Emerald

Summer 2 

Home Learning Link 

Each day videos and activities will be uploaded onto the school website to support with home learning. Please click on the link below to assess the videos.

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Purple Mash

Learning activities will continue to be set on purple mash. I can not wait to see all your hard work. Make sure you remember to leave me a little comment with your work. 

Topic Work 

This Term`s topic is Plants. Please find below some activities that you may want to do at home all about plants. Look our for some more Topic activities on purple mash. 

Here is a link to a video about how a sunflower grows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUzbzkGYPOQ

Click on the links below to find some sunflower crafts. If you make any I would love to see some pictures of them.

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/sunflower-crafts-for-kids-to-create-1250709#step8?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons_nip

https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/paper-sunflower-craft/

https://iheartcraftythings.com/paper-plate-sunflower-craft.html

                 Summer 1

This half term our Topic is Mini Beasts. Each week we will be learning about a different Minibeast.

Snail Topic Video Link 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLCtVGB1mFw 

Link to Snail Story 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H5PiUuAPv4

Links to Snail Craft Activities 

https://www.amorecraftylife.com/snail-kid-crafts-fun-and-colorful/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_smartloop&utm_content=smartloop&utm_term=34583688

https://whereimaginationgrows.com/egg-carton-snail-craft-kids/ 

Links to ideas of how to make Bug Hotels 

https://supersimple.com/article/bug-hotel/?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=Social

https://lukeosaurusandme.co.uk/build-a-bug-hotel-from-your-recycling/

Links to stories 

The Snail and the Whale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hheolVGZVvs

Snail Brings the Mail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v5TgCk8PCk

Friday activity 

Topic activities has been set on your purple mash account. 

Cookery and Fine Motor Spider Activities

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/spider-biscuits

https://www.cookingwithmykids.co.uk/halloween-spider-web-biscuits/

https://funlearningforkids.com/spider-web-cutting-activity-with-straws/

https://www.pre-kpages.com/spider-fine-motor-activity/

Making Bee from egg cup Craft 

https://www.craftymorning.com/egg-carton-bumble-bee-craft-for-kids/

Body Parts - Youtube Link 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta154f5Rp5Y

Life cycle of a Bee Craft Activity Link 

https://www.craftymorning.com/egg-carton-bumble-bee-craft-for-kids/

Friday activities 

Topic activities has been set on your purple mash account. 

Bee Story Links

The Very Greedy Bee  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw77rwV1LV0 

Bee & Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO215UAi4i4

Keeping Safe Online

Please explore the following link, which is a link to our e-safety page. On this page you will find lots of information about how to keep safe online. 

https://www.richmondhill.luton.sch.uk/e-safety-1/

Cookery 

This Half Term in Cookery is Crumble. Below are some recipes you may want to try at home if you can.

Crumble Recipes

Apple

 https://picklebums.com/apple-crumble/

Fruit of your choice

https://www.funkidslive.com/food/fun-cooking-fruit-crumble/#

Rhubarb

http://saucepankids.com/recipe/rhubarb-crumble/

Here are some websites with further craft and art activities all about Mini Beasts

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/insect-crafts-for-kids-1249902

https://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/the-most-easy-and-fun-insect-crafts-for-kids/

https://buggyandbuddy.com/30-bug-crafts-and-activities-for-kids/

Below is a youtube link to Eric Carle the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar reading his book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXHScpo_Vv8

Home Learning During Easter

Below are some further craft activities that you can complete

Home Learning

Maths online activities 

Visit the website Busy things  - https://www.busythings.co.uk/

Login: rhspupil      Password: 12345

1. Click on early years.

2. Click on reception.

3. Click on mathematics. 

4. Click on counting. 

Pupils can then work through these counting activities before completing further maths `worksheets` from their home learning pack or when they wish to complete maths games.

If the above is not appropriate for your child and they need more challenge please;

1. Click on Key stage 1.

2. Click on mathematics. 

3. Click on number and place value or addition and subtraction.

Pupils can then work through these counting activities before completing further maths `worksheets` from their home learning pack or when they wish over the next few weeks. 

Further maths online activities

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=counting

We use activities from this website in class so the pupils will be familiar with some of the activities. They are all fun and engaging activities which the pupils can complete. 

Literacy - The Tiger who came to Tea Home Learning ideas.

• Can you retell the story yourself? You can ask someone to film you telling the story and watch it back. 

• The author uses the words 'big', 'furry' and 'stripy' to describe the tiger. Can you think of any more adjectives to describe the Tiger?

• Talk about how your family would feel and what they would do if a Tiger came to tea.

• Can you make a menu of tasty food that Sophie's family can choose from at the cafe.

• Create masks for each character to help you perform the story to your family. 

• Discuss your favourite parts of the story and why you liked them.

On Twinkl there are some useful resources that you could use with the pupils ( they will need some support when using them but they may spark ideas)     Twinkl -https://www.twinkl.co.uk/

Twinkl have given schools and parents free access to their site for a month.

TO set this up please go www.twinkl.co.uk/offer You will need to create an account and use the offer code: UKTWINKLHELPS

By using twinkl you can download a range of learning activities, story books and worksheets for your child to do at home, you can even make your own resources. 

In the search bar Search  The Tiger who came to Tea and activities related to the story will be available to download. 

Literacy online activities to complete 

Busy things  - https://www.busythings.co.uk/     Login: rhspupil      Password: 12345 

Early years - Upper reception - Literacy, communication and language. 

Key stage 1 - Literacy.  Here you will find lots of engaging games for the pupils to complete.

Computing activities 

Login to   https://www.busythings.co.uk/

Username: rhspupil     password: 12345

1. Click on key stage 1.

2. Click on computing.

3. Click on early coding - pupils can develop onto busy code when appropriate.

Pupils can then work through the activities in this section over the next few weeks. There is guidance before starting each game to support the pupil and yourself in understanding. 

Online Topic activities

Login to https://www.purplemash.com/login/   Please see in your pupils home learning pack for their purple mash login.

1. Click on art.
2. 
3. In the search bar on the right hand side, type in house.
4. 
5. Scroll down to the bottom to `Other'. Pupils can then complete over the next few weeks a range of tasks from the section such as builders game, designing house/bungalow, designing flats, house outline, rooms etc.
6. 

Attention Skills

Here are some wonderful Attention skills activities that you can re create at home with house hold resources. These activities as used to engage and extend our pupils attention skills.

The Colourful Magic Trick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX19xFfaRo8&feature=youtu.be

Science - Magic Milk Experiment

https://funlearningforkids.com/magic-milk-science-experiment-kids/

Science - Floating Ink Experiment

https://happyhooligans.ca/dry-erase-and-water-floating-ink/

DIY Lava Lamp

Please find below our curriculum map for this term.

Spring 1

Topic

During our Topic Art Attack we have been learning about lots of famous artists. We have explored their work and have been inspired by them to create our own interpretations of their masterpieces. When learning about Claude Monet we created our own LilyPad paintings. Here are some pictures of us hard at work! 

Please find below our curriculum map for this term.

Autumn 2

Let There Be Light

We have really enjoyed our Topic this term `Let there be light`. We have learned about how lots of different religions use light as a form of celebration.

Please find below our curriculum map for this term.

Autumn 1

We have had such a fantastic and exciting first Half Term in Emerald Class.

Everyone really enjoyed learning about our Literacy story Peace at Last. Our favourite lesson was when we created our own tea sets and had a nice cup of tea just like Mr Bear.

During our Topic, we went on a trip to Crawley Recycling Centre and learnt lots about how our rubbish is recycled! We also explored and learnt about different types of materials such as magnetic materials. We carried out a science investigation to find out if the materials we found around the school were magnetic or not using magnets. 

We also had some special visitors come into Emerald class to celebrate Harvest with us. We had a fun afternoon making lots of Harvest Crafts. 

Trips

Topic

Harvest

Hello and welcome back to another school year, my name is Áine and I am the class teacher in Emerald Class. Jodi is our class TA3 and Emma and Ruby are our class teaching assistants.

The pupils in Emerald class are: Anamul, Afaan, Alfie, Dillon, Sean, Sufiyan and Zahra.

Our topic this half term is `What a load of junk ` we will be learning about the environment around us and experiencing and exploring ways in which we can care for it such as recycling, saving electricity and litter picking.

Our Literacy story this half term is `Peace at last` by Jill Murphy.

The children have already started learning about the different characters and objects within the story. If you would like to listen or watch Peace at last with your child please see the literacy stories page.

I look forward to meeting you at Meet the Teacher. Please keep looking back to see what we have been up to!

Below is Emerald Classes curriculum overview for this half term. You can click on the picture below to view the document.