English

Look at this image from the first page of the book and read the start of the story.  Have you seen snails before?  Where were they and what did they look like?  Have you heard of sea snails before?  Watch this video and look closely at the snail. 

 In the text it says “This is the snail with an itchy foot”  When we say that people have itchy feet it means that they want to travel!  The underside of a snail is called its foot!

Why do you think she wants to travel?  Where do you think she might like to go?  Download the PDF and record your idea in the thought bubble.  If you’d rather not print the sheet then record it in your red book.

Phonics

If you can’t make our live session then please watch Lesson 34 of the Spring Term Lessons.

https://bit.ly/36maD9s

Here is the game I will show you in our live lesson – why not play it again at home!

Science

In this lesson, we will be learning about living things and the features of living things. All living things need to be able to breathe, produce waste, grow and change, feed and reproduce. We will then finish the lesson looking in more detail at different types of diets that animals may have. You will need a piece of paper, a pencil and most importantly your brain!

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-a-living-thing-70t3ae

Good morning – I’ll see you this morning for maths and phonics. There is no catch up this afternoon but don’t forget to join Mrs Smith for her assembly!

Maths

If you can’t join me at 9.15 please click below to find out what to do!

Please complete page 105-108 in you work book. If you want a further challenge have a go at the Maths Challenge Below. Adults – There are some great ideas for asking questions too.

Phonics

If you can’t join our live session then please watch Lesson 33 of the Spring Term Lessons.

https://bit.ly/36maD9s

PE

The BBC have produced a lovely dance lesson called Let’s Move with the voice of Mr Tumble. It is based on the book ‘The snail and the Whale.’

You can listen and join in with the first lesson. You will need to log in to the BBC site. It just needs an email and password. Perhaps your parents or siblings can join in when it is time to be whales or icebergs. Enjoy!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0440f76

Good Morning – I look forward to seeing you for our live session today. In the catch up session this afternoon we can have a chat about what you have been up to since I last saw you!

English

Today we start a new text that I’m sure you will know – The Snail and the Whale! If you can’t join me at 9.15 then please read below to see what to do.

Look at the cover of this gorgeous book by Julia Donaldson.  What can you see?  If the animals could speak what might they say?  What might they be thinking?  Download the PDF and add your ideas into the speech and thought bubbles.  If you don’t want to print it out, draw the animals in your red book with speech or thought bubbles. Don’t forget to use capital letters and full stops.

Phonics

If you can’t join our live session then please watch Lesson 32 of the Spring Term Lessons where you will learn about u making a short oo sound as in words like pudding.

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Geography

Welcome to our first lesson on our new unit called the Oceans and Seas. Today, we will be learning about the 5 oceans on our earth and the location of them in relation to the 7 continents. We will be ordering them in size and discussing why the oceans are always in motion. In this lesson you will need a pencil, a piece of paper or an exercise book and your wonderful brain. Watch the lesson here.

http://bit.ly/3duz7Sh

You might like to use this colouring and labelling sheet to help you  remember the oceans.

Remind yourself of the oceans with a song- 

Good morning everyone, I hope you had a lovely half term. I am afraid I hurt my wrist when I fell on a walk so won’t be in school for a little while. Today please can you follow the work on the blog. I will start teaching you all again tomorrow – I can’t wait to see you all again! Our new theme for this half term will help us answer this question – Why are our oceans amazing?

Maths

Telling the time to the hour. Please click on the link below to find out what to do today.

Phonics

Please watch Lesson 31 of the Spring Term Lessons where you will learn about or making an ur sound as in, for example work.

https://bit.ly/36maD9s

Art

Creative Earth Art Competition

Creative Earth is an art competition for people aged 16 and under from across the UK, run by the UN COP26 Climate Change Conference in collaboration with WWF.

As part of the Together for Our Planet Campaign, they are inviting young people to get creative and show global leaders the world they want to live in.

Whether it’s green forests and garden cities, clear skies and wind turbines or oceans teeming with life they would like children to paint, draw or design a piece of art that shows how you’d like our planet to look in the future. The art work must fit within the circle and the colour green must be included. 

The UK is hosting COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, bringing together world leaders to tackle climate change and ensure a better future for us all. 

The winners will have their artwork displayed at COP26 to show the rest of the world the vision for the future. The closing date is Sunday 28th February. 

You can send an image of the completed artwork to TogetherForOurPlanet@cabinetoffice.gov.uk with the subject title “Creative Earth – <Your Name>”. Please keep the original artwork until the competition winner is announced.

Click on the link below to watch a short film to find out more, download the template below and information of how to enter. 

Creative Earth Competition

Thank you so much for sending in these photos. If you haven’t finished yours yet – don’t worry just send it in when you have and I will add photos here! Great job everyone!

Good Morning! This is the last day of learning before the half term holiday! You have all been AMAZING and I am so proud of you!

There is no live phonics this morning so please watch the video lesson. Join us for English and our afternoon catch up. I’m looking forward to the talent show! You might want to tell a joke, sing a song, do a dance, do a magic trick, share a picture you’re really proud of or you may have an idea of your own! I can’t wait! If it really isn’t your thing don’t worry you can just sit back and watch the others.

English

If you can’t join us at 9.15 then please download the PDF below!

Phonics

As there is no live lesson at 11 please watch Lesson 29 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons, where we will be reviewing wh wheel ph phone and g giant

https://bit.ly/36maD9s

Science

This week is a fun experiment where you will be investigating which materials can be blown down by creating your own wind using a hairdryer!  If you didn’t build walls ready for this last week then build them before you watch the lesson today!

http://bit.ly/3tqPBAy

I look forward to seeing you in our live morning sessions. Don’t forget to join Mrs Smith’s assembly this afternoon! She thought you were all fabulous yesterday!

If you have a £5, £10 and £20 in your home they could be useful for our maths lesson today. Don’t worry if you don’t I have plenty of pictures!

Just to let you know that there will be no live phonics tomorrow so you will need to watch the video link that I add to the blog. The English and our catch up session will still go ahead.

Maths

If you can’t join us today live then please download the PDF to see what you need to do!

Maths Challenge Time

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 28 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons where we review some of this half term’s learning.

https://bit.ly/36maD9s

Here is the link to the game that will help you practise your blending. See if you can beat your time by playing it several times.

http://bit.ly/3aOqGOK

PE

For PE today we would like you try out one of Andy’s Wild Workouts!  

In this episode he  travels to the freezing Arctic to see what he can find. He leaps with an Arctic fox, swims with eider ducks before meeting a huge, hungry polar bear.  I thought you’d enjoy this as you all were really interested in polar bears last term.  If you want you could always watch a few of the others too.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06tmrxh/andys-wild-workouts-series-1-10-arctic

I look forward to seeing you live for English, phonics and our catch up. In this afternoon’s catch up we will be sharing some riddles. See if you can think of one to tell everyone!

Before your phonics session please could you write the following words on some small bits of paper or post it notes:

love noise table solve please little

Today is internet safety day. This is more important than ever now and your children are getting very good at using technology very quickly! So we have planned an internet safety session for you to do with your child instead of our usual history.

English

This week we are going to be finding out about wolves. You are going to be researchers!

If you aren’t able to make the live lesson today then please download the PDF to see what to do!

I will be using a sheet like this one to record my questions – if you want to use the same one you can download it here. Or you can just write your questions on a page in your red book.

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 27 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons. where we will be reviewing le, se and ve.

https://bit.ly/36maD9s

Internet Safety

Safer Internet Day 2021 is being celebrated across the UK today.

With such a huge shift to remote learning and time spent on the internet, teaching our children about how to stay safe online has never been so important.

The theme of Safer Internet Day this year is about children learning how to tell the difference between fact and fiction and whether they can always trust what they see online.

In school we will be having a look at this assembly story:

http://bit.ly/3jsKeMh

Please also have a look at the first video clip on the link below which can spark a discussion about the following questions:

What can we trust or not trust? How do we know? How can I check it out? What do I do if I am worried?

http://bit.ly/2LyzkbC

This website also has a range of top tips, films, lessons and assemblies for all ages – please do visit if you would like to explore this theme further with your child or other children at home:

http://bit.ly/3aEauj6

Some super art again today – well done everyone!

I look forward to seeing you in our live morning sessions and the afternoon catch up session. In our catch up this afternoon we will be doing a scavenger hunt where I will ask you to go and find things!

Maths

If you can’t join us today live then please download the PDF to see what you need to do!

If you would like to play the toy shop game I show you in the live session please click on this link!

http://bit.ly/2Lt2Nne

Maths Challenge

If you fancy a bit of a challenge have a go at this!

Phonics

If you can’t join in with our live session at 11 then please watch Lesson 26 of the Year 1 Spring Term Lessons where we will be reviewing the long ay sound.

https://bit.ly/36maD9s

Art

This week we will be looking closely at how Bethan Woollvin created the trees, plants and woodland settings in her simple, beautiful illustrations.

Look at the shapes and lines of each different tree and bush. How has Bethan added detail to show the branches, leaves or bark? Did you notice that her illustrations are mostly in monochrome – black, white and shades of grey – with pops of bright colour here and there?

Now create your own forest of trees and plants in this style! You could use pencils, felt tips, paint or chalk.

You might like to listen to this story that we read before Christmas, also by Bethan Woollvin. Does it inspire you to draw anything else?