Times Tables Rock Stars: tournament time
Calling all Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS),
It’s great to see that so many of you have been rocking those times tables as part of your home learning.
ALL classes are putting on great performances so now we’re raising the stakes.
Each week, you will be competing in a tournament with the other KS2 classes. The scores of you and your classmates will be added together to decide who will achieve the honour of being… ROCKSTARS OF THE WEEK!
In fact, we set up a warm-up tournament last week and the results are in…
Congratulations to Year 3 who achieved a WHOPPING 734 correct answers.
Who will reach top spot in the charts next week?
Rules for the gig are simple:
- Log on to TTRS.
- Play on any game mode. We recommend Garage and Soundcheck.
- Check the class news page on Mondays to see if your class is the weekly winner. If you practise at the weekend, your scores will still be counted.
All the best, TTRS!
Well Done Year 2
Hi Year!
Please watch this short video from me.
I look forward to seeing you all next week!
See you soon, Year 1
We hope you all enjoyed a happy and healthy half term. Following the announcement last week, we are very much looking forward to welcoming the children back on Monday 08 March.
As part of the home learning, you will have noticed we’ve begun our new history topic (Heroes) and science learning (plants). We are encouraging all the children to watch these videos before returning to school as this learning will continue in class.
Thank you for all the learning you have shared with us. It’s been great to see the learning and activities the children have been keeping busy with at home. Here’s the latest selection and keep working hard this week!
We’ve also had some children reach their next level in Numbots and Lexia. These are great resources to keep up the children’s maths and reading/phonics skills. Well done to the following children.
Numbots
Sophie
Lexia
Rory, Erica, Avneet, Saavi and Victoria
If your child has reached the end of the Lexia Year 1 learning (completed Level 5), please use Phonics Play (Login Sphere Password Spher3) as an alternative.
World Book Day
It’s World Book Day on Thursday 04 March and we thought that children might like to join in with the celebrations on our Zoom calls by getting dressed up as one of their favourite story characters, or you might want to bring your favourite book instead. You might have a costume already at home, or a t-shirt with a picture of your favourite character on the front.
Please DO NOT purchase anything special for the Zoom call, we’re sure that everyone has something at home that you could use. If you’re struggling to find something or your child doesn’t want to dress up, that’s fine as well. Again, please don’t worry or feel you need to buy something.
Super learners!
I have really enjoyed seeing your home learning this week-especially the science experiments. Some great volcanos and Superhero Snot!
Don’t forget our Zooms this week. You will need paper and something to write with for a game of Bingo!
Week beginning 01.03.2021: Home learning
Monday
| Book of the week- Click here to watch the story Jasper’s Beanstalk or read the book if you have it at home.
Questions to discuss- 1. What do you think will be at the top of the beanstalk? 2. What different tools did Jasper use? 3. What plant have you got growing in your garden? 4. Do plants change during different seasons? 5. Do you know any other stories about beanstalks? |
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| Phonics- ur
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. parents: For the final activity on the video, there are two possible sentences ‘See the cat lick his black fur.’ or ‘See the black cat lick his fur.’ Activity 1: Look at the picture. What can you see?
Write a word or sentence about the picture. (Sentence – He hurt his leg. Word – hurt.) |
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| Maths- 3D shape
Click here to be taken to today’s video. Choose session 1. Today’s activity:
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| Tuesday
Phonics- ow Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for ow (at 10:38 in the video) Activity 1: Write words containing the ow sound (examples – cow, brown, now, owl and howl) Place them on the floor or around the room. Say a word for your child to find. Activity 2: Click here for a Read and Roll – ow |
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| Maths- 3D Shapes
Click here to be taken to today’s video. Choose session 2. Today’s activity:
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| Wednesday
Phonics- oi Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for oi (at 10:52 in the video) Activity 1: Write the words; coin, foil, oil, boing Parents: read aloud for your child to write. ***challenge*** write your own sentence, using one of the words you have written. Activity 2: Click here to have a go at this oi word search. Either search on screen, or print it off (we recommend using page 1) Here are this week’s words. |
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| Maths- 3D shape
Look at today’s video. Choose session 3. Today’s activity:
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| Thursday
Phonics- Tricky word – her Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Activity 1: Tricky Word Lucky Dip Activity 2: Practise spelling the tricky words in flour or salt. Activity 3: Play a game of phase 3 tricky word snakes and ladders. Click here to download and play. If you do not have a printer, write down on a piece of paper each number you land on and follow on screen with your finger. You will need dice to play. Parents: If your child lands on a word we have not yet covered in class, you can support them by reading the word. |
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| Maths- Capacity
Click here to be taken to today’s video. Today’s video is all about Capacity (the amount something can hold) and the language we use to describe capacity. Activity: Take pictures of the different measurements, when exploring the capacity of a container. It could be the stages of running a bath, filling a bucket or drinking a drink for example. Which words did you use to describe each measurement? Today is World Book Day! We have been thinking about our favourite books. Click here to listen to Mrs Burgess’s favourite book. Click here to listen to Miss Gaunt’s favourite book. Mrs Burke couldn’t decide between her all time favourite and a newer favourite so she chose two! What is your favourite book? Draw a picture and let us know. |
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| Friday
Understanding the World with Professor Myers; British Science Week 2021- Structures Click here to watch this week’s video with Professor Myers. -Can you make a structure strong enough to support a toy? -Have a go at one of the experiments in the activity pack. -Send photos to show what you did. https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2021/01/BSQ_BSW_PACKS_1120_EY_v14.pdf
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2020/01/BSA_BSW_EarlyYears_1119v6.pdf
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2019/02/BSA_sciweek_pack_earlystages_0119v2.pdf
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2020/03/Early-Years-2017-BSW-Pack.pdf
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| Story time- Jack and the Beanstalk read by Mrs Burgess Mad about Minibeasts read by Mrs Burke Don’t forget to join your Zoom session this week! For this week’s Bingo session, you will need:paper and something to write with. Story Link activities to select throughout the week Literacy
Understanding the World 1.Take a walk outside or in your garden. What can you find growing? You could take a pen and paper to draw what you find. Maths Use boxes, bottles, tins or anything else around your house to measure them. Talk about size difference – who is the tallest? How tall are they?
Expressive Arts and Design
Physical Development
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Measuring
This week we have been learning about length and height and comparing objects using the language shorter than, longer than and taller than.
Here are some examples of the fantastic learning at home and at school.
Home Learning Heroes
Thanks for sending in the amazing home learning you’ve been doing.
Here are some highlights!
It’s great to draw and be mindful like Noah…
Take a look at this incredible report written by Daisy…
and Albie!
I was thrilled to receive this email about Safiya-Mishal’s arithmetic score! I was so proud of her, too.
And, finally, check out this brilliant poster about renewable and non-renewable energy by Phoebe. I love how clear and interesting it is plus I love the choices she made like green text vs red for positive vs negative.
We’re nearly at the end of home learning – we can do it!
As always, send me an email if you need any help or if you’d like to celebrate your learning.
Keep it up, Y6.
Week beginning 22 February 2021: Home learning
Here is your learning for the first week of next half term.
Have a lovely half-term- relax, stay safe and healthy and have fun!
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Book of the week- Click here to watch the story What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson, or read the book if you have it at home.
To discuss-
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| Phonics- oo
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for oo. Activity 1: Sorting oo- Oo is super tricky. Not only do we have to identify the sound but we also have to decide whether the short or long version fits the word. Have a go at sorting these pictures onto the ‘short sound’ or ‘long sound’ grids. Click here for the card sorting activity. Parents: If unsure of the words the picture cards represent, click here for the answers. If you do not have a printer at home, you could draw a simple table like this:
Draw pictures of objects that have the long/short oo in the correct column of the table. Activity 2: In our phonics lessons, we like to play a game called Please Mr. Crocodile. Have a go at this at home using our new phase 3 sounds qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo Here are the rules: 1. Write out the sounds on pieces of paper (or print them/ use flashcards if you have them) Lay them out on the floor. 2. Use a piece of blue material to represent ‘The River’ 3. Child asks “Please Mr. Crocodile, can I cross your river?” Adult (crocodile) replies “Only if you give me the sound…” and asks the child to select the correct sound. Will they find the correct sounds and be allowed to cross the river? Don’t forget to send in pictures of you playing at home! |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 3.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 1- Comparing Height Activity: Click here for today’s activity. If you do not have building blocks or cubes, you can use other objects of the same shape and size. Perhaps you could use tins from the food cupboard, for example. |
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| Tuesday | Phonics- ar
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for ar. Activity 1: Sentence writing-describe the picture.
Write a word or sentence about the picture. I can see goats in the farmyard. Remember to use a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop. Activity 2: Challenge yourself with the phonics bloom flashcard time trial- how many can -you get correct in one minute? You will need an adult to click the tick or the cross. Click here Please select phase 3 and deselect set 11 (the children have not covered some of these sounds yet) There is an option to play again using incorrect or missing sounds- great for recapping those sounds to work on! |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 3.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 2- Comparing Length Activity: Click here for today’s activity. If you do not have playdough, you could measure string, toys or any other household objects. |
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| Wednesday | Phonics- or
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for (ee)or. Activity 1: Complete the video activity- writing a sentence/ silly sentence using the pictures. Activity 2: Read and match the captions to the correct picture. You can print these or read them on screen. Click here Click here for this week’s words. |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 3.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 4- Measuring Height Activity: Click here for the activity. You will notice that this is a bit of a long term activity, involving planting a seed. If you are able to do this, please do, otherwise keep practising measuring the height of household items, using smaller items you have (remember, the measuring unit objects need to be the same shape and size) |
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| Thursday | Phonics- Tricky word – they
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Activity 1: Tricky word colouring sheets!- Click here and click here Activity 2: Tricky word spotter story- click here click here to find a link to a website blog post, that has some fantastic tricky word activity ideas. Pick your favourite ideas and have a go! We particularly like the look of ‘Tricky word hang-man’ and sticking tricky words to pots and pans that you can hit when you hear the word! Musical words! ☺ |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 3.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 5- Measuring Time Activity: Click here for today’s activity. |
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| Friday | Understanding the World with Professor Myers; The importance of snot!
Click here to watch this week’s video with Professor Myers. -Can you make your own snot experiment at home using the ingredients? Send in a photo. -Make a snot superhero poster to tell everyone how snot helps to protect us from getting poorly. Handwriting Let’s learn the long ladder letters; t, l, b |
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| Story time- The Bad Tempered Ladybird with Mrs Burke
Jack and the beanstalk with Mrs Burgess
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Don’t forget to join your Zoom session this week!
Wiggle and write!
For this week’s session, you will need: something to write with a large crayon, pencil or paint brush, a large piece of paper, an easel, a scarf or a wand!
Story Link activities to select throughout the week
Literacy
- What the Ladybird Heard features a map of the farm. Can you create your own map of a farm and use your phonic skills to add words naming the different features and animals?
- The Ladybird was very brave and smart to come up with a plan and use her voice to warn the other animals. Can you design a certificate of bravery to award to ladybird?
A writing reminder…
How did your child find the writing activity? Remember, it’s okay for things to be spelt phonetically. It is important that your child grows into an independent learner. Encouraging your child to write the words as they sound rather than always spelling them correctly. We encourage the children to use their own skills, rather than copying an adult.
Understanding the World
Spring Time; Animals and their babies-
Happy Days! Winter is over and it is now the season of SPRING. Do you know what happens in the season of Spring? Have a chat with your grown up…
In Spring, many baby animals are born. Do you know the name of baby animals? Let’s have a think about the animals in our story What the Ladybird Heard.
Cow, pig, horse, duck, dog, cat
- First, you could have a go at this ‘What can you see’ video. Click here Which baby animals can you name?
- Be super researchers- if you don’t know them already, find the names of the remaining baby animals from our story; pig, horse, dog, cat. We speak lots in class about where we can find information, so be sure to tell us where you found your animal facts!
Expressive Arts and Design
- This week’s story takes place on a farm. What animal noises would you hear on a farm? Listen to this song by this week’s author Julia Donaldson click here See if you can sing along. You might even want to add your own animal movements and dance along too!
2.We’d love to see farmyard animal or ladybird pictures and crafts- use any resources you have! Don’t forget to send us a photo. Here are some ideas:
Physical Development
- One of our favourite activities! This week, have a go at ‘On the Farm’ Cosmic Yoga.
Yoga Time! | On The Farm | Cosmic Kids – YouTube
- Draw some lines of different patterns on pieces of paper and follow the lines using small objects such as cereal hoops, paperclips or buttons.
Home Learning Heroes!
Hi everyone! It’s the end of our first half term of 2021. I can’t believe how quickly it’s flown by!
Scroll down to see these excellent pieces of Y3 home learning from this week.
Come back on the first Friday after half term to check out some of the work Y3 have been doing that week at home.
Some beautifully presented spelling and vocabulary learning by Hafsa
A piece of work accurately using conjunctions as openers by Saif
Some wonderful work using possessive apostrophes by Penelope
Some very useful corrections of must dos by Kian – well spotted!
A marvellous mould fossil has been made here!
A wonderful superhero drawing and accompanying mask by Amelia
Another marvellous mould fossil!
Some beautiful handwriting on show here whilst practising her spellings by Evie
Some great learning this week and it’s lovely seeing so many of you on the daily Zoom sessions with such enthusiasm about our learning. Keep it up!
Please keep sending your home learning to me: oliwain@spherefederation.org
Mr Wain