Homework week beginning 23rd May

This week the children are learning number bonds, as so many children are learning different ones, I have given paper copies to each child to learn at home. Some are learning number bonds to 10, 20 or 100. If you don't have this please let me know and I will get another. 

Apologies, it says the test will be on Friday, however it is a training day on Friday so the test will be on Thursday.

MyMaths

This week in school we have been recapping the work we did earlier in the year on money. We have looked at making different amounts and counting coins and notes. Then we looked at how to find change by subtracting or finding the difference if the numbers are close to each other. I have set a MyMaths homework to help the children practise this.

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Wednesday

Mental Maths - Hit the Button - keep working on those division facts ready for the test on Friday

Maths - Today we are looking at money again but this time how to give change. 

How to give change - BBC Bitesize

We have covered this previously so it should be a bit of a recap. We will look at subtracting from different amounts - change from 20p, change from 50p, change from £1 (100p). The children could use column subtraction or counting back to help them. 

Here is a game for the children to play - make sure you choose the change game. Have fun!

 Toy Shop Money Game (GBP) - Topmarks

P.E - choose another Cosmic Yoga to stretch your body and have some fun.

DT  - the topic this half term is wheels and axles. Can you tell people at home what wheels and axles are? Do you have anything at home you could use to make wheels and axles?

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Tuesday

Reading - If you are able to send someone in to collect the book we are reading, feel free, if not, why not read the book bag book again from last week, showing expression as you read.

Maths - Today we are recapping totalling coins and choosing the right coins to match the amounts. If you have coins in the house - choose 5 different coins and see if your child can say how much is there. If this is too easy, try adding some notes. Can they tell you how many pounds and how many pence? 

Then turn it around the other way - choose a total e.g 28p - can they tell you which coins you need to make it? Repeat increasing the difficulty if they are able. Now have a go at these questions

History

Today we are looking at some different primary sources to see what else we can learn about Florence Nightingale - why don't you have a search on the internet and see what else you can find out. Maybe make a poster showing what you have learned about Florence Nightingale.

Arithmetic - we are recapping column subtraction this week. So we'll do a few each day to remind us how to do them and what to do when we can't add the ones. Can you remember? Have a go at these. Write them in columns then work them out.

45 - 21 =                78 - 45 =            61 - 33 =             92 - 68 =

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Monday

Mental Maths - Today we drew arrays to show the different division sums we are learning this week. We drew different amounts of rows of 5s for our partners to guess which division it was. We also looked at division being the opposite of multiplication and wrote the matching sums e.g. 5 divided by 5 = 1 matches with 1 x 5 = 5 - can you do the same?

Maths - we looked at weighing today using kg and g. Then we weighed different objects using kitchen weighing scales, learning how to read how much each one weighed. If you have some at home, why don't you look at how much different things around the home weigh? 

English - today we started a new unit - we are going to be learning how to write to persuade people. Before the children learn how to do this, all I asked the children to do was write about their houses and family - telling me what's good about them and why someone might want to come and visit. I can't wait to read it!

P.E - If you are feeling well enough - why don't you choose a Cosmic Yoga from YouTube to have a go at?

Homework week beginning 16th May

This week we will be focussing on division facts for the times tables we looked at last week so 5s for the majority of children. Here they are if you want to look at them at home too.

Maths Homework

The children have continued to work on time this week so I have set another MyMaths homework based on this. Time is something children learn best in small doses so whenever you get chance and you have a clock face at home, feel free to talk to them about what time it is. This week we have been looking at durations of time and have discussed quarter, half and full hours and how long each of these are. The more familiar the children are with the clocks the better they are at telling and understanding time.

Homework week beginning 9th May

This week we are moving on to the 5 times tables. The children are doing really well at learning these facts by heart.  

Maths Homework

This week the task set on MyMaths is based on reading the time to quarter past and quarter to. 

Homework week beginning 2nd May

 We are continuing to learn our times tables by heart. So this week we are looking at division facts. If children see that division is the opposite of multiplication they will see the numbers are the same as last week just reversed. We will learn these at school each day too and don't forget the game Hit the Button is a brilliant way of helping the children to learn these facts. 

Maths Homework

This week we have been looking at direction and position so I have set a MyMaths task linked to this. The only thing the children may need help with is identifying right angles as we haven't done much on these.

Reading

Reading for pleasure is so important, please make sure you find time to read together in whatever way is fun and enjoyable for you.

Homework week beginning 25th April

 

This half term we are focussing on learning our times tables by heart. Children need to learn these in any order so that when they see the times table they know the answer instantly. (There are a couple of children who know these already, I will give these x3 Times Tables to learn on Monday)

If you want to test yourself why not go on Hit the Button, choose Times Tables, x2 and either choose the answer or choose the question

Reading Homework

In school we are really focussing on comprehension ready for the tests in a few weeks. 

Here is a booklet similar to one of the reading tests the children will complete, you could either let your child do it on their own, then go through it, or work through it together.

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Thursday

Reading - Today we will read the final chapter of Hodgeheg. Feel free to read your own book if you don't have access to this book at home

Maths

Warm - up TT Rockstars

Today we are recapping multiplication and division - discussing what the signs and words mean, then completing the following questions

English - Today we will be writing up our discussion texts independently, using the plan we made from Tuesday. 

Don't forget we have been working on 

• using question marks correctly
• using different conjunctions
• spelling homophones correctly in our writing

R.E - This afternoon we will recap the work we did last term on Easter, what can the children remember about why we celebrate Easter? We had 2 new words we were looking at disciples and resurrection - can they remember what they mean and why they are important in the Easter story? If time we will look at parts of the Miracle Maker to help their understanding further Jesus - Miracle Maker (Animated) - Bing video

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Wednesday

Reading - Today we will be reading Chapter 7 and 8 of Hodgeheg. If you do not have access to this book, why not choose a book you are reading and spend some time reading for pleasure.

Maths 

Warm up - TT Rocktstars

Today I would like the children to work on estimating where numbers are on a number line with this game Placing Numbers on a Number Line - Tablet Version - Mathsframe (0-100) 

Then have a try at these 2 problems

English - We are hoping to watch some of the filming of our production this morning, whilst you are waiting for the link to be sent out - could you write a few sentences summarising the play. What is it about? Who are the main characters? Which parts do you think others will enjoy?

Art - This afternoon the children will be continuing to mix colours with powder paint to make different oranges/reds/yellows to add colour to the flames you drew on Friday. If you don't have paint why don't you draw the flames and use whatever colours you have to show the different colours of the flames - remember they start off yellow at the bottom, turning orange and almost red by the top of the flames.

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Tuesday

Handwriting - Today we are continuing to use the diagonal join when joining l and u together and then k and y. We will also be recapping joining "and"

English - Today we are going to be planning our own discussion text, choosing our own person to write about and discuss if they would make a good mayor - children can choose someone else from the play or a favourite person or anyone they wish. Today we will plan this and then write it independently later in the week.

Maths - Today we are working on missing numbers in sequences. Each question we will look at what we know about it before we find the missing numbers. Here is a game to play Sequences - Tablet Version - Mathsframe plus some questions to answer

R.E - This afternoon we are talking about Ramadan as it started on Saturday. What can the children remember about it from our previous lessons? If they need prompts these might help 

What is Ramadan? - BBC Bitesize 

Ramadan and Eid - BBC Teach

We will discuss the importance Muslims place on "thinking of others" during Ramadan and the calendar some have with a kind deed each day to do during Ramadan . Could we think of just 1 thing to do for others during Ramadan?

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Monday

Spelling - Can you write some calculations in words to help you learn the spellings this week?

Maths - Today we have been looking at some tens and ones problems. Here are some for you to solve and talk about at home

English - today we had a shared write, together we wrote a discussion text titled "Is Harvey Hare a good choice for Mayor?" I wonder if you can write one at home - don't forget the sentences starters we have been using to improve our discussion -

P.E - Doncaster Rovers Coaches are in this afternoon working on sending and receiving skills, I wonder what you can do in your garden to work on these skills? Do you have something you can use to hit balls with? Or can you look at different ways you can get a ball from one side of the garden to the other. If its raining - why don't you choose a Cosmic Yoga to do inside? Find a way to get yourself moving and don't forget to have fun!

Homework for week beginning 4th April

 Here are the spellings we will be learning at school this week. If you have time it would be great if the children could learn them at home too. The spelling test will be on Friday.

Maths Homework

This week in school we have been recapping some topics we have already done earlier in the year. I have set 2 different tasks to do on MyMaths for the children to complete.

Homework for week beginning March 28th

 

 Here are the spellings we will be learning to spell at school this week. If you have time it would be great if the children could learn them at home too. The spelling test will be on Friday

Maths Homework

I have set another fraction task on MyMaths for the children, to help them consolidate all the work we have been doing in school.

Lines for Play

The link below has the lines for the 2 main scenes that Andes Class are in for our play. (Your child should know who they are.) You will see there aren't many lines to learn but the children do need to know them by heart and when to speak.

 Lines for Andes Class

I have found the song on YouTube being performed by some older students if the children want to sing along/get inspiration.

Hare and Co. - Zoom! - YouTube

Please can costumes be brought into school as soon as possible (named so we don't get them confused)? 

Thanks for all your help with this

Homework for week beginning 21st March

 

 Here are the spellings we will be learning to spell at school this week. If you have time it would be great if the children could learn them at home too. The spelling test will be on Friday

Maths Homework

I have set some MyMaths homework based on the fraction work we have been doing this week. 

We have also been working daily on Times Tables Rockstars so feel free to go on this to help them become even more confident.

Please can the children learn their lines if they haven't done already - see previous post with lines. We will be rehearsing every day now 

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Friday

Spelling Test

Maths

Warm up - TTRockstars/ MyMaths/ Hit the Button

Teaching Video - equivalence 1 half 2 quarters

Worksheet - equivalence 1 half 2 quarters

English

Today we are going to enjoy a range of dragon poems. I will ask the children to read them all in groups, act them out or illustrate them if they wish and then chose their favourite to perform to the rest of the class. We will talk more about dragons in English next week - this is just to get the children talking and excited about dragons.

Science

Pirate Challenge!

Can you design or make a boat that could sail out and rescue Pirate Pat? You will need to think about what materials you are going to use: Which material is the best at being waterproof? Which material is the best at floating?

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Thursday

Reading - Here is a non-fiction book for you to read about London, as we have been learning about it in History All about London

Maths

Warm up - TTRockstars/MyMaths/Hit the Button

Teaching Video - Non-unit fractions

Worksheet - Non-unit fractions

English

Today I would like the children to finish their story. Before they start they should read through what they did yesterday to check it makes sense and to spot anything that needs changing and then finish the story.

History

Today I will be asking the children to pretend to be a diarist like Samuel Pepys. We will act out being alive at the time of the Plague and the Great Fire of London and discuss what we might have seen or done. Then I would like the children to write a diary explaining what it was like to be around during the Plague and then another one from a day whilst The Great Fire of London was blazing - showing all that they have learned in History these last few weeks.

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Wednesday

Reading for pleasure

Maths

Warm up - TT Rockstars/MyMaths/Hit the Button

Teaching Video - Unit Fractions

Worksheet - Unit Fractions

English

Today we will be writing the first part of our changed Dick Whittington story, using the ideas we came up with yesterday. I do not want the children to write the whole story today as it may be rushed and not as detailed as it could be, so the children should only write up to where the main character is asked to give something away. We will finish it tomorrow. 

Don't forget I am looking out for expanded noun phrases, apostrophes for possession and careful sounding out if you don't know how to spell a word, as well as the usual other things.

P.E

Here is the link from last week for the dance for Great Fire of London, in school we only managed the first 2 episodes. 

If you completed all of these why not find a Cosmic Yoga on a theme you like?

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Tuesday

Spellings - continue to look at plurals and their spellings - why don't you talk through this?

Maths

Warm up - TT Rockstars or MyMaths or Hit the Button

Teaching video - Find a third

Worksheet - Find a third

English

Today we will continue to plan our own changed Dick Whittington story. Here is the plan the children will be using at school to write down their ideas. It is important the children just write the ideas not the story - that will come tomorrow.

History

Today we will do some research on the laptops to learn more about the Plague and The Great Fire of London as next lesson we will be writing a diary about it, showing all that we have learned over the last couple of weeks. 

Here is an old clip of Magic Grandad going back in time to the Great Fire of London which will give some more information about it.

The children should use their research skills remembering to put "KS1" or "for children" in the search engine so the information is easier for them to read and understand.