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Toucans 3.7.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 2nd Jul 2020 @ 2:56pm
Toucans Blog Friday 3rd July
Good morning Toucans.
I hope you all got a chance to do some work on our new whole school project ‘Save Our Seas’. Here are some more ideas for today.
Keep working through the suggested ideas on the SAVE OUR SEAS document and view as many of the video clips as you can.
Here are some stories for you to listen to today.
Listen to a Snail and Whale by Mrs Powell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqBBeLFnYs&feature=youtu.be
Listen to Mrs Powell reading Marie Curie- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEISPlRks4
Have a lovely day.
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick.
Friday 3rd July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 2nd Jul 2020 @ 12:09pm
Good morning everyone and happy hot chocolate Friday!!
How are you all feeling this morning? I hope you have some nice plans for the weekend, you all deserve a lovely break from school work after another hard-working week. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for some sunshine J
As always, let’s take some time this morning to think about the week we have had. What are this week’s achievements? What has made you happy? What could you do tomorrow or next week to make it even better?
I know we have been sharing these positive thoughts every Friday, however it is always a good way to start and end every day. Next week, why not take some time each morning and evening to reflect on your day and be grateful. You could use the gratitude journal template below to help you, or simply make your own: https://researchparent.com/wp-content/uploads/Gratitude_Journal_for_Kids.pdf
This morning Mrs Powell has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEISPlRks4
Our Oak National Academy lessons also continue today. In English we will use our learning from this week to write our own poem. In maths we will be looking at duration.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-use-a-duration-to-find-a-start-and-finish-time
‘Save our Seas’ work:
Your work on our ‘Save our Seas’ project this week has been AMAZING – I hope you have enjoyed doing it as much as I have enjoyed seeing it all! Have a look at our home learning ideas document below to see which videos and activities you have not completed so far.
The following website is also amazing and has lots of cute, sea-themed craft ideas:
https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/sea-creature-crafts
This morning, for our final sea-themed story, Mrs Powell has read ‘The Snail and the Whale’ for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqBBeLFnYs&feature=youtu.be
Why not pop over to our blog this morning and share something new that you have learnt this week?
Have a wonderful weekend my lovely Robins! Sending big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Toucans 2.7.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 2nd Jul 2020 @ 8:16am
Toucans Blog Thursday 2nd July
Good morning Toucans.
I hope you all got a chance to do some work on our new whole school project ‘Save Our Seas’. Here are some more ideas for today.
Keep working through the suggested ideas on the SAVE OUR SEAS document and view as many of the video clips as you can.
Here are some stories for you to listen to today.
Listen to a Sea Turtle Story with Miss Thwaites today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IOIi1kFHSU&feature=youtu.be
Listen to Big Blue Whale with Miss Beattie today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS9AT2HrsQ&feature=youtu.be
Message from Mrs Powell
Georgia’s Story
Georgie is 21. She’s a scuba diver and underwater photographer.
Introduced to fishing by her dad, Georgie made her hobby into a career when she followed her obsession with the ocean all the way to the sea bed.
Georgie’s dad is a keen pike fisherman and introduced her to wildlife conservation at a young age. As she grew up she became more and more fascinated with the ocean.
Wanting to improve her diving and marine identification skills, Georgie joined a project called Seasearch which encourages divers and snorkelers to record the marine life they see during their underwater adventures. Their findings are used by the Marine Conservation Society to make important management decisions.
The ocean covers around 71% of the world’s surface, so knowing what’s going on beneath the waves is just as important as knowing what’s going on above ground. And that’s where marine conservationists come in.
Marine conservationists play a crucial role in keeping our oceans healthy. Through monitoring marine life and underwater ecosystems, they can help us make better environmental choices. They can highlight the impact of plastics on the ocean, for instance, or identify which beaches are and aren’t safe to swim at.
Their findings can help protect endangered species or habitats.
How could you help our oceans? Could this be your job? What could you do now? How could you make a change?
Prayer
Thank you, Lord, that you created such a beautiful place for us to live.
We pray, Lord, that we may live out
the trust you put in us to look after your world for you.
Help us to love and care for those around us
both near and distant.
Amen
Here is your story for today
Mrs Ahern reading The Everywhere Bear- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Lm3RA0pFg
Have a lovely day.
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick.
Y2 02.07.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 1st Jul 2020 @ 10:04pm
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
I have some very exciting news! We have planned some opportunities for you to come back into school to spend time together as a class before the summer holidays and I CAN NOT wait to see you all. We are even having a PE lesson together back in school with Mr Ault! It is going to be amazing to see you all together again after all of this time apart. I might be a bit teary, you know what I'm like! I have missed you all more than words can say and so to know that we are going to have a couple of sessions together again as Y2 is fantastic. The information has gone out on the newsletter.
Visits to school for Years 2, 3, 4 and 5
Tuesday 7th July; Please pop into school sometime between 9:30am-11:30am or 1pm-2pm.
We would also like to invite the children in Years 2, 3, 4 and 5 to come into school on Friday 10th July for an outdoor PE lesson led by Mr Ault alongside their current class teacher . Your child will just need their water bottle and can wear their own clothes, please make sure that any trainers they wear can be done up independently.
Swallows Year 2 – 1:30pm-2:30pm
We also plan for the children in these year groups to spend either the morning or afternoon with their current class teacher to end the year together. Swallows Year 2 – 13th July 1pm-3pm
Our story today is read by Mrs Ahern reading The Everywhere Bear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Lm3RA0pFg
Our Save Our Seas story is brought to you by Miss Beattie who has chosen to read Listen to Big Blue Whale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS9AT2HrsQ&feature=youtu.be
Daniel's family have all made a pledge (a promise) to make one change to try and help the plastics in our oceans problem. Like his Mummy, I am going to try and buy loose fruit at the shops where I can, instead of fruit inside a plastic container. I wonder what you and your family could try and change to reduce the amount of unnecessary plastic that we all use?
We continue our length lessons today, this time with some problem solving!
Summer Term Wk 2 27th April https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
I saw a gorgeous idea today on line and so I have attached the photograph to show you. Maybe you could make one and fill it with flowers? Please always ask an adult before you pick any flowers.
A message from Mrs Powell
Georgia’s Story
Georgie is 21. She’s a scuba diver and underwater photographer.
Introduced to fishing by her dad, Georgie made her hobby into a career when she followed her obsession with the ocean all the way to the sea bed.
Georgie’s dad is a keen pike fisherman and introduced her to wildlife conservation at a young age. As she grew up she became more and more fascinated with the ocean.
Wanting to improve her diving and marine identification skills, Georgie joined a project called Seasearch which encourages divers and snorkelers to record the marine life they see during their underwater adventures. Their findings are used by the Marine Conservation Society to make important management decisions.
The ocean covers around 71% of the world’s surface, so knowing what’s going on beneath the waves is just as important as knowing what’s going on above ground. And that’s where marine conservationists come in.
Marine conservationists play a crucial role in keeping our oceans healthy. Through monitoring marine life and underwater ecosystems, they can help us make better environmental choices. They can highlight the impact of plastics on the ocean, for instance, or identify which beaches are and aren’t safe to swim at.
Their findings can help protect endangered species or habitats.
How could you help our oceans? Could this be your job? What could you do now? How could you make a change?
Prayer Thank you, Lord, that you created such a beautiful place for us to live. We pray, Lord, that we may live out the trust you put in us to look after your world for you. Help us to love and care for those around us both near and distant. Amen
Have a great day my lovely Swallows class. Pop on over to our discussions page to let me know what you would like to do in PE with Mr Ault . I will see you very soon! 
Love Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx
Thursday 2nd July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 1st Jul 2020 @ 12:36pm
Happy Thursday my lovely Robins J
I hope you are all well this morning and ready for another busy day!
This morning Mrs Ahern has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Lm3RA0pFg
You have all been blowing me away with your amazing work for our ‘Save Our Seas’ topic!! See below for more activities you can take part in at home.
Our Oak National Academy lessons also continue to look at poetry and time today.
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/key-feature-spag-focus-1d3400
‘Save our Seas’ work:
I hope you have been enjoying our sea-themed stories this week. Today, I have read you some of our favourite book ‘Big Blue Whale’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS9AT2HrsQ&feature=youtu.be
Our ‘Save our Seas’ Home Learning ideas are linked below. Why not enjoy some quiet time today as well, and complete the attached under the seas mindfulness colouring sheets or create your own sea-themed picture.
Have a great day Robins and remember to be ready, respectful and safe at all times J Love from,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Georgia’s Story
Georgie is 21. She’s a scuba diver and underwater photographer.
Introduced to fishing by her dad, Georgie made her hobby into a career when she followed her obsession with the ocean all the way to the sea bed.
Georgie’s dad is a keen pike fisherman and introduced her to wildlife conservation at a young age. As she grew up she became more and more fascinated with the ocean.
Wanting to improve her diving and marine identification skills, Georgie joined a project called Seasearch which encourages divers and snorkelers to record the marine life they see during their underwater adventures. Their findings are used by the Marine Conservation Society to make important management decisions.
The ocean covers around 71% of the world’s surface, so knowing what’s going on beneath the waves is just as important as knowing what’s going on above ground. And that’s where marine conservationists come in.
Marine conservationists play a crucial role in keeping our oceans healthy. Through monitoring marine life and underwater ecosystems, they can help us make better environmental choices. They can highlight the impact of plastics on the ocean, for instance, or identify which beaches are and aren’t safe to swim at.
Their findings can help protect endangered species or habitats.
How could you help our oceans? Could this be your job? What could you do now? How could you make a change?
Prayer
Thank you, Lord, that you created such a beautiful place for us to live.
We pray, Lord, that we may live out
the trust you put in us to look after your world for you.
Help us to love and care for those around us
both near and distant.
Amen
Thursday 2nd July Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 1st Jul 2020 @ 11:34am
Good morning Skylarks class,
SAVE OUR SEAS
Listen to Big Blue Whale with Miss Beattie today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS9AT2HrsQ&feature=youtu.be
I hope that you are all still smiling and staying a safe as possible. Have you all been enjoying the Save Our Seas project this week? It has been lovely to hear and see some of the work that you have been producing on this subject.
English
For today’s lesson before completing your learning on Save Our Seas. Please have a look at the following lesson on BBC Bitesize that focuses on creating characters. You are very good at this as we have done lots during this academic year and your previous year. We have created ‘Role on the wall’ which is where you write everything about the character you are creating. You can see an image of what this looks like below to help you to remember. Inside we usually wrote how the character feels and their character traits and around we wrote what the character does and looks like. To have a go at this lesson today click on the following link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zp76wnb
Today, Mrs Ahern would like to read you a story called ‘The Everywhere Bear’. To listen please click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Lm3RA0pFg
Message from Mrs Powell:
Georgia’s Story
Georgie is 21. She’s a scuba diver and underwater photographer.
Introduced to fishing by her dad, Georgie made her hobby into a career when she followed her obsession with the ocean all the way to the sea bed.
Georgie’s dad is a keen pike fisherman and introduced her to wildlife conservation at a young age. As she grew up she became more and more fascinated with the ocean.
Wanting to improve her diving and marine identification skills, Georgie joined a project called Seasearch which encourages divers and snorkelers to record the marine life they see during their underwater adventures. Their findings are used by the Marine Conservation Society to make important management decisions.
The ocean covers around 71% of the world’s surface, so knowing what’s going on beneath the waves is just as important as knowing what’s going on above ground. And that’s where marine conservationists come in.
Marine conservationists play a crucial role in keeping our oceans healthy. Through monitoring marine life and underwater ecosystems, they can help us make better environmental choices. They can highlight the impact of plastics on the ocean, for instance, or identify which beaches are and aren’t safe to swim at.
Their findings can help protect endangered species or habitats.
How could you help our oceans? Could this be your job? What could you do now? How could you make a change?
Prayer
Thank you, Lord, that you created such a beautiful place for us to live.
We pray, Lord, that we may live out
the trust you put in us to look after your world for you.
Help us to love and care for those around us
both near and distant.
Amen
Take care everyone and keep smiling!
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Toucans 1.7.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 1st Jul 2020 @ 8:26am
Toucans Blog Wednesday 1st July
Good morning Toucans.
I hope you all got a chance to do some work on our new whole school project ‘Save Our Seas’. Here are some more ideas for today.
Keep working through the suggested ideas on the SAVE OUR SEAS document and view as many of the video clips as you can.
Message from Mrs Powell
At the age of 11, Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel.
It was 05:00 on 6 September 1988 and Tom Gregory stood on the tip of France. Behind him was his coach, John Bullet. In front of him was the vast, black, English Channel. Tom, in swimming trunks, faced the water. Out there, somewhere, was home. On the water, a light appeared in the dark. A small boat came to shore. Tom put on his cap and goggles, and walked into the Channel. He followed the boat, and, when it got too deep, he started to swim. He didn't stop for 12 hours.
Tom was 11 years old, this record has never been broken!
Wow! What do you think he saw? How do you think he felt? What would have been his biggest challenges?
Here is your story for today
Miss Gillam reading How to catch a star- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lDCNQfwBo
Have a lovely day.
Best wishes from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick.
Y2 01.07.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 30th Jun 2020 @ 9:21pm
Buenas Dias Swallows Children
Happy 1st of July. I have two more stories for you to enjoy.
Today's story is brought to you by the lovely Miss Gillam reading How to catch a star. I will show my Starlings bubble this video of their teacher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lDCNQfwBo
Our "Save Our Seas" story today is read by Miss Thwaites who reads A Sea Turtle Story withttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IOIi1kFHSU&feature=youtu.be
I have attached our ideas sheet again for you, there are lots of brilliant website links and ideas for you to choose from. Maybe you could hop onto our discussions page and tell your friends what you have learnt about at home in this mini Save Our Seas project, or which activity you have enjoyed doing. There is also a recipe to make a salt dough star fish attached!
Today's Maths lesson looks at the 4 operations with length. SummerTerm Wk 2 27th April
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
A message from Mrs Powell
At the age of 11, Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel.
It was 05:00 on 6 September 1988 and Tom Gregory stood on the tip of France. Behind him was his coach, John Bullet. In front of him was the vast, black, English Channel. Tom, in swimming trunks, faced the water. Out there, somewhere, was home. On the water, a light appeared in the dark. A small boat came to shore. Tom put on his cap and goggles, and walked into the Channel. He followed the boat, and, when it got too deep, he started to swim. He didn't stop for 12 hours.
Tom was 11 years old, this record has never been broken!
Wow! What do you think he saw? How do you think he felt? What would have been his biggest challenges?
I hope that you have a wonderful Wednesday. I miss every single one of you lots and lots.
Mrs Elson and I talk about you often and we can't wait to welcome you back into school.
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx
Wednesday 1st July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 30th Jun 2020 @ 12:59pm
Hello Robins J
What have you got planned for today? Remember that our discussion is active this morning for any questions you may have.
This morning Miss Gillam has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lDCNQfwBo
Why not find a quiet spot this morning and start your day with some yoga? This will help you to remain calm and relaxed, as well as improve your concentration before you do some school work. I have attached a Garden Yoga activity to get you started, however there are also some great videos on YouTube if you search for ‘Yoga for children’.
Our Oak National Academy lessons continue this morning. In English we will be looking at the features of a poem and in maths we will continue to look at time.
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/read-the-example-and-identify-the-key-features-12d697
‘Save our Seas’ work:
Our whole school project continues today with lots more ‘Save Our Seas’ activities attached in the document below! Thank you to all the children who have delivered some super work to school for our sharing window – its looks great!!
This morning, listen to a Sea Turtle Story with Miss Thwaites today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IOIi1kFHSU&feature=youtu.be
After you have listened to Miss Thwaites reading her story, why not have a go at completing a sea-themed word search or making your own salt dough starfish or turtle? I have attached the instructions below – all you need is flour, water and salt!
Have a great day everyone! Speak tomorrow,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
At the age of 11, Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel.
It was 05:00 on 6 September 1988 and Tom Gregory stood on the tip of France. Behind him was his coach, John Bullet. In front of him was the vast, black, English Channel. Tom, in swimming trunks, faced the water. Out there, somewhere, was home. On the water, a light appeared in the dark. A small boat came to shore. Tom put on his cap and goggles, and walked into the Channel. He followed the boat, and, when it got too deep, he started to swim. He didn't stop for 12 hours.
Tom was 11 years old, this record has never been broken!
Wow! What do you think he saw? How do you think he felt? What would have been his biggest challenges?
Wednesday 1st July Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 30th Jun 2020 @ 9:10am
Happy Wednesday to Skylarks class,
The month of July is here, can you believe it?
SAVE OUR SEAS
Listen to a Sea Turtle Story with Miss Thwaites today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IOIi1kFHSU&feature=youtu.be
I hope you have all managed to get onto our class discussion page. This is a great way to gain contact with your friends and with myself to talk about your home learning or share anything that you have been doing. To access this, you will have had an email sent out with your username, password and verification code. Once you have entered in all of these details you will see the discussions listed over a number of days so far and they will have a date associated with them.
Maths
Continuing on from the learning you will have completed on Monday about the properties of shapes. Today, I would like you to have a go at the second lesson which goes into more detail about 2-D and 3-D shapes looking at parallel lines and lines of symmetry too. To access this lesson please click on the following link: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-describe-and-classify-shapes-based-on-the-properties-6537fa
Today, Miss Gillam has decided to read you a lovely story called ‘How to catch a star’. To listen to her reading this story please click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lDCNQfwBo
Message from Mrs Powell:
At the age of 11, Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel.
It was 05:00 on 6 September 1988 and Tom Gregory stood on the tip of France. Behind him was his coach, John Bullet. In front of him was the vast, black, English Channel. Tom, in swimming trunks, faced the water. Out there, somewhere, was home. On the water, a light appeared in the dark. A small boat came to shore. Tom put on his cap and goggles, and walked into the Channel. He followed the boat, and, when it got too deep, he started to swim. He didn't stop for 12 hours.
Tom was 11 years old, this record has never been broken!
Wow! What do you think he saw? How do you think he felt? What would have been his biggest challenges?
Take care everyone!
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Toucans 30.6.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 30th Jun 2020 @ 8:04am
Good morning Toucans.
I hope you all got a chance to do some work on our new whole school project ‘Save Our Seas’. Yesterday in school we found out more about the damage that plastics do to our rivers, lakes, seas and oceans.
Keep working through the suggested ideas on the SAVE OUR SEAS document and view as many of the video clips as you can.
Message form Mrs Powell
The Story of Jesus Calming the Sea of Galilee:
One night after a long day of preaching to the people, Jesus decided to get into a fishing boat with his disciples and go across a sea to the other side. Leaving the crowd behind, Jesus and his friends got into the boat. When they had sailed to the middle of the sea, a storm began to kick up waves. The boat rocked back and forth and up and down over the waves. The storm grew stronger and more furious.
Jesus had fallen asleep almost as soon as the boat left the shore. Even though the sea was tossing the boat around, he was still asleep. But his disciples were beginning to get really afraid. They tried lowering the sail and throwing out the anchor, but nothing worked. They bailed out the water, but still the storm raged. The boat was close to sinking.
Finally, they couldn’t stand it any longer. Jesus was still sound asleep, so they woke him up. They said, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
With that, Jesus stood up in the boat and shouted out, “Quiet! Be still!” The storm died down, the waves grew calm, and the boat Jesus was on stopped sinking.
Jesus looked at his disciples, who were now soaking wet and shaking with fear. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Didn’t you believe that I would take care of you?” The disciples were no longer afraid, but they were amazed. They turned to each other and asked, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Jesus is the Son of God, creator of the universe. We can count on him to calm the storms in our lives. When a fear seems to take hold of us, we can call out to Jesus in prayer and know that he hears us just as he heard the disciples’ cries for help.
Dear God,
Please accept these gifts.
We know that you can do all things, including taking away our fears.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
You will enjoy listening to this story today - Mrs Judge reading The Worrysaurus- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHMuoH6yws
Have a great day everyone and best wishes from Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Downing and Mr Beswick.
Y2 30.06.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 10:55pm
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
Today is Terrific Tuesday! I hope that we all have a terrific day.
I hope that you have managed to take a look at some of the "Save Our Seas" activities for this week. I have attached some more for you to look at. We are exploring the damage that plastic is causing our oceans and it's sea creatures.Take a look at this website to learn more.
https://www.skyoceanrescue.com/
Mrs Evans would like to share some information about a Marine Biologist with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21-zC2B3I8&feature=youtu.be
Our story is brought to you today by Mrs Judge reading
The Worrysaurus- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHMuoH6yws
Our maths lesson today focuses on ordering different lengths.
Visit https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/ Summer Term Wk2 27th April
A message from Mrs Powell
The Story of Jesus Calming the Sea of Galilee:
One night after a long day of preaching to the people, Jesus decided to get into a fishing boat with his disciples and go across a sea to the other side. Leaving the crowd behind, Jesus and his friends got into the boat. When they had sailed to the middle of the sea, a storm began to kick up waves. The boat rocked back and forth and up and down over the waves. The storm grew stronger and more furious.
Jesus had fallen asleep almost as soon as the boat left the shore. Even though the sea was tossing the boat around, he was still asleep. But his disciples were beginning to get really afraid. They tried lowering the sail and throwing out the anchor, but nothing worked. They bailed out the water, but still the storm raged. The boat was close to sinking.
Finally, they couldn’t stand it any longer. Jesus was still sound asleep, so they woke him up. They said, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
With that, Jesus stood up in the boat and shouted out, “Quiet! Be still!” The storm died down, the waves grew calm, and the boat Jesus was on stopped sinking.
Jesus looked at his disciples, who were now soaking wet and shaking with fear. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Didn’t you believe that I would take care of you?” The disciples were no longer afraid, but they were amazed. They turned to each other and asked, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Jesus is the Son of God, creator of the universe. We can count on him to calm the storms in our lives. When a fear seems to take hold of us, we can call out to Jesus in prayer and know that he hears us just as he heard the disciples’ cries for help.
Dear God,
Please accept these gifts.
We know that you can do all things, including taking away our fears.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Have a wonderful day Swallows
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx
Tuesday 30th June Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 9:25pm
A very good Tuesday morning to the whole of Skylarks class,
SAVE OUR SEAS
Listen to Mrs Evans reading about a Marine Biologist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21-zC2B3I8&feature=youtu.be
As you can see above there is an image known as ‘The Curiosity shop’. The Curiosity Shop attracted the strangest of visitors, drawn to the unique range of peculiarities within. There was certainly more to the shop that met the eye, and people travelled from far and wide to peruse the bizarre collection.
Here are some questions for you to discuss on our class discussion page:
What is it that Mr. Obediah is going to say?
What kind of man do you think Mr. Obediah is? What do his clothes tell you about him?
Why does he hold one hand behind his back?
What do you think the Curiosity Shop is? Is it just a shop?
What do you think the shop has inside?
Can you explain the presence of the wanted poster?
Why might Mr. Obediah display it on his shop front?
Is there something behind Mr. Obediah?
Can you spot the ladder? Where might it lead?
English
For today’s learning I will attach a lesson for you to complete before continuing with the whole-school project. In today’s lesson, you will learn about writing a comic using parenthesis. Within this, you will learn about the different features that you will need to use: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvmmkty
Today, Mrs Judge would like to read you a story called ‘The Worrysaurus’. To watch this please click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHMuoH6yws
Message from Mrs Powell:
The Story of Jesus Calming the Sea of Galilee:
One night after a long day of preaching to the people, Jesus decided to get into a fishing boat with his disciples and go across a sea to the other side. Leaving the crowd behind, Jesus and his friends got into the boat. When they had sailed to the middle of the sea, a storm began to kick up waves. The boat rocked back and forth and up and down over the waves. The storm grew stronger and more furious.
Jesus had fallen asleep almost as soon as the boat left the shore. Even though the sea was tossing the boat around, he was still asleep. But his disciples were beginning to get really afraid. They tried lowering the sail and throwing out the anchor, but nothing worked. They bailed out the water, but still the storm raged. The boat was close to sinking.
Finally, they couldn’t stand it any longer. Jesus was still sound asleep, so they woke him up. They said, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
With that, Jesus stood up in the boat and shouted out, “Quiet! Be still!” The storm died down, the waves grew calm, and the boat Jesus was on stopped sinking.
Jesus looked at his disciples, who were now soaking wet and shaking with fear. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Didn’t you believe that I would take care of you?” The disciples were no longer afraid, but they were amazed. They turned to each other and asked, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Jesus is the Son of God, creator of the universe. We can count on him to calm the storms in our lives. When a fear seems to take hold of us, we can call out to Jesus in prayer and know that he hears us just as he heard the disciples’ cries for help.
Dear God,
Please accept these gifts.
We know that you can do all things, including taking away our fears.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Take care everyone!
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Tuesday 30th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 5:13pm
Good morning Robins and Happy Tuesday!
How are you all this morning? Did you have a good day yesterday? J
This morning Mrs Judge has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHMuoH6yws
In case you missed it yesterday, I have attached our weekly challenge booklet below. Remember if you need any help or would like me to check it for you, you can upload it to our Class Discussion.
Our Oak National Academy lessons continue to look at reading comprehension and time today.
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-b562b9
‘Save our Seas’ work:
I LOVED seeing your super work yesterday on our ‘Save Our Seas’ project!! Please refer back to our ‘Save our Seas – Home learning ideas’ document attached below for more fun work and remember that we would love to display some of your work in our sharing window in school!
This morning, listen to Mrs Evans reading about a Marine Biologist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21-zC2B3I8&feature=youtu.be
I have attached a fun sea-themed colouring activity for you below. I have also attached a reading comprehension all about Coral Reef Ecosystems – It is VERY interesting!! There are questions and answers attached too so you can mark your own work.
Have another super day everyone! Big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
The Story of Jesus Calming the Sea of Galilee:
One night after a long day of preaching to the people, Jesus decided to get into a fishing boat with his disciples and go across a sea to the other side. Leaving the crowd behind, Jesus and his friends got into the boat. When they had sailed to the middle of the sea, a storm began to kick up waves. The boat rocked back and forth and up and down over the waves. The storm grew stronger and more furious.
Jesus had fallen asleep almost as soon as the boat left the shore. Even though the sea was tossing the boat around, he was still asleep. But his disciples were beginning to get really afraid. They tried lowering the sail and throwing out the anchor, but nothing worked. They bailed out the water, but still the storm raged. The boat was close to sinking.
Finally, they couldn’t stand it any longer. Jesus was still sound asleep, so they woke him up. They said, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
With that, Jesus stood up in the boat and shouted out, “Quiet! Be still!” The storm died down, the waves grew calm, and the boat Jesus was on stopped sinking.
Jesus looked at his disciples, who were now soaking wet and shaking with fear. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Didn’t you believe that I would take care of you?” The disciples were no longer afraid, but they were amazed. They turned to each other and asked, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Jesus is the Son of God, creator of the universe. We can count on him to calm the storms in our lives. When a fear seems to take hold of us, we can call out to Jesus in prayer and know that he hears us just as he heard the disciples’ cries for help.
Dear God,
Please accept these gifts.
We know that you can do all things, including taking away our fears.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Friday 3rd July, by Mrs Evans
Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:58am
Good morning Goldfinches,
I hope you had a super duper day yesterday. Thank you again for all your comments on our discussion pages so far this week..
Happy Friday ....again! It feels like this week has flown by.
There will be a new Home Learning work pack available to pick up from school next Tuesday 7th July. I will be sat near Miss Beattie in the car park between 9.30-11.30am and 1-2pm so you are welcome to come and say hello to both of us. It would be soooooooo lovely to see you.
School jobs:
Reading: Have a read through the attached information on coral reefs. Can you answer any of the questions about them? Today our discussion is all about an article I found on Coral Reefs.
Choose an idea from the attached Save Our Seas Home Learning ideas. One thing that is lovely to do is curl up and watch an episode of Blue Planet with David Attenborough. Don't forget all the lovely resources that are attached to Monday's blog to help with your learning.
Geography: We love to play the World Geography Games to test our place knowledge in my house. Can you take the challenge too? https://world-geography-games.com/ There are lots of different games to play.
Enjoy your day. Be respectful and Safe and have a relaxing weekend,
Mrs Evans
Story with Mrs Powell: Sit back and relax with The Snail and the Whale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqBBeLFnYs&feature=youtu.be
Thursday 2nd July, by Mrs Evans
Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:56am
A very good morning to my mini conservationists.
Well done for all the amazing learning you have been doing so far this week. The world really will be a better place as you spread the message about how to care for it.
Your generation will be the ones who heal the world with your hands.
Today your story is with Miss Beattie who is reading Big Blue Whale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS9AT2HrsQ&feature=youtu.be
I have attached a wordsearch which has been made by one of our Goldfinches. Thank you!
School Jobs:
English: Can you write a poem about our seas and oceans? Use the links on the Save Our Seas Home Learning page (attached) to help you.
Art: How about making a sea themed painting or drawing.
Or in Science: create your own ocean habitat or biome using a shoe box, models or play-doh to make sea creatures.
Remember there are lots of the resources attached to Monday's blog that you might not have looked at yet.
Have a super day, miss you all
Mrs Evans
Message from Mrs Powell
Georgia’s Story
Georgie is 21. She’s a scuba diver and underwater photographer.
Introduced to fishing by her dad, Georgie made her hobby into a career when she followed her obsession with the ocean all the way to the sea bed.
Georgie’s dad is a keen pike fisherman and introduced her to wildlife conservation at a young age. As she grew up she became more and more fascinated with the ocean.
Wanting to improve her diving and marine identification skills, Georgie joined a project called Seasearch which encourages divers and snorkelers to record the marine life they see during their underwater adventures. Their findings are used by the Marine Conservation Society to make important management decisions.
The ocean covers around 71% of the world’s surface, so knowing what’s going on beneath the waves is just as important as knowing what’s going on above ground. And that’s where marine conservationists come in.
Marine conservationists play a crucial role in keeping our oceans healthy. Through monitoring marine life and underwater ecosystems, they can help us make better environmental choices. They can highlight the impact of plastics on the ocean, for instance, or identify which beaches are and aren’t safe to swim at.
Their findings can help protect endangered species or habitats.
How could you help our oceans? Could this be your job? What could you do now? How could you Make One Change?
Prayer
Thank you, Lord, that you created such a beautiful place for us to live.
We pray, Lord, that we may live out the trust you put in us to look after your world for you.
Help us to love and care for those around us both near and distant.
Amen
Toucans week beg. 29.6.19, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:14am
Good morning Toucans.
This week is a special week for us as we come together (virtually) as a whole school for our whole school topic SAVE OUR SEAS. See the attached letter that has been emailed to your parents.
As most of our Toucans are back in school I will set out the list of activities for this week on today’s blog. However, I will still check in daily on the blog and you will have an ocean themed story or link on your blog, as well as a message from Mrs Powell.
Today- find out about the problems in our seas and oceans with Sir David Attenborough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI .
Also take a look at this website https://www.skyoceanrescue.com/
SAVE OUR SEAS: I have attached a page with a list of ideas for programmes to watch, websites to use and activities to choose from.
Message form Mrs Powell
This week we are celebrating our wonderful oceans.
The UK is surrounded by the sea, and our waters provide the habitat for over 44,000 different species of sea life, yet often our wonderful beaches are covered in litter.
Point out that scenes like these show us that all is not well in our oceans. Marine scientists have discovered that many plastics that find their way into the world’s oceans are toxic. This means that these plastics can damage the animals and even kill them. Another problem is that wildlife such as seabirds can get entangled in bits of plastic or even become stuck in plastic bottles.
Fortunately, scientists, marine conservation societies and the UK government agree that we need to do more to protect our seas and oceans, particularly where the use of plastic is concerned. They suggest that we can all take some action – even if it is something as simple as taking home our rubbish after a day at the beach. We all need to do the following:
Invest in a reusable water bottle rather than relying on single-use ones.
Take a bag with you when you go to the shops, rather than paying for single-use plastic ones.
Look for alternatives to plastic containers.
Time for reflection
Many world faiths believe that we all have a responsibility to look after the world in which we live.
Christians believe that God made the world and wants us all to care for it: this is known as stewardship.
The Bible says, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it . . . for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.’ Christians believe that this means that we have no right to abuse God’s creation. Instead, we should act responsibly, realizing that we are privileged to have such a wonderful place in which to live.
Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for the beautiful world in which we live.
Thank you for the amazing variety of animals and plants.
Thank you for the sea and the beaches.
Please help us to think carefully about our responsibility in the world.
Please help us to care for the environment.
Please help us to think before we act.
Amen
You will enjoy listening to this story today - Mrs Esling reading The Invisible String- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw
Have a great day everyone and best wishes from Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Downing and Mr Beswick.
WB 29.6.20 Starlings Weekly Blog, by Miss Gillam
Date: 28th Jun 2020 @ 10:10pm
Good morning Starlings J
I hope that you had a lovely weekend and enjoyed some family time together. I am loving being able to see a little bit more of my most special people, even if it is from a distance. I look forward to seeing lots of you in school again this week.
Now that most of our Starlings are back in school, our home learning blog is going to look a little bit different. Each Monday you are going to get a suggested task list with lots of ideas for your home learning challenges for the whole week. We will also have a daily discussion which you can access on our school website. This week, our special whole school project will be called ‘Save Our Seas’.
SAVE OUR SEAS
Ideas for activities: (Pick the ones you like or choose your own)
- Look at the Global Goals and particularly Number 14- Life Below Water
https://www.globalgoals.org/ https://www.globalgoals.org/14-life-below-water
- Watch the Pollution Problems clip on the https://worldoceanday.school/ website. Go around your house and do a survey of the single use plastic you have. Can you decide as a family to ‘Save Our Seas’ ‘Make One Change’ in something you buy from now on. Please Tweet your pledge to ‘Make One Change’ and we will spread the message and give ideas to others.
- Read of the attached document First News pages 7 and 10
Who is Diego and why is he so special? How can we help to stop plastic pollution?
- Find out about the work of Surfers Against Sewage https://www.sas.org.uk/our-work/plastic-pollution/plastic-pollution-facts-figures/
- Make a ‘Save our Seas’ video, poster or leaflet with all your ideas. Here are 2 of Mrs Evans’ children showing an example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkSBV8UKwIc&feature=youtu.be
- Practise your geography with continents and oceans of the world using: https://world-geography-games.com/continents/index.html and
https://world-geography-games.com/oceans/index.html
- Choose a particular ocean or sea to find out about.
- Use teddies or models you have at home to make a play or puppet show about the dangers facing the oceans.
- Find out which seas and rivers are linked with the Bible
- Go on a litter pick (with an adult from your house) in your local area.
- On your daily walk with an adult, visit a local pond, lake or river and talk about the local plants and wildlife there.
- Do a survey of the animals and wildlife you see at the local pond/river/lake. Make a pictograph or bar chart.
- Find out about an ocean animal or plant. Think about: Appearance, Habitat, Diet and whether it is endangered or not.
- Read sea poems and have a go at writing your own
https://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/2019/04/over-my-toes/ https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poem/over-my-toes/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1sWlGCvcAQ - Michael Rosen Seagulls
- Make an ocean biome out of an old shoe box. Or use play dough to create an ocean scene or habitat. Use the Salt dough recipe to make Salt Dough Starfish.
- Make your ocean themed word search https://thewordsearch.com/maker/
- Decorate a pebble with a sea theme and ‘Make One Change’ and put it outside school in front of the sharing window.
- Use your imagination to write a short story linking to the sea. Remember to use capital letters, full stops and finger spaces, and to re-read your work to check it makes sense.
- Create a masterpiece using the ocean as inspiration - https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/sea-creature-crafts
Useful websites:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/kids-vs-plastic/pollution/#/1470659139836
https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/oceans.html
https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/ocean-facts-for-kids.html
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/ocean/346185
https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts
https://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/Ocean-Facts-for-Children
https://modestfish.com/ocean-facts/
https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/sea-creature-maths-worksheets
https://conserveturtles.org/sea-turtle-tracking/ follow the migratory movements of endangered turtles
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/marine-habitats
http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1258376/
Twinkl have lots of free resources (I have downloaded most of the ocean themed ones which will be attached to the daily blogs)
David Attenborough clips and programmes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW3jEIYBFzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfIsMMTbL4
https://www.bbcearth.com/shows/blue-planet/ Blue Planet 1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04tjbtx Blue Planet 2
Newsround programmes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/42810179
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47979998
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47445196
Lovely Sea themed books and stories to share:
https://vimeo.com/60259773 - watch the reading of Big Blue Whale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jamBzIML79o - Barry the Fish with Fingers
Listen to our lovely staff read some stories linked to our ‘SAVE OUR SEAS’ theme
- Listen to Mrs Evans reading about a Marine Biologist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21-zC2B3I8&feature=youtu.be
- Listen to a Sea Turtle Story with Miss Thwaites today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IOIi1kFHSU&feature=youtu.be
- Listen to Big Blue Whale with Miss Beattie today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS9AT2HrsQ&feature=youtu.be
- Listen to Mrs Powell read The Snail and the Whale
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqBBeLFnYs&feature=youtu.be
Other stories
Listen to our staff read some wonderful stories. It was finally my turn to read a story this week. Do you notice anything about this story? Does it remind you of any stories that we have read before?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHMuoH6yws
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lDCNQfwBo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Lm3RA0pFg
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEISPlRks4
You can e-mail a photo or deliver any of your work to school to help us change our Sharing window into a Save Our Seas sharing window.
If you are Tweeting your work please add the tag @LostockGralamPrimary and add #Saveourseas and #Makeonechange
All the work which is currently on the sharing window will be moved to be displayed in church- which we think will bring a huge smile to everyone there.
Please continue to complete your home learning pack and use our fantastic Read Write Inc, Oak Academy and BBC Bitesize online lessons. We will also continue to set a daily discussion on our website. This will be checked throughout the day and children in school will have opportunities to respond to discussion comments. This is a lovely chance for us to be together as a class without all being in the same room. Please select ‘View all Discussions’ and click on the relevant date.
- http://www.lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk/
- https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-1
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zjpqqp3/year-1-and-p2-lessons
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ
Have a wonderful week Starlings and please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions or concerns. Speak to you on our class discussion!
Miss Gillam xx
Message from Mrs Powell
This week we are celebrating our wonderful oceans.
The UK is surrounded by the sea, and our waters provide the habitat for over 44,000 different species of sea life, yet often our wonderful beaches are covered in litter.
Point out that scenes like these show us that all is not well in our oceans. Marine scientists have discovered that many plastics that find their way into the world’s oceans are toxic. This means that these plastics can damage the animals and even kill them. Another problem is that wildlife such as seabirds can get entangled in bits of plastic or even become stuck in plastic bottles. Fortunately, scientists, marine conservation societies and the UK government agree that we need to do more to protect our seas and oceans, particularly where the use of plastic is concerned. They suggest that we can all take some action – even if it is something as simple as taking home our rubbish after a day at the beach. We all need to do the following: Invest in a reusable water bottle rather than relying on single-use ones. Take a bag with you when you go to the shops, rather than paying for single-use plastic ones. Look for alternatives to plastic containers.
Time for reflection
Many world faiths believe that we all have a responsibility to look after the world in which we live.
Christians believe that God made the world and wants us all to care for it: this is known as stewardship.
The Bible says, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it . . . for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.’ Christians believe that this means that we have no right to abuse God’s creation. Instead, we should act responsibly, realizing that we are privileged to have such a wonderful place in which to live.
Prayer Dear God, Thank you for the beautiful world in which we live. Thank you for the amazing variety of animals and plants. Thank you for the sea and the beaches. Please help us to think carefully about our responsibility in the world. Please help us to care for the environment. Please help us to think before we act. Amen
Monday 29th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 28th Jun 2020 @ 9:53pm
Happy Monday everyone J
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and feel ready and refreshed for the week ahead. Why not join our Class Discussion this morning and tell me what you have been up to over the weekend?
This morning Mrs Esling has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw
This week is going to be a little bit different. Instead of our normal Home Learning Timetable tasks, we are going to embark on a whole school project entitled ‘Save Our Seas’. Each day, at the bottom of our blog, you will find a document called 'SAVE OUR SEAS - Home Learning Ideas', as well as various tasks and activities to complete based on our whole school theme. I will continue to set our maths and English lessons on Oak National Academy, however I am happy for you to focus solely on our big project this week! We want to make lots of people aware of the problems surrounding our seas and so we are asking you to share any work you do with us on Twitter. We would also love to revamp our ‘Sharing Window’ in school to fit the ‘Save Our Seas’ theme so if you do any work at home that you are happy to share, please drop it off in the foyer area of school.
A new week, also means a new weekly challenge booklet for you all! We are now up to number 5! This week we have a pyramid puzzle, a maths challenge and an English task. Enjoy! You can upload your answers onto our Class Discussion when you are finished and I will check them for you!
This week there are also some great new lessons on the Oak National Academy website. This morning we have a reading comprehension in English and our first time lesson in maths.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/develop-an-understanding-of-clocks
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-1011a5
‘Save our Seas’ work:
I have attached a document to our blogs this morning called 'SAVE OUR SEAS - Home Learning Ideas', which I will upload every day. It contains a huge list of ideas for programmes to watch, websites to use and activities to choose from, all based around our ‘Save Our Seas’ theme.
Each day there will also be an ocean themed story or link for you to watch. Today, find out about the problems in our seas and oceans with Sir David Attenborough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI
I have attached lots of additional PowerPoints and reading material for you this morning, which you may find useful when completing various pieces of work throughout the week. I have also attached a fun under the sea ‘Code Cracker’ for you to have a go at. Let me know how you get on today using our Class Discussion J
Have a great day Robins! Lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
This week we are celebrating our wonderful oceans.
The UK is surrounded by the sea, and our waters provide the habitat for over 44,000 different species of sea life, yet often our wonderful beaches are covered in litter.
Point out that scenes like these show us that all is not well in our oceans. Marine scientists have discovered that many plastics that find their way into the world’s oceans are toxic. This means that these plastics can damage the animals and even kill them. Another problem is that wildlife such as seabirds can get entangled in bits of plastic or even become stuck in plastic bottles.
Fortunately, scientists, marine conservation societies and the UK government agree that we need to do more to protect our seas and oceans, particularly where the use of plastic is concerned. They suggest that we can all take some action – even if it is something as simple as taking home our rubbish after a day at the beach. We all need to do the following:
- Invest in a reusable water bottle rather than relying on single-use ones.
- Take a bag with you when you go to the shops, rather than paying for single-use plastic ones.
- Look for alternatives to plastic containers
Time for reflection
Many world faiths believe that we all have a responsibility to look after the world in which we live.
Christians believe that God made the world and wants us all to care for it: this is known as stewardship.
The Bible says, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it . . . for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.’ Christians believe that this means that we have no right to abuse God’s creation. Instead, we should act responsibly, realizing that we are privileged to have such a wonderful place in which to live.
Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for the beautiful world in which we live.
Thank you for the amazing variety of animals and plants.
Thank you for the sea and the beaches.
Please help us to think carefully about our responsibility in the world.
Please help us to care for the environment.
Please help us to think before we act.
Amen
Y2 29.06.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 28th Jun 2020 @ 9:13pm
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
I hope that you have had a great weekend. William managed to enjoy a super time with his friends in the garden on his birthday and the sun shone so he was a happy bunny.
This week is a special week in school. We are going to explore the problem that is underneath our seas.... plastic pollution. Our mini topic is called "Save Our Seas".
If you create any work that you would like to share with us, please bring it into school as our Sharing Window is empty again, ready and waiting. The first Sharing Window work has been taken to our special church to be displayed in there for the community to admire. I have attached a document that has lots of useful websites and ideas for you to look at this week.
Each day there will be an ocean themed story or link on your blog.
Today- find out about the problems in our seas and oceans with Sir David Attenborough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI
I have attached the children's Newspaper First News for you to read as it is always a fabulous non fiction read however, pages 7 and 10 have some brilliant articles that link beautifully to our Save Our Seas topic.
Our Maths lessons continue with the measuremenLength. Summer Term, WK 2, 27th April.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
Our spellings for this week
Mrs, Mr, parents, pretty, father. mother, brother, sister, aunty, uncle
Our story today is brought to you by Mrs Esling reading The Invisible String
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw
We have been talking about the invisible string that connects us to our loved ones in the Year One bubble. Do you rememner when we read it in the sensory room? This is a gorgeous story.
A message from Mrs Powell
This week we are celebrating our wonderful oceans.
The UK is surrounded by the sea, and our waters provide the habitat for over 44,000 different species of sea life, yet often our wonderful beaches are covered in litter.
Point out that scenes like these show us that all is not well in our oceans. Marine scientists have discovered that many plastics that find their way into the world’s oceans are toxic. This means that these plastics can damage the animals and even kill them. Another problem is that wildlife such as seabirds can get entangled in bits of plastic or even become stuck in plastic bottles. Fortunately, scientists, marine conservation societies and the UK government agree that we need to do more to protect our seas and oceans, particularly where the use of plastic is concerned. They suggest that we can all take some action – even if it is something as simple as taking home our rubbish after a day at the beach. We all need to do the following: Invest in a reusable water bottle rather than relying on single-use ones. Take a bag with you when you go to the shops, rather than paying for single-use plastic ones. Look for alternatives to plastic containers.
Time for reflection
Many world faiths believe that we all have a responsibility to look after the world in which we live.
Christians believe that God made the world and wants us all to care for it: this is known as stewardship.
The Bible says, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it . . . for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.’ Christians believe that this means that we have no right to abuse God’s creation. Instead, we should act responsibly, realizing that we are privileged to have such a wonderful place in which to live.
Dear God,
Thank you for the beautiful world in which we live. Thank you for the amazing variety of animals and plants. Thank you for the sea and the beaches. Please help us to think carefully about our responsibility in the world. Please help us to care for the environment. Please help us to think before we act.
Amen
Have a wonderful day Swallows, I hope that you enjoy our mini topic.
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx
Monday 29th June Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 26th Jun 2020 @ 1:09pm
Good morning Skylarks class, I hope that you had a lovely weekend and managed to chill out and enjoy some family time.
This week’s blogs are going to be slightly different, rather than setting Maths and English work daily. You will do one of the subjects and alternate these daily, this is because as a school we have thought that it would be nice to do a project together that your siblings in different year groups could also access with you. Our project will be called ‘Save Our Seas’.
SAVE OUR SEAS Project
This week is a special week for us as we come together (virtually) as a whole school for our whole school topic SAVE OUR SEAS, the lessons will form as your afternoon project for this week so look at the word document attached too.
Each day there will be an ocean themed story or link this blog.
There is a sheet with lots of different resources which will form your timetable for this week. There are lots of activities and ideas for you to choose from on there to have a go at across the week.
Today- find out about the problems in our seas and oceans with Sir David Attenborough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI
Please have a read of the attached document First News pages 7 and 10.
Maths
I would like to give you a bit of a break from concentrating on decimals and percentages and we will come back to this in the following weeks. For today, I would like you to complete the following lesson which is based on learning the properties of shapes. In today’s lesson, you will learn how to identify, describe and classify shapes based on the properties: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-describe-and-classify-shapes-based-on-the-properties
This morning Mrs Esling would like to read you a story called ‘The Invisible String’. To access this please click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw
Message from Mrs Powell:
This week we are celebrating our wonderful oceans.
The UK is surrounded by the sea, and our waters provide the habitat for over 44,000 different species of sea life, yet often our wonderful beaches are covered in litter.
Point out that scenes like these show us that all is not well in our oceans. Marine scientists have discovered that many plastics that find their way into the world’s oceans are toxic. This means that these plastics can damage the animals and even kill them. Another problem is that wildlife such as seabirds can get entangled in bits of plastic or even become stuck in plastic bottles.
Fortunately, scientists, marine conservation societies and the UK government agree that we need to do more to protect our seas and oceans, particularly where the use of plastic is concerned. They suggest that we can all take some action – even if it is something as simple as taking home our rubbish after a day at the beach. We all need to do the following:
Invest in a reusable water bottle rather than relying on single-use ones.
Take a bag with you when you go to the shops, rather than paying for single-use plastic ones.
Look for alternatives to plastic containers.
Time for reflection
Many world faiths believe that we all have a responsibility to look after the world in which we live.
Christians believe that God made the world and wants us all to care for it: this is known as stewardship.
The Bible says, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it . . . for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.’ Christians believe that this means that we have no right to abuse God’s creation. Instead, we should act responsibly, realizing that we are privileged to have such a wonderful place in which to live.
Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for the beautiful world in which we live.
Thank you for the amazing variety of animals and plants.
Thank you for the sea and the beaches.
Please help us to think carefully about our responsibility in the world.
Please help us to care for the environment.
Please help us to think before we act.
Amen
26.6.20 Starlings Class Blog, by Miss Gillam
Date: 26th Jun 2020 @ 9:28am
Good morning Starlings
How is your home learning going? It would be lovely to hear from you either on Twitter, our School Spider discussion or via email.
After today, we are going to change our Starlings blog a little bit. Each Monday you will get a menu of activities to choose from to last you the whole week. This menu will contain activities for each area of our curriculum. I hope this will make it easier for you to plan your week of home learning.
Reading
Keep practising your reading comprehension. Understanding what you read is so important! I have attached some questions below for you to complete. Remember, they do not need to be printed.
Writing
Complete these activities based on the book Beegu by Alexis Deacon. Listen to the story being read here when you have finished.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaX_zGZO0Y8
Maths
How big is your hug? Follow the instructions attached below to find out!
History
We have learnt about toys and how they have changed over time. Now it is your turn to design a perfect toy for a child in Year 1! Think about; what it is made of, what it does, why it would make a great toy. Create a poster or a TV advert to tell people why they should by your new toy.
Art
Follow this lesson to create some repeated patterns, inspired by the artist William Morris.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-create-repeated-patterns
Have a fabulous day and I will be in touch again on Monday.
Love
Miss Gillam
Friday 26th June Skylarks home learning, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 26th Jun 2020 @ 9:20am
It is that time of week when you get the Friday feeling!
Mrs Powell would like to read you a story this morning called ’The Ugly Five’. Please click on the following link to access this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0_qn4bSgMA
Maths
Today, why not have a go at the weekly challenges which will consolidate your learning over the past week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6csm39
English
To conclude your fantastic learning about how to write a diary entry this week. Today you are going to follow the next lesson on Oak Academy which requires you to write a diary entry: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/diary-entry-write-a-diary-entry
Take care everyone and have a safe weekend.
Miss Thwaites and Mrs Hulse x
Y6 26.06.20, by Mrs Rice
Date: 25th Jun 2020 @ 10:09pm
Buenas Dias Swallows Class
Happy Friday! Today I'm singing Cumplianos Feliz to a very special little (well huge) boy, my William. He is 11 today! I can't believe it. I'm hoping that the rain stays away for him...
How is everybody? Ready for another sporty challenge? Today is the best one yet! Take a look to see why...
Tap Up Tennis – Mrs Rice https://youtu.be/aBdxZw1rdr0
Have you got a tennis racquet and ball? If not, what could you use? How many taps could you do? How many did Mrs Rice do? Can you beat her score?
Our story time is brought to you today by Mrs Powell reading "The Ugly Five." A rainy, stormy day is the perfect time to snuggle up for a story.
Our English lesson today is actually a reading one. The story is The Hedgehog Who Lost His Prickles by Jeanne Willis. Clik the link below to find the activities, you'll be brilliant at them, I know!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8q83j6
I've attached a Maths challenge for you today. Get you thinking caps on! You might need to use our trial and error strategy with this one.
Have an amazing weekend Swallows. Keep you fingers and toes crossed that the rain stays away for my Will so that he can have his birthday cake with friends in the garden.
I'll be back on Monday with an exciting "Save Our Seas" project.
Bye for now
Love from Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx
Friday 26th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 25th Jun 2020 @ 3:38pm
Happy Friday Robins J
This morning I am sending you all the biggest virtual hug ever!! Can you feel it?
I am so so so proud of you all! I just want to take this opportunity to remind everybody that it is okay not to be okay. We are all feeling lots of different emotions at this time, including us adults!
“Not every day will be good, but there is something good in every day. “
Let’s take some time this morning to remember the good things that have happened this week. What are you proud of? What has made you smile? Now have a think about one target you would like to set yourself for next week J
It is the last day of this week’s Oak National Academy lessons. In English you will be using all the skills you have been practicing this week to write your own newspaper report. In maths you will be practicing your estimation skills.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/estimate-mass-and-capacity
This morning Mrs Powell has read a story for you so why not snuggle up with a hot chocolate and enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0_qn4bSgMA
I hope you have all enjoyed our daily sporting challenges this week for National School Sport Week. Our final challenge is below:
Challenge 5 – Tap Up Tennis
Have you got a tennis racquet and ball? If not, what could you use? How many taps could you do? How many did Mrs Rice do? Can you beat her score?
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and I will speak to you again on Monday. In the meantime, if you need anything, just login to your pupil VLE and ask me on our Class Discussion.
Love Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx