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Good Morning Parents and children!

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Our new topic is called ‘Let it Grow’ and is linked to our science topic of plants.

Children have already spent last week learning about the names of different flowering plants and trees. This week we focus on conditions for growth.

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Children can continue to post their work, photos and videos at Classdojo.

Thank you everyone. It has been wonderful to see your posts.

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Science

Discuss : What do plants need to grow? 

Click on the link below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd/articles/zxxsyrd

Activity: Children make a poster about  – What a plant needs to grow.

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Hope you are having fun with the phonic sessions.

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

Mrs Ramakrishnan &Mrs Jeevahan’s group please follow set 3

You can also use Phonics play to read words and play games

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Why not try starfall phonics ?

https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/

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Reading

Please continue reading at home and do post your videos on Class Dojo.
Here are three different texts – Our focus this week is All About our Queen Elizabeth 11

Please read and answer questions using the information from the text.

The first one is easy and the second and third one is a little challenging. Please answer questions orally by referring to the text.

Click on the link below to view the text. Why not post your work to class dojo for the teachers to check?

Queen Elizabeth 11 Sheet 1

Queen Elizabeth 11 Sheet 2

Queen Elizabeth 11 Sheet 3

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Reading Oxford owls:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Sign up for free using an email address and get access to a range of free e-books. Choose your child’s age range and away you go You can also choose specific texts e.g. non-fiction. The whole website gives you, as parents, an insight into the skills required by your children to read and understand.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-comprehension/

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Writing

Our focus texts for this term is the Katie Picture Show series by James Mayhew. Watch the two versions of Katie in London Click on the link below.

Activity : Write a book review

Click on the link below.

Book Review

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Maths

Our focus this week is on Time – days of the week, months of the year, o’clock, half-past, seconds, minutes, hour, reasoning.

Key Vocabulary:

Please practise days of the week and months of the year.

Please click on the clock link to change time : o’clock / half – past

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock

Activity:

Week 3 Time 1

Week 3 Time 2

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PE

Enjoy PE with Jasmine

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 Or PE with Jo daily work out sessions.

 

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ICT

For computing we are learning to use the Paint Program to draw a picture of themselves.

Children will choose a colour, draw a picture of themselves. Please post on class dojo in your portfolio.

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PSHE

We are learning about friendship. What do you think makes a good friend?

Activity: Can you make a Good friend poster

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Geography

We are learning about the Oceans of the world.

Click on the link below to explore…

oceans-of-the-world-facts

Activity

Naming oceans

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Celebrate VE Day on Friday 8th May !

Have a lovely week… Keep Safe!

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