Hello Boys and Girls,

Welcome to Term 4!

I hope you have all had a lovely Easter Holiday and have been enjoying this sunshine we have been getting!

Over the holidays I have been reflecting on a variety of activities that we could do that you can learn from and enjoy!

So Stay tuned for what is coming next.

Literacy

Spelling

Copy or type your spelling words 4 times and pick ONE spelling activity to do from the list below. Aim to do this every day.

april contract  <———————-

• Pyramid writing
• Rainbow writing
• Dictionary
• Acrostic poem
• Silly sentences
• Short story

Spelling game

Spelling city have a great range of free spelling games.

On the left hand side there is a button that say free click on that.

http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/lcwc/index.html

Handwriting

For those of you who feel they need to continue to work on their handwriting please practice your letter formations with the sheets below. Also, practice the spelling of these words too.

Here is a video that follows the same letter formation that we use at school.

Please have a go and practise these as often as possible .

Also, here are some handwriting sheets

Cursive Handwriting Worksheet for the Letter a	Cursive Handwriting Worksheet for the Letter d	Cursive Handwriting Worksheet for the Letter g	Cursive Handwriting Worksheet for the Letter q	Cursive Handwriting Worksheet for the Letter c

Reading

Choose a book from Bug Club  to read and answer the questions once you have finished.

Writing

What fun things were you doing in the Easter holidays? Write a personal account of what you did during the Easter holidays.

Remember When? Where? Who? What? Why? Try and use interesting openers and connectives in your sentences.  Also Can you use adjectives to add detail and make your story interesting? How did everyone feel?

Remember to punctuate sentences accurately with capital letters and full stops.

Numeracy

warm-up

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

http://www.math-play.com/Place-Value-Millionaire/place-value-millionaire-game_html5.html

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Main

Hope you are getting on ok accessing Sumdog.  I have created a focused challenge to complete. You will have till Friday to complete the challenge.

Also, their is a variety of multiplication games below that you can play as family.

t2-m-2397-times-tables-games_ver_4

Plenary

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/318/Tommys-Trek-Times-Tables

https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/guardians-mathematica

Remember if their is anything you would like to ask me you can do so on the teams section of outlook or send me an email.

Health and Well-being

 

Meditation Time

You can register for a free trial session of the basics package which includes 10 taster sessions. Why not try it at home.

https://www.headspace.com/

Topic – The Rainforest

Remember to check out the grid of activities for you to do on the rainforest. So head over and check it out. 🙂

Miss Taylor is looking forward to reading your research tasks on the Rainforest. When we return to school we will spend time sharing our learning on the Rainforest

In Term 4 we will be working on a Science topic learning about sound. As an introduction to this new topic click on the link below to learn more about sound vibrations. When you click on the link scroll down and work your way  through the starter and main activities with an adult. There are some great videos to help you understand more about how sound travels through the air.

Once we understand more about sound a big part of our learning will be researching how animals use sound to communicate. I felt this fitted in really well with our Rainforest topic and I think it will be a really interesting topic for us to learn about.

Sound vibrations

You may need to create a free trial to access this if it doesn’t work I will try and find another way to access it.

Languages

Over the holidays I had been reflecting on how to get the most out of our learning and I thought we could look at learning new skills while we are off and I know you are all keen to learn new languages. So, lets do this!

I thought this week we would start with Spanish

A little bit about Spain

• The Spanish name for Spain is España.
• The Spanish language is spoken in many areas of the world due to the early influence of the Spanish Empire.

Spain is located in Europe. The largest city and capital of Spain is Madrid. The second largest city is Barcelona, which is located in Catalonia. The population of Spain in 2012 was around 47 million. The currency used in Spain is the Euro. In Spain they drive on the right-hand side of the road.  It is believed that modern humans first arrived in Spain around 32000 years ago. Mount Teide is the highest mountain in Spain (3718 m, 12198 ft) and an active volcano. The Pyrenees is a mountain range that divides Spain and France. Spain includes a number of islands including Mallorca, Tenerife, Ibiza and Gran Canaria. Many can be found in the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa. The Spanish tourism industry is one of the largest in the world, bringing in billions of Euros into the Spanish economy. Spain produces a large amount of renewable energy, including wind power and solar power. Spain has a variety of foods and unique dishes such as paella (a type of rice dish) and tapas (a range of small snacks or appetizers). Football is the most popular sport in Spain. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games were held in Barcelona. For more information, check out maps of Spain or take a closer look at the Spanish flag.

 

Please also take the time to explore the huge range of apps and websites that are available on the blog.

Please also log onto the Teams chat via outlook to tell everyone what apps/websites/games you have been on that you enjoyed so that others can try them too.

I am going to be holding a live chat at 10:00am on Thursday mornings via Teams chat so I’m looking forward to hearing from you then.

Speak to you soon,

Miss Taylor 🙂