St Polycarp’s Home Learning Timetable

Reception week beginning Monday 29th June Dear Puffins and Robins,

What we’ve been up to this week

Miss Rendall and I had fun making

numicon hats. We put the numbers in order and wrote if they were odd or even. We hope you enjoyed learning about odd

and even numbers last week too!

Mrs Warner and I really enjoyed seeing lots of you today. We hope you enjoyed

the stories.

We would also like to congratulate Raffi Smith (Robins) and (Puffins) for receiving the merit badge

for their home learning this week.

English, Maths and some physical activity are compulsory. Afternoon sessions are optional and you

may wish to complete them in a different order over the week. These are suggestions and you are

very welcome to use alternative learning activities. Suggested times have been identified but these

are simply guidelines not rules.

Best wishes,

Miss de Jouvencel, Mrs Gilbey and Mrs Parker

Monday Morning 30 mins 45 mins

PE: Virtual Surrey School Games: You will find the Week 3 challenge on our school website in Years- Active work from home folder. Maths Money – this week at school we will be learning about money. There are also activities on Mathletics to support your children’s learning on this topic. Each day we will let you know which practical addition activities we will be learning at school. On Friday we will give you an activity that will test what you have learnt about during the week. Practical Activity: Money – coin recognition. It would be best to use real coins to have a look at and learn their matching number.

45 mins Afternoon

Have a look at the numberblocks in the index. They have lost their number labels. Can you write them in their boxes above their heads? You could also take a look at the coin recognition labelling activity and see if you can name all of the coins. Optional learning: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ Break English:

1. This week we will be thinking about pirates. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoy6ktN91Iw a reading of The Treasure of Pirate Pete – you will need to stop the film once the story is finished. Once you have finished you can discuss whether you were surprised by the ending? Who were you expecting Pirate Pete to be.

2. Today we are going to start making a treasure map. Ask your grown up to help you find a piece of paper and a tea bag. Wet the tea bag and then rub it all over the piece of paper – hopefully it will turn a lovely brown colour. Leave it to dry. You could start to think about all the landmarks you will put on your map tomorrow – swamps; volcano’s etc.

3. Phonics – Phase 5a – We are learning the digraph ‘oe’ (toe, goes) in school today. Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRk2LAYcEBU

4. How many words can you remember? Can you make a list of the words which have oe in. If you would like to draw pictures too that would be great. See if you can find some of the words in the word search attached in the Index.

5. Reading (either your own book or you can choose a story in your colour band from : https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/user/sign_up.html

Break Challenge: RE – Feast Days for St Peter and St Paul (28.6.20) We remember the lives of Saints Peter and Paul on 29th June each Year-this Year their Feast Day is celebrated on Sunday 28th June. See Index for stories of St Peter and St Paul, plus Fun Facts and a Did you know? leaflet about St Peter. Use the information about Paul to create your own Did You Know? leaflet about St Paul or create your own Fun Facts poster about St Peter or St Paul.

Tuesday Morning 30 mins 45 mins

PE: Home Learning new Daily Run challenge from Active Surrey: Please find a form in the index for children at home to record their daily run/walk Maths Practical Activity: Money – Equivalence. Did you know that two 1p coins is the same as two 2p coins? And two 5p coins is the same as one 10p coin? Can you use some coins to see how many ways you can make the same amount?

45 mins Afternoon

Optional learning https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ Break English: 1. Today we are going to use your tea stained paper to draw your very own treasure map. Have fun adding all the details to your maps – will there be a river? A volcano? A mountain? A swamp – add as much detail as you like and remember to put X marks the spot to show where the treasure it hiding. Once you have finished your map, see if you can give instructions to an adult or your brothers or sisters to tell them how to get to the hidden treasure. 2. Phonics – Phase 5 a – We are learning the tricky word ‘looked’ in school today. Look at Train your brain on Phonics Play to find the tricky part of each word. https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/train-your-brain-ph5 Can you decorate the word in the index/ Use as many different things as you can find around your home (rice, paper, foil, lentils etc). Can you write a sentence using the word? E.g. “I looked at the green trees.” 3. Reading (either your own book or you can choose a story in your colour band from : https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/user/sign_up.html Break Challenge: Science – choose one of the sound-based experiments from https://www.kidsacademy.mobi/storytime/sound-science-experiments/

Wednesday Morning 30 mins 45 mins 45 mins

PE: Please choose an activity from http://www.stpolycarps.surrey.sch.uk/Active-work-from-home/ Maths Practical Activity: Money - Have a look at the purses in the index. Which coins do you think would be in each piggy bank to make the total amount? Optional learning https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ Break English: 1. Today we are going to imagine that you are going to hide the treasure map along with a set of written instructions to help future pirates find the treasure. Remember to think back to our story. Try to use capital letters and full stops and make your instructions as clear as possible. First climb up the steep snowy mountain. Next tip toe past the bears cave. After that splash through the wet swam. Finally…. If you like you could make a treasure box to hide and see if you can direct your family to find it. Have fun. 2. Phonics – Phase 5a – We are learning the digraph ‘au’(dinosaur, Paul) in school today. Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvEfzL0H3f4 You could play ‘Buried Treasure’ on Phonics Play, selecting the ‘au’ digraph. https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/5/buried-treasure

Afternoon

3. Reading (either your own book or you can choose a story in your colour band from : https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/user/sign_up.html Break Challenge: Computing – practise your typing and programming skills! Typing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr Programming: https://lightbot.com/

Thursday Morning 30 mins 45 mins 45 mins Afternoon

PE: Please choose an activity from http://www.stpolycarps.surrey.sch.uk/Active-work-from-home/ Maths Practical Activity: Money – As it has been so hot, we thought we would buy some ice creams! Have a look at the ice cream shop in the index. How much does each ice cream cost? You might like to set up your own shop at home and label items with a price. Optional learning https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ Break English: 1. Pirates sail the seven seas and need a sturdy boat to carry them around the world as they search for treasure and new lands. Today we are going to challenge you to see what you can find around your house to make a floating pirate ship. Make a list of the items you find and record which ones float and which ones sink. Once you have finished testing all the objects you could have a go at making a ship. Don’t forget to take a picture of your finished boat. You could test it out in a bucket or the bath. 2. Phonics – Phase 5a – Play Flashcard Time challenge on Phonics Play selecting sets 1 – 12. We are learning the digraph ‘ey’ (key, money) today in school. Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDruUMOtzZw Can you and someone in your family unjumble some of the words in Mr Whoops’ Juggling Muddle (in the index). 3. Reading (either your own book or you can choose a story in your colour band from : https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/user/sign_up.html Break Challenge: Music – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkgkwty Challenge 1: can you use glass containers and water to make different notes? Challenge 2: can you adjust the water in the containers to make the note higher or lower? Challenge 3: can you sequence your sounds to make a short melody?

Friday Morning 30 mins

PE: Please choose an activity from http://www.stpolycarps.surrey.sch.uk/Active-work-from-home/

45 mins 45 mins Afternoon

Maths Activity: Give your child a few coins and ask them to find the total. You can add in more coins to make it more challenging. Maybe they would like to test you too and come up with their own combinations of coins. Optional learning https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ Break English: 1. Book club: watch http://www.stpolycarps.surrey.sch.uk/Staff-Sharing-Stories/ 2. Handwriting – (i) Play Tricky word trucks on Phonics Play (Phase 4 words). (ii) Look at the things around your house. Can you spot any words that contain any of the digraphs learnt this week (oe, au and ey)? Can you hear the other sounds in the word too? Try writing some of them down. Make them as colourful as you can using paint, pens, pencils or crayons. Break Challenge: PSHE – changes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kT29xihoCk Watch the Pixar short. The little boy was experiencing something completely new. Discuss how he might have been feeling at different points in the film. Explain that changes and new experiences can make us feel lots of different feelings and that this is ok. Task: as a family, discuss changes that have happened in your lives recently and how they have made you feel.

Index

Phonics

Maths

Monday

Wednesday

Thursday

PE

Number and Letter formation:

Ideas for practicing at home:

- Repetition, repetition, repetition!

- Write them in rainbow colors

- Write them as big and as small as you can

- Sing the rhymes

- Put shaving foam on a table / tray and write in them

- Put paint in a zip lock bag and use your fingers to draw numbers and letters over the

top

- If you have sand at home that is another fantastic sensory way of drawing your

letters and numbers

- Go outside and use sticks as your pencils to write in the mud or soil

- Write them in the steam after a bath / shower

- Use paintbrushes and a water tray to write them in water

RE

St. Peter and St. Paul Feast Day: June 29

St. Peter

Peter, the first pope, was a fisherman from Galilee. Jesus invited Peter to follow him, saying: "I will make you a fisher of men." Peter was a simple, hard-working man. He was generous, honest and loved Jesus very much.

This great apostle's name was Simon, but Jesus changed it to Peter, which means "rock." "You are Peter," Jesus said, "and on this rock I will build my Church." Peter was the chief or prince of the apostles.

When the Roman soldiers arrested Jesus, Peter was afraid. In his fright he committed the sin of denying that he knew Jesus, three times. Peter was terrified that they would kill him too, but before Jesus died, Peter repented totally. He wept over his denials for the rest of his life and Jesus lovingly forgave Peter.

After the resurrection Jesus asked Peter three times: "Do you love me?" "Lord," Peter answered, "you know all things. You know that I love you." Jesus truly did know! Peter was so right. Jesus said kindly: "Feed my lambs. Feed my sheep." He was telling Peter to take care of his Church because he would be ascending into heaven. Jesus left Peter as the leader and head of His Church.

Peter later went to Rome to live. Rome was the centre of the whole Roman Empire. Peter converted many nonbelievers there. When the fierce torture of Christians began, they begged Peter to leave Rome and save himself. Peter started out and on the road and Jesus appeared to him. Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "I am coming to be crucified a second time."

Then St. Peter turned around and went back. He understood that this vision meant that he was meant to suffer and die for Jesus. Soon, he was taken prisoner and condemned to death. Because he was not a Roman citizen, he, like Jesus, could be crucified. This time he did not deny the Lord. This time he was ready to die for Jesus. Peter asked to be crucified with his head downward since he was not worthy to suffer as Jesus had. The Roman soldiers did not find this unusual because slaves were crucified upside down.

St. Peter was martyred on Vatican Hill. It was around the year 67. Emperor Constantine built a large church over that sacred location in the fourth century.

Reflection: May our hearts be filled with joy as we honour this great apostle: Peter, our leader in the faith.

St. Paul

Paul is the great apostle who hated and first tortured the Christians, making them suffer much. Then on his road to Damascus Jesus changed his heart and he was converted. We celebrate Paul's conversion on January 25.

At the time of his conversion, Jesus had said: "I will show him how much he must suffer for me." St. Paul loved Jesus very much, so much, in fact, that he became a living copy of our Saviour. All his life, as a missionary, St. Paul met troubles and went through dangers of every kind. He was whipped, stoned, shipwrecked, and lost at sea. Many, many times he was hungry, thirsty and cold.

Yet he always trusted in God. He never stopped preaching. "The love of Jesus presses me onward," he said. In reward, God gave him great comfort and joy in spite of every suffering.

We read about his marvellous adventures for Christ in Luke's Acts of the Apostles, beginning with chapter nine. But St. Luke's story ends when Paul arrives in Rome. He is under house arrest, waiting to be tried by Emperor Nero.

A famous early Christian writer, Tertullian, tells us that Paul was freed after his first trial. But then he was put in prison again. This time he was sentenced to death. He died around the year 67, during Nero's terrible torture of the Christians.

Paul called himself the apostle of the Gentiles (people who were not Jews) and he preached the Good News of Jesus to them. That took him to the far ends of the world. Because of Paul, we, too, have received the Christian faith.

Reflection: May our hearts be filled with joy as we honour this great apostle: Paul, the fearless preacher of our faith.