Ash Class

The Teachers in Ash Class are:- Miss Lane (Tuesday -Friday) and Mrs Phillips (Monday)

Miss Lane Mrs Phillips

Mrs Tudgay is our Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Tudgay

Home learning

25 January

Spellings

Week four! In school we are working on all 20 (the year 3 an 4 lists) - perhaps you could do this too?

Literacy

Please watch this video from 5.50 minutes to 12.04 minutes. Also read pages 22 - 34 of the book. I would like you to write a letter home from a part of the journey you have read/ watched today - for example it might be after you've watched/ read the endurance lost part.

Here are some example letters. Remember this can be friendly and chatty - it must include emotions and personal thoughts - you are writing to someone you love back home. But you don't want to scare them!

Maths

Today we will be looking at dividing two digits by one digit - continuing from last week. Here is a video.

Labradors and Spaniels

We will be sticking with a recap today - from tomorrow there will be different sheets again. Today I would like you all to do the same please to build our confidence a bit more.

Here is your worksheet, and the answers.

Afternoon

Topic - today I would like you to look at earthquakes. Here is a powerpoint which includes a link to a national geographic video on earthquakes. Here are some interesting images,and some more :)

After looking at the powerpoint and watching the video you may fancy creating an information leaflet all about earthquakes.

22 January

Spellings

Can you test yourself on the Y3/ Y4/ Y3 and 4 spelling pattern for the week? If you can't test then just use this time to practise them again for me.

Literacy

Today's diary entry will be from the pack ice - you are now stuck! Remember some of the qualities you said you had when you wrote your application letters. Despite the set back in the expedition and progress have coming to halt you are fit, healthy motivated, resourceful, positive etc....

Maths

You have all worked incredibly hard on your multiplication and division this week. If you have any outstanding questions to complete then please could you finish these off?

After this, have some fun with your times tables. Can you do the speed test by following the link on the website (below). How about some tt rockstars then?

If you would like to do some paper times tables then here is a sheet for your four or eight times tables.

Afternoon

The lovely Mrs Tudgay has produced an example of your mini DT project for today. Here it is. She has made this from recycling waste at home. Perhaps you don'e have everything you need, or the bins have just been taken - could you plan your model today and make it over the next few weeks when you can?

Handwriting sheets

For anybody who may find this useful - here are some handwriting sheets.

Here are blank sheets.

Here are the Y3/4 statutory practise and the Y5/6.

21 January

Spellings

Please practise your spelling patterns (Monday's spellings). If you want you could do another of the speech worksheets.

Literacy

Continue with the diary entries - you are in the pack ice!

Maths

You are starting to look at dividing today - dividing two digits by one digit. Everyone will be doing the same sheet for this revision today. Here is the video, the worksheet and the answers.

Afternoon

Science - we will continue looking at sound. Here is a worksheet for you to complete. And an extension if you wish.

20 January

Spellings

Today I would like you to practise your common exception words - can you out them into sentences with the correct grammar? You might like to challenge yourself to use fronted adverbials, or speech!

Literacy

You will be continuing with the diary entries - please see the literacy document from Monday for more information.

Maths

Today we will be multiplying three digits by one digit. Please watch this video first.

Labradors

Here is your worksheet, and the answers.

Spaniels

Here is a worksheet for you. Choose one of the three sheets to do only! (one star = the easiest, three stars = the hardest).

Extension

Here you go :)

Afternoon

RE. Here is a powerpoint on pentecost, and a worksheet to complete if you have time and would like to.

19 January

Spellings

Punctuating direct speech. Here is a powerpoint and worksheet 1, worksheet 2 and worksheet 3. You do not need to do all three sheets - choose one. If you want to revisit them later in the week then you can try a different one.

Zoom

915am. Passcode and ID are below. Look forward to seeing you all! Remember we are sharing soemthing we have enjoyed doing during lockdown (not electronics based!).

Maths

We will be multiplying two digits by one digit again today. Here is the video. Please colour code and mark your work.

Here is an extension and the answers.

Labradors

Here is your worksheet, and the answers.

Spaniels

Here is your worksheet. (The answers are on the second page so you can use these to mark).

Afternoon

PE! Go for a bike ride or choose some hills to run up a few times!

18 January

I hope you have all enjoyed some family time over the weekend.

Spellings

Today please practise the week 3 spellings from the spelling pattern(s). Try writing them as a pyramid and in your neatest handwriting.

Literacy

Here is the document for the week. As mentioned in the document, here are some examples of diary entries for you to see as an example. And here are some entries from James Wordie.

Maths

Today we will all be working on multiplying 2 digits by one digit. This will ensure we all have an understanding before we progress. Here is the video. And the worksheet and answers. Please do mark and colour code your work for me.

Afternoon

We will be looking at kindness today in PSHE. I had just introduced our kindness box in class - think of this to be our electronic kindness box until we return. Here is the document.

15 January

Happy Friday everyone. You have all made it through another week of learning at home, well done everyone. Keep up your efforts - they are not going unnoticed. :)

Spellings

Please use this time test/ practise this weeks spelling pattern.

Literacy

You will either be completing your letters to Shackleton, working on a response from Shackleton to you (optional) or doing this short reading comprehension on extreme earth.

Maths

You can choose to do either the worksheet or challenge cards - or both. Please just work through them for atleast half an hour - don't worry about completing all of them!

Labradors

Here are some challenge cards for you

And here is a worksheet.

Spaniels

Here are your challenge cards and the worksheet.

Afternoon

If you fancy it here is some fun art to have a go at.. we will be working through toning. Today is just a warm up and introduction. Powerpoint and worksheet are here,a dn an extension sheet!

14 January

Good morning!

Spelllings

Please use this time to practise the spelling pattern from Monday. If you wish to then complete the other fronted adverbial sheet. With your spellings try writing them in a sentence, or writing the backwards.

Literacy

Now it is time to write up the letter of application as neatly as you can. Each of the four paragraphs should have 3 - 6 lines in. Ensure that you have full stops, capital letters and sentences of an appropriate length. Have you used exciting persuasive language? Have you explained why you want to go on the expedition/ how do your skills lend themselves to the trip / what your unusual talents are - do you joke or sing or dance?

Should you complete this then there are a couple of extension activities on Monday's word document.

Maths

Today we will be looking at written methods for multiplication and multiplying by 10 and 100.

Labradors

Here is the video. Here is a worksheet and the answers.

Here is an extension if you wish.

Spaniels

Here is a video, worksheet and answers.

And here is an extension for anyone who wishes.

Afternoon - RE

Here is a document on hope. Please ensure you write a sentence for each - for example in one I might write 'Friendship: I hope that Max is always kind to people, and that they are to him.'

13 January

Spellings

Please have a look at your comm on exception words - can you write the words and then hide them in the picture? Perhaps you then want to write a few sentences describing the picture using some of these words too?

Literacy

Continue with the application - today you should be starting to write your letter of application. Ensure that you follow the guidance on the four paragraphs and what should be in each of them.

Maths

Efficient multiplication. We have touched on this a little in class before but we are revisiting it today. Here is the video for everyone. And the challenges for after - they get harder as you go down!

Labradors and spaniels

Today you will work on the same worksheet - here is worksheet, and here are the answers. If it is too much then practise your times tables and write out factor pairs of random numbers you choose. eg. Choose a number - say 24 - then write the factor pairs: 2 x 12, 6 x 4 etc.

Topic

Floods. We will learn a little about floods and then you can produce a short newspaper article, or report, on the flood. Here is a powerpoint. Feel free to research and watch videos or look up past floods to help you.

12 January

Spellings

Today you will be learning about, and practising, fronted adverbials. Please look at this powerpoint and then complete either this or this sheet.

Literacy

Continue working on the sheet from yesterday, it will guide you through each day this week.

Maths

In Maths we will be learning about factor pairs.

Labradors

Here is the video, worksheet and answers.

Spaniels

Please watch this video. and complete this worksheet (just page 1 with one star on) - page 2 shows the answers.

Challenge

Anyone who would like a challenge here it is.

Music

BBC have released 10 pieces tasters. Please follow this link and have a go at first, then and finally with raga and tala from Ravi Shankar's symphony. It will guide you though the music, and then set a small craft/ art activity for you.

Once again, if you have time, go and get your heart racing - or practise catching and throwing a ball with someone.

11 January

Spellings

Please work on year 3 and 4 week two of the spelling patterns - tests yourself and then practise them with 'look, cover, write'.

Literacy

Here is the literacy for this week - follow it through step by step. Feel free to upload work in progress, or just the finished work at the end of the week. I understand that some of you may have done parts of this with Mr Russell. If this is the case please choose another member of the crew and work with them for the next four weeks. Please do message if this doesn't make sense.

Maths

We will be moving on to multiplication and division for a few weeks. Today we will be working on out 11 and 12 times tables.

Labradors

Here is the video, worksheet and answers. If I have not sent you a message please work through this sheet.

Here is a maths extension/challenge for those of you who are up for it!

Spaniels

Please watch the video above and then complete these sheets: (I have messaged those of you who I would like to do these):

Sheet 1

Sheet 2

PSHE

We will be thinking about being brave. Here is the document with the instructions and links.

If you have any spare time then perhaps you could enjoy some time reading?

Thank you and keep up the AMAZING work you are all doing!

8 January

Spellings

If you can, please ask someone to assess you on this weeks spellings. if you get any wrong then practise these a few times, along with a few of you common exception words.

Maths

We use Fridays to practise our times tables - please complete the speed test a minimum of three times (link on the bottom of this page 'speed test'), and then have a go at your tt rockstars. Perhaps you may want to challenge each other!

If you would like to do some more rounding then please use the second worksheet from yesterday.

Or these challenge cards.

Literacy

Use this time to refine your work - check spellings, improve the language, check for capitals etc. If, and when, you finish have a go at a few warm up Shakleton activites/ bits to read ahead of us starting properly next week.

Can you put these onto a timeline?

You might want to try plotting the route onto this map.

Please don't feel these have to be all done today - they can help next week if work is finished early too!

Science

In the hope that this unit will accessible from home I have swapped it around. We will do sound for this half of term.

This week here is the powerpoint, mindmap and the worksheet. (Please use somewhere at home instead of school!)

Reading

Please make sure you spend some time reading.

How about some races with someone from your family? Or a game of stuck in the mud. Or maybe just a gentle walk and jog. Try to get your heart beating faster for a bit!

Well done for all of your efforts so far :)

7 January

Spellings

Please practise the common exception words today - you know the level you were at so do some from that sheet. Try putting them into sentences or even writing a short paragraph incorporating a few of them.

Maths

Today we will be rounding to 1000. Here is the video , the worksheet and the answers.

If you found the rounding to 10 and 100 tricky - please try this sheet first/ instead.

Literacy

Continue with your independent write. Ensure you take time to go back and check your spellings and full stops/ sentence length.

Topic

Here is a link to a map and some volcano names and locations - if you would like to try finding them then please do.

Any questions please do message on dojo.

Miss Lane

Spellings

Click here for the Year 3 weekly spellings patterns here.

Click here for the Year 4 weekly spelling patterns here.

Click here for the Year 1/2 common exception words.

Click here for the Year 3/4 common exception words.

Click here for the Year 5/6 common exception words.

2 January

This term

Happy new year everyone, I hope you have enjoyed some family time and are looking forward to the new term.

This term we will be studying Shakleton and his adventures in literacy which I am hoping we will all enjoy. In topic we will look into extreme weather - which I know most the children were keen to explore more.

Spellings will continue this term - both the common exception words and the spelling patterns. I will attached the spellings on here or class dojo for easy access this term.

This week

Maths

In maths we will looking at rounding increasingly larger numbers throughout the week. We will, as always, continue to practise our times tables on top of this.

If you find yourself at home this week I will send through the Maths on class dojo.

Literacy

We will complete an independent write this week, on a topic of our choice. Alongside this will be spellings - including work with homophones, and punctuating direct speech.

Again, if you are at home, please choose a genre and complete an independent piece of writing. See some ideas here. This can be self improved by using a dictionary, or adding more interesting vocabulary. This shouldn't be rushed and should be independent.

Topic

Within topic (extreme earth) we will discuss, explore and learn about volcanoes.

If you are at home please feel free, if you would like, to research and create a poster, or labelled diagram on volcanoes.

Science

We will be looking at 'our environment' under the larger branch of living things and their habitats.

ICT

Microsoft word will be introduced and researching continued.

I look forward to seeing you all on Monday. Stay safe if you are at home.

Miss Lane

7 December

Spellings

These, again, will be uploaded onto class dojo. We will spend time working on both the spelling pattern uploaded onto dojo and the common exception words list. We will use a range of strategies to practise them.

Maths

We will complete our block on statistics and start looking at perimeter of shapes.

Literacy

This week we will complete our first independent write. We can chose what we write on, and how we present it, be that in a newspaper report, letter, or recount to name a few.

Topic

We will complete our space topic with our final piece of work - producing artwork and favourite facts on the eight planets.

Christmas play

We aim to film the play on Thursday morning. Props and outfits will be arranged in school so nothing required from home.

30 November

Spellings

Spellings will be uploaded onto class dojo. We will practise these, and the common exception words, daily. Practise can include writing them in sentences, pyramid writing, using colour, handwriting books, writing them backwards etc.

Maths

We will be starting statistics this week - looking at, and interpreting, different charts.

Literacy

This week will focus on Mars, the red planet. We will choose an aspect (the water disappearance, its colour and position compared to Earth, or recent research carried out there) to write a newspaper report on. For anyone at home please research, plan and then write your newspaper report as we are at school. Extensions, if required, can include checking spellings using a dictionary or improving the language and making it more exciting using a thesaurus.

ICT (Wednesday)

Research the planets to see what they all look like before we create them later in the week in topic. We will follow the techniques we covered last week in ICT for safe researching, whilst trying alternative search words to see the different results.

Topic (Thursday, Friday)

We will look at the planets in detail and draw them using pencils and or paint. We hope to include asteroids and rockets too in out art!

Science (Thursday)

We will look into predators, prey and producers - choosing and researching a food chain or web and writing up about this. We will then share these with another to confirm our understanding.

23 November 2020

Below are the details of our learning this week.

Maths

In Maths this week we will focus on our times tables - especially the speed test and rockstars. We will also revise our fractions to complete the unit.

Literacy

In Literacy we will create a newspaper report for the first moon landing.

Topic

We will continue, and hopefully complete, on posters on Earth and the Moon.

Science

We will use the internet to research animals and gather facts about three animals; one omnivore, one herbivore and one carnivore. We will compare their diets and habitat.

16 November 2020

Dear all,

I hope you have all had nice weekends.

This week we will continue with our fractions in Maths. In Literacy will be learning all about Neil Armstrong.

In topic we will be learning all about the moon.

I will upload this weeks spellings onto class dojo. Please feel free to practise as and when you can.

1 November 2020

We hope that you have all had a lovely half term break despite the weather!

This week we will be continuing our multiplication and division in Maths whilst we start our next topic, the Solar system.

On the 11 November we will be attending a Remembrance event, more to follow on class dojo so please keep an eye out.

19 October 2020

We have uploaded our Harvest song, topic related DT and spellings for the week onto class dojo.

As always, please continue to practise your times tables, spellings and reading at home.

In literacy we will be learning about Normandy and writing a newspaper account.

In Maths we will be moving onto our multiplication and division - the 6, 7 and 9 times tables along with multiplying by 10 and 100.

Topic will be Blitz and involve some fun artwork.

We hope to have a good week!

Welcome back!

We are all so excited to be heading back to school this September. For almost all of you, you haven't been in school since we had to 'lockdown' at the end of March. Lockdown was a strange/challenging/fun time. I hope you have enjoyed a nice relaxing summer holidays and are ready to be back in school.

Things within school have had to change slightly to make sure we are following the government guidance but I'm sure you will easily adapt to these small changes (lunches in classrooms, no assemblies, frequent hand washing to name a few of them) and fully immerse yourself into school life again. The first few weeks will be tiring for us all while we adjust to the new way of things. Please do not hesitate to email us if you have any questions or concerns about your child and school.

To start the term we will be assessing the children's knowledge and understanding to enable us to fill any gaps that may have appeared since March. Your child has nothing to worry about, we will help and support them with their individual needs.

Parents guide to the National Curriculum

Each day your child will need to bring in their book bag, water bottle, a waterproof coat and packed lunch (if they do not have hot dinners). They are not to bring in a rucksac (we are limiting the amount of items the children bring in from home).

On a TUESDAY and FRIDAY they must come to school wearing their PE kit. In colder weather they can wear navy blue or black tracksuit bottoms with their school PE t shirt and school jumper.

From the 2nd week of term, every TUESDAY, the Yr 4's will need to come to school dressed in their Forest School clothes as they will be doing their sessions on a TUESDAY afternoon. You will receive a letter about this.

The children will be required to have their own pencil case and wellies in school all week.