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  • Holiday Reading Activites

    Published 18/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Challenge 1-

    If you haven’t done so already, try these Christmas reading comprehension activities.

    Challenge 2-

    How many Christmas books can you find in your house? Read them. Which is your favourite and why?

    Challenge 3-

    Each year a new animated version of a Julia Donaldson book is released over Christmas on the BBC. So far there has been: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Room on The Broom, The Snail and the Whale and Zog. This year they are going to release Zog and The Flying Doctors. Can you find of of these books to read at home? Which is you favourite? Why?

    Challenge 4-

    It is traditional to pull crackers when eating Christmas dinner. Inside the crackers is often a joke. Make sure you read your joke and see if you can explain to a grown up why the joke is funny. Why not try doing this for all the jokes around the table?

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  • Rafi's Christmas Decoration

    Published 17/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    What a beautiful Christmas decoration! Well done Rafi. 

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  • Rafi's 12 Days of Christmas

    Published 17/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Rafi- we love the way you have presented your version of the 12 Days of Christmas!

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  • Friday 18th December (Last Day of Term!)

    Published 17/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    We hope you all tuned into the Nativity last night. It was amazing to know that so many of you were at home watching it together. You were superstars and the Nativity was amazing! We hope you and your families enjoyed it!

    Reading-

    Remember to read for at least 20 minutes of reading today. If you would like something Christmassy to read, why not try one of these Christmas comprehension activities?

    Maths-

    All week you have been practising your addition and subtraction skills. Today, we want you to write some addition and subtraction Christmas challenges to send to Mr M. Here is what you need to do:

    Step 1: Think of an arithmetic problem and write it down in rough. e.g. 34 + 27

    Step 2: Think up a Christmas scenario in which the numbers and operation might appear. e.g. Father Christmas is loading presents into his sleigh.

    Step 3: Turn the arithmetic problem into a Christmas calculation story. e.g. Father Christmas is loading presents into his sleigh. There were 34 in there already, He has just put another 27 in. How many are there altogether?

    Step 5: Repeat this process for and different calculation. If you have just done addition, now try a subtraction calculation.

    Here are some phrases that might be helpful:

    Addition- another, more, altogether, in total

    Subtraction- gets rid of, loses, eats, left over, remaining

    Once you have completed your addition and subtraction Christmas challenges, send them into Mr M so he can solve them and send you back the answers.

    English-

    Thanks for all the 12 Days of Christmas songs and videos that we have had sent to us so far. If you haven’t done so already, please send us in your final version of the song so we can read it, enjoy it and give you feedback. If you are looking for an extension, why not try rewriting another traditional Christmas song?

    Art/Design-

    Thanks for all the pictures of the wonderful Christmas decorations that you are making at home. Today, why not try following an online tutorial to create a Christmas decoration. For example:

    Christmas Crafts for Kids | Toilet Paper Roll Craft Ideas - YouTube

    Feel free to find your own online tutorial with the support of an adult and make a decoration of your choice. Don’t forget to send in pictures of your completed decorations so we can add them to the blog!

    You have worked hard at home this week and it has been a pleasure to receive all the pictures, videos and messages that you have sent into us. Have a wonderful Christmas break and we hope to see you all back safe and well in January. 

    For those of you who wish to do a little bit of extra learning over the Christmas holidays, we will add a few Reading, Writing and Maths challenges on to the blog to keep you busy! 

    Merry Christmas Beech Class!

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  • Thursday 17th December

    Published 16/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Reading-

    As well as your regular 20 minutes of reading we have uploaded the next chapter of The Witches.

    https://youtu.be/A4Ehxs_OLJc

    Maths-

    Look back at the learning videos that were posted on Wednesday. If you have not done so already, complete the bar models with missing values. If you complete these and yesterday’s extension activity, then have a go at the extra challenges attached to this blog post.

    RE-

    This term in RE we have been looking at Incarnation and what this means for Christians. We have been retelling the text from Luke 1:26–38, 2:1–20 and Matthew 1:18-2:12

    To recap our learning, I would like you to design a poster to explain your understanding of Incarnation to your family. 

    Your poster should tell them why Christmas is so important to Christians, what the Incarnation of Jesus means and where they can read the story of God coming to earth.

    It might help to think again about the gifts that the wise man brought for Jesus; gold, frankincense and Myrrh. 

    Why did the wise men bring such strange gifts? Can you remember what these gifts tell us about who Jesus is and what he would do on earth? 

    This carol that we sang in class might help you if you are struggling to remember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cst2_-DEp_c

     

    P.E.

    Have a go at this Jo Wicks 8 minute workout:

    Active 8 Minute Workout 2 | The Body Coach TV - YouTube

    If you are looking for a challenge, why not create your own 8 minute workout?

     

    Design/Art-

    Put on some of your favourite Christmas music, get a Christmas snack, and make some Christmas decorations to decorate your house. You could make paper chains or snowflakes. You could make ornaments to hang on the tree. You could even make a wreath to hang on your front door. Whatever you do, make sure you send in a picture of it so we can add it to the blog.

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  • Oscar's 12 Days of Christmas

    Published 15/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Oscar- we love your version of The 12 Days of Christmas! We are so impressed by the way you recreated the word and language patterns from the original. Also, we really appreciated the way you thought carefully about how to add the -ing suffix to the root verbs. 

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  • Wednesday 16th December

    Published 15/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Reading-

    Remember to do at least 20 minutes of reading. If you are running out of interesting things to read at home, you could have a go at reading and answering the Emperor Penguin text that is attached to this blog. There are also some extra activities to keep you busy if you need them. 

    Maths-

    Watch Mr Ms learning video all about adding 2-digit numbers where crossing a 10s barrier is involved. Then use this skill to find the missing values in the bar models attached to this post.

    https://youtu.be/mxVSPsw4aAc

    Now watch the learning video for subtracting 2-digit numbers. Then use this skill to find the missing values in the bar models attached to this post.

    https://youtu.be/inBY-CrlYmQ

    If this is taking a lot of time and you need to take a break, feel free to spread this out across 2 days and complete it on Thursday.

    English-

    If you have not done so already, watch Mr M’s learning video from Tuesday and write your own version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. We have added the help sheet in case you missed it yesterday. 

    Now think about how you want to record and present your song. Do you want to write and illustrate it? Do you want to turn it in to a little book with 12 pages? Do you want to say or sing your song and record it? Whatever you chose, we would love to see/hear it!

    Nativity-

    Remember to tune into the Key Stage 1 Virtual Nativity ay 5:30pm. A link will be sent to you via ParentPay. If you are looking for an extra Christmas activity to be completed with an adult, why not try to make some hot chocolate spoons so you and your family can enjoy them while watching the Nativity. The recipe and instructions, as well as pictures of Mr M and his family making them, are attached to this post.

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  • Einoras' Nativity Poster

    Published 14/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    What a beautiful poster Einoras!

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  • Tuesday 15th December

    Published 14/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Reading-

    As well as your regular 20 minutes of reading, you can also watch a video of Mr M reading the next chapter from The Witches by Roald Dahl.

    https://youtu.be/OGMQZwnpNFU

    Once you have watched the video, we want you to make a poster to help children spot a witch. Can you remember all the signs that someone might be a witch?

    -an itchy head

    -long pointy shoes

    -gloves (even in summer time)

    -large nostrils

    -blue spit

    Make an illustrated warning poster to help keep children in our area safe from witches.

     

    Maths-

    Watch this learning video and then have a go at the worksheet. We have also added the answers so you can check your work. 

    Aut2.8.4 - Subtract a 2-digit number from a 2-digit number - crossing 10 on Vimeo

     

    English-

    First of all, follow this link to watch this traditional Christmas song:

    12 Days of Christmas | Christmas Songs | HooplaKidz - YouTube

    Now watch Mr M’s learning video which helps you to spot and understand the word and language patters that are in this song.

    https://youtu.be/TjKowNZeW_g

    Once you have done this, use your understanding of these word and language patterns to write your own version of this Christmas song. Use the writing frame attached to this post to help.

    ICT-

    Log on to PurpleMash and find the ‘Santa Email’ activity in your list of 2Dos. Complete and send your letter to Santa. If you are looking for an extra challenge, you can also complete the ‘Helping Santa’ and ‘Nativity Poster’ activity. Finally, use the 2Email function to write a short message to Mr Mr M (Charlie Mackinnon) to update him on how you are getting on with your home learning so far this week.

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  • Lola's Nativity Poster

    Published 14/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Lola- we like the way you added pictures to the left and right and put all the key information in the middle.  

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  • Rowan's Nativity Poster

    Published 14/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Rowan, we love the way you cut and stuck pictures onto a black background. We think it is extremely effective. 

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  • Jake's Nativity Poster

    Published 14/12/20, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Jake, we love your picture of the Three Wise Men. 

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