Welcome to the last week in Zebra ClassTo our fantastic Zebra children,

We think you’re very special,and we just wanted you to know,you’ve made us all so very proud,and we’re so sad to see you go!

Although this year was different,we smiled and laughed and learned,you’ve grown your brain and tried so hard,so enjoy the rest you’ve earned.

You will be in Lemurs, and we’ll watch you shine and grow, Year 1 will be fantastic fun,so much to learn and know.

When you get stuck and it seems hard, there’s something you must do, keep believing you can do itbecause we believe in you!

Thank you to all of our wonderful Zebra families. Yoursupport this year, especially throughout these last fewmonths, has been amazing and we are so very grateful. Wehope you all have a well deserved rest this summer and lookforward to seeing you again very soon. There is a well donecertificate for your child on the next page. Please add theirname on the line. We have written a letter to the childrenand made a short video to say goodbye, which we will makeavailable for you to share with them in the next few days.From Mrs Rich, Mrs Midgley, Ziggy and Muddles

July 2020 Mrs Rich and Mrs Midgley

Writing / Understanding the World: Victorian seaside holidays

Today we are going to be thinking about seasideholidays a long time ago. This is Queen Victoria.She was the queen over 100 years ago. This wascalled the Victorian times, because of her name.

Seaside holidays were very different then, butsome things were the same as our holidays today.

Start by watching Mrs Rich’s video, where she willtalk about the pictures on the next few pages:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvtKh5QUw_AThis lasts around 20 minutes.

Then, we would like you to write about seasideholidays in Victorian times. There is some paper towrite on and a page with Mrs Rich’s modelledwriting. This should take 30 minutes.Queen Victoria

Most Victorians would go to a beach in our country.

Now we might go to a different country for a seaside holiday, because we have big planes to get there.

Then Now

Beach clothes

Then

Going in the seaBathing Machines

Now

Going in the sea

Then Now

Ice-Cream

Then Now

Looking in rockpools

Then Now

Playing in the sand

Mrs Rich’s modelled writing

People wore long clothes on the beachand had umbrellas to keep cool. Horsestook people into the sea in little huts onwheels called bathing machines. Theyliked to look in rockpools and buildsandcastles. They ate ice-creams.

In September you will be in Lemur Class! This week we would like you to do some very specialwriting and drawing for your new teacher, Mrs Janman and your new Teaching Assistant, MrsCallaway. These activities have been separated into three sessions, but you can spread these out,or do more on one day. Children at home can bring this to school when you come back.

Session 1• Write your name on the front cover of your special All About Me book.• Draw or paint a picture of yourself.• Draw a picture of your favourite things to play with at home and school and write sentences

about what you have drawn.

Session 2• Draw a picture of a character from your favourite story and write sentences about it.• Write sentences about your favourite things to learn about.

Session 3• Make a wish upon a star. What would you like to get even better at when you are in Year 1?

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Phonics

Please note that there is not a separate document for Phonics this week.

Session 1: ‘oa’ words wordsearch and picture labelling activity.

Session 2: Use your sounds to write words for the things in the beach picture.

Session 3: Write the missing ‘ar’ and ‘oo’ words in the sentences.

Session 1

coatgoalloaf

oakroadsoap

Write a word for

each picture.

Session 1

Use your sounds to write words for the things in the picture. Some of the letters in each word have been written for you. But watch out, it isn’t always the first bit of the word that has been written for you!

Session 2

Beach scene answers

Write the missing ‘ar’

word in each sentence.

jarstarspartytarget

Session 3

Write the missing ‘oo’

word in each sentence.

moonpool

bootsroots

balloon

Session 3

Handwriting (15 minutes per session)

Session 1: We would like you to learn to write your new class name, Lemur. Trace over the dots and then write more of your own. You could use a different colour for every letter.

Session 2: We would like you to learn the name of your new teacher, Mrs Janman. Trace over the dots. You could use a different colour for every letter.

Session 3: We would like you to learn the name of your new Teaching Assistant, Mrs Callaway. Trace over the dots. You could use a different colour for every letter.

You can also use Letterjoin to write these words. Log into Letterjoin, using the instructions in this guide. Ask an adult to type the letter into the Wow Fun option. You could also try other ways to write, such as: writing in rainbow letters; writing in chalk on a patio and then writing over it again with a wet brush to wash it off; writing with a sharpie pen on a big leaf; writing with an upside down wooden spoon in glitter or flour on a baking tray; writing with paint on the end of a cotton bud or feather; writing with icing pens on biscuits; writing in sand with your finger; writing on a steamed up shower door or mirror.

How to access Letterjoin at home

You can also learn all of these sounds and letters from this week by using the WOW FUN- Magic Words part of www.letterjoin.co.uk. Type the word or sound and pick a background. The access instructions are on the next page.For example:

Click here

Type the letterfor your child here

Home ReadingPlease go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/oxford-owl-ebook-collection and select the following two books for your child to read this week from their stage. It has been wonderful to receive videos of the children reading these eBooks, so please continue to send these to us at the Zebra email address.

Stage 3: The Ice Rink; The SnowmanStage 4: No Tricks, Gran!; Painting the LoftStage 5: Try a stage 6 bookStage 6: When Animals Invade; Ice Crystal RobberyStage 7: The Empty Palace; Nurp Stampede

As well as reading the texts, please use the following ideas to support discussions about what he or she has read:• Talk about whether he or she likes or dislikes a text, explaining why.• Stories: Ask your child to re-tell the story in sequence.• Non-fiction: Ask your child to talk about the key facts that he or she can remember.

There are also activities assigned to your child on www.readingeggs.co.uk. There are also lots of great stories online, including CBeebies Stories. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories

Maths Session 1 (30 – 45 minutes)

1. Start by joining in with this counting in 2s maths song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTCcqQxT5Gk

2. Complete the number formation page.

3. Complete the I spy and count activity.

3. Solve the summer adding puzzle. Choose one of the three challenge levels. Each object stands for a different number. Work out what the question is then use either small objects, a number line or a hundred square to find the answer. You can find number lines and a hundred square after the puzzle pages.

Challenge Level 1

= 2

= 5

= 4

= 3

This means 5 + 2

This means 4 + 3

Challenge Level 2

= 8

= 6

= 7

= 9

This means 6 + 8

This means 7 + 9

Challenge Level 3

= 12

= 9

= 14

= 11

This means 9 + 12

This means 14 + 11

Maths Session 2 (30 – 45 minutes)

1. Start by joining in with this counting in 5s song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FaBDqOmiyI

2. Complete the number formation page.

3. Choose one of the two levels of counting challenges to complete.

4. Cut out the pictures and use them to make four different patterns. For example, this is a pattern of 4 which goes mermaid, mermaid, tiger, unicorn and then repeats that sequence again. You could make patterns with more or less things in each sequence.

Counting challenge level 1

Counting challenge level 2

Pictures to cut out to make your patterns.

The easiest way to cut these out is in strips and then snip off each picture on the strip.

Maths Session 3 (30 – 45 minutes)

1. Start by joining in with the count back monkey song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hD26XpuUCc.

2. Quick count warm up challenge: what’s in the rockpool?

3. Watch this shape story and pause to talk about the names of the shapes that you can see:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMfXyE-NPmY&list=PLkUgLgpUGxYYXi4n8mk78Yq1JySkZdsdR

4. Choose one of the two shape picture activities to complete.

Shape Challenge Level 1

How many circles can you find? Colour these in green.

How many squares can you find? Colour these in blue.

How many triangles can you find? Colour these in yellow.

How many rectangles can you find? Colour these in purple.

How many triangles are there? Colour them in red.

How many circles are there? Colour them in pink.

How many squares are there? Colour them in green.

How many rectangles are there? Colour them in blue.

Shape Challenge Level 2

Art

Next year you will be in Lemur Class! This is a photo of a Lemur. Have a go at drawing or painting one. You may want to colour in the picture on the next page.

Music

Our Victorian seaside song to enjoy this week is:

Oh I do like to be beside the seasidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHyyuGjuk0

Physical Development

Joe Wicks P.E. lessons:https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html

Cosmic Kids Summer Yoga

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