Home Learning Heroes- Week 2!
Take a look at this special video of L’s past two weeks. He has been looking after butterflies. He saw a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis, helped look after them and released them into the wild. I wonder if your child can tell you what happens before a butterfly makes its chrysalis? What is it before it is a butterfly? What is it at the very start?
If you would like to make it onto the ‘Home Learning Heroes’ wall next week, please keep sending in your pictures, questions and comments:
stjameseyfs@spherefederation.org
Ambition
Mya has written her own poem all about ambition. It was a home learning task this week and it was a writing challenge set by Leeds United! If you didn’t get chance, then you can take another look at what the challenge involves here.
3 April 2020: Home Learning
| Music Time!
Learn a new song about Spring. Add your own actions to the song.
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Music time!
Did your child make their own actions to the new spring song? Can your child see any signs of spring in their garden?
Literacy Activity
Use the laminated letter formation sheet handed out at parent’s evening and your whiteboard pen to practise writing each letter of the alphabet.
Letter formation
Letters that are often difficult are s,b,d,e and a. Encourage your child to practise these!
| Maths Activity Doubling
Use the butterflies to double each number. Remember when we double we add the same amount to the other side!
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Maths
Doubling! When teaching your children to double we talk about adding the same amount again. Here is a fun doubles song your child may enjoy singing.
If you have any questions we are here to help and will respond to emails in school hours.
Enjoy family time this weekend! Don’t forget to send pictures of any activities you have enjoyed together.
Have you learnt something n
Happy Friday – you’ve made it to the end of another week of home learning.
How have you found it? What have you found the hardest and which has been your favourite part?
We’ve loved receiving emails from your grownups and seeing all the things you’ve been doing.
Before we finished a few weeks ago, Miss Beatson gave the staff the challenge to learn something new. A long time ago, I started to learn the piano but I definitely haven’t practised in a long, long time!
So my challenge to myself is to learn to play the piano better – this was day one of me practising and this is day two – hopefully getting better! Now, it didn’t just take two videos to improve… there were lots of videos and lots of practise in between…
Don’t forget to email us with the things you have been doing and learning – we love receiving them.
beckyrowley@spherefederation.org / kerensawelsby@spherefederation.org
Brain Breaks!
We have used imoves at school during PE sessions and in the classroom. There are some great resources to use and they are now free to use at home. I particularly like the Active Blasts when I need a break from my laptop! I enjoy getting up on my feet and following the routines. I have also liked using the Mindfulness resources especially during these uncertain times. These videos relax my body and block any negative thoughts entering my mind. Take a look at their website and try some of the videos at home – I am sure some parents will have a go too!
We hope you are all staying safe and enjoying your home learning tasks.
Remember…
2 April 2020: Home Learning
| Phonics
Words to Read- Polysyllabic words: Words to Write: plum, swim, spoon, float |
Phonics Activity: Phoneme spotter story- draw a circle around every use of the phoneme ‘ure’ (see page 21 of your home learning pack) How many times did you spot it?
Phonics
Did your child enjoy reading the phoneme or tricky word spotter story today? If so, there are plenty more on Twinkl. Just search ‘Story spotters Phase 3’.
Twinkl are offering parents and carers free access to thousands of resources, so you can select your own activities based on your child’s interests too.
“Setting this up is really easy to do – go to www.twinkl.co.uk/offer and enter the code UKTWINKLHELPS”
| Literacy Activity
Story Treasure Hunt Ask your grown-up to write 4-6 clues about a story you know well and hide the words around the house. For example, if they were leaving clues about Jack and the Beanstalk they might write ‘beanstalk’, ‘giant’, ‘cow’ and ‘Magic Beans’. Try and read the clues by yourself. Can you make a story map re-telling the story from the clues you have discovered? |
Literacy
Was your child able to draw a story map? Please email photos or comments to:
stjameseyfs@spherefederation.org
Here is an example of what your child’s story map may look like.
| Maths Activity
Missing Numbers Fill in the missing numbers to 20 below:
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Maths
Did your child find the missing numbers?
In Foundation 2, we focus on numbers to twenty throughout the year to get a depth of understanding of what the numbers really mean.
If you have any questions we are here to help and will respond to emails in school hours.
Roman Mosaics
Hi children,
We looked at making our own Roman mosaics, but sadly didn’t get the opportunity to do so in school. So Mrs Cairnes and her son decided to make some of their own at home. Has anyone else had a go at creating a mosaic?
Foundation’s Rainbows
Inspired by Leo’s kind gifting of rainbow paintings in his neighbourhood, Foundation have been sending in their rainbow creations-a sign of hope and positivity.
We hope Foundation’s rainbows bring happiness and smiles to your day!
The dreamgiver
Hi children,
How did you get on with your dreamgiver task? Don’t forget to share any pictures with us all. Here’s Leah hard at work creating her dreamgiver!
01 April 2020: F2 Home Learning
Phonics
Words to Read: Tricky words
(All current tricky words can be found in your word passports)
What about a tricky word hunt?
Write them on pieces of paper and get an adult to hide them around the house for you to find – no peeking!
Words to Write: bank, cost, sight, near
Phonics Activity: Write the caption (Adult to read aloud);
It is fun to camp in a tent.
Children may use the phoneme frame on page 18 in your pack.
Top Tip!
Before your child puts pen to paper encourage your child to say the sentence and count the words in the sentence – this is a good chance to talk about where the finger spaces would go. Once they have done this, they are ready to write! Encourage your child to then check their writing.
Literacy Activity
Book Review
Write a book review about your favourite story (use the sheet on page 19 in your pack)
Add a sentence at the bottom, about why other people should read your favourite book too!
Did your child write a book review? Please email photos or comments.
Maths Activity
Use a colouring pencil or felt tip to continue the repeating pattern.
Challenge!
You could make your own patterns using objects at home. We had a go too – can your child tell you how to continue the pattern we have made?
If you have any questions we are here to help and will respond to emails in school hours.
stjameseyfs@spherefederation.org