Friday 8th May- Google Classroom Information

Good Morning Woodpeckers,

As I said yesterday, this post is all about Google Classroom.

As of Monday 11th May, Mrs Howe and I will be uploading work to both the Year 3 Blog and Google Classroom. We will continue to put work on both until the end of next week (Friday 15th May). From Monday 18th May, all work will be uploaded to Google Classroom only.

After this time, the Year 3 blog will return to being used for short messages and photos as before.

Below, you will find a link to the Google Classroom Guide for parents which will explain everything you need know to access Woodpecker Class’ Google Classroom.

Each student has an email set up in the format set out in the Parents Guide below however for GDPR reasons we cannot list them here.

To access Google Classroom, when asked to enter the student’s sign-in ID, this will be in the following format:

firstnamesurname@plaistowandkirdford.org

To find Google Classroom go to:

https://classroom.google.com

Make sure you haved signed out of all other gmail accounts.

Password to join is: mabhhfy

I have added a screenshot of Woodpecker Google Classroom front page. This is from our ‘stream’ page which will show you any messages from us.

To access lessons, you will need to click on ‘classwork’ located at the top of screen, on the right of ‘stream’.

If you have any difficulties logging on or accessing Google classrooms please email Paul Hannan on pkpsgooglesupport@plaistowandkirdford.org for support.

Once you have joined Google classroom, Mrs Howe and I will be able to assign work to your child. Occasionally work may be set for specific children where it may be more appropriate. For example if they are struggling with a certain concept.

Please note, most of the time we will not be providing individual feedback on the work. Mrs Howe and I will be providing the answers the next day in order for the children to self-mark their work. We are happy to answer any questions or make suggestions if a child is finding something very tricky etc.

We are hoping by the end of next week, everyone will have transitioned over to Google Classroom. Please do get in touch if you need support with the transition and Mrs Howe and I will get back to you as soon as we can.

Thursday 7th May

Happy Thursday everyone!

Tomorrow is a bank holiday so Mrs Howe and I will not be posting any work on here as we wouldn’t usually be at School on a Bank Holiday!

However, please look at the our blog tomorrow as we will be posting important information about Google Classroom in preparation for starting to use it on Monday.

Have a lovely, lovely long weekend…fingers crossed for sunshine!

English

Spellings:

Today is the day, you test you knowledge of our focus spellings this week! Politely ask someone at home to test you on your spellings to see how many you can remember! Good Luck!

Writing:

Thursday: Instructions- SPaG focus- Adverbs

https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/instructions-spag-focus-adverbs-year-3-wk1-4

The link below is what would have been ‘Friday’s lesson’ if it wasn’t for the bank holiday. Feel free to have a go at the activity at your leisure.

Friday: Instructions- Writing a set of instructions

https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/instructions-write-a-set-of-instructions-year-3-wk1-5

Maths

Look at these money word problems, can you find out the answers? There are 3 sheets and the questions get more challenging so choose the sheet that is right for you.

Mild

Moderate

Spicy

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Topic:

Today, I want you to explore patterns and symbols found in the Stone Age carved by Neolithic people into rocks, boulders, panels and monuments. Some of the patterns you find will have many similarities and other will be different.

Think about how these carvings might have been created- what tools? How were these tools used?

You could research art found in England or in other parts of the world.

Wednesday 6th May

Hello everyone!

Happy Wednesday!

I hope you are all keeping well and enjoying the lovely sunshine that has returned! I am very lucky to live so close to the beach and really enjoyed having a walk along the promenade yesterday with my family. It was pretty windy though, I didn’t have to blow any bubbles for my children, I just held the bubble wand up and the wind blew all the bubbles for me- they did travel away from us at quite a rate!

I am taking so many more pictures than usual of all the things we are doing together! I hope you are also taking lots of pictures of your family time and all the learning and activities you are getting up to! I am so excited for when we can all share what amazing things we have been doing!

Right then, on to today’s learning:

English

Spelling:

Please practise your spellings using Look, Cover, Write, Check method.

Writing:

Wednesday: Instructions- Identifying and understanding features

https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/instructions-identifying-and-understanding-the-features-of-a-text-year-3-wk1-3

Maths

Can you find change? Today’s challenge gives you the prices of items at the school fete. Can you answer the questions about them? There are different challenges levels so please choose the challenge appropriate for you.

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Topic:

I hope you enjoyed the Music Lesson last week, today I would like you to explore creating rhythmic patterns!

The video below is an exciting Music lesson for you to get involved in!

https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/foundation/to-beatbox-using-rhythmic-patterns-year-3-wk2-5

Tuesday 5th May

Welcome back Woodpeckers, I hope you are having a great start to your week :)

Today’s work is here for you!

English

Spelling

Today, please look up the meaning of each word in the dictionary. Can you think of a sentence that would make sense with each word in it?

Writing

Tuesday: Instructions- Reading Comprehension- Word Meaning

https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/instructions-reading-comprehension-word-meaning-year-3-wk1-2

This above link will take you todays learning.

Maths

We are looking at money problems today. Have a look at these. Can you add them up?

Topic

Please carry on with yesterday’s challenge!

Monday 4th May

Good Morning Woodpeckers! I hope you have had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the sun showing its face again. We are ready for another lovely week of learning.

English

Spellings

Our spellings this week are using prefixes ‘il’, ‘im’, ‘in’ and ‘ir’

Spicy Spellings - Prefix – im, il, in and ir

incorrect

illegal

immature

impossible

imperfect

irregular

irresponsible

library

length

Mild Spellings - Prefix – im, il, in and ir

illegal

immature

impossible

imperfect

irresponsible

probably

who

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Writing

Instructions

We are doing things a little differently this week with English. There is a new resource from the Oak National Academy which has Teachers from across the country helping you to learn through video.

We have been consolidating much of learning so far and this week our focus is Instructions so I thought we could have a go at using these videos and activities to refresh our memory and help us write a great piece of work at the end of the week.

*Please continue to learn the spellings above as you do each week* There is additional spellings related to the learning in the videos and a mini test but please don’t feel you have to do these too- they are extra if you want to try them.

It is important that you do what works for you in terms of time focused on the English learning as you would usually do with any other tasks we set on the blog. As I have said before, every family will have their on routine and amount of learning time that works best for them, so do the best for you!

This week you will look at the following tasks:

Monday: Instructions- Reading Comprehension- Fact Retrieval

Tuesday: Instructions- Reading Comprehension- Word Meaning

Wednesday: Instructions- Identifying and understanding features

Thursday: Instructions- SPaG focus- Adverbs

Friday: Instructions- Writing a set of instructions

I will post the link each day but this is the link to get to the 5 lessons.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-3/english#subjects

I am excited to hear about how you got on with these new videos and to read your instructions!

Below is the link to today’s learning lesson:

https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/english/instructions-reading-comprehension-fact-retrieval-year-3-wk1-1

Maths

This week we are going to be looking at money! We looked at money in the Spring Term so this is a chance for you to practise your knowledge.

Today we are going to be adding and subtracting money.

Have a go at this challenge sheet – adding and subtracting the amounts of money. Choose a challenge level that is right for you.

Topic

This week you are going to be researching the Bronze Age. This won’t be something we expect you to do in a day! There are some links below to help get you started but please do your own research as well. Try and find out about what life was like – their clothing, homes, diet etc.

https://kids.kiddle.co/Bronze_Age

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/story-of-britain-bronze-age-britain/znrygwx

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z82hsbk/articles/z874kqt

You can present your information in any way you like whether that be powerpoint presentation, factfile, information poster or any other way you fancy. Please make sure the information is clear and your work is neat and colourful.

This will be at least for Monday and Tuesday but if it takes you longer that is fine as well.

Friday 1st May

How have we reached Friday already?

I hope you have all had a lovely week of learning and hope you have a wonderful restful weekend.

Here is Friday’s work:

English

Reading

Please read for 15 minutes

Writing

A final challenge from ‘The Dragon Slayer’ is to write what happens next. You can choose whose point of view you are writing from but make sure you include lots of detail and try to include your fronted adverbials as we looked at yesterday.

Maths

For our Friday Maths learning, our focus is times tables. As we always talk about at school, it is so important to know you times tables as knowing each will help you with all your maths learning and the better you know them, the easier you will find maths!

Remember, in Year 3, we particularly focus on the 3x, 4x and 8x tables.

Today, I would like you to practise your times tables on TTRockstars- I have set a challenge for boys against girls in our class- you have from today until 5pm Monday (4th May) to gain points- let’s see who will win!

Don’t worry if you aren’t able to access TTRockstars, you can still practise your times tables. I have put a worksheet below for ideas.

Topic:

I really hope you enjoyed exploring Stone Age tools!

Today, I would like you to use all of the information you found out yesterday to help you design an ancient hunting tool that meets the needs of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer.

Make sure you include what the tool is for and what materials you have used, remembering to only use material that would have been around all those years ago!

Material ideas:

Wood, wool, stone, and raffia.

Enjoy being creative! I can’t wait to hear all about your designs!

Answers from yesterday’s work

English

Reading from Monday:

Thursday 30th April

Hello everyone!

I hope you are still smiling despite the rain! As Mrs Morris & Mrs Jesse will say, there is no such thing as bad weather- just bad clothing! I have been out with my family suited in our waterproofs and wellies! My daughter especially loves the puddles!

Today’s work:

English

Spellings

Please ask an adult to test you on your spellings, how well have you managed to do this week?

Reading

Please read for 15 minutes.

Writing

We have looked at fronted adverbials before. Here are 2 sheets for you to have a go at. Try to match the fronted adverbial to the sentences. Next, if you feel like challenging yourself write a description using fronted adverbials from the second sheet.

Maths:

Today we are going to put everything together from this week’s learning. Have a go at the questions below.

Extension: Can you choose your own number and do the same.

Topic:

Today we continue to look at life in the Stone Age with the focus on the tools they used and made!

First, watch the following video:

https://youtu.be/SJ5s75osk_0

Hopefully that gave you a good idea of what tools looked like in the Stone age…nothing like the tools we use today but very effective!

Can you research more into tools that were made and used in the stone age?

Keywords:

Tools:
-Stone & bone tools
-Hand axes
-Stone awls
-Flint blades
-Burins
-Harpoon points

Ways of using tools:
-Cutting
-Scraping
-Sharpening
- Grinding
-Mark making

Don’t forget to keep notes and save pictures for tomorrow’s learning.

Have fun investigating!

Wednesday 29th April

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Miss Moss-Silverson here! How are you all doing?

I really enjoyed chatting to lots of you on Friday, you are doing so many amazing things at home and really being creative with your learning. Everyone is doing things differently which is absolutely fine! Every family will have a unique system that works for them!

I hope you are continuing to help your adults out at home, even making them a nice cuppa will make them smile! I am sure, like me, you are enjoying family time together- I have particularly enjoyed daily walks with my children and partner- my children have especially liked seeing all the bluebells!

Keep being amazing!

Today’s work:

English

Spellings

Today please practice your words using the look cover write check method.

Reading

Please read for 15 minutes.

Writing

Our next challenge linked to the dragon slayer is below:

Challenge 3.

We have looked at writing recipes and instructions before. Write a set of instructions about how to look after a dragon.

Remember –

·        You need to include imperative verbs. These are bossy verbs that tell us what to do

Eg, Open the door   or   Stir the mixture

·        You also need to use time conjunctions – eg, first, next, then, after

·        Make sure your instructions are in the correct order – you can number them.

·        Be detailed and add plenty of information.

Maths:

Using our knowledge of place value, today we will be looking at different ways of showing 3-digit numbers.

Remember that 3 digit number are made up of a certain number of 100s, 10s and 1s.

Below, you can see the different ways of showing the number 253

Dienes representation of 253

Counter representation of 253

Part, part whole representation of 253

Have a go at representing the following numbers with Counters, part part whole model and dienes.

1. 154

2. 512

3. 899

Can you choose your own numbers to represent with your favourite method?

Topic:

So you know, I love Music and have really missed having the opportunity to hear your lovely singing at school. We haven’t been able to do any home music lessons so far but today we are!

The link below will take you to a website where you can watch a Teacher teaching you all about Pulse, you’ll have a chance to have a go as it is really interactive and it will always give you ideas of how to do more Music at home!

Enjoy!

https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/foundation/pulse-year-3-wk1-5

Tuesday 28th April

I hope you have a lovely day Woodpeckers. I hope you are enjoying our new topic, I know it is one that I find particularly interesting.

English

Spellings

Please use a dictionary to look up the meanings of your spellings for this week.

Reading

Please read for 15 minutes.

Writing

Following on from yesterday we have another challenge. Make sure you watch the short film from yesterday if you haven’t already.

Challenge 2.

Imagine you are Tarragon. Write an account of what happened in the video in the first person (I, me, we).

Use lots of detail and description.

Maths

Carrying on from our work looking at counting in hundreds, today we will be looking at counting to 1000.

Can you show the following numbers by drawing dienes blocks or counters, for example:

289   =  □         □    | | | | | | | |   . . . . . . . . .  or

1.      362

2.      48

3.      125

Topic

We are starting a new topic in Science. We will be looking at plants! Today we will look at the different parts of a plant and the flower. Please have a look at the attached pictures of a plant and then label one with the different parts and what they are used for. Try to do this from memory after you have looked through the parts of the plant.

After this look at the parts of a flower. They are all labelled for you in the picture. Can you draw your own accurate diagram of a flower and label it correctly?

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Monday 27th April

Good Morning Woodpeckers! I hope you had a really lovely weekend and got to enjoy yourselves in the sun. We’re back for a new week :)

Today’s work is here for you:

English:

Spellings:

Our new spellings for this week are looking at the prefix ‘mis-’ and ‘dis-’. Again we have a mild and a spicy option so please choose the option best suited for you :)

Spicy Prefix – mis and dis

disappoint

disagree

disobey

misbehave

misunderstanding

medicine

material

Mild Prefix – mis and dis

disappoint

disagree

misbehave

misunderstanding

promise

hour

Reading:

Please try to read for 15 minutes.

Read this extract from ‘High Adventure’ by Sir Edmund Hillary. He was one of the people to climb Mount Everest and an adventurer.

Please answer these questions about it over the week.

Writing:

As part of our topic of Tribal Tales, a time where myths and legends seem real, we are going to be looking this week at a short film on dragons.

Watch the short film that can be found here called ‘The Dragon Slayer’ https://www.literacyshed.com/dragonslayer.html

Challenge 1.

Concentrate on the figure of Tarragon. Can you write a description of him?

Make sure you use lots of detail and description.

Use :

·        Expanded noun phrases

·        Similes

·        Metaphors

Maths:

Over this week, we will be recapping our knowledge of Place Value, looking at Hundreds, Tens and Ones.

As you know, everyone learns differently and has a preferred method of working in Maths. For Place Value, we practise a range of methods so you can choose which is the best method for you!

When working out problems in Place Value, we can use counters, part, part whole method and Dienes (chips and peas!) You may not have the same things as we have at school but you can always draw your working, for example:

25 could be drawn like this:   ||  …..

Today, we are looking at counting in hundreds!

Watch the video to remind you about place value: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4FXl4zb3E4

Have a look at the questions below, read each carefully and write the answers.

A little reminder…

Topic:

Last term in Science we were looking at light. One thing we can investigate to do with light is shadows. Shadows are formed when light is blocked by an object.

Can you produce a model of a Stone Age house. This could be a lego model, cardboard silhouette or another way. When you have done this, with a torch can you use it to create a shadow of the house?

When you have managed this, can you work out how to make the shadow bigger or smaller? What makes a shadow bigger and what makes a shadow smaller?  Can you record your findings and explain them?

Friday 24th April

Happy Friday!

It is almost the weekend!

As I mentioned yesterday, I am in school this morning so keep a listen out for the phone!

Friday’s work:

English:

Reading:

Please read for 15 minutes today.

Writing:

You have worked so hard drafting your information page!

Have one last read through of your writing. Are you happy with it?

Today is the day, you publish! It is entirely up to you whether you do your neat copy on paper or on the computer.

Maths:

It is investigation day today!

Test out your mental addition and subtraction and try these magic squares. They get more complicated from A-C so choose a level you think is a good challenge for you.

Topic:

Carrying on from yesterday, we are continuing our work looking at Stone Age Cave Paintings. Often the pictures we have found in caves tell a story not with words, but with symbols and pictures.

Can you tell a story through pictures? On paper, have a go at drawing pictures to show a story. Take your time to think carefully about what picture/ symbol is clear to show what you want to.

Ask someone at home to try and read your pictures.

Thursday 23rd April

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all keeping well and working well at home and still helping your wonderful adults at home.

Tomorrow, I am in school and will be calling round as I did a few weeks ago. It was so lovely to catch up with most of you and find out what you have been up to! I hope to speak to you all =)

Today’s work:

English:

Spelling:

Today, I would like you to do a spelling test. Ask someone at home to test you on the spellings that we have been practising this week. Always a good idea to get the person to change the order of the spellings to keep you on your toes! Good luck!

Reading:

Please read for 15 minutes today.

Edit day!

Read aloud, your draft from yesterday, how does it sound? It may helpful to read it to someone else to get their ideas too.

Check your punctuation- is it all correct?

Capital letters, full stops, commas.

Spellings?

What could you do to make better?

With a different coloured pen, edit your work.

Maths:

Look at the investigation below about shapes and the number of squares they have. Can you answer the different questions? You will need to be resilient and keep working at it!

Topic:

Today, I want you to have a go at experimenting with trying to create your own version of paintings like those in the caves.

Here are some ideas:

-Find pebbles or rocks in the garden and make marks using the end of a feather, a stick or your finger to paint. Remember, they didn’t have paintbrushes like we have now!

- Use a straw to blow paint around your hand. First dip the end of the straw in the paint so that it has enough at the end and blow the paint onto paper around your hand.

-Use chalk to make marks, drawings and symbols on concrete or pavement.

Enjoy experimenting!

Answers for Yesterday’s work

Maths:

Wednesday 22nd April

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Miss Moss-Silverson here, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Break and were able to get out in the beautiful sunshine we were so lucky to have!

Today’s work is as follows:

English:

Spelling:

Today, I would like you to practise your spellings by look, cover, write, check method. You don’t need to draw out a grid like you have at school. Just write out the spellings once on each line and complete the look, cover, write, check for each.

Reading:

Please read for 15 minutes today.

Writing:

Today, you are going to draft your information page. Remember that you will have time later to edit your work so don’t worry if you aren’t sure, put your ideas down and you can make changes.

We have written information texts before so you should remember some of the key features. Remember this is a non-fiction piece of writing so all of the information should be factual.

Checklist:

Title

Introduction

Sub-headings

Factual information

Paragraphs

Third person

Correct punctuation

Pictures/drawings

Maths:

Having been looking at perimeter, can you work out the answers to these perimeter word problems on the worksheet.

Topic:

Today, I would like you to have a look at Stone Age Cave Paintings. Look through the slides below to find out what cave paintings are and see some interesting pictures of cave paintings. So much has been learnt from these paintings which show us a snippet of what life was like in the Stone Age.

Once you have read through the slides , research more about Stone Age Paintings, make notes about what you find out!

Tuesday 21st April

Good Morning Woodpeckers!

How was it getting back into the swing of it yesterday? It feels odd going back to school at home doesn’t it? I know my son is finding it strange (yup, I’m teaching him as well at the moment) but Miss Moss-Silverson and I are so very proud of you all cracking on with it and we are looking forward to being able to see you all again! Today’s work is up!

English:

Spellings:

Today, have a look at each spelling and have a think about what each words means. Then look your up the meanings of the words in a dictionary. Don’t worry if you don’t have a dictionary at home, you can use an online dictionary.

Reading:

Please read for 15 minutes today.

Writing:

This week we will be creating an information page all about the Middle Stone Age Britain as part of our Topic, Tribal Tales.

Watch the short clip about life in Middle Stone Age Britain. Don’t make notes the first time you watch it, just listen carefully to all the information being given.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/story-of-britain-middle-stone-age-animation/zvkg92p

Now, watch again, this time, take notes of the important factual information you learn about. We have taken notes many times at school when watching clips and listening to information. Note taking is an important skill which you will use all through your lives.

Things to remember:

Have your pencil (sharp!) and paper ready before starting the video!

Short bullet points with factual information.

Don’t write in fully sentences as you will miss more information while writing.

Don’t worry about making sure you have used the correct spellings and punctuation, as long as you understand what you have written.

You could also research more on the Stone Age to find more information.

You will use all this information to create your information page when we start writing!

Maths:

How many different shapes can you draw with a perimeter of 24cm?

If you think you have found them all then try shapes with a  perimeter of:

·        36cm

·        25cm

·        20cm

If you can challenge yourself then try and draw shapes that are different to rectangles and squares.

Topic:

There are different parts to the Stone Age – the Palaeolithic Period, the Mesolithic Period and the Neolithic Period. During that time the types of houses Stone Age people used changed. Have a look at the different houses shown on these sheets and then have a go at drawing and labelling homes from the different time periods.

Answers to yesterday’s work

SPaG:

Topic:

Monday 20th April

Welcome back Woodpeckers!

I hope you have had a really lovely Easter break and have definitely eaten lots of chocolate! It has been lovely to have so much sun and I hope you have got out in the garden and had some lovely walks. My children have certainly been in the garden more than inside most of the time and we’ve all been enjoying Easter eggs.

Miss Moss-Silverson and I will be putting work up again for you now and we hope you enjoy having a go. If you are finding it too tricky then please have a look at the year 2 blog and have a go at the work Miss Gordon has set and if you think you fancy a bigger challenge you can also have a try at the work year 4 are doing from Mr Ind on their blog.

English

Spelling:

As you are used to doing at school, we will be focusing on a group of spellings a week.

It would be really useful for you to practise these spellings as you would if we were at school.

Monday: Introduction to spellings

Tuesday: Look at the meaning of the words in a dictionary

Wednesday: Look, Cover, Write, Check

Thursday: Spelling test

This week we are looking at the prefix ‘anti-’. The prefix goes at the start of the root word and changes the meaning. There are two sets of spellings, one slightly trickier than the other. Please choose the list that will challenge you. If you want to add some of your own ‘anti-’ words that is fine too. I know some of you are used to doing that already, but please make sure they are spelled correctly before you learn them!

Spicy Prefix – anti

antiseptic

anticlockwise

antisocial

antibiotic

antifreeze

antibody

minute

mention

Mild Prefix – anti

antiseptic

anticlockwise

antisocial

antibiotic

antifreeze

purpose

pretty

Reading:

Please read for 15 minutes today.

Have a look at the text below, reading carefully. Have a go at writing the answers to the questions.

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SPaG:

Today, we will be looking at First, Second and Third person by using certain pronouns.

We use pronouns all the time, when talking and writing!

Have a look at the reminder explaining how we use pronouns when choosing the correct words to show ownership.

Have a go at the worksheet to practise using the correct pronouns to make the sentence, first, second or third person.

Have a go, answers will be posted tomorrow =)

Maths:

We have been looking at the perimeter of different shapes as part of our work on measurement.

The perimeter is the distance around the outside of a complete 2D shape.

Find different shapes around your home and measure the length of each side. Can you add them up to find the perimeter?

Topic:

Our new topic this half term is ‘Tribal Tales’ and we will be looking at the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.

The first time period we are going to be looking at is the Stone Age.

As a way of getting to know the time period we are going to be looking at Skara Brae. This is a Stone Age settlement in Scotland and we can learn a lot about the time period by studying it.

Please read the information on Skara Brae and then complete the questions about it.

If you want to investigate further, can you research Skara Brae yourself and find out some more interesting facts?

Extra Topic Ideas

We will be carrying on putting daily topic challenges linked to our topic of Tribal Tales for you Woodpeckers but if you fancy doing something more here is a list of interesting challenges to get your teeth into!

Friday 3rd April

Can you believe it? Last day before the Easter holiday officially starts!

Wishing you and your parents an amazing and relaxing Easter break! You have worked so hard over the last half term and have really risen to the huge challenges that have come our way! Keep smiling and enjoying the special time you have with the loved ones you live with =)

Please do your best to keep reading regularly through the Easter break and keep practising your times tables on TT Rockstars.

After today, the next work will be posted on Monday 20th April.

Here is today’s work:

English

Reading

Please try and read or 15 minutes.

Choose your favourite book you have read this half term and write a summary of it. Make sure you include enough information to give the important details.

Writing

As we reach the end of the half term, we have looked at lots of things that make our area special. If you go out on your daily walk out, or if you go out into your garden. Write a description of an interesting view. Make sure you include noun phrases, similes and alliteration to really bring it to life.

I have also included the answers to yesterday’s apostrophe challenge to help you see how you have done.

Maths

 TT Rockstars- If you can, practise your times tables.

Have a look at this pictogram- answer the questions.

Can you say anything else about the data shown?

Topic:

We have reached the end of our topic! Have a look at the home learning sheet at the front of your topic books or further back on our blog. Choose something you haven’t done yet and have a go! Enjoy =)

Thursday 2nd April

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all feeling awake and ready to learn! I am sure many of you have woken up to Joe Wicks’ workout and are ready to go!

Parents, if you haven’t seen it already, have a look at our Wellbeing and Mindfulness blog. You will find it here: https://www.plaistowandkirdford.org/wellbeing-and-mindfulness

Today, you have the following work:

English:

Reading

Please make sure you read for 15 minutes.

Re-read the poem ‘Nature Trail’, using your pairs of rhyming words from yesterday can you write your own verse to the poem using different animals and plants you might find in the garden. Try to use the same rhyming pattern as Benjamin Zephaniah and make it sound like his verses.

Writing

I have added in the answers for yesterday’s apostrophe challenge, well done for having a good go!

We are looking again at apostrophes but this time as singular or plurals.

Sometimes it is a singular object or thing that has something belonging to them, sometimes it is a group of objects. You need to spot if it is a group of objects or one object to show where the apostrophe will go.

For example:

·        The lions’ manes (plural)

·        Jonathon’s football (singular)

Maths:

TT Rockstars- If you can, practise your times tables.

Have a look at the bar chart, have a go at answering the questions below. Don’t forget to explain how you know you’re right!

Topic:

At times like this, it is important to remember just how amazing you are!

Have a go at completing the sheet below. If you’re unable to print it, don’t worry, just do it in your topic book.

Enjoy celebrating you!

Wednesday 1st April

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Half way through the working week…already!

I had the lovely opportunity to talk to many of you and your parents on Friday morning when I was in school! So lovely to hear about everything you have been doing, work and play as well as helping your adults at home who have many things to juggle!

The work you have done…wow, I am so, so excited to see all the wonderful things that you have all told me about! I know Mrs Howe is also extremely excited and was very pleased to hear all the wonderful things I told her about our conversations! Makes us miss Woodpeckers all being together, even more but blimey, we have so much to talk about as a team!

Today, we have set you the following work =)

English:

Reading

Please make sure you read for 15 minutes.

Re-read the poem ‘Nature Trail’, can you spot all the pairs of rhyming words. Some words have a half rhyme like ‘time’ and ‘mine’ so they nearly rhyme.

Write down 6 pairs of rhyming words yourself.

Writing

We have looked at using apostrophes for possession before. This is where apostrophes are using to show when something belongs to someone. For a reminder:

For example: Mrs Howe’s book.

The general rules are:

·        Add an apostrophe and the s to show who/what the object belongs to

·        If the word already ends in an ‘s’ then just add an apostrophe.

There is also a guide to apostrophes to attached to help.

Fill in the sheet adding in the missing apostrophes. If you want to challenge yourself, can you write some of your own sentences using possessive apostrophes.

Maths:

TT Rockstars- If you can, practise your times tables.

Continuing our work exploring data, have a look at the information on the sheet. Can you answer the questions and explain your reasoning.

Have a good look at the numbers going up vertically and the categories running along the bottom.

Topic:

Art

Carrying on from yesterday’s History Work, we are looking at historical and commemorative statues and monuments. Hopefully you found pictures of some examples from your local area or well known monuments from around the world.

Today, I would like you to have a go at sketching a statue or monument of your choice. Think about how you use the space on your page and whether you will draw portrait or landscape. Don’t forget to press lightly when sketching so you can easily rub out anything to make changes. Once happy, you can use the pencil to add different levels of shading to create a variety of tone.

Have a look at the photos below to help.

Tuesday 31st March

Good Morning Woodpeckers!

I hope you all have a lovely day :) I can’t believe we are on the countdown to Easter now. Well done for keeping working hard on your challenges too! Here are today’s:

English

Reading

Please make sure you read for 15 minutes.

The reading questions from yesterday should be finished. The answers are below to help adults with any help needed.

Writing

Today we will be finishing the autobiographies.

When writing about Key Stage 2 so far you may want to include school closing, or you may not. Write about what has happened and how you feel.

For your conclusion (your ending) think about how you want to finish your autobiography. This isn’t the end, this is just your story so far.

You may want to include phrases like:

‘I’ve had lots of fun adventures so far…’

‘I wonder what adventures the future will be’

‘I’m looking forward to all life has to come’

Maths:

 TT Rockstars- If you can, practise your times tables.

Today, I want you to have a think about what you could collect data on (types of flowers in the garden, number of goals scored in a football game, types of food in the fridge). Choose something and collect this data in a sensible way and then put it into a table, making sure you use a ruler and clearly show your findings.

Can you write a few questions to ask someone to answer at home?

Topic:

 Throughout our current topic ‘Local Pioneers’ we have explored our local area and particularly looked at Plaistow.

Today, I want you to research your home village/town.

Think about:

When it became a town/village? Why?
When did the first settlers arrive?
What major events have happened in the area?
What important buildings are there in your town/village?
What key industries have helped it grow?
Are there historical and commemorative statues or monuments?

Don’t worry if you don’t find out all the things above, enjoy investigating the history of your town/village. Start looking back over the last 100 years.

Record your findings in the best way for you eg. Mind map, bullet point list etc.

Save pictures you find if possible.