26 June 2020: Home Learning
It’s Friday! Who’s got that Friday feeling? Well done for another week of Home Learning – what did you enjoy the most?
Today, I’d like to share a riddle with you to get your brains awake and working this morning:
“Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother – how many children does Mary have?”
Have a little think about it and maybe a chat with your family over breakfast or lunch, and then let me know if you think you’ve got it! And remember… keep it to yourself! Get thinking.
Here are some activities from iMoves to keep you busy today and over the weekend.
Here are the top 5 Active Blasts:
✅ Mountain Bike (https://imoves.com/home-learning/723)
✅ Disco (https://imoves.com/home-learning/1252)
✅ Combat (https://imoves.com/home-learning/1141)
✅ Chairobics (https://imoves.com/home-learning/800)
✅ Samba (https://imoves.com/home-learning/1341)
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Year 3 – times tables challenge. Don’t forget to email your scores!
Year 3 /4 – Problem Solving Friday – family challenges. The most suitable questions for Year 3 and Year 4 are 1, 2, 3, 4 &5. But why don’t you work with your family on the rest of the problems. Do as many as you can! Help each other out. (answers)
Reading
Topic – Spanish
It’s time for your weekly Spanish lesson. Today, you will learn how to say the date in Spanish. Have fun!
Story read by Mrs Wadsworth- The three little pigs and the big bad wolf
25 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello everyone. How are you all doing?
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with your class teacher. We really do want to hear from you all as regularly as possible.
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Y3 – Fractions of amounts using bar models: Video lesson and task
Y4 – Video Lesson
Reading
Topic – Parts of a plant part 3
In the Oak academy lesson last week, you looked at parts of a plant. Watch this YouTube video of a flower being taken apart to show all the different parts.
You could have a go at taking apart a lily to see all the different parts of it. However, please be aware that lily pollen is very poisonous to cats. If you have a cat, I would not recommend buying lilies. It is not toxic to humans. Also, the pollen can stain so take care not to get it on your clothes or other materials like curtains, sofas or table cloths.
Task: Have a go at making a flower, labelling its parts. Here are some examples.
You could have a go at making it out of household objects. Here’s one I made. You could test an adult afterwards to see if they can correctly label all the parts!
Or if you have some paper and craft materials handy, you could make it like this:
If you’d like some more practice, or would like to do a different activity, there is a worksheet with the parts to label , and/or a mix and match game you could play.
For the mix and match game, print out the sheets, cut them out then mix them up. Challenge yourself or someone else to match them all up correctly.
Story – read by Mr Gathercole
24 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello Year 3/4 children!
The weather has certainly warmed up so make sure you are safe in the sun.
Library books: Please could you return school library books to school, where possible. Check inside for the label, or for the Leeds Library Service sticker. There will be a box outside school for returned books. Thank you!
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Y3 Keep working on your speedy recall of x3, x4, x8 tables – worksheet. You can find more worksheets on the Calculations page of our school website.
Y3 – Calculating non-unit fractions: Video Lesson
Y3 Non-unit fractions of amounts task
Y4 – Line graphs: Video lesson
Reading
Topic – Art
Making paper flowers – video lesson
Have fun with this easy arty activity by making your own paper flowers. Watch the video, which takes you through each step. Here is the link to the website if you’d like to see the instructions written down.
Please email us a picture of your flowers. Enjoy being creative!
Story – read by Mr Gathercole
23 June 2020: Home Learning
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all feeling happy and healthy today. The way we think and speak can have a positive influence on how we feel and act, so this week, if you feel yourself lacking in motivation, try saying ‘I CAN do it’.
I know it can be difficult to stay motivated at times, but I KNOW that you can do it, so try your best to keep working hard and think positively – YOU CAN DO IT!
To keep your dance moves going, why not try some DISCO! Follow the iMoves video for some ideas. We’d love to see some of your routines
Here is your learning:
Maths
Y3 -Fractions of amounts: Video Lesson
Y3 – fractions of amounts worksheet and Answers
Y4 – Bar charts: Video lesson
Reading
Task and answers and video answers
Story – read by Mr Gathercole
Goosebumps – part 2
Topic – plants
Parts of a plant part 2 (Ready for a song and dance?)
In the last lesson, we mentioned photosynthesis.
Here is a YouTube video explaining more about photosynthesis.
Task 1: Answer these questions from the video
- What does the stomata absorb?
- Why are plants important?
Task 2: Join in with this song!
Here is a YouTube song to help you learn about photosynthesis. The song words are just underneath, so you can have a go at joining in. If you like dancing, you could have a go at copying the moves, or make up some of your own!
Photosynthesis (song words)
Plants don’t have a mouth like you and me
But they have to eat
so they spread their leaves so green
To capture sunlight’s energy
Plants don’t have a nose like you and me
But they have to breathe, did you know their leaves so green can take in air and make it clean
That’s photosynthesis, photosynthesis ….
Plants can’t hold a cup like you and me
But they have to drink
So they push their roots deep down
To soak up water from the ground.
Plants don’t wear green hats or shirts or jeans
So why are they green
It’s because all plants are filled
With green stuff we call chlorophyll. Chlorophyll?
Chlorophyll is a green pigment or colour found in plants. It helps them trap light and without it there’d be no …… photosynthesis, photosynthesis, photosynthesis
Plants can make their own food from sunlight water and air so cool
That’s because all plants are filled with green stuff we call chlorophyll
That’s photosynthesis, photosynthesis, photosynthesis, photosynthesis
That’s photosynthesis, photosynthesis, photosynthesis, photosynthesis
22 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello children and welcome to Week 4 of Summer Term 2.
This week and next week, our topic will be ‘Plants’. Have you got green fingers? (This doesn’t really mean are your fingers green, but do you enjoy gardening, or are interested in flowers and plants?).
Spelling
This week, we are using apostrophes for contraction. Learn these words and write them in sentences correctly.
don’t
didn’t
shouldn’t
wouldn’t
couldn’t
won’t
can’t
shan’t
haven’t
isn’t
it’s/its
isn’t
Maths
Y3 Times tables challenge x3,x4, x8 tables.
Y3: Fractions: Video Lesson 1 and further challenge Video lesson 2
Y3- For further practice, complete the following task (the answers are also attached) Fractions on a number line worksheet. You many also like to try the online game Fractions on a number line game.
Y4 Video Lesson – pictograms
Reading
Video Lesson and task
Topic-Plants
Read through the Plants PowerPoint. Follow the task sheet and link.
Task 1: Either print off or draw the flower on the worksheet and label each part, explaining what each part is for (if you have already done this, go to task 2).
Task 2: Have a look around your local environment around where you live. Can you find examples of a stem, a leaf, a flower, a seed or a pollinator?
You could:
- Take pictures and send them in
- Draw them in your home learning book
- Describe them in your home learning book
- Extra bonus points if you manage to identify what kind of tree or flower it is!
Story – read by Mr Gathercole
Goosebumps part 1
19 June 2020: Home Learning
Happy Friday boys and girls!
Well done for completing another week’s home learning. Thank you to everyone who has emailed their teachers so far this week – please continue to do so.
Here are our email addresses as a reminder:
carlgathercole@spherefederation.org
nicolawadsworth@spherefederation.org
emmamccormick@spherefederation.org
Here are your tasks for today:
Maths
Y3 and Y4- football maths: data handling
Reading
Topic
I know that so many of you have enjoyed the Spanish lessons so here is the next one from Oak Academy! Today, you will learn how to say your birthday in Spanish.
Story – read by Mr Gathercole
18 June 2020: Home Learning
Today’s Thursday message comes in the form of a friendly reminder: it’s Father’s Day on Sunday! (Dads, if you are reading this – pass the phone/tablet/laptop to someone else!)
I’m sure your dads would love it if you made them a Father’s Day card! I have attached some colouring templates that you can colour in if you have easy access to a printer, or if you love drawing (like I know a lot of you do!), you could design your own card – perhaps draw a picture of you and your family or make a list of all the things you love about your dad. If you would like to try something a bit more adventurous or have a bit more time to spare, why don’t you try making an origami card? This video explains the instructions step by step, and all you need is paper and colouring pens/pencils! Easy origami shirts I have tried the video and had to try a few different sizes of paper before I was happy – I found that A5 worked best (half the size of an A4 piece of paper).
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Y3 Video Lesson and task
Y4 Video Lesson
Reading
Topic
I’ve seen some lovely ‘parts of a flower’ drawings and we are looking forward to seeing any more you send. Here is Alfie’s work:
Here is part three of our plants learning.
Science – parts and function of a flower
Story – read by Mrs McCormick
Esio Trot by Roald Dahl
17 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello Year 3/4!
Have you ever heard of ‘a random act of kindness’? Whether what you do is big or small, every act can go a long way. The smallest thing can make someone’s day and completely change how they are feeling! Your challenge for today is to do just that! Can you perform a random act of kindness? Here are some of my examples to get you started:
- Compliment someone (maybe even a sibling!)
- Leave a nice message on a post-it note for someone else to find.
- Offer to help your parents with something e.g. making lunch, gardening, cleaning.
- Give someone in your family a HUGE hug ‘just because’.
Keep active:
If you like dance, then you’ll love to follow the video clip and learn some cool hip hop moves on iMoves. This week’s theme is hip hop: Hip Hop dance challenge.
Dance is a great way to keep active, happy and healthy.
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Y3 Video lesson and task.
x8 worksheet (for extra practise on your 8x tables).
Y4 Video Lesson
Reading
Topic
Art: How do we use texture to make our drawings more interesting?
Learn how to develop your drawing skills with this lesson from Oak Academy.
All you will need is a pencil and a sheet of paper.
Have fun! Send your teacher a picture of your drawings.
Story – read by Mrs McCormick
16 June 2020: Home Learning
Hola!
How’s the Spanish coming along? What words can you remember?
If you would like to learn some more Spnaish through songs that check out rockalingua. The hobbies song with a cartoon sheet is easy to follow. Or learn to count in Spanish Los Numeros.
There’ll be Spanish learning on Friday.
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Y3 Video Lesson
Y4 Video Lesson
Reading
Topic
Story -read by Mrs Wadsworth
15 June 2020: Home Learning
Hi everyone.
We hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend despite some rain. Please continue to share work you’re proud of or just check in with an email- they are a delight to receive!
Here are your weekly spellings:
This week, we’re looking at words which contain the k sound which is written as ch.
stomach
ache
Christmas
echo
chemistry
character
mechanic
chaos
Your task is to practise some of these words using one or two of the spelling strategies.
Maths
Y3 Video Lesson
Task: RIC
Y4 Video Lesson
Reading
Topic
Story