Homework

30 April 2020: Home learning

Hello everyone!

It was great to hear that lots of you enjoyed watching the videos.  I hope you got on well with the learning!

Thanks to those who continue to send photos. Keep an eye out on the Class News page tomorrow for some of the learning you’ve been doing.

Now, onto today’s tasks.

Maths

 Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s video

Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s sheet

Reading

Make predictions video (2)

Make predictions (2)

Living and Learning

Follow this link to the ‘News’ page of the school website.  Once you’re there, scroll down to find the Living and Learning activity.

Enjoy watching the story and thinking of  ways to be kind to yourself. Let me know your ideas!

30 April: Home learning

Hope everyone is ok and staying safe at home. Don’t forget to have a look at the class news page to see some of the learning and photos we’ve been sent.

Here are some ideas for a daily physical and mindfulness activity for you to try.

Physical activity: The Davies Sports 60 Second Personal Challenge is a weekly challenge you can set yourself to help improve your fitness. These challenges only take 60 seconds to complete and require little-to-no equipment. Each day of the week complete the challenge, note down how many you can do and try to beat your score the next day. At the end of the week, track your scores to see how well you have done.

Mindfulness activity: Why not turn your daily walk in a mindful walk focusing on all your senses to notice as many new things as possible – sounds, patterns, colours, textures.

Here are your new learning tasks for today.

Task 1 reading

Firstly, here are the answers to the questions from yesterday.

2. What is the title of the song? The Funny Tummy Song

3. How many verses are there in the song? three

4.Find and copy a word that means  a.unsure worried  b.on your own alone c.upset sad

5.Find two sets of rhyming words from the song. alone and phone, uh-oh and know, dad and sad, must and trust, OK and away

6.Which part of the song is repeated? ‘They’ll help to make it go away’ is repeated twice at the end of the song and ‘If it makes you feel funny in your tummy’ is repeated at the start of verse two and verse three.

Today’s learning

Today, 30th April, is somebody’s very special birthday who you may have heard about in the news. Captain Tom Moore is 100 years old.

1.Read the First News article of his amazing fundraising achievement (story number 3 – Moore and more and more money raised!).

2.Answer the questions (that follow the text).

Challenge: This story is just one of the many positive stories about how people can make a difference at this time. Can you think of any other examples? For example, a friend of mine has made 1,300 plastic visors to give to hospitals and care homes.

Task 2 maths

Yesterday’s challenge answer is below.

Tomorrow will be your times table test so spend sometime, if possible, on Times Tables Rock Stars today.

Today’s learning

We’re beginning some new learning about measuring length and height starting with using cm. These are the objectives, related to measurement, that the children should be aiming to achieve by the end of Year 2.

• choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height in any direction (m/cm); mass (kg/g);
  temperature (°C); capacity (litres/ml) to the nearest appropriate unit, using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels
• compare and order lengths, mass, volume/capacity and record the results using >, < and =

1.Start your maths learning by playing this Topmarks measuring in cm game.

2. Complete the White Rose lesson and activity sheet – Summer Term Week 1 lesson 3 and check your answers.

Challenge: Find some objects at home that are < 10cm and > 10cm. How can you check?

Task 3: Geography

Today, we are going to recap some learning from our earlier geography topic, Where in the world am I?

I can devise a simple map, using and constructing basic symbols in a key.

1. Draw a map of your local area, maybe this could show the route of a walk you’ve been on while you have been at home. Think about the main features you want to show on your map. This might include landmarks such as trees, a park, shops, roads, a church or traffic lights. If you can’t go out walking at the moment, maybe your map could be of school or around your house?

2.It is hard to put lots of information on maps that can easily be read. Therefore maps often have symbols to show important features. The map would have a key to help you read it showing what your symbols mean. Include a key on your map. Here’s some example maps from our learning earlier in the year.

3. Finally, give your map a title.

Challenge: Can you remember the four points of the compass from our previous learning (and a rhyme to help to remember them)? Have a go at one of these compass direction challenges.

Optional extra activity

Finally, we’ve seen how many of you are doing some cooking and baking while you are at home so todays’ alternative activity is to practise one of the cutting skills we learn at school, the bridge hold. Watch this video to remind yourself and then demonstrate this method to an adult at home.

30 April 2020: Home learning

Answers to Wednesday’s home learning.

Y5 Maths answers

1. 35,441
2. £1,798 left over
3. 663 x 80 = 53,040

Y6 Maths answers

Today’s learning:

Y5 Maths – LO: area and perimeter

I hope yesterday’s video was OK! Moving forward, there will be more videos and I’m sure they will become more streamline during this time!

Today’s learning is about area and perimeter. We did some work on this last week but please do let me know if you have any questions!

Click here for today’s learning.

Y5&Y6 Geography –LO: I know some European countries and their capital cities.

Today’s task is a quiz! Click here to have a go. Have more than one go, can you beat your first score? How many can you get by the end of the day?

Your task is to learn 6 countries and their capital cities in Europe.

These countries must be outside of the UK – so you can’t have England (London), Scotland (Edinburgh), Wales (Cardiff) or Northern Ireland (Belfast).

If you come across a country that you don’t know the capital for, then have a look online, in an atlas or ask someone in your home!

Good luck!

Chapter Twelve Part 1

29 April 2020: Home learning

Answers to Tuesday’s home learning.

Y5 Maths – Answers

Click here.

Y5&Y6 Science – Answers

Click here.

Y5&Y6 Reading – Answers

Click here.

Today’s learning:

Y5 Maths – LO: problem solving

Click here for today’s learning.

It’s a video using some new software – let me know your thoughts and if you have any comments, please email me!

Y5&Y6 Geography – LO: I know how some physical and human features in the UK have changed over time.

This term’s topic is a geography one – so expect to see more geography home learning! At the moment, we are recapping our previous geography topic ‘Where in the World Am I?’ before moving into our new topic ‘Explorers’.

Today’s task involves looking at how some physical and human features in Moortown have changed over time.

The questions within the task are to be answered in your home learning book. You may either think to yourself about the questions, talk to someone in your home about them or conduct some research of your own!

Find your task here.

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If you need any help, please, as always, drop me a line: oliwain@spherefederation.org

29 April: Home learning

Hello everyone – it’s already the middle of the week. Hope you managed ok with yesterday’s learning.

Firstly, we wanted to share a query that was sent to us from a parent about writing. What if your child is engaging with the tasks but is reluctant to record the answers or the discussion that you have together? Some ideas for this might include:

• alternate the written recording between you and your child (if you have the available time)
• let them type out their responses using a computer (if available)
• keep some of the tasks as discussions and don’t record the answers
• encourage some written recording to send to us (carolinetaylor@spherefederation.org and jackiefreeman@spherefederation.org)

We hope this helps and please do get in touch if needed.

Here are your suggested daily physical and mindfulness activities for you to try.

Physical activity: Today, we wanted to remind you of the short videos available on #ThisisPE. Produced by Yorkshire Sport Foundation these activities are designed to support parents and carers to teach some PE at home.

Mindfulness activity: This week, our Living and Learning statement is, I recognise mental health is important. Listen to the reading of the Kindness book and consider the importance of being kind to each other. How can being kind help your mental health and the mental health of others around you?

Here are your new learning tasks for today.

Task 1 reading

1.Read The Funny Tummy Song below (linked to task 3 Staying safe online)

2. What is the title of the song?

3. How many verses are there in the song?

4.Find and copy a word that means

a.unsure

b.on your own

c.upset

5.Find two sets of rhyming words from the song.

6.Which part of the song is repeated?

Challenge: You will hear the song as part of task 3. When you’ve heard the song, how does it sound different when it is sung compared to reading it?

Task 2 maths

Yesterday’s challenge answer is below.

We are going to have a break from learning about fractions. If you would like to continue this learning at home, please carry on the White Rose lessons. We will start new maths learning, all about measuring length, on Thursday.

Today, we will revise learning about money. These are the objectives, related to money, that the children should be aiming to achieve by the end of Year 2.

• recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p); combine amounts to make a particular value
• find different combinations of coins that equal the same amounts of money
• solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change

Start your maths learning by playing this Topmarks coins game.

1. Complete this BBC Bitesize lesson about recognising coins.

2.Use any available coins/notes at home to support this learning.

Challenge: 

Task 3: Staying safe online

Think back to The Funny Tummy song from task 1.

1. Complete Activity 1 and 2 based on Jessie and Friends, Episode 2 from the Thinkuknow website.

Sharing Pictures

Here we meet Mo and Tia, who together with Jessie complete the friendship trio. At Tia’s birthday party they use Tia’s older brother Kyle’s mobile to take fun photos of themselves. The trio agree to send their photos to Tia’s nan but also a few other people whose numbers are saved in Kyle’s phone. When the photos are shared with other children at their school without their permission, they turn to their teacher for help. The three friends learn about how images can get shared more widely than you first expect, and the importance of consent.

Challenge: What would you do if you were Jessie?

Optional extra activity

Learning sign language is a great skill to have. Here are the actions to match The Funny Tummy Song. Why not give them a go?

29 April 2020: Home learning

Hi Y1!

I hope you’re all well.

I’ve had a go at video teaching for a couple of today’s tasks. As you could probably tell, I was a bit nervous!

I hope you enjoy them.

Maths 

Learn how to count in 10s      Learn how to count in 10s sheet

Reading

Make predictions video       Make predictions sheet

Science

Parts of a plant video    Parts of a plant sheet

29 April 2020: Home Learning

Hello!

Hope you got on well with yesterday’s learning. Don’t forget to look at the Class News page to see some of the learning that you’ve been doing.

Answers

Maths – Y4 – Shape – Lesson 2 – ANSWERS

Today’s learning

Reading Wednesday 29th April

Maths video here.

Maths worksheet Y4 – Maths – Shape – Lesson 3

Today’s third lesson is an art lesson Sketching and shading

Hall of Home Learning Fame

Drum roll, please!

Here is the first ever Hall of Home Learning Fame MOVIE!

Keep sending in your (very fun to watch) entries – videos are ideal – and keep your eyes peeled for a special challenge from me and Mr Wain!

Thanks for working so hard, guys.

Enjoy!

28 April: Home learning

We hope you’ve had your breakfast and you are ready for today’s learning.

Here are your daily physical and mindfulness activities for you to try.

Physical activity: Today’s skills are based around cricket (although these skills could be also used in other games). Chance to Shine have now produced five skills based sessions to follow at home.

Mindfulness activity: Try a different activity from Mindfulness for Children Challenge. These activities can support our Living and Learning statement for this week, I recognise mental health is important.

Task 1 reading

Firstly, spend ten minutes on Lexia (if you can access this at home).

Today, we are looking at another image from Pobble365.

She turned in the saddle and looked behind her. Emma could see the others gaining on her.

Digging in her heels, she whispered some words of encouragement in the ostrich’s ears as it burst into full speed. They were making good time, but there was so far still to go…

1. Look closely at the picture and read the text. Then, answer the questions below.

2. What thoughts do you think are going through Emma’s mind?

3.Where do you think Emma is?

4.What do you think it would feel like to ride an ostrich?

5.How do you think the ostrich feels about being ridden?

6.What might be the title for this image?

Challenge: Imagine you can see through Emma’s eyes. What can she see behind her? Draw/describe what you have imagined.

Task 2 maths

Start your maths learning by joining in with this fractions based Super Movers song.

In our fractions learning today, we move onto learning about thirds.

White Rose Maths – Week 2 Lesson 1 Recognise a third

1. Watch the video and complete the activity sheet (on a printed copy or write the answers in your learning book).

2.Check and mark your answers – how did you do?

Challenge: 

Task 3: science

Our new science topic is all about plants.

1.Watch the following video as an introduction to this learning.

2.Today you are going to be plant detectives. If you have a garden or when you have your daily walk, we want you to have a plant hunt. Look out for different plants and notice where they are. Remember trees are plants too.

3.Record some of your findings – you could even get some photos of the species you spot. Here’s an example plant identification guide to help you to name the plants you find.

Challenge: Can you name the plants we saw on our walk at the weekend?

Finally, todays’ alternative activity, that you might want to try out at home, is touch typing. Keyboard skills are important to develop and Dance Mat Typing teaches this in a fun way.