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Sunday 24th January, 2021

Road outside School

There is a blocked drain opposite the school building, it appears to be being looked at but there is a significant amount of water on the road and pavement.

Please be careful as you approach school.

Sunday 24th January, 2021

Weather update 7pm

WEATHER UPDATE 7pm:
We are planning to be open as usual tomorrow, including breakfast club.
If anything changes or we are advised to close we will let you know by 7:30am
Please email the school office if you can’t get your child in or if you have booked breakfast club but no longer need it. Many thanks.

Friday 22nd January, 2021

Well done!

At the end of week three of home learning, we just wanted to say a huge well done to you all. We know it is not easy – we have lots of staff here in the same situation so we really do empathise with how hard it is!

Don’t be hard on yourselves or your children if you didn’t understand or couldn’t keep up. Let us know if you need anything and we will try to facilitate it.

Now that we are more into the swing of things, the weekly timetable has evolved so you may find that you have more Zoom sessions, so please check the website regularly.

Most of our children are at home, and so they are our top priority. Please be assured that the same work is being done by the home-learners as the ones in school. The teacher’s are working tirelessly to ensure that gaps don’t emerge between the two groups, but we need all families on board with this as well as engaging with everything that is on offer to the best of their abilities.

If you are not engaging with the Zoom sessions or submitting work regularly, you must let the teacher know why.  As a school, we have to record home-school engagement, just as we would usually take a register in school. We are asked for this data by the local authority regularly and the Education Welfare Officer will contact families who aren’t engaging.

Many thanks again to you all – keep up the good work and have a lovely weekend. Mrs Williams

Thursday 21st January, 2021

Panda Class Home Learning Friday 22nd January

Hi Pandas!  Happy Friday…

Thank you so much for your wonderful work and great effort you put into it.  I realise how hard it is to be motivated – especially three weeks in – but you are doing a great job!

Today we will focus on catching up and trying some other activities.  Like last Friday, we can do lots of lovely Friday things…

Jigsaws, board games, play word games; try the ‘Tell Me More’ game, escape in a good book or comic, how about building a den somewhere with some sheets and cushions, the possibilities are endless. If you need some more suggestions or fancy a challenge try the following:

Friday activities sheet

Have a really lovely weekend, and if you have any concerns or just want to share something, let me know.

Best wishes

Mandy Turner

 

Thursday 21st January, 2021

Panda Class Home Learning Thursday 21st January

Thursday 21st January

All Pandas

Phonics – Ruth Miskin Live Lessons for Set 1,2 & 3 schedule.

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

Carry on with your set’s schedule each day.

I have added a sheet with all of the sounds in each set.

phonics_sounds_set_1__2_and_3-2

Reception – Try some blending with this online game.

English – Year 1 – Reception can choose this too if you would like to continue with The Magic Paint Brush. If not, follow the Reception work.

In this lesson (4), Today we are using the past tense when writing a recount.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-use-the-past-tense-69k30d

 

English – Reception – In this lesson (2),  we will learn how to draw a story map after we have told a story together.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-draw-a-story-map-c9h6ad 

Maths

Year 1 –  Addition and Subtraction. Continue work from yesterday.

Yr-1-Spring-Block-1-Addition-and-Subtraction

A challenge sheet with subtraction within 20.

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Reception – In this lesson (3), we will explore the concept of subtraction as take away through telling ‘first, then and now’ stories

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/understanding-the-concept-of-subtraction-as-take-away-part-1-cmu32r

Science – In this lesson, we will be learning about living things and the features of living things.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-a-living-thing-70t3ae

The worksheets that accompany the video are below. Or if you prefer you can make your own that cover the same questions.

science-ks1-lesson-sci-y1-u3-l1

Let me know if you need any help with anything,

Mandy Turner

Wednesday 20th January, 2021

Home learning survey

Please could we ask that you take a few moments to complete this short survey to help us improve what we are doing for our learners.

Once completed, please email to admin@myddle.shropshire.sch.uk

COVID-19 Parent Home learning survey January 2021

Many thanks

Thursday 14th January, 2021

Panda Class Home Learning Friday 15th January

Friday 15th January 2021

What a busy week! It’s been filled with positive Panda moments and lots of amazing work as a result.  Thank you for all of your hard work and effort – it can’t be easy juggling all of life’s commitments and home schooling.

I will send a link (on Class Dojo) to a PowerPoint which is a celebration of the wonderful work Pandas have produced over the last week. I’ve really enjoyed seeing what you’ve been doing. You should all feel very proud!

I would like to have today as a chance to catch up on the tasks you haven’t managed to fit into the week so far. There might be a couple of pieces of work you need to go back to; or something you wanted to spend longer doing, or just have a rest!

I hope you can make it to our Panda Class Zoom session at 2pm Friday 15th.  (Again, I will send the meeting ID on Class Dojo)  If children have anything they would like to show or share then they can have a go.  Initially I expect they will be a bit ‘star struck’ when they see their friends, so we will have to see how it goes.

If you are up to date and would like more work – I have added a few suggestions:

Ruth Miskin Phonics – Friday’s live lessons.

Joe Wicks and our own Mr Wright, ‘TWWG Move’ offer on-line PE sessions via YouTube.

Cosmic Kids Yoga

Reading (100s of free e-books via Oxford Owl link)

Board games

Singing and dancing

Role Play – can you act out the story of Lost and Found?

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids  Tate Modern for children is a wonderful resource full of amazing creative opportunities. I was on the site for ages exploring all of the different areas. I would definitely recommend it!

Here is a link to a lovely story called ‘While we can’t hug’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tarq5nkkGlk

I hope you all have a restful and enjoyable weekend.

Best wishes

Mandy Turner

Thursday 14th January, 2021

Remote Learning Provision

Thank you all so much for your lovely comments about the work and feedback you  have received so far to support your children at home. It really has meant a lot to staff as they are working so hard on it all. We will keep reviewing what we do and how we offer it as time goes on. New ideas and resources are being brought out constantly but we will keep you updated.

We would also like to thank you and your children for working so hard – we are blown away by the quality of work, your commitment and support at home.

Attached is a document outlining our remote learning provision. There are lots more things going on in each different classroom as well, as I have encouraged teachers to do what works best for their age group. I hope you find this useful.

We will send a parent survey soon to capture your views, but wanted to have a couple of weeks for the staff and yourselves to settle into this new way of working.

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Wednesday 13th January, 2021

Panda Class Home Learning Thursday 14th January

Thursday 14th January 2021

 

For ALL Pandas

Phonics – following the live daily Ruth Miskin YouTube lessons.

Reading – Oxford Owl Reading books – here is a direct link to the reading books which match your child’s book band colour.  If you are not sure which colour they are on please ask.

Links to Oxford Owl Read, Write, Inc books (1)

Writing – Positive Thinking is so important, especially at the moment, so here are some tasks with positivity in mind. Year 1 use your neatest writing and push yourself to use adjectives and a range of punctuation (!?,). Reception you can draw on your sheet and a grown up can write what you say or you can write too if you want to stretch yourself.

Happiness Is Poem Activity

Super Me Activity Sheet

Challenge – How many ice cubes can you stand in a tower before it falls over? To make it even harder perhaps use tweezers or tongs to pick them up. Good luck! Take a photo and count how many ice cubes are in your tallest tower.

Reception – Maths

Adding to 20. Again if possible add to this with some everyday adding around the house. Add the total number of knives to the forks etc. when eating together.

Lost-and-Found-Up-to-20-Addition-Sheet

Enjoy playing this Polar regions Bingo Game.

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Year 1 – Maths

Subtraction – Crossing ten (2)

Spr1.4.2-Subtraction-crossing-10-2 Teaching slide

Y1-Spring-Block-1-WO6-Subtraction-crossing-10-2-2019

Please encourage your child to read the questions independently, then ask them what needs to be done (try and avoid telling them what needs to be done so that they have some thinking time). If they need some more support perhaps draw a number line for them to work with.  We do not use formal column methods for addition or subtraction in Year 1.

I have scheduled a Zoom Class Meeting for Friday 15th January, at 2pm   I thought it would be nice to have a catch up.  If you are going to join us can you ask your child if they have anything they would like to share with everyone, perhaps some news or a piece of work they have enjoyed. I will post the link on Class Dojo shortly.

Take care

Mandy Turner