8th - 12th June

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the blog. This week will be a little different in terms of layout and content, as outlined in the email sent to you last week.

For the next three weeks, we will be posting a small amount of suggested work for the week, and some fun educational activities for you to enjoy at home. All will be posted on Mondays, so that you can plan out the content according to your family's situation and needs at the moment.

English:

1. I suggest that you continue to practice your reading on www.connect.collins.co.uk.
   
2. Sounds, tricky words, word lists
3. Handwriting (see more below)
4. At least one piece of writing following the Writing Workshop format. It could be your news, your favourite cartoon character, your dream holiday etc.
5. Dictation (see more below)
6. Read a story - if you don't have access to books, youtube have lots.

Handwriting

Pages 60 & 61 - the letter z

Pages 44 & 45 - Revision

Suggested Writing Workshop template

Suggested words for dictation:

• run
  
• car
  
• bet
  
• map
  
• hug
  
• jog
  

• fact
  
• trail
  
• flap
  
• crunch
  
• splash
  
• spoil
  

Maths:

• Forward/backward counting by skipping, jumping jacks etc.
  
• Doubles
  
• Busy pages (below)

           Page 30                            Page 31                            Page 32

5 FUN ACTIVITIES

Monday

PE with Ms. McSweeney

Tuesday

Maths with Ms. Brooks

Wednesday

Geography with Ms.
Maguire

Thursday

Science with Ms. Keogh

Friday

Art with Ms. O'Shea

PE
with Ms. McSweeney

All you need is your skipping rope, a bit of space and lots of energy. Moving your body everyday is so important. Why not try this indoors on a rainy day!

Maths
with Ms. Brooks

Geography
with Ms. Maguire

Leaf rubbings
You will need:
- Paper
- Crayons
(I used twistables but a thick crayon on its side would be better)

Don't forget to take pictures of your leaf rubbings and send them to your teacher.

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Science
with Ms. Keogh

Today we are going to do 2 fun science experiments! For these experiments you will need: 

Experiment One (Volcano):
1. Vinegar
2. Baking Soda
3. Food colouring (optional)
4. Washing-Up Liquid
5. Spoon
6. Small glass

Experiment Two (Balloon)
1. Vinegar
2. Baking Soda
3. Balloon
​4. Water Bottle

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Remember: In science, Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. When an acid and a base come together a chemical reaction occurs!

​Before you watch the video try and predict what you think happens when vinegar and baking soda is mixed together...

If you like, after your experiments you can draw a picture of what happened. You could even try and label the picture and write about it!

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Art
with Ms. O'Shea

Butterfly life Cycle
Today we will do an art activity based on the life cycle of a butterfly. Many of us know what butterflies are, but do we know where they come from? Watch the powerpoint video below to learn more and then get ready for some creativity! Enjoy :)

You will need:

• A paper plate
• Paper/card
• Scissors
• A ruler
• Glue
• A leaf
• Pasta pieces
• Grains of rice
• Colours/pencils

This is the list needed for my lesson, you can make your own version with what you have in your house! In fact, I have posted some other versions below!
** Click into images to see in full**