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If you don't have the internet look carefully today at finding quarters. To find 1/4 (one part of 4 parts) you can halfand half again. Remember you should include different openers (As she opened her eyes, Early that morning, At dawn, Through the open window, Next, Then, After that, Finally) and conjunctions (because, and,so, then, when, but, when, if) The next lesson in the White Rose fraction maths can be found here if you have access to online learning. Noun Phrases (2 adjectives to the noun): grubby, dirty rabbit, bright, warm day, cheeky, speedy bunny. There should be more than one paragraph and you should use full stops. There should also be some noun phrases to describe the setting/characters (curlybrown hair, beautiful golden throne)

Write a letter from Heather to the alien from the time when she is waiting to meet her friend again. Nocturnal animals are more active at night than during the day. These animals sleep during the day, often in a burrow or den. They have special adaptations that help them survive in the dark. Over millions of years, these animals have developed traits that help them survive in the darkness. Nocturnal animals may have larger ears to hear better, bigger eyes to see better, and body parts that glow in the night. Which animals fit this category? To celebrate the fact that the Premier League might still award the trophy to Liverpool this season I thought we'd have a maths spelling game. The word ‘​around​’ contains the sound ‘​ou​’. Ask your child to list as many words as they can containing the‘​ou’​sound​.Could you design a new school logo? Ask your child to think about their current logo now. What does it represent ? What could they add or change? Is there something that represents their school or area recently that people would recognise? Look at the shape of the logo. Would they keep it the same or change it? The Queen: Then and Now- What was life like for Queen Elizabeth I? This video may help your child to understand. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkrkscw/articles/zkh7bdm How were these experiences different? Compare them and discuss it. What would you need if you were blind in a seeing world? Look at the first illustration of the UFO. How many different colours can you see? Can you try to create a similar picture?

Record the animals that have paw prints that will reach exactly 20 cm if they were placed one in front of the other. How did you find your answer? Draw a picture of your street. Support your child to take a look at the street and buildings around where they live. Encourage them to think about the shape of the buildings and the different heights. Select a number between 2 and 20. Make a poster showing how many different ways to make this number using addition, subtraction, multiplication etc. Hide and seek: Write a set of instructions on how to find something in your bedroom. Think about the positional language to help find the object. You could include a map.

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Step 4: Using your fingers, rub over your hidden drawing- and watch it magically appear! You will see that this elephant’s cardboard was corrugated, and the lines are coming through. A range of openers: Dad decided to..... Just then, Next, Then, When, If, While, At that moment, In the morning, etc.

References to late 70s/early 80s Spielberg ‘classics’ abound; ‘Close Encounters…’ and ‘E.T.’ clearly inspiring David’s illustrations – a red Elliott-style hoody featured at the end of the book, too good to just be a coincidence! There is always an allure to the possibilities of space; to imagine that what lies beyond our grasp, our imagining and those images are often better than what we have right now. Yet for all these hopes and expectations, there are stories in which individuals leave their home in search of wealth and fame only to find that the riches they longed for were to be found right where they began. Can you Invent a New Olympic Game?- Challenge your child to invent their very own game for the 2021 (2022) Olympics. Look at a list of all of the sports that already compete in the summer Olympics here. Can they write a set of instructions for the new game or draw illustrations. Why not test the game out as a family? Mrs Mills, Mrs Bailey, Mrs Cooke and Mrs Hudson are all working away to put the best learning opportunities for you on here. Each day we will add new activities for you to have a go at and new challenges for you to explore. We are an Abbeywood Family and I know you will be lifelong learning from home.From there draw a series of triangles with a straight line edge or a ruler. Narrower at the top and becoming wider towards the bottom. What we are looking for might be closer than we think.” What does this mean? What is the story trying to teach us?