Monday 18.1.21  

If possible, please have colouring pencils/ felt tips and plain paper to hand for the live lesson. 

We will be doing Guided Reading on Thursday. We have attached the text  (Pythons) today, so that your child reads it, or so that you can read it with your child, before the session.  Please look at the 1 star text (in the bottom left-hand corner), as this is what we will use in the live lesson. If you child would like to read the 2 star or 3 star document, as an additional task, then this is fine.  

 Phonics 

We will deliver  a short phonics lesson, in the live lesson.   

If you missed the live lesson, the PowerPoint video is here:  https://video.link/w/nuTGb  

After the live lesson you can play any game on Phonics Play https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ related to the sound:  ear . Username: Thrapston Password: Thrapston  

English   

This week the children will be writing their own quest stories. During the live lesson, we will ask the children to draw the main character for their quest story (that’s what the colouring pencils/ felt tips are for), then we will model how to write a character description about their new character.   The main task is to write a character description.  

If you missed the live lesson, the narrated PowerPoint can be found here: https://video.link/w/CwPGb  

LO: To be able to write a character description.  

Write adjectives to use in a sentence. (yellow) 

Write expanded noun phrases. (blue) 

Choose adjectives carefully. (green) 

Use adventurous vocabulary. (white) 

Use commas in a list. (white) 

Maths  

On Monday the children will be using their knowledge of inverse to solve problems. There are differentiated problems included below for you to print off or to look at online to complete. 

If you miss the live lesson, the narrated PowerPoint can be found here: https://video.link/w/mETGb

L.O. To be able to use the inverse to solve problems.  

Use apparatus to help calculate the missing number. Check with the number line.(Blue) 

Write the missing numbers in the sentence and on the bar model. Use the number line to show the jumps.(Green) 

Use your knowledge of number facts to help you find the missing numbers. 

Write the missing numbers on the bar model too.(White) 

Geography  

On Monday we will be continuing our topic on Our Local Area. We will be looking more in-depth at the different types of settlements and how they are different from one another. They will include: hamlets, villages, towns and cities. Please use the recorded Geography PowerPoint to support your learning. The recorded PowerPoint can be found here: https://video.link/w/lLUGb 

LO: To be able to describe different types settlements.

Describe 1 settlement (Blue) 

Describe 2 settlements (Green) 

Describe 3 settlements (White) 

 

Also, attached to today's blog for completing throughout the week:

Morning PowerPoint – A quick activity, that would usually be on the board in the morning, to kick-start the day.  

10 Minute Maths – There are a few quick maths questions to recap or introduce new topics. We usually do this three times a week to kick-start the afternoon.