Lesson video

Hi everyone.

My name is Miss.

Patel and welcome to RHE unit called all around us, where we get to learn lots about each other, ourselves and the communities that we live in.

Now that you've been elected the Mayor of Oak Town, it's your job to represent our town and help to improve the lives of its constituents.

These are the people who have elected you to become Mayor.

Now, a great leader recognises the hard work that people around them do.

And that's why this week you have the opportunity to thank the people in our community who are there to help us.

So by the end of this lesson, you will identify the people and the groups that help in our community.

You look at the different ways in which they help.

You'll write a formal letter, thanking them, and as always, your parents or carers can share your work with us on social media.

Before we start, let's take a look at what you need in this lesson.

So you'll need a pen or a pencil, you'll need some paper, and of course you need to work in your office or any quiet space will do.

If you're missing any of these items, press the pause button now and press play again when you're ready to continue.

This is what our lesson will look like today.

We'll begin by looking at various jobs in our community.

We'll look at the structure of a formal letter.

I'll show you a WAGOLL.

We'll discuss what the task and success criteria will be and how you can self assess your work at home.

Now let's start by looking at the jobs in our local community and by identifying their roles or the positions they play.

Pause the video now and write down which jobs you think each of these pictures represent.

Press play again when you're ready to continue.

Let's check our answers.

So we have a teacher, a vet, a firefighter and a doctor.

How did you do? Did you get all of them right? Brilliant.

Now, I want you to think about what all of these people have in common.

What do you think? In all of these job roles, one of the primary responsibilities is to help people.

These people are some of the heroes in our community.

Now that you have an idea of some of the people you can address this letter to let's recap the structure of a formal letter.

What's the first thing that we start with? That's right.

We put the address in the top right corner.

What do we follow this with? Now, this is an element that lots of children forget.

Can you remember what it is? Brilliant.

It's today's date.

You need to write the date in full with the date, the month and the year.

This will all be aligned to the right hand side of your page.

Next we address the letter to our recipient.

This is the person who will receive our letter.

Ideally, we start this with the word to, or dear.

Now we follow this with the introduction.

What do you think is included in the introduction? That's right.

Whenever we write a letter, it's always a good idea to explain what the purpose of this letter is.

Now, what do you think comes next? As we're writing a letter to thank people, we'll include this in the main body of our letter.

You can write who you're thanking and why you're thanking them.

This could be more than one paragraph.

Finally, to conclude your letter, you could discuss the importance of the work our heroes do, as well as how much it means to the people in our community.

If you don't know the name of the person you're writing to, we end with yours faithfully.

If we do know their name, what do we end with? That's right.

We end with yours sincerely.

You'll need to keep this writing frame to hand when you're completing your independent task.

Let's take a look at the WAGOLL now to see whether I've included all my ideas in the right places.

From the previous slide, can you remember if I've put the address the date and the valediction in the right place? As it's right.

Well then can you remember what paragraph one will do? Remember, it was to introduce myself and explain why I'm writing this letter.

So I've written, I am, this is where you'd write your name, the Mayor of Oak Town, and I'm writing to you on behalf of our fellow citizens to extend a heartfelt thank you for the services you provide on a daily basis.

What do you think the word citizens means? These are the people who live in our town or city.

We are all citizens of our town.

Now it says, your contribution to our community is invaluable, and your commitment to making this a successful and thriving town does not go unnoticed.

That's the end of our first paragraph.

What do you think we'll write about next? That's right.

We'll thank our heroes and explain why we're so grateful.

I would like to express my gratitude for your extraordinary effort.

The word gratitude here means how grateful we are.

Collectively, so altogether you have helped us to learn, helped us to feel better when we're unwell and you have kept us safe by enforcing the law.

You take care of our pets, you bring us our mail, and you ensure we are fed every day.

Thank you for your hard work and support during these difficult times.

Your humility, strength and kindness are greatly appreciated.

Notice how I've used the rule of three, right at the end.

This is when I repeat some things similar three times to emphasise the great qualities of the people who help us.

Now, the word humility refers to how humble they are.

This means they don't want lots of recognition for the work they do.

They don't need a pat on the back.

They just quietly get on with it every day and help us.

Now, finally, in this last paragraph, what do we need to include? That's right.

We need to explain what work our heroes do and what this means to the people in our community.

Now I've written, we thank you wholeheartedly for.

Now, you can use the space to explain why you and the public are so thankful.

Thank you for being our town's guiding light in the face of both adversity and triumph.

Those are two really great, but difficult words.

Adversity means hardship or difficulty and triumph means victory or achievement.

Now I've ended my letter with yours faithfully, because I haven't addressed my letter to a specific person.

If you want to write your letter to a particular hero in your life, then you can address the letter to them and you can end your letter with yours sincerely.

Finally, this is where I'd write my name and our title, which is the Mayor of Oak Town.

So to summarise your task today is to write a formal letter to the citizens in your town, thanking them for the services they provide on a daily basis.

This is what each paragraph should contain.

So this is a success criteria for our introduction where you can write who you are, what your job role is and why you're writing.

And some key words you could include.

Your second paragraph, remember this section can be more than one paragraph.

You'll explain what they do.

So why is that work so important? And what specific job roles do you want to mention? And finally, in your last paragraph, you will thank the heroes.

You can show gratitude for their support and you can emphasise why it's so important.

I've also included some key words you can include in your letter.

If there are any words that you're unsure about, use this time to look them up.

You can press pause now and write your letter using the success criteria, the WAGOLL and the writing frame, and you can press play again when you've completed your letter.

I hope you're proud of the letters that you've completed.

You can now use a different coloured pen to check your work against the success criteria, using the symbols below.

Is there anything that you've missed and could add now? You've worked especially hard today.

That was a tricky class that required lots of thinking.

So I'm really proud of you.

I hope we get to think about all the people in our town that provide a service and make our lives easier.

If you'd like to, you can ask your parents or carers to share your work with us on social media.

I'd love to read your letters.

Don't forget to complete the quiz and I'll see you again really soon.

Bye.