Welcome to Meadow 4!
It felt so good to be back together yesterday and the children were really excited to see each other. We read the story How to Build a Rainbow and shared our experiences of this lockdown; the things we’ve missed, the things we’ve learnt and the things we are looking forward to. We then painted our own rainbow sticks outside in the sunshine!
Wow look at these amazing wave paintings! I think they look fabulous! I can really feel the movement in the water. I can’t wait to wave hello to you all on Monday morning!
Good Morning everybody!! This is our last home school day – you have been amazing and I have loved every minute of it but I can’t wait to see you all in the classroom again on Monday! I know your friends at school are excited too! A huge thank you to all the grown ups too who have helped you at home, you are all super stars too!
You will need to bring all of your home learning things back on Monday – red book, whiteboard, whiteboard pen, handwriting book and your snail travel journal.
Please join me for the final maths session and phonics this morning and our very last catch up at 1.45pm where we will play some fun and games.
For our phonics lesson later please can you write these tricky words on some small pieces of paper or post it notes.
If you can’t join me for our live session then please click on the PDF to see what to do.
You might need to use this calendar to complete the red book maths task today.
For anyone who wants a challenge have a go at this!
If you can’t join me live at 11am then please watch Lesson 40 of the Spring Term lessons where you will review this weeks learning.
Please also have a go at learning how to spell they and your. If you need some ideas to help you click on the fun spelling ideas at the top of the blog or in the menu.
There is also the anagram game that you could play which includes today’s new words.
Hokusai was an artist who was born in Japan about 250 years ago.
His most famous work of art was ‘The Great Wave’ – a woodblock print. Have a look at it below:
Talk to someone at home about the picture – what colours has the artist used? How has he made the water look like it is moving?
Look even more carefully – what else can you spot in the ocean?
Do you see something in the background where the land would be?
This is Mount Fuji – the highest mountain in Japan. It is also a volcano.
Hokusai created a series of woodblock prints called ‘36 views of Mount Fuji’. They show landscapes and the everyday lives of people in Japan around 200 years ago. Have a look at the pictures – can you spot Mount Fuji in each one?
You might feel like creating your own piece of wave-inspired art, maybe using some of the tints and shades of blue you explored during Monday’s art session. Remember to share your work, we’d love to see it!
Some super writing today in our travel journals! Well done everyone!
Good Morning! Today is World Book Day! You should have all been sent a digital book voucher that you can buy a new book with. Here are this year’s titles – if you download the PDF you can click on a cover to get a sneaky peak inside! Instead of science today you have some fun things to do linked to World Book Day.
I will be reading you a story written by Rob Biddulph who helped us draw a dragon on Monday. The story is about a penguin that gets blown away and afterwards we’ll learn how to draw him so make sure you have some paper and a pen ready!
I also look forward to seeing you for English and phonics this morning.
Today we would like you to write the next entry into your travel journal after the snail’s visit to a tropical beach! Look at these images to get you thinking.
Now watch these two videos to get more inspiration – the first is a bit long so just watch the first few minutes.
Remember to write in sentences using a capital letter and full stop and try and use some adjectives to bring your writing to life. We will finish the travel journal next week when you are all back in school!
If you can’t join me at 11 then please watch Lesson 39 of the Spring Term Letters and Sounds videos where you will learn that a can make the ar sound as in mask.
You could also have a go at this pairs game again which has the new sounds we have been learning included.
We would like you to have a go at this scavenger hunt at some point today, you will need to be a book detective!
If you fancy a bit of fun you can also watch this filmed performance of Rescue Readers by a youth theatre company. It has some fun things for you to join in with!
Good Morning everyone. I look forward to seeing you this morning for Maths and phonics. There is no catch up this afternoon or assembly. Instead why don’t you have a look at some of the books in our virtual library (click on the tab near the top of the blog).
Tomorrow’s catch up will be at the earlier time of 1pm as I have to be in a meeting at 1.30.
Today we are comparing time. If you can’t join be at 9.15 then please click on the PDF below to find out what to do.
If you fancy a challenge then please have a go at this:
If you can’t join me at 11am then please watch Lesson 38 of the Spring Term Letter and Sounds videos where you will be learning about al making the ar sound as in calm.
Volcanoes and storms
Today is the second lesson in the BBC lets move collection with the voice of Mr tumble based on our book ‘The snail and the Whale.’ This week it’s called volcanoes and storms.
If you didn’t join last week then you will need to log in to the BBC site with an email and password. Lots of children told us how much they enjoyed last weeks lesson so we hope you enjoy this one too! Here is the link-
Good Morning – I look forward to seeing you for the live sessions today. If you haven’t emailed me a baby photo yet then please do before our catch up session.
Today we will be starting to write a travel journal for the snail! If you can’t join the live session at 9.15 then please click on the PDF below to find out what to do.
If you can’t join me at 11 for the live session then please watch Lesson 37 of the Spring Term Letter and Sounds videos where you will be learning how ture can also make the ch sound as in picture.
If you want to do a wordsearch of -ture words then please click here. You may need a grown up to talk through what some of the words mean.
Today, you will be learning about the 5 oceans on our earth and the location of them in relation to the 7 continents. You will be looking at which continents surround the oceans. We will then compare the difference between an ocean and a sea.
You could watch these videos to remind you of the continents and oceans and then take part in the lesson below.
FIND THE LESSON HERE:
In our catch up session this afternoon we enjoyed drawing dragons to celebrate St David’s Day. They look amazing! Well done everyone!
Some lovely art work again today – if you haven’t sent your photo but still want to, please do and I can add it in here.
Happy Saint David’s Day – I wonder if you can find out more about what this is?
I look forward to seeing you for our live maths, phonics and catch up this afternoon. In this afternoon’s session we will be doing a step by step drawing so make sure you have some paper, a pencil and something to colour in with!
For tomorrow’s catch up session please could you email me a baby photo so that we can have a guess who game!
Today we will be estimating the duration of time. If you can’t join me at 9.15 then please click on the PDF to see what to do.
If you fancy challenge – talk to an adult about the questions below.
If you can’t join me at 11am then please watch Lesson 36 of the Spring Term Lessons where we will be learning how the ch sound can be spelt tch as in match.
These works of art are all very different – but can you work out what is the same?
That’s right – they each have different shades of blue in them!
Today we are going to explore tints and shades of blue.
If you have some paints or pastels at home try making your own tints and shades of blue. Start with blue then add increasing amounts of white for tints or black for shades. Talk to someone at home about what you notice as you add in black or white. You could create your own colour chart, picture or just have fun exploring what happens!
Or why not go on a hunt around the house to see how many different blue things you can spot? You might like to gather some objects and create your own piece of 3D art…
