Author: Catherine Warland

Good morning children,

I hope you are all well and are ready for another day of learning.

Below you will find the activities for your home learning today.

MATHS

Click on the link below to access today’s maths activity.

Watch the video on today’s theme: Summer Week 11: Lesson 4 ‘Quarter To and Past’

Then click on BBC Bitesize next to the video and click on your year group tab to access your work for today.

Please remember you can rewatch the video as many times as you need to and you can go back to it when you are answering the questions.

MATHS ACTIVITY

LITERACY

This week, our Literacy will be focused on a poem called The Quangle Wangle’s Hat.

This is a nonsense poem by a man named Edward Lear.

Click on the link below which will take you to the Talk4Writing website.

You will need some paper and a pencil. Choose a different activity from the booklet to complete today.

If you require a new book to write on we can provide one from school if parents call to make an appointment for when to collect.

LITERACY – THE QUANGLE WANGLE’S HAT

READING

We are continuing to listen to Audiobooks and talk about the stories with someone at home.

This week, we are continuing to listen to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please listen to Chapter 21 today.

Tomorrow will be the final chapter. How do you think the story will end?

READING – WIZARD OF OZ

TOPIC

Today’s topic lesson is a Geography activity.

We will be learning about the shapes and sizes of settlements. Why is the place we live the shape that it is?

Follow the link to the Oak Academy website and Click Start to begin the lesson.

GEOGRAPHY – SHAPES OF SETTLEMENTS

I hope you all enjoy the work that has been set for you today.

Remember that you can always email me any questions at admin@sjtdprimary.org.uk showing ‘Year 2’ in the title.

Have a good day!

Good morning children,

Can you believe it’s Wednesday already! I hope you are enjoying all of the activities so far this week.

Below you will find the activities for your home learning today.

MATHS

Click on the link below to access today’s maths activity.

Watch the video on today’s theme: Summer Week 11: Lesson 3 ‘O’Clock and Half Past’

Then click on BBC Bitesize next to the video and click on your year group tab to access your work for today.

Remember, you can rewatch the video as many times as you need to and you can go back to it when you are answering the questions.

MATHS ACTIVITY

LITERACY

This week, our Literacy will be focused on a poem called The Quangle Wangle’s Hat.

This is a nonsense poem by a man named Edward Lear.

Click on the link below which will take you to the Talk4Writing website.

You will need some paper and a pencil. Choose a different activity in the booklet that you haven’t done yet.

If you require a new book to write on we can provide one from school if parents call to make an appointment for when to collect.

LITERACY – THE QUANGLE WANGLE’S HAT

READING

We are continuing to listen to Audiobooks and talk about the stories with someone at home.

This week, we are continuing to listen to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please listen to Chapter 20 today.

Who has been your favourite character throughout this book? Can you describe them and explain why they are your favourite?

READING – WIZARD OF OZ

TOPIC

Today’s topic lesson is a Spanish activity.

We will be learning how to describe our family and pets. We will also be revising some of the words we have learnt before.

Follow the link to the Oak Academy website and Click Start to begin the lesson.

SPANISH – FAMILY AND PETS

I hope you all enjoy the work that has been set for you today.

Remember that you can always email me any questions at admin@sjtdprimary.org.uk showing ‘Year 2’ in the title.

Have a good day!

Good morning Year Five and Happy Tuesday!

Audio/Reading Book

I have selected a new story from the website Audible for you. This week you will be listening to a classic, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. You are probably already familiar with the story. To listen to the story, you will need to click on the play button at the bottom of the page on Audible. You can also choose a chapter on the right of the play button.

Click on the link below to access the story:

RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK

Reading & Literacy – Genre Focus: Non-Fiction

This week in Literacy you will be completing a new booklet released by Pie Corbett called: The Ultimate guide to Elves and Sprites. The purpose of the activities is to help you revise how to write a report or information text. At the end of the week, you will be writing an information text about Elves and Sptites. Please complete pp.7-12 today. You will continue to read and complete some activities based on the text.

Click on the link below to access the booklet:

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ELVES AND SPRITES

MATHS

This week, you will need to access Summer Term – Week 11 on the home learning White Rose page. This week’s focus is on reflections and translations. In the two first lessons, you will look at regular and irregular polygons, as well as 3D shapes to revise what you know about their properties. Then you will move on reflections and translations, which is about identifying reflected shapes or objects between a mirror line and recreating a reflection of a shape on a quadrant. To access the activities that go with each day’s lesson, you will need to click on the BBC bitesize link on the right side and then click on Year 5/P6 to access the activity of the day.

To access the Week 11 page, lesson 2 click on the link below:

WEEK 11: REFLECTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS

When you have completed your daily lesson and activity, continue to challenge your mathematical reasoning by accessing Mathletics and the new tasks have set for you:

MATHLETICS LOGIN

Topic: Science

In today’s Science lesson you will look at what happens in a circuit when we change the components. In the lesson, you will learn about voltmeters and ammeters. A voltmeter is an instrument that helps you to measure electricity power between two sections of a circuit. An ammeter is used to measure the flow of electricity in the entire circuit.

Click below to access the lesson:

WHAT HAPPENS IN A CIRCUIT WHEN WE CHANGE THE COMPONENTS?

PE – MUSIC

Have you looked at our PE and Music Blogs recently?

Every week Miss Durrant sets PE and sports activities for everyone to try at home.

Mr Postles posts videos in which he talks about learning how to sing and play music, famous composers etc.

You can access these two blogs by clicking on PUPILS section and then on PE or MUSIC.

Have a good day 🙂

Miss Berglund

Good morning children,

Happy Tuesday! I hope your week is off to a good start and you’re ready for another day of learning.

Below you will find the activities for your home learning today.

MATHS

Click on the link below to access today’s maths activity.

Watch the video on today’s theme: Summer Week 11: Lesson 2 ‘Temperature’

Then click on BBC Bitesize next to the video and click on your year group tab to access your work for today.

Remember, you can watch the video as many times as you need to and you can go back to it when you are answering the questions.

MATHS ACTIVITY

LITERACY

This week, our Literacy will be focused on a poem called The Quangle Wangle’s Hat.

This is a nonsense poem by a man named Edward Lear.

Click on the link below which will take you to the Talk4Writing website.

You will need some paper and a pencil. Choose a different activity in the booklet to complete today.

If you require a new book to write on we can provide one from school if parents call to make an appointment for when to collect.

LITERACY – THE QUANGLE WANGLE’S HAT

READING

We are continuing to listen to Audiobooks and talk about the stories with someone at home.

This week, we are continuing to listen to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please listen to Chapter 19 today.

What did Dorothy and the others find when they climbed over the wall? Can you describe it to someone at home?

READING – WIZARD OF OZ

TOPIC

Today’s topic lesson is a Music activity.

We will be using our bodies to make music. You can tap your legs, clap your hands or stamp your feet!

There is an interactive game to play and one activity to do..

Follow the link to the BBC Bitesize website to begin the lesson.

MUSIC – PLAY IT!

I hope you all enjoy the work that has been set for you today.

Remember that you can always email me any questions at admin@sjtdprimary.org.uk showing ‘Year 2’ in the title.

Have a good day!

Good morning children,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are ready for another week of learning.

Below you will find the activities for your home learning today.

MATHS

Click on the link below to access today’s maths activity.

Watch the video on today’s theme: Summer Week 11: Lesson 1 ‘Litres’

Then click on BBC Bitesize next to the video and click on your year group tab to access your work for today.

Please remember you can rewatch the video as many times as you need to and you can go back to it when you are answering the questions.

MATHS ACTIVITY

LITERACY

This week, our Literacy will be focused on a poem called The Quangle Wangle’s Hat.

This is a nonsense poem by a man named Edward Lear.

To start the first lesson, click on the link below which will take you to the Talk4Writing website.

You will need some paper and a pencil. Choose one of the activities in the booklet to complete today.

If you require a new book to write on we can provide one from school if parents call to make an appointment for when to collect.

LITERACY – THE QUANGLE WANGLE’S HAT

READING

We are continuing to listen to Audiobooks and talk about the stories with someone at home.

This week, we are continuing to listen to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please listen to Chapter 18 today.

When you’ve finished, talk to someone about your predictions for the next chapter. What do you think will happen?

READING – WIZARD OF OZ

TOPIC

Today’s topic lesson is a Design and Technology activity.

We will be learning about food and nutrition. There are 2 videos to watch and 2 activities to complete.

Follow the link to the BBC Bitesize website to begin the lesson.

D&T – FOOD AND NUTRITION

I hope you all enjoy the work that has been set for you today.

Remember that you can always email me any questions at admin@sjtdprimary.org.uk showing ‘Year 2’ in the title.

Have a good day!

Good morning children,

Another week has gone by – I hope you have all been enjoying your learning activities and are looking forward to the weekend.

Below you will find the activities for your home learning today.

MATHS

It’s time for the Friday Maths Challenge. Click the link below to visit the White Rose website.

Try to complete as many of the questions as you can – good luck!

Remember to download your certificate once you have completed the challenge.

MATHS ACTIVITY

LITERACY

This week, our Literacy has focused on a story called The Odyssey.

Today we will be writing an action scene. We’ll be using lots of powerful adverbs and verbs like we did in Wednesday’s lesson.

Click on the link below which will take you to the Oak Academy website.

You will need some paper and a pencil. Click Start to begin the lesson.

If you require a new book to write on we can provide one from school if parents call to make an appointment for when to collect.

LITERACY – THE ODYSSEY

READING

We are continuing to listen to Audiobooks and talk about the stories with someone at home.

This week, we are continuing to listen to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please listen to Chapters 16 and 17 today.

Do you think Scarecrow will make a good leader of the Emerald City?

READING – WIZARD OF OZ

TOPIC

Today’s topic lesson is a Geography activity.

We will be learning what affects where people live. Where do you think would make a perfect settlement?

Follow the link to the Oak Academy website and click Start to begin the lesson.

GEOGRAPHY – SETTLEMENTS

I hope you all enjoy the work that has been set for you today.

Remember that you can always email me any questions at admin@sjtdprimary.org.uk showing ‘Year 2’ in the title.

Have a good day and a fantastic weekend!

Good morning children,

Happy Thursday! I hope you are enjoying your learning this week.

Below you will find the activities for your home learning today.

MATHS

Click on the link below to access today’s maths activity.

Watch the video on today’s theme: Summer Week 10: Lesson 4 ‘Millilitres’

Then click on BBC Bitesize next to the video and click on your year group tab to access your work for today.

Please remember you can rewatch the video as many times as you need to and you can go back to it when you are answering the questions.

MATHS ACTIVITY

LITERACY

This week, our Literacy is focused on a story called The Odyssey.

In today’s lesson we will be learning the features of an action scene. This will help us to write our own action scenes tomorrow.

Click on the link below which will take you to the Oak Academy website.

You will need some paper and a pencil. Click Start to begin the lesson.

If you require a new book to write on we can provide one from school if parents call to make an appointment for when to collect.

LITERACY – THE ODYSSEY

READING

We are continuing to listen to Audiobooks and talk about the stories with someone at home.

This week, we are continuing to listen to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please listen to Chapters 14 and 15 today.

What have you enjoyed most about the story so far?

READING – WIZARD OF OZ

TOPIC

Today’s topic lesson is a History activity.

We will be learning all about a famous woman named Mary Seacole. There are 4 videos to watch and 2 activities to try.

Follow the link to the BBC Bitesize website to begin the lesson.

HISTORY – MARY SEACOLE

I hope you all enjoy the work that has been set for you today.

Remember that you can always email me any questions at admin@sjtdprimary.org.uk showing ‘Year 2’ in the title.

Have a good day!

Good morning children,

I hope you have been enjoying this week’s learning so far.

Below you will find the activities for your home learning today.

MATHS

Click on the link below to access today’s maths activity.

Watch the video on today’s theme: Summer Week 10: Lesson 3 ‘Compare volume’

Then click on BBC Bitesize next to the video and click on your year group tab to access your work for today.

Please remember you can rewatch the video as many times as you need to and you can go back to it when you are answering the questions.

MATHS ACTIVITY

LITERACY

This week, our Literacy will be focused on a story called The Odyssey.

In today’s lesson we will be using powerful verbs and adverbs. This will help to make our writing more exciting!

Click on the link below which will take you the Oak Academy website.

You will need some paper and a pencil. Click Start to begin the lesson.

If you require a new book to write on we can provide one from school if parents call to make an appointment for when to collect.

LITERACY – THE ODYSSEY

READING

We are continuing to listen to Audiobooks and talk about the stories with someone at home.

This week, we are continuing to listen to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Please listen to Chapters 12 and 13 today.

Was your prediction from yesterday correct?

READING – WIZARD OF OZ

TOPIC

Today’s topic lesson is an Art activity.

We will be looking at repeated patterns. We will also learn about a famous artist called William Morris.

You will need paper and a pencil.

Follow the link to the Oak Academy website and click start to begin the lesson.

ART – PATTERNS

I hope you all enjoy the work that has been set for you today.

Remember that you can always email me any questions at admin@sjtdprimary.org.uk showing ‘Year 2’ in the title.

Have a good day!

Good morning Year Five!

I hope that you have enjoyed the weekend and that you have taken some time to go out.

Audio/Reading Book

I have selected a new story from the website Audible for you. This week you will be listening to a classic, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. You are probably already familiar with the story. To listen to the story, you will need to click on the play button at the bottom of the page on Audible. You can also choose a chapter on the right of the play button.

Click on the link below to access the story:

RUDYARD KIPLING’S THE JUNGLE BOOK

Reading & Literacy – Genre Focus: Non-Fiction

This week in your Literacy you will be completing a new booklet released by Pie Corbett called: The Ultimate guide to Elves and Sprites. The purpose of the activities is to help you revise how to write a report or information text. At the end of the week, you will be writing an information text about Elves and Sptites. Please complete pp.2-6 today. You will need to read and complete some activities based on the text.

Click on the link below to access the booklet:

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ELVES AND SPRITES

MATHS

This week, you will need to access Summer Term – Week 11 on the home learning White Rose page. This week’s focus is on reflections and translations. In the two first lessons, you will look at regular and irregular polygons, as well as 3D shapes to revise what you know about their properties. Then you will move on reflections and translations, which is about identifying reflected shapes or objects between a mirror line and recreating a reflection of a shape on a quadrant. To access the activities that go with each day’s lesson, you will need to click on the BBC bitesize link on the right side and then click on Year 5/P6 to access the activity of the day.

To access the Week 11 page, lesson 1 click on the link below:

WEEK 11: REFLECTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS

When you have completed your daily lesson and activity, continue to challenge your mathematical reasoning by accessing Mathletics and the new tasks I have set for you:

MATHLETICS LOGIN

Topic: P.E.

Today is our PE day on our blog, and I am making some slight changes. As usual, please access one workout to complete in your home by clicking on the link below:

P.E. WORKOUT

Once you have completed the workout, click on the PE shed link below and choose a game that you would like to try at home:

THE P.E. SHED

PE – MUSIC

Have you looked at our PE and Music Blogs recently?

Every week Miss Durrant sets PE and sports activities for everyone to try at home.

Mr Postles posts videos in which he talks about learning how to sing and play music, famous composers etc.

You can access these two blogs by clicking on PUPILS section and then on PE or MUSIC.

Have a good day 🙂

Miss Berglund

Good morning Year One and happy Friday.

Today is the last day of Term. It is also the last official day in year 1 and when you return in September you will all be in Year 2.

It has been a different year than usual. But we all made it till the end so well done for your good efforts and good work.

Here are your home learning activities for this final day.

Have a good Summer break.

MATHS

Click on the link below to access today’s maths activity.

For this last activity of the term we’ll put numbers and languages together and learn about numbers in French!

In this lesson learn basic greetings and some French numbers.

This lesson includes:

one supermovers active learning video

one video

two activities

MATHS ACTIVITY

LITERACY

For writing this week I am suggesting a topic for you to write about each day.

Today your topic is: THE DAYS OF THE WEEK.

Think about things you normally do on different days of the week. Then write a sentence for each day, for example:

Every Monday I go shopping with my parents.

Maybe you would like to draw a picture of what you do each day.

READING

This week we are continuing to listen to the audio story – Dragon Planet by Dan Wells

Click on the link below to continue listening. Try to listen to about 20 to 30 minutes each day.

While listening keep a pencil and paper and write down any big words that you don’t know.

Then ask an adult in your family about what they mean or look them up in a dictionary.

DRAGON PLANET

PE activity

Today’s session is about keeping fit.

Follow the link and join in with this activity.

Try to remember the different activities and you can carry on with them throughout the summer holidays.

PE ACTIVITY

I hope you all enjoy the work that has been set for you today and since we started these blogs at the beginning of Lockdown.

Have a good day and enjoy your Summer Holidays!