Category: Leaders Class

Good Morning Leaders.

It has been fantastic talking to your families and finding out what you have been up to. Don’t forget you can send in your work, or anything you would like to share, on Tapestry or by e-mail. I love seeing all your achievements – you are very talented Leaders!!

English

You now have all the tools required to write your own story. You may like to write about a more traditional portal that leads you to a magical world, or you may prefer to draw upon your personal experiences, as we have explored throughout this unit.

To recap on all the key points we’ve been learning:

1. Describe the portal in detail. You may want to show the portal through the eyes of the main character.
2. Think about what lies on the other side of the door. Allow yourself the opportunity to write about what interests you and what is important to you.
3. Great writers steal ideas (‘magpie’) from other great writers. Reflect upon the portal stories that you have loved reading and consider what made these so engaging. Try to bring in some of these skills and techniques into your own work.  
4. Enjoy it. Writing is all about sharing a passion for words, stories and the world of possibility. If you love the story you are writing – so too will your reader.

You don’t have to write all of your story today; we will be carrying on tomorrow to complete our stories.

Maths

Today we are going to look at division. Have a look at another Supermovers video to re-cap on the link between division facts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-division-with-homebros/zvsjbdm

How about a game? Have a go at this one, see how many coins and how far you can get in Cave run, using your division skills.

https://www.multiplication.com/games/play/cave-run-division

Finger Spelling – Sign Language

Fingerspelling is a way of spelling words using hand movements and is part of learning sign language. Each letter of the alphabet has a different sign. British Sign Language (BSL) uses a two-handed version.

Fingerspelling is only a part of learning sign language but getting you to learn your name would be a great start. Have a look at the posters for the letters you need (there is a left-handed and right-handed version) and see if you can have a go. Upload a video of you signing your name.

Good Morning Leaders.

Thank you for sending in your ‘hello’ videos. If you haven’t and would like to please try and send them in by the end of this week.

English

Through the Eyes of Character

First, think of a character – it’s easier if you base this on someone you know.

• What are they called?
• What do they look like?
• What sort of a person are they (miserable/friendly/kind/aggressive)?
• What do they say?
• What do they do?
• How do they treat other people?
• How do other people treat them?

Now compose a short piece of descriptive writing based on seeing a mysterious door through the eyes of your character. Use a simple opener to drop the reader straight into the action:

Samantha stared. … Ali hesitated. …

Have a look at the paragraph and table to help you.

Maths

Today we are going to look at division. See if you can beat Bartley Bluebird and Wolfie Wolf (football mascots) to the answers before they appear.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-times-tables-mash-up-with-bartley-bluebird-wolfie-wolf/zk4hd6f

Then have a go at the times tables questions – time yourself and see how quickly you can complete the answers.

Story Map

Just before school closed, we were writing a story. For this story you could use whatever method you wanted to create a story map.

I’d like you to make a story map for your magical door story. If you liked the way you mapped last time you could use it again. If you would like to try a different style of mapping that’s great too. (Comic Strip, storyboard, timeline, story path, bullet points etc.)

Hello Monday!

Yet another lovely weekend. I hope you all spent lots of time outside in the sunshine with your families. We are going to carry on with our theme of doors in English; by the end of the week we will have written a story.

English

Today, read the extract from the Snow-Walker’s Son. Catherine Fisher uses the pattern of three actions in a sentence to advance the action and inject a sense of pace into her writing. This helps to balance description, action and dialogue. e.g.

• The keeper hung his lantern on a nail, took the key from a dirty string around his neck, and fitted it into the keyhole.
• With both hands he turned the key, then tugged out the red chain in a shower of rust and pushed the door.  
• He stepped well back, handed the stranger the lantern, and jerked his head.  

Can you come up with three of your own sentences using this skill?

Maths

This week we are going to be looking at the four operations. Today we will start with addition – decimals. Remember to make sure that your numbers are in the right place value columns before you start to add them.

R.E. Islam

As we have been looking at Islam, I would like you to investigate Ramadan. You can find lots of information if you follow the link.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpdtsbk/articles/zjc2bdm

Why is Ramadan going to be celebrated differently this year? How are Muslims going to follow this festival?

Hello Leaders

I know that lots of you, even though you have enjoyed the time off, are now missing your friends. I know that I am missing see you all. Learners have been taking part in a lovely idea that I would like us to re-create with your help.

I would like everyone to upload, or e-mail in, a video of themselves with a message for the class or even just a simple ‘hello’. I will then put them all together into one and post this for all the class to see.

Happy filming.

Good Morning Leaders

It’s Friday again already, and another good weekend forecast, I can’t believe where the week goes!!

English

Here is a poem called ‘The Door’ by Miroslav Holub. I would like you to listen to the 2 versions of the poem being read by different people and then I would like you to have a go at reading, and recording if you would like to, you own version. I’d love to hear your poem.

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

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011kx3r

Go and open the door.
Maybe outside there’s
a tree, or a wood,
a garden,
or a magic city.

Go and open the door.
Maybe a dog’s rummaging.
Maybe you’ll see a face,
or an eye,
or the picture
of a picture.

Go and open the door.
If there’s a fog
it will clear.

Go and open the door.
Even if there’s only
the darkness ticking,
even if there’s only
the hollow wind,
even if
nothing
is there,

go and open the door.

At least
there’ll be
a draught.

Maths

You will be recording and plotting final temperatures today. Once you have a completed graph answer the following questions;

What was the hottest temp at each time of the day?

What is the mean temperature of the latest temperatures taken?

What is the median temperature of the earliest temperatures taken?

What is the mode temperature of the middle temperatures taken?

Story Setting

I’d like you to create a picture of your story setting which is hiding behind your door. You can be an inventive as you like, and this can be done in any media you like.

You could, make it outside out of natural things, draw on a piece of paper, decorate with craft things, use recycled rubbish or even make it out of food. There are no limits to how you could portray your setting.

Please take a photograph of your finished setting, I would love to see them, and you will need your setting next week.

Have a lovely weekend everyone and stay safe.

Good Morning Leaders

I has been good to hear all the things you have been going when I have contacted your families. Please do not worry if you miss my call, I will try and make contact again.

English

Today I would like you to, once again, think about your magical door but this time we are going to think about each of our senses. Remember our extended sentences from yesterday and try and put the extra information in these sentences as you write them.

I opened the magical door and saw…

I opened the magical door and heard…

I opened the magical door and felt …

I opened the magical door and smelt …

I opened the magical door and tasted …

Maths

Continue taking your temperatures at the 3 chosen times of the day. If you are not already plotting them on your graph you might want to draw your axis today so that you are ready to plot them all tomorrow.

You will need your completed graph to answer some questions tomorrow.

Doors – Sculpture/Art

Let’s get outside and enjoy the weather today. Have a go at making your door outside. This could be the same door that you have designed or a different one if you wish. It could be; a fairy door, a disguised door, a door made from recycled rubbish.

You can be as inventive as you like. I’m looking forward to seeing your creations.

Good Morning Leaders

I’ve seen lots of interesting door designs and I am looking forward to finding our where these doors will lead us next week.

English

Using your 6 sentences from yesterday, I’d like you see if you can now edit your sentences to make them even better.  Think about using; descriptive adjectives, powerful verbs, relative clauses, similes and metaphors.

E.g. I opened the magical door and saw …  a shoal of hungry shadows, tangoing through busy streets like a swarm

Maths

Continue taking your temperatures at the 3 chosen times of the day and either add them to your data collection or plot them on your graph if you are doing this as you go along.

You should have 3 pieces of data for each of your times by the end of today.

DIY Lava Lamp -Science

In science, you have been thinking about separating materials.  Have a go at making this fun Lava Lamp and watch how the materials separate.  How does this work scientifically?

https://fun-science.org.uk/lava-lamp-experiment/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WayviQkusxI&feature=emb_logo

Good Morning Leaders

It’s nice to see so many of you posting or e-mailing about all the things you have been doing. I’d like to set a mission for anyone who has not yet had a go at doing so – see if you can upload or send something in by the end of the day.

English

Today I would like you to listen to Kit Wright’s poem ‘The Magic Box’. We are going to use his poem as a base for our writing using a door. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zkpmhyc

Write 6 different sentences about what you might find behind the magical door.

E.g. I opened the magical door and saw…. shadows dancing

Maths

Continue taking your temperatures at the 3 chosen times of the day and either add them to your data collection or plot them on your graph if you are doing this as you go along.

Are you beginning to notice anything about the temperatures you have taken?

Door Design

Time to get creative and think about the door that you would like to use in your writing. It could take you anywhere, opening a world of different possibilities.

The door is usually the first thing that you see that would invite you inside. Think about how you want your door to make the reader feel.  There can be decorated doors found in a number of different countries – have a look at the ones below.

You might want to think about decorating an actual door (please ask permission first) or drawing and colouring or painting your design on paper.

Good Morning Leaders

I hope you have all had a relaxing break and have been able to enjoy some of the lovely weather we have been having.  Some of you may have hoped we were back at school and some of you might be glad to get some more time at home, but I am sure we are all missing the company of our friends and classmates – I know that I am.

Now that Easter is over, I will be posting daily challenges for you to complete.  If you are on Tapestry, you can upload anything that you would like to share with me and, if you are not using Tapestry, you can still send anything you would like to share by e-mail.

English

Have you ever looked at a door and wondered what was on the other side?  In the hands or a writer, a door represents a world of possibility.

The world is in lockdown, shut behind doors for our own safety and the safety of everyone else. Closed schools, closed shops and temporarily closed for some of the things we take for granted, like playing in the park with our friends.

I’d like you to make a list of all the things that you miss.  You may like to think about some of the following categories: – seeing family – seeing friends – day to day things – playing sports – exploring your interests – places you love to visit.

We will return to this list over the week.

Maths

This week we are going to think about line graphs.  When would we use a line graph rather than a different type?  What information does it show us?

I would like you to draw and add to a line graph over the course of the week, as you collect the data to record.  Your line graph is going to show 3 sets of data (which will show in 3 different lines) showing the difference in temperature over the course of the day.

Today, you will need to choose 3 different times of the day, spread throughout the day if possible, and record the temperature.  This can be either done using a thermometer or, you will find that lots of devices will give you the current temperature, you can record using one of these too.  Remember to keep this information safe until you have plotted it on your graph.

Growing Vegetables

As the weather has been nice, I have spent some time in my garden and thought about clearing the weeds to plant some vegetables.  I’d like us all to think about growing something this week.  If you do not have a garden or seeds to plant do not worry.  It is amazing what you can re-grow from the peelings/waste that you would normally throw away.  Have a look at the link and see if you can choose one of the things to have a go at re-growing.  It would be great to share the fruits of your labour through a picture diary of your vegetables – let’s find out which are the quickest and easiest to re-grow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=54&v=GnGEuidMvsE&feature=emb_logo