Home learning help
The teachers at school have been talking to some families who are continuing to learn from home this week. There was a common topic of conversation : this is all dragging on and becoming quite tricky at times!
It has been a long time since we have all been back at school with our classes and we understand that home learning is challenging. Here are a few links that might help if you are wanting more activities to engage your child.
This is great for working on all number facts and you can try to improve your own score. We use this in school on iPads but can also be played on laptops : https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Passwords for Numbots or Times Table Rockstars are the same : https://play.numbots.com/#/intro or https://ttrockstars.com/ Email your teacher if you have lost it.
Loads of resources on here including reading : https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents
For reading and phonics games : https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Maths teaching videos and other resources : https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Variety of lessons, recorded by teachers : https://classroom.thenational.academy/
We love Go Noodle for a sing and dance : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw
Or Cosmic Yoga Kids for a more relaxing workout : https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Please ring school or email your child’s teacher if you need support and we will try to help.
Home Learning Pictures
Last week, we posted a video to show how proud we are of everyone. Here is the video again incase you missed it 🙂
We are always so pleased to see so many emails and pictures of the children enjoying the home learning tasks as well as enjoying family time and learning new skills.
This week, we set a task to write some instructions. Did you manage to write any instructions? We have had a few emails sent to us. We have some instructions on how to make flapjacks, how to move chrysalis to their butterfly house and some instructions on how to make glass.
Here are a few more pictures and a video from this week.
Fabulous Home Learning
This week has been lovely to welcome a few more members of 5/6 S back into school, however I’m really missing us all being a class together. Thank you to those people who have continued to send me emails and photographs of your home learning. It really helps me feel like I’m still your teacher!
There has been some great art work going on this week in celebration of Pride week. I love the bright, vivid colours on the posters. Imogen has sent in her recount from the writing lesson this week and Lucas has enjoyed completing his fractions learning. I hope you are all continuing to persevere with your home learning. I imagine that sometimes it’s difficult to get motivated, however just remember that your learning is important and that you are all fab at it. Remember to get some exercise too in between the torrential rain showers – or you could dance in the rain! Stay happy and healthy everyone. I miss you!
Monstrous art work
The Colour Monster story has been very popular this week. We have thought about our emotions and discussed how many emotions we have been feeling over the last few months. It is a difficult time, so doubly important to talk about your feelings and try to find things to do that make you happy.
Story Time
It’s Friday again! We’re always looking for minibeasts at Nursery and we’re sure that you’ll have found a lot in your gardens over the last few weeks. Next week’s learning activities are going to be all about creepy crawlies, so we thought that we’d end this week with a story about a spider.
Today’s story is called ‘The Very Busy Spider’ and it’s written by Eric Carle, the same author as The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We’re sure you’ll recognise the illustrations and become familiar with the pattern of the story. As you’ll soon find out, Mrs Long really needed some of you to help her make the animal noises! Maybe you could join in at home as you listen; we’re sure you’ll be better at making a goat noise than Mrs Long is!
Here are a some activities to try at home.
- Have you ever seen a spider in your house? Where was it? Look for a spider or a spider’s web outside. Where do they live?
- Draw or paint some spiders using a circle for the body and add lines for the legs. Count each line as you draw – how many legs do you need?
- Everyone enjoys singing ‘Incy Wincy Spider‘. See if your child can sing it to you with some actions.
- If you fancy a challenge, why not have a go at making a giant spider’s web? You could use some wool/string and wrap it around the legs of some chairs/furniture or plants outside. Once you have a web, try and carefully climb through it.
- To find out a bit more about spiders, watch this short clip with Andy from CBeebies. If you enjoy this, you might like to watch an old episode of ‘Come Outside‘ which is all about spiders.
Learning at home
You’ve all been super busy again this week. Lots of you enjoyed going for long walks in search of butterflies. We loved your caterpillar and butterfly prints and seeing some of your yoga poses. We were also pleased to read that lots of you have been practising some maths skills by using dice and dominoes. Can you recognise the dot patterns yet and say which number you have?
Some of you have celebrated your birthday too. Happy Birthday!
12 June 2020: Home Learning
Phonics
1.Words to Read:
2.Words to Write/ Phonics activity:
Play ‘i spy’ – how many objects can you spot? Write the words to match.
Maths
Literacy
Today, we are going to write the instructions on how to make/do your activity.
What happened first, next, after that, finally?
Use the template or create your own.
Remember to think, say, count, write and check your writing.
Email your instructional writing to scholesf2@spherefederation.org and we will share them with your friends.
Home Learning Heroes
Hello Year 3/4!
Thank you for sending your pictures and messages in – we love to hear from you!
Here are some of your fab pictures from this week:
Orric’s Creative Stories
Daniel’s shapes
Sam’s active pictures
Being Creative!
11 June 2020: Home Learning
Phonics
Your child will need a pencil and paper or whiteboard and pen for this lesson.
Maths
1.Watch the Numberblock ‘unlucky’ 13 video.
2.Collect some objects (stones, sticks, leaves ect) from outside.
3.Can you count how many objects you have collected?
Today we are going to have a go at estimating. Estimating is when we roughly count the number of objects we can see.
4.Parents/carers can you put some of the objects out in front of your child (you may want to use a towel to cover them up until you are ready to reveal the objects). Give your child a few seconds to look at the objects and ask them to estimate how many they can see.
5.Take turns and continue to do this a few times changing the amount of objects each time.
6.Ask questions e.g. is it more or less than last time? How do you know?
Literacy
Today, we are going to draw a picture and write a list of what you need to do your activity.
Use the template or create your own.
Remember to think, say, count, write and check your writing.
Pride Week Art
Take a Look at this lovely piece of art work by Evie
Pride Week art
After recapping our protected characteristics, we made some art in response to the upcoming Pride Week. Max, Kieron, Alex, Olivia, Phoebe and Lily have worked hard uses a range of resources. 
