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Monday 29th June
Good morning 3/4K,
Welcome to Marvelous Monday and new week of exciting learning. I hope that you all had a lovely relaxing weekend. I was very lucky to be able to see my two daughters and I enjoyed a lovely BBQ in the garden with them.
This week we are exploring multiplication and division facts in maths. In English, we are looking at Greek Myths, starting with the famous story about Icarus that I will read to you today. Have fun 
Suggested timetable for today:
Maths: 30 minutes
English: 30 minutes
Break
Reading: 20 minutes
PSHE : 20 minutes (Personal, Social, Health and Economic education)
Spelling: 15 minutes
Maths: mental worm-up
Mental maths: now check your answers
Times table facts
Now write the multiplication and division facts
Now check your answers
Now try these questions
English: Exploring Greek Myths
Today we are going to listen and read the Greek myth about Icarus
You can read this Greek myth about Icarus again here
Exploring Icarus
Think about the myth you have just read or listened to and answer these questions using the sentence starters to help you.Try to answer in full sentences.
- This is an ancient myth. The characters often represent or stand for qualities in people or particular types of person. They say that Daedalus represents ‘cleverness’ or ‘genius’.
What do you think Icarus represents in the myth?
Icarus seems to be a victim – it is not really his fault that he
falls into the sea. He is a child and he doesn’t really listen to what
his father tells him. So perhaps he stands for…
What does Minos represent?
Minos is a…... He stands for….
2. How might the story have been different?
The story could have ended …… if Icarus had ….
How else might Daedalus and Icarus have tried to escape.
Can you think of another way?
They could have tried to escape by… Or perhaps they could have…
3. Myths explore things that are really difficult for people to deal with. They highlight issues that human beings find hard.
What difficult issues do you think are being explored in this story?
The story might be making us think about how it is possible for a person to be….
Also, it might be warning us that….
Now order the events as they happen in this Greek Myth
PSHE: We will start our lesson with our Calm-Me Time
Sit comfortably on a chair with your feet on the floor. Try to get a grown-up to do this with you if you can. Ready to relax? Ready to learn?
Today we are going to explore our feelings and worries and recognise my difficult feelings and learn some ways to manage them better.
Every day we all experience a range of feelings – and we know that some will help us feel good/happy and others might be
difficult to manage or don’t like to feel.
There may be some in between. It is OK to feel whatever feelings come up inside you.
Every feeling is telling us something, so if we listen to our feelings we will be able to manage them better.
Can you think of a range of feelings (good and bad) and create emojis for these feelings?
Let me learn:
It is a natural response to feel worried or afraid in a situation that is unfamiliar or sad; and that it is OK to feel a range of different feelings. The Coronavirus pandemic has been unfamiliar and may have been difficult. The lockdown may have brought out feelings that were not easy to manage.
Often, when we are caught up in our difficult feelings, it can be tricky to think of what we can do to help ourselves feel better in that moment.
Task: Draw a traffic light
- Next to the green light write something you will start to do to help you manage difficult feelings
- Next to the amber light write something you may continue to do to help you manage difficult feelings
- Next to the red light write something you will stop doing as it makes difficult feelings worse
