Balanceability
Today, the children began their balanceability sessions. In small groups, the class worked hard in learning the skills required to ride a bike independently. It was great to see all the children enjoying these sessions and gaining more and more confidence.
These lessons will continue throughout the week so we have asked the children to attend school in their PE kits all week.
Wednesday 07 July 2021:Home learning
Hello everyone!
Here are your learning activities for today.
Phonics
Write the oo words. Can you sort them into short oo and long oo?
Maths
Watch Numberblocks .
Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog (it’s along the play bar) and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip.
Can you complete the part part whole models?
Make some number cards on paper from 11-20.
Ask a helper to change something on the number line.
Can you spot what they have changed?
Can you correct the mistake?
Extra activity
Yesterday we drew a map of a story.
Can you draw a map of your journey to school?
Here is today’s story.
Don’t forget to send me photos of your learning.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Tuesday 06 July 2021:Home learning
Good morning.
Here are today’s learning activities.
Phonics
Write the oa words.
Challenge
Can you write a sentence using each word?
Practise your ‘tricky’ words.
Maths
Can you draw some ladybirds to show half of a number.
Can you find half of 12, 14 and 16?
Choose a story where the character goes on a journey. Can you draw a map of the places in the story?
Where does the character go first?
Where do they go next?
Can you change the story?
You could use the story Rosies Walk.
What if Little Red Riding Hood didn’t go to Grandma’s house?
Today’s story.
Sports day
We are very much looking forward to the class taking part in their first sports day! Here are some details about the event.
This year’s sports day will take place on Thursday 15 July 2021, at Roundhegians Rugby Club (entry via Chelwood Drive). Reception and Key Stage 1 events will take place at 1.30pm.
If weather conditions mean we have to change the date, the reserve date is Tuesday 20 July.
Due to current restrictions, spectators (Year 1 and Reception classes only this year) are restricted to a maximum of one parent/carer. To restrict the spread of the virus, your child will still take part in competitive events, but within bubbles, so distanced from other classes. All children will be rewarded for taking part.
For sports day, our teams will be: green, blue, white and red. Please see the team list below to see what colour team your child is in. If possible, please could your child wear a t-shirt to wear to match their team colour.
Please could you ensure your child has their water bottle and a cap/hat at school; it would also be useful if you could apply sun cream before your child comes to school.
Normal lunch time and end of school collection arrangements will still apply on this day.
In the event of bad weather, updates will be sent via Twitter and posted on the website.
Monday 05 July 2021: Home learning
Good morning!
I hope you had a great weekend.
We are so proud of all your learning last week.
Here are today’s activities which are linked to our Zoom sessions.
Phonics
Write the igh words.
Watch and listen to the Jolly Phonics song.
Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog (it’s along the play bar) and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip.
Maths
Doubles
Play the beanbag game.
Find three hoops or buckets and number them 1, 2 and 3.
Throw your beanbags or rolled up socks and add up your points.
How many points did you score?
What is the highest possible score?
Today’s story is ‘What the ladybird heard’ by Julia Donaldson.
Please send your learning to moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Bikeability sessions
Next week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday), Year 1 will be taking part in their bikeability learn to ride sessions (that should have taken place this time last year!).
Here’s a reminder about the sessions.
Your child has the opportunity to take part in exciting cycling activities with the Cycle North Team, as part of the Leeds Bikeability Plus programme.
Specialist instructors will be in school leading Balance Bike and Learn to Ride sessions and every child will have a 45-minute session each day, 3 sessions in total.
What do Balance sessions involve?
Children will start out on special pedal-less balance bikes and take part in a series of fun activities aimed at building the confidence, spatial awareness and dynamic balance skills that will help your child to cycle. When ready, children will then progress onto pedal bikes with an aim to learn how to ride their bike independently without stabilisers.
Children who can already ride their bike without stabilisers, will take part in fun cycling skills sessions.
Balance bikes, pedal bikes and helmets will be provided for all children. If your child has their own pedal bike and they would like to use it, please bring it in for their sessions and remove any stabilisers beforehand. Bikes can be ‘parked’ outside the Year 1 classroom.
The sessions are planned to take place outside, so please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather, and preferably wear trousers or tracksuit bottoms and appropriate footwear.
PE kit is ok to wear on these days.
We hope the children enjoy these fun sessions to develop/improve this important skill.
Please contact us (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org /jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org) if you have any queries.
Online learning
All the Year one adults have continued to be amazed by the attitude and resilience of the children as they have adapted to a very different week of learning at home. Well done to all the children. We’d also like to say a big thank you to adults at home who have supported the children alongside your own commitments at this time.
It has been great to see their smiley faces and their confidence to contribute to lessons in this different way.
Thank you for sharing their home learning with us. Here are a few examples.
Super writing inspired by this picture from Pobble365.
Reading at home
Great science learning based on our fluency text.
PE outside in the sunshine
Phonics, spelling practice and generally keeping busy
Finally, this has been our Living and Learning statement for this week.
While we have been restricted to our homes this week, one of our class members has been demonstrating this statement perfectly.
02 July 2021: Home learning
Good morning!
I hope you enjoyed the learning yesterday.
Here are some extra activities linked to today’s learning.
Don’t forget the learning which was emailed to you today.
Phonics
Write the words to match each picture.
Practise ‘tricky words’ with this song.
Phonics Play
Login in using Sphere (username) Spher3 (password)
Maths
Today’s problem solving is based on the book, ‘How many legs’.
Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog (it’s along the play bar) and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip.
Can you create your own ‘How many legs’ problems.
You could combine different characters and find the total number of legs they would have altogether.
Explore which characters could have 12 legs altogether.
Use drawings to show your learning.
Today’s story is Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson.
Have a great weekend!
01 July 2021: Home learning
Hello, everyone!
Here are some activities to go along with today’s phonics and maths lessons.
Phonics
Write the words for each picture.
Listen to this tricky word song.
Maths
We read ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing‘ in class this week. Our maths is linked to this story.
Listen to the story again.
A problem to solve!
Who could be in Mr Gumpy’s boat if there are 10 legs altogether?
Could there be 9 legs in the boat?
Draw a picture to help you work it out.
Make a map
Can you draw Mr Gumpy’s journey down the river?
Draw each of the characters and use the map to help tell the story.
Here’s a story for you.
Please send photos of your learning.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Reception Class Trip
Due to the current situation in school, we have decided to cancel our trip to Valley Gardens on the 7 July.
Instead, we will walk to Moortown Park for a picnic.
Please send your child in their uniform and with a packed lunch and drink.
We will still have a wonderful time and an ice-cream!