Category: Leaders Class

It’s Friday again already!!

This week seems to have flown quickly by. I hope you are all ready for a lovely weekend. You might want to try out your forest school knots making a den in your garden over the weekend to either enjoy in the sunshine or hide under in the rain. ?

It would be great to see your creations – happy den making.

English – Rain Before Rainbows 

‘A rope to hold on to.’

Today,I’d like you to have a go at a short piece of descriptive writing. Imagine you are a character in story. This could be any story you can imagine and you are up to the part where you need a rope to hold on to. Continue the story to tell me where you are, what you are doing and why you need the rope?

Maths – Ratio

This is the last set of ratio and proportion questions before moving onto a different topic next week.

See how many you can get.

Forest School

Another line from Rain Before Rainbows – ‘A rope to hold on to.’

There are a number of knots that we can learn to help us in forest schools – some of which are very useful in den building to help secure a tarpaulin.

Find yourself a piece of rope or you could even use a shoelace (remember to put it back in the shoe afterwards) and see if you can have a go at learning these knots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59pMftFEuvI 

Good morning, Leaders,

Let’s hope the mist clears early today and we get to see some sunshine.??

It’s getting to the end of the first week back at school for some children. They have been learning alongside everyone at home, completing their activities in the classroom.

I have planted some mixed lettuce seeds in a pot outside the kitchen and I know that lots of you have also been planting, both flowers and vegetables. It would be lovely to see how they are getting on. Try and take a picture of your plants and upload it to Tapestry – I bet the rain has made them grown quickly. ???

English – Rain Before Rainbows

‘A map to guide us’

Today, I’d like you to use a story map template although, rather than a story plan, I’d like like you to think about making a map/story plan of your hopes and dreams.

You might want to make this cover your life or just the next few weeks, the timescale is up to you. Think carefully about the order in which you would like your events to happen.

What is going to be your ‘treasure’ at the end of your map?

Happy mapping.

Maths – Proportion/ Ratio

We now know that ratio is the relationship between two quantities.
Proportion is the a subset of this, proportion tells us about a portion or part in relation to a whole.

Have a go at the proportion questions in the pictures.

Science 

At school, we have looked at the life cycle of a human. This is a bit of a re-cap lesson with an investigation about the elasticity of skin.

You will need:

a ruler and different sized elastic bands.

https://home.empiribox.com/lessons/habitats/  – You will need to choose lesson number 4 – Human Lifecycles

Good morning Leaders,

Over the weeks we have been in lockdown, I think everyone has had time to think about lots of things and many of you have tried to learn a new skill. It’s often a time that we remember things that we miss, things we had forgotten as well as things we want to try.

It’s important to also realise all the things you have done (which you might not have done) because you have been limited to where you have been allowed to go. Our beautiful text this week makes us think about all the good things around us on a daily basis, some of which we might normally overlook.

During our Wellness Wednesday activity I’d like us all to think about all the positive things that the last few weeks have brought – remember, everyone in your family might have something different. ?‍?‍?

English – Rain Before Rainbows

Figurative Language

Figurative language allows the writer to appeal to the reader’s senses, imagination and sense of humour. It paints a picture in the reader’s mind to better describe parts of their story to make it more interesting to read.

There are many different forms of figurative language. It is a language that is used non-literally to create a special meaning. It often has different meaning or intentions beyond the ways in which the word or phrase is typically used.

Figurative language can appear in multiple forms. These include: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, idiom and onomatopoeia.

For some extra help, listen to this song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-zGjduZE9c 

Today, I would like you to write a short description of what each of these words mean and include an example from the text if appropriate.

Maths – Ratio

Today, we are gong to have a look at ratio in some real life contexts.

Have a go at answering the different questions attached.

Wellness Wednesday

Today, we are going to give ourselves some time to relax, making slow and measured movements. Everyone in your family can join in if they would like.

You will need a chair for today’s session. Ideally a dining chair rather than the sofa but I’m sure you can possible have a go anywhere.

https://imoves.com/home-learning/1433 

Good morning, Leaders

It was lovely to see the first faces back in school today alongside many of you sending in your work on Tapestry.

I look forward to seeing what you have been doing, both from the planned activities and all the other exciting things that you have been doing during lockdown – keep them coming. ?

Rain Before Rainbows – English

Here are some more lines from the book.

‘But… there are footsteps to follow. And words that are wise. A map that will guide us when troubles arise.”

I’d like you to read the lines carefully (and listen to the whole story again if you wish) and explain what you think these lines in the book mean. How are they different to yesterday’s lines?

You may need to use your inference skills and read between the lines.

Ratio – Maths

Now that we understand what ratio means, have a go at answering these questions.

Footsteps

You may have heard the phrase ‘following in the footsteps…’ which means to pursue something that someone has already done. This phrase is known as an idiom.

Today I’d like you to:
– Investigate other idioms
– Present a piece of work about who you would like to ‘follow in the footsteps’ of and why. You can present this however you wish.

Good morning Leaders,

I hope you all managed to get outside this weekend with the return of some sunshine. ☀️

We are going to continue using the Rain Before Rainbows book for our learning this week and we will move onto having a look at the illustrations in the book.

Happy Learning. ?

Here are some more lines from the book.

‘Dark days may shake us. And worries creep in. With dragons to duel. And battles to win.’

I’d like you to read the lines carefully (and listen to the whole story again if you wish) and explain what you think these lines in the book mean.

You may need to use your inference skills and read between the lines.

A ratio shows how much of one thing there is compared to another.

Today, I’d like you to watch the short clip explaining about ratio – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsq7hyc/articles/z8kfnbk 

Once you think you have got it, have a go at the quiz at the bottom of the page to test your knowledge.

‘There are mountains for climbing. Journeys to take.’

Today, I would like you to investigate mountains. you might want to link this to your time zone work from last week and use the same countries, or you can use totally different ones.

See what you can find our about mountains in different countries – you might want to find the highest, the country with the most, or just find mountains in certain countries.

You can record your findings how you would like – this could be a poster, a table or even a set of top trumps cards – the choice is yours.

Have a great day everybody,

Mrs Walker