Friday 4/3/2021

It is screen free Friday! The last day of home learning before we are back at school on Monday. We want you to have a lovely fun day doing some hands on activities. 

Phonics 

Ok , so you will need your screen for this one! Live phonics at 10.45am. 

Exceeding- Code y1100 with Miss Streeton

Expected- code y175 with Mrs White

Emerging- y150 with Miss Carey-Smith 

Colour Scavenger Hunt 

Go on a colour hunt today and see what you can find! You could draw grass for green, daffodils for yellow and tree trunk for brown! What else can you find? You don't need to print the sheet, you can just draw on to a piece of paper or even collect different coloured items. 

Send Some Post! 

We will be writing letters next week when we are back at school. You can have a practice and write a letter to someone, how about your nan and grandad or an auntie or a friend. You can take a walk to the postbox and post it! 

Maths 

Carry on exploring measurement today including weighing, capacity and length or height. You can use your weighing scales to weigh different items, explore capacity with containers at bath time or outside in the garden and you could even get your ruler and do some more measuring!

Have a go at the challenge below! 

Mindfulness Activities 

Have a go at doing some of these nice mindfulness activities today.  You don't need to print the sheet, you can just make your own version using paper and pens. 

Things to Look Forward to Jar! 

Have fun making this lovely jar full of things to look forward to! Have you got a celebration coming up or day out booked for once lockdown is over? Pop it in the jar! 

More Screen Free Ideas 

Here are some more screen free ideas for you today! 

Thursday 4th March 2021

World Book Day

Today is world book day and we have planned some activities for you all around books! Check out our World Book Day menu in activity 3 to see what is on offer! (It does not matter what order you do the activities in).

Don't forget to join in your class live celebration session to find out the winners of the 'Bake a book' competition!

Tiger today 2pm

Leopard today 2pm

Lion tomorrow (Friday) 2pm

Thursday Phonics (Live session on Google Meet):

Emerging: Join Miss Carey-Smith for your live phonics session. Meeting code: Y150

Expected: Join Mrs White for you live phonics session. Meeting code: Y175

Exceeding: Join Miss Streeton for your live phonics session. Meeting code: Y1100

Wednesday 3rd March

Good morning Year 1! We have absolutely loved all of the entries we have seen so far for the 'Woodland Bake Off' it is certainly going to be tricky to choose our winners! Please don't forget to share your entry on Tapestry so you can be entered into the competition! 

Phonics (Live session on Google Meet):

Emerging: Join Miss Carey-Smith for your live phonics session. Meeting code: Y150

Expected: Join Mrs White for you live phonics session. Meeting code: Y175

Exceeding: Join Miss Streeton for your live phonics session. Meeting code: Y1100

We are going to continue exploring weight and mass today. Watch the video with Mrs White discussing heavier than and lighter than. Gather the baking objects needed and explore finding things that are lighter and heavier than each object. Complete the table if you can. 

Spellings:

Practise this week's spelling by writing them into a rainbow! See the image below for how you can do this. A reminder of this weeks spellings: made, came, same, take, safe, date, lake, these, theme, complete 

Reading:

Log onto Bug Club today and choose a book to read. Make sure to complete the quiz at the end and your teacher will be able to see how you have got on! 

Tuesday 2nd of March 2021

It's baking day!! Today as part of your learning you will need to 'bake your book'! Don't forget to add a photo of your finished bake to Tapestry to be entered into the competition. 

English

Today your task is based on speaking and listening. You will need to narrate as you bake your cake. You can film yourself and post it on Tapestry just like the children on 'My World Kitchen' on CBeebies. Watch an episode of the show on the link below.  Can you talk clearly about the ingredients that you are using and how you are making the cake. Are you mixing, sieving, or weighing the ingredients? 

Have lots of fun on your own TV show! 

Spellings 

Watch Miss Streeton's video from Monday and practice writing those spellings again. You can write them in your spellings book and have a spellings quiz! 

Handwriting 

Time to practice those 'One Armed Robot' letters today. Can you write a funny sentence about this cake? Remember to write on lines and start and finish your letters in the right place like you have practiced. 

Phonics 

Emerging Code Y150

Join Miss Carey-Smith today for live phonics : )

Expected Code: Y175 

Join Mrs White to practice the c/ch sound in today's live phonics :)

Exceeding Code: Y1100 

Join Miss Streeton to practice the c/ch sound today. We will also be reading words and sentences with alternative pronunciations. : )

Maths

Today you will be using your home made balance scales to compare and describe weight. Watch Mrs White's video discussing weight and the vocabulary we will be using, join in with predicting and discussing the weights of objects. Now find some objects around your house to weigh and compare using your balance scales. What object was the heaviest? Which object is the lightest? 

Challenge: Find 2 different objects that are equally balanced!

PE! 

For P.E today you will be exploring travelling movements for gymnastics. Click the link for the video and follow along!

Reading 

Watch Miss Streeton reading 'The dinosaur that pooped the past!' It is a cheeky book so watch out! Tom Fletcher and Dougie Pointer are our authors for World Book Day this week. 

                    Good morning Year 1! 

Welcome to a brand new week. This week is our 'Woodland Bake-Off' in line with world book day on Thursday! We will be giving you time within the remote learning this week to make your cakes/biscuits that you have been planning, we are so excited to see your creations! 

Please remember to get in contact with your class teacher and share work on Tapestry or via email. Thank you!

English:

Today we will be finishing off our recipe writing. Watch Miss Carey-Smith continue writing her recipe and then finish yours off too!

Emerging: An adult could help by writing the first part of the sentence e.g. mix the.... and then you can have a go at sounding out and writing the word to finish the sentence.

Expected: Complete all the steps needed for your recipe and draw your picture of the cake/biscuit you are making. Are you able to read your recipe to an adult or sibling at home?

Exceeding: Complete your recipe. Can you add in a 'top tip' at the bottom?! 

Phonics:

Please attend your phonics lesson on Google Meet at 10:45. Make sure you are joining the correct group appropriate for your child. If you are unsure, please check with your class teacher. Below are the meeting codes for groups. See you then :-) 

Emerging: Y150

Expected: Y175

Exceeding: Y1100

Maths:

This week you will need to make a set of balance scales. Watch Mrs White’s video for how to make a set using objects you may have at home. 

Handwriting: Today you will be practicing your Monster letters! Can you write a name for this monster? Think about forming your letters correctly! 

Spellings: Watch Miss Streeton's video for this weeks spellings. 

Science: Today in Science you will be going on a sound walk. Watch Miss Streeton's video as she listens to some sounds in the garden. Look at and think about the questions below while you are on your sound walk. 

What can you hear outside today? What sounds are quiet? What sounds are loud? 

What can affect how well you hear? What happens if you put your hood up? Can you still hear clearly? I wonder if that is the same with all hoods? What do you think? 

Would you be able to hear clearly on a windy day? Why not? 

Reading: Log into Collins and read either of the below books, or both!

Yellow: 

Green: