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Starlings Blog 17.9.20, by Mrs O'Marah
Date: 17th Sep 2020 @ 10:14pm
Starlings Class Blog 17.9.20
Hello Starlings families and welcome to our weekly blog.
We have had a lovely first 3 weeks in class and are just loving all being back together in one bubble. We have had a lovely mix of 'exploring time' in our continuous provision, and learning time in our new planet-named groups.
We are continuing to explore lots of mindfulness and nurture activities as we complete our whole school "All Together Now" topic, and we have enjoyed completing some computing work on the Ipads with Mrs. Judge this week too.
We have started our History unit of work by looking at the past and sorting images into past and present.
In English we are using the story 'Look Up' as a stimulus for writing. This week we received a letter telling us about a meteor shower viewing party in the park and we had to invite our friends along too! Next week we will be learning about Wilma Rudolph and comparing her to the main character in our story. We will also be ordering events from the story to show our understanding.
In Maths we have been learning about 'whole' and 'parts' and exploring how we could cut up and share fruit into parts of a whole. Next week we will be looking at how to make a diagram of part, part whole and using this to help us to learn about parts and whole of a number and exploring how numbers and groups of objects can be split or 'partitioned' into parts.
In Science we are beginning our unit of work on Plants and Seasonal Changes by going on a nature hunt to gather, compare and contrast leaves in our school grounds.
Home Reading and RWI Phonics
This week we have assessed your child to see where they are up to in RWI phonics, and we have grouped them accordingly. Tomorrow (18.9.20) we will send home the Read Write Inc. story book your child has been working on in class, along with their new homework diary. You will find a sticker in the homework diary with information about which colour group your child has been placed in for RWI.
Please encourage your child to read this book at home to you and sign in their diary when they have done so. We will check the diaries and stamp when we see comments.
Please also continue to share stories and books at home together and make a note of any reading done together. Children will still be able to earn raffle tickets for 3 signatures in their diary in a week.
Our class PE day is a Thursday, so a gentle reminder that children should be sent to school wearing PE clothes on this day. Teresa takes the children for their PE lesson and they have made a great start with their super listening and their love of sport!
Please remember water bottles daily.
We look forward to another lovely week together and will be back in touch in next week's blog.
Mrs. Judge, Mrs. O'Marah, Mrs. Esling and Mrs. Southern.
Swallows Class Blog - 17.9.20, by Miss Gillam
Date: 17th Sep 2020 @ 9:30pm
Welcome to Swallows Class Blog. We will be in touch weekly to keep you updated with all that is happening in our class. It has been fantastic having everyone back in school and welcoming back our brand new, sparkly Swallows! Mrs Elson and I are thrilled to be back in school with our wonderful class. They have been brilliant and we are so proud of how well the children have settled into our new classroom.
Thank you to all of you for your continued support during lockdown and since we have returned to school. It is strange not to be able to talk to you each morning and evening but I am always here at the end of the phone or via the admin email address if you need me.
We are working on our whole school topic ‘All Together Now’ celebrating being back together as a class and reflecting on past experiences through art work, mindfulness, circle time and other nurturing activities.
In Maths we are working on Place value, being able to read and write numbers to 100. We are learning how to represent numbers in different ways and how to partition two digit numbers into tens and ones. We are also revisiting counting forwards and backwards from different points up to 100.
In English we are using the book ‘Look up!’ as a stimulus for our writing. We have loved learning about Mae Jemison and have been thinking carefully about our own hopes and dreams for the future. Next week we will be writing space themed poems, writing recounts and using drama to help us to describe a flight into space.
In RE we are currently reading the story of ‘Moses and the burning bush’. We will be exploring the Christian value of ‘Thankfulness’
In Science, we will begin our new topic – materials. We will be exploring materials and considering the scientific vocabulary that we can use to describe what a material looks and feels like.
In Music, we will be learning how to play the ukelele this half term. We have had two fantastic sessions with Dan so far where we learnt about the different parts of the Ukelele and how to play along with the brilliant song 'Get Funky'.
Home Reading
Swallows are excited to be bringing home their first Read Write Inc books this Friday 18th September. The children will bring home their Read Write Inc story book, as well as a book bag book. Swallows have enjoyed their first week of Read Write Inc phonic lessons and have really impressed us with their love of reading.
Read Write Inc - Blue Group
This week we have been reading the exciting story ‘Barker’. We have been focusing on ‘Fred Talking’ unfamiliar words. We have to remember to spot if there are any special friends, ‘Fred Talk’ and then say the word. Please remember to answer the comprehension questions at the back of the book.
New sounds: ea – Cup of tea, oi – Spoil the boy, a-e – Make a cake, i-e – Nice smile
Read Write Inc - Yellow Group
This week we have been reading the beautiful story ‘The Duckchick’. We have been focusing on ‘Fred Talking’ unfamiliar words. We have to remember to spot if there are any special friends, ‘Fred Talk’ and then say the word. Please remember to answer the comprehension questions at the back of the book.
New sounds: ay - May I play, ee - what can you see, igh - fly high, ow - blow the snow
Read Write Inc – Grey Group
This week we have been reading the lovely story ‘Rex to the rescue’. We have been focusing on ‘Fred Talking’ unfamiliar words. We have to remember to spot if there are any special friends, ‘Fred Talk’ and then say the word. We also thought carefully about spelling our new sounds this week. We applied our knowledge of the suffixes –s, es, ed and ing. Please remember to answer the comprehension questions at the back of the book when reading at home.
New sounds: ea – Cup of tea, oi – Spoil the boy, a-e – Make a cake, i-e – Nice smile
Read Write Inc – Pink Group
This week we have been reading the lovely story ‘Scruffy Ted’. We have been focusing on ‘Fred Talking’ unfamiliar words. We have to remember to spot if there are any special friends, ‘Fred Talk’ and then say the word. Please remember to answer the comprehension questions at the back of the book when reading at home. To develop fluency, it would help your Swallow if they were to reread familiar texts. We want them to develop their sight vocabulary and to begin to read with increasing speed.
New sounds: ay - May I play, ee - what can you see, igh - fly high, ow - blow the snow
Read Write Inc – Red Group
This week we have been reading the lovely story ‘Pin it on’. We have been working on being able to Fred Talk unfamiliar words independently and understating what we are reading.
New sounds: m, a, s, d, t
Please continue to write in your Swallow’s reading diaries as a record of reading completed at home. The children can still earn a raffle ticket for three reads or more and comments in their diary. I am currently unable to write in the diaries however a green stamp lets you know that I have read your comment. If you write me a note in there that requires feedback from me, I will call you to discuss any little problems or concerns that you may have.
Here is a selection of recommended reads for Year 2.
- The Cat Who Lost His Purr- Michelle Coxon
- Frightened Fred- Peta Coplans
- Friends- Kim Lewis
- Mog Stories - Judith Kerr
- Mr Wolf’s Pancakes- Jan Fearnley
- Frog is Frog - Max Velthuijis
- Cat and Mouse Story - Michael Rosen
- The Snow Lady - Shirley Hughes
- Grace and Family - Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey
- The Diary of a Killer Cat - Anne Fine
- Little Wolf’s Book of Badness - Ian Whybrow
- The Magic Finger - Roald Dahl
- Mrs Wobble the Waitress - Allan Alhberg
- Pirate School: Just a Bit of Wind - Jeremy Strong
- George’s Marvellous Medicine - Roald Dahl
- The Giraffe, Pelly and Me - Roald Dahl
- The Guard Dog - Dick King-Smith
- Emily’s Legs - Dick King-Smith
Our PE day is Friday so please send your child to school wearing their PE kit on that day.
Water Bottles - Just a reminder to send your child with a named water bottle (with water and not juice) which they have access to throughout the day.
As always, if you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact the office who will arrange a phone call with myself.
Once again, your children have been amazing and it is just magical to be all back together again as Year Two Swallows.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Miss Gillam and Mrs Elson
Y3 17.09.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 17th Sep 2020 @ 5:04pm
Hi Everyone
Welcome back to our weekly blog. I am absolutely delighted to be back in school with my class. They have been brilliant. Mrs Brennan and I are so proud of how well the children have settled in to our new classroom. I still pinch myself daily that I have the pleasure to be their teacher again this year, I am loving every minute!
Thankyou to all of you for your continued support during lockdown and since we have returned to school. It is strange not to be able to talk to you each morning and evening but I am awlays here at the end of the phone or can reply via the admin email address if you need me.
We are working on a whole school project called "All together Now." During this we are focusing on what we are thankful for, what little worries we may have and lots of minfulness activities. We are spending valuable time reading and discovering new books. We are currently reading "Stig of the Dump" as our whole class shared story and have even turned our reading area into a dump! The children are really ejoying this story especially the relationship between the two main characters of Stig and Barney.
Next week we will be continuing to learn about Katherine Johnson, who navigated Apollo 11 to the moon in 1969. The children will be using noun phrases to create character descriptions as well as asking careful questions based on their reading. Our maths work will focus on the place value of 3 digit numbers, ordering and comparing them as well as positioning them onto a numberline. The times tables that we will focus on this half term is the 3 times table and the 4. We will also recap the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
We will be exploring the suffixes 'al', 'ful' and 'ness' in our spelling work. The children will investigate how they alter the meaning of a root word, how many syllables are in each word and which sounds they can spot.
This week I have sent home your child with a reading book and their new homework diary. Over the next few weeks, we will assess the children in their reading in class but for the time being, we have given the children a banded book that they were reading back when we last assessed them in March. The children are all reading a wide range of additional books and texts in class and we are encouraging them to continue to read their own choice of books at home each day to develop their love of reading. If you can read aloud to your child too, this would be great!
Please continue to write in their reading diaries as a record of reading completed at home. The children can still earn a raffle ticket for three reads or more and comments in their diary. I am currently unable to write in the diaries however a green stamp lets you know that I have read your comment. If you write me a note in there that requires feedback from me, I will call you to discuss any little problems or concerns that you may have.
Once again, your children have been fabulous and it is just wonderful to be all back together again in Robins class.
Many thanks
Mrs Rice and Mrs Brennan.
Toucans week beg. 21.9.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 17th Sep 2020 @ 4:33pm
Week beg. 21.09.20
Welcome to Toucans Class Blog. We will be in touch weekly to keep you updated with all that is happening in our class.
It has been fantastic having everyone back in school and welcoming our new Toucans!
We are working on our whole school topic ‘All Together Now’ celebrating being back together as a class and reflecting on past experiences through art work, mindfulness, circle time and other nurturing activities.
In Maths we are working on Place value, being able to read and write numbers to 10, 000, 000.
In English we are using the books ‘Of Thee I Sing’ and ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ as a stimulus for our writing. The children will be participating in discussions, summarising main ideas, writing cohesive paragraphs and revising various sentence structures and tenses.
In RE our topic is Diversity and we will be celebrating the variety of people in our class as well as exploring our own identities.
In Science, we will begin our new topic – Light.
Home Reading
This week I have sent home your child with a reading book and their new homework diary. The children are all reading a wide range of additional books and texts in class and we are encouraging them to continue to read their own choice of books at home each day to develop their love of reading. If you can read aloud to your child too, this would be great!
Please note that we will not be writing in the homework diaries but would encourage Year 6s to record their own reading and aim to read at least 3 times a week and they will then receive a raffle ticket. We will stamp the diaries in class when we are checking reading.
Here is a selection of recommended reads for Year 6.
Our PE day is Friday so please send your child to school wearing their PE kit on that day. Mr Ault will also be running an after school club for Year 6s after school on a Friday.
Kind regards
Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Downing and Mr Beswick
Skylarks W.B. 21.09.20, by Miss Beattie
Date: 17th Sep 2020 @ 8:29am
Hi everyone and welcome to Skylarks first weekly blog!
We have had a great couple of weeks settling back into school life and the children have already adjusted really well to our new routines.
In our Writing lessons we have been exploring the text ‘Of Thee I Sing’ by Barack Obama. The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning about the inspirational people written about in the book. Next week in our writing lessons we will focusing on famous baseball player Jackie Robinson. We will start by reading and retrieving information about him, before using this to write our own articles about ‘Jackie Robinson Day’.
In Maths we have been focussing a lot on our Times Tables and Place Value. We will continue with our Place Value lessons next week looking at numbers up to 100,000. We will be discussing the value of each digit, as well as placing numbers on a number line.
Next week in our reading lessons we will be focussing on retrieving and recording information. We will be using our skimming and scanning techniques to find the information quickly.
On Thursday, we will have a computing day where we will begin to look at our new topic ‘How computers impact our lives’. In RE we will be revising what we already know about the teachings of Jesus and how Christians should live their lives. We will also be practicing our sketching skills in art to draw our own Skylarks.
Home Reading/Homework
This week I have sent home your child with a reading book and their new homework diary. Over the next few weeks, we will assess the children in their reading in class but for the time being, we have given the children a banded book or free reading book based on their attainment levels from March. The children are all reading a wide range of additional books and texts in class and we are encouraging them to continue to read their own choice of books at home each day to develop their love of reading. If you can read aloud to your child too, this would be great! Please note that homework diaries will not be written in by your child’s teacher, instead they will stamp the page to acknowledge your child’s home reading.
Times tables are also up and running in Skylarks Class and you will be kept up to date with how your child is doing in their diary.
At the minute, PE is on a Monday. Please send your child to school wearing their PE kit on this day.
As always, if you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact the office who will arrange a phone call with myself.
Miss Beattie
Week beginning 14th September, by Mrs Evans
Date: 10th Sep 2020 @ 12:45pm
Welcome to Goldfinches' Weekly Blog.
What a wonderful start to the term! Your gorgeous Goldfinches are settling in so well to our routines and lessons. A huge well done to all of you. Mrs Evans, Miss Randles and Mrs Whittingham are so proud.
Star of the week: Congratulations to Georgia this week and Ryan last week.
Top Table: Congratulations to Sophie this week and Anthony and Isabella previously.
Home Reading
This week I have sent home your child with a reading book and their new homework diary. Over the next few weeks, we will assess the children in their reading in class but for the time being, we have given the children a banded book that they were reading back when we last assessed them in March. The children are all reading a wide range of additional books and texts in class and we are encouraging them to continue to read their own choice of books at home each day to develop their love of reading. If you can read aloud to your child too, this would be great!
Don’t forget to sign your child’s diary when they have read at home so they can collect their Reading Raffle Tickets.
Spellings
Each week we will be playing spelling games in class, learning spelling rules in our lessons and also practising them through handwriting. Some of these will be a revision of words from Y3. In a couple of weeks, I will begin sending home spellings to practise at home.
Times Tables
We have started with a recap of the 3x table. (which Goldfinches are really impressing me with). You will see a sticker in their diary to keep you informed of their progress. We are using our busy time in the mornings to practise the times tables in lots of different ways.
As last year we will work through the Bronze (in order) Silver (mixed up) and Gold (Division facts) for each times table.
TTRockstars- this is all renewed and up and running and I have set the tables for each week for your child to practise. The tables set by me are in the Garage game so please encourage them to spend 10 minutes on this a few times a week as this is an excellent way of helping them to embed the times table knowledge. Let’s see how many Y4 rock stars we can get on the leader board! Login details are on a sticker in your child’s diary.
PE
At the moment, PE lessons are on Mondays and Fridays. Please send your child to school in their PE kit on these days.
For safety long hair must be tied back, earrings removed (by the child) or covered with tape.
Mr Ault’s club is also available for Year 4 Goldfinches on Friday mornings 8am-8.40am
Water Bottles - Just a reminder to send your child with a named water bottle (with water and not juice) which they have access to throughout the day.
As always, if you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact the office who will arrange a phone call with myself.
Mrs Evans
Y2 16.07.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 15th Jul 2020 @ 10:59pm
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
Our final blog! This has been such a great way of me talking to you during our time apart, I'm going to miss it over the summer! Don't worry though, I'll be ready and waiting to welcome you all back in September when we start our journey together as Robins.
Today has been a happy but sad day for me as my William left his gorgeous primary school . I have cried lots, that won't surprise you! His teachers were crying too as for us, it has been such a difficult time being apart from our children. All teachers have really missed their classes. I am one of the lucky ones who gets to keep their fabulous children!
I have loved our short time together in Y2 and am so excited to have many more adventures in Year 3. Thank you for being such a gorgeous class of children. I hope that you know how special you are to me.
I am so proud of how hard you have worked at home. It was just amazing for Mrs Elson and I to spend time with you this week, we absolutely loved seeing your smiles and hearing your giggles again. How we have missed that!
Please have a wonderful summer with your families. Thank you for my lovely cards and presents, you are very kind! William,Thomas and their Dad say thank you too as they have been munching some of MY choccies!
A final message from Mrs Powell
It is hard to think we break up from school today. I cannot tell you enough times just how amazing you have been since we were all last together, I am so proud of how you have managed, learnt and kept smiling. All the staff can’t wait for September until we are back again but missing some very special Year 6 pupils who are going onto new adventures. When I was looking for a worship on how to end the year I found this, I hope you like it!
All of us will have preferred ways to say goodbye. However, the actual word ‘goodbye’ means, ‘God be with you.’ Christians believe that God is always with us. It is good to remember that when people leave us, they are not left on their own. Whether it is just over the holidays, or as some of you move to a new school, we all wish you the very best and, as we say goodbye, we pray that God will be with you wherever you go.
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.” —Winnie the Pooh
Have a wonderful summer!
Let's say our class prayer together Swallows:
Father in heaven I come to say
Thank you God for school today
Thank you for my family
And all the friends you give to me
Guard me in the dark of night
And in the morning, send you light
Amen.
God bless you all.
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxxxx
Thursday 16th July Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 15th Jul 2020 @ 10:31am
Good morning all!
I am feeling very emotional writing this blog this morning. This will be my final blog of the Year at Lostock. Even though this year has not planned out the way I thought when I stepped into the role of Year 5 class teacher, I will treasure the time we have spent together and I have loved spending my final year of teaching at Lostock with a talented and caring bunch of children. It has been amazing to watch you grow and develop over the months into such a considerate and mature class. You are all going to smash Year 6 and I am excited to hear about how you all settle back into the new year approaching September. Even though I am leaving, I do hope to come back to see you all in your final school production or leavers assembly. I am so proud of how well you have coped throughout this unusual situation and I have loved seeing and speaking to you all on Monday. I always know that you will progress onto fabulous things and do not let anyone ever dull the spark that you have.
Last day activities
As today is your last day in Year 5, I would like you to reflect on the year and think about all the things that you are proud of. I would like you to write at least 5 things you have enjoyed or succeeded in doing this year and either tweet them or share them on our discussion page.
Here are some other activities you may choose to do today:
- Create a Class Memory book
- Go Outside! Check out this post for learning games you can play outdoors.
- Put on a Show: This could be for parents, younger siblings, or just for your own amusement
- Have a Camping Style Read-In: Set up tents, turn off the lights, and close the blinds.
- Make a Summer Top Ten Lists: Consider Top Ten Books I Want to Read, Top Ten Things I Want to Do, and Top Ten Places I Want to Go.
- Summer Activities Brainstorm: Brainstorm as many fun summer activities as you can
Message from Mrs Powell:
It is hard to think we break up from school today. I cannot tell you enough times just how amazing you have been since we were all last together, I am so proud of how you have managed, learnt and kept smiling. All the staff can’t wait for September until we are back again but missing some very special Year 6 pupils who are going onto new adventures. When I was looking for a worship on how to end the year I found this, I hope you like it!
All of us will have preferred ways to say goodbye. However, the actual word ‘goodbye’ means, ‘God be with you.’ Christians believe that God is always with us. It is good to remember that when people leave us, they are not left on their own. Whether it is just over the holidays, or as some of you move to a new school, we all wish you the very best and, as we say goodbye, we pray that God will be with you wherever you go.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.”
—Winnie the Pooh
Have a wonderful summer!
Take care Skylarks. I hope you have a restful and happy Summer holiday and are excited to return as Toucan’s class in September. Good luck and goodbye from me.
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Thursday 16th July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 15th Jul 2020 @ 10:22am
Good morning everyone J
So today would have been our last day together in Robins Class, but instead of being in school together, you are all at home. I just want to say how incredibly proud I am of each and every one of you for the hard work you put in during our time in Year 3, your resilience while we have been doing our learning from home and for all of the giggles and happy memories we have made along the way. You are all INCREDIBLE and I know you are going to make the most superb Goldfinches!!!
As today marks the start of the school summer holidays, I am not going to post home learning tasks for today. However, I have attached numerous challenges that you could take part in over the holidays. Why not print each one out and write the date beside it when you have completed it?
If you haven’t already, you could also listen to the Lostock Team reading ‘The Twits’:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ne7IT8w_9M&t=42s
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRnox40nSLo&t=18s
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLDe3vLAD80&t=13s
Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRkPER4lXh4&t=3s
Have the most amazing summer!! Smile, laugh, make memories, rest, stay safe and most importantly come back to us in September ready for a super year of learning and laughs J
Lots of love and hugs,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxxxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
It is hard to think we break up from school today. I cannot tell you enough times just how amazing you have been since we were all last together, I am so proud of how you have managed, learnt and kept smiling. All the staff can’t wait for September until we are back again but missing some very special Year 6 pupils who are going onto new adventures. When I was looking for a worship on how to end the year I found this, I hope you like it!
All of us will have preferred ways to say goodbye. However, the actual word ‘goodbye’ means, ‘God be with you.’ Christians believe that God is always with us. It is good to remember that when people leave us, they are not left on their own. Whether it is just over the holidays, or as some of you move to a new school, we all wish you the very best and, as we say goodbye, we pray that God will be with you wherever you go.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.” —Winnie the Pooh
Have a wonderful summer!
Wednesday 15th July Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 15th Jul 2020 @ 8:50am
A very happy Wednesday morning to you all!
Art
Today, I thought you may like a day of doing some Art work. I know how some of you love doing art and how some of you can worry too.
You can choose to do any of the following:
Follow the BBC bitesize lesson based around exciting artwork: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmkcsk7
You could create a number of drawings following Draw with Rob- http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
You could learn about painting, collage and printmaking and have a go too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbdhnrd
Or you could have a go at learning about optical illusions and using shading to show form by following this lesson: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/optical-illusions-and-using-shading-to-show-form
Optical illusions are fantastic and a great way of showing how everyone sees things differently:
Here are some you can have a look at: https://www.optics4kids.org/illusions
Reading
Please click on the following link to carry on listening to some of your teachers and familiar faces reading you the story of ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl. The Twits Part 4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRkPER4lXh4&t=3s
Message from Mrs Powell:
Joshua 1:9
How do you feel about returning to school? Do you feel nervous, anxious, perhaps wishing you were back home where you felt safe?
In this passage, Joshua was standing at the edge of the land of Canaan, Moses had died, and God was commanding Joshua to take the Israelites forward into the promised land. It was new, they were leaving what they had known, to step into a future that God had planned.
God gave this command to Joshua in verse 9 to encourage him, to put a strong heart into him, whatever the future holds, God would be with him. I wonder how this made Joshua feel strong and courageous? As Joshua and the people of Israel recalled how God had been with them through the desert, it gave them certainty of the truth of this going forward, this is a common pattern throughout the Bible of looking back to God’s faithfulness to stand strong in going forward.
Joshua probably felt the same as we do now, as we begin again, our community, coming back together and settling down into our school – some things will feel familiar, some will feel different. Corrie ten Boom, a German Christian who survived concentration camps during the Holocaust, said, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” What do you know of God? Reflect back – how has God been with you before Covid-19? How has he been with you through this? How might this make you feel strong and courageous?
Listen to the track “Good Good Father” by Chris Tomlinson. Joshua spent time talking with God – it gave him courage to go forward into something new…spend time talking to God now, recall how he has shown goodness over that past months and even years, tell him your feelings and ask him to give you courage for the future.
A prayer for courage:
Lord, I’m afraid
I don’t feel bold or courageous today
Help me to remember that bravery isn’t the absence of fear, it’s doing the right thing no matter what.
Give me a courageous heat.
I know that you will be with me, I am not alone.
You are greater than any obstacle I face.
Help me to step forward knowing that you are trustworthy
And my source of strength.
In Jesus’ name. Amen
You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.”
—Christopher Robin
Take care everyone!
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Wednesday 15th July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 14th Jul 2020 @ 11:57am
Good morning everyone J
How are you all today? It was AMAZING to see so many of you yesterday. I went home with a huge smile on my face, feeling very grateful that I was able to spend some time with you all before the summer holidays. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!!
You can watch the final instalment of ‘The Twits’ this morning. I really hope you have loved listening to it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRkPER4lXh4&t=3s
I have attached our Home Learning Timetable below if you would like to do some project work this morning. I have also attached some fun maths puzzles for you to have a go at this morning. Can you work out the value of each object? Why not share your answers over on our class discussion this morning?
Have a super day my lovely Robins J
Lots of love and BIG hugs,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Joshua 1:9
How do you feel about returning to school? Do you feel nervous, anxious, perhaps wishing you were back home where you felt safe?
In this passage, Joshua was standing at the edge of the land of Canaan, Moses had died, and God was commanding Joshua to take the Israelites forward into the promised land. It was new, they were leaving what they had known, to step into a future that God had planned.
God gave this command to Joshua in verse 9 to encourage him, to put a strong heart into him, whatever the future holds, God would be with him. I wonder how this made Joshua feel strong and courageous? As Joshua and the people of Israel recalled how God had been with them through the desert, it gave them certainty of the truth of this going forward, this is a common pattern throughout the Bible of looking back to God’s faithfulness to stand strong in going forward.
Joshua probably felt the same as we do now, as we begin again, our community, coming back together and settling down into our school – some things will feel familiar, some will feel different. Corrie ten Boom, a German Christian who survived concentration camps during the Holocaust, said, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” What do you know of God? Reflect back – how has God been with you before Covid-19? How has he been with you through this? How might this make you feel strong and courageous?
Listen to the track “Good Good Father” by Chris Tomlinson. Joshua spent time talking with God – it gave him courage to go forward into something new…spend time talking to God now, recall how he has shown goodness over that past months and even years, tell him your feelings and ask him to give you courage for the future.
A prayer for courage:
Lord, I’m afraid
I don’t feel bold or courageous today
Help me to remember that bravery isn’t the absence of fear, it’s doing the right thing no matter what.
Give me a courageous heat.
I know that you will be with me, I am not alone.
You are greater than any obstacle I face.
Help me to step forward knowing that you are trustworthy
And my source of strength.
In Jesus’ name. Amen
“You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.” — Christopher Robi
Y2 14.07.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 13th Jul 2020 @ 9:18pm
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
Thank you for coming to school yesterday, what a fun afternoon we had! I have waited since March to read you all stories, it was worth the wait! I loved watching you all playing together happily on the field.
In Maths, let's continue to look at measures, Kilograms this time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3qk3j6
In Reading, we will explore how to summarise what has happened and predict what will happen next.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmp2mfr
Don't forget that you have lots of activities to do in your home learning packs as well.
Here is the link the the next part of our Twitts story. I wonder who is reading today?
The Twits Part 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLDe3vLAD80&t=13s
A message from Mrs Powell
Sometimes people make us sad. When it comes to being hurt, the bravest, happiest, strongest thing we can do is to forgive. Forgiving is not to hold onto the hurt and to let it go. Jesus said to forgive not 7 times but 77 times. What can we do today to love someone else more?
Jesus instructs us to forgive others over and over again just like he does for us. He clearly teaches his disciples in this story that they are to forgive “seventy seven times” or over and over again
Just like his forgiveness doesn’t run out, neither should our own. Use this story to share with your child that we should forgive others just as he forgives us. Jesus provided the way and the model for humility and forgiveness. His example is one we can follow daily because parents, siblings, teachers, friends and loved ones will make mistakes that affect us. “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
Have a terrific Tuesday children.
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson
xxx
Tuesday 14th July Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 13th Jul 2020 @ 9:15pm
Good morning to you all!
It was lovely to see you all yesterday! You have blown me away this year with your resilience and hard-working nature. I am so grateful for all the gifts and cards you have given me and I cannot wait to open them. I have a little gift for your new classroom too which will be opened by your new class teachers on the last day before Summer. I will also be sending out a little video for you all with a little message for each of you and some photos of the year we have had together.
English
Today, you should begin to write your final letter after drafting down your ideas of what you would like to talk about in your letter and share about yourself. Remember to only share the things that you would like your current or new teacher to know about.
Geography
We would have spent time learning about America in our topic work. Therefore, I thought this would be a nice and interesting lesson for you to complete. It is based on the state of Florida and allows you to learn and discover information about this place. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zyqm8hv
Reading
Please click on the following link to carry on listening to some of your teachers and familiar faces reading you the story of ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl. The Twits Part 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLDe3vLAD80&t=13s
Message from Mrs Powell:
How do we know we are loved?
Penguins are loyal to their partners. Love is loyal. God is loyal and is committed to us. In Hebres 13.5 God says, “never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” This is a way of understanding that we are loved by Him.
Has someone ever said you are “One in a Million? Out of all the 7.3 billion people in the world, there is only one of us. God has made us unique. We are important. We are special, we are loved. Letting other people’s love in our hearts makes our hearts stronger. If we want to live well and if we want to love others it starts with loving ourselves and letting love in.
Take care everyone and stay safe!
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Tuesday 14th July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 13th Jul 2020 @ 1:11pm
Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday J
REMINDER: This morning between 9.30am and 11.30am we invite you into school to spend the morning on the field playing games and having fun with me, Mrs Evans and all your lovely Robin friends. I can’t wait to see you all again!
This morning, you can watch part 3 of ‘The Twits’ read by Team Lostock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLDe3vLAD80&t=13s
In case you missed it yesterday, I have attached our last Weekly Challenge Booklet – remember you can upload it to our class discussion for me to see when you are finished. I have also attached our final Home Learning Timetable again.
Why not take part in this fun drawing challenge today?
Photo cut-outs: Print off any picture or use something found at home/outside and cut it in half. Stick one half onto a plain sheet of paper and try to draw the other half to match.
Have a brilliant day everyone and I hope to see lots of you in school at 9.30am this morning.
Lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
How do we know we are loved?
Penguins are loyal to their partners. Love is loyal. God is loyal and is committed to us. In Hebres 13.5 God says, “never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” This is a way of understanding that we are loved by Him.
Has someone ever said you are ‘One in a Million’? Out of all the 7.3 billion people in the world, there is only one of us. God has made us unique. We are important. We are special, we are loved. Letting other peoples love in our hears makes our hearts’s stronger. If we want to live well and if we want to love others it starts with loving ourselves and letting love in.
Monday 13th July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 10:29pm
Good morning my lovely Robins J
I can’t believe that this would have been our last week together in Year 3, I am very sad that we are not able to spend it how we had hoped, however, we do still have another opportunity to be together before the summer holidays!!!!
REMINDER: Tomorrow between 9.30am and 11.30am we invite you into school to spend the morning on the field playing games and having fun with me, Mrs Evans all your lovely Robin friends.
This morning, you can watch part 2 of ‘The Twits’ read by Team Lostock. We really hope you enjoyed listening to Part 1 on Friday and seeing lots of familiar faces. Parts 3 and 4 will be coming tomorrow and Wednesday.
You can watch Part 2 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRnox40nSLo&t=18s
You will find attached our Home Learning Timetable if you would like to finish your Science, Topic and RE projects. I have also attached our final Weekly Challenge Booklet – I really hope you enjoy it!
Unfortunately, last week was the final week of Oak National Academy Lessons, however the lessons from previous weeks remain on the site. Why not look back at the previous lessons to see which ones you have not yet completed?
https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-3
Have a wonderful Monday and I will see you all tomorrow at 9.30am!
Sending you all BIG hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Sometimes people make us sad. When it comes to being hurt, the bravest, happiest, strongest thing we can do is to forgive. Forgiving is not to hold onto the hurt and to let it go. Jesus said to forgive not 7 times but 77 times. What can we do today to love someone else more?
Jesus instructs us to forgive others over and over again just like he does for us. He clearly teaches his disciples in this story that they are to forgive “seventy-seven times” or over and over again
Just like his forgiveness doesn’t run out, neither should our own. Use this story to share with your child that we should forgive others just as he forgives us. Jesus provided the way and the model for humility and forgiveness. His example is one we can follow daily because parents, siblings, teachers, friends and loved ones will make mistakes that affect us.
“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
Y2 13.07.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 9:13pm
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
Welcome to the final week in school. I can't believe the end of the school year is almost here. Hopefully I will be seeing you all later this afternoon for some fun and games together on the field. The last time together as Swallows, before we all become Robins in September!
This final week, let's look at measures in Maths. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zcdrsk7 Today we will explore how to measure mass in grams. I have attached 2 activiies for you to complete.
Let's focus on Reading this week. Today, we will read Funnybones by Janet and Alan Alhberg.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfmtpg8
Our Twitts story continues , I wobder who is reading to us today?
The Twits Part 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRnox40nSLo&t=18s
A message from Mrs Powell
Never judge anyone by the way they look.
Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so proud of her beautiful looks. Her only complaint was growing next to an ugly cactus.
Every day, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the cactus on his looks, all while the cactus remained quiet. All the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense, but she was too swayed by her own looks.
One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the plants. The rose quickly began to wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush colour.
Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into the cactus to drink some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if she could have some water. The kind cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough summer, as friends.
What have you done for a friend? The cactus and the rose look very different but we are all unique and have special gifts.
The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.” —Piglet
Have a great day children, we are really looking forward to seeing you this afternoon.
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx
Toucans week beg 21.09.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 6:23pm
Week beg. 21.09.20
Welcome to Toucans Class Blog. We will be in touch weekly to keep you updated with all that is happening in our class.
It has been fantastic having everyone back in school and welcoming our new Toucans!
We are working on our whole school topic ‘All Together Now’ celebrating being back together as a class and reflecting on past experiences through art work, mindfulness, circle time and other nurturing activities.
In Maths we are working on Place value, being able to read and write numbers to 10, 000, 000.
In English we are using the books ‘Of Thee I Sing’ and ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ as a stimulus for our writing. The children will be participating in discussions, summarising main ideas, writing cohesive paragraphs and revising various sentence structures and tenses.
In RE our topic is Diversity and we will be celebrating the variety of people in our class as well as exploring our own identities.
In Science, we will begin our new topic – Light.
Home Reading
This week I have sent home your child with a reading book and their new homework diary. The children are all reading a wide range of additional books and texts in class and we are encouraging them to continue to read their own choice of books at home each day to develop their love of reading. If you can read aloud to your child too, this would be great!
Please note that we will not be writing in the homework diaries but would encourage Year 6s to record their own reading and aim to read at least 3 times a week and they will then receive a raffle ticket. We will stamp the diaries in class when we are checking reading.
Here is a selection of recommended reads for Year 6.
Our PE day is Friday so please send your child to school wearing their PE kit on that day. Mr Ault will also be running an after school club for Year 6s after school on a Friday.
Kind regards
Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Downing and Mr Beswick
Monday 13th July Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 6:09pm
Good morning everyone!
I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and I cannot wait to see you all this morning for our transition day. You will spend the day with myself and Mrs Whittingham playing a range of fun outdoor (socially distanced) games. This will help Mrs Whittingham get to know you before September and will give me a chance to say goodbye to you all before I move to my new school in September.
As there are only 4 days left until our Summer holidays (I can’t believe I am writing this). I thought that this week it would be nice to give you a range of one off lessons and more creative and fun things to do to wind down.
English
As you are all such brilliant writers, it would be lovely for you to write a letter during today and tomorrow. I would like you to spend today (as I know you will be in school) writing down ideas. I would like you to write a letter to either your new class teacher or your current one, telling them about yourself, what you have enjoyed doing since not being in school, a new skill you may have learnt and something that you still want to improve and get better at.
To help you to do this, you can follow this lesson… https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2gq4xs
Science
Last week, you may have chosen to make a moving space toy or just design one. To delve deeper into your learning of space, it would be nice for you to have a go at the following lesson: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmw3hcw
Reading
Please click on the following link to carry on listening to some of your teachers and familiar faces reading you the story of ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl. The Twits Part 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRnox40nSLo&t=18s
Message from Mrs Powell:
Sometimes people make us sad. When it comes to being hurt, the bravest, happiest, strongest thing we can do is to forgive. Forgiving is not to hold onto the hurt and to let it go. Jesus said to forgive not 7 times but 77 times. What can we do today to love someone else more?
Jesus instructs us to forgive others over and over again just like he does for us. He clearly teaches his disciples in this story that they are to forgive “seventy seven times” or over and over again
Just like his forgiveness doesn’t run out, neither should our own. Use this story to share with your child that we should forgive others just as he forgives us. Jesus provided the way and the model for humility and forgiveness. His example is one we can follow daily because parents, siblings, teachers, friends and loved ones will make mistakes that affect us.
“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
Take care everyone!
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Y2 10.07.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 10th Jul 2020 @ 8:12am
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
The day has arrived where we can all be together again and Mrs Elson and I are SO excited. I'll see you at 1.40pm, please remember your water bottle and a carrier bags for your books.
We have decided to resad a whole story book to you during the last few days of this year. We have chosen The Twits by Roald Dahl. It is such a funny story, I hope you enjoy it.
Here is part one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ne7IT8w_9M&t=42s
Here is the link to some great FridayMaths Challenges https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Family-Challenge-Friday-15th.pdf
Challenges 1 and 2 are the best for you but your family or older siblings may like to try the others.
Here is a message from Mrs Powell
Another famous person from the near by city of Manchester is Lowry.
L. S. Lowry (Laurence Stephen Lowry) was born on 1st November 1887 in Stretford, Lancashire.
· Lowry had an unhappy childhood. He wasn’t very popular at school, didn’t have a very close relationship with his parents, and he had few friends.
· The Lowry family moved to the industrial town of Pendlebury in 1909. The landscape was dominated by textile mills and the chimneys of factories, and this imagery left its mark on the young L. S. Lowry.
· Lowry had taken art classes as a child and he went to the Manchester School of Art and then Salford Royal Technical College.
· In 1932, Lowry’s father died and he looked after to his mother. After his mother fell alseep, Lowry started to paint, often finishing at 3 a.m.
· Lowry’s paintings often featured industrial Pendlebury and they captured scenes of life in industrial England. His landscapes are often populated by stylised ‘matchstick men’ figures.
· Lowry didn’t complete many paintings of London. However, his 1960 painting of Piccadilly Circus sold for more than £5 million in 2011.
· Some of his most famous works include: Industrial Landscape, Going to the Match and Coming from the Mill, The Viaduct and The Football Match.
· Lowry became an official war artist in 1943 and he was the Official Artist of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
· Lowry was a massive fan of Manchester City Football Club just like Mr A
Have a great morning and I will see you this afternoon.
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx
Toucans 10.7.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 9th Jul 2020 @ 4:46pm
Toucans Blog Friday 10th July
Good morning Toucans and I hope you had a good day yesterday.
ENGLISH
Please follow the Diary writing lessons on the Oak Academy
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-6/subjects/english
MATHS
Please follow the Maths lessons on Percentages and Statistics from the Oak Academy
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-6/subjects/maths
See the attached Home Learning Timetable and choose an activity to do or choose a lesson from the Oak Academy on a subject of your choice.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-6/subjects/foundation
Today’s story is extra special because it involves lots of familiar faces! –
The Lostock Team reading The Twits Part 1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ne7IT8w_9M&t=42s
Message from Mrs Powell
Never judge anyone by the way they look.
Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so proud of her beautiful looks. Her only complaint was growing next to an ugly cactus.
Every day, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the cactus on his looks, all while the cactus remained quiet. All the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense, but she was too swayed by her own looks.
One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the plants. The rose quickly began to wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush colour.
Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into the cactus to drink some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if she could have some water. The kind cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough summer, as friends.
What have you done for a friend? The cactus and the rose look very different but we are all unique and have special gifts.
The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.”
—Piglet
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick and have a fabulous day!
Friday 10th July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 9th Jul 2020 @ 4:03pm
Happy Friday everyone!!
REMINDER: This morning between 9am and 10am, we have our Robins PE lesson with me, Mr Ault and Mrs Evans! We would love to see you all there. Remember to wear comfy clothes and bring a water bottle with you.
Give yourself a big pat on the back! It is Friday again and you have blown me away with your hard work and continued dedication to your home learning this week!
Today, and over the next week, all the staff at Lostock have a little bit of a treat for you. We have all read a chapter or two of ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl for you and over the next few blogs we will be sharing the story with you! We really hope you enjoy seeing lots of familiar faces and of course enjoy listening to this very funny story. So why not curl up with a hot chocolate and enjoy today’s video? You can watch part 1 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ne7IT8w_9M&t=42s
As always, let’s take some time this morning to think about the week we have had. What are your favourite moments from this week? What are you grateful for?
“Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favourite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.”
Our timetable is linked below if you would like to finish some topic work from this week. It is also the final day of this week’s Oak National Academy lessons. In maths today we will continue to look at multiplication using the partitioning method and in English we will be writing our own story.
Have a wonderful weekend my lovely Robins! Sending big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Friday 10th July Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 9th Jul 2020 @ 10:22am
Happy Friday Skylarks class and what a great Friday it is going to be!
I would love to see all of your smiley faces back in school today and for you to see your friends and classmates too. If you are able to come today at 12:30-1:30pm, I also know Mr Ault is looking forward to seeing you all too. This will be a great chance for you to enjoy a fun, outdoors PE lesson, as well as to socialise (in a safe way) with each other.
Maths
To consolidate your learning about angles this week, here is the link for you to complete the challenges that incorporate what you have learnt this week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zknp7yc
English
I thought it would be lovely to write a set of instructions today using imperative verbs, if you would like to have a go at the following lesson then please click on the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbxgn9q
We all have a lovely treat for you today and continuing into the new and final week of our term. The teachers wanted to read you a story that was a bit longer. We decided we would like to read you ‘The Twits’ by Roald Dahl. This is an iconic story and I certainly find it very funny. To listen to the first part of the story with some familiar faces click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ne7IT8w_9M&t=42s
Take care everyone, have a lovely and safe weekend!
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Thursday 9th July Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 9th Jul 2020 @ 10:20am
A Happy Thursday morning to Skylarks class,
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (Friday 10th July), you will have the opportunity to meet with myself and your new class teachers by having an outdoor PE lesson with Mr Ault. Our timeslot for this is 12:30-1:30pm. Please where appropriate footwear, your own clothes and bring a water bottle. I hope to see as many of you as possible there.
Maths
In today’s lesson, you will learn how to identify and measure different angles. Please concentrate on how this needs to be accurate and lined up correctly. Please click on the following link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdp8bqt
English
It would be great if you could have a go at this lesson that allows you to learn how to analyse and perform scripts. If you are interested in drama, then this shows a direct link between these aspects of the curriculum. Please click the following link to have a go: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7thjsg
Today, Mrs Southern would like to read a story to you all called ‘A Duck So Small’. If you would like to listen to this story then please click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6n9-ufbARY
Message from Mrs Powell:
Never judge anyone by the way they look.
Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so proud of her beautiful looks. Her only complaint was growing next to an ugly cactus.
Every day, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the cactus on his looks, all while the cactus remained quiet. All the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense, but she was too swayed by her own looks.
One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the plants. The rose quickly began to wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush colour.
Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into the cactus to drink some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if she could have some water. The kind cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough summer, as friends.
What have you done for a friend? The cactus and the rose look very different but we are all unique and have special gifts.
The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.”
—Piglet
Take care everyone!
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Y2 09.07.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 9th Jul 2020 @ 8:19am
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
What a miserabe, rainy day! Who has been singing? 
I know that you will all manage to have a great day despite the weather.
Our story today is brought to you by Mrs Southern reading- A duck so small. This is the perfect day to cosy up with a story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6n9-ufbARY
Our Maths lesson today can be found under https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/.
We are adding and subtracting ones.
In Writing, we will look at an axtract from the fabulous story, George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl and learning how to summarise the main points.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfqsm39
A message from Mrs Powell
Gillian Ayres
In the 1970s, she became the first woman ever to run an art department in a British Art School! When she was older, she moved to North Wales. In Wales, she started to use oil paint again rather than acrylic paint to make her artwork. Oil paint is really thick and sometimes she would apply the paint so it would be inches thick! While she lived in Wales her artwork became even bolder and more joyful.
Gillian Ayres wanted people to be happy when they looked at her art and the world around them. Does her art make you feel happy? What other emotions do you feel?
Gillian Ayres was obsessed with painting. She is one of the most famous British abstract painters. Being an abstract painter meant you didn't care about artworks looking like real things, like people or buildings, but you care about shapes, colours and emotions. Someone asked her once what her artwork was about, and she just listed random things like ice cream, cakes, seaweed, shells and hats!
I will see you all tomorrow, I am really excited, we can't wait to see you all together again as a class.
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx
Toucans 9.7.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 9th Jul 2020 @ 8:13am
Toucans Blog Thursday 9th July
Good morning Toucans and I hope you had a good day yesterday. Have a look at the attached words for your part in A Million Dreams. Here is the video link to the signing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peSHQeY3MBo
ENGLISH
Please follow the Diary writing lessons on the Oak Academy
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-6/subjects/english
MATHS
Please follow the Maths lessons on Percentages and Statistics from the Oak Academy
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-6/subjects/maths
See the attached Home Learning Timetable and choose an activity to do or choose a lesson from the Oak Academy on a subject of your choice.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-6/subjects/foundation
Today’s Story –
Mrs Southern reading- A duck so small- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6n9-ufbARY
Message from Mrs Powell
Good morning! This week, we are going to find out about amazing people who have done amazing things.
As you read the stories, just imagine what you will do when you are older… all these amazing people once sat in a classroom just like you!
Explorers
Freya Stark (1893-1993)
Stark went where few Europeans, especially women, had ever been before. A British explorer and writer, her travels led her into remote areas of Turkey and the Middle East. While living in Baghdad, she explored and mapped uncharted areas of the Islamic world. Hers were some of the first accurate maps of the region. She moved on foot, on donkeys, on camels and by car – camping along the way. Stark is the author of more than 24 travel books, covering local history, culture and tales of everyday life. In spite of age and illnesses, she never stopped travelling. In 1972 she was honoured as Dame Freya Stark! Wow!
What adventures would you go on? Why?
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick and have a fabulous day!