This week seems to have completely flown by! We have been very busy in Reception and we are settling more and more each day into our class routines.
Read moreReception Home Learning 2.10.20
Welcome to the Reception ‘Learn from Home’ section of our page.
Read more"Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry" M Rukeyser
Poetry and drama dominated the second half of our week. We took the events of the Battle of Marathon (last weeks history) and we explored them those words and actions. Using the teaching strategies we share with the Royal Shakespeare Company the children revisited the key events of the battle.
Read moreYear 3 Home Learning 02.10.2020
Please make sure that home learning books are returned to school by next Thursday.. Thank you.
Reading
Read at home every day. You can quiz during school time when a book has been completed.
(Parents: Don’t forget you can check on your child’s progress on Accelerated Reader - this will let you know which books they have read and quizzed on and also their progress towards their reading target—some children are very close to reaching their targets. Well done children)
Maths:
IXL maths using the IXL website. Please complete units A5, A6 and A7
Spellings:
Please learn the spellings below ready for a spelling quiz in class next Thursday.
Don’t forget to find different activities from “Fun Ways to Learn your Spellings” sheet to help your child to learn their spellings.
busy length height possess dryness sleepiness goodness spiciness
The children should be able to write the spellings independently - this will need to be written clearly and correctly during the spelling quiz.
Please write each of the spellings in a sentence. Challenge: Can you underline the nouns (blue), verbs (green) and adjectives (red)?
RE:
Find out about your baptism. Write the answers to these questions in your home learning book. Please answer in full sentences, using capital letters and full stops correctly.
When were you baptised? Where were you baptised? Who baptised you? Who were your godparents?
Look at any photos you might have of your baptism and think of your own questions that you would like to ask to find out about more about what happens during baptism.
Write your questions in your home learning book. Remember to write your questions in full sentences and use a question mark at the end of the question please. (Can you use different question words? Eg Why? Where? Who? How? What?)
“ Nothing can change God’s love for me.”
God’s love is everywhere we go/
We have had more wonderful learning again this week. Well done children.
We have had some wonderful reading this week. Most children are reading and quizzing well and making good progress towards their targets. Next week, I think that we might even have a few more children reaching 100% of their targets - which is well before half term when we expect targets to be reached. Watch this space!!! I can’t wait to celebrate. In maths this week we have continued to compare numbers and to think about the place value. In English, we have continued to look at fables thinking about the different characters and what they were thinking. In science the children have been finding out all about skeletons and bones. Have a look at some of the photos of their science work below. RHE this week, we have been thinking about ourselves and our feelings, knowing that we are all special and loved. We have shared more stories about Kester and thought about how we can pull out the weeds in our hearts so that we can change and become better people. We have continued to reflect upon how Kester and Abraham are similar to ourselves and our relationship with God. We have thought a lot about God’s love this week and how wonderful it is to be loved by God, no matter where we are.
Let’s Celebrate:
Congratulations to Nicola and her family on the birth of your new little brother. What a special time it is for all of you.
This week our certificates go to Fran and Evan. Fran receives a Co-operative Roger Robin certificate because she is always willing and happy to help others in class. Thank you Fran for your kindness and generous support towards all of us. Evan receives a Sadie Spider certificate for being resilient and not giving up on something when it got tricky. It was lovely to see your pleasure when you realised how well you did Evan. Make sure that you keep on trying and know that you can do it if you have a go and keep trying. Well done children.
A huge well done to Iris who is the first in the class to reach her 100% reading target.
It also makes us so proud to say that we got the Table of the Week in the hall this week. Well done children. We are also very proud of Connor Sean who received lunchtime’s Role Model of the week.
We have also managed 100% attendance this week too. So well done everyone. What a wonderful week of celebrations.
Things to Note:
As the weather is getting colder, please make sure that your child has a jumper/cardigan to wear in class - we are opening windows for ventilation. Also please make sure that they have a coat for playtimes.
Please make sure that all personal belongings are clearly named so that items can be easily identified and returned to their owners, especially water bottles/snack pots and cardigans/sweatshirts/tracksuit tops. Thank you.
Please make sure that you look at the home learning page for this week’s home learning. Please make sure that this is completed by next Thursday and home learning books are returned to school. This week’s learning is mainly BOOK BASED. Many thanks.
Please ensure that you have completed an up to date medical form following the link which has been emailed to you. It really does only take a couple of minutes to do. (If you have not sent us an email address we have not been able to send this to you yet. Please make sure that we have an email address to correspond with you with asap. Many thanks.) We are still missing quite a few of these medical forms.
Thank you for all your continued support and co-operation this week. Another successful week!
We hope that you have a lovely weekend and have a chance to share some time together as a family.
Take care and stay safe
The Year 3 Team Miss Brisco, Miss Edmondson, Miss Woodrow and Mrs Mather.
Contact us at:
l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
k.edmondson@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Year 1 Home Learning 2.10.20
Home Learning is set each Friday and should be completed by the following Thursday.
Read moreWhat does it mean to be green?
What a busy week we have had in Year 1!
Read more"Believe you can and you're halfway there"
That’s yet again another fantastic week of learning completed by the children in Year 2! In maths, the children can’t quite believe that they have finished their first topic of place value and have now begun their addition and subtraction learning. They have made a brilliant start and have used both part part whole models and bar models to create addition and subtraction number sentences. They can’t wait to take this learning even further next week - this class certainly love a challenge!
Read moreYear 2 Home Learning - Week Ending 2nd October 2020
This week’s homework is to be completed in home learning books.
Read moreA child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine. Ralph Waldo Emerson
I can’t believe how quick the weeks are flying by and spending time with the children at lunchtimes are one of the many highlights of the lunchtime teams day.
Read moreYear 4 blog - Learning is the Gateway to Adventure!
We have had a very exciting week in Year 4! We began by learning the life cycle of a plant through our dance lesson on Monday. We learned the function of the flower and what part the bees play in reproduction of flowers.
Then on Tuesday we looked at the functions of different parts of a plant. We put carnations in coloured water and discovered that the stem’s function is to suck the water up to the flower. We also thought about roots, leaves and the flower itself.
On Wednesday we dissected a lily in partners to find the reproductive parts in a flower and then made beautiful annotated drawings of them. We learned about the processes of pollination and fertilisation.
One Thursday and today children have been very busy, composing their own explanation text all about the the life cycle of a flowering plant. They have worked so hard to incorporate all the language of explanation and are really becoming such a focused, hardworking group of children.
Both Mr Nay (PE) and Mrs Curtis (Art) commented on how wonderful the children had been in their lessons this week. Add to that a good play of recorders on Monday and a drama session outside, acting out the story of Joseph from the bible and we have had a fun week with lots and lots of growth!
Let’s celebrate!
This week 2 certificates were given.
Harriet received a Lizzie Ladybird certificate for listening to teacher’s advice on how to improve and also always being so hardworking.
Grace received a Roger Robin certificate for being such a supportive and loving member of our class.
French stars : Grace, James and India
PE stars Abi and Harriet for fantastic effort with relay!
Notices
Thanks for your flu replies. Please now bring the Holy Communion forms back as soon as possible.
Have a lovely weekend! God bless,
Mrs Lyons, Miss Edmondson, Mrs Mather and Miss Forster.
Year 6 Blog - ‘Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.’ –Benjamin Franklin
With so much going on at the moment, it can be hard to stop and reflect and think about everything that we have achieved. Sometimes we only think about the things that we have yet to master or our gigantic to do list. This week I made myself do just that - stop and reflect.
Read moreArt News... Week Five
Art News
Week Five
Another fantastic week of learning, laughter and togetherness. With the weather a little temperamental this week, most of us managed to get our precious playtimes outside, hopefully this will continue into next week.
In Art…
Read moreYear 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 8th October
Maths
Please complete IXL A12 A13 and A14which practise skills learned in class.
Reconciliation
On Tuesday 13th October, Father Peter is coming into school to do children’s first Confessions individually. I have sent home a help sheet with your child so you can practise together and they can try to learn the prayer off by heart - The Act of Sorrow. Father Peter will guide them through a lot of it, so do not worry too much about the order of things - but just to put their minds at rest. You could help them think about the things they are sorry for too and have some reflection on this.
English - Word investigation sheet
We have learned the prefixes mis, in, dis and un - which all mean the opposite, or not eg misheard. Follow the instructions on the sheet to complete this word investigation.
12 spellings for a test each Friday
Year 1/2 spellings to revise:
prove, improve, move, love, above, child
Year 3/4 new spellings:
children, perhaps, therefore, woman, women, son
Any spellings you are finding tricky, try and write these in a sentence - using your best handwriting.
Recorder
This week, children have been given a log in for a site called ‘Charanga.’ It is stuck to the back of their name labels on their recorders. This is where they do their recorder homework. Mrs Maddocks has put two songs for them to play along to this week on the site. Have a go at logging in and trying it this weekend.
Year 5 homework - in books to be completed and handed by Thursday 8th October
We’ve been reading writing and ordering numbers to 1 million - handed when we study the universe after Christmas!!!
Read moreYear 6 Home Learning - Wednesday 30th September 2020
I am blown away by the standard of homework that I have received again this week. You are all clearly listening to my feedback and ensuring that your next work is even better.
Why not have a look at our Purple Mash display board…I will keep adding to it in the coming weeks.
This week is an online homework. We will keep your books in school for a week.
Spelling - we are still working on root words and suffixes. Can you spot the root words? Can you see where the end of the root word has changed and the suffix has been added?
nicest, sensible, cycling, tasted, slimy, joker, famous, observant, persuaded, appreciated, creating, smiled, nervous, commitment, important.
I have added a PDF on spelling strategies. You may find these useful when playing around with your spellings at home.
Maths - Negative Numbers. Can you complete the following IXL strands?
A.10 - Understanding integers, A.11 - Compare integers, A.12 - Putting integers in order
Remember to use a number line to help you if you need it.
Times Table Rockstars
Today you have been introduced to this new online programme. You have all taken your login codes home, you can now have a practise at home.
Remember to only play the GARAGE AND STUDIO - SOUND CHECK IF YOU WANT TO COMPLETE 25 QUESTIONS AT 6 SECONDS PER QUESTION.
English - Anne Frank
Our next biography, which you will be writing as an Outcome 2, will be all about Anne Frank. I have set you a Purple Mash To Do where you can record the research that you find. I have created the layout for you. There is nothing stopping you adding more pages, the more research that you collate, it will only impact positively on your writing.
Can you collect some cohesive devices that you might use in your writing? What about vocabulary? Is there a time line of key dates? Use the websites that I have given you as a starting point.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!
We’ve had a lovely week exploring pirates!
Read more"Believing you can run a marathon is more than half the battle"
We have been to some exciting places this week. We investigated the rise of Athens and then experienced the Battle of Marathon!! We now know why a marathon is called a marathon and why it is 26 miles long (not the extra bit for the king!).
Read moreThe Evil Pea is on the loose!
The Evil Pea is on the loose!
Read moreYear 2 Home Learning - Week Ending 25th September
This week’s home learning is online.
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