Homework contact email:-

rice.homework@canewdon.essex.sch.uk

Science

Aim: To know what makes something a living thing.

Have a look at the video to find out what features living things have. There is a poster to use if you don’t have internet access. Then have a go at sorting the living things. You can print out and cut and stick the images. Or you can write the two headings in your books and draw some living things and some non-living things. Make sure you put on lots of different examples.

Make sure you are reading your bug club books regularly.

I would expect 2 or three over the week as we would have done over the week at school.

Just a reminder: you only need to complete one phonics and one maths task per day. Some have completed the whole weeks worth already! Please use the grid on the second page of the home learning document to help you.

Thanks

Mrs T

RE

Aim: to listen to two Buddhist stories

All religions have words and stories that are special to them. Last week we learned a story that is special to Christians and this week we are focusing on the religion of Buddhists.

Please listen to the two special Buddhist stories in the video below:

In your learning journal can you write a sentence to explain which story was your favourite and why?

• Was it the story of Siddhartha rescuing the hurt swan or the story about the monkey king?

Both these stories give out clear messages about being kind to other animals. Buddhists think we should be kind to all living things.

Could you do anything to show kindness to animals around you today? You could give your pet some attention or put out some food for the creatures that visit your garden. If it’s really cold and icy you could help animals by filling a birdbath or drinking bowl in the garden and helping to keep it ice-free.

Aim: To Create a plot matrix to develop story ideas

Have a look at the pictures of a plot matrix on the video; this is just a fancy word for planning out our ideas for the story before mapping them.

Have a look at the choices shown and create your own plot matrix. Our story is going to continue to look at mood too. Draw the grid like mine in your book and fill it in.

The Learning for your story needs to be the same as mine. It’s the main thing your story will be about.

History

Aim: to understand how and why things were different in the past using the example of Grace Darling

We have been learning about the RNLI and the impressive lifeboats used to save people at sea. Grace Darling saved these sailors at sea over 180 years ago. What might have been different in the past?

Could you map out the main events on Grace Darling’s story in you isolation book.

You could start by drawing the light house where she and her family lived.

More information on Grace Darling can be found here:

RE

Aim: to listen to a parable and explain its special message

Different religions have different words and stories that are important to them. Today we thinking about Christians and a book which is special to them, called the bible. The bible contains many special stories including The Parable of the lost sheep. Please watch the youtube story

Now you could act out this story with siblings, toys or teddies.

This story has a special message, called a moral, to be learned.  What do you think the special message (moral) is?

Could you write a sentence explaining what you think the moral of the story is, into your isolation book?

ICT

Aim: To use the copy and paste function to create a poster

We are going to look at our local RNLI centre and create an informative poster. We will find images and use the copy and paste tools to make a poster. With help we can insert text, changing the size and colour if possible.

Look up our local centre here

https://southendlifeboat.org/

 find some information. Search for images using google  then you will be ready to make your poster.

Science/DT

Aim: To consider what is involved in keeping a real pet happy and healthy

First we need to think about which animals might make good pets?

You could try and think of 4 animals that would make good pets from the animal groups listed below:

A mammal:
A fish:

A reptile:

Now can you chose one of these animals and think about what they would need to stay healthy?

You can draw or make this animal using and junk modelling materials around your house.

Tuesday 12th Jan 2021

Art ~ Looking at Tony Plant.

Aim: To create a piece of artwork

Watch him make the artwork and it disappear. This is transient art~it’s only there for a short time. This week we are going to make our own transient art. If you can get to the beach great, but we can do it by using sticks/leaves or other found objects(no pulling things off!)

On the first Lockdown my daughter and I went for daily walks and we loved seeing children’s chalked messages on the way. Some were rainbows or messages of support for the NHS. You could do the same sort of thing or maybe a different message like : be kind, make space or one of your own.

This art is temporary so take a photo and please send it in so I can enjoy it too.

Monday 11th Jan 2021

Here are your daily links

Multi skills ~PE

Watch the clip then try the activities.

We want you to set a PB=personal best. So you'll need to time yourself, then try it again see if you can do it faster or do more like with the shuttle relay. Or try to go further!

Use whatever you can for cones, cushions if you have some or space inside. If you are outside you can come up with different markers. Just make sure you are careful and warm up too. It's chilly outside so wrap up. Remember to have layers so once you get hot working out then you can take some off. If you stop though do wrap up warm again.

Music
Learn a song about the sea ‘The big ship sails on the ally ally oh.’

Bug club levels have been reset for all children.

Please go on and check that they are not too easy, ie. no difficulty at all. They need it to be a bit of a challenge! Or too hard, ie. struggling with every sound/word.

If the level isn't suiting you then please let me know and I can adjust it accordingly.

Thanks

Mrs T

The Schools Sports Partnership has created the 4 o'clock club which is a virtual extra-curricular club open to all children in our SSP schools to access. We have currently put plans in place for the next couple of weeks but this can be extended if need be. The timetable so far includes

SSP 4 o'clock 'virtual' activity and sports clubs:

Wednesday 6th January 4pm -5pm - Fitness Fun

Thursday 7th January 4pm-5pm - Gymnastic Skills

Friday 8th January 4pm - 5pm - Sports Skills

Monday 11th January 4pm - 5pm - Street Dance 

Tuesday 12th January 4pm - 5pm - Gymnastics Skills

Wednesday 13th January 4pm - 5pm - Fitness Fun

Thursday 14th January 4pm - 5pm - Gymnastic Skills

Friday 15th January 4pm - 5pm  - Sports Skills

These clubs are free of charge and open to all children of primary school age. No need to book.

All sessions will be delivered via Zoom so you will need access to a screen/phone and a little bit of space to be active in.

• All sessions will be led by experienced School Sport Partnership staff ( all with Enhanced DBS checks)
• All sessions will have 2 members of staff present at all times to adhere to safeguarding recommended online best practice.
• We will require an adult to be present/ in sight of your child throughout the sessions for safeguarding purposes.

We feel, more than ever, that it is important to keep children active and engaged during these difficult weeks and we hope this daily online club will help.

To take part in any of the sessions above please follow the zoom invitation details below:

cprssp@thedeanes.essex.sch.uk is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CPRSSP After School Club 
Time: Wednesday 6th January 2021 (Reoccurring Daily)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7716804369?pwd=RklwMWFrZ29OMVBIUEo3SXlGWS90dz09

If your child is struggling in any way please get in touch Asap so I can try to help out where I can. Don't struggle it's tough on all of us, I am here to help you all day long, so please ask.

PS much love for your kind words I really really appreciate it. 

Friday 8th Jan 2021 (Thank crunchie!!)

Here's todays link for English. Enjoy!

Thursday 7th Jan 2021

Here is your English link for today.

Here is a bit more for the science for this afternoon.

If you want to print it out then I suggest doing it half the size or smaller then they can cut and stick the heading with the animals.

Enjoy!

Please make sure you scroll down and look for all the information set.

Thanks and well done for all your great work so far.

The comprehensions set below will help you with the history later on this week. You could read it today and then answer the questions after re-reading it the next day. That will help you to learn some of the information to help with the History task.

If you are year one have a look at 1a or 1b, try to read it by yourself. Year 2 have a go at sheet 2 but if it's a struggle try 1b instead. 

Adults please get them to sound out as they would a reading book and to try an work out the unknown words. But do help if they are struggling or it's distressing them. (Good luck)

Foundation/topic work

For this week it is all in the document below. Please make sure you look up the artist in addition to creating the art work. Let me know what you found out, what you liked or what you didn't like.

We have had some server issues so I thought it best to

give it all in one go. 

The English video will still go on one day at a time.

Happy new year to you all!

The year will be starting with quite a difference, there will be details updated on the class page regularly with links and information to help with home learning.

Any problems contact us the class email address, we can work through this difficult time together.

Well done for trying to sing along to the snowman song! I hope your ears have recovered.

This week should be better, the burps aren't part of the song but it made us giggle!

Have a look at the link below with the words on it too.

For music we are meant to be learning to sing this song, due to the current restrictions we cannot sing in class so please listen and have a go at home.

[Verse 1]
We're walking in the air
We're floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below
Are sleeping as we fly
I'm holding very tight
I'm riding in the midnight blue
I'm finding I can fly
So high above with you

[Verse 2]
Far across the world
The villages go by like dreams
The rivers and the hills
The forests and the streams

[Bridge]

Children gaze open-mouthed
Taken by surprise
Nobody down below
Believes their eyes

[Verse 3]
We're surfing in the air
We're swimming in the frozen sky
We're drifting over icy
Mountains floating by

[Bridge]
Suddenly swooping low
On an ocean deep
Rousing up a mighty monster
From his sleep

[Verse 4]
We're walking in the air
We're dancing in the midnight sky
And everyone who sees us
Greets us as we fly

So this week we have been trying to create our own poems using traditional stories.

See if you can work out the clues to the stories we've used!

Enjoy the videos so far, more to come next week...

Year 2 will be receiving a letter via email about Times Tables rockstars. This is an online platform so that they can practice their times tables. 

They will need to complete the studio sessions over 10 times for it to learn their ability,  then the questions will be aimed at helping them improve based on their current knowledge. Please support them to have a go and keep trying during this phase as it is a challenge.... rest assured it should get easier! Honest. 

Any issues contact me through the class homework email address.

Thanks 

Spellings for this week are on the sheet below.

There won't be a spelling test at the moment, please practice reading and trying to spell these with your child. They could write you some sentences using the words too.

The words we are learning are the common exception words for each year group. Here is an explanation of what these are:- 

Common exception words are words in which the English Spelling code works in an unusual or uncommon way. They are not words for which phonics 'doesn't work', but they may be exceptions to spelling rules, or words which use a particular combination of letters to represent sound patterns in a rare or unique way.

History homework to ask your parents 25/9/20

What time did you have to get up for school?

What was it like when you went to primary school?

What school did you go to when you were between 5 and 10 years old?

What was your classroom like?

What year were you at primary school?

What did you do in your classroom?

Did you get to have milk and snack when you were at primary school?

How did you travel to school?

How did you get your food?

Where did you eat your lunch at school?

Could you have photos of you at school?

What games did you play at primary school?

How did you feel about school?

Welcome to the Lily Rice class page.

Each week I will add homework and links for you to use and complete at home. 

Spellings will be for looking at, covering, writing and checking till you can get it right every time. We will be working through tricky words and common exception words, as these are used in our writing often. 

If you need paper or have any difficulties either speak to me or email in to the rice.homework@canewdon.essex.sch.uk address and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Have a look at the link below to find out more about the girl our class is named after.

Thanks

Mrs Truman