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Starlings Blog 19/3/2021, by Mrs O'Marah
Date: 18th Mar 2021 @ 8:26pm
Weekly Blog
19th March 2021
Hello to our lovely Starlings family and welcome back to our weekly class blog.
The children have enjoyed another fun-filled week of learning in school and have been impressing us all so much with their resilience, super attitude to learning and their smiles.
English
In writing we have been exploring our class text ‘The Lion Inside’. We have enjoyed looking at the different characters and describing their feelings and we have been mastering the use of ! in sentences too.
Phonics
This week our groups have been learning:
Gold Group
Ditty sheets
Green Group
Sounds focus: ow, oo, oo, ar
Book: Six Fish
Pink Group
Sounds focus: oo, oo, ar
Book: In the Sun
Orange Group
Sounds focus: i_e, o_e, u_e
Book: Haircuts
Blue Group
Sounds focus: ow, ai, oa
Book: Hairy Fairy
Maths
In Maths this week we have been exploring number bonds and now we are moving onto subtraction.
Why not challenge us to make a number bonds rainbow at home and see how well we can recall them now!
Science
In Science we are making the most of the changes in our outdoor environment in school by using our senses to identify signs of Spring on a scavenger hunt. We have also been looking at the weather and exploring how the weather changes with the seasons.
History
This week in History we have learned all about what the past is and we have enjoyed writing sentences about something we enjoyed doing which is in the past.
Spellings
You will find spellings in your reading diary, but for your reference, this week’s words are
Are
Your
Come
Push
Where
The quiz will take place on Friday 26th March so please practise at home beforehand, thank you! 😊
Wishing you all a lovely, safe and happy weekend.
Mrs. O’Marah, Mrs. Judge, Mrs. Esling and Mrs. Southern
Toucans week ending 19th March, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 18th Mar 2021 @ 4:03pm
Week ending the 19th March 2021
Another busy but productive week in Toucans. Great to see everyone learning German together, playing Cricket and just generally having plenty of opportunities to interact with their classmates as they complete their curricular activities.
Homework
The only homework we want our children to be doing at the moment is reading and spellings.
Spellings for next week will focus on Silent Letters.
Spellings will be tested on Friday 26th March – calm, autumn, climb, guest, gnome, doubt, lamb, solemn, know, knee
Curriculum
Maths – Geometry
We will be looking at reading and plotting coordinates, translating and reflecting shapes.
Please also continue to do some times tables work at home.
English – The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
We will be writing expanded noun phrases, using the passive voice and semi-colons and participating in role play.
ICT/HISTORY
We will be researching various aspects of World War 2 in groups and presenting our findings on a poster.
Art
We will be developing our drawing skills focusing on sketching faces. We will also be mixing colours and creating some pieces of Christian Art based on the work of Cindy Norris.
Science – Light
We will focus on completing the objectives that we missed out on during lockdown that we needed to finish from before Christmas.
PE days will be Thursday (cricket) and Friday (Mr Ault).
Toucans can also attend Mr Ault’s after school club on Fridays.
Kind regards,
Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Downing and Mr Beswick
Skylarks W.B. 22.03.21, by Miss Beattie
Date: 18th Mar 2021 @ 12:43pm
Hi everyone and welcome back to our weekly blog 😊
Another great, hard-working week in Skylarks Class!
Next week in English, we will be comparing the three different characters from our story ‘The Lost Happy Endings’. We will then plan our own story beginning and build up building tension and developing characterisation through the vocabulary we use.
In our reading lessons, we will be focussing on the authors choice of language. We will evaluate the vocabulary used in our ‘Hansel and Gretel’ text and identify the figurative language.
In maths, we will be revising how to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000, as well as continuing to practice long multiplication.
In Art, we will be looking at the artist Mark Wiggin and analysing his use of colour and texture. We will then use his work as inspiration for our own piece of art, which will be displayed around school.
Our PE days this half term are Thursday and Friday. Your child should come to school in their PE kit on these days.
Homework
Maths homework will resume after the Easter holidays.
Please encourage your child to read and practice their spellings/times tables for 5-10 minutes every day.
Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 26th March will continue to look at words containing the suffix -able:
Adaptable, predictable, knowledgeable, beatable, comfortable, reasonable, available, fashionable, miserable, believable
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
If you have any questions of queries please do not hesitate to contact me via the school admin email address or telephone 😊
Miss Beattie x
Swallows Blog - Thursday 11th March 2021, by Miss Gillam
Date: 11th Mar 2021 @ 10:04pm
Hello everyone!
Welcome back to our weekly blog. You will find our homework tasks, class announcements and learning overview here each week.
Swallows have had a wonderful first week back in school. Mrs Elson and I have loved having a classroom full of smiles and giggles again. We could not be prouder of the enthusiastic, SUPER learners that you all are.
Curriculum
We have been celebrating National Science Week this week with a focus on ‘innovation’. We learnt about how crayons are made and all about the Crayola inventors Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. We learnt about the Mars ‘Perseverance’ Rover mission and designed our own Mars Rover. We investigated the best material to make a parachute for a teddy and designed our very own machines from recycled materials.
In worship, we have been celebrating being back together and learnt all about the 17 ‘Global Goals’. We also enjoyed listening to a lovely ‘Open the Book’ story called ‘Bread meat and stinky feet’.
We completed our Read, Write, Inc assessments this week so a sticker will be put into diaries with information about our new groups and learning focus.
Our writing work has focused on punctuation this week. We have been writing sentences using capital letters, full stops, commas and question marks. We are looking forward to starting a new unit of work focusing on the beautiful story ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’ next week.
Our Maths lessons have focused on addition and subtraction this week. We also had lots of fun completing our 4-a-day challenge each day. Next week, we will focus our Maths learning on exchanging and adding three one digit numbers.
Reminders:
- Please ensure that your book bag is in school every day.
- We now have PE on Thursday and Friday.
- Until the Easter break, you can choose whether your child wears either their school uniform or their PE uniform (school t-shirt, school jumper/school hoody, plain black or navy joggers/leggings, trainers) as long as it follows our school uniform policy. Children may wear trainers every day during this time as long as they are able to independently tie their laces or wear Velcro trainers.
Homework
Please encourage your child to read and practice their spellings/times tables for 5-10 minutes each day. We have put your Times Tables Rock Stars login details in your diary this week.
talk walk small fall
Our quiz will be on Friday 25th March 2021.
Thank you all for your continued support and as always, if there is anything you would like to discuss with me, please don’t hesitate to phone or email via our admin team.
Miss Gillam
Skylarks W.B. 15.03.21, by Miss Beattie
Date: 11th Mar 2021 @ 12:40pm
Hi everyone 😊
Welcome back to our weekly blog where you can keep up to date with Skylark’s learning in school, homework and class announcements.
Skylarks have had a wonderful first week back in school. It has been lovely to see their smiling faces and hear our classroom full of laughter again.
This week, we have started our new book ‘The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy and Jane Ray in English and have made predictions based on the front cover and considered the new character we have been introduced to. In maths we have been learning about multiples, factors and prime numbers. We have also continued to consolidate our knowledge of long multiplication from our home learning.
We have also celebrated British Science Week this week by finding out about famous scientists, carrying out experiments and creating our own innovations. The children might to explore the following website more at home to further our learning about the Mars Rover in school: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mars/overview/
Next Week (W.B. 15.03.21)
Next week in English, we will continue to explore our new book ‘The Lost Happy Endings’. We will be developing our writing through shared and guided writing to describe both characters and settings.
In our reading lessons, we will use our ‘Hansel and Gretel’ text to identify the common themes in fairytale stories.
In maths, we will be learning about square and cube numbers, whilst also continuing to practice long multiplication.
In RE, we will finish our topic on ‘Incarnation’ by recapping the titles given to Jesus and discussing whether they are still helpful for Christians today.
In Science, we will continue to learn about ‘’Materials and their Properties’. We will carry out an experiment to determine which materials are soluble and which are insoluble.
Our PE days this half term are Thursday and Friday. Your child should come to school in their PE kit on these days.
Homework
Maths homework will resume after the Easter holidays.
Please encourage your child to read and practice their spellings/times tables for 5-10 minutes every day.
Our spellings for the quiz on Friday 19th March will look at words containing the suffix -able:
Understandable, breakable, suitable, enjoyable, noticeable, changeable, adorable, reliable, enviable, bearable
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
If you have any questions of queries please do not hesitate to contact me via the school admin email address or telephone 😊
Miss Beattie x
Toucans week ending 12th March, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 11th Mar 2021 @ 7:45am
Week ending the 12th March 2021
It has been wonderful this week welcoming back everyone into our class. The children have been busy re-establishing routines, spending time with their friends and settling down to lessons! We have enjoyed National Science Week and have been finding out about famous scientists, carrying out investigations and creating our own inventions.
Here are some Science video clips the children may like to watch again at home.
Listen to ‘The Crayon man’ - the true story of the invention of Crayola crayons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYkqCILYib4
Watch video about the invention of the Mars rover ‘Perseverance’. The mission took place in February 2020 and aimed to discover whether there had ever been life on Mars before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z541nQlGoc0
Watch the mission trailer which shows you the Entry, Descent and Landing procedure the rover followed as it approached Mars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tITni_HY1Bk
What is an invention?
Watch video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
Virtually explore Mars using the following website (‘real-time simulation of Perseverance’s landing’): https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/mars/overview/
Homework
The only homework we want our children to be doing at the moment is reading and spellings.
Spellings for next week will focus on the rule – the ‘sh’ sound spelt ‘si’ or ‘ssi’
Spellings will be tested on Friday 19th March – expansion, comprehension, tension, permission, admission, profession, possession, discussion, revision, collision
Curriculum for week beg. 15th March 2021
Maths – Fractions
We will continue to look at dividing fractions, finding fractions of amounts and solving fraction problems.
English – The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
We will be exploring formal and informal language, examining word choices and describing settings, characters and atmosphere.
RE – Understanding Humanism
We will be learning about the knowledge and beliefs of humanists. Focusing on the importance of ‘happiness’ to them, celebrations and ceremonies that they have and their Golden Rule.
Geography – Mapping Skills
Using maps and atlases to locate places in the UK, Europe and worldwide.
History – World War 2
We will explore key events from World War 2 and focus on one to research in a group and present our findings to our classmates.
Science – Light
We will focus on completing the objectives that we missed out on during lockdown that we needed to finish from before Christmas.
PE days will be Thursday (cricket) and Friday (Mr Ault).
Toucans can also attend Mr Ault’s after school club on Fridays.
Kind regards,
Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Downing and Mr Beswick
Week beginning 15th March 2021, by Mrs Evans
Date: 10th Mar 2021 @ 5:19pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
It has been absolutely fantastic to welcome each and every one of our wonderful Goldfinches back into school. They have continued to make us so proud with their passion for learning and happy faces.
Star of the week goes to: Edward.
Top Table award goes to: Ellie
This week we have… and next week we will…
…enjoyed the opportunities to be back together again and working in teams in lots of different subjects.
English- We launched our new English book ‘Leon and the place between’ with a visit to the circus and let our senses explore lots of delights! We have made predictions about our shared reading book ‘The train to impossible places.’ Next week we will write setting descriptions to support our use of a wider range of conjunctions and building a rich and varied vocabulary.
We will continue to award raffle tickets for home reading so please support your child to keep their diary up to date and signed as you read with them daily.
Spellings- words adding the prefix ‘inter’
Maths- In maths we have recapped multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100. Next week we will be multiplying and dividing by 0 and 1 and solving addition and multiplication problems.
Science- We have really enjoyed finding out about different scientists, jobs and inventions as part of Science week and were very successful at the balloon challenge. I was very impressed with how much knowledge and understanding the children were able to share of our Sound Topic. We will move on to our new topic Teeth, digestion and healthy food choices.
History- and Art skills were used to create our own clay coins inspired by the coins of the Ancient Greek city states.
Music- We enjoyed our first Ukulele lesson in Y4 and really impressed Dan.
German- We enjoyed recapping our knowledge of Germany and where it is in the world and are answering the register in German.
PE- We have enjoyed playing team games and solving problems together outside.
Thank you all for your continued support and as always, if there is something you would like to discuss with me, please don't hesitate to phone or e-mail the school office.
Mrs Evans
Starlings Weekly Blog W/C 8th March, by Mrs Judge
Date: 10th Mar 2021 @ 3:22pm
Hello Starlings and welcome to this week's blog,
It has been so lovely having you back in school and seeing so many happy, smiling faces.
We have been celebrating National Science Week this week with a focus on ‘innovation’. We have learnt how crayons are made and all about the Crayola inventor and even made our own crayon scratch art. We have learnt about the Mars Rover mission and drawn our own Mars Rovers. We have investigated the best material to make a parachute with and designed our very own machines from recycled material.
In worship, we have been celebrating being back together and we will relaunch our ‘Global Goals’.
For writing, we have been making predictions and describing settings in our new book ‘The Lion Inside’ and for maths we have been making number bonds to 10.
We have also re-done our Read, Write, Inc assessments so a sticker will be put into diaries with information about changes. Each week, the children will bring home their RWI book, a RWI reading book and a bedtime book which we would love or you to share with them.
We cannot thank you enough for all of your support with home learning this term - it means so much to us and is had a great impact on the children.
Stay safe,
Mrs. Judge, Mrs. O’Marah, Mrs. Esling and Mrs. Southern
Starlings Home Learning 5th March, by Mrs O'Marah
Date: 4th Mar 2021 @ 11:27pm
Friday 5th March 2021
Happy Friday everyone. Here we are again at the end of another hard working week. You are all amazing and we are just so proud of how much enthusiasm and hard work you are putting into your school jobs.
Well done superstars- we couldn’t be more proud of the amazing children we have at Lostock Gralam and don’t forget to tell your adults that we think they are superheroes. You have blown our socks off Starlings, you have had a smile on your faces every morning and you have tried your best with your home learning tasks every day. Well done!
Worship
Click on the link for Mrs Powell’s worship today: https://youtu.be/MTgdJpAbcc4
Science
Next week in school we will be celebrating Science week and we have lots of fun activities planned for you and the whole-school focus for the week will be on ‘Innovating for the Future’, that means using Science to come up with new ideas and technology that will change the World one day. We want to celebrate the Mars Rover robot landing in Space, so to launch this we would like you to learn about the astronaut Mae Jemison today.
Have a look at the lesson video to find out more: https://youtu.be/dQoGJnhiP2A
Reflect and return to school task:
Today we would like you to just reflect on the last 8 weeks of remote learning and to think ahead to your return to school. There are some lovely activities below to help you to do this. You might want to print them from the attachment, or you might want to create your own doodles in your own style.
If you want, you could play this lovely relaxing music whilst you create your ideas today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2UEqBdU7go&list=RD-j2uKUK5P10&index=2
This next activity might help you to zone in on your feelings and share your thoughts about Lockdown.
We are so excited about welcoming you back to school on Monday. Have a lovely weekend and see you very soon!
Love from Mrs. O’Marah, Mrs. Judge, Mrs. Esling and Mrs Southern
Swallows - Friday 5th March 2021, by Miss Gillam
Date: 4th Mar 2021 @ 8:19pm
Friday 5th March 2021
Happy Friday everyone.
Here we are again at the end of another hard working week. You are all amazing and we are just so proud of how much enthusiasm and hard work you are putting into your school jobs.
Well done superstars- we couldn’t be more proud of the amazing children we have at Lostock Gralam and don’t forget to tell your adults that we think they are superheroes too.
Worship
Click on the link for Mrs Powell’s worship today: https://youtu.be/MTgdJpAbcc4
Science
Can you describe what lives in a rainforest habitat?
Please see the PowerPoint attached below for today’s science lesson. Here is the link to our Oak Academy lesson with the lovely Miss Simkin. I have also attached an optional worksheet for you.
Reflect and return to school task:
Today we would like you to just reflect on the last 8 weeks of remote learning and to think ahead to your return to school. There are some lovely activities below to help you to do this. You might want to print them from the attachment, or you might want to create your own doodles in your own style. You might choose to use colour to your work too.
If you want, you could play this lovely relaxing music whilst you create your ideas today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2UEqBdU7go&list=RD-j2uKUK5P10&index=2
This next activity might help you to zone in on your feelings and share your thoughts about Lockdown.
We are so excited about welcoming you back to school on Monday. Our name labels are on the tables and our 5 a day challenge is ready to go. We also have some brand new, pencil case sized feelings scales for you to use throughout the school day.
Have a lovely weekend and see you VERY soon!
Love from Miss Gillam and Mrs Elson xxxx
Toucans Home Learning Fri 5th March, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 4th Mar 2021 @ 3:56pm
Friday 5th March 2021
Happy Friday everyone. Here we are again at the end of another hard working week. You are all amazing and we are just so proud of how much enthusiasm and hard work you are putting into your school jobs.
Well done superstars- we couldn’t be more proud of the amazing children we have at Lostock Gralam and don’t forget to tell your adults that we think they are superheroes.
Worship
Click on the link for Mrs Powell’s worship today: https://youtu.be/MTgdJpAbcc4
Science – Diet and Lifestyle – lesson 6
What are nicotine and alcohol?
Click on the following link to watch and take part in the following video lesson. Start with the quiz and the recap of last lesson’s learning.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-nicotine-and-alcohol-cgv3ec
Click on the following link to complete the activities for today’s lesson:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-nicotine-and-alcohol-cgv3ec?step=3&activity=worksheet
See the Science Power point attached. Remember to click on the audio button to hear Mrs Downing guide you through the lesson.
Click on the link below if you can’t access the audio on the PowerPoint.
Reflect and return to school task:
Today we would like you to just reflect on the last 8 weeks of remote learning and to think ahead to your return to school. There are some lovely activities below to help you to do this. You might want to print them from the attachment, or you might want to create your own doodles in your own style.
If you want, you could play this lovely relaxing music whilst you create your ideas today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2UEqBdU7go&list=RD-j2uKUK5P10&index=2
This next activity might help you to zone in on your feelings and share your thoughts about Lockdown.
We are so excited about welcoming you back to school on Monday. Have a lovely weekend and see you very soon!
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham and Mr Beswick
Skylarks Home Learning 05.03.21, by Miss Beattie
Date: 4th Mar 2021 @ 10:55am
Friday 5th March 2021
Good morning Skylarks and happy Friday 😊
You’ve done it Skylarks!!! Today is our last day of remote learning! I can’t express how proud I am of you. Your dedication and enthusiasm towards our remote lessons has been amazing and I have loved catching up with you all on zoom each morning. However, I am so glad to be welcoming you all back into our classroom on Monday!
I can’t wait to see you all on our final zoom this morning. Don’t forget you can wear your favourite party outfit, costume or silly hat/prop to celebrate the end of our remote learning journey 😊
Well done superstars - we couldn’t be prouder of the amazing children we have at Lostock Gralam and don’t forget to tell your adults that we think they are superheroes too!
Science
Our science lessons on forces continue today where we will be thinking about which factors affect an object’s ability to float. You can find the lesson here:
You can download the accompanying worksheets from our blog, however this is not essential. You can simply record your responses/answers on some paper.
Introductory Quiz:
Final Quiz:
Worship
Click on the link for Mrs Powell’s worship today:
Reflect and return to school task:
Today we would like you to reflect on the last 8 weeks of remote learning and to think ahead to your return to school. There are some lovely activities below to help you to do this. You might want to print them from the attachment called ‘Back to School Resources’, or you might want to create your own doodles in your own style.
If you want, you could play this lovely relaxing music whilst you create your ideas today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2UEqBdU7go&list=RD-j2uKUK5P10&index=2
A printable version of this task is attached to our blog!
This next activity might help you to zone in on your feelings and share your thoughts about Lockdown.
A printable version of this task is attached to our blog!
Have an AMAZING last day of remote learning and a fabulous weekend! I can’t wait to see you all on Monday!!! 😊
Love from Miss Beattie x
Swallows - Thursday 4th March 2021, by Miss Gillam
Date: 4th Mar 2021 @ 7:00am
Good morning super Swallows!
Please see our task list and PowerPoint presentations below to see what your home learning tasks are for today. Please also remember to take a few moments to look at the class discussion page each day where I will be available to ‘chat’ to you about the work that I have set for that day. You can just pop on there to say hi or tell have a little chat with your friends. The children can type in their own messages. It is a lovely, safe way of us staying in touch.
This half term, we have introduced a Foundation Subjects Club which you can dip in and out of in the afternoons and take part in as many as you like. I have attached all the details and links. I have also attached all the Worship details for the week so they are all in one place.
Maths - Can you make equal groups by sharing? (Part 2)
We are continuing to focus our learning on division this week. Please see the talking Power point video linked below.
Here is the link to the White Rose video mentioned in the PowerPoint. You may want to use this link if you have any problems with sound today.
Times Tables
Please use Times Tables Rock Stars to continue to learn your 2,5 and 10 x table. If you would like your child's log in details, please contact the school office via the admin address and they will email them across to you.
Alternatively, you could sing and dance along to the BBC timetables videos or play hit the button.
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
- https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/306/Maths-Fishing-Multiplication
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-5-times-table/zhbm47h
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-10-times-table-with-webster-the-spider/zm32cqt
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-2-times-table-with-bridget-the-lioness/zrrx92p
Writing - Can you read and spell alternative /ee/ sounds? Please see the talking PowerPoint video linked below. I have recorded the instructions so just click play and then pause when it is time to complete an activity.
Reading
Please spend some time reading either the school book you took home with you or a book you have been reading at home each day. Please also remember to use our Oxford Owl website to access reading books online. There are lots of new books on here.
- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-pupils/pupil-home
- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-pupils/pupil-home?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=&age_group=age%204-7&series=&level=¤t_page=school_ebooks
Username: starlings1 (from the last lockdown)
Password: Home
If you get an adult to sign your reading diary each time you read, you will still be able to collect your raffle tickets when we are back in school.
It is our second book club today so please have your book recommendations ready.
As a World Book Day treat, I have attached a special reading activity to the end of our Maths PowerPoint today. I wonder what you will find in your reading books today? I can’t want to celebrate World Book Day together when we are back in school.
Read Write Inc
Instructions for how to find your RWI learning for today can be found on our English PowerPoint. Here is the link to the Read Write Inc home page on YouTube. It might help to add this as a favourite so that you can quickly find your Read Write Inc learning each day. Please remember that the website updates at 9:30 each day. You may notice that the sounds will start to repeat soon. The children revisit sounds many times when we are teaching Read Write Inc in school. We want to encourage fluency. We want the children to be able to read a text containing each sound at speed, without the need to Fred Talk. In order to achieve this, the children need to see each sound several times. Please continue to focus on the spelling, red word and hold a sentence videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Spellings
It’s quiz time! Please test yourself on the words below. Let me know how many you spell correctly on School Spider today.
Everybody because even children great
Worship
We now have all of this week’s worships in one place. Please see the weekly worship page attached at the bottom of our blog post today.
PE – Dance along to ‘The Best Day of my Life’ with the Kidz Bop Kids!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNog54ovi8Q
Clubs
Have a look at the attached list where you will find the links to our video PowerPoints for this week. I have been in charge of our Craft club again this week J.
Have a brilliant day of home learning Swallows and don’t forget to let me know how you are getting on with your today on School Spider. I will see you at 9:20 for our Zoom call this morning. Don’t forget to bring a book!
Have a fabulous Thursday everyone.
Love from Miss Gillam
Starlings Home Learning 4.3.2021, by Mrs O'Marah
Date: 3rd Mar 2021 @ 9:35pm
Thursday 4th March
Hello lovely Starlings, and welcome to your last Thursday home learning blog. Mrs. Judge, Mrs. Esling and Mrs. Southern have been keeping me up to date with how hard you are all working this week and we are so very proud of you all, and your grown ups!
I am looking forward to our Zoom call this morning. Remember, we decided on dough disco first, then pen disco so make sure you have one (or some different coloured) pen and a piece of paper, and some playdoh if you have it.
Today’s tasks are Phonics, Maths, and English tasks. Please see the links to the day’s lesson videos and find the attached PowerPoint versions also. Your Read Write Inc videos are as normal using the same link.
Mrs. Esling will be online on the class discussion homework page today so please share your learning with her as you have been doing all week. I will be in school all day today. Any problems please let one of us know or email admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk and we will do our very best to resolve these straight away.
Read, Write, Inc Phonics
Please follow the links provided to find your group's phonics videos online. The link is the same as yesterday but new sound videos will be uploaded by the RWI team. (Remember this is usually after 9:30am)
Red group – you need to look out for set 1 videos on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Green group you need to look out for set 2 videos on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Pink, yellow and blue groups you need to look out for set 3 videos on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Maths
Today you are going to be continuing your work on halves and quarters. You will be finding a quarter by using equal sharing.
The link to the youtube version of the video is: https://youtu.be/zG6JTNTYjvM
Alternatively you can find the PowerPoint version when you scroll down the page if you would prefer to download it.
English
Today is the final lesson in our Museum of Lost Animals unit of work and you will be writing the letter you planned in yesterday’s lesson.
A downloadable copy of the lesson PowerPoint can be found below, and the youtube link to today's video is:https://youtu.be/0PMVaDZUMvc
Reading
Follow the link and the instructions below to access Oxford Owl’s e-libraries.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/login?active-tab=students
Username: starlings1
Password: Home
Story
Today’s story is ‘Goat in a Boat’
The link to the story is https://youtu.be/3vHypNPUL0M
Worship- Sing and Sign
Today we would like you to practise the song ’10,000 Reasons’
Please click on the link to find the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X5sucPohRM
Fitness Challenge
Today I’d like you to try the 10 minute shake up ‘Cruz’s training station’
Here’s the link
https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups/cruzs-training-station
Good luck and enjoy your day!
Mrs. O'Marah
Skylarks Home Learning 04.03.21, by Miss Beattie
Date: 3rd Mar 2021 @ 1:25pm
Thursday 4th March
Good morning my lovely Skylarks and happy Thursday 😊
Today is our final full day of remote learning lessons, as tomorrow we will be reflecting on our time spent at home and preparing for our return to school on Monday. You have all been absolute super stars over the past 2 months and you should be so proud of all that you have achieved. I can’t wait to welcome your smiling faces back into our classroom on Monday morning!!
Please see below for today’s remote learning tasks and clubs.
Please remember that I will be available on our discussion/homework area throughout the school day to help you and provide feedback on your work.
Don’t forget to bring your favourite book along to this morning’s zoom meeting if you would like to share it for World Book Day!
In tomorrow’s zoom you are invited to wear your favourite party outfit, costume or silly hat/prop to celebrate the end of our remote learning journey 😊
Maths
Multiplication: For your maths lesson today, please see the PowerPoint attached. Just click on the little speaker icon on the PowerPoint page to listen. Today, we are going to continue to focus on multiplying a 4-digit number by a 2-digit number. We will complete the remaining questions from yesterday’s lesson, including the challenge.
If you cannot access the PowerPoint, please view the maths lesson at the following YouTube link:
If you are watching the lesson through the YouTube link, you may need to pause the video at appropriate times to give yourself time to complete the tasks.
Times Tables
This week I would like you to practice any tables that you still find tricky up to 12 x 12. Can you say it forwards and backwards? Can you write out the multiples of this number? Do you know the division facts? Why not use TTRS or hit the button to help you:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Spelling Lesson
Please view the spelling lesson at the following YouTube link:
Today we are going to take part in a spelling lesson where we will revisit and revise the spelling rules below using different activities/games.
- Suffix -able (e.g. suitable)
- Silent letter t (e.g. listen)
- Suffix -ably (e.g. understandably)
- Suffix -ibly (e.g. incredibly)
- Suffix -ent (confident)
- Suffix -ence (e.g. evidence)
- ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ei’ (e.g. receive)
Reading
It would also be super if you could spend 10-15 minutes each day reading your school book that you have taken home or another book you have been enjoying at home.
This week’s author of the week is Dominique Valente. At the link below, you can get lost in the world of Starfell! Listen to an audiobook of the first in the series, Willow Moss and the Lost Day and watch an exclusive video with the author to find out more about the books and her best writing advice.
https://library.thenational.academy/step-into-a-magical-world-with-dominique-valente/
I have also attached the final online issue of ‘First News’ for you to enjoy at home.
Remember to continue writing in your reading diary and get an adult to sign in, then we can collect our raffle tickets when we are back in school.
Why not tell me what book you are reading over on our discussion?
World Book Day 2021
Today is World Book Day, which we would normally celebrate in school. However, as a school, we have decided to postpone our celebration of this annual event until we have everyone back in our classrooms. This will now take place on Thursday 1st April and we will be asking you all to come to school dressed in your pyjamas to enjoy a day full of reading!
However, I have attached some fun World Book Day activities to our blog that you might want to take part in today. Remember to also spend some time snuggled up with your favourite book 😊
Worship
This week for our signing worship, we will continue to learn/practice how to sing and sign ‘Our God is a Great Big God’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGYVhGWlRhA
Foundation Subject Clubs
Please find the links below for this week’s clubs. You may choose which club you take part in each day.
Geography
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osF2A7u1LeE
Please also look for the Geography Club Resources which are attached to the blog.
PE
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Computing (KS2)
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Here is the link to the coding task you are asked to complete:
https://studio.code.org/s/minecraft/stage/1/puzzle/1
Craft Club
Follow the link to our craft club activities for this week:
Here are the music suggestion links referred to in our PowerPoint today.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOV-B833IA – Violin covers Violin Playlist (covers)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ41RzuYsWU&list=PLWOkN4-8br9J4rfJ1So3xvg1PT5UOuFse – Ed Sheeran Piano Playlist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnsgxuEZaA&t=498s – Cello Playlist (covers)
German
Please follow the link to German club:
Have a great day Skylarks and remember that I am here if you need anything 😊
Love from Miss Beattie x
Toucans Home Learning Thurs 4th Feb, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 3rd Mar 2021 @ 12:05pm
Thursday 4th March 2021
Good morning Toucans.
Nearly there now! I hope you are all looking forward to our Zoom party tomorrow.
Worship – Signing
Our God is a Great Big God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGYVhGWlRhA
Maths
Adding and Subtracting Decimals – Listen carefully to the audio on each slide and look carefully at the images to help you solve today’s questions.
Please watch this video if you can’t access the audio on the PowerPoint. Remember to just pause it when needed and you can play back too if required.
Please visit the Topmarks website for some great games focusing on Fractions and Decimals. Spend time playing around with the games on Decimals.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
Times Tables
Recap all your times tables using TTRockstars https://ttrockstars.com/ Where can you get to on the leader board today? We have been so impressed with your daily scores.
Where can you get to on the leader board today?
Writing
To infer Mary’s thoughts, feelings and dialogue from her actions.
See the Power point attached. Like the Maths, Mrs Downing has recorded the instructions so just click on the audio button to hear what to do.
Please watch this video if you can’t access the audio on the PowerPoint. Remember to just pause it when needed and you can play back too if required.
Reading
Toucans, we would love you to read a little each day of the school book you have or a book you have been reading at home.
If you continue to record your reading in your diary and get an adult to sign your diary each time you read, you will still be able to collect your raffle tickets when we are back in school.
Don’t forget to read our last digital copy of the First News.
Spellings
This week we will be looking at the spellings – Homophones
Complete the attached Graffiti Wall with our spelling words for this week.
On-line dictionary
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/online-dictionary
Spelling words: principal, principle, bridal, bridle, proceed, precede, weary, wary, beech, beach
Story
‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell, read by Mrs Whittingham
Please follow this link to see Mrs Whittingham read some more of our new class novel.
#2021FitnessChallenge – Joe Wicks
Pick a workout to do with Joe
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
Clubs for this week
Please find the links below for this week’s clubs. You may choose which club you take part in each day.
Geography
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osF2A7u1LeE
Please also look for the Geography Club Resources which are attached to the blog.
PE
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://youtu.be/lCpiFazSYEo
Computing (KS2)
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Here is the link to the coding task you are asked to complete:
https://studio.code.org/s/minecraft/stage/1/puzzle/1
Craft Club
What can you make using recycled materials? Follow the link to our craft club activities for this week. Will you make a rocket, a fairy house or some egg carton flowers?
Here are the music suggestion links referred to in our PowerPoint today.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOV-B833IA – Violin covers Violin Playlist (covers)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ41RzuYsWU&list=PLWOkN4-8br9J4rfJ1So3xvg1PT5UOuFse – Ed Sheeran Piano Playlist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnsgxuEZaA&t=498s – Cello Playlist (covers)
Cave Gallery - Children’s Art in a Virtual Environment
Would you like to see your art work in an online art gallery?
The Cave is an online gallery for children and young people in and around Northwich to exhibit their Art work. The gallery is being developed for children to express their response of their experience in lockdown. The Cave hope to encourage young artists to set up their own galleries in a window of their home to curate and show their work in the local community.
The first online show will be for Easter 2021. The theme for the exhibition is ‘Hunker’. Many animals hunker down, hibernate and keep to their nests in winter and this winter we have joined them! We have been hunkering down since March and the experience has been very different for each of us. Please see the attached poster or visit the website linked below for more information on this exciting project. Please remember to submit your work before the end of March.
https://sites.google.com/kingsmead.cheshire.sch.uk/cavegallery/home
German
Please follow the link to German club:
Have a great day everyone. Remember to use the Discussion page on School Spider to chat to us and upload your home learning tasks using the Upload your Homework tab.
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham and Mr Beswick.
Swallows - Wednesday 3rd March 2021, by Miss Gillam
Date: 3rd Mar 2021 @ 6:44am
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Good morning super Swallows!
Please see our task list and PowerPoint presentations below to see what your home learning tasks are for today. Please also remember to take a few moments to look at the class discussion page each day where I will be available to ‘chat’ to you about the work that I have set for that day. You can just pop on there to say hi or tell have a little chat with your friends. The children can type in their own messages. It is a lovely, safe way of us staying in touch.
This half term, we have introduced a Foundation Subjects Club which you can dip in and out of in the afternoons and take part in as many as you like. I have attached all the details and links. I have also attached all the Worship details for the week so they are all in one place.
Maths - Can you make equal groups by sharing?
We are continuing to focus our learning on multiplication this week. Please see the talking Power point video linked below.
Here is the link to the White Rose video mentioned in the PowerPoint. You may want to use this link if you have any problems with sound today.
Times Tables
Please use Times Tables Rock Stars to continue to learn your 2,5 and 10 x table. If you would like your child's log in details, please contact the school office via the admin address and they will email them across to you.
Alternatively, you could sing and dance along to the BBC timetables videos or play hit the button.
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
- https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/306/Maths-Fishing-Multiplication
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-5-times-table/zhbm47h
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-10-times-table-with-webster-the-spider/zm32cqt
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-2-times-table-with-bridget-the-lioness/zrrx92p
Writing - Can you read and spell alternative /ai/ sounds? Please see the talking PowerPoint video linked below. I have recorded the instructions so just click play and then pause when it is time to complete an activity.
Reading
Please spend some time reading either the school book you took home with you or a book you have been reading at home each day. Please also remember to use our Oxford Owl website to access reading books online. There are lots of new books on here.
- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-pupils/pupil-home
- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-pupils/pupil-home?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=&age_group=age%204-7&series=&level=¤t_page=school_ebooks
Username: starlings1 (from the last lockdown)
Password: Home
If you get an adult to sign your reading diary each time you read, you will still be able to collect your raffle tickets when we are back in school.
We will have our second book club on Zoom on Thursday this week so please have your recommendations ready.
Read Write Inc
Instructions for how to find your RWI learning for today can be found on our English PowerPoint. Here is the link to the Read Write Inc home page on YouTube. It might help to add this as a favourite so that you can quickly find your Read Write Inc learning each day. Please remember that the website updates at 9:30 each day. You may notice that the sounds will start to repeat soon. The children revisit sounds many times when we are teaching Read Write Inc in school. We want to encourage fluency. We want the children to be able to read a text containing each sound at speed, without the need to Fred Talk. In order to achieve this, the children need to see each sound several times. Please continue to focus on the spelling, red word and hold a sentence videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Spellings
Our spellings will be on our English PowerPoint today. Please use your spelling whiteboard and roll and spell game to help you to learn them. Maybe you could complete one of our outdoor spelling activities today?
Everybody because even children great
- Thursday 4th March 2021
Worship
We now have all of this week’s worships in one place. Please see the weekly worship page attached at the bottom of our blog post today.
PE – Have some fun at the Cosmic Yoga DISCO Party:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23VdtT0vQUY
Clubs
Have a look at the attached list where you will find the links to our video PowerPoints for this week. I have been in charge of our Craft club again this week J.
Have a brilliant day of home learning Swallows and don’t forget to let me know how you are getting on with your learning today on School Spider. I will see you at 9:20 for our Zoom call this morning.
Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone.
Love from Miss Gillam
Wednesday 3rd March, by Mrs Judge
Date: 2nd Mar 2021 @ 7:42pm
Wednesday 3rd March
Good Morning Starlings.
This will be our last Zoom call together as Mrs O’Marah will be with you on Thursday and Friday. I cannot wait to see you all again face to face and I can’t emphasise enough how impressed I am with all your remote learning – I am so proud of you all.
Today, there is home learning on maths, writing, phonics, spellings and a fitness activity. Try and take part in a My Smiling Mind meditation and Mrs Esling has read a story for you to relax and listen to.
Remember that you can choose from one of the Foundation Subjects Club and the links are attached along with all the Worship details for the week.
Maths
For today’s lesson, we are moving onto quarters so get some pen, paper and scissors ready to fold and cut. Please see the PowerPoint attached or follow the link to the YouTube video:
Writing
Today, you are going to plan a letter to endangered animals. Please see the PowerPoint attached or you can follow the link to the YouTube version:
Read, Write, Inc Phonics
Please follow the YouTube links provided to find your group's phonics videos online. The link is the same as last always but new sound videos will be uploaded by the RWI team. (Remember this is after 9:30am)
Red group – you need to look out for set 1 videos on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Green group you need to look out for set 2 videos on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Pink, yellow and blue groups you need to look out for set 3 videos on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
The video version of instructions can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRNrR2TuHO0&feature=youtu.be
Spellings
The final slide of the English PowerPoint has today’s spellings which link to our new book. Please have a break after completing your writing and come back to the spellings later on.
Story
Please enjoy Mrs Esling’s story 'The Big, Wide-Mouthed Frog':
https://youtu.be/MBpGdyGctwg
Worship
Today for our worship, we would like you to take part in a guided meditation on My Smiling Mind, just like we do in school. Please follow the link:
https://app.smilingmind.com.au/
Fitness Challenge
Release your inner warrior today with Go Noodle:
https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/release-your-warrior-1
Reading
Follow the link and the instructions below to access Oxford Owl’s
e-library:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/login?active-tab=students
Username: starlings1
Password: Home
Happy learning!
Mrs. Judge, Mrs. O’Marah, Mrs. Esling and Mrs. Southern
Toucans Home Learning Wed 3.3.21, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 2nd Mar 2021 @ 3:18pm
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Good morning Toucans.
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Worship
My Smiling Mind - https://app.smilingmind.com.au/
Attached to the blog are some Inspirational Quotes for you to colour in.
Maths
Adding and Subtracting Decimals – Listen carefully to the audio on each slide and look carefully at the images to help you solve today’s questions.
Please watch this video if you can’t access the audio on the PowerPoint. Remember to just pause it when needed and you can play back too if required.
Please visit the Topmarks website for some great games focusing on Fractions and Decimals. Spend time playing around with the games on Decimals.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
Times Tables
Recap all your times tables using TTRockstars https://ttrockstars.com/ Where can you get to on the leader board today? We have been so impressed with your daily scores.
Where can you get to on the leader board today?
Writing
To write sentences using a semi-colon accurately.
See the Power point attached. Like the Maths, Mrs Downing has recorded the instructions so just click on the audio button to hear what to do.
Watch this Teacher Talk video in which Mr Burton explains more on using semi-colons, colons and dashes effectively. Have a go at working out the answers to the examples as you watch!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z92fhcw
Please watch this video if you can’t access the audio on the PowerPoint. Remember to just pause it when needed and you can play back too if required.
Reading
Toucans, we would love you to read a little each day of the school book you have or a book you have been reading at home.
Don’t forget to read our last digital copy of the First News.
Spellings
This week we will be looking at the spellings – Homophones
We will focus on our last 2 words today - beech, beach
Look up an explanation for each of these words.
Try and come up with a rhyme or hint to remember which spelling form is correct for each pair.
Write a silly story using both of these words 5 times. I can’t wait to hear/see what you come up with!
On-line dictionary
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/online-dictionary
Spelling words: principal, principle, bridal, bridle, proceed, precede, weary, wary, beech, beach
Story
‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell, read by Mrs Whittingham
Please follow this link to see Mrs Whittingham read some more of our new class novel.
#2021FitnessChallenge – 5 - A – Day
Home Access Username - LGPS97
Home Access Password - LosGr9
Clubs for this week
Please find the links below for this week’s clubs. You may choose which club you take part in each day.
Geography
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osF2A7u1LeE
Please also look for the Geography Club Resources which are attached to the blog.
PE
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://youtu.be/lCpiFazSYEo
Computing (KS2)
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Here is the link to the coding task you are asked to complete:
https://studio.code.org/s/minecraft/stage/1/puzzle/1
Craft Club
What can you make using recycled materials? Follow the link to our craft club activities for this week. Will you make a rocket, a fairy house or some egg carton flowers?
Here are the music suggestion links referred to in our PowerPoint today.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOV-B833IA – Violin covers Violin Playlist (covers)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ41RzuYsWU&list=PLWOkN4-8br9J4rfJ1So3xvg1PT5UOuFse – Ed Sheeran Piano Playlist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnsgxuEZaA&t=498s – Cello Playlist (covers)
Cave Gallery - Children’s Art in a Virtual Environment
Would you like to see your art work in an online art gallery?
The Cave is an online gallery for children and young people in and around Northwich to exhibit their Art work. The gallery is being developed for children to express their response of their experience in lockdown. The Cave hope to encourage young artists to set up their own galleries in a window of their home to curate and show their work in the local community.
The first online show will be for Easter 2021. The theme for the exhibition is ‘Hunker’. Many animals hunker down, hibernate and keep to their nests in winter and this winter we have joined them! We have been hunkering down since March and the experience has been very different for each of us. Please see the attached poster or visit the website linked below for more information on this exciting project. Please remember to submit your work before the end of March.
https://sites.google.com/kingsmead.cheshire.sch.uk/cavegallery/home
German
Please follow the link to German club:
Have a great day everyone. Remember to use the Discussion page on School Spider to chat to us and upload your home learning tasks using the Upload your Homework tab.
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham and Mr Beswick.
Skylarks Home Learning 03.03.21, by Miss Beattie
Date: 2nd Mar 2021 @ 9:53am
Wednesday 3rd March
Good morning my lovely Skylarks 😊
I hope you are all well and feeling happy today. It has been lovely to see so many of you still engaging with our daily zoom sessions and school spider this week.
Please remember that I will be available on our discussion/homework area throughout the school day to help you and provide feedback on your work.
Please see below for today’s remote learning tasks and clubs.
Maths
Multiplication: For your maths lesson today, please see the PowerPoint attached. Just click on the little speaker icon on the PowerPoint page to listen. Today we are going to progress onto multiplying 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers using long multiplication.
If you cannot access the PowerPoint, please view the maths lesson at the following YouTube link:
If you are watching the lesson through the YouTube link, you may need to pause the video at appropriate times to give yourself time to complete the tasks.
Times Tables
This week I would like you to practice any tables that you still find tricky up to 12 x 12. Can you say it forwards and backwards? Can you write out the multiples of this number? Do you know the division facts? Why not use TTRS or hit the button to help you:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Writing
Great Gods of Norse Mythology: Again, please see the PowerPoint attached. Like the maths, I have recorded the instructions so just click on the audio button to hear what to do. Today, we will be revisiting the text ‘Great Gods of Norse Mythology’ and creating our own true or false quiz using the facts from the text.
I have attached the whole text below which you will need to print or have opened for our lesson today.
If you cannot access the PowerPoint, please view the writing lesson at the following YouTube link:
If you are watching the lesson through the YouTube link, you may need to pause the video at appropriate times to give yourself time to complete the tasks.
Reading
It would also be super if you could spend 10-15 minutes each day reading your school book that you have taken home or another book you have been enjoying at home.
This week’s author of the week is Dominique Valente. At the link below, you can get lost in the world of Starfell! Listen to an audiobook of the first in the series, Willow Moss and the Lost Day and watch an exclusive video with the author to find out more about the books and her best writing advice.
https://library.thenational.academy/step-into-a-magical-world-with-dominique-valente/
I have also attached the final online issue of ‘First News’ for you to enjoy at home.
Remember to continue writing in your reading diary and get an adult to sign in, then we can collect our raffle tickets when we are back in school.
Why not tell me what book you are reading over on our discussion?
Spellings
This week, I would like you to revisit the spelling rules we have learnt during our period of remote learning. Can you come up with your own spelling words for each of the rules below?
- Suffix -able (e.g. suitable)
- Silent letter t (e.g. listen)
- Suffix -ably (e.g. understandably)
- Suffix -ibly (e.g. incredibly)
- Suffix -ent (confident)
- Suffix -ence (e.g. evidence)
- ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ei’ (e.g. receive)
Story: You will find our story embedded into our Writing PowerPoint. Today we will begin to read ‘The Boy in the Dress’ by David Walliams.
Worship
Today for our worship I would like you to take part in a guided meditation on My Smiling Mind, just like we do in school.
Please take part in session 7: https://app.smilingmind.com.au/
Foundation Subject Clubs
Please find the links below for this week’s clubs. You may choose which club you take part in each day.
Geography
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osF2A7u1LeE
Please also look for the Geography Club Resources which are attached to the blog.
PE
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Computing (KS2)
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Here is the link to the coding task you are asked to complete:
https://studio.code.org/s/minecraft/stage/1/puzzle/1
Craft Club
Follow the link to our craft club activities for this week:
Here are the music suggestion links referred to in our PowerPoint today.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOV-B833IA – Violin covers Violin Playlist (covers)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ41RzuYsWU&list=PLWOkN4-8br9J4rfJ1So3xvg1PT5UOuFse – Ed Sheeran Piano Playlist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnsgxuEZaA&t=498s – Cello Playlist (covers)
German
Please follow the link to German club:
Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone 😊
Love from Miss Beattie x
Swallows - Tuesday 2nd March 2021, by Miss Gillam
Date: 1st Mar 2021 @ 7:18pm
Good morning super Swallows!
Please see our task list and PowerPoint presentations below to see what your home learning tasks are for today. Please also remember to take a few moments to look at the class discussion page each day where I will be available to ‘chat’ to you about the work that I have set for that day. You can just pop on there to say hi or tell have a little chat with your friends. The children can type in their own messages. It is a lovely, safe way of us staying in touch.
This half term, we have introduced a Foundation Subjects Club which you can dip in and out of in the afternoons and take part in as many as you like. I have attached all the details and links. I have also attached all the Worship details for the week so they are all in one place.
Maths - Can you solve problems involving the 10 times table?
We are continuing to focus our learning on multiplication this week. Please see the talking Power point video linked below.
Here is the link to the White Rose video mentioned in the PowerPoint. You may want to use this link if you have any problems with sound today.
Times Tables
Please use Times Tables Rock Stars to continue to learn your 2,5 and 10 x table. If you would like your child's log in details, please contact the school office via the admin address and they will email them across to you.
Alternatively, you could sing and dance along to the BBC timetables videos or play hit the button.
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
- https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/306/Maths-Fishing-Multiplication
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-5-times-table/zhbm47h
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-10-times-table-with-webster-the-spider/zm32cqt
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-2-times-table-with-bridget-the-lioness/zrrx92p
Writing - Can you use adjectives to describe a lost toy?
Please see the talking PowerPoint video linked below. I have recorded the instructions so just click play and then pause when it is time to complete an activity.
Reading
Please spend some time reading either the school book you took home with you or a book you have been reading at home each day. Please also remember to use our Oxford Owl website to access reading books online. There are lots of new books on here.
- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-pupils/pupil-home
- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-pupils/pupil-home?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=&age_group=age%204-7&series=&level=¤t_page=school_ebooks
Username: starlings1 (from the last lockdown)
Password: Home
If you get an adult to sign your reading diary each time you read, you will still be able to collect your raffle tickets when we are back in school.
We will have our second book club on Zoom on Thursday this week so please have your recommendations ready.
Read Write Inc
Instructions for how to find your RWI learning for today can be found on our English PowerPoint. Here is the link to the Read Write Inc home page on YouTube. It might help to add this as a favourite so that you can quickly find your Read Write Inc learning each day. Please remember that the website updates at 9:30 each day. You may notice that the sounds will start to repeat soon. The children revisit sounds many times when we are teaching Read Write Inc in school. We want to encourage fluency. We want the children to be able to read a text containing each sound at speed, without the need to Fred Talk. In order to achieve this, the children need to see each sound several times. Please continue to focus on the spelling, red word and hold a sentence videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Spellings
Our spellings will be on our English PowerPoint today. Please use your spelling whiteboard and roll and spell game to help you to learn them. Our quiz will be on Friday this week.
Everybody because even children great
- Thursday 4th March 2021
Worship
We now have all of this week’s worships in one place. Please see the weekly worship page attached at the bottom of our blog post today.
PE –
Get yourself moving today with Kidzbop ‘Cheerleader’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT9-QyzuK4A
Clubs
Have a look at the attached list where you will find the links to our video PowerPoints for this week. I have been in charge of our Craft club again this week J.
Have a brilliant day of home learning Swallows and don’t forget to let me know how you are getting on with your learning today on School Spider. I will see you at 9:20 for our Zoom call this morning.
Lots of love from
Miss Gillam
Toucans Home Learning Tues 2nd March, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 1st Mar 2021 @ 5:52pm
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Good morning Toucans.
Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you got to enjoy some of our clubs yesterday. Plenty more to try out today.
Worship – Open the Book
The Sower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzK4NOPoyyg&feature=youtu.be
Maths
Ordering and Comparing Decimals – Listen carefully to the audio on each slide and look carefully at the images to help you solve today’s questions.
Please watch this video if you can’t access the audio on the PowerPoint. Remember to just pause it when needed and you can play back too if required.
Please visit the Topmarks website for some great games focusing on Fractions and Decimals. Spend time playing around with the games on Decimals.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals
Times Tables
Recap all your times tables using TTRockstars https://ttrockstars.com/ Where can you get to on the leader board today? We have been so impressed with your daily scores.
Where can you get to on the leader board today?
Writing
To investigate the difference between formal and informal speech.
See the Power point attached. Like the Maths, Mrs Downing has recorded the instructions so just click on the audio button to hear what to do.
Please watch this video if you can’t access the audio on the PowerPoint. Remember to just pause it when needed and you can play back too if required.
Reading
Toucans, we would love you to read a little each day of the school book you have or a book you have been reading at home.
Don’t forget to read our last digital copy of the First News.
Spellings
This week we will be looking at the spellings – Homophones
We will focus on these 4 words today - proceed, precede, weary, wary,
Look up an explanation for each of these words.
Try and come up with a rhyme or hint to remember which spelling form is correct for each pair.
Write a sentence with each word using brackets or a dash.
On-line dictionary
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/online-dictionary
Spelling words: principal, principle, bridal, bridle, proceed, precede, weary, wary, beech, beach
Story
‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell, read by Mrs Whittingham
Please follow this link to see Mrs Whittingham read some more of our new class novel.
#2021FitnessChallenge – 5 - A – Day
Home Access Username - LGPS97
Home Access Password - LosGr9
Clubs for this week
Please find the links below for this week’s clubs. You may choose which club you take part in each day.
Geography
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osF2A7u1LeE
Please also look for the Geography Club Resources which are attached to the blog.
PE
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://youtu.be/lCpiFazSYEo
Computing (KS2)
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Here is the link to the coding task you are asked to complete:
https://studio.code.org/s/minecraft/stage/1/puzzle/1
Craft Club
What can you make using recycled materials? Follow the link to our craft club activities for this week. Will you make a rocket, a fairy house or some egg carton flowers?
Here are the music suggestion links referred to in our PowerPoint today.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOV-B833IA – Violin covers Violin Playlist (covers)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ41RzuYsWU&list=PLWOkN4-8br9J4rfJ1So3xvg1PT5UOuFse – Ed Sheeran Piano Playlist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnsgxuEZaA&t=498s – Cello Playlist (covers)
Cave Gallery - Children’s Art in a Virtual Environment
Would you like to see your art work in an online art gallery?
The Cave is an online gallery for children and young people in and around Northwich to exhibit their Art work. The gallery is being developed for children to express their response of their experience in lockdown. The Cave hope to encourage young artists to set up their own galleries in a window of their home to curate and show their work in the local community.
The first online show will be for Easter 2021. The theme for the exhibition is ‘Hunker’. Many animals hunker down, hibernate and keep to their nests in winter and this winter we have joined them! We have been hunkering down since March and the experience has been very different for each of us. Please see the attached poster or visit the website linked below for more information on this exciting project. Please remember to submit your work before the end of March.
https://sites.google.com/kingsmead.cheshire.sch.uk/cavegallery/home
German
Please follow the link to German club:
Have a great day everyone. Remember to use the Discussion page on School Spider to chat to us and upload your home learning tasks using the Upload your Homework tab.
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham and Mr Beswick.
Tuesday 2nd March, by Mrs Judge
Date: 1st Mar 2021 @ 4:27pm
Tuesday 2nd March
Good Morning Starlings.
Well done for keeping up all of your hard work - keep it going for the last few days before we come back to school. Today, there is home learning on maths, writing, phonics, spellings and a fitness activity. Open The Book have performance for you and Mrs Southern has read a story so relax and listen to it. I will ‘see’ on Zoom at 9.20 where we can play a game and Mrs Esling will be available for a ‘chat’ on the Class Discussion and Homework page.
Remember that you can choose from one of the Foundation Subjects Club and the links are attached along with all the Worship details for the week.
Maths
In Maths today we are continuing with our work on halves so you’ll need to do some fair sharing. Please see the PowerPoint attached or follow the link to the YouTube video:
Writing
Today you are going to have a quiz all about some of the animals in the book.
Please see the PowerPoint attached or you can follow the link to the YouTube version:
Read, Write, Inc Phonics
Please follow the YouTube links provided to find your group's phonics videos online. The link is the same as last always but new sound videos will be uploaded by the RWI team. (Remember this is after 9:30am)
Red group – you need to look out for set 1 videos on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Green group you need to look out for set 2 videos on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Pink, yellow and blue groups you need to look out for set 3 videos on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
The video version of instructions can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRNrR2TuHO0&feature=youtu.be
Spellings
The final slide of the English PowerPoint has today’s spellings which link to our new book. Please have a break after completing your writing and come back to the spellings later on.
Story
Please enjoy Mrs Southern’s story called ‘Llamas in Pyjamas’
Worship
Please click the link to Open The Book’s performance of ‘The Sower’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzK4NOPoyyg&feature=youtu.be
Fitness Challenge
Have some fun at the Cosmic Yoga Dance Party:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23VdtT0vQUY
Reading
Follow the link and the instructions below to access Oxford Owl’s
e-library:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/login?active-tab=students
Username: starlings1
Password: Home
Work hard and enjoy the sunshine!
Mrs. Judge, Mrs. O’Marah, Mrs. Esling and Mrs. Southern
Y3 05.03.21, by Mrs Rice
Date: 1st Mar 2021 @ 2:36pm
Friday 5th March 2021 
Happy Friday everyone. We did it! Two months of remote learning for the second time and you have been brilliant! I would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of your families for supporting our class during this time. Your patience and dedication has been amazing and has meant such a lot to me. Thank you for being such lovely parents to work with. I can not wait to have your children back on Monday, I promise that we will look after them. Time to put your feet up now!
Well done superstars- we couldn’t be more proud of the amazing children we have at Lostock Gralam and don’t forget to tell your adults that we think they are superheroes.
Reflect and return to school task:
Today we would like you to just reflect on the last 8 weeks of remote learning and to think ahead to your return to school. There are some lovely activities below to help you to do this. You might want to print them from the attachment, or you might want to create your own doodles in your own style.
If you want, you could play this lovely relaxing music whilst you create your ideas today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2UEqBdU7go&list=RD-j2uKUK5P10&index=2
This next activity might help you to zone in on your feelings and share your thoughts about Lockdown.
We are so excited about welcoming you back to school on Monday. Have a lovely weekend and see you very soon!
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Brennan xxx
Skylarks Home Learning 02.03.21, by Miss Beattie
Date: 1st Mar 2021 @ 1:03pm
Tuesday 2nd March
Good morning my lovely Skylarks 😊
How are you today Skylarks? I hope you had a wonderful Monday!
It would be great to see you all on our zoom this morning. Please also remember that I will be available on our discussion/homework area throughout the school day to help you and provide feedback on your work.
Please see below for today’s remote learning tasks and clubs.
Maths
Multiplication: For your maths lesson today, please see the PowerPoint attached. Just click on the little speaker icon on the PowerPoint page to listen. Today, we are going to continue to focus on multiplying a 3-digit number by a 2-digit number. We will complete the remaining questions from yesterday’s lesson, including the challenge.
If you cannot access the PowerPoint, please view the maths lesson at the following YouTube link:
If you are watching the lesson through the YouTube link, you may need to pause the video at appropriate times to give yourself time to complete the tasks.
Times Tables
This week I would like you to practice any tables that you still find tricky up to 12 x 12. Can you say it forwards and backwards? Can you write out the multiples of this number? Do you know the division facts? Why not use TTRS or hit the button to help you:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Writing
Great Gods of Norse Mythology: Again, please see the PowerPoint attached. Like the maths, I have recorded the instructions so just click on the audio button to hear what to do. Today, we will read about the final Norse god in our text, Loki and will consider our first impressions of him.
I have attached the whole text below which you will need to print or have opened for our lesson today.
If you cannot access the PowerPoint, please view the writing lesson at the following YouTube link:
If you are watching the lesson through the YouTube link, you may need to pause the video at appropriate times to give yourself time to complete the tasks.
Reading
It would also be super if you could spend 10-15 minutes each day reading your school book that you have taken home or another book you have been enjoying at home.
This week’s author of the week is Dominique Valente. At the link below, you can get lost in the world of Starfell! Listen to an audiobook of the first in the series, Willow Moss and the Lost Day and watch an exclusive video with the author to find out more about the books and her best writing advice.
https://library.thenational.academy/step-into-a-magical-world-with-dominique-valente/
I have also attached the final online issue of ‘First News’ for you to enjoy at home.
Remember to continue writing in your reading diary and get an adult to sign in, then we can collect our raffle tickets when we are back in school.
Why not tell me what book you are reading over on our discussion?
Spellings
This week, I would like you to revisit the spelling rules we have learnt during our period of remote learning. Can you come up with your own spelling words for each of the rules below?
- Suffix -able (e.g. suitable)
- Silent letter t (e.g. listen)
- Suffix -ably (e.g. understandably)
- Suffix -ibly (e.g. incredibly)
- Suffix -ent (confident)
- Suffix -ence (e.g. evidence)
- ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ei’ (e.g. receive)
Story: You will find our story embedded into our Writing PowerPoint. Today we will begin to read ‘The Boy in the Dress’ by David Walliams.
Worship
Enjoy another Bible story from our friends at Open the Book, the parable of The Sower:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzK4NOPoyyg&feature=youtu.be
You will also find a document attached to today’s blogs with all of this week’s worships in one place 😊
Foundation Subject Clubs
Please find the links below for this week’s clubs. You may choose which club you take part in each day.
Geography
Here is the link to this week’s club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osF2A7u1LeE
Please also look for the Geography Club Resources which are attached to the blog.
PE
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Computing (KS2)
Here is the link to this week’s club:
Here is the link to the coding task you are asked to complete:
https://studio.code.org/s/minecraft/stage/1/puzzle/1
Craft Club
Follow the link to our craft club activities for this week:
Here are the music suggestion links referred to in our PowerPoint today.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOV-B833IA – Violin covers Violin Playlist (covers)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ41RzuYsWU&list=PLWOkN4-8br9J4rfJ1So3xvg1PT5UOuFse – Ed Sheeran Piano Playlist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnsgxuEZaA&t=498s – Cello Playlist (covers)
German
Please follow the link to German club:
Have a great day Skylarks 😊
Love from Miss Beattie x