Week Beginning 20th April
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-bottom-left” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f0f054″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Today a new term is due to begin. Unfortunately we are still unable to learn together in our classroom. We have been really impressed by the photographs we have seen of your children’s learning at home. Well done to all of you for your great work in supporting learning at home![/dropshadowbox]
This half term our topic is the Romans. We suggest the following activities for this week.
English
Spellings for the week are;
perhaps, address, guard, material, recent, guide, forward, fruit .
Children can practice the spellings using look, cover, write, check or try playing a game of hangman.
Daily grammar lesson on nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives can be found on;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-lessons/1
Our text is the Roman myth of Romulus and Remus. This is available on the PowerPoint below:
Romulus and Remus Story Powerpoint
- Lesson 1 – Read the story of Romulus and Remus. Retell the story to an adult in your own words.
- Lesson 2 – Write some questions for Romulus, Remus and the Wolf.
- Lesson 3 – Create a storyboard of the story of Romulus and Remus story. You can use this template or simply divide a piece of paper into 6 sections. (Storyboard)
- Lesson 4 and 5 – Retell the story of Romulus and Remus in writing. Use your storyboard to help you organise your writing in paragraphs. Don’t forget to check and up-level your writing.
There are resources connected with the story of Romulus and Remus on the Twinkl website. You can access the website free of charge by going to www.twinkl.co.uk/offer and using the free access code: UKTWINKLHELPS
Mathematics
Our topic for the next few weeks is fractions, for the first week it should be revision for the children as we have covered them in class.
- Lesson 1 – Unit and non-unit fractions
- Lesson 2 – Making the whole
- Lesson 3 – Tenths
- Lesson 4 – Count in tenths
- Lesson 5 – Tenths – reasoning and problem solving
Answers:
- Lesson 1 – Unit and non-unit fractions
- Lesson 2 – Making the whole
- Lesson 3 – Tenths
- Lesson 4 – Count in tenths
- Lesson 5 –
Science
This term our topic is plants. Plant a seed of your choice in a pot and water it regularly. Over the next few weeks keep a diary of the progress your plant is making. You could make notes of the condition of your plant, measure the plant and draw diagrams of your plant.
Please see template below (My Diary of a Bean Plant) from Twinkl – you might want to use to keep track of your plant’s progress, or you could have a look at it to give you an idea of how you might want to set it out on your own paper.
Topic work
Find out about why the Romans invaded Britain. You can use the video clip and information sheet below to help:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zs2mhyc
Why the Romans invaded Britain
Complete a detailed spider diagram on why the Romans invaded Britain.
You may want to include the following issues:-
- Explain why the Romans wanted corn, wool and leather.
- Explain why the Romans wanted gold, silver, lead and tin
- Explain why the Romans wanted slaves
- Why did the Romans think it was their duty to attack other countries and create an empire?
- Why did the Romans want revenge on the Britons?
Extra work
We are aware that some children want some extra work to keep them busy at home. Please see the following link which is a home learning activity book with lots of different activities inside.
This could either be printed out and completed, or complete the work in your books that were sent home. Please do not feel this needs to be completed – only if you want to!
Week beginning 20th April 2020
Home Learning Year 2
Welcome back 🙂
Dear Parents/Carers and Children,
Here are some instructions to help you know what you can doing when you are learning from home:
Morning Activities
During the morning, you should focus on Maths, Reading, Spelling and Writing activities. You should also read daily. Regularly ask an adult to test you and see how many you can get right.
Enclosed is a suggested updated timetable for this period of learning at home. TIMETABLE – Howard home learning timetable-1
Remember the importance of drinking plenty of water throughout the day and taking regular movement breaks. Try and get some fresh air and exercise each day to help you keep healthy and well.
Afternoon Activities
During the afternoons, choose one or two of the activities to complete. Parents can contact us via howardyear2@gmail.com
Children can contact us via ClassDojo – https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/?redirect=true
From Ms Brown and Ms Agyemang
Daily
PE
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
Every day at 9 am, join Joe Wicks for PE session !
Please complete English work over the course of the week. For Maths please watch the videos that support each lesson.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Monday
Maths – Measuring length in cm
Video
WORK – Lesson-3-Y2-Spring-Block-5-WO1-Measure-length-cm-2019
English
Complete work relating to Pattan’s Pumpkin by Chitra Soundar
Story link –
Work – Take 5_Year1_2_Pattans Pumpkin By Chitra Soundar
Tuesday
Maths – Measuring length in metres
Video
WORK – Lesson-4-Y2-Spring-Block-5-WO2-Measure-length in m
English
Complete work relating to The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton
Story link –
Work – Take 5_Y1_2_The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton
Wednesday
Maths – Comparing lengths
Video
WORK – Lesson-5-Y2-Spring-Block-5-WO3-Compare-lengths-2019
English
Complete work relating to Claude in the City by Alex T Smith
Work – Take 5_Year1_2_Claude in the City by Alex T Smith
Thursday
Maths – Ordering lengths
Video
Work – Lesson-2-Y2-Spring-Block-5-WO4-Order-lengths-2019-2
Work – Lesson-3-Y2-Spring-Block-5-WO5-Four-operations-with-lengths-2019-2
English – 263_stranded
Matheletics
Other subjects
Geography
We will be focusing on maps for this unit. We want children to be able to devise simple maps and use and construct basic symbols in a key.
Work – Map Symbol Spotter Home Learning Task
Work – Barefoot Island Home Learning Task
Music
Listen to the music and complete the work
Peter and the Wolf music –
Music
https://charanga.com/yumu/login?redirected_from_cmw=y
Comprehensions
6o sec reads
Reading
Children should be reading every day.
When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.
Questions to ask before you read
- Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
- What makes you think that?
- What characters do you think might be in our story?
- Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
- Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?
Questions to ask during the reading
- What do you think will happen next?
- What can you tell me about the story so far?
- Can you predict how the story will end?
- Why do you think the character did _______?
- What would you have done if you were the character?
- How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
- As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
- As you read, what are you wondering about?
- Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
Questions to ask after reading
- Can you remember the title?
- In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
- Were your predictions about the story correct?
- If there was a problem, did it get solved?
- What happened because of the problem?
- Why do you think the author wrote this book?
- What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
- What was your favourite part of the story?
- If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
- Can you retell the story in order?
- If you were __________, how would you have felt?
- What is the most interesting situation in the story?
Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?
Computing
Create a project
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted
Play a game and review it
Giving directions
Science
Complete the skittles experiment and also complete the work about recycling.
Did you know that we could fill the Albert Hall in London with our waste every two hours?!
And that we could fill Lake Windermere, the largest and deepest lake in England, with our waste every eight months?
For many years, we simply either dumped this waste into landfills (big holes in the ground) or burnt it!
However, we can’t carry on creating this much rubbish, it’s hurting the planet. So, we need to find ways to reduce our waste. We can reduce, recycle and re-use.
Work – Skittle Rainbow
DT
Complete the recycling monster challenge.
Handwriting
SPaG – Adverbs
PowerPoint – T-L-4872-Adverbs-PowerPoint_ver_5 (1)
Work – Activity Sheet Boring Sentences
Work – Activity Sheet Spot the Adverbs
Creative ideas
Being helpful at home
‘Children can learn a lot from doing household chores.
Doing chores helps children learn about what they need to do to care for themselves, a home and a family. They learn skills they can use in their adult lives, like preparing meals, cleaning, organising and keeping a garden.
Being involved in chores also gives children experience of relationship skills like communicating clearly, negotiating, cooperating and working as a team.
When children contribute to family life, it helps them feel competent and responsible. Even if they don’t enjoy the chore, when they keep going they get the feeling of satisfaction that comes with finishing a task.’
Year Four Home Learning Summer Term Wk 1
Blog Week Beginning 20th April Summer Term 1 Week 1
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Welcome Back to Home Learning Year Four. We hope you are all keeping well and happy. Here is your home learning for the week. [/dropshadowbox]
Daily Tasks-Guided Reading, English and Maths
Guided Reading-(approximately half an hour) I have set up a new programme with books carefully chosen at your current reading level you can access at the following link:
https://my.risingstars-uk.com/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
Your username is your first name (including a capital for the first letter)
Your password is planet (all lowercase)
The centre ID is 211526
I have assigned you a guided reading text. If you have more than one assigned to you can choose which one to start with.
Please click on the tab to take you through to the online books. You may need to read and click on the terms and conditions the first time you enter the site. Click enter to get through to the next page with the book or books I have assigned for you.
Click on the tab open to take you through to the book. It will look something like this: 
Use the arrows to move to the next page or enlarge the print 
Read the book online and answer the questions when you see the question mark. Remember to look back at the text to help you answer the questions.
There are questions for you to answer at the end of each book and a quiz to do which sends me and Miss Danzey the results!
It looks like this:
If you need any more help accessing Reading Planet click on this guide:KS2_Pupil_user_guide
Remember to do a little bit of guided reading every day. Your timetable could look like this:
Monday-Read the book and answer the short quiz questions
Tuesday-Skim read the book again and answer the comprehension questions i=at the back of the book.
Wednesday-Skim read the book again and take the quiz.
Thursday-Do a follow up activity about the text
Friday-Do another follow up activity and summarise the book to an adult or in writing
The follow up activities are here:
ThePocketElfandtheGreatDogEscape
They include detailed notes for parent home schoolers to help your child with their reading. Please let us know, via Class Dojo, how you find these.
English–
Open the file to find instructions for what to do each day and all the sheets you will need. No need to print off the sheets. This week we will be watching a video called The Narrow Escape
and writing our own narrow escape story and then doing some poetry using expanded noun phrases and prepositional phrases.
Day 1-Plan a story about a narrow escape Year 4 English lesson 1 Monday 20th April 2020
Easier-Draw and label your plan
Day 2-Write sentences with adverbials for your story Year 4 English lesson 2 Tuesday 21st April 2020 ENGLISH Powerpoint – Adverbials lesson 2 Tuesday 21st April 2020L
Easier-Learning to change adjectives into adverbs
Day 3-Write your story from the point of view of the prey Year 4 English lesson 3 Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Easier-Parents-Create a word bank of useful words your child can use to help them write their story, for example attack, sprint,pounce,leopard
Day 4-Plan and Write a poem with noun phrases.Year 4 English lesson 4 Thursday 23rd April 2020 ENGLISH Powerpoint – Noun Phrases 1 lesson 4 Thursday 23rd Aprril 2020
Easier-Write some sentences using noun phrases remembering to include full stops, capital letters and finger spaces.
Day 5-Plan and write a poem with prepositional phrases Year 4 English lesson 5 Friday 24th April 2020 ENGLISH Powerpoint – Noun Phrases 2 lesson 5 Friday 24th April 2020
Easier-Write some sentences using prepositional phrases remembering to include full stops, capital letters and finger spaces.
Maths-Click on the links to find your daily Math’s lessons. This week we will be continuing to embed our decimals learning. You can access the video teaching as well as the answers to your work on this link: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
Day 1-Make a whole Lesson-1-Y4-Summer-Block-1-WO1-Make-a-whole-2020
Day 2-Write decimals Lesson-2-Y4-Summer-Block-1-WO2-Write-decimals-2020
Day 3-Compare decimals Lesson-3-Y4-Summer-Block-1-WO3-Compare-decimals-2020
Day 4-Order decimals Lesson-4-Y4-Summer-Block-1-WO4-Order-decimals-2020
Day 5-Maths Challenge, TTRockstars or NRich challenge
If you are in Southwark class and normally work with Miss Alvarez with Maths try these activities instead.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Y2-Spring-Block-4-WO1-Make-equal-parts-2019 Y2-Spring-Block-4-WO2-Recognise-a-half-2019 Y2-Spring-Block-4-WO3-Find-a-half-2019 Y2-Spring-Block-4-WO4-Recognise-a-quarter-2019 Y2-Spring-Block-4-WO5-Find-a-quarter-2019
Use your TTRockstars account to practise your 3 and 4 times tables. Contact us on Class dojo if you can’t remember your child’s account details or have any problems with the work we have set.
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Art-(Cubism and Picasso)
Week 1-Who is Pablo Picasso?
Watch the video https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zwyr87h
and read the powerpoint. ART All about-picasso-powerpoint_ver_3 Take the quiz. Either write a script and record yourself teaching someone all about Pablo Picasso or design a poster/mini book to share what you have found out.
Creative challenge-Cut out parts of faces from magazines to put together to make a new face.
Creative challenge online art games-https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/games-quizzes/tate-paint
Science-(Electricity and Scientists and Inventors)
Week 1-
L.O- I can explain ways that electricity is generated.
Watch the video https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zwqd7ty
and the Exciting electricity powerpoint Lesson Presentation Exciting Electricity
Task one-Fill in the mind map with what do you already know what do you want to find out SCIENCE Activity Sheet Electricity Mind Map
Task two-Prepare a video script explaining what electricity is and how it is generated (upload onto Class dojo) SCIENCE Exciting Electricity Video Presentation Planning Sheet
Easier-Draw a picture and label to explain how electricity is generated
P.E-Real P.E PE-Jasmine-If you fancy taking part in some physical activities at home have a look at ‘Real PE’. The school uses these resources and now the company have offered parents an opportunity to try some of the activities at home during school closures.
It’s really simple:
Log into:
The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com
Parent email: parent@howardprim-1.com
Password: howardprim
Then choose which activity you would like the children to take part in. There are a variety of activities you can do throughout the day if you wish.
If you log onto facebook and join their closed group-you can then post photos of you and the family taking part in these activities. They have weekly competitions with winners announced on their facebook page. There are all sorts of different prizes so have a go!
Facebook: Join our real PE at home – tips & ideas
I.C.T-I can write software to make your own dance party
Find and complete the activity at https://studio.code.org/s/dance-2019/stage/1/puzzle/1
Latin- See how much you remember from our lessons. There’s no new learning this week, just a chance to practise the vocabulary and word endings we have previously learned. Go through the PowerPoint and try to test yourself. Let us know how well you did! LATIN
Music- Another week of singing and music to entertain yourself and your family. Some songs will be familiar and some will be new.
History- We were so looking forward to teaching you about the Egyptians and we certainly don’t want you to miss out. This PowerPoint will introduce you to Howard Carter and Egyptian archaeology and hopefully will make you want to start learning more! There are two tasks to complete as you read through. If you normally work with an adult in class, you can read through this PowerPoint with your parent and they can write what you want to say.
HISTORY THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN
Brain burps! If you need a break from your new learning try a break with a silly-What happened next
BRAIN BURPS What Happened Next Picture Prompts
Good Luck Year Four! I really home you enjoy the lessons we have planned for you to try at home. Please, please don’t worry if you cannot get everything completed I understand how hard it is sometimes to get work done at home.
I am really looking forward to seeing some of your work on Class Dojo. Keep save and happy. Miss Turpie
Ronald Dahl reading 17th April
Roald Dahl Reading 16th April
Please see attached today’s reading.
Easter Holiday- Week beginning 13th April 2020
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Thank you for signing up to Class Dojo. Please continue to check in regularly for updates and new posts. Please see below for links to other useful resources to keep the children and yourselves busy over the 2nd week of the Easter break.
Kind Regards.
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Click on the links below to find out more:
Reading:
Learning activities:
Culture and the Arts:
- Ballet and Opera screenings from the Royal Opera House
- Cirque du Soleil performances
- Strictly dance lessons with Oti Mabuse
- Andrew Lloyd Webber theatre performances
- National Theatre at home
- Art for Kids Hub
- Out of the Ark Music at Home
Nature:
Fitness and wellbeing:
- Meditation, movement and sleep exercises
- Breathing and calming exercises
- The body coach
- Fitness activities for children
All links to previous activities can be found by scrolling down to the bottom of this page and clicking back to previous posts
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Wednesday 15th April 2020
Good Morning everyone! Hope you had a quiet and peaceful Easter!
Parents are welcome to contact Mrs Jeevahan & Mrs Ramakrishnan at howardyear1@gmail.com
Children can continue to post their work, photos and videos at Classdojo. Thank you, everyone. It has been wonderful to see your posts. Keep in touch!
Let’s celebrate our Mathletics Champions this week
Gold Award: Vauxhall Class: Fabeha
Silver Awards:
Lambeth Class: Bonnie, Aliyah
Vauxhall Class: Fabeha
Bronze Award:
Lambeth Class: Luke, Brady, Emily, Carlotta, Tome, Hasan, Yusuf, Sakhile
Vauxhall Class: Aayush, Ishmael, Fabeha, Yigit, Harrison, Elena, Adem, Mah’ree, Agyeiwaa
Our Fun Learning……
PE..
You can always do Real PE.
PE-Jasmine-
If you fancy taking part in some physical activities at home have a look at ‘Real PE’. The school uses these resources and now the company have offered parents an opportunity to try some of the activities at home during school closures.
It’s really simple:
Log into:
The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com
Parent email: parent@howardprim-1.com
Password: howardprim
Then choose which activity you would like the children to take part in. There are a variety of activities you can do throughout the day if you wish.
If you log onto facebook and join their closed group-you can then post photos of you and the family taking part in these activities. They have weekly competitions with winners announced on their facebook page. There are all sorts of different prizes so have a go!
Facebook: Join our real PE at home – tips & ideas
Health and Well-being-
Click on the link below and you will be sent through to some amazing resources that will help create routines for children at home and different things children (supported by parents/carers) can do to keep happy and healthy-including looking after their emotional health. All you have to do is click on the link and the activities will be there. Have a look at the well-being wheel-5 different daily tasks to keep your mind and body healthy during this difficult time (Day 6). This is updated daily so will be useful to keep looking back at the website whenever you can.
Supporting children’s mental health – Harold’s Daily Diary
Harold the giraffe is posting daily ideas. This is going down really well, particularly with younger children.
Let’s have fun with Loe!
https://youtu.be/n1L9YuDJhKM
Phonics
From Monday 23rd March there will be daily Phonics lessons provided by Ruth Miskin Training via this link: Daily Phonics lessons by Ruth Miskin Training.
Children working with Ms Dale & Mrs Hunjan please follow Set 1 and Set 2
https://youtu.be/iHMl70ZmxIQ?list=RDCMUCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
https://youtu.be/bXOJUPNVnLc?list=RDCMUCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
https://youtu.be/2o2b7nL1jrg
Maths
We are continuing our learning with subtraction. You can use the number line to count back, cross out the pictures or drawings to work out.
Science
Have fun watching these videos of animals at Chester Zoo.
Virtual Zoo
Art
Try drawing a cat.
You could use the attached twinkl log in to access a multitude of games, worksheets and resources to support the revision of these areas.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents/wellbeing-parents/school-closures-category-free-resources-parents.
Stay safe and well!
Roald Dahl Reading 15th April
Ronald Dahl reading 14th April
Year 6 Easter activities – week 2
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Write an Easter acrostic poem
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Make a flip book
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Coloured Playdough
Materials
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup salt
1 tablespoon cream of tartar
Food colouring
Saucepan
1 cup flour
Directions
- Combine water, oil, salt, cream of tartar, and food colouring in a saucepan and heat until warm.
- Remove from heat and add flour.
- Stir, then knead until smooth. The cream of tartar makes this dough last 6 months or longer, so resist the temptation to omit this ingredient if you don’t have it on hand.
- Store this dough in an airtight container or a Ziploc freezer bag.
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Create your own Easter quiz
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