Have a go at one or some of the writing activities each day below:

Tuesday

Little Cat, Big Fear

Wednesday

Nature's Donation

Thursday

The Fox

Friday

Free choice! We wouldn't have usually done a formal writing lesson on the last day of term before Christmas. If you would like to do some writing of your own today, please feel free. Otherwise, you might watch a Christmas film on the sofa with your favourite snacks perhaps? Over to you!

Try to complete 1 SPaG mat each day. Answers will be posted below.

SPaG mats

Tuesday

Watch the link below and have a go at the worksheet. Answers will be posted below.

Multiply by 8 lesson video

Multiply by 8 worksheet

For something slightly easier:

The 2 times table lesson video

The 2 times table worksheet

Wednesday

Watch the link below and have a go at the worksheet. Answers will be posted below.

Divide by 8 lesson video

Divide by 8 worksheet

For something slightly easier:

Divide by 2 lesson video

Divide by 2 worksheet

Thursday

The 8 times table lesson video

The 8 times table worksheet

For something slightly easier:

The 5 times table lesson video

The 5 times table worksheet

Friday

Addition Christmas joke worksheet 

For something slightly easier:

Subtraction advent calendar

Each reading comprehension has three levels of challenge marked with 1, 2 or 3 stars. The answers to each level are contained within the document at the end.

Tuesday

Tim Peake reading comprehension with ANSWERS

For something slightly easier:

Wanted Poster Activity card with ANSWERS

Wednesday

The Women Who Helped Build NASA comprehension and ANSWERS

For something slightly easier:

Troll's Troubles Activity Card and ANSWERS

Thursday

Art and Nature comprehension and ANSWERS

For something slightly easier:

The Glenfall Gazette Activity Card and ANSWERS

Friday

All About Elephants comprehension and ANSWERS

For something slightly easier:

House for Sale Activity Card comprehension and ANSWERS

Tuesday

History

Watch the videos on the page below:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrv4dty

In the worksheet link below are pictures of a Celtic soldier and a Roman soldier. 

What similarities and differences can you find between the two? Write a list of each.

Celtic soldier Roman soldier

Wednesday

Art

Watch the video contained within the link below:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znw3hcw

Using the materials you have at home, make your own Andy Warhol inspired artwork. 

You might use coloured paper and make the same shape 4 times or even just use your pencil or pen to draw a shape, face or object 4 times. If you are lucky to have paint or colouring materials, you could colour each shape in different colours and see what effect it makes!

Thursday

Science

This online lesson links to our topic of Forces in Science.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/terrific-scientific-forces-live-lesson/z7nbkmn

When you have watched the lesson, you could have a go at the activities below:

Forces acting on a car worksheet (draw and label your own car with the forces)

Balanced and unbalanced forces worksheet

Friday

Computing

Have another go at the Dance Mat Typing activity we did in class at the start of the Autumn term. See how far you can get and improve your typing skills!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr

SPaG mats ANSWERS

Multiply by 8 ANSWERS

The 2 times table ANSWERS

Divide by 8 ANSWERS

Divide by 2 ANSWERS

The 8 times table ANSWERS

The 5 times table ANSWERS

Have a dance and learn about syllables with the video below:

GoNoodle - Clap It Out

Have a nosy round the Queen's house - Buckingham Palace with this free virtual tour:

https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-buckingham-palace

Keep your body moving with this Elves on the Run fitness game!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vtuQFkVzA

Have a go at this place value investigation. There are also lots of other Maths games on the website below:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/bead-numbers

Maths

This week we are working on Multiplication and division.

Practice your 3 x and 4 x tables and their related division facts for a quiz next week.

e.g. 3 x 8 = 24   24 ÷ 3 = 8

Reading

Do your own personal reading this week. Try to read for at least 15 minutes each day. 

Other things we have been learning this week:

English - The Mousehole Cat (retelling the story from Tom's point of view)

P.E. - Throwing and catching skills

R.E. - Has Christmas lost its true meaning?

History - Iron Age hill forts

Spellings

There will be two spelling lists per week. Select the list most appropriate for your child. If they would like, they can have a go at learning the other list at home too. We will do spelling gym style activities over the coming week to help the children learn these spellings. If you would like to do your own spelling test at home with your child, please feel free to do this!

List 1:

1) remember   2) sentence  3) separate   4) special   5) straight   6) strength   7) suppose 

8) surprise   9) therefore   10) though

List 2:

1) know   2) last   3) laugh  4) let   5) let's   6) liked   7) live   8) lived   9) long  

10) looking

Maths

This week we are working on Multiplication and division.

Your child has been given a paper copy of the homework for this week. We will mark this together in class next week on Friday. 

Grouping Peas in Threes

Reading

1) Please try to read with your child for at least 10 minutes per day and make any comments in their reading record. We are trying to check reading records regularly to ensure that each child is reading something appropriate for their level. Do let me know in your child's Reading Record if you feel that they need to change their book.

2) Below is a link to a reading comprehension. Have a go at the comprehension marked with one star and mark your answers afterwards.

Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading Comprehension

Other things we have been learning this week:

- English - The Mousehole Cat (reading comprehension, weather reports)

- P.E. - Throwing skills in basketball

- Geography - Tornadoes

- History - Stonehenge  

- Art - Andy Warhol and portraits

- R.E. - Christingle making 

Spellings

There will be two spelling lists per week. Select the list most appropriate for your child. If they would like, they can have a go at learning the other list at home too. We will do spelling gym style activities over the coming week to help the children learn these spellings. If you would like to do your own spelling test at home with your child, please feel free to do this!

List 1:

1) potatoes   2) pressure  3) probably   4) promise   5) purpose   6) quarter   7) question 

8) recent   9) regular   10) reign

List 2:

1) horse   2) hot   3) how  4) I'll   5) I've   6) inside   7) its   8) jumped   9) key  

10) king

Maths

This week we are working on Addition and subtraction.

Your child has been given a paper copy of the homework for this week. We will mark this together in class next week on Friday. 

Column addition and subtraction

Reading

1) Please try to read with your child for at least 10 minutes per day and make any comments in their reading record. We are trying to check reading records regularly to ensure that each child is reading something appropriate for their level. Do let me know in your child's Reading Record if you feel that they need to change their book.

2) Below is a link to a reading comprehension. Have a go at the comprehension marked with one star and mark your answers afterwards.

Advent

Other things we have been learning this week:

- English - The Mousehole Cat (setting descriptions and inverted commas for direct speech)

- P.E. - Throwing skills in basketball

- Geography - Tornadoes

- History - The Bronze Age

- Science - Forces (How strong in my magnet?)  

- R.E. - The real meaning of Christmas

- Art - Andy Warhol and portraits

Spellings

There will be two spelling lists per week. Select the list most appropriate for your child. If they would like, they can have a go at learning the other list at home too. We will do spelling gym style activities over the coming week to help the children learn these spellings. If you would like to do your own spelling test at home with your child, please feel free to do this!

List 1:

1) opposite   2) ordinary   3) particular   4) peculiar   5) perhaps   6) popular   7) position 

8) possess   9) possession   10) possible

List 2:

1) grandad   2) great   3) green  4) grow   5) hard   6) hat   7) has   8) he's   9) head  

10) home

Maths

This week we are working on Addition and subtraction.

Your child has been given a paper copy of the homework for this week. We will mark this together in class next week on Thursday. If your child struggles to do the column subtraction with exchanging, focus only on the sheet without exchanging.

Column subtraction with and without exchanging

Reading 

1) Please try to read with your child for at least 10 minutes per day and make any comments in their reading record. We are trying to check reading records regularly to ensure that each child is reading something appropriate for their level. Do let me know in your child's Reading Record if you feel that they need to change their book.

2) Below is a link to a reading comprehension. Have a go at the comprehension marked with one star and mark your answers afterwards,

The Story of Arachne Reading comprehension

Other things we have been learning this week:

- English - Fly, Eagle, Fly (writing about our future plans and time conjunctions)

- P.E. - Team games

- Geography - Tsunamis (writing and performing a news report)

- French - Numbers 1-10 and saying how old we are

- Science - Forces (What is magnetic?)  

- R.E. - The real meaning of Christmas

- Art - Tertiary colours

Spellings

There will be two spelling lists per week. Select the list most appropriate for your child. If they would like, they can have a go at learning the other list at home too. We will do spelling gym style activities over the coming week to help the children learn these spellings. If you would like to do your own spelling test at home with your child, please feel free to do this!

List 1:

1) material   2) medicine   3) mention   4) minute   5) natural   6) naughty   7) notice 

8) occasion   9) occasionally   10) often

List 2:

1) fox   2) friends   3) fun  4) garden   5) gave   6) giant   7) girl   8) going   9) gone  

10) good

Maths

This week we are working on Addition and subtraction.

Your child has been given a paper copy of the homework for this week. We will mark this together in class next week on Friday.

Column addition - 2-digit and 3-digit numbers

Reading 

1) Please try to read with your child for at least 10 minutes per day and make any comments in their reading record. We are trying to check reading records regularly to ensure that each child is reading something appropriate for their level. Do let me know in your child's Reading Record if you feel that they need to change their book.

2) Below is a link to a reading comprehension. Have a go at the comprehension marked with one star. 

Pet Care of a Bearded Dragon Reading comprehension

Other things we have been learning this week:

- English - Fly, Eagle, Fly (writing a letter in role, present perfect tense e.g. She had worked)

- P.E. - Throwing skills

- Geography - Tsunamis

- French - Numbers 1-10

- Science - Forces 

- D.T. - Keyrings / sewing 

- R.E. - Christianity: The Holy Trinity

Spellings

There will be two spelling lists per week. Select the list most appropriate for your child. If they would like, they can have a go at learning the other list at home too. We will do spelling gym style activities over the coming week to help the children learn these spellings. If you would like to do your own spelling test at home with your child, please feel free to do this!

List 1:

1) history   2) imagine   3) increase   4) important   5) interest   6) island   7) knowledge 

8) learn   9) length   10) library

List 2:

1) fast   2) feet   3) fell  4) find   5) first   6) fish   7) floppy   8) fly   9) food  

10) found

Maths

This week we are working on Addition and subtraction.

Your child has been given a paper copy of the homework for this week. We will mark this together in class next week on Thursday.

Reading 

1) Please try to read with your child for at least 10 minutes per day and make any comments in their reading record. We are trying to check reading records regularly to ensure that each child is reading something appropriate for their level. Do let me know in your child's Reading Record if you feel that they need to change their book.

2) Below is a link to a reading comprehension. Have a go at the comprehension marked with one star. The answers follow. Please mark it yourself once you are done. 

Fidget Spinners reading comprehension WITH ANSWERS

Other things we have been learning this week:

- English - Fly, Eagle, Fly (writing a diary entry)

- P.E. - Throwing skills 

- History / Computing - The Stone Age (Researching information online to produce Skara Brae information leaflets)

- French - Numbers 1-10

- Relationships and Health / Science - Germ experiment 

- Art - Painting a scene from Fly, Eagle, Fly

Some Half Term activities you could have a go at:

Make natural art

Look for natural art materials. Collect fallen leaves, petals and sticks and use them to make a picture or sculpture. Please make sure you don't pick wildflowers, however, as they are important for wildlife and some are protected by law.

You could even use the objects as 'stampers' or paintbrushes - dipping them in paint and rolling, brushing or stamping them on paper to create interesting patterns and effects.

Write a story inspired by woods and trees

Get those creative juices flowing with a story challenge.

Choose one of the ideas below to write a short story about:

• A tree has fallen in the woods
• A character has gone missing
• An animal is shouting an alarm call
• There are some mysterious footprints to follow.

You could have a go at writing a story each as a family and share them together before bedtime.

Which one was the funniest?

Maths activity

Spellings

This week we looked at our spelling words in class, as well as some other commonly misspelled words and came up with some ways to remember them:

February - Feb-ru-ary (say it as it is spelt)

fruit - Fru-it (say it as it is spelt)

guard - guard my Jaguar

height - We thought of someone who was eight foot tall and then we add an 'h' to the beginning

because - Big Elephants Can't Add Up Sums Easily

beautiful - b-e-a-utiful

List 1:

1) February   2) forwards   3) fruit   4) grammar   5) group   6) guard   7) guide  

8) heard   9) heart   10) height

List 2:

1) duck   2) eat   3) each   4) eggs   5) end   6) even   7) ever   8) every   9) everyone  

10) eyes

Could you come up with some other ways to help you remember some of the other words, especially the ones you find tricky?

Maths

This week we are working on Addition and subtraction.

Have a go at the worksheet below. There are three levels of challenge. Choose the one most appropriate to your child. The answers are at the end of the document:

Adding and subtracting three digit numbers and ones, tens and hundreds

Reading

1) Please try to read with your child for at least 10 minutes per day and make any comments in their reading record. We are trying to check reading records regularly to ensure that each child is reading something appropriate for their level. Do let me know in your child's Reading Record if you feel that they need to change their book.

2) Below is a link to a reading comprehension. Have a go at the comprehension marked with one star. The answers follow. Please mark it yourself once you are done. 

Nelson Mandela Reading Comprehension

Other things we have been learning this week:

- English - Reading comprehension skills, writing a recount

- P.E. - Football control skills

- History - Black History Month: Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela

- French - Writing a conversation in French using basic greetings, asking someone's name and saying what our names are.

- Relationships and Health - Exercise and heart rate

- Geography - Volcanoes

- Art - Drawings of our hands, shading the positive and negative space