This week is Children’s Mental Health week and today we would like to children to express themselves through the clothing that they wear. We can’t wait to see what you choose to wear today and remember expressing yourself is all about doing things that make you feel good.

We also like to tell you about a virtual zoo day which is being hosted by Chester Zoo. From 10am they will be hosting live videos giving us the zoo experience from the comfort of our own homes. It sounds like it is going to be so much fun so please make time to check it out. The link is below:

Virtual Zoo

8:50 – 9:30

PE

Today we thought we would try something a little bit different in PE and we are going to be following an online lesson from Oak Academy which is all about exploring travelling movements. In this lesson, we will learn how to link the basic balances with travelling movements. We will also learn how to perform a safe warm - up and cool - down. If this is something you would like to join in with then please click on the link below:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-travelling-movements-6grp4r

As always you can join in with one of Joe Wicks' online PE lessons which are always great fun, you can find the link below:

Joe Wicks

9:30 – 9:55

RWI

Today in RWI we would like you to complete the lesson for set 3 sound ‘aw’. Click on the link below and select the Set 3 sound ‘aw’ lesson.

RWI Lesson

Make sure you click on Set 3 sounds on the playlist and then on Set 2 speed sounds with Rosie. When you have finished watching the Set 3 sound video please feel free to watch the Set 3 spelling video too.

9:55 -10:55

Maths

In our online Maths lesson today we will be leaning about equivalent fractions, these are fractions that are the same. We will be learning about the equivalence between ½ and 2/4 in detail during the lesson. The fraction wall below shows that ½ and 2/4 are equivalent because they look exactly the same. 

The pictures below show fractions of shapes that have been coloured in. In the images ½ of the first shape has been coloured and 2/4 of the second shape has been coloured.

The same amount of each circle has been coloured and the same amount of each square has been so we know that they are equivalent.

Another way to work out equivalent fractions is to multiply or divide the numerator and the denominator by the same amount. For example:

1  x   2  =  2

2  x   2  =  4

We will look at further examples of equivalent fractions during the lesson and then we would like you to complete the first activity about finding fractions that are the same as ½ and then another activity which is about recognising the equivalence between ½ and 2/4.

10:55 – 11:10

Break Time

11:10 – 11:35

Times Tables

You are doing so well with your times tables and we want you to keep up the fantastic effort so please take this time to practise your 2, 5, 10 and 3 times tables. When you are practising your times tables please make sure that you are not doing them all in order as this will be too easy and you will remember the pattern, you need to know them in any random order such as

3 x 3 = 9

3 x 7 = 21

3 x 2 = 6

If you would really like to challenge yourself start learning the division facts for each time table, for example:

9 divide by 3 = 3

21 divide by 3 = 7

6 divide by 3 = 2

11:35 – 12:25

English

Today in English we will be leaning all about homophones and how to identify them. Talk to the adult in the room and tell them what you think a homophone is? A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and a different meaning.

The example above shows 2 words that sound exactly the same when we say them but are spelt differently and their meaning is different. Which is the correct see, sea for the sentences below?

The ___ looked rough and wild so I decided not to go for a swim.

I looked out the window and could ___ the sun shining brightly.

After the online lesson we would like you to complete the homophone activity that can be found in the resources section of the class webpage. We would like you to complete the activity on page 1 which is all about matching the picture to the correct word and also page 2 which asks you to complete the sentence by crossing out the incorrect homophone. There are 5 pages of homophone activities please do not complete all of them just pages 1 and 2.

Once you have completed the task feel free to watch this great video all about homophones.

Homophones

12:25 – 1:25

Lunch Time

1:25 – 1:45

Reading

When you have finished this task you can spend the rest of the time reading a book on Bug Club, the link and login details are below:

Bug Club

Username:

Your username is your first name only

Password:

Password is the same as your Google Classroom one

School Code:

School Code is W3S3

Or you can read a book on Oxford Owl.

Oxford Owl

Username: kjoesbury/etheridge

Password: Password1

1:45 – 2:05

Golden Time

This week is Children’s’ Mental Health week and the theme for the week is to express yourself. We would like you to express yourself this afternoon by doing something that you really enjoy, this could be gaming, dancing, crafting or baking. Just do whatever makes you happy.

2:05 – 2:20

There will be no online story time at 2:05 so please choose your favourite book and spend some time reading it with someone at home :-)

We will spend some time sharing a story together and maybe you could tell me about your favourite story and why you like it so much. 

2:20 – 3:05

Golden Time

Enjoy the rest of the afternoon doing something that makes you happy.

If you require any help or assistance please do not hesitate to contact us on the Class Dojo page or on our school Facebook page.

Have a great weekend and stay safe.
Mrs Etheridge and Mrs Joesbury

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