Arrangements for Year 3 learning
As you all know, Miss Clifford leaves Moortown Primary at the end of this term. Unfortunately, Miss Clifford had to self-isolate in the last week that we were open so Mr Owen taught Year 3 for the last few days.
It is important that you know that Miss Clifford is still the Year 3 class teacher until the end of the Easter holidays, 19 April. Please make sure any communication about home learning is directed to her email address: [email protected]
The summer term starts on 20 April.
If we re-open in summer term, the class teacher will be Mr Ben Freeman. If we’re still closed, please direct any communications to Mr Owen’s email address: [email protected]
This may seem confusing. The reason for this is that because Mr Freeman hasn’t worked at Moortown, he doesn’t know the children well enough to be able to respond to emails about the home learning. As a more experienced teacher who knows the class, we’d like Mr Owen to be the point of contact.
If you’ve any questions, please raise them with Mrs Weekes: [email protected]
We all hope you’re staying happy and healthy.
1 April 2020: Home learning
Good morning. It’s April Fool’s day today. Have you played a trick on anyone yet?
Phonics
Words to read:
Words to write:
plum, swim, spoon, float
Phonics activity
Literacy: Story Treasure Hunt
Ask your grown-up to write 4-6 clues about a story you know well and hide the words around the house. For example, if they were leaving clues about Jack and the Beanstalk they might write ‘beanstalk’, ‘giant’, ‘cow’ and ‘Magic Beans’. Try and read the clues by yourself. Can you make a story map re-telling the story from the clues you have discovered?
Which story did you use?
I would love to see your story maps.
Maths: sharing
Try to share different numbers. Which numbers can’t you share?
Extra activity
Have a great day!
Don’t forget to stay in touch.
Hall of (Home Learning) Fame – 1
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls – the moment you’ve all been waiting for…
The first ever Hall of (Home Learning) Fame!
Who will feature in the first ever #HoHLF? Let’s find out!
The nominees are…
Everyone in Y5!
Let’s meet this week’s history makers in securing a place in the coveted #HoHLF!
First up…
This person has shown some fantastic home learning from reading with family, hiding treasure in their house, finding obscure objects and describing their materials and properties, writing EXTREMELY neatly and much more! (Round of applause!)
Next…
This person has shown a sheer dedication to their work. With excellent presentation and a positive, can-do attitude which has allowed them to get through loads of tasks and spend their mornings exercising and afternoons reading in the garden! (Round of applause!)
Last but not least…
This person has been able to not only complete all of their work with a great attitude, but has continued their kickboxing (remotely), gone on 3 mile walks (at a safe distance), completed workouts with Joe Wicks AND started to learn Spanish, too! (Round of applause!)
Congratulations, you three.
Well done to everybody else, too. I am extremely proud of your positive attitudes during this time – you are all brill!
Tune in next time for our second edition of Hall of (Home Learning) Fame! #HoHLF
Hall of (Home Learning) Fame
Hello and welcome to the first ever – drum roll please – Hall of (Home Learning) Fame! [crowd goes wild]
I was inundated with emails where you guys were keeping me updated with your amazing home learning or just fun stuff you were getting up to whilst staying safe at home.
Here are this week’s winners who have bagged themselves a special place on #HoHLF!
First up, this brother and sister duo taking the week by storm with sports, crafts and the mastery of life skills – winning x 3!
What an effort requiring dedication, precision and an eye for a pattern. All traits we appreciate very much here at #HoHLF headquarters!
Staying at home doesn’t mean staying sat down! This Jordan-Pickford-in-training was truly saving himself from boredom and diving into the fun right in his own back garden. Result!
And last but by certainly no means least … a huge well done to our home scientists who have nabbed the last, highly sought-after place on this week’s Hall of (Home Learning) Fame. Your understanding of materials and their properties was solid. 😉
Tune in next week for another episode of #HoHLF!
Busy People
Well, here we are in the second week of home learning. There are so many photos being sent to us and we are simply amazed by the variety of activities happening in everyone’s homes.
Not only is the home learning taking place, we have also seen baking, gardening and cleaning.
31 March 2020: Home learning
Good morning, everyone. I hope you are enjoying your home learning tasks. I’ve enjoyed seeing all the learning you have been doing at home.
Phonics
Words to read:
Practise your tricky words and the words in your blue word book.
Have you coloured them all in yet?
Words to write:
bank, cost, sight, near
Phonics activity:
Write the sentence(adult to read)
It is fun to camp in a tent.
Literacy
Write a sentence about the picture.
Remember:
- think
- say
- count the words
- write each word
- check
Maths: repeating patterns
Draw the snakes and continue the repeating pattern.
Can you make up your own pattern?
Extra activity
Flower painting
I have seen lots of spring flowers around.
Why not have a go at painting some?
Have a lovely day!
Home learning!
Hi all,
Hope you’re all getting on okay. From the look of these photos, you guys are having loads of fun and learning loads.
Thanks for sending the pictures. It’s really nice to see what you’re doing.
30 March 2020:Home learning
Good morning! I hope everyone had a good weekend. I had a lovely walk from my house to the park and I learnt how to bake bread!
What new thing did you do?
Here are today’s learning tasks:
Phonics
Ask your grown-up to say these sounds.
Write them down.
ai, or, oa, ow, igh, ure, air, ear, ur
Words to write:
silk, tilt, damp, kept
Phonics activity:
Fill in the missing letters.
Literacy
Find tricky words in your reading book. Write them down. How many of these words did you find?
Maths: double
Paint or draw a ladybird with a different double.
I would love to see your ladybird pictures.
Please send them to:
Extra activity
This week, let’s do some science!
Washing up bowl science
Find a bowl and lots of different containers. These might include cups, pans, empty milk containers and jugs. Fill and empty the containers. Which container holds the most? How many cups of water go into the pan?
Change the water by adding food colouring and a drop of bubble bath. Does it look different? Does it smell differently?
Have fun!
Grandad’s answers…
Thank you so much for all of your questions for my grandad about his teddy. As there were so many, I couldn’t choose them all but I made sure that I asked him at least one of the questions that each of you sent me. Find his answers below:
How old is your teddy?
“He is 85 years old in August.”
Where did you get it from?
“My mother’s friend got it for me as a present when I was one week old.”
What is its name?
“I just call it Teddy.”
What does it feel like?
“It’s quite hard but soft in places.”
Does it go everywhere with you?
“Not anymore – it just stays in my house. It used to when I was a little boy. I moved around a lot, especially when I younger during the Second World War.”
Why is it so unfluffy?
“It used to have lots of fur but it has become worn over the years. My mother had to repair it a few times.
Does it have other clothes?
“No. It has another suit but it got damaged during the war so my mum had to make it this shirt. It’s worn this shirt since around 1941.”
Have you ever lost your teddy?
“Yes – once. I left it on a train in Lincolnshire around 1944. Luckily, someone noticed I had left it and gave to the train porter who left it at the next station. My mother sent a letter to the train company to see if anywhere had it. They sent a letter back, telling her it was waiting for us at Lincoln station and we went and picked it up.”
Do you still love your teddy?
“Of course I do. I once watched a television show where you could send in your old toys to be restored. I never wanted to do that as then it wouldn’t be my teddy.
When my mum went to drop some things round at my grandad’s house, he had this little message for you.
He’s hoping that when we get back to school, he will be able to come and visit you all so that you can meet him and his teddy.
Home learning tasks
Wow! I’ve been so impressed with some of the great learning that is happening at home.
Well done, Year One!
Take a look at some of the learning that you and your friends have done:
Remember, feel free to send me any learning you’ve done at [email protected]
Keep it up 🙂