05 May 2020: Home learning
Hello!
Keep sending the photos of your home learning and other activities. I love seeing them.
Here are today’s activities:
Phonics
Join me for another quick phonics lesson.
Words to write:
near tear fear beard
Did you remember the trigraph ‘ear’?
Phonics activity
Write the sentence. (Adult to read aloud.)
I can hear an owl hoot at night.
Literacy
Story of the week: What the ladybird heard by Julia Donaldson
Listen to the story again.
Can you join in with me to make the animal noises?
Purr
Miaow
Woof
Cluck
Moo
Can you draw the animals with speech bubbles? What sound do they make?
Write the sound in the speech bubble.
Challenge: Try writing a sentence eg The sheep said baa.
Maths
Count to 10 and back. Don’t forget the zero!
Practise your number bonds to 10 here.
Number bonds are a pair of numbers that add up to make another specific number. They are sometimes called number pairs .
They can show you how numbers join together and how they break down into different parts.
Teen numbers
We are going to start learning our teen numbers. Teen numbers are a ten and some ones.
Today we are going to learn about the number 11.
Eleven is 10 and 1
Watch Numberblocks to learn about the number 11.
Activities
- Find 11 small toys or other objects
- Blink 11 times
- With a member of your family, show 11 on your fingers
- Can you see the number 11?
CHALLENGE INCOMING from Mr Wain and Miss Wilson…
… to a trick shot challenge!
Here’s Mr Wain’s and here’s Miss Wilson’s!
Who has got the best trick shot?
Who can play it cool the best?
Who can find the most ridiculous items?
We’re challenging you to find what you can from around your home or garden and complete a spectacular shot. Send in your videos and we can answer this important question:
WHO CAN ‘TRICK SHOT’ BETTER… Y5 OR Y6?!
Ramadan
Last week, part of our home learning was about Ramadan. One of our class mates sent us this learning to tell us more about it.
04 May 2020: Home learning
Hi everyone. I hope you had a great weekend.
Here are today’s home learning tasks.
Phonics
Let’s read some tricky words and blend some words.
Don’t forget the daily Letters and Sounds lessons
Words to write
(Read the words to your child and let them write them)
bank spot step from
Remember to use your phoneme fingers!
There are 4 phonemes in these words. Write each one.
Phonics activity
Read the sentence.
Literacy
Story of the week: What the ladybird heard by Julia Donaldson
Listen to the story. Can you spot the rhyming words?
Draw and label the animals from the story.
Maths
Draw or paint some ladybirds. Give each ladybird 10 or 5 spots.
How many spots on one side, how many on the other?
Talk about the calculation on both sides of the ladybird.
Challenge:
Each ladybird must have the same amount of spots on each side. How many different doubles have you got?
Can you record your number sentences? 
Extra activity: make ladybird biscuits
Home learning
Hello Year One!
Well done for completing another week of home learning! I’m super impressed with the learning that’s happening at home. Here’s some pictures showing some of the fantastic things that have been going on.
Lots of science, maths, geography and art!
Someone has been learning how to ride her bike. Go go go!
Look at this amazing model of the Empire State Building!
One lucky person celebrated her birthday last week. Happy Birthday! We all hope you had the best day. The cake looks delicious.
Finally, a HUGE well done to this young man! Last week, he decided that he wanted to run 2.6 miles and raise money for the NHS. On Friday, he completed the run and raised over £2600!
WOW! Incredible effort! We’re all very proud of you.
Home learning
First of all, click here for an important message we’ve received from one of our class mates. As well as staying connected with your family and friends, who you can’t see right now, it’s great that you are staying connected with us.
Here’s some more of your home learning and other activities you’ve been doing to keep busy.
Lexia
Well done, Javier for reaching your next level. Great work!
Reading
Fluency texts and Pobble comprehension
Writing
Adverbs
Maths
Money
Using Connect 4 to learn halves
Measuring
Staying safe online
Geography
Drawing maps with keys
Science
Exploring for plants
Can you identify these plants that one of our class mates found?
I’m looking forward to testing out an app called Picture This to help to identify plants when you are out and about.
Here’s what else you’ve been up to this week.
Painting
Working with clay
Cracking codes
Making scrapbooks
Making a lava lamp (and being a safe scientist)
Playing scrabble
Finally, sit back and enjoy this brilliant Stop Motion movie.
Physical Activity: Challenge!
On Monday, you may remember I challenged you to complete a physical activity of your choice – one that ensured you were safe, happy and healthy!
There have been some extreme talents on show this week – have a look for yourself!
Well done to these who have challenged me to their toilet roll challenge! They’ve done an absolutely fantastic job!
I’m sure everybody will agree that I certainly have my work cut out! Watch this space…
Another well done is in order – a response to my earlier challenge with 50 jumps on a Pogo stick – some with no hands! Crazy stuff – keep it up!
Watch here!
Keep checking back on our class news page for similar updates!
Keep smiling!
This week’s home learning
Thanks for sending the photos of home learning. It was lovely to speak to so many of the children this week. Everybody sounded happy and healthy!
01 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning, Reception!
Here are your Friday activities.
Phonics
Practise your letter formation in your home learning book.
Don’t forget your lead-ins.
Quickwrite! Write the following digraphs.
Please read the digraphs to your child. They can then write them in their home learning book.
qu ch sh th
Phonics activity
Write a sentence for the picture.
Literacy
Story time!
Listen to the story.
Can you make a picture of Elmer? You could draw, paint or make a collage.
Maths-sharing
Solve the number problems.
Use counters, buttons, pebbles or toys to help you.
Extra activity
Helping at home
Pair socks and sort clean laundry
Have a great weekend!
Home Learning Stars!
Hello everyone!
I’ve loved seeing your learning this week. It’s really impressive. Here’s some amazing science and maths and some great art and geography. Well done, guys!
