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5 years ago
Posted on 17th May 2020 by

Summer Term – Home Learning Timetable – Week 5 – Year 1

Please find attached the timetable (with links) and files for week 5 of the Summer Term (week commencing on 18th May) for YEAR 1 only. The Year 2 equivalent documents have been published earlier today and can be found in my previous post.

Year 1 – Summer Term – week 5

Tiger Class – Week-7 -Learning-Project-KS1

The White Rose Maths worksheets to accompany the videos will be published daily, as I will have to download this for you (those resources are no longer freely available).

All links and resources will also be published in our Class Dojo page, where I will be able to answer any queries.
Kind regards,
Mrs Crowe

5 years ago
Posted on 17th May 2020 by

Summer Term – Home Learning Timetable – Week 5 – Year 2

Please find attached the timetable (with links) and files for week 5 of the Summer Term (week commencing on 18th May) for YEAR 2 only. The Year 1 equivalent documents will be published later today.

Tiger Class – Week-6-Learning-Project-KS1
Year 2 – Summer Term – Week 4

The White Rose Maths worksheets to accompany the videos will be published daily, as I will have to download this for you (those resources are no longer freely available).

Year 2 – Summer Term – week 5

Tiger Class – Week-7 -Learning-Project-KS1

All links and resources will also be published in our Class Dojo page, where I will be able to answer any queries.
Kind regards,
Mrs Crowe

5 years ago
Posted on 17th May 2020 by

Panda Class Learning w/c 18th May 2020

Hi Pandas, I hope you are all well. I really enjoyed playing the ‘Guess the object’ game on our Zoom session on Friday and you were all amazing, asking brilliant questions. Well done!

Thank you for all of the communications over Class Dojo I really enjoy seeing what you have been up to. Last week saw some… very fast running, putting animals and their facts in to alphabetical order in excel, great maths work, lots of reading, gardening, bike riding, baking, a very sparkly blue spider in the spider game, some super writing and a poorly finger!

Following on from last week’s maths- her is a challenge! Still using the First, Then, Now strategy, try changing part of the number story to make it an unknown. This is a good activity to show how much understanding your child has of how the numbers change.
So, first there were 2 frogs on the log.
Then, some more frogs get on
Now there are 4 frogs.
How many frogs joined the group?
Alternatively, you could have an unknown amount at the start.

This week in maths we are looking at doubling. This can be doubling numbers, amounts in a group or doubling of patterns. Resources for doubling can be found below.

Nrich maths resource for doubling.
https://nrich.maths.org/content/id/12746/DoubleTrouble.pdf

BBC Numberblocks Series 2 Episode 9 – Double Trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bot83VxMLqM

Games and activities to support doubling:
Play a doubles game with 2 dice. Roll both dice and see if you get a double – if you do, you score 2 points. The winner is the first person to 10 points.
Make towers or rows with Lego. Can they build towers that are double the length or double the height?
Can they find items around the house or garden to make double patterns?
Play matching snap.

English – finding out about dinosaurs
Can you create a fact file about dinosaurs? Which is your favourite dinosaur? What is it called? What food did they eat? (start to include terminology such as carnivore, herbivore, omnivore) Where did they live? Did it fly? How big was it? Include any interesting facts that you can find!
An interesting fact about a T-Rex is that its tooth is the same size as a banana!! AMAZING!

Below is an example for the ‘Dinosaur fact file’:
‘A diplodocus is my favourite dinosaur – it eats plants, so it is an herbivore. It has a very long neck to reach high up into the trees and has a very long tail. It weighed 12 tonnes which is as much as a large truck.’

Use pictures from the internet and drawings copied from books. Label the parts. Add extra interesting facts. Use text boxes and speech bubbles.

Enjoy the dinosaur links below:

Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTjQeCspMkY
The Prehistoric Animal Brigade-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bENtOFR66YY&vl=en-GB Can you copy the dinosaur actions?
The Dinosaur Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0FOZ0-VpcU

Reading – Lots of reading and listening to stories being read.

Phonics – Ruth Miskin’s Read Write Inc phonics is now extending the home learning until 12th June. There is a full schedule on their You Tube channel. They have also added several poetry activities for Reception age children.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

Something completely different…
Live broadcasting from the National Aquarium
https://aqua.org/Experience/live

Have fun and stay safe
Mandy Turner

5 years ago
Posted on 15th May 2020 by

Proposed re-opening of the school – Draft plan

Dear parents and carers,

I know you must all be wondering what the next step will be for our schools to help you plan your own routines at home. There has been a huge amount of speculation, followed by so many documents from the DFE and LA. There are many more updates and documents on their way next week. We do not want to make plans only to have to undo them, so what I propose is a draft plan which we will adapt once we have all the advice and guidance. We need to audit all the staff and survey the parents properly to ascertain attendance numbers in the first instance.
We plan to take the return to school as safely as possible.  Our local authority have asked us to create teaching groups of 8-10 pupils, integrating them slowly, beginning with the youngest. These groups would not be able to mix with any other during their time in school.
We plan to begin with Nursery and Reception children, mornings only for the first week. If this is manageable, we will integrate year one, mornings only the following week. This will then be reviewed and depending on numbers of children in school and staff available, we may be able to introduce year 6. Potentially we need three teaching spaces for each year group, so it really is not possible to say yet. Our teaching days will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
We will still look after the children of key workers in a separate room in the school so that there is no cross-contamination. This will still be 5 days a week 8:30 until 4:30
The rest of the school will be closed on Wednesdays to allow for teachers PPA and for a deep clean of the school.
We are in talks with the Corbet about transition days for our year 6 on their premises as well, so please don’t panic that we won’t see our year 6 again. It is just hopefully useful to know that year 6s may not return to school until end of June at the earliest.
Teachers will continue to provide home-learning activities for the children at home, and this will be the same work that they complete with the children in school. The teachers will have chance to respond on Wednesdays or on some afternoons if they are not looking after keyworkers children.
We will pass on firm dates and details as soon as we are able to do so.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.
5 years ago
Posted on 11th May 2020 by

Phased return to school

Dear parents and carers,
Following the Prime Ministers announcement yesterday evening I’m sure you have many questions, as we do, that you would like clarifying. We found out the same information at the same time as you, so as you can imagine we have spent this morning trying to get some clarity.  I have met virtually with the headteachers from the other local primary schools and we will work closely on the next stage together. I will also be speaking to the Corbet to discuss year 6 transition. 
At the moment we will continue to provide provision for our Key Workers as we are at the moment. We have not yet received any information to support us with this new plan to start a phased return for some of the year groups. We expect to receive information from the Department for Education and the Local Authority very soon.
Please be assured that the safety of our children, staff and school community is the key priority and we will only begin a phased return when we are 100% prepared.
As always, we will keep you updated but for now please do not worry. We will continue to provide online learning for our children, keep in contact with you and continue to support each other during these difficult and uncertain times.
Many thanks for your patience.
5 years ago
Posted on 11th May 2020 by

Snow Leopards 11th May 2020

Hello Snow Leopards,
I hope everyone is keeping well and you all had an enjoyable weekend celebrating VE Day on Friday. I had afternoon tea and cake in the sunshine!
Let me know if you did anything special to celebrate.

I understand that staying at home is challenging, especially for parents working from home too, but I hope everyone continues to keep busy and enjoy this time with your children. Please remember I’m here if anyone needs anything.

Please continue to refer to the links I posted in last weeks letter as they provide really important and fun activities to keep your little Snow Leopards busy!

A few other ideas for this week:
https://domesticsuperhero.com/best-homemade-playdough-recipe/
Dough gym is a fun activity which helps to strengthen and develop your fine and gross motor skills, balance and hand-eye co-ordination. ‘Dough Disco’ – YouTube, makes dough gym lots more fun! 

https://www.sophiesnursery.com/nature-walk-activity/
Have a go at Sophie’s colour hunt. A great way for children to observe their surroundings, recognise and learn their colours! 

I look forward to catching up with you all this week. 

Jodie 

5 years ago
Posted on 10th May 2020 by

Summer Term – Home Learning Timetable – Week 4 – Year 2

Please find attached the timetable (with links) and files for week 4 of the Summer Term (week commencing on 11th May) for YEAR 2 only. The Year 1 equivalent documents were published earlier today and can be found on my previous post.

Tiger Class – Week-6-Learning-Project-KS1

Year 2 – Summer Term – Week 4

The White Rose Maths worksheets to accompany the videos will be published daily, as I will have to download this for you (those resources are no longer freely available).

All links and resources will also be published in our Class Dojo page, where I will be able to answer any queries.
Kind regards,
Mrs Crowe

5 years ago
Posted on 10th May 2020 by

Summer Term – Home Learning Timetable – Week 4 – Year 1

Please find attached the timetable (with links) and files for week 4 of the Summer Term (week commencing on 11th May) for YEAR 1 only. The Year 2 equivalent documents will be published later today.

Year 1 – Summer Term – week of 11th May

Tiger Class – Week-6-Learning-Project-KS1

The White Rose Maths worksheets to accompany the videos will be published daily, as I will have to download this for you (those resources are no longer freely available).

All links and resources will also be published in our Class Dojo page, where I will be able to answer any queries.

Kind regards,
Mrs Crowe

5 years ago
Posted on 10th May 2020 by

Panda Class Learning w/c 11th May 2020

Hi Pandas,

it was so lovely to see so many of you on the Panda Zoom session. I will schedule another one for Friday 15th May – I think I’ll set a challenge this time . Keep working hard. You’ve done lots of amazing things and should be very proud of yourselves. I am certainly very proud of you all.

Maths – This week the children use real objects to see that the quantity of a group can be changed by taking items away. Encourage the children to count all the items at the start, take away the required amount practically, and recount to see how many are left.
Use the first, then, now strategy to tell simple maths stories to practise taking away in familiar contexts.

First, there were 5 people on the bus
Then, 2 people got off the bus
Now, there are 3 people on the bus.

Your child could draw and colour a big red bus with windows – then place ‘people’ on/off the bus.

Other stories that involve numbers changing by adding or taking away are:
Kipper’s Toy Box by Mick Inkpen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rzP_HWtaBY 

Incey Wincey Spider game (a lovely home – made game that you could recreate at home)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7SUpivcWBI

Maths songs – encourage your child to adapt and re-enact favourite rhymes such as 10 Green Bottles by making 1,2 or 3 fall each time. Similarly, they could have 10 Currant Buns and choose to buy 1,2, or 3 buns each time. Prompt them to say how many are left each time.

Hidden items game – Count out five cubes (any small item will work) Get your child to check that there are 5 objects so everyone knows there are 5. Cover the cubes with a cloth, check that your child is happy that there are still 5 under the cloth. Then, as they watch, take 2 cubes from under the cloth. Ask how many cubes there are now. Encourage them to tell you the First, Then, Now story.

BBC Numberblocks Series 5: Episode 2 ‘On your Head’ and Episode 14 ‘I can count to Twenty’ are good to re-enforce the concepts and numbers.

English

Reading  Lots of reading and listening to stories being read.
This is a link to Story Time from Ruth Miskin Read Write Inc.

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

Writing  In writing this week encourage your child to think of things they like and then say the sentence out loud several times. Then say the sentence out loud and hold a finger up for every word. How many words in the sentence? Then begin to write the sentence saying it as they go along. So, for example: ‘I like walking in the park.’ The link below has some sheets to print off or you could write on plain paper, chalk on the path, painting, anything at all that can record the sentence. Encourage good letter formation and spaces between words.
https://teachmykids.co.uk/worksheet/simple-sentences-i-like

Phonics  These are brilliant free resources that will really support your child’s phonic knowledge – I definitely recommend watching them.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/29317.html This is an online booklet for sets 2 and 3 speed sounds from RWI phonics.
https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/help-during-school-closure/  This is a Ruth Miskin Speed Sounds lesson schedule, it runs to 19th May at the moment.

The link below gives lots of creative ideas for a variety of activities.
https://abcdoes.com/home-learning/

Have a good week.
Mandy Turner

5 years ago
Posted on 07th May 2020 by

Snow Leopards 7th May 2020

Hi Snow Leopards,

Thank you so much for all of your updates last week. You are doing a fabulous job of keeping your children busy in the current circumstances. They are all doing really well and it’s great to see them working, playing and enjoying their time at home.

For those who wish to practise phonics activities and gain more understanding of Read Write Inc (phonics scheme followed throughout reception and ks1)
Please have a look at the activities and e-books below:
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/ (Guide for parents)

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/29318.html
Following the link above is the set 1 sounds we have been practising in nursery. There is a ‘Sound Pronunciation Guide Video’ available so you are correctly pronouncing the sounds

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/free-ebooks/
Be sure to check out the page ‘Kids’ activities’, there are lots of age appropriate, fun resources for your child to learn through the games and activities available.

Please continue to support the topic of Spring time. Perhaps find some pebbles in your gardens or out on a walk, when you get home see if you can make them into your favourite mini beast and then find out some fact about them!

Most of all enjoy the sunshine and explore outdoors. Maybe you could plant some seeds. What does your seed need in order for it to grow?

I hope you enjoy your week. I can’t wait to hear from you again and hear what you’ve been getting up to!

Again, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need anything,

Jodie