-
REMOTE LEARNING: MARS CLASS Monday 25th - Friday 29th
January 2021
Keep up the good work and remember, you can always share
anything extra with us by sending us an email. We also welcome
parent feedback on home learning so that we can
work together to support each other during this time:
[email protected]
Daily Activities These daily activities are to support the
development of key skills in reading, writing and maths. They
should be completed every day for a minimum of 10 minutes
each.
Numbots Complete 10 minutes on Numbots every day. If you
manage to do this each day this week (Monday-Friday) we will
award you with a special badge on Marvellous
Me! Click here to access Numbots.
TTRockstars Click here to access TTRockstars. Usernames
and passwords are the same as Numbots. Well done to
our Rock Stars of the week so far! Will your name be on the
list this week?
Handwriting Keeping up with cursive handwriting is really
important at home and by using cursive all the time, writing
speed and stamina will increase. Follow these videos and
if possible, use the recommended worksheets which can be
printed. Letters for this week: Monday - i,
l Tuesday - t, x Wednesday - z, j Thursday - y, k,
f Friday - recap all the letters from this week
Reading
Submit on Purple Mash
Enjoy reading a book. This could be one of your own or find a
new book online via Oxford Owl: Login: KF Mars
Class Password: football Build a reading den. Find
somewhere cosy, snuggle up and read your favourite
book! By the end of the week, complete the Book Review
on PurpleMash. Write about the book you have enjoyed reading
the most this week.
Spellings
Submit on Purple Mash
This week’s spellings are: The /l/ or /ɘl/ sound spelt -al
at the end of words
metal, pedal, capital, hospital, animal, magical, signal,
mammal, general, formal
Red words:
great, steak, break Remember to check the Parent
Guide to English for different ways to
learn spellings. By the end of the week, complete
the Spelling Quiz on PurpleMash and test your child next
Monday.
mailto:[email protected]://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/22805https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/22805https://teachhandwriting.co.uk/continuous-cursive-refiners-choice-3.htmlhttps://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/https://kf.starmat.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/A-Parent-Guide-to-English.pdf
-
Monday 25th January
Writing
Submit on Google
Classroom or email
Weekly Focus: Writing descriptive sentences This week
we have lots of writing activities to practise using adjectives
to describe. You will need to get your thinking caps on to
come up with amazing word choices. Follow the
PowerPoint on Google Classroom for detailed instructions
for today’s task. Here is a brief
outline: Describing an allotment: Watch this short
video about an allotment. After watching the video,
write about what an allotment is. You can use lots of
adjectives in your sentences. For example, An allotment
is full of lovely, colourful flowers.
In this sentence, flowers is a noun, and lovely, colourful are
adjectives.
● Make sure you include lots of describing words, like small,
colourful, juicy, succulent, ripe, etc.
● You can watch the video again and make notes if it
helps. ● See if you can talk for 40 seconds to somebody,
describing what an
allotment is.
Ready, steady, go!
Maths
Submit on Google
Classroom or email
Make equal groups - sharing, grouping and divide by
2 This week we are starting to understand division by
sharing into equal groups. You are very good at making equal
groups so this recap work should get your maths brains warmed
up for the week ahead! Watch the video and complete the
worksheets assigned on Google Classroom.
Science
Submit on Purple Mash
To describe how arctic and antarctic animals and plants are
suited to their habitats. We are going to learn all
about arctic and antarctic animals and how they are suited to
their habitat. Look and listen to the powerpoint on
Google Classroom and then complete the Adaptation to Tundra
activity on Purple Mash.
Music OPTIONAL: Listen to Andy’s Polar Rap. Can
you make your own rap?
Keep Active! Join in with Joe Wicks at 9am.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zmn6n39https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/andys-raps-polar-party/zn9fmfr/https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBodyCoachTV/videos
-
Tuesday 26th January
Writing
Submit on Google
Classroom or email
Weekly Focus: Writing descriptive sentences Follow the
PowerPoint on Google Classroom for detailed instructions
for today’s task. Here is a brief outline:
Imagine you could create a magical plant to live in a habitat of
your choice. What would it be?
Write six sentences about your magical creation. Remember
to: ● include lots of adjectives (describing words) ● use
conjunctions (joining words) to link your ideas. For example,
and,
but, because, if and when.
Here is an example: My magical plant is called Chocolato
because it grows delicious, mini chocolate bars instead of
leaves. When you break a chocolate off, another one grows
straight away. Chocolato is the most unusual plant ever and
it grows in the rainforest. If you look after it really
carefully, beautiful, shiny chocolate flowers might grow. You
have to be careful though because you could get a nasty
tummy-ache if you eat too much.
Reading
Submit on Google
Classroom
This week’s whole class reading book is: Wild World
by Angela McAllister. We are going to look at a different
habitat poem. This week is all about the arctic. On the
Wild World - Arctic Vocabulary Jamboard: Make a prediction
about the words you expect and don’t expect to find in a poem
about the arctic.
Maths
Submit on Google
Classroom or email
Make equal groups - sharing Today we will continue sharing
into equal groups and start to understand how this links to
division. Watch the video and complete the worksheets
assigned on Google Classroom.
Geography
Submit on Purple Mash
Who was Matthew Henson and where did he go on his
expeditions? We have been enjoying our class story ‘Race
to the Frozen North’ all about Matthew Henson. Using the
information from this story, complete a fact file all about
him on the Matthew Henson Purple Mash
activity. There are plenty of facts at the start
of the activity to help you too!
Geography OPTIONAL: Create an arctic or
antarctic scene using objects from around your
home. Bubble wrap, lego, playmobil, cotton wool
and recycled card would all make a fantastic arctic
scene!
Keep Active! Have a go at this #thisisPE challenge to
improve your accuracy skills when throwing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHRvquNKf1Q
-
Wednesday 27th January
Writing
Submit on Google
Classroom or email
Weekly Focus: Writing descriptive sentences Follow
the PowerPoint on Google Classroom for detailed instructions
for today’s task. Here is a brief outline: Today we
have a story starter. Can you finish the story? This is a free
writing activity and you can make up the
adventure! Moments earlier, she had been standing in her
classroom holding the tiny port-key up in her hand, waiting
for the magic to happen. With a flash and a puff of smoke,
they had vanished into thin air. The port-key had taken
them to some strange places before but never to a rainforest.
The problem with port-keys is that you never quite know where
you’re going to end up! They gazed around them and took in
their surroundings; the stifling heat and cacophony of jungle
noises put the children on edge - they would have to be
exceptionally brave on this particular adventure... Continue
the story.
● What animals do they see? ● Why have they landed in a
rainforest? Do they need to find
something/someone? ● How will they return home after their
adventure?
Reading
Submit on Google
Classroom
Read the Wild World - Arctic poem on the Google
Doc. On the Wild World - Arctic Retrieval
document: Complete the retrieval and inference questions.
Remember that the answers to these questions will be found in
the text. You need to be great detectives to find
them!
Maths
Submit on Google
Classroom or email
Make equal groups - grouping Today we will use rows and
columns to help us organise equal groups. Watch the
video and complete the worksheets assigned on
Google Classroom.
Computing . Music
Submit on Purple
Mash
Explore how to make a simple melody by clicking on the
instruments. Take a look on Google Classroom for
instructions. Complete the 2explore activity on Purple
Mash.
Music OPTIONAL: Out of the Ark Music
@Home This website has some great songs to sing along to
and ideas for extra activities you can do linked to the
songs.
Keep Active! Join in with Joe Wicks at 9am.
https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=ootamathome2&utm_medium=bannerhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TheBodyCoachTV/videos
-
Thursday 28th January
Writing
Submit your favourite scene
by email
Weekly Focus: Writing descriptive sentences Next week
we are going to write a description of a polar
habitat. To prepare for this, today and tomorrow will be
planning days. Today is all about collecting
vocabulary. Take a look at the powerpoint on Google
Classroom for instructions. We will collect all our
ideas on a shared Jamboard.
Reading
Submit on Purple Mash
Purple Mash 2Paint - Arctic: Paint a picture of the arctic,
just like it is described in the poem you read yesterday.
Include the landscape and some animals mentioned in the
poem. You will need to use lots of soft grey and blue
colours. Remember to change the thickness of your paintbrush
to add detail.
Maths Submit on
Google Classroom or
email Submit on Purple
Mash
Make equal groups - grouping Today we will use number lines
to make equal groups. Watch the video and complete the
worksheets assigned on Google Classroom. Now have a
go at the Purple Mash activity: Division - Counting
Groups
Art & Design
Submit on Google
Classroom or email
How can we make a clay animal model? Follow the
powerpoint on Google Classroom. You will need clay or
playdough for this activity. Homemade playdough can be created
very easily by following this recipe.
Outdoor Learning
OPTIONAL: Go outside in your garden or on a walk.
Collect leaves, berries, twigs or anything else you can
find. Arrange them in a shallow container and add water.
If you can, add a string. Pop them in the freezer
overnight or leave them outside if it’s
cold. Tomorrow morning take out your frozen
sun catchers.
Keep Active! Have a go at this Cosmic Kids Yoga challenge
- Pedro the Penguin.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/playdough-recipehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSZvMHlw9vs
-
Friday 29th January
Writing
Submit on Google
Classroom
Weekly Focus: Writing descriptive sentences Today we are
going to continue planning ideas for a polar
habitat description. We will use the vocabulary
from yesterday’s jamboard to create expanded noun
phrases. Look at the powerpoint on Google Classroom for
instructions.
Reading
Walking with my Iguana by Brian Moses We have
read this poem before but today I would like you to make up
actions to go with the poem and to perform it at home.
Enjoy! A copy of the poem will be added to Google
Classroom.
Maths
Submit on Google
Classroom or email
Divide by 2 Today we are going to divide by 2 using
different strategies and use the divide
symbol. Watch the video and complete the worksheets
assigned on Google Classroom.
RE How are Holy books treated? Watch the three
clips: The Bible, The Torah and the Qur’an, and complete the
worksheet on Google Classroom. What is the
Bible? The Torah The Qur'an
RSHE/ Philosophy for children
Am I always responsible for my actions? Watch this
short film; it is an animated parable adapted from Peter
Worley's 'The If Machine'. If something is in our nature,
can we control it?’" "How much control do humans have
over our character?" "If we can control our character,
then are we always responsible for what we
do?"
Art & Design OPTIONAL: Create a collage or
3D arctic owl. Be creative! You can use any materials
you have at home or even go outside and make it out of
natural materials!
Keep Active! Join in with Joe Wicks at 9am.
https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poem/walking-with-my-iguana/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z24wmp3https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z99rq6fhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zgq7pv4https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/pshe-ks1-ks2-am-i-always-responsible-for-my-actions/zdsygwxhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/pshe-ks1-ks2-am-i-always-responsible-for-my-actions/zdsygwxhttps://www.youtube.com/c/TheBodyCoachTV/videos
