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Week Commencing 6th July

Happy Monday to you all! We hope you have had a wonderful weekend.

This week we conclude our theme ‘The Great Outdoors!’ We hope you enjoy the fun tasks we have

planned for you all. Don’t forget to keep checking your class blog for new challenges and class news.

We always enjoy reading your comments on the blogs so please keep in touch. Remember to use

2email to keep in touch with your friends by sending an emails.

Wishing you all a wonderful week.

The Key Stage One Team

ks1@wouldham.kent.sch.uk

This Week’s Learning

Scroll down to find this week’s English, maths, Theme and RE tasks.

English

Spellings This week’s spellings.

Can you look, say, cover, write these words? See if you can learn them all by the end of the week?

Year 1 Year 2

head dread dead thread breath meant sweat threat

https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-173.htm

The n sound kn and gn at the beginning of words

gnaw gnat

gnome gnarled gnash knot know knew knead kneel

Day

Suggested Activity How to complete

Monday 6th July

Year 1

This week we are going to be looking at a new book by Mini Grey… The Last Wolf. Just from the title what do you think this book is about? Can you discuss with an adult and come up with reasons why?

Think about our new book title “The last wolf” and write a prediction of what you think the book will be about on purple mash.

mailto:ks1@wouldham.kent.sch.ukhttps://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-173.htmhttps://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/list-173.htm

Year 2

Watch and read the story ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wCRq50Wwg Tell an adult what you think of the story.

Look back at the first few pages of the story and take time to look at the picture of the Light House Keeper’s house and view. Today you are going to write a description of the house and view. Use different sentence types in your work as well as expanded nouns and different conjunctions.

Tuesday 7th July

Year 1

Watch the story using the link below and then see if your prediction was right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ZEpSe9t7w What is this story based on, do you recognise it? Do you like this version?

Create a book review of this story on purple mash. What was your favourite part? Would you recommend this book to others?

Year 2

Familiarise yourself with the story ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch from yesterday. Today you are going to write a job description for a lighthouse keeper.

Mr Grinling has a busy job. He needs to look after the lighthouse and spend a lot of time at the lighthouse on his own. Can you think of other things he may have to do whilst there? Use the Purple Mash link to write a job description for a lighthouse keeper. What makes a good light house keeper? Add these pointers to your job description.

Wed’ 8th July

Year 1

The animals that Little Red finds tell her about all of their problems, mainly that they don’t have enough of their natural habitat left. Can you research why trees are so important?

Use the internet and any books you may have to find our why trees are so important to the environment and it’s wildlife. Write your information on purple mash. This will help you with tomorrows activity.

Year 2

Watch the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch up until 1.19 minutes. Take time to discuss Mr Grinling’s tasty lunch. What do you think is in a ‘Light House Sandwich’?

Today you are going to invent a Light House Sandwich! What type of bread would you use? What would you fill the sandwich with? What makes it unique and better than any other sandwich? What does it taste like when you eat it? How many of the following writing features can you include in your work? -expanded nouns -conjunctions (and, but, because, so) -commas for lists -different sentence types (?.!)

Thursday 9th July

Year 1

Pencil to paper day. The Last Wolf is about our natural environment and trying to get us to think about what we can do to help it. Can you write a persuasive letter to the council explaining why they should plant more trees? Use your research from yesterday to help you.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD9arWXIddM to help remind you what persuasive language is and then write your letter to the council. Don’t forget to write your address, dear and sign the letter off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wCRq50Wwghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wCRq50Wwghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ZEpSe9t7whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ZEpSe9t7whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD9arWXIddMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD9arWXIddM

Year 2

Read back through the Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch once again. Do you think the seagulls were rather cheeky eating Mr Grinling’s lunch or do you think they were quite clever at helping themselves? Did you feel sorry for them when they tasted the mustard sandwiches?

Today you are going to write a diary recount as though you are a seagull! What would you be thinking if you were a seagull? Do you think the seagulls will ever go back to the basket? Share your thoughts in your writing.

Friday 10th July

Year 1

Time for phonics! Complete the phase 5 activity for er, ea and ou. Re-cap what you have learnt so far about these sounds.

Complete Purple Mash task on er, ea and ou. Then play some games on phonics play with these sounds: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase5Menu.htm

Year 2

Today’s grammar focus is on the use of present and past tense and the use of progressive form of verbs to mark actions in progress.

Complete ‘The dancer and the baker’ activity on Purple Mash.

Maths

Maths Weekly Overview

Daily lessons are available through White Rose

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning

Click the link above and choose the year group for you. There will be a lesson

for each day of the week.

If you would like to access the worksheets for each lesson, click the ‘rose’ link

on our website.

This week’s focus will be:

Year 1 – Fractions

Year 2 – Measures

These lessons are designed to consolidate learning that the children have already

learnt.

In addition to these activities there will be tasks set on Mathletics and PurpleMash

linked to the learning which are detailed below.

Year 1 Year 2 Monday: Fractions: Halves (PurpleMash)

Tuesday: Doubles and Near Doubles

(Mathletics)

Wednesday: Fractions: Halves and

Quarters (PurpleMash)

Monday: Practical challenge – can you

find some items in your house that are

measured in ml and put them in order of

size. Can you find the largest capacity

item in your house and the smallest?

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase5Menu.htmhttps://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase5Menu.htmhttps://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning

Thursday: Halves and Quarters

(Mathletics)

Friday: Practical Challenge: Can you make

a pizza (real or using playdough or paper)

and decorate each half or quarter using

different toppings? Can you record what

toppings you used as a fraction? Can you

cut it into halves and quarters and share

it out equally?

Tuesday: Temperature (Mathletics)

Wednesday: Tell time to half hour

(Mathletics)

Thursday: Quarter to and Quarter past

(Mathletics)

Friday: Fractonio’s Pizzeria

The lessons will also link to BBC bitesize daily lessons which can be accessed below https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

Once Mathletics activities are complete children can make use of the whole website

to practise any areas of learning. Purplemash also has Maths activities that the

children can choose from.

There is a lot of variety here so that we can provide the opportunity for you to

choose the activities that suit your family and circumstances the best. We are not

expecting the children to complete all the activities but they can if they wish!

‘Theme Tasks’

Date Activity

Monday

6.7.20

Science: Go on a leaf hunt. Watch the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMJ1KqZKF-k

Using your knowledge of different trees go on a leaf hunt! What different types of leaves

can you find? Now use the attached leaf identification sheet and tick off the ones you

found. Can you sort them into coniferous/evergreen and deciduous tree groups? Take a

picture to share on your class blog if you wish.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMJ1KqZKF-k

Tuesday

7.7.20

Art: Leaf Rubbings: Now use your leaves to make leaf rubbings. Tape them down vein side

up and use different crayons to make leaf prints. If you have watercolour paints add a

background colour.

Wednesday

8.7.20

Science: Watch the video clips below about the importance of trees to our environment. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/terrific-scientific/KS2/zrjcjhv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I7u5FMQxHA

Can you find a tree in your back garden or one nearby to examine? Is there any wildlife

nearby or one the tree, such as minibeasts or birds? Can you rest in the shade of the tree

and think of all the wonderful ways trees are the “superheroes” of our earth? Make a list

or a poster about what you have learned.

Thursday

9.7.20

Map Skills: Design an outside camp for children to enjoy forest school adventures. What

different areas would you have at your base camp and why? Maybe it would have an

obstacle course? A bug hotel? Seating area? Draw a map and add a key.

Friday

10.7.20

Geography: Use the attached powerpoint to learn about human and physical features.

Use the attached activity sheet to identify which category each feature belongs to eg. a

cliff is a physical feature because it is natural and a building is a human feature because it

is manmade.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/terrific-scientific/KS2/zrjcjhvhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I7u5FMQxHA

Religious Education

Year One Classes

This week we are still thinking about the festival of Hanukkah and why this special event is important

to Jewish people. Watch the following clip to remind you of the story:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tws_uMAEOs

For Jewish people Hanukkiah is a time to spend with family and friends and share a special meal

together – it includes doughnuts!

Watch the following clips about what they do during this special meal and the special meal that

people play during the festival:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvUmL5TOP74

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8WcSAADpDI

Now go to purple mash and complete the activity set for you about Hanukkiah, can you write about

this special festival of light.

Year Two Classes

This week we are still thinking about Islam and how they live out their faith in the world around

them. At the end if Eid il Fitur there is a special meal with friends and family following prayers at the

Mosque. At Eid people remember why they were fasting during Ramadan and celebrate this time of

praying and being with Allah. Watch the following clips to help you remember what happens during

Eid:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OF4HEGNBRQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gf-BE-pgSg

Now go to purple mash and complete the activity set for you, to design your own Eid card to send to

someone in your classes.

Additional Learning Suggestions

General daily lessons

Maths

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

www.topmarks.co.uk

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

English

Active

www.phonicsplay.co.uk

www.activelearnprimary.co.uk (Year 1)

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-physical-

education/zdqhcqt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tws_uMAEOshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvUmL5TOP74https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8WcSAADpDIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OF4HEGNBRQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gf-BE-pgSghttps://www.thenational.academy/online-classroomhttps://www.thenational.academy/online-classroomhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessonshttp://www.topmarks.co.uk/https://www.timestables.co.uk/http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/http://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-physical-education/zdqhcqthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks1-physical-education/zdqhcqt

https://www.thekidscoach.tv/

https://www.thekidscoach.tv/