Newsworthy writing
From Mr Catherall, who is leading the Y3,4 home learning writing sessions…
Hi everyone
I hope you’re all happy, healthy and safe. I wanted to share with you – and celebrate – some of the awesome writing that’s been sent in by children across our federation. Home learning is tough. There are many challenges, for children and adults, but these superstars have been ready, resourceful and resilient learners. (Can you remember the other 8Rs for learning?)
In the Y3,4 phase, we spent last week building up to writing our own news report about a (made-up) volcanic eruption. This links to our geography and science learning.
Here are a small selection of the wonderful examples we’ve been sent in from all three schools. If you’d like to send yours in, I’d love to see it (send me an email – [email protected]).
From my class at Scholes (Elmet)… I love the varied sentence starts in this one (Late on Friday night, On Saturday, In the escape).
We’ve got a budding journalist at St James’ CE… I really like the news report structure here.
Back to Scholes (Elmet) for some another great piece… This time, I really like the main news section (the first paragraph in bold) because it’s exactly like you’d read in a newspaper or online.
Some amazing writing from Moortown… I love the expanded noun phrase (the orange, glowing liquid) and the vocabulary (predicted, nightfall, terrified) in this one.
Another super piece of writing from my class at Scholes (can you tell I’m proud?!)… There’s a lot to celebrate here – particularly the vocabulary (menacing, catastrophic, awoke, ear-splitting, historic)…
Back at Moortown for another great example of journalistic writing… I particularly enjoyed the use of questions to engage the reader and the way this writer has presented their news report in the style of a newspaper.
Another impressive report from Scholes… In this one, I love the vocabulary (citizens, fled on foot, vast amount).
Whatever writing you’ve managed to do at home, well done! After the last lockdown, writing was one of the few areas that we noticed children hadn’t progressed in. Try to help by completing at least one of the writing lessons each day (and always keep a focus on handwriting).
Home learning superstars
Well done Year 2 for all the amazing home learning you are doing. You and your families are working so hard and doing such a great job.
Take a look at some fantastic examples of learning that is happening at home.
Wonderful writing from William, Avneet, Alasdair, Rayhan, Soham, luca, Henry, Charlie and Harjas.
Magnificent maths from Alasdair, Charlie and Harjas.
Keep it up, Year 2!
Please keep sending me your amazing learning.
Super learners
Well done Year 1 and your families for another great week of learning. We’ve been sent lots of super learning and we are always pleased to see how you are all getting on.
Here’s a selection.
Keep working hard, Aliza.
Daman – the geographer, scientist and artist
Great concentration and learning at home
Mastering number bonds in maths and impressive writing, Grace
Working hard at home and enjoying the big garden bird watch
Super maths learning, Rico
Keep working hard, Saba
Beautifully presented learning, Saavi
Super home learning and birthday celebrations
Great science investigation and writing, Evie
Great maths and phonics practice, Roshni
Super home learning across all subjects
Continuing to read is important while you are at home.
There are some online books that you can access for free (you can search by age and by phonics phase – Phase 5 Letters and Sounds).
Here’s a link to some story books online that you might want to listen to.
We’ve had some lockdown birthdays since Christmas so happy birthday to these children.
Rico, Sophie, Luke, Hadi, Hollie and Grace
Finally, well done this week to Roshni, Sophie and Matin for achieving their next level in Lexia.
Well done, everybody. We are very proud of you. Hope you have another productive week, stay safe and keep in touch.
Super learners!
It was lovely to see lots of you at our Zooms last week.
Thank you for sending me photos of your learning and playing at home.
Don’t forget this week’s Zoom theme is nursery rhymes. Which is your favourite?
Have a happy and healthy week.
Week commencing 01 February 2021: Home learning
| Monday
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Book of the week- Click here to watch the story Dear Zoo or read the book if you have it at home.
Questions to discuss- Why was the elephant sent back? Which animal was described as being too fierce? Why do you think he kept the puppy and not any of the other animals? |
| Phonics- th
Click here to watch today’s phonics video Activity 1: Look at the picture. What can you see? |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 2.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 1. Activity: Click here for today’s activity. If you do not have a printer, draw and make your own memory cards. This will work just as well for the activity! |
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| Tuesday | Phonics- ng
Click here to watch today’s phonics video Activity 1: Play Musical Blending. Activity 2: Read the sentence and have a go at writing your own sentence using one of these words. |
| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 2.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 2. Activity: Click here for today’s activity. Take photos of your pairs and send them to your class teacher(s). |
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| Wednesday | Phonics- ai
Click here to watch today’s phonics video Activity 1: Play the Picnic on Pluto game on Phonics Play. Activity 2: Look at the pictures on this document. Segment and write the words to match the pictures. You could print these phoneme frames, or draw your own. Parents: If you are unsure, click here to view the words. |
| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 2.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 3. Activity: Click here for today’s activity. |
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| Thursday | Phonics- Tricky word – my
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Activity 1: Tricky Word Puzzles 3. Can you put the letters in the correct order?
Activity 2: Tricky Word Hunt Activity 3: Rainbow writing tricky words. Choose some bright coloured pens or pencils to practise spelling all of the phase 2 tricky words (the, to, I, no, go, into) and the phase 3 tricky words you know so far (he, she, we, me, be, my). Below is an example of how to do rainbow writing.
Words |
| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 2.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 4. Activity: Click here for today’s activity. If you do not have a printer, you could draw your own domino circuit. This will work just as well for the activity! Handwriting Click here to practise the letters a c d g |
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| Friday | Understanding the World with Professor Myers; Friction Experiment-
Click here to watch this week’s video with Professor Myers. -Using a variety of toys, carry out your own friction experiment. Before you carry out your experiment, remember to predict which toys you think will travel fast or slow. You could sort them into two groups. – After the experiment, draw and label your results. |
| Story time- The lion who wanted to love with Mrs Burke **Challenge** When listening to the story, see if you can hear the rhyming words. Questions to discuss: 2. What did he do to show he was very brave? 3. How do you feel when you help someone? |
Story Link activities to select throughout the week
Literacy
- Retell the story using a story map.
- Dear Zoo is a ‘lift-the-flap’ book. Make your own ‘lift-the-flap’ book. You could choose your favourite animals to be underneath each of the flaps. Then, write a sentence underneath each flap. For each sentence try to write the name of the animal and a describing word.
- What pet would you like? Draw a picture and try to write a sentence.
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
Choose an animal from the book. With the help of an adult, research and find out information about that animal.
Where is its natural habitat? What does it eat? What does it like to do? When the animal lives in a zoo, what does a zookeeper need to do to look after it?
You could use this website or find one of your own.
Maths
1. Choose two or three animal toys. Go on a hunt around your house for different containers. Explore which containers your animals will fit in. Can you explain why they fit in some containers but not others?
2.Patterns are everywhere! Can you recognise any of these animal patterns? Draw your own animal pattern on a piece of paper.
Expressive Arts and Design
Make a lion mask.
Resources:
Paper plate
1 sheet of Yellow and orange paper
Scissors
Glue
Instructions:
1. Cut out the inside of a paper plate, leaving only the outside circle.
2. Cut strips of yellow and orange paper.
3. Glue the yellow and orange paper to the paper plate circle, creating a lion’s mane.
4. Make sure they give a loud ROAR!
Physical Development
- Get moving and dance along to these songs!
2. Make a paper chain snake. This is a great funky fingers activity!
Resources:
Paper (any colours you’d like to use)
Scissors
Stapler
Glue
Googly eyes
Instructions:
1. First, decide on which colours you want to use. You could use two or three colours and try to make your snake a repeating pattern, for example, red, orange, red, orange.
2. Cut strips of each colour.
3. With an adult, use a stapler to connect the chains.
4. Add a head by cutting out a triangle and gluing it to the first chain. You could also add a tail!
5. Glue googly eyes on the head and add a red tongue, then you’re done!
Playdough
Here are some recipes for playdough.
Or
Zooms
Don’t forget to join in your zoom session! Get ready to sing some of our favourite nursery rhymes.
Zooms
Hello Reception.
We are really missing you all and are looking forward to seeing and chatting to you at our Zoom sessions this week.
The Zoom session you were invited to is a recurring session during term time. Please join at the same day and time with the link that you were sent.
This week be ready for a ‘Scavenger Hunt’. We will ask you to go and find different things in your house to show and chat about.
Here are some extra stories to enjoy this week.
The little book of manners with Mrs Burgess.
The Gruffalo’s Child with Mrs Burke
Have a brilliant week of learning and fun!
Remember to email photos of your learning to
Year 1 star learners
Here’s this weeks’ round up of your great learning at home. We continue to be very proud of all the children’s efforts. Thank you for supporting their learning and for keeping in touch.
Great phonics, science and maths learning, Damanjit.
Super home learning, Grace.
What improving handwriting, Hadi!
Keep working hard, Ibrahim.
Super concentration
Great learning and keeping active
More super learning and activities at home
Great handwriting and artwork too
Impressive learning, Daniyal
Also, it’s great to see children using Numbots and Lexia as part of their learning at home at the moment. Please do contact us if you need any login details.
Well done to Victoria, Matin, Roshni, Rohan and Rico who have reached their next level in Lexia. Well done!
Week commencing 25 January 2021: home learning
Hello Reception
Well done – you have done so much learning so far.
This week, you will be learning about one of my favourite books.
Here is your learning – stay happy and healthy!
| Monday
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Book of the week- Watch the Gruffalo or read the book if you have it at home.
Questions to discuss- 1. How does the mouse feel when he sets of on his journey through the woods? 2. Do you think the mouse likes the other animals: owl, fox and snake? 3. Why do you think the mouse tells the other animals he is going to have tea with the Gruffalo? 4. Do you think the Gruffalo is afraid of the mouse? |
| Phonics- qu
Click here to watch today’s phonics video Activity 1: Have a go at reading this sentence. Did you spot today’s new phoneme? Activity 2: Can you work out the missing phonemes for these ‘qu’ words? Write the words in a list. |
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| Maths- Number 7
Click here to watch today’s maths video. |
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| Tuesday | Phonics- ch
Click here to watch today’s phonics video Activity 1: Write the words to match these pictures. You could print these phoneme frames, or draw your own. Parents: If you are unsure, click here to view the words. Activity 2: Have a go at writing this sentence. Parents: Read the sentence aloud. |
| Math – Number 7
Click here to watch today’s maths video. |
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| Wednesday | Phonics- sh
Click here to watch today’s phonics video Activity 1: Have a go at writing this sentence. Parents: Read the sentence aloud. |
| Maths- Number 7
Click here to watch today’s maths video. |
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| Thursday | Phonics- Tricky words – was
Click here to watch today’s phonics video |
| Maths- Click here to watch today’s video.
Activity 1: Play ‘Guess the Shape’ with an adult. Describe a shape, remembering to say how many sides and corners it has and to be specific, e.g. “It has 4 sides. It has 4 corners. It has 4 equal sides.” See who can guess the most shapes correctly. Activity 2: Go on a 2d shape hunt around your house. What 2d shapes might you find? If you have access to electronic device, take photos of the shapes you find. |
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| Friday | Understanding the World with Professor Myers – RSPB Bird watching
Click here to watch this week’s video with Professor Myers. Activity 2: Follow these instructions and make an apple bird feeder.
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| Story time- Veggies Assemble
Click here to watch today’s story read by Miss Marsden. Sit back, relax and enjoy the story. 2. Why did Supertato blush at the end? 3. Who helped Supertato to get free? 4. How did Supertato call for help? 5. Why couldn’t we hear what the evil pea was saying when Supertato captured him?
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Story Link activities to select throughout the week
Literacy
Can you write a recipe for Gruffalo Crumble? Write a list of all of the ingredients you will need. Think about the things that the mousemight find in a deep dark wood.
Can you make a sign to warn people about the
Gruffalo ? What would you write on your sign? Think of some interesting warning words.
Can you draw and label a map of the mouse’s journey through the deep dark wood? Who did he meet first in the story? Where did he find the owl?
Understanding the World
Find out about owls and some other birds of prey by watching Andy’s Secret Hideout.
Can you find out some more interesting facts about owls?
Do you have any dried spaghetti at home? How does it feel, is it hard or soft? Adults could you cook the pasta and watch it with your child. Talk about the changes. How does it feel once it has been cooked?
Now you have your own bowl of scrambled snake to enjoy.
Expressive Arts and Design
Can you make a Gruffalo or a mouse headband? Use some paper and sellotape then colour it in. You could then act out the story. Are you going to be the mouse or the Gruffalo?
Physical Development
Using your fiddly fingers thread some tubes of pasta onto a piece of string, ribbon or an old shoelace. Can you add on eyes and make your snake slither around?
If you haven’t got any pasta you could make a paper chain snake or cut out a spiral snake from some paper.
Cosmic yoga – Here is a cosmic yoga video that links toowls. It tells the story of Tallulah the owlet. We really enjoy cosmic yoga at school and we hope that you do at home too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aje33UPixE&t=552
Online Gruffalo Activities
Click here and play some Gruffalo games.
Monster maker – make your own Gruffalo – choose your own face, body and legs. What would you call the new Gruffalo? If you have access to a printer you can print it out and colour it in.
Hide and Seek – play the matching game with the Gruffalocards.
Menu matcher – is ashort quiz about the Gruffalo story.
Home Learning Heroes!
Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well.
It’s the second week of our new style of home learning – check out the work from our Home Learning Heroes this week!
Scroll down to see these different pieces of our home learning from this week. Can you find your home learning? Can you find a friend’s home learning?
Come back every Friday to check out some of the work Y3 have been doing that week at home.
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!
If your work hasn’t been featured on this week’s Home Learning Heroes, please send your home learning to me: [email protected]
Mr Wain
Our learning
Hello, everyone.
You have all been doing some amazing learning at home and in school.
Zoom sessions
Next week the children who are learning from home will be invited to a zoom session with their teacher. This zoom session will be with a group of children from their class. You will find the focus of the zoom session on the website each Friday. Sometimes your child will need to bring something along with them. Your child does not have to join in with these zooms, they are optional. Unfortunately the timings of these zooms cannot be changed as most teachers are teaching in school.
Look out for the link to your child’s zoom which will be sent via email on a Friday.
Keep sending me photos of your learning and we are looking forward to seeing you all soon.