Good morning everybody. I hope that you are ready for another day’s learning.
I have been checking your AR data and there is not a lot of quizzing going on. On Friday I will be looking at targets and where you are at. Please quiz….it makes you understand the text better.
Finally, please send me photographs of you working at home so that I can add them to the weekly blog at the end of the week. We can have a mixture of in school and home learning to share. This will be wonderful!
Please revisit Purple Mash and check any work that needs a redo. The video next to this shows you how to upload your work onto Purple Mash for those children who are having issues.
Here is our timetable for today!
Class Council Blog
I have created a new blog on Purple Mash for our class council meeting on Friday. Please can you add to the agenda anything that you would like adding to the discussion. Let’s keep our first meeting really positive and reflective.
Daily tasks to complete
AR Reading. You can quiz at home and I will be keeping an eye on those targets and quizzes. I am expecting to increase targets later on this week. The button below will take you to the website so that you can quiz.
Epic is a website and app which has lots of free ebooks. There is free access to reading books for children between 7am-4pm on weekdays. On here you can find books by Accelerated Reader level (amazing). You may not be able to quiz on these on the Accelerated Reader Portal - but the main thing is that they are reading. Try and choose books that have a quiz with them. I have set up a profile for you all. All you have to do it download the getepic app or go to www.getepic.com/students and type in the class code: hrk6206. You can then select your name and start reading! I can also see what they are reading from home.
Times Table Rockstars
English - Clockwork Part 1
Clockwork - Part 1 - Fritz’s Story and Storyboard task
Are you ready for the next part? Today I am going to read to you Fritz’s story…I wonder if you expected it. So, watch the 1st video and listen to the story. You can then watch the second video and I will explain how you can use Storyboard That and Purple Mash to complete your own storyboard of the text.
MATHS - Improper and mixed number fractions
Today’s lesson is a consolidation lesson where you can practise the skill of converting improper to mixed number fractions. This is a slower lesson for you to consolidate the skills. There are then 3 tasks for you to complete on Purple Mash.
I have added a button to Maths is Fun website for Improper Fractions. Use this for additional support.
IXL J8 if you manage all of the work as an extension. It is tricky so stay with it and complete as much as you can.
This button here will take you to a website called Maths is Fun. It explains every mathematical concept in a detailed and progressive way. Do not worry if you find simplifying fractions hard, we will be constantly revisiting it throughout the next few weeks. This website will help you understand simplifying better and will give you some extension questions.
GEOGRAPHY - THE UK - this is a 2 day lesson.
Now that we looked at the UK in general yesterday, let’s look at it a little bit closer. Today you are going to follow the lesson and look at specific counties of the UK.
Day 1 - Tuesday 12th January Research Day. Make notes on your county and find as much information as possible. Record in your books.
Day 2 - Type up your work onto Purple Mash and think about your formatting and how you would present your information and then submit your work.
Task: I have set you a blank document on Purple Mash to produce me a poster all about a specific county. Think about one that you want to research, you can choose! It may be one that you have visited or one that you know really well. Think about the geographical features:
How big is the county?
What is the location of the county?
What are its neighboring counties?
Does your county have any specific landscapes?
What are the major cities in your county?
What is the population of your county?
Does it have any rivers or mountain ranges?
PE - Gymnastics
Today in school, we will be looking at mirrored balances. Using a mirror at home, and an adult to capture the image, can you create a mirrored balance? What ever you do towards the mirror, will be reflected back at you. You may even want to get your adults or siblings involved with this.
Send me your photos.
