Thursday
Good morning Giraffe Class
Can you believe that we have now completed five weeks of learning at home. I have been so impressed with the work you have been doing at home with your family. I have enjoyed watching videos and photos you have posted on our home learning pages and am so proud of all your hard work. Well done to you guys and a big thank you to mum and Dad for all their support and hard work, I know they have had so much fun spending this special time with you.
Let’s see what fun is in store for us today…...
Being thankful
Gerald Giraffe is thankful that he can spend quality time with his family…
What are you thankful for?
morning fun
Can you practise writing any of the sounds that we have learned?
What is your favourite sound and can you write it?
Can you find something that begins with the same sound?
Can you practise writing any number?
Can you find the same number of toys?
What number comes before this number?
What number comes after?
Can you practise writing your name?
Can you find something in your house that begins with the same sound as your name?
Story of the week
The Little Red Hen
Today we are going to look at a Youtube video of the story, The Little Red Hen.
In a story, there are many different characters. When Ms Tone read the story yesterday the characters were the Little Red Hen, the Pig, the Cat and the Rat.
Are the characters in the Youtube video the same or are they different?
story of the day
The boy who lost his belly button.MOVToday’s story is The Boy Who Lost His Belly Button read to you by Ms. Anre.
Phonics
Today’s sound is w
w-w-w- witch
w-w-w-web
w-w-w-window
w-w-w- wood
Please use the teaching template in the RWI Resources tab for the teaching instructions.
Writing rhyme: Down, up, down, up
Fred talk words:
w-i-n win
w-i-sh wish
w-e-b web
w-i-g wig
Don't forget that you can visit the Ruth Miskin web page for online
videos that will be streamed each day. You can copy and paste the
link https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/
or visit the RWI Phonics Resources tab on the home page of this home learning site.
Extension ideas
Fine Motor Skills - baking bread
If you prefer not to make the bread you can use the play dough recipe instead to make a pretend bread for the Little Red Hen.
Learning Objective:
To develop fine motor skills and finger strength
To observe how substances change when mixed together
You will need:
300g all purpose flour
200g whole meal flour
7g sachet fast action dried yeast
1 tsp salt
2tbsp olive oil
1 tsp clear honey
What to do:
Tip the flour, yeast and salt into a large bowl and mix together with your hands. Stir 300ml hand-hot water with the oil and honey, then stir into the dry ingredients to make a soft dough.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 mins, until the dough no longer feels sticky, sprinkling with a little more flour if you need it.
Oil a 900g loaf tin and put the dough in the tin, pressing it in evenly. Put in a large plastic food bag and leave to rise for 1 hr, until the dough has risen to fill the tin and it no longer springs back when you press it with your finger.
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Make several slashes across the top of the loaf with a sharp knife, then bake for 30-35 mins until the loaf is risen and golden. Tip it out onto a cooling rack and tap the base of the bread to check it is cooked. It should sound hollow. Leave to cool.
Other ideas:
Talk about the different techniques such as a weigh, knead, pour, mix, spread, cut
Add raisins, grated cheese, sliced banana, oats, dates etc to your bread
some extra fun ;-)
Story-go-round
A collaborative story creation experience.......
Make up a cooperative story by letting each person add one sentence. Start with characters and a simple plot, like “a dog and cat went to the beach”, and let your child take it from there. The sillier, the better!
Can you make up a story about giraffes?
great learning today giraffes!
My goodness, that was a very quick week. I hope you had fun learning this week. Have a lovely relaxing weekend with your family, remember to help mum and dad around the house, be kind and share.
See you next week :-)
Here are two of our favourite clips to watch over the weekend, enjoy :-)
Welcome back to Term 3 from the P.E. department. Check out our new updates and challenges on our P.E. website including the Jebel Shams Challenge! who will be the first to the top!! We also have this week's newsletter to have a look at and don't forget to keep uploading your pictures and videos for us all to see. Keep up the great work.
Stay Home, Stay Safe and Stay Active!
Mr Scott and Miss Jamie.
