Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Toucans: Blog items
Toucans 21.4.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 8:39am
Good morning Toucans and I hope you are all keeping well. This week for Maths we are going to try out the BBC maths lessons that are online. We will continue with some daily writing activities so that you don’t forget how to write!! Remember to read the English writing task carefully, make a plan for yourself like we do in school and then draft your work. Take your time and reread and edit regularly as you go along. Remember to take care with presentation and spelling.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go!” – Dr Seuss
What could you read today? It could be singing songs or reading something about a sport you love; things to read are everywhere. Go on - read anything! - Mrs Powell
English - click on this website link https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals
Maths
I’d like you to Log onto this website https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons and have a go at today’s Maths activity. Click on Year 6 and then 21st April Rounding Decimals. Watch the video clips and have a go at the activities.
Also have a go at this Maths activity.
See the attached Home Learning Timetable and resources for today’s Science lesson. Body Health – how have diets changed
All the best from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans 20.4.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 8:59am
Good morning my lovely Toucans! I hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed the Easter break. In the Whittingham house we did lots of baking, colouring and crafts to prepare for Easter. Aoife loved decorating our front window and we did an Easter Egg hunt in the garden.
It was lovely to speak to your parents last week and to hear how well you are all doing. We have been impressed by how many of you, like us, are doing Joe Wicks every morning. Also to hear how independent you have been by just getting on with your home learning and getting the right balance between work and play. I would like to reiterate this message to you again this week. It’s important to read the blog daily and have a go at the activities but remember just do as much as you can. Keep reading lots! Try and complete a Maths, English and one other activity daily.
I will attach an updated timetable for this week with some new ideas and websites for you to have a look at. Remember just do as much as you can.
“When you talk, you are only repeating something you know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” – Dalai Lama
What have you learnt from someone around you? On our daily walk, I found out that my daughter is an expert on windfarms. What could you learn from someone? What could you teach someone? Mrs Powell
English
Maths
Log onto this website https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ click on Summer Term Week 1 w/c 20th April and then complete Lesson 1 on Vertically opposite angles. Look at the video and then do the activity in your books. The answers are also there for you to check.
Also have a go at this Maths activity.
Art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12WbTPwreE
Draw along with Nick Sharratt, illustrator for Jacqueline Wilson books, to improve your drawing skills.
Have fun and wishing you all the best from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans 6.4.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 6th Apr 2020 @ 10:15am
Good morning Toucans and happy holidays! I just want to say how proud I am of each of you. You have worked so hard over the past two weeks. You all definitely deserve a break. As you already know, as a school we have decided to set a blog weekly over the next 2 weeks with some ideas for home learning, however, most importantly, we would like you to have a rest! Enjoy the sunshine and spend time doing more of what makes you happy. I am planning to do some baking with Aoife and weed my garden!
I will attach the home learning plan for the Easter break and I would love to see what you get up to over the next couple of weeks on Twitter.
Take care, Mrs Whittingham, Mrs Downing and Mr Beswick.
Toucans 3.4.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 9:13am
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you are all keeping well. I was chatting with Aoife about what a joke is and we then spent ages exploring this website https://www.beano.com/ full of great quizzes, games, jokes, videos etc. Definitely worth a look to amuse yourselves over the next few weeks.
“You will never have this day again. So make it count”
Good morning children,
It may not feel like it but we are all very lucky to have each other. What are you going to do today to make it different from yesterday, we never get today again. What will you do today? How will you use it? Will you draw a picture? Do some PE? Help someone at home? I’m keeping a diary so that I can remember how I made each day count, could you? Mrs Powell
Stay safe and remember this: “I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.”
English
Word of the day – elite
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using speech marks/inverted commas
Have a go at some of the literacy activities in your pack. Maybe one of the writing suggestions.
Maths
Log onto this website https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ click on Week 2 and then complete Lesson 5 on Calculate Angles. Look at the video and then do the activity in your books. The answers are also there for you to check.
RE Project – Easter – see weekly timetable, create a piece of artwork
Easter Break Home Learning
As a school, we have decided that the daily blogs will not continue through the Easter holidays. We think it’s important you all have a break from this kind of learning and instead play, bake, garden, spend time together and relax! However, you will still get a weekly blog.
Here are some ideas for home learning ideas that you could do over the two week break, if you’d like! I'll add Week 2 in next weeks blog. Happy holidays everyone!
Week 1
Reading
Continue with some form of daily reading – you reading to your child, your child reading to you or whole-family reading time! Maybe you could try listening to some audio books on https://stories.audible.com/start-listen. They are free for as long as schools are closed!
Zoo Visit
Go on a virtual visit to Chester Zoo with your family. On 27th March, Chester Zoo held a virtual zoo day where the live streamed footage from different enclosures around the zoo. Relive this experience by visiting the Chester Zoo YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ9UagJLiMdBIFOHYwT7eLA
Enjoy!
Easter Project
Remind yourself of the Easter story on YouTube using the following links:
What is Easter?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK2o-mhBfuc&list=PLcvEcrsF_9zK0q_Ey3yl7k5LA5v1M7NNs&index=28&t=0s
The Easter Story
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/easter/easterstory.aspx
Events of Good Friday
https://www.truetube.co.uk/film/last-supper-2014
All the best from, Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick and remember how proud we are of each of you.
Toucans 2.4.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 8:37am
Good morning Toucans, I hope you are keeping well and enjoying plenty of family time. I have enjoyed playing board games in the evenings with Aoife this week. Her favourites are Snakes and Ladders and Ant in your Pants! What are your favourite board games? Dig them out and get playing…
“Treat others the way you want to be treated.”
Dear children,
Are you getting a bit grumpy? It is all very strange, before you say anything when you are cross, say to yourself would I want someone to speak to me like that? Remember we all get grumpy and that is OK! Mrs Powell
English
Word of the day – ambitious
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using a subordinate conjunction
Have a go at a reading comprehension from your pack and enjoy reading some of your own book.
Maths
Log onto this website https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ click on Week 2 and then complete Lesson 4 on Introduce angles. Look at the video and then do the activity in your books. The answers are also there for you to check.
Science Project – Body Health – How athletes keep fit
See plan on weekly timetable and the attached document on Ellie Simmonds
All the best from, Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans 1.4.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 8:48am
Good morning Toucans, I hope you are all keeping well and smiling! How are your daily PE challenges going? How many star jumps did you manage to do? Are you joining in with Joe Wicks? My running is still going… I managed to do 7km yesterday! Try out one of the Go Noodle activities today and remember all the fun we had in class with these.
“You’re off to great places. Today is your day.” – Dr. Seuss
Dear children,
Where do you dream of going? What do you want to do? Just because we can’t visit new places doesn’t mean we can’t think about what we would like to do and where we could like to visit. This saying also means you can do great things. What great thing can do today? This can be anything, big or small it is still an achievement. Mrs Powell
English
Word of the day – ideal
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using a relative clause
Work through some SPAG in your CGP book
Maths
Log onto this website https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ click on Week 2 and then complete Lesson 3 on Measure with a Protractor. Look at the video and then do the activity in your books. The answers are also there for you to check.
History/Geography Project – Refugees – World Countries – see blank map in your packs or on the blog
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html - great games to play!
All the best from, Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans 31.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 8:34am
Wishing our lovely Toucans a very happy morning. I hope you have been having a go at some Cosmic Yoga, https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga The relaxation exercises are fantastic and great to chill out to. Remember your happiness is what is most important to us so just complete as much home learning as you can. Listen to your parents, as they will guide you.
“I think I can. I know I can.”
Dear children,
When we do something do we say we can’t do it? Try and change that today and tell yourself you can do anything. Remember you are amazing and if you believe in yourself you can do anything! Mrs Powell
English
Word of the day – contemplate
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using a fronted adverbial
Also try a reading/writing activity from your home learning pack.
Maths
Log onto this website https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ click on Week 2 and then complete Lesson 2 on using Ratio and proportion problems. Look at the video and then do the activity in your books. The answers are also there for you to check.
Science – Dangers of Smoking – check timetable and attached resources
All the best from, Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans 30.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 30th Mar 2020 @ 8:16am
Good morning my lovely Toucans! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Keep smiling and just do as much as you can.
I will attach an updated timetable this week. I have added some more websites for you to have a look at and also added to our daily subject projects. Don’t worry if you didn’t get everything done on last week’s timetable, just keep working at your own pace as I know your family will have other plans for some days. Remember it is your happiness that is paramount to us and not how much home learning you get done.
“With the new day come new thoughts and new strengths.”
Dear children,
This is now your second week, you have shown how great you are, what will you do today, how do you show how clever and strong you are each day? Mrs Powell
English
Today I would like you to write a short silly story using the words that we learned last week – deliberate, vigour, whimsical, forlorn and pungent. You should know what each of these words mean now and make sure you are spelling them correctly.
Maths
Log onto this website https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ click on Week 2 and then complete Lesson 1 on Calculating scale factors. Look at the video and then do the activity in your books. The answers are also there for you to check.
Languages
Take a look at the timetable for suggested activities and the website
Best wishes, from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans 27.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 8:26am
Happy Friday to all our lovely Toucans! What a strange week this has been! I hope you are all keeping well, looking out for each other and helping out at home. I’ve missed seeing you all this week.
“The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is, I’m the only one.”
Tigger
Good morning children! This morning I want you to think about how special and unique you are, talk to someone in your house about all the special qualities that make you unique. What about the people you live with, what makes them special, why don’t you tell them! Mrs Powell
I hope you have at least dipped into your Home Learning packs this week and are not forgetting all the fabulous learning that you have worked so hard to achieve this year. I’m very proud of each of you.
Remember, just keep reading and aim to complete at least one Maths and Writing activity each day.
Word of the day – pungent
Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using an adverbial of manner
English
Have a go at one of the spelling activities in your CGP books.
Maths
Have a go at one of the First4Maths activities in your pack. They are also on the school website, under Classes, under Home Learning.
Creative Time
Start collecting some recycled materials (like we did for your Wonderful Anderson Shelters) and I’d like you to begin work on designing and building your own DT project e.g. a space rocket, your dream home, a home for your pet, a theme park etc. You can continue with this over the next few weeks and please Tweet your creations.
RE – Easter – check details on the Home Learning timetable – just do as much as you can as we will carry on with this next week.
I hope this good weather continues today and you can get outside and keep up your fitness levels. I’m hoping to go on a bike ride with Aoife later after she too has done some home learning!!
Best wishes, from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Friday 27.3.20, by Miss Thwaites
Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 9:37pm
Hi all,
Please find below a few ideas and different websites that can be used to help support learning at home:
- Twinkl https://www.twinkl.com/
- Maths with Carol Vorderman www.themathsfactor.com
- Storytime (11am) www.theworldofdavidwalliams.com
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PE with Joe Wicks (YouTube 9am) different lesson each day
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Wildlife with Steve Backshall (facebook 9:30)
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Dance with Oti Mabuse (Facebook 11:30am)
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Music with Myleene Klass (YouTube - next Friday 27th March 10am but ca watch recordings too)
BBC Teach Live Lessons https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons
BBC Learning through cooking https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/learning_through_cooking
Basics of British sign language (1pm every day)
TedEd Home
Parents: https://ed.ted.com/
School Choice Week https://schoolchoiceweek.com/parent-resources-during-coronavirus/
Audible - Free stories https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
The Wind in the Willows musical https://www.willowsmusical.com/
Toy Theatre - Educational games https://toytheater.com/
LITERACY
Free Biff, Chip & Kipper kindle books on Amazon (you can download kindle app and put them on iPad) the ones to search for are: Floppy Did This!, Dad's Birthday, Funny Fish, Let's Recycle!, The Enigma Plot, Time Runners
Scholastic home resources:
https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/homelearning
Teach Your Monster to Read app has been free to download
Free eBooks:
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
MATHS
Top marks: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Numberblocks:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/numberblocks-make-and-play?collection=fun-activities-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers
Khan Academy:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math
NRich - Math's extension and enrichment for 5 - 18 https://nrich.maths.org/5716
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Live animal webcams from Edinburgh Zoo: https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/penguin-cam/#penguincam
Live animal cams from Sand Diego Zoo https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
Dublin zoo https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/
Marwell Zoo https://www.marwell.org.uk/zoo/keep-in-touch/webcams
Chester Zoo "Connect with Nature at Home"
STEM learning:https://www.stem.org.uk/
HISTORY
Musuem tours:https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
PE
Live ballet lessons (times on the page for each age group):
https://www.facebook.com/SarahDuFeuTheBalletCoach/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARBYS2SPe89ygSq6RcYtQrOBTlI4sIyDQBqWNjGnAj4e6BKuzLlDcX4smPOzQ7iTue3wHkf1ne9XFlkx
Go Noodle dances and games:
https://www.gonoodle.com/
Cosmic Kids yoga: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
LANGUAGES
Duolingo app https://www.duolingo.com/
Hope this helps!
Take care and stay safe!
Toucans 26.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 8:29am
Good morning Toucans! We are so lucky at the moment having this lovely sunshine. We need to get out and enjoy it whilst we can as I believe it is going to be colder next week.
I’ve just been out for a run and managed 7km! Not sure I will be able for Joe Wicks this morning!!!
“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.”
Eeyore
Dear children,
I have a challenge for everyone to do in your house. Can you think of three lovely things to happen each day, then either tell them to someone in your house or write them down? I’m going to do this and hopefully we will all try and find our own sunshine. Mrs Powell
Remember, just do as much Home Learning as you can and work at your own pace. I’ll give some guidelines for what you could do each day but just use this time to do more of what you love to do. Please keep reading and do at least one Maths and Writing activity each day.
Word of the day – forlorn
Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using speech marks
English
Have a go at a reading comprehension today
Maths
Choose a page from you CGP book that you know you need to revise and play TT Rock Stars
Creative Time
Did you have a go at one of the nature activities? I would love to see your photos on Twitter.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/
Science Project – The Body– check details on the Home Learning timetable – just do as much as you can as we will carry on with this next week.
I hope you are all being shining stars at home and Ready, Respectful and Safe for your parents. Aoife made me smile today by telling me that I could go teach ‘my children’ (Toucans) as she could do all her writing by herself!!
Missing you all, love from Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans 25.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 8:29am
Good morning Toucans! I hope you are all keeping well and looking after your families. Let’s hope the sun keeps shining and we can continue to enjoy the outdoors. I hope you are having lots of active breaks.
I’m not running today. I have decided I will just run every second day and complete the Joe Wick’s workout daily and the day that I don’t run I’ll keep active by using Go Noodle and 5 A Day.
I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.”
Winnie the Pooh
Dear children,
We all have more time, are you thinking about the things you like to do at home and at school. Please tell someone all about it and keep talking, it is great to talk! Mrs Powell
hope you are going to have a go at drawing or painting some Toucans. I’d love to see your photos on Twitter.
Remember, just do as much Home Learning as you can and work at your own pace. I’ll give some guidelines for what you could do each day but just use this time to do more of what you love to do. Please keep reading and do at least one Maths and Writing activity each day.
Word of the day – whimsical
Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using an exclamation mark
Maths
Choose a page from you CGP book that you know you need to revise and play TT Rock Stars
Creative Time
Try one of the activities from the Lego or Drawing activities that I will upload
Also you might like to try one of these nature activities - https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/
History/Geography Project – Refugees – check details on the Home Learning timetable
I hope you are all keeping in touch with each other and using social media in a positive way.
Keep checking Twitter for updates, will be in touch tomorrow. Have a lovely day.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans 24.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 24th Mar 2020 @ 8:34am
Toucans Blog Tuesday 24th March 2020
Good morning Toucans! I hope you all had a good day yesterday and enjoyed your home learning. Please remember just to do as much as you can, be as creative as you want and look after everyone at home.
I’ve taken up running again as I have not been able to get to the gym. I ran 5km at the weekend and have just done 6km this morning! What could your new personal challenge be over the next few weeks?
“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”
Winnie the Pooh
Dear children,
We have all started on a strange adventure, I wonder what we will learn to do over the next few months? I think you will find that your parents are the best teachers! Enjoy any activity you do for the first time, we are going to make bread in my house! Mrs Powell
Look at your home learning timetable for suggested activities for today, but above anything else just spend time with your family and enjoy the outdoors, especially whilst we have this good weather.
Family Walk/Run/Cycle or like us in the Whittingham household, tune into Joe Wick’s workout at 9am
Use Go Noodle and try Think Like A Scientist
Log onto 5-A-Day and have a go at Football.
Word of the day – vigour
Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using a relative clause
Maths
Spend 5 – 10 minutes on Times Tables Rock Stars.
Make sure you have completed all of Section One and Two in your Maths CGP Homework book.
Work through the pages on Statistics.
Have a go at one of the First4Maths activities.
Complete one of the Fluency Grids.
Creative Time
Try one of the following:
Lego Challenge Day 2 – NASA needs you to build a space rocket
Drawing Challenge – Draw your favourite animal or you could make it using recycled materials!
Music Challenge – sing your favourite song or play a piece of music
Like computing? Try this - Blockly - https://blockly.games Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
Like Art and Crafts? Try this - Red Ted Art https://www.redtedart.com Easy arts and crafts, including crafts for Easter.
Science Project – Body Health – benefit of exercise – check details on the Home Learning timetable
Keep enjoying the outdoors and see if you could set up some circuit training in the garden. My daughter made up her own gymnastics lesson out there yesterday – she bounced on her trampoline, went down the slide, ran up and down the garden and then finished on the swing! Lots of repetition and laughter!
Keep checking Twitter for updates, will be in touch tomorrow. Have a lovely day.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 23.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 23rd Mar 2020 @ 8:01am
Toucans Blog Week beg. 23/3/20
Good morning Toucans! I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are ready to commence your home learning. It is a very strange feeling for me this morning that I’m not able to greet you all personally, remind you to choose your dinner and to settle down to your booster task! On the bright side, at least we know there are no SATs to sit this year so you can simply enjoy learning this week. Remember everything that you will be doing will prepare you for high school.
Take another look at your timetable, paper copy in your folder and I’ll also put it on the blog. However, just do as much as you can. Enjoy spending time with your family, help them wherever you can and remember be Ready, Respectful and Safe!
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart…I’ll always be with you.” A.A. Milne.
I am so proud of all the children, enjoy your first day of learning in a different way and remember to plant those sunflower seeds. Mrs P
I’m sure you have done the following chores and are ready to start … Eaten breakfast, made your bed, got washed and dressed and put any laundry in the basket.
Family Walk/Run/Cycle
When you are out and about today, keep any eye out for signs of Spring. It would then be lovely if you could jot these down in your home learning book, or drew/painted a picture of what you saw.
Use Go Noodle and try Banana, Banana, Meatball again!
Log onto 5-A-Day and have a go at Hula.
Word of the day – deliberate
Every day we will give you a word which you must learn and complete some related tasks with it.
- In your home learning book write this word 3 times in your best handwriting.
- Specify which word class it is e.g. noun, adjective, pronoun etc.
- Find a synonym for this word
- Find an antonym for this word
- Write it in a super sentence using a fronted adverbial
PE Challenge for the week
How many star jumps can you do in a minute? Can you increase the number you do over the week? Keep a tally in the back of your home learning book.
Maths
Spend 5 – 10 minutes on Times Tables Rock Stars.
Make sure you have completed all of Section One and Two in your Maths CGP Homework book.
Work through the pages on Ratio and Proportion.
Have a go at one of the First4Maths activities.
Complete one of the Fluency Grids.
Creative Time
Try one of the following:
Lego Challenge Day 1 – You were hired by an amusement park to create a new roller coaster.
Drawing Challenge – Draw yourself wearing your favourite clothes
Music Challenge – sing your favourite song or play a piece of music
Like computing? Try this - Blockly - https://blockly.games Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
Like Art and Crafts? Try this - Red Ted Art https://www.redtedart.com Easy arts and crafts, including crafts for Easter.
History/Geography Project
As we learn more about our Adrift Project, I challenge you to be able to name as many countries as you can in the world and locate them on a world map. Have a look at this website https://world-geography-games.com/world.html - Try the Continents game and the World Countries games
Enjoy your home learning and make the best of the good weather and the outdoors. Don’t worry about how much work you do or don’t get done today, this is all new to us and we will adapt.
Keep checking Twitter for updates, will be in touch tomorrow. Have a lovely day.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 16.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 12th Mar 2020 @ 1:03pm
Homework
Maths –CGP book pages 40 and 41 Ratio and Proportion.
Cross Country Event
PE will be with Mr Ault as usual on Friday. The children will also be attending a Cross Country competition at RSA 10.15 – 11.05 on Friday 20th March. They will be transported to and from the event by bus (funded by school) and will be supervised by Mrs Whittingham and Mr Beswick.
Spellings
Our spelling words after half term will focus on silent letters. The children will be tested on Friday 20th March
Government, conscience, twelfth, conscious, environment, parliament, shoulder, soldier, knitting, knees
Literacy
We will continue our Literacy work based on The Selfish Giant
Science
We will continue to look at how to keep our bodies healthy, effects of drugs, alcohol and smoking on our health and how our heart works
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 9.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 5th Mar 2020 @ 4:44pm
Homework
Maths –CGP book pages 72 and 73 Reflections and Translations.
PE
PE will be with Mrs Whittingham on Thursday and Mr Ault as usual on Friday. The children will also have an extra PE slot on Friday 13th March on Sports Relief Day with Mr Ault.
Spellings
Our spelling words after half term will focus on plurals. The children will be tested on Friday 13th March
Bonuses, addresses, boxes, wishes, matches, peaches, dictionaries, identities, trousers, binoculars
Literacy
We will continue our Literacy work based on The Selfish Giant
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 2.3.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 27th Feb 2020 @ 4:32pm
Homework
Maths –CGP book pages 70 and 71 Coordinates .
PE
PE will be with Mrs Whittingham on a Thursday and Mr Ault on a Friday but please ensure PE kits are in every day in case we have extra slots.
Spellings
Our spelling words after half term will focus on common mistakes. The children will be tested on Friday 6th March
Who’s, it’s, you’re, there’s, their, whose, your, they’re, won’t, want
Literacy
We will continue our Literacy work based on The Selfish Giant
Science – we will continue to explore our unit on healthy eating. Please bring in some empty food packaging so we can examine the nutritional contents.
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 24.2.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 13th Feb 2020 @ 8:20am
Homework
Maths – Percentages pages 38 and 39.
The children should now have completed Section One – Number & Place Value, Section Two – Calculations and Section Three – Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
If all of this is done they can to Practice Test 1.
PE
PE will be with Mrs Whittingham on a Thursday and Mr Ault on a Friday but please ensure PE kits are in every day in case we have extra slots.
Spellings
Our spelling words after half term will focus on words ending with –ible and -able. The children will be tested on Friday 28th February
reliable, understandable, possible, reliably, possibly, understandably, terrible, responsible, terribly, responsibly
Literacy
We will continue our Literacy work based on The Selfish Giant
KS2 Come and Join us on Wednesday 26th February at 2pm
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 10.2.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 6th Feb 2020 @ 4:57pm
Homework
Maths - Could you please spend this week checking that all work is up to date in the Maths Homework book. The children should have completed Section One – Number & Place Value, Section Two – Calculations and Section Three – just Fractions and Decimals as we will be working on Percentages next week.
If all of this is done they can to Practice Test 1.
PE
The children will have 2 PE slots with Mr Ault on Friday 14th February.
Spellings
Our spelling words next week will focus on words with hyphens. The children will be tested on Friday 14th February
Co-operate, re-enter, re-open, co-ordinate, co-own, re-explain, re-energise, co-operated, re-opened, re-entered
Literacy
We will continue our Literacy work based on The Selfish Giant
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 3.2.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 30th Jan 2020 @ 12:45pm
Homework
Maths - Could the children please do p.36 and 37 Equivalent Fractions and Decimals. We have been working on these topics with the children this week in class so just remind them to think about the strategies that they have been using.
Also your child has been given two other revision books, one on Reading and one to revise SPAG. We ask that they complete one of the 10-minute test each week. They can do more if they wish and then can mark the work themselves. If they bring the books back on a Wednesday so we can check if they need any extra help.
PE
This term PE is on Thursdays with Mrs Whittingham and Fridays with Mr Ault. However, please keep PE kit in school all week as we might have extra sessions!
Intra School Football Competition
On Friday 7th February in the afternoon we will be holding a football competition for Year 5 and 6. The format will follow the similar intra school rugby competition that we had in the Autumn Term when the children represented their House Teams. Please be mindful that our football pitch is not in the best condition at the moment so I’d advise old trainers and the children can bring in old tracksuit bottoms/hoodie to wear on the day instead of their usual PE kit.
Spellings
Our spelling words next week will focus on ei and ie words. The children will be tested on Friday 7th February
piece, perceive, relief, deceive, achieve, ceiling, believe, receive, niece
Literacy
We have begun work on our new book – The Selfish Giant
DT
Talk to your child about their DT project and see if you can help them find any resources that they may need to construct their shelters.
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 27.01.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 23rd Jan 2020 @ 8:15am
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our class worship this week. The children loved sharing their work with you.
Homework
Maths - Could the children please do p. 32 Multiplying Fractions and page 35 Dividing fractions. We have been working on these topics with the children this week in class so just remind them to think about the strategies that they have been using.
Also your child has been given two other revision books, one on Reading and one to revise SPAG. We ask that they complete one of the 10-minute test each week. They can do more if they wish and then can mark the work themselves. If they bring the books back on a Wednesday so we can check if they need any extra help.
PE
This term PE is on Thursdays with Mrs Whittingham and Fridays with Mr Ault. However, please keep PE kit in school all week as we might have extra sessions!
Spellings
Our spelling words next week will focus on the Year 5/6 Common Exception Words. The children will be tested on Friday 31st January.
available, category, existence, controversy, explanation, identity, variety, ancient, occupy, vegetable
Literacy
We are continuing our writing linked to our work on the tiger with a diary entry written from Mowgli’s point of view. Also non-fiction writing on a tiger.
DT
Next week we will begin designing and making our World War 2 shelters. Could you please send in any boxes that we could use, around the size of a shoebox, also any other recyclable materials that may help in our construction of these Anderson Shelters.
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 20.01.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 16th Jan 2020 @ 4:23pm
The children have settled well back into school and have had a busy week with the start of our Boosters. These have been taking place during worships, at lunchtime and in the afternoon.
We have also been getting ready for our class worship which will take place on Wednesday 22nd January at 2.30pm. We would like to invite you to see the fantastic work that your children have been doing and stay for a cup of tea and a biscuit afterwards.
Homework
The children will continue with the Maths Booster book that they had last term. Could they please do p. 33 and 34 – Adding and Subtracting Fractions.
Also your child has been given two other revision books, one on Reading and one to revise SPAG. We ask that they complete one of the 10-minute test each week. They can do more if they wish and then can mark the work themselves. If they bring the books back on a Wednesday so we can check if they need any extra help.
PE
This term PE is on Thursdays with Mrs Whittingham and Fridays with Mr Ault. However, please keep PE kit in school all week as we might have extra sessions!
Spellings
Our spelling words next week will focus on words with Silent Letters. The children will be tested on Friday 24th January.
calm, autumn, climb, guest, talk, half, guilt, knee, lamb, know
Maths
Adding and subtracting fractions.
Literacy
We are continuing our writing linked to our work on the tiger with a diary entry written from Mowgli’s point of view.
DT
This term we will be designing and making our World War 2 shelters. Could you please send in any boxes that we could use, around the size of a shoebox, also any other recyclable materials that may help in our construction of these Anderson Shelters.
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 13.01.20, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 8th Jan 2020 @ 5:51pm
Happy New Year to everyone! We hope everyone has had a lovely rest and are ready for a busy term ahead.
We have begun our Booster sessions in preparation for the SATs in May. These will all take place during the school day as you will have seen on the letter which you hopefully received this week.
PE
This term PE is on Thursdays with Mrs Whittingham and Fridays with Mr Ault. However, please keep PE kit in school all week as we might have extra sessions!
Spellings
Our spelling words next week will focus on the Year 5 6 Exception Words. The children will be tested on Friday 17th January.
These are quite difficult so encourage your child to talk about the meaning of each word and to come up with a strategy to help remember how to spell it e.g. Draw around the image, trace around the word etc.
leisure, language, privilege, restaurant, achieve, secretary, stomach, yacht, soldier, physical
Maths
We have started using our new Power Maths books and our topic is fractions.
Literacy
We are continuing our writing linked to our work on the tiger
DT
This term we will be designing and making our World War 2 shelters. Could you please send in any boxes that we could use, around the size of a shoebox, also any other recyclable materials that may help in our construction of these Anderson Shelters.
Homework
You will shortly be receiving a letter about homework plans for this term which will link closely with our Booster sessions. We will be using the CGP revision guides like the one that the children had last term.
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans week beg. 16.12.19, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 18th Dec 2019 @ 5:13pm
Wow! What a busy term we have had with fantastic trips to Safety Central and the Imperial War Museum and of course an amazing production of Aladdin. Thank you to all the children who have worked so hard to learn their lines, songs and dances. The acting was great too! It was a delight to see their smiling faces after each production. Thank you to the parents for providing the first class costumes and for the beautiful flowers for Mrs Whittingham and the staff enjoyed all the chocolate treats!
We would like the children to have a complete rest from school work over the holidays as they will have a very busy Spring term! Therefore, we are not setting any homework for the first week back. Spellings for that week will be revising the rules that we covered in the Autumn Term to ensure these are secure.
However, over the Christmas, we would like the children to save cardboard boxes and other materials that they think may be useful when we build our Anderson Shelters as part of our DT project in January.
We wish you all a very happy Christmas
Thanking you for your support
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick
Toucans Class Blog Week beg. 16.12.19, by Mrs Whittingham
Date: 12th Dec 2019 @ 4:26pm
Aladdin
Wow! What a week we have had! The children have amazed us all with their performances in our play. Thank you to all the parents for providing the lovely costumes and for helping their children to learn their lines. The children were simply buzzing after each performance! A great well done Toucans from all the staff.
PE
As we finish at 2pm next Friday the children will not have PE with Mr Ault, however they will have PE with Mrs Whittingham on Thursday when they return from the pantomime in the afternoon.
Maths Homework/Spellings
The children have worked so hard this term and we are very proud of them. We would like them to spend the last week of this term completing any outstanding maths homework and revising their spellings from this term.
Reminders:
Christmas dinner on Tuesday 17th December
School Disco Wednesday 18th December KS2 6-7pm
Pantomime at the Grange on Thursday 19th December
Christmas Carol Concert 9.15 am on Friday 20th December
As always, just pop in and see us if you have any questions at all.
Mrs Downing, Mrs Whittingham & Mr Beswick