This week’s learning
We have been very busy thinking about Spring and our topic ‘Growing’.
The children planted beans and we will measure how much they grow over the coming weeks.
In maths we have been learning about addition in our roleplay flower shop and making board games.
We read and retold the traditional story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and designed and built the giant’s castle.
Next week’s learning
Phonics
We will be recapping the digraphs ng, ai and ee and the tricky words we, me and be.
Maths
We will be investigating the number 10 and continuing to do simple addition and subtraction through play and number rhymes and stories.
We will be reading the story, ‘The Tiny Seed’ by Eric Carle and growing our own sunflowers.
Please keep sending those ‘wow’ moments.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Focus children
Due to the lockdown, focus children observations were put on hold. We will begin these again and will contact you when we have observed your child.
If you have any concerns or questions, please contact me.
Fantastic first week back!
We have had a fantastic week and been really impressed with how well all the children have settled. It feels like they’ve never been away!
Topic
For the rest of this half-term we will be learning about plants and growing. We will be planting herbs and vegetables outside and growing sunflowers inside. We will read and retell the stories- Jack and the Beanstalk and The Tiny Seed.
Phonics
Over the next few weeks we will recap all the sounds from phase 3 of Letters and Sounds.
Set 6: j, v, w, x
Set 7: y, z, zz, qu.
Consonant digraphs: ch, sh, th, ng.
Vowel digraphs and trigraphs: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er.
Don’t forget there are some really good games to support this learning on Phonicsplay
username: sphere
password: spher3
Maths
We will recap the learning of 6, 7 and 8 next week and begin to talk about addition and subtraction. The children will have opportunities in their play to compare sets of objects saying which set has more and which has fewer.
PE
Next week, we will be having PE on Wednesday and Friday. Please send your child to school in their PE kit and remove earrings.
Keep sending those ‘wow’moments.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Welcome back!
We are very excited to welcome everyone back next week. We have lots of exciting things planned around our topic of ‘Growing’.
I wonder how much you have grown?
See you very soon!
Here is a quick message from us.
Super learners!
I have really enjoyed seeing your home learning this week-especially the science experiments. Some great volcanos and Superhero Snot!
Don’t forget our Zooms this week. You will need paper and something to write with for a game of Bingo!
Week beginning 01.03.2021: Home learning
Monday
| Book of the week- Click here to watch the story Jasper’s Beanstalk or read the book if you have it at home.
Questions to discuss- 1. What do you think will be at the top of the beanstalk? 2. What different tools did Jasper use? 3. What plant have you got growing in your garden? 4. Do plants change during different seasons? 5. Do you know any other stories about beanstalks? |
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| Phonics- ur
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. parents: For the final activity on the video, there are two possible sentences ‘See the cat lick his black fur.’ or ‘See the black cat lick his fur.’ Activity 1: Look at the picture. What can you see?
Write a word or sentence about the picture. (Sentence – He hurt his leg. Word – hurt.) |
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| Maths- 3D shape
Click here to be taken to today’s video. Choose session 1. Today’s activity:
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| Tuesday
Phonics- ow Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for ow (at 10:38 in the video) Activity 1: Write words containing the ow sound (examples – cow, brown, now, owl and howl) Place them on the floor or around the room. Say a word for your child to find. Activity 2: Click here for a Read and Roll – ow |
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| Maths- 3D Shapes
Click here to be taken to today’s video. Choose session 2. Today’s activity:
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| Wednesday
Phonics- oi Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for oi (at 10:52 in the video) Activity 1: Write the words; coin, foil, oil, boing Parents: read aloud for your child to write. ***challenge*** write your own sentence, using one of the words you have written. Activity 2: Click here to have a go at this oi word search. Either search on screen, or print it off (we recommend using page 1) Here are this week’s words. |
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| Maths- 3D shape
Look at today’s video. Choose session 3. Today’s activity:
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| Thursday
Phonics- Tricky word – her Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Activity 1: Tricky Word Lucky Dip Activity 2: Practise spelling the tricky words in flour or salt. Activity 3: Play a game of phase 3 tricky word snakes and ladders. Click here to download and play. If you do not have a printer, write down on a piece of paper each number you land on and follow on screen with your finger. You will need dice to play. Parents: If your child lands on a word we have not yet covered in class, you can support them by reading the word. |
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| Maths- Capacity
Click here to be taken to today’s video. Today’s video is all about Capacity (the amount something can hold) and the language we use to describe capacity. Activity: Take pictures of the different measurements, when exploring the capacity of a container. It could be the stages of running a bath, filling a bucket or drinking a drink for example. Which words did you use to describe each measurement? Today is World Book Day! We have been thinking about our favourite books. Click here to listen to Mrs Burgess’s favourite book. Click here to listen to Miss Gaunt’s favourite book. Mrs Burke couldn’t decide between her all time favourite and a newer favourite so she chose two! What is your favourite book? Draw a picture and let us know. |
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| Friday
Understanding the World with Professor Myers; British Science Week 2021- Structures Click here to watch this week’s video with Professor Myers. -Can you make a structure strong enough to support a toy? -Have a go at one of the experiments in the activity pack. -Send photos to show what you did. https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2021/01/BSQ_BSW_PACKS_1120_EY_v14.pdf
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2020/01/BSA_BSW_EarlyYears_1119v6.pdf
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2019/02/BSA_sciweek_pack_earlystages_0119v2.pdf
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2020/03/Early-Years-2017-BSW-Pack.pdf
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| Story time- Jack and the Beanstalk read by Mrs Burgess Mad about Minibeasts read by Mrs Burke Don’t forget to join your Zoom session this week! For this week’s Bingo session, you will need:paper and something to write with. Story Link activities to select throughout the week Literacy
Understanding the World 1.Take a walk outside or in your garden. What can you find growing? You could take a pen and paper to draw what you find. Maths Use boxes, bottles, tins or anything else around your house to measure them. Talk about size difference – who is the tallest? How tall are they?
Expressive Arts and Design
Physical Development
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Measuring
This week we have been learning about length and height and comparing objects using the language shorter than, longer than and taller than.
Here are some examples of the fantastic learning at home and at school.
Week beginning 22 February 2021: Home learning
Here is your learning for the first week of next half term.
Have a lovely half-term- relax, stay safe and healthy and have fun!
| Monday
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Book of the week- Click here to watch the story What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson, or read the book if you have it at home.
To discuss-
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| Phonics- oo
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for oo. Activity 1: Sorting oo- Oo is super tricky. Not only do we have to identify the sound but we also have to decide whether the short or long version fits the word. Have a go at sorting these pictures onto the ‘short sound’ or ‘long sound’ grids. Click here for the card sorting activity. Parents: If unsure of the words the picture cards represent, click here for the answers. If you do not have a printer at home, you could draw a simple table like this:
Draw pictures of objects that have the long/short oo in the correct column of the table. Activity 2: In our phonics lessons, we like to play a game called Please Mr. Crocodile. Have a go at this at home using our new phase 3 sounds qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo Here are the rules: 1. Write out the sounds on pieces of paper (or print them/ use flashcards if you have them) Lay them out on the floor. 2. Use a piece of blue material to represent ‘The River’ 3. Child asks “Please Mr. Crocodile, can I cross your river?” Adult (crocodile) replies “Only if you give me the sound…” and asks the child to select the correct sound. Will they find the correct sounds and be allowed to cross the river? Don’t forget to send in pictures of you playing at home! |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 3.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 1- Comparing Height Activity: Click here for today’s activity. If you do not have building blocks or cubes, you can use other objects of the same shape and size. Perhaps you could use tins from the food cupboard, for example. |
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| Tuesday | Phonics- ar
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for ar. Activity 1: Sentence writing-describe the picture.
Write a word or sentence about the picture. I can see goats in the farmyard. Remember to use a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop. Activity 2: Challenge yourself with the phonics bloom flashcard time trial- how many can -you get correct in one minute? You will need an adult to click the tick or the cross. Click here Please select phase 3 and deselect set 11 (the children have not covered some of these sounds yet) There is an option to play again using incorrect or missing sounds- great for recapping those sounds to work on! |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 3.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 2- Comparing Length Activity: Click here for today’s activity. If you do not have playdough, you could measure string, toys or any other household objects. |
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| Wednesday | Phonics- or
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to hear the jolly phonics song for (ee)or. Activity 1: Complete the video activity- writing a sentence/ silly sentence using the pictures. Activity 2: Read and match the captions to the correct picture. You can print these or read them on screen. Click here Click here for this week’s words. |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 3.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 4- Measuring Height Activity: Click here for the activity. You will notice that this is a bit of a long term activity, involving planting a seed. If you are able to do this, please do, otherwise keep practising measuring the height of household items, using smaller items you have (remember, the measuring unit objects need to be the same shape and size) |
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| Thursday | Phonics- Tricky word – they
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Activity 1: Tricky word colouring sheets!- Click here and click here Activity 2: Tricky word spotter story- click here click here to find a link to a website blog post, that has some fantastic tricky word activity ideas. Pick your favourite ideas and have a go! We particularly like the look of ‘Tricky word hang-man’ and sticking tricky words to pots and pans that you can hit when you hear the word! Musical words! ☺ |
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| Maths- White Rose Maths: Growing 6, 7, 8!- Week 3.
Click here to be taken to the correct web page. Choose Session 5- Measuring Time Activity: Click here for today’s activity. |
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| Friday | Understanding the World with Professor Myers; The importance of snot!
Click here to watch this week’s video with Professor Myers. -Can you make your own snot experiment at home using the ingredients? Send in a photo. -Make a snot superhero poster to tell everyone how snot helps to protect us from getting poorly. Handwriting Let’s learn the long ladder letters; t, l, b |
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| Story time- The Bad Tempered Ladybird with Mrs Burke
Jack and the beanstalk with Mrs Burgess
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Don’t forget to join your Zoom session this week!
Wiggle and write!
For this week’s session, you will need: something to write with a large crayon, pencil or paint brush, a large piece of paper, an easel, a scarf or a wand!
Story Link activities to select throughout the week
Literacy
- What the Ladybird Heard features a map of the farm. Can you create your own map of a farm and use your phonic skills to add words naming the different features and animals?
- The Ladybird was very brave and smart to come up with a plan and use her voice to warn the other animals. Can you design a certificate of bravery to award to ladybird?
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
Spring Time; Animals and their babies-
Happy Days! Winter is over and it is now the season of SPRING. Do you know what happens in the season of Spring? Have a chat with your grown up…
In Spring, many baby animals are born. Do you know the name of baby animals? Let’s have a think about the animals in our story What the Ladybird Heard.
Cow, pig, horse, duck, dog, cat
- First, you could have a go at this ‘What can you see’ video. Click here Which baby animals can you name?
- Be super researchers- if you don’t know them already, find the names of the remaining baby animals from our story; pig, horse, dog, cat. We speak lots in class about where we can find information, so be sure to tell us where you found your animal facts!
Expressive Arts and Design
- This week’s story takes place on a farm. What animal noises would you hear on a farm? Listen to this song by this week’s author Julia Donaldson click here See if you can sing along. You might even want to add your own animal movements and dance along too!
2.We’d love to see farmyard animal or ladybird pictures and crafts- use any resources you have! Don’t forget to send us a photo. Here are some ideas:
Physical Development
- One of our favourite activities! This week, have a go at ‘On the Farm’ Cosmic Yoga.
Yoga Time! | On The Farm | Cosmic Kids – YouTube
- Draw some lines of different patterns on pieces of paper and follow the lines using small objects such as cereal hoops, paperclips or buttons.
Happy half-term!
Happy half-term, everyone. I have been so impressed with all your learning both at home and at school. Have a lovely week, stay safe and keep healthy!
Super Learners
I really enjoyed our Zoom nursery rhyme sing-alongs this week. Don’t forget our dough disco Zooms- get ready to boogie!
Here is some of our learning from last week.
Have a great week and keep sending me your learning.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Week beginning 08 February 2021: Home learning
We have reached the last week of this strange half-term!
I hope you enjoy this week’s learning. Keep sending me photos of your learning-I love seeing it!
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
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Book of the week- Watch the story Mr Wolf’s Pancakes or read the book if you have it at home. Click here
Questions to discuss- 1. What three ingredients do you need to make pancakes? 2. Mr Wolf made a shopping list. Have you ever made a list? What did you make a list for? 3. Why do you think the neighbours didn’t help Mr Wolf? 4. How did you feel when no-one would help Mr Wolf? 5. What did you think about the ending of the book?
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Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Activity 1: Take turns with an adult to play ‘Roll and Read’ (ee focus) click here to either print the word mat, or view it on screen. You will need a die or to draw 1-6 dots on 6 pieces of paper and draw at random from a bag. 1. Roll the dice. 2. Match to the correct row. 3. Choose a word on the row and read it aloud. Activity 2: Think of two different sentences for each word: queen, bee, teeth and sleep. |
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| Maths- Number 8. Session 1. Click here
Activity: Click here for today’s activities. |
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| Tuesday | Phonics- igh This is a trigraph. Three letters that make one sound.
Click here to watch today’s phonics video Activity 1: Be an ‘igh’ detective! Can you find any words in your storybooks with the ‘igh’ trigraph? Activity 2: Click here to play Buried Treasure. It’s on Phonicsplay-Buried Treasure – Phase3 -Set 1-7 – +igh. |
| Maths- Number 8. Session 2. Click here
Activity: Click here for today’s activities. |
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| Wednesday | Phonics- oa
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Click here to read the rest of the story, Toads in the Road. You can sign up on the website free and access the reading books from here. Activity 1: Write a sentence using one of the ‘oa’ words. You might use: croak, roast, toast or toad. Steps to writing a successful sentence… 1.Think of a sentence. 2. Say the sentence out loud. 3. Count the words in your sentence. 4. Use your phoneme fingers to segment every word. 5. Check your sentence makes sense. 6. Have you remembered a capital letter at the start, finger spaces throughout and a full stop at the end? Here are this week’s words to blend. Remember to stick them in your book and colour in the words you can read. |
| Maths- Number 8. Session 3. Click here
Activity: Click here for today’s activities. |
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| Thursday | Phonics- Tricky word-you
Click here to watch today’s phonics video. Activities: Click here for today’s Let’s Go comic. Click here for today’s A Bug comic. |
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Play number stacking pancakes.
Make some pancakes: Draw around a circle template on a piece of paper or card. Cut the circles out and write the digits 0-10 on the pancakes. If you have a spatula and a plate that’s great but you don’t need them. Mix up the pancakes and spread them out on the carpet. Your child can scoop up the correct pancake with the spatula and put it on the plate. There are a few things that you can do with this game. 1. Order the pancakes from 0-10 in ascending order. Stacking them one at a time on the plate/in a pile. 2. Order the pancakes in descending order from 10-0. 3. Ask your child different numbers at random to select and put on the plate. 4. Play ‘run and splat’ the number when it is said. 5. Time yourself. How long does it take you to stack your pancakes in order? Can you beat your time? Can you beat your adult? 6. Put the pancakes in a random pile, face down. Decide on a fun action e.g. star jumps, jumping on the spot, running to the kitchen, turning around, hopping etc. Take it in turns to take the top pancake, whatever number you get that’s how many of the chosen action you must do. (A few ideas: This activity can be extended to use different numbers to challenge your child. You might add 11-20). |
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| Friday | Understanding the World with Professor Myers; Making a volcano-
If you would like to join in this week’s video then you will need: washing up liquid, food colouring, bicarbonate of soda and some vinegar. Click here to watch this week’s video with Professor Myers. Click here to watch some children carrying out the investigation, as Professor Myers mentioned. It also might inspire you to make a more elaborate volcano, if you have the time and resources. -Can you carry out the experiment in the video like Professor Myers? -Can you draw and label a picture to show what happened? Handwriting Curly caterpillar letters-let’s practise our curly caterpillar letters. |
| Story time- The Magic Paintbrush with Mrs Allen-Kelly
Click here to watch today’s story.
Questions to discuss- 1. Why do you think Shen was asked only to paint for poor people and not for rich people? Do you think Shen and the villagers were rich or poor? 2. How did Shen escape from prison? 3. How did the villagers feel when Shen returned home with her magic brush? 4. If you had a magic paintbrush that could make anything come to life, what would you draw? Perhaps you could also have a go at painting it at home. Friday 12th February 2021 is the celebration of Chinese New Year! 1. Have a look online or in a book to see if you can find China on a world map! 2. Click here to watch the ‘Let’s Celebrate’ episode of the Chinese and Luna New Year celebration. 3. You might like to have a go at writing numbers using Chinese (Mandarin) characters:
Storytime- The Little Monkey with Mrs Burgess Storytime-Night Monkey, Day Monkey with Mrs Burke |
Story Link activities to select throughout the week:
Literacy
- Be a friend to Mr Wolf and make a shopping list for him. You could make a list of ingredients for him to make his pancakes. Or you might make a list for him to make something else delicious. (Pizza, fruit salad etc)
- Draw and label two characters from the book.
Understanding the World
Spend some time watching this video about wolves click here
- What do you notice about the wolves?
- How many babies does a mother wolf usually have?
- What do wolves eat?
- What helps wolves to keep warm?
- How many teeth do wolves have?
Expressive Arts and Design
- Make a stack of pancakes out of playdough. Can you serve them at you own café with different toppings? How much will each pancake cost? Can people buy drinks at your café too?
Click here for the no cook play dough recipe.
- Make a wolf mask or picture!
- Using construction toys, can you build Mr Wolf’s Village and the houses for all of the different characters?
- Maybe an adult in your house will help you to make your own delicious pancakes. What topping might you choose?
Physical Development
Get Moving Outside! Why not take your numbered pancakes, from the maths activity, outside. Hide them in the garden then find them. Take a number and match it with objects e.g. 3 leaves. Do laps of your garden to match a number. Make an obstacle course and use your numbered pancakes at each station.
Joe Wicks is hosting his live PE sessions, 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9am) You can subscribe to his channel here for alerts. A great way to keep fit at home!
Zoom sessions
Have your dough ready for some dough disco!!