Zoom Calls!
Hello Y4 Parents / Carers!
I would love it if your home learners could join me for a Zoom call this week. We’ll talk about lockdown, home learning and compare lockdown hairstyles!
There will be two sessions:
Wednesday 24th June @ 10am
Thursday 25th June @ 10am
Email me at paulwilks@spherefederation.org to let me know which one you would like to join and let me know the name that will appear in the Zoom call – I won’t allow anyone into the meeting if I’m not expecting them. Ideally, the name would be the child’s first and last name, but it can be your name. (And please make sure the name is appropriate.)
I’ll limit numbers to the meetings to about 12 children so that we all get a chance to talk. The sessions will last approximately 30 minutes. I’ll ask a couple of questions which will include questions related to home learning:
- What home learning have you felt most proud of?
- What learning have you made most progress with at home?
- What sort of learning routine are you in?
It would be great if your child has thought about these so they’re able to answer a question like that.
Hope to see you there!
Mr W
22 June 2020: Home learning
Hi everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend.
Here are today’s home learning activities.
Phonics
Sing a tricky word song.
Write some tricky words on scrap pieces of paper to help prepare for the game below!
Parents/Carers: you could read the words below and ask your child to write them without looking.
Activity: Play tricky word boo!
How to prepare:
Fold the tricky words up and put them into a cup.
Write the word ‘boo’ on some scrap pieces of paper.
Fold them up and put them into a cup.
How to play:
1.Collect a word out of the cup and read it. Remember to keep the words you read.
2.Take it in turns to take a word out of the cup to read.
3.If you get ‘boo’ put all your words back.
4.The person with the most words wins!
Literacy
Look at the photo of a worm.
Can you describe it?
You could use words like: slimy, wiggly etc
Story of the week-Superworm by Julia Donaldson
Listen to the story and join in with the Superworm chant.
Think of some new words to describe Superworm.
Draw Superworm and label your drawing with some of the words.
Maths-symmetry
Sing some Numberblocks songs.
Extra activity
Why not make your own wormery?
Home learning
Hi Year 1!
I hope you’re all OK.
I enjoyed setting the home learning again last week. I’ve been super impressed with the learning that is continuing at home.
I’ve also been impressed with the learning that’s taking place in school. It continues to be a strange time for us all but I think everyone is doing amazing!
Keep it up 🙂
Check out some of the fantastic learning that has been going on this week:
Click on this link to see an amazing video of some Andy Goldsworthy art.
Last week, the children in school also did some painting.
If you’re at home and have been doing other things in addition to the home learning, please email it to me so I can post what you’ve been up to.
Year 2 update
We are so proud to still see fantastic learning taking place at home after such a long time away from school.
Mrs Freeman and I will be posting the home learning again from next week. We are also based in school now so we’ll aim to reply to any messages as soon as we can. Here’s a reminder of our contact details – carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org.
Also, a big thank you to Mr Wilks who has been posting the home learning for a few weeks.
Firstly, well done to Rufus, Olivia and Theo who have reached their next Lexia level.
Here’s a selection of what your Year 2 friends have been up to this week – it’s been another busy one.
This week’s learning
Lots of great learning this week! I loved the Zoom phonics game and all your self-portraits.
Keep sending me photos.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
19 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning!
Are you ready to perform your puppet show today?
Phonics
Phonics
Sing the tricky word songs.
Phase 3
Phase 4
Practise the phoneme oo.
Phonics Activity:
Can you spot the phoneme oo in the story?
Now, read the story.
Literacy
Book of the week: The monkey puzzle
It’s puppet show time! Use the puppets, setting and story maps you have made to retell the story ‘The monkey puzzle’.
You could record your puppet show and email it to us-we would love to see it!
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Maths-number bonds
Draw 10 cheeky monkeys. Can you place them in the trees? How many monkeys are in each tree?
Enjoy this song!
Have a great weekend!
18 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning! I hope everyone is having a great week so far.
Here are your learning activities for today.
Phonics
Practise tricky words at BBCBitesize
Practise writing tricky words using a sheet like this.
Don’t forget there are daily phonics lessons here.
Literacy
Book of the week: The monkey puzzle by Julia Donaldson
Listen to the story of the week.
What happens in the story? What are the events?
Retell the story to a grown up or draw a story map of events.
Maths-number
We are learning about the number 16. Sixteen is a square number. Can you remember the other square numbers we have learnt?
Watch Numberblocks.
Can you draw 16 in different ways?
Things you could draw to show 16:
– 16 monkeys jumping on a trampoline
– 16 stars in the sky
– 16 rainbows
-16 hearts
Challenge: Is 16 an even number? How do you know?
Extra activity
Reading
We know that reading daily is an important part in supporting your child’s reading development.
Some parents have been using oxford owls free ebooks to get their child to read daily – fantastic! Typically, a child in reception would be reading ‘Oxford Level 2/3‘, ‘Letters and sounds – phase 3/4’ and ‘Book band Red/Yellow/Blue’.
It might be that you are starting to get through most of the ebooks available that are appropriate for your child’s reading level. If so, here are some more free downloadable books that your child could enjoy.
17 June 2020: Home learning
Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying this week’s learning.
Phonics
Practise recognising and saying all the sounds.
Phase 2
Phase 3
Words to read:
Use your ‘phoneme fingers’ to help blend the words. How many sounds are in these words?
Words to Write:
Phonics Activity:
Phonics play – dragons den – phase 4
Literacy
Book of the week: The monkey puzzle by Julia Donaldson
Listen to the story of the week.
What is the setting? Where is the story set?
Draw the setting of the story. This will be the background for your puppet show.
You could paint, draw or collage a jungle scene.
Maths-number
Count from 0-15.
What number is next?
Let’s learn about the number 16. Sixteen is one ten and six ones.
Watch Numberblock 16.
Can you do 16 hops, claps, jumps? Remember to count each movement and stop at number 16.
Write the numbers 0-16 on the floor using chalk, paint or write on paper (make sure they are big enough to stand on).
Can you find the answers to these problems?
Find and stand on the number that is 1 more than 14
Find and stand on the number that is double 7
Find and stand on an odd number
Find and stand on a number that is fewer than 8
Find and stand on a number that is more than 10
Find and stand on an even number
Find and stand on the number that is half of 12
Challenge: Parents/carers give your child some more problems to solve. Can your child think of their own number problem?
Extra activity
Watch ‘Do baby animals look like their parents?’
16 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning!
Here are the home learning activities for today.
Did you collect the sticks you will need for today?
Phonics
You will need a pencil and paper or whiteboard and pen for this lesson.
Let’s recap the digraph oo, oo
Phonics activity
Just add oo to make the words.
Watch BBCBitesize oo
Literacy
Story of the week: The Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson
Listen to the story.
Can you name all the characters in the story?
They are: Mum Monkey, Dad Monkey, Baby Monkey, Butterfly, Elephant, Snake, Parrot, Frog and Bat.
Make puppets for some OR all of the characters. Here are examples of some puppets you could make.
These puppets will be used for your puppet show on Friday.
You will need paper OR card, colouring pencils and sticks OR spoons.
You can use a stick to hold up your puppet. Draw your butterfly on card.
If you can’t find any sticks you could use a spoon instead – just like this. Draw the monkey on paper.
Maths-shape
Try counting in 2s.
Make a square spy glass to find the squares.
Extra activity
Draw a self-portrait and think about what makes you unique.
Send me your self-portraits.