BLOOD, sweat and tears - we have made blood this week, worked incredibly hard and had enormous fun in doing so. Teaching the human body and the systems within it, is one of my favourite topic areas. It amazes me on a daily basis, just what it is able to do.
Read moreYear 4 Homework to be submitted by Thursday 25th March
All online homework this week.
English
Purple Mash - Jane’s Monster task all about Apostrophes for possession
We are going to invent a Brer Rabbit character in lessons next week. In preparation I want you to research North American animals and then decide on one that you research further. Find out its characteristics, can it swim, climb trees? Does it have claws, sharp teeth? Is it a herbivore or carnivore?
Maths
TT Rockstars - let’s pick up our speed. Mrs Lyons is now having competitions with members of the class on this game! Ten minutes a day will turn you into a pro!
IXL Year 4 units Y7 AA1 AA2 and AA3
Geography
We have learned all about the movement of tectonic plates and what this causes this week.
Why not use an orange and an Oreo (or any biscuit with cream in the centre) and demonstrate to your parents our analogy.
You can use this vocabulary when explaining: tectonic plates, crust, slabs, movement, collide, earthquakes, convergent, divergent, transform, volcanoes, magma, lava
Year 5 Home Learning to be handed in Thursday March 25th
Hi children and parents, thank you for reengaging with the weekly home learning. These are tasks that are consolidating skills or investigating with something new (pre-learning).
Read moreYear 6 Home Learning - Wednesday 17th March 2021
Here is your home learning for this week.
Don’t forget to use Time Table Rockstars, AR reading (you can quiz at home) and IXL to support your learning.
Maths - IXL Year 6 CC.4
Can you find the area of a triangle? We have worked really hard at this in class this week and you have all mastered this skill. Now it is time to consolidate this using IXL.
Area of a triangle = (base x height) ÷ 2
Spelling - can you learn these words ending in ial? Don’t forget to complete your dictation task on Purple Mash too
Science - What are the effects of exercise on the human body?
We have looked carefully at our bodies and how each system within our body works but how do we keep it healthy?
Next week we will be completing a few investigations that look at the effect of diet and drink on our body, and exercise.
There are 3 links below that will take you to websites and videos. Watch them carefully then complete the piece of work set that explains to me the effects of exercise on our body.
I have set you a piece of work on Purple Mash. Think carefully about the detail that is needed to show me exactly what you can do.
“Life is playfulness…We need to play so that we can rediscover the magic all around us.” ~ Flora Colao
The playground has certainly been filled with magic this week with friendships rekindled and the sound of laughter ringing out across the playground
Read more'We can't heal the world today but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness' Mary Davis
What a wonderful and eventful week we have had in Year 5… we have welcomed brand new members, we have been reunited with our friends and we have sadly said goodbye to members of our class family. But throughout it all, the children have been truly amazing, showing great love and compassion- we are all very proud of them. This week it has been so lovely to have all of the children back in class together and to NEARLY complete our class family once again. Of course we have dearly missed Mrs Nel and Mrs Hotckiss, although they have been popping in to sessions at different times, so they have been with us, albeit virtually
Read moreMrs Hotchkiss' lessons from home week beginning March 15th
Mrs Hotchkiss’s lesson from home week beginning 15th
Read moreYear 1 Home Learning 12.3.21
Home learning is set on a Friday and is due by the following Thursday. Home learning will alternate between being online and in their home learning book. Please ensure children stick their learning into their books.
Read more‘See the light in each other and be the light for each other.’
This past week is one, I know I will never forget. Seeing the children’s little faces light up with smiles, when they saw their friends and teachers, filled me with hope for the future.
Read more‘Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud’ - Maya Angelou
It has been wonderful to have a full classroom again and was an absolute joy to see how happy the children were to return on Monday morning. The children have thoroughly enjoyed seeing friends they have missed and exploring the classroom.
Read moreYear 3 Friday 12th March 2021 “It’s time to be happy again!”
It was absolutely wonderful to welcome all of the children back to school again on Monday and we have had a lovely week being a whole class again. There has been lots of chatter and smiles but lots of work done too. It has been super to see how all of the children have grown, not only in height but in their learning too.
The children have been amazing at remembering the routines that we have in place and taking care to look after each other. They have also delighted us with their “I can..” attitudes and their enthusiasm. We know that with positivity like they have demonstrated this week, the rest of the term and year will be a great success. Well done children, we are so proud of you all.
We have been busy all week with our learning and have shared feelings about lockdown, celebrated how much the children have grown and learned during lockdown, continued to learn how to multiply and divide in maths, been writing our own adventure stories, started our science topic of magnets, practised our tables, spelling and handwriting, enjoyed PE lessons, worshiped together, looked at the virtues of love and compassion and thought about how we can demonstrate these, discovered more about the Arctic, been creative in art, enjoyed our massage and music lesson, done loads and loads of reading and taken a new Star reading quiz and loved just being back together again. We are happy again!!!
Let’s Celebrate:
Christian, Lily-Mae and Daisy have reached 100% of their reading targets this week. Well done - What stars you are! Keep up the good work children.
This week we are celebrating Anncia, Lily-Mae and Alex. Alex you have been so enthusiastic this week and really wanted to get involved with all of your learning. It has been lovely to see your smile and excitement at seeing all of your friends too. Keep up the good work Alex. Anncia you receive a Sadie Spider certificate because you are so enthusiastic and such a Sadie Spider. You keep on trying and trying and trying and not giving up, because of this you are learning so much. Well done. Lily Mae you receive a Lizzie Ladybird certificate because you keep trying and want to keep improving with your learning. You have also been such an enthusiastic Bobby Bee too. Keep up this wonderful work Lily-Mae.
Things to Note:
· Mrs Curtis has asked that the children all have an art shirt (adult sized t.shirt to go over their school uniform) for art lessons on Mondays. These will stay in school until summer. Thank you.
ALL children will now be doing art on Mondays.
PE days have changed for some of the children too. Please see the lists below for the new grouping for outdoor PE (tracksuits and trainers needed please). All children will continue to have indoor PE on Friday (shorts needed please).
Monday PE lessons: Angel, Alexander, Betsy, Charlie, Evan, Franek, Francesca, Leo, Leon, Matilda, Max, Millie, Nicola and Owen.
Tuesday PE lessons: Alex, Anncia, Christian, Connor Sean, Daisy, Edi, Georgia, Harvey, Iris, Jay, Lily-Mae, Molly-Ann, Ruby Lilly, Rosa, Stanley and Tabby.
Please make sure that the children have their PE kits on both of their PE days. Just a reminder that ear-rings can NOT be worn for PE. Also, if ear rings are worn in school they must be small, simple stud ear rings - for safety reasons.
Children complete lunchtime PE activities with Mr. Nay on Tuesdays and Thursdays—some children may find it easier if they change into their trainers for the lunchtime session.
The children have come home with World Book Day vouchers today. Storyellers Inc are putting on a stall outside the shop on Saturdays 10-2 during March, so that children can redeem their vouchers.
Please look on the button below to see the letter from Fr Peter and Miss Hornby about this year’s Reconciliation and Holy Communion programme. Thank you
We would like to thank you all for your continued support.
Have a lovely weekend and Happy Mothers’ Day to all of our mums.
Take care and stay safe,
The Year 3 Team
Miss Brisco, Miss Edmondson and Miss Woodrow
Contact us at:
l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
k.edmondson@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Year 2 Home Learning - Week Ending 12th March 2021
This week’s home learning is online.
Read moreUse your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love"
It has been truly wonderful to have all of our class team back together! We have been busy getting used to our school routines again and most importantly, have been enjoying spending time with each other. The excitement on the children’s faces as they walked through the doors on Monday morning was delightful to see; I was definitely just as excited to see them!
Read moreThis week.... sinking and floating
The children have loved working scientifically and finding out through first hand experiences; the nursery ladies have too! It has been VERY exciting.
This week we have been exploring sinking and floating. Click on the button to look at our plans for the week.
We began our experiments by watching and listening to a song.. Click here to listen. We even learnt a new word buoyant! We like finding new words. Everyone then set off around nursery to find an object that we could put in a large water trough. Before we could test out object we had to predict what we thought would happen. Needless to say there were some surprises. Look at our photos; we loved experimenting!
As you can see some of the children went on to build boats from boxes others used a boat building construction set to test if their boats would be able to carry people and not sink! That was tricky!
Towards the end of the week we watched another video to see if we would be able to predict what would happen; we had learnt so much! Click here to watch!
Here’s another video to watch in case it’s raining at the weekend, we haven’t had time to watch it at nursery; we’ve been so busy! Click here.
Later in the week we had a visitor come to nursery. Can you guess who it was? Yes, it was the Gruffalo! Of course we had to read the story!
The children over the past couple of weeks have been making special surprises for Mothering Sunday. I’m not sure if they have kept the surprise secret, but here just a few photos anyway. I do hope all our mums have the most wonderful restful day.
Next week we will be having a number a phonics week so watch out for things to do on Purple Mash! I’ve pinned lots of things on the Mini Mash site.
Finally, I have a huge favour to ask. If anyone has any nursery clothing at home, especially underwear could you please return them. Also, if you have any clothing that you no longer use donations would be gratefully received. Our stocks of clothing are very much depleted.
I’m not sure about the weather forecast for the weekend but I hope everyone manages to have some time together as a family, and…..
Year 4 blog: 'Kindness creates a special sweetness in your mind and a super softness in your soul.'
What a memorable experience! Seeing children come together with such joy, laughing and playing together with such total exuberance this week! After the initial and understandable nerves of Monday morning the children have settled down so beautifully and with a new kind of confidence. Their focus and thirst for learning this week - their first week back has left me in awe!
We started the week by reconnecting and discussed our hopes for the rest of year 4. We made Adonis Blues butterflies to remember our beautiful lockdown story - ‘The Butterfly Lion,’ and to represent our eagerness to fly in Year 4! One boy said that when he thinks of love he thinks of this story because of how kind and supportive the lead character was.
In our relationships education, we thought about growing to become more loving and compassionate. Children read the story, Be loving Layla Lioness,’ and then we brainstormed what compassion truly is. They made hearts with messages of compassion which are now on our classroom wall. ‘See the world through the eyes of others, ‘Don’t judge because you never know what someone else is going through,’ and ‘Love never fails,’ were some of the inspirational messages they came up with. They have really been practising compassion with each other this week - what a lovely, kind class they are.
We have laughed along with our Brer Rabbit stories and reflected on the cleverness or foolishness of different characters. We have found out about the layers of the earth in Geography and then made an eatable model of it with a Malteser, (core) some red icing (mantle) and biscuit crumbs for the crust. Apparently the earth is delicious! After erupting our class volcano we then wrote some stunning explanation texts about how volcanoes erupt. Add to this recorder playing, gymnastics, Art and the children getting very excited about Fractions in maths - its like we never left!
Let’s celebrate!
We have a winner!
Great news! Amber has won the Lancashire school library service’s AMAZING CONFECTIONARY competition for the whole of Lancashire! Children needed to invent some form of sweet treat for a book character. Have a look at her entry below - so creative!
She has won a lovely bundle of books for our school.
Christian has already met his reading target! Wow! All that lovely lockdown reading has served you well!
Saul and Harriet were our recorder stars this week - very focused and deserved you two!
PE stars were very hard to choose. This week Lexi and Jack just pipped others - excellent effort you two!
Certificates of the week:
A Sadie Spider certificate went to Thomas for super determination in all subjects and being so hard-working. Two Bobby Bee certificates go to Evie and Julia who are showing a new level of self-belief and confidence which is allowing them to soar!
Notices
Homework will be given again now and is on the ‘Weekly Home Learning’ part of the Year 4 page. Please ensure it is handed in promptly on Thursdays and any online homework is completed by then too. Homework will mainly back up skills in maths and English learned in class that week - so is vital to complete.
Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing your lovely lot on Monday.
God bless,
Mrs Lyons, Mrs Mather and Miss Forster.
Year 6 Weekly Blog - 'Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.'
It has been lovely to hear the sound of laughter so prevalent in the classroom, see the smiles of the children as they work collaboratively in class and feel the love and friendship that they have with each other. I always knew that Our Ladys was a very special place, but this week has illustrated that in bucket loads.
Read moreYear 5 Homework to be completed by Thursday 18th March
Hello children and parents! Back to old routines! Here is our home learning for this week….
Read moreArt News... Week Three
Art News…
Week 3
Art News… Week 3
It has been wonderful to have our school family back together, the children have adapted brilliantly and slipped back into their friendships and learning life. Smiles and laughter have filled every classroom and playgrounds alike.
In Art…
Read moreYear 4 homework to be completed by Thursday 18th March
English - Spelling.
We are having a little block of spelling lessons all about homophones. These are words which sound the same but have a different spelling - eg main/mane here/hear
This week, children have:
1) A sheet labelled ‘Mark the teacher’ where they need to correct the ones that are wrong.
2) They then need to write a paragraph in their homework books, using the homophones on the sheet that we have focused on this week.
3) Finally, they need to complete the 2 spelling quizzes set on Purple Mash. These are Year 2 quizzes to revise our knowledge.
Maths - Fractions
We have worked really hard at recognising fractions this week.
1) Please compete YEAR 3 IXL units W5 W7 and W15. If you wish to do more from the W section of Year 3 please do! It is good for you!
2) Also we are trying hard to pick up our speed on TTRockstars. Please practise the tables I have set for you this week. Aim to do as many short sessions on it as you can.