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ThinkuKnow Online Safety Home Learning Resources
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency has been producing home learning resources over the last number of weeks that can be downloaded and used with your child. If you are concerned about online safety in any way, these resources can be useful in addressing any problems that may arise as a result of increased usage of online technology at home. All pupils in school are aware of the importance of internet safety and this can be further reinforced at home by using these excellent resources. If you are interested, please click HERE to view the website.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency has been producing home learning resources over the last number of weeks that can be downloaded and used with your child. If you are concerned about online safety in any way, these resources can be useful in addressing any problems that may arise as a result of increased usage of online technology at home. All pupils in school are aware of the importance of internet safety and this can be further reinforced at home by using these excellent resources. If you are interested, please click HERE to view the website.
Collection of new pupil packs - MONDAY 15th JUNE. Packs to be collected from the sports hall. Please enter via the double doors at the sports hall entrance, not through the main entrance.
If you can collect packs for friends/relatives, please do so.
Y1+ older siblings = 11.00 - 11.30 am Y2 + older siblings = 11.30 - 11.45 am
Y3 + older siblings = 11.45 am - 12.00 pm Y4 + older siblings = 12.00 - 12.15 pm
Y5 + older siblings = 12.15 - 12.30 pm Y6 + Y7 = 12.30 - 12.50 pm
PLEASE NOTE: This is the final pupil pack of the year and also contains pupil work, art, books etc from earlier in the year, as well as Summer Homework. It is really important that the packs are collected. Thank You.
Please don't forget to keep a close eye on school website for daily updates, pupil work, advice for parents and videos.
If you can collect packs for friends/relatives, please do so.
Y1+ older siblings = 11.00 - 11.30 am Y2 + older siblings = 11.30 - 11.45 am
Y3 + older siblings = 11.45 am - 12.00 pm Y4 + older siblings = 12.00 - 12.15 pm
Y5 + older siblings = 12.15 - 12.30 pm Y6 + Y7 = 12.30 - 12.50 pm
PLEASE NOTE: This is the final pupil pack of the year and also contains pupil work, art, books etc from earlier in the year, as well as Summer Homework. It is really important that the packs are collected. Thank You.
Please don't forget to keep a close eye on school website for daily updates, pupil work, advice for parents and videos.
Libraries NI have shared details about their annual summer reading challenge - online this year! Click the picture below for more info.
END of YEAR REPORTS
Parents - please collect your child's end of year report on Tuesday 30th June from the school office.
They will be available to collect between 10.00am and 1.00pm.
Please return any school textbooks/reading books when you come to collect the report. It would be appreciated if you could put the books into one of the manilla folders from the pupil packs or a plastic bag with your child's name on it.
We really need to get these books back as there are many hundreds of pounds worth of books, that we can't afford to lose.
Thank you.
Parents - please collect your child's end of year report on Tuesday 30th June from the school office.
They will be available to collect between 10.00am and 1.00pm.
Please return any school textbooks/reading books when you come to collect the report. It would be appreciated if you could put the books into one of the manilla folders from the pupil packs or a plastic bag with your child's name on it.
We really need to get these books back as there are many hundreds of pounds worth of books, that we can't afford to lose.
Thank you.
* I realise that the weather is now not as good as it has been so don't panic if you haven't had an opportunity to produce a short video of your child having a go at a sports day event. I shall not be producing the class video until the end of the month.*
Tuesday 30th June 2020
Good morning!
Well, this is my last update for Y5 on this, the last day of the school year! The year has gone by so quickly and as I was saying to many of you yesterday, it's a very strange way to end the year. Thank you, parents for all of your support through which has undoubtedly been, and continues to be, a tough time for us all. It has been great having the chance to say goodbye to your child over the phone and maybe answer one or two questions. There are still a few homes that I could not get through to but I shall try again this morning. I have a small number of Sports Day event videos that have been sent and I shall post these on a new Purple Mash blog post today. I am aware that some pupils may not have completed all of the activities and this is not something to worry about but could be a useful part of summer revision in preparation for starting Year 6.
Once again, many thanks and best wishes for a safe and restful summer!
Ben Bovis
Good morning!
Well, this is my last update for Y5 on this, the last day of the school year! The year has gone by so quickly and as I was saying to many of you yesterday, it's a very strange way to end the year. Thank you, parents for all of your support through which has undoubtedly been, and continues to be, a tough time for us all. It has been great having the chance to say goodbye to your child over the phone and maybe answer one or two questions. There are still a few homes that I could not get through to but I shall try again this morning. I have a small number of Sports Day event videos that have been sent and I shall post these on a new Purple Mash blog post today. I am aware that some pupils may not have completed all of the activities and this is not something to worry about but could be a useful part of summer revision in preparation for starting Year 6.
Once again, many thanks and best wishes for a safe and restful summer!
Ben Bovis
Monday 29th June 2020
Good morning! Many thanks for the pupil projects that have been completed in Purple Mash. I shall be reviewing these this morning and leaving a comment for those pupils so pelase encourage your child to check back into Purple Mash to see what I thought of their project.
It is not too late to send me a short video clip of your child completing a favourite Sports Day event. If I have enough, I hope to share them on Purple Mash tomorrow.
Unfortunately I could not get speaking to many pupils on Friday when I was contacting homes so I shall try again today. This is just an opportunity to say 'farewell' to Year 5 and your child can ask any questions about what life in Year 6 is usually like.
Good morning! Many thanks for the pupil projects that have been completed in Purple Mash. I shall be reviewing these this morning and leaving a comment for those pupils so pelase encourage your child to check back into Purple Mash to see what I thought of their project.
It is not too late to send me a short video clip of your child completing a favourite Sports Day event. If I have enough, I hope to share them on Purple Mash tomorrow.
Unfortunately I could not get speaking to many pupils on Friday when I was contacting homes so I shall try again today. This is just an opportunity to say 'farewell' to Year 5 and your child can ask any questions about what life in Year 6 is usually like.
Planning for the week beginning 22nd June is attached below:
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Friday 26th June 2020
Good morning! This is the last website update for homeschooling! Today is the last day that work suggestions shall be posted online. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents for their support and cooperation over the last three months. It's been a tough undertaking for many for us! I intend to make phonecalls this morning just to have one last chat with your child to say goodbye at the end of Year 5. I'm sure that amid the delirium of starting summer holidays there may be mixed emotions too, saying goodbye to the familiar and thinking about what lies ahead in Year 6.
So hopefully, a bit more of a relaxed day today:
1) Finishing the Coronavirus project.
2) One last audiobook chapter on Purple Mash.
3) Anything else that needs completed - Road safety and Chester's Challenge booklets. This can also be completed at your leisure over the summer, along with the summer homework that was included in the last pack.
Reports can be collected on Tuesday 30th and this is also an opportunity to return any outstanding class textbooks or reading books. Please read the note posted above. Many thanks!
Good morning! This is the last website update for homeschooling! Today is the last day that work suggestions shall be posted online. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents for their support and cooperation over the last three months. It's been a tough undertaking for many for us! I intend to make phonecalls this morning just to have one last chat with your child to say goodbye at the end of Year 5. I'm sure that amid the delirium of starting summer holidays there may be mixed emotions too, saying goodbye to the familiar and thinking about what lies ahead in Year 6.
So hopefully, a bit more of a relaxed day today:
1) Finishing the Coronavirus project.
2) One last audiobook chapter on Purple Mash.
3) Anything else that needs completed - Road safety and Chester's Challenge booklets. This can also be completed at your leisure over the summer, along with the summer homework that was included in the last pack.
Reports can be collected on Tuesday 30th and this is also an opportunity to return any outstanding class textbooks or reading books. Please read the note posted above. Many thanks!
Thursday 25th June 2020
Good morning! See the above note regarding reports. PLEASE RETURN THE BLUE MATHS TEXTBOOK (TARGET) THAT WAS SENT HOME IN THE FIRST LEARNING PACK. If your child still has a reading diary or any kind of reading book from school or the library van please also return it on Tuesday. Many thanks for your cooperation!
Today's suggested learning:
1) Mental Maths: Your choice of Purple Mash or TopMarks activity.
2) Project work: Keep going with these. Remember to check WILF in the project blog post. Have you included pictures from different sources? It's ok to include personal photos because the project is about your life too! What about COPS? Make sure that it is the very best that you can make it! When your blog is finished there is no need to 'hand' it in. I have access to each account. Save your project with a useful name in the class folder 'BB' and I will find it.
3) A new audiobook chapter on Purple Mash.
4) Finishing off: You have today and tomorrow to finish any outstanding work from your learning packs.
5) Silent Reading 20 mins
6) Youir choice of PDMU/WAU/PE etc from the weekly planner that you haven't completed yet.
7) Enjoy some sunshine!!
Wednesday 24th June 2020
1) Mental Maths: Your choice of Purple Mash or TopMarks
2) Numeracy: Shape and Space: Missing Coordinate Polygon Challenge sheet. A polygon is a fancy name for a 2D shape. Most of the polygons will be familiar to pupils Purple and Green group may need to be aware of the differences between different triangles for example. I shall post more explanation in a new Numeracy blog post.
3) A new audiobook chapter. This week I am sharing chapters from selected popular authors/books that may encourage your child to think more about reading over the summer.
4) Literacy: Please continue with projects.
5) Silent Reading 20 minutes.
6) WAU: Materials: Reversible and irreversible changes. See the new Purple Mash 2Do activity after reading this website and watching the clips.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcvv4wx/articles/z9brcwx
1) Mental Maths: Your choice of Purple Mash or TopMarks
2) Numeracy: Shape and Space: Missing Coordinate Polygon Challenge sheet. A polygon is a fancy name for a 2D shape. Most of the polygons will be familiar to pupils Purple and Green group may need to be aware of the differences between different triangles for example. I shall post more explanation in a new Numeracy blog post.
3) A new audiobook chapter. This week I am sharing chapters from selected popular authors/books that may encourage your child to think more about reading over the summer.
4) Literacy: Please continue with projects.
5) Silent Reading 20 minutes.
6) WAU: Materials: Reversible and irreversible changes. See the new Purple Mash 2Do activity after reading this website and watching the clips.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcvv4wx/articles/z9brcwx
Tuesday 23rd June 2020
1) Mental Maths: Your choice of activity from Purple Mash or TopMarks.
2) Numeracy: McDonald's Investigation. Normally at this time of year, after the last swimming lesson, Year 5 would be asked to consider their order from a visit to McDonald's. We cannot visit this year but the pupils can still undertake this little activity as it is good practise in using money. Head over to the new post on our Numeracy blog.
3) The World's Worst Children audiobook (Purple Mash)
4) Literacy: Coronavirus project. Some pupils have started putting these together. Well done and keep going! I'll post a comment on your blog when the project is finished.
5) Silent Reading 20 minutes
6) UICT: research information and pictures that you can use in your project blog.
1) Mental Maths: Your choice of activity from Purple Mash or TopMarks.
2) Numeracy: McDonald's Investigation. Normally at this time of year, after the last swimming lesson, Year 5 would be asked to consider their order from a visit to McDonald's. We cannot visit this year but the pupils can still undertake this little activity as it is good practise in using money. Head over to the new post on our Numeracy blog.
3) The World's Worst Children audiobook (Purple Mash)
4) Literacy: Coronavirus project. Some pupils have started putting these together. Well done and keep going! I'll post a comment on your blog when the project is finished.
5) Silent Reading 20 minutes
6) UICT: research information and pictures that you can use in your project blog.
Monday 22nd June 2020
Good morning, everybody! Just one more week (or thereabouts) to go!
1)NO SPELLINGS THIS WEEK
2) Mental Maths - choose your favourite Purple Mash or TopMarks game.
3) Numeracy: Let's become familiar with another currency - Euros and cents. Watch this for an introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOffWozT4jA
Complete the Euro cents worksheet in your pack using the correct symbol > is greater than and < is less than. Purple and Green groups, for an extra challenge, could 'spend' the coins and find the change from one Euro.
Finish the activity with this game from Top Marks but choose the Euro flag in the bottom right hand corner.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/coins-game
4) A new audio story on Purple Mash.
5) Literacy: Continue your research for your COronavirus project. Start writing or typing it up if you're ready. Finish for Friday if possible. See the Purple Mash insrtuctions on the main class blog.
6) PDMU - Chester's Challenge or Scooter's Road Safety booklet.
Friday 19th June 2020
Only one more week of online learning to go! But first let's look after today:
1) A spelling test - 15 of yourhigh frequency words that you've been going over this week.
2) Mental Maths: Have a go at this challenge I found:
Only one more week of online learning to go! But first let's look after today:
1) A spelling test - 15 of yourhigh frequency words that you've been going over this week.
2) Mental Maths: Have a go at this challenge I found:
3) Numeracy: Hopefully we're all getting the hang of reading and writing decimal tenths by now.
Blue group: sheet ‘sheet 72’ ordering decimal tenths
Green and Purple: Long Jumping sheet – using and applying decimal tenths
4) Show and Tell! Donna has a special post up in Purple Mash. Have a look and respond!
5) We have finished Danny the Champion of the World so you can catch up with that if you need to. I shall start something else on Monday.
6) Literacy: If you finished your science investigation planning notes yesterday, could you please type it up in a reply to yesterday's Material's post where I showed you what to do. Remember COPS! This would normally be going into your black writing folder so make sure that it is as good a standard as you can make it.
7) Art: Try learning some more drawing techniques along with the author/illustrator Sarah McIntyre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgoRgoLdl7E
Blue group: sheet ‘sheet 72’ ordering decimal tenths
Green and Purple: Long Jumping sheet – using and applying decimal tenths
4) Show and Tell! Donna has a special post up in Purple Mash. Have a look and respond!
5) We have finished Danny the Champion of the World so you can catch up with that if you need to. I shall start something else on Monday.
6) Literacy: If you finished your science investigation planning notes yesterday, could you please type it up in a reply to yesterday's Material's post where I showed you what to do. Remember COPS! This would normally be going into your black writing folder so make sure that it is as good a standard as you can make it.
7) Art: Try learning some more drawing techniques along with the author/illustrator Sarah McIntyre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgoRgoLdl7E
Thursday 18th June 2020
Today's suggested learning activities:
1) Revise for your end of week spelling test. It's the last one!
2) Mental Maths: Play Hit the Button (see yesterday) and choose halves today please.
3) Numeracy: Blue group: sheet ‘71’ decimal units and tenths
Green: sheet ‘Home Activity 26’ more ordering
Purple group: sheet ‘Home Activity 26’ more ordering
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 22. The final one!
5) Literacy: Responding to Reading activity- poaching instruction sheet. Use your imagination and the prompts on the sheet to come up with ayour own way of catching pheasants.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes.
7) Science: Materials investigation. See the new post on our Materials blog. Complete the investigation planning sheet in the learning pack.
Today's suggested learning activities:
1) Revise for your end of week spelling test. It's the last one!
2) Mental Maths: Play Hit the Button (see yesterday) and choose halves today please.
3) Numeracy: Blue group: sheet ‘71’ decimal units and tenths
Green: sheet ‘Home Activity 26’ more ordering
Purple group: sheet ‘Home Activity 26’ more ordering
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 22. The final one!
5) Literacy: Responding to Reading activity- poaching instruction sheet. Use your imagination and the prompts on the sheet to come up with ayour own way of catching pheasants.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes.
7) Science: Materials investigation. See the new post on our Materials blog. Complete the investigation planning sheet in the learning pack.
Wednesday 17th June 2020
Today's activities:
1) SACWAC
2) Mental Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button choose Doubles.
3) Numeracy: Continuing with decimal tenths. It may be useful to watch yesterday's video again as a recap.
Blue group: sheet ‘70’ notation for decimal tenths
Green: sheet ‘71’ cube towers and sheet ‘72’ decimal units and tenths/ordering
Purple group: sheet ‘71’ cube towers and sheet ‘72’ decimal units and tenths/ordering
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 21
5) Literacy: Please complete the A3 folded road safety poster in your pack. Use your knowledge of the Green Cross Code to write the instruction under each picture. Lexia group and others who may find it tricky could use the Green
Cross Code steps in your road safety booklet (opposite a version of today's poster). When complete, why not colour the poster and put it up as a reminder?
6) Silent Reading 20 mins at least.
7) PDMU: Chester's Challenge booklet or Scooter's Road Safety Skills booklet.
Today's activities:
1) SACWAC
2) Mental Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button choose Doubles.
3) Numeracy: Continuing with decimal tenths. It may be useful to watch yesterday's video again as a recap.
Blue group: sheet ‘70’ notation for decimal tenths
Green: sheet ‘71’ cube towers and sheet ‘72’ decimal units and tenths/ordering
Purple group: sheet ‘71’ cube towers and sheet ‘72’ decimal units and tenths/ordering
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 21
5) Literacy: Please complete the A3 folded road safety poster in your pack. Use your knowledge of the Green Cross Code to write the instruction under each picture. Lexia group and others who may find it tricky could use the Green
Cross Code steps in your road safety booklet (opposite a version of today's poster). When complete, why not colour the poster and put it up as a reminder?
6) Silent Reading 20 mins at least.
7) PDMU: Chester's Challenge booklet or Scooter's Road Safety Skills booklet.
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Good morning everybody! Hopefully everybody has collected their new learning pack. If there are any problems with material that you think is missing, please get in touch via email and we'll fix the problem as soon as we can.
Today's learning:
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths: Continue with another round of Bond Bubbles (see yesterday's link).
3) Numeracy: An introduction to decimal tenths. Please watch this first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrTBxKbrgk
Pupils should remember that when we talk about fractions, we always refer to an item such as a pizza or chocolate bar. So one tenth is imagined as a pizza with ten equal slices. The same applies to decimals. It should be stressed that the role of the decimal point is to separate the whole number from the fraction (part left over).
Blue group: Twinkl sheet Fractions: Tenths
Green: sheet ‘70’
Purple group: sheet ‘70’
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 20
5) Literacy: Prim -Ed comprehension skills sheet. Fact and Opinion. Pupils have already been introduced to this and today's activity consolidates previous learning:
Chestnuts: Blue-ringed octopus
Maples: Marvellous Magic Safety Machine
Lexia: Showbags
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes at least.
7) UICT: Accessing the C2K Newsdesk for project research. See a new post on the UICT blog.
Good morning everybody! Hopefully everybody has collected their new learning pack. If there are any problems with material that you think is missing, please get in touch via email and we'll fix the problem as soon as we can.
Today's learning:
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths: Continue with another round of Bond Bubbles (see yesterday's link).
3) Numeracy: An introduction to decimal tenths. Please watch this first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrTBxKbrgk
Pupils should remember that when we talk about fractions, we always refer to an item such as a pizza or chocolate bar. So one tenth is imagined as a pizza with ten equal slices. The same applies to decimals. It should be stressed that the role of the decimal point is to separate the whole number from the fraction (part left over).
Blue group: Twinkl sheet Fractions: Tenths
Green: sheet ‘70’
Purple group: sheet ‘70’
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 20
5) Literacy: Prim -Ed comprehension skills sheet. Fact and Opinion. Pupils have already been introduced to this and today's activity consolidates previous learning:
Chestnuts: Blue-ringed octopus
Maples: Marvellous Magic Safety Machine
Lexia: Showbags
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes at least.
7) UICT: Accessing the C2K Newsdesk for project research. See a new post on the UICT blog.
Monday 15th June 2020
Good morning! Please collect your new packs as mentioned above. ALL OF TODAY'S ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW ON PURPLE MASH. You do not need to wait for your new learning pack.
Please find an outline of the week ahead attached below:
Good morning! Please collect your new packs as mentioned above. ALL OF TODAY'S ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW ON PURPLE MASH. You do not need to wait for your new learning pack.
Please find an outline of the week ahead attached below:
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Today's learning:
1) SACAWAC - high frequency words. The last week of this! Keep going over these because accurate spelling of them will really help to improve the quality of yor writing.
2) Mental Maths: Purple Mash 2Do - Bond Bubbles. Blue group Challenge A, Green group Challenge B, Purple Group Challenge C. A great way to improve number bonds of a given multiple of ten or even hundred (if you get that far!)
3) Numeracy: Biscuit Decoration investigation. See the new post on our Numeracy blog.
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 19.
5) Literacy: 'Like What?' similes activity in a new post on the Literacy blog.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) PE: A virtual Sports Day challenge. What is your best event at Sports Day? Is it running? Three legged race? Sack race? How about egg and spoon? Why don't you practise all of these in whatever space you have and, if possible, film your best event. Send your performance to me via school email and I'll try and put them together in a class video to be posted on Purple Mash at the end of the week.
1) SACAWAC - high frequency words. The last week of this! Keep going over these because accurate spelling of them will really help to improve the quality of yor writing.
2) Mental Maths: Purple Mash 2Do - Bond Bubbles. Blue group Challenge A, Green group Challenge B, Purple Group Challenge C. A great way to improve number bonds of a given multiple of ten or even hundred (if you get that far!)
3) Numeracy: Biscuit Decoration investigation. See the new post on our Numeracy blog.
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 19.
5) Literacy: 'Like What?' similes activity in a new post on the Literacy blog.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) PE: A virtual Sports Day challenge. What is your best event at Sports Day? Is it running? Three legged race? Sack race? How about egg and spoon? Why don't you practise all of these in whatever space you have and, if possible, film your best event. Send your performance to me via school email and I'll try and put them together in a class video to be posted on Purple Mash at the end of the week.
Friday 12th June 2020
It's Friday! Here are today's suggested activities:
1) Have a go at a spelling test. 15 random words from this week's spellings. These are high frequency words that should be familiar anyway. Let's see how you do.
2) Mental Maths: A Purple Mash 2Do has been set. Have another go at the Dividers test from last week. Can you beat your scores?
3) Numeracy: MEASURES: Volume and Capacity. All groups complete the measuring cylinder sheet in your pack Spend some time thinking about the intervals along each scale and how many ml there are between each 'step'.
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 18
5) Literacy: Sentence construction part 2. This time focussing on punctuation. I have set it as a post on the Literacy blog in Purple Mash, along with instructions for each group.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) PDMU: Chester's Challenge booklet. Keep going with it! I'd love to see your finished comic strip!
It's Friday! Here are today's suggested activities:
1) Have a go at a spelling test. 15 random words from this week's spellings. These are high frequency words that should be familiar anyway. Let's see how you do.
2) Mental Maths: A Purple Mash 2Do has been set. Have another go at the Dividers test from last week. Can you beat your scores?
3) Numeracy: MEASURES: Volume and Capacity. All groups complete the measuring cylinder sheet in your pack Spend some time thinking about the intervals along each scale and how many ml there are between each 'step'.
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 18
5) Literacy: Sentence construction part 2. This time focussing on punctuation. I have set it as a post on the Literacy blog in Purple Mash, along with instructions for each group.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) PDMU: Chester's Challenge booklet. Keep going with it! I'd love to see your finished comic strip!
Thursday 11th June 2020
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths. Keep going with the TopMarks Daily 10.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Try Division and the Mixed Tables option.
3) Numeracy: MEASURES: Volume and Capacity. Watch these useful videos first to help you undersatnd how to convert between litres and millilitres.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8lypIFHzk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU3yON-fRcA
Purple: green corner sheet 102 ml and l
Green: green corner sheet 102 ml and l
Blue: red corner sheet 96 practical measures
For an extra challenge Purple and Green group could watch this next clip and answer the questions about filling the pail. Pause the video after each question and see if you can work it out! Pupils will hopefully realise that 7.5 litres is the same as 7500 millilitres!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks2-capacity-and-measure/z7gkqp3
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 17 on Purple Mash
5) Literacy: Danny The Champion of the World. Responding to Reading activity- homophones revision sheet. A dictionary may be useful for this as accurate spelling is relevant.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) WAU: Material Properties and Matching Materials 2DOs in Purple Mash. This website provides useful information about material properties.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4339j6/articles/zx8hhv4
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths. Keep going with the TopMarks Daily 10.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Try Division and the Mixed Tables option.
3) Numeracy: MEASURES: Volume and Capacity. Watch these useful videos first to help you undersatnd how to convert between litres and millilitres.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8lypIFHzk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU3yON-fRcA
Purple: green corner sheet 102 ml and l
Green: green corner sheet 102 ml and l
Blue: red corner sheet 96 practical measures
For an extra challenge Purple and Green group could watch this next clip and answer the questions about filling the pail. Pause the video after each question and see if you can work it out! Pupils will hopefully realise that 7.5 litres is the same as 7500 millilitres!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks2-capacity-and-measure/z7gkqp3
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 17 on Purple Mash
5) Literacy: Danny The Champion of the World. Responding to Reading activity- homophones revision sheet. A dictionary may be useful for this as accurate spelling is relevant.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) WAU: Material Properties and Matching Materials 2DOs in Purple Mash. This website provides useful information about material properties.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4339j6/articles/zx8hhv4
Wednesday 10th June 2020
Good morning! Today's suggested learning:
1) SACAWAC!
2) Mental Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 choose addition today.
3) Numeracy: MEASURES: Volume and Capacity. Watch these first for a simple recap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyy-Y_JLbsE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqlgPM2rjao
Purple: green corner sheet 101 fractions of a litre
Green: green corner sheet 101 fractions of a litre
Blue: red corner sheet 93 + 95
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 16
5) Literacy: Sentence construction skills:
Chestnuts: 'Catch the Meaning' sheet. A dictionary will be handy for checking afterwards.
Maples: 'Catch the Meaning' sheet. A dictionary will be handy for checking afterwards.
Lexia: 'Possible Words' sheet. Aim to complete 6 sentences so that they make sense.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) Music: David Walliams: Marvellous Musical Podcast Have you listened to this yet? I found the John Williams episode especially interesting. I wonder how many tunes you can recognise!
Good morning! Today's suggested learning:
1) SACAWAC!
2) Mental Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 choose addition today.
3) Numeracy: MEASURES: Volume and Capacity. Watch these first for a simple recap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyy-Y_JLbsE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqlgPM2rjao
Purple: green corner sheet 101 fractions of a litre
Green: green corner sheet 101 fractions of a litre
Blue: red corner sheet 93 + 95
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 16
5) Literacy: Sentence construction skills:
Chestnuts: 'Catch the Meaning' sheet. A dictionary will be handy for checking afterwards.
Maples: 'Catch the Meaning' sheet. A dictionary will be handy for checking afterwards.
Lexia: 'Possible Words' sheet. Aim to complete 6 sentences so that they make sense.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) Music: David Walliams: Marvellous Musical Podcast Have you listened to this yet? I found the John Williams episode especially interesting. I wonder how many tunes you can recognise!
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Good morning! Today's learning:
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 choose Level 3 Subtraction 2 digit numbers with decomposition questions. You can adjust the difficulty .
3) Numeracy: Fractions as mixed numbers. Remember to think of an item when dealing with fractions e.g. pies, pizzas, cake, chocolate bars etc... so 1 1/2 = 1 cake and 1/2 a cake
Purple: Target textbook p81 B
Green: Target textboook p81 B
Blue: Target textbook p81 A
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 15
5) Literacy: Punctuation: Using commas to separate clauses sheet. Look at this website first: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zc773k7
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) UICT: Continue with the River Rapids challenge in Time Crimes of the Logonator (Purple Mash/Computing/Logo)
Monday 8th June 2020
Good morning everybody! I hope you all had a lovely weekend, despite the colder weather! Please find a new planner attached below:
Good morning everybody! I hope you all had a lovely weekend, despite the colder weather! Please find a new planner attached below:
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Here are today's suggested learning activities:
1) SACAWAC high frequency word spellings. Please encourage the accuracy of these in everyday writing.
2) Mental Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 choose fractions questions. You can adjust the difficulty.
3) Numeracy: Fractions - Mixed Numbers. Watch this introduction first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRN0YFYvr_s
Purple: Green cornered sheet 67
Green: Green corner sheet p 67
Blue: Target textbook fraction revision p129 Q1-20
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 14
5) Literacy: Comprehension Scholastic sheet. Please encourage full sentence answers where appropriate.
Maples: How to Plant a Tree
Lexia Users: Making a Leaf Print
Chestnuts: Scrambled Eggs on Toast
6) Silent Reading 20 mins. Don't forget that you can share a bit about what you are reading at home on our shared reading blog on Purple Mash.
7) Art: Learning to draw/sketch using KidsTube. This is a great channel for learning how to draw cartoon characters but there are many, many drawing channels and videos. I'd love to see some examples of artwork shared here or uploaded onto the Purple Mash art blog! Here's one that was shared last week:
1) SACAWAC high frequency word spellings. Please encourage the accuracy of these in everyday writing.
2) Mental Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 choose fractions questions. You can adjust the difficulty.
3) Numeracy: Fractions - Mixed Numbers. Watch this introduction first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRN0YFYvr_s
Purple: Green cornered sheet 67
Green: Green corner sheet p 67
Blue: Target textbook fraction revision p129 Q1-20
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 14
5) Literacy: Comprehension Scholastic sheet. Please encourage full sentence answers where appropriate.
Maples: How to Plant a Tree
Lexia Users: Making a Leaf Print
Chestnuts: Scrambled Eggs on Toast
6) Silent Reading 20 mins. Don't forget that you can share a bit about what you are reading at home on our shared reading blog on Purple Mash.
7) Art: Learning to draw/sketch using KidsTube. This is a great channel for learning how to draw cartoon characters but there are many, many drawing channels and videos. I'd love to see some examples of artwork shared here or uploaded onto the Purple Mash art blog! Here's one that was shared last week:
Well done CM!
Friday 5th June 2020
1) Friday spelling test 15 words.
2) Mental Maths test - check out the new Purple Mash 2Do.
3) Numeracy: Problem Solving. All groups complete the photocopied sheet. Don't forget to show your calculations and choose your strategy carefully for number 7!
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 13.
5) Literacy: Independent writing - How to Make Slime. Use the template printout in your pack. You can use the information from last week's WAU cornflour sheet or you can look up a recipe online (no copying please). Either way, here's what I'd like to see:
WILF: 1. A clear list of ingredients.
2. Bullet points for the method.
3. Use time words such as 'first', 'next' or 'finally'.
4. Bossy verbs that tell the reader what to do.
5. Adjectives and adverbs always make your writing more interesting.
6. Start sentences different ways.
This writing can be completed on the sheet and a perhaps a photo taken and uploaded, or it can be typed up in a new post in the Literacy blog.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes.
7) PDMU: Chester's Challenge booklet. You can complete this at your own pace.
1) Friday spelling test 15 words.
2) Mental Maths test - check out the new Purple Mash 2Do.
3) Numeracy: Problem Solving. All groups complete the photocopied sheet. Don't forget to show your calculations and choose your strategy carefully for number 7!
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 13.
5) Literacy: Independent writing - How to Make Slime. Use the template printout in your pack. You can use the information from last week's WAU cornflour sheet or you can look up a recipe online (no copying please). Either way, here's what I'd like to see:
WILF: 1. A clear list of ingredients.
2. Bullet points for the method.
3. Use time words such as 'first', 'next' or 'finally'.
4. Bossy verbs that tell the reader what to do.
5. Adjectives and adverbs always make your writing more interesting.
6. Start sentences different ways.
This writing can be completed on the sheet and a perhaps a photo taken and uploaded, or it can be typed up in a new post in the Literacy blog.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes.
7) PDMU: Chester's Challenge booklet. You can complete this at your own pace.
Thursday 4th June 2020
Today's suggested learning:
1) Revise your high frequency words for an oral or written test tomorrow.
2) Mental Maths: Continue with the Dividers game on Purple Mash. I will be setting a challenge on Friday. Get practising!
3) Numeracy: Problem Solving SPMG sheets. Time to put into practise the dividing method that you have been learning this week.
Blue: Finish p26
Green: p45 Q1-6
Purple: p51 Q1-5 and then Q7
4) Danny the Champion of the World Chapter 12B.
5) Literacy: Responding to Reading. Complete the character study activity in the new post on the Shared Reading blog.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) WAU: Science - Materials topic. Complete the changing states sheet in your pack and then have a go at the practical activity (Water cycle in a bag) in the Materials blog post.
Today's suggested learning:
1) Revise your high frequency words for an oral or written test tomorrow.
2) Mental Maths: Continue with the Dividers game on Purple Mash. I will be setting a challenge on Friday. Get practising!
3) Numeracy: Problem Solving SPMG sheets. Time to put into practise the dividing method that you have been learning this week.
Blue: Finish p26
Green: p45 Q1-6
Purple: p51 Q1-5 and then Q7
4) Danny the Champion of the World Chapter 12B.
5) Literacy: Responding to Reading. Complete the character study activity in the new post on the Shared Reading blog.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) WAU: Science - Materials topic. Complete the changing states sheet in your pack and then have a go at the practical activity (Water cycle in a bag) in the Materials blog post.
Wednesday 3rd June 2020
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths: Dividers 2Do on Purple Mash ( See the new post on the Numeracy blog first!)
3) Numeracy: Written Division. Continuing the short method – see the photocopied sheet.
Blue: p26 Q1-3
Green: finish p44
Purple: p50 Trickier than yesterday and using HTU but you can do it! Q3-7 please.
4) Danny the Champion of the World Chapter 12 A
5) Literacy: Comprehension: Poetry sheet ‘Feeding the Ducks’ Read once to get an idea of what it is about. Then read again slowly after looking at the questions.
Chestnuts: 'Try These' Q2-5. Then 'Now Try These' Q1
Maples: 'Try These' Q2-5. Then 'Now Try These' Q3
Everyone else: Get Started Q1-3. Then 'Try These' Q2+Q3
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) Music: David Walliams: Marvellous Musical Podcast
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths: Dividers 2Do on Purple Mash ( See the new post on the Numeracy blog first!)
3) Numeracy: Written Division. Continuing the short method – see the photocopied sheet.
Blue: p26 Q1-3
Green: finish p44
Purple: p50 Trickier than yesterday and using HTU but you can do it! Q3-7 please.
4) Danny the Champion of the World Chapter 12 A
5) Literacy: Comprehension: Poetry sheet ‘Feeding the Ducks’ Read once to get an idea of what it is about. Then read again slowly after looking at the questions.
Chestnuts: 'Try These' Q2-5. Then 'Now Try These' Q1
Maples: 'Try These' Q2-5. Then 'Now Try These' Q3
Everyone else: Get Started Q1-3. Then 'Try These' Q2+Q3
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) Music: David Walliams: Marvellous Musical Podcast
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths: Use the Subtraction Grids game on Topmarks. Blue up to 20, Green up to 30 and Purple up to 100. Can you beat your score from yesterday? Give yourself a challenge!
3) Numeracy: Written Division. Introducing the short method – this technique relies on good knowledge of division tables. It may be helpful to have a tables grid in front of you. Complete the following photocopied sheet after you look at the short video that I have posted for you on the Purple Mash Numeracy blog.
Blue: p25 Equal Sharing
Green: p44 Sharing Among 4 and 5 Q1-3
Purple: p44 Sharing Among 4 and 5 Q4-8
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 11 - The Sleeping Beauty.
5) Literacy: Apostrophes for Possession Noun Grid sheet. Simple use of apostrophes to show one owner has already been introduced. It's time to think about what happens when there is more than one owner and if a name ends in 's'. This visual activity helps to see the different examples of ownership. Cut or write on the sheet .
1) SACAWAC
2) Mental Maths: Use the Subtraction Grids game on Topmarks. Blue up to 20, Green up to 30 and Purple up to 100. Can you beat your score from yesterday? Give yourself a challenge!
3) Numeracy: Written Division. Introducing the short method – this technique relies on good knowledge of division tables. It may be helpful to have a tables grid in front of you. Complete the following photocopied sheet after you look at the short video that I have posted for you on the Purple Mash Numeracy blog.
Blue: p25 Equal Sharing
Green: p44 Sharing Among 4 and 5 Q1-3
Purple: p44 Sharing Among 4 and 5 Q4-8
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 11 - The Sleeping Beauty.
5) Literacy: Apostrophes for Possession Noun Grid sheet. Simple use of apostrophes to show one owner has already been introduced. It's time to think about what happens when there is more than one owner and if a name ends in 's'. This visual activity helps to see the different examples of ownership. Cut or write on the sheet .
After sorting the nouns into the correct part of the Carroll Diagram, choose seven of them and use each one in an interesting sentence with an apostrophe to show what they own. More practice can be found here.
This can be a tricky activity so Lexia users only complete the diagram with the singular nouns and write sentences using those.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) UICT: Continue with 'The Time Crimes of the Logonator'. Only one person has successfully escaped the Minotaur's Maze so far! When you have done this, save your work into the BB folder please. If you have completed the escape, go onto the next challenge which is the River Rapids!
This can be a tricky activity so Lexia users only complete the diagram with the singular nouns and write sentences using those.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes
7) UICT: Continue with 'The Time Crimes of the Logonator'. Only one person has successfully escaped the Minotaur's Maze so far! When you have done this, save your work into the BB folder please. If you have completed the escape, go onto the next challenge which is the River Rapids!
Collection of new pupil packs - MONDAY 1st JUNE. Pack to be collected from main entrance porch.
If you can collect packs for friends/relatives, please do so.
Y1+ older siblings = 10.00 - 10.30 am Y2 + older siblings = 10.30 - 10.45 am
Y3 + older siblings = 10.45 - 11.00 am Y4 + older siblings = 11.00 - 11.15 am
Y5 + older siblings = 11.15 - 11.30 am Y6 + Y7 = 11.30 - 11.50 am
PLEASE NOTE: Y7 packs also contain a cheque with refund of money paid towards Greenhill trip.
Please don't forget to keep a close eye on school website for daily updates, pupil work, advice for parents and videos.
If you can collect packs for friends/relatives, please do so.
Y1+ older siblings = 10.00 - 10.30 am Y2 + older siblings = 10.30 - 10.45 am
Y3 + older siblings = 10.45 - 11.00 am Y4 + older siblings = 11.00 - 11.15 am
Y5 + older siblings = 11.15 - 11.30 am Y6 + Y7 = 11.30 - 11.50 am
PLEASE NOTE: Y7 packs also contain a cheque with refund of money paid towards Greenhill trip.
Please don't forget to keep a close eye on school website for daily updates, pupil work, advice for parents and videos.
Monday 1st June 2020
Good morning! I hope you all had a lovely weekend enjoying this glorious weather. I shall need more sun cream if this continues! Please find a new planner attached below and then today's suggested learning. PLease don't forget to collect a new learning pack from school today. See times above.
Good morning! I hope you all had a lovely weekend enjoying this glorious weather. I shall need more sun cream if this continues! Please find a new planner attached below and then today's suggested learning. PLease don't forget to collect a new learning pack from school today. See times above.
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1) SACAWAC spelling - the next set of high frequency words.
2) Mental Maths: Use the Subtraction Grids game on Topmarks. Blue up to 20, Green up to 30 and Purple up to 100.
3) Numeracy: Using addition and subtraction facts to solve magic squares.ccBlue Target textbook p15
Blue and Green complete part A.
Purple group part B.
Start by looking at the completed row in the square and find the total. This is yor total for each row, column and diagonal. Now have a look and see if you can fill in an empty box. Take it from there. If you find these straightforward, have a go at the next section!
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 10
5) Literacy: Parts of Speech - Purple Mash 2Do has been set. This is revision of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Lexia users are revising sentence punctuation in two tasks that have been set.
6) Silent Reading 20 minutes. If possible, engage with your child's reading. Ask questions about it. Do they understand what they are reading? Listen to some for 5-10 minutes.
7) Art: Learning to draw/sketch using KidsTube. This is a great channel for learning how to draw cartoon characters but there are many, many drawing channels and videos. I'd love to see some examples of artwork shared here or uploaded onto the Purple Mash art blog!
*I shall be contacting homes again via telephone tomorrow (Tuesday 2/6). If you see a withheld number and wish to speak to me about your child's learning, please answer and we can have a brief chat.
Friday 29th May 2020
It's Friday! Today's activities:
1) If possible, a 15 word speliing test based on high frequency words revised through the week.
2) Have a go at the x tables test that I have set as a 2Do on Purple Mash. You can customise it. Please check the numeracy blog for a new post with details.
3) Numeracy: Problem Solving. All groups working from Target textbook p13 - Darts. Complete the same section as your mental maths group colour. You can show working out but only if you need to!
4) Danny the Champion of the World: Chapter 9
5) Literacy: Handwriting. Use the sheet that I have provided. Copy a paragraph out of whatever book you are reading. If you have a pen licence, use a pen. If you don't, use pencil and maybe you could upload a photo. If anyone has been practising their handwriting, I can still hand out a pen licence before the end of June!
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) PE: IFA skills videos. There's a number of these skills/games to try with a partner if possibe. Or change them slightly and have a go on your own!
*I shall be contacting homes again via telephone next Tuesday. If you see a withheld number and wish to speak to me about your child's learning, please answer and we can have a brief chat.
Have a great weekend!
It's Friday! Today's activities:
1) If possible, a 15 word speliing test based on high frequency words revised through the week.
2) Have a go at the x tables test that I have set as a 2Do on Purple Mash. You can customise it. Please check the numeracy blog for a new post with details.
3) Numeracy: Problem Solving. All groups working from Target textbook p13 - Darts. Complete the same section as your mental maths group colour. You can show working out but only if you need to!
4) Danny the Champion of the World: Chapter 9
5) Literacy: Handwriting. Use the sheet that I have provided. Copy a paragraph out of whatever book you are reading. If you have a pen licence, use a pen. If you don't, use pencil and maybe you could upload a photo. If anyone has been practising their handwriting, I can still hand out a pen licence before the end of June!
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) PE: IFA skills videos. There's a number of these skills/games to try with a partner if possibe. Or change them slightly and have a go on your own!
*I shall be contacting homes again via telephone next Tuesday. If you see a withheld number and wish to speak to me about your child's learning, please answer and we can have a brief chat.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday 28th May 2020
Suggested learning activities for today:
1) Complete another ten spellings and revise for a test tomorrow.
2) Mental Maths: Have a go at this game: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb After the training, try the Misty Mountains of Multiplication! If you find this game a bit tricky - go back to Topmarks and play yesterday's game.
3) Numeracy: Written multiplication. Purple and Green groups finish the sheet that you all started yesterday. Bue group, complete a table torture grid in your book with the numbers 1-10 along the top and 1,2,5 and 10 at the side. See the example below.
4) Danny the Champion of the World audio clip on Purple Mash. Chapter 8.
5) Literacy: Danny the Champion of the World responding to reading activity on the Purple Mash Shared Reading blog.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins.
7) Music: Pick a song to sing from Out of the Ark/Home/weekten
Suggested learning activities for today:
1) Complete another ten spellings and revise for a test tomorrow.
2) Mental Maths: Have a go at this game: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb After the training, try the Misty Mountains of Multiplication! If you find this game a bit tricky - go back to Topmarks and play yesterday's game.
3) Numeracy: Written multiplication. Purple and Green groups finish the sheet that you all started yesterday. Bue group, complete a table torture grid in your book with the numbers 1-10 along the top and 1,2,5 and 10 at the side. See the example below.
4) Danny the Champion of the World audio clip on Purple Mash. Chapter 8.
5) Literacy: Danny the Champion of the World responding to reading activity on the Purple Mash Shared Reading blog.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins.
7) Music: Pick a song to sing from Out of the Ark/Home/weekten
Wednesday 27th May 2020
Today's learning activities:
1) SACAWAC - next ten high frequency words. These are very important as they are used in everyday writing.
2) Mental Maths - keep going over those tables! https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
3) Numeracy: More practice with written multiplication:
Purple Group: Ali Baba’s Cave sheet Q1-4
Green Group: Seven Dwarfs sheet Q1 and Q2
Blue Group: Multiplying sheet – Q1-6
Don't forget to set out each question accurately with one digit in each box on your page.
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 7 on Purple Mash.
5) Literacy: Independent writing: ‘A Picture Story’ sheet 62. More details in a new Literacy blog post on Purple Mash.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins.
7) WAU - Cornflour slime sheet investigation. This is a great way to find out more about materials that don't fit easily into solid or liquid categories. More details of an alternative activity on the new 'Materials' blog on Purple Mash.
Today's learning activities:
1) SACAWAC - next ten high frequency words. These are very important as they are used in everyday writing.
2) Mental Maths - keep going over those tables! https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
3) Numeracy: More practice with written multiplication:
Purple Group: Ali Baba’s Cave sheet Q1-4
Green Group: Seven Dwarfs sheet Q1 and Q2
Blue Group: Multiplying sheet – Q1-6
Don't forget to set out each question accurately with one digit in each box on your page.
4) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 7 on Purple Mash.
5) Literacy: Independent writing: ‘A Picture Story’ sheet 62. More details in a new Literacy blog post on Purple Mash.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins.
7) WAU - Cornflour slime sheet investigation. This is a great way to find out more about materials that don't fit easily into solid or liquid categories. More details of an alternative activity on the new 'Materials' blog on Purple Mash.
Tuesday 26th May 2020
Good morning! A suggested outline for the day ahead:
1) Spellings - another ten high frequency words.
2) Mental Maths: Choose your tables to play this game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
3) Numeracy: Revision of Written Multiplication. All groups please complete the teacher produced worksheet showing a written example. Remember to start from the right hand side with the units. Carry over any extra units into the tens and so on. You may use a x table grid to help you if you are a bit stuck with your tables. The important thing about this lesson is remembering the process of written multiplication.
4) Danny the Champion of the World Chapter 6
5) Literacy: Preparation for Writing - read the A3 sheet 'Did They Really Live?' about Robin Hood. Answer the six comprehension questions. Discuss possible endings for the legend. Make notes in preparation for writing your own ending to the legend tomorrow. I shall post an example on Purple Mash.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) UICT: Purple Mash Logo - The Time Crimes of Logonator (Set as a new UICT blog post)
Good morning! A suggested outline for the day ahead:
1) Spellings - another ten high frequency words.
2) Mental Maths: Choose your tables to play this game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
3) Numeracy: Revision of Written Multiplication. All groups please complete the teacher produced worksheet showing a written example. Remember to start from the right hand side with the units. Carry over any extra units into the tens and so on. You may use a x table grid to help you if you are a bit stuck with your tables. The important thing about this lesson is remembering the process of written multiplication.
4) Danny the Champion of the World Chapter 6
5) Literacy: Preparation for Writing - read the A3 sheet 'Did They Really Live?' about Robin Hood. Answer the six comprehension questions. Discuss possible endings for the legend. Make notes in preparation for writing your own ending to the legend tomorrow. I shall post an example on Purple Mash.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) UICT: Purple Mash Logo - The Time Crimes of Logonator (Set as a new UICT blog post)
Monday 25th May 2020
No formal work being set today due to the bank holiday. Everyone can have a break! Thank you for your photographs - it's lovely for the pupils to be able to see what each other is doing! A new planner for the week ahead is attached below:
No formal work being set today due to the bank holiday. Everyone can have a break! Thank you for your photographs - it's lovely for the pupils to be able to see what each other is doing! A new planner for the week ahead is attached below:
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Friday 22nd May 2020
It's Friday! Even better news, it's a bank holiday on Monday so it will be a longer weekend off school work than normal. If you want to use the extra day to catch up on anything that you have missed, that's fine but there shall be no new activities set for that day. It will be back to the normal schedule on Tuesday. So, today's learning:
1) Parents, please ask your child fifteen of this week's spellings. This can be oral or written.
2) Complete the times tables 2Do on Purple Mash. Blue Group - you get to make your own speed test using x2/5/10.
3) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 5.
4) Numeracy: King Cones investigation sheet. Read the information and colour the ice creams on the reverse to show the different combinations. Try and think of an organised way to do it that can help you check if you've go them at. Then work out the prices. Work these out mentally if you can. If you are finding it tough, show some working out.
5) Literacy: Group comprehension skills: Fact and Opinion sheets. Read though the passage along with the 'Learning About the Skill' sheet. Then the 'Practice' page followed by 'On Your Own'.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins.
7) PE: IFA skills on Youtube. Click here - skills videos
*It would be great to see some photos of pupils learning at home, if possible. What about a snapshot of an enjoyable activity? Is there a favourite part of the day that you can capture on camera and upload to this website? Maybe there's some creative work going on that can inspire others! Send your photos via email to the school and Mrs Watson can upload them.*
It's Friday! Even better news, it's a bank holiday on Monday so it will be a longer weekend off school work than normal. If you want to use the extra day to catch up on anything that you have missed, that's fine but there shall be no new activities set for that day. It will be back to the normal schedule on Tuesday. So, today's learning:
1) Parents, please ask your child fifteen of this week's spellings. This can be oral or written.
2) Complete the times tables 2Do on Purple Mash. Blue Group - you get to make your own speed test using x2/5/10.
3) Danny the Champion of the World chapter 5.
4) Numeracy: King Cones investigation sheet. Read the information and colour the ice creams on the reverse to show the different combinations. Try and think of an organised way to do it that can help you check if you've go them at. Then work out the prices. Work these out mentally if you can. If you are finding it tough, show some working out.
5) Literacy: Group comprehension skills: Fact and Opinion sheets. Read though the passage along with the 'Learning About the Skill' sheet. Then the 'Practice' page followed by 'On Your Own'.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins.
7) PE: IFA skills on Youtube. Click here - skills videos
*It would be great to see some photos of pupils learning at home, if possible. What about a snapshot of an enjoyable activity? Is there a favourite part of the day that you can capture on camera and upload to this website? Maybe there's some creative work going on that can inspire others! Send your photos via email to the school and Mrs Watson can upload them.*
Thursday 21st May 2020
1) Revise this week's spellings from the high frequency word list.
2) Practise your table toons for a speed test 2Do tomorrow (See yesterday).
3) Danny Chapter 4
4) Literacy: Sentence construction. Choose ten of your spellings this week. Use each in a sentence of your own to demonstrate meaning. Don't forget to use adjectives/adverbs to make them interesting and also aim to make each sentence at least ten words in length. Using conjunctions such as 'and', 'but' or 'so' can make a big difference! Punctuation is important too!
5) Numeracy: Problem solving sheet. Don't forget strategies that we have learned - especially making an organised list, if needed.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) Music: Out of the Ark home learning week nine. Choose a song to listen to and maybe even learn!
1) Revise this week's spellings from the high frequency word list.
2) Practise your table toons for a speed test 2Do tomorrow (See yesterday).
3) Danny Chapter 4
4) Literacy: Sentence construction. Choose ten of your spellings this week. Use each in a sentence of your own to demonstrate meaning. Don't forget to use adjectives/adverbs to make them interesting and also aim to make each sentence at least ten words in length. Using conjunctions such as 'and', 'but' or 'so' can make a big difference! Punctuation is important too!
5) Numeracy: Problem solving sheet. Don't forget strategies that we have learned - especially making an organised list, if needed.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) Music: Out of the Ark home learning week nine. Choose a song to listen to and maybe even learn!
Wednesday 20th May 2020
1) SACAWAC
2) Danny chapter 3 on Purple Mash
3) Literacy: Grammar - compound words. Complete both sides of the multiple choice sheet. Can you come up with any others?
4) Mental Maths: Keep practising those tables on Purple Mash Toons
Blue Group - Revise x2/x5/x10
Green Group - x9
Purple Group - x 9
5) Numeracy: Equivalent fractions p83 Blue 'Target' textook. Complete the section for your colour and use your fraction wall to help! Can you see a relationship between each fraction pairing?:
Blue Q1-9
Green Q1-12
Purple Q1-12
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) WAU: 'Are These Liquids?' sheet investigation. See what you can find around the kitchen or bathroom to discover more about liquids.
1) SACAWAC
2) Danny chapter 3 on Purple Mash
3) Literacy: Grammar - compound words. Complete both sides of the multiple choice sheet. Can you come up with any others?
4) Mental Maths: Keep practising those tables on Purple Mash Toons
Blue Group - Revise x2/x5/x10
Green Group - x9
Purple Group - x 9
5) Numeracy: Equivalent fractions p83 Blue 'Target' textook. Complete the section for your colour and use your fraction wall to help! Can you see a relationship between each fraction pairing?:
Blue Q1-9
Green Q1-12
Purple Q1-12
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) WAU: 'Are These Liquids?' sheet investigation. See what you can find around the kitchen or bathroom to discover more about liquids.
Tuesday 19th May 2020
Today's suggested activities:
1) SACAWAC - high frequency words
2) Numeracy: Colour your blank fraction wall sheet first. Each row should be a different colour to help you see and compare the brick sizes. How many 1/4 bricks are the same length as 1/2? How many 1/6 bricks are the same size as 1/3? etc... Complete the qestions in your book:
Blue and Green group: complete the ‘Equivalent Fractions ½’ sheet.
Purple Group: green cornered p69 sheet.
3) Mental Maths: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fractions-equality/latest/fractions-equality_en.html Have a go at this fractions game to see if you've got it. Stick to levels 1 and 2 only.
4) Listen to Danny the Champion of the World chapter 2 on Purple Mash
5) Literacy: Punctuation: Apostrophes for contraction sheet. This is more practice with different word endings - 've which is short for 'have'.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) UICT: A Purple Mash 2Do has been set to design a poster sharing facts about solids, liquids or gases. Finish by the end of the week if possible.
Today's suggested activities:
1) SACAWAC - high frequency words
2) Numeracy: Colour your blank fraction wall sheet first. Each row should be a different colour to help you see and compare the brick sizes. How many 1/4 bricks are the same length as 1/2? How many 1/6 bricks are the same size as 1/3? etc... Complete the qestions in your book:
Blue and Green group: complete the ‘Equivalent Fractions ½’ sheet.
Purple Group: green cornered p69 sheet.
3) Mental Maths: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fractions-equality/latest/fractions-equality_en.html Have a go at this fractions game to see if you've got it. Stick to levels 1 and 2 only.
4) Listen to Danny the Champion of the World chapter 2 on Purple Mash
5) Literacy: Punctuation: Apostrophes for contraction sheet. This is more practice with different word endings - 've which is short for 'have'.
6) Silent Reading 20 mins
7) UICT: A Purple Mash 2Do has been set to design a poster sharing facts about solids, liquids or gases. Finish by the end of the week if possible.
Monday 18th May 2020
NEW HOME LEARNING PACKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO COLLECT FROM THE FRONT ENTRANCE TODAY BETWEEN 3:45PM AND 4:00PM.
The weekly overview is attached below:
NEW HOME LEARNING PACKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO COLLECT FROM THE FRONT ENTRANCE TODAY BETWEEN 3:45PM AND 4:00PM.
The weekly overview is attached below:
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Today's Learning:
1) SACAWAC - high frequency words.
2) Literacy: Danny the Champion of the World - look at the new post in the Shared Reading blog on PM. Read the information about the task and then click on the link to listen. Complete the map.
3) Mental Maths: Fraction Wall 2Do. Start off with Challenge A!
4) Numeracy: Blue Target textbook p82. Fractions that make 1. Complete the section that is the same colour as your mental maths group. Remember that youc an think of '1' as a bar of chocolate with equal chunks. The bottom number in the fraction (denominator) tells us the number of equal chunks altogether.
Blue Group: Q1-8
Green Group: Q1-8
Purple Group: Q1-11
5) Silent Reading 20 mins
6) Art: Purple Mash 2Do - paint project about house materials.
1) SACAWAC - high frequency words.
2) Literacy: Danny the Champion of the World - look at the new post in the Shared Reading blog on PM. Read the information about the task and then click on the link to listen. Complete the map.
3) Mental Maths: Fraction Wall 2Do. Start off with Challenge A!
4) Numeracy: Blue Target textbook p82. Fractions that make 1. Complete the section that is the same colour as your mental maths group. Remember that youc an think of '1' as a bar of chocolate with equal chunks. The bottom number in the fraction (denominator) tells us the number of equal chunks altogether.
Blue Group: Q1-8
Green Group: Q1-8
Purple Group: Q1-11
5) Silent Reading 20 mins
6) Art: Purple Mash 2Do - paint project about house materials.
New home learning packs shall be available on Monday 18th May. For Y5 pupils and older siblings your time to collect is 3:45pm-4:00pm.
Friday 14th May 2020
Happy Friday!
1) A quick oral or written test of 15 of your weekly spellings.
2) Some pupils have been completing speed runs of tables on PM. Maybe have one last go today and see if you can improve your accuracy.
3) Literacy: Group reading comprehension - Summarising sheets. I'll post answers tonight to help with marking. Complete them in the correct order:
- read the text
- read the 'learning the skill' page
- complete the practice page (follow the hints!)
- complete the 'on your own' page
4) Numeracy: Fractions - this site can be useful for pupils who need a reminder of what fractions are. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3rbg82/articles/zq2yfrd
I have set two new 2Do frsction activities linked to today's work. Please complete them before the written work.
The work in the Target textbook is advanced so I am setting a different colour section than usual.
Blue Group: Both sides of the halves and quarters sheet.
Green: Fractions of Amounts (blue Target textbook) p41 Section A
Purple: Fractions of Amounts (blue Target textbook) p41 Section B
Other: p70 halves and quarters sheet.
5) PE with Joe Wicks or Oti Mabuse on Youtube.
On Monday, I plan to start sharing an audiobook that I have created for pupils to listen to and use in Literacy activities. If you have a copy of Danny the Champion of the World, it may be useful to hunt it out this weekend, but do not panic! There is no need to purchase a copy. It can be listened to via Purple Mash.
New home learning packs shall also be available on Monday 18th May. For Y5 pupils and older siblings your time to collect is 3:45pm-4:00pm.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday 13th May 2020
Today's activities:
1) Revise all hig frequency spellings from this week.
2) Continue with Topmarks Coconut ordering (see yesterday)
3) Numeracy: Blue/Green/Purple groups complete the Measures problem solving sheet. Other pupils - subtraction stories sheet. Please remind pupils about problem solving strategies that we have used in class such as drawing a diagram, trial and error, making an organised list, and making the problem simpler.
4) Literacy: Shared Reading blog: Post a comment giving your opinion about today's poem. Explain!
Written: Sentence Construction. Choose ten of your spellings and use them in a sentence of your own to demonstrate meaning. Here's what I'm looking for (WILF)- ten words in each sentence, punctuation, adjectives, correct meaning.
5) Silent Reading 20 mins
6) Pick a song to learn from Out of the Ark week eight. Can you accompany it with your voice or an instrument of some kind?
Today's activities:
1) Revise all hig frequency spellings from this week.
2) Continue with Topmarks Coconut ordering (see yesterday)
3) Numeracy: Blue/Green/Purple groups complete the Measures problem solving sheet. Other pupils - subtraction stories sheet. Please remind pupils about problem solving strategies that we have used in class such as drawing a diagram, trial and error, making an organised list, and making the problem simpler.
4) Literacy: Shared Reading blog: Post a comment giving your opinion about today's poem. Explain!
Written: Sentence Construction. Choose ten of your spellings and use them in a sentence of your own to demonstrate meaning. Here's what I'm looking for (WILF)- ten words in each sentence, punctuation, adjectives, correct meaning.
5) Silent Reading 20 mins
6) Pick a song to learn from Out of the Ark week eight. Can you accompany it with your voice or an instrument of some kind?
Wednesday 12th May 2020
Today's learning:
1) SACAWAC
2) Tables practice - Tables Toons on Purple Mash
3) Literacy: Using adjectives to compare two or more things. Complete these sections in your book.
Lexia Users: Focus Q1-6
Everyone else: Practice and Extension. Your own sentences should be 10 words or greater in length!
4) Numeracy: Mental - Topmarks Coconut ordering - MASS - up to 1000g (Blue group) or up to 1Kg (3dp) for the Green/Purple group. Please explain that 1.000Kg = 1000g, 0.500Kg = 500g and the decimal point separates the whole kilograms from the grams left over.
Written - Blue Group: Sheet 87 - Instead of weighing sand for Q3, try and make 1Kg 500g with items on kitchen scales.
Green/Purple: Listing different weights sheet 98
5) Silent Reading 20 mins
6) WAU: Watch this short clip explaining about gas. Complete the sheet about gases and then the materials wordsearch (useful for topic vocabulary development).
Today's learning:
1) SACAWAC
2) Tables practice - Tables Toons on Purple Mash
3) Literacy: Using adjectives to compare two or more things. Complete these sections in your book.
Lexia Users: Focus Q1-6
Everyone else: Practice and Extension. Your own sentences should be 10 words or greater in length!
4) Numeracy: Mental - Topmarks Coconut ordering - MASS - up to 1000g (Blue group) or up to 1Kg (3dp) for the Green/Purple group. Please explain that 1.000Kg = 1000g, 0.500Kg = 500g and the decimal point separates the whole kilograms from the grams left over.
Written - Blue Group: Sheet 87 - Instead of weighing sand for Q3, try and make 1Kg 500g with items on kitchen scales.
Green/Purple: Listing different weights sheet 98
5) Silent Reading 20 mins
6) WAU: Watch this short clip explaining about gas. Complete the sheet about gases and then the materials wordsearch (useful for topic vocabulary development).
Tuesday 12th May 2020
Today's outline for learning:
1) SACAWAC spellings
2) Literacy: Apostrophes sheet. An apostrophe is used to show that letters are missing when two separate words are joined together. Use the following website for help and a little reinforcement too - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zcyv4qt
3) Numeracy: Mental - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Blue group please practise x 10, Green and Purple please practise x 8 for a Purple Mash 2Do speed test at the end of the week.
Written - Blue Group: p86 scales sheet.
Green and Purple: p96 green edged sheet fractions of a Kg. It may be useful to record fractions of a Kg first for reference: 1Kg = 1000g, 1/4Kg = 250g, 1/2Kg, 3/4Kg etc
Other: p86 scales sheet.
4) Silent Reading approx 20 mins and then share a post on the Shared Reading blog about your book.
5) UICT: Purple Mash 2Do - Racetrack. Full instructions on the UICT blog. Make sure your finished work is saved before you hand it in!
Today's outline for learning:
1) SACAWAC spellings
2) Literacy: Apostrophes sheet. An apostrophe is used to show that letters are missing when two separate words are joined together. Use the following website for help and a little reinforcement too - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zcyv4qt
3) Numeracy: Mental - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Blue group please practise x 10, Green and Purple please practise x 8 for a Purple Mash 2Do speed test at the end of the week.
Written - Blue Group: p86 scales sheet.
Green and Purple: p96 green edged sheet fractions of a Kg. It may be useful to record fractions of a Kg first for reference: 1Kg = 1000g, 1/4Kg = 250g, 1/2Kg, 3/4Kg etc
Other: p86 scales sheet.
4) Silent Reading approx 20 mins and then share a post on the Shared Reading blog about your book.
5) UICT: Purple Mash 2Do - Racetrack. Full instructions on the UICT blog. Make sure your finished work is saved before you hand it in!
Monday 11th May 2020
Good Morning! I hope the long weekend was a pleasant one. We certainly had some great weather on Saturday! Back to work today and a new planner attached below:
Good Morning! I hope the long weekend was a pleasant one. We certainly had some great weather on Saturday! Back to work today and a new planner attached below:
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Today's learning:
1) High frequency words spelling
2) Topmarks mental maths - keep practising those tables! (New 2Do will be set for a Friday test)
3) Literacy: Comprehension - The Water Tank. This is a cloze prodecure where pupils have to fill in the missing words with their own suggestions that make sense. Please help with spelling if needed.
4) Numeracy: Blue group are revising an introduction to Kg and g and should complete all parts of the sheet if possible.
Purple and Green groups are completing sheet with the fractions of fruit/veg, It is important that pupils grasp the relationship between Kg and g in terms of 500g = 1/2 Kg etc... It may be helpful to list important facts first such as 250g = 1/4Kg, 3/4Kg = 750g.
5) Art: Paper Towel Pointilism. Pupils have explored this art technique before and should remember that it involves making a picture or pattern using lots of small dots. See Purple Mash Art Blog for details.
1) High frequency words spelling
2) Topmarks mental maths - keep practising those tables! (New 2Do will be set for a Friday test)
3) Literacy: Comprehension - The Water Tank. This is a cloze prodecure where pupils have to fill in the missing words with their own suggestions that make sense. Please help with spelling if needed.
4) Numeracy: Blue group are revising an introduction to Kg and g and should complete all parts of the sheet if possible.
Purple and Green groups are completing sheet with the fractions of fruit/veg, It is important that pupils grasp the relationship between Kg and g in terms of 500g = 1/2 Kg etc... It may be helpful to list important facts first such as 250g = 1/4Kg, 3/4Kg = 750g.
5) Art: Paper Towel Pointilism. Pupils have explored this art technique before and should remember that it involves making a picture or pattern using lots of small dots. See Purple Mash Art Blog for details.
Friday 8th May 2020
Good morning everybody! No formal work set for today as it would normally be a holiday in our school calendar. However, if you wish your child to continue learning, they could ensure that they are caught up with Purple Mash activities and anything that is outstanding from previous learning packs.
I'd like to share a couple of links that may help your child with reading. As personal libraries are being exhausted and public libraries remain closed, it's a good idea to explore the opportunities offered by e-books. I have shared a post on the Shared Reading blog of Purple Mash, encouraging pupils to sign up for LibrariesNI online where they can access potentially hundreds of e-books. Audiobooks are also offered on that site and may help to entertain as well in engage children in books. The other resource is the Oxford Reading Owl website which has made a selection of books available to read online. You may even recognise some of the titles from the scheme that we use in school and this can give you an idea about which books may be suitable for your child.
Encouraging our children to read is vital to their educational achievement. Whether you have a bookworm or a reluctant reader in your household, the important thing is to get them to read something - anything! Books, ebooks, magazines, emagazines, websites, comics, graphic novels - the internet provides all of these and more. Maybe your child could contribute to our Shared Reading blog - I'd love to hear about what we are all reading during Lockdown and I'm sure pupils will too! Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend!
Good morning everybody! No formal work set for today as it would normally be a holiday in our school calendar. However, if you wish your child to continue learning, they could ensure that they are caught up with Purple Mash activities and anything that is outstanding from previous learning packs.
I'd like to share a couple of links that may help your child with reading. As personal libraries are being exhausted and public libraries remain closed, it's a good idea to explore the opportunities offered by e-books. I have shared a post on the Shared Reading blog of Purple Mash, encouraging pupils to sign up for LibrariesNI online where they can access potentially hundreds of e-books. Audiobooks are also offered on that site and may help to entertain as well in engage children in books. The other resource is the Oxford Reading Owl website which has made a selection of books available to read online. You may even recognise some of the titles from the scheme that we use in school and this can give you an idea about which books may be suitable for your child.
Encouraging our children to read is vital to their educational achievement. Whether you have a bookworm or a reluctant reader in your household, the important thing is to get them to read something - anything! Books, ebooks, magazines, emagazines, websites, comics, graphic novels - the internet provides all of these and more. Maybe your child could contribute to our Shared Reading blog - I'd love to hear about what we are all reading during Lockdown and I'm sure pupils will too! Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend!
Thursday 7th May 2020
Good morning! Today's suggested activities:
1) Revise this week's high frequency words. Test your child on them, orally or on paper.
2) Literacy: Sentence constuction. Choose ten of this week's high frequency words and use each one in an interesting sentence to show meaning. Pupils should be develop their ability to write longer sentences (ten words +) with an expanding range of vocabulary such as adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions.
3) Numeracy: Continue with finding change. Then complete the Money side of the problem solving sheet Q1-7.
4) Silent reading of a paper book or perhaps an ebook/website/magazine etc...
5) WAU: Look up about States of Matter by clicking this link to BBC Bitesize. Read the page for information about liquids and have a go at the short game. Complete your 'Liquids Run' sheet.
N.B. No learning to be set for tomorrow due to Bank Holiday/VE Day celebrations. However, if you wish your child to continue with their studies, it may be beneficial to go back and complete any outstanding Purple Mash tasks or activities from the previous learning packs.
Good morning! Today's suggested activities:
1) Revise this week's high frequency words. Test your child on them, orally or on paper.
2) Literacy: Sentence constuction. Choose ten of this week's high frequency words and use each one in an interesting sentence to show meaning. Pupils should be develop their ability to write longer sentences (ten words +) with an expanding range of vocabulary such as adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions.
3) Numeracy: Continue with finding change. Then complete the Money side of the problem solving sheet Q1-7.
4) Silent reading of a paper book or perhaps an ebook/website/magazine etc...
5) WAU: Look up about States of Matter by clicking this link to BBC Bitesize. Read the page for information about liquids and have a go at the short game. Complete your 'Liquids Run' sheet.
N.B. No learning to be set for tomorrow due to Bank Holiday/VE Day celebrations. However, if you wish your child to continue with their studies, it may be beneficial to go back and complete any outstanding Purple Mash tasks or activities from the previous learning packs.
.Wednesday 6th May 2020
Literacy: Complete parts 3, 4 and 5 of the 'Make up Your Own' poetry sheet. Remember to keep the rhyming words simple and count the syllables carefully so that you keep the rhythm of the nursery rhyme the same. Your final version can be neatly written and illustrated on a blank sheet, in your book or even typed.
Numeracy: Money. Don't forget ten minutes of mental maths (finding change).
Purple and Green groups continue with calculator work on p68 Q1-6.
Blue group: Pounds to pence side of the sheet from yesterday.
WAU: Introduction to materials: Watch this short video and then complete the 'Solids' sheet. What are the qualities of a solid material?Write down three suggestions from the video in your exercise book. Answer the sheet questions too. If you can, try and investigate solids around your house. Use your hands to find out - not just your eyes!
Literacy: Complete parts 3, 4 and 5 of the 'Make up Your Own' poetry sheet. Remember to keep the rhyming words simple and count the syllables carefully so that you keep the rhythm of the nursery rhyme the same. Your final version can be neatly written and illustrated on a blank sheet, in your book or even typed.
Numeracy: Money. Don't forget ten minutes of mental maths (finding change).
Purple and Green groups continue with calculator work on p68 Q1-6.
Blue group: Pounds to pence side of the sheet from yesterday.
WAU: Introduction to materials: Watch this short video and then complete the 'Solids' sheet. What are the qualities of a solid material?Write down three suggestions from the video in your exercise book. Answer the sheet questions too. If you can, try and investigate solids around your house. Use your hands to find out - not just your eyes!
Tuesday 5th May 2020
Today's suggested Literacy activity provides a foundation to tomorrow's work when pupils shall be writing their own versions of popular nursery rhymes. These verses are of course designed for younger children to enjoy but are a suitable way to help older children appreciate work on syllables and rhyming in poetry. So, today please refer to the 'Make up Your Own' sheet in your pack and read the alternative example of Hey Diddle Diddle. Ask your child to find the original online and write it out into their exercise book. Rhyming words should be underlined in pairs. Count the syllables and write the number at the end of each line of the verse. Compare this to the alternative version. Is there the same number of syllables in each line? Now have a go at part 2 on the sheet. Find the original verse of Three Blind Mice. Change it on your sheet but don't forget that it should rhyme like the original. Keep it simple by choosing words that rhyme easily. Parts 3, 4 and 5 to be completed tomorrow.
Numeracy:
Mental Maths this week is using https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/the-change-game/ There are two intitial difficulties. Blue group have a go at the easier version. There are levels within each stage so see how far you can get as you practise each day!
Purple & Green groups - Complete Using a Calculator sheet p67. The emphasis is on developing calculator skills as there may be some questions that are tricky to perform on paper. Be careful with the prices and make sure that you enter them into the calculator the same way by changing the pence into pounds first (or the other way round).
Blue group - changing pence to pounds p46 sheet Q1-5. Have a go at Q6 finding change from £1.00 as an extra challenge but this could be tricky as you will have to exchange using a written method.
UICT: See the new 2DO set in Purple Mash. Can you create a staircase pattern using LOGO?
Today's suggested Literacy activity provides a foundation to tomorrow's work when pupils shall be writing their own versions of popular nursery rhymes. These verses are of course designed for younger children to enjoy but are a suitable way to help older children appreciate work on syllables and rhyming in poetry. So, today please refer to the 'Make up Your Own' sheet in your pack and read the alternative example of Hey Diddle Diddle. Ask your child to find the original online and write it out into their exercise book. Rhyming words should be underlined in pairs. Count the syllables and write the number at the end of each line of the verse. Compare this to the alternative version. Is there the same number of syllables in each line? Now have a go at part 2 on the sheet. Find the original verse of Three Blind Mice. Change it on your sheet but don't forget that it should rhyme like the original. Keep it simple by choosing words that rhyme easily. Parts 3, 4 and 5 to be completed tomorrow.
Numeracy:
Mental Maths this week is using https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/the-change-game/ There are two intitial difficulties. Blue group have a go at the easier version. There are levels within each stage so see how far you can get as you practise each day!
Purple & Green groups - Complete Using a Calculator sheet p67. The emphasis is on developing calculator skills as there may be some questions that are tricky to perform on paper. Be careful with the prices and make sure that you enter them into the calculator the same way by changing the pence into pounds first (or the other way round).
Blue group - changing pence to pounds p46 sheet Q1-5. Have a go at Q6 finding change from £1.00 as an extra challenge but this could be tricky as you will have to exchange using a written method.
UICT: See the new 2DO set in Purple Mash. Can you create a staircase pattern using LOGO?
Monday 4th May 2020
Good morning! The start of another week of homeschooling but the good news is that Friday is a bank holiday and we would normally be off school anyway so it's a shorter week than normal. However, if you wish your child to continue with school work, some pupils still have Purple Mash activities to complete. Please find below a weekly planner that I have attached and may be helpful in providing some notice for the week ahead. This will be supplemented by further explanation of the activities each day on this website or on Purple Mash.
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New home learning packs are available to collect this morning and you should have details of times via text message. Please remember that work has been tailored for different groups within the class and I shall refer to these groups in my instructions. There are pupils who have work set outside of these main groups - please refer first to your child's pack.
Literacy
For today I have set a comprehension entitled 'Extreme Sports. Please note that the passage continues on the reverse of the page. Your child should read through at least once (with help if necessary, highlighting and discussing unfamiliar words) and complete the following questions:
Lexia Users: Get Started Q1-5 and Try These Q2, Q3
Maples Reading Group: Get Started Q4 + Q5 Try These Q2-5
Chestnuts Reading Group: Try These Q2-5 and Now Try These Q2
Numeracy:
Mental Maths: This week please practise finding change.
Blue Group: from 20p
Green Group: from 50p/£1.00
Purple Group: from £1.00/£5.00
Use this game to help: https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/the-change-game/
More practice with written division using repeated subtraction - see the sheet in your pack.
Music:
Out of the Ark- Keep Calm and Carry On song (Week 7 Home resources) www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=ootamathome2&utm_medium=banner
I shall be attempting to contact parents/guardians this afternoon. If your phone displays a withheld number, please answer if you would like to have a brief chat about your child's learning and any other ways that I can help.
Many thanks for your continued support.
B Bovis
Literacy
For today I have set a comprehension entitled 'Extreme Sports. Please note that the passage continues on the reverse of the page. Your child should read through at least once (with help if necessary, highlighting and discussing unfamiliar words) and complete the following questions:
Lexia Users: Get Started Q1-5 and Try These Q2, Q3
Maples Reading Group: Get Started Q4 + Q5 Try These Q2-5
Chestnuts Reading Group: Try These Q2-5 and Now Try These Q2
Numeracy:
Mental Maths: This week please practise finding change.
Blue Group: from 20p
Green Group: from 50p/£1.00
Purple Group: from £1.00/£5.00
Use this game to help: https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/the-change-game/
More practice with written division using repeated subtraction - see the sheet in your pack.
Music:
Out of the Ark- Keep Calm and Carry On song (Week 7 Home resources) www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=ootamathome2&utm_medium=banner
I shall be attempting to contact parents/guardians this afternoon. If your phone displays a withheld number, please answer if you would like to have a brief chat about your child's learning and any other ways that I can help.
Many thanks for your continued support.
B Bovis
Friday 1st May 2020
Good morning! It's Friday! Please remind your child about catching up with activities on PM, including the Tables Toon speed test, and also ask them a selection of fifteen spellings that they have been learning or revising this week. Today is usually a more practical day in Year 5 so if pupils are up to date with all of their numeracy and literacy, why don't they spend some extra time on ICT practising their LOGO with a different background in PM? Maybe it's time for a different PE lesson with a different personality on Youtube such as Oti Mabuse (Strictly Come Dancing) who has some great street dance tutorials. Or if you have space outside maybe some fitness training with running, jumping and hopping . Even something as straightforward as throwing and catching different items can be very good for coordination. Thank you to everybody who has completed PM work and managed to upload attachments. Have a lovely weekend and a good break from homeschooling!
Good morning! It's Friday! Please remind your child about catching up with activities on PM, including the Tables Toon speed test, and also ask them a selection of fifteen spellings that they have been learning or revising this week. Today is usually a more practical day in Year 5 so if pupils are up to date with all of their numeracy and literacy, why don't they spend some extra time on ICT practising their LOGO with a different background in PM? Maybe it's time for a different PE lesson with a different personality on Youtube such as Oti Mabuse (Strictly Come Dancing) who has some great street dance tutorials. Or if you have space outside maybe some fitness training with running, jumping and hopping . Even something as straightforward as throwing and catching different items can be very good for coordination. Thank you to everybody who has completed PM work and managed to upload attachments. Have a lovely weekend and a good break from homeschooling!
Thursday 30th April 2020
Almost the weekend! Today pupils should be revising their weekly spellings (high frequency words). One useful way to do this is to write a sentence for each word, demonstrating not just correct spelling but understanding as well. Please encourage your child to continue practising and improving their speed of recall for the selected tables this week, so that they are ready for the speed test 2Do on PM tomorrow. I shall check scores tomorrow evening. Any grammar or punctuation activities in the packs should be mopped up by the end of this week as well as numeracy tasks. I hope that the introduction of repeated subraction hasn't proved too stressful! Please support your child in developing their understanding of this method of written division. I realise that it is very different from methods that we were taught when at school but it is our school policy and provides a sound understanding for later development of advanced (and faster) calculations.
Any work that is required to be submitted via Purple Mash attachment is best done as a photo rather than a Microsoft Office document. Many thanks for your patience in this as I do appreciate that there can often be technical issues when working with children and technology!
Almost the weekend! Today pupils should be revising their weekly spellings (high frequency words). One useful way to do this is to write a sentence for each word, demonstrating not just correct spelling but understanding as well. Please encourage your child to continue practising and improving their speed of recall for the selected tables this week, so that they are ready for the speed test 2Do on PM tomorrow. I shall check scores tomorrow evening. Any grammar or punctuation activities in the packs should be mopped up by the end of this week as well as numeracy tasks. I hope that the introduction of repeated subraction hasn't proved too stressful! Please support your child in developing their understanding of this method of written division. I realise that it is very different from methods that we were taught when at school but it is our school policy and provides a sound understanding for later development of advanced (and faster) calculations.
Any work that is required to be submitted via Purple Mash attachment is best done as a photo rather than a Microsoft Office document. Many thanks for your patience in this as I do appreciate that there can often be technical issues when working with children and technology!
Wednesday 29th April 2020
Good morning. Thank you to those pupils who have been uploading completed work onto PM. Please encourage pupils to check back for a comment that I will have written regarding their work. Please continue with the daily Litercy and Numeracy activities in the packs. Another writing/WAU task has been set on the Literacy blog, to be completed by Friday if possible. Pupils have been given instructions to design a persuasive poster about joining the Ancient Roman Army. There are help sheets attached in the blog, along with information about submitting the task, if possible. New home learning packs are being compiled and should be available next week. Details to follow.
Good morning. Thank you to those pupils who have been uploading completed work onto PM. Please encourage pupils to check back for a comment that I will have written regarding their work. Please continue with the daily Litercy and Numeracy activities in the packs. Another writing/WAU task has been set on the Literacy blog, to be completed by Friday if possible. Pupils have been given instructions to design a persuasive poster about joining the Ancient Roman Army. There are help sheets attached in the blog, along with information about submitting the task, if possible. New home learning packs are being compiled and should be available next week. Details to follow.
Tuesday 28th April 2020
Good morning! Thank you for the completed Boudicca comprehension and artwork. This can stil be completed if not finished. Just upload the answers in a post on the History blog on PM and I can then reply and inform your child of how he/she has performed.
There is a new Literacy blog post concerning a piece of writing that is linked with our topic. Please allow your child to read (with help if needed) the attached example of a letter by a Roman soldier. Please complete this task by Friday if possible. I shall approve work as soon as it is posted. Sometimes it can also be helpful for children to read each other's work to help with inspiration. Maybe your child could also leave a positive, constructive comment on a classmate's work.
Good morning! Thank you for the completed Boudicca comprehension and artwork. This can stil be completed if not finished. Just upload the answers in a post on the History blog on PM and I can then reply and inform your child of how he/she has performed.
There is a new Literacy blog post concerning a piece of writing that is linked with our topic. Please allow your child to read (with help if needed) the attached example of a letter by a Roman soldier. Please complete this task by Friday if possible. I shall approve work as soon as it is posted. Sometimes it can also be helpful for children to read each other's work to help with inspiration. Maybe your child could also leave a positive, constructive comment on a classmate's work.
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On another note, I have managed to contact a lot of Year 5 parents and it has been very useful discussing your child's progress at home so far. A voicemail was left for anybody who was unable to answer their phone. I shall be attempting to call parents again at some point in the next few weeks and this shall appear as a withheld number. Please answer if you wish to discuss your child's learning with me for a short time. Please also ensure that any updated numbers are forwarded onto the school via email. Many thanks in anticipation of your cooperation.
Monday 27th April 2020
Hopefully by the end of this week, pupils shall have completed most, if not all, of the activities in the home learning packs. No need to panic if your child is not in this position. Please keep working your way through whenever you can and keep up with the 2Do activities that I am setting on Purple Mash. I shall be increasingly using this website and Purple Mash to set daily activities throughout May and beyond.
Learning for the week ahead:
1) Ten high frequency words daily (SACAWAC:Mon-Wed for Friday 'test').
2) Continue improving speed and accuracy of times tables using PM 'Table Toons'(there is a new 2Do for Friday).
2) Daily grammar/punctuation booklet.
3) Daily mental maths revision booklet.
4) Your choice of daily paper-based numeracy activity - if you are up to date or even a bit ahead of the game please continue with written division practice (repeated subtraction).
5) Your choice of daily paper- based literacy activity - don't forget to practise joined handwriting. There are two pieces of writing that I would like you to work on: A Roman soldier letter and a Roman Soldier recruitment poster. These shall be set as 2Do tasks with more guidance for pupils in PM. Try and catch up with any remaining grammar or punctuation sheets.
6) UICT - A LOGO 2Do has been set. When complete, your child could explore more LOGO activities on PM.
7) WAU - any remaining worksheets on the Ancient Romans. Use BBC Bitesize for visual resources and more info.
8) Please also encourage your child to share any other activities that they are interested in e.g. music, art, drama, PDMU. I'd love to see photos of any homelearning if possible and these could be shared on this site.
Many thanks for your support and if there is anything else I can do please contact me via the school email address.
Hopefully by the end of this week, pupils shall have completed most, if not all, of the activities in the home learning packs. No need to panic if your child is not in this position. Please keep working your way through whenever you can and keep up with the 2Do activities that I am setting on Purple Mash. I shall be increasingly using this website and Purple Mash to set daily activities throughout May and beyond.
Learning for the week ahead:
1) Ten high frequency words daily (SACAWAC:Mon-Wed for Friday 'test').
2) Continue improving speed and accuracy of times tables using PM 'Table Toons'(there is a new 2Do for Friday).
2) Daily grammar/punctuation booklet.
3) Daily mental maths revision booklet.
4) Your choice of daily paper-based numeracy activity - if you are up to date or even a bit ahead of the game please continue with written division practice (repeated subtraction).
5) Your choice of daily paper- based literacy activity - don't forget to practise joined handwriting. There are two pieces of writing that I would like you to work on: A Roman soldier letter and a Roman Soldier recruitment poster. These shall be set as 2Do tasks with more guidance for pupils in PM. Try and catch up with any remaining grammar or punctuation sheets.
6) UICT - A LOGO 2Do has been set. When complete, your child could explore more LOGO activities on PM.
7) WAU - any remaining worksheets on the Ancient Romans. Use BBC Bitesize for visual resources and more info.
8) Please also encourage your child to share any other activities that they are interested in e.g. music, art, drama, PDMU. I'd love to see photos of any homelearning if possible and these could be shared on this site.
Many thanks for your support and if there is anything else I can do please contact me via the school email address.
Friday 24th April 2020
Good morning everybody! It's almost the weekend! Today's suggested learning:
1. A Friday 'test' of your high frequency spellings so far this week.
2. Complete the Table Toons 2Do on Purple Mash.
3. Your choice of paper literacy activity.
4. Your choice of paper numeracy activity.
5. WAU: Complete the Boudicca comprehension and artwork on PM.
If you are up to date and need ideas for keeping busy, don't forget the Out of the Ark music resources or get a little head start with using LOGO in Purple Mash Computing. Joe Wicks is still hosting the nation's workouts too!
Have a great day and an even better weekend, staying safe!
Mr B
Good morning everybody! It's almost the weekend! Today's suggested learning:
1. A Friday 'test' of your high frequency spellings so far this week.
2. Complete the Table Toons 2Do on Purple Mash.
3. Your choice of paper literacy activity.
4. Your choice of paper numeracy activity.
5. WAU: Complete the Boudicca comprehension and artwork on PM.
If you are up to date and need ideas for keeping busy, don't forget the Out of the Ark music resources or get a little head start with using LOGO in Purple Mash Computing. Joe Wicks is still hosting the nation's workouts too!
Have a great day and an even better weekend, staying safe!
Mr B
Thursday 23rd April 2020
Another bright morning and I hope that everybody is doing well. Today, after you have completed spellings, practiced some tables on PurpleMash (PM) and completed your choice of literacy and numeracy, perhaps you could complete some topic work that is in your folder? I have created an activity in a new History blog in PM named 'Boudicca'. Please have a go a the Twinkl comprehension sheet but type your answers in a reply to the Boudicca blog post. Lexia group have a go at only the first 7 questions. You may need some help reading the material on the back of the sheet but that's okay.
This web page on BBC Bitesize has more information and a short animation that may help you for the next activity:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zm62d6f/articles/z9j4kqt
I'd love to see a bit of artwork too! Can you use 2Paint a Picture (ART) to create an illustration of Boudicca based on the information in the comprehension? Upload it separately if you can.
You could spend two days on this activity and I'll check them all on Monday.
Another bright morning and I hope that everybody is doing well. Today, after you have completed spellings, practiced some tables on PurpleMash (PM) and completed your choice of literacy and numeracy, perhaps you could complete some topic work that is in your folder? I have created an activity in a new History blog in PM named 'Boudicca'. Please have a go a the Twinkl comprehension sheet but type your answers in a reply to the Boudicca blog post. Lexia group have a go at only the first 7 questions. You may need some help reading the material on the back of the sheet but that's okay.
This web page on BBC Bitesize has more information and a short animation that may help you for the next activity:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zm62d6f/articles/z9j4kqt
I'd love to see a bit of artwork too! Can you use 2Paint a Picture (ART) to create an illustration of Boudicca based on the information in the comprehension? Upload it separately if you can.
You could spend two days on this activity and I'll check them all on Monday.
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Good morning everybody. Hopefully all learning packs have been collected. Just a reminder for those pupils who normally complete LEXIA activities to try your best to complete those at least three times each week. Aim to spend 15-20 minutes each time if you can.
I also wanted to let you know about two useful websites for pupils to use.
The first is EnglishMaven which has a lot of free online literacy activities. The link will take you to the reading comprehension section where pupils can read a passage or poem and then answer multiple choice questions. This can be very good especially for those more capable readers who may be up to date with the paper comprehensions. Perhaps your child could take a screen grab (fn + prt sc buttons) and paste it into Purple Mash to me their score.
The second website is BBC Bitesize which has been overhauled and now has daily lessons covering most areas of the curriculum. Again, this can be used to provide an introduction to any new concepts or may be useful in reinforcing existing knowledge.
At the moment the best way to use these and other sites that I share is to support the lesson activities that are in the packs.
Have a great day!
Good morning everybody. Hopefully all learning packs have been collected. Just a reminder for those pupils who normally complete LEXIA activities to try your best to complete those at least three times each week. Aim to spend 15-20 minutes each time if you can.
I also wanted to let you know about two useful websites for pupils to use.
The first is EnglishMaven which has a lot of free online literacy activities. The link will take you to the reading comprehension section where pupils can read a passage or poem and then answer multiple choice questions. This can be very good especially for those more capable readers who may be up to date with the paper comprehensions. Perhaps your child could take a screen grab (fn + prt sc buttons) and paste it into Purple Mash to me their score.
The second website is BBC Bitesize which has been overhauled and now has daily lessons covering most areas of the curriculum. Again, this can be used to provide an introduction to any new concepts or may be useful in reinforcing existing knowledge.
At the moment the best way to use these and other sites that I share is to support the lesson activities that are in the packs.
Have a great day!
Tuesday 21st April 2020
Good morning! New home learning packs are available to collect today. Please see yesterday's information if you haven't already. Pupils should still be working their way through some of the Literacy and Numeracy in those packs so you may not need to launch into the new folder immediately. Please encourage your child to keep in touch and engage with the learning resources provided via Purple Mash. I shall post activities and resources for them using that platform. This web page shall be used primarily to inform you as parents/guardians. If possible, a suggested daily outline is as follows:
Daily mental maths revision (10 mins)
Daily grammar/punctuation revision (10 mins)
10 High frequency word spellings (Mon-Thurs, revise for a Friday 'test')
One written literacy activity
One written numeracy activity
15 minutes of sustained silent reading
One other activity related to an area of the curriculum e.g. history/geography/music/art etc...
This of course is a suggestion and will have to be tailored to your own individual circumstances as we all try and home-school as best as we can. If possible, it is a good idea to mark your child's work with them so that you can get a good idea of any reinforcement that is needed. Please contact me via the school email if I can be of any assistance.
Good morning! New home learning packs are available to collect today. Please see yesterday's information if you haven't already. Pupils should still be working their way through some of the Literacy and Numeracy in those packs so you may not need to launch into the new folder immediately. Please encourage your child to keep in touch and engage with the learning resources provided via Purple Mash. I shall post activities and resources for them using that platform. This web page shall be used primarily to inform you as parents/guardians. If possible, a suggested daily outline is as follows:
Daily mental maths revision (10 mins)
Daily grammar/punctuation revision (10 mins)
10 High frequency word spellings (Mon-Thurs, revise for a Friday 'test')
One written literacy activity
One written numeracy activity
15 minutes of sustained silent reading
One other activity related to an area of the curriculum e.g. history/geography/music/art etc...
This of course is a suggestion and will have to be tailored to your own individual circumstances as we all try and home-school as best as we can. If possible, it is a good idea to mark your child's work with them so that you can get a good idea of any reinforcement that is needed. Please contact me via the school email if I can be of any assistance.
Monday 20th April 2020
Good morning everybody! The Easter holidays are over and we would normally be back in school ready for another term's hard work. Unfortunately this is still not possible so another home learning pack has been produced to help your child continue their learning at home. Packs can be collected on Tuesday 21st April from the main entrance porch and will be staggered for each class. If you have children from a younger class, you may pick up Year 5 folders at the same time. Please see other class pages for details. Year 5 (and older sibling) packs can be collected from 11:00AM to 11:15AM. This new pack will contain work for the next few weeks but I expect that there are unfinished activities in the first pack from last month. Please help your child in any way that you can, given the constraints and circumstances that you find yourselves in. If you need to contact me, you may do do via the school email address and Mrs Watson shall forward on any concerns. I shall endeavour to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks for your ongoing support and cooperation in these difficult times!
Mr Bovis
Good morning everybody! The Easter holidays are over and we would normally be back in school ready for another term's hard work. Unfortunately this is still not possible so another home learning pack has been produced to help your child continue their learning at home. Packs can be collected on Tuesday 21st April from the main entrance porch and will be staggered for each class. If you have children from a younger class, you may pick up Year 5 folders at the same time. Please see other class pages for details. Year 5 (and older sibling) packs can be collected from 11:00AM to 11:15AM. This new pack will contain work for the next few weeks but I expect that there are unfinished activities in the first pack from last month. Please help your child in any way that you can, given the constraints and circumstances that you find yourselves in. If you need to contact me, you may do do via the school email address and Mrs Watson shall forward on any concerns. I shall endeavour to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks for your ongoing support and cooperation in these difficult times!
Mr Bovis
Monday 6th April 2020
Hello everybody! Normally it would be the Easter holidays and we'd be taking break from school. Of course this year it's a bit different! It's good for everyone at home to stop the learning for a while (Numeracy and Literacy anyway) and just enjoy the good weather and celebrations of the season. I've shared a blog post about a brilliant, free music resource that you can access online. Out of the Ark is full of feel-good, easy to learn songs and some of them are great for Easter too! Don't forget to share any Easter/homelearning photos with us here at Dromara PS. We'd love to see how you are all doing! Best wishes from Mr Bovis, Donna and Diane.
Hello everybody! Normally it would be the Easter holidays and we'd be taking break from school. Of course this year it's a bit different! It's good for everyone at home to stop the learning for a while (Numeracy and Literacy anyway) and just enjoy the good weather and celebrations of the season. I've shared a blog post about a brilliant, free music resource that you can access online. Out of the Ark is full of feel-good, easy to learn songs and some of them are great for Easter too! Don't forget to share any Easter/homelearning photos with us here at Dromara PS. We'd love to see how you are all doing! Best wishes from Mr Bovis, Donna and Diane.
Friday 3rd April 2020
Happy birthday to one of our class members! Why don't you head over to Purple Mash to see who it is and send them some birthday wishes? There's also a new 2Do to have a go at, involving RE and Literacy. Enjoy your break from school work for a while over Easter and don't eat too much chocolate!
Happy birthday to one of our class members! Why don't you head over to Purple Mash to see who it is and send them some birthday wishes? There's also a new 2Do to have a go at, involving RE and Literacy. Enjoy your break from school work for a while over Easter and don't eat too much chocolate!
Thursday 2nd April 2020
Good afternoon everybody in Year 5! Thank you for keeping in in touch with my updates on our Purple Mash website. Keep sharing your own work and comments there, I am sure that others are enjoying it too. From now on, I shall be using this website more for parents but continuing to use Purple Mash to set activities which can be completed in your own time. Don't forget to keep going with all of the paper activities in your folder that was collected two weeks ago. If possible, you should be completing some Numeracy and Literacy each day and then maybe one other activity such as PE, music, art, ICT. Think about what you would normally do in afternoon class, if it helps. I'll
start giving you more detailed ideas soon.
Mr B
Good afternoon everybody in Year 5! Thank you for keeping in in touch with my updates on our Purple Mash website. Keep sharing your own work and comments there, I am sure that others are enjoying it too. From now on, I shall be using this website more for parents but continuing to use Purple Mash to set activities which can be completed in your own time. Don't forget to keep going with all of the paper activities in your folder that was collected two weeks ago. If possible, you should be completing some Numeracy and Literacy each day and then maybe one other activity such as PE, music, art, ICT. Think about what you would normally do in afternoon class, if it helps. I'll
start giving you more detailed ideas soon.
Mr B
