04 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning everyone, and welcome to another week of home learning. You are all doing amazingly! Did any of you do Mr Mills’ Friday challenge?
Maths: Last Friday’s challenge answers. This week’s learning. Year 4 main learning video and challenge video. Year 4 worksheet. Year 3 learning video and Year 3 worksheet.
Reading: Today we are going to have another look at the text from Friday. Your challenge is to answer the questions set by your class mates last week. These questions were written by Leah. Thanks for sending them in, Leah – they’re great!
Topic: Today we are learning more about counties in the United Kingdom. Use compass directions to find the counties.
Spellings: This week we are revising the long e vowel sound. There is a wordsearch for you to do and a wordsearch template so that you can create your own. Here is also a reminder page of spelling strategies that you could use.
May the 4th be with you. (This is a Star Wars joke – May the force be with you!)
01 May 2020 : Friday extra maths challenges
BBC Bitesize and White Rose Maths have teamed up to create some challenges that will be published every Friday.
Here are today’s :
Year 1 : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhmbrj6
Year 2 : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh23gwx
01 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning Year 3 and Year 4!
Here are today’s tasks.
Maths: Yesterday’s answers for Year 4. Year 3, there were no set answers for your learning yesterday.
This is the link to the activity for today: ‘Week 1 – Challenges’. There are four challenges for you to have a go at. For those people who complete two and want extra, the other two are there for them to complete as well.
Reading: Here’s another awesome non-fiction book linking to our topic: Explorers. It’s wonderfully illustrated!
Your task is to create ten fact-finding questions for the rest of the class to answer next week, based on the information on Paris on the next page. Send your ten questions to me and I’ll choose some of them for you to all answer next week.
RE: In RE, we are moving on from our Easter learning to look at Pentecost. Have a look at this video where we learn about Pentecost and your activity is explained.
Email your recounts and questions from the reading task to Mrs Welsby (kerensawelsby@spherefederation.org) and Mrs Rowley (beckyrowley@spherefederation.org) so we can read them – we love hearing from you!
Have you managed to get much exercise in whilst you’ve been in lockdown? How about trying one of Mr Mills’ videos. Look out for another challenge from him next week.
01 May 2020: Home Learning
Happy Friday!
Thank you to everybody who has been keeping in touch and emailing me some of their learning.
Look out for a video message from all the staff at school; we’re all missing you very much!
Today’s learning…
Maths: angles
Year 6: angles in a triangle
How did you get on with the triangle investigation yesterday? All the angles should have fitted on a straight line because all angles in a triangle total 180 degrees. Here is today’s activity and challenge.
Reading: fact and opinion
First of all, use this BBC Bitesize guide to remind you of the difference between facts and opinions.
Now, open up the FirstNews paper and go to page 4: it’s called 20 things to know and tell. Read the article and then answer these questions.
Challenge: I would like you to tell us your opinion about any article from this week’s FirstNews. I want you to email me with your views. You should tell me the article you’ve read and what you think about it. However, in your explanation, I’d like you to include some facts, too. You can show me that you know these are facts by underlining or writing them in bold. I can’t wait to see what you guys think of the articles – please email your response to nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org
Music: BBC Bitesize singing with feeling
Here’s something slightly different for your home learning. Watch the videos and complete activity one and two. Send me the notes about your favourite song so I can share them with the rest of the class on the class news.
Challenge: discuss your favourite song with someone in your family. Compare it to their favourite song. What are the similarities and differences?
01 May 2020 : Home learning
Happy Friday everyone and Happy May Day too.
See if you can write all your spellings from memory today? You could do the same for times tables too. Remember to read as well.
Maths
Count how much is in each purse. Use your knowledge of counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to help.
Challenges : 1. Write the calculations to match (eg 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 or Y2s could write the multiplication 4 x 2 = 8).
2. Draw some purses of your own and work out how much is in each.
Reading
Watch the video from Miss Harker all about nouns.
You might want to get ready to pause it at some points to do the activities in your home learning books.
Topic – Geography
Draw a compass in your home learning book. Add the points of the compass: north, east, south and west.
Challenge: Can you think of a silly rhyme to help you remember the points of the compass? Miss Harker uses ‘never eat shredded wheat!’ (north, east, south and west).
30 April 2020 : Home learning
The last day of April already. Here is the learning for today but remember to read and work on spellings/times tables too.
Maths
Watch the video from BBC Bitesize. There is an activity too.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zp8dmp3/articles/zcrq2p3
Choose 2 toys at a time and write the calculations of how much they would cost altogether. Remember to write p after the numerals eg 2p + 10p = 12p
Challenge: Choose 3 or more toys, write the calculation and find out how much they cost altogether. Draw part whole models to match the calculations.
Reading
Watch the BBC Bitesize about commands.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrqqtfr/articles/z8strwx
Command sentences are used when you are telling someone to do something.
Commands usually start with an imperative verb, also known as a ‘bossy verb’, because they tell someone to do something. You should also use commands when you are writing instructions telling someone how to do something.
Read the commands below.
Fetch me some biscuits.
Tidy your bedroom.
Run as fast as you can.
Challenge : Write three (or more) commands of your own.
Topic – Geography
Watch the video by Miss Harker all about oceans : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYfuXyBcGV
There is also a catchy song all about the oceans too!
30 April 2020: Home learning
Good morning Year 3 and Year 4!
Here are today’s tasks.
Maths: Yesterday’s answers: Year 3 and Year 4.
Today we have another video for you.
Year 3 video learning and worksheet. Today, you will be heading to Bitesize to complete your task and the first activity they have listed.
Year 4 video learning and worksheet.
Reading: Today’s video learning and text.
Writing: Today, you are writing a story from the view of the prey. Use this task sheet to help you and guide your writing. This sheet will also help you remember the features of a recount.
30 April 2020: Home Learning
Good morning! I hope you’re all staying happy and healthy. How did you get on with the physical challenges yesterday? Did you beat Mr Mills with the shoe lace challenge? What was your personal best time?
I’ve created my first video lesson today for Year 6 maths – enjoy!
Today’s learning……
Maths
Warm-up: Times Tables Rockstars
Reading: comprehension
Read the text ‘Adrenaline Towers’ and then answer the questions.
Writing: parenthesis
Parentheses
Brackets, dashes and commas indicate parentheses (parentheses is the plural of parenthesis).
Parenthesis is a word or clause inserted into a text as an afterthought (or as extra information).
A pair of brackets, commas or dashes can be used to enclose the extra information or afterthought.
Complete the BBC Bitesize lesson all about how to use brackets, dashes and commas to indicate parenthesis.
29 April 2020: Home Learning
Good morning!
Thank you to Sofia, who emailed me her fantastic writing yesterday, which was part of the writing challenge set last Friday by Mr Roundtree-check it out on our class news page.
Maths: angles
Year 6: angles around a point
Today’s task is to calculate missing angles around a point. Remember – angles around a point have a total 360 degrees.
Reading: summarising
When you summarise, you shorten a piece of text and say/write the main, important points.
There are many technique variations for summarising information, such as mind maps, bullet points or story retelling. These are used to discern the who, what, where and when from a piece of text.
For example:
- Who/What – The Tudor family reign.
- When – 1485 to 1603.
- Where – England and Wales
Complete this activity.
You will need a copy of the First News paper again.
Challenge: Go on to the BBC Sport website (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport), or a different age-appropriate website, and choose an article to read. Once you’ve read it, summarise the article in 20 words. Then, try again in 10 words. After that, have a go at summarising in 5 words. Finally, summarise the article in 1 word.
PE with Mr Mills
Mr Mills has set you two physical activities today to help you keep fit and active.
29 April 2020: Home learning
Hello there! Halfway through the week! If you want to listen to a story after you have done all your hard work, then go to our Y3&4 Class News page where you’ll find a video of me reading a book!
Maths: Yesterday’s answers – Year 3 and Year 4.
Today’s learning:
Year 3 video learning and worksheet. Today you will be heading to Bitesize to complete your task and the first activity that they have listed.
Year 4 video learning and Y4 worksheet.
Reading: Today’s task is a reading comprehension. Read through the text and answer the questions. (The answers are on the second sheet.)
Writing: Last week, we watched the video of the impala escaping from the leopard. (You could always watch it again if you want to!) This week, we have some pictures of some other animals escaping from their predators. Choose one of the pictures, or use your own ideas, to answer the questions about an attack and escape (just like you did last week with the video.) Can you use your notes to retell the story of the narrow escape? You may want to write some sentences that you can use tomorrow when we will write the story of the narrow escape.