Hedgehogs - Thursday 23rd April

Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 12:59pm

Good Morning Hedgehogs  Happy birthday Hugo!

I hope you all are well and are keeping busy.

Please do check into the weekly discussion today. This is where you can upload your work, share ideas and ask for help. I have added which items of work I would definitely like you to post (your dairy entries, a piece of maths work you are proud of, your X-ray pictures with descriptions and your Chris Haughton’s inspired artwork)  but please add as much as you wish as well as other things you have been doing! It is always lovely to see what you are all getting up to! There have been a few issues with the website recently but these have hopefully now been resolved. Fingers crossed!

You will also be able to check each daily blog for the answers to the tasks you have been set.

Our topic for this week is Florence Nightingale. You may have heard about the Nightingale hospitals that have been, and are being built, around the country. Florence Nightingale is an important figure in British history and we are going to spend the week learning about her and why she is so famous.

Weekly Spellings:

Your tasks for today:

• Daily Challenge – Cmoplete your Think Happy mindful colouring sheet.
• Reading –

Y3 – The Wave

Y4 – Parts of the Volcano

• Writing - Using the sheet provided, think about how hospitals used to be before the time of Florence Nightingale and how they were after her support. What did she change? You could think about how hospitals are now compared to the time of Florence Nightingale. Write as many differences as you can.
• Spelling - Choose 5 Statutory Words. Words (see list in pack) and practise spelling them using bubble letters. Write the word in bubble letters, e.g.

Don’t forget to log onto Spelling Shed to practise the spellings for this week too.

• Maths - Complete your Fluent in Five for today.

Then log on to https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

You will need to go on to White Rose Home Learning Page – click on your year group and Week 1. For each lesson there is a short video to watch before completing your worksheet that links to that lessons learning. In addition, you will need to complete the classroom secrets sheets that go with it. These are within your learning packs. The focus for today is below:

Y3 – Count in tenths

Y4 – Tenths on a number line

All - 15 minutes on TTR’s

Science – Find out about Marie Curie using the sheets in your learning packs.

Your task is to create your own model of an x-ray image of a bone or bones, and explain the function of the bones in your x-ray. Use black paper or card as the background of your x-ray image. Use art straws or white card to create the bones, and stick them to the background. Make sure you try your best to stick the bones on in the correct layout.

Complete the X-Ray Explanation Activity Sheet and stick it beneath your model x-ray image.

Everyday Be Active – Why not try something from the following ideas…

Enjoy your day, be active and read lots! If you need help, remember to get in touch via this week’s discussion.

Happy learning and stay safe!

Miss Underwood

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