Osprey Class

Welcome to Term 3

This term our topic is Space! This is going to be sooo exciting and fascinating- finding out about the Earth, the Sun and the Moon and stars, about our solar system and the universe beyond and about space travel and the future of space explorarion! Have a look at the topic web below.

 

 

Home learning opportunities

Additional resources for learning spellings including key spelling patterns and lists

Reading – recommended reading books to share at home

Times tables expectations

London's Calling! Friday 26th February.

Friday 26 February, 2021

Today you are going to promote London in the way of a brochure/travel guide! Quote for the Day: “It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner stands resolute and undismayed.” – George VI, the last King of England (so far) and father to Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.
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London

Thursday 25 February, 2021

London has many famous landmarks. Today we are going to learn a little more about The Tower Bridge and have a go at sketching or modelling it.
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London's Calling! Wednesday 24th February

Wednesday 24 February, 2021

We hope you are already excited to be learning about London? Quote for the day: "Bears like Paddington are very rare. And a good thing too, if you ask me, or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade." - Mrs Bird From More About Paddington
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London's Calling! Tuesday 23rd February

Tuesday 23 February, 2021

Welcome back to Term 4. This term our topic is all about London! Our English and topic work will be interlinked this week. Quote for the day: “In London, everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in.” – Paddington Bear, 20th-century friendly and polite bear from Peru. This London quote is from the book A Bear Called Paddington.
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PE! (1)

Tuesday 23 February, 2021

Hello everyone. Time to have some PE fun! Quote for the day: 'Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong' J. F. Kennedy
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English - Newspaper Report 12 02 21 (It's Friday!)

Friday 12 February, 2021

Good morning. You have made it to the end of term. Congratulations. All of this week's learning will be coming together today. You are writing your newspaper report. Thank you for all your hard work this term. We know it has not been easy. You should be so proud of yourselves and the resilience you have demonstrated has been fantastic. Great positive attitude everyone. Quote of the day: “You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne/Christopher Robin
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English - Newspaper Report 11 02 21

Thursday 11 February, 2021

Good morning! It is Thursday, we are over the middle of the week, getting closer to the weekend and a well deserved half term. Keep going - you can do it! Quote of the day - Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space. – – Christa McAuliffe [US Teacher & Astronaut]
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Thursday's Maths- 11th February

Thursday 11 February, 2021

Happy Thursday! Today in Maths we are moving on to dividing decimals by whole numbers (Integers)- We will be using the Bus Stop written method and we will need to use all our knowledge of our multiplication facts and the division inverse!
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English - Newspaper Report 10 02 21

Wednesday 10 February, 2021

Hello lovelies. Today we are going to be looking at what an eyewitness account is and link our learning to the direct and indirect speech work last week. Quote for the day: ”I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.” Neil Armstrong on looking back at the Earth from the Moon in July 1969.
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Maths Wednesday 10th February

Wednesday 10 February, 2021

Good Morning! Yesterday we learnt how to multiply decimals by whole numbers. Today we are going to consolidate our learning and keep practising the method until we are confident.
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English - Newspaper Report 09 02 21

Tuesday 9 February, 2021

Good Morning. Today we are looking at the 5W's! Quote for the day: "Remember to look at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder what makes the Universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may see, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up." - Stephen Hawking
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Mrs. Venn's Blog - Week 6! Whoop whoop!

Tuesday 9 February, 2021

Good morning lovely Eagle and Osprey Classes. We have decided to dedicate Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon's learning to content from this blog this week. Choose what you want to do! Have fun! Congratulations we have made it to the last week of term! Well done for all your hard work and determination. Quote for the day: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein
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Topic - Space Survival

Monday 8 February, 2021

This week (across a few days) we would like you to both research and produce an interesting, well presented leaflet explaining 'How to Survive in Space'.
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English Overview and Today's English Plan 08 02 21

Monday 8 February, 2021

Good Morning. We have made it to last week of term. You have all been wonderful. Let's end this term with some super newspaper reports. Quote for the day: "I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets." - John Glenn
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Friday 5th Feb - English

Friday 5 February, 2021

Check out today's creative writing lesson! Read this blog for more information about the task. P.S - There are lots of dojo's up for grabs today!
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Thursday 4th Feb - English

Thursday 4 February, 2021

Happy Thursday :) Check out today's exciting English lesson all about character problems and real life situations! Can you recognise the TV show in the starter task?...
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Maths Thursday 4th February

Thursday 4 February, 2021

Good Morning! Today you will recap your understanding of numbers up to 3 decimal places. You will look at the value of each place value column and describe its value in words and digits!
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Maths for Wednesday

Wednesday 3 February, 2021

Today in maths we are going to be looking at thousandths! And exploring the relationship between tenths, hundredths and thousands!
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Mrs. Venn's Blog - Week 5

Tuesday 2 February, 2021

Bonjour Eagle and Osprey Classes. Here is the week 5 blog! Quote for the day: “Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.” – Jim Rohn
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Monday 1st February - English Lesson

Monday 1 February, 2021

Hello and Happy Monday! Today in English we are moving away from he space theme and thinking about doing something kind for the key worker members of our community. Open this blog for more information...
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Reading Comprehension - 1/2/21

Monday 1 February, 2021

Happy Monday! Here is today's reading comprehension all about Space Tourism, please make sure to have a go at this activity as the text is full of lots of fascinating information :)
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Aliens Have Landed - Big write 29 01 21

Friday 29 January, 2021

Good Morning! It is Friday and time for the Big Write! You are going to plan and write a story; "Aliens Have Landed." Quote for the day: “I don’t know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets.” – John Glenn
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Friday Afternoon Paignton Zoo lesson

Friday 29 January, 2021

Hello everyone! Here is a lesson streamed live from Paignton zoo, this is an optional activity so please do not feel that you have to complete it but there is a fantastic video that lets you see all of the amazing animals and plants at the zoo!
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Maths Challenge!

Thursday 28 January, 2021

Good morning! Today why not use all what you have learnt about coordinates and translation and answer these SAT style questions!
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Hello from Space - Alien Descriptions. 27 01 21

Wednesday 27 January, 2021

Good Morning Lovely Osprey and Eagle Class. What a lovely few days you have had, being creative. Today you are going to write a character profile and description of your Alien. Quote of the day: "It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the Planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small." - Neil Armstrong
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Maths Wednesday 27th January

Wednesday 27 January, 2021

Today we are going to look at the translation of shape. What is translation? Translation is when a shape moves from one position to another without being rotated or flipped.
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Alien English Planning on Tuesday! 26 01 21

Tuesday 26 January, 2021

Good Morning. Hope you enjoyed yesterday's English and designed some super aliens from the poem descriptions! Have a look and see what is planned today! Quote for the day: “HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969, A.D. WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND” The words on a plaque left on the Moon by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.
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Maths Tuesday 26th January

Tuesday 26 January, 2021

Today we will continue working with coordinates but we will be using a grid of four quadrants (which means we have to think about positive and negative numbers)
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Mrs. Venn's Blog! Week 4

Tuesday 26 January, 2021

Good Morning Everyone. Enjoy my blog and I look forward to seeing anything you do posted on Class dojo. Quote for the day: “You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne/Christopher Robin
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Hello from Space! English Planning! 25 01 21

Monday 25 January, 2021

Good Morning Osprey and Eagle Classes. Hello from Space! I hope you enjoy what we have planned for you? Time to be ultra creative! Use your amazing imaginations! Quote for the day: “I know the sky is not the limit because there are footprints on the Moon — and I made some of them!” – Buzz Aldrin
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Science Monday 25th January

Monday 25 January, 2021

WHAT IS GRAVITY? Gravity is the force that pulls objects towards the Earth. It’s the reason we walk on the ground rather than float around. Did you know – gravity also exists on the Moon but it is not as strong as on Earth, which is why astronauts can jump higher on the Moon than on Earth.
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Science, Thursday 21st January - The moon

Thursday 21 January, 2021

The Moon is our nearest neighbour in space. It is a stark, barren world with no atmosphere and measures 2,160 miles across. It lies approximately 239,000 miles from Earth, and is big, bright and easy to find when it is in the night sky. Today we are learning more about the moon with a focus on it's appearance and it's movement.
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English Wednesday 20th January

Wednesday 20 January, 2021

Today we will read more of 'Cosmic'. We will practise our comparing and contrasting skills, and aim to write a character description in the style of Frank Cottrell-Boyce!
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Wednesday Maths (2)

Wednesday 20 January, 2021

Hope you got on ok yesterday finding fractions of quantities. Today in Maths we are going to finding the whole amount when we only know a fraction of the quantity!!!
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Mrs. Venn's Blog - Week 3

Tuesday 19 January, 2021

Good morning! It is a Top Tip Tuesday and that time of the week for my blog! An inspirational quote for the day: “Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. ” – Bonnie Blair
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Maths - Monday

Monday 18 January, 2021

Monday's Math lesson - Today's lesson is going to be a revision lesson from year 5 - finding fractions of an amount
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English lesson Monday

Monday 18 January, 2021

Good Morning and Happy Monday! Today we will be carrying on with our hilarious class text. Have a look at the lesson and go to classdojo to hear chapter 5
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Maths Thursday 14th January

Thursday 14 January, 2021

Good Morning! Today we are going to learn how to divide fractions by integers. What is an integer? An integer is a whole number. Take a look at the plan attached.
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Maths Challenge - fractions!

Thursday 14 January, 2021

Is your brain ready to take the maths challenge? Use your knowledge of fractions to answer SAT style questions. Play Hit the button! It is great for learning times tables - see link below.
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Mrs. Venn's Blog! (2)

Tuesday 12 January, 2021

Good Morning! I will be uploading a weekly blog every Tuesday so it is not too overwhelming with the overview on a Monday. This week's content: Well- Being, Challenges, French, Spelling, Extra Reading, Stars and Constellations and finally PE! Here is a quote for the day: “If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” – Roald Dahl
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Tuesday Maths

Tuesday 12 January, 2021

Tuesday's maths - We are going to carry on looking at multiplying fractions by integers (whole numbers)
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English overview w/c 11th January

Sunday 10 January, 2021

Hello! Please read this blog for the weekly and English overview for this week, Maths to follow... “Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. ” – Albert Einstein
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English Friday 8th January

Friday 8 January, 2021

Good Morning! Today we are going to learn more about Tim Peake's amazing space experience. We think you will enjoy watching Tim Peake answer questions live from the International Space Station back in 2016 - it really is a very interesting video clip- Enjoy!
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PE Websites

Friday 8 January, 2021

Good Morning! To support you in PE and Physical Activity here are some additional websites. Mrs. Venn Quote for the day: "Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity." - John F Kennedy
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Mrs. Venn's Blog! (1)

Thursday 7 January, 2021

Good Morning! I will be uploading a weekly blog. This week's content: Well-Being, PE and Reading Comprehension. Here is a quote to get you thinking: “I don’t love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.” – Natalie Portman
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English plan Thursday 7th January

Thursday 7 January, 2021

Good morning Osprey! Now you know about the International Space station, we are going to learn more about what it takes to become an astronaut and what life is like living in the ISS from the perspective of famous British astronaut Tim Peake.
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Happy New Year!

Monday 4 January, 2021

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you all had a Happy Christmas and a restful holiday. This term is going to be jam packed full of fun learning activities and enquiry opportunities across the curriculum. ‘Space’ is our topic. The children will learn more about the universe: the planets, the moon, the sun and we will answer questions such as ‘Why do we have night and day?’ and ‘Why do we have seasons?’’. The history and future of space exploration will be looked at, as well as discovering what life might be like as an astronaut – can’t wait! Our main English text is ‘The Jamie Drake Equation’ written by Christopher Edge. The book is about a boy whose father is an astronaut orbiting Earth in the International Space Station. One day in the observatory, Jamie picks up a strange signal – could it be aliens? Are they closer to Earth than people realise? Jamie has to investigate and possibly become a hero. This exciting narrative will allow plenty of writing opportunities such as: writing diary entries, space reports, alien descriptions, Space survival guides, as well as some space poetry. In maths, we will continue with fractions, as there is still so much more we need to know. Multiplying and dividing fractions and finding fractions of amounts will be included in the learning this term. After that, we will move on to some geometry with a focus on direction and position. P.E. will take place on Wednesday, so please ensure all children bring a water bottle and come to school dressed in P.E. kit (including trainers). We are excited about this term and are looking forward to a great 2021. If you have any questions or would like to speak with us. Please contact us through Class Dojo and we will assist in any way we can. Take care! Anna Cole, Sarah Brownlow and Kim Williams
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Adventure stories!

Wednesday 9 December, 2020

'MIDDLEWORD' is the name of the fantastic, adventure story we have been reading in class. Set in the rainforest, Max and Lola soon find themselves lost and alone in a land of jaguars, giant spiders and deadly snakes. Osprey class were inspired to write their own chapter for this story. Not only did they have to think about the plot, characters, story problem and it's resolution, they also had to include a range of cohesive devices, create suspense and ensure their narrative was exciting. They ALL worked very hard - we are very PROUD teachers!
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Maya Masks

Friday 20 November, 2020

Maya masks were worn for different reasons. Some were death masks believed to protect them in the afterlife and other masks were made for events in the style of animals or decorated in mosaics. Osprey had a great time making them!
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Blood!

Friday 20 November, 2020

We have been learning about the circulatory system and today the focus was on blood. What is it made of? What is it for? Today we looked at the components of blood and learnt about the roles of platelets and the white and red blood cells.
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Building up a character profile within a chapter

Friday 13 November, 2020

The children are really enjoying this story. We were really pleased with their writing this week and want to showcase some of their excellent, imaginative work! Max has been sent an aeroplane ticket to San Javier and told to board it immediately. His parents are there but missing! What has happened to them? Why hasn't he heard from them? Osprey class were asked to write their own part of a chapter (where Max boards the plane) and build a character profile within it. They had to think about Max's appearance, character, hobbies and interests. Can you picture Max - the type of boy he is, what he looks like? What is he thinking and feeling too? Please enjoy reading some of their work!
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The Ancient Maya

Monday 2 November, 2020

This term, Osprey class will learn all about The Ancient Maya! Who were they? When did they live? Where did they live? How did they live? What were their beliefs? What did they leave behind? Take a look at the Topic Web and find out some of the fun learning that will happen this term.
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