06 November 2020
This week, our homework is Practice Makes Perfect: I can use expanded noun phrases.
You should complete the worksheet you were given in class to practise using expanded noun phrases. We’ve been learning about them this week and have produced some super writing. We’d like you to consolidate this learning at home. If you’re unsure what an expanded noun phrase check out this guide from BBC Bitesize (all links are accessible through the Year 3,4 section on the homework page).
Homework should be completed by Thursday 12 November 2020 and will be reviewed / celebrated in class.
Our email addresses are below:
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4NV – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
3,4EV – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
If your child is in 3,4N or 3,4E please send emails to both teachers.
16 October 2020
This week, our homework links to our Living & Learning statement and is Talk Time: I know that mental health is important.
Increasingly, we hear about the importance of mental health. Talk at home about different ways to help mental health. This might include restricting screen time, getting enough sleep, and taking time – even just five minutes – as a family to relax and recuperate after a busy day.
Homework should be completed by Thursday 22 October 2020 and will be reviewed / celebrated in class.
Our email addresses are below:
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4NV – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
3,4EV – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
If your child is in 3,4N or 3,4E please send emails to both teachers.
09 October 2020
I can share my views about health
Your views can help us to become happier and healthier.
Parents/carers: please complete the online survey with your child and comment at the end. Please submit before Thursday 15 October.
02 October 2020
We’re setting weekly homework as we normally do. The key difference here is that Homework Books should stay at home for the time being. Just as normal, the tasks will be posted on the website. Instead of the task pasted into books, children will take home a piece of paper with the task on, too (like this!). The tasks will be a variety of Talk Time, Practice Makes Perfect and Creative, but especially the first two. Parents can email a picture or update about a completed task (just as you were doing with the home learning tasks we set in Spring and Summer terms). The homework will be reviewed in school, so some pictures would be good!
This week, our homework is Talk Time and has a moral theme. We’d like you to spend some time at home discussing this question: should we treat animals with the same respect we treat humans?
This links well to our new class novel (Here We Are – Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers, you can find a video of it being read aloud on YouTube here) and is an interesting question to discuss. When discussing a moral theme like this, it’s super important to think about both sides of the argument. As part of our homework review next week, we’ll have a debate in class.
Some questions that might help shape your discussion:
- Do you treat humans with respect? How?
- Do you treat animals with respect? How?
- Is it OK to treat humans with more respect?
- Can you say you treat animals with respect if you eat them?
Homework should be completed by Thursday 08 October 2020 and will be reviewed / celebrated in class.
Our email addresses are below:
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4NV – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
3,4EV – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
If your child is in 3,4N or 3,4E please send emails to both teachers.
Times tables
Next week, Y4 will continue to be learning the 3x table. In Y3, children will be consolidating the 5s – we’re still seeing lots of us who count on our fingers when calculating using the 5 x table. We’d really like you to help consolidate this learning at home. Children should practise in preparation for a test on Friday 09 October 2020.
This week, we’d like you to use Times Table Rockstars to practise. Your child should have their username and password – if not, please contact your class teacher. You can download the app or use it online – whatever works best for you. We really like TTR. It’s a fun and effective way to learn your times tables and, as teachers, it gives us a really good insight (through it’s data) about where children are at with their times table learning.
25 September 2020
We’re setting weekly homework as we normally do. The key difference here is that Homework Books should stay at home for the time being. Just as normal, the tasks will be posted on the website. Instead of the task pasted into books, children will take home a piece of paper with the task on, too (like this!). The tasks will be a variety of Talk Time, Practice Makes Perfect and Creative, but especially the first two. Parents can email a picture or update about a completed task (just as you were doing with the home learning tasks we set in Spring and Summer terms). The homework will be reviewed in school, so some pictures would be good!
In this post there a few hyperlinks. Check out the homework page on the website to access these.
This week, our homework is Practice Makes Perfect: I can identify and use verbs.
We’ve learnt a lot recently about verbs – a word that describes an action, state or occurrence. Find out more about verbs here.
First, underline the verbs in these sentences. Why note write them out in your book and practise your handwriting at the same time?
- The young hedgehog strolled calmly through the bushes.
- “First, we’re going watch Newsround,” said Mrs Wadsworth.
- Elegantly, the eagle glided towards its prey.
- After a long day at school, Gemma staggered up the steep hill.
- As he watched the dolphins jump in the distance, he couldn’t help scream in delight.
(Number 5 is tricky – there did you get them all?)
Now, write your own sentences about anything you like and underline all the verbs you use. Fancy a challenge? Write a paragraph (or two, or three).
Homework should be completed by Thursday 01 October 2020 and will be reviewed / celebrated in class.
Our email addresses are below:
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4NV – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
3,4EV – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
If your child is in 3,4N or 3,4E please send emails to both teachers.
Times Tables
Next week, Y4 will be learning the 3x table. In Y3, children will be consolidating the 2s, 5s and 10s. We’d really like you to help consolidate this learning at home. Children should practise in preparation for a test on Friday 02 October 2020.
In class, we’ve spotted lots of children using their fingers (and similar strategies) to count up when working out times tables. This is a good strategy if you’re unsure of a specific table, and is certainly better than getting it wrong, but we’d really like children to know these tables as facts – and be able to recall these facts in just a few seconds.
This week, we’d like you to use Times Table Rockstars to practise. Your child should have their username and password – if not, please contact your class teacher. You can download the app or use it online – whatever works best for you. We really like TTR. It’s a fun and effective way to learn your times tables and, as teachers, it gives us a really good insight (through it’s data) about where children are at with their times table learning.
18 September 2020
We’re setting weekly homework as we normally do. The key difference here is that Homework Books should stay at home for the time being. Just as normal, the tasks will be posted on the website. Instead of the task pasted into books, children will take home a piece of paper with the task on, too (like this!). The tasks will be a variety of Talk Time, Practice Makes Perfect and Creative, but especially the first two. Parents can email a picture or update about a completed task (just as you were doing with the home learning tasks we set in Spring and Summer terms). The homework will be reviewed in school, so some pictures would be good!
This week, our homework is Talk Time: I know the 8Rs for learning and how we use them at school, and at home.
In school, we use the 8Rs for learning: ready, responsive, risk-taking, responsibility, resourceful, resilient, reflect and remember.
We’d like the children to discuss what these words mean to them. Below is a list of questions that might help with your discussion.
How do the 8 Rs help you in school?
When have you used the 8 Rs outside of school?
How could you explain the meaning of each word in the 8 Rs?
Which 8 R do you think you use the most?
Which 8 R could you use more often?
Homework should be completed by Thursday 24 September 2020 and will be reviewed / celebrated in class.
Our email addresses are below:
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4NV – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
3,4EV – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org & vickyrichardson@spherefederation.org
If your child is in 3,4N or 3,4E please send emails to both teachers.
Times tables
Next week, we’ll recap the 10x table. We’d really like you to help consolidate this learning at home. Children should practise in preparation for a test on Friday 25 September 2020.
In class, we’ve spotted lots of children using their fingers (and similar strategies) to count up when working out times tables. This is a good strategy if you’re unsure of a specific table, and is certainly better than getting it wrong, but we’d really like children to know these tables as facts – and be able to recall these facts in just a few seconds.
If your child fancies a challenge, practise the other facts they know if they know a specific table.
eg If I know that 2 x 10 = 20, what else do I know?
I know that… 10 x 2 = 20 20 = 10 x 2 20 ÷ 10 = 2
20 ÷ 2 = 10 2 = 20 ÷ 10 10 = 20 ÷ 2
I can also use my place value knowledge…
2 x 100 = 200 2 x 1000 = 2,000 20 x 10 = 200 200 x 10 = 2,000
Friday 11 September 2020
We’re setting weekly homework as we normally do. The key difference here is that Homework Books should stay at home for the time being. Just as normal, the tasks will be posted on the website. Instead of the task pasted into books, children will take home a piece of paper with the task on, too (like this!). The tasks will be a variety of Talk Time, Practice Makes Perfect and Creative, but especially the first two. Parents can email a picture or update about a completed task (just as you were doing with the home learning tasks we set in Spring and Summer terms). The homework will be reviewed in school, so some pictures would be good!
This week, our homework is Practice Makes Perfect: I can write simple sentences about myself.
In our writing lessons, we’ve been practising writing simple sentences with capital letters and full stops – it’s been a while since we’ve written. To consolidate this learning, we’d like children to continue to practise this at home. Our writing learning is going to get a bit trickier from now so it’d be great if children feel really confident with this basic skill.
Here’s an example…
My favourite food is pasta.
If your child needs more of a challenge, ask them to write an ‘All about me’. This could be one paragraph, or more.
Homework should be completed by Thursday 17 September 2020 and will be reviewed / celebrated in class.
Our email addresses are below:
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4NV – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org
3,4EV – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org
Times tables
This week, we’ve recapped the 2x table. Some of us are confident, some of us less so. We’d really like you to help consolidate this learning at home. Children should practise in preparation for a test on Friday 18 September 2020.
In class, we’ve spotted lots of children using their fingers (and similar strategies) to count up when working out times tables. This is a good strategy if you’re unsure of a specific table, and is certainly better than getting it wrong, but we’d really like children to know these tables as facts – and be able to recall these facts in just a few seconds.
If your child fancies a challenge, practise the other facts they know if they know a specific table.
eg If I know that 2 x 5 = 10, what else do I know?
I know that… 2 x 5 = 10 10 = 2 x 5 10 ÷ 5 = 2
10 ÷ 2 = 5 2 = 10 ÷ 5 5 = 10 ÷ 2
I can also use my place value knowledge…
Friday 11 September 2020
We’re setting weekly homework as we normally do. The key difference here is that Homework Books should stay at home for the time being. Just as normal, the tasks will be posted on the website. Instead of the task pasted into books, children will take home a piece of paper with the task on, too (like this!). The tasks will be a variety of Talk Time, Practice Makes Perfect and Creative, but especially the first two. Parents can email a picture or update about a completed task (just as you were doing with the home learning tasks we set in Spring and Summer terms). The homework will be reviewed in school, so some pictures would be good!
This week, our homework is Practice Makes Perfect: I can write simple sentences about myself.
In our writing lessons, we’ve been practising writing simple sentences with capital letters and full stops – it’s been a while since we’ve written. To consolidate this learning, we’d like children to continue to practise this at home. Our writing learning is going to get a bit trickier from now so it’d be great if children feel really confident with this basic skill.
Here’s an example…
My favourite food is pasta.
If your child needs more of a challenge, ask them to write an ‘All about me’. This could be one paragraph, or more.
Homework should be completed by Thursday 17 September 2020 and will be reviewed / celebrated in class.
Our email addresses are below:
3,4O – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org
3,4NV – nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org
3,4EV – emmamccormick@spherefederation.org
Times tables
This week, we’ve recapped the 2x table. Some of us are confident, some of us less so. We’d really like you to help consolidate this learning at home. Children should practise in preparation for a test on Friday 18 September 2020.
In class, we’ve spotted lots of children using their fingers (and similar strategies) to count up when working out times tables. This is a good strategy if you’re unsure of a specific table, and is certainly better than getting it wrong, but we’d really like children to know these tables as facts – and be able to recall these facts in just a few seconds.
If your child fancies a challenge, practise the other facts they know if they know a specific table.
eg If I know that 2 x 5 = 10, what else do I know?
I know that… 2 x 5 = 10 10 = 2 x 5 10 ÷ 5 = 2
10 ÷ 2 = 5 2 = 10 ÷ 5 5 = 10 ÷ 2
I can also use my place value knowledge…
2 x 50 = 100 2 x 500 = 1,000 20 x 5 = 100 200 x 5 = 1,000
15 July 2020: Home Learning
Hello boys and girls and welcome to Wednesday!
Only 3 more days to go until the end of term.
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Year 3 and 4: puzzles and challenges and answers attached.
Topic Quiz time again. Here is another quiz to get you thinking:
Living and Learning
Can you think of anyone who has been a superhero during lockdown?
- parents, supermarket workers, Nurses, doctors, teachers.
You are going to develop a character profile of your superhero self, listing five superhero qualities and writing a unique fact about yourselves. As a challenge, you can create a basic comic strip of your superhero self, describing your superhero qualities in a story. You can use the template below or create your own – you decide.
Story – read by Mr Gathercole
Little Red Riding Wolf part 2
14 July 2020: Home Learning
Hello everybody – what are your plans for the summer? Are you looking forward to the summer break?
Here is your learning for today:
Maths – Year 3 and 4
Duck ponds (answers attached)
Topic Quiz 2
Well done to everyone who unscrambled the letters yesterday. Here is another fun quiz called ‘Guess where?’. Can you guess where the teachers are hiding in the school?
Living and Learning
At this time of year, we would be talking in school about moving to new classes and celebrating our end of year. But we haven’t managed to do that this year. If you’re feeling a little worries or concerned about moving year groups you can use these tools to help manage your emotions.
Story read by Mr Gathercole – Little Red Riding Hood part 1