Author: Scott Grason-Taylor

Monday 6th July 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good Morning Leaders

Happy Monday. ?
 
I hope you have enjoyed your weekend and spent time with your families.   I know that there will have been some busy families this weekend with the re-opening of more shops and businesses alongside those who have worked all the way through.
Only two weeks left before the end of the summer term and there’s so much to fit in. We are going to spend some more time looking at questions that our book raises and investigating some of the answers.

Why is the Sky Blue?  – English

I thought we would stick with poetry for today.
 
Have a go at writing a shape poem based on the theme of stars.

Area and Perimeter – Maths

We have looked at both area and perimeter before in school.  Today, we are going to re-visit both of these.  Remember that area is the amount inside a shape and the perimeter is the measurement around the edge of a shape.
 
Have a go at answering the questions.
 
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It’s Written in the Stars

Today, we are going to be thinking all about stars.  In our class reader, Who Let The God’s Out?, we have had lots of discussion about star signs and the zodiac.
 
There are constellations that represent these signs as well as other constellations.
 
I would like you to choose some constellations to investigate – you can present your ideas in any format.
 
I have also attached a Forestry England guide to stargazing which has some lovely information and ideas – this might be a good place to start. 
 

Monday 6th July 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Happy Monday, Discoverers,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. What did you get up to?

Today, in English, I would like you to start planning the layout of your report about bees.

Start by deciding how many information boxes you would like, and how many pictures you will draw.

Then, use a pencil to draw boxes on a piece of paper, where your text and pictures will be.

Here is an example to help you:

In maths, today, I have two problems for you to solve.

They are both in relation to shape, but you will need to use your knowledge of measure too.

Remember, the perimeter of a shape is the amount that all of the sides add up to.

And, in relation to the straws, they are all equal lengths, and can not be cut smaller.

Good luck!

For our additional subject, we are going to focus on art, today and tomorrow.

As we have been learning lots about bees, and you will be drawing pictures for your report later in the week, I thought you might like to create a large piece of artwork of a bee.

Today, you will focus on drawing the outline, and tomorrow you will work on the colour.

Look carefully at the pictures I have provided, and choose which one you would like to draw.

Then, look carefully at the small details of the bee (using Friday’s bee drawing to help) and try to capture these.

Enjoy!

Have a great day everybody, 

Mrs Taylor 

Hurray! It’s Friday! – 3rd July

Scott Grason-Taylor

Hello everyone, I hope you are well today!
It’s Friday again – the weeks are going so fast!
Today’s suggested learning activities are as follows;- More details on Tapestry.
In English, we are thinking about the question in our book that asks ‘What do birds say when they sing?’. We will have some fun and imagine what the birds could be saying!
In Maths, we have worked hard on our daily challenges this week, so today let’s enjoy some fun games!
In Phonics we will practise our phonics sounds using our sounds mats!
In Science, we will learn to recognise different birds songs! This really is very interesting!

I hope you have a lovely weekend whatever it is you are doing!
Keep happy and keep smiling!
Best wishes,
Mrs Brown

Friday 3rd July 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Happy Friday Discoverers,

In maths, we are moving on from angles, and focusing on shapes.

Today, we are looking specifically at triangles.

There are three different types of triangle: scalene, isosceles and equilateral.

Do you know the difference between them?

Watch this video to help, and then try to answer today’s questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4rySgvfDQU 

 

Today, we are going to learn the different parts of a honey bee.

We will start by drawing it.

Use this video to help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4aUHY6fss

Then, you can label the different parts.

 

In science, you are going to complete your report about your chosen fish.

You will use the facts that you have gathered, and the drawing that you created yesterday, to put together a short report informing others about your fish.

Share it with people in your family, and upload it for me to learn ?

Here is an example of a report about killer whales:

Take note of its layout, and the use of images to help the reader understand the information they are being given.

Enjoy your day, and have a great weekend,

Mrs Taylor 

Friday 3rd July 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor
Good Morning Leaders
 
Wow, what a quick week that was – I’m, not quite sure where is disappeared!!  It’s Friday again which means that all children are at home today.  Have a look at the activities for today or you might want to take some time to finish something that you haven’t completed from other days of the week.
 
Let’s hope the sun shines for the weekend and the sky is blue. ?
 
Why is The Sky Blue? – English

Poetry

Choose one of the subjects that you have written questions about and have a go at writing a poem on the same theme.

You can choose any format of poetry you would like.

 
Mystery Tables – Maths
 
Can you crack the code to find out the mystery tables.
 
 
Can Fish Hear Things? – Science
 
 
This pages tells us all about the way fish can hear the vibrations of other fish and water features.
 
Today, I would like you to investigate a selection of different animals and find out about their hearing.
 
Can all animals hear?  Which can hear the best?  Can all animals hear the same sounds?

Friday the 3rd of July-Pioneers -Suggestions for Learning

Scott Grason-Taylor

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/pick-a-picture

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/sentence-substitution-ph3

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/4/sentence-substitution-ph4

Here are some wonderful phonics games to play today.
Enjoy

Take another look at this week’s Numberblocks episodes then have a go at this task.
Name the shape.
Is it a square or a rectangle?
Can you say why?
How many squares are covered up?
How do you know?
Can you say how you know?
Use the dotty paper to draw squares and rectangles of your own.
Enjoy

Theere is a little song for you to learn over on Tapestry. We have not sung this in school before. I can’t think why!
It is one of my favourite.
Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfbE5AUG5tM&list=PLmTANLv-GyXXqmwkIkdXcNYoY6Sy1t0Pg&index=4&t=0sThe Hedgehogs have had a house so the Bees certainly need a cafe.
This video contains some ideas to help out the bees in your garden.
Just for fun.
Enjoy

Thursday’s News – 2nd July

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good morning everyone,
I hope you are all well today!
Today’s suggested learning activities are as follows;- Details on Tapestry.
Today, we are focusing on the question from our book which says ‘ How many people are there in the World? Is there anyone just like me?’
In English we will explore how we are different from the other people in our family, in our school and in the World.
In Maths there are two daily challenges today – just to keep you on your toes!
In Handwriting we will continue to practise, today writing the months of the year.
In PSHE we are celebrating ourselves and how amazing we are – this is for Mums and Dads too!

Keep in touch as always and keep smiling 🙂
Best wishes,
Mrs Brown

Thursday 2nd July 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good Morning Leaders

I hope you have all had a good week so far.  Today we are gong to be spending quite a bit of time outside so let’s hope that the sun shines – or it stays dry at least. ?
 
After making a list of questions to find out about the world, we are going to be taking a closer look at the things around us and hopefully collecting things to be able to create something beautiful next week (once we have dried the things that we find).

Why is the Sky Blue? – English

As we are looking closely at nature today in all our areas of learning, I thought it might be nice to continue this theme in our writing.
I would like you to choose a somewhere to write a descriptive piece of writing about.  Preferably a view of a landscape or outdoor space.  Make sure that you use all your senses to describe what you see.
 
E.g. Like a lullaby, I could hear the tweet of ten tiny birds tittering in tune.
 
Look at this example and see you can use some of the different language styles we have re-visited recently.
If you can’t find a landscape, or the weather isn’t nice, you could always use an image from the internet or one you can remember.

Fibonacci Sequence – Maths

The Fibonacci Sequence is a series of numbers. The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it.

Have a go at these questions and then follow the link to find out some interesting facts about the Fibonacci sequence, which is often found in nature.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fibonacci-sequence.html 

Challenge – see If you can spot the Fibonacci sequence in nature – take a photograph and upload it.

Collecting Flora and Fauna – Science/Art

Whilst out investigating nature for evidence of the Fibonacci sequence, see if you can collect some flowers and leaves that we are going to try and press.

There are a number of different ways that you can dry flowers but here is one recommended by the Natural History Museum.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-to-press-flowers.html 

You will need : a newspaper and some heavy books

Thursday 2nd July 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good morning, Discoverers,

I hope that you have a wonderful night’s sleep 😀

I am impressed with how well you are doing, when learning about angles.

Today, you are going to see if you agree with Ron’s thinking, and then try to spot the odd one out.

Look carefully at the evenly spaced dots on the second question, this will help you to answer.

 

Today, we are going to find out which plants bees prefer.

One way to help prevent bees from dying, is to make sure that there are enough of the plants they need.

Here is a website, which may help you to identify different plants: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/03/wildflowers-for-bees/ 

Today, I would like you to write a list of the plants that you have spotted bees using.

If you struggle to identify the plant, you could draw it or send me a picture, so we can figure it out together.

 

Today, you are going to draw the fish that you chose to write about yesterday.

Use the video from Monday, to help you remember the key parts, and use the picture on yesterday’s website to include the finer detail.

You can use this picture in your report.

Here is the video you used on Monday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW7BFwDogh8 

Here is the website that you choose your fish from: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/ 

Have a great day, 

Mrs Taylor 

Thursday the 2nd of July Pioneers,Have a Busy Day!

Scott Grason-Taylor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M93qXQWaBdE – piano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd9xha3vk58 – Xylophone

 

Here are two versions of The Flight of the Bumble Bee for you to enjoy.
In the classroom the Pioneers had a baton or a conducting stick. You could use a pencil or a spoon to move to the music.

Take a look at the animation too. It is beautiful.

Here is a wonderful piece of music played on different instruments and a beautiful animation to accompany it.
Could you talk through what is going on as you watch the animation?
Try out using these words to retell the action:
First
And then
Next
Because
When
If
At the end
Enjoy.

https://nrich.maths.org/10071

This is a wonderful game to play together online or on paper.
This will encourage your Pioneer to think carefully. This will need to be modeled first but I think they will begin to work out what to do next.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000271w/numberblocks-series-3-the-way-of-the-rectangle

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00064v6/numberblocks-series-4-loop-the-loop

Now that you have got the hang of the square and it’s properties,take a look at the rectangle.

Make some rectangles on squared paper to match the Numberblocks.