Here are some more activities for you to work on this week. Remember just to do what you can and if you need any help or clarification with anything please feel free to email us or post on Teams. We will have another virtual Team Talk on Wednesday at 1:30pm – 2:00pm and we will have our usual spell-check and chat on Friday at 11am. As always, please upload any photos to Teams or email them to us so we can put them on to the blog.
Literacy
Spelling – Complete 2 tasks this week as it is a short week. (Look up the meaning; Use it in a sentence; Active spelling task) Nessy Group – remember to do at least 10 minutes on Nessy and 10 minutes on IDL every day. We will have our live spelling test on Friday at 11am on Teams. Second Level Spelling Bingo Spelling Activities
Reading – Try to do a little bit of reading on Bugclub every day. Please ensure that you are answering the Bug questions properly – We can see your answers and will provide feedback. As it is a short week, you will just be finishing your book from last week but please still choose two of the tasks from the grid/cards to do over the course of the week. Guided Reading Challenge Cards Reading Activities Grid
Dahl: If you have finished all of your allocated books, please choose a novel you have at home to read and complete two of the tasks from the grid/cards above.
Rowling: Dogs of the Hinterland
Walliams: Real Life: Superheroes
Morpurgo: Howzatt
Lewis: Rat Island
Comprehension – We have added a chilli challenge Comprehension. Choose which one you would like to challenge yourself with. (* = mild, ** = spicy, *** = hot). Click on the link below. Please try to complete this if you can as this will help support your reading.
Layers of the Ocean Reading Passage Layers of the Ocean Questions and Answers
VCOP Revision – Choose an activity below to complete.
Writing – Continue with your journal task (separate tab). Remember to reflect on your feelings and share what is happening in the world. It is up to you how you complete this and whether you are completing it each day.
Imaginative Writing – *COMPETITION* – See poster below for entry details
If you have not already completed the NA Challenge, you can continue with it this week. Choose five of the tasks from the sheet above to complete. We have uploaded a variety of useful resources but if you would like any more relating to a certain task, let us know and we can email it out to you!
Story Mountain Activity Sheet
Adjective Word Mat
Conjunctions and Other Connectives Word Mat
Word Mat Pack -adjectives, adverbs and verbs
Fronted Adverbials Word List
Non-fiction Sentence Openers Word Mat
Design a Leaflet – Create an information leaflet on the Coronavirus (Covid-19). You could include things like- interesting facts, symptoms to look for, how to protect from it, treatment, etc. The features of a leaflet are included below to help you and there is also a template if you wish to use it.
Example of an Information Leaflet Leaflet Template
Numeracy
We were really impressed with the effort put in to the algebra. It is tricky and you did very well. This week we thought you could try something completely different with a Pizza Hut Challenge! Use the menu provided below to help you answer the questions. Choose which one you would like to challenge yourself with. (mild, spicy, or hot).
Pizza Hut Menu Pizza Hut Challenge
SumDog
Challenge – 30 mins on SumDog each day. We have set a challenge for you all. This is a recap of already learned skills.
Assessment – We have set an assessment for Thursday/Friday. Please try to complete it when you can.
Times Table Challenge – Below, is a copy of the times table challenge. Why not try and write the answers on a piece of paper. Remember you only have 15 minutes 🙂
Times Table Challenge <—this is the link.
Here are another few timestable challeges to try.
Division and times table challenge
Times tables challenge missing number
Beat The Teacher – Why not play a few rounds of beat the teacher (parent). Write the stations of the times tables and remember you only have a minute to write them down. Let’s see who can beat their parents.
HWB
PE – Try your best to complete at least 2 PE sessions with either: Joe Wicks on Youtube (9am each morning) or Cosmic Kids Yoga or Jump Start Jonny at 9am. (Links included on Handy Links tab).
Fit 15 – Also try to fit in some fit 15. You could try Just Dance, outdoor play or anything else you can think of to keep fit.
Paths Kid this week is Alistair. Please leave a comment on the Paths Kid channel on Teams. If you cannot access Teams for any reason feel free to leave your comment on the blog or email it to us.
Growth Mindset – Have a look at the PowerPoint below and complete the task at the end to make your own positive quote. Let’s see how many we can get to cheer us all up!
Power of Thoughts – PowerPoint
Other
Newsround – keep up to date with current events.
Mindfulness – Headspace or relaxing music, colouring or dot to dots.
Choose a Career – Think about what job you would like to do when you are older. Choose one of the cards from the selection below and complete the task associated with it.
Music – See Mrs McDougall’s page on our class blog for this week’s task and tell her what you think about it on the comments page.
Drama – Choose one of the headlines below and create a photo to go along with it. You can use costumes, props, etc, but improvise with what you already have. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
