Sensational Sycamores:

Welcome to Sycamores!

 

Our class teacher is Mrs Parker.

 

Our Teaching Assistant is Mrs Smith.

 

Mr Pillans teaches us science and geography skills.

 

 

Sycamores class is the home of children in years 4 and 5; we are a class of fifteen year 5 and fourteen year 4 children. This term we are learning about the physical and human geography of Italy. As part of our new whole-school curriculum design, the children receive knowledge organisers to help them learn key facts about their topics. 

 

Daily Dojo Messages and Tasks.

Friday 03.04.20

 

Good morning Sycamores!

Today is the first day of our two week Easter break. Please remember that I will be checking into Dojo daily. If you need me for any reason, I am still here for you! Try to keep practising your times tables and reading everyday. I'm going to upload a project sheet for you, I hope there's something on it that you enjoy.

Mrs Parker x

Thursday 02.04.20

 

Good morning Sycamores, thank you so much for sharing photos of your English, maths, art and outdoor fun with me! It has been wonderful to see your smiling faces. We have reached the end of term! Tomorrow, I will give you some projects to keep you busy over the two week Easter break. Here are your usual maths and English activities for today:

 

 

Year 4 Sycamores.

 

Can you look at page 11 of your English booklet? Can you improve the Spring sentences and make them extra special?

 

Next, have a look at page 11 of your maths booklet. Can you build a mystery picture by using your knowledge of coordinates? Have a look at the word file below to help refresh your memory about how coordinates work.

Year 5 Sycamores.

 

Have a look at your maths booklet and try page 13. Can you crack the Easter egg code and multiply each fraction by a whole number? Here is a word document, with some examples, which will help you remember how to do this:

Your year 5 English task is in the word file below. Can you use your knowledge of spelling, punctuation and grammar to complete the quiz?

 

Day 9 of the Lego challenge: can you build a truly terrific treehouse?

Build your treehouse, then why not sketch and label it, while carefully thinking about the following:

* What tree is your treehouse built in? Could it be an oak tree, an apple tree or even a sycamore tree?
* How high up is your tree house?
* How big is your tree house, what rooms does it have?

Can you write a story about living in your tree house? What adventures do you have in your tree house? What interesting visitors do you have and what sort of weather do you have to cope with?

Wednesday 01.04.20

 

Good morning Sycamores! I hope that you all slept well and are ready for some more activities  :)

 

Year 4 Sycamores.

Today, can you try pages 12 and 13 in your maths activity booklet? It is a fun Easter board game for you to play. Look at page 12 of your English activity booklet. Can you complete the wordsearch and then write some amazing sentences? 

 

Year 5 Sycamores.

Today, can you try pages 14 and 15 in your maths booklet? It is a fun fractions board game for you to play.

 

Did you notice that yesterday you had finished your English booklet? Well done if you have completed every page; if you have still got some pages to do, you can finish it whenever you have some spare time. Year 5, your English is a comprehension activity, which is contained in the word file below. There is no need to print the file out, you can read the text and write your answers down on a piece of paper.

 

Have a lovely day!

Day 8 of the Lego challenge: you are shipwrecked! Can you build a boat to get home safely?

Build your boat, then why not sketch and label it, while carefully thinking about the following:

* How many passengers does your boat carry
* How is your boat powered?
* How far will your boat have to travel?

Can you write a diary about your time at sea? On your fearless journey homeward, what do you encounter? Do you meet man-eating sharks, pirates or mermaids?
 

Tuesday 31.03.20

 

Good morning Sycamores!

I hope that you all had a really good sleep and are ready to have another great day. What do you plan to do outside today? Are you going to play football, build a den or go for a walk? I am going to have another walk later this afternoon. Are any of you helping out with daily chores around the house? I love to hear about all your adventures, whilst we are all at home!

Thank you so much for sending me your beautiful work yesterday. I really enjoyed seeing your science experiments, castles and independent projects.

 

 

Here are your daily maths and English activities:

 

Year 5 Sycamores.

Please look at page 3 of your English booklet. Can you find and use the Spring suffixes?

 

Look at page 2 in your maths booklet. Can you break the code and then use inequality signs to compare the decimal numbers? Remember how we use inequality signs, 2 < 5 and 17 > 10. Compare digits in each place value column in order: ones, tenths, hundredths and lastly thousandths.

 

To help you with your maths today, here is a place value chart for you to look at. You don't need to print it off, it is just here to refresh your memory.

Year 4 Sycamores.

Today, can you try page 6 in your maths activity booklet? Can you decide when the events happened?

Look at pages 3 and 4 of your English activity booklet. Can you edit the sentences to include some fabulous fronted adverbials?

 

 

Day 7 of the Lego challenge: can you build a tremendous truck?

Build your amazing vehicle, then why not sketch and label it, while carefully thinking about the following:

* What is your vehicle used for?
* How many wheels does it have and why?
* How many passengers can your vehicle carry?
* What fuel does it use?

Can you write a poem about your truly terrific truck? You could use some powerful figurative language to paint powerful images in your reader's mind; try to include rhyme, repetition, alliteration, similes and metaphors.

Here is a list of educational and active websites for you to share and explore with your parents.

Please remember to stay safe online! Never talk to a stranger online or visit a website that your parents haven't checked first! If you see or hear anything that upsets you online please tell a grown up straight away.

Monday 30.03.20

 

Good morning Sycamores! I hope that you had a great weekend. Did you get outside in your garden to enjoy the sunshine? Do you remember our English text “Where My Wellies Take Me”, where Pippa wrote about her walk? This weekend, I went for a walk in the sunshine and tried to spot different animals, plants and interesting features. Later this week, I think that I will use these photos to write a narrative inspired by Pippa’s story. Can you do this too and ‘collect’ some interesting things on a walk? You could go for a walk in your garden and record your observations by writing down a description, making sketches or taking photos.

Here are your daily maths and English tasks:

Year 4 Sycamores.

Today, can you try page 3 in your maths activity booklet? Use your knowledge of times tables to hop through the Easter maze.

Look at pages 9 and 10 of you English activity booklet. Can you read the text about Holi and then answer the comprehension questions?


Year 5 Sycamores.

Look at page 12 in your maths booklet. Can you match the improper and mixed fractions to create a Spring picture?

Please look at pages 9 and 10 of your English booklet. Can you finish the Spring crossword and then use your Spring-themed words to create Spring sentences?

 

In Sycamores, Monday is our day for science. Mr Pillans has prepared a fun science activity for you to complete at home.

Day 6 of the Lego challenge: can you help the stranded aliens build a brand new space ship?

Build your Lego space ship, then why not sketch and label it, while carefully thinking about the following:

* How far will your space ship have to travel to the aliens' home planet?
* What is the weather like on the aliens' planet; do you need to be prepared for a desert or an ocean world?

Can you write a science fiction story about adventures you have with the aliens?

Mr Pillans has created an exciting castle challenge for you to try.