Home Learning 13.5.20

Date: 10th May 2020 @ 9:02pm

Good morning to all my lovely Skylarks,

Take a look at the video blog I have created for you: Message from Miss Thwaites for Skylarks Class

Today, I would like you to have a go at this comprehension task to keep practicing your skills of prediction and inferencing based on the information that you are given. You are all brilliant at this! https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zntr47h

Today's riddle: What is always in front of you but it cannot be seen?

Yesterday's answer: Your voice

Message from Mrs Powell: 

Worship message from Mrs Powell

In 1984, Chris Baines actually sent out an invitation to his friends asking them to meet him at 4 am. His birthday plan was to have all his guests listen to the dawn chorus together.  The dawn chorus is the singing of many birds before dawn each day.

This all happens about an hour before sunrise. At this time of day, it is too dark for the birds to search for food, but also too dark for them to be spotted by predators. There is less background noise, too, so the air is still and sound carries for a greater distance. There is a sequence to the dawn chorus. Robins, blackbirds and thrushes start first, which may be because they have biggish eyes to see in the dark and because they like to look for worms. After a while, all the other birds join in.  Have you noticed the birds singing?  I think it is lovely to think that we are all listening to the birds and enjoying their bird song even though we are apart.

Take care, be happy and keep safe!

Miss Thwaites