Year 4 blog: 'Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.'

Well what a week! We started back on Monday so full of enthusiasm and dived straight back into our learning. Then we were plunged back into lockdown! On reflection, it was so good that we came together even if just for one day so we could share our Christmas experiences and discuss our hopes for this half term.

Then from Wednesday onwards the majority of us are now learning from home. My priority is to keep the learning the same for the children in school and the children at home so that we can continue to grow together as learners and meet our Year 4 goals. Children will be receiving the same lessons in both settings.

I know how much you enjoy Charlotte’s Web children so we are continuing this and watch out next week to learn the art of persuasion in your English lessons! By the time you have finished you will be SO good at persuading - a valuable life skill! It is also perfect because in maths we are learning multiplication and division skills - you can really master those times tables and be intentional about developing a really good understanding ready for Year 5.

This week has seen us making our New Year’s intentions based on home learning. Thank you for these children - it is lovely to see you looking to the future.

Thank you to those who have been keeping me updated with pictures. I love to see your faces - I miss you all. Please send me more next week - maybe you could take a picture of yourself with your work - double whammy!

Let’s celebrate!

Each week, we will give one certificate to a school learner and one to a home learner. This week I have selected two Bobby Bee learners - whose enthusiasm has been fantastic.

Saul, your enthusiasm for all learning in school has been incredible and you get better and better every day. You are growing into such a mature young man.

Jacob O I can see how hard you are trying with your learning at home even though you miss school. Keep up this hard work and you will continue to grow. Well done young man.

Notices this week:

School learners:

1. Please wrap up each day. Thermals are a good idea since all the classroom windows are open for ventilation. Two pairs of socks and vests, extra tops etc can go under uniforms.

2. PE is on Wednesday and Thursday - tracksuits with extra layers! It would be a good idea to bring a pair of trainers in to keep in school for impromtu runs around the field!

3. Monday is also still recorder for home and school learners - so try hard to remember this for Monday.

4. Please ensure you have filled in the School learning contract sent last week.

All learners:

You can now quiz at home on Accelerated reader - your targets are set. You can use the link on the ‘help’ section.

No homework set at weekends - have a rest!

Thank you for your continued support. It is so good to be able to stay in contact with you and keep our class together as one, even though it might be virtually.

Please do continue to email us and keep in contact. We are here to help where we can and to keep the children learning.

Take care and stay safe

Mrs Lyons, Mrs Mather and Miss Forster.

Year 4 Remote Learning Friday 8th January

Maths

Today’s maths involves lots of practise of what you have learned so far.

1. Pick ten numbers and then multiply each by 10 (x10) then by 100 (x100) Then pick a different ten numbers ending in 0 or 00 and divide by 10 or 100 (÷10 ÷100)

2. Complete 15mins on TTRockstars. Your tables have been set to your level to practice.

3. Complete IXL Maths J8 E7 and E8

English

Watch the video below where Mrs Lyons will read for you Chapter 13. Then it is your turn! Read chapter 14 and fifteen (below) to a grown up, using your best expression and intonation.

Then you have some comprehension questions to answer on the sheet below. Enjoy!

RE - The Presentation of Baby Jesus.

First, read the story below about Simeon, Anna, Mary, Joseph and Jesus.

Next watch the video. Do the people in the temple seem catholic? What religion might they be? We will be finding out more about this religion soon.

Finally complete the task outlined below (as a 2do on Purple Mash)

Reading for 30 mins - Mrs Lyons is looking into books that you can access online hopefully.

Art

This will normally be on a Thursday. Have a look at what Mrs Curtis wants you to do this week, on the Art page of the website.

Year 3 Remote Learning Friday 7th January 2021

Good morning everyone. It’s Fantastic Friday today. How fantastic are you going to be with your work today?

Remember to try your hardest and make sure that your work is neat. Make sure that you put the date on your work and underline it just like we would do in class. Make sure that your handwriting is neat and correctly joined up. (Think about whether you would get a pen licence point in school.)

English

Today in English we are going to read the rest of Chapter 1 of the Iron Man and then do some different writing activities all about the Iron Man, so make sure that your pencil is sharp and your brain is turned on. Can you be a really Creative Kiki Chameleon today? (I know that you can!).

The video below (Iron Man Chapter 1 story) is me (Miss Brisco) reading the first chapter of the Iron Man to you. The button is the text if you want it.

The video of me (miss Brisco) underneath this is the lesson for you to follow and do your work from. Remember - work hard and have brilliant ideas.

Science

Today in science we are going to learn all about teeth.

Work through the PowerPoint or PDF all about teeth by clicking on one of the buttons below.

Click on this button to go to BBC Bitesize to watch the little video and the do the other activities

Maths

Here is today’s maths, apologies if I am a little distracted by a couple of children wandering through the library. It is like one those Zoom calls where a child comes in asking for a biscuit!

Remote learning Year 3 Thursday 7th January 2021

Good morning everyone and welcome to Terrific Thursday.

We hope that you are all ready to grow your brain even more today. Remember that you can send us photos of your work and that you can also email us on Purple Mash. Thank you so much to the children and their grown ups who have already sent photos, they are really appreciated and help us feel together as our class still.

Here is the learning for today. Please make sure that if you are having to share devices or if you are trying to fit in your school work around what other people at home are doing too, that you do the lessons in order because they do follow on. For example Thursday’s maths wouldn’t make sense if you haven’t done Wednesday’s maths.

English

Today we are going to start our new class novel - The Iron Man By Ted Hughes,

I have added the text for the introduction that we are going to use today. You might want to print it off and use it or you could just use the text from the Smartboards that are on the video.

Maths

Here is today’s maths, you will need some counters, beads or buttons again as well as your place value grids. Be an enthusiastic Bobby Bee and join in lots with the video. Shout things out and tell me the answers as I’m going along.

Computing

Computing today, I think you are going to enjoy this new topic. Photography. Click on either of the buttons below for the lesson, either Powerpoint or PDF format. Happy snapping!

Year 4 Remote Learning Thursday 7th January

English

Today it is time to publish your newspaper reports. Before anything gets published it must be edited. I want you to take your written newspaper report from yesterday and type it up on Purple Mash so that I can mark it. I have set you a 2do newspaper report.

However, when you type it up you can edit and improve it. Have you got all CL and FS? Make sure you include them on Purple mash and commas too so you do not receive a redo!

Maybe you might think of a better word to describe the pig or an extended noun phrase? Use this editing process to improve your work!

Maths - Dividing by 100.

Watch the video below, completing the guided sheet as we go along. Some bits get tricky as we go along - but don’t worry. So long as you do your best, you will be learning.

To improve, you MUST listen to videos very carefully - try hard not to lose attention.

Then when finished, complete the independent sheet and ask a grown up to check it for you after.

RHE Relationships and Health Education

We are learning about our school virtues for this half term which are to try to be ‘Intentional and Prophetic.’ Watch the short video and then complete the 2do in Purple Mash - a poster with your New Year’s Intention or resolution. Try to link this to home learning - how will you be intentional about it. Discuss with a grown up.

Then make up your own border to decorate your poster.

Reading for 30 minutes per day - have you taken a quiz at home yet?

PE - Why not do a Joe Wicks workout to shake off those cobwebs? Or go out for a jog and build up your steps.

I would love to see pictures of you carrying out your learning or any other activities - you can send them to my email a.lyons@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Updated Nursery Guidance during the Covid pandemic

Welcome back after what was an extremely quiet Christmas.

In line with current Government guidelines it has been necessary to make some small modifications to the nursery guidelines for keeping safe during the imposed restrictions.

I feel certain that you will support us in keeping nursery a safe space for the children and the staff and adhere to the new lockdown guidance. Click here to read the National Lockdown: Stay at Home guidance.

If you click on the buttons below you will find nursery’s updated guidelines.