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HOME LEARNING Thursday 21st January 2021
Date: 20th Jan 2021 @ 3:15pm
Year 4
Home Learning Thursday 21st January 2021
Good morning Year 4. I hope you are all happy and well. Make sure you say a big thank you to everyone at home who has helped you in any way. They may have helped with your Home Learning, made you something to eat or drink, or given you a hug and a big smile. Thank you also from the Year 4 team for all your help and support at this tricky time.
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.
Tell someone about your favourite character in the book. What is their name and what does it suggest about them? What is it about the character that you like? Can you describe their appearance (what they look like) and their personality (what they are like)?
Spelling
This week’s spellings all have the prefix ‘super’. Children in school will be tested on these words today, therefore, please ask someone at home to test you on them. Write the date in your book - Thursday 21st January 2021 and the title Spelling test and complete the test underneath. Once you’ve completed the test, check any words that you got wrong. Good luck! The words are:
superstar supermarket supernova supermodel
superpower superhero supernatural superglue
supersonic superintendent supersaturated superstore
New spellings will be given tomorrow.
English
Today we will be starting a class novel – Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo. This is one of my favourite books and our English learning will be based on it.
Please open the document attached to the blog called ‘Front cover and blurb’.
Write the long date Thursday 21st January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I make predictions and ask questions about a text?
Look at the front cover carefully (slide 1). In your book:
- Write a list of what can you see in the picture.
- Explain where you think this is and why.
- List who and what you see in the boat.
- Is the sea calm or do you think the boat is in danger? Explain why you think this.
Read the blurb on the back carefully (slide 2). Answer these questions in your book.
- Who do you think Michael is and how old is he?
- How did Michael get washed up on an island?
- Why do you think Michael was on a boat in the first place?
- How do you know Michael is not alone on the island and is this ‘person’ a friend or an enemy? Why do you think this?
- What genre of book do you think this is? (this means what category / kind of
story do you think it is, for example science fiction, fairy tale, adventure story, fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller etc)
- Explain why you think the book belongs to this genre.
Now read the first 2 paragraphs of Chapter 1 on the third and fourth slide (you will be sent a recording of these 2 paragraphs through Seesaw on Thursday morning, so you can listen to and read the text at the same time).
In your book, write 6 questions that you would like to ask now you have read these first 2 paragraphs. For example:
How did Michael disappear?
How did he come back from the dead?
Why has he had to keep this secret for 10 years?
Please remember to write your answers in full sentences, in your best joined up hand writing, using questions marks and capital letters in the correct places.
Please share your work on Seesaw
Times tables
Children in school will be tested on their tables today, therefore, please ask someone at home to test you on your individual target or ÷8 if you are on ‘free’ tables. Ask them to call out your tables in a mixed up order. This is how I do it in school - ask the question twice, count to 8, then ask the next question.
Write the short date 21.01.21
Write the title Times table test
Check your answers carefully.
Please share your ‘test’ on Seesaw.
Counting
Count in 100’s from 100 to 1500 and back again. Count in 100’s from 180 to 1280 and back again. Think about what you found tricky.
Please count in 11’s from 11 to 132 and back again – can you go any further? (if you get stuck, add 10 then 1 onto your last number if counting up or subtract 10 then 1 if counting down). Write the numbers down as you say them - do you notice any patterns?
Eg 11 22 22 add 10 = 32 + 1 = 33 etc
Maths
Use the link below – to play Daily 10.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Repeat the addition games you played yesterday but choose a shorter time between the questions. For example, if you chose 10 seconds between each question yesterday, choose 7 seconds today etc.
Click on play game. Choose level 2, addition, 2 digit numbers. Choose the time interval between each question eg 3 seconds, 5 seconds etc. You will need to write the answers down and check them at the end.
Choose level 3, addition, 2 digit numbers and play again.
Please open the maths worksheet called ’11 and 12 times table’ attached to the blog. You may print this off if you have a printer.
EITHER click on the link below and watch the lesson, 11 and 12 times tables
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/week-1-number-multiplication-division/
OR click on the link below for the video.
Write the short date 21.01.21
Write the learning objective Can I calculate using the 11 and 12 times tables?
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 Divide by 1 and itself’ which is attached to the blog. Make sure you look carefully at any questions you got wrong.
Last week, we revisited and learnt more about measurement – length and perimeter. To consolidate this learning, I have set a challenge on Sumdog. Please log on and have a go.
Science
Click this link for today’s lesson investigating freezing and melting. https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=54CF08BDFC25132B!24310&ithint=file%2cpptx&authkey=!AJO_FWydZh6aBrk
In school, we will be setting up the freezing activity on slide 5 and then coming back to this tomorrow once the liquids have frozen. Then, we will watch the chocolate making video and investigate how chocolate melts as described in the second video clip on slide 9. You will need some dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate for this activity. If you are able to do this investigation, please plan and record your experiment on the sheet attached to the blog called ‘Science Investigation Sheet’.
Write the long date Thursday 21st January 2021
Write the learning objective for the chocolate experiment, which is Can I plan and carry out an investigation about melting?
If you don’t have chocolate, you could try the ice investigation on slide 6. Record your work under these headings:
What I used
What I did
Which ice cube melted fastest and why
How I could improve my investigation
The next day, take your frozen liquids out and leave them until they start to melt. Record your observations in a table like the one on slide 5. Add as much detail as you can. You can have a look at a good example on slide 9.
The learning objective for the frozen liquids experiment is Can I make observations of frozen liquids?
Well done – you are becoming experts on changing states of matter
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths times table challenge (based on the 4 and 8 times tables)
- A maths challenge ‘Measure the perimeter of 2D shapes’
- A grammar challenge ‘Inverted commas / speech marks’ to consolidate last week’s learning
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 21st January 2021
Date: 20th Jan 2021 @ 2:20pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a nice day and are looking forward to another day of learning. I hope you enjoyed listening to my reading of some of Mr Stink – I love reading to you all. Today you will get to see me in a video which I have made for your maths lesson – I had some help from some wonderful Year 3 children.
Well done for the work you have done, I have been very impressed with what I have seen on Seesaw.
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
Please keep sending me your work on Seesaw – I am so proud of you for the work I have seen so far. Today I would like you to send me a photo of your arithmetic questions and number lines.
Remember to bring your home learning book into school if you are coming in on some days.
You can change your school reading books whenever you need to, just let the school office know beforehand so we can get some books ready for you to collect.
Things that made me smile on Wednesday (you could write your own list too)
- Morgan and Louis were very helpful with making a video for your maths lesson – we had a few funny mistakes like pen lids flinging and the wrong words being said.
- Ms Hodson was laughing a lot while we were reading Mr Stink – especially the bit about the egg sandwiches and toilet habits. It makes me happy when I hear people laughing.
- 3 of you have already completed the homophones challenge on Sumdog J
- 9 of you have already completed the times table challenge on Sumdog J
- 9 of you have already completed the statistics challenge on Sumdog J
Thursday 21st January 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Tell somebody what you think is going to happen next and why.
Spelling
Here are your spellings for this week. They are homophones. Homophones are words which sound the same but have different meanings or spellings:
there, their, they’re, here, hear, see, sea, too, two, blue, blew
Write the long date: Thursday 21st January 2021
Write the title: Homophones
Copy the sentences and fill in the gaps with the correct spelling
- I can … the birds singing. (here, hear)
- All of … handwriting was beautiful. (their, they’re, there)
- Mrs Crumb was … posh to listen to rock music. (too, two)
- Mr Stink asked if … are any more egg sandwiches. (there, their, they’re)
- … the best class in the whole school! (their, there, they’re)
Answers
- I can hear the birds singing.
- All of their handwriting was beautiful.
- Mrs Crumb was too posh to listen to rock music.
- Mr Stink asked if there are any more egg sandwiches.
- They’re the best class in the whole school!
Writing:
Read pages 194 - 201 of Mr Stink. They are attached to this blog. I think you will enjoy the part about earplugs.
Long date: Thursday 21st January 2021
Title – Can I use exciting vocabulary?
You are going to write a story explaining who Mr Stink used to be and how he became homeless. Use your imagination just like Chloe does.
I would like you to choose 5 good words from this chapter and write them down, you are going to use them in your writing.
Here are my choices:
Invented, powerful, abandoned, hilarious, world-famous
Please write two paragraphs and try to write at least half a page in total.
Paragraph 1:
Mr Stink used to…
Paragraph 2:
It all ended and he became homeless when…
Please make sure you have:
- Beautiful handwriting
- Capital letters and full stops
- Great spelling
Here are some top tips of how to make your writing amazing:
- Include commas and exclamation marks.
- Include a question.
- Include a simile.
- Include feelings.
- Start sentences in different ways.
- Use conjunctions – if, when, as, so, because, even though.
Times tables
Go on hit the button and practise your 8x tables, if you want, you could listen to the 8x table rap first and write out your 8x tables to help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SwaOvWD-PY
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
- Statistics Challenge: 18th January – 24th January
- ×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×8 ×10 tables: 18th January – 24th January
- Homophone Challenge: 18th January – 24th January
Maths
Your Maths lesson today is on Seesaw, before starting the video please get everything you need:
Pencil
Exercise book or paper
20 minute timer
Arithmetic questions
Arithmetic answers to check after
Optional Maths Challenge
Attached to this blog is a sheet with some questions. Use a number line to answer the questions.
Please send me a photo of your arithmetic questions and number lines on Seesaw
PE
Attached to this blog is an activity called – Ship Shape
Here is a video to help:
French
Here’s a song to recap greetings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXkJ88ygPY0
Look back at your pencil case words from last week. Test yourself. How many can you remember?
Go through the PowerPoint again to remind yourself of all the other items.
http://www.rachelhawkes.com/Resources/Y3_French/Yr3AutumnFr.php
Scroll down to Lesson 9 with audio.
Now collect some pencil case items and play Kim’s Game. You’ll need an adult to help.
Look carefully at the items for about thirty seconds. Then you close your eyes and the adult takes one item away. The adult asks ‘Qu’est-ce qui manque?’ (kess key monk?) What’s missing? You say the name of the missing item in French and roles are swapped.
Here’s a familiar song to finish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4kNeFGBAcw
Merci beaucoup. A la semaine prochaine!
Year 6 Home Learning - Thursday 21st January 2021
Date: 20th Jan 2021 @ 1:13pm
Thursday 21st January 2021
Good morning Year 6. As we approach the end of the week, I would like to say well done to those who have sent me their work through Seesaw. It has been so nice to see the improvements you are making whilst at home. If you need any help, even if you are not sure what to do, you can send your work to me (just like you would do in class) and I can give you some pointers (just like I would do in class).
Also, well done to the 20 of you who have completed the Sumdog challenges. Keep this up as regular practice is a great way to learn.
Reading
Read for 30 minutes. Keep building up your stamina.
Reading activity for today:
- Who else should read this book? Why? Who shouldn’t read this book? Why?
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.
In the log-cabin (Yesterday’s answer = COMPUTER)
In the log-cabin,
A hundred guardsmen are lying asleep.
Ssh! The door slides open.
Enter a pink-headed monster.
Quickly she grabs a guardsman,
Dashes his head on the wall,
She tries him with fancy hair-styles,
First an orange wig,
Then a black crew-cut.
Spellings
This week’s spellings is -fer (and suffixes attached to them).
- Look at each of these words: prefer, defer, refer and transfer – what TWO rules could happen when a suffix (ed, ing, ent, ence) is added?
Writing task
Can I use reported speech to report on the argument between Hatty and Tom?
Read all of chapter 13 where Hatty and Tom have an argument. The argument is written in dialogue but just like in yesterday’s task, your task is to turn that dialogue into reported speech. Another way to explain this task is to imagine you are telling/reporting to someone about the argument. Think about what you would say.
To help, follow these success criteria:
- No speech marks
- Third person
- Past tense
- Not the exact words
For extra help, look at this WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) from yesterday’s lesson of reported speech from someone in Year 6:
Tom moaned to Alice saying they were in an awful situation. Alice agreed but said she knew of someone who could help them. Tom eagerly asked who it was. However, Alice replied saying she wasn’t sure she could tell him. Tom assured Alice that he could trust her and he’d be careful. Alice ordered him to stay quiet and let her think.
Maths – Fractions Week
- Warm up your brain: Counting back in 0.5.
1024, 1 843, 24 626, 274 763, 1 847 265
With each number count back in 1s, 10 times.
(1024, 924, 824, 724, 624, 524, 424, 324, 224, 124, 24)
- Sumdog – two challenges (both with 200 answer targets for this week):
- Mix of 7 and 9 times tables
- FDP – converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
- Main lesson. The objective for today is:
- Can I order fractions, decimals and percentages?
For today’s learning, it is important that you watch the video, Ordering FDP, as this will help in understanding the steps needed to solve each question on the Ordering FDP questions and answer sheets. Here are some TOP TIPS to give you the best possible support:
- Percent means out of 100 = 100 hundredths = 1 whole
- Every two decimal placed number is in the hundredths
- (0.45 = 45 hundredths = 45 %)
- (0.82 = 82 hundredths = 82%)
- Make sure you turn every fraction into /100
- (e.g. ¾ multiply the numerator and denominator by 25 = 75/100, which then equals 75 hundreths = 0.75 = 75%)
- Greater than symbol >
- Less than symbol <
- Maths challenge – Order FDP. Once again there are 3 different sheets which move up in difficulty. If you found the lesson quite straight forward, attempt all three and send it to me via Seesaw.
- Arithmetic quiz (1 - 18 questions). Attached at the bottom is a picture of the sheet (so you can print it or simply write the answers – with workings out – in your HOME LEARNING BOOK). I have also attached the answers (for after the quiz so no peeking!)
History
Can I create a fact file about one of the Mayan Gods?
- Follow the link to the BBC Bitesize website here, Mayan beliefs, where you will be directed to the BBC website, ‘What did the ancient Mayas believe?’ Here you will find information about the Mayan beliefs and some of the gods that the Mayan people believed in. There is a video to watch along with a matching activity to complete.
- There is also a PowerPoint, Mayan: Gods and Religion, which explains their religion in more depth with a detailed description of 6 of the main gods. Read through this PowerPoint, answering the questions that you see on certain slides. There is a ‘Gods and Religion’ quiz on slide 15 for you to complete – put your answers in your Home Learning book.
- Slide 16 = The main task. With the information you have gathered, create a fact file (either on a template of your choice or on the one provided at the bottom of the blog, Mayan Gods Fact File). There are pictures of the Mayan Gods for you to copy onto your fact file.
Remember to include:
- Pictures of the gods and their name
- What they were a god of?
- One or two pieces of information about them
(Once completed, send it me via Seesaw.)
Year 1 Home Learning Friday 22nd January 2021
Date: 20th Jan 2021 @ 11:10am
Welcome to your Friday learning Year 1. We continue to be impressed with all your learning on Seesaw. We love watching the videos of you reading, doing gymnastics, performing puppet shows and role playing stories. We are seeing the progress you are all making.
Reading
Try to read every day. It is so important. For your reading challenge today we would like you to do some predicting before you read a new book. Look at the book cover and the blurb on the back of the book – What do you think this book will be about? What do you think will happen next? What makes you think this? Record some of your ideas to Seesaw.
Phonics
This week we have looked at all the long I sounds. Well done to everyone who completed the challenges set and had a go at the spelling and words challenge on Sumdog.
Daily practise of word building will help with fluency in reading as well as with spelling.
Today we'd like you to have a go at spotting all the long I sounds you can find in your sounds spotter challenge. Use a different colour for each sound. Can you then write out your words and choose three to write a super sounds sentence? Remember to use you neatest handwriting and stay on the lines.
We have also added all the phonics videos from this week to watch below.
English
Every night Sayeeda writes a diary about her day. She writes about what she has in her treasure chest, where she's been on her galleon, the jobs she has to do and many other things pirates get up to.Imagine you are Sayeeda and you are writing in your diary.
Talk to your grown up about what you've done today as Sayeeda. Write your diary entry on the sheet. You could use some of the words you collected on Wednesday.
Remember your Think Pinks and upload a photo of your diary entry to Seesaw.
Here's another pirate song to get you in the mood!
Maths
Keep counting. Have a look back at all our counting songs. Can you make up a counting song of your own? Maybe you could count down in 2s? Start at a different number?
Today we are continuing our learning on subtraction and counting back through 10. Watch the video on Crossing 10 (1) here and complete the work sheet attached.
If you would like to do a little bit extra here is an extra lesson on subtraction - crossing 10 (2) (Worksheet attached below)
Well done to everyone who has completed our Sumdog challenge. We are sure you are impressing everyone with how quick you are getting at remembering your number facts! Keep it up!
Art
Follow the instructions to make your pirate ship collage. Use whatever materials you have at home or get in touch if you need some from school.
Have a look on Seesaw for a message from us, your weekly Friday catch up!
ADVANCE NOTICE
Next Friday to celebrate the end of all our pirate learning we are going to have a pirate day. We would like the children to dress up in a simple pirate costume to get in the mood. On Thursday we will be making a pirate hat to wear. Post your photos to Seesaw and we will share them with the children in class.
Reception 21st January Home Learning
Date: 20th Jan 2021 @ 10:38am
Thursday 21st January 2021
Good morning everyone. There was some amazing art on Seesaw yesterday, it was so lovely to see.
Online Resources
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 ๐
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.
Phonics –
Please revisit all of our new digraph sounds ๐
ch, sh, th, ng, qu, ai, ee.
Today’s new sound is oa, have a watch of Polly’s video.
Can I write the sound on a whiteboard?
Can I think of a word with the new sound in?
Can I have a go at the read and roll game?
Please see the Seesaw Video for our phonics writing activity.
Handwriting - Have a go at the next page in your booklet, which is all about the letter Ll.
The Humpty Words of the week are: she, they, all, was
Can I write the words without looking?
(Using paper or the whiteboard from your pack)
Literacy –
Our story this week is - The Tiger who came to Tea.
Today we are going to write our stories, using the ideas you made up yesterday.
What is your title?
Can I write the beginning of the story? (We will do the middle and ending tomorrow)
Can I draw an illustration for my writing?
Here is Miss Collinson’s Story
The Monkey Who Came To Tea
A cheeky monkey came round for tea. He ate all the bananas in my house.
Remember when you are writing to say your sentence, count how many words are in your sentence and say each word slowly. What sounds are in your head? Write the sounds you can hear.
Try to use your finger spaces and full stops too J
(You can use the template attached or your exercise books)
You can watch the story on demand on Channel 4
Reading –
We would love to hear some of your reading this week – I wonder if you could record a little bit and put it on seesaw ? J
Try to read 10 minutes each day ๐
For extra reading you can access Oxford Owl (optional)
Maths – Can I count in twos?
Have another go at counting in 2s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20
Can I practise finding one more and one less with the chopper game?
(Choose one more and one less from 1-20, or try the bigger numbers to 20, if you feel confident )
Carrying on with our addition – Watch the White Rose Maths Video to help you complete the activity attached. (Adding more)
Topic Time
EAD – This is the ‘Hey Tiger’ song for the children to enjoy and have a go at learning.
Science – This week we are exploring Milk -
Have a watch of this video explaining where milk comes from and other foods made from milk.
Why not try and make some milkshake yourself?
Rainbow milk Experiment
This lesson will demonstrate the property of surface tension and the effect that soap, a surfactant, has on the surface tension of milk.
(Please see the attached sheet to explain how to do the experiment)
Reception Story Time
Today's story is ‘Tiger Child’ by Joanna Troughton J
HOME LEARNING Wednesday 20th January 2021
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 4:18pm
Year 4
Home Learning Wednesday 20th January 2021
Good morning Year 4. Well done for keeping up the fantastic work – I have really enjoyed seeing your learning on Seesaw, please keep posting.
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.
Tell someone what you think will happen next – explain why you think this will happen using ideas and evidence from the text.
Spelling
These are your new spellings which will be tested on Thursday 21st January 2021. They all have the prefix super. A PREFIX is a group of letters that change the meaning of a word when they are added to the START. Super means ‘above’ or ‘over’.
superstar supermarket supernova supermodel
superpower superhero supernatural superglue
supersonic superintendent supersaturated superstore
Write the long date Wednesday 20th January 2021
Look at the word, cover it up then write it. Check it carefully. Then, put your pencil on the page, close your eyes and write the word again without looking and without taking your pencil off the paper. Can you spell it correctly?
English
Today you are going to be editing the spy story you wrote yesterday. You will need a different coloured pen or pencil (to use like you would your purple editing pen).
- Read through your work carefully OUT LOUD (to check you haven’t missed out any words and that it makes sense!) At the bottom write 2 things you are proud of and 1 thing that you would improve if you were to write the story again.
- Read through your work and find a short sentence where more information could be given – use a different colour pen or pencil to edit it
- Read through your work and correct any words that need capital letters. Correct any words where you have a capital letter but they shouldn’t be there (correct with your coloured pen or pencil)
- Read through your work and include punctuation where needed, for example, is your speech punctuated correctly? Is a sentence too long and you need to split it up with full stops?
- Read through your work and improve 3 sentence openers – check the ISPACE sheet from yesterday for suggestions
- Choose 3 words which you could change to more ambitious vocabulary. Write the alternative word neatly in your work.
Write the long date Wednesday 20th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I edit my work?
Re-write one or two paragraphs of your work in your best joined up handwriting with all your corrections. Compare it to the original. Remember, writing is a process, we need to read, improve, read, improve …..
Please share your edited work on Seesaw
Times tables
Practise your 4 and 8 times tables on Sumdog (a challenge has been set).
On Monday 4th January, you were all given your individual table targets (if you are unsure, please message me on Seesaw). Please practise your table target using ‘Hit the button’ and the link below. If you are on ‘free’ tables, please practise a times table or division fact which you know you find tricky.
If you are in school this week, you will be tested on your individual target on Thursday 21st January 2021 - if you are on ‘free’ tables, you will be tested on ÷8.
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!
Counting
Please count in 4’s from 500 to 650 and back again – can you go any further?
Count in 8’s from 300 to 400 and back again – can you go any further? (if you get stuck, add 8 on to your last number if counting up or subtract 8 if counting down)
Count in 10’s from 2050 to 3090 and back again. Count in 10’s from 1552 to 1692 and back again. Think about what you found tricky?
Maths
Use the link below – to play Daily 10.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Click on play game. Choose level 2, addition, 2 digit numbers. Choose the time interval between each question eg 3 seconds, 5 seconds etc. You will need to write the answers down and check them at the end.
Choose level 3, addition, 2 digit numbers and play again.
Please open the maths worksheet called ‘Divide by 1 and itself’ attached to the blog. You may print this off if you have a printer.
EITHER click on the link below and watch the lesson, Divide by 1 and itself
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/week-11-number-multiplication-division/
OR click on the link below for the video.
Write the short date 20.01.21
Write the learning objective Can I divide by 1 and itself?
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 Multiply by 1 and 0’ which is attached to the blog. Make sure you look carefully at any questions you got wrong.
Last week, we revisited and learnt more about measurement – length and perimeter. To consolidate this learning, I have set a challenge on Sumdog. Please log on and have a go.
PE
Watch the clips below and follow the instructions on the cards.
Dance – Move to the beat extravaganza
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Move%20to%20the%20Beat%20Extravaganza.pdf
Games – Battleships
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Home%20PE%20Battleships%20.pdf
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths times table challenge (based on the 4 and 8 times tables)
- A maths challenge ‘Measure the perimeter of 2D shapes’
- A grammar challenge ‘Inverted commas / speech marks’ to consolidate last week’s learning
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 20th January 2021
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 4:14pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a nice day and enjoyed reading the funny chapter in Mr Stink, I found it funny that he kept calling Sir David the wrong name, asked him if he was wearing any makeup and asked to go to the lavatory in the middle of the show. Today’s chapter is just as funny, if not more funny – I bet you can’t read it without laughing.
Well done for the work you have done, I have been very impressed with what I have seen on Seesaw.
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
Please keep sending me your work on Seesaw – I am so proud of you for the work I have seen so far. Today I would like you to send me a photo of your writing and of your spelling sentences.
Remember to bring your home learning book into school if you are coming in on some days.
You can change your school reading books whenever you need to, just let the school office know beforehand so we can get some books ready for you to collect.
Things that made me smile on Tuesday (you could write your own list too)
- The very funny Mr Stink.
- The sound of the rain on the windows.
- When it stopped raining J
- 9 of you have started the homophones challenge on Sumdog - amazing!
- 15 of you have started the times table challenge on Sumdog - woohoo!
- 20 of you have started the statistics challenge on Sumdog - yippee!
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Tell somebody everything you can about one of the characters.
Spelling
Here are your spellings for this week. They are homophones. Homophones are words which sound the same but have different meanings or spellings:
there, their, they’re, here, hear, see, sea, too, two, blue, blew
Write the long date: Wednesday 20th January 2021
Write the title: There, their, they’re
Write at least 3 sentences using the correct spelling of there, their, they’re.
Here are some examples:
- I just saw a pink fluffy unicorn over there.
- Their pizza looks delicious, mmm!
- They’re working very hard in school and at home.
Please send me a photo of your sentences on Seesaw.
Writing:
Read pages 184 – 194 of Mr Stink. They are attached to this blog. I will definitely be laughing when I read this to the children in school.
Long date: Wednesday 20th January 2021
Title – Can I infer a character’s thoughts and feelings?
You are going to write a diary entry today, as if you are Chloe. Imagine you have just got into bed after your day at the television studio.
Remember, you are pretending to be Chloe, so you won’t say Chloe, you will say I.
Here are some ideas of how you might want to start each paragraph.
Dear diary,
I have just got back from the funniest day of my life at the television studio. We were there because…
Mr Stink was so funny, he …
After he came back from the toilet, Mr Stink started telling everybody…
Mother made such a fool of herself when she …
When Mr Stink said I’m an absolutely fantastic girl, I felt…
I wonder what will happen tomorrow!
Here are some top tips of how to make your writing amazing:
- Include commas and exclamation marks.
- Include a question like – How could she think she would get away with telling all those lies?
- Include a simile.
- Include feelings.
- Start sentences in different ways.
Please send me a photo of your writing on Seesaw.
Times tables
Listen to this 8x tables rap, try to join in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=3SwaOvWD-PY
Counting
Count out loud in 2s:
From 0 to 24 and then back again.
From 1 to 25 and then back again.
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
- Statistics Challenge: 18th January – 24th January
- ×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×8 ×10 tables: 18th January – 24th January
- Homophone Challenge: 18th January – 24th January
Maths
Attached to this blog is a worksheet for some extra practice of pictograms.
Please have a go and then use the answer sheet to check your answers. If you need to, you can watch the videos from Monday and Tuesday to help.
You can also click on the following link for some more practice.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=pictograms
Optional Maths Challenge
Attached to this blog is a sheet to practise your 8x tables. Time yourself to see how quickly you can answer each column.
Music
Please follow the link and complete the music lesson. You will need a pencil and paper.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-simple-rhythms-c5h3ad?activity=video&step=1
RE
During Collective Worship in the hall you have been looking at the fruits of the Holy Spirit. This has been the theme of Collective Worship since September.
Attached to this blog is a booklet. The booklet has activities which will help you to remember and think about the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
Today, you can colour in or draw the front cover and then draw a picture about joy. It could be a picture of how you can make life happier for others, which is very important at the moment. If you would prefer, you can write a poem or a prayer about joy.
Home Learning Thursday 28th January 2021
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 3:26pm
Year 5 Home Learning Thursday 28th January 2021
Good morning my hardworking Year 5’s. I hope you are well and ready for today’s learning. Please try your best, if you are struggling to get through the work, do what you can and enjoy it. Most importantly, read a good book that you find interesting. I have had a look at some of the BBC Bitesize programmes on CBBC, ages 7-9 and 9-11 are really good. It’s Science Week, so I know some of you budding scientists will enjoy watching that. It starts at 9.00 and finishes just after 10.00. There are a range of things on during this time that may spark your interest. 'Celebrity Supply Teacher' is on after the programmes I have mentioned and is worth a watch and Horrible Histories...enjoy!
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 book 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: Use the book you are reading at the moment. Pretend you are one of the characters in the book and write a short diary entry for one day in the story. If you are reading a non-fiction book, write a short diary entry on facts you have discovered whilst reading. Please do this in your Home Learning exercise book with today’s date.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ence. Please learn these spellings for Friday (29.01.21). 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 on your handwriting at the same time.
patience intelligence consequence influence evidence
essence reference audience circumference excellence
sequence silence obedience absence commence
English
Read pages 36 to 43 (the end) - Mysterious Traveller 7 (documents below). Or click on the link and listen to the story being read to you. You will need to start at 20.23 minutes and keep going until the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVVBgEICds4&t=25s
I hope you enjoyed reading The Mysterious Traveller. Now that we have finished this short novel, we will write a book review about it.
It will give you a chance to say what you thought about the story and if you liked it or not and why?
In the documents below you will find - Book Review Ideas and Questions, and a Book Review Worksheet.
Print the worksheet out, trim it down and stick it into your exercise book or copy it into your book.
You need to complete the sentences with your opinions/views about the story. The ideas and questions sheet will help you think about it a bit more.
The date and title are:
Thursday 28th January 2021
Can I write a book review on The Mysterious Traveller?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play the game – Maths Fishing. Choose from the times tables 6, 7 and 8 (it does not matter if it says Year 4!).
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/306/Maths-Fishing-Multiplication
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – Compare and order fractions less than 1 (Part 1).
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
28.01.21
Can I compare and order fractions less than 1?
Problem Solving Extension (optional):
Age old problems
1. My age this year is a multiple of 8.
Next year it will be a multiple of 7.
How old am I?
2. Last year my age was a square number.
Next year it will be a cube number.
How old am I?
How long must I wait until my age is both
a square number and a cube?
3. My Mum was 27 when I was born.
8 years ago, she was twice as old
as I shall be in 5 years’ time.
How old am I now?
Focus:
Solve mathematical problems or puzzles.
Know multiplication facts to 10 x 10.
Recognise square and cube numbers.
Zids and Zods – Answers:
There are 3 Zids with 4 spots and 4 Zods
with 9 spots.
If Zids have 5 spots and Zods have 7 spots,
the possible ways of making 140 are:
28 Zids;
21 Zids and 5 Zods;
14 Zids and 10 Zods;
7 Zids and 15 Zods;
20 Zods.
History
The next lesson is - Who did the Shang people pray to?
Click on the link below, watch the video clip and do the short activity:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z39j2hv/articles/zc6h2nb
Read through the website below and create a fact sheet/poster about religion during the Shang Dynasty. You can choose your title, here are some examples:
Shang Dynasty Religion
Who did the Shang people pray to?
The God Shangdi
Use plain paper, you can trim it down and stick it in your exercise book (with the date) or pin it up at home somewhere for everyone see.
Make sure you include facts and pictures. Try to design your fact sheet in an interesting and colourful way.
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Sumdog
Maths Challenges: Mixed Times Tables and Fractions.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ence. These - ence words are slightly different from your spelling test words above, but still worth working on to expand your vocabulary.
Well done Year 5.
Miss Gravili
Home Learning Wednesday 27th January 2021
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 3:26pm
Year 5 Home Learning Wednesday 27th January 2021
Good morning Year 5. Thank you for posting your fantastic work on Seesaw. I thoroughly enjoy reading it. I am so happy to see that you are doing such excellent work at home. A huge well done and thank you to all those who are helping you to keep learning, despite everything. I hope you managed to have a look at some of the audio books and Yoga I mentioned on yesterday’s blog. Have a good day and keep 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 book 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: Use the book you are reading at the moment. Draw your favourite character. Write down three things the author says about this person. Please do this in your Home Learning exercise book with today’s date.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ence. Please learn these spellings for Friday (29.01.21). 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 on your handwriting at the same time.
patience intelligence consequence influence evidence
essence reference audience circumference excellence
sequence silence obedience absence commence
English
Re-read pages 30 to 36 - Mysterious Traveller 6 (documents below). Or click on the link and listen to the story being read to you. You will need to start at 20.19 minutes and stop at 25.36 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVVBgEICds4&t=25s
In the next few days, you are going to write your own faraway story, but today you will research and choose a setting.
Have a look at the wonderful and inspiring landscape images from National Geographic (Setting Pictures below).
Look at some possible settings that you might like to use (grasslands with a huge tree, barren mountains and a grey lake, desert rocks under stars, strange cities, rainforests and waterfalls, desert cities, tiny villages perched on the side of a mountain frozen land with startling blue lakes) – the list can go on and on.
Remember, you are thinking about and developing your ideas today.
You could look on the National Geographic website and find your own picture for your setting. Click on the link to look at some interesting photos:
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/landscapes/
When you have chosen the picture you like for your story setting. Then, stick it in you exercise book. The date and title are:
Wednesday 27th January 2021
Can I research my story setting and collect useful words, phrases and sentences?
Underneath the picture write the sub-headings:
Adjectives I will Use:
You will write all the adjectives that work well for the setting picture you have chosen.
Remember to use the online thesaurus from yesterday’s work to help you.
Follow this link:
Similes I will use:
You will write any similes that work well with your setting picture.
Look back at the imagery work we did for ideas.
Sentences with Relative Clauses that I will Use:
Here, you will write sentences that have relative clauses. Just like the work you did yesterday.
Please have a look on Seesaw where I have given an example of today’s work and a further explanation.
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play the game – Sequences. Scroll down to ‘play game’ and have a go at level 11 and 12.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/42/sequences
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – Number Sequences.
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
27.01.21
Can I continue and complete number sequences?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Problem Solving Extension (optional):
Zids and Zods
Zids have 4 spots.
Zods have 9 spots.
Altogether some Zids and Zods have 48 spots.
How many Zids are there?
How many Zods?
What if Zids have 5 spots, Zods have 7 spots,
and there are 140 spots altogether?
Find as many solutions as you can.
Focus:
Solve mathematical problems or puzzles.
Know multiplication facts to 10 x 10.
Add two-digit numbers mentally.
Franco’s fast food – Answers:
A curry costs £3.50, a pudding costs £1
and a tea costs 50p.
So, the total cost of a curry, a pudding and
a tea is £5.
Science
Write the date and today’s learning objective which is:
Wednesday 27th January 2021
Can I investigate reversible changes by separating mixtures by sieving, filtering and evaporating?
Click on this link to access the lesson:
Please read slide 5 carefully so you understand the difference between sieving and filtering. When would you need to use evaporation to separate a mixture?
Watch the Royal Society of Chemistry video on slide 8 before you start.
Now have a go at making, then selecting an appropriate method for separating the mixtures on slide 6.
Draw the results table on slide 7 into your book or print it out. Complete the table for each mixture that you try to separate. The vocabulary on slide 9 will help you. Check out slide 10 for an example of what a good results table looks like.
Well done! You have worked as chemists today!
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
French
We have been doing really well with our French phonics, so here’s a video to watch first to practise some sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkR7BTicoxc
Now we are going to continue our learning about the Planets.
Download the PowerPoint Les planets (documents below).
There is one sentence about each planet. Please click on the sound button and repeat each sentence a few times so that you gain confidence with your pronunciation.
Now, write the date, in French and learning objective in your book:
Mercredi 27 janvier 2021
Can I translate sentences from French to English?
Use the key words boxes or the dictionary link to translate each sentence into English. Remember to translate how we would say it, not literally what is there in French. It must make sense in English.
Well done! We will use these sentences as a model next week to do our own sentences about the planets in French.
Here’s the planets song to finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-G7trS2qCk
Sumdog
Maths Challenges: Mixed Times Tables and Fractions.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ence. These - ence words are slightly different from your spelling test words above, but still worth working on to expand your vocabulary.
Well done Year 5.
Miss Gravili
Home Learning Tuesday 26th January 2021
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 3:26pm
Year 5 Home Learning Tuesday 26th January 2021
Good morning Year 5. I hope you are all well and ready for today’s learning. If you are missing school and friends, try to do some activities you enjoy doing for part of the day or try something new. Listen to different types of music and make up a dance to go with it. You could perform it to your family. Below is a link to free audio books, there are loads to choose from. Elementary is primary school ages, so you should find something there that interests you.
You could also do some art and crafts. There are lots of inspirational ideas on Pinterest and art tutorial videos on YouTube.
I know you have done Yoga before in school, have a go at home. Follow the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM5MGLMNN_E
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 book 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: Use the book you are reading at the moment. Write down three questions you would like to ask your favourite character. Then write the answers you think that character would give. Please do this in your Home Learning exercise book with today’s date.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ence. Please learn these spellings for Friday (29.01.21). 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 on your handwriting at the same time.
patience intelligence consequence influence evidence
essence reference audience circumference excellence
sequence silence obedience absence commence
English
Re-read pages 25 to 29 - Mysterious Traveller 5 (documents below). Or click on the link and listen to the story being read to you. You will need to start at 17.05 minutes and stop at 20.23 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVVBgEICds4&t=25s
Issa asked Mariama about what she saw…Mariama said that she ‘did not have the words’ to describe what she saw.
I would like you to use what we have learnt about imagery, excellent vocabulary and relative clauses (sentences from Monday’s work) to write a description about what Mariama saw. Use the picture, your imagination and senses to write as descriptively as you can.
Write straight into your exercise book or print out the Description Worksheet (below). You will need to trim it down and stick it into your exercise book.
The date and title are:
Tuesday 26th January 2021
Can I write a powerful description using interesting vocabulary, imagery and relative clauses?
Before you start writing, watch the lesson clip on Seesaw – Using the Online Thesaurus. I will explain how to use the online thesaurus and give you some ideas for including powerful vocabulary in your writing.
Click on this link for a thesaurus:
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play the fractions game – Fruit Splat. Click on level 1a and 2a, adding two and three fractions with the same denominator.
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/fractions/addition-game/
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions.
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
26.01.21
Can I convert mixed numbers to improper fractions?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Problem Solving Extension (optional):
Franco’s fast food
This is what food costs at Franco’s café.
1 curry and 1 tea cost £4.
2 curries and 2 puddings cost £9.
1 pudding and 2 teas cost £2.
What do you have to pay in total for
1 curry, 1 pudding and 1 tea?
What does each item cost on its own?
Focus:
Solve mathematical problems or puzzles.
Explain methods and reasoning.
Anyone for tennis? – Answers:
Ali, Luke, Holly and Zoe play tennis.
Two boys can play.
Ben won’t play if Luke plays.
So, the two boys must be Ali and Ben,
or Ali and Luke.
Ali will play only if Holly plays.
Holly won’t play with Ben.
So, the two boys are Ali and Luke.
Luke will play only if Zoe plays.
So, the two girls are Holly and Zoe.
PE
Games Skills - have a go at Blast Off.
Follow the links to read the instruction cards and watch the video clips:
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Home%20PE%20Blast%20Off.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLBI5KvarD8&list=PLnwoPgo24bhmqV8Y76iXnwYw9T9AlxbqJ&index=24&t=0s
Gymnastics - have a go at Sequence Champions:
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/sites/default/files/Home%20PE%20Sequence%20Champions.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIElQTPVc3Q&list=PLnwoPgo24bhmqV8Y76iXnwYw9T9AlxbqJ&index=15&t=0s
If you can record yourself, post this on Seesaw for me to see.
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 Fractions.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ence. These - ence words are slightly different from your spelling test words above, but still worth working on to expand your vocabulary.
Well done Year 5.
Miss Gravili
Home Learning Monday 25th January 2021
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 3:25pm
Year 5 Home Learning Monday 25th January 2021
Good morning Year 5, I hope you are all well and had a good weekend with your families. This week I will be including a couple of filmed lessons that you can watch on Seesaw. Hopefully, it will help you with your Home Learning and make things a bit clearer. Thank you for posting your work for me to see on Seesaw, it really is very good and you should be extremely proud of yourselves. Keep up the positive effort this week Year 5.
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 book 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: Choose three descriptive words from your book and write them down. Using a thesaurus or online thesaurus find a synonym and antonym for each word. Please do this in your Home Learning exercise book with today’s date.
Spelling
This week we are investigating the suffix-ence. Please learn these spellings for Friday (29.01.21). 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 on your handwriting at the same time.
patience intelligence consequence influence evidence
essence reference audience circumference excellence
sequence silence obedience absence commence
English
Read the next part of our story Mysterious Traveller 5 (documents below).
Use the Relative Clauses PowerPoint (documents below) to remind yourselves of the work we did on Friday.
Here is a sentence for us to look at together:
The sun lit the mountains.
I have underlined the nouns.
Next, I am going to describe the sun a bit more and add a relative clause.
The sun, which shone brightly, lit the mountains.
Now, I am going to describe the mountains a bit more and add a relative clause.
The sun lit the mountains that were snow-capped and magical.
This is what you will be doing today. Please look at the writing prompt (documents below) and follow the instructions.
The date and title are:
Monday 25th January 2021
Can I write detailed sentences using correctly punctuated relative clauses?
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Maths
For your mental starter play the problem-solving game - Bead Numbers.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/bead-numbers
Please follow the link below to the White Rose Maths webpage and watch the lesson – Improper fractions to mixed numbers.
Print out the worksheet below and stick it into your exercise book or copy the answers into your book.
The date and title are:
25.01.21
Can I convert improper fractions to mixed numbers?
Problem Solving Extension (optional):
Anyone for tennis?
Two boys and two girls can play tennis.
Ali said: ‘I will only play if Holly plays.’
Holly said: ‘I won’t play if Ben is playing.’
Ben said: ‘I won’t play if Luke or Laura plays.’
Luke said: ‘I will only play if Zoe plays.’
Zoe said: ‘I don’t mind who I play with.’
Which two boys and which two girls play tennis?
Focus:
Solve a problem by extracting and interpreting data.
Explain methods and reasoning.
Slick Jim – Answers:
Jim won £540 000.
Art
As you have been describing a rocky mountain/desert setting in English today. I thought you might like to have a go at drawing one. This tutorial is a bit tricky, but I am sure some of you budding artists will do a great job.
Or you could draw your own version of the picture from our story Mysterious Traveller. You will find this in the story PowerPoint (documents below).
Follow this link for the tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_onMwLprjY
Please post this on Seesaw for me to see.
Sumdog
Maths Challenges: Mixed Times Tables and Fractions.
Spelling Challenge: The suffix -ence. These - ence words are slightly different from your spelling test words above, but still worth working on to expand your vocabulary.
Well done Year 5.
Miss Gravili
Year 2 Home Learning - 20th January 2021
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 1:15pm
Happy Wednesday!
Well done for completing all your home learning this week. Keep it up! We hope you had a great day yesterday and we hope you are finding lots of reasons to stay happy.
Well done to the 11 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.
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
Why not have try a more relaxing start to your morning with some Yoga. Watch cosmic yoga on YouTube (see link below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JI01thiHYI
We will explain the structure on here each day but please refer to the additional uploaded documents for each specific lesson guidance and resources.
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.
Reading
It is ESSENTIAL that children continue to read every single day. This should be for a minimum of 20 minutes.
When you’ve finished reading, talk about what happened. Acting out the things that happened in the story or describing the big idea of a chapter is really fun and maximises learning. For example, ‘can you remember all the things that happened on the bear hunt?’
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 5’s – star on the number 1 and count in 5. Do you notice a pattern? Challenge – Can you go backwards?
5 Times Tables – Listen to this 5 times table song: 5 times table song
Play hit the button and select 5 times tables – hit the button
Can you write out all your 5 times tables up to 12 in your home learning journal.
This week we will be doing a re-cap on addition and subtraction. We have already covered this area in class so children should be able to use certain strategies like drawing tens and ones, partitioning numbers or drawing number lines to help you work out the answers. We will also cover some new areas of addition and subtraction too.
Can I check my calculations?
Today we are going to look at checking our calculations.
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.
https://vimeo.com/461791410
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 – addition and subtraction
Spellings – adverbs with the suffix -ly
English
Please see attached document for the English lesson.
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
This week we will be looking at adverbs using the suffix -ly.
Adverbs
An adverb is simply a word that describes a verb (an action or a doing word).
• He ate his breakfast quickly.
The word 'quickly' is an adverb as it tells us how he ate (the verb) his breakfast.
Where to place adverbs?
Adverbs can come before or after a verb.
• He 'quickly' ate his lunch.
• He ate his lunch 'quickly'.
Let Johnny and Inel get you up and moving, while you learn about adjectives and adverbs. Through a song and routine, children will learn how to write better stories using adjectives and adverbs.
Watch this introduction to adverbs on BBC bitesize and have a go at the games – BBC bitesize - adverbs
Look at the sorting cards with an adult. Are they spelt correctly? Sort the cards into the correct place on the chart attached to this post.
PE
We are continuing out Topic – Dance.
We all know how much Year 2 love to dance! This week is a move to the beat extravaganza
Watch this video first which helps you to find your rhythm – Move to the beat
Listen for a beat - When trying to listen for a beat, make sure you give the piece of music all of your attention. Use headphones or move to a quiet environment with no noise interruptions.
Additional activities – Art
Create some dragon art. See the attached document with ideas.
Thank you for all your hard work.
Year 2 team
Year 6 Home Learning - Wednesday 20th January 2021
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 12:51pm
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Good morning Year 6. I hope you are all looking after yourselves and your family. Once again, there are many tasks attached to Wednesday because our usual timetable would include Reading, English, Maths, French, Music and RE, all in one day. Please don’t be overwhelmed by all of this as most of the tasks are short.
Here are the tasks for today:
Reading
Read for 30 minutes. Now is the time to build up reading stamina by reading for longer. Some of you do this already, which is great, but it is important that we all do it every day.
Reading activity for today:
- How did the book make you feel when you were reading it? Explain your answer.
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 having clear spaces between your words.
Riddle (Yesterday’s riddle = STOMACH)
My first is in cover but not in lid
My second in octopus, not in squid
My third is in marmalade, also in jam
And my fourth is in pork yet never in ham
My fifth is in uncle and also in aunt
My sixth’s first in treacle and fifth when in plant
My seventh is in every, eve and ewe twice
Whilst my last is in curry as well as in rice.
What am I?
(Tomorrow I will reveal the answer)
Spellings
There is a spelling file attached at the bottom of this blog which covers the spellings for this week -fer (and suffixes attached to them).
- All the spellings are on Sumdog (deadline is Friday for this as you can have your own spelling quiz at home).
- Write out the definitions of prefer, refer, transfer and differ (as they are the root words of the family of words given to you). Then create a mini poem using these words.
Writing task
Can I convert direct speech to indirect (reported) speech?
For this lesson, you will be sent a video in the morning (through Seesaw) explaining what the task is.
There is an attached document to go with it, Direct speech to indirect speech.
Maths – Percentages Week
- Warm up your brain: Counting back in 1s.
1024, 1 843, 24 626, 274 763, 1 847 265
With each number count back in 1s, 10 times.
(1024, 924, 824, 724, 624, 524, 424, 324, 224, 124, 24)
- Sumdog – two challenges (both with 200 answer targets for this week):
- Mix of 7 and 9 times tables
- FDP – converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
- Main lesson. The objective for today is:
Can I convert between fractions, decimals and percentages?
This lesson is a culmination of all the learning of fractions, decimals and percentages. The best way to learn these is through practice – and lots of it. So for today’s lesson, watch the video, Converting FDP, and have the FDP cheat sheet I attached at the bottom of the page in front of you. Just because I call it a cheat sheet doesn’t mean you are cheating – use it for the whole lesson.
- Maths Challenge - FDP – today’s challenge is the same type of questions but in table form (which actually might be easier). The reason is because practice will be important so eventually you will just know FDP facts, such as 1/5 = 0.2 = 20%, 4/5 = 80% = 0.8. The more you practise, the easier tomorrow’s lesson will be.
The actual challenge sheet is split into 3 (1 star, 2 stars, 3 stars) which increase in difficulty. The answers are also attached to the same document.
Music
Body perscussion. Follow the link below and complete the quizzes.
French
We have been working on conjugating verbs for the last couple of weeks and you have done very well from what I’ve seen. This week, we are going to make the verbs negative. So instead of saying ‘He is listening to music’, we’re going to write ‘He is not listening to music’.
To do this, we have to put the words ne (nuh)……. pas (pa, silent s) round the verb. For example
Je joue au tennis. (I am playing tennis.)
Je ne joue pas au tennis. I am not playing tennis. The ne goes right before the verb and the pas come straight after the verb.
Nous jouons au football. Nous ne jouons pas au football.
The only complication is when there is a clash of vowels with the Je form of the verb.
So we know Je + aime becomes J’aime – I like. Drop the e from Je and put an apostrophe.
When we want to make this negative, we have to separate the Je and aime to put the ne and pas round. So it becomes Je ne aime pas… but we can’t write this! It has to be Je n’aime pas. It applies to all verbs that start with a vowel such as écouter (to listen) and arriver (to arrive) .
J’écoute = I listen or I am listening. Je n’écoute pas = I am not listening.
J’arrive = I am arriving Je n’arrive pas = I am not arriving.
I hope you understand this.
In your books, write today’s date (you can do this!) and the LO:
Can I make French verbs negative?
Using the same sentences that you wrote last week from the video, please rewrite them in the negative form, putting ne……pas round the verb. If you want to see them again, here’s a link to the video.
You can skip to 9 minutes 52 seconds.
After this, try to write some new negative sentences of your own. Aimer (to like) is a good verb to use because you know lots of food vocabulary.
Some examples would be:
Je n’aime pas les carottes. Il n’aime pas le jambon. Nous n’aimons pas le chou.
But you can’t write those: they’re mine! Well done for having a go.
We’re moving on to weather vocabulary next week so if you’d like to get a head start, follow this link.
Click on full tutorial. Now click on introduction. Then there are 3 other activities to practise – yes/no; either/or; What is it?.
Merci beaucoup. Tu parles très bien le français!
RE
Can I describe my favourite story/passage from the Bible and give reasons for it?
The Bible is important because it brings the reader or listener into the presence of God. It is God who speaks through the words of Scripture. Through Scripture, Christians are given strength and courage in their lives, not only to hear the Word of God, but to put it in action in their lives.
The Bible is a guide to help us achieve our school’s mission of ‘Live, Love and Learn as Jesus taught us’. We can use passages from the Bible to help us pray to God and reflect on our lives. Do you have a favourite story/passage from the Bible?
I have a few. See if any on my list are the same as yours:
Follow this success criteria:
- Choose one of these or one of your own and write a short summary about it (500 words).
- Why is it your favourite?
- Describe how it helps people in their daily lives.
Reception 20th January Home Learning
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 11:15am
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Good morning! It is lovely to see so many of your meals for the tigers in your Home Learning on Seesaw!
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 ๐
Please revisit all of our new diagraph sounds ๐
ch, sh, th, ng, qu, ai, ee.
Can I write the sounds on a whiteboard?
Can I think of a word for each sound?
Practise reading ch sh th ng in words in this video
Can I have a go at the phonics activity attached? (Circle the correct word)
Handwriting - Have a go at the next page in your booklet, which is all about the letter Kk.
The Humpty Words of the week are: she, they, all, was –
Can I look at them, say the words and write the words?
(Using paper or your whiteboards from your pack)
Literacy –
Our story this week is - The Tiger who came to Tea.
Imagine if a different animal came for tea, how might they behave?
What animal would you choose?
What might they get up to?
Can I draw my own version of the story?
Can I label my pictures?
Here is Miss Collinson’s Story
The Monkey Who Came To Tea
Miss Collinson would choose to have a monkey around for tea, but the monkey was busy pinching all my bananas, he started to jump on the bed and swing from the trees.
(See my story map attached)
You can watch the story on demand on Channel 4 - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-tiger-who-came-to-tea/on-demand/68261-001
Reading – try to read 10 minutes each day ๐
We would love to hear some of your reading this week – I wonder if you could record a little bit and put it on seesaw J
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.
Maths – Can I count in twos?
Have another go at counting in 2s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Can you have at using 2ps to help you count in 2s? (Have a go practically if you have some at home, or have a go at the attached sheet)
This week we are looking at addition – Have a watch of the White Rose Maths to help you complete the activity attached. (Combining two groups – it’s the fourth video)
If you have some dominoes at home this will help you with today’s learning
Topic Time
Music – Here is the third week of our music sessions – Teddy Stick https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/me-and-my-family-part-1-c5h3et
French - Lets start with our fruit conga song -
We have learnt the names of some fruits over the last couple of weeks. This week we’ll move on to vegetables.
Can I say the names of some vegetables in French?
Watch this video and copy the pronunciation. (10 new words if they get tricky, just do your best. We will stick to the same vocabulary next week too.)
Then you can have a go at this game
Please see below the attachments for story time -
Today's story is 'Luna Loves Library Day' by Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers๐
Year 1 Home learning Thursday January 21st
Date: 19th Jan 2021 @ 10:56am
Good morning everyone. Yesterday we enjoyed making our word banks. We learned some new pirate words such as cutlass, crow's nest and gangplank.We had great fun singing the song too!
Reading
Please keep reading everyday, it really is the key to learning. We have changed lots of your reading books. Just pop in if you need some new ones. For your reading challenge today think about the ending of one of your stories. Can you think of a different ending?
We have really enjoyed listening to some of you read on Seesaw. It is lovely to see so many of you enjoying your reading.
Phonics
Today we are looking at ie and i_e. Watch the videos attached to remind yourself of these sounds and write the words that come up. Have a go at the two Spelling Shed activities attached and write some sentences on the lines.
English
Sayeeda and her family like to sing this song. Click here
Think about your treasure chest. Have a look at the picture of a treasure chest and describe what you can see. What could you put in your treasure chest? Write a list of everything in your treasure chest on the sheet. Write one item on the line and then write the next item on the line below.
Maths
Start your maths learning by singing our counting and number fact songs attached below and play the whack a mole game here. Remember to practise counting up and counting down in lots of different ways.
Today we are looking at counting back on a number line and crossing through 10. Watch the video on Subtraction Counting back and complete the worksheet attached.
Over half of you have started your Addition and Subtraction challenge on Sumdog. We are seeing huge improvements in accuracy and fluency on Sumdog. Keep up the Amazing practise.
Geography
We are learning about the United Kingdom and the capital cities of each country. Watch the video.
The United Kingdom. Click here
Click here to have a go at labelling the countries in the U.K.
The flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Jack. Draw your own. The Union Jack drawing video. Click here
Computing
Today we will be investigating loops again and writing code using a new activity called Artist. Login using the link below and if you need a password, look back at past Thursday blogs for the picture password page.
Visit Seesaw to watch a short video lesson.
Well done on completing your learning today. We have loved watching the videos of your reading, gymnastics and acting on Seesaw. They put a smile on our faces. Well done, Everybody!
Year 1 Home Learning Wednesday January 20th 2021
Date: 18th Jan 2021 @ 4:03pm
Good morning everyone. Welcome to your Wednesday Home Learning. Yesterday we really enjoyed our science learning. We came up with some fantastic vocabulary and wrote some super sentences. Our favourite words were, flexible, squishy, smooth and absorbent. We are enjoying seeing all your super learning on Seesaw. Keep posting for feedback and support.
Reading
Continue to read for at least 10 minutes everyday. Little and often is the key. Remember, you can request new books at the school office at any time.
You can also post a short video of your child reading. We'd love to hear some stories and give some feedback and support.
Phonics
In our sounds learning today we are looking at the split i_e sounds and making sure we use the right sound when we build/spell our words. Watch the video below to remind yourself of the split i_e sound and have a go at the activity attached. Remember to look carefully when spelling your words. Ask yourself...
Do they look right?
Have I seen that word before?
English
Today we would like you collect some pirate words to make a word bank. In her story Sayeeda uses the word 'galleon', what does she mean? Draw a picture for all the words you think of and write the word next to it.You will be using this wordbank in your pirate writing later on.
Listen to this song to start you off with some words.
Have a go at making your own treasure chest. You could make it out of an old box or use the template attached.
Maths
Counting - Watch the videos below and sing along and practise your counting on the whack-a-mole game here.
Today we are looking at jumping back on a number line to take away. Watch the video on Subtraction - Not Crossing 10 and complete the worksheet attached below.
In our maths today, we are also going to have a look back at making 10 to help us add. On Monday we found this learning a little tricky so today we are going to revisit it with a short video lesson on Seesaw.
French
This week we will recap the pet animal vocabulary we learnt last week and try to learn some more words. Listen to the video and repeat the words. Can you remember the actions you made up last week for each word? Do them again as you say the words. Make up an action for the new animals.
Try this lesson which reinforces the vocabulary:
Click on full tutorial. The introduction goes through the words again, then there are 3 further activities in order of difficulty – yes or no? Either/or, then What is it? A song to finish -
Amusez-vous bien et merci beaucoup!
Music
Here is today's music leanirng frm Oak Academy
You will need a teddy, a pencil and paper.
Year 3 Home Learning 19th January 2021
Date: 18th Jan 2021 @ 3:41pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a happy Monday and enjoyed doing your work. I really enjoyed learning about Brazil and South America – I never knew that Brazil was named after a type of tree.
Well done for the work you have done, I have been very impressed with what I have seen on Seesaw.
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
Please keep sending me your work on Seesaw – I am so proud of you for the work I have seen so far. Today I would like you to send me a photo of the questions you do for your writing and I will reply telling you which questions you got correct.
Remember to bring your home learning book into school if you are coming in on some days.
You can change your school reading books whenever you need to, just let the school office know beforehand so we can get some books ready for you to collect.
Things that made me smile on Monday (you could write your own list too)
- I enjoyed looking at maps and learning new facts – I am fascinated by the world around us.
- I took a few quiet moments after school to listen to the birds tweeting outside in the Nature Area, it made me feel calm and happy.
- I am already excited to read the next chapter of Mr Stink - it is very funny :)
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Predict what you think is going to happen next.
Spelling
Here are your spellings for this week. They are homophones. Homophones are words which sound the same but have different meanings or spellings:
there, their, they’re, here, hear, see, sea, too, two, blue, blew
Write the long date: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Write the title: Homophones
Copy and complete the sentences with the correct spelling.
- The beach is over ……… (there, their, they’re)
- I can …….. the moon out of the window. (see, sea)
- I …….. out all of the candles. (blue, blew)
- It was ……… cold to go swimming. (too, two)
- I could …….. a strange sound coming from the forest. (here, hear)
Answers
- The beach is over there.
- I can see the moon out of the window.
- I blew out all of the candles.
- It was too cold to go swimming.
- I could hear a strange sound coming from the forest.
Writing:
Read pages 176 – 184 of Mr Stink. They are attached to this blog. The next two chapters are very very funny J
Long date: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Title – Can I infer a character’s thoughts and feelings?
Write the answers to these questions in your book, please write in full sentences and copy spellings from Mr Stink carefully. Some of the questions ask what you think.
- Find and copy a sentence which shows that Mrs Crumb does not like the smell.
- Find and copy a sentence that shows that Chloe cares about Mr Stink’s feelings.
- Why do you think Chloe’s mum slapped Mr Crumb’s hand when he reached for a rock CD?
I think Chloe’s mum slapped Mr Crumb’s hand because…
- Do you think the audience like Mr Stink? Why do you think this?
I do/ do not think the audience like Mr Stink because…
- On page 178, Sir David says, “Can we put some dirt on him? He doesn’t look trampy enough.” What does this make you think of Sir David?
This makes me think that Sir David is…
- Why do you think Anabelle was trying not to laugh at the end of the chapter?
I think Anabelle was trying not to laugh because…
Please send me a photo of your writing on Seesaw and I will tell you if you got the answers correct. Some of the questions ask what YOU think, so I will be interested to read your thoughts. I will also check you have copied spellings perfectly.
Times tables
Listen to this 8x tables rap, try to join in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=3SwaOvWD-PY
Counting
Count out loud in 10s:
From 988 to 1108.
From 789 back to 659.
From 906 up to 1016.
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
- Statistics Challenge: 18th January – 24th January
- ×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×8 ×10 tables: 18th January – 24th January
- Homophone Challenge: 18th January – 24th January
Maths
Please watch this video about interpreting pictograms, pause where you need to:
Complete the worksheet and use the answer sheet to check when you have finished.
Optional maths challenge
Make your own tally chart and pictogram.
You could do it about things you can find in your house e.g. type of fruit, colour of teddies, etc.
History
Watch this video which gives an introduction to Ancient Egypt.
Below the video, there is some information to read.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg87xnb/articles/z6x2382/
Attached to this blog are some key events which happened during the Ancient Egyptian Civilisation.
Put the events in order starting with 6000 BC and ending with 30 BC. BC means before Jesus was born. 6000 BC is 6000 years before Jesus was born. 30 BC is 30 years before Jesus was born. So 6000 BC is further in the past than 30 BC.
Optional extras
- Draw some pictures to go with the events.
- Find out some more key events and add them to your page, in the correct order.
Year 2 Home Learning - 19th January 2021
Date: 18th Jan 2021 @ 3:31pm
Happy Tuesday!
Some of you already know how to use an adverb! We loved seeing them in your English work yesterday, well done! Thank you to those children who have already logged onto Sumdog this week, you’re already off to a great start. We are so impressed with all your amazing learning at home. We hope you work hard again today and we will look forward to seeing your learning on SeeSaw.
Keep active with Joe Wicks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9am.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Have a go at drawing some cute animals, learning step by step how to draw them.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3dEvA1is6-0_yuei9iCdEw
Premier League Stars have come up with some great videos to stay fit and healthy – they are for the whole family.
https://plprimarystars.com/home-learning/the-premier-league-bbc
We will explain the structure on here each day but please refer to the additional uploaded documents for each specific lesson guidance and resources.
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.
Reading
It is ESSENTIAL that children continue to read every single day. This should be for a minimum of 20 minutes.
When you’ve finished reading, talk about what happened. Acting out the things that happened in the story or describing the big idea of a chapter is really fun and maximises learning. For example, ‘can you remember all the things that happened on the bear hunt?’
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 5’s – Can you count backwards from 60? Challenge – keep counting in 5’s until you can’t think of the next number!
5 Times Tables – Listen to this 5 times table song: 5 times table song
Play hit the button and select 5 times tables – hit the button
Can you write out all your 5 times tables up to 12 in your home learning journal.
This week we will be doing a re-cap on addition and subtraction. We have already covered this area in class so children should be able to use certain strategies like drawing tens and ones, partitioning numbers or drawing number lines to help you work out the answers. We will also cover some new areas of addition and subtraction too.
Can I use related facts?
Today we are going to look at related facts.
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 – addition and subtraction
Spellings – adverbs with the suffix -ly
English
Please see attached document for the English lesson.
We have attached the text alongside the lesson. Hope this is helpful.
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
This week we will be looking at adverbs using the suffix -ly.
Adverbs
An adverb is simply a word that describes a verb (an action or a doing word).
• He ate his breakfast quickly.
The word 'quickly' is an adverb as it tells us how he ate (the verb) his breakfast.
Where to place adverbs?
Adverbs can come before or after a verb.
• He 'quickly' ate his lunch.
• He ate his lunch 'quickly'.
Let Johnny and Inel get you up and moving, while you learn about adjectives and adverbs. Through a song and routine, children will learn how to write better stories using adjectives and adverbs.
Watch this introduction to adverbs on BBC bitesize and have a go at the games – BBC bitesize - adverbs
Please see attached PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on changing adjectives into adverbs.
Music
Mrs Winter has kindly sent us a music lesson that we can try our at home.
In this lesson, we will be exploring how to make different sounds with our bodies and make up our own body percussion pattern.
Please click on the link for this week’s music lesson.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-different-ways-to-use-your-body-75k68t
French
Year 2 Start with a familiar song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXkJ88ygPY0
This week we will recap the pet animal vocabulary we learnt last week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJIGw_rsTD8
Listen to the video and repeat the words. Can you remember the actions you made up last week for each word? Do them again as you say the words.
Try this lesson which reinforces the vocabulary: https://www.french-games.net/frenchlessons?topic=Animals%20-%20pets&level=primary
Click on full tutorial. The introduction goes through the words again, then there are 3 further activities in order of difficulty – yes or no? Either/or, then What is it? A song to finish - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVRGuyZJaGo
Amusez-vous bien et merci beaucoup!
Additional activities – Dragon Art
Create some dragon art. See the attached document with ideas.
Keep uploading all your fantastic work to SeeSaw.
Year 2 team
HOME LEARNING Tuesday 19th January 2021
Date: 18th Jan 2021 @ 2:51pm
Year 4
Home Learning Tuesday 19th January 2021
Good morning Year 4. I hope you managed to complete your Home Learning yesterday. Try not to worry if you don’t manage to finish everything in one day, sometimes things may take a little longer. Remember just to try your best.
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.
Summarise what you have read so far by speaking for one minute without hesitating or saying ‘um’?
Spelling
These are your new spellings which will be tested on Thursday 21st January 2021. They all have the prefix super. A PREFIX is a group of letters that change the meaning of a word when they are added to the START. Super means ‘above’ or ‘over’.
superstar supermarket supernova supermodel
superpower superhero supernatural superglue
supersonic superintendent supersaturated superstore
Write the long date Tuesday 19th January 2021
Use look, cover, write, check to practise your spellings. Write them 3 times each.
English
Today you are going to be writing your own spy story which you planned yesterday. Read over your planning ideas from yesterday. You should be in a good position to start your writing.
Write the long date Tuesday 19th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I write a spy story?
Give your story a title, for example, Mission Possible. When you are writing please focus on:
- Handwriting – neat and joined up correctly – please sharpen your pencil before you begin!
- Capital letters for proper nouns (places and people)
- Ambitious vocabulary
- Past tense (it has already happened) and third person (using the pronouns he, she, it, they etc)
- Paragraphs (start a new paragraph for each part of the story eg the opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending)
- A variety of sentence openers (see the ISPACE document attached to the blog)
- Connecting sentences using words such as and, but, or, yet, so
- Including some correctly punctuated speech BUT NO MORE THAN 6 SENTENCES OF SPEECH
Please time yourself and write for 20 minutes. It does not matter if you do not finish your story within this time, however, you should have written nearly one side of A4 in 20 mins.
Read over your work. Then time yourself to write for another 5 minutes.
Read over the last 5 minutes work. Tomorrow we will edit our work, with a fresh set of eyes. Well done!
Please share your work on Seesaw
Times tables
Practise your 4 and 8 times tables on Sumdog (a challenge has been set).
On Monday 4th January, you were all given your individual table targets. Please practise your table target using ‘Hit the button’ and the link below. If you are on ‘free’ tables, please practise a times table or division fact which you know you find tricky.
If you are in school this week, you will be tested on your individual target on Thursday 21st January 2021 - if you are on ‘free’ tables, you will be tested on ÷8.
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!
Counting
Please count in 4’s from 100 to 150 and back again – can you go any further?
Count in 8’s from 100 to 200 and back again – can you go any further? (if you get stuck, add 8 on to your last number if counting up, or subtract 8 if counting down)
Count in 10’s from 880 to 1060 and back again. Count in 10’s from 925 to 1095 and back again. Think about what you found tricky?
Maths
Use the link below – play Hit the button, Doubles, Doubles Multiples of 10, Upto 500. If you get stuck, partition the number.
eg Double 180 Double 100 (200) then double 80 (160) and add the two together (200 + 160 = 360)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
See how many you can get right in 1 minute. Then play again and see if you can beat your score.
Over the next couple of weeks, we are going to learn more about multiplication and division.
Please open the maths worksheet called ‘Multiply by 1 and 0’ 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, Multiply by 1 and 0
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/week-10-number-multiplication-division/
OR click on the link below for the video.
Write the short date 19.01.21
Write the learning objective Can I multiply by 1 and 0?
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 Perimeter of a rectilinear shape’ which is attached to the blog. Make sure you look carefully at any questions you got wrong.
For the last week or so, we have been revisiting and learning more about measurement – length and perimeter. To consolidate this learning, I have set a challenge on Sumdog. Please log on and have a go.
French
Here’s a song to recap colours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4kNeFGBAcw
Visit this website: http://www.rachelhawkes.com/Resources/Y4_French/Yr4SpringFr.php
Click on Lesson 13 with audio. Can I name some shapes in French?
Download the PowerPoint and work through it, focussing on correct pronunciation.
Replay each one several times, and make an action to correspond to the shape, as you say the word. The lesson ends with colour mixing!
Write the date mardi dix-neuf janvier
Write the learning objective Can I name some shapes and add a colour in French?
Draw the 5 mathematical shapes (square, circle, rectangle, triangle, oval) and colour each with a different colour. Remember to use a ruler to draw straight lines. Now colour each one a different colour. Write the correct word next to each shape and the colour you’ve used : Un cercle bleu, or whatever colour you used. Remember the colour goes after the noun in French! A circle blue.
You can draw and name the other shapes too if you want.
Now read them again, making sure your pronunciation is correct.
Bon travail
Please share your work on Seesaw so that I can see your super French.
Music
Please click on the link below for Lesson 3
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths times table challenge (based on the 4 and 8 times tables)
- A maths challenge ‘Measure the perimeter of 2D shapes’
- A grammar challenge ‘Inverted commas / speech marks’ to consolidate last week’s learning
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 19th January 2021
Date: 18th Jan 2021 @ 12:37pm
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Good morning Year 6. This is the 10th day of Home Learning and a great time to reflect on how well you are organising yourself. Hopefully you are using some sort of timetable, whether that is the one I provided for you or your own. I understand that some days it might be difficult to complete everything but as long as you do your best each day, then that is all we can ask for. Remember to plan in some treats or 'little wins' throughout the day to reward yourself for completing tasks.
Here are the tasks for today:
Reading
Read for 30 minutes. Keep building up that stamina. It is so important that you keep this your number one priority.
Reading activity for today:
- Draw a cartoon strip of the main events in the story.
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 having clear spaces between your words.
Riddle (yesterday’s riddle = SHADOW)
My first is in fish but not in chip.
My second in teeth but not in lip.
My third’s in potato but not in plum.
My fourth’s in mouth and also in thumb.
My fifth is in pear but not in cherry.
My sixth is in bacon but not in berry.
My last is in chocolate but not in crumble.
Sometimes when I’m empty you’ll hear me rumble.
(Tomorrow I will reveal the answer)
Spellings
There is a spelling file attached at the bottom of this blog which covers the spellings for this week, -fer (and suffixes attached to them).
- All the spellings are on Sumdog (deadline is Friday for this as you can have your own spelling quiz at home).
- Highlight each syllable to help you spell (e.g. prefer, preferring)
Writing task
Can I create dialogue following the 4 speech marks rules?
Read chapter 12 (up to the end of page 94, where the aunt arrives, furious at what Hatty has done and blames her). Hatty, feeling guilty and disappointed in herself, returns to Tom, who is feeling guilty for watching Hatty take all the blame. What do you think might be said to each other? Surely Tom might want to make Hatty feel better, apologise or say something to make her laugh? But how would Hatty respond?
This is a task which will enable you to show your understanding of speech marks from yesterday’s lesson.
Remember, to follow the 4 main rules when writing your dialogue between the two characters:
- Speech marks at the beginning and end of speech
- New speaker, new line
- Punctuation inside the speech marks
- Capital letter at the beginning of every speech mark
Here is one example, which has been mixed with action (the writer has used an indent rather than leaving a line):
Hatty moped over towards Tom who hesitated. He wasn’t sure what to say. After a long silence, Tom broke it saying, “I can’t believe she said that. We were only playing.’
“No,” said Hatty, staring at her shoes, “I was playing. You weren’t even here.”
“What do you mean?” said Tom defiantly. “I was right here playing with you.”
Hatty looked Tom in the eyes, “Not to my aunt you weren’t. You do not even exist.” She turned away and started kicking leaves that had fallen on the grass.
Tom looked puzzled. He did not know what to say back. “Listen,” he finally blurted, “Let’s head over to the pond. I am sure I saw a new path that led to a place I have never been before.”
For this lesson, add your written dialogue to Seesaw for me to give you feedback.
(Then finish reading chapter 12).
Maths – Percentages Week
- Warm up your brain: Counting back in 10s.
1024, 1 843, 24 626, 274 763, 1 847 265
With each number count back in 10s, 10 times.
(1024, 1014, 1004, 994, 984, 974, 964, 954, 944, 934, 924)
- Sumdog – two challenges (both with 200 answer targets for this week):
- Mix of 7 and 9 times tables
- FDP – converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
- Main lesson. The objective for today is:
Can I convert fractions to percentages?
Today is to convert fractions to percentages. So we are taking the learning from last week and adding it to our percentage learning. Once again, this isn’t completely new learning but it has been a long time since we looked at this. You might become confused at times but mistakes are proof you are learning.
Tip – if you use the equivalent fraction learning from last week that 10/100 = 1/10, you can always create bars into tenths which will be equivalent to 10% so:
1/10 = 10%, 2/10 = 20%, 3/10 = 30%, and so on.
Keep the question sheet in front on you during the video, Fractions to Percentages .
The following picture from the video is a great example of how percentages and fractions are related.
4. Maths challenge – Fractions to Percentages. These challenges are split into 3 pages so completing one would be fine but for those who want to show they are completely secure with converting, attempt all three. If you do complete any, send it to me on Seesaw: I would love to see how well you did.
Science
In this lesson, we are going to learn how fossils are formed and how they provide evidence for the theory of evolution. We will learn what the fossil record is and why there are parts missing from the record. In this lesson, you will need a piece of paper and a pencil.
Work through the first part – How fossils are formed. You don’t need to make notes when the teacher suggests it because you are going to switch to BBC bitesize for this. Pause the video at the end of the section explaining how fossils are formed, after you’ve done the putting the stages in order activity. Now click on this link to go to BBC bitesize: How are fossils made?
Watch the short video and complete the 2 activities below. It’s quite short but the explanation is easier to follow.
Now complete the cartoon strip attached to the blog below. Add in the missing words and draw pictures.
Now go back to the Oak Academy lesson and do the next 2 sections, What fossils tell us and what is missing from the fossil record.
Reception 19th January Home Learning
Date: 18th Jan 2021 @ 10:47am
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Hello Reception! Here is your learning for today J
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 ๐
Revisit all our new diagraph daily ๐ - ch, sh, th, ng, qu and ai.
Our new sound today is ee, have a watch of Polly’s video to show you how to make the sound.
Can I write the sound on a whiteboard?
Can I think of some words with the sound?
Can I read these words?
Sheep beep queen feet
Can I read this caption?
The rain is wet.
A bee is in the tree.
Can I have a go at matching the pictures to the correct sound? (See the attached sheet - there are three blank boxes for you to think of your own)
Handwriting - Have a go at the next page in your booklet, which is all about the letter Jj.
The Humpty Words of the week are she, they, all, was –
Can I look at them, say the words and write the words?
(using paper or your whiteboards from your pack)
Literacy –
Our story this week is - The Tiger who came to Tea.
Have another listen to the story.
Can you add some speech / thought bubbles to the illustrations in the story?
What do you think the characters might be thinking or saying in the attached images? (Just choose one to have a go at)
Remember when you are writing a sentence to say it out loud a few times, count how many words are in the sentence, say each word slowly and use your sound mat to help you write the sounds you need.
It has been great to see so many of you using your finger spaces to help you remember the spaces in-between words!
You can watch the story on demand on Channel 4 - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-tiger-who-came-to-tea/on-demand/68261-001
Reading – try to read 10 minutes each day ๐
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.
Maths – Can I count in twos?
Thinking back to yesterday’s video – when we count in twos, we are grouping two items together, we only say every other number out loud.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Have a go at using items in your house to group objects into piles of two & practise counting out loud in twos.
This week we are looking at addition – Have a watch of the White Rose Maths to help you complete the activity attached. (Combining two groups – it’s the third video)
Topic Time
EAD – Can I have a go at sketching a Tiger?
Have a look at the attached images to give you some inspiration.
Think about the patterns of their fur.
What colours might you need? (You might not want to use the traditional colours)
What will be around your tiger? (Trees, grass, sky, jungle)
Will you use crayons, felt tips, pencil crayons?
Lovely to see some of you having a go at the science experiment, your fruit boats looked amazing ๐
Year 1 Home Learning Tuesday 19th January
Date: 18th Jan 2021 @ 9:15am
Good morning Year 1 and welcome to your Tuesday Home Learning.
Yesterday, we all enjoyed our new story about Sayeeda, the Pirate Princess. We came up with some fantastic ideas and shared some brilliant pirate facts. In our Science, we found lots of objects to match our properties and materials and we also found some objects that had more than one property. Super science everyone!
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
Today we will be looking at the y letter shape making the I sound. Do you notice anything about the sounds before the y? Watch the video below and write out the words you spot. Can you think of any more?
Here are some we found.
Cry Dry Fly My Fry Why Try
Now use these words in some sentences.
I always try my best in my learning.
English
Listen to or read the story again.
Talk about and answer these questions.
1. How did Sayeeda like to spend her days?
2. What did she like to do best?
3. Why did Sayeeda’s father tell her not to open her treasure box on the galleon’s deck?
4. What do you think Sayeeda’s father said to her when the jewelled key slid away?
5. Why did Sayeeda weep?
6. What happened to the jewelled key when it slid from Sayeeda’s hands?
7. What lesson did Sayeeda learn by the end of the story?
You could record yourself answering the questions.Post on Seesaw
Sing another pirate song . Click here.
Maths
Today we are looking at subtraction by counting back (not passing through 10). Watch the video linked and complete the worksheet attached below.
We have also created a new Sumdog challenge on Addition and Subraction within 20. Remember to try out your strategies of counting on and back and using what you know.
RE
Look at your picture from yesterday when Jesus was in the Temple. Talk about who everyone is in the picture.Have a go at acting out the story. Take photos or a video.
PE
This week we are going to look at creating a sequence using your jumps, balances and travels. Watch the video lesson attached below and join in. Use the activity card to create your own sequence and film your routine on Seesaw.
Well done on completing your home learning today.
If you'd like to do some more home learning, visit our home learning resource area in the Parent tab of the website.
Year 3 Home Learning 18th January 2021
Date: 17th Jan 2021 @ 4:44pm
Good morning Year 3. I hope you had a nice weekend with your families and are looking forward to another week of impressing your parents with your amazing work J
Well done for all of the work you have been doing. I have been so impressed with all of the work you have sent me on Seesaw.
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
Please keep sending me your work on Seesaw – I am so proud of you for the work I have seen so far. Today I would like you to send me a photo of the writing you do.
Remember to bring your home learning book into school if you are coming in on some days.
You can change your school reading books whenever you need to, just let the school office know beforehand so we can get some books ready for you to collect.
Things that made me smile over the weekend (you could write your own list too)
- I went for a nice walk on Saturday and watched some dogs playing in the huge puddles, they looked so happy.
- My dad sent me a funny picture where he had given the dog, Chester, a funny moustache – I have attached a photo to this blog so you can see.
- I had a video call with all of my friends on Saturday; it made me happy to speak to them all.
- 12 of you completed the suffix challenge on Sumdog – well done to you.
- 22 of you completed the times tables challenge on Sumdog – give yourself a pat on the back.
- 14 of you completed the division challenge on Sumdog – ask somebody at home to give you a high 5.
Monday 18th January 2021
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes.
Tell somebody about what you have read in your own words.
Spelling
Here are your spellings from last week:
careful, playful, thankful, helpful, wonderful, useless, careless, homeless, hopeless, spotless
Write the short date: 18.01.21
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: treasure
If you get any wrong, practise a bit more and then try again.
Writing:
Attached to this blog is the start of a story called The Curiosity Shop. Please read the story starter.
Choose your 5 favourite words or sentences – you are going to try to use them in your own writing.
Long date: Monday 18th January 2021
Title – Can I use exciting vocabulary?
Write your own story about The Curiosity Shop. You can use the same ideas as the example and write it in your own words. Or you can make up your own ideas.
Use the 5 words or sentences from the example that you chose.
Split your writing into paragraphs:
Paragraph 1 – write a sentence to say what the shop owner did while he waited for customers.
Paragraph 2 – describe the shop and explain why people come to visit it.
Paragraph 3 – describe the shop owner.
Paragraph 4 – describe something exciting or scary that happens when a customer comes in, maybe he or she buys something magical.
Please send me a photo of your writing on Seesaw.
Times tables
Write the short date: 18.01.21
Write the title: Times Tables Test
Write the numbers 1-11 down your page.
Ask somebody to call out your 3x tables in a mixed up order.
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: 33 x 10.
If you get any wrong, practise a bit more and then try again.
Counting
Count out loud in 10s:
From 99 to 219.
From 135 back to 5.
From 701 up to 811.
Sumdog
Go on Sumdog and complete the following challenges:
- Statistics Challenge: 18th January – 24th January
- ×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×8 ×10 tables: 18th January – 24th January
- Homophone Challenge: 18th January – 24th January
Maths
Today’s lesson is about drawing pictograms. I have also attached a video and worksheet about drawing tally charts, you do not have to do these, but they could help you with the pictograms lesson. You could have a look at them before starting the pictogram lesson.
https://vimeo.com/500377891 - make tally charts
https://vimeo.com/500379996 - draw pictograms
Please watch the video and complete the worksheet. The answers are attached so you can check when you have finished.
Geography
Have a look at Brazil on a map to remind yourself how big it is.
You can use Google Earth and zoom in and out or you can follow this link:
https://geology.com/world/brazil-satellite-image.shtml
Look at the main cities and rivers; I wonder if you noticed that most of the cities are along the coast.
Today you are going to be looking at different places in Brazil to help imagine what life is like there. I bet it is quite different to life in England.
Attached to this blog is a Rainforest Researcher Quiz.
Please complete the following questions first using a map:
1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 15, 16,
If you want, you can use the internet to try to answer the rest of the questions.
The answers are attached to this blog so you can check afterwards. The answer sheet also has lots of interesting facts that you can read.
If you find out any interesting facts whilst you are researching, please send me them on Seesaw so I can share them with everybody J
Reception 18th January Home Learning
Date: 17th Jan 2021 @ 4:43pm
Monday 18th January 2021
Hello Reception! I hope you had an amazing weekend ๐
I went on lots of lovely walks with my dog, did some yoga and I watched some good films. I also read some more of my book, which is called Happy. What did you do?
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 login is Username: jan21
Password: home
You can also use this log in to play any of the phase 2 phonic games ๐
Revisit all our new diagraphs daily ๐ - ch, sh, th, ng and qu.
Our new sound today is ai. We are now up to Polly's videos.
Watch the video below to learn all about the ai sound.
Can I write the sound on a whiteboard?
Can I think of some words with the ai sound?
Can I read these words?
Rain sail chain plain
Can I have a go at one of the phonics play games?
Handwriting - Have a go at the next page in your booklet, which is all about the letter i.
The Humpty Words of the week are she, they, all, was – Can I find these humpty words in my reading books?
Can I write these words?
(using paper or the whiteboards from your pack)
Literacy – We will be continuing with our theme on food.
Our story this week is The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr, watch the story here -
Discuss with your grown up –
What would you do if a tiger turned up at your house?
How would your family react if a tiger wanted to come to tea?
What does the tiger eat in the story?
Can you draw and label what you would make the tiger for his tea? (Use your booklet to do this activity)
You can watch the story on demand on Channel 4 - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-tiger-who-came-to-tea/on-demand/68261-001
Reading – try to read for 10 minutes each day ๐
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.
Maths – Can I count backwards from 20?
Can I draw a big number line outside with chalk or mud?
Can you jump on a number that your grown up chooses?
Can you jump forwards and backwards to find one more and one less?
This week in maths we are thinking about making pairs – watch this white rose maths video to help explain what a pair is (it is the second video on the page)
Can I have a go at the making pairs activity attached? – we would love to see your pairs activity on seesaw
Topic Time
RE - How the parish family celebrate.
Discussion:
Talk about the church, the school and all the families you know. We all are part of a parish.
Talk about how we can celebrate in church. Have you have been to a Baptism, Christmas Mass or a Wedding?
Sometimes the parish family celebrates in church and sometimes outside church. Have a look at the pictures attached. Talk about how the parish family celebrates. Who are the people in the pictures? What are the people doing?
Activity:
Draw a picture of everyone in our school family.
Have a super week everyone ๐
Year 6 Home Learning - Monday 18th January 2021
Date: 17th Jan 2021 @ 12:26pm
Monday 18th January 2021
Good morning Year 6. I hope you had a great weekend full of family fun and having time to relax. For my weekend, I was working hard on a new dance routine for a ‘remote’ competition I am taking part in next week. I will be practising every night so fingers crossed I remember all the moves.
Thank you once again to those who have sent in their work via Seesaw last week. It was super to see you are working hard. Please continue to send me work, especially on the lessons I mention Seesaw on. If you have not sent anything in yet and you are having any trouble with how it works, please contact school where we can assist you.
Also, another well done to the 27 of you who started or completed the Sumdog challenges set last week. Sumdog is a great way to practise your basic skills so please make sure you complete these every week. Let me know if you are having issues with it at home. There are new challenges this week which you will find below in the Maths section.
Here are the tasks for the day:
Reading
Read for 30 minutes. Now is the time to build up reading stamina by reading for longer. Some of you do this already, which is great, but it is important that we all do it every day.
Reading activity for today:
- Find 10 common nouns (things) and 5 proper nouns (places and people) in your book and make a list.
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 having clear spaces between your words.
Riddle
I am at your beginning and your end.
I dog your footsteps
And cannot be shaken off.
Though I fade from view
You are never alone.
So silent that you often forget me.
I am still there,
Your constant dark spy and companion.
(Tomorrow I will reveal the answer)
Spellings
There is a spelling file attached at the bottom of this blog which covers the spellings for this week, -fer (and suffixes attached to them).
- All the spellings are on Sumdog (deadline is Friday for this as you can have your own spelling quiz at home).
Writing task
Can I add speech marks perfectly to sentences?
Read chapter 11 (pages 82 - 88) where Hatty and Tom discuss many things together in their time in the garden and see the river. The task today is to look at how the author writes dialogue mixed in with action. The best page to see this mixture is on page 87. Have a read of it again and you will notice that there is speech and action (the author’s description of the characters doing things like ‘startled, gazed eagerly, facing downstream’).
Today’s lesson is to complete the, ‘Spot the missing speech punctuation’ sheet attached at the bottom of the blog. The task is to add punctuation to each sentence. The sheet will mention inverted commas but they are the exact same as speech marks. The answers are at the bottom of that document.
Remember that, just like in every book you have read, speech marks follow 4 main rules:
- Speech marks at the beginning and end of speech
- New speaker, new line
- Punctuation inside the speech marks
- Capital letter at the beginning of every speech sentence
Complete this worksheet and send it to me via Seesaw. (If this learning is cemented, we can be ready to create our own dialogue tomorrow.)
Maths – Percentages Week
- Warm up your brain: Counting back in 100s.
1024, 1 843, 24 626, 274 763, 1 847 265
With each number count back in 100s, 10 times.
(1024, 924, 824, 724, 624, 524, 424, 324, 224, 124, 24)
- Sumdog – two challenges (both with 200 answer targets for this week):
- Mix of 7 and 9 times tables
- FDP – converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
- Main lesson. The objective for today is:
- Can I show and explain my understand of percentages?
Today we will be recapping our learning on percentages. Hopefully this lesson will be quite straight forward and is crucial in helping us understand the rest of this week.
Follow the video here, Understanding percentages . Remember that ‘percent’ means out of 100 (creating bars out of 10, like Mr Mears does all the time, will help with percentages).
The video shows you pictures of 100 squares with some of them shaded. We can relate our learning from last week of fractions to percentages, e.g 85 out of 100 are shaded = 85/100 = 85%.
Tip – having the worksheet in front of you while you are watching the video will help in answering the questions.
- Challenge – if you found that lesson quite easy, have a go at the questions on the sheet, Maths challenge – understanding percentages, which is more questions to cement the learning.
PE
As always, keep yourselves moving and active – it is good for the head as well as the heart!
In today’s PE lesson we will continue with our gymnastics and games. Please try to complete both but if you can spread them out over a few days, that would be fine.
Gymnastics:
- Click on the link here, Jumping Dice, with the attached video here, Video for Jumping Dice .
- Warm up – 25 star jumps, 25 squats, 25 seconds running on the spot. 30 seconds rest and do it again.
- Once warmed up, we need to loosen your joints with arm circles, hip circles, lift your leg round circles.
- This activity asks for you to have a dice or anything to randomly pick numbers 1-6.
- Have fun with this activity by challenging others in your house, if they are not too busy.
Games
- Click on the link here, Battleships, with the attached video here, Battleships.
- Don’t forget to be warm before each activity. Do the same warm up as the gymnastics above.
- The video explains in depth what you have to do but mainly this is an aiming game. If people in your house are busy, you can always set up items to aim for and all you would need is a scrunched-up piece of paper and away you go.
- See if you can create your own adaptations of the game. I would love to see any of these through Seesaw.