Get caught in a super book!
It was lovely to receive this video showing a child reading. By the end of key stage 1, children must be able to read at a rate of 90 words per minute. Reading for pleasure improves well-being, develops empathy and teaches children about the world around them. Please keep reading any chance you get!
Keep it coming…
I have had lots of photos and emails this week. Thank you! It was great to see some of you practically making halves of shapes, objects and amounts.
What’s growing?
Mr Atkins has been very busy planting some vegetables in our school allotment. Can you guess what he has planted?
There are peas, carrots, radishes, lettuces, beetroot, spring onions and potatoes! Thank you Mr Atkins for watering them and keeping them going until we are all back at school.
01 May 2020 : Friday extra maths challenges
BBC Bitesize and White Rose Maths have teamed up to create some challenges that will be published every Friday.
Here are today’s :
Year 1 : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhmbrj6
Year 2 : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh23gwx
Happy Friday!
I am ending the week with a huge smile on my face thanks to the fantastic home learning that has been happening:
Ralph has completed some work for Beavers. He walked 2000 steps for his ‘Hike to the Moon’ badge by going up and down the stairs 72 times!
Jacob is beginning to join his letters in preparation for year two. Keep up the good work!
The maths learning has been all about money. Playing shops is a fun way to learn about this – great work, Lucas and Jacob!
Hello from Miss Harker
It’s Sunday again and another week of being in ‘lockdown’ completed. Well done! I hope that you’re all remaining happy and healthy at home.
The home learning will look a little bit different next week. Keep an eye out for videos. I hope that they help you with your jobs.
Ralph has emailed me some of his learning that he has been doing at home:
You’ve knocked my socks off Ralph! You can send questions, messages and photographs to:
katieharker@spherefederation.org
Free access to NumBots (part of Times Table Rockstars)
Before schools closed, each Year 2 child was given a username and password to access Times Table Rockstars. This is useful for Year 2 children to work on their times tables. There is also NumBots which is for improving addition and subtraction skills. They are both worth a look. If you have lost your username/password (or Year 1s if you would like yours to go on Numbots), email katieharker@spherefederation.org and I will be able to get it for you.
Home learning help – BBC and White Rose
The BBC Bitesize Daily lessons and resources are also excellent. You can watch them on your tv, tablet or laptop. There is the menu below. We also use White Rose to aid our maths planning in school and they have lots of resources too https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/.
Five Star Sports LIVE sessions
Five Star Sports regularly come into school to deliver fabulous sporty sessions. They are running some LIVE sessions on Facebook for you to join in with. There is a Monday session for younger children and Saturday morning football sessions. Join in and keep active with them.
Reading at home
We have had a few emails asking what to do when children have finished reading their school reading books.
Any books you read at home will be fine; story books, comics, magazines, dictionaries, atlases, chapter books, recipes or lists. The children don’t need to be able to read every single word independently. You can read to them, take turns, look for words they can read and talk about the book.
There are also lots of e books on Twinkl for free, ranging from traditional tales to information texts – https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/literacy/reading/reading-ebooks
Just keep reading!