Term 2 Week 5

Good morning, boys and girls. Today is a teacher only day at school for me, and the last day of learning
at home for you. Have fun and I will see you on Monday!

I have just been reading Ruby's opinions on a range of topics that she set up on a Google Slide presentation
in her writing folder in her Drive. When you come back to school, we will set up an opinion board, using Ruby's
presentation as a starting point.
During these last 2 days of learning at home, please complete all the Studyladder tasks I have set for you,
so that you can move on when you come back. Those who aren't finished the tasks will need to do them
when they come back. Those of you who have been adding slides to your Reading Responses presentations
will be able to share what you found out with the rest of the class, and those of who who have been writing in
Storyathon will be able to share your writing with the class.
Tomorrow, we will be having a teacher-only-day so I mightn't be available to answer your emails.

Wednesday was the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. You can find out about her in your RE folder on Drive.
This morning, at school, we will join Bishop Steve at his Mass at 9am.
If you are unable to join us at the Mass, say a Hail Mary and offer it up in thanks to God that we are still safe.

Pray these prayers of petition with your bubble members

O Lord, grant us the grace to respect and care for Your creation.

Lord, hear our prayer.

O Lord, bless all of your creatures as a sign of Your wondrous love.

Lord, hear our prayer.

O Lord, help us to end the suffering of the poor and bring healing to all of your creation.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Say 1 x Our Father, 1 x Hail Mary and 1 x Glory Be. 

This week may be the last week that you are learning at home, so it is a good idea to get yourself
into a routine again.
Get yourself dressed, and do your before school chores. Make a timetable for each day.
Exercise with Joe.

Reading: Read the articles in Kiwi Kids News then open your Reading Responses Google Slides that you began at the beginning of the year in your Reading Folder in Drive. (Look at Chloe's example below). Add a slide each day about an article you have read.
Read from Epic each day, and, in your Reading From Epic Google Slides, show a response each day - eg screenshot a picture and create a response slide.

• Can birds fly in the rain?
• Are birds’ feathers waterproof? 
• Do birds know when it’s going to rain?
• Find out by visiting Wonderopolis.

Writing: Storyathon has a selection of Quick Writes as well as the Term competition - Living in Lockdown.
Complete your Easter Egg Hunt story for publishing on Seesaw (Ruby has done this already.)
Maths: Work on xtramath every day. Solve the Jellybean Puzzle - Seesaw Activity.
If you haven't finished the fraction tasks on Study Ladder, do them first, then work on the Mathletics tasks.

PROBLEM-SOLVING

I have three dogs of different ages.

If I add their ages together I get 15.

If I multiply their ages together I get 45.

How old are my dogs?

Science: After you have finished the tasks on Study Ladder, the following websites have experiments for you to do.
Science For Kids
Kids School Gen
Kiwi Co

Art - May is the month of Mary, so do some artwork of Mary. Keep reading this post to see an example. Ava's lovely picture of Mary can be seen on our Seesaw page.

Imagine…. its 2050 there are flying cars in the sky and you can control the TV with your mind.

You are a scientist who is working on a brand new top secret technology which is going to change the world!!

Having worked in a hidden underground laboratory for months, your technology is now ready to go. You are just about to give it the first test run, when….

…. what happens next? You can find out about this at this link.

MOTAT Fun
Monday's Prayer and Religious Education
At 9am, begin with a prayer. In yesterday's Gospel, Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the light.

Loving God, your Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life for all creation; Give us grace to walk in his way, to rejoice in his truth, and to share his risen life; Fill us with your Spirit so that be can show your face to others Amen.

Read yesterday’s Gospel John 14:1-12 Listen to this song I am the Way

Try this decoder activity

Create a poster with the following verse on it.

“I am the way, the truth, and the life” John 14:6 
Post it on Seesaw.

Last week's puzzle answers:

5+5+5=15
8-5=3
9=8+1
5+9=14







10x10=100                                           
7x10=70                                               
3=10-7                                                 
20÷10=2
20x10=200

 3+8x8=67
8+11+11=30
40÷8=5
11+10+11=32
8x10-11=69







Try this week's Maths Puzzles. Go to Seesaw and click Activities. Post your answers there.

         

Join in this song about Mary.



This week, the Zoom meetings will be the lessons that you want. Today, if you want a lesson, email me.

Well done, Chloe on your Reading Responses Presentation. You have found articles to read on Kiwi Kids News and you have written about each one on a slide in your Reading Responses Google Slides that you started at the beginning of the year. Chloe's Reading Responses Presentation

Have a good day.

Our own bubbles becoming one again.

Discuss the use of pattern and colour.

Get each student to cut out an oval shape and fill it with pattern using analogous colours (red/yellow/orange, blue/green/yellow, red/purple/blue). Patterns can represent cultural patterns, people in your bubble, feelings, activities etc. Fast finishers use the scrap paper to create small shapes for filling in the gaps.

Different groups can use different colours or students can work on different colours on different days.

Combine these together to create a collaborative piece of work by gluing them onto large circles cut out of card.