Monday 01.03.2021

All your activities for today can be found using the following links and worksheets (if provided) will be on your portfolio.

• English: In this lesson, we will practise retelling the process of honey orally. The children will practise using the precise vocabulary and sentence starters they have learnt already and then put all this into two written sentences at the end. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-orally-explain-a-process-6mt3gd
• Maths: In this lesson pupils will use bar models to support their understanding of adding fractions where the total does not exceed one. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/adding-fractions-up-to-one-whole-6nj62r
• Reading: Go to your portfolio and follow the instructions to find our class book. Read the pages selected and have a go at answering the questions! If you can, can you send a short video clip of you reading some of your book so that I can hear you read?
• Science: In this lesson, we will learn the five basic parts of a plant and write a conclusion for our practical experiment. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-the-parts-and-functions-of-a-plant-69gk8d
• Spellings: Your weekly spellings can be found on the school website at https://www.marshlandsprimaryschool.co.uk/spellings-15/ and will also be posted to your portfolio. Remember to practice every day if you get chance!
• PE: Target Treasure – for your P.E. Lesson today we are picking up our target treasure skills from before half term up again, to have a go at target treasure two! This focuses on careful, accurate throwing. You will receive a PDF with further instructions on, and there is a short video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tGFEjUz_X4&list=PLnwoPgo24bhmqV8Y76iXnwYw9T9AlxbqJ&index=28 that gives a more in-depth description of what you need to. Please ask a grown up to send a video / photo of you completing your PE so that we can see just how good your throwing accuracy is getting!

You will find lots of other resources on our school website; Times Tables, British Sign Language, Music, Art and craft ideas as well as links to daily news and various indoor PE sessions.

WEEKLY ART CHALLENGE:  Your weekly art challenge is to design, and if you can make, your own Roman coin, with you as the emperor / empress in the middle! Have a look at the examples on our website  https://www.marshlandsprimaryschool.co.uk/art-and-craft-3/ and see what you can come up with. The name of the emperor is usually the writing around the coin so you would have to write your name there! I cannot wait to see your creations!

Tuesday 02.03.2021

All your activities for today can be found using the following links and worksheets (if provided) will be on your portfolio.

• English: In this lesson, we will write a plan, using our word bank and sequencing pictures to help us. Please remember to write in note form! https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-plan-an-explanation-text-69hpcr?step=1&activity=video
• Maths: In this lesson pupils will use bar models to support their understanding of subtracting fractions and create their own subtraction problems involving fractions. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/subtracting-fractions-6tgpcd
• Reading: Go to your portfolio and follow the instructions to find our class book. Read the pages selected and have a go at answering the questions! If you can, can you send a short video clip of you reading some of your book so that I can hear you read?
• Spanish: In this lesson, we will recap our phonics sounds and greetings from the previous lesson. Then we will learn numbers 1-12 in Spanish and practise those by counting objects. Finally we will recap our learning of how to say our age in Spanish. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/saying-your-age-in-spanish-68u38d
• ICT: In this lesson you will create charts using the database and compare different ways of viewing information. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/comparing-data-visually-71h36c

If you go to https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/comparing-data-visually-71h36c?step=3&activity=worksheet you will be able to see the worksheet with graphs / questions. This does NOT need to be printed out you can just look at it online and answer questions on paper.

You will find lots of other resources on our school website if you fancy some other things to keep you busy! Please remember to practice your spellings daily! Your speed tables are also super important.

WEEKLY ART CHALLENGE:  Your weekly art challenge is to design, and if you can make, your own Roman coin, with you as the emperor / empress in the middle! You could do this on paper as a sketch, or use anything else at home you may have to do this. Have a look at the examples on our website  https://www.marshlandsprimaryschool.co.uk/art-and-craft-3/ and see what you can come up with. The name of the emperor is usually the writing around the coin so you would have to write your name there! Look carefully at the style of writing used, can you copy so that your coin is similar?

Wednesday 03.03.2021

TODAY IS WELLNESS WEDNESDAY! 

A day where you can move away from your screen and complete lots of fun, creative activities as we recognise that your mental well being is just as important as your academic work! Myself and the other teachers have compiled a list of possible activities that you could do with your parents/carers, siblings or on your own!

We are not expecting your work to be sent in via portfolios today but if you are proud of some of the fun things we have planned and want to share them, please feel free!

This is a day for you to focus on your wellness by exercising, practicing mindfulness … and having FUN! Enjoy everyone.

Thursday 04.03.2021

All your activities for today can be found using the following links and worksheets (if provided) will be on your portfolio. 

• English: In this lesson, we will explore what makes an effective introduction and then write the introduction to our own explanation texts about how bees make honey.  https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-the-introduction-to-an-explanation-text-cct68r
• Maths:  In this lesson pupils will explore fractions that total to one and greater than one using fraction bars to support understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/adding-fractions-with-a-total-greater-than-one-cgw66c 
• Reading: Go to your portfolio and follow the instructions to find our class book. Read the pages selected and have a go at answering the questions! If you can, can you send a short video clip of you reading some of your book so that I can hear you read?
• History: In this lesson we will learn about the different ways in which life in Britain remained the same after the Roman invasion. We will begin by looking at how normal life continued for many people in Britain and then look at how the invasion changed the lives of the rich. Finally, we will explore how the Roman invasion continues to impact us today. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/in-what-ways-did-life-in-britain-remain-the-same-after-the-roman-invasion-74t3ge
• PSHE: Children will be looking at some common road signs and will learn how to keep safe whilst out on a bike. Children will become familiar with the car seat law and create a fact sheet on what they have learnt. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/king-of-the-road-6mu36t

You will find lots of other resources on our school website if you fancy some other things to keep you busy! Please remember to practice your spellings daily!

WEEKLY ART CHALLENGE:  Your weekly art challenge is to design, and if you can make, your own Roman coin, with you as the emperor / empress in the middle! Have a look at the examples on our website  https://www.marshlandsprimaryschool.co.uk/art-and-craft-3/ and see what you can come up with. The name of the emperor is usually the writing around the coin so you would have to write your name there! I cannot wait to see your creations! Remember, you can use whatever you want to make these 😊

Friday 05.03.2021

All your activities for today can be found using the following links and worksheets (if provided) will be on your portfolio.

• English: In this lesson, we will write about the first stages of the honey-making process. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-the-first-section-of-an-explanation-text-64rkee
• Maths: In this lesson we will explore subtracting fractions involving fractions greater than one using fraction bars and number lines to build our understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/subtracting-fractions-2-71k34d
• Music: For our Music lessons please follow this link.

• https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/teacherlogin.aspx
• Login via teacher login, using the details below:
• Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk
• Password: Parents!21 and click Login. 
• Once you’ve logged into Collins Connect, select Music Express from the menu page. To access the lesson please click on Lesson bank> Year 4> Food and drink>World Famous Cooking Pot
• Click activity 2- Use Calabash Song performance audio to learn the chant by echoing each line (follow the instructions and answer the questions it gives you)

• Spelling Test: Please submit your spelling test results using do jo so that I can reward you your points.
• RE: In this lesson we will be learning all about how the religion of Sikhism began with its founder Guru Nanak. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-did-sikhism-begin-70vp8t
• PE: for your P.E. Lesson today we are going to begin to practice some skills for ‘golf rolling’. These skills help to develop accuracy and are super important when playing striking and fielding games! You will receive a PDF with further instructions on, and there is a short video at https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=YST+Golf+rolling&&view=detail&mid=9CBECD4EBF0729E1F2C99CBECD4EBF0729E1F2C9&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DYST%2BGolf%2Brolling%26FORM%3DHDRSC4  that gives a more in-depth description of what you need to. Please ask a grown up to send a video / photo of you completing your PE so that we can reward you do jo points and see how good you are!

WEEKLY ART CHALLENGE:  Today is your final day for submitting your weekly art challenge which is to design, and if you can make, your own Roman coin, with you as the emperor / empress in the middle! Have a look at the examples on our website  https://www.marshlandsprimaryschool.co.uk/art-and-craft-3/ and see what you can come up with. The name of the emperor is usually the writing around the coin so you would have to write your name there! I cannot wait to see your creations!

You will find lots of other resources on our school website if you fancy some other things to keep you busy! Please remember to practice your spellings daily!

If you are unsure which book your child should be reading, please contact your child's class teacher so that they can assist you further. 

EXTRA DAILY ACTIIVTY: If you have some spare time, it would be amazing if you could go to https://www.pobble365.com. Can you:

- Read the text

- Answer the questions

-Have a go at completing the 'perfect picture' activity.

Extra do-jo points will be waiting 

Thank you for all of your amazing work during lockdown. You have all being amazing and we are so so SO proud of you!

Also, a huge thank you also all of the parents / carers for your continued support throughout home learning. 

We cannot wait to welcome you back into the classroom!