Transition to Year 1
About this time, if it was a normal term, you would be invited to a meeting about your child’s transition to Year 1. You won’t be surprised to know that this is not going to happen. However, I know many of you will be wondering what Year 1 will look like. Presuming that we will be all back to some kind of normality in September, I have prepared a presentation to explain what will change for your child:
If you have any questions, please email headofmoortown@spherefederation.org or ring the school office.
Looking forward to seeing you all in September.
Knowledgeable Kahooters!
Recently, within our Y5/6 reading lessons, we have been completing Kahoot’s based on texts that we have read.
Our first Kahoot was about the story: Gaby to the Rescue.
Out of 49 of us who played, there could only be three places on the podium.
These have gone to… (drum roll)
Congratulations to Eliza, Daisy and F (whoever you are)!
Keep up the good work, everybody!
Week 12: 30 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning!
Don’t forget to send me photos of your home learning.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Here are today’s home learning activities.
Phonics
Practise phase 3 phonemes with Jolly Phonics.
Your child will need a pencil and paper or whiteboard and pen for this lesson.
Let’s recap the phoneme oi
Words to read:
Write a sentence to go with the photo.
eg The boy has lots of coins.
Phonics activity
Just add ‘or’.
Write the words with the ‘or’ phoneme.
- Let’s talk!
This week we will be focussing on developing your child’s communication and language skills through fun, family activities. Your child’s communication and language development is so important. It encompasses speech development, listening skills and understanding. The games this week will focus on these skills to support your child in becoming a good communicator.
Pirate treasure!
What you will need: - An object to represent ‘treasure’. This could be a coin or a favourite teddy bear.
- 2 players/pirates
How to play:
The aim of the game is for one pirate to hide the treasure and describe where it is hidden. The other pirate needs to listen to the description and find that treasure!
Take it in turns to either hide the treasure or find the treasure. Remember only use words – no pointing or actions allowed!
Encourage good language skills such as;
• Pre-positional language e.g. underneath, on top, in front of, behind
• Descriptive language (what size is it? Colour?)
• Adventurous words
For example: “The treasure is in the LARGEST room in the house. It is hiding UNDERNEATH something red, SPARKLY and TINY.”
Why this game?
Just like yesterday’s game this activity supports your child’s vocabulary, listening and understanding skills. When describing where the treasure is hidden your child is challenged to use adventurous vocabulary and tune into the listeners needs. When finding out where the treasure is hidden your child is challenged to listen to the speaker and understand what they are saying.
Literacy
Story of the week: The snail and the whale by Julia Donaldson
Listen to the story
How did the snail feel?
Talk about how the whale felt.
Maths
Watch numberblocks five and friends.
Draw or print out a spiral pattern. Use your ‘funky fingers’ and paint dots around your spiral.
Snail maths! Solve these number problems and draw the story.
Extra activity
Learn about snails
Week 12: 29 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning. I hope you had a great weekend.
Here is today’s home learning.
Phonics
Practise your handwriting by writing the curly caterpillar letters.
- Let’s talk!
This week we will be focussing on developing your child’s communication and language skills through fun, family activities. Your child’s communication and language development is so important. It encompasses speech development, listening skills and understanding. The games this week will focus on these skills to support your child in becoming a good communicator.
Describe that thing!
What you will need: - A collection of objects from around the house e.g. a teddy, banana, spoon, book.
- A bag/box to hide the objects inside
- Building bricks i.e. lego or duplo – these will be used as points in the game.
2 players – 1 ‘describer’ and 1 ‘listener’
How to play:
The aim of the game is for the ‘describer’ to describe the object hidden in the bag and the ‘listener’ to guess what it is. Every time the ‘listener’ guesses correctly they get a brick for their tower. The ‘describer’ can collect bricks for their tower if they use any adventurous words.
Take it in turns to be either the ‘listener’ or the ‘describer’. The person with the tallest brick tower at the end is the winner!
Why this game?
This game is a great way to support your child’s communication skills. When being the ‘describer’ they are encouraged to really tune into their listeners needs – as well as use adventurous words to describe something! When being the ‘listener’ it is a great chance for your child to practice being a good listener. When your child responds with relevant comments or questions it shows that they understand what the ‘describer’ is saying.
Literacy
Story of the week –The snail and the whale by Julia Donaldson
Listen to the story.
Snail went on an exciting adventure.
Describe, draw and label the places that he saw.
Maths-pattern
Numberblocks songs
Make a spiral dangler.
Extra activity
Make your own edible snail shells.
Spread a wrap with chocolate spread, roll up tightly and cut into slices.
New date for Zoom catch-up: Tuesday at 10am
Hello everyone,
Sorry for another change in date for the meeting. It’s going to be at 10am on Tuesday now.
NEW: If you attended the previous meeting, you can also join this one. Just email to let me know.
paulwilks@spherefederation.org
Thanks
Mr W
Hobby Half Day
In school, the children get an afternoon a term where they take part in different hobbies. As this can’t happen this term, we decided to have an activity themed morning painting pottery. After choosing their preferred money pot, the group set to work painting. We each chose song to listen to whilst working!
Well done, everyone! 
This week’s update
Thank you for continuing to send us your home learning or other activities. We always enjoy receiving your messages.
Here’s an update from this week’s learning with some real life science.
Enjoying the school video – have you seen it yet?
Wow – snail eggs!
Observing caterpillars while they grow and turn into chrysalis. Finally, the butterflies appear.
Imaginative artwork
Potatoes harvested after scraps were planted at the start of lockdown.
More capacity maths, tessellations and Andy Goldsworthy art…
More great learning…
This week’s learning
Another great week of learning! Lots of fantastic Superworm designs.
We made a wormery at school after finding a worm in our outside area.
Here are some highlights.
This week’s learning
Hello Year One!
There’s been lots more amazing learning going on, at home and in school!
Lots of you took on the challenge of taking your learning outside whilst it’s been sunny. Have a look at the photos below and see if you can spot yourself or your learning:
26 June 2020: Home Learning
Good morning. I hope you’ve had a great week.
Have you enjoyed the learning this week? Please send photos.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Here are today’s activities.
Phonics
Tricky word songs Sing the tricky word songs.
Phase 3:
Phase 4:
Read the sentences. Can you spot the phonemes ar and ow?
Write a sentence
Bow down to the king and queen.
Literacy
Book of the week: Superworm by Julia Donaldson
Draw your own Super animal! What superpowers does your worm have?
Send me photos of your super animal-I can’t wait to see them!
Maths-counting
Super Shop
Create your own yucky supermarket by labelling tins of minibeasts!
Collect tins and packets for this activity!
Make labels for each tin and packet. Think about the size of the tin. How many of each minibeast will fit in?
Set up your shop and go shopping. Combine your tins of yuck!
How many minibeasts would you have if you bought 3 slugs and ten spiders?
Try different combinations.
Make price tags for your tins and packets.
Send me photos of your ‘yucky’ shop.
Extra activity
Make a collection of worms and see if you can cut them into different lengths. Talk about the lengths and measure with a ruler or tape measure.
Of course we’re not going to use real worms! You could use cooked spaghetti, string, playdough or wool.
Can you order them by length?
What is your longest worm as long as?
What is your shortest worm as short as?
Here is a silly rhyme that I used to sing when I was at school!
