02 July 2020 : Home learning
Maths
Use a number line to complete the subtractions.
Challenge
Have a go at these subtraction calculations.
53 – 7 =
49 – 5 =
66 – 15 =
32 – 15 =
97 – 50 =
70 – 42 =
Reading
Words are everywhere. We hear, see and discover new words everyday.
Complete the table below and become word explorers.
Topic
Watch the video about how your hear : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgdmsbk/articles/zkdkmfr
Go in your garden, if you can, or sit near an open window. Close your eyes for 1 minute and listen to the sounds you can hear.
Challenge : Write a list of the things that you heard.
2 July 2020: Home Learning
Hello everyone – are you happy and healthy today?
Are you still washing your hands? Watch this powerful clip to show how quickly germs can spread and the importance of hand washing.
Maths –
Year 3 – We are coming to the end of the fractions unit. Please find a mini-assessment to complete with answer sheet – please let your teacher know how you did.
As an additional challenge, we would like you to make a poster and show everything you know and understand about fractions so far.
mini assessment: fractions and answers
Year 4 – video lesson
Reading
Video Lesson and task
Topic – Art
Compare the art in this video, which is by Katy Scott, to Henri Rousseau’s art.
- What is the same about them?
- What is different about them?
Compare Katy Scott’s to Henri Rousseau’s Art.
Task: Try doing some artwork of your own in the style of Katy Scott.
You could either draw your own flowers and use similar colours, or you could pause The Story Of Flowers video and copy one of the animations that you like.
Story – read by Mr Gathercole
Goosebumps pgs 109 – 122
01 July 2020: Home Learning
Hi everyone
We hope you’re all OK and managing to keep happy, healthy and safe. Don’t forget you can email your class teacher to ask for help or just to keep in touch.
Here are your home learning tasks for today…
Y5 Maths
Starter
Use the Topmarks website to play ‘Hit the button.’ Put your times table knowledge to the test.
Your learning for today is about comparing and ordering decimals.
Y6 Maths
What did the maths teacher say when his parrot went missing? Polygon.
Your learning today is about classifying triangles.
Y5,6 Reading
Learn how to summarise and explain ‘Macbeth’, a famous play written by Shakespeare.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zphn7yc
Y5,6 Topic
I thought we could do something a little different today, and look back on our scientific knowledge of sound. Have a go at this BBC Bitesize lesson, and refresh your knowledge on the features of sound. This links well to our musical lesson from last week, too!
01 July 2020 : Home learning
Well, July is here and a massive WELL DONE if you are still slogging on with home learning!
Maths
Watch the video about fact families : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2Wdo6g-Rw
Write the whole fact family (two addition and two subtraction) for each part whole model.
eg : 10 + 6 = 16
6 + 10 = 16
16 – 10 = 6
16 – 6 = 10
Challenge
Filp the calculation to make 4 more calculations
eg : 16 = 10 + 6
16 = 6 + 10
6 = 16 – 10
10 = 16 – 6
Reading
Jerome (from the Word Collector story) loved collecting words that were short and sweet, two-syllable treats or multi-syllable words.
Write and cut each word into syllables : whisper, savour, dream, smudge, breeze, peace, electric, glimmer, dream, wonderful, marvellous.
eg
Challenge : choose some words of your own to split into syllables
Topic
Create a piece of art work using words.
1 July 2020: Home Learning
Being happy and healthy!
It is important to look after our own physical health (our bodies) and mental health (thoughts and feelings).
We’d like to share some ideas for keeping calm at home. Follow this link and scroll down for breathing exercises, calming games, expressing yourself and yoga videos. I like the Wall of Expression.
Maths
Year 3 – Comparing and ordering fractions – Video lesson
Task 2 with answers.
Year 4 – Video Lesson
Reading
Video Lesson and task and answers
Topic – Science: Pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal
Watch this beautiful animation, The Story of Flowers.
Pause the video at each of the times shown below and see if you can complete the sentences with the words from the word bank.
Word bank:
roots water pollination nutrients pollination stamen roots
0.55 In a meadow full of flowers, a bee lands on a flower to get nectar. The job of the flower is to attract insects, which can carry pollen to other flowers. This is called __________.
1.04 The roots of the plants grow into the soil. Their job is to hold the plant steady and to bring ________ and _________ up the stem to the leaves and the flower.
1.40 This flower has ________ which hold the pollen. Insects get some of the pollen stuck to their bodies and it gets carried to the next flower. __________ is when pollen is carried to the next flower and fertilises it. One it is fertilised, it can make seeds.
3.04 The seeds spread in different ways, sometimes by air and sometimes by wind. Animals can also spread seeds. Can you think of any ways that animals might spread seeds?
3.15 When a seeds falls in a place that is good to grow, it germinates. This means that it sprouts ___________ , a new shoot and begins to grow.
Story – read by Mr G
Goosebumps cont’d pgs 89-108
30 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello everyone! Are you feeling happy today?
Below is a link to a song that makes me feel happy. I’ve used the ‘Just Dance’ version so we can dance along together and feel happy this Tuesday!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcpBm571we4
Smile, dance and be happy!
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Year 3 – Video Lesson and task 1, challenge, online quiz.
Year 4 – Video Lesson
Reading
Video lesson and task and answers.
Topic – Today you are going to see just how easy it is to create a lovely green garden picture using a leaf!
Watch my video lesson to see how. You can play this song to learn more about photosynthesis.
Story – read by Mr Gathercole
Goosebumps cont’d pgs 77-87 , pgs 88-97
30 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning!
Hope you are all ok. Please remember to start returning any books you may have at home. These might be from Love of reading sessions, the school library or the library in Scholes.
Here is your learning for today…
Year 5 Maths
Click on the link above for today’s starter.
Your learning for today is about rounding decimals.
Year 6 Maths
There are three types of people in this world. Those who can count and those who can’t.
Today, It’s over to Oak Academy for a lesson in finding the a missing angle.
Year 5/6 Reading
Today is our read for pleasure lesson. Choose a book, magazine, newspaper or online article and read for your own pleasure.
Year 5/6 Science
Today, we continue with our science learning. We’re going to remind ourselves about space – in particular, the planets that make up our solar system. Watch this video to find out more. For activity one, you’ll need to click this link to access the Kahoot quiz. If you want to re-watch the planets song, click here.
30 June 2020 : Home learning
Here are the activities for today.
Maths
Have a go writing two subtraction calculations to go with each part whole model.
eg 10 – 4 = 6
10 – 6 = 4
Challenge
Choose some of the subtraction calculations from above and make up a word problem like the one below.
Reading
What are syllables?
Watch this short video and try the clapping game.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4pxxyc/articles/zk4wjhv
Now get moving with super movers whilst learning about syllables.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-syllables-with-joe-tracini/znt4nrd
Challenge : Clap how many syllables are in the names of each person in your family. Write down the names showing how many syllables there are.
eg : Benjamin (Ben-ja-min has 3 syllables).
Topic – Living and Learning
Jerome finds that the best words are the simplest ones – words such as ‘thank you’. Write a thank you letter to say that you are grateful for what someone has done for you. It feels good to make someone smile.
29 June 2020 : Home learning
Morning!
I’ve copied the list of extra resources that were on last week’s post, if you feel your child needs more activities.
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.
Weekly spellings :
Y1 : pie, tie, tries, flies, toe, blue, glue, true
Y2 : cries, flies, dries, replies, babies, bunnies, carries, tries, copies, ladies
Times tables : Choose any times tables and division facts that you want to work on.
Maths
This week we will be working on subtraction. Watch the slideshow about the concept of subtraction : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cY1ZD25cM2
Look at the pictures and tell the subtraction story about what is happening in each picture. Write the subtraction calculation to match each picture.
Challenge : Draw a part whole model or bar model to match each picture.
Reading
Listen to the video of our story for the week – The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmqTgDoWOC8
Go on a word hunt, looking in books or around your house and write down your favourite words.
eg smash
bang
purple
banana
Challenge : Say why you like each word.
eg I like the word smash because it sounds like what is.
Topic
Watch the ‘how to draw’ video : https://youtu.be/5a7anGhsRQM
Challenge : Fill your paper with other things around your boy or girl.
29 June 2020: Home learning
Good morning!
We hope you all had an amazing weekend and got up to lots of exciting things.
Remember to keep in touch with your class teachers – we love to hear from you.
Year 6 – look out for Mr Lindsay’s poor joke!
Here is your learning for today…
Year 5 Maths
I hope you are ready for your maths learning this week. We will be continuing to look at fractions this week, but we will also be introducing the idea of decimals.
Click on the link above for today’s starter.
Your learning for today is about decimals as fractions.
Year 6 Maths
What did the triangle say to the circle? “You’re pointless.”
This week, we are reviewing our knowledge of shape. Watch the video and answer the questions as you go.
Year 5/6 Reading
Watch Mr. Freeman’s video and have a go at the RIC and exploring vocabulary tasks.
Year 5/6 Science
Your learning today is all about science – in fact, the first few lessons this week are all science. Today, you’re going to be learning about the circulatory system. For some of us, this is new learning. For others, this a recap. Have a go at this BBC Bitesize lesson.