Home Learning - Wednesday 26th February 2020

Spelling - cial and -tial

official, special, social, artificial, financial, essential, partial, confidential, initial, influential, presidential, torrential, potential, crucial, officially

Maths - Revise, Revise and Revise - use IXL and Maths is fun.

Complete the worksheet on dividing fractions.

English - Watch the clip where Dorothy meets the scarecrow and complete the sheet in your homework book.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmqRx3ypWwU

Dorothy meets the Scarecrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yejtZgzB5Ik

Rest and be thankful.

The last week of this half term was one of the busiest and most exciting with our E-safety day and a visit from the inspiring Craig McCann to add to our already jam packed timetable of fantastic learning.

Year 4 started online safety day with a puzzle created by Bethany and Lucinda our class digital leaders and this led the children and Mrs Mather to some in depth discussion about our online identities. As the day went on with quizzes, self portraits, role plays and word art the children showed real maturity to discuss the issues which affect them in the digital world we live in. Well done Year 4.

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Half Term Already!

Wow what an exciting week in Year 3 we have had this week! We started the week planning and producing the last outcome of our writing process of the ‘snowman’- many thanks to Amber and John Joseph’s parents for delivering the DVD at such short notice, you really did save the day! We have been focusing a lot of our attention on the Romans this week and had a wonderful school trip on Wednesday in Lancaster. The children have learnt and gained so much from this visit.

On Thursday we welcomed Craig McCann to school and we had a great time although the exercises were really hard!! The children loved being in their chosen sports strips and I know they found meeting the athlete extremely inspiring. Thank you for all the money raised through your sponsor forms.

I just want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for all of your support since September, your children have been a pleasure to teach and I have loved every minute of seeing them grow and blossom. I know this will continue as they are in great hands for the rest of the year, although I will miss them all dearly. However I will make sure I keep in touch and have promised to bring the baby in to meet them all.

Can I also thank everyone for their kind words, well wishes and thoughtful gifts for the start of my maternity leave, it is much appreciated.

Take care and have a lovely half term.

AWARDS

Thomas thank you for being such a resilient Sadie Spider on Thursday during our coaching session, your determination and your ‘I CAN’ attitude was lovely to see.

The other reward went to the whole class for making my time in Year 3 so special. They have grown so much in their learning and maturity and I am so proud of what they have all achieved individually.

REMINDERS

Please see homework page for this half terms homework.

Tuesday 25th February is the 1st Reconciliation session for children and parents

First Wednesday back is Ash Wednesday- please join us for Mass- we set off at 9:30am

"Rest is as important as working hard"

The half term holidays have arrived and my goodness, the children most definitely deserve a break! This week has been an incredibly busy one, with lessons changing a little due to Safer Internet Day on Tuesday and our visit from Paralympian Craig McCann yesterday.

Safer Internet Day is always great, as it gives us all time to stop, discuss and really think carefully about how we are using technology and how we can keep ourselves safe whilst doing so. This year we looked closely at our online identity and what this looks like for each of us. We then thought about the digital footprint we create whilst using technology. I really do encourage much more conversation around this at home as it such a current but important topic. Children are using technology and devices much more in their daily lives, and it is up to all of us to help and educate them into using these amazing learning platforms safely and appropriately.

I know that, like myself, the children found the sessions with Paralympian Craig McCann truly inspirational yesterday morning. The enthusiasm in the hall whilst the class completed their four athletic challenges was a joy to witness and the encouragement given to others was a delight. Craig then led an assembly and told us all about his hopes, dreams and challenges he has had to overcome in his life to help him to get to where he is now. He left us all with one simple message - never turn down an opportunity given to you, it may never come round again!

In amongst all of these different activities, the children have also completed superb learning in usual lessons. The class have finally finished writing their own Frog and Toad adventures in English and began looking at the new topic of shape in maths.

I hope that you all have a wonderful break and manage to spend some quality time together as families. Have fun and stay safe.

Miss Woodend and Mrs Connolly

Let’s Celebrate

Harry, you have been a real enthusiastic learner this week. Your imagination has run wild in English and your adventure story is full of exciting ideas. You have also been extremely focused and determined in Maths. Well done Harry!

Edi, you are always ready to learn every single day. You have been such a role model in the classroom this week and your focus has really shone through in your work, especially your creative writing. Well done!

Notices

We return back to school on Monday 24th February at the normal time of 8:45am.

Please don’t forget that on Tuesday 25th February, the children are taking part in a mini first aid course as part of their Florence Nightingale learning. A fee of £2 should be paid via ParentPay. Thank you to those who have already paid.

On Wednesday 26th February we will be going to church for the Ash Wednesday service. We will be leaving school at 9:30am and will return back to school no later than 11am. If you are able to walk to and from church with us on this day, please let me know at the door. Thank you in advance.

Year 2 Home Learning - 13.02.20

Reading

Please read as much as possible over the half term holidays!

Spellings

Adding the suffixes -er or -est: faster quickest softer largest louder nicest

Set 14 from the spelling pack - two their through many water someone

Maths IXL

A.1   A.2   A.3   A.4   A.5   A.6   A.7   A.8   A.9    A.10    A.11   A.20    A.21    A.22   A.24   A.25   A.26   A.27

B.1   B.2    B.3    B.4 

D.1   D.2   D.3   D.4   D.5   D.6   D.7   D.8    D.9    D.10    D.11    D.12

E.1    E.2    E.3    E.4    E.5

H.1    H.2    H.3    H.4   H.5    H.6    H.7    H.8

N.1 N.2 N.3 N.4 N.5 N.6 N.7

X.1    X.2    X.3    X.4  X.5    X.6    X.7    X.8

Y.1    Y.2    Y.3    Y.4

Z.1    Z.2   Z.3    Z.4    Z.5

English IXL

A.1   A.2  

B.1   B.2   B.3   B.4

C.1   C.2   C.3

E.1    E.2    E.3  E.4   E.5    E.6    E.7  

H.1    H.2    H.3    H.4

I.1    I.2   

K.1   K.2   K.3

L.1    L.2    L.3    L.4 L.5   L.6    L.7    L.8

M.1    M.2    M.3    M.4

O.1    O.2    O.3    O.4    O.9   O.10   O.11   O.12

Q.1   Q.2   Q.3   Q.4   Q.5   Q.6

S.1    S.2    S.3

T.1 T.2 T.3 T.4

U.1    U.2    U.3

'The only time that we have no opportunities, is when we choose not to take them.'

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What a way to finish the half term - an inspirational visit from a Paralympic star. We could not help but be inspired by Craig’s story and how he overcame a diagnosis that changed his dreams. The children were full of enthusiasm and excitement completing a fitness class in the morning, before joining the rest of the school to listen to Craig and the lessons that we can learn from him. Craig made us promise that we were all to take any opportunity that will come our way - who knows what we can achieve. In the afternoon, we continued to take part in all of our sporting activities, completing the 400m and the vortex howler! Sport can open so many doors and teach us so many lessons - I think we have all learnt something from this day. A special thank you to our sport captains and leaders who supported the school during the day. They led activities, cheered each other on, took photographs and showed wonderful organisation skills. Thank you so much children.

Online Safety Day - Free to be me

I could not have been prouder of the digital leaders on Tuesday as they visited each class to help educate the children in our school on how to be safe online. The theme for the day was about being ourselves and not having to change too much whilst online. We discussed how using an avatar of yourself online, is better than a photo and can keep us much safer. The children celebrated their identities and what makes them different and unique. Please visit the online safety page on the website to see the video that our digital leaders put together.

Learning…

In amongst all of the excitement of our visitors and the online safety day, we have packed learning into each day. Myself and Mrs Webster loved reading the passionate letters that the children wrote for homework, from the perspective of PL Travers. If I was Walt Disney, I would be quaking in my boots! We edited and improved them before rewriting them. I cannot read the final versions over half term. In maths, we have continued to look at fractions; comparing, ordering, adding and subtracting them. The children are tackling these head on!

Water Parks

Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting on Tuesday evening, I hope you found it informative. I have attached the presentation below for you to look at again. Could any outstanding medical forms be returned after half term? Thank you

Water Parks Presentation


Celebrating each other…

At the end of each half term, the children vote for the learners who they want to celebrate. I asked them to consider people who light up and radiate our classroom and someone for progress. Congratulations to Marwa, Maryann and Pedro. The other children said such beautiful things about each of the children, please read their certificates below.

Mock week of assessments…

I have slightly changed the mock week for when we get back due to Ash Wednesday mass and I am out on a course too. So, the first week back we will focus on English and the second week back, we will focus on Maths.

Week 1:

Monday - Grammar and Spelling

Tuesday - Reading

Week 2:

Monday - Arithmetics and Maths Reasoning A

Tuesday - Maths Reasoning B

Have a lovely week on holiday. Please encourage your child to revise where needed ready for the first week back. Success is always about effort…the more that goes in, the better the children will feel. Find time to relax and celebrate the year that the children have had already.

Mrs Gregan & Mrs Webster



Homework to be handed in Wednesday 26th February

READING - . Please keep reading EVERY night at home during the holidays. It is important to read alongside an adult, where they can ask questions about the text and you can discuss events that happen in the book.

SPELLING New spellings to learn for over the holidays:


Potatoes Weight Notice Actual Ordinary Fruit

Think about the different ways I have given you to learn these spellings- which one do you like best? Which one works best for you?

MATHS

Please complete the following subtractions in your homework books by using counting backwards in multiples of tens. If you need to use a number-line to help you like we have been doing in class, please draw them in your books, but most should be able to count this backwards mentally.

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GRAMMAR

Let’s keep working on our complex sentences. Please complete the sentences on the sheet by adding either the main clause or the subordinate clause. Don’t forget to use the subordinating conjunctions we have been using in class: While, when, before, after, because

Year 1 Home Learning 14.2.20 (due 28.2.20)

Maths

Number bonds to 10. The children’s main learning focus over half term is to know their number bonds to 10 fluently and confidently. When I say the number in bold the children should respond with the following numbers. It is is so important that the children understand the relationship between these numbers.

zero ten

one nine

two eight

three seven

four six

five five

six four

seven three

eight two

nine one

ten zero

Ongoing learning on IXL ‘Addition up to 10 and 20’ M.1-M.15.

Science

In science, the children have been learning all about materials. Inspired by the story, ‘A Planet Full of Plastic’, I would love the children to do some more research into plastic. As a class we have discussed how plastic is fantastic, but that sometimes plastic ends up where it isn’t meant to be e.g. oceans, parks etc. The children have been challenged to make an eye catching poster all about plastic, the children can be as creative as they would like.

Reading

Please ensure children are reading every night.

Flash Cards

A few children have now learned ALL of the flash cards. This is a HUGE achievement and I am incredibly proud of their hard work and determination. For these children their new challenge is to spell these words. They will be tested on the spellings of these words once a week and moved onto the next set when they can confidently spell them.