Parents and Carers

Sometimes we all need someone to turn to for advice and support. We're glad to help and are happy for you to talk to us. In addition to what we can offer, please click on the following link where you will find information about organisations that you might find useful. Thank you. 

https://www.mapledene.bham.sch.uk/information-for-parents-carers/

To share completed work, or if you require any help or advice with the work that has been set,

please contact us at:

advice@mapledeneschool.com

Thank you.

Please note that our PE days have changed to Tuesdays and Fridays. On Tuesdays and Fridays children in Year 3 need to come into school in their PE kits!

Can you keep count of how many days it is until we are all back to school and back together as one team?

Remember to check out the 'special invitation' video on our main Year 3 class page!

Please check the song we are going to be learning for our Mothers' Day virtual assembly, on the main Year 3 class page. There, you will find a video and the lyrics to our song 'Isn't She Lovely'. Listen to it carefully and try to join in so you are ready to film when we are all back together. Remember, you can practise as many times as you like! 

Doodle Competition

Don't forget our 3C vs 3J Doodle Competition! It finishes on Sunday 7th March at 5pm. See what your class score is by checking the total on the main Year 3 class page.

Zoom Meetings

Here is our Zoom timetable for the week beginning 1st March. You will receive the link to the meeting at least the day before if not earlier. Please remember, that as stated in our 'acceptable use policy' your Meeting ID must be your child's name otherwise, you will not be accepted into the meeting.

Remember, if you haven't yet filled in the form below and you want your child to take part, then you need to fill in the form and read the letters that accompany it. 

https://forms.gle/Qs4QZrfRo1TSu9m76 

https://www.mapledene.bham.sch.uk/zoom-meetings/ 

We can't wait to see you on our next Zoom.

Day 39 – Friday 5th March 

YIPPEE! The final day of home learning has arrived!!!!!!!!

Miss Johnson, Mrs Wells, Mr Murphy and I cannot wait to welcome you all back to school on Monday morning! Keep up all your amazing work for one final day and remember to send us any work you do to advice@mapledeneschool.com

Please see today's timetable below:

World Book Week – Door 5 

Today we are going through the final door for World Book Week. Where do you think we are going today? 
 
Check out today’s door below: 

 
Can you guess the book or author? Do you know any characters from the book? Have you read the book? 

Check back here at 2pm to hear part of the story. Who will be reading it today?

Maths:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Today we are continuing to look at division. 
 
Watch this video first: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-division-with-mighty-red/zrh9scw 

In yesterday’s lesson, we looked at dividing when we know one of the times tables in the questions. Have a look at the questions below. Which ones could you confidently answer and why? 

15 ÷ 5 =  
21 ÷ 7 =  
16 ÷ 8 =  
32 ÷ 2 =  
15 ÷ 3 =  
 
How would you answer the questions that you weren’t confident with? Watch Miss Johnson’s video to recap the strategies and then have a go at the tasks. 

Mrs Wells' group:  

In our maths learning today, we are thinking about how you can represent numbers in words.  

Can you match the words below to the correct number? 

Watch this video first: 

Once you have watched the video, that you may want to watch more than once. Have a go at completing the worksheet to match the numbers 1-20 to their words. 

Reading: 

 
Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then scroll down to watch the Reading Longer Words with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  
 
Today we are carrying on with our poem but we are looking at inference questions. Re-read the poem and get your thinking hats ready! 

Mrs Wells and Miss Sanders’ group:  

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then watch the Set 3 Spelling video with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  

Today our text is called ‘Free Snot Broth’ and it sounds disgusting! What is a broth? Well done if you knew it was a type of soup. Do you like soup? Would you like to try snot soup? Read the text and answer the questions. 

English:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Today in English, we are continuing on with our letters. Remember it is really important that we write the best letter possible so that the most people are persuaded to think more carefully about the rainforest and how they can help stop deforestation. 
 
Firstly, I would like you to re-read the part of the letter you wrote yesterday. Remember reading as we go along (proof reading) and editing our work is really important. While you are reading check for the following things: 

• Have you got capital letters in the correct places? 

• Have you got full stops at the end of each sentence or question marks if you have used a question? 

• Have you got commas after your fronted adverbials? 

• Have you got commas between your adjectives in your expanded noun phrases? 

Once you have proof read and checked what you have written so far, watch Miss Johnson’s video about writing your paragraph for reason 3 and your conclusion. 
 
Don’t forget once you have finished your letter, it would be a good idea to proof read your work again using the above check list that you have written today. 

Mrs Wells’ Group:  

Today, we are going to have a look at some handwriting and some phonics activities. Have a go at the phonics mat below and the handwriting sheets first: 

Once you have completed those activities, have a go at writing some sentences about the picture in the writing task. Remember to think carefully about what you need to include in each sentence. 

World Book Week – Door 5 

Where do you think we are going today? Did you guess from the door? 
 
Have you ever read the book? If you have, what did you prefer the book or the film? 
 

Watch the video below:

Now have a go at designing your own dragon, you can do this as a picture but it would also be brilliant if you could label it and tell us for example, what it eats.

DT: 

Today we are finishing off our moving animal rainforest picture. Remember, this is what we want it to look like when we are finished.  
 
You will need: 

• Your white piece of card 

• Your green strip 

• Your split pins 

• Coloured crayons or felt tips 

Watch Miss Johnson’s video that talks you through the steps for today’s tasks. I would recommend that you watch all of the video first and then re-watch it and pause it at the parts I say. 

ICT: 

Today, we are continuing with our learning on coding. Can you remember what it is? 
 
Have a look at the pictures below for making a sandwich, could you give a piece of code (an instruction) for each picture? You don’t need to write this down.  

Today, you have a choice of 2 activities. The first is a task from the Hour of Code. The second is a challenge set by Mr Murphy. Choose 1 of these tasks to complete and follow the instructions below. 

Option 1: Hour of Code

https://studio.code.org/s/oceans/stage/1/puzzle/1 

Option 2: Mr Murphy's Coding Challenge

Have a go at creating your own code to make a shape or character. For this task you will need to go to this website.

https://www.tinkercad.com/ 

Read through the document below to see the instructions for this week's challenge.

2:45pm Zoom – Wonderful Work Friday 

Join us for our last zoom meeting at 2:45pm today to see what we have all been up to this week. If you want to bring some work you are proud of with you, please bring it to share with each other. Alternatively, you can sit and look at what other children have been doing both at home and in school. We cannot wait to see you! 

Day 39 – Thursday 4th March 

Please find a timetable for today below:

World Book Day – Door 4 

Today is officially World Book Day. 

 
Are you dressed up at home? Send us a photo of your costume on advice@mapledeneschool.com 

Here is our door for the day, do you know what magical world it is taking us to and what the book is? 

 
Have a look at the teachers’ costumes to see if that helps.

Who will be reading the story today? Check back here at 2pm to hear part of the story!

Maths:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group:

Today in Maths we are looking at division. What happens if I am dividing? How many other ways can you say division? 
 
Watch the video below to recap what you know about division.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks1--ks2-the-relationship-between-multiplication-and-division/zdqb47h 

We are going to look at division facts for times tables that we are confident with. Which times tables are you confident with?  Remember that by the end of Year 3, we should know our 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 8s and 10s and that if you are confident, you should be able to answer the question as soon as I say it. 
 
Have a look at Miss Johnson’s video which explains the task for today’s learning. 
 

Mrs Wells' group:  

In Maths, we are going to be looking at numbers that are more than and less than. Have a watch of this video first: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0blsqtz/numberblocks-series-3-blockzilla 

Now watch these two videos which helps us to compare numbers and you will see the crocodile in the second video.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3cm8hv 

Now you have watched the videos, can you have a go at using your < and > to compare the numbers on your worksheet. 

Reading: 

 
Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then scroll down to watch the Reading Longer Words with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  

Today in reading we are looking at a different rainforest poem. Remember to read the definitions before the poem and then have a go at the questions.

Mrs Wells and Miss Sanders’ group:  

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then watch the Set 3 Spelling video with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  
 
Once you have done the sounds have a go at reading the new text and then answering the questions.

English:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

In English today we are starting our letter. We would like you to write your first 3 paragraphs. We would like you to write your introduction and then your first and second reason.  
 
Have a watch of Miss Johnson who is going to go over the WAGOLL so we can remember what we want to include and show you the start of her letter. 

Mrs Wells’ Group:  

Today we are going to have a go at retelling the story Where the Forest Meets the Sea. Can you remember any of the different things that happen in the story? Who is the story about? 
 
When we are writing sentences, what do we want to see in your writing? 
 

We want to see capital letters, full stops, finger spaces, letters on the line. We will also be looking out for the conjunctions 'and' and 'because' in your writing!

World Book Week: 

Have you guessed what today’s book is from the picture of the door and the Year 3 and Year 4 teachers’ costumes? 
 
We also have loved seeing your photos of your costumes, if you haven’t sent them in yet, please do to advice@mapledeneschool.com. 
 
Have a look at Roald Dahl’s website below and enjoy learning not only about his books but him too.  

https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/f-j/james-and-the-giant-peach 

Now have a read of the extract above, can you draw a picture of what James saw when he entered the room?

P.E:  

This week in PE, we are going to continue to look at some Yoga. Can you remember any of the different movements you did before half term? Remember you need to be in a space and can choose to do this with your shoes on or off. 
 
Have a watch of the video and join in.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/specialist/subjects/physical-development/access-points/building-understanding/lessons/movement-and-balance-part-1-6ww36r 

If you enjoyed that, you may want to have a go at the following video too.

Music: 

It is World Book Day and we are going to be belting out the song we practised last week. Click on this link and follow the instructions to get to the song. 

https://cool4school.org.uk/our-music/tracks/the%20magic%20of%20books.aspx 

Then enter the details below 

STUDENT ACCOUNT  

USERNAME : mapledene 
PASSWORD : mapledenec4s  

Click onto ‘Browse Music’ and ‘World of Books’ is the 3rd option. Scroll down to the submixes and see if you can join in with the whole song.  

For the second part of our music lesson, we would like you to have a go at practising our Mother’s Day song ready to be recorded in school next week. Please find the song and lyrics on our main Year 3 class page by scrolling down to the Mother’s Day section. Listen to the song carefully first whilst reading the lyrics. On the second time, see if you can join in. You can listen and sing along as many times as you like.  

Day 38 – Wednesday 3rd March 

Please find today's timetable below:

World Book Week – Door 3 

Where do you think we are going today? 
 
Check out today’s door below: 

 
Can you guess the book or author? Do you know any characters from the book? Have you read the book? 

Check back here at 2pm today to hear part of this fantastic story!

Maths:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Today, we are looking at recalling the 4 times tables and the thinking about how you may apply these to the 8s. If you know your 4s really confidently, you will already know some of your 8s.  

Have a watch of the 8s Super Movers video below to get you ready for your learning: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-8-times-table-with-filbert-fox/z4mrhbk 

How many of your 8s did you know already? Did you spot any numbers that are multiples (in the) of 4s and are in the 8s? 
 
Now watch the video about the 4s before completing your work for today. 
 

Mrs Wells' group:  
 
Today we are going to be looking at numbers and how we can represent them in different ways. Represent just means to show the numbers. We already have looked at home to show 2-digit numbers using tens and units.  
 
For examples, we could show 35 as...  

Now let’s watch the video to see how else we can represent numbers. 
 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/representing-2-digit-numbers-part-1-6dhkgd?step=2&activity=video 

Once you have watched the video, have a look at your task for today. 
 

Reading: 

 
Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then scroll down to watch the Reading Longer Words with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  

Today, we have a new part of Rainforest Calling to look at and then are going to answer the skim and scan and inference questions about the new piece of text. What do you think is going to happen today? How do you predict Daisy is feeling at the moment and why? 

Mrs Wells and Miss Sanders’ group:  

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then watch the Set 3 Spelling video with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  
 
In today’s lesson, I would like you to think carefully about the poem we have been looking at this week. Can you remember what the poem is about? Firstly, I would like you to re-read the poem. Once you have read it, you are then going to have a go at the matching the words from the poem to what they mean. 

English:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

In English today, we are looking at paragraphs. What is a paragraph? Have a watch of the video below to help you start to understand?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/z9n73k7  

You see paragraphs all around you, when reading stories, information texts and much more. Our WAGOLL was also in paragraphs. 
 
Have a look at the sheet below. For the first task, say what the paragraph is about. Then, separate the chunk of text into paragraphs. The final task will involve you planning the paragraphs for your letter that you will be writing tomorrow. 

Mrs Wells’ Group:  

When we are writing a perfect sentence what do we need to include? 
 
Well done if you said: 

• Capital letters 

• Full stops 

• Finger spaces 

• Fred Fingers to spell the words 

• Check it makes sense 

•  

Which sentence below is perfect and why? 

The boy and his father got on the brown boat to the island. 

The boyand his father goot on th brown bot to the island 

Today Miss Johnson needs some help making sure her sentences are perfect. Watch the video below and then help Miss Johnson be completing the worksheet.

11:45am – Zoom – Wellbeing Wednesday: 

Join Miss Cook, Miss Johnson, Mrs Wells and Mr Murphy on Zoom today at 11:45am to see what we are doing for the final Wellbeing Wednesday. As always, we cannot wait to see you all! 

World Book Week: 

Have you guessed where we are going today from the photo of the door?  
 
I wonder who will be reading part of the story at the end of the day. Who do you think? 
 
An amazing thing about books is they are often turned into plays and/or films. 
 
Have a look at the website below and read through the information. 

https://www.narnia.com/behind-scenes-lion-witch-wardrobe/ 

Have a go at one of the activities below: 
 

Look at the picture below from the play when Lucy has just found Narnia for the first time. Can you describe how she is feeling? 

Or design and create a ticket for a play of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.  

DT: 
 
This week in DT we are going to be creating this over two lessons. 

Today we are going to be working on the background and then on Friday we will be adding the animal. You will need: 

• A white piece of paper A4 or A3 

• Colouring crayons or felt tips 

• Green paper and brown paper – these are optional 

Please note that you will need to save the white card, green strip of paper and split pins for Friday’s lesson. 
 

Watch the video below that explains today’s steps.  

Spanish: 

This week in Spanish, we are going to be recapping some of the learning we did back in September all about saying hello and introducing ourselves. 

Can you remember how to say 'hello' and 'goodbye' in Spanish? 

Have a look at the songs below. Can you remember any of these from our previous learning? You may want to join in!  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1--ks2-mfl-spanish-greetings-with-ben-shires/zfksqp3 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbkjmyc/articles/z4bnpg8 

Before watching the video below with Miss Cook, can you remember how to say any of the following phrases? 

• Hello 

• How are you? 

• I am... good 

• What is your name? 

• My name is... 

• Goodbye 
   

Today we would like you to write a story in the style of a comic strip. The speech must be in Spanish. You may want to use the comic strip template below to set it out. See Miss Cook's example below: 

Good luck 

Day 37 – Tuesday 2nd March 

Please find today's timetable below:

World Book Week – Door 2

Where do you think we are going today? 
 
Check out today’s door below: 

 
Can you guess the book or author? 

Check back here at 2pm to listen and watch Miss Smith reading the part of today's book.

Maths:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

In Math’s today we are going to be looking specifically at the 3 times tables. Watch our Super Movers video to get your brain ready to learn: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-3-times-table/z6sw382 

Have a watch of the video below and then once you have watched it, have a go at completing Mr Murphy’s sheet. There may be some representations on the sheet that weren’t in the video, but you will have seen before, can you challenge yourself to answer the questions? 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/recalling-the-3-times-table-c8tp4d?step=1&activity=video 

Once you have finished your sheets, you may want to play hit the button. Remember to click on times tables and then 3s. How many can you get in the time? Keep practising and see if you can beat your score. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 
 

Mrs Wells' group:  

Yesterday in Maths, we were ordering numbers from 50-100. To start today’s lesson, challenge yourself to see how quickly you can write down all of the number from 50-100 in order. You can time yourself using the link below:

https://www.online-stopwatch.com 

Today, we are going to be counting on from a number. Watch Miss Johnson’s video and then have a go at completing the work sheet below. 
 

Reading: 

 
Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then scroll down to watch the Reading Longer Words with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  

Today are continuing to look at the same part of Rainforest Calling but answering our inference questions. Before re-reading the text, can you remember what happened yesterday? 
 
Make sure you have the text in front of you and have read the text yourself independently. Then have a go at joining in with Miss Johnson’s jump in video before answering the ‘thinking hat’ questions. 

Mrs Wells and Miss Sanders’ group:  

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then watch the Set 3 Spelling video with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  

Yesterday we looked at a poem about a dinosaur, which we are going to continue to look at today. Re-read the poem and then join in with Miss Johnson’s jump in video. Once you have done that, have a go at answering the questions. 
 

English:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Today we are looking at clauses in sentences. We are looking at major (main) clauses and subordinate clauses. You use these in your writing all the time, but may not have heard the terms before. Watch the first short video that can be found on the webpage below: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zgds6g8 

Once you have watched that video, watch the following video: 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-explore-complex-sentences-60t66c?step=1&activity=video 

Now let’s apply our learning of main and subordinate clauses to sentences about deforestation by having a go at Miss Johnson’s activities on the sheets.
 

Mrs Wells’ Group:

Can you remember what the story was called that we looked at yesterday? Can you remember any of the key things that happened in the story? Re-watch Miss Johnson reading the story. 
 
Today, we are going to think carefully about writing sentences about different parts of the story. We are going to use our colour semantics to help us build different sentences. 

Think about: 

• Who is in the story? 

• What different things to do they do? 

• Where do they do them? 

Now watch Miss Johnson’s video and help her come up with some sentences. Then have a go at completing the sheet to come up with your own.  

World Book Week – Door 2: 

Have you guessed which world we are going to today? 
 
Watch the video below of the iconic map that is featured in the books.

Maybe you want to draw your own map of the forest like I have done below and come up with your own names and ideas.  

Once you have had a go at drawing your own map, watch the video below and enjoy part of the book. Miss Smith will also be reading part of a Winnie the Pooh story which will be available from 2pm underneath the photograph of the door above.

Science: Zoom Introduction at 1:15pm  

Join our Zoom at 1:15 to find out about today’s Science learning. If not, read the information below and watch the videos. 
 
Can you remember the Science words we looked at last week about skeletons? 

Well done if you said invertebrates and vertebrates. What is the different between them and can you think of any examples of vertebrates and invertebrates? What are humans? 

Today, we are going to continue to explore skeletons and think carefully about some other Science words that important to use when sorting skeletons.  
 
The words are: 
 
- Endoskeleton 

- Excoskeleton 

- Hydrostatic Skeleton 

Before you watch my video, can you make any predictions about what the words might mean?

Library: 
 
I feel like this library session is extra special because it is World Book Week too. Where do you love to read a book? I love to read books in all sorts of places, sometimes in bed, sometimes on the sofa and when we are allowed to travel, I love to listen to stories through audio books on trains and buses.  
 
I also LOVE to build a den and settle down with a copy of my favourite book.

During this library session, and if it is ok with your adults, we would like you to build a den and then send us a photo of you reading one of your favourite books in your den! 
 

Day 36 – Monday 1st March 

This the final week of home learning. Miss Johnson, Miss Cook and Mrs Wells cannot wait to see you all next Monday back at school. Keep being resilient and working hard!

Please see today's timetable below.

World Book Week – Door 1 

This week, we are celebrating World Book Week. Don’t forget that on Thursday, we would love you dress up as your favourite book character. What do you think we will be dressing up as? 

Each morning, we will post a picture of a door in school on the school website, with some clues that will take you to a different world. Each day, we would like you to use your detective skills to guess which world and book with me might be looking at. 
 
At the end of each day, a different teacher from Years 3 and 4, will upload part of the story to listen to which can be found on the Year 3 class page. 
 
Check out today’s door below: 

 
Can you guess the book or author? 

Check back at 2pm to see Mr Mac reading part of this book.

9am Zoom – Rise and Shine 

Join us for our last Zoom rise and shine session. Make sure you are up and ready as we are looking for some volunteers to help us pick our rise and shine videos. 

Maths: 

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

This week, we are going to be looking at our knowledge of multiplication and times tables. Remember by the end of Year 3, you should confidently know your 1s,2s,5s,10s, 3s, 4s and 8s. Don’t worry if you aren’t there yet, but that is what we are working towards.  
 
Have a quick go at this video to get you in the mood: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-times-tables-mash-up-with-monty-magpie-billy-the-badger/znxcpg8 

With your magic pencil finger, draw the multiplication sign in the air. Can you think of any other words we use for multiplication or any other representations we may use? 

Well done if you said: 

• Times 

• Groups of 

• Repeated addition 

• Arrays 

• Bar model 

• Part part whole diagram 

• Jottings 

•  

Now watch this video and see if you can work out how you could help Mr Sharma.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/maths-ks1--ks2-how-to-use-arrays-to-multiply/zrks382 

Today, we are going to be focussing on our 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s and thinking carefully about how we could represent them in different ways and real-life examples when we use them. 
 
Watch the video of Miss Johnson and then have a go at the work sheets. 
 

Mrs Wells' group:  

This week in Maths, we are going to be looking at our understanding of place value. Play this game to help you get your Maths brain working. Make sure you click on sequencing and then counting in 1s 1-100. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering 

Then watch Miss Johnson’s video as she has dropped her number cards and needs help ordering them and remembering what the numbers are called.  
 
Once you have watched the video, have a go at ordering your number cards correctly.  

Reading: 

 
Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then scroll down to watch the Reading Longer Words with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  

This is our last week at looking at Rainforest Calling. We certainly have been on an adventure with Daisy and have learned so much about the rainforest from her journal. Which part has been your favourite so far? 
 

We have reached a very important part of the story as today Daisy and Millie see the loggers for the first time and the devastation it is causing on the forest. Have a read of our definition sheet first and then read through the text at least twice. Once you have done that, have a go at answering our skin and scan questions.  

Mrs Wells and Miss Sanders’ group:  

Head to the Read Write Inc YouTube Channel (click the link below) to watch today's sound videos. Watch the Set 3 Speed Sounds session with Rosie and then watch the Set 3 Spelling video with Rosie video for today's sound. Remember to join in by writing the words on a piece of paper.  
 

Today, you are going to have a go at reading a poem about a dinosaur. Below are three sheets. Read the definition sheet first which tells you about some of the words in the poem and what they mean. Then have a go at reading the poem at least twice and then finally answer the questions.  

English:  

Miss Johnson & Miss Cook’s Group: 

Remember, by the end of this week we are planning on writing our letter about deforestation and why it needs to stop. What ideas are you going to include in your letter? What 3 things do you think are the most important reasons to stop deforestation? 
 
Today, we are looking at question marks and how to use them correctly. Can you think of any questions that are included in the WAGOLL and how they helped to persuade the reader? Have a read back of the WAGOLL and see how many you can find. 
 
Then watch the video below: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-question-exclamation-marks-with-karim-hacker/zkrx92p 

Now watch this video that recaps some different questions:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrqqtfr/articles/z2xdng8 

Today, Mr Murphy has set you a task to turn sentences into questions and punctuate them correctly. Remember a question needs to be asking something and should always have an answer. Before looking at Mr Murphy’s challenge. Look at the sentences below. Which are questions and which are not questions, how did you know? You can just answer these in your head. 

How big is the Amazon rainforest 

Deforestation kills animals and destroys habitats 

The Amazon rainforest used to be 5.5 million km2  

Do you want to save animals’ homes 

Mrs Wells’ Group:  

This week, we are going to be looking at a new story called Where the Forest Meets the Sea. Watch Miss Johnson’s video below that goes through the story. Remember, you can watch the video more than once.  
 
Today, we are going to be putting some pictures from the story in order of when they happen in the book. Can you answer the questions about the story below: 
 
Who went to the beach? 

How did they get there? 
What did the boy imagine in the forest? 

What did he see in the forest? 

What did they eat on the beach? 
 
Have a look at the pictures on your sheet, can you cut them out and stick them in order? 

World Book Week Task: 

Head to this website to find out more about the author and books: 

http://lizpichon.com 

Maybe have a go at the activity below or watch the video of Liz drawing Mr Fullerman from the story and join in: 
 

P.E:  

Last week in PE, you were focusing on throwing and catching skills. It was brilliant to see some pictures and videos of children taking part in their PE lesson. This week, we are going to be going to looking at throwing and catching as when you come back to school, we are going to be looking at tennis. 
 
Before we start, lets warm up so we are ready. Give this a go and get those feet moving:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/just-for-fun-jonny-and-yasmin-l2/zhwb6v4 

Now have a watch of this video about catching a ball: 
 

Can you remember any of the top tips in the video? Now lets see if we can use these tips to help us improve on catching a ball.  
 
Watch the video below, which has 5 different throwing and catching activities to have a go at. In the video, the teacher uses a pair of rolled up socks for a ball, but you can do this with a tennis ball if you have one.

Choose at least 3 activities to have  a go at from the video, but can you choose more if you want. Please be mindful if you are doing these activities inside and always ask an adults permission.

PSHE: 

With only 5 days of home learning left, how are you feeling?




Are you just feeling one emotion or are you feeling a mixture of emotions?

I know the adults in school are feeling a mixture of emotions for lots of different reasons, which is normal and understandable.

Have a think about the questions below:

How do you feel about seeing your teacher?

How do you feel about seeing your friends?
How do you feel about not seeing your parents while you are at school?
How do you feel about learning about Ancient Greece?
How do you feel about eating lunch at school?


It is ok to feel different emotions for different questions. Also at the moment, you may feel happy and excited but as you get a little bit closer to returning to school your feelings may start to change. 


Have a look at the sheet below, make sure you pick the correct one and have a go at filling it in.