Author: Scott Grason-Taylor

Monday 29th June 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor
Good morning, Discoverers, 
 
I hope that you had a wonderful weekend.
 
In maths this week, we are going to move on to looking at shape.
 
Firstly, we will be learning about angles. What can you remember about them?
 
There are three key words when looking at angles: acute, obtuse and right angle. Can you remember what these words mean?
 
Watch the video on this link to help understand the different types of angles:
 
 
Now, see if you can answer the questions. 
 
 

We are moving on in English, and are going to be focusing on learning about bees. This is in preparation to write a report about them. 
 
Before we can write a report, we need to learn lots about them. Many people mistake bees for wasps, because they look so similar.
 
Today, I thought it would be great for you to look at the different types of bees on the identification sheet, and then spend time outside, spotting as many as you can. 
 
You could write down the names of the bees that you see, and record the amount next to their name. 
 
Or, you could print out this sheet and write on it. 
 
Let me know which ones you spot ? 
 
 
We are going to learn about fish this week. There are so many interesting facts to find out, and so many beautiful species to look at. 
 
Do you know any unusual facts already?
 
Did you know that sharks are the only fish that have eyelids?
 
Firstly, we are going to look at the different parts of a fish, and what they look like. 
 
You can watch this video, and then draw and label your fish. 
 
 
 
Have a great day everybody,
 
Mrs Taylor 

Monday the 29th of June 2020 -Have a Wonderful Windy Day

Scott Grason-Taylor

Walter was determined to make a wonderful web but it was hard work.
Listen to the book together and discuss the shapes he used.
Take a look outside. Can you spot some wonderful webs?
Take a look at the other links posted today to start building up your knowledge of shape.

 

Once you have listened to Walter’s Web have a look around the house to find some shapes. I suggest food tins,jars and packages and perhaps some building blocks.
Get some play dough or even mud in the garden.
Press the shape into the dough.
Ask your Pioneer:
Tell me about what you’ve made.
Can you see other blocks/packets that might make the same footprint?
Look at the block and the footprint it has made side by side. What’s the same and what’s different?

What will happen if we turn the shape over and make a new footprint?
How many different footprints do you think you can you make with this shape?
Which shapes might have made this footprint?

Draw around a block or packet. Look at the shape you have made.
Is it the same shape as the footprint?

If you dont have dough you could use paint or try out talc on black paper for a different kind of messy work.Enjoy

Here is our book for the week. This book is full of questions. To begin the week we are going to focus on the question about bees and flowers.
Hopefully your Pioneer will be curious and have lots of questions to pose.
Try using all of the question words to construct sentences
How?
Why?
When?
What?
Who?

This is a wonderful book to begin our learning about bees.
Listen together.
Do you know what a miracle is?
Use the question words,”Who,what,where,when,why and how”
What does the bee collect?
Why does the flower smell nice?
Where does the bee take the pollen?
What is a bee’s special job?
Where do bees live and work?

 

https://7esl.com/parts-of-a-bee-vocabulary/

Here is an annotated diagram of a bee.
Ask your Pioneer to draw or to paint the bee,looking closely at the structure of the body and naming the parts.
I hope that they enjoy learning the new vocabulary.
Thorax is one of my favourite words.

Friday the 26th of June 2020 Suggestions for Learning for Pioneers

Scott Grason-Taylor

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/picnic-on-pluto

Here is a quick link to Phonics Play.
We have not used this in the class yet or discussed real and fake.
This would be an interesting chat to have.
Enjoy..

 

Here are a few fun videos with Geraldine to revise your tricky words which is always useful.

As always,if you are happy reading them then have a go at writing them for yourself.

Happy Phonics Y’all.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2xfxbk

Work with a numbersquare is always good.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

Let your Pioneer spot the patterns.
Stat by marking vounting in 2’s
You could mark all the 10’s
You could splat all the 5,s
Tallk about the pattern that is made.
Can you say why?
Happy Counting

 

Geraldine is also going on a journey.
Maps and mapping are fascinating to discuss with the Pioneers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/pshe-eyfs-ks1-go-jetters-uk-places-and-landmarks/zkyjkmn

Here is another suitcase to play the memory game with.
I went on a journey and in my case I packed…
There is a change in each photograph. Can you spot it?

Hurray It’s Friday – 26th June

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good morning everyone.
Thank you so much to families keeping in touch and sending wonderful pictures and videos of your amazing adventures! It is truly wonderful to see – I do miss you very much!
It’s Friday again – I can’t quite believe it!
Today’s suggested learning is as follows;-
In English, we will focus on the final line of our book ‘Rain Before Rainbows’ which says ‘The morning is breaking, the morning is bright’.
We will take this focus into enjoying some Music today and enjoy listening and singing the song ‘Morning has broken’.
In Maths, there are some fun counting games to play.
Let’s practise our spellings today and become super spellers!

Have a lovely weekend, hopefully the weather will stay warm and sunny!
Keep smiling 🙂
Mrs Brown

Hurray It’s Friday! – 26th June

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good morning everyone.
Thank you so much to families keeping in touch and sending wonderful pictures and videos of your amazing adventures! It is truly wonderful to see – I do miss you very much!
It’s Friday again – I can’t quite believe it!
Today’s suggested learning is as follows;-
In English, we will focus on the final line of our book @Rain Before Rainbows’ which says ‘The morning is breaking, the morning is bright’.
We will take this focus into enjoying some Music today and enjoy listening and singing the song ‘Morning has broken’.
In Maths, there are some fun counting games to play.
Let’s practise our spellings today and become super spellers!

Have a lovely weekend, hopefully the weather will stay warm and sunny!
Keep smiling 🙂
Mrs Brown

Friday 26th June 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good morning, Discoverers,

Yesterday, you answered maths questions, which were related to the amount points that different teams had gained.

Here are the answers for these:

1. A = 15 points
1. B = 140 points
1. C = 20 points

2. A = The cinema
2. B = 7 more votes were for Ice skating than swimming.

Today, I would like you to help Rosie, by spotting her mistakes.

You will need to count all of the votes carefully, remembering to use the scale on the Y axis to help you.

Throughout the story ‘Rain Before Rainbows’, we can see that there are two characters in each of the images.

There is the young girl, and her companion, which is a fox.

Today, I would like you to imagine that you have a companion.

Firstly, you need to decide if it will be an animal, or something else, and draw it in the middle of a piece of paper.

Then, around your drawing, write all of the ways in which you can describe it.

You can add descriptions about its personality, its looks and its values, and anything else you can think of.

I can’t wait to see what you have chosen 😀

We have spoken about our life being like a journey this week, and you have been thinking about celebrations which you have taken part in.

You have also found out about key events that have happened in your families lives.

Earlier in the week you drew a timeline of your life so far, and added on important events that you could remember. Today I would like you to continue that timeline into your future, adding things on that you imagine may happen in your life.

Add on important events that you are looking forward to. You could speak with your family and get some ideas from them 😀

Have a wonderful day,

Mrs Taylor 

 

Friday 26th June 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good Morning Leaders

It’s Friday!!
Another week has flown by and we have been blessed with some beautiful weather.  Many people are now beginning to return to work, so make sure that you spend time with your family this weekend doing something together.
 
Happy weekend.
 
Rain Before Rainbows – English
 
Our page of the book today talks about friends who are courageous and kind.  You might be missing some of your friends, or you may have had chance to see them from a distance.  I think we have all missed people who are important to us and are looking forward to when we can see them all again.
 
Today, I’d like you to think about what would make your ideal friend.  You will need to think about the personality traits that you are looking for – remember, we are all different and everyone likes different things.
I’d like you to have a go at drawing up an advert for your ideal friend today.  This could be in the form of a poster, piece of writing or maybe just a list of all the requirements, a little like an ingredients list for a recipe.
 
Graphs – Maths
Today, we are going to look at a conversion chart.  This type of line graph goes up in a straight line, allowing you to convert from one measure to another.
 
Use the conversion graph to help you answer the questions.
 
A Night Under the Stars
 

There is a picture at the end of our book, when she is full of hope for a new day dawning.

She has spent the night under a beautiful canopy construction and fairy lights, allowing the stars to shine through.

Today, I thought you might like to make your own canopy/den and possibly (if the weather and your parents allow) you might like to spend a night out under the stars. ⭐️?

I would love to see your creations.

Thursday 25th June

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good morning Adventurers – another beautiful day!! 

 

Today’s activities are as follows…

Maths – key skills and 2 step addition and subtraction word problems.

English – handwriting (colours)

We’re going on a rainbow hunt:

I would like you to watch the video of We’re going on a bear hunt and look closely at the illustrations. See how they change from pencil drawing in black and white to the colourful illustrations.

https://youtu.be/0gyI6ykDwds 

Today and tomorrow, I would like you to spend some time illustrating your stories of We’re going on a rainbow hunt ? to bring the stories to life.

I am looking forward to seeing the results!

 

French Thursday 

Using the animal names you have been learning over the past few weeks, can you make a word search to give a friend/family member?

 

As usual, more details of each activity is over on tapestry. I hope you have a lovely day in the sun! 

Mrs Burton 

Thursday 25th June 2020

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good Morning Leaders

Yet another beautiful day – please make sure you put on your sun cream and hats if you are outside. ??

Rain Before Rainbows – English

Today, I would like you to complete a piece of descriptive writing to go with the picture that you completed yesterday. Remember to choose your words wisely, using powerful vocabulary to build a picture in the reader’s mind.

Graphs – Maths

Today, we are going to look at pie charts. Remember these show a portion of a whole (like slices of a cake).

Have a look at the graph and then have a go at answering the questions.

Seed Dispersal – Science

‘Sowing and planting. Root before shoot. Stem before flower.
Leaf before fruit.’

When plants get to the end of their flowering cycle you may have heard the term ‘gone to seed’ this means that they have finished flowering and they are beginning to produce seeds to make new plants and flowers. These seeds travel in a number of ways.

Today, I’d like you to investigate the different ways seeds can be dispersed. You might want to begin by watching the clip below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/znvfb9q

Thursday’s News – Another Sunny Day! 25th June

Scott Grason-Taylor

Good morning everyone!

Wow the weather was hot hot hot yesterday!

I hope you all enjoyed the sunshine!

Today’s suggested learning is as follows:- More details on Tapestry!

In English, we will be thinking about the line from our book ‘ A day full of promise, a day full of light’.

In Maths, we are thinking about comparing objects to 100.

In Phonics we will be phoneme spotting and using our comprehension skills too!

In Science we will think about what part of a plant our fruit and vegetables come from!

Keep cool today, it’s a warm one again!

Keep smiling 🙂

Mrs Brown