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Good Morning children & parents… It is finally here- the event we have been waiting for!  The Virtual Sports Week at Howard Primary School!

We have an exciting range of events .

There are 10 activities, children are to chose 5 activities out of the 10 activities  and put these into the tracker (or they can create their own tracker) which is attached (pdf and word) and there will be a link to on the blog Virtual Sports Week starts today! We can’t wait to see pictures/ videos of you all taking part practicing the different activities and filling out your tracking sheets. Please look at the Virtual Sports Day blog page – https://www.howard.croydon.sch.uk/classrooms/virtual-sports-week-2020/ to watch our opening ceremony video and find all the information you need to take part.ge.

Tracking Sheet : Sports-week-activity-tracker.docx-1

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Our topic for this term is ‘Puppet on a String’ and is based on history. It focuses on changes within living memory. Children will begin to understand and use words and phrases relating to the passing of time. We will be learning about toys and household objects in the past and compare it to the same in modern times.

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Children can continue to post their work, photos and videos at Classdojo. Thank you everyone. It has been wonderful to see your posts. Keep in touch !

Parents please contact Mrs Jeevahan and Mrs Ramakrishnan with any queries or questions at howardyear1@gmail.com

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Our Learning this week…

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History

We started the topic by first discussing changes we experiences, changes with the toys we played with. as a baby and now.

This week we are looking at toys in the past and compare it to toys we play with now.

Have a look at this link below. What do you think?

https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/learn/virtual-tours/toys-50s-60s-70s-virtual-tour

Activity : Can you look at the toys on this sheet. Compare the old and the modern ( then and now). What can you notice? Are there any similarities or differences?

Sheet : Toys then and now

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Phonics

Hope you are continuing to practise the new sounds you learn. Remember your sound buttons.

Daily Phonics lessons provided by Ruth Miskin Training via this link: Daily Phonics lessons by Ruth Miskin Training.
Children working with Ms Dale & Mrs Hunjan please follow Set 1 and Set 2

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ?fbclid=IwAR2EtV9dAsW0AiY8CIm-aHzPMnL8bJEPxflxhGxsLa715o9205yCPXHXJc8

Mrs Ramakrishnan &Mrs Jeevahan’s group please follow set 3

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ?fbclid=IwAR2EtV9dAsW0AiY8CIm-aHzPMnL8bJEPxflxhGxsLa715o9205yCPXHXJc8

Please remember to practise your tricky words and the Year 1 common exception words from the list .

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English

We continue our learning about poems with the Sound collector by Roger Mc Gough. Have you ever thought of what our world would be without any sounds? A stranger coming into your house and stealing all the sounds. Just imagine that!

 

Activity 1 : Read the poem and enjoy, Identify all the poetic features – What is the theme of the poem?

Can you spot all the poetic features – how many verses are there? Do you spot ant rhyming words, alliteration, onomatopoeic words?

Activity 2 : Can you think of different settings – farm, school, park, zoo, station, shopping centre… Close your eyes. What sounds can you hear in different places. Make a list.

Sheet : Planning sheet

Eg. At the farm –

the baaing of the sheep

the brrr of the tractor

the barking of the dog

At the school

the laughter of the children

the ringing of the bell

the clapping of hands

Activity 3 : Choose two of your settings and write your own poem.

Sound collector Poem 1

Activity 4 : Read Mettle Fettle. Compare the poems. What is same what is different. Which one do you prefer? Why?

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Reading

Please continue reading at home and do post your videos on Class Dojo.
Here are three different texts – Our focus this week is about Superheroes. 

Please read and answer questions using the information from the text.

The first one is easy and the second and third one is a little challenging. Please answer questions orally by referring to the text.

Click on the link below to view the text. Why not post your work to class dojo for the teachers to check?

Reading Comprehension Superheroes 1

Reading Comprehension Superheroes 2

Reading Comprehension Superheroes 3

Please continue to read at home

* by using Oxford owls – you can find the bookband your child was reading and find a book.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page

*You can also try collinsconnect

To sign into Collins Connect open the Teacher portal and enter username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk & password: Parents20!  and click Login.

Children should be reading every day.

When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.

Questions to ask before you read

• Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
• What makes you think that?
• What characters do you think might be in our story?
• Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
• Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?

Questions to ask during the reading

• What do you think will happen next?
• What can you tell me about the story so far?
• Can you predict how the story will end?
• Why do you think the character did _______?
• What would you have done if you were the character?
• How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
• As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
• As you read, what are you wondering about?
• Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?

Questions to ask after reading

• Can you remember the title?
• In your opinion, was it a good title for this book? Why or why not?
• Were your predictions about the story correct?
• If there was a problem, did it get solved?
• What happened because of the problem?
• Why do you think the author wrote this book?
• What is the most important point the author is trying to make in his writing?
• What was your favourite part of the story?
• If you could change one thing in the story, what would it be?
• Can you retell the story in order?
• If you were __________, how would you have felt?
• What is the most interesting situation in the story?

Is there a character in the story like you? How are you alike?

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Handwriting

Keep practising your joined up writing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NQ6uS8blwY

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Maths

We are learning about shapes and 2D shapes – to name, identify, sort and describe common 2D shapes.

Activities

Activity 1 : Sort-2-D-shapes

Activity 2 : Recognise-and-name-2-D-shapes

Activity 3 : Patterns-with-2-D-and-3-D-shape

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Let’s celebrate our Mathletics Champions….

Gold Award

Lambeth Class: Carlotta. Yusuf

Vauxhall Class :

Silver Award

Lambeth Class: Tome. Shauna, Mikael. Mia

Vauxhall Class :

Bronze Award

Lambeth Class: Brady, Teodora, Harvey, Aliyah, Luke. Anaya, Carter

Vauxhall Class : Kelcia, Hamza, Yigit, Logan, Alesha, Harrison, Aayush, Elena, Tymon, Freddie.

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Computing

Coding

https://www.j2e.com/j2code/

Share with us any computing work you are doing at home

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Music

https://www.cma-online.co.uk/making-music

password – makingmusic123

Each weekly lesson will be available online for 5 weeks.  Feel free to use in the classroom too if you are in school.

https://charanga.com/yumu/login?redirected_from_cmw=y

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PE

OR

PE with Jasmine

Log into:

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Art

We are learning about the amazing nature artist called Andy Goldsworthy who use nature for his art / sculptures.

Check this out.

https://www.slideshare.net/nivaca2/andy-goldsworthy-for-kids

https://www.slideshare.net/kimberlyn7/the-art-of-andy-goldsworthy

Activity : Can you collect twigs, petals, rocks, shells, leaves and make your own nature sculpture? What name will you give your art work? Post on class dojo.

Check what I made earlier this afternoon.

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RE

We are learning about Islam and what Muslims believe in.

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

 

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PSHE

This term we are thinking about changes in many ways, Watch this story Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins. The characters in this story kept changing to meet different situations. The shapes they used were the same but could be changed to build different things. It made me think? Do we change inside by what is happening around us? How do we adapt to changes?

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Have a lovely week everyone. Goodluck to all the children and staff in school. Everyone at home please do continue your learning and keep posting on Class Dojo. Enjoy the week. Keep safe!

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