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Date: 13th May 2020 @ 10:50am
Good morning Year 3,
Your work on Padlet is ready ... https://padlet.com/missfaragher/kj2clvf5jjlr98k1
Remember to keep emailing your work to y3homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Love
Miss Humphreys, Miss Faragher and Miss G
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 10:40am
Good morning everyone,
I'm sorry I didn't post a wellbeing challenge yesterday but I was in school! I meant to do it the night before but then forgot and had an early night ready for school yesterday, oops! Sorry about that but I'm back today and have a choice of 2 for you to do to make up for it.
You've been very creative lately (please see the past challenges below!) so I'm giving you something a bit different today. One is i you would like to relax and one is if you would like to have a bit of fun.
The first challenge is to do Jason Manford's comedy kids quiz at 1.30pm today, available from the following YouTube link. If you can't do it at 1.30 then it will be up for a few days after. and if you want more then have a look on his YouTube channel for past quizzes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhVLZjO7Tms
The second challenge is also at 1.30pm although I think you can watch it later if you're not free then! The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth are doing Turtle Time! A live video of their Green Sea Turtle who is called Friday. I always find watching sea animals very relaxing so you could watch it, learn some facts about turtles and then have a go at drawing the turtle. Ths live video will be on facebook so you'll have to ask an adult to log in to their account if they have one. https://www.facebook.com/NationalMarineAquarium/live/
Please e-mail me to let me know how you did in the quiz or any facts or pictures you have of the turtle! EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Past Challenges
I've been blown away by the effort you've gone to with these challenges (people have even dressed up!) and every time I get emails with pictures of your challenges it really cheers me up so thank you! Here are some pictures I've received over the last couple of days, thanks to everyone who's sent me one!
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 19
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 10:18am
Good morning year 6, you are going to be on the edge of your seat sharing chapter 19 today!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=wReiNgu
Wasn't it exciting! The narrator really has shown how badly they want to get their letter to the Queen.
Questions
Why was it so busy at the palace when they arrived?
How were the crowd feeling? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Find and Copy two words on page 210 which suggests the policemen were approaching the narrator and standing over him.
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:56am
Hello,
Well you must have all stopped singing because the Sun is out today!!!!!! I have been out this morning walking in the glorious sunshine and feel ready for a day of work. I hope you are too!
Today and for the rest of the week we are going to focus on subtraction. Today is going to give you an opportunity to recap on previous learning and then use this knowledge to learn something new. So let's recap on what we have been learning so far.
We have read and solved subtaction problems using concrete objects, crossing amounts out and using a number line.
Challenge 1- Using a number line to subtract amounts
Remember that when we subtract amounts from each other the number gets smaller and we count back on a number line to solve the problem.
Have a look at these problems
Challenge 2
Now have a go at subtracting from 10 using a number line. Can you use your knowledge of number pairs to help you ? Please remeber to write your numbers correctly!
Now time for something new!
Challenge 3- Subtraction using the bar method
We use are knowledge of addition to help us solve subtraction problems.
Let's have a look at the first question!
9-8= we might say that as 9 take away 8 equals.
We could also say that we know that the total amount is 9. We know that 8 is taken away.
What do I need to add to 8 to make 9 and draw it to help you.
Challenge 4- subtraction from 10 using the bar method
Have a go at writing the bars to match the subtraction
1. 10-5= 2. 10-7= 3.10-3= 4.10-4= 5.10-1= 6. 10-2=
Happy learning!
Miss Wolfenden and Miss Riley
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:45am
Good morning Year 2,
Well done to the children who logged on to TTRockstars yesterday. I love checking where you are all up to on the rockstar ladder :)
English challenge
Can you fix the sentences below? Check for CL, FS, FS and spelling.
the small child has bootiful iyes
the little girl wore a pretty dress
Maths challenge
Fluent in 5:
1. ____= 60 - 24
2. 54 > ___
3. 5 x ___ = 25
4. half of 26 = ___
5. 15cm + ___cm = 29cm
Check back tomorrow for the answers.
Have a great day.
Miss Hamer
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 7
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:38am
Good morning year 6. The sun is shining on us but definitely not on the Haunted House! I hope you are ready to climb the stairs and see what awaits us.
Here goes...
At the top of the cellar stairs is a trap door, you open it and climb through into a hall. It is gloomy and just as dusty as the cellar but not as musty.
The hallway is dim but the bright moonlight offers enough visibility. Thick cobwebs hang everywhere and the house is cold, really cold. You see a door to your right, a large dusty mirror to your left and a large spiral staircase. Do you:
Open the door
Climb the stairs
Examine the mirror
Well now there are 3 options to choose from!
Who will be the first to choose where we should go next? I can't wait to see what will happen next!
Wednesday sentence of the day and phonics
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:29am
Good Morning! We had lots of pictures of your learning in yesterday, it’s great to see you all so busy. Remember that you can still go on Lexia and active learn so that you can practice your reading skills every day.
Sentence of the day
Here are the answers to yesterday’s sentence of the day. If you saw that the full stops were missing you were correct! Well done! The sentence should have looked like this…
The young boy planted a miniscule seed in the gritty soil. Every day he splashed the seed with water, but it didn’t grow. He waited and waited and one day out from the dark soil sprouted a little green stem.
Here is today’s sentence. What needs altering today?
joe loves gardening when the weather gets warmer. last sunday he purchased some tiny round seeds from the shop. when he got home he found a large shiny pot and planted the seeds deep into the soggy brown mud.
Phonics
Let’s start todays phonics by recapping those initial blends that you looked at yesterday.
bl pl gl cl fl
Write some words out to match each blend, for example, blue, plane, glove, clown, flowers; now place them on the floor. Ask your grown up to play some music, when the music stops pick up a word and read it out loud. If you read the word correctly you can keep it, if not you have to put it back down.
Today you are going to be looking at end blends. End blends are blends that come at the end of a word. Watch the youtube video to find out more.
Here are our blends today…
nk st nd mp ft
Here are your three challenges
Challenge one – Make a hopscotch using the different words you saw in the video. You can do this with chalks outside or on pieces of paper and lie them on the floor.
Challenge two – Play a game of hopscotch, when you land on the word, read it. If you want it to be a competition, play with a family member and pick the words up as you land on them. The person with the most words is the winner.
Challenge three – Can you use any of the words to make sentences?
Hope you have a lovely day J
Miss Riley and Miss Wolfenden
The Snail and the Whale Movable Craft
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:27am
Good Morning Reception!
Have you been enjoying ‘The Snail and the Whale’ story this week? Today we are going to be making a moveable craft using paper plates linked to this exciting tale! Take a look at what you will be making below…
Isn’t it fantastic?!
You will need:
Paper plate
2 Shades of blue paint/pens/pencils
Lollipop stick
Felt tip pens
Different coloured card (ideally white/blue/grey)
Scissors
Sellotape
Instructions:
Begin by painting/colouring in your paper plate in two shades of blue – if you don’t have blue you could add a bit of white/yellow to what you have and recreate the scene where the whale gets stuck on the beach!
If you are painting, while it’s drying you can begin to create the snail and the whale! On a piece of card, draw a picture of the two friends and colour them in! It’s better to use card over paper as it will stand up better when you play with your paper plate. Attach a lollipop stick to it using Sellotape.
Cut a sun shape out of yellow card and glue this onto your paper plate. Then carefully cut a line along the bottom of the paper plate… this should go from one side to the other but not go to the actual edge or you’ll cut the bottom off the paper plate.
Pop your lollipop stick through the hole and your snail and the whale craft is ready to be played with!
Enjoy! I can’t wait to see your creations! J
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:22am
Good Morning Reception!
Happy Wednesday J We are halfway through the week!
Let’s warm up for our maths learning today by listening to maths songs and completing our fluent-in-five questions below…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVzXKfr6e8&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGetqbqDVaA
Today in our maths learning we are continuing to add more and take away using ‘first, then and now’ mathematical stories. Please refer to yesterday’s maths blog if you missed it!
We use the ‘first, then and now’ structure to create mathematical stories in contexts children can relate to. Placing a calculation into addition stories can help children to see the calculation in a meaningful context. Children are able to visualise the addition calculation as they tell the addition story.
Take a look at all of these superstars below who completed their ‘First, then, and now’ addition stories yesterday! Well done J
Today we are going to be looking at mathematical stories to help us subtract/take-away. Presenting subtraction in this way can help young children to visualise the calculation and understand that some are being taken away.
Take a look at the first question below!
Count the frogs in the ‘first’ column… how many are there altogether? Write the answer in the box below (5).
Then count the frog that has jumped from the log in the ‘then’ column… write this in the box below (1.)
In the ‘now’ box, you should be able to count how many frogs are left. Write this underneath (4.)
Well done! The answer to this 'first, then and now' question is 5 – 1 = 4!
I have attached some more questions in the link below… enjoy! How many can you work out? J
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 8:58am
Hello Year 5!
Did you check out the YouTube link I posted yesterday about the "Space Talk" with Tim Peake? If you've learnt anything new, remember to email and tell us about it!
I'm busy getting ready for Livvi's birthday tomorrow, and began making her cake last night - I've made fondant shaped horses so far (and Jon's made the chocolate cakes!), but I've looked at them this morning and I'm hoping they don't crack as I put them on the cake this evening. I'll show you the end result tomorrow!
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Good morning from Mrs Hodges!
Two activities from me today. Firstly, our Sentence of the Day:
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=j0V1RQW
Then I'd like you to have a look at the attached Writing activity. Using the picture, have a look at the "Question Time" section to get you exploring what you can see more. Then I'd like you to do the "Sentence Challenge", where you need to add adverbs to the sentences to show how the verbs are done in each sentence. One has been given to you already as an example. If you want an extra challenge, can you add an -ed, -ly or -ing opener to each sentence too?
Good afternoon!
How did you get on with today's sentence? Click the link below to see my purple pen corrections!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=YdqKUU4
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Hello for MIss Wendt!
Good morning everyone! Before our fluent in five questions, I want to share some excellent links for you to get help with fractions. I had a lovely email yesterday from Maddison who is working very hard on her home learning. She wanted a reminder of the different ways we use fractions.
Here are some really good tutorials. There are many to look at, so please don't watch them all at once! But they are very helpful and give a step-by-step guide to a range of ways to calculate fractions. I have also included the Y3/4 links as you might want a reminder of past skills.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYtMn2KzMTw&list=PLQqF8sn28L9wBDTntZEccZohH-JPun2eU This is the Y3/4 link - have a look at this one first for a refresher
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqF8sn28L9xBmQclRrb8YjcM-pzxHjfk And this is the Y5/6 link.
Definitely worth looking at Y5 - you can select the area of fractions learning you are unsure about (adding fractions, equivalent fractions, ordering fractions) and work through the tutorial.
Here is today's fluent in five. I'll be back later with the answers!
And here are the answers! Did anyone have a look at the fractions links today?
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Good Morning Year 5 from Miss Brookes!
The work that I have seen from all your emails this week so far, is amazing! Well done everyone.
Today's GVP is all about phrases for cohesion. See if you can work out what 'cohesion' means before you look at the video.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=6CLSMsa
Enjoy!
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 8:22am
Good Morning Reception!!
This week we have listened to a new story called ‘The Snail and the Whale.’ If you haven’t listened to it look on Monday’s blog.
Today I want you to look at the two main characters in the story: the snail and the whale. What words would you use to describe them? Tell your grown up your ideas…Remember to talk in full sentences about the characters.
For example,
The snail has a hard shell on his back.
The whale has a huge body that is white and dark blue.
Your challenge today is to cut up the words on the sheet and try to make a sentence from the story. If you don’t have a printer write the words on scraps of paper. When you have made the sentence stick it on a piece a paper and draw a picture about the sentence. This will show that you have understood what you have read!
There are two sentences that you must work out. Grown ups the answers are on the third sheet for you to check.
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 8:11am
Good Morning Reception!!
Let’s start today’s phonic activity by revising the sounds you have learnt so far using the flashcard game below:
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/flashcards-time-challenge
Pick individual phonemes section and click all the sounds that we have learnt so far from Phase 2 and 3.
Today we are going to learn a new sound but it’s a little bit confusing because it looks the same as the one from Monday!!! It’s called the short ‘oo’ sound. Think of the word foot when you are saying the short ‘oo’ sound. Look at the words on the picture, can you read them to your grown up…?
Watch today’s video at the bottom of the blog where I am explaining all about the short ‘oo’ sound.
Today’s practise and apply activities are:
Can you label the pictures with the short ‘oo’ words? Pick two pictures and write some sentences using each word.
Can you choose the correct word to go in each sentence?
Play the roll and read game. If you don’t have a dice use a virtual one by clicking the link below:
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Wednesday 13th May: Phonics - Rhyme
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 7:55am
On Monday we looked at the story ‘Oi Frog’ and you found pairs of rhyming words.
You can remind yourself of the story by clicking on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPDyXsSbxOY
Today we are going to continue our work on rhyme and create some rhyming strings.
Your challenge today is to look at the pictures below (snake/cake, fox/box, rat/hat, dog/frog, frog/log, fleas/keys). Say the rhyming pair, then think of another word that rhymes to make a rhyming string.
For example:
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mole, pole, hole
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mule, stool, pool
Can you draw pictures of your rhyming string? Send photos of your learning to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Have fun!
Wednesday 13th May:  Maths – ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 7:47am
Good morning!
Let’s start our learning singing the days of the week song!
Click on the link below to join in the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQcnZ2JWsY
For the rest of this week we are going to continue our work on sequencing familiar events.
To help us do this we are going to look at the book ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’.
You can listen to the story by clicking on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY
After you have listened to the story, talk with your grown up about the sequence of events. What happened first, then, next, after, at the end?
Your challenge today is to look closely at the picture cards below. Can you describe each picture, then talk about the sequence of events from the story? What happens first, next, after, at the end? (Be careful, the pictures are muddled up!)
Make sure you are using good sentences to talk about the sequence and events.
Have a great day!
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 6
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 2:38pm
Well Maddison beat everyone to it once again! That's three times in a row-come on the rest of year 6. Maddison wants us to 'Open the Filthy Cupboard' so that is what we shall do.
You open the cupboard and peer inside, nothing but dust and large, thick cobwebs. You go to close it and see something glinting in the corner underneath a thick layer of grime.
You reach for it and pull free a small golden key. Happy with your find, you pocket it and climb the stairs to the house.
Climb stairs
Wow we have a key! Well done Maddison; a good choice.
Tomorrow we will begin with climbing the stairs!
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 12:41pm
Hello everyone !
Have you been singing and making it rain? if so, STOP we need the sunshine to return. Today we aare going to focus on writing the names of numbers. It is a tricky thing to do but something we all need to be able to do in readiness for year two. It is really important that we can write the number manes to twenty so that is what we are going to practice today.
Challenge One- Copy the grid and have a go at writing the number names
| Look | Cover | Spell | Check | |
| One | ||||
| Two | ||||
| Three | ||||
| Four | ||||
| Five | ||||
| Six | ||||
| Seven | ||||
| Eight | ||||
| Nine | ||||
| Ten | ||||
| Eleven | ||||
| Twelve | ||||
| Thirteen | ||||
| Fourteen | ||||
| Fifteen | ||||
| Sixteen | ||||
| Seventeen | ||||
| Eighteen | ||||
| Nineteen | ||||
| Twenty |
Challenge 2- Shout a number
Ask a family member to shout a number name between 0-20. Then write the number as a numeral then as a word.
e.g. The adult shouts 18 ,so you write 18 and eighteen.
Thanks
Miss Wolfenden and Miss Riley
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 11:22am
This week’s Connected Curriculum task is to research how these strange times are having an effect on reducing pollution in some of the world’s busiest cities.
Lockdowns around the world to slow the spread of coronavirus have had an unintended consequence …
In many cities the air has become cleaner as people stay at home and travel rates have reduced significantly.
Residents in some cities have also begun to notice animals turning up in strange places and at unusual times : has anybody seen the goats spotted in a town in Wales?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2020/mar/31/goats-take-over-empty-welsh-streets-llandudno-
coronavirus-lockdown-video?scrlybrkr=109769e5
Your challenge this week is to reseach and present in any way you wish: a mind-map, fact file, poster or ppt etc how pollution has reduced and resulted in changes to cities, water and adventuring animals in silent towns and cities.
How do you think people and cities could maintain some of these changes after lockdown ends to help prevent climate change?
I have also attached a wordsearch with useful vocabulary for you to use during this topic. You may also find it useful to go back to task 1 and have a look at Charlie's brilliant ppt!
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 18
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 10:08am
Good morning year 6. I hope you are all well and are enjoying our story so far.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=0IPpuIC
Questions
Summarise chapter 18 in 3 sentences. Think about trying to summarise it as 3 modes of transport. For example the bus ride, getting tickets and getting on the train and the taxi ride.
Prediction- What do you think will happen in the next chapter?
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 10:00am
Good Morning Year 2,
I have received some brilliant sentences from the English challenge yesterday. Zendaya and I even had the same fruit for breakfast. How funny. It is lovely to see what you have all been up to at home to keep yourselves busy! I am very proud of you all.
Yesterday’s maths answers
- 24 cakes
- 40 wheels
- 80 trains
- 8 years old
- 5p
English Challenge
I received some excellent questions from the literacy shed challenge last week. This week I would like you to watch the video clip carefully but instead of writing your own questions, I would like you to answer my questions below. Remember, you must always write in full sentences and explain your answers in detail.
How do you think the girl is feeling?
Do you think the girl is stuck in the tower?
Why do you think the town turned grey when she went outside?
Do you think she will ever leave the tower again?
Do you think anybody lives in the town?
Would you like to live in the tower? Why?
https://www.literacyshed.com/the-clock-tower.html
Maths Challenge
TTRockstars - Well done to the children who have been logging on to TTRockstars. I can see some of you are moving up the rockstar ladder. Well done! Today I would like you to try and beat your fastest time.
Reading challenge
I have noticed that some of you are struggling to get on to Lexia and Active Learn at home. If that is the case, you could always read at home using the link below. If you are able to read through Lexia, why don't you try this activity as an extra challenge? I know you can do it Year 2!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuYVGRV6KEY&feature=youtu.be
Miss Hamer’s recycling pictures
Over Christmas, I visited Stockholm with my friends. We visited a museum all about recycling and it made me think about global warming and how to try and help save the planet. I have attached some pictures that I took to help you understand why it is so important that we recycle.
Have a great day. Hopefully the sun will be back soon :(
Miss Hamer
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 9:47am
Hello !
Congratulations to Faith who correctly identified the flag of Australia , with the capital city of Canberra. The majority of people speak English in Australia and there are many Aboriginal languages in use too.
Here's today's flag. If you know the country, its capital and how to say 'hello' in any language spoken there , email us : Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Good luck !
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 9:33am
Good Morning Year 3!
Here is your updated Padlet page with your work on for today. Remember to keep emailing us your work on y3homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
https://padlet.com/missfaragher/kj2clvf5jjlr98k1
Thanks
Miss Humphreys, Miss Faragher and Miss G
Tuesday Sentence of the day and phonics
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 9:27am
Good Morning! I hope you all had a lovely day yesterday. This morning I have done some yoga to get my brain up and ready to learn.
It has been lovely to see lots of you busy with your learning. Remember that you can still go on Lexia and active learn so that you can practice your reading skills every day.
Sentence of the day
First put some damp soil in a plastic cup so it comes up almost to the top.
Next drop a sunflower seed into the hole.
Then put the cup on a sunny windowsill.
Finally your plant should pop up through the soil after about 1 or 2 weeks.
Well done to those children who used the time connectives to help you. I am going to use these instructions to plant a sunflower this week. I wonder how tall it’ll grow.
Have a read of today’s sentence and have a think. What is it missing?
The young boy planted a miniscule seed in the gritty soil__ Everyday he splashed the seed with water, but it didn’t grow__He waited and waited and one day out from the dark soil sprouted a little green stem__
What is missing in this sentence? Find it and send your sentences in for us to see.
Phonics
Let’s start todays phonics by recapping those initial blends that you looked at yesterday.
If you still have your initial blend signs from yesterday you can use them again. If not just make some new ones.
dr gr tr br cr
Put a 5 minute timer on. How many words with each of the initial sounds can you write under each word? You get one point for every word. Have a competition with someone you live with. Or compete with yourself; can you beat your score?
Todays phonics is going to focus on some more of those initial sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvAHnCI--JU
So today we are going to practice some other initial blends. Initial blends come at the start of words. Today’s blends are…
bl pl gl cl fl
Here are your three challenges
Challenge one: Write down the blends onto a piece of paper and go on a scavenger hunt. How many things can you find starting with the initial blends, say the word and draw them?
I’m looking in my garden and I have found a flower and some gardening gloves.
Challenge two – When you have finished your scavengar hunt look at all of your pictures. Now label them, use your phonics and your sound mats in your packs to help you.
Challenge three – Practice your reading skills by playing a game like dragons den on phonics play. Today we are practicing phase 4 blends so don’t forget to press on phase 4 https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/dragons-den
Hope you have a lovely day J
Miss Riley and Miss Wolfenden
Bees and Pollination Experiment
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:49am
Good Morning Reception!
Today we are going to be taking part in a science experiment! How fun!
You will need:
Small paper bags
Cheesy puff crisps
Bee Finger Puppet (see link)
Flower Cut-outs (see link)
Method:
Explain to children that this is an experiment to show how a bee helps with the pollination of flowers.
As a bee moves from one flower to another it moves the pollen between them.
Make a flower by putting a picture on the front of a paper bag.
Put the cheesy puffs inside the bag.
Give children a bee finger puppet and let them fly to a flower and grab some cheesy puffs. Explain that they can eat the cheesy puffs, but not lick or wipe the crumbs off their finger!
After they have had chance to eat a few crisps and get lots of crumbs on their fingers, let them fly to another flower and land on it.
What has happened to the crumbs from their fingers?
Some of the ‘pollen’ has been left behind on another flower – they have successfully pollinated a flower, which will then help it to make new seeds!
We hope that you have fun taking part in this experiment! :)
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:48am
Good morning Year 5!
How are you all today? We're ready for PE with Joe here, and then I think will be doing some Maths and Writing today.
I came across this yesterday in my Twitter feed - "Tim Talks Space" - which are half hour videos of Tim Peake (the British astronaut who lived on the International Space Station) responding to questions all about life in space. I think it will be fascinating to listen to, and what a wonderful opportunity to discover more about space and the ISS by hearing the experiences of someone who has been! Here is the link, there's two episodes on there currently, with more to come!
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6o-4pb33kyVPL6spvhux_gTOB0YXwGqi
Have a lovely day and remember to email us your learning!
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Mrs Hodges here!
Before we get onto today's sentence, I'd like you to have a watch of a new video clip, where the astronaut Chris Hadfield shows us how they brush their teeth in space:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bCoGC532p8
Then click below for the Sentence of the Day!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=H3QuViS
Good afternoon!
How did you get on with today's sentence? Click the link below to check yours against my purple pen!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=SEexHea
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Hello from Miss Wendt!
Good morning everyone! I must admit when I woke up and saw the rain this morning, my first thought was 'oh, Miss Brookes will be pleased'!
Thanks again to everyone who has sent in home learning - it really is one of my favourite times of the day getting to hear from you all.
Here are the fluent in five questions for today.
I'll be back later with the answers! Have a good day everyone!
Good Afternoon everyone!
Here are the fluent in five answers - how did you do?
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Good Morning from Miss Brookes!
Sorry Miss Wendt - I just can't help but love the sound of rain when I'm stuck indoors! It isn't raining here yet though, maybe that'll come later.
I thought I'd share this link with you all:
https://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-the-boy-who-lived
The children in 5CB have been reading Harry Potter at the end of each day, when we're in school. Different actors from the Harry Potter movies (including Fantastic Beasts), and stage play, have been reading chapters of the first Harry Potter story and sharing them online! The link above is the person who plays Harry Potter, reading Harry Potter! Each week a new person reads the next chapter. Isn't that amazing?
Today's GVP continues with determiners. Well done to those children that emailed me their work yesterday.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=UXf4z9E
Today's science is all about the phases of the Moon, or the 'Lunar Cycle.' Where do you think the word Lunar comes from?
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=vAu5Koy
Enjoy!
Miss Brookes
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:40am
Good Morning Reception!
Are you feeling ready for your maths learning this morning? Let’s begin by listening to our maths songs below and having a go at today’s fluent-in-five questions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVzXKfr6e8&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGetqbqDVaA
Fantastic!
Today in our maths learning we are going to continue focusing on counting on and adding more! Please refer to yesterday’s blog if you did not see it.
First let’s remind ourselves of yesterday’s starter game, ‘I count, you count’
This is a game which can be used to practise counting on from different starting points. Adults begin by counting as you point to yourselves. When you point to the children they continue the count. This is great for creative rhythmic patterns:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7,8
1,2,3 4,5,6 7,8,9
3,4,5,6 7,8,9,10
Today we are going to be using the ‘first, then and now’ structure. This can be used to create mathematical stories in contexts children can relate to. Placing a calculation into addition stories can help children to see the calculation in a meaningful context. Children are able to visualise the addition calculation as they tell the addition story.
At first, the children need to re-count all of the items to see how many they have altogether. E.g, 1, 2, 3, 4….5, 6,7. When they are ready, encourage children to count on, e.g 4, 5, 6, 7. Playing games like ‘I count, you count’ will support this step.
See below an example of a first, then, now structure:
Below I have attached a video to a read-along story of ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’ by John Burningham. It tells a tale of Mr Gumpy, who decides to take a trip along the river in his boat. But the children, the rabbit, the cat and other friends begin to join him!
Once you have read this story with children, ask them to build a boat and create their own first, then, now stories as different groups of characters climb aboard. Encourage children to count how many to altogether as more children join them!
If you would like to complete extra 'counting on' learning, I have also attached a link to ‘first, then and now' addition stories below!