Physical Activity: Challenge!
Hello everyone!
I thought I’d pop back in to wish everybody well and I hope that you are all managing to stay happy and healthy.
I have decided to create a physical activity challenge.
Below you will find a video of me doing 50 keepy-uppys!
Mr Wain Physical Activity Challenge
This is my physical activity – I challenge you to show me how you are keeping active and show me what you’ve got! Email your challenge to oliwain@spherefederation.org
Your challenge can be anything sport related just as long as you are keeping safe, happy and healthy – you can even magpie my challenge if you like!
Each week I will post a new challenge and if you send me yours, I will post them on here, too!
Best of luck!
RESULTS of the Times Table Rockstars Battle
In the inaugural Year 4 vs Y5 Times Table Rock Stars battle it was very close but there was a victor…..
YEAR 4!
Well done Year 4s on a great win. Special well done to Billy in Y4 and Talha in Y5 who contributed the most points for their teams.
Mr Wain and Y5, do you want a rematch?!
Times Table Rock Stars BATTLE!
Hello Y4 and Y5,
Tomorrow is BATTLE day on Times Table Rock Stars. Login anytime between 10:00am and 3:15pm on Friday to log a score. The year group with the highest score at the end of the day will be crowned the winners.
(Obviously, Year Y4 will win)
I’ve not done this before and I don’t know what it will look like at your end but it sounds fun and we all like a bit of competition! If you’re unsure of your login details, they should be in the front of your Home Learning books. If they’re not, email me or Mr Wain and we can help! My email address is paulwilks@spherefederation.org
Good luck and get practising (especially Year 4s)!
Welcome Back!
Hello everybody,
I hope you’ve all managed to get back into the current ‘norm’ this week after what I hope was a lovely Easter holiday for you all.
Just a quick note from me – I’m sorry the images for the home learning tasks weren’t showing properly/at all and I hope that it didn’t cause too much inconvenience. Thank you for letting me know, too.
I know it may still feel strange having to do your learning from home – it does for me! Despite this, remember that we are all in this together and you are all doing a superb job at getting on with it and generally being awesome!
I miss seeing you all and I hope to see you very soon.
Here are some pictures of learning that has already taken place this term – it looks fab!
please send any pictures/videos or just general updates of learning to oliwain@spherefederation.org
What beautiful presentation, too!
Hello from Mr Wain
Good afternoon, Year Five!
Just writing a quick message to say hello and check in with how you’re all doing!
I hope you’ve been enjoying the nice weather as much as me and have been able to do lots of fun things during this Easter holiday!
I’ve been kicking a football about in my garden and spent some time reading outside, too!
Jemima and Penelope have sent me this picture of their rainbow artwork they completed on Wednesday – I’ve been very impressed with their creative skills (I hope it didn’t take too long to tidy up!)
If you’ve also completed any of the Easter activities, I would love for you to send me an email showing me what you’ve done!
Looking forward to seeing you soon…
Mr Wain 🙂
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
Homework Review
Here is some of the excellent work that has been produced this week!
Well done Y5! Thank you for sending me through your work – it’s lovely to see.
Remember, feel free to send me any work you’ve done at oliwain@spherefederation.org
Keep it up Y5!
Living and Learning: body image parent and carer guide
Our focus in Living and Learning, for the rest of this half term, is body image.
What is body image?
Body image describes our idea of how our body looks and how we think it is perceived by others. This can include our thoughts and feelings about our height, weight, shape, skin colour, and our appearance and attractiveness more broadly.
This parent and carer guide has been designed to give practical ideas to support your child in building their emotional resilience in this area.
Living and Learning: manners
Our manners focus this week, in Living and Learning, is all about covering our mouth to prevent the spread of germs.
You’re just about to sneeze or cough but, oh dear, you don’t have a tissue. What should you do? Cover your mouth and nose with your hands? Surely that’s what polite people do.
But hold it! If you sneeze or cough into your hands (and then fail to wash your hands straight away), you’ll only be spreading colds and flu germs on everything you touch.
And that’s because germs (as long as they stay moist) can live for HOURS on hard surfaces such as tables, phones and door handles. And not just on objects – everybody you touch will be contaminated, too.
And of course, vice versa – if somebody else has sneezed or coughed on their hands, they’re leaving a germ-trail for you to pick up.
So what’s it best to do?
Here it is in action.
Living and Learning: Manners
In this weeks’ Living and Learning session we looked at manners.
In particular, we learnt about manners with a link to hygiene.
We looked at an experiment where children in a class touched different pieces of bread after having washed their hands with soap, after having washed their hands with sanitiser and after having not washed their hands at all.
Also, we explored the vampire method when coughing or sneezing.
Ask your child to explain the outcome of the experiment and what the vampire method is!
Here are some of the spider diagrams the children created that illustrate different manners:
