Goldfinches: Blog items

Thursday 9th July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:35pm

Good Morning, Bonjour, Guten Tag, Hola!

How is your week going so far? I really do understand how hard it is to keep motiviating yourself. Please keep trying hard to choose activities to keep your mind active- it is so important and makes you feel so good when you have achieved something by the end of the day.

We have been doing a bit more drawing with Rob Biddulph in the Key worker bubble this week- why don't you have another go... http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob

Remember the importance of being active- this really helps your motivation levels as well as helping you to stay fit and healthy. Try a Go Noodle or Joe Wicks, dance around your living room or make your own circuit with different exercises

Storytime: Mrs Southern reading- A duck so small- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6n9-ufbARY

Discussion: Where is your favourite place in the world? It might be somewhere special you have been or it might be somewhere you have always wanted to go...

School Jobs:

Science: Choose another experiment to carry out. (I have attached them again today) 

English: Write about your experiment using the recording sheet.

RE: Continue to learn about Islam with the next Oak Academy lesson https://www.thenational.academy/year-4/foundation/what-is-the-holy-book-of-islam-year-4-wk6-4

Have a wonderful day my lovely team.

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

Never judge anyone by the way they look.

Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so proud of her beautiful looks. Her only complaint was growing next to an ugly cactus.

Every day, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the cactus on his looks, all while the cactus remained quiet. All the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense, but she was too swayed by her own looks.

One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the plants. The rose quickly began to wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush colour.

Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into the cactus to drink some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if she could have some water. The kind cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough summer, as friends.

What have you done for a friend?  The cactus and the rose look very different but we are all unique and have special gifts.

The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.”
—Piglet

Wednesday 8th July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:33pm

Morning to my wonderful class,

It was absolutely lovely to see lots of you yesterday  Thank you all so much for braving the rain to come and see us. We had such a sociable morning.

On Friday we have PE with MR Ault and I will be there to see you aswell. 10.30-11.30am. Wear your own clothes (Make sure you have trainers) and bring a water bottle. This will be so much fun! 

Next Tuesday (14th July) 1-3pm, you can come and play with the rest of Goldfinches on the field with Me and Miss Beattie. Wear your own comfy clothes and bring a water bottle.

Storytime: Mrs Rice reading And Tango makes Three- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d50xjPmHgvM&t=21s

Discussion: We have another chance to discuss becoming a Skylark today. 

 

 

School Jobs:

Maths: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/ Continue with White Rose Maths WEEK 10

Spelling: Where, wear, we’re were activity & PPT

Mindfulness: Colouring sheet from the pack attached or from your new home learning pack. Or try the Universe Pose session with Cosmic Yoga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0FuSxlomI

Reading: I have attached this week's Picture News

Have a super day,

Mrs Evans 

Message From Mrs Powell

Explorers

Freya Stark (1893-1993)

Stark went where few Europeans, especially women, had ever been before. A British explorer and writer, her travels led her into remote areas of Turkey and the Middle East. While living in Baghdad, she explored and mapped uncharted areas of the Islamic world. Hers were some of the first accurate maps of the region. She moved on foot, on donkeys, on camels and by car – camping along the way. Stark is the author of more than 24 travel books, covering local history, culture and tales of everyday life. In spite of age and illnesses, she never stopped travelling. In 1972 she was honoured as Dame Freya Stark! Wow!

What adventures would you go on? Why?

 

 

 

Tuesday 7th July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:32pm

Hello Team Goldfinch,

I am really looking forward to seeing you pop into the school car park today to pick up your next packs and reports and most of all to have a chat. You can pop in between 9-11.30 am. See you soon!

Storytime: Mrs Elson reading Silly Billy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnUdvdAfS_k

Discussion: Today is a chance to discuss your thoughts about moving to Skylarks class in September.

 

School Jobs:

Science: Continue to learn about changing state using the links on the Home School Weekly Plan then choose an experiment from the attached files.

Message from Mrs Powell

Gillian Ayres

In the 1970s, she became the first woman ever to run an art department in a British Art School! When she was older, she moved to North Wales. In Wales, she started to use oil paint again rather than acrylic paint to make her artwork. Oil paint is really thick and sometimes she would apply the paint so it would be inches thick! While she lived in Wales her artwork became even bolder and more joyful.

Gillian Ayres wanted people to be happy when they looked at her art and the world around them. Does her art make you feel happy? What other emotions do you feel?

Gillian Ayres was obsessed with painting. She is one of the most famous British abstract painters. Being an abstract painter meant you didn't care about artworks looking like real things, like people or buildings, but you care about shapes, colours and emotions. Someone asked her once what her artwork was about, and she just listed random things like ice cream, cakes, seaweed, shells and hats!

L.S Lowry

L. S. Lowry (Laurence Stephen Lowry) was born on 1st November 1887 in Stretford, Lancashire.

· Lowry had an unhappy childhood. He wasn’t very popular at school, didn’t have a very close relationship with his parents, and he had few friends.

· The Lowry family moved to the industrial town of Pendlebury in 1909. The landscape was dominated by textile mills and the chimneys of factories, and this imagery left its mark on the young L. S. Lowry.

· Lowry had taken art classes as a child and he went to the Manchester School of Art and then Salford Royal Technical College.

· In 1932, Lowry’s father died and he looked after to his mother. After his mother fell alseep, Lowry started to paint, often finishing at 3 a.m.

· Lowry’s paintings often featured industrial Pendlebury and they captured scenes of life in industrial England. His landscapes are often populated by stylised ‘matchstick men’ figures.

· Lowry didn’t complete many paintings of London. However, his 1960 painting of Piccadilly Circus sold for more than £5 million in 2011.

· Some of his most famous works include: Industrial Landscape, Going to the Match and Coming from the Mill, The Viaduct and The Football Match.

· Lowry became an official war artist in 1943 and he was the Official Artist of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

· Lowry was a massive fan of Manchester City Football Club just like Mr A!

 

Monday 6th July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:30pm

Morning Goldfinches,

I hope you had a lovely weekend. We were lucky enough to be able to visit Chester Zoo yesterday which was a real treat and we all felt like we appreciated the wonderful work it does even more. 

Storytime: Mrs O’Marah reading The Tiger who came to tea- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-0xCovsrKA

Discussion: Go onto our discussion page and share what you have been up to this weekend. I would love to hear from you.

School Jobs:

Science: Learn all about reversible and irreversible changes with these BBC Bitesize lessons and video clips

Maths: Start learning about statistics and data. We will be looking at Line graphs as part of your new Home Learning Pack available from tomorrow in school so these clips and lessons will help you get started. 

https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-is-a-line-graph

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/  Go to WEEK 10 lesson 1

Spellings: Use the attached lesson for wear, where, we're

Times Tables: Start to mix up your tables. Use the x table grids to practice. Challenge yourself on TTRockstars or Hit The Button Mixed https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

I'm looking forward to seeing lots of you pop to school tomorrow for your next work pack (9.30-11.30am or 1-2pm) Let's hope the sun comes out! 

Be Safe, Ready for action and Respectful to your families and others today. 

Mrs Evans 

Message From Mrs Powell

 

Good morning! This week, we are going to find out about amazing people who have done amazing things. As you read the stories, just imagine what you will do when you are older… all these amazing people once sat in a classroom just like you!

Beatrice Shilling

Born in 1909, in Hampshire, Beatrice - universally known as Tilly - was obsessed with engines from early childhood.

"As a child I played with Meccano," she recalled in an interview with Woman Engineer magazine. "I spent my pocket money on penknives, an adjustable spanner, a glue pot and other simple hand tools."

"From a child she was pulling engines apart. Her real passion was mechanical engineering."

Beatrice saved countless lives by inventing a gadget that stopped planes stalling in mid-air and crashing. Beatrice was a brilliant scientist and engineer.

Stephen Hawking

Arguably one of the world's most famous scientists, Stephen Hawking is known for his contributions Stephen made many important contributions to the world of science. He developed theories about how the world began and furthered our understanding of black holes, stars and the universe. Stephen was always keen for his work to be accessible to everyone, not just scientists. He wrote books that explained his theories in simple terms for everyone to understand, including a children’s book. His most famous book, A Brief History of Time, sold more than 10 million copies! In 1985, Stephen developed a life-threatening infection. He had an emergency operation that saved his life but left him unable to talk. He was given a special computer that talked for him, which he controlled by moving a muscle in his cheek – clever! Stephen received many awards for his work including the 1979 Albert Einstein Medal, the Order of the British Empire (Commander) in 1982 and the 1988 Wolf Prize in Physics.

Stephen is remembered as an inspiration to many people. He had an amazing mind, incredible determination and didn’t let his illness stand in his way.

Friday 3rd July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:58am

Good morning Goldfinches,

I hope you had a super duper day yesterday. Thank you again for all your comments on our discussion pages so far this week..

Happy Friday ....again! It feels like this week has flown by. 

There will be a new Home Learning work pack available to pick up from school next Tuesday 7th July. I will be sat near Miss Beattie in the car park between 9.30-11.30am and 1-2pm so you are welcome to come and say hello to both of us. It would be soooooooo lovely to see you. 

School jobs: 

Reading: Have a read through the attached information on coral reefs. Can you answer any of the questions about them? Today our discussion is all about an article I found on Coral Reefs. 

Choose an idea from the attached Save Our Seas Home Learning ideas. One thing that is lovely to do is curl up and watch an episode of Blue Planet with David Attenborough. Don't forget all the lovely resources that are attached to Monday's blog to help with your learning.

Geography: We love to play the World Geography Games to test our place knowledge in my house. Can you take the challenge too? https://world-geography-games.com/ There are lots of different games to play. 

Enjoy your day. Be respectful and Safe and have a relaxing weekend,

Mrs Evans 

Story with Mrs Powell: Sit back and relax with The Snail and the Whale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqBBeLFnYs&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Thursday 2nd July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:56am

A very good morning to my mini conservationists.

Well done for all the amazing learning you have been doing so far this week. The world really will be a better place as you spread the message about how to care for it. 

 Your generation will be the ones  who heal the world with your hands.

Today your story is with Miss Beattie who is reading Big Blue Whale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS9AT2HrsQ&feature=youtu.be

I have attached a wordsearch which has been made by one of our Goldfinches. Thank you!

School Jobs:

English: Can you write a poem about our seas and oceans? Use the links on the Save Our Seas Home Learning page (attached) to help you.  

Art: How about making a sea themed painting or drawing.

Or in Science:  create your own ocean habitat or biome using a shoe box, models or play-doh to make sea creatures.

Remember there are lots of the resources attached to Monday's blog that you might not have looked at yet.

Have a super day, miss you all

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

Georgia’s Story

Georgie is 21. She’s a scuba diver and underwater photographer.

Introduced to fishing by her dad, Georgie made her hobby into a career when she followed her obsession with the ocean all the way to the sea bed.

Georgie’s dad is a keen pike fisherman and introduced her to wildlife conservation at a young age. As she grew up she became more and more fascinated with the ocean.

Wanting to improve her diving and marine identification skills, Georgie joined a project called Seasearch which encourages divers and snorkelers to record the marine life they see during their underwater adventures. Their findings are used by the Marine Conservation Society to make important management decisions.

The ocean covers around 71% of the world’s surface, so knowing what’s going on beneath the waves is just as important as knowing what’s going on above ground. And that’s where marine conservationists come in.

Marine conservationists play a crucial role in keeping our oceans healthy. Through monitoring marine life and underwater ecosystems, they can help us make better environmental choices. They can highlight the impact of plastics on the ocean, for instance, or identify which beaches are and aren’t safe to swim at.

Their findings can help protect endangered species or habitats.

How could you help our oceans? Could this be your job? What could you do now? How could you Make One Change?

Prayer

Thank you, Lord, that you created such a beautiful place for us to live.

We pray, Lord, that we may live out the trust you put in us to look after your world for you.

Help us to love and care for those around us both near and distant.

Amen

Wednesday 1st July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 24th Jun 2020 @ 3:30pm

Good morning Goldfinches,

How are you all today? I have already heard about and received some lovely Save Our Seas work for our sharing window from you. Thank you for all your creativity and enthusiasm.

Listen to a story about sea turtles with Miss Thwaites  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IOIi1kFHSU&feature=youtu.be

School Jobs:

Reading: Look at the picture news article about the Ocean floor. How amazing!  Have a look at this website about plastic pollution https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/kids-vs-plastic/pollution/#/1470659139836. I have also attached a comprehension on Plastic Pollution. (It is in 3 different levels. 1 star = easier  3 stars = challenge. Just choose 1 to do- don't do them all)

Maths: I have attached some data about endangered sea animals. Perhaps you could make a bar chart to show what is happening or use the data to find out how many animals have lost their lives over the years. How big is the decline in their numbers?

Make One Change: After finding out about Plastic Pollution discuss this with your family. Make a pledge to MAKE ONE CHANGE. What could you swap in your house? What could you stop buying or using at all? Tweet your idea with @LostockGralamPR      #MakeOneChange       #SaveOurSeas

Mindfulness: Put on some lovely relaxing music and have a go at the ocean colouring sheet (attached) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVct34NUk3U

Have a wonderful day Goldfinches, sending big virtual hugs,

Mrs Evans 

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 24th Jun 2020 @ 2:37pm

Morning my budding ocean experts,

I hope you enjoyed starting the Save Our Seas topic yesterday. In the afternoon, Lola and Toby made a den in the living room then curled up in it and watched Blue Planet for their relaxing time. I just love that series- you can learn so much!

Find out about a Marine Biologist today with me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21-zC2B3I8&feature=youtu.be

School Jobs: 

SAVE OUR SEAS: Continue to find out all about our seas and the dangers to seas and what we can do to help. Perhaps you can make a poster for our Sharing window or a Video for Twitter. Here is an example Toby and Lola made a couple of weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkSBV8UKwIc&feature=youtu.be

Remember to add #SaveOurSeas and #MakeOneChange to your @LostockGralamPr tweet.

Go back to yesterday's blog for all the attached power points and activities and I have reattached the big ideas page to today's blog.

Reading: Remind yourself all about the Pacific Ocean with the attached information sheet.

Page 10 of First News will be very important in helping you this week as it is all about Plastic Pollution. Page7 has a wonderful article about a Galapagos Tortoise! 

Maths: Have a go at this maths challenge https://nrich.maths.org/5929 

Spellings: Ocean themed words this week. (attached) Perhaps you could use the link to make your own word search and e-mail it to a friend or family member.  https://thewordsearch.com/maker/

Have a wonderful day. 

Mrs Evans 

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 24th Jun 2020 @ 2:25pm

 

Hi Goldfinches,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We finally harvested some of our peas and beans which was really satisfying and they were very tasty. I'm looking after the pumpkin plants as although they are growing tiny pumpkins, they keep getting knocked off in the wind! 

This week is a special week for us as we come together (virtually) as a whole school for our whole school topic SAVE OUR SEAS.

Each day there will be an ocean themed story or link on your blog.

Today- find out about the problems in our seas and oceans with Sir David Attenborough   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI 

School Jobs:

SAVE OUR SEAS: I have attached a page with a list of ideas for programmes to watch, websites to use and activities to choose from. https://www.skyoceanrescue.com/ Here is one recommended by one of our reception parents. The others are all on the Save Our Seas Home Learning Ideas page (attached). 

Reading: Choose some of the Powerpoints, articles and facts all about our seas.

Maths: If you wish to continue with Maths this week please choose from your Home learning pack. Remember White Rose Maths Y4 is great for supporting your learning https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/  and also http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/ in the week beginning 8th June have some super fractions lessons.

Discussion: Have a look on our discussion page and enjoy the chance to chat with your friends in Goldfinches.

Have a fab day in the oceans!

Mrs Evans 

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 1:10pm

Happy Friday Goldfinches.

Is it too hot for Hot Chocolate? Maybe an ice cream is deserved instead, or have you tried making your own ice lollies?   

Here are some lovely recipes (and some ideas for the adults too!)

 https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/ice-lolly

Discussion: We are discussing our favourite sporting hero today. 

National Sports Week. Tap Up Tennis – Mrs Rice    https://youtu.be/aBdxZw1rdr0

Have you got a tennis racquet and ball? If not, what could you use? How many taps could you do? How many did Mrs Rice do? Can you beat her score?

School Jobs: 

Reading: I have attached the next First Newspaper. The news about the Roman Town and the warning about the crocodile in Spain caught my eye this week!

JK Rowling has released a new book called the Ickabog.and there is a competition to create some of the illustrations for it for when it is published later in the year. Lola and I have been really enjoying reading a chapter a day this week. https://www.theickabog.com/king-fred-the-fearless/   There are definitely a lot of you Goldfinches who I think would really enjoy reading this book.

English: SPAG. Recap noun phrases while you dance and sing with the Super Movers   https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-noun-phrases/zf7b6v4 

Maths: A sporty theme today. Learn about football data today in this BBC Bitesize lesson   https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsrgp4j

Spelling: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-homophones-with-johnny-inel/z6fjbdm  Practise their, there and they're with the supermovers.  Can you say or write your own sentences with the correct meaning of each- there, their, they're.

Goldfinches I hope you have a fantastic day. Try to get a good balance of active time, learning time, playing time and resting time.

Sending big virtual hugs, Mrs Evans 

 P.S. Look out for our Save Our Seas topic starting on Monday. Your parents will have received an e-mail.

Story with Mrs Powell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEISPlRks4

 

 

Thursday 25th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 1:09pm

  Good morning Team Goldfinch 

What a scorcher of a day yesterday! I hope you had some lovely time in the sun. Who had the paddling pool out or a water fight or enjoyed a cooling ice lolly? On Monday, we had a go at making our own ice lollies with fresh orange juice and the raspberries we picked from our garden. My gang tasted them today while I was at school. Their verdict was.........."Yummy!" 

Mrs Evans had a forgetful moment earlier this week and forgot to link the stories so here they are to help you catch up. Apologies! 

Mrs Esling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw

Mrs Judge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHMuoH6yws

Miss Gillam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lDCNQfwBo

Mrs Ahern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Lm3RA0pFg

National Sports Week   Speed Bounce – Miss Thwaites    https://youtu.be/_p1JP1Fw1j8

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?

School Jobs:

Maths: Continue with your Home learning pack Fractions work and support this with the lesson from  White rose Summer Week 5 Lesson 4 Fractions Greater than 1.  These White Rose lessons are really useful to hep you to see how the fractions work. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

RE: Have a look at lesson 3 Oak National Academy to learn about the 5 Pillars of Islam   https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-the-five-pillars-of-islam

Geography:  How are you getting along with finding out about your endangered animal? What facts about it could you tell someone else? Could you make a little video or make a poster to raise awareness? Remember the links I added to the weekly plan on Monday's Blog to help you.

Have a super duper day. Be helpful and kind please.

Miss you lots

Mrs Evans 

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 1:09pm

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday! 

It was absolutely lovely to see some of you picking up your work packs from school yesterday! You have all grown up so much! We will be repeating this again in a couple of weeks!

Discussion: What are your thoughts on the news article below? 

National Sports Week

 Wacky Race – Mr Beswick

https://youtu.be/i4b7XbRuGiI

Can you create your own Wacky race? Add obstacles, find different ways to move and compete against the clock? Can you beat your time?

School Jobs:

Reading: Read all about the amazing Mo Farrah and have a go at the comprehension attached. I mentioned JK Rowling's new book 'The Ickabog' yesterday to some of you. Have a look here   https://www.theickabog.com/read-the-story/

Times Tables: How are you getting on with TT Rock stars? I know some of you are really improving. Remember there are lots of different games if you need a change from Rockstars. I have attached some loop cards if you like them. You could use the blank cards to make your own loop game.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button - have a go at the division questions too.

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

Spelling: Practise 'there, they're and their' with the Super Movers.  Can you create your own sentences for their, they're and there'?  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-homophones-with-johnny-inel/z6fjbdm

Mindfulness: Choose an activity from the attached mindfulness pack. Play some lovely relaxing music with an aquarium theme.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=-j2uKUK5P10

I just thought you would like this article- a lovely story of hope.

Enjoy your day. Stay safe and be ready and respectful to help out, learn and play.

Mrs Evans 

 

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 11:19am

Good Morning to my lovely Goldfinches,

Thank you for all the wonderful work and learning you are doing at home. It is incredible how interested you are in so many topics. Don't forget the importance of all of the life skills you are learning too - from helping round the house, growning and planting things in the garden and cooking food. Well done to all of you. You should be so proud of yourselves.

Discussion: What are your favourite sights? Let's chat about it in our discussion today.

Summer Reading Challenge:  Have you signed up yet?

 

National Sports Week   Tuesday: Target Games – Me!       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?

School Jobs:

Maths: Work through the fractions tasks in your home learning pack. Use this online lesson to help you to understand equivalent fractions. Summer Week 5 Lesson 3 – Equivalent Fractions (2)     https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

Reading: Use this link to find out about a local Olympic Gymnast- Beth Tweddle   https://www.bethtweddle.com/about/about-beth

Geography: Continue with your research of an endangered animal. This is what Lola found out about the Pangolin: 

     

I hope you have a wonderful day. Stay safe in the sun. 

Mrs Evans

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 11:16am

Good Morning Goldfinches. Wie Gehts? 

I hope you had a lovely weekend. 

Here is another book review for you all: 

Discussion:

 How are you feeling about things this week? Share your thoughts in our discussion.

National Sports Week

This week is National Sports week so everyday we are going to have a sporting challenge you can do at home. You can share your results on the daily discussion page if you would like to! 

Monday- Wastepaper Basketball – Mrs Simmonds

https://youtu.be/jZW56fRpj2M

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?

School jobs:

Sports: In your Home learning pack you have 2 copies of the connect 4 sports game. How are you getting on with completing the challenges on them? What can you tick off today? Have fun!  (I have also attached them for anyone who can't find theirs) 

Reading:  Usain Bolt- read the attached information to find out about the fastest man on earth!  I have also attached the Picture News for this week. (The Gorilla article is interesting!)

Spelling: This week we are focusing on the correct use of 'their, there and they're'. We will be recapping their differences and in which different ways we need to use them.  Use this BBC Bitesize lesson to remind you.   https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqhpk2p/articles/z3cxrwx    Please note there is not a list of spellings attached this week as the focus is on their, there, they're

 

 

 

Times Tables: Use your great knowledge of the 7x table to help you with the 70x 700x and as a challenge the 0.7x tables. I have attached a Maths Pack sheet if you want to use theis to help you.

Geography/Science: If you enjoyed the Amazon Art work and learning last week then I have added more links to this week's Home Learning Plan. Perhaps you can research an endangered animal? 

This was Toby's research about the endangered Green Sea Turtle:

 

Have a great day. Make good choices and be ready to learn. 

Mrs Evans 

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 3:07pm

Morning superstars!

I hope you had a lovely day yesterday despite the rain! It looks very much like a Hot Chocolate kind of day today and you all deserve one. 

On Wednesday Toby and Lola found some tiny frogs while out on a walk with Mr Evans. I wonder what wildlife you have spotted whilst out and about on your daily walks?

 

Discussion:  As Amelie has now gone back to school, we were talking at tea time last night about what we miss most about school. What do you miss most about school? Go on to our discussion page and have a little chat about it.

School jobs:

English SPAG:  Recap using prepositions with this lesson.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh8nscw

Maths:  Fluency grid- choose a 3-digit number to go in the star and solve the calculations. If you want to make it easier choose a 2-digit number or if you want to make it harder choose a 4-digit number

Reading: Curl up with a book or listen to an audible book. 

Spelling: Can you make your own wordsearch to test your suffix spellings this week.   https://thewordsearch.com/maker/

Art/Geography: How has your Amazon Artwork come along? Have you enjoyed learning the different techniques? 

Have a wonderful day and a lovely weekend

Sending big virtual hugs,

Mrs Evans  

Message from Mrs Powell

Here is a lovely story for you this Friday : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA4fDaafVBU&t=3s

Thursday 18th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 3:06pm

Hello to my wonderful team,

It will be lovely for you all to see today's mystery reader... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0JNLQntC0U

Discussion: Have a look at our discussion today about our favourite movies.

School Jobs:

Maths: White rose maths Summer 2 Week 5 Lesson 2 Equivalent fractions   https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/    Have a go at this lesson to help you understand equivalent fractions.

RE: Continue learning about Islam. Have a go at lesson 2.   https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-do-muslims-believe/

Reading: Continue with the Butterfly Myth Comprehension (attached) re-read the text. Have a go at answering a few more of the questions.

Art/Geography/Science: Lesson 4 is attached. Can you combine some of the techniques you have learned so far into making one big picture? Remember to Google John Dyer images to get an idea of what the artwork looks like.

This is my favourite of all John Dyer's paintings. 

Have a lovely day Goldfinches,

Mrs Evans 

 

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 the 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 solving a maths question.  We all have our own Everest to climb and challenge us!

 

Wednesday 17th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 3:05pm

Morning Goldfinches,

And our mystery reader today is............... ME!!    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njoiXEV_FkM     

Discussion: Today we are discussing Gratitude. Gratitude is being grateful for the things in our lives.

 

Some people like to keep a Gratitude Diary or write down the things they are grateful for or people they are grateful to. Please share today what you are grateful for.

School Jobs:

English: Continue with your work on Blue John. (Attached)

Times Tables: Test your tables with this game https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/544/Stone-Age-Stu-Times-Tables   or use TTRock stars if you are enjoying it.

Mindfulness: This is a gorgeous guided meditation to listen to. Listen and relax!    

https://www.newhorizonholisticcentre.co.uk/kids-meditation.html      

Art/Geography/Science: Another art lesson and information all about the Amazon Rainforest. (Attached)
Or if you didn't see the e-mail yesterday about World Sea Turtle Day, have a look today.      https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/world-sea-turtle-day

Have a wonderful day. I hope you enjoyed my story. I thought you would really enjoy it!

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell:

Wednesday – 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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 3:04pm

Good morning my lovely Goldfinches,

Wasn't it gorgeous yesterday! We enjoyed a lovely long bike ride for our active time.

We have been learning to get better at playing badminton and although we started only being able to hit 2 or 3 shots back and forth, we have improved daily and reached 16 without dropping the shuttlecock yesterday! 

 

Discussion: Today can you share something you have had to persevere with in order to get better?

 School Jobs: 

Reading: Have a go at the butterfly myth reading comprehension (attached) start by just reading the text and highlighting or jotting down the words which are new to you or you don't understand.Ask an adult or use a dictionary or google to find the meaning. Then choose 2 or 3 questions to answer today.

Maths: Lots of the work in our Summer Term 2 home learning pack is about fractions. Work through this pack just a little bit at a time. Have a look at the White Rose Maths lesson in SUMMER TERM WEEK 2- Lesson 2 Halves and Quarters to support your learning.   https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

Art/Geography/Science: If you Google 'John Dyer images' you will be able to see the style of painting he uses. It's so bright and colourful. Have a look at lesson 2 (attached) which shows you another art technique.

Spelling:  https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/8/1-Adding-suffixes-beginning-with-vowel-letters-to-words-of-more-than-one-syllable   use Spelling Frame to help practise the suffix words or do your own doodle in pen or chalk!

Mystery Reader: Who will tell you a story today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVF3VfI2KQ

Have a lovely day today- be your usual kind and helpful selves please.

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell:

Tuesday – 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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 9th Jun 2020 @ 9:57am

Good Morning Goldfinches,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend- it was lovely to have the sun back again wasn't it! We enjoyed watching the storm on Saturday evening too! 

You might be feeling that it's getting hard to motivate yourselves as much as you were at the beginning of Lockdown but just remember, this will end eventually and we just need to try and do the best we can in the meantime.

Try to remember the importance of exercising to help you lift your mood and help your motivation- do a yoga session or Joe Wicks or one of our own circuits with the ideas from last Wednesday's discussion.

Mystery Reader:  Click the link to listen to a story by today's mystery reader   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFwOWhgOB6w

School Jobs: 

English: Today we are going to look at some more activites from Blue John. I have made a little teaching video to see if I can help you with some ideas. Have a look at the attached activities sheet first then pop the video on so I can talk you through what we are going to do and read you Chapter 2. I know it's not a real life lesson but we will see how this goes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri5V4-Zp3lc&feature=youtu.be

Perhaps you could let me know on one of our discussions this week how these lessons went.

Spellings: We will be practising spelling words with different suffixes to make word families. Have a go at writing the root word in one colour and the suffix in another colour. 

Times Tables: Use your knowledge of the 4x table to learn the 40x table. Can you do the 400x table or even the 0.4x table? 

Art/Geography/Science: 

Today Zoos around the country are being allowed to reopen so thank you to everyone who shared their voice by making a little video clip. This was a really fast response from the Government! 

Conservation and looking after our environment is very important to us all at Lostock Gralam so for the next couple of weeks we are going to make this our focus.

Each day this week I will attach a different powerpoint presentation which teaches you about the Amazon Rainforest through art with an artist called John Dyer. You might want to remind yourself about how to turn stick men into life like humans with this clip (we used it right at the beginning of the year)   https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0114r6f 

I have also attached an activity pack from Born Free which has all of the activities from the power points and some further areas of interest which you might be interested in. Have a look at links to David Attenborough programmes and other websites in the attached Home Learning Summer 2 Week 3 Plan

Discussion: Today we are going to share our favourite recipes we have made or favourite food we like to eat.

Have a wonderful day today. Sending you smiles and virtual hugs,

Mrs Evans 

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 5th Jun 2020 @ 2:34pm

Good morning to my wonderful class.  I can't actually believe it is Friday again- so Happy Friday!

Over the last few weeks my little gang have been turning old boxes into mini rooms. they have put so much detail into them- even sewing little cushions and beanbags. It has kept them busy and amused and has been something they have kept going back to and adding to over time.

  

  

Discussion:  Today we are having a little chat about how you have been finding the school work and home learning in Lockdown and which topics you have enjoyed learning about.

School Jobs:

English: SPAG Recap our work on Nouns and Pronouns with this BBC Bitesize clip and activity   https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z64q7nb

Maths: Try a Bitesize quiz https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zv8v382

Or do a fluency grid today.  Remember grid 3 is easier and you can make any of the grids harder by choosing higher 3 digit numbers or 4 digit numbers to go in the star.   

Reading: Curl up somewhere cosy and enjoy your book. Or listen to James and the Giant Peach being read to you https://www.roalddahl.com/taika-and-friends  

Spelling: Use your spelling doodle, make up your own test or have a go at the test on Spelling Frame 

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/73/35-Word-list-years-3-and-4---t-to-w

Have a wonderful day. Remember: You are all AMAZING and are doing an INCREDIBLE job of all of this home learning. Be PROUD of yourselves because I certainly am.

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell:

Today and every day we would like you to enjoy story time from one of our teachers or teaching assistants!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1ZlyePsg4

Have a lovely day and remember we think you are amazing!

 

Thursday 11th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 5th Jun 2020 @ 2:32pm

Good morning to all of you.

Thank you for all of your ideas for our circuit activities in our discussion yesterday. Why don't you give them a try today. How many can you link together to make your own workout? 

Look what Toby and I noticed yesterday! Our Peas, Courgettes and Strawberries are growing and producing flowers, fruits and seed pods! I've heard about lots of you being fantastic gardeners and looking after your beans, sunflowers and gardens really well!

    

Storytime: Watch Miss Beattie reading 'Dogs don't do ballet' today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5h7VQfaGQo&t=9s

School Jobs:

Maths: Use  White Rose Maths Y4 WEEK 1 LESSON 1 to recap tenths and decimals. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

Have a go at the worksheet with this link https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/homelearning/year-4/Y4-Spring-Block-4-WO1-Recognise-tenths-and-hundredths-2019.pdf

RE: This half term we would have been finding out about the religion of Islam. Have a go at this lesson from Oak National Academy https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-did-the-religion-of-islam-begin/

Reading: Choose a reading comprehension or an activity from the Reading Journal activitiy sheet in your first Home Learning Pack or read another article in First News attached in yesterday's blog.

Have a wonderful day Goldfinches

Mrs Evans 

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECP87EFic48&feature=youtu.be

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 5th Jun 2020 @ 2:31pm

Good Morning to my fantatstic team,

Yesterday I enjoyed a little bit of time in my garden to unwind after work. It is lovely to be outdoors and it's important to get lots of fresh air each day. Is there a little spot in your garden or in a nearby park you can just relax in and listen to the birds or look up at the sky and clouds? My 3 children love trying to spot different animals when they look up at the clouds.

Active time: How is your active time going? Are you making time every day to be active and exercise. We all need to remember how good exercise is for our bodies and for our brains and happiness. Our 'Discussion' today is to share some ideas to help each other. Have a look at the discussion blog and see what you can add.

Storytime: Today storytime is with Mrs Whittingham. Sit back and relax! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEB5oavzP_U

School Jobs: 

Spellings: Spelling Frame games https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/73/35-Word-list-years-3-and-4---t-to-w

Times Tables: x3, x6, x9 division facts (sheets attached - remember you don't have to print them)

http://www.snappymaths.com/multdiv/6xtable/interactive/newlook/6xmissintd.htm

Have a look at this to find out the divisibility rules for 3, 6 and 9   https://www.softschools.com/math/topics/the_divisibility_rules_3_6_9/#:~:text=The%20Rule%20for%206%3A%20The,digits%20is%20divisible%20by%203. 

Mindfulness: Have a go at the Blue Yoga session from world ocean day https://worldoceanday.school/ or choose an activity from the mindfulness pack attached.

I finally managed to upload the next First News for you. Which articles will grab your interest today? I thought the one about the lonely elephant was so interesting!

Have another wonderful day. Sending you lots of virtual hugs,

Mrs Evans 

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RXF5-29VGU&feature=youtu.be

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, by Mrs Evans

Date: 4th Jun 2020 @ 8:42pm

Guten Tag Goldfinches. Wie Gehts? 

Over the last week me and my little gang have started watching the Secret Life of the Zoo again. Have you seen the news about the problems the zoo is facing because of the Corona Virus Lock down? Yesterday, I e-mailed a little task that you might like to get involved in and have added it to our discussion thread for today. If you are having any problems getting on to the VLE discussion then just e-mail admin and we will sort it out for you. I loved seeing all your comments yesterday. 

Storytime:  today is with Miss Thwaites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taG8mwAHBeI&feature=youtu.be

School jobs: 

Maths: Remind yourselves about decimal numbers with the Super Movers and this BBC Bitesize lesson and activity. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvyrkxs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-decimals-fractions-with-naomi-wilkinson/zf2gt39 

Reading: Read all about the Great Orme Copper Mine to help you with your Geography task this week.

 https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/The-Great-Orme-Mines/

Geography: Look at the weekly home learning plan for an idea for a task based on The Great Orme Copper Mine.

New Pack: There is a new Home Learning Work Pack available for Y4. Just phone or e-mail admin to order one. Please ask for 'Summer 2 Pack 1' as there are a few now! 

Finally- here is another gorgeous book that I think you will like. The illustrations are beautiful!

https://lostockgralam-my.sharepoint.com/personal/campionl_lostockgralam_cheshire_sch_uk/Documents/Attachments/Rain_Before_Rainbows.pdf

Have a great day my hardworking Goldfinches. Be your usual kind and helpful selves.

Mrs Evans 

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 Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 3:54pm

Morning Goldfinches and Happy Monday! 

Today we are going to test out the Discussion part of the Blog. (I have attached the pupil guide again) Today have set one up all about the 3 'What Went Wells' that we have been trying out last week. I'm looking forward to seeing your comments and just wish I could see you in person. 

Storytime: Today you have a little treat of storytime with Mr Beswick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gITpnVTZPI0&feature=youtu.be

My Niece (who is in Y6) sent me an activity she has been really enjoying. She wrote a play for the rocketship theme and got her sisters to film her! I thought some of you would like this idea as you are such creative writers. You could write stories, plays, poems, instructions, explanations, diaries, letters....anything you like.

School jobs:

English:  Continue with our work on Blue John. I have attached the activities for this week. Have a go at one today. 

Geography: We are continuing with our Caves topic this week so if you didn't get chance to find out about caves last week you can have a go this week. We would have gone into the Great Orme Copper Mine at Llandudno so this week I have added an idea for a task for that. All the details are in the Summer 2 Week 2 home learning plan attached.

Spelling: Y3/4 words column 6. Have a go at your own spelling doodle or perhaps you could chalk your spellings outside (ask an adult first though!) 

Times Tables: Revise the 3x, 6x and 9x tables. How do they work together? What do you notice about their multiples? 

I found these x table songs on the Super Movers site: can you create your own dance moves and get active while you are learning?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-3-times-table/z6sw382

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-6-times-table-with-fred-the-red/zrq3xyc

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-9-times-table/zr2gt39

I love seeing your book reviews. Here is another fabulous one. Keep them coming! 

Have a super day and I look forward to seeing your comments in our discussion.

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell:

Would you like some new teachers? How about today tuning into one of these lessons from celebrity 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!

Friday 5th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 10:01pm

Happy Friday to my wonderful class. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL-bQtXiEFk&feature=youtu.be

You are working wonderfully. A huge pat on the back for every school job, exercise, creative activity and helpful act you have done this week. I am so proud of you. Hot Chocolate time for anyone who would like one! 

Lostock's Lockdown Memories Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggN2PNKY6fA&feature=youtu.be it's another brilliant one. Enjoy!

From next week, things are changing and  I am going to be working more days in school. (I'm really sad that it's not with my fabulous y4 class though.)  I will still look out on Twitter and for any e-mails you would like to send me (I love seeing your smiling faces and all the things you have been doing) 

BLOG Discussion: There has been an e-mail sent about the discussion part of the Blog so we will be trying that out from Monday. It will be lovely for you to be able to reply to any discussions I set up and this will also give you chance to ask any questions about the home learning work set and share any of your learning too. I  promise I will respond as quickly as I can in between teaching at school and teaching my little gang at home. I hava attached the pupil guide on how to use the Discussion Blog.

School Jobs:

English: Each Friday this half term I am going to attach a SPAG lesson to help you to recap the punctuation and grammar  learning we have already done in Y4. This week we will practise Possessive apostrophes with this lesson:   https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs

Maths: Try another Fluency Grid (attached) Remember you can make it the right level of difficulty for you by choosing a 2-digit, or 3-digit number to go in the star. I have attached a Y3 and Y4 grid for you to choose from too. 

Reading: Read Chapter 1 of Blue John   https://issuu.com/barringtonstoke/docs/blue_john_chapter_samples

Spelling: Y3/4 words column 6. Maths Frame lets you do a practise test if you want to or just keep playing the games or using our pen and paper activities.  https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/50/32-Word-list-years-3-and-4---or--to-pre-

Making Movies: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/careers-in-film/z7yh6v4  I found this film (filmed long before corona virus) which teaches us all about how movies are made and the different jobs involved. I have attached the recording sheet but there is no need to print it. I thought some of you might be interested.

Have a lovely day despite the rain (which will be good to help our plants grow!) 

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell:

Smile, it’s Summer

Scientists have discovered that colours can make us feel certain emotions:

· White makes us feel cold.

· Red makes us feel warm or angry.

· Blue makes us feel cool or peaceful.

· Orange makes us feel warm or happy.

· Green makes us feel calm and peaceful.

· Black makes us feel sad.

· Yellow makes us feel happy and full of laughter.

When the sun comes out, people often say that they feel happier. Whatever the weather is like, though, we can all make people feel happy by the way we look at them. An unknown poet said, ‘There are hundreds of languages around the world, but a smile speaks them all.’ In other words, even if we can’t speak someone’s language, we can still let them know that we care by ‘speaking’ to them with a smile.

Think about people who make you happy. Think about their faces. When you think about them, do they look sad, angry or happy? If they make us happy, they will probably be smiling in our thoughts.

How does it make you feel if someone looks angry? How does it make you feel when someone smiles at you?

Today, why not decide to smile at people so that you can bring sunshine to their lives and make them feel happy? Remember: ‘There are hundreds of languages around the world, but a smile speaks them all.’

Dear God,

Thank you for all the people who bring me happiness.

I think especially of… (pause for the children to fill in the names).

Please help me to bring happiness to others, too.

Thank you that I can create happiness by something as simple as a smile.

Amen.