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Year 2 Blog 26.02.21, by Miss Hanton-Wise

Date: 26th Feb 2021 @ 9:06am

Year 1 Vlog 26/02/21, by Mr Chamberlain

Date: 26th Feb 2021 @ 8:30am

Year 5 Home Learning Friday 26th February 2021, by Miss Welsh

Date: 25th Feb 2021 @ 10:02pm

Happy Fri-YAY Year 5 , 

Hope you are all ok and staying safe at home. We have uploaded a daily video explaining the activities further for you. 

Keep uploading your work, it is fantastic to see what you are doing.

Don't forget to go on the rockstars website (just let us know on the school spider if you need your log in). https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school. The battle is going strong, which class will be champions this week?

Miss Welsh, Mr Worthington, Mrs Scarisbrick, Mrs Daley and Mrs Barron 

F2 Friday 26th February 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward

Date: 25th Feb 2021 @ 5:56pm

Hi F2, 

Here are today's activites:

Literacy – Farmer Duck

Re-listen to the story Farmer Duck. Miss Kealey has read the story on Tapestry (Memo’s).

Have a look at some of the pictures of the farmer in the story. What is he doing? What does he look like?

Can you write some words (adjectives) to describe the farmer? For example, old, lazy, grumpy. You can even draw a picture of the farmer too.

Challenge: Can you put some of these words into a sentence or caption?

Phonics – Revision and Spellings

Can you practise these phonemes with the caption action ‘j, er, w, ai, ee, igh’

Can you practise your spellings for this week. ‘and, of, is, on’. How many did you get correct?

Play some free blending games on Phonics Play or Phonics Bloom.

Maths – Ordering Numbers

Practise counting using the splat square. For example – 1-20 forwards and backwards. Counting in 10’s, counting in 2’s, one more one less, missing number etc. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Using pieces of paper can you practise your number formation by writing numbers 1-10. Can you cut them up and order them? If you want you can order numbers 1-20 or even higher!

Challenge – Ask an adult to take some numbers away can you work out the missing numbers and then count from different starting points and fill in the missing number. E.g. 12, 13, __, 15, 16.

Understanding the World – Reptiles

How many different reptiles can you remember? Draw them on a piece of paper and play the game ‘Who am I? Can you ask questions to guess which reptile you have on your head? E.g. Do I have legs? Do I slither?

Choose a reptile, can you draw a picture and label it. Then write a fact about your reptile. For example: A snake has scales.

Wellbeing Activity: Do some Yoga. Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube has some brilliant sessions.

Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on Tapestry!

F2 Team

Year 3 home learning Thursday 25.2.21, by Mrs McAlynn

Date: 25th Feb 2021 @ 12:01pm

Hi Year 3! Hope you had a great day yesterday! Here is your home learning for today!

Maths: we are looking at sequencing numbers today. Can you sequence the numbers in your number grid and then identify where 3 digit numbers would be placed on the number line to 1000?

English: we will be looking at the beginning of the story 'The Egyptian Cinderella' and thinking about how Rhodopis would have felt. Using the adjectives grid to help you, can you write a diary entry imagining that you are Rhodopis?

History: we have found out lots about the famous Pharoah Tutankhamun- today we will be learning about some more famous Pharoah's and finding out why they were famous and important.

Remember to upload your finished work to the School Spider!

Mrs McAlynn, Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs McGunigall and Mrs Mayes :)

Home learning Dinosaurs day 3, by Miss Mclaren

Date: 25th Feb 2021 @ 9:47am

Literacy

Dinosaurs

Warm up

Joe Wicks

1.

Use your drawing from yesterday and have a try at labelling the different parts using initial sounds e.g spikes, listen for the initial sounds and have a try at writing it to label your dinosaur.

2.

Practice your mark making, can you try drawing some shapes in sand, flour or soil?

If not could your mum or dad draw some patterns on paper that you can draw over?

Parents, help children to Practice their pencil control, holding the pencil in their dominant hand and at the bottom of the pencil.

3.

Listen to the dinosaur story I read on Tapestry or the VLOG today.

Can you think about what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story?

Year 6 Home Learning 25.02.21, by Miss Houghton

Date: 25th Feb 2021 @ 8:38am

Good Morning Year 6, 

Happy Thursday!! 

Watch today's daily video to find out more about your tasks today. 

Brief outline 

Maths - Scale Factor - We use scale factor when we talk about increasing the size of a 2D shape. The size by which we make the shape larger is described by its scale factor. A PowerPoint and links to videos are on the school spider with a worksheet for you to complete. 

English - Grammar Lesson: Exploring Complex sentences. This is an Oak Academy lesson. 

DT -  Investigate and explore traditional Mexican foods. 

Well done to 6B (Miss Houghton's class)  for winning the last TTRS class battles. There is a new battle running until 7pm on Sunday so make sure you log on and take part! 

Have a great day! 

Miss Houghton, Miss Flynn, Miss Rylance, Mrs Worthington and Mrs Hayes 

Year 1 Vlog 25/02/21, by Mr Chamberlain

Date: 25th Feb 2021 @ 8:28am

Year 5 Home Learning Thursday 25th February 2021, by Miss Welsh

Date: 24th Feb 2021 @ 8:34pm

Good Morning Year 5,

We have uploaded a video explaining the tasks for today day. If you go onto the school spider to ask any questions you might have and you can also upload your completed work here. Also on the weekly timetable of work you will be able to find some links to videos. 

There is a new time tables battle, the last one for this half term. Who will win this week’s battle?

Don't forget to take plenty of breaks and maybe try to do some exercise or get some fresh air.

Miss Welsh, Mr Worthington, Mrs Scarisbrick, Mrs Daley and Mrs Barron 

F2 Thursday 25th February 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward

Date: 24th Feb 2021 @ 5:44pm

Hi F2, 

Here are todays activities: 

Literacy – Farmer Duck

Re-listen to the story Farmer Duck. Miss Kealey has read the story on Tapestry (Memo’s).

Can you remember what an adjective is? (An adjective is a word to describe something, For example, A green tractor)

Have a look at some of the pictures of the duck at the start and middle of the story. How is he feeling?

Can you write some words (adjectives) to describe the duck? For example, sad, small. You can even draw a picture of the duck too.

Challenge: Can you put some of these words into a sentence or caption?

Phonics – Adjacent Consonants

Can you practise these phonemes with the caption action -  ‘t, s, ff, ur, er, air, ure’

Using the phoneme frame template on the School Spider. Ask an adult to say these words to you. Remember to segment it slowly. Can you write these words into the frame and add sound buttons. (dump, sent, milk, clown)

Challenge: Can you write a sentence containing one of these words? It can be a silly sentence if you like. (A sentence that does not make sense)

Maths – Subitising Numbers

Practise counting using the splat square. For example – 1-20 forwards and backwards. Counting in 10’s, counting in 2’s,one more one less, missing number etc.  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Listen to the song by Jack Hartman all about recognising numbers in different ways and representations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib5Gf3GIzAg

Complete the worksheet on School Spider.

Understanding the World – Reptiles

Watch the story ‘Miles and Miles of Reptiles’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4q9mRd2S20

Pick an animal from the story. How do you know it is a reptile? What features does it have? E.g. legs, scales, claws etc. Can you talk with an adult about how reptiles lay eggs? They lay eggs that are soft and rubbery. How do you think the animals keep them safe?

Can you design a nesting environment to keep reptile eggs safe? Please find a template attached on School Spider.

Can you make the habitat out of materials you have at home? For example, boxes, paper etc.

Wellbeing Activity: Think of a gift that you could give to somebody. Can you draw or make something that will make them smile?

Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on Tapestry!

F2 Team

Year 2 Blog 24.02.21, by Miss Hanton-Wise

Date: 24th Feb 2021 @ 10:51am

Home learning Dinosaurs day 2, by Miss Mclaren

Date: 24th Feb 2021 @ 9:38am

Expressive art and design

Warm up

Cosmic kids yoga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnlDBKD2S78

1.

Look at pictures of the sort of habitat dinosaurs may have lived on?

2. Have a try at building a dinosaur habitat using anything around your house and garden.

3.

Repeat the words with your child again from yesterday, explaining to them what they mean again.

Can they remember any of the meanings?

4.

Have a try at drawing your own dinosaur. Does it have spikey teeth or a long neck? Does it have spikes or horns or both?

What colour is it? Keep hold of the picture once you have drawn it because you will need it for your work tomorrow.

Year 1 - Lula and the Sea Monster, by Mr Chamberlain

Date: 24th Feb 2021 @ 8:49am

Year 1 Vlog 24/02/21, by Mr Chamberlain

Date: 24th Feb 2021 @ 8:48am

Year 3 home learning Wednesday 24.2.21, by Mrs McAlynn

Date: 24th Feb 2021 @ 8:36am

Good morning children! We hope you are well and looking forward to coming back to school very soon! We can't wait to see you! Your home learning for today is uploaded onto School Spider :)

Maths: we are going to be counting in multiples of 4 and 8 today- what do you notice about the numbers that you identify? We will be playing some games using these number facts!

English: today we are going to be comparing our new story for the half term 'The Egyptian Cinderella' with the more traditional tale of Cinderella that we are familiar with. What similarities and differences do you notices between the two stories?

Geography: in our Geography lesson we are going to be doing some map work to identify some of the main landmarks in Egypt and plot them on our own map. Do you notice anything about the location of the landmarks?

Have a great day- remember to log on to our reading scheme and to TTRS!

Mrs McAlynn, Mrs Bale, Mrs McGunigall and Mrs Mayes :)

Year 5 Home Learning Wednesday 24th Feburary 2021, by Miss Welsh

Date: 23rd Feb 2021 @ 8:25pm

Good Morning Year 5, 

Hope you are all keeping safe and keeping busy at home

English today you will be researching all about the Mediterranean diet.

Maths we are carrying on adding and subtracting but using the column method.

 In R.E we are looking at the life of Mary-Ann Long and explore the ‘ripple’ effect of her love and kindness.

There is a new time tables battle, the last one for this half term. Who will win this week’s battle?

Miss Welsh, Mr Worthington, Mrs Scarisbrick, Mrs Daley and Mrs Barron 

F2 Wednesday 24th February 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward

Date: 23rd Feb 2021 @ 5:51pm

 Hi F2, 

Here are the activities for today:

Literacy – Farmer Duck

Re-listen to the story Farmer Duck. Miss Kealey has read the story on Tapestry (Memo’s).

Can you remember your actions for the story? Can you act out the story to an adult or sibling at home?

Complete a storyboard/map activity. Please find the worksheet attached on School Spider.

Phonics – Adjacent Consonants

Can you practise these phonemes with the caption action ‘o, a, r, e, oa, or, ear, ure’

Play a Phonics Play buried treasure game with words containing adjacent consonants. For example: lamp (the ‘mp’ is the adjacent consonant). https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure

Can you try to read these sentences containing adjacent consonant words in them? You might want to draw the sound buttons underneath to help you.

• A lost chimp felt so sad he wept.
• This belt is so tight, it hurts my waist.
• A tent will get damp in the rain.

Maths – Number Formation

Practise counting using the splat square. For example – 1-20 forwards and backwards. Counting in 10’s, counting in 2’s,one more one less, missing number etc.  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Ask an adult to write some numbers on a piece of paper. (Adult - Draw a number that is backwards or the wrong formation, which is amongst some numbers that are wrote correctly. Can your child spot it and write it the correct way.)

Complete worksheet on School Spider.

Understanding the World – Reptiles

We will begin our topic on reptiles today.

Do you know anything about reptiles already?

Watch the video Reptiles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DefLKnKyQfA

What are the differences between humans and reptiles? Use the template attached on School Spider to sort between reptiles and non-reptiles?

Challenge: Can you draw a picture of a reptile and label it?

Wellbeing Activity: Laugh! Share some favourite jokes with friends or watch a funny cartoon or video.

Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on Tapestry!

F2 Team 

Today's Home Learning Blog Wednesday 24th February 2021, by Miss Flynn

Date: 23rd Feb 2021 @ 3:24pm

Good Morning Year 6!

Today's Tasks

Maths - Calculating Ratio

English - Exploring Ratio

Science- Describe differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird.

Have a great day!

Miss Flynn, Miss Houghton, Miss Rylance, Mrs Worthington and Mrs Hayes 

Home learning Dinosaurs day 1, by Miss Mclaren

Date: 23rd Feb 2021 @ 9:45am

Welcome back Preschool.

We hope you have had a lovely half term with your families.

We are learning about dinosaurs this week.

We hope you enjoy learning about our dinosaurs and we will see you very soon. 

Our focus today is Understanding the World.

Warm up

Joe Wicks

1.

Introduce Dinosaurs.

Ask your child if they know what a dinosaur is, or if they know any names of dinosaurs?

Introduce children to these words

Use ‘my turn, your turn’ to introduce each word. For example: Point to yourself and say “dinosaurs” and then point to your child for them to repeat “dinosaurs”. Once the child has said this then explain the word.

Dinosaur: A special kind of animal that lived on land a long time ago. Extinct: No longer alive we cannot see them in the world we live in. Prehistoric: A very long time ago. Bones: Hard parts of the body which make up a skeleton. Fossils: Fossils are parts of an animal which have made marks within the rock and has turned to rock itself over millions of years.

 Palaeontologist: A scientist who explores prehistoric times.

2.

Watch video below to see how we can tell what a dinosaur is.

https://videocentralhd.lgfl.org.uk/premium_pla.aspx?id=t1aQvDI86iWd67

3.

Look at some pictures of dinosaurs and talk about which dinosaurs are your favourite?

Think about what they might have eaten?

https://videocentralhd.lgfl.org.uk/premium_play.aspx?id=1G0KVymyOsNkzP

Watch this palaeontologist talking about dinosaurs and what they might have eaten?

4.

Can you find out what your favourite dinosaur ate? Was it a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?

5.

Can you draw a meal that your dinosaur might have eaten?

Year 1 Vlog 23/02/21, by Mr Chamberlain

Date: 23rd Feb 2021 @ 8:24am

Year 5 Home Learning Tuesday 23rd February 2021, by Miss Welsh

Date: 22nd Feb 2021 @ 8:46pm

Welcome back Year 5! 

We hope you all had a fantastic half term and a very well deserved break. 

The weekly timetable has been uploaded onto the school spider for you to take a look over and of course there is the daily video to explain your tasks for today.

Hopefully it won’t be too much longer before we are all back together.

Keep smiling

The Year 5 Team  

Today's Home Learning 23.02.21, by Miss Houghton

Date: 22nd Feb 2021 @ 6:18pm

Welcome back Year 6! 

We hope you all had a fantastic half term and a very well deserved break. 

After a very strange start to 2021 and lots of homeschooling we really are looking forward to seeing you all back in school very soon. 

The weekly timetable has been uploaded onto the school spider for you to take a look over and of course there is the daily video to explain your tasks for today. 

Brief overview 

Maths - Ratio and Proportion - This is a re-cap lesson from things you learnt during Spring 1. There is a video for you to watch and work through the questions. 

English - You should have finished listening to 'Journey to the River Sea' if you have not yet finished please spend some time finishing the story. Don't forget you can listen to each chapter on YouTube. You are then going to be completing a book review. A PowerPoint has been uploaded onto the school spider to support you with this. 

Geography - Today we are looking at the South American Country of Ecuador in more detail. Our focus will be on the Galapagos Islands.

Your challenge is to locate the islands on a world map.

Don't forget to send us a picture of your completed work and remember myself or Miss Flynn are here if you need any help. 

Have a brilliant week. 

Miss Houghton, Miss Flynn, Miss Rylance, Mrs Worthington and Mrs Hayes 

F2 Tuesday 23rd February 2021 Home Learning Tasks, by Miss Ward

Date: 22nd Feb 2021 @ 3:03pm

Hi F2, 

We hope you had a lovely and relaxing half term! Here are the activities for today: 

Literacy - Farmer Duck

Listen to the story Farmer Duck. Miss Kealey has read the story for you on Tapestry (Memo's). Can you role play the story and create actions for different parts. Can you act out the story for your family and tell them what happens at each part, for example, the beginning, middle and end. What is your favourite part of the story? 

Phonics — Adjacent Consonants

Can you practise these phonemes with the caption action 'th, ck, t, sh, ch'

Write the word 'ten' on a piece of paper. Segment and blend the word. Add the letter 't' to the end of the word to make the word 'tent'. For each of the following words (below) write the first three letters e.g. ten, dam, lum, ben, men. Can you add a letter to the each of these 3 letters to make another word? For example: tent, damp, lump, bend, mend.

Maths — Counting

Practise counting using the splat square https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-countlpatnt-the-squares For example — counting 1-20 forwards and backwards, counting in 10's, counting in 2's, one more, one less, missing numbers. 

Can you write numbers 1-10 on cut up pieces of paper? Can you match the correct amount of objects to the number? Can you practise forming the numbers too? Challenge: Can you do this for numbers to 20 or higher?

RE: Lent

Talk about the beginning of Lent — Shrove Tuesday. Did anyone have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Discuss meaning behind Shrove Tuesday with your child. (Shrove Tuesday is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent — the 40 days leading up to Easter — was traditionally a time of fasting and on Shrove Tuesday people made pancakes to eat before the fasting during Lent)

During Lent, people make promises or give things up as it is a time for Christians to reflect and think about Jesus and how he fasted for 40 days and nights.

Can you make a Lenten Promise? Please find a worksheet attached on the School Spider. For example: I will help with the washing. I will give up sweets. I will tidy my room.

Wellbeing Activity: Make a friendship bracelet.

Have fun and remember to post pictures of your work on Tapestry!

F2 Team

Year 2 Vlog 12.02.21, by Miss Hanton-Wise

Date: 12th Feb 2021 @ 11:35am

Home learning Jasper's Beanstalk day 5, by Miss Mclaren

Date: 12th Feb 2021 @ 9:07am

Expressive art and design

Warm up

Joe Wicks

1.

Today we are thinking about different sounds.

If you have some toy instruments in your house see if you can play them and think about what sound sounds like a seed popping, water pouring and plant growing.

If you don’t have instruments that’s ok.

Use anything around your house that you can find that makes a noise, pots and pans, body percussion, your voices etc.

2.

You may like to make a rain maker using an empty tube, bottle or containers you may have. If you use some rice, place it on the container, seal and shake. Now you can think about making loud or quiet sounds, fast or slow sounds.

3.

Can you retell the story of Jasper’s beanstalk for your family?

Maybe you could draw, paint or make the character of Jasper and some part of the story.

4.

Wellbeing task 

On sunday it is Valentine's day, maybe you could make a card for some one you love?

Film afternoon,

Choose tour favourite film, help your family make your favourite snacks and have fun.