Today we visited the church for our Easter service. The children all behaved so well. We sang the song “Spring Chicken”.
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We’re starting our summer reading challenge. For your child to get a raffle ticket they need to have read 5 times in a week. Please could you mark this in their normal reading record and on their Summer Reading Challenge record as well. Each raffle ticket they get will be entered into a draw at the end of term. There are two Kindles to be won so the more raffle tickets they have the more chances there are to win. Good Luck!
This week in Science, we have been learning about forces. We have looked at air resistance and how this force helps parachutes. We investigated which size parachute would be best… here are some of the children making theirs.
Well done to Archie who won our Star of the Week on Friday. He has settled in to our class so well and the effort he has put into all his learning has been amazing!
Our reader of the week this week was Aiden R. Not only has he been reading a lot at home, he is also using words/phrases from the books he is reading in his writing! Greatwork.
Our friendship award goes to Elise. She always plays so beautifully on the playground and makes other children feel happy. What a wonderful friend to have!
This is our last week of home learning and what a wonderful week it will be!
Zoom Session this week
Remember there is a daily Zoom session at 9.30am to set you up for the day. Each day we start with a game and then move onto what your learning will be for that day. Check out Classdojo for the invitation to these.
Monday: World Book Day zoom in picture challenge
Tuesday: World Book Day Pictionary
Wednesday:World Book Day Game
Thursday: World Book Day scavenger hunt
Friday: Last Zoom Party
In addition to these, there will be 2 drop-in sessions on Monday and Wednesday at 10am (this is the same link as the daily sessions); you can pop in to these if you are needing some help (at these sessions I will speak to one child at a time so you may be kept in the waiting room until I have finished talking to the child before you).
On Thursday we will be celebrating World Book Day, but, because books are such wonderful things, we will be adding in lots of activities that you can do throughout the week relating to books.
Reading
Please ensure that you are keeping up with Reading Plus and your home reading book.
This Term we will be reading Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz.
Monday:
Today’s focus: Can I identify and explain the author’s use of language.
Look through Chapter 1 – create a role on the wall of Blunt. What can you identify about his character (personality and looks)?
We will continue to build on this as we read the book further.
Why do you think Blunt is portrayed as a negative character? Why do you think the author has named a character Mr Blunt? Make a prediction about what this character may be like further on in the novel.
Tuesday:
Today’s focus: Can I identify and explain the author’s use of language.
Use an A4 sheet of paper and fold it in half landscape. Draw a picture of what you think Alex looks like just now and, as you read on and gather more information about Alex, you will draw another image how you now think Alex looks like. You will be able to use adjectives to describe both how Alex looks and his qualities.
Wednesday
Today’s focus: Can I answer questions using evidence from the text?
Read chapter 2.
Answer these questions about what you have read.
1. Make a prediction; where do you think the chapter ‘Heaven For Cars’ may be set?
2. How many years has Alex owned his bike?
3. Why do you think Ian rider said that a comprehensive school would be more of a challenge than a private school?
4. Why did the J.B Stryker advert catch Alex’s attention over any other?
5. Find and copy the personification used on page 24.
6. How did Ian Rider die? Why do you think that? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
7. What helped Alex when defending himself against the two men?
8. What does the author mean at the end of the chapter when he uses the phrase: ‘He could have been looking a lot worse’?
World Book Day – see schedule below
Friday
Today’s focus: Can I infer a characters’ feelings and emotions?
Questioning
Think of five questions you would like to ask Alex Ryder. Write them in your jotter and ask another person in your group to answer them.
Add to the character profiles of Blunt and Alex too. What else do we know about them now we’ve read chapter 2.
Use Spellingframe.co.uk to complete activities for Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 common exception words. This can also be used to practise the spelling patterns that we are looking at below.
Ensure you are on the UK version (look for the Union Flag at the top) and choose the first exercise. Press ctrl and enter and then it will read a sentence to you and you have to type it in. Press check and see how many of the words you got right.
Handwriting
It is really important that you keep practising your handwriting. As some of you are doing lots of work on the computer, this will be even more important.
Focus: Can I identify how the author develops a setting though description using senses and figurative language?
Today your first job is to read Chapter 2 of Stormbreaker ‘Heaven for Cars’ to page 24 where Alex enters the breakers yard. Can you identify any examples of descriptions using sight, sound, smell and touch? Can you identify any description using figurative language? Add the examples to the grid.
Use the extract from this chapter and see if you can identify any more description using senses or figurative language.
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Today’s Focus: Can I story map to sequence a series of events?
Today you need to continue reading Chapter 2 to the end of page 34. Whilst reading this section, I would like you to visualise what was happening as Alex fought for his life. Think about what the key scenes are in this struggle.
Now draw a story map or a story board showing each of these key scenes.
Wednesday and Friday
Today’s Focus: Can I use dialogue to explain characters’ thoughts, feelings and emotions?
Today and Friday you will be looking at some pages from the Stormbreaker Graphic novel.
I would like you to use the speech in the speech bubbles and create a paragraph which includes this speech. Think about what speech needs (look at the help sheet) and also an important part of the speech is the reported clause which tells the reader who is saying it and how. We have worked on reported clauses before and how you can use a number of techniques to extend these further – telling the reader what the character is doing, how they are saying it, what is going on around them…
Focus: I wonder, who was responsible for Jesus’s death?
Use Mark’s Gospel Chp 14-15 and theresource sheet 2 ‘responsibility pie’ to think about who is responsible for Jesus’ death, how much responsibility for Jesus’ death lies with each group/individual (Pilate, Judas, the Romans, the Sanhedrin, the crowds, the soldier with the hammer, God, Jesus himself) and explain why.
Why did Jesus die?
One significant reason Christians give is that Jesus died to save people — to rescue them from their sins and to bring them back to God. They explain this in terms of Jesus’ death being a sacrifice, giving his life for others, for example, by taking the punishment for sin. To explore this idea, look at the four scenarios on Resource Sheet 3 and comment on each one.
Explain in what way Joshua has sacrificed himself. Joshua is the modern version of Jesus’ name, which is Yeshua in Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke. Yeshua means ‘he saves’.
This week, we will focus on rolls. We will develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance by learning and performing a range of different rolls.
Remember to warm up before trying any of the rolls.
We are celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 4th March but thought we would complete a couple of activities every day of the week because we love books so much!
Each day, we would like you to complete some activities surrounding books. You can choose to do them on different days but here is a suggested timetable.
Look through the parent resources and complete an activity from one of the authors. There are all sorts of resources from analysing poetry by Michael Rosen to creating illustrations like Steven Lenton.
At 10.30am there is a live event called Books that Make you LOL! Starring: Humza Arshad, Alex Bellos & Ben Lyttleton (Football School), Jonny Duddle and Zanib Mian
Hosted by Kenny Baraka, motivational speaker.
As this is the day that we are celebrating World Book Day, we will be having a day away from our other learning to focus on all thing’s books, authors and illustrators.
It’s dress up day!!! Please send pictures via ClassDojo of yourself dressed up as a book character. Mrs Lilly will be giving some awards out to the best dressed.
Book Cover Challenge – Can you create a book cover using yourself and objects that you have at home?
At 10.30am, there is a World Book Day special – Bringing Reading to Life. Starring: Joseph Coelho & Fiona Lumbers, Tom Fletcher and Lydia Monks and special guest Rob Biddulph
Hosted by Nigel Clarke, TV presenter
Look through the parent resources and complete another activity from one of the authors. There are all sorts of resources from analysing poetry by Michael Rosen to creating illustrations like Steven Lenton.
Watch out for Miss Welsh and Mrs Bader’s online storytelling and much more.
(that’s a lot of 2s – not quite a palindrome though)
Lovely to have you all back. Here is your Home Learning for the week beginning 22nd February 2021
You will notice that there is not the same amount of subjects for you this week; this is because we would like you to put a little bit more time into your reading and writing.
Zoom Session this week
Remember there is a daily Zoom session at 9.30am to set you up for the day. Each day we start with a game and then move onto what your learning will be for that day. Check out Classdojo for the invitation to these.
In addition to these, there will be 2 drop-in sessions on Monday and Wednesday at 10am (this is the same link as the daily sessions); you can pop in to these if you are needing some help (at these sessions I will speak to one child at a time so you may be kept in the waiting room until I have finished talking to the child before you).
Reading
It is really important that you continue to read as much as possible; this can be completed online with Reading Plus (all your accounts have been updated so you have plenty to complete), a home reader (you could video yourself reading and send it to your teacher via ClassDojo – we would love to hear you), or look at some of these great websites which enable you to read e-books for free.
Miss Welsh and Mrs Bader are posting a daily story too – look out for those on Dojo.
You will have noticed last term, we increased the amount of Reading Plus that you have. We would really like you to complete ALL of this every week. Start with a ‘read’ each day and maybe complete a ‘vocab’ too.
Please ensure that you are keeping up with your home reading book too. Let Miss Welsh and Mrs Bader know which book you are reading and when and for how long you have read for too. It would be lovely if you could video/audio record yourself reading so we can hear you too.
This term, we will be reading Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz. This is a great book that I am sure you will all enjoy.
Use Spellingframe.co.uk to complete activities for Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 common exception words. This can also be used to practise the spelling patterns that we are looking at below.
I would like you to try this website this week too.
Ensure you are on the UK version (look for the Union Flag at the top) and choose the first exercise. Press ctrl and enter and then it will read a sentence to you and you have to type it in. Press check and see how many of the words you got right.
Handwriting
It is really important that you keep practising your handwriting. As some of you are doing lots of work on the computer, this will be even more important. We use a cursive style of handwriting and it is really important that when you are practising this that you look very carefully at the modelled example.
Remember to keep practising your times tables. Mrs Lee has begun to put challenges on to TTRS too.
This week we are going to be using the White Rose videos to support our learning. Please ensure that you watch the video which corresponds with the correct title.
Here is the link to the videos:
Monday
L.I. Can I measure perimeter?
Tuesday
L.I. Can I measure perimeter on a grid?
Wednesday
L.I. Can I measure perimeter of rectangles?
Thursday
L.I. Can I measure the perimeter of rectilinear shapes?
Here are some mental starters that you could use before each lesson to get your brain working.
Guidance: This week you will continue with our focus of measurement (money) and look at how we can work with money. Please ensure you watch the video which corresponds to the title provided.
These are the pages that you will need to head to for this week’s learning:
If you were to some up a message of the last few days of Jesus’ life, what would it be?
PE:
This term in PE we are focusing on gymnastics.
Focus: To perform a stag jump and split leap.
This week, we will focus on jumps and leaps. We will develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance by learning and performing a range of different jumps and leaps.
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It is really important that you keep practising your handwriting. As some of you are doing lots of work on the computer, this will be even more important.
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