Nelson St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolClass Towneley
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Remote Education 10th March 2023
Year 4 - Times Tables Challenge
Year 5 Maths - Regular and Irregular Polygons
Remote Education W/B Monday 1st March 2021
Author and Illustrator Academy Learn about the creators of our chosen World Book Day book
World Book Day Competitions Keep checking this page for weekly competitions
Author and Illustrator Academy Learn about the creators of our chosen World Book Day book
Catherine Johnson in conversation with Nicolette Jones live @ 11am on Thursday 4 March For Years 5 and 6
Daniel Morden live at 1:30pm For years 5 and 6
World Book Day 'Books that make you LOL!' link Watch LIVE from 10:30am Wednesday 3rd March
World Book Day Competitions. Keep checking this page for weekly competitions
Remote Education W/B Monday 22nd February 2021
Year 4 Maths Masters. A challenge for each day in February!
Year 5 Maths Masters A challenge for each day in February!
English - reading of Chapters 2 and 3 (short chapters)
English - using inverted commas video
English clip - reading of Introduction and Chapter 1 (with pictures) Chapter 1 starts at 4 minutes
Remote Education W/B Monday 8th February 2021
Year 4 Maths Masters. A challenge for each day in February!
Year 5 Maths Masters A challenge for each day in February!
Remote Education 12.02.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 11.02.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 10.02.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 09.02.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 08.02.21 (Click to open)
Cool Astronomy (Click to open) You will need this for English today
Video for RE Find out more about Parables in the Bible
Remote Education W/B Monday 1st February 2021
Remote Education 05.02.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 04.02.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 03.02.21 (Click to open)
English - article to read today Solar System facts - facts about the Sun
English - 2nd article to read today ESA Tim Peake: How do you do a spacewalk?
Remote Education 02.02.21 (click to open)
Remote Education 01.02.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education W/B Monday 25th January 2021
Remote Education 29.01.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 28.01.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 27.01.21 (Click to open)
Science clip 1 What makes noise sound higher or lower?
Science clip 2 Making sounds with different pitches
Science clip 3. What is pitch? Various activities
Remote Education 26.01.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 25.01.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education W/B Monday 18th January 2021
Remote Education 22.01.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 21.01.21 (Click to open)
Mummification clip (Click to open)
Remote Education 20.01.21 (Click to open)
ET story for English (Click to open)
Sound clip for Science (Click to open)
Remote Education 19.01.21 (Click to open)
Year 4 equivalent fractions help video (Click to open)
Year 5 improper fractions help video (Click to open)
RE help with Parables clip (Click to open)
The Good Samaritan clip (Click to open)
Parable of the Lost Sheep clip (Click to open)
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Click to open)
Remote Education 18.01.21 (Click to open)
Video to help year 5 with equivalent fractions (Click to open)
Pandora Discovered clip for English (Click to open)
Remote Education W/B Monday 11th January 2021
Remote Education 15.01.21 (Click to open)
Remote Education 14.01.21 (Click to open)
Clip for English 14.01.21(Click to open)
Remote Educaton 13.01.21 (Click to open)
Science fiction stories. You will need these for English
Answer booklet Answers for Maths and Comprehension
Science clip to watch 13.01.21
Remote Education 12.01.21 (Click to open)
The Fun They Had You will need this for English
Remote Education 11.01.21 (Click to open)
Roman Numerals help sheet This help sheet is suitable for both year 4 and year 5
The Arrival text for English
The Pet Snatchers text for English
The Day An Alien Came To Visit text for English
Remote Education Friday 8th January 2021
Remote Education 08.01.21 (Click to open)
The Fun They Had You will need this text for English
Year 4 maths - see 'Remore Education' pack
Remote Education Thursday 7th January 2021
The Black Hat activities There are enough activities here to last until tomorrow (Friday)
Fluent in 5 Year 4 - complete days 3 & 4
Fluent in 5 Year 5 - complete days 3 & 4
Year 4 Maths Masters - complete today's challenge
Year 5 Maths Masters - complete today's challenge
Egyptian hieroglyphs - you will need this as part of the art work
Remote Education 05.01.21 and 06.01.21
Worship
Blackburn Diocese worship - Epiphany 06.01.21
English
The Black Hat activities There are enough activities here for the next 3 days. Don't complete them all on the first day!
Reading comprehension
Jacqueline Wilson & David Walliams groups task
Jacqueline Wilson & David Walliams groups answers
Michael Morpurgo & Louis Sachar groups task
Michael Morpurgo & Louis Sachar groups task answers
Spelling activities
Personalised spellings - Everyone was sent home with a list of spellings that are personalised (eg spellings that you need to work on following assessment). These have also been emailed to all parents.
- Check you know the meanings of any new words.
- Can you put each word into a sentence?
Below are the spellings that your child is working on in school throughout the academic year:
- Choose 10 to learn at a time.
- Check you know the meanings of any new words.
- Can you put each word into a sentence?
Remote Education from January 2021
Message from Mrs Barnes:
Dear Class Towneley,
Unfortunately, we have once again found ourselves in a nationwide lockdown, which means I need you to continue your learning at home. Find details of your learning below. Please email me at towneley@st-philips.lancs.sch.uk if you need help, want to ask a question or want to send pictures of your work or activites completed.
Please stay safe at home and look after each other during this time.
Mrs Barnes 
Mental Maths
The activities below are designed to last 5 days. Don't complete them all in one go!
Maths Masters
These challenges will last you the whole month of January. Can you be a Maths Master?
Maths puzzles and problems
Have a go at one of these challenges each day. This will help you to develop your problem solving skills.
There are 25+ challenges, so plenty to choose from!
Useful websites to help practise Mental Maths:
TT Rockstars Can you beat your current score?
5-a-day Have a go at the bronze, silver, gold or platinum challenges. How many can you complete?
Marlon's Magical Maths Mission Help Marlon defeat the evil beasts with your multiplication knowledge!
Science
History sessions
This half term, we are going to be learning about life in Ancient Egypt. Can you create a timeline which shows when the Ancient Egyptians lived and where this fits in with other historical periods? (Think about our time line in class).
Some of the other periods you may wish to include in your timeline:
- Pendle Witches
- Tudors
- Romans
- World War 1
- World War 2
- Islamic Civilisation
- Stone Age
- Bronze age
Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
PE sessions
Home Learning week beginning Monday 23th November
Message from Mrs Barnes:
Thank you to the families who joined me on the phone for Parent's Evening last week.
I have seen some brilliant work this week from the children - it has been great to see what they have been up to.
Please email me at towneley@st-philips.lancs.sch.uk if you need help, want to ask a question or want to send pictures of your work or activites completed.
Please stay safe at home and look after each other during this isolation period.
Mrs Barnes
Maths sessions
Monday Year 4 written methods multiplication
Monday challenges - Year 4 complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Monday Year 5 counting in fractions
Mental Maths sessions
The activities below are designed to last one week. Don't complete them all on Monday!
Day 1 = Monday
Day 2 = Tuesday and so on...
Maths puzzles and problems
Have a go at one of these challenges each day. This will help you to develop your problem solving skills.
Useful websites to help practise Mental Maths:
TT Rockstars Can you beat your current score?
5-a-day Have a go at the bronze, silver, gold or platinum challenges. How many can you complete?
Marlon's Magical Maths Mission Help Marlon defeat the evil beasts with your multiplication knowledge!
Reading sessions
Monday Jacqueline Wilson and David Walliams groups
Monday Michael Morpurgo and Louis Sachar groups
Tuesday Jacqueline Wilson and David Walliams groups
Tuesday answers Jacqueline Wilson and David Walliams groups
Tuesday Michael Morpurgo and Louis Sachar groups
Tuesday answers Michael Morpurgo and Louis Sachar
Tuesday poems EVERYONE - please continue to learn these two poems by heart. Can you add actions?
Wednesday Jacqueline Wilson & David Walliams
Wednesday answers Jacqueline Wilson & David Walliams
Wednesday Michael Morpurgo & Louis Sachar
Wednesday answers Michael Morpurgo & Louis Sachar
English sessions
Our work this week will be based on the clip 'The lighthouse'.
Science sessions
Spelling sessions
Personalised spellings
Everyone was sent home with a list of spellings that are personalised (eg spellings that you need to work on following assessment). These have also been emailed to all parents.
- Check you know the meanings of any new words.
- Can you put each word into a sentence?
Below are the spellings that you will be working on throughout the next year:
- Choose 10 to learn at a time.
- Check you know the meanings of any new words.
- Can you put each word into a sentence?
RE sessions
French sessions
Home Learning week beginning Monday 16th November
Update from Mrs Barnes
As our bubble has now had to close, we will be having a period of home learning for the next two weeks. I will add tasks on here for you to complete at home.
Please email me at towneley@st-philips.lancs.sch.uk if you need help, want to ask a question or want to send pictures of your work or activites completed.
Please stay safe and look after each other during this isolation period.
I cannot wait to see you all when we are back together again in class.
Mrs Barnes
Worship
Wednesday Worship from Blackburn Diocese
Maths sessions
Monday Year 4 nine times tables
Monday challenges Year 4 - complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Monday challenges Year 5 - complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Tuesday Year 4 multiplying by 1 and 0
Tuesday challenges Year 4 - complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Tuesday challenges Year 5 - complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Wednesday Year 4 multiplying three numbers together
Wednesday challenges Year 4 complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Wednesday Year 5 Square numbers
Wednesday challenges Year 5 complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Thursday challenges Year 4 complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Thursday challenges Year 5 complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Friday Year 4 using different strategies to multiply
Friday challenges Year 4 complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Friday challenges Year 5 complete these after you've worked through the lesson powerpoint!
Mental Maths sessions
The activities below are designed to last one week. Don't complete them all on Monday!
Day 1 = Monday
Day 2 = Tuesday and so on...
Useful websites to help practise Mental Maths:
TT Rockstars Can you beat your current score?
5-a-day Have a go at the bronze, silver, gold or platinum challenges. How many can you complete?
Marlon's Magical Maths Mission Help Marlon defeat the evil beasts with your multiplication knowledge!
Spellings
Tuesday spelling task Year 5 Play ‘Hunt the mistake’. How many errors can you find in these signs?
Personalised spellings - Everyone was sent home with a list of spellings that are personalised (eg spellings that you need to work on following assessment). These have also been emailed to all parents.
- Check you know the meanings of any new words.
- Can you put each word into a sentence?
Below are the spellings that your child will be working on throughout the next year:
- Choose 10 to learn at a time.
- Check you know the meanings of any new words.
- Can you put each word into a sentence?
English sessions
Our work this week will be based on the clip 'Catch it'. Watch the clip and complete some of the activities below:
Please do not complete all these activities at once - this unit is designed to last 5 days.
Reading sessions
Monday Reading Comprehension - learn about the Hindu celebration of Diwali
Roald Dahl group - complete the 1 star activities
Jacqueline Wilson group - complete the 2 star activities
David Walliams, Michael Morpurgo and Louis Sachar groups - complete the 3 star activities
Tuesday reading activity This is a poem that our class need to learn as part of this year's Nativity. Learn the poem and perform it with actons. You may wish to draw a map to help you with this.
Wednesday Reading Comprehension - learn about Ruby Bridges as part of Black History Month
Roald Dahl group - complete the 1 star activities
Jacqueline Wilson group - complete the 2 star activities
David Walliams, Michael Morpurgo and Louis Sachar groups - complete the 3 star activities
Thursday reading activity This is the second poem that our class need to learn as part of this year's Nativity. Learn the poem and perform it with actons. You may wish to draw a map to help you with this.
Roald Dahl group - complete the 1 star activities
Jacqueline Wilson group - complete the 2 star activities
David Walliams, Michael Morpurgo and Louis Sachar groups - complete the 3 star activities
Further reading activities
Please also continue to read your home reader / a book from home for at least 30 minutes each day. Using your chosen text, complete some of the activities below:
Art sessions
Geography sessions
Thursday's work to complete Use these templates as an example of how to present your work - you may wish to set your work out in a different way.
Other Geography tasks
1) Create a project based on our new topic of USA.
Things you may wish to consider:
- Where is the USA?
- What are the capital cities of North America
- How long does it take to travel to the USA? (You could have a go at investigating how many hours travelling time it would take / costs of travel / route of travel)
- What is the climate like in North America and South America
- Popular attractions in the USA (consider human and physical geography)
- Create an information leaflet about a tourist attraction in the USA.
- Time zones of North America and how these compare to other time zones around the world.
- Research the human and physical geography of a particular North American country.
2) Create a quiz based on the USA.
Science sessions
RE sessions
Tuesday's lesson What does God look for in people's hearts?
Art & DT sessions
Create a model of a USA famous monument (eg Empire State Building, The White House, Statue of Liberty etc).
PE sessions
Home Learning Summer 2020
Summer fun!
CLICK HERE FOR SOME SUMMER FUN LEARNING TASKS 
Welcome to our home learning zone!
Here you will find all your daily home learning tasks.
Remember, you can email me at towneley@st-philips.lancs.sch.uk if you need help, want to ask a question or want to send pictures of your work or activites.
Click here to access our new Class Blog!
Mrs Barnes
Home Learning Tasks week beginning Monday 13th July
Have a go at the July challenges. How many can you complete throughout the month?
This week, we will be loking at the theme of 'moving up', Work through the activities below throughout this week:
Year 5 weekly theme challenges
Year 4 weekly theme challenges
Year 4 text for the week 'The Worst Class In The World'
Daily Mental Maths
Year 4 Fluent in 5 Mental Maths
Year 5 Fluent in 5 Mental Maths
Monday 13th July
Year 5 Maths Converting units of measure
Year 4 Maths Geometry draw on a grid
Tuesday 14th July
Year 5 Maths metric and imperial measures
Year 4 Maths complete a symmmetric figure
Wednesday 15th July
Year 5 Maths converting units of time
Year 4 Maths lines of symmetry
The Best Homework Ever! How many of these activities can you complete over the summer?
Thursday 16th July
Year 5 Maths timetables
Year 4 Maths Geometry - describe position
The Best Homework Ever! How many of these activities can you complete over the summer?
Friday 17th July
The Best Homework Ever! How many of these activities can you complete over the summer?
Home Learning Tasks week beginning Monday 6th July
Please refer to the documents below for daily English work this week:
Year 4 weekly English planning Wallace & Gromit
Year 5 weekly English planning Pixar Perfect
Have a go at the July challenges. How many can you complete throughout the month?
Monday 6th July
Geography A day to discover Amazing India!
Tuesday 7th July
Year 4 Maths Comparing angles
Year 5 Maths Reflection
DT Design skills
Wednesday 8th July
Year 4 Maths Quadrilaterals
Year 5 Maths Regular and irregular shapes
History What was life like in Benin?
Thursday 9th July
Year 4 Maths Triangles
Year 5 Maths 3D shapes
Science Magnets
Friday 10th July
Art Exciting paintings
25 non-screen activities you can do at home
Home Learning Tasks week beginning Monday 29th June 2020
Please refer to the documents below for daily English work this week:
Year 4 weekly English planning. 'Run Wild' by Gill Lewis
Year 5 weekly English planning Space part 2
Have a go at the July challenges. How many can you complete throughout the month?
Can you complete the rest of the challenges for this month? Click the links below:
Monday 29th June
Run Wild - text for today's English Year 4
Official Astronaut's Handbook - text for today's English Year 5
Cool Astronomy Facts - text for today's English Year 5 - you will need to refer to page 5 to help with today's task
Maths Year 5 - Angles on a straight line
Maths Year 4 - Interpreting charts recap
Reading comprehension - Year 4
Reading comprehension - Year 5
Tuesday 30th June
Maths Year 5 - Angles at a point
Maths Year 4 - comparison charts
Wednesday 1st July
Year 4 - text for today's English continue reading from page 9 to the end of the extract
Year 5 Maths - Measuring angles
Year 4 Maths - introducing line graphs
Thursday 2nd July
Year 4 - Line graphs challenges
Friday 3rd July
Geography Find out about Florida!
Other resources you may wish to use. Click the links below:
Home Learning Tasks week beginning Monday 22nd June 2020
Please refer to the documents below for daily English work this week:
Year 4 English weekly planning Water part 2
Year 5 English weekly planning Space
Have a go at the daily word and number challenges each day. Click on the links below:
Other resources you may wish to use
Monday 22nd June
Non screen activities for home
Planetarium Junior Edition - Year 5 text for today's English
Tuesday 23rd June
Dr Maggie's grand tour of the Solar System - Year 5 text for today's English
Wednesday 24th June
Balloon to the moon - Year 5 text for today's English
Year 5 multiplying decimals recap
Year 4 comparing and ordering money recap
Fluent in 5
Assembly
Geography - Rainforests
Rainforests - help for Parents
Thursday 25th June
Katherine Johnson - Year 5 text for today's English
Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders - Year 5 text for today's English
Friday 26th June
Positive Footprints challenge - who are you?
Home Learning Tasks week beginning Monday 15th June 2020
Please refer to the documents below for daily English work this week.
Year 4 English weekly planning. The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis
Year 5 English weekly planning World War Two
Monday 15th June
Tuesday 16th June
Wednesday 17th June
Positive Footprints Qualities Quest
Thursday 18th June
Friday 19th June