22.6.20 Starlings Class Blog

Date: 22nd Jun 2020 @ 7:37am

Happy Monday Starlings.

I hope you have had a lovely weekend and are ready for a week of sports of friendship.

 

Today's story is read by our lovely  Mrs Hoskins. She is reading "Sharing a Shell" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_uXH6K2q58 I hope that you enjoy it. 

This week is Sports Week in England. Each day this week we are going to set you a little challenge, demonstrated by a member of staff. Please have a go and send your photos into school or share on Twitter. It will be fabulous to see everyone getting involved. 

Today's challenge is "Wastepaper Basketball" and is demonstrated by Mrs Simmonds!

Follow this link to watch her demonstration. Have fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZW56fRpj2M&feature=youtu.be

How far can you shoot a basket from into a bin? Challenge someone to beat your distance and find new ways to throw it in? Can you adapt the challenge to make it more creative or encourage more family members to be involved?

English

Our English lesson today is based on listening to information text. We will listen to an information text about a fictional creature called a green-winged flay. We will then answer some questions on it. You could complete a grammar or writing worksheet from your pack if you would prefer.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-listen-to-an-information-text

PSHE – Agony Aunt

In this lesson, we will revisit the Colour Monster story, and discuss how the monster felt better by sorting his feelings into jars. We will discuss worries that some children have and suggest ways to overcome them. We will then create our own thought stopping strategies. Look out for our Agony Aunt!

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/agony-aunt

Maths

In our Maths lesson for today we will explore our understanding of doubling and halving in the context of money. Alternatively, you could solve some problems in your pack.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-find-double-and-half-of-an-amount-of-money

Geography – What is an Ocean?

Welcome to our first lesson on our new unit called the Oceans and Seas. Today, we will be learning about the 5 oceans on our earth and the location of them in relation to the 7 continents. We will be ordering them in size and discussing why the oceans are always in motion. In this lesson you will need a pencil, a piece of paper or an exercise book and your wonderful brain. Let’s get started!

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-an-ocean

 

Have a wonderful day, Starlings. I can’t wait to see lots of you TOMORROW! 

 Love Miss Gillam

A message from Mrs Powell

Tolerance

Today we are thinking about Tolerance. Look at this video, it made me smile! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2PJ6T7U2eU

Which characters were being intolerant?

How do you think the big bird felt?

Why were the little birds mean to the big bird?

What could the little birds have done to make the big bird feel welcome?

 

Now read this poem, could you make a poster of it for our sharing window?

 

We are all born

In a different way

How we look

And what we say.

From different countries

Around the world

Of different genders:

Boys and girls.

Of many sizes

And colours too,

The things we like

And the things we do.

If everyone Were the same you see

You wouldn’t be you,

And I wouldn’t be me!

 

Have a fabulous day in the sun shine and enjoy your sports challenges this week. I am so proud of each and every one of you.