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Monday 4th May 2020
Posted: May 3, 2020 by: Sarah Kendal (SKendal) on: Class 4
Good morning!
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. We have been very busy in the Kendal household. Will is currently working hard on his Africa topic so on Saturday we went for an elephant ride. Here's Sophie and Will exploring the African plains!
We have also had a very big spring clean and painted the garden fence.
Now onto this week...
Miss Watkins and I have been thinking about the tasks for this week and we have decided to have a break from our 'wild' topic (although we are extremely impressed by all of the wonderful work we have seen so far).
If we had been at school, you would have been having the day off on Friday to celebrate a very special VE day anniversary. The country would have joined together to hold street parties, community gatherings and services of thanksgiving. Obviously, things have had to change but that does not mean that we have to miss out on the celebrations altogether!
This week we would like to spend time learning about this extremely important, historical event before hopefully having our own stay at home celebrations on Friday.
A good place to start would be by doing some research to answer these questions:
- What does VE stand for?
- Why do we celebrate VE day?
- How was the first VE day celebrated?
- Why is this year particularly special?
You could also find out:
- Which countries formed the allied nations during WWII?
- Who were the two British Prime Ministers during WWII?
- Why does VE day not mark the end of WWII?
To find out more about VE day visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr
English:
Get your thinking caps on!
I would like you to plan a party for your family to take place on Friday. You can decide on the type of party (tea party, garden party, picnic etc).
When you have decided on the type of party, you can then begin making your party invitations to give to your family members.
Your invitation should include:
- The name of the person you are writing to.
- The type of event.
- The date.
- The time.
- An RSVP and a location to send it to eg. Tom's bedroom.
- Lots of decoration!
Art:
In order to throw a good stay at home party, you will need some decorations! Traditionally, bunting displaying the Union Jack is used - I wonder if you could make your own? As poppies are a symbol of remembrance, they can also play an important role in VE day celebrations. They can be made using egg cartons or plastic drinks bottles.
Litz Blitz and Daily 8:
I have added these onto your Purple Mash 2do list.
Have fun today, I look forward to seeing your ideas and creations.
Love from Mrs Kendal and the year 4 team xx
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