Thursday 11th February

Here are your home learning tasks for today.
Reading
Remember to read for at least 20 minutes at home today. This can be any type of text – fiction book, non-fiction, comic, newspaper, etc. A reading comprehension about Florence Nightingale has been included with this blog for you to complete.
You can also visit the Oxford Owl website and access books online
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ . The login details are:
Username: willow101
Password: pupil
Phonics
Today we have a LIVE Phonics session at 9am. We will be learning about the phoneme ‘y’ making the ‘ee’ sound in words like berry, happy and body.
If you are unable to attend the LIVE session, you can watch the learning video below:
y as /ee/ - Mr Thorne Does Phonics - YouTube
Next look at the activity sheet attached to this blog and fill in the missing letters. Can you write a sentence including one of the words on the activity sheet?
English
Today we would like you to write a poem inspired by Sophie Webber’s ‘Moving Through the Jungle’. Watch the video clip of Mrs Pring reading the poem and think about where you would like your poem to be based: https://youtu.be/v_PE6yhUB_E
A copy of the poem is attached to this blog, along with a template to help you write your poem. Have fun!
Maths
Today we are learning to compare numbers up to 50. Watch the video below and complete the learning task which is attached to this blog.
Spr1.6.4 - Compare numbers within 50 on Vimeo
Maths Fluency
How many number facts can you think of for 5? There are 2 examples on the model below. Write down some more number facts.
Art: Portraits
Last week you drew self-portraits. Today we like you to draw some more portraits. You can either:
- Draw or paint a portrait of Florence Nightingale. There are some pictures of her attached to this blog for you to look. She often wore a black dress and a white head scarf or bonnet.
or
- Make an abstract portrait. Watch Mrs Pring talk about Picasso’s abstract portraits: https://youtu.be/VPQmKSuwdGk. Now make a portrait of someone using this style. A file with some facial features for you to colour is attached to this blog.
As always, if you need help with any of these activities, please do not hesitate to contact us via the class email address.