Thursday 21^st January

Good morning everyone!

Google Meets will take place at 8.50am and 2.30pm. Morning meet will be used to discuss the work for the day. We will use our afternoon meet to continue reading This morning I met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo.

The lessons for today are Maths, English, Spellings, Accelerated Reader and History.

Maths:

Today’s focus is dividing 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. Watch the video and then complete the worksheet. For place value counters you can use the attached link (https://mathsbot.com/manipulatives/placeValueCounters). Please either complete your answers on the worksheet or upload a picture of your working out (this can be a print out or written on a piece of paper) to Google Classroom.

English:

Your job for today is to evaluate your work. You will need to have your finished non-chronological report in front of you.

First, read your report.

Secondly, read the non-chronological report checklist.

Can you spot these features in your report? If you can, tick the appropriate box. You haven’t included a feature, put a cross. (You could write this out onto paper.)

Complete the fronted adverbial table also if you can find examples of these in your writing.

What did you do well? How could you improve your work for next time?

Think about these questions before finally completing the ‘two stars and a wish’ sheet.

Spelling:

Spelling is a writing race. Set a timer for 45 seconds or use the online one from Google Classroom. See how many times you can write each word out correctly in 45 seconds. Do this for each word. Then count up your score and upload a picture!

1. answer 2. island 3. February 4. length 5. strength 6. business 7. famous 8. guard 9. notice 10. remember

History:

Watch the Lesson 3 video to learn about how the Vikings travelled. Draw a Viking longboat and add labels and a sentence about each part of the longboat. Upload a photograph or screenshot of your work to Google Classroom.

Accelerated Reader:

Log into Accelerated Reader https://ukhosted77.renlearn.co.uk/2246112/public/rpm/login/Login.aspx?srcID=s

Use books you have at home or free eBooks online from Oxford Owl (https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/)

Have a great day everyone!

Wednesday 20^th January 2021

Good morning everyone!

Here are today’s activities. You can complete them in any order throughout the day.

There will be a Google Meet at 8:50am and another at 2:30pm.

Maths:

Watch the video then complete the activity sheet. You’re looking at dividing by partitioning. Think carefully about what the numbers can be partitioned into – can you divide them by the one-digit number? Complete the activity on your worksheet or on a piece of paper and hand it in on Google Classroom.

English:

Your work for today is to finish writing your non-chronological report about the humpback whale. You will need to write:

• Paragraph 2 and a sub-heading
• Fact box

Use of all of your notes from Thursday and Friday to help you.

You must write in the third person, use formal language and include fronted adverbials.

Listen to the videos and use the attachments to help you.

Reading Plus:

Please spend about 15-20 minutes on Reading Plus, completing reading activities of your choice.

https://student.readingplus.com/ – Site Code: rpharto1

Spelling:

This week’s spellings are as follows.

1. answer
2. island
3. February
4. length
5. strength
6. business
7. famous
8. guard
9. notice
10. remember

Put each word into an impressive sentence. Can you use at least 2 fronted adverbials?

Art

Look at the different Henri Rousseau paintings. Split each painting into 3 sections and label: foreground, midground and background. If you can’t print and draw, you could write about the paintings. For example,

In the foreground, there are people. In the midground, there are black trees. In the background, I can see the sky, clouds and the moon.

Tuesday 19^th January 2021

Good morning everyone!

Here are today’s activities. You can complete them in any order throughout the day.

There will be a Google Meet at 8:50am and another at 2:30pm.

Maths:

Today’s lesson is multiplying three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers.

Watch the video and then complete the activity sheet. If you’re not feeling too confident with short multiplication you can use long multiplication for all of the problems. You can also use the place value counters resource (https://mathsbot.com/manipulatives/placeValueCounters) to help you.

English:

You will need your planning sheet that you completed last week (Thursday and Friday).

Your job for today is to begin writing a non-chronological report all about the humpback whale. You will need to write:

• A main heading for your report
• An introduction
• Paragraph 1 with a sub-heading

Use of all of your notes and attached videos to help you.

You must use formal language, write in the third person and include fronted adverbials.

You can write your report by hand or you can use Google Docs.

Reading Plus:

Please spend about 15-20 minutes on Reading Plus, completing reading activities of your choice.

https://student.readingplus.com/ – Site Code: rpharto1

Spelling:

This week’s spellings are as follows.

1. answer
2. island
3. February
4. length
5. strength
6. business
7. famous
8. guard
9. notice
10. remember

Can you correct the incorrect spellings in the sentences?

French:

Watch the video to learn how to say the time in French.

Use what you have learnt to complete the worksheet, explaining what times lessons start and finish in a French school.

PE:

Today’s focus is fitness. Do the dance video to warm up then have a go at the alphabet workout. Spell your name, or choose different words to spell, and do the exercises. Then cool down and stretch.

Friday 15^th January

Good morning everyone!

Google Meets will take place today at 8.50am and 2.30pm.

The morning meet will be used to discuss the work for the day. We will use our afternoon meet to celebrate some of the fantastic work completed by the children. We are looking forward to them sharing their fabulous PSHE positivity posters.

Today’s lessons

Maths

Today’s focus is multiplication. Watch the video and then complete the worksheet.

AR

Your task for today is to spend 20 minutes reading a book of your choice.

If you are ready, please take an AR quiz. To do this, you must click on the link below and then login. https://ukhosted77.renlearn.co.uk/2246112/

If you are quizzing, remember to look back at your book. This will help you to answer the questions. Remember to take your time. Don’t worry about submitting your scores as we can already see these.

English

Today’s task is to finish planning your non-chronological report. You will be conducting internet research about the humpback whale.  Use one of the planning sheets to guide you.

Spelling

Look at this week’s spellings on Google Classroom and complete the activity.

Science

Learn how to classify vertebrates. Complete the key and online quiz.

PSHE

Finish your positivity poster. Remember to bring it to our 2.30pm meet.

All resources can be found on Google Classroom. Please submit work by uploading it as an attachment where possible.

Thursday 14^th January

Good morning everyone!

Google Meets will take place today at 8.50am and 2.30pm. The morning meet will be used to discuss the work for the day. We will use our afternoon meet to continue reading This morning I met a whale by Michael Morpurgo.

Today’s lessons

Maths

Today’s focus is multiplication. Watch the video and then complete the worksheet.

AR

Your task for today is to spend 20 minutes reading a book of your choice.

You might want to read a book that you already have on your bookshelf. If you fancy something new, Oxford Owl for Home (https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/) has a range of e-books that are free to access. You will need to ask an adult to create an Oxford Owl account for you.

Your book does not have to be within your usual ZPD range. It would be helpful however if it was close to this.

You can check your book’s ZPD by signing into Accelerated Reader (https://ukhosted77.renlearn.co.uk/2246112/) and then searching for it in the usual way (using the title for example).

English

Today’s task is to start planning a non-chronological report. You will be conducting internet research about the humpback whale.  Use one of the planning sheets to guide you.

Spelling

Look at this week’s spellings on Google Classroom and complete the activity.

History

Learn all about Anglo-Saxon Kings and the Vikings. Read the information sheet carefully before answering a set of questions.

PSHE

Continue to work on your positivity poster if you have not yet finished this. We will share these in Friday’s 2.30pm meet.

All resources can be found on Google Classroom. Please submit work by uploading it as an attachment.

Wednesday 13^th January

Good morning everyone!

Google Meets will take place at 8.50am and 2.30pm. Morning meets will be used to discuss the work for the day. We will use our afternoon meet to continue reading This morning I met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo.

The lessons for today are Maths, Reading Plus, English, Spellings, Art and French.

Maths:

Efficient multiplication methods is today’s focus. Watch the video and then complete the worksheet.

Reading Plus:

Complete 15 minutes worth of activities. Remember to read carefully. You can use your ReReads if unsure.

English:

Yesterday, you identified 2 blue whale topic areas and you used the internet to find more information about them. You used bullet points to record this information.

Choose 1 of your topic areas. Suggest a suitable sub-heading ( for example ‘What do whales eat?’) and then present these facts underneath it as a paragraph. You might want to add relevant facts from last week’s spider diagrams too!

Your paragraph should be at least 8 sentences in length. You will need to include fronted adverbials and you must write in the third person.

Take a look at the videos first. You will need to sign in to watch the Espresso clip (‘Using headings and sub-headings’).

Username: student25040

Password: harton

Please write your paragraphs by hand and then upload your work to Google Classroom.

Spelling:

Look at this week’s spellings on Google Classroom and complete the activity.

Art

Look at the Powerpoint and then answer the questions about Henri Rousseau’s work.

French

Today, you will be learning to ask and tell the time. Read and listen to the videos. Submit your answers on Google Classroom.

If you finish today’s lessons, continue to work on your positivity poster. We will share these during Friday’s 2.30pm meet.

All resources can be found on Google Classroom.

Please submit work by uploading it as an attachment in Classroom.

Have a great day everyone!

Tuesday 12^th January

Good morning everyone!

There will be a Google Meet at 8:50am and again at 2:30pm.

The lessons for today are Maths, English, Reading Plus, Spellings, PE and PSHE.

Maths:

The focus for today’s work is factor pairs. Watch the video and then complete the worksheet.

Reading Plus:

Complete 15 minutes worth of activities. Remember to read carefully and use your ReReads if unsure.

English:

Yesterday, we began to organise our blue whale facts. We read our facts carefully and found that we were able to group some of these. This is because some of our facts were related. Many were about diet and appearance for example.

Your task for today is to select TWO of the groups identified. You must then use the internet to find further information about these.

Use a child friendly search engine such as Kiddle.

Use bullet points to record your facts. Remember to use one bullet point for each fact.

Find 8 – 10 facts for each of your topic areas and then upload your work to Google Classroom. You could use Google Docs or simply upload a photo of handwritten research.

Spelling:

Look at the attachment containing this week’s spellings. Can you put these words into sentences?

PE:

Our focus for today’s lesson is fitness.

Get your body moving to ‘I like to move it’ (Zumba kids dance). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymigWt5TOV8

Next, set up a fitness circuit in whatever space you have. Spend 30 seconds at each station. How many of each activity can you perform? Remember to rest for 20 seconds in between each station too!

• Activity station 1: Star jumps
• Activity station 2: Squats
• Activity station 3: Hopping on one leg
• Activity station 4: Sit ups
• Activity station 5: Free style! Create your own activity. You can even use equipment (bouncing a ball, catching a sock etc).

Finally, cool your body down by performing a series of stretches on ‘Kids exercise’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rOQKt6z0d4

PSHE:

Continue working on your PSHE poster so that it is ready to share during Friday’s 2.50PM Google Meet.

The poster can be on the theme of Positivity, Resilience, Good News or a Celebration of something we are thankful for. Examples of this, could be…being thankful for spending time with your family, positive messages of hope that soon we can see friends and do activities and clubs we enjoy, resilience in having a go with your online school work, or good news like moving house, birth of a baby cousin, or finally being able to do something you weren’t able to do before.

All resources can be found on Google Classroom.

Please submit work by uploading it as an attachment in Classroom. Alternatively, email a photograph of it to [email protected]

Have a great day!

Monday 11^th January

Good morning everyone!

There will be a Google Meet at 8:50am and again at 2:30pm.

The lessons for today are Maths, English, Spellings, PSHE and RE.

Maths:

Today’s Maths lesson is multiplying 3 numbers. Watch the video https://vimeo.com/491109801 then complete the worksheet on Google Classroom. Remember if you are unable to print it’s fine to write these answers on paper and submit as a photo, or email it to us.

Reading Plus:

Complete 15 minutes worth of activities. Remember to read carefully and use your ReReads if unsure.

English:

Today we are continuing our work about whales.

You will need Thursday’s and Friday’s blue whale research today. Your task is to identify related facts. Which of your facts are all to do with the blue whales’ appearance? Which facts are all about diet? Can you identify any other fact groups?

Colour code your facts as shown on the attached videos.

Once you have done this, take a photograph of your work. You can either email this to us or upload to Google Classroom.

RE:

Read the information on Google Classroom and watch the video clip. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zyn34wx)

Recall prior learning from previous year groups about aspects of Jesus life and teachings. Why was Jesus considered special to some when he was alive? How are we all special and unique?

Answer these questions:

1. Who is Jesus?
2. What made him so special to some people?
3. We are all unique and special – describe yourself in 2-3 sentences.

Submit written work by photograph/ screen shot/Google Docs etc. to Google Classroom.

PSHE:

Make a poster for our Google Classroom  Sharing Celebration on Friday afternoon.

The poster can be on the theme of Positivity, Resilience, Good News or a Celebration of something we are thankful for. Examples of this, could be…being thankful for spending time with your family, positive messages of hope that soon we can see friends and do activities and clubs we enjoy, resilience in having a go with your online school work, or good news like moving house, birth of a baby cousin, or finally being able to do something you weren’t able to do before.

Have a great day!