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27.3.20 Starlings, by Miss Gillam

Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 8:28am

Good morning!

Happy Friday Starlings!

Wow, it is the end of your first week of learning from home. I have woken up feeling very positive and grateful this morning that we are all able to stay at home and keep ourselves safe during this strange time. I hope that you are all happy, smiley and having lots of fun at home. The sun is out AGAIN! I wonder what adventures you will have today?

Please continue once again to follow our attached timetable. Hopefully this is starting to feel like more of a routine for you now.  

I have a little challenge for you today.  Can you make your own counting in 2s, 5s and 10s game?  By the end of Year One the children are expected to be able to count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 quickly and from different starting points. For example

10  12  14  ___ ___ ___

They are also expected to be able to count in 2s five times. 2 4 6 8 10. Count in 10s eight times 10  20  30  40  50  60  70  80 etc.

To develop fluency in counting, please find ways to develop speed and accuracy through play. Why not try jumping, skipping, bouncing a ball, touching your toes, spinning around in a circle?

Here are some games to help you:

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/duckShoot/index.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/BalloonPopSkip.htm

Read Write Inc

Please continue to watch your daily speed sound lesson online.

Remember that each film is available for 24 hours via Facebook and on YouTube.

Speed Sounds Set 1 – 9.30 am and again at 12:30
Speed Sounds Set 2 – 10.00 am and again at 1:00pm
Speed Sounds Set 3 – 10.30 am and again at 1:30pm

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

https://www.facebook.com/miskin.education/

Information and guidance for parents can also be found on this page:

https://bit.ly/39mjfeG

Oxford Owl have just released new RWI books on the website so over the weekend maybe you could have a read with your grown up.

I have attached a document that helps to explain what is happening to little people and ways to help manage feelings and emotions. It is quite a lengthy document but you could maybe start to have a little look through together. If you are feeling a little bit sad or fed up, this Resilience Toolkit will hopefully give you lots of positive ways you can look after your mind and brain during our time off school.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or Twitter.

Have a fabulous day Starlings,

With lots of love from

Miss Gillam 

PS: Chester Zoo are opening their 'virtual gates' today. Take a look and find out more about your favourite animals.

Message from Mrs Powell

“The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, I’m the only one.” Tigger

Good morning children! This morning I want you to think about how special and unique you are, talk to someone in your house about all the special qualities that make you unique. What about the people you live with, what makes them special, why don’t you tell them!

Toucans 27.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 8:26am

Happy Friday to all our lovely Toucans! What a strange week this has been! I hope you are all keeping well, looking out for each other and helping out at home. I’ve missed seeing you all this week.

“The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, I’m the only one.”
Tigger

Good morning children!  This morning I want you to think about how special and unique you are, talk to someone in your house about all the special qualities that make you unique.  What about the people you live with, what makes them special, why don’t you tell them! Mrs Powell

I hope you have at least dipped into your Home Learning packs this week and are not forgetting all the fabulous learning that you have worked so hard to achieve this year. I’m very proud of each of you.

Remember, just keep reading and aim to complete at least one Maths and Writing activity each day.

Word of the day – pungent

Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.

1. In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
2. Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
3. Find a synonym for this word
4. Find an antonym for this word
5. Write it in a super sentence using an adverbial of manner

English

Have a go at one of the spelling activities in your CGP books.

Maths

Have a go at one of the First4Maths activities in your pack. They are also on the school website, under Classes, under Home Learning.

Creative Time

Start collecting some recycled materials (like we did for your Wonderful Anderson Shelters) and I’d like you to begin work on designing and building your own DT project e.g. a space rocket, your dream home, a home for your pet, a theme park etc. You can continue with this over the next few weeks and please Tweet your creations.

RE – Easter – check details on the Home Learning timetable – just do as much as you can as we will carry on with this next week.

I hope this good weather continues today and you can get outside and keep up your fitness levels. I’m hoping to go on a bike ride with Aoife later after she too has done some home learning!!

Best wishes, from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick

Y2 27.03.20, by Mrs Rice

Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 11:47pm

Buenas Dias Swallows Class

Our magic fairy, Mrs Elson, has sent you a message today

Hi Swallows,

Hope you are all enjoying the fabulous sunshine. I have been busy outside in the garden with my mini magic fairy.

I'm very excited to start planting my seeds next week.

Lola has been enjoying her walks and seeing lots of signs of spring. I wonder what you will find outside? 

Mrs Elson xx

And now a message from Mrs Powell

“The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, I’m the only one.” Tigger

Good morning children! This morning I want you to think about how special and unique you are, talk to someone in your house about all the special qualities that make you unique. What about the people you live with? What makes them special?  Why don’t you tell them?

Did you see me reading our class story The Enchanted Wood on Twitter? Thomas set all of his teddies out for me to pretend that they were all of you, sitting on our carpet!  Look out today for the next installment. I can only manage to upload short clips, so it might take me a while!

Abrazos 

Mrs Rice xxx

Friday 27.3.20, by Miss Thwaites

Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 9:37pm

Hi all,

Please find below a few ideas and different websites that can be used to help support learning at home:

• Twinkl https://www.twinkl.com/
• Maths with Carol Vorderman www.themathsfactor.com
• Storytime (11am) www.theworldofdavidwalliams.com

• PE with Joe Wicks (YouTube 9am) different lesson each day

• Wildlife with Steve Backshall (facebook 9:30) 

• Dance with Oti Mabuse (Facebook 11:30am)

• Music with Myleene Klass (YouTube - next Friday 27th March 10am but ca watch recordings too)

BBC Teach Live Lessons https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons

BBC Learning through cooking https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/learning_through_cooking

Basics of British sign language (1pm every day)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR2Zb7TbiOA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3dlzc0bQjKpZGZTCCKiyW_F7FX6LOjTY0JddErllpgZy0LofAqtHnX20E

TedEd Home

Parents: https://ed.ted.com/

Students: https://ed.ted.com/lessons?content_type=animations+talks&direction=desc&sort=publish-date&user_by_click=student

School Choice Week https://schoolchoiceweek.com/parent-resources-during-coronavirus/

Audible - Free stories https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

The Wind in the Willows musical https://www.willowsmusical.com/

Toy Theatre - Educational games https://toytheater.com/

LITERACY

Free Biff, Chip & Kipper kindle books on Amazon (you can download kindle app and put them on iPad) the ones to search for are: Floppy Did This!, Dad's Birthday, Funny Fish, Let's Recycle!, The Enigma Plot, Time Runners

Scholastic home resources:
https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/homelearning

Teach Your Monster to Read app has been free to download

Free eBooks:
 https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

MATHS
Top marks: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Numberblocks:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/numberblocks-make-and-play?collection=fun-activities-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers
Khan Academy:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math
NRich - Math's extension and enrichment for 5 - 18 https://nrich.maths.org/5716

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Live animal webcams from Edinburgh Zoo: https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/penguin-cam/#penguincam
Live animal cams from Sand Diego Zoo https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams 
Dublin zoo https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/
Marwell Zoo https://www.marwell.org.uk/zoo/keep-in-touch/webcams
Chester Zoo "Connect with Nature at Home"

STEM learning:https://www.stem.org.uk/

HISTORY
Musuem tours:https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours

PE
Live ballet lessons (times on the page for each age group):
https://www.facebook.com/SarahDuFeuTheBalletCoach/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARBYS2SPe89ygSq6RcYtQrOBTlI4sIyDQBqWNjGnAj4e6BKuzLlDcX4smPOzQ7iTue3wHkf1ne9XFlkx 

Go Noodle dances and games:
https://www.gonoodle.com/

Cosmic Kids yoga: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

LANGUAGES
Duolingo app https://www.duolingo.com/

Hope this helps!

Take care and stay safe!

Friday 27th March, by Mrs Evans

Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 8:35pm

Happy Friday to all my lovely Goldfinches and your families.

Well what a strange week this has been! I'm sure you have spent most of it outside enjoying the warmth and sun- I know we certainly have.

Yesterday we went for a walk (keeping a good distance away from other people) and we all really noticed the beautiful sounds of the birds. Hardly any cars, trains and planes. Peaceful.

We  tried out Go Noodle and did some Zumba sessions which were really good fun. I think I went wrong a lot, but never mind as I danced like nobody was watching! 

Toby did a fantastic job mending the Bug Hotel. He was really pleased to find some bugs living in there so he decided to make a block graph to record who and how many. This then gave him the idea of investigating a different part of the garden (a bush) and making another block graph to compare. I was so proud of him! This could be something you do for our Habitats Science work.

The girls got started on their Fairy Garden and also enjoyed making a start on their River Topic collages using the power point to help them (see attachment) They decided to do a little bit today and then do more next time and this is what they look like so far:

Mrs Powell told the teachers today that when it is our next turn to be in school, we can give everyone in our classes a quick phone call to say hello and see how you all are which I'm really looking forward to. 

School Jobs

Reading Journal activities: If you have been reading over the past week (which I know you are all absolutely wonderful at doing) then why not have a go at one of the reading journal activities (the sheet is in your Home Pack). Choose one to do and highlight it when you have finished. Over the next few weeks you could choose different activities to have a go at.

Maths  Have a go at some times table activities like Topmarks 'Hit the Button' or TT Rock Stars. In your pack there is an 11x table sheet which I want you to start working through. (Fold the answers back and start with Bronze just like we do in class.  https://www.timeme.com/count-up-timer.htm  this is the link to the UpTimer we use too.

Enjoy your Friday - remember your mindfulness jars when you want some calm time or time to just relax.

You are all amazing and I'm so proud of you all. Be good, be helpful and be kind.

Mrs Evans, Mrs Brennan and Mrs O'Marah

Message from Mrs Powell

“The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, I’m the only one.” Tigger

Good morning children! This morning I want you to think about how special and unique you are. Talk to someone in your house about all the special qualities that make you unique. What about the people you live with? what makes them special? why don’t you tell them!

It's Friday! , by Mrs Campion

Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 10:26am

Wow its Friday!! Well done grown ups on surviving your first week at home-hope you are still hanging on in there! I think you are doing an amazing job!! I can't believe how busy you have all been this week and the wonderful things you have been up to!

To finish our week, I thought I would share one of my favourite stories 'Stuck' by Oliver Jeffers. It links lovely to the story we read for World Book Day 'Blown Away.'

Here is a link to the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hipx6HJs4XQ

After you have listened to the story, here are a few ideas of what you could do in your busy time today!

1-You could make your own kite using card, twigs and string.

2-Can you remember the the things that were thrown into the tree? Maybe you could draw and label them in your book? You can watch the story again to see how many you remembered and which ones you missed out?

3-Do you have any trees in your garden? Or can you see any from your window? Maybe you could draw me a picture. Are there any birds, blossom or new leaves growing?

Have the most wonderful day my lovely Owls and a fantastic weekend. I will be back in touch on Monday. 

I have sent a message on Tapestry who would like to be a mystery reader. You and your grown take a video of you reading your favourite story together, send me the video and I will post so you can share it with all of your Owl friends on Tapestry. I will reveal the first Mystery Reader tonight! I wonder who it will be?

Oxford Owl have just released new RWI books on the website so over the weekend maybe you could have a read with your grown up.

Username: owlsclass2020

Password: Owls2020

Thank you for all of your support this week and all the wonderful messages and videos on Tapestry. It has made me smile so much.

Love from Mrs Campion and Mrs Hoskins x

“The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, I’m the only one.” Tigger

Message from Mrs Powell: Good morning children!  This morning I want you to think about how special and unique you are, talk to someone in your house about all the special qualities that make you unique.  What about the people you live with, what makes them special, why don’t you tell them!

Y2 26.3.20, by Mrs Rice

Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 9:20am

Buenas Dias Swallows

I hope that you all are happy, smily and having fun. The sun is out again, I wonder what adventures you will have today? I think that I will play my zillionth game of football with my boys! We are getting out on our bikes each day to keep fit aswell as doing Jo Wick's 5 minutue PE lessons each day. I hope that you are enjoying the time to relax with your family, read stories or information books and play with your toys. 

Thomas and I were writing a description  yesterday about a castle and William wrote about an imaginary island. There are daily writing and maths ideas on our home learning website page for each year group. Ask your grown up to take a look and maybe you can tweet your work to me? We also wrote letters to our grandparents to tell them what we have been doing as we can not visit them, I will take Alfie dog for a walk to the post box later to send the letters on their way. 

I am thinking about you all my lovely Swallows and can not wait to say Buenas Dias to you in person. I imagine that you will all look so much taller when I see you again!

Take lots of care love Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx

A message from Mrs Powell (These Winnie The Pooh quotes are inspiring me to read the stories, thank you Mrs Powell.) 

“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.” Eeyore

Dear children, I have a challenge for everyone to do in your house. Can you think of three lovely things to happen each day, then either tell them to someone in your house or write them down? I’m going to do this and hopefully we will all try and find our own sunshine.

26.3.20 Starlings, by Miss Gillam

Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 8:31am

Hello! Happy Thursday!

“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.”
- Eeyore

I have just loved hearing about what you have all been up to the past couple of days. A group video chat sounds like such fun, please continue to use twitter to show me some of the wonderful things you are doing at home with your amazing families.  Please find attached instructions for how to tag school so I can see your Tweets.

I have now completed day 2 of my ‘Couch to 5k’. I would be lying if I said that I was finding it easy, but I am enjoying being able to enjoy the lovely countryside views while I jog. I hope you are all managing to get outside and exercise in the sun too.

Please continue to follow our attached timetable. Could you play your own guess the shape activity using objects around the house? As I am sure you are now getting really speedy at completing your Power Maths work independently, please complete 2 pages today. In our usual maths lessons, we aim to complete 3 pages in a session.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZYK83utu0

https://youtu.be/QwRe_8c1OXo

I hope you are enjoying your writing activities. I wonder if some of you could make your own invisibility cloak to wear while completing your writing task today. I would love to see some pictures of you and your wonderful writing on Twitter today.

Other fun ideas:

• Use chalk to draw and write outside
• Make your very own hopscotch
• Make your own den and play inside it
• Research jokes with your adults online
• Make your own obstacle course
• Go on a toy scavenger hunt
• Play ball games

Have a wonderful day J

With lots of love from

 Miss Gillam

Dear children,

I have a challenge for everyone to do in your house.  Can you think of three lovely things to happen each day, then either tell them to someone in your house or write them down?  I’m going to do this and hopefully we will all try and find our own sunshine.

Mrs Powell

PS. Wishing one of our lovely Starlings a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  Love from Miss Gillam, Mrs Southern and ALL of Starlings Class xxx

Thursday 26th March, by Miss Beattie

Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 8:30am

Happy Thursday Robins!

We are nearly at the end of our first week learning from home! I have woken up feeling very positive and grateful this morning that we are all able to stay at home and keep ourselves safe during this strange time. I started my day with some yoga to help me feel relaxed and ready for my day. Why not give it a go too? J I have attached a link to a video just for children but there are lots more on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X655B4ISakg

If you are feeling a little bit sad or fed up, take a look at the Resilience Toolkit I have attached below. It will give you lots of positive ways you can look after your mind and brain during our time off school.

How are you getting on at home? Have you managed to do some work from your packs yet? Don’t worry if you haven’t got lots completed – just do what you can each day and remember to have fun! I hope you are all helping mums and dads around the house too like we chatted about. I know just how super you all are at tidying up!

It has been really super to see some of you completing the Lego Challenge!! If you try one of the challenges at home, please tweet me a picture @LostockGralamPr (I have attached it again below).

Stay positive, keep smiling and remember “A day without laughter is a day wasted” (one of my favourite Winnie the Pooh quotes).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or Twitter J

Enjoy your day! Speak tomorrow!

Love Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling x

Message from Mrs Powell:

“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.” - Eeyore

Dear children, I have a challenge for everyone to do in your house.  Can you think of three lovely things to happen each day, then either tell them to someone in your house or write them down?  I’m going to do this and hopefully we will all try and find our own sunshine.

Toucans 26.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 8:29am

Good morning Toucans! We are so lucky at the moment having this lovely sunshine. We need to get out and enjoy it whilst we can as I believe it is going to be colder next week.

I’ve just been out for a run and managed 7km! Not sure I will be able for Joe Wicks this morning!!!

“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.”
 Eeyore

Dear children,

I have a challenge for everyone to do in your house.  Can you think of three lovely things to happen each day, then either tell them to someone in your house or write them down?  I’m going to do this and hopefully we will all try and find our own sunshine. Mrs Powell

Remember, just do as much Home Learning as you can and work at your own pace. I’ll give some guidelines for what you could do each day but just use this time to do more of what you love to do. Please keep reading and do at least one Maths and Writing activity each day.

Word of the day – forlorn

Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.

1. In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
2. Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
3. Find a synonym for this word
4. Find an antonym for this word
5. Write it in a super sentence using speech marks

English

Have a go at a reading comprehension today

Maths

Choose a page from you CGP book that you know you need to revise and play TT Rock Stars

Creative Time

Did you have a go at one of the nature activities? I would love to see your photos on Twitter.

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/

Science Project – The Body– check details on the Home Learning timetable – just do as much as you can as we will carry on with this next week.

I hope you are all being shining stars at home and Ready, Respectful and Safe for your parents. Aoife made me smile today by telling me that I could go teach ‘my children’ (Toucans) as she could do all her writing by herself!!

Missing you all, love from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick

Thursday 26th March, by Mrs Campion

Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 4:47pm

Hello Owls!

What a busy day you all had yesterday. Wasn't it such a gorgeous day! We spent a lot of time in the garden enjoying the sunshine. 

Thank you for sharing all of the gorgeous things you are up to. I have seen lots of wonderful maths work, pictures, sunflowers, phonics and letter formation, baking and making cards. Well done everyone!

Hope you enjoyed the story I uploaded onto Tapestry yesterday for your bedtime story. I will post another one later with another special person you may know. Keep your eyes peeled later for another special story. I loved seeing pictures of your favourite bears. 

While the weather is so nice try and enjoy the lovely sunshine. My boys have really enjoyed chalking outside and looking for bugs in the garden. Maybe you could draw a picture and label some of the things in your garden in your exercise books or you could maybe choose an activity to do from your pack and share it on Tapestry with me. We are attempting shadow pictures (I have put a picture on Tapestry)

I have to say it is easier looking after 29 of you at school than keeping my 2 little boys entertained and busy at home! I miss you all and your smiley faces and think about you everyday. 

I hope you have a wonderful day and as always, message me if you need anything and keep sharing. All of your posts really make me smile.

Love from Mrs Campion and Mrs Hoskins xx

PS- I have attached a document that helps to explain what is happening to little people and ways to help manage feelings and emotions. It is quite a long document but you could maybe start to have a little look through it together. x

“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.”
 Eeyore

Message from Mrs Powell

Dear children,

I have a challenge for everyone to do in your house.  Can you think of three lovely things to happen each day, then either tell them to someone in your house or write them down?  I’m going to do this and hopefully we will all try and find our own sunshine.

Thursday 26th March, by Mrs Evans

Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 10:17am

Good Morning to all my super duper Goldfinches.

It has been lovely to see and hear about some of the things you have been doing at home over the past few days  and if you would like to share any of the projects and nice things you have been doing at home, please share on the Lostock Gralam Twitter feed:   @LostockGralamPr

Parents and Carers you are doing an amazing job in these exceptional circumstances. Please enjoy the opportunity to spend some quality time with your children and please don't put pressure on yourselves or them to plough through all of the school jobs at once. Just choose to do the pack and online activities in little sections, read daily and take time to play, exercies and chill.

While I was at school yesterday my three enjoyed some Maths activities. Lola tried out a telling the time game on topmarks and this should help her complete some of the time questions. They all got creative ...Amelie making a beautiful nature butterfly using things from the garden, Toby and Lola designing their own wordsearches. The thing they enjoyed most though was their 'eggsperiment' to design enough protection for an egg so it didn't break when they launched it out of the bedroom window! They chose materials from around the house. DISCLAIMER: Goldfinches please do this with permission and help from an adult otherwise Mr Evans will be in big trouble!! 

Tomorrow, the girls are looking forward to creating a Fairy Garden and Lola is going to have a go at researching rivers. Toby wants to design his own football drills as he is missing his Tuesday night training and Saturday matches.

School Jobs: 

I would love you to teach an adult in your house how to complete one of the Maths fluency grids (remeber we did this together just before school finished last week. Choose a 3 digit number in the 100s or 200s if you were confident in class or, choose a 2 digit number to make it easier and a higher 3 digit number for a challenge.

How are your Bug Hotels coming on? We have done a little bit but need to do a bit more yet. 

Have a look at the Anti Baddies Resilience Tool Kit (attached) It reminds me a bit of My Happy Mind. 

Enjoy your day - Be Cool, Calm and Kind 

From Mrs Evans, Mrs Brennan and Mrs O'Marah

Message from Mrs Powell

“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.” Eeyore

Dear children, I have a challenge for everyone to do in your house. Can you think of three lovely things to happen each day, then either tell them to someone in your house or write them down? I’m going to do this and hopefully we will all try and find our own sunshine.

. 

Y2 25.03.20, by Mrs Rice

Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 8:30am

Buenas Dias Swallows

This is the second time I have written this blog today! My first one hasn't come up on the website, so you might find two from me today if it appears in a different place!

I am sat loking out of the window at the bright blue sky and feeling very lucky that we are having such super weather. Here are a couple of exclamation sentences that we have been working on.

What clear blue skies we have! How calm and fluffy the clouds are! How quiet it is without you!

Remeber that exclamation sentences start with how or what and they are not a question, you are telling somebody something. Have a go at saying some outloud today. 

My house is far from quiet though! It is much easier and calmer teaching all 28 of you at once than my two cheeky chappies at home! I am going to wake them now so that we can get ready for our fitness video with Jo. Have you tried doing one at home yet? He streams fitness classes on you tube everyday at 9am, they are really good. 

After that we will measure our caterpillars and post pictures on twitter. They look huge and very wriggly today!

Have you had a look at any Amazon Rainforest animlas and their habitats yet? Don't worry if you haven't, you have plenty of time. I have been learning about cute sloths and speedy jaguars that live there. 

My lovely Swallows, please keep busy, remember to say please and gracias, remember to read, read, read, remember to practise your times tables for just 5 minutes a day (2x, 3x, 5x and 10x) remember to keep smiling and most importantly, to have fun. 

A message from Mrs Powell

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

Dear children, We all have more time, are you thinking about the things you like to do at home and at school. Please tell someone all about it and keep talking, it is great to talk! 

Have a fabulous day Swallows

Love Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx

Toucans 25.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 8:29am

Good morning Toucans! I hope you are all keeping well and looking after your families. Let’s hope the sun keeps shining and we can continue to enjoy the outdoors. I hope you are having lots of active breaks.

I’m not running today. I have decided I will just run every second day and complete the Joe Wick’s workout daily and the day that I don’t run I’ll keep active by using Go Noodle and 5 A Day.

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

Dear children,

We all have more time, are you thinking about the things you like to do at home and at school.  Please tell someone all about it and keep talking, it is great to talk! Mrs Powell

hope you are going to have a go at drawing or painting some Toucans. I’d love to see your photos on Twitter.

Remember, just do as much Home Learning as you can and work at your own pace. I’ll give some guidelines for what you could do each day but just use this time to do more of what you love to do. Please keep reading and do at least one Maths and Writing activity each day.

Word of the day – whimsical

Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.

1. In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
2. Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
3. Find a synonym for this word
4. Find an antonym for this word
5. Write it in a super sentence using an exclamation mark

Maths

Choose a page from you CGP book that you know you need to revise and play TT Rock Stars

Creative Time

Try one of the activities from the Lego or Drawing activities that I will upload

Also you might like to try one of these nature activities - https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/

History/Geography Project – Refugees – check details on the Home Learning timetable

I hope you are all keeping in touch with each other and using social media in a positive way.

Keep checking Twitter for updates, will be in touch tomorrow. Have a lovely day.                                                                                                                                               

Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick

25.3.20 Starlings - Happy Wednesday, by Miss Gillam

Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 8:24am

Good morning, Starlings. Happy Wednesday!

‘’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

I hope you had another brilliant day yesterday and are starting to feel more settled into home schooling. It is going to take time to get used to, be strict with your routine and make sure you are making time to play games, have fun and just enjoy being together.

I hope you managed to access our fantastic speed sound lessons and Oxford Owl reading books yesterday.  I have noticed that the websites for both Phonicsplay and Oxford Owl are sometimes running slow or freezing as so many people are trying to access them at the same time. I have found that if I refresh the page a couple of minutes later they generally work perfectly again. Please let me know via email if you are having trouble accessing any of our resources.

Please continue to follow the attached timetable, completing the next page of your Power Maths, mental arithmetic and writing activities today. I would encourage you to also complete the brilliant Jo Wicks PE session, some Kidsbop dances and maybe even show your adults how brilliant you are at yoga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JPVKD_UT-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhYtcadR9nw

Please continue to read daily and listen to audiobooks online to mix things up a bit. One of our favourite class authors, Oliver Jeffers, is reading stories live each day. He also has many beautiful audiobooks available on his website for you to listen to. It would be lovely to listen to a few of his stories over the next few days and discuss what you notice about his style of writing, any similarities between stories and express opinion on which is his best story and why.

https://www.oliverjeffers.com/books#/abookaday/

During your creative time today, why not go outside and complete some observational drawing. I just love looking closely at flowers and drawing them using just a pencil. Could you also use natural materials to make a piece of art? You could use grass, stones,  leaves etc to create a spaceship, train or even a castle.

https://youtu.be/A3FydEEiyFA

As we start to miss our school friends and family members who don’t live in our house, it is important that we find ways to keep in touch. I have just loved using Facebook and Zoom to arrange times to video chat with my friends and family. I even completed a quiz with friends over video chat – great fun! Perhaps your adults could help you to have a group video chat with some of your Starling friends too? You could also write notes and letters to family members to keep them smiling too.

I miss you lots and think about you all every single day. I hope you are all feeling safe and well.

I will be in touch again tomorrow J. Until then, keep being kind, remember to share and allow yourself time to be quiet and alone when needed. If all else fails, sing and dance to one of our favourite songs from 'The Lion King'. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJEBV11ONHE

With lots of love and very best wishes,

Miss Gillam

Message from Mrs Powell

Dear children,

We all have more time, are you thinking about the things you like to do at home and at school?  Please tell someone all about it and keep talking, it is great to talk!  

Mrs Powell 

Wednesday 25th March, by Miss Beattie

Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 8:24am

Hello Robins

I hope you are all well and having a super week so far – how beautiful has the weather been! J

I have been very busy with little Teddy (trying to make sure he doesn’t chew my furniture)!!!

I know that lots of you are joining in with Joe Wickes PE sessions – If you haven’t given it a go yet, why not join in this morning and share your photos and videos on Twitter?

I have also found this fabulous Lego challenge (as I know a lot of you love Lego!!) – Why not tick off each challenge as you complete it?

Today, you could complete some more maths/writing work from your pack and make a start on your History/Geography project (see timetable linked below). Please send me lots of pictures of what you get up to today on Twitter… your photos and videos have made me smile!

Reminder to all our lovely parents… you are doing an amazing job!! Please just do what you can and enjoy having this time to talk, smile, laugh and have fun with your children!

Keep smiling Robins!

Love Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling x

Message from Mrs Powell:

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

Dear children, We all have more time, are you thinking about the things you like to do at home and at school.  Please tell someone all about it and keep talking, it is great to talk!

Wednesday 25th March, by Mrs Evans

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 9:15pm

Tuesday 24 March

Good morning to my wonderful little team of Goldfinches. How was yesterday for you? I hope you managed to enjoy the sunshine and get settled into home schooling a little more.

In my house yesterday, we had a great time doing PE with Joe and even when the internet crashed, we had fun carrying on and making up our own moves. (My favourite move was the ice skating one!)  We did reading comprehension and some maths activities and Toby had a great time making up his own word search. I'm looking forward to solving it when it is finished. Lola taught Toby how to Code using  https://studio.code.org/courses

We have talked together today about the importance of having some time alone to be calm and quiet so we all tried this out for half an hour after lunch. Lola listened to music, Toby read his Star Wars book and Amelie just relaxed in her room with a book. We talked about it being OK to say we need a little space and time to just be alone and that everyone else in the house needs to respect this. 

I was really happy that we managed to write a little hello letter to post to my Nan and Gran and I know they will love to read about what we have been up to. I wonder who you could write a letter or e-mail to? 

School Jobs  (see the attached file 'Home Learning Timetable Wb 23.3.20) 

Today choose to do another different job from your pack. If you have had a go at the maths time games online, you could choose a page from your pack. Remember Ruby or A is our class work , Pearl or B  is next steps and Diamond or C is challenge work. You can choose whichever you are happiest with. 

RE- remind yourself of the Easter story. The links to different websites and video clips are all in the Home Learning Timetable (attached) Perhaps you could make a cartoon strip or create an art picture/painting/sketch.

Please remember that above all your happiness is most important. Remember to eat healthily, get lots of fresh air and sleep well. I look forward to blogging tomorrow,

Mrs Evans

and I know Mrs Brennan and Mrs O'Marah are thinking about you all lots.

Message from Mrs Powell

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

Dear children, Now we all have more time, are you thinking about the things you like to do at home and at school?  Please tell someone all about it and keep talking. It is great to talk!

Happy Wednesday Owls, by Mrs Campion

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 7:16pm

Happy Wednesday to you all. 

Hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday. We celebrated my little Leo's 4th birthday. It was nice to be able to spend the day with him. He loves Toy Story so he got a lot of Toy Story toys! Hope you are all enjoying your time at home with your special people and remembering our school rules. Ready, Respectful and Safe.

If you managed to take part in the phonics session yesterday I hope it went well. It is lovely to see the children keen to carry on with their normal routine.  They take place every day and follow how we teach at school.

There are so many lovely rainbows around at the moment I have included a link to the story 'Elmer and the rainbow.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s12XdwobAcE

Afterwards, tell your grown up and maybe send a video clip what your favourite colour is and why? Mine is purple because it is bright and I love purple flowers. Finally, can you find 10 objects that match yoir favourite colour? Don't forget to put them in a line to help you to count them and point to each one carefully as you say the number.  You could split your objects up into two groups and practise your number bonds to 10. (9+1, 5+5 etc). There is a sheet in the pack with different ways to make 10 which may support this activity if you wish.

I am currently in the process of putting together a timetable for Owls class to help us structure our days while we are at home to start next week. I have tried to link it as closely to our routine at school as possible. This routine is just a guide and feel free to use it as you feel appropriate or not at all! I don't want you to feel any pressure at all, just do what you can. You are doing an amazing job already! I will post it to Tapestry also. (Feel free to give any feedback/anything you want more help/support with.) I really want to keep our lines of communication open.  I don't know about you but we are using this week just trying to adjust to it all a little bit at a time!

I miss seeing you all each day ( also applies to Mums, Dads, Grandmas and Grandads on the gate!)

If i can be of any help/support please send me a message on Tapestry. You will need to add it as an observation but I will see your comment and reply as soon as I can. 

It has been lovely to see all of the gorgeous activities you have been up to. I feel very lucky to be able to share these with you so thank and please continue to share. I really hope that all the grown ups are hanging in there too!

Take care and keep smiling.

Love from Mrs Campion & Mrs Hoskins.xx

Message from Mrs Powell:

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

Dear children,

We all have more time, are you thinking about the things you like to do at home and at school.  Please tell someone all about it and keep talking, it is great to talk!

Home learning- 27.3.20, by Miss Thwaites

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 5:25pm

Hi Skylarks class and parents,

It's Friday! You have made it to the end of your first week of learning at home, did you enjoy it? Did it feel a bit different? I hope you have managed to work through parts of your home learning packs and completed different learning of your choice so far. For today, continue working through these packs and start winding down for the weekend. This may be a difficult weekend as you should stay in your homes and can't socialise in the normal way you are used too. 

Why not:

Design and make a new game

Draw a picture of your family 

Do something new and exciting!

Today's riddle: What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?

Yesterday's answer: an envelope 

Message from Mrs Powell:

“The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, I’m the only one.” Tigger

Good morning children! This morning I want you to think about how special and unique you are, talk to someone in your house about all the special qualities that make you unique. What about the people you live with, what makes them special, why don’t you tell them!

I have enjoyed spending time with our family dog Ruby! 

Have a lovely weekend and I will be in touch with what you need to do next week.

Stay safe and look after each other!

Miss Thwaites

Home learning- 26.3.20, by Miss Thwaites

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 5:19pm

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all looking after yourselves. Have a look at completing Joe Wickes live PE session at 9am. Search into youtube 'The Body Coach TV'. They have been great the past few days and they have certainly made me work hard so give it a try and challenge yourselves this morning. Continue working through your packs and completing the project work which is listed on the time table posted on Tuesday's blog. 

Today's riddle: What begins with an E but only has one letter?

Yesterday's answer: Seven

Message from Mrs Powell:

“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.” Eeyore

Dear children, I have a challenge for everyone to do in your house. Can you think of three lovely things to happen each day, then either tell them to someone in your house or write them down? I’m going to do this and hopefully we will all try and find our own sunshine.

Take care everyone and look after each other. Remember to be: Ready, Respectful and Safe. 

Miss Thwaites

Home learning- 25.3.20, by Miss Thwaites

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 5:17pm

Hello all,

I hope you are all well and making sure that you are staying in your homes and looking after one another. Please continue to follow the daily timetable and task list which was attached to my blog yesterday and work through the activities in your packs. Today, I am really missing you all. I miss the sound of your laughter in particular, I hope you are laughing and happy at home. 

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.

Today's riddle: I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

Yesterday's answer: Your name

Message from Mrs Powell:

Dear children, We all have more time, are you thinking about the things you like to do at home and at school. Please tell someone all about it and keep talking, it is great to talk!

Keep safe!

Miss Thwaites

Tuesday 24th March, by Miss Beattie

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 8:58am

Good Morning Robins

I hope your enjoyed your first day learning from home.

I have attached our Robin Class Timetable and Task List for you to help structure your day today – remember to use your packs to support you with the tasks set.

Remember Joe Wickes will be doing a live PE session this morning at 9am. Just search ‘The Body Coach TV’ on YouTube. I am certainly joining in this morning!

For those of you that may not have checked Twitter last night… Meet Teddy!!

Teddy will be joining us in school once his puppy training is complete and we are all back together again!

Remember our 3 school rules whilst at home: Ready, Respectful and Safe!

Have a super day – stay safe! Speak tomorrow J

Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling x

Message from Mrs Powell:

 “When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.” - Winnie the Pooh

Dear children,

We have all started on a strange adventure, I wonder what we will learn to do over the next few months?   I think you will find that your parents are the best teachers!  Enjoy any activity you do for the first time, we are going to make bread in my house!

24.3.20 Starlings, by Miss Gillam

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 8:45am

Good morning Starlings,

I hope you had a brilliant day yesterday and enjoyed getting stuck into your packs. I am quite sure we will have some very proud parents, amazed by your lovely listening and ‘thinking brains’.  Perhaps you could set up your own little recognition board today? Will you focus on good looking, good listening, brain thinking or super tidying!

At school, Read Write Inc is an important part of our daily routine. The children love the repetitive nature of the program and like that they can feel success in each and every session. I have attached a guide for how to access some fantastic phonic resources, including live RWI Speed sound lessons being recorded daily. Included in this document is an idea of which speed sound session your Starling should be watching. The group colours are based on what colour reading book your child is taking home from school. I have also attached a document showing you some useful apps/websites with a guide of how to use them. I hope they will be of some use to you.

Oxford Owl is a website school subscribes to and I have set up a username and password so that you can access all the free online reading books at home.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Please click ‘My Class Login’

Username: Starlings1  Password: Home

Please continue to follow the attached timetable, this week is all about establishing new routines and learning how to make home learning work for you and your family. Don’t worry if things don’t always go to plan, there is always tomorrow.

I hope you are enjoying learning new things and spending extra time with your most special people.  I have decided to start jogging, completing the ‘Couch to 5k’ app on my phone. I have also set myself a skipping challenge. My current record is 18 seconds without tripping over. I have also made my own bath bombs AND had many cuddles from my cats, Paddy and Bella.

Keep yourselves busy, try new things and keep smiling.

With lots of love from

Miss Gillam

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”
Winnie the Pooh

Dear children,

We have all started on a strange adventure, I wonder what we will learn to do over the next few months?   I think you will find that your parents are the best teachers!  Enjoy any activity you do for the first time, we are going to make bread in my house!

Mrs Powell

Y2 24.03.20, by Mrs Rice

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 8:42am

Buenas Dias Swallows

Another sunny day today  Please go outside and enjoy this lovely weather that we are having. Have you planted your seeds from Mrs Powell yet? Maybe today is a good day to do that. I wonder how our seeds are doing at school? When I am there on Friday, I will take a photo for you. The caterillars are extra wriggly this morning! I wonder if they were munching on chocoloate cake and ice cream like The Hungry Caterpillar does in the story that I read??!!

I was looking through our class ipad last night and as I looked at each photo of you all, my smile grew and grew. I will post some of them on Twitter so you can see all of your friends. Don't forget to keep reading and do a little bit of something from your pack each day. Our website also has some great maths and writing links on the Home Learning page. Thomas and William are doing some little jobs from those tomorrow too!! 

Here is a little message from Mrs Powell:

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.” Winnie the Pooh

Dear children, We have all started on a strange adventure, I wonder what we will learn to do over the next few months? I think you will find that your parents are the best teachers! Enjoy any activity you do for the first time, we are going to make bread in my house!

Keep smiling my lovely Swallows and remeber your manners!

Abrazos (This means hugs in Spanish)

Love Mrs Rice and Mrs Elson xxx

Toucans 24.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham

Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 8:34am

Toucans Blog Tuesday 24^th March 2020

Good morning Toucans! I hope you all had a good day yesterday and enjoyed your home learning. Please remember just to do as much as you can, be as creative as you want and look after everyone at home.

I’ve taken up running again as I have not been able to get to the gym. I ran 5km at the weekend and have just done 6km this morning! What could your new personal challenge be over the next few weeks?

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”
Winnie the Pooh

Dear children,

We have all started on a strange adventure, I wonder what we will learn to do over the next few months?   I think you will find that your parents are the best teachers!  Enjoy any activity you do for the first time, we are going to make bread in my house! Mrs Powell

Look at your home learning timetable for suggested activities for today, but above anything else just spend time with your family and enjoy the outdoors, especially whilst we have this good weather.

Family Walk/Run/Cycle or like us in the Whittingham household, tune into Joe Wick’s workout at 9am

Use Go Noodle and try Think Like A Scientist

Log onto 5-A-Day and have a go at Football.

Word of the day – vigour

Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.

1. In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
2. Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
3. Find a synonym for this word
4. Find an antonym for this word
5. Write it in a super sentence using a relative clause

Maths

Spend 5 – 10 minutes on Times Tables Rock Stars.

Make sure you have completed all of Section One and Two in your Maths CGP Homework book.

Work through the pages on Statistics.

Have a go at one of the First4Maths activities.

Complete one of the Fluency Grids.

Creative Time

Try one of the following:

Lego Challenge Day 2 – NASA needs you to build a space rocket

Drawing Challenge – Draw your favourite animal or you could make it using recycled materials!

Music Challenge – sing your favourite song or play a piece of music

Like computing? Try this - Blockly -  https://blockly.games Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.

Like Art and Crafts? Try this - Red Ted Art https://www.redtedart.com Easy arts and crafts, including crafts for Easter.

Science Project – Body Health – benefit of exercise – check details on the Home Learning timetable

Keep enjoying the outdoors and see if you could set up some circuit training in the garden. My daughter made up her own gymnastics lesson out there yesterday – she bounced on her trampoline, went down the slide, ran up and down the garden and then finished on the swing! Lots of repetition and laughter!

Keep checking Twitter for updates, will be in touch tomorrow. Have a lovely day.                                                                                                                                            

Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick