Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Robins: Blog items
Monday 6th July - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 6th Jul 2020 @ 7:58am
Good morning my lovely Robins J
Did you have a good weekend? I would love to hear what you have been up to over on our Class Discussion this morning.
You have probably heard that over the next couple of weeks, there are going to be lots of opportunities for us to spend time together as a class!! I am so excited about this and can’t wait to see you all again!!
- Tuesday 7th July (Tomorrow): Please pop into school sometime between 9:30am-11:30am or 1pm-2pm to pick up your end of year report and new home learning pack.
- Friday 10th July 9am-10am: Year 3 outdoor PE lesson with me, Mr Ault and Mrs Evans.
- Tuesday 14th July 9.30am-11.30am: Come in and spend the morning on the field playing games and having fun with me and Mrs Evans, and of course all your Robin friends.
On Friday, I shared the link for a gratitude journal and challenged you all to spend 5 minutes in the morning and the evening to think about what you are grateful for. As it’s Monday and a new week, today would be a great day to start it if you haven’t already so I will attach the link again. You don’t have to use this template; you could simply write your thoughts on some paper or in a special notebook that you might have at home:
https://researchparent.com/wp-content/uploads/Gratitude_Journal_for_Kids.pdf
This morning you will find attached our new Home Learning Timetable with further Science, Topic and RE projects for you. Remember these are only recommendations, you can pick and choose the activities you would like to complete. I have also attached this week’s new Weekly Challenge Booklet. I hope you enjoy it J
For maths and writing this week, we will continue with our Oak National Academy Lessons. Today they are looking making inferences and predictions in English and the commutativity (connection) between multiplication and division in maths.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/commutativity-between-multiplication-and-division
This morning Mrs O’Marah has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-0xCovsrKA
Have a super Monday and I will speak to you all tomorrow.
Sending you all big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
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
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
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?
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.
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
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
Thursday 25th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 24th Jun 2020 @ 4:21pm
Good morning my lovely Robins and Happy Thursday J
Are you all ok this morning? I hope you are well and have a big smile on your face.
“A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose.”
This morning Mrs Campion has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRFtO4lZQWg
I woke up feeling very tired this morning so I went for a quick run to wake me up! Physical activity helps to improve our concentration and mood so it is a great way to start your day! Why don’t you start your morning with one of these 10-minute shake up routines on the NHS website? https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
Our Oak National Academy lessons continue this morning. In English we will be looking at the use of inverted commas in a newspaper report (remember our speech sandwich that we have on our English wall in school) and in maths we will be applying our knowledge of capacity and volume to solve problems.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/solve-problems-involving-capacity-and-volume
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/key-feature-spag-focus
Our timetable is also linked below for those who wish to do some project today.
It is day 4 of our sporting challenges for National School Sport Week. Check tomorrow’s blog for the last challenge of the week.
Challenge 4 – Speed Bounce
This will certainly get your heart racing! How many times can you jump side to side in 10/20/30 seconds? How many people could you challenge to beat your score?
Thank you to everyone who is still engaging with our Class Discussions. If you need anything at all or have any questions just pop it on today’s discussion and I will respond as soon as possible throughout the school day.
Have a super day everyone and keep smiling!
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Our Wonderful World!
Please enjoy this poem!
Big blue planet, swinging through the universe
Big blue planet, what can it be? What can it be?
It’s the planet earth, it’s the planet earth.
It’s the planet earth, it’s the planet earth.
Big blue planet, swinging through the universe,
Big blue planet, what can we see? What can we see?
The great blue waters and the great green land
The great blue waters and the great green land
Big blue planet, swinging through the universe,
Big blue planet, what can we see? What can we see?
The great blue waters and the great green land
The great blue waters and the great green land
Big blue planet, swinging through the universe,
Big blue planet, what can we see? What can we see?
The great blue waters and the great green land
The great blue waters and the great green land
Big blue planet, swinging through the universe
God loves the planet
Loves the land and loves the sea
Loves the land and loves the sea
Loves the people, that’s you and me
Loves the people, that’s you and me
We’ll love it too, it’s our planet EARTH
We’ll love it too, it’s our planet EARTH
How can you help to keep God’s world a wonderful place? What could you do?
Dear God
Then let the sun come out and
fill the sky with rainbows.
Let the warmth of the sun heal us
wherever we are broken.
Let the warmth and brightness
of the sun melt our sadness.
And let the light of the sun
be so strong that we will see all
people as our friends.
Let the earth, nourished by rain,
bring forth flowers
to surround us with beauty.
And let the mountains teach our hearts
to reach upward to heaven.
Amen
Wednesday 24th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 23rd Jun 2020 @ 7:14pm
Happy Wednesday everyone J
It’s the middle of the week already – aren’t the days and weeks going by so quickly? It was SO wonderful to see so many of your smiling faces yesterday!! If you didn’t get the chance to come, the home learning packs are available to collect from the school foyer at your convenience!
I hope you all have a wonderful day planned. Remember how important it is to balance working time, with some quiet and creative time too. I have attached a bank of self-care activities that you can do on your own or with a grown up at home when you need some time away from school work!
This morning Mrs Hulse has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipCbCwyu_k
I know lots of you have been doing the Oak National Academy lessons most days and are really enjoying them and getting to know the fabulous teachers on there. Today, our English lesson looks at the features of a newspaper report and in maths we will be adding and subtracting capacity and volume.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/add-and-subtract-capacity-and-volume
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/read-the-example-and-identify-the-key-features
Our timetable is also linked below should you wish to do some science, topic or RE work today.
It is day 3 of National School Sport week and there is another new challenge waiting for you:
Challenge 3 – Wacky Race
Can you create your own Wacky race? Add obstacles, find different ways to move and compete against the clock? Can you beat your time?
Please pop by and say hello on our Class Discussion this morning – I would love to hear from you all J
Have a lovely day everyone. Keep shining!
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Honesty
My Mum used to tell me and my brothers and sister this story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKWktweAZb0
What would you have said to the boy to help him?
Jesus told his disciples a story to teach them about honesty. He told them about a rich man who had a manager, and the manager was using the man's money for himself. When the rich man discovered that the manager was wasting his money, he called him in and fired him. After telling this story, Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."
If you and I make sure that we are honest in the small things, then we can be sure that we will be honest in the big things. If people know that they can trust us in small things, they will know that they can trust us in the big things too.
Dear God
Please help us to remember what Jesus taught about honesty and help us to be honest in every situation big or small.
Amen.
Tuesday 23rd June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 22nd Jun 2020 @ 2:58pm
Good morning Robins J
Did you have a good Monday? I certainly hope you did!
Just a little reminder that I will be in the school car park this morning between 9.30am and 11am where you can pick up a new home learning pack or have a little chat with me. This will allow us to see each other and talk in a safe way J I can’t wait to see lots of familiar, smiling faces!!
This morning Mrs Simmonds has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL3kIMjXRYk
In case you missed it yesterday, I will attach our new weekly challenge booklet to today’s blog. Let me know what you think! I have also attached our class timetable which has today’s tasks and resources on.
Our Oak National Academy lessons continue today with reading comprehension and ordering capacity and volume.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/ordering-capacity-and-volume
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-5f6674
Are you ready for Day 2 of National School Sport Week?
Challenge 2 – Target Games
https://youtu.be/VSgAcyEnoGI
Create your own target game. What could you use? Would you use underarm throw or overarm throw? What is the highest score you could get? How could you improve your throwing?
Remember our Class Discussion is open again today. If you have any questions or work to share, please just add it to our discussion and I promise to reply as quickly as possible!
Have another brilliant day everyone!
Big hugs, Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Kindness
Mark Twain said "Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness is something we can all understand. It generates a great experience as both giver and receiver.
In Greece, kindness towards the elderly is very important; they believe the older you are the wiser and more valuable you become. In Japan, people show their kindness and gratitude by bowing to each other. The younger person bows to the older person. A simple act of kindness can create an endless ripple effect!
How do you show your kindness? What are you going to do today?
Monday 22nd June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 21st Jun 2020 @ 3:22pm
Good Morning Robins and Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a super weekend!! Why not come and tell me what you’ve been up to over on our Class Discussion this morning. You can also ask any questions you might have about today’s work J
This week is National School Sport Week and so every day we will set you a new sporting challenge to keep you active! Start by watching the demonstration video and then take part in the challenge yourself!!
Challenge 1 – Wastepaper Basketball
How far can you shoot a basket from into a bin? Challenge someone to beat your distance and find new ways to throw it in? Can you adapt the challenge to make it more creative or encourage more family members to be involved?
This morning Mrs Hoskins has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_uXH6K2q58
A new week means there are some fabulous new lessons on the Oak National Academy website. Today we have a reading comprehension in English and our work continues on capacity and volume in maths.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/compare-capacity-and-volume
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension
There is also a really super PSHE lesson on the Black Lives Matter Movement which you may have heard about on the news recently. Oak National Academy want to create a lovey Tree of Hope which you can contribute to. Find out more in the lesson here: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/black-lives-matter
Our class timetable is also attached if you would like to finish some of the project work I have set for you.
And finally… our new weekly challenge booklet is attached below!!! This week we have a general knowledge quiz with a hidden question, a pretty challenging times table activity and a synonym task.
There are new home learning packs available in school if you would like one. They are ready to be picked up from the year 3 box in the school foyer J
Have a wonderful day,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Tolerance
Today we are thinking about Tolerance. Look at this video, it made me smile!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2PJ6T7U2eU
Which characters were being intolerant?
How do you think the big bird felt?
Why were the little birds mean to the big bird?
What could the little birds have done to make the big bird feel welcome?
Now read this poem, could you make a poster of it for our sharing window?
We are all born
In a different way
How we look
And what we say.
From different countries
Around the world
Of different genders:
Boys and girls.
Of many sizes
And colours too,
The things we like
And the things we do.
If everyone
Were the same you see
You wouldn’t be you,
And I wouldn’t be me!
Friday 19th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 18th Jun 2020 @ 6:03pm
HAPPY FRIDAY ROBINS J
Happy hot chocolate Friday my lovely Robins! What have you got planned for the weekend? I hope you have fun and stay safe whatever you do
This morning Mrs Powell has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA4fDaafVBU&t=3s
As it’s Friday, I would like you to end your week with some positive thoughts… What 3 things have made you smile this week? Maybe it is an achievement of yours or something/someone you are grateful for. Why not share your 3 things with me over on our Class Discussion today? I would love to hear them!
Our final Maths and English lessons of the week are over on Oak National Academy this morning. In English we will be using everything we have learnt this week to write our own non-chronological report and maths focusses on reading capacity and volume. Enjoy:
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/read-capacity-and-volume/
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-a-non-chronological-report/
There will be another new home learning pack available to collect from school on Monday. Just pop into the school foyer area and collect one from our year 3 box.
Have a wonderful weekend and remember to be ready, respectful and safe J
Sending big virtual hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Thursday 18th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 5:09pm
Hello everyone and happy Thursday 
What exciting thing are you going to do today?
This morning Mrs Brennan has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0JNLQntC0U
It has been so lovely to speak to some of you over the past couple of weeks on our daily class discussions. Thank you so much for participating and sharing your wonderful work with me and your Robin friends! If you haven’t joined in yet, why not log in to your pupil VLE and take part today!
As always, our timetable and task list is attached below with suggestions of activities and lessons you can take part in. If you have been joining in with our Oak National Academy lessons this week, they continue this morning with an English lesson on adverbials and a maths lesson on reading scales.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/read-a-scale/
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/spag-focus-adverbials-570003/
Whatever you do today, I hope you have fun and carry on smiling J
Have a wonderful day! Lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Geordie Stewart
Geordie has been on countless adventures in his young life, in August ’18, he cycled 22,500 miles over 430 days through 4 continents.
Geordie decided to set his sights on this ambitious venture when he was 17 and had no climbing experience.
The Seven Summits consists of:
- South America: Aconcagua
- Africa: Kilimanjaro
- Europe: Elbrus
- North America: Denali
- Antarctica: Vinson Massif
- Australasia/Oceania: Carstensz Pyramid
- Asia: Everest
When discussing his adventures, he said that reading books about adventures and going on adventures are very different. He challenges us to all make our own adventures and discover whether this is the same as you think. Have you read about somewhere or seen something you would like to do? Remember Alex said at the beginning of the week that we all have our own challenges whether this is riding a bike or a maths question. We all have our own Everest to climb and challenge us!
Wednesday 17th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 16th Jun 2020 @ 4:34pm
Good morning Robins J
Happy Wednesday everyone! How are you all this morning? I hope you are well and staying positive.
This morning Mrs Evans has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njoiXEV_FkM
I hope you are enjoying hearing lots of lovely stories read by our very special teachers – I know I am J
Our Maths and English lessons continue on the Oak National Academy today. Our English lesson focuses on exploring the features of a non-chronological report and maths looks at solving mass problems.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/solve-problems-involving-mass/
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/identifying-the-features-of-a-text-a559ca/
I know lots of you enjoy our computing lessons in school so I have found some super websites you can use at home:
https://www.codeforlife.education/rapidrouter/
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
If you have any questions or just wanted to pop by to say hello, just join our class discussion this morning!
Sending you all lots of love and hugs,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Mark Beaumont
Mark Ian Macleod Beaumont BEM is a British long-distance cyclist, broadcaster and author. He holds the record for cycling round the world, completing his 18,000-mile route on 18 September 2017, having taken less than 79 days. So many of you have learnt to ride a bike over the past few months and have been going on really long bike rides. What could your challenge be?
Tuesday 16th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 15th Jun 2020 @ 4:38pm
Good Morning everyone J
I hope you are all feeling good this morning and managed to enjoy the beautiful sunshine yesterday! Teddy enjoyed a gorgeous (and very muddy) walk yesterday with his friend Maggie who is also a Cockapoo.
Why not start your day with some peaceful meditation? It uses breathing techniques like we use during our My Happy Mind sessions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7l-fcU&t=15s
This morning Mr Cliff has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVF3VfI2KQ
For those of you who may have missed it yesterday, I have attached this week’s challenge booklet again! I have also attached our timetable.
Our Maths and English lessons continue on the Oak National Academy today (or you could complete some work from your home learning pack if you would rather J). If you do want to follow on with the National Academy lessons, I will put the link here for you:
English – comprehension: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-language-783a5e/
Maths – add and subtract mass: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/add-and-subtract-mass/
Remember to pop by our class discussion if you have any questions today!
Have a super day everyone!
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner has been climbing mountains since she was just thirteen years old.
In adulthood she became a nurse, but kept climbing as often as possible: She was always working to save up for her next climbing trip. She eventually became the first female to climb all of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks (and above) without the use of oxygen. Wow! Just remember you can achieve anything if you want to do it. What will you do?
Monday 15th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 14th Jun 2020 @ 9:00pm
Good Morning everyone J
Another Monday is upon us! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, I’m hoping the sunshine will come out this week!
This morning Mrs Downing has read a story for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFwOWhgOB6w
You will find attached a new home learning timetable with further project and task recommendations to keep you busy at home. Our Class Discussion is also up and running for today if you have any questions or queries. For maths and writing, we will continue with our Oak National Academy Lessons. Today they are looking at fact retrieval and ordering mass.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/ordering-mass/
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-fact-retrieval-573214/
There is also a lovely PSHE lesson on there today about our NHS heroes: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/do-you-want-to-be-a-hero/
Finally, I have attached this week’s new challenge booklet for you this morning – I know lots of you have enjoyed them the past couple of weeks. This week we have a pyramid puzzle, missing number maths challenge and a synonym activity. I will post the next challenge booklet on Monday. Enjoy!
Have a super Monday and I will speak to you all tomorrow.
Sending you all big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Alex Staniforth
Alex has had many barriers in his young life but found that he had a passion for the outdoors at a very young age. He found that if he was outside he was happy and chose many challenges including two attempts up Everest which failed due to an earthquake and avalanche. He said that we can’t always choose our challenges but we can choose how we respond to them. He says that Everest was just one step on his journey and his mission is to help others discover their own Everest in life and go for it. Alex is an amazing person; remember you can achieve anything in life that you want to do. Many years ago Alex went to school in Cheshire just like you do, I know because I taught him. I wonder what you will achieve and what your Everest will be? He and I would both say, you can do anything! I have emailed him recently and he has promised to come and talk to you all in school when it is safe to do so.
Friday 12th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 4:57pm
Good morning everyone
Happy Hot Chocolate Friday and thank you all for working so hard this week and every week. You are all so special and amazing!
Today Miss Thwaites has read you another story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1ZlyePsg4
Let’s start our Friday like always with some positive thinking… Write down 3 things that have made you smile this week. What have been your favourite moments? What are you grateful for? What have you achieved? Whatever it may be, just remember that you are all doing the most amazing job learning from home and I am so very proud of you! Why not share your 3 things with me over on our Class Discussion?
Today is the final day of this week’s Oak National Academy lessons on letter writing and measurement (mass). Click the links below to access them:
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-a-letter
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/measure-to-read-mass-on-a-scale
Remember our Discussion is up and running today if you need any help.
Have a lovely weekend Robins! Sending you all big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Mrs Powell's messages:
Today and every day we would like you to enjoy story time from one of our teachers or teaching assistants!
Have a lovely day and remember we think you are amazing!
Thursday 11th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 9th Jun 2020 @ 5:53pm
Hi Robins and Happy Thursday! J
This morning I have read a story for you: https://youtu.be/-5h7VQfaGQo
I know lots of you have been completing the Maths and English lessons on the Oak National Academy so I have added the link for today’s lessons below:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-3
Our timetable is also linked below with suggested topic-related tasks.
I have been loving reading more at home recently – so much so that I have bought myself a kindle! It is so important that you are remembering to read as often as you can at home too – it might be a newspaper, magazine or online book. You could even listen to an audio book if you’d prefer. The following website is AMAZING! It is full of links to YouTube videos where various book snippets are read aloud by famous authors! My favourite is Gansta Granny read by David Walliams. He reads with such expression!
https://www.booksfortopics.com/storytime-online
Have a lovely day my gorgeous Robins. Lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
What would you like to be when they grow up? Many people have dreams about the future and that is good. Have a look at the following video: https://youtu.be/ECP87EFic48
The video below tells the story of Joseph, a famous dreamer from the Bible. When Pharaoh put him in prison, Joseph dreamt of being let out, but it wasn’t until Pharaoh had some dreams of his own that Joseph was called upon to help and secured his own release from prison.
It is good to dream of being happy when we are older: happiness is vital! However, Jesus pointed out something important about happiness.
Jesus said that people would be happy if they did the following
- care about other people
- always try to be fair and just
- are kind and show mercy
- work to make peace
Dear God,
Please help us to work hard to achieve our ambitions and to become what we want to be.
Whatever we do or however we live our life, help us to remember the needs of others.
Help us to care about other people, to be fair and just,
To be kind and merciful and to make peace, wherever we are.
Amen.
Further activities you could have a go at… you could try making a dreamcatcher to catch your own dreams. There are some instructions available at: https://tinyurl.com/y7acpruh
Have you read the book The BFG by Roald Dahl? Why not try making a BFG dream jar? There are some instructions available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52xhSTjBea0
Wednesday 10th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 8th Jun 2020 @ 5:21pm
Good Morning Robins and Happy Wednesday! J
This morning Mrs Whittingham has read a story for you: https://youtu.be/IEB5oavzP_U
The middle of the week already! How are you all? I hope you are well and enjoying the week so far.
Why not carry on with the Maths and English Lessons from the Oak National Academy?
https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-3
I have shared this link with you before but thought I would include it in today’s blog as a little reminder. The following spelling website has all the year 3 and 4 spelling rules. Each comes with a word list and lots of fun interactive games to help you learn them. You could focus on a new rule each week. Why not ask someone at home to carry out a mini quiz with you at the end of the week?
For my little Man United fans out there, Marcus Rashford has teamed up with CBBC to put together a PE session for you all. You can take part at 9.25am this morning by clicking the following link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jycy
Remember our Discussion tool is up and running today so if you have any questions or need any help just add it to our discussion and I will reply as quickly as possible.
Have a wonderful day everyone. Sending you all big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Some of you are returning to school but we need to remember lockdown is hard for everyone. Talk about their feelings to someone special at home and to try to understand that everyone is finding this time difficult in some way. Have a look at this video: https://youtu.be/-RXF5-29VGU
You may wish to use the following prayer.
Dear God,
During this time of lockdown,
Please help us to think about others and their needs.
Help us to be kind and helpful.
Help us to talk openly about our feelings
So that together, we can grow stronger and closer.
Amen.
Tuesday 9th June - Robins, by Miss Beattie
Date: 8th Jun 2020 @ 5:17pm
Good Morning Robins! J
How are you all this morning? I hope you are happy, healthy and staying safe! It was so lovely to chat with some of you using our Discussion tool yesterday – remember you can pop by to share your work or ask for help if you need it!
This morning Miss Thwaites has read a story for you: https://youtu.be/taG8mwAHBeI
If you are feeling a little bit fed up or bored, below is a 30-day challenge for you. Why not see how many of the activities you can complete in just one day? Let me know how you get on on Twitter @LostockGralamPr
30 day challenge: https://www.saintnathaniels.org.uk/home-learning (Scroll down to the last activity)
In case you missed it yesterday, I have also attached our weekly challenge booklet number 2. I know lots of you enjoyed it last week J
Today I would like you to carry on with the lessons from Oak National Academy. Remember that they carry on from the previous day so if you didn’t do yesterday’s lesson, I recommend starting there. Our timetable is also attached for your project work.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-3
Have a super day everyone!
Sending you all big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Ask your child, ‘How many of you belong to a team?’
Encourage them to speak of their role in sports teams and uniformed organizations such as Cubs and Brownies and their varied experience of teamwork in school. Establish how, as members of a team, different people work together and aim to help one another.
Introduce the following story, which tells how Jesus invited others to become part of his team of helpers. Listen carefully for the ways in which the story speaks of helping one another.
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
Imagine that you are standing by a wide, blue lake that is surrounded by hazy, grey-green hills. On the shore there are some fishing boats, and a crowd of people have gathered nearby. They’re listening (just like you!) to someone by the water’s edge. Who is it? It’s Jesus of Nazareth! Everyone loves his stories and wise sayings, but today, not everyone can see or hear. What can be done?
Jesus has an idea and calls to one of the fishermen, ‘Could I use your boat?’
‘You can have it!’ replies the fisherman, whose name is Peter. ‘We’ve been out on the lake all night and haven’t caught a thing.’
Jesus clambers into the boat and sits down. Peter and his brother, Andrew, push the boat into the water so that it floats close to the shore. Now everyone can see and listen!
Eventually, however, it is time to finish. Jesus says a thank-you prayer and the people return to their villages.
‘Are you hungry? What about some fish?’ Jesus asks the fishermen. ‘Let’s find some deeper water and catch some.’
‘But we’ve tried,’ the fishermen say. ‘We’ve tried all night and caught nothing.’
Jesus doesn’t say a word; he just points towards the middle of the lake. Peter and Andrew shake their heads, but set out again.
When they reach deep water, Jesus tells them to let out their nets. Peter and Andrew do as they are asked. Quickly, the water starts to swirl and splash and the net becomes heavy with fish. In fact, the net is so heavy that the men struggle to pull it back in! Peter shouts to some other fishermen nearby, ‘James! John! Quickly! Come and help us!’
Together, they slowly draw in the net. Soon, fish are flipping and flapping, slithering and sliding all over the floor of the boat. They have to use both boats to get the catch safely back to shore. Peter is amazed that there are so many, but also a bit ashamed that he’d been so ready to give up.
‘Now,’ says Jesus, ‘you’re fishermen, but I need a team of followers who will help to spread a net of friendship. Will you help to draw all kinds of people together in care and respect?’
He looks at each of the fishermen in turn: Peter, Andrew, James and John. Then, Jesus begins to walk slowly away from the shore. The four fishermen watch as he goes and then look at one another . . . ‘Yes,’ they decide, ‘it would be good to help.’
Encourage your child to think about the importance of teamwork in all aspect of our lives:
- Together
- Everyone
- Achieves
- More
Dear God,
Thank you for all the people who help us in our lives.
Thank you for the people who have already helped us today.
Please help us to help one another.
Please help us to remember that it is good to work together in a team.
Amen.
Monday 8th June, by Miss Beattie
Date: 7th Jun 2020 @ 4:57pm
Good Morning everyone and Happy Monday!
Class Discussion: I have started our first class discussion this morning! Just log in to your pupil VLE to join in. You can share your work, ask me questions or just pop by to say hello. I will try my best to reply to your messages as soon as possible!! I can’t wait to speak to you all J
This morning Mr Beswick has read a story for you: https://youtu.be/gITpnVTZPI0
I hope you all enjoyed our first weekly challenge workbook that I posted last Wednesday. I have attached the second one below – it contains puzzles, quizzes and short maths/writing tasks. Keep your eyes peeled for weekly challenge number 3 next week.
For maths and writing this week I would like you to follow the Oak National Academy lessons which focus on multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 and summarising.
Maths: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/multiply-and-divide-by-10-and-100/
English: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-summary/
I have also attached our class timetable below so that you can work on your projects this week if you wish. As always, this is only a suggested timetable and task list and you can pick and choose activities from it as you please.
Have a wonderful Monday!
Sending you all big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Would you like some new teachers? How about today tuning into one of these lessons from celebratory teachers?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/celebrity-supply-teachers
Lesson timetable:
Week 1
- Monday 8 June
Geri Horner: English - Tuesday 9 June
Tim Peake: Science - Wednesday 10 June
Marcus Rashford: PE - Thursday 11 June
Jeff & Zoe: Gardening - Friday 12 June
Heston Blumenthal: Food Science
Week 2
- Monday 15 June
Gary Lineker: Spanish - Tuesday 16 June
Tez Ilyas: Science - Wednesday 17 June
Nikki Lilly: IT - Thursday 18 June
Ricky Wilson: Art - Friday 19 June
Kelis: Cookery
Week 3
- Monday 22 June
Darcey Bussell: Dance - Tuesday 23 June
Katie Piper: Wellbeing - Wednesday 24 June
Mark Labbett: Maths - Thursday 25 June
Isabel Clifton: Drama - Friday 26 June
Ed Balls: History
Week 4
- Monday 29 June
Matthew Morrison: Musical Theatre - Tuesday 30 June
Ellie Simmonds: Geography - Wednesday 1 July
Martin Bashir: History - Thursday 2 July
Rachel & Maisie: British Sign Language - Friday 3 July
End of Term Review
Enjoy the lessons and please tell us what you think!
Thursday 4th June, by Miss Beattie
Date: 4th Jun 2020 @ 8:46am
Good morning everyone and Happy Thursday!
How are you all this morning? I hope you are well and still smiling J
Click here for this morning’s video message – I decided to read you another silly poem this morning:
Did you enjoy the weekly challenge booklet I set for you yesterday? If you did, then look out for the next one on Monday J
What have you got planned for today? Have a look at our class timetable for some suggestions. I know so many of you are loving the daily maths and English lessons on BBC Bitesize and the Oak National Academy. If you want to have a look at these today, I will pop the links below:
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-and-p4-lessons/1
Don’t forget how important daily reading and times tables practice is too. You could go on times tables rockstars or hit the button to kick start your brains this morning!
Remember if you need anything at all, including a new home learning pack, please do not hesitate to contact school via telephone or the admin email address: admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk
Have a lovely day and I will speak to you again tomorrow J
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Pause for Thought: Being Grateful
Click here to watch the following video: https://youtu.be/dilMMKU762g
Lucky showed his gratitude to Jack by saving his life, and Jack did not abandon his faithful friend. He, too, showed gratitude in return.
Think about and discuss the following questions:
- Who are we grateful to?
- Who has helped us recently?
- Are we people who say ‘thank you’ often?
- Is there someone to whom we should show gratitude today?
Dear God,
Teach us to show our gratitude for what we have
By caring for those around us,
And for the wonderful world in which we live.
Amen.
Wednesday 3rd June, by Miss Beattie
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 8:33am
Good morning everyone J
I hope you are all well this morning and have settled back into home learning.
I have recorded a little video for you all this morning. You will have to excuse my puffy eyes and running nose due to hay fever! You can watch it here:
https://youtu.be/SfVZf8fEAKU
I was browsing the internet last night for some new challenges I could set for you, and I came across some weekly challenge worksheets. They have a variety of puzzles, quizzes, maths challenges and short literacy activities. I have attached the first one below – let me know what you think J From now on, I will attach a new one each Monday morning for you all to have a go at.
Our class timetable is also linked below if you would like to carry on with your projects I have set this week.
Please remember to share whatever you get up to with us on Twitter @LostockGralamPr
Have a lovely day and work hard! Speak tomorrow,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Pause for Thought: Be Thankful
Click here to watch the following video: https://youtu.be/Hp_g_5Hphd8
We can be thankful for things every day! If you’d like to, have a go at the following:
Can you think of someone whom you would like to thank? Could you send them a message or write a letter to them today? Free printable thank-you cards that are ready to colour in are available at: https://printable-cards.gotfreecards.com/categories/color-your-card/thank-you
Why not make a list of as many things as you can think of that you are thankful for today? You could ask your family to join in. I wonder if you can think of 100 things!
Dear God,
For families and friends…
We are thankful.
For the beauty of nature and the world around us…
We are thankful.
For all the things in life that we too often take for granted…
We are thankful.
Please help us to be willing to show our thanks - not only in what we say, but also in what we do - every single day…
We are thankful.
Amen.
Tuesday 2nd June, by Miss Beattie
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 8:26am
Good morning everyone and Happy Tuesday J
I hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday and managed to slowly ease yourself back into routine!
Teddy is exactly 4 months old today – Look how much he has grown since I brought him home!! He can’t wait to finally meet you all!
What have you got planned for today? I have attached our class timetable again in case you would like some ideas. Please also continue with your maths and English lessons from either BBC Bitesize or Oak National Academy.
I know before the half term, lots of you were enjoying the First4Maths activity sheets (Lego, cooking, active, arty maths, etc.) so I have attached them to this blog again to save you scrolling through. Who knew maths could be found in so many different places?!
Whatever you do today, remember to have fun, be kind and keep smiling.
Sending you all big virtual hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Pause for Thought: Be Kind
Click here to watch the following video: https://youtu.be/Qcyc68d6OAk
We should be kind because we care about other people. However, the video that we just watched suggests that kindness is also good for us. Ask the children to think about why this might be. You might like to start by revisiting the ideas suggested in the video (go to 0.20 minutes and play the following ten seconds).
Can you make a list of something kind that you could do each day of the week?
Dear God
Please help us to be kind to those around us.
Please help us to think about the needs of other people.
Please help us to seek to live in peace.
Amen.
Monday 1st June, by Miss Beattie
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 7:15am
Hello again Robins!! J
Good morning and Happy Monday! I have missed chatting to you all this week. I hope you had a wonderful half term and a well-deserved rest. Thank you to those who shared some lovely photos with me of what you have been up to – it put a big smile on my face! It did also make me miss you all though! Can you believe it is June already? I keep my fingers and toes crossed every day that we will be able to see each other again before the summer holidays.
Here are a few snaps of what Teddy and I have been up to over the half term. Lots of walks and adventures (and of course snoozing):
In case you missed it, we have put together a video of ‘Lostock’s Lockdown Memories’ for the children. Don’t worry if you didn’t send in a photo for this video, we will be making a part 2 video soon! You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPp5GuVgkVg&t=3s
I have attached a new class timetable below with some suggestions for history/geography, science and RE projects. I hope you enjoy them! Remember this is only a suggested timetable and task list – you can pick and choose what you would like to do and personalise the timetable to fit in with your day J
For your maths and English lessons I would like you to follow the lessons on either Oak National Academy or BBC Bitesize:
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-3#schedule
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-and-p4-lessons/1
Have a lovely Monday and a great first day back to home learning after the half term. I will speak to you all again tomorrow morning J
Sending you all big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx