acute angles less than 90°
- obtuse angles more than 90° but less than 180°
PE
Watch the clips below and follow the instructions on the cards.
Dance – Move to the beat
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Move%20to%20the%20Beat.pdf
Games – Avoid the defenders
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Home%20PE%20Avoid%20the%20defenders.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciN7RoiB9Lc&safe=active
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths times table challenge (based on the 3, 6 and 9 times tables)
- A maths ‘types of lines and angles’ challenge
- A spelling challenge (for the words which will be tested on Thursday)
Please make sure you log on and have a go!
Well done for finishing today’s work. Have a lovely evening and stay safe.
Year 3 Home Learning 13th January 2021
Date: 12th Jan 2021 @ 3:17pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a happy and smiley day.
Well done for all of the work you have been doing so far.
If you are finding any of it tricky you can:
- Draw things to help you in Maths like base 10.
- Use things in your house to help with Maths like coins, counters, toys.
- Write out the times tables you need for an activity before starting it.
- Use books and the internet for ideas.
- Discuss your work with people at home when they are not busy.
- Contact the school for support.
Reminders
Remember to keep all of your work in your exercise book so that we can celebrate it when we are all back together in school.
Remember you can change your reading books whenever you need to – just let the school office know.
You can now send me your work on Seesaw.
Things that made me smile yesterday (you could write your own list too)
- I had the loudest sing along in the car on the way to work. A song came on the radio that I really like singing to, it was called High by the Lighthouse Family. You should try putting it on next time you are in the car.
- I ate my lunch outside in the sunshine.
- 31 of you have started the suffix challenge on Sumdog.
- 28 of you have started the times tables challenge on Sumdog.
- 10 of you have started the division challenge on Sumdog.
- I loved seeing the work you have sent me on Seesaw. It makes me so happy to see how hard you are all working, I know it must be difficult for you working at home.
Wednesday 13th January 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Tell them what a character is thinking and feeling.
Spelling
Here are your spellings for this week:
careful, playful, thankful, helpful, wonderful, useless, careless, homeless, hopeless, spotless
Write the long date: Wednesday 13th January 2021
Write the title: Suffixes ful and less
Copy and complete the table by adding the suffix ful or less. A suffix is added onto the end of a word.
The first two are done for you.
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Please send me a picture of your spelling work on Seesaw – I would love to see some beautiful handwriting and perfect spelling.
Writing:
Read through your news report. Check you haven’t missed any words, capital letters or full stops. It helps if you read it out loud.
Check you have used capital letters for places and names.
Use a dictionary or an online dictionary to check any spellings you think you need to check.
Write your news report out again, trying to make it even neater than yesterday and making sure there are no mistakes. Colour in the pictures you draw.
A writing sheet is attached to this blog.
If you are absolutely certain that your news report is already perfect, you can write a different news report about something else, you could make something up or write about some happy news in your house.
Remember to include:
Headline
By-line
Introduction
Quote
Photo
Caption
Times tables
Listen to this 3x tables song, sing along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV0ZL2h8IRg&safe=active
Counting
Count out loud in 5s up to 100 and then back to 0.
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
- Division Challenge: 11th January – 17th January
- ×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×8 ×10 tables: 11th January – 17th January
- Suffix Challenge: 11th January – 17th January
Maths
Today you are going to practise dividing by 2. Remember the strategies we have looked at so far:
Using equipment
Grouping
Sharing
Using times tables
Please follow the link to watch the video, pause the video to complete the activities where you need to.
Please complete the sheet attached and then use the answer sheet to check your answers.
Optional Maths challenge
If you complete the work quickly and would like another challenge, there is a challenge sheet attached where you will practise your 2x tables and related facts.
Music
Click on the following link and complete the lesson:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-different-ways-to-use-your-body-75k68t
RE
Last week in RE, when we were all in school, we started our new RE topic – Journeys.
We talked about how our life is a journey.
Today you are going to be thinking about the Christian family’s journey with Jesus through the Church’s year.
Look at the diagram of the Church’s year.
The year of the Church family is marked by special events and seasons. It is called the Liturgical Year. It begins with the first Sunday of Advent and ends with the feast of Christ the King.
Below are 4 special events which the Christian family celebrate throughout a Liturgical Year.
- Advent
- Christmas
- Lent
- Easter
I would like you to:
- Draw a picture representing your favourite part of the Liturgical Year and write a paragraph explaining why this is your favourite part of the Liturgical Year.
Year 2 Home Learning - 13th January 2021
Date: 12th Jan 2021 @ 3:16pm
Hello everyone!
We hope you all had a fantastic day of home learning yesterday. I know it can be hard at times but be resilient and keep going!
Keep fit and active and Try an Avengers workout - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC_V8hnU2PY
Complete a Just Dance routine. Can you get a better score than Mario?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39L-M5nhx6Y
Keep active with Joe Wicks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9am
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
We will explain the structure on here each day but please refer to the additional uploaded documents for each specific lesson guidance and resources.
Reminders
Please collect an exercise book from the school office to complete your work in, you will be able to bring these into school when we are all back together.
You can also collect reading books from the school office whenever you need to. Please let the office know beforehand so we can get them ready for you.
Sumdog – Well done to the 9 children who have had a go at the new Sumdog challenges this week. We would love to see everyone have a go at the challenges set this week. Sumdog can be a great way to consolidate learning and practise your spellings.
Reading
It is essential that children continue to read every single day. This should be for a minimum of 20 minutes.
All reading matters. Shared reading is about ‘reading with’, not just ‘reading to’ (even for older children). So, ask lots of ‘Wh’ questions, such as Who? What? When? Where? Why? Try them when talking about books: for example, ‘what do you think Harry is feeling?’
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read, and love to read.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the red box ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’
Username: sto2
Password: 1234
Corner stones have released some free reading resources
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading
Maths
This week we are going to continue to focus on our topic – Money.
Today we are going to look at finding the total.
We have uploaded an additional document named 'CHALLENGE'. This is only intended as extension work to challenge and push your learning. You are not required to complete this sheet. The WhiteRose sheet is more than enough.
Make sure you watch the video carefully and pause to answer questions on the worksheet.
Please follow the link and complete the worksheet attached to the class blog.
1. Watch the video (either on your own or with your child).
2. Find a calm space where your child can work for about 20-30 minutes.
3. Use the video guidance to support your child as they work through a lesson.
Complete on the sheet (if you have a printer) or write your answers in your home learning book.
Sumdog
Sumdog can be played from home, as well as in the classroom. To log in from home, students use the same details as they do in class.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Additionally, students can access Sumdog via the app, which are free to download and play. In both cases, they'll need an internet connection.
Sumdog challenges
Multiplication – x2, x3, x5 and x10 tables
Maths – Money
Spellings – Past tense verbs -ed
English
We hope you enjoyed chapter 1 yesterday. Please see additional document for today’s lesson.
Phonics and Spelling
Does your child know how to change the tense of a verb? Can they say both "I am playing on the field today" and "I played on the field yesterday"? This means they can understand how to change the present tense into the past tense.
There are certain rules we need to follow when changing verbs into the past tense.
What are the rules for changing verbs to the past tense?
For a regular verb, add "ed" to turn it into a past tense verb.
If a regular verb already ends in "e", make sure it ends in "ed".
If a verb ends in a "y", such as "hurry", you change it to an "i" and then add "ed". This becomes "hurried".
If a regular verb ends with one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant before adding "ed". For example, "wrap" would become "wrapped".
If a verb ends with a "c", you then need to add a "k" before "ed."
Please see attached activity sheets, which give children the opportunity to practise adding the -ed suffix to make past tense words.
Help them identify which word matches with the right picture, and complete the sentences.
Differentiated two ways, children can be challenged to work at the ability level appropriate for them.
PE
We are continuing out Topic – Dance. We all know how much Year 2 love to dance! Have a go at the activity attached to this post and try and move to the beat.
Watch this video first which helps you to find your rhythm – Move to the beat
Additional activities – Art
Try one of the outdoor art activities (if the weather is kind) attached to this post.
We hope you have a great day of home learning!
Year 2 team
Year 1 Home Learning Wednesday 13th January 2021
Date: 12th Jan 2021 @ 11:03am
Good morning everyone. We enjoyed reading your Spider Fact Files, you are real spider experts! In school, we have enjoyed finding out about spiders, learning about subtraction and making puppets to retell the story of when Jesus was presented in the Temple. We also had great fun in Gymnastics!
Today we are learning Phonics, English, Maths, French and Music.
Phonics
Looking at the long o sound. Have a look at the cheeky chimps game linked here on Phonics play sorting your long o (no) and short o (hot). Username - March20 Password - home
Can you write these words out in a list and use some to make a silly sentence?
The old hen drank the hot cup of tea.
Share your sounds learning to Seesaw.
English
Today we are going outside on a minibeast hunt. Think of all the places where you might find some minibeasts.
Watch this video about a minibeast hunt
Write a list of all the places you are going to explore.When you go outside you could draw pictures or take photos and upload them to Seesaw for us to see. Add words to the list you made to make a word bank of all the words you need to complete the sentences on the sheet.
Please upload your writing to Seesaw.
Maths
Today we are continuing to learn different ways to subtract numbers. We are looking today at finding a part. Watch the following video and fill out your worksheet (linked below). Remember to explain how you know your answers are correct. We've enjoyed seeing all the wonderful maths learning that is going on at home.
Well done to everyone who has completed the maths challenge in Sumdog. Remember you can continue your learning on the maths training section of the app.
We have also linked some counting songs below which we use in class for you to sing at home.
French
Can I name some pet animals in French?
Listen to this clip which gives the names of some pets. Repeat with the speaker. Stop the video after le poisson rouge (goldfish) at 57 seconds – that’s enough words in one go!
Listen again and add an action for each animal this time, saying the word at the same time.
Repeat if possible. Then play a game of Mime – child mimes an animal, adult gives the word and vice versa.
Here’s a song about the noises animals make, animals with big noses! See if you can join in after listening a few times.
Can I name some pet animals in French?
Listen to this clip which gives the names of some pets. Repeat with the speaker. Stop the video after le poisson rouge (goldfish) at 57 seconds – that’s enough words in one go!
Listen again and add an action for each animal this time, saying the word at the same time.
Repeat if possible. Then play a game of Mime – child mimes an animal, adult gives the word and vice versa.
Here’s a song about the noises animals make, animals with big noses! See if you can join in after listening a few times.
Music
Today we are exploring simple patterns, have fun!
Click here for your music lesson
Well done for completing your home learning today. Keep reading everyday and visit the home learning resources in the parent tab for any other learning you wish to do!
Reception 13th January Home Learning
Date: 12th Jan 2021 @ 9:49am
Wednesday 13th January 2021
We are all so amazed to see how well you are doing with you home learning activities Reception! Keep up the great jobs :)
Just a reminder, if you would like to pick up new reading books, please ring the school office and we will be able to sort that for you :)
Phonics –
Phonics Play will help you to keep recapping all previous sounds the children have learnt since September. Resources, Phase 2, Speed Flash Trials
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
The log in is Username: jan21
Password: home
You can also use this log in to play any of the phase 2 phonic games 😊
Let us have a recap day today
Can I remember all of our new sounds sh, ch, th, ng?
Can I practise writing these sounds?
Can I practise reading some of these words?
Shock chick thick song
Ship chat thin bang
Can I read this sentence?
Fish and chips on a dish.
Can I have a go at writing the th and ng words? (see attached)
Can I write my own sentence using the th and ng sounds?
Handwriting - Have a go at the next page in your booklet, which is all about the letter Ff.
The Humpty Words of the week are go, into, you, he – Can you write these without copying the spelling?
Can you put the words into a sentence verbally?
(using paper or your whiteboards from you pack)
Literacy – Our story this week is Handa’s Surprise – Have a watch of the story here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdPlMebjAw
In the story there are lots of different fruits and lots of different animals. What happens to the fruit in the story? Can you name all the different fruit and animals?
Can I write a list of the fruits and animals? (template attached if needed)
Use your sound mat to help you write, sound out the words – what sounds can you hear, let the children write the sounds they can hear, again do not worry about spellings at this point just let them have a go 😊
Reading – try to read 10 minutes each day 😊
For extra reading you can access Oxford Owl (optional)
Oxford Owl eBooks Class login - sto1 Password – 1234
Library – Age 4-7 – change the level to your child’s book band level and have a go at any of the e-books available to you. (please ask if you would your level)
Maths – Can I count forward to 50?
Have a watch the White Rose Maths video, Session 5 – 1 more 1 less
Can I have a go at the game? (see the attached sheet)
Continuing with our making amounts using 1ps.
Can I have a go at the toy shop game? (one coin, 1ps up to 10)
Topic Time
Geography – Handa lives in Africa – have a watch of these videos and see what you can find out 😊
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p081tmh5 - CBeebies, Go Jetters, Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSYHMWmyVfo – Nat Geo Kids
Can I make a poster with my findings?
Collective Worship
Since September, the children have been thinking about the Fruits of the Holy Spirit in their collective worships each week, we have been collecting a new fruit each week and adding it to our tree in class.
The booklet attached gives the children the chance to reflect on all the different fruits we have thought about and allows them to draw a little picture for each one. 😊
We are missing you all so much, but it is great to see all your home learning on seesaw. It really puts a big smile on our faces :)
Year 6 Home Learning - Wednesday 13th January 2021
Date: 12th Jan 2021 @ 8:48am
Wednesday 13th January 2021
Good morning Year 6. We are half way through the week! Well done to those who have started or completed the Sumdog challenges so far: we have 22 pupils for x9 challenge but only 5 pupils for the fractions challenge - keep using Sumdog as it is great for practice.
Wednesday will always have extra tasks in as our timetable at school has French and Music so for today, try to complete as much as you can.
Here are today’s Home Learning tasks:
Reading
Read for 20 minutes. School reading books are preferred and you can change them any time, just give the school a call of when you will be coming in and I can get your box ready for you at the office.
You may also read your own books from home or you can still use Oxford Owl ebooks, where there are a whole range of books from their library. The username is ‘sto56’ with the password ‘1234’.
Reading activity for today:
- Finish the sentence: “I love the way the author …” Give examples to support your opinion.
English (split into three parts: Handwriting, Spellings and Writing)
Handwriting
Every day this week we are going to focus on our number 1 class target, Handwriting, which must be joined. Each day, I will give you a poem to copy in your neatest handwriting. This week focus on staying on the line.
Peter Piper
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper;
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled pepper?
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper,
Where’s the peck of pickled pepper
Peter Piper picked?
Spellings
-cial / -tial words
- All the spellings are on Sumdog (deadline is Friday for this as you can have your own spelling quiz at home).
- As an extra challenge, write each word, then colour in each syllable to help you spell, e.g. special, substantial, confidential
Writing task
Can I predict the next part of the story justifying with evidence from the text?
- Today read chapter 6 (44 – 54) where Tom sees the garden at various times: different seasons and different times of the day. He also witnesses the large fir tree being struck by lightning and the next time he visits the garden, the fir tree is standing. This is very confusing to Tom and he tries to ask his aunt and uncle about it without giving away what he knows. Now read chapter 7 (pages 55 – 60) as it is only very short.
- After reading both chapters, what are your predictions of the story now? Do you think it is a dream, Tom is a ghost or somethings completely different? To make a decent prediction you must refer to some evidence from any part of the story to try to validate it.
- We will be introducing individual Seesaw very soon so you can send your predictions directly to me and I can give you some positive feedback, hopefully that same day. We can then compare the predictions with those in school (do not worry, I will always keep your work private). Tomorrow, I will post some of their predictions too for you to have a look at.
Maths – Fractions Week
- Warm up your brain: Counting. We have done this so many times at the beginning of lessons: on number lines, out loud, etc. So for us to get used to this again, let's practice with counting in 10s. Add 10 to these numbers, ten times: 252, 1846, 15 635, 5.4 (e.g. 252, 262, 272, 282, 292, 302, 312, 322, 332, 342, 352).
- Sumdog – two challenges (both with 200 question target for this week):
- 9 times tables
- Equivalent and Simplifying Fractions
- Main lesson. The objective for today is:
Can I convert improper fractions to mixed numbers?
Follow the video to remind you of what improper fractions and mixed numbers are, Improper to mixed numbers. We have looked at this before but use the video to jog your memory.
Remember that illustrations will help, e.g.
(There is no challenge for today as you will need today’s and tomorrow’s learning for Thursday’s challenge, which is converting back from mixed numbers to improper fractions)
Music
Improvising rhythmic patterns. Follow the link below and complete the quizzes.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/improvising-rhythmic-patterns-6hh3jt
French
Start by watching this song and counting along:
(35) French numbers 1-100 - YouTube
Now, watch this video again to remind yourself how to conjugate a regular ER verb:
(35) French er verbs - YouTube
Then write the date in French in your home learning book: mercredi treize février
Now write the learning objective: Can I conjugate regular ER verbs?
Pause the video at 6:08 and copy out the verb jouer – to play, setting it out in exactly the same way as the video. So Je joue (I play) should be on the same line as Nous jouons (we play). Verbs are always set out like this so that the plural form of the subject pronoun is next to the singular form. Please use a different colour for the endings, just like on the video.
Pause the video again at 7:50 and copy out the verb Aimer – to like. Notice the endings are the same. Try to set it out just like you did for jouer.
J’aime Nous aimons
Tu aimes Vous aimez etc
Do you know why J’aime is written like this and not Je aime? See if you can find out if you’re not sure.
Find a dice if you have one. If not, just write the numbers 1 – 6 on bits of paper and turn them face down. Practise saying the correct form of the verbs by rolling the dice:
1 = Je 4 = nous
2 = Tu 5 = vous
3 = Il/elle 6 = Ils/elles
So if you roll/pick up 4, you would say nous jouons and nous aimons.
NOTE: PRONUNCIATION OF PLURAL FORMS OF AIMER: nous aimons is pronounce nou zaimon; vous aimez is pronounced vou zaimay, ils aiment = eel zaim; Elles aiment = ell zaim. There is what’s called a liaison between the final s of the pronoun and the verb because the verb starts with a vowel.
Don’t worry about the ‘on’ form of the verb as we haven’t talked much about that yet. It is an informal way of saying we…., but that’s just a step too far for now! Ignore it.
Merci beaucoup. A la semaine prochaine!
RE
See attached sheet for an explanation of the lesson, RE - researching the Bible.
Year 3 Home Learning 12th January 2021
Date: 11th Jan 2021 @ 3:57pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a happy Monday and enjoyed doing your work.
We have been doing the same work in school as you are doing at home. Please do not worry if you don’t manage to finish everything in one day. Sometimes things might take longer than expected as you might be talking about things with somebody at home or trying your very very best with your handwriting. Just try your best to have a go at everything.
I hope your parents managed OK with your South America quiz, I had to use the atlas to answer the questions the children in school wrote.
Here are some examples of the tricky ones:
How many countries share a border with Peru?
Which is the third biggest country in South America?
Well done for all of the work you have been doing so far.
If you are finding any of it tricky you can:
- Draw things to help you in Maths like base 10.
- Use things in your house to help with Maths like coins, counters, toys.
- Write out the times tables you need for an activity before starting it.
- Use books and the internet for ideas.
- Discuss your work with people at home when they are not busy.
- Contact the school for support.
Reminders
Remember to keep all of your work in your exercise book so that we can celebrate it when we are all back together in school.
Remember you can change your reading books whenever you need to – just let the school office know.
Try to have a look at some newspapers at home if you can.
You can now send me your work on Seesaw - please send me your English work from today when you have done it.
Things that made me smile yesterday (you could write your own list too)
- I really enjoyed being challenged in Geography – I love learning new things, especially about the world.
- I had a dance to the video about fact and opinion.
- Ms Hodson and I walked around the track for the whole of play time and tried to get lots of steps.
- 4 of you have started the division challenge on Sumdog.
- 21 of you have started the times tables challenge on Sumdog.
- 24 of you have started the suffix challenge on Sumdog - well done everybody :)
Monday 12th January 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes. Once you have collected a school book from the office, you can start to read that.
Discuss the meaning of new words.
Spelling
Here are your spellings for this week:
careful, playful, thankful, helpful, wonderful, useless, careless, homeless, hopeless, spotless
Say the words out loud and then spell them out loud using the correct letter names.
Writing:
Today is the day you get to put all of your hard work together and write your news report – yey! Please send a photo of your news report to me on Seesaw when you have finished.
Attached to this blog you will find an example news report and a writing sheet you can use to write your news report on.
Here are some reminders for you when you are writing your news report:
- Choose one of the headlines you came up with on Wednesday and write it in big letters at the top of the news report.
- Write the by-line (your name).
- Copy your introduction that you wrote on Thursday under the by-line.
- Write at least one of the quotes you made up on Friday remembering to include inverted commas (speech marks).
- Write the rest of the news report – you might want to split your writing into the following paragraphs:
- Talk about Mrs Crumb’s policy.
- Talk about what it is like for Mr Stink living at the Crumb’s house.
- Talk about Mrs Crumb running for MP.
- Draw some pictures and write captions underneath
Times tables
Go on Hit the Button and practise the 3x tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Play at least 3 times; try to improve your score each time.
Counting
Count out loud in 4s up to 48 and then back to 0.
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
- Division Challenge: 11th January – 17th January
- ×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×8 ×10 tables: 11th January – 17th January
- Suffix Challenge: 11th January – 17th January
Maths
Today in Maths you are going to complete some arithmetic questions.
There are two sets of questions to choose from – Set A is slightly easier than Set B. Have a look at both and choose which you feel will be best for you.
Set the timer for 20 minutes and work through the questions.
Remember some of the strategies we use in class:
- Drawing number lines
- Drawing base 10
- Using your times tables
- Partitioning the number (splitting it up)
After 20 minutes, use the answer sheet to check your answers.
If you can, go through any corrections with somebody at home.
French
Click on this link then scroll down and select Lesson 9 with audio.
http://www.rachelhawkes.com/Resources/Y3_French/Yr3AutumnFr.php
Listen to the pronunciation of the words and repeat them.
If possible, ask an adult to play the game on slide 12.
In your home learning book, write the date in French:
mardi douze février (remember no capitals for days and months in French)
Write the learning objective: Can I name items in a pencil case?
Choose at least 6 items from your pencil case. Draw them and write the French word next to them. Test yourself – can you still say the words correctly? Use the powerpoint to check your pronunciation and your spelling. Don’t forget any accents – they change the sound of letters. Fantastique!
Song: La neige tombe – keeping yourself warm in the snow by rubbing your nose and arms, clapping your hands and stamping your feet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh5RVcbsNyc&safe=active
Merci. A bientot!
Art
Hieroglyphs were symbols that the Ancient Egyptians used for writing. Some symbols stood for words and some for sounds. Ancient Egyptian school children had to learn 700 hieroglyphs.
If you can, print out two copies of the hieroglyphic alphabet attached to this blog.
If you don’t have a printer, you can have a go at drawing them.
Colour both in the same like the example attached to this blog – you can choose whatever colours you like.
Cut one of your sheets up so that you just have the pictures, not the letters.
Make a word out of your pictures and then give somebody the other sheet.
Ask them to figure out what word you have made.
You could do this each day. Stick the sheet and the cut-out pictures up on your fridge, or somewhere everybody will see. Create a different word each day for people in your house to figure out.
There are pictures attached to this blog to help you understand.
HOME LEARNING Tuesday 12th January 2021
Date: 11th Jan 2021 @ 3:46pm
Year 4
Home Learning Tuesday 12th January 2021
Good morning Year 4. I hope you had a good day yesterday and managed to complete your Home Learning. Well done for working hard – keep doing your best and make sure you stay happy and safe.
Please complete today’s work as if you were in school, taking care with your handwriting, spellings, punctuation, vocabulary, and of course, your presentation. Remember to try and do the work on the day it is set as it usually follows on from the previous day. It is important that you continue to work hard recapping and practising previous learning, as well as learning new things.
If you need any reading books, please let us know and we will arrange for some books to be collected from the school office.
Reading
Please read out loud to someone at home for 20 minutes. Make sure you discuss what has happened in the chapter / story so far.
Can you describe one of the characters? Does their name suit them? What is their appearance like – describe them from head to toe. What is their personality like?
You can find even more books to read on our website. Go to Year 4, Home Learning and click on Oxford Owl. Use the class login and password and explore lots of books to read.
Spelling
This week’s spellings all end with ‘ture’ or ‘sure’. They will be tested on Thursday 14th January 2021. They are:
future nature creature feature
mixture picture adventure treasure
pleasure enclosure measure leisure
Practise the spellings by writing them in different coloured clouds. Write the date in your Home Learning Book (Tuesday 12th January 2021) and have a go.
English
Download the ‘Mission Possible’ booklet attached to the blog.
Soon you will be planning and writing your own spy story. In preparation for this, you we will be doing some more work on characters today.
Scroll to pg 19
Read page 19 from where it says Learning from Other Writers.
Read the paragraph and find out the meaning of any new words.
Answer the questions yourself or discuss them with someone else if you can. YOU DO NOT NEED TO WRITE ANYTHING. Remember to look for evidence from the paragraph to explain your answers.
Scroll to pg 20
Read the paragraph taken from Chapter 1 of Never Say Die and the questions underneath. Find out the meaning of any new words.
Write the long date in your Home Learning Book Tuesday 12th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I answer questions using evidence from a text?
Answer the questions about the lady in the story (answer the question then leave a line). Make sure you write in full sentences and take care with your handwriting, spellings, capital letters and presentation. Use evidence from the text to answer the questions FULLY and copy spellings carefully.
Scroll to pg 21 – Your characters
Write the long date Tuesday 12th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I create profiles for my characters?
You should choose 2 characters for your own story – one goody and one baddie (you thought of names for them yesterday).
Create profiles (like you did last week) for your characters. Write the headings which are given on page 21 and describe them carefully. Include a picture of what they look like.
Times tables
Practise your 3, 6 and 9 times tables on Sumdog.
Use the link below to go to ‘Hit the button’. Choose a times table or division fact you know you find tricky. Play ‘Hit the answer’ – see if you can get faster and add your results to your log. Play ‘Hit the question’ – see if you can get faster and add your results to your log.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
By the end of Year 4 you should know all your tables and division facts, therefore please keep practising!
Maths
Use the link below – play Hit the button, Doubles, Doubles from 10 to 20. If you get stuck, partition the number.
eg Double 17 Double 10 (20) then double 7 (14) and add the two together (20 + 14 = 34)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Please open the maths worksheet called ‘Subtract lengths’ attached to the blog. You may print this off if you have a printer.
EITHER click on the link below which will take you to White Rose maths and watch the lesson, Subtract lengths,
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/week-8-measurement-length-perimeter/
OR click on the link below for the video.
Write the short date 12.01.21
Write the learning objective Can I subtract lengths accurately?
Complete the worksheet as instructed (if you have printed it off) and stick it in your book or write the answers directly into your Home Learning Book.
Check your answers from yesterday, they are in the document ‘Answers Add lengths’ which is attached to the blog. Make sure you look carefully at any questions you got wrong.
On Monday, we started revising types of lines (parallel and perpendicular) and angles. To consolidate this, I have set a challenge on Sumdog. Please log on and have a go. We will return to this topic when we are all back in school so being confident with this now will be beneficial.
Reminder - right angles - 90°
- acute angles less than 90°
- obtuse angles more than 90° but less than 180°
Music
Following on from last week’s lesson, please click on the link below for lesson 2.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-different-sounds-c9k3gc
French
Bonne annee! Happy new year!
Last term, we looked at some verbs that are used a lot in French. Je fais means I do. Je vais = I go. Tu joues= you play. Elle regarde = she watches Il aime = he likes.
Now we are going to make them negative, turning I go into I don't go, I play into I don't play etc.
All we have to do is put ne ....pas (nuh ......pa) round the verb. So il joue becomes il ne joue pas. Je vais becomes je ne vais pas.
Write the long date mardi douze février
Write the learning objective Can I make verbs negative?
Have a go at the worksheet attached to the blog. If you can manage to change the seasons so that the sentences make better sense as well, that's even better! You can always use an online dictionary to help you with any vocabulary, such as this one: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french .
Finally, can you read your sentences? Remember final consonants are usually silent. The online dictionary will speak the words for you to help with pronunciation.
Good luck!
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths times table challenge (based on the 3, 6 and 9 times tables)
- A maths ‘types of lines and angles’ challenge
- A spelling challenge (for the words which will be tested on Thursday)
Please make sure you log on and have a go!
Well done for finishing today’s work. Have a lovely evening and stay safe.
Year 6 Home Learning - Tuesday 12th January 2021
Date: 11th Jan 2021 @ 3:20pm
Tuesday 12th January 2021
Good morning Year 6. I hope you are all well and ready for today’s learning.
Aim to complete everything I set so that when we get back, we can use all of this knowledge to continue on with our learning.
Here are today’s Home Learning tasks:
Reading
Read for 20 minutes. School reading books are preferred and you can change them any time, just give the school a call of when you will be coming in and I can get your box ready for you at the office.
You may also read your own books from home or you can still use Oxford Owl ebooks, where there are a whole range of books from their library. The username is ‘sto56’ with the password ‘1234’.
Reading activity for today:
- How does the main character treat other people in the book? Explain your answers. (If you have a non-fiction book, name three facts you have learnt).
English (split into three parts: Handwriting, Spellings and Writing)
Handwriting
Every day this week we are going to focus on our number 1 class target, Handwriting, which must be joined. Each day, I will type out a poem to copy in your neatest handwriting. This week focus on staying on the line.
Camilla Caterpillar
Camilla caterpillar kept a caterpillar killer-cat.
A caterpillar killer categorically she kept.
But alas the caterpillar killer-cat attacked Camilla
As Camilla Caterpillar catastrophically slept.
Spellings
There is a spelling file attached to Monday’s blog which covers the spellings for this week – cial / -tial.
- All the spellings are on Sumdog (deadline is Friday for this as you can have your own spelling quiz at home).
- Apologies for yesterday as I set the Sumdog challenge for Monday 7pm, instead of 7am – at least mistakes are welcome in Year 6!
Writing task
Can I write a recount as Tom describing the scene of the garden?
- Today is chapter 5 (pages 36 – 43)
- After reading the chapter, you will realise that despite the fact Tom was in the garden for a very long time, only a few minutes had gone by back inside the house of flats. This may be confusing at first and is part of the whole mystery of the story, so do not read the ending yet and spoil it for yourselves. You may be thinking, “Is it time travel, a different world or something completely different?’”
The whole chapter describes, in a lot of detail, the garden, but to help I have attached a link to the full movie Tom’s Midnight Garden film here (please do not spoil the book for yourselves as you can watch this later). Instead, watch it from 17.38 – 19.21, which is the part where Tom enters the garden for the first time.
- Imagine you are Tom entering that garden. Use the following bullet points to structure a recount which should help describe the scene (you can add feelings and thoughts if you want to but remember the objective is describing the setting).
- Name the nouns you see in the video and make a list: hedges, flowers, expanse of land, sun dial, etc.
- Write a few adjectives around them to see which fits best: large, beautiful, smooth, high, dazzling, etc.
- Now name a few verbs: hung, wrapped, covered, narrow, disappearing, etc.
- Steal any vocabulary from the chapter.
- Then piece it together as you, Tom, make your way through the garden for the first time like this…
Stepping out of the back door, dazzling light struck me. It took me a while to take in my surroundings but as my eyes adjusted, the garden came into view. An array of colours, as far as the eye could see covered the wide expanse of land. Intertwining paths leading to unknown places twisted here and there and disappearing into the distance. I decided to make my way around the outside to take everything in; I didn’t want to miss a thing…
Maths – Fractions Week
- Warm up your Brain: Hit the Button. Today, focus on Number Bonds: Make 1 (1 decimal place) and play.
- Sumdog – two challenges (both with 200 question target for this week):
- 9 times tables
- Equivalent and Simplifying Fractions
- Times Tables Quiz – Every Tuesday we complete a quiz. Try to ask someone in your house to ask you 13 questions (your target or mixed).
- Main lesson: The objective for today is to follow on our learning from yesterday,
Can I simplify fractions?
This learning follows on from yesterday’s equivalent fractions. Remember that equivalent fractions have the same value or amount which we use to help us solve problems. Simplifying fractions is very similar and is a way of making fractions simpler, hence the name.
Use the fraction wall from Monday’s lesson (it is also on the video) to see which fractions ‘match up’.
E.g. 4/10 can be simplified to 2/5 because they are the same size.
In the video, you will have a chance to look at the fraction wall carefully but hopefully you will realise that if you know your times tables, you will be able to simplify easily.
To access the video, click here, Simplify Fractions, with the questions and answers attached at the bottom of the blog.
- Challenge – ‘Maths challenge cards’ and their answers are at the bottom of this blog
Science
In your home learning book, write the date: 12.01.21
And the title: Evolution and Inheritance - Glossary
Click on the link to find today’s lesson.
What is the Theory of Evolution? (The National Academy)
Pause the lesson as soon as the Star words come up on the screen. You are going to make a glossary so write the words down in a list, leaving 2 or 3 lines between each so that you have space to write a definition for each by the end of the lesson.
On the next page, write the learning objective: Can I explain Darwin’s theory of Evolution?
Follow the lesson, pausing to write when the teacher tells you. Check your work as you go along.
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to write the meaning of all the words on your glossary page. You will need to know the meanings of these words to help with the rest of the topic.
You might like to have a go at the Bird beak activity that the teacher demonstrated.
In this activity you will simulate bird feeding by using a beak to collect food and place it into a stomach. There are four different beak shapes. This activity will allow you to explore the wide variety of beak types that can be seen within the bird population, as well as developing an understanding of which beak type would be most successful if rice was the available food.
Equipment to represent bird’s beaks: · teaspoon · pair of tweezers · clothes pegs
· chopsticks ·plastic beaker to represent the birds’ stomach.
·Uncooked rice to represent the bird’s food or anything else you have that is similar.
Draw a table like this in your book:
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Beak type |
1st go |
2nd go |
3rd go |
Median/Mean |
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Teaspoon |
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Tweezers |
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Clothes peg |
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Chopsticks |
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You should select one of either a spoon, tweezers, clothes peg or chopsticks plus a plastic cup. You are now a bird. Your chosen implement is your beak, and the plastic cup is your stomach. The beak must be held in one hand and the stomach should be placed on the table. The stomach must remain upright at all times, and you can only put food into it using your beak. Set a timer for 1 minute.
Now pick up as many grains of rice as you can in the time and put them in the cup.
After one minute, you should stop feeding and count the number of grains in your stomach, then return the rice to the table and record the total in your table.
Do you think you would pick up the same number of grains each time? If not, should you repeat your results? How many times? (The more times you do it, the more accurate your results will be.) Which one is the ‘right’ answer? You could sort your data (number of grains of rice) into order and choose the middle number – the median, or you could total them and divide by the number of goes you had to give the mean average.
What did you find out? If rice was your food, which beak would be best? Write your conclusion underneath your table.
Well done!
Next time you see a bird, have a look at the shape of its beak. Maybe you’ll see what it eats if you watch carefully. Can you spot different shaped beaks?
Year 2 Home Learning - 12th January 2021
Date: 11th Jan 2021 @ 3:16pm
Good morning Year 2!
We hope you are all doing well. Start the day with this money song - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-money/zht4nrd
This can be an opportunity to review the topic again.
Have a look at the following website which helps parents to get their children moving with short interactive activities.
We will explain the structure on here each day but please refer to the additional uploaded documents for each specific lesson guidance and resources.
Reminders
Please collect an exercise book from the school office to complete your work in, you will be able to bring these into school when we are all back together.
You can also collect reading books from the school office whenever you need to. Please let the office know beforehand so we can get them ready for you.
Reading
It is essential that children continue to read every single day. This should be for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Don’t worry too much about the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of reading each day. Books are great— but leaflets, comics, recipes and instructions on a webpage can all be great too. Following a recipe to make some cupcakes is valuable reading. Be on the lookout for reading, wherever it is!
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read, and love to read.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the red box ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’
Username: sto2
Password: 1234
Corner stones have released some free reading resources
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading
Maths
This week we are going to continue to focus on our topic – Money.
Today we are going to look at compare money.
We have uploaded an additional document named 'CHALLENGE'. This is only intended as extension work to challenge and push your learning. You are not required to complete this sheet. The WhiteRose sheet is more than enough.
Make sure you watch the video carefully and pause to answer questions on the worksheet.
Please follow the link and complete the worksheet attached to the class blog.
1. Watch the video (either on your own or with your child).
2. Find a calm space where your child can work for about 20-30 minutes.
3. Use the video guidance to support your child as they work through a lesson.
Complete on the sheet (if you have a printer) or write your answers in your home learning book.
Sumdog
Sumdog can be played from home, as well as in the classroom. To log in from home, students use the same details as they do in class.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Additionally, students can access Sumdog via the app, which are free to download and play. In both cases, they'll need an internet connection.
Sumdog challenges
Multiplication – x2, x3, x5 and x10 tables
Maths – Money
Spellings – Past tense verbs -ed
English
We are starting a new book! Our new novel is ‘How to train your dragon’. We know many of you will have enjoyed these films but we thought it would be great to see what fantastic writing we could produce from reading the novel.
Please see the attached document for the lesson details.
Phonics and Spelling
Phonics play have made their website free to use throughout January. Login -> select the resources tab -> select phase 6 phonics and have a play!
You may log in with the following details:
username: jan21
password: home
Does your child know how to change the tense of a verb? Can they say both "I am playing on the field today" and "I played on the field yesterday"? This means they can understand how to change the present tense into the past tense.
There are certain rules we need to follow when changing verbs into the past tense.
What are the rules for changing verbs to the past tense?
For a regular verb, add "ed" to turn it into a past tense verb.
If a regular verb already ends in "e", make sure it ends in "ed".
If a verb ends in a "y", such as "hurry", you change it to an "i" and then add "ed". This becomes "hurried".
If a regular verb ends with one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant before adding "ed". For example, "wrap" would become "wrapped".
If a verb ends with a "c", you then need to add a "k" before "ed."
Please see attached ‘ed’ suffix game.
French
Can I name some pet animals in French?
Listen to this clip which gives the names of some pets. Repeat with the speaker.
Listen again and add an action for each animal this time, saying the word at the same time.
Repeat if possible. Then play a game of Mime – child mimes an animal, adult gives the word and vice versa.
Play a game to consolidate the vocabulary:
https://www.french-games.net/frenchgames/four-in-a-row?topic=Animals%20-%20pets&level=primary
Here’s a song about the noises animals make, animals with big noses! See if you can join in after listening a few times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub-V1n6zpQE&safe=active
Music
Mrs Winter has kindly sent us a music lesson that we can try our at home.
Exploring different ways to use your voice
In this lesson, we will be learning lots of different ways to use our voice and decide which voice is best for a particular song.
Please follow the link to access the lesson - Exploring different ways to use your voice
Additional activities – Art
Try one of the bubble art activities attached to this post.
We miss you all!
Year 2 team
Reception 12th January Home Learning
Date: 11th Jan 2021 @ 10:30am
Tuesday 12th January 2021
It has been nice to hear how some of you are getting on, I will be ringing you all at some point this week to see how you are finding the home learning :)
Phonics –
Phonics Play will help you to keep recapping all previous sounds the children have learnt since September. Resources, Phase 2, Speed Flash Trials
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
The log in is Username: jan21
Password: home
You can also use this log in to play any of the phase 2 phonic games 😊
Our new sound today is ng, have a watch of Geraldine the Giraffe video, you can pause it along the way if you need too.
The ng sound is usually found at the end of the words. Such as wing, king, sing, song.
Can I think of any words with the ng sound?
Can I practise writing some of the words?
Can I have a go at the read and roll game? (see attached)
Handwriting - Have a go at the next page in your booklet, which is all about the letter Ee.
The Humpty Words of the week are go, into, you, he – Can you write them the same amount of times as your age?
(using paper or your whiteboards from you pack)
Literacy – Our story this week is Handa’s Surprise – Have a watch of the story here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdPlMebjAw
In the story Handa takes the gifts of fruit to her friend. Discuss with your child - Why do you think she did that? Why is it nice to give gifts? Have you given a gift before?
Re-watch the story of Handa’s Surprise a couple of times.
Can I have a go at acting out the story of Handa’s Surprise?
Reading – try to read 10 minutes each day 😊
For extra reading you can access Oxford Owl (optional)
Oxford Owl eBooks Class login - sto1 Password – 1234
Library – Age 4-7 – change the level to your child’s book band level and have a go at any of the e-books available to you. (please ask if you would your level)
Maths – Can I count backwards from 20?
Using my numberline in my resource pack – Can I find one more and one less than a given number?
One more than 4 One more than 7 One more than 12
One less than 6 One less than 10 One less than 17
Can I make up my own questions?
Still looking at money, using 1ps.
Using the 1ps I collected from around my house (or if you do not have any, I have attached ones to print off)
Can I have a go at making the amounts that I would need for the different toys? (see attached sheet) Remember to use your careful counting.
Topic Time
EAD (Expressive Arts & Design) –
The Maasai are a tribe who have lived in areas of Tanzania and Kenya for hundreds of years. There jewellery is very bright and colourful.
Each colour they use in their jewellery has a different meaning.
White represents purity. Black represents the people. Red represents bravery. Yellow represents the sun and growth. Orange represents hospitality. Blue represents the sky and energy. Green represents grass and the land.
Have a look at the attached Art Activity.
Can I make my own African Necklace?
Have a super week home learning :)
Year 1 Home Learning Tuesday 12th January 2021
Date: 11th Jan 2021 @ 10:20am
Good morning!
We continue to be impressed with all the home learning you are posting on Seesaw. In class, we are enjoying our materials investigations and our Sidney the Spider learning. We loved seeing all the shed designs yesterday!
Today we are going to be learning Phonics, English, Maths, R.E and P.E.
Phonics
We are looking at the long o sounds again, the oa in boat and ow in snow.
Watch Geraldine learn the ow sound here! click
You can also watch the two videos below looking at the middle oa sound and the alternative ow spelling.
Write the words out. Can you think of any more words using these sounds? Try using the words in some silly questions or sentences. Practise both reading and spelling these words with the correct sounds in the correct places.
Have a play on Buried Treasure Phonics game here. Login - March20 Password - Home
English
We enjoyed drawing and writing about Sidney's shed yesterday and thought of many different places Sidney and the other spiders could hide in. Today you are going to become spider experts! Watch these videos and learn some facts about spiders. Use these facts to make your spider fact file. Choose one spider you have learned about and draw it at the bottom of your fact file.
Click here for facts about spiders Click here to go on a spider hunt
Share your fact file to Seesaw for us to give feedback and support.
Maths
In our Subtraction learning today we will be taking away and writing number sentences. Watch the video, Subtraction - taking away linked here
Complete the worksheet linked below (Taking away, how many left?) and to finish, answer some questions on Sumdog.
R.E.
Remember the story from yesterday.Watch this video of The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Make some puppets of the characters in the story, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, Anna and Simeon. The puppets can be made by drawing the characters, colouring them in and sticking them onto a straw,cocktail stick or a strip of card. You can use these to retell the story to someone in your family.
On Seesaw, take some pictures of your puppets or record your puppet show for us to see.
P.E.
Last week we began our gymnastics learning by looking at balancing. Today we are introducing jumping. In gymnastics we have a number of different jumps. Star, Pencil, Tuck. Squat. Watch the video below and play a game of jumping dice. If you don't have a dice, shout out a number to your partner and see if they can follow your instruction. The game instructions are available to download below.
Well done for completing your home learning today!
Remember, keep reading every day and visit all our Home Learning Resources in the Parents tab of our website for any extra learning you wish to do.
Year 3 Home Learning 11th January 2021
Date: 10th Jan 2021 @ 3:20pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a nice weekend and enjoyed spending time at home with your family.
I had a lovely time listening to my favourite songs on Friday. On Saturday, I went for a walk. I enjoyed jumping in the icy puddles in my wellies and watching lots of happy dogs wagging their tails. If you ever need cheering up, spotting happy dogs out on their walk is a great way to do it – they are always so excited chasing their ball and sniffing around.
Well done for all of the work you have been doing so far.
If you are finding any of it tricky you can:
- Draw things to help you in Maths like base 10.
- Use things in your house to help with Maths like coins, counters, toys.
- Write out the times tables you need for an activity before starting it.
- Use books and the internet for ideas.
- Discuss your work with people at home when they are not busy.
- Contact the school for support.
Reminders
Remember to keep all of your work in your exercise book so that we can celebrate it when we are all back together in school.
Remember you can change your reading books whenever you need to – just let the school office know.
Try to have a look at some newspapers at home if you can.
Things that made me smile yesterday (you could write your own list too)
- ALL OF YOU had a go at the Sumdog challenge – well done, that is really impressive.
- I had a day of no TV and instead went for a jog, read my book, did puzzles and listened to music.
- I had my favourite lunch – SUSHI J
- I looked through my phone at photos and reflected on how lucky I am to have such great friends and family.
Monday 11th January 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes. Once you have collected a school book from the office, you can start to read that.
Before you start to read, tell somebody everything that you can remember so far, make a prediction about what you think is going to happen next.
Spelling
Here are your spellings from last week:
television, treasure, usual, measure, pleasure, decision, vision, leisure, version, visual
Write the short date: 11.01.21
Write the title: Spelling test
Write the numbers 1-11 down your page.
Ask somebody to read out your spellings twice.
The bonus question (a spelling from another week) is: skipped.
If you get any wrong, practise a bit more and then try again.
Writing:
Click on the link to complete the lesson about newspaper reports.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z9jgn9q
There are:
- Two videos to watch
- Some information to read
- Four activities
Attached to this blog is a sheet you can either copy or print which you can use to complete the activities. The sheet is called 'Features of a news report.'
Times tables
Write the short date: 11.01.21
Write the title: Times tables test
Write the numbers 1-11 down your page.
Ask somebody to call out your times tables in a mixed up order (if you can’t remember which times table you are on, you can be tested on 4x.
In school I always read the question out, count to five, read it out again and then count to three before moving on to the next question.
The bonus question is: 65 x 10.
If you get any wrong, practise a bit more and then try again.
Counting
Count out loud in 10s:
From 78 to 208.
From 66 to 216.
From 122 back to 2.
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
- Division Challenge: 11th January – 17th January
- ×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×8 ×10 tables: 11th January – 17th January
- Suffix Challenge: 11th January – 17th January
Maths
Today in Maths you are going to be dividing by making equal groups.
Click on the link below and watch the video, pause where you need to. https://vimeo.com/471011202
For some activities you might want to use counters, pencils, coins, toys, buttons or anything you can find at home. Or you can draw shapes.
Please complete the sheet attached to this blog called ‘Make equal groups – grouping.’ After, you can check your answers using the answer sheet.
Remember with division, the total number or highest number goes at the beginning of a number sentence.
Geography
Before Half Term we had started to look at rainforests and South America.
We used an atlas to label a map of South America with countries and capitals.
Write the long date: Monday 11th January 2021
Write the title: Can I use maps to find out about places?
Activity 1
Refresh your memory by having a look at South America on a map and writing 5 quiz questions to ask somebody at home.
https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/south_america_map.htm
Example questions:
Name a country that shares a border with Brazil.
What is the capital of Ecuador?
Which ocean is to the West of Chile?
La Paz is the capital of which country?
Which is the biggest country in South America?
Activity 2
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world.
Can you remember the four larger countries?
Can you imagine what it must be like to live in a country as big as Brazil? We live in the UK and there are differences in the climate from the North to the South of the UK. I wonder how much more diverse the climate must be in Brazil.
Please complete the sheet called ‘Table for recording different temperatures.’
To complete the sheet, use the BBC weather forecast (https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather?&) to find out the temperature in the following places:
- Your home place – Preston
- Your chosen place in the far North of the UK – for example Kirkwall
- Your chosen place in the far South of the UK – for example Penzance
- Rio de Janeiro
- Manaus
- Fortaleza
- Brasilia
As well as the average temperature, also look at the description, including snow, rain, cloud, sleet, etc.
When you have completed the sheet, have a think about the following:
In which country do you notice more differences in the climate?
Why do you think that is?
Year 2 Home Learning - 11th January 2021
Date: 10th Jan 2021 @ 2:20pm
Good morning Year 2 and welcome back to another week of Home learning. We hope you have all had a brilliant weekend. The weather has been a bit frost and very chilly. Regardless, I’m sure you have all been up to lots of fun activities. What did you get up to?
We will explain the structure on here each day but please refer to the additional uploaded documents for each specific lesson guidance and resources.
Reminders
Please collect an exercise book from the school office to complete your work in, you will be able to bring these into school when we are all back together.
You can also collect reading books from the school office whenever you need to. Please let the office know beforehand so we can get them ready for you.
Reading
It is essential that children continue to read every single day. This should be for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Write, or draw pictures, from anything you’ve read! Big writing and pictures are even more fun. For example, use an old roll of wallpaper to make a treasure map with clues from the stories you’ve read together.
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read, and love to read.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the red box ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’
Username: sto2
Password: 1234
Corner stones have released some free reading resources
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading
Maths
This week we are going to continue to focus on our topic – Money.
Today we are going to look at making the same amount.
We have uploaded an additional document named 'CHALLENGE'. This is only intended as extension work to challenge and push your learning. You are not required to complete this sheet. The WhiteRose sheet is more than enough.
Make sure you watch the video carefully and pause to answer questions on the worksheet.
Please follow the link and complete the worksheet attached to the class blog.
1. Watch the video (either on your own or with your child).
2. Find a calm space where your child can work for about 20-30 minutes.
3. Use the video guidance to support your child as they work through a lesson.
Complete on the sheet (if you have a printer) or write your answers in your home learning book.
Sumdog
Sumdog can be played from home, as well as in the classroom. To log in from home, students use the same details as they do in class.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Additionally, students can access Sumdog via the app, which are free to download and play. In both cases, they'll need an internet connection.
Sumdog challenges
Multiplication – x2, x3, x5 and x10 tables
Maths – Money
Spellings – Past tense verbs -ed
English
Focus – Try to use some conjunctions in your writing to extend your sentences - and, but, if, when, because.
Animal Airlines –
Can you write a list of animals you would like to work on your animal airline?
(You might want to use bullet points for your list).
Can you write what job these animals will do?
Examples could be: pilot – who’s flying the plane, making the food, giving out the drinks, playing games with children, playing music to help people sleep etc. Try and use your imagination.
Can you choose 4 of your animals on your airline and write in full sentences using your joining words explaining their jobs in more detail.
It would be great to see some adjectives to describe your animals too.
Please see attached document for more information on today’s English lesson.
Phonics and Spelling
Does your child know how to change the tense of a verb? Can they say both "I am playing on the field today" and "I played on the field yesterday"? This means they can understand how to change the present tense into the past tense.
There are certain rules we need to follow when changing verbs into the past tense.
What are the rules for changing verbs to the past tense?
For a regular verb, add "ed" to turn it into a past tense verb.
If a regular verb already ends in "e", make sure it ends in "ed".
If a verb ends in a "y", such as "hurry", you change it to an "i" and then add "ed". This becomes "hurried".
If a regular verb ends with one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant before adding "ed". For example, "wrap" would become "wrapped".
If a verb ends with a "c", you then need to add a "k" before "ed."
Please have a go at the attached PowerPoint and worksheet.
Science
This half term we have been looking at materials and their properties. Go for a walk in your local area, focus your attention on the different building materials around you. Take photographs, talk about what you see and (if possible) feel the different bricks. Back at home, ask you child - Do you think bricks are absorbent? Ask them to explain their answers. Then challenge them to think of their own questions about bricks and absorbency, such as: Are all hard things waterproof? Do things have to be soft to be absorbent? Alternatively, ask them to create their own Prediction: "All soft things are absorbent" or "Bricks are waterproof because they are hard and solid".
Suggest the following prediction: "Hard materials cannot absorb water" and see what their reactions are. Ask them to give a 'thumbs up' if they agree and a 'thumbs down' if they don't.
Collect different types of wood, brick, plastics, plaster, clay and metals. Stand each of the hard materials in a shallow bowl of water and observe, over time, to see if the material soaks up the water. Give your child a plain piece of paper to encourage them to record their observations in their own way and to explore what works best for them. Get them to describe what they have observed.
You could take pictures and stick them in your Home Learning journal.
Additional activities – Art
Try one of the cloud and sky art activities attached to this post.
Have a lovely day Year 2!
Year 2 team
Reception 11th January Home Learning
Date: 10th Jan 2021 @ 1:45pm
Monday 11th January 2021
We hope you all had a lovely weekend; it is lovely to see so many of you enjoying your home learning :)
Phonics –
Our new sound today is th, have a watch of Scraps Video below the attachments, you can pause it along the way if you need to.
Can I match the pictures to the correct sounds? (ch, sh & th – see the attached sheet)
Can I write a word for each sound using my whiteboard?
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Phonics Play will help you to keep recapping all previous sounds the children have learnt since September. Follow - Resources, Phase 2, Speed Flash Trials https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ The log in is Username: jan21 Password: home You can also use this website to play any of the phase 2 phonic games 😊
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Handwriting - Have a go at the next page in your booklet, which is all about the letter Dd.
The Humpty Words of the week are go, into, you, he – Look at them, Say them, Write them.
Can I find the words in my story books?
(using paper or your whiteboards from you pack)
Literacy – Our story this week is Handas Surprise – Have a watch of the story here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdPlMebjAw
Have a look at the attachment below with today’s literacy tasks on 😊
Reading – Try to read 10 minutes each day 😊
For extra reading you can access Oxford Owl (optional)
Oxford Owl eBooks Class login - sto1 Password – 1234
Library – Age 4-7 – change the level to book band 1 and have a go at any of the e-books available to you
Maths - Can I count forwards to 20?
Can I count backwards from 20? (click writing)
Can I order my numbers to 20? Can I match the amounts to numbers? (use the numbers and amounts in your pack)
This week we are learning about money – starting with the coin 1p. We can use lots of 1ps to help us make different amounts.
Can I have a go at the attachment for maths? (see below)
Can I look for 1p coins in my house? Can I use them to make my own amounts?
Topic Time
RE – Our Topic for RE is Celebrations
EXPLORE: Discover what a celebration is. How do people celebrate?
Can I have a go at the activities on the attached sheet?
KUW (Knowledge and Understanding of the world) – We are in the season of winter.
Can I go on a winter walk with my grown up?
Can I spot some signs of winter? (There is a tick sheet attached if needed)
Can I talk about the differences between Autumn & Winter?
Have a super week home learning :)
HOME LEARNING Monday 11th January 2021
Date: 10th Jan 2021 @ 11:03am
Year 4
Home Learning Monday 11th January 2021
Good morning Year 4. I hope you had a good weekend and managed to do something fun and exciting with your family. Although it was chilly, I wrapped up warm and went for a lovely walk – this helped me to relax and exercise, as well as spend time with Basil and my family.
Please complete today’s work as if you were in school, taking care with your handwriting, spellings, punctuation, vocabulary, and of course, your presentation. Remember to try and do the work on the day it is set as it usually follows on from the previous day. It is important that you continue to work hard recapping and practising previous learning, as well as learning new things.
If you need any reading books, please let us know and we will arrange for some books to be collected from the school office.
Reading
Please read out loud to someone at home for 20 minutes. Make sure you discuss what has happened in the chapter / story so far.
Can you find 5 new or interesting words from your reading book? Write down the words and their meanings in your Home Learning Book along with today’s date (Monday 11th January 2021). Use each word to write your own sentence.
You can find even more books to read on our website. Go to Year 4, Home Learning and click on Oxford Owl. Use the class login and password and explore lots of books to read.
Spelling
This week’s spellings all end with ‘ture’ or ‘sure’. They will be tested on Thursday 14th January 2021. They are:
future nature creature feature
mixture picture adventure treasure
pleasure enclosure measure leisure
Practise the spellings by splitting them up into chunks in different colours. Write the date in your Home Learning Book (Monday 11th January 2021) and have a go.
Eg future nature pleasure measure
English
Download the ‘Mission Impossible’ booklet attached to the blog.
Soon you will be planning and writing your own spy story. In preparation for this, you need to create some names for your characters.
Scroll to pg 17 – Character Names
Read page 17.
Write the long date in your Home Learning Book Monday 11th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I explain what I notice about character names?
Write a paragraph to FULLY explain:
- Whether you think the names of the people in the Mission Possible story suggest something about them, and if so, what it suggests about them
- Whether you like their names and WHY you either do or do not like their names
- What you notice about their names (eg rhyming, alliteration, suggests that they are a spy, thief etc)
Scroll to pg 18 – What are your favourite names of characters in stories that you have read? Look at the 3 clouds.
Think about your favourite names of characters, write them under the paragraph you have just written. Make sure you write the name of the book or film they were in too. Make sure you choose 3 different names and remember your capital letters.
Read the rest of pg 18 very carefully – it gives suggestions for inventing your own character names. Use these ideas to invent your own names for good characters and bad characters.
Write the long date Monday 11th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I make suggestions for character names?
Use the top half of the page to play around with ideas (for example list some names and put different first names and surnames together or think about a job and invent a surname to fit your character – this is all explained on page 18). Then, at the bottom half of the page, make a table and write in your favourite ideas for names. An example is given below.
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Names for main characters – goodies |
Names for main characters - baddies |
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Willy Wonka Bilbo Baggins Dennis Sims Honey Lovely |
Cruella de Vil Sapphire Diamond Tina Trotts Timothy Snodgrass |
Times tables
Practise your 3, 6 and 9 times tables on Sumdog.
Use the link below to go to ‘Hit the button’. Choose a times table or division fact you know you find tricky. Play ‘Hit the answer’ – see if you can get faster and add your results to your log. Play ‘Hit the question’ – see if you can get faster and add your results to your log.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
By the end of Year 4 you should know all your tables and division facts, therefore please keep practising!
Maths
Use the link below – play Hit the button, Number bonds, Make 100 (tens) and Make 100
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Please open the maths worksheet called ‘Add lengths’ attached to the blog. You may print this off if you have a printer.
EITHER click on the link below which will take you to White Rose maths
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/week-8-measurement-length-perimeter/
and watch the lesson, Add lengths,
OR click on the link below for the video.
Write the short date 11.01.21
Write the learning objective Can I add lengths accurately?
Complete the worksheet as instructed (if you have printed it off) and stick it in your book or write the answers directly into your Home Learning Book.
Check your answers from Friday, they are in the document ‘Answers equivalent lengths m and km’ which is attached to the blog. Make sure you look carefully at any questions you got wrong.
On Monday, we started revising types of lines (parallel and perpendicular) and angles. To consolidate this, I have set a challenge on Sumdog. Please log on and have a go. We will return to this topic when we are all back in school so being confident with this now will be beneficial.
Reminder - right angles - 90°
- acute angles less than 90°
- obtuse angles more than 90° but less than 180°
History
Our current topic is Romans. Last week, we completed a History Timeline in our books and talked about dates. A timeline gives information about when different events happened and how they relate to each other.
BC means Before Christ – you may see it written as BCE - Before Common Era.
AD means Anno Domini – you may see it written as CE - Common Era.
Today I would like you to complete a Roman Timeline. Print the document ‘Roman Timeline’ attached to the blog. Cut the pictures out and order them. Start by placing the ‘0BC / AD Jesus is born’ in the middle of your table and then put all the AD dates to the right and the BC dates to the left. Next, try and put them in the correct order. This diagram will help.
Once you are happy with the order, write the long date Monday 11th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I arrange key events in Roman History on a timeline?
Stick the pictures in the correct order in your book (you may want to turn the book on its side or have 2 rows of dates).
If you cannot print the sheet, draw and write the timeline into your books instead.
Follow the link below and click on the first lesson – How the Romans conquered Britain. Read the information, click on the images to reveal further information, and watch the clips.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqtf34j
Write the long date Monday 11th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I explain how the Romans conquered Britain?
Write some paragraphs to explain:
- When the Romans tried to invade Britain and who lead the attempts (there were 2 unsuccessful attempts before the third one in AD43!)
- Why the Romans wanted to invade Britain (you may think of some reasons which were not suggested in the video)
- How the Celts fought back
- What happened when Boudicca faced the Roman army?
Please focus on accurate historical facts, capital letters, handwriting and spellings (please copy spellings correctly).
Computing
Use the link below to log into code.org. Carry on from where you left off.
https://studio.code.org/sections/LKRPFH
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths times table challenge (based on the 3, 6 and 9 times tables)
- A maths ‘types of lines and angles’ challenge
- A spelling challenge (for the words which will be tested on Thursday)
Please make sure you log on and have a go!
Well done for finishing today’s work. Have a lovely evening and stay safe.
Year 1 Home Learning Monday 11th January 2021
Date: 8th Jan 2021 @ 3:08pm
Good morning everyone. We hope you all had a safe weekend. All the home learning you have uploaded onto Seesaw is fantastic! We are really impressed with everything you are doing! Don't forget if you need to borrow an iPad please contact the school office. You can also collect exercise books from the foyer too.
We will also be making some quick checking in phone calls this week just to see how everything is going at home.
Today we will be learning Phonics, English, Maths, Science and R.E.
Phonics
Today we are going to look at our o_e sound and our oa sound. Have a look at Geraldine learning these sounds by clicking the links below!
Can you think of any other words with these sounds? Write them in your book and use one or two to write a super sounds sentence.
Geraldine learns the split o_e sound Geraldine learns the middle oa sound
We have also created a new spelling challenge on Sumdog for this week. These words all contain a long o sound. (The end ow, the middle oa, the split o_e and the letter o) Answer as many as you can. Remember practise makes perfect!
English
We are continuing with our story of Sidney the Spider this week. Read or listen to the story again and think about Sidney's shed. Draw your own shed and include lots of places where Sidney and the other spiders could hide. Complete the sentences. Remember your Think Pinks!
Add a photo of your writing to Seesaw for us to give some feedback and support.
Maths
This week we will be looking at Subtraction strategies. Follow the link on Subtraction, Taking away, crossing out. Work through this video lesson. We've covered this strategy before so remember to draw your dots to help you. Complete the worksheet below, making sure all your numbers are written correctly. We have been very impressed at all the maths learning we've seen on Sumdog and Seesaw. Keep it up!
We have set a subtraction challenge on Sumdog this week. Remember that these challenges are there to promote fluency and consolidation of learning. Once completed, the maths training area will provide more challenge and cover areas for development, where your child isn't as accurate or fluent.
Science
Today we are looking again at everyday materials. We really enjoyed finding lots of different materials around our classroom on Friday and we loved seeing all your learning at home. Super sorting! For our learning today we will be looking at our items and sort them into their materials. Complete the activities set below. Explain what you know about your items. How do you know its made from wood? Are there any items made from more that one material?
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R.E.
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
We are looking at the story of when Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the Temple. Read the story, talk about and answer the questions.
Well done on completing your home learning today.
Continue to read for 10 minutes everyday. Visit our eLibrary at Oxford Owl in the home learning button on the class page and if you would like some more reading books, contact the school office.
We look forward to seeing all your amazing learning on Seesaw!