Daily Challenges: Thursday 7th May

Good morning Team Spurrier,

HAPPY THURSDAY! We have been so lucky with this amazing weather haven't we. Remember to use this time to not just focus on the home learning tasks but spend time as a family, discuss nature, history, family traditions and member etc. Talk and play are so important too! 

Just a reminder that there will be NO HOME LEARNING SET ON FRIDAY as it is a bank holiday so enjoy a lovely, long weekend. 

Please see challenges below for the day: 

RWI: 

Miss Spurrier’s group- qu- queen 

Words for spelling: quick, quiz, queen. 

Sentence: The quiz went well.  

Miss Taft’s group- w- worm 

Words for blending:  win, well, web 

Spelling: win, well, web 

Sentence: I can win. 

Mrs Barnes’ group- ur- nurse with a purse.  

Words for spelling: burn, hurt, burger. 

Sentence: The burn hurt my arm.  

Miss Merry’s group- i-e – nice smile 

Words for spelling: tile, smile, pile. (special friends who have been split up for talking and someone else has been put in the middle e.g. smile- I-e is the sound with the loop over to show who was talking and l is the letter that’s been put in the middle). 

Sentence: You have a nice smile. 

Please record in yellow book. -Two lines of handwriting of the sound with finger spaces, three spellings with the sound in and record the sentence with a capital letter and full stop.  I have attached a photo of how you may want to lay the home learning out in your yellow book. 

RWI LIVE lessons with Rosie on YouTube:

Set 1  

speed sounds- 9:30am 

word time (green words)- 9:45am  

Spellings- 10am 

Set 2 

Speed sounds and word time- 10am  

Spellings- 10:15am  

Set 3  

Speed sounds and word time- 10:30am  

Spelling- 10:45am 

Story time with Nick (Mon, Wed, Fri)- 2pm 

https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/help-during-school-closure/  

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ 

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/ 

https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/

Please see the 'learning at home file' for the handwriting patters, sounds and phrases, red words and alien words.

I have recorded myself going through the RWI set 1, 2 and 3 sounds. I am trying to rival Rosie on YouTube. There is no password.  

RWI challenge: Can you record a short video joining in with the sounds and post it on the padlet?

Enjoy and let me know what you think :)  

https://vimeo.com/414752875 RWI Set 1 sounds

https://vimeo.com/414764363 RWI Set 2 sounds 

https://vimeo.com/414761386 RWI Set 3 sounds 

 Maths: 

Counting/Starter: Counting in 10s. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftati8iGQcs&t=1s 

Challenge: Knowing that coins have different values and that you can buy more/ less with different coins. Look at the coin detective sheet. Can you find the right coin? How many are there of each one? 

Extension: Can you put the coins in their order of value?  Can you add any together to make other small amounts up to 20p? See sheets attached or use real life coins. 

Links:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkoP40rxMqY (coin value) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-d5n3ltpwg (Coin value story) 

Topic: 

Theme: Growth 

Main: Exploring different animals. Animals need looking after, just like us.  

Extension: What do animals need to stay alive? Can you draw a picture or put a photo on the Padlet of your favourite animals or pets and tell us how you look after them? Can you help your grown up to look after them? Have a watch of the Edinburgh zoo and see how they look after their animals. Are they all the same? What do you see? Have a chat with your grown up about the similarities and differences of the animal’s needs.  

Links: https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/ (zoo cams) 

VE Day:

Tomorrow is VE day. Discuss as a family: What is VE day? Why do we celebrate it? How do different people celebrate it? Why is it important? What happened? Go through VE day powerpoint which talks in a simple way about what happened. 

Could you decorate your front room window? Could you make some bunting, flags or cakes? Post on the Padlet of how you celebrated VE day. 

See attachments below for some fun VE Day activities. 

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Don’t forget to use the class Padlet and post some funny things to your friends. Please remember to put your name in the comments and on your post as they all show up as ‘anonymous’. It is very secure as I have to approve all posts and comments that come through. PADLET NOW HAS A PASSWORD: rapshome You can post as many times as you like! Remember to comment on other people’s amazing work too.

Please send any photos/videos and questions to: sophie.spurrier@ramsgateartsprimaryschool.co.uk

Keep an eye out for the STAR OF THE WEEK assembly too!!! 

Have a lovely day Team Spurrier! Enjoy the bank holiday with your families.  I cannot wait to see what you get up to.