Welcome to Year 3! Monday 6th July 2020. Meet your new teachers.

Good morning children and welcome to “Transition Week”.

This week we are going to be doing a variety of activities that will help us all to get to know each other a little better and to get ready for when you are in Year 3.

Next year the Year 3 team will be Miss Edmondson, Miss Brisco and Miss Woodrow. We are really looking forward to working with you and helping you to learn lots of new and exciting things.

Are you ready to get started on this week’s activities? 

Please send your photos to us this week and we will make them into a little photo movie at the end of the week.

k.edmondson@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Getting to know your teachers

To begin with, we would like you to watch the little videos that we have made to say “Hello!”.

Just press play on the video clips below.

Growing your Brain

Next year we will be really thinking about how we can make our brains grow even bigger and get even better at learning. We will be focusing on all of the learning characters and thinking about what we have to do to be more like each one of them.

Can you remember the names of all of the learning characters? There are 8 of them.

Each day we are going to be sharing the stories of 2 of them with you, and as the week goes on we want you to think which ones you are most like and how you can become more like the others.

Listen to the stories below, and think about how you can be like them today.

All about me - Purple Mash

We would like you to login to Purple Mash and use the “All About Me” template (it’s set as a 2Do) to create a fact file all about you.

We would like you to write and add pictures to tell us all about you.

You might want to tell us about your family and pets, your hobbies, what you like to do or what you have been doing since you were last in school etc.

Tell us about things that make you, you! Remember we are all precious in God’s eyes, but because we are all so special to Him, He made everyone of us a little bit different from everyone else. What makes you special and different from everyone else?

Please remember to save this so that we can have a look at it.

Faith-filled and Hopeful

When we return to school our virtues will be Faith-filled and Hopeful. What do these mean to you? How can you show that you are faith-filled and hopeful?

We would like you to create a piece of work (on an A4 sheet of paper) of what these mean to you.

You can show this in any way you like - you might want to decorate your work, once it is done keep it in a really safe place and keep it flat. We want you to bring it back to school in September so that we can use it then.

Pebbles

You will need a pebble for one of the activities later on in the week, so you will need to look out for one when you are out and about today. It doesn’t have to be huge but not too small either! Just a pebble that you have spotted and like the look of. (You might even want to get a couple of pebbles). More about that later on in the week.

Extra optional activities

Have a look at IXL maths and see which units you have not completed yet for Year 2. Try to complete as many of these as you can before September.

Read for 30 minutes each day and then take a quiz on Accelerated Reader. See if you can reach your target before the end of the term. Let us know the name of your favourite author and/or your favourite book. Maybe you could even write a book review on Purple Mash.

Practise your handwriting and make sure that you can form and join all of your letters correctly in the cursive style we use in school. Click on the button below to check on the correct formation of letters.

We hope that you enjoy today’s learning.

Don’t forget to send us photos of what you have been doing and we will share them all on Friday.

Take care and stay safe

Miss Edmondson, Miss Brisco and Miss Woodrow

Reception Photos Week ending 3rd July

I hope that you have all had a lovely week. I know the children who have been in school have thoroughly enjoyed themselves again and all teachers have been delighted with how the children are all working so enthusiastically.

Thank you for the lovely photos that you have been sending in - I hope you enjoy looking at them all - just click on the video below.

Children next week is going to be slightly different, as you will be having a taster of Year 1 with your new teacher - Miss Lane. I know that Miss Lane is so excited to be working with you all and I know that she has set lots of really exciting activities for you to do throughout the week.

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend. Let’s hope that the weather improves a little!

Take care and stay safe

Miss Brisco and the Reception Team xx

'The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.' (Theodore Roosevelt)

Well Year 4, we have delved into the Viking world this week, with tales of gods and goddesses, treachery, love, betrayal and heroism. You have participated so well and I am very proud of you.

Poor Clayton this week has broken an ankle and James has re-broken his arm! I know you will join me in sending our love to them and quick recovery.

Next week, I am handing you over to your new teacher for the week. Please join in with all tasks if you can and have a lovely, different week! You will be back with me for the final week to celebrate all we’ve achieved this year - even in lockdown!

Here is a lovely video of your hard work this week.

Year 3 Friday 3rd July 2020 home learning

Reading

Wouldn’t it be lovely to make your way towards your reading target by the end of this week? There are a handful of you who are so close! You can do it! Amber, Lexi and Jacob O have made it to theirs, well done.

Narnia film time

You are in for a treat today, click below for the film of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It is quite long, so you might want to watch in little parts around your other learning. I think you will enjoy it.

English

Please click below for today’s spelling challenges.

Maths

After today you have made it to the end of Year 3 fractions, well done! Click below for today’s challenges.

Year 2 Home Learning Challenges - Friday 3rd July

Good Morning Year 2!

I hope you enjoy today’s activities! Today is going to be the final day of formal lessons posted by myself as next week, your new Year 3 teachers Miss Edmondson and Miss Brisco will be taking over. They will be setting some lovely activities so that they can get to know you and you can get to know them before coming back to school in September. Then, we will be using the final week of the term to reflect upon what we have learned throughout our time in Year 2 this year.

Reading

Continue reading and quizzing on books using the Accelerated Reading and Epic Reading resources.  Help can be found in the ‘How to help your child’ section of my page if you need it. 

Please note:  From the 30th June, the school’s subscription changes and the EPIC reading resource will only be available for 2 hours across the week. 

Remember, you should be reading for at least half an hour each day.  Also try to read both a range of fiction and non-fiction books. 

Enjoy Chapter 4 … Dark is Necessary

English

Day 5:

Re-watch and/or reread Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen.

Look and listen out today for actions and vocal noises that really help to bring the poem alive! Return to look at your plan for your own version based on your chosen food. On your plan, jot down an action or noise that you too may want to include in a particular section, e.g. oooooommmm, mmmmmmm, nice. Remember, you can create your own too!

Write your own version of the poem based on your chosen food, using your plan to help you. Think carefully about how to sequence the events and phrases or noises you may want to use. You can use some of Michael Rosen’s and some of your own.
Keep re-reading back through your poem to check it makes sense.
Perform your poem for your household, making sure you too use lots of actions and noises to bring your performance alive! You may even choose to film your performance to send to me!

Oxford Owl Spellings

Choose a spelling rule to focus on today.

Maths

Complete the attached ‘true or false’ questions. Think carefully about what you have learned this week.

IXL

Which sections do you have left to complete?  Have a look and see how many you can get through.

Topmarks

Click the link below for lots of games and activities linked to this week’s shape learning.

Don’t forget to check the weekly challenges for more learning!

I hope that you have a lovely weekend with your families and enjoy getting to know your new teachers next week!

Miss Woodend

Reception Home Learning Friday 26th June

Good morning everyone. It’s Fabulous Friday again!

Think about what has made today fabulous?

I hope that you are all ready for another fun day of learning.

Thank you for all of the photos of your learning that you have sent me so far this week. Please make sure that I have them by lunchtime so that I can make them into a little movie to post later today.

Here are the learning activities for today. Enjoy!!

Everyday activities:

1. Phonics:

Today I would like you to watch the set 1 and set 2 speed sounds, by clicking on the button:                                           

2. Oxford Owl:

Login to Oxford Owl and read your next book. Remember to discuss the story throughout, checking your child’s understanding. Please make a note of any sounds or tricky words that your child struggles with and focus on these throughout the next few days/until they know them.

3. PE:

Please see this week’s set of new lessons and activities (click on week 10 for this week’s timetable) or have a go at this week’s challenge.

Today’s specific activities:

1. English -Monsters

Design and create your own monster. This could be using junk modelling or a drawing/painting. Talk about: What shape will its head and body be? How many legs/arms will it have? Will it be spotty or stripy? Will it have multiple eyes? Will it have horns? Will it have claws?

Using your own monster that you have created, make your own monster fact file for someone to read. This could include: What he/she looks like. What they eat. What it does. How it behaves, etc.

Remember to use your phonics to help you spell the words.

2.  Maths: Zog

White Rose: Please go onto the White Rose website and begin on Summer term Week 9 (22nd June) Lesson 5

Watch the short video/ presentation and have a go at the activities.

3. Monster Den

Create your own monster den!

What will it be made from? What will it look like? Will it be hidden or on show for everyone to see?

What sort of things would a monster put in his den? Discuss how you will make it first using the words first, then, next, finally (like you did when you made the monster puppets earlier in the week.

Don’t forget to send me a photo of your monster den

Maybe you can go inside your monster den and read a monster story to your monster puppets.

I hope that you have a lovely day!

Take care and stay safe,

                                     Miss Brisco

Please send any photos by lunchtime if you want them to be included in this week’s movie. Thank you.

                                                l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Year 4 Home learning Friday 3rd July

Next week, I will be handing over your home learning for a week to your new teacher! They want to find out more about you ready for year 5!

English

Today is our final Viking myth and follows on from yesterday. Let’s see what happens to Loki!

When you have read this one, I would like you to do a book review in Purple Mash on your favourite Viking myth you have read.

Maths

Today, you have a decimals assessment. Please send me your scores so I know how you did.

There are still more IXL decimal units to complete, so if you wish to revise your skills you can be doing these over the next few weeks

RE

Today we are thinking about the Church’s mission. We are reading about Pope John Paul 11 and Mother Teresa to guide us. Read the information below and answer all questions in your book.

Science continued! All about Shadows

Today’s 2do’s are:

2do light words 2do Shading Sphere 2do Shading Cuboid 2do Shading cylinder and the task below - making a sundial and recording the shadows. This may be best done on card if you can.

Year 3 Amazing Animators!

Wow, yet more fantastic animations for you to watch. Thank you for sending these to me, they are such fun to watch.