Ice hanging

Mrs Mottram has come up with a perfect activity for the very cold temperatures in Claverley today!

Instructions:

  • Boil water and allow to cool (this will result in a clearer finish when frozen).
  • Collect leaves, berries etc from outside and arrange in a shallow foil tray.
  • Cover the items with the cooled boiled water.
  • Sink a loop of string into the top of the tray.
  • Leave outside overnight to freeze.
  • When frozen, remove from the tray and hang from a branch.
  • Take a photo and show us your results!

The children in school have been exploring the natural patterns made with the ice outside today, Mrs Summerfield has taken from photographs for you all to see:

Home Learning 7.01.21

Maths

Year 1- Today we will be revisiting shape. I have attached a work booklet for year 1 to go through to consolidate their previously learnt knowledge.

Y1-HL-Autumn-Block-3-Shape-2020

Reception- Today we are recording numbers to 5. You could further extend the activity by recording the results as a number sentence e.g. 5-2=3 so start with the number of bean bags, take away the number that land outside of the circle and then you are left with how many are in the circle. Here is the White Rose video link– you are looking for session 3. The activity is below:

PDF-Alive-in-5-Week-1-Session-3

English

We are continuing with our Jolly Postman book today by beginning to story map. Over the next couple of weeks we will create a full story map outlining the postman’s journey and the various characters he meets along the way.

If you have the book we are only reading up to the end of the three bears address on page 2.

I have uploaded a video of myself introducing today’s activity and reading the first part of the story:

 

For today’s activity we are going to be creating a map of the postman’s journey to get to the three bears cottage. Children should think about what a map is, why we use them and why the postman might need one. The children should use the image from yesterday and the story so far to identify clues to help them create their map. Year 1 children can then write a set of instructions to help guide the postman. Reception may find this a little tricky and so they can say out loud what their instructions are for an adult to scribe onto the map. This will encourage the use of positional language and of the importance to be clear with our instructions.

If you have maps available you could begin by looking at what features are shown on a map. You could also use google maps and locate your house/school/famous landmarks.

The Jolly Postman images

Phonics

Year 1 -Phase 3- Today’s phoneme is ‘th’.

Part 1

Part 2

Year 1- Phase 4- Today we are continuing with adjacent consonants.

Lesson

Reception- Today we are learning ‘j’.

Part 1

Part 2

Design Technology

We are beginning a design technology topic on healthy eating.

Here is the link for the first lesson about identifying healthy and unhealthy foods.

In this lesson, we learn the importance of a healthy diet. We learn about the importance of different food groups and end the lesson by designing a plate of healthy food.

Home Learning 6.01.21

Maths

Year 1- Today we will be revisiting subtraction. Here is the White Rose video link and I have attached the work sheet below:

Y1-Autumn-Block-2-WO12-How-many-left_-2-2019

I have also attached a White Rose work booklet to consolidate learning on both addition and subtraction. This is not compulsory but may be useful as another activity if you have completed everything else.

Y1-HL-Autumn-Block-2-Addition-and-subtraction-within-10-2020

Reception- Today we are introducing zero. Here is the White Rose video link– you are looking for session 2. The activity is below:

PDF-Alive-in-5-Week-1-Session-2-

English

This week we are looking at ‘The Jolly Postman’. I have uploaded a video to introduce our book and to ask children a few questions. You may need to pause the video at certain points to allow time for a discussions or for Year 1 children to record predictions.

Firstly I would like you to discuss what might be in the parcel, what an address is and why we need a postage stamp. We will then look at the contents of the parcel, were children’s predictions right? What might those stories have been included?

Once we look at the first image I would like you to think about, who is the Jolly Postman? What is he like? What does he do at work? How do you know? Who might he have post for? What might it be? Can children use clues from the image or from our parcel to help them?

When we look at the next image I would like you to think about, what does the Jolly Postman do when he is not working? What does he do to relax?

Finally I would like you to draw and label where the Jolly Postman has come from and where he is going to.

I have uploaded the letter, images and video below for you.

Jolly Postman letter

The Jolly Postman images

Phonics

Year 1 -Phase 3- Today’s phoneme is ‘sh’.

Part 1

Part 2

Year 1- Phase 4- Today we are continuing with adjacent consonants.

Lesson.

Reception- Today we are re-capping, l, ll, f, ff, s and ss.

Part 1

Part 2

Geography

This term we are looking at human and physical geography. To get us started look at this BBC bitesize lesson on human and physical features. Afterwards why not have a go at describing your local area in terms of its human and physical features. You could draw and label a map to show me the key features.

Home Learning

Good Morning Green Class,

I know that many of you will be disappointed not to be back in school today but I have added some activities for you to have a go at at home.

I will check my emails regularly so please do get in touch if there is anything you would like to discuss or share.

Take care,

Mrs Edwards

 

Maths

Year 1- I have uploaded a white rose maths sheet on addition for you to complete along with a video link. 

Y1-Autumn-Block-2-WO9-Add-more-2019

 

Reception- We will look at the number 5. I have attached the white rose links for you to access for today- Video link. 

PDF-Alive-in-5-Week-1-Session-1

 

English

Year 1- I have set a reading comprehension tutorial and activity on classroom secrets KIDS for you to look at.

 

Reception- I have assigned two segmenting activities for you to have a go at on classroom secrets KIDS.

 

Phonics- 

Year 1- Our year 1s are split into two phonics groups. The first group are working to consolidate their knowledge of phase 3 sounds. Today we are focusing on the ‘ch’ sound. I have attached the links for the letters and sounds online lessons related to this sound:

Part 1

Part 2

Year 1- The second group are working within phase 4 looking at adjacent consonants. I have attached the letters and sounds link for you:

Adjacent consonants.

 

If you are unsure which group your child is in, please email me and I can advise which phonics lessons to follow. 

Reception- In school we follow the Letters and Sounds phonics scheme. They have produced videos to teach your children phonics when at home. I have added the links for two sessions below, this is part 1 and 2:

Part 1

Part 2

Welcome to the Spring Term

Happy new year to all of you! I hope you have all had a wonderful break and I am looking forward to hearing all about it tomorrow.

I have attached an overview of our learning for this half term:

Spring 1 Green Class

PE this term is with Mrs Davies and will continue to be on a Tuesday morning.

See you all tomorrow!

Mrs Edwards

Merry Christmas

Well done to all of Green Class for a wonderful first term. You have all done incredibly well and should be very proud of yourselves!

Thank you to everyone for the lovely cards and gifts we have all received, we are very grateful.

We hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and look forward to seeing you all back in the new year!

Mrs Edwards, Mrs Mottram and Mrs Summerfield

 

 

Coming up this week…

We have a busy week ahead so here is a brief overview for you all:

Monday

Normal day, children to wear their uniform.

Tuesday

PE with Mrs Davies in the morning so children to come in PE kit.
Virtual panto in the afternoon courtesy of the PTA. A snack will also be provided by the PTA.

Wednesday

Christmas dinner day. Children can come to school in a Christmas jumper over their normal school uniform.

Thursday

We will be having a Green class Christmas party in the afternoon so children can come to school in party clothes.

Friday

Last day of term. Oak house (yellow) can come to school in their own clothes today as they received the most house points this term. If you are unsure which house your child is in please email me or ask Mrs Mottram at the end of the day.

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Festive fun this week

Green class had a special visitor to forest school this week. Elfrina had lost her way and ended up in our shelter! The children helped her to collect all her lost treats and she even joined in with a few songs around the camp fire.

 

 

 

 

We also took part in the Santa dash this week running two laps of the field!