Chestnut Class (Year 3)

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Chestnut Class

Date: 05.03.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create Spelling Pyramids using your spelling words:

natural, promise, regular, special, straight, strange, though, through, various, weight.

Write each of your spelling words in the style of a pyramid e.g. the word ‘small’ would look like this:

s

sm

sma

smal

small

• Write the first letter of the word. Then write the first and second letter and continue this pattern of adding another letter each time until you have completed the word.

Reading

To read for enjoyment and reflect on the story.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 122-127. Enjoy reading! How do you feel about what has just happened? What do you think will happen in the last two chapters?

• Share your thoughts with your family or friends on the blog.
• Send me your thoughts on the class email.

Writing

To imagine a setting using the picture stimulus.

Look at the scene from ‘Alice in Wonderland’. The surroundings seem so big, making Alice appear even smaller. Imagine you were trapped in your school after you had been shrunk. Describe your journey from the door across the classroom.

• What dangers would you have to be careful of as a tiny person?
• Plan your writing carefully first.
• Challenge yourself to use a thesaurus to look up ‘big’ and ‘small’.
• Send your writing to the class email.

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: found, laughed, let’s, fun, any, better, lived, much, place, under.

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

To interpret pictograms (2, 5 and 10).

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To create your own outdoor sculpture inspired by Richard Shilling.

Click on the link below to explore environmental artist Richard Shilling’s webpage to get a sense of who he is and how he creates his beautiful pieces of nature art. Create your own outdoor sculpture inspired by Richard Shilling.

• If it is not possible to create an outdoor sculpture, draw a picture and label it with the materials you would use if you could make it.
• Remember to send an image of your artwork to the class blog.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 04.03.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create sentences using this week’s spelling words:

natural, promise, regular, special, straight, strange, though, through, various, weight.

Rainbow write over your list of spelling words.

Write at least 5 sentences using your spelling words. Record these in your orange book or on paper.

• Remember to create full sentences.
• Challenge yourself to use expanded noun phrases in your sentences

Reading

To express what you think the characters should do.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 118-121.

Write down what you think they should do!

• Write in full sentences.
• Send your work to the class email.

Writing

To ask questions using a picture stimulus.

Look at the picture of the animals on your worksheet. What kinds of questions can we ask about this photograph? Use words like ‘what’ ‘how’ ‘when’ ‘why’ ‘where’ to help you.

• Your challenge is to ask a ‘What if…?’ question.
• Write in full sentences.
• Neat and legible handwriting.
• Send your work to the class email.

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: thought, door, may, only, ran, dog, many, know, well, sea.

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

To draw pictograms (2, 5 and 10).

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To learn about the religion Buddhism and complete the activities.

Click on the links below to learn about the religion Buddhism. Then, create your own Buddhism quiz and key symbols jigsaw.

• Send your work to the class blog or email to share what you have learned.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 03.03.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create word trees/word families from your spelling words: natural, promise, regular, special, straight, strange, though, through, various, weight.

Complete the third grid of your spelling sheet. Make word trees/word families from each of your spelling words e.g. natural (nature, at, rural, actual).

• Remember to look for other words within each of your spelling words.
• Create words from the sounds or groups of letters in your chosen spelling word.

Reading

To answer literal questions about the text.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 114-117. Answer the five literal questions on your sheet.

• Find the answers to each questions directly in the text (Dog with a Bone).
• Write in full sentences.
• Send your work to the class email.

Writing

To understand a character’s point of view, using the picture stimulus.

Look at the picture of the girl, she looks worried or scared. First, explain how we know this using the sentence starter on your worksheet. Then, create three questions starting with What, How and Why.

• Challenge yourself to ask an ‘If’ question.
• Think about what will make your writing unique.
• Neat and legible handwriting.
• Send your work to the class email.

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: play, must, something, garden, who, take, red, bed, fast, didn’t.

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

To make tally charts.

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To create a mini-project about the Romans. 

Click on the Discovery Espresso link below to learn all about the Romans. Create a mini-project about the Romans (see worksheet for ideas). Try to answer the questions on the worksheet within your project.

• Remember to watch the videos on the website and complete some of the fun activities.
• Remember to share your creations on the class blog or via the class email.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 02.03.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To bitesize your spelling words into memorable chunks: natural, promise, regular, special, straight, strange, though, through, various, weight.

Complete the second column of the spelling grid. Then, bitesize each of your words into memorable chunks. For example: promise

• Colour over the syllables in different colours.
• Syllables are a number of speech sounds in a word, usually containing a vowel.

Reading

To empathise with the characters in the story.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 110 -113. Think about the character’s feelings at this point. Write their thoughts in the speech bubbles.

• Use neat handwriting.
• Keep your answers short and simple to fit inside each speech bubble.
• Send work to the class email.

Writing

To create dialogue between two characters

Click on the link below to watch the short film ‘Broken: Rock, Paper and Scissors’. Write the dialogue between Rock and Paper when he tried to persuade her to come with him on the character speech bubble sheet.

• Plan your writing carefully first.
• Use a wide range of punctuation, vocabulary, and sentence lengths.
• Neat and legible handwriting.
• Send to the class email!

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: I’ve, school, has, around, think, yes, stop, mouse, every, home.

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

To give change.

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To revise the days of the week and months of the year in French.

Click on the links below to learn the days of the week and months of the year in French. Create a set of flashcards to help you revise each topic. Be as creative as you can, design them as you wish.

• Maybe you could write the English word on one side and the French word on the other and use them as a game to test yourself.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 01.03.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To find definitions for the following spelling words: natural, promise, regular, special, straight, strange, though, through, various, weight.

Complete the first column of the spelling grid.

Then use the online dictionary to find the definitions.

• Follow link below the grid to the online dictionary.
• Rewrite the definitions in your own words.

Reading

To find out definitions to words in the text

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 104-109. Define the five words in the pack. Look up any other unfamiliar words.

• Look up any other vocabulary you are not sure of. You can draw pictures to help you remember if you choose to.
• Send work to the class email.

Writing

To predict what will happen next using the image and story starter.

Read the mini story starter on your sheet today and look at the picture. Answer each of the questions below to predict what happens next.

• What dangers are there around Mike?
• What problem could happen to Mike?
• How could it be fixed?
• How do Mike and Joey finish the story?

• Remember to write in full sentences.
• Send your work to the class email.
• Use the helpful tips on your sheet to be successful.

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: king, or, our, through, baby, town, took, two, way, fish

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

To subtract change.

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To identify the three states of matter.

Learn about the three states of matter by clicking on the link below to watch the BBC Bitesize video. Then, complete the worksheet in today’s pack. Look carefully at each diagram and label each part either a solid, liquid or gas. Finally, look for examples of solids, liquids and gases at your home and write them in the table provided.

• Send your work to the class email and blog.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 26.02.21

 Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create Spelling Pyramids using your spelling words:

increase, interest, island, learn, perhaps, popular, quarter, question, reign, remember

Write each of your spelling words in the style of a pyramid e.g. the word ‘small’ would look like this:

s

sm

sma

smal

small

• Write the first letter of the word. Then write the first and second letter and continue this pattern of adding another letter each time until you have completed the word.

Reading

To make a prediction about the story and explore word classes in the text.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 100-103. Make a prediction about what will happen next. Then complete the word class activity.

• Write your prediction in full sentences.
• Send your work to the class email.

Writing

To design an exciting menu to give to the customers of your new restaurant.

Imagine you are the owner of a brand-new restaurant in Trowbridge.

Design an exciting menu to give to your customers.

• As a challenge, you could bring your menu to life using the menu template page or using your own creative ideas.
• Follow the helpful tips on the sheet to be successful.
• Send your work to the class email.

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: other, lots, eat, food, need, head, would, everyone, fox, that’s

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

To add money

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

About Vincent van Gogh and creating a piece of artwork inspired his ‘Sunflowers’ painting.

First, read the information in your pack to learn about the famous artist Vincent van Gogh. Then, create a piece of artwork inspired by Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ painting.

• You could find a flower picture similar to this one and create a similar image but using a different flower.
• Send your work to the class email and blog.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 25.02.21

 Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create sentences using this week’s spelling words: increase, interest, island, learn, perhaps, popular, quarter, question, reign, remember

Rainbow write over your list of spelling words.

Write at least 5 sentences using your spelling words. Record these in your orange book or on paper.

• Remember to create full sentences.
• Challenge yourself to use expanded noun phrases in your sentences

Reading

To answer questions about the text.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 96-99. Think about the author’s writing choices using the questions in this booklet.

• Use full sentences to answer each question.
• Send your work to the class email.

Writing

To write a letter.

Write a friendly letter to an author about a book that you have enjoyed. If you are unsure which author to choose, write to Nicola Davies, the author of Ariki and the Island of Wonders, to share your thoughts on the novel so far.

• Include key features of a letter as stated on the worksheet today.
• Follow the helpful tips on the sheet to be successful.
• Send your work to the class email.

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: shouted, first, car, man, after, us, work, couldn’t, going, wanted

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

To convert pounds and pence.

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To learn about Hinduism and create a fact file.

Learn about the religion Hinduism by clicking on the link below. On the bordered page, create a fact file about Hinduism.

• Take part in the fun challenge activities like watching the story of Rama and Sita or creating your own rangoli pattern artwork.
• Send any work completed to the class email/blog.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 24.02.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create word trees/word families from your spelling words: increase, interest, island, learn, perhaps, popular, quarter, question, reign, remember

Complete the third grid of your spelling sheet. Make word trees/word families from each of your spelling words e.g. interest (intern, rest, in, internet, into, ink, restful, rescue, here).

• Remember to look for other words within each of your spelling words.
• Create words from the sounds or groups of letters in your chosen spelling word.

Reading

To find evidence to given inferences

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 92-95. Complete the inference grid, finding evidence in today’s pages.

• Use your Sherlock Holmes inference skills to find evidence in the text to support the given inference. What bits from the pages we have just read makes us think the inference?
• Read between the lines!

Writing

To add your own verse to the ocean poetry

Read the ocean poem in your pack today and add your own verse. Follow the structure and use the instructions on the sheet to help you (number, adjective, noun, explain what the noun is doing). To challenge yourself, add more than one verse to the poem.

• Think about what will make your writing unique
• Include alliteration e.g. six sneaky starfish
• Punctuate your poem
• Neat and legible handwriting.
• Read through your work carefully and edit.
• Send to the class email!

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: over, never, narrator, how, things, magic, next, small, did, new

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

Pounds and pence

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To compare The Stone Age to Iron Age.

Click on the Discovery Espresso link below to learn about the different ages. Compare the different periods using the grid. Answer the four questions on the final sheet as a challenge.

• Remember to explore each of the ages by watching the videos.
• Send your work to the class email.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 23.02.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To bitesize your spelling words into memorable chunks: increase, interest, island, learn, perhaps, popular, quarter, question, reign, remember

Complete the second column of the spelling grid. Then, bitesize each of your words into memorable chunks. For example: perhaps.

• Colour over the syllables in different colours.
• Syllables are a number of speech sounds in a word, usually containing a vowel.

Reading

To create a labelled drawing

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 86-91. Create a labelled drawing of the ‘dog’ creature they speak of. Use the description in the text and the example image to help you.

• Do you think this is a dog as we know it?
• Remember to use a ruler to draw the labelling lines.

Writing

Write a newspaper article about The Lighthouse.

Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter.

Write a detailed newspaper article to report the events that occur in The Lighthouse video (link below grid).

• Use the writing tips on the sheet in your pack today to help you include key features of a newspaper article.

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: good, again, I’ll, boy, soon, want, cat round, animals, night.

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

Count money (pounds)

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To revise numbers 0 - 20 in French

Create yourself a set of French number flashcards using the Flashcard template in your pack.  Be as creative as you can, design them as you wish.

• Maybe you could draw the number on one side and the French word on the other and use them as a game to test yourself.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 22.02.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To find definitions for the following spelling words: increase, interest, island, learn, perhaps, popular, quarter, question, reign, remember

Complete the first column of the spelling grid.

Then use the online dictionary to find the definitions.

• Follow link below the grid to the online dictionary.
• Rewrite the definitions in your own words.

Reading

To create your own literal questions about the story.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 80-85. Then, write four literal questions for others to answer.

• Remember the Dog with a Bone strategy - answers should be found directly in the text.
• Post your questions to the blog or email.

Writing

To design a planet.

Write a detailed report about a new planet that you have discovered. Then, draw a picture of your planet.

• Remember to include key information about your planet (see worksheet in pack).
• Share your new planet with your friends on the blog.

Handwriting

To practise your cursive handwriting.

Practise the spelling words that are on the sheet in your neatest joined-up handwriting: water, bear, find, these, live, away, can’t, more, began, say.

• Keep your letters on the line.
• Use lead ins and lead outs.
• Ensure your letters are of the same size, shape, and height.

Maths

Count money (pence)

Watch the White Rose Maths video and then watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

About different forces.

Watch the Discovery Espresso video to learn about forces (see link below). Complete the pushes and pulls worksheet and choose a forces challenge to do.

• Send your work to the class email and share your chosen challenge to the class blog.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

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Chestnut Class

Date: 12.02.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create Spelling Pyramids using your spelling words:

extreme, February, forward, forwards, fruit, group, heard, heart, history, important

Write each of your spelling words in the style of a pyramid e.g. the word ‘small’ would look like this:

s

sm

sma

smal

small

• Write the first letter of the word. Then write the first and second letter and continue this pattern of adding another letter each time until you have completed the word.

Reading

To answer literal questions about the story.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.  Read pages 74-79.

Complete the five literal questions independently and mark your answers using the loom video.

• Use the Dog with a Bone strategy to find the answers directly in the text.

Writing

I can finish writing my story.

Finish writing your story, today writing the ending section.  If you would like to, you could also illustrate your story.

• Is it a happy ending? Have your characters learned any lessons? Have any of them changed or developed? If so, how?
• Can you include a powerful final line of the story? This should either close the story completely or leave it on a cliff-hanger to make the reader want a sequel! 

Maths

To multiply using a grid method.

Click on the loom video to watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

I can present my learning about Australia.

When we come back to school, we will be sharing these in our classes.

This can be presented in any way: PowerPoint, poster, booklet, or leaflet.

• Use what you have learned this week to include in your final piece.
• Remember to email your learning to the class email. 

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

Daily Planner For:

Chestnut Class

Date: 11.02.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create sentences using this week’s spelling words: extreme, February, forward, forwards, fruit, group, heard, heart, history, important

Rainbow write over your list of spelling words.

Write at least 5 sentences using your spelling words. Record these in your orange book or on paper.

• Remember to create full sentences.
• Challenge yourself to use expanded noun phrases in your sentences

Reading

To compare Ariki’s personality and confidence at different times in the book.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 70-73. Complete the grid to demonstrate how confident Ariki was at four different points in the story. 

• Learning about ripples and waves
• Getting onto the boat
• Riding out the storm
• Walking into the opening and seeing the man

• What was her personality like in those moments?
• How was she feeling?
• What impression did she give us?
• Share your examples to the blog or email.

Writing

To write the resolution paragraph.

Continue writing your story, today writing the resolution section. How is the problem going to be solved? What do the characters do? Add detail – don’t let it be solved instantly!

• Remember to use your story mountain.
• Use the different activities last week to help you – examples of word types.
• Include features.
• Remember to describe the characters’ feelings.

Maths

To use multiplication to work out the total number of combinations in a given situation (How many ways?)

Watch the White Rose Maths Video. Then, watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To create a piece of artwork linked to Australia.

Create a piece of artwork linked to Australia.

You can choose whether to do a traditional Australian art or a piece of artwork linked to the country.

• Look at the examples of artwork linked to Australia in your pack for inspiration.
• Alternatively, google some other examples of Australian art to help you.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

Daily Planner For:

Chestnut Class

Date: 10.02.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To create word trees/word families from your spelling words: extreme, February, forward, forwards, fruit, group, heard, heart, history, important

Complete the third grid of your spelling sheet. Make word trees/word families from each of your spelling words e.g. important (import, ant, port, importance, importing, tan, or, an).

• Remember to look for other words within each of your spelling words.
• Create words from the sounds or groups of letters in your chosen spelling word.

Reading

I can make a prediction about the story

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 64-69.

Make a prediction about what Ariki is going to find.

Extension: Draw a picture of the scene she might see!

• Where do you think Ipo and Bad Boy have gone?
• Who or what do you think has taken them?
• What might she find?

Writing

I can write the dilemma paragraph

Continue writing your story, today writing the dilemma/problem section.

Something might have gone wrong or something new is introduced and a mystery needs solving. EXCITEMENT! INTEREST! DRAMA!

• Remember to use your story mountain.
• Use the different activities last week to help you – examples of word types.
• Include features of a narrative
• Could you include some speech between characters?

Maths

Scaling

Watch the White Rose Maths Video. Then, watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

I can research a famous person from Australia

Click on the links below to research a famous person from Australia and write some notes about them.

e.g. – Nicole Kidman – actress

    - Shane Warne - cricketer

• Remember to email your work to your teacher and share any fun fact on the class blog.
• Include as many facts about your chosen famous person as you can.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

Daily Planner For:

Chestnut Class

Date: 09.02.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To bitesize your spelling words into memorable chunks: extreme, February, forward, forwards, fruit, group, heard, heart, history, important

Complete the second column of the spelling grid. Then, bitesize each of your words into memorable chunks. For example: forward.

• Colour over the syllables in different colours.
• Syllables are a number of speech sounds in a word, usually containing a vowel.

Reading

To create a timeline of some of the key events in the story.

Watch Miss Pearce’s reading lesson today by clicking on the link below.

Read pages 60-63.

Create a timeline of some of the key events that have happened in the story so far.

• What are some of the main things that have happened so far?
• Draw pictures to match each event on the timeline.
• Share your timelines to the class blog or email.

Writing

To write the build-up paragraph of the story

Continue with your story, today writing the build-up section.

• Remember to use your story mountain as the basic form of your story.
• Use the different activities last week to help you – examples of word types.
• Include features of a narrative

Maths

To divide 2-digits by 1-digit

Watch the White Rose Maths Video. Then, watch Miss Pearce teaching the maths activity today.

Follow along with Miss Pearce to complete the worksheet inside the daily learning pack.

• Remember you can write any notes that will help you.
• Read each question carefully.
• Use taught methods to help you with each of the questions.

Basic maths facts

To practise your times tables.

Use Hit the Button to practise times tables (link below table).

• Practise inverse operations (related division facts).
• 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3 – multiplication facts can be reversed.

Topic work

To continue researching about Australia.

Research and make notes about festivals, holidays, important people, and dates for this country.

This could include specific special dates, festivals and holidays, the leaders of the country, the indigenous people.

• Please look on our class page on the website to find links to some useful websites to help with your research.

Keeping Physically Active

To take part in a fitness workout.

PE with Joe Wicks is back! He is doing sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9am on his YouTube channel.

• Stretch before and after the workout.
• Follow the instructions carefully.
• If something hurts, stop, and rest, and try again next time.
• Follow link 3 to his YouTube channel where the lesson should go live and be available after.

Daily Planner For:

Chestnut Class

Date: 08.02.21

Good morning Chestnut Class!

Subject

You are learning:

You can find out how to do this here:

Here are some important things to remember:

Spelling

To find definitions for the following spelling words: extreme, February, forward, forwards, fruit, group, heard, heart, history, important

Complete the first column of the spelling grid.

Then use the online dictionary to find the definitions.