: Blog items
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 8:34am
Happy Friday Year 5!
We're finally into May - which is a month I always look forward to - it's mine and Livvi's birthdays this month! (not for a couple of weeks yet, but I'm already planning Liv's birthday cake!)
We'd love to see what learning you get up to at home today, and remember to check back onto your class blog pages later to celebrate the fantastic work you've been doing this week!
So far both classes have 7 heart photographs! Let's keep that number rising everyone.
--
Good morning from Mrs Hodges!
The final Sentence of the Day for this week is based on a different YouTube video. I'd like you to have a watch of "Dessert in Space" - I think the chocolate pudding looks pretty good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwv6Hcn-0HY
Then here's today's sentence - check back later to see my purple pen!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=zAZ8iky
Good afternoon everyone!
Here's the final corrected sentence for this week!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=JOclrIe
--
Hi from Miss Wendt!
I can't believe it is May already! Even with our very different circumstances at the moment, I feel the year is flying. This week in particular has gone very quick. I think what I've enjoyed the most is the number of children who are emailing the Y5 team - we have heard from lots of people this week, keep it up!
Here is the fluent in five for today:
Abass in 5HW made a request yesterday for some websites to visit for online learning (the kind of activities we sometimes use in class). I promised I would post the links today -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Maths answers for today!
--
Good morning from Miss Brookes!
It's May at last! This year seems to have gone very quickly, despite being stuck at home. Can you believe that we've been off school for the whole of April? It's such a strange feeling.
Yesterday we had children email us with a photograph of the work from the home learning pack that they were struggling with. That was a great way to reacting to the problem - if you come across any work that you find tricky, email us and let us know what work it is, and then one of us will reply with some advice, or maybe even create a 'showme' video explaining it to you - I did one for Ivory yesterday when she came across a maths problem that was challenging. The same goes for parents - we're happy to answer any questions you have about your child's learning. Email away! Y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Now, onto today's GVP. Today's lesson is a recap of Monday-Wednesday (we're continuing with adverbs of possibility next week, so I haven't included it today). Can you remember the three key themes?
Please email us with the area you found the most challenging over these last two weeks, so we can focus on it next week.
Here's today show me video:
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=qPsPQ8m
And here are the answers:
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 8:14am
Good Morning Reception!
Today is Friday yay! So you know what that means….. CHALLENGE FRIDAY!!!
I have posted four challenges below for you to take part in, see how many you can complete!
Challenge one: Numbots!!! Why don’t you log-in to Numbots and see how many levels you can complete?? Try and beat your high score!
Challenge two: Double Ladybirds! Draw a ladybird template, fold it in half and open it again. Paint spots on one side of the folded paper – make sure you count how many there are! Then, fold and press the page together! Open it back up… have you doubled your spots? How many are there all together now?
Challenge three: Doubles scavenger hunt: Can you hunt around your house or garden and DOUBLE your items? For example…. double one sock! Double two apples! Double three shoes! Can you write the number sentence underneath?
Challenge four: Tube and cars experiment: Using plain white paper, can you create a number line 1-20 just like on the picture above? All you need to do is find an old tube of kitchen roll, place it above the paper and send some toy cars down it! Simple! Test how far your car can travel! What number did your car reach? Can you use another car and reach a larger number??
I hope you enjoy your challenges!
I can’t wait to see how many you can complete… have fun!
🌟 Outstanding Home Learners! 🌟
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 8:11am
Another week of Outstanding Learning at home!
Well done to all the children who have been busy completing challenges and work from their home learning packs.
You are all 🌟 Outstanding Home Learners! 🌟
Well done, keep up your good work and keep sending your pictures to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Miss Heritage & Mrs Ganner
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 7:28am
Hi everyone,
Let's start our day by singing a days of the week song (a different one today!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loINl3Ln6Ck
What day is it today? Thats right... It's Fantastic Friday! What day will it be tomorrow?
This week, in our Maths learning we have been ordering and sequencing events.
For today's challenge you will need a teddy or toy (doll)!
You are going to help one of your teddies or toys to get ready for bed, by talking through the order and sequence of what they need to do.
What do they need to do first? What do they need to do next?
Talk about all the things your toy needs to do before they go to bed – Have they brushed their teeth? Have they put on their night clothes? Can you read them a bedtime story?
Take a look at the picture below.
With your adult see if you can make a list of the sequence. You can help your teddy by drawing pictures and talking about the order, what comes first? What do they need to do next?
.jpeg)
You could also have a go at this extra challenge this weekend too!
Extra challenge: Draw pictures of activities you do this weekend. Can you use the words first, next, after that and finally to describe the order of what you have done?
Amazing! Well done for all of your super work this week! Keep sending pictures of your learning to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
I hope you have a fantastic weekend! 
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 7:11am
Good Morning Nursery...Happy Friday!
We have been very busy this week learning about rhyme and completeing lots of rhyming activities.
Today I would like you to play a game with me!
The game called 'I spy'.
CLICK HERE TO PLAY 'I SPY' GAME
Fantastic! I hope you were able to make a rhyming pair by matching my word with the picture that rhymed with it!
It would be great if you can have a go at playing this game at home with your grown up. You could draw some pictures or find some objects and ask your adult to play.
Your grown up can say 'I spy with my little eye, something that rhymes with...(bat)'. Then you can find the picture or object that rhymes with their word (cat)!
I have also attached a rhythm and rhyme home learning challenge sheet for you to have a look at. See if you can complete some of these fun rhyming activities over the weekend too!
Have a great day!
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 4:37pm
To explore Year 4's new Home Learning Page and see all your activites for this week, click on the link below:
https://padlet.com/mr_leverton/jg6rbkql3b7elw1f
(You can also bookmark this to your browser so it's even easier to find!)
If you are having any issues accessing the page please contact the Y4 teachers at y4homelearning.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Thank you!
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 3:51pm
Hi everyone, I was just wondering how you are getting along with the CC activity for this week. Look back through the blog if you missed it. Miss Thornton and I are completing a vocabulary course online and one of our tasks this week is to write up what we have understood so far and to use as many key words as possible… so we are having a little competition! Here is a little challenge for you too… how many of the words below you can include in your writing – remember you can present your writing as you wish or maybe you could make a GLOSSARY of this key vocabulary instead.
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 2:54pm
I am so impressed with how much fantastic learning is going on at home..jpg/20200428_102741(1)__480x216.jpg)
.jpeg/image1(1)__427x320.jpeg)
.jpg/IMG_8143(1)__240x320.jpg)
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 2:53pm
Hello,
I hope you are ready for a challenge. Today we are going to build on the skills from yesterday and focus on finding a quarter and half of an amount. Finding a quarter is even trickier than finding half. Have a look at these links they might help you remember how to do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryGvCNDoAR0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMWa6dDoicc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLxbPQRIyjw
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/go/resource/t-n-2545029-fractions-halves-video
Challenge 1
Draw a picture of a square, circle and rectangle. Can you use a ruler to count the shapes into a half and into a quarter. Colour half of a shape in red and a quarter in blue.
Challenge 2
Get a piece of fruit or a biscuit. break it into half then into quarters.
Thanks
Miss Wolfenden
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 1:59pm
Good afternoon Year 6,
I have just been chatting with Miss Thornton and Miss Kenwell and we are all missing your lovely faces so much! Thank you for sending us in your heart pictures and examples of your learning! You are all keeing so busy-well done!
Here is a little film from way back in November at the IWM -it seems so long ago now! How many familiar faces can you spot?
Missing you all,
Mrs Ranyard, Miss Thornton and Miss Kenwell
#Throwback Thursday!
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 11
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 10:55am
Here is Chapter 11 for you to follow today. I think the narrator of the story is like Felix from 'Once' in so many ways!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=k9oSlNI
Think about Chapter 12. Using the title as a clue, what do you think the next chapter will be about?
Will he get to ask Ahmet any more of his questions?
Do you think Brenden-the-Bully will play anymore tricks?
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 10:02am
Good morning everyone,
I hope everyone enjoyed some relaxing colouring yesterday, here is a picture of mine. It isn't quite finished yet but I had a nice relaxing hour doing it last night:
.jpg/colouring(1)__427x320.jpg)
Today's challenge is to do a mindfulness breathing activity. Mindfulness can help you relax and be in the moment, appreciating everything that's around you.
Just one breath
Find a relaxing place where you won't be disturbed. Sit in a comfortable position, either with your legs crossed or any comfortable posture. This activity can be done in as little as one minute, but you can also do it for longer periods of time.
Begin by setting a timer for one minute.
Start breathing deeply in and out. Notice how the breath feels as it moves in and out of your body. Notice how the air feels on your skin. Pay attention to any sensations that you notice or any sounds that you hear.
Take another slow deep breath and see if you can imagine how the breath moves down into the lungs and then back up again. Thank your body and breath for giving you life and keeping you healthy.
Take one more deep breath and hold the breath for a moment - then release it.
If any thoughts worry you, try and imagine your thoughts immersed in a white, puffy cloud and push the thought cloud out of your awareness.
Afterward, notice how you feel after taking this one-minute break.
If you want to tell me about your experience or send any photos of yourself doing the activity then e-mail me on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk.
There are more simple instructions below.
Mrs Glover
Thursday Sentence of the day and phonics
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 9:56am
Good Morning Year 1! Where has all of the nice weather gone! I do hope It comes back soon after all of the plants and birds have had a drink.
Sentence of the day
Here are the answers from yesterday’s sentence of the day
- First fill your flower pot with twigs and dried leaves
- Next find a shady area of the garden
- Then that put some stones in your flower pot to stop it flying away
- After that add some sugar to the pot
- Finally peek inside to see which bugs have visited your hotel
Well done to Kaya who found all of the answers!
Today I want you to look at these sentences and decide if they need a question mark ? or an exclamation mark ! at the end.
Will lots of bugs come to the bug hotel
Do you like bug hotels
Why do the bugs like the bug hotel
What is the bug hotel called
Phonics
Yesterday you had a look at lots of ai words. How many different ways is there to see the ai sound? Write them down and see if you have managed to remember them all. Watch the video to check your answers.
Today you are going to have a look at the ee sound family. Have a look around your house how many different things can you find with the ee phoneme in them? Can you draw and label them?
I have found lots of fun games for you to play on https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=5 Remember to practice the ee sounds today.
Have fun and don’t forget to send us your learning in, I love seeing all of the amazing things that you’re doing.
Miss Riley and Miss Wolfenden
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 9:42am
Happy Thursday Year 3,
Hope you're all having a lovely time learning at home with your adults.
Let's start with the answers for yesterday.
Sentence of the Day answers:
Julie and Ben were walking through High End park on Sunday when a fox jumped out of the bushes and chased them all the way back home to their house on Windmill Lane.
They all need a capital letter because they are proper nouns – they are the name of a person, thing or place and therefore need a capital letter.
SPAG activity answers:
Maths activity answers:
Today's activities!
Sentence of the day:
Add the punctuation in to today’s sentence of the day.
Early in the morning the dazzling yellow sunshine appeared from behind the clouds What a beautiful sight it was
SPAG activity:
Remember – expanded noun phrases are 2a sentences! You know how to do these brilliantly!
Maths activity:
Match the fraction to the correct drawing representation. See if you can draw them accurately yourself.
We are really impressed with every piece of work we are receiving so well done! Keep up the good work and don't forget to send your work to y3homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Friday tomorrow = Today is the last day to send your Roman shields into the Y3 homelearning email. We will upload the pictures on tomorrow's blog! Remember, this can be a Roman shield which you make out of materials or one that you draw on paper. Have fun!
We are really proud of you all! Keep smiling :)
Love
Miss Humphreys, Miss Faragher and Miss G :)
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 9:35am
Good morning year 6. I hope you enjoyed writing a DAD (description, action, dialogue) sentence yesterday and you noticed that I had misspelt fierce and apprehensive yesterday. I asked you also to see if you could improve the word 'walked'. You could have used stumbled or trudged.
Today the sentence I am going to write is an action sentence using an expanded list and powerful vocabulary, making sure I keep the atmosphere needed for a spooky story.
Tom and Ahmet knew it was too late to turn back now! A dare was a dare!
Cautiously, Tom lifted the old, tarnished gate latch; the gate swung open, forced by the wind that had whipped up a strange force around them, they both clung on to each other, trembling, as they made their way to the ancient, warped front door and both stopped simultaneously and stared at the strange, yet familiar, symbol right in the center.
Can you spot the spelling mistake?
I have also included a 5/6 spelling in my sentence can you find it?
What do you think the word simultaneously means?
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Can you add some dialogue? What might Tom say to Ahmet? What could he reply?
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 9:32am
Yesterday’s English challenge
Well done to all the children who managed to send in their English challenge from yesterday. It was lovely to read such positive things about you all. I have attached some super sentences that really cheered me up J
Today’s English challenge
Today, I would like you to use the words below to create your own sentences. They don’t need to be about you, they just need to make sense! If you find it a little easy, why don’t you try and write your sentences as questions?
Class, climb, fast, many, sugar
Here are my examples:
The children in the class were extremely noisy.
Robert ran very fast down the hill.
How many times should you brush your teeth each day?
Is sugar good for you?
Maths Challenge
1. How many faces does a cuboid have?
2. 59 - ___ = 43
3. 6 x __ = 60
4. I have 30p in my pocket. I only have 3 coins. What coins could I have?
5. 300ml + 200ml = _____
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 8:53am
Good morning everyone!
It's the last day of April - I don't know about you, but it feels like it's been a very long month!
I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that Livvi has finally finished her story (that she started over a week ago!), she's very pleased with it and titled it, "The Curse of Bastet". Asaph did some writing yesterday too - his teacher wanted him to continue the story of "Dinosaurs in my School" and think about two more places in school that the dinosaurs could ruin. He chose the playground and the toilets...and found it ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS that he drew a poo and wee in the toilet that the dinosaurs didn't flush away. He also needs to "have a stretch" after literally every word he writes. That's 6 year olds for you I guess! I'm definitely missing working with you wonderful Year 5 writers!
Anyway, let's move on from that...Miss Wendt, Miss Brookes and I are so enjoying see the learning you're emailing across, keep it up Year 5!
y5homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
5HW are currently winning with 7 heart photos! 5CB have 6. Which class will win?
--
Hello from Mrs Hodges!
A Sentence of the Day from me today - click the link below!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=co73Asi
Remember to check back later to see my purple pen video!
Hello everyone!
How did you get on with today's sentence? Click the link below to see my corrected sentence!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=2cmhhWi
--
Hello from Miss Wendt!
Mrs Hodges, I was laughing so much at Asaph's "Dinosaurs in my School" story!
Sadly I don't have anything featuring dinosaurs, poo and wee - but I do have some maths! Have a look at today's fluent in 5 task.
*hint* remember our learning on square and cube numbers!
I've also included another challenge today, recapping on our fractions work which we completed at the start of the year. Who thinks they can email the correct response?
.png)
I will update with the answers later!
For our Spanish learning today, I have chosen a favourite song of 5HW's! The song is called Tengo Hambre which means I'm Hungry!
Have a look at the video below and try to write as many food words as you can. I promise you will be singing the song for days!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu5gm6LgCzo
Maths Answers!
Did anyone get the answer to the fractions question? The answer is...they were all correct! Whitney was counting in improper fractions, Eva in mixed fractions and Teddy counted using some equivalent fractions.
--
Good morning everyone! From Miss Brookes
My internet wasn't being cooperative this morning, so it took me a little longer than I would have liked to get this post up. It's working now, and hopefully it will work for the rest of the day.
I think Mrs Hodges will have to bring those two stories to school when we go back - I'm intrigued, especially by Livvi's effort and committment (and of course, Asaph's humour)!
I recorded today's GVP video yesterday evening, and I was all snuggled up with a blanket and a cup of tea - my ideal evening! Thank you to all of the children that have emailed their word mats for yesterdays learning - keep them coming!
Today's focus is all about adverbs of possiblity, and it will continue into Monday's lesson as well.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=wJOX6Q4
Here's a reminder of the adverbs of possibility we used, to help you with your work:
certainly, definitely, maybe, possibly, surely, clearly, obviously, perhaps, probably, undoubtedly.
How many did you remember in 30 seconds?
Enjoy your Thursday!
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 8:21am
Hi everyone!
Join in with singing our days of the week song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQcnZ2JWsY
Yesterday we look at pictures from the book 'Jaspers beanstalk' and you talked to your adult about the order and sequence of the story by saying what Jasper did on each day.
Today I would like you to think about the order of your day.
Take a look at the picture below and discuss with your adult what you do at different times of the day.
.jpeg)
Talk about your morning and evening routine: What do you do first, next, last?
Can you draw pictures to show the order of the things you do at these times of the day?
Don't forget, we love to see your learning so make sure you send your pictures to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 8:07am
Good Morning Reception!!
Today you are going to do something really exciting and make your very own information book about the minibeast that you found lots of information about. Remember I asked you to choose a minibeast from the text ‘Mad about Minibeasts’ and do some research and write some facts on the sheet below:
Watch the first video where I am showing you how to fold a piece of paper into a book that will have 8 pages. Pause the video at each point to make sure you fold the paper carefully. Ask a grown up to help you this, it may get a little tricky!!! The second video shows you how I used my information to write it in my little book. My cat Buffy decided to join me at this point and have a nosy at what I was doing!!!
Make your book as creative as you want. I cannot wait to see what they look like.
Good Luck!!!
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 8:03am
Good Morning Reception!!
Start today’s phonic activity by picking one of your favourite songs from this week. Below I have put the links for the ones that we have done this week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zKr44iBFT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKsIi1MH4lw
Today we are going to carry on thinking about diagraphs. Remember a diagraph is two letters that makes one sound. We are going to think about the diagraphs ai and ee.
Watch this show me video where I am going through some words with ai and ee in them:
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=KX4xuSG
Today for your practise and apply activities I want you to choose your own learning. I have attached some activities to this blog. You can do one activity or more than one it's up to you. What will you choose...?
Play popping balloons PowerPoint. How many balloons can you read and pop in 1 minute or even 30 secs…? Ask a grown up to time you!
Try the ai or ee writing activity.
Play the ai and ee woodland board game.
Can you spot the ai words that are hiding in the minibeast woodland picture…? Write a list of the words and choose three to put into sentences.
Play the game called Picnic on Pluto by clicking phase phase 3 and choosing ai or ee or any other diagraph from this week that you want to practise. https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/picnic-on-pluto
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 7:58am
Good Morning Reception!
Today I would like you to practise your letter formation, focusing on the letters v, w, x, y and z.
It can get a little bit tricky – why not watch the ‘show me’ video below and use the rhymes to help you to write these letters correctly!
http://www.showme.com/sh?h=gyl0v8y
You can use paper to use as you practise, or I have attached letter formation sheets to print below!
Can you send in some pictures of your beautiful writing?
Can you write a word that includes the sounds v, w, x, y or z?
Can you write a sentence that includes the sounds v, w, x, y or z?
I can’t wait to see! J
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 7:55am
Good Morning Reception!
This week in our maths learning we have been looking at doubling and halving quantities. Many of you have emailed in pictures of yourselves trying very hard with these activities so well done!
Today I would like you to have a go at these fluent-in-5 questions linked to this week’s learning!
Below I have listed ideas for some practical activities linked to doubling and halving that you can try at home:
Doubling with dominos: Provide sets of dominoes and ask the children to find the doubles. Show the children how to play dominoes and look at the doubles they make as they play
Play doubles using dice: The children take turns to roll 2 dice and score a point each time they roll a double. The first to reach 3 points wins the game.
Pebbles/cube doubles: Sit opposite your child. Demonstrate setting out a quantity of small items such as pebbles or cubes. Ask the children to double it by making the same quantity. You can also try this by holding up your fingers and asking the children to match them to make a double.
Sharing with fruit: Show the children a bowl of strawberries/grapes etc. Explain that you are going to share them into 2 equal groups so that there will be half for you and half for them. Put a handful straight onto each plate without counting – make sure that one plate has much more pieces of fruit than the other. Ask the children if that is fair. Prompt them to show you how to share the strawberries fairly by splitting them in half.
Sharing items: They could share out cards or dominoes before playing a game. Prompt the children to notice that sometimes they can make equal groups, and sometimes they have items left over!
Have fun completing your practical tasks! Don’t forget to share your learning at receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch! :)
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 7:04am
Good Morning!
Lets start today by singing some of our favourite Nursery Rhymes...click on the link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/nursery-rhymes
Yesterday you played a rhyming game called 'odd one out'. Did you manage to find the rhyming pair and spot the 'odd one out'?
Today we are going to play another rhyming game.
See if you can make a rhyming pair by listening to a word and clicking on the picture that rhymes with it.
Click on the picture below to play the game:
.jpeg)
Can you think of a word that rhymes with these words too?
Cat
Frog
Fox
Wall
Peg
I hope you can find lots of rhyming pairs today. Have a great day!
Date: 29th Apr 2020 @ 2:28pm
Hello Year 4!
I hope you are all keeping well and finding lots of things to do indoors now the sunshine has disappeared!
Home Learning Update
The Year 4 team are trying out an exciting new way of sharing your learning tasks with you, which we think will make everything really easy to find! Please follow this link to find all of our learning activities:
https://padlet.com/mr_leverton/jg6rbkql3b7elw1f
(You can also bookmark this link in your browser for even easier access!) We will also continue to post the link on the blog for you to follow each day.
As this is new, if you are having any problems loading or viewing the resources please let us know on the Y4 email so we can make changes!
Thank you :)
From the Year 4 team