Half term week beginning 25th May 2020
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We hope you have a restful half term.
Home learning will resume via Class Dojo on Tuesday 2nd June. Please see below for a selection of half term activities to try out
Kind Regards.
Reception Team
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Click on the links below to find out more.
Activity ideas to do during half term:
Reading:
Culture and the Arts:
- Ballet and Opera screenings from the Royal Opera House
- Cirque du Soleil performances
- Strictly dance lessons with Oti Mabuse
- Andrew Lloyd Webber theatre performances
- National Theatre at home
Nature:
Fitness and wellbeing:
- Meditation, movement and sleep exercises
- Breathing and calming exercises
- The body coach
- Fitness activities for children
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Week Beginning 25th May 2020
Happy Half Term – some ideas for half term
Parents can contact us via email at howardyear2@gmail.com
Children can contact us via ClassDojo – https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/?redirect=true
Please feel free to share nay alternative work you’re doing or anything at home that you’ve completed that you’re proud of. (Check out the help at home section below)
From Ms Brown and Ms Agyemang
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Twinkl
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/home-learning-hub
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer
Sign up and use your email address. Use this code to get free access to a huge amount of resources
Reading
Audible:
https://www.audible.co.uk/?source_code=M2M30DFT1Bk12108231902CV&&ipRedirectOverride=true
30 day free trial
Book trust:
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/
Oxford owls:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Sign up for free using an email address and get access to a range of free e-books. Choose your child’s age range and away you go 🙂
You can also choose specific texts e.g. non-fiction.
The whole website gives you, as parents, an insight into the skills required by your children to read and understand.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-comprehension/
60 second reads all about Spring: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/ks1-60-second-reads-spring-activity-pack-t-l-9207
Read Matilda by Roald Dahl (free online pdf)
http://jssisdubai.com/Document/Uploaded/Matilda.pdf
Read The BFG by Roald Dahl (free online pdf)
https://www.darranparkprimary.com/uploads/2/5/9/9/25990297/the_bfg.pdf
Other texts you might be interested in:
Phonics/ spelling
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ https://www.spellingplay.co.uk/member-only/index.html
Choose phase 5 or 6 phonics
Phase 6 phonics mosaic: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-2545814-spring-phase-6-phonics-mosaic-activity-sheet
Maths
You could use the attached twinkl log in to access a multitude of games, worksheets and resources to support the revision of these areas.
Don’t forget that we have already learnt about:
- Number and place value (inc counting in 2,3,5,10’s)
- Addition and subtraction
- Multiplication and division
- Money
- Time
- Shape (2d &3d)
- Fractions
- Length & weight
- Position and direction
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Science
https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/family-activities
Have fun with some funky science experiments that you can do at home:
http://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/
Music
Out of the ark:
Also don’t forget the CMA website online learning is updated every Friday with lessons for your age group.
https://www.cma-online.co.uk/making-music
Password is: makingmusic123
Songs:
- warm up, hello to you
- tempo
- beat
- Jonny works with 1 hammer
- introducing the recorder
- composing own lyrics to music
- introducing ‘jogging’ – quavers
- ‘Sailors’ hornpipe – increase in tempo
- Music makers
PE
Twinkl: T2-M-1740-Year-2-Multiplication-and-Division-Maths-Mastery-Challenge-Cards_ver_1
Joe Wicks- youtube
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
Every day at 9 am, join Joe Wicks for PE session !
PE- Jasmine PE
If you fancy taking part in some physical activities at home have a look at ‘Real PE’. The school uses these resources and now the company have offered parents an opportunity to try some of the activities at home during school closures.
It’s really simple:
Log into:
The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com
Parent email: parent@howardprim-1.com
Password: howardprim
Then choose which activity you would like the children to take part in. There are a variety of activities you can do throughout the day if you wish.
If you log onto facebook and join their closed group-you can then post photos of you and the family taking part in these activities. They have weekly competitions with winners announced on their facebook page. There are all sorts of different prizes so have a go!
Facebook: Join our real PE at home – tips & ideas
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-children-and-young-people/
Well being
Yoga: https://freeyoga.co.uk/online-yoga-class-details
Wellbeing:
There are 3 different pack which you may like to choose some activities from including a feelings chart, a coping toolbox and dealing with change.
Spring
How about looking for signs of spring on your daily walk? https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-5045-spring-hunt-checklist
Craft activity pack: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-18368-spring-craft-activity-pack
Mindfulness colouring: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-26046-spring-mindfulness-colouring
Make you own bookmark: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-26396-spring-mindfulness-colouring-bookmarks
Why don’t you try some poetry? https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-l-52665-ks1-spring-shape-poetry-differentiated-activity-sheets
Week Beginning 25th May
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f6f134″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Eid Mubarak to those families who are celebrating. We hope that all families also enjoy the bank holiday Monday. It is half term this week so we are not setting daily maths and English learning. However we have put together some activities. [/dropshadowbox]
Reading
It is great to see that so many children have been able to keep up with their reading. We have now set up accounts for the children on the Rising Stars website. This means we can access suitable leveled books for each child from the Reading Planet online library. There are comprehension questions that the children can answer at the end of each week and there are quizzes which the children can complete and gain awards. The child should use their first name as their log-in and their class name as their password (either Blackfriars or Waterloo). They will need the centre ID 211526. The website address is;
https://my.risingstars-uk.com/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
Guidance can be found at;
Mathematics
The children have done great work on multiplication and division this week and should keep learning their times tables. The following websites will be useful;
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
The children should all have passwords for the mathletics and times tables rockstars sites. They can use their times tables rockstars site to access the numbots site.
Topic Work
After half term our topic is Shaping up. We will learn about our bodies and about how to keep fit. We will also learn about the basketball player Michael Jordan. Over the holiday children can find out about a sportsperson of their choice. They can then draw, paint or write sentences about their sportsperson or even make a model of them.
Science
Keep taking care of your plant and recording progress in your diary. Use the video lesson below to find out about the life cycle of a plant.
https://www.thenational.academy/year-3/foundation/life-cycle-of-a-plant-year-3-wk4-3
Music
Children may enjoy following this lesson from Croydon Music Service.
P.E
In addition to the websites previously mentioned to keep active, here are some more ideas:
- The Go Noodle website has some great videos. It has fun workout videos, guided dance videos, brainercise, stretching, breathing videos and lots more!
Website: https://www.gonoodle.com/
- The Premier League Primary Stars website has lots of different ideas to keep active:
Family challenges: https://plprimarystars.com/news/friday-family-challenge (This week is Mental Health Awareness Week)
Super movers: https://plprimarystars.com/home-learning/the-premier-league-bbc
Train like a footballer with Marcus Rashford: https://plprimarystars.com/resources/train-like-a-footballer
Health and well-being: https://plprimarystars.com/home-learning/health-wellbeing
Club activities – Some football clubs have put together different challenges/ activities: https://plprimarystars.com/home-learning/club-activities
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Happy half term
Well done for all of your hard work this half term! We have been so amazed at all of your home learning!
If you would like something to keep you occupied over the half term break, we shall be posting some fun activities on Tuesday 26th at 9am. Until then, we would like for you to enjoy the rest over the bank holiday weekend.
Hope you are all safe and well,
The Year 6 team
IT’S NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK- 18th-24th May
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We all have times when we feel down or stressed or frightened. Most of the time those feelings pass. But sometimes they develop into a more serious problem and that could happen to any of us. Our mental’s health does not always stay the same. It can change as circumstances change and as we move through different stages of our life.
We all know how we can keep our body healthy, but what can we do to look after our mental health?
Have a look at these 10 tops tips!
At Howard Primary we support children in looking after their mental health and wellbeing by using strategies such as mindfulness, breathing techniques and more. Have a look at these videos to find out more :
Wellbeing spot breathing-sun-blue zone – Copy
Wellbeing spot Breathing-infinity or lazy 8 – Copy
Breathing-Y5 Pyman-Food Breath – Copy
Breathing-Y5 Qusai-warming Breath-german – Copy
More information on:
Howard School Dojo
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
https://www.annafreud.org/
Year Four Home Learning Week Beginning 25th May 2020
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I have included the file in PowerPoint and Word formats as well as on here just in case you would like to print this out.
Summer Half term Homework Year Four
Here are some templates and instructions to help you:
Design-An-Ancient-Egyptian-Death-Mask-Activity
Make-Your-Own-3d-Sarcophagus-Template
How-to-make-a-shaduf-craft-instructions
How to mummify fruit instructions
If you are not sure where or what to do try mummifying a tomato it is great fun!
Please take photos of your creative work and upload to Class Dojo for us to share in our weekly Wall of Fame.
We hope you have an enjoyable half term from the year four team-Miss Turpie and Miss Danzey
International Bee Day
Happy “International Bee Day” to everybody.
Did you know that bees are crucial when it comes to producing our food?
Did you know that during her life, a bee collects only 1/12 of a tea spoon full of honey?
Did you know that social-distancing is impossible for bees as in the height of the summer, a beehive houses far over 30.000 bees?
To celebrate our little, fascinating and for our survival essential companion, please spend some time today to …
- create some “Bee-Craft” https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/153122456057498813/ and https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/bees;
- bake https://mummy2twindividuals.com/world-bee-day-6-preschool-activities;
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design a fact-file https://askabiologist.asu.edu/virtual-beehive;
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set up a mini-bee garden (with a range of flowers in a plant pot);
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…
Here are some more resources:
- beebingo-board1
- Rollup_WBD_90x200cm_50percentANG
- t-t-2547293-all-about-bees-activity-sheet
- t-tp-5971-bee-fact-cards-fact-cards-english_ver_1
- t-tp-6565-bee-mindfulness-collaborative-colouring-activity-pack-
creative and send some pictures on Class-Dojo or howardyear5@gmail.com
Mr Grundey
PE announcement – Year 5
Dear all, this is an important announcement from Miss Handley and Miss Wheeler regarding PE.
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Real P.E.
According to busy bee Agata, Real PE has been accessed from home 138 times by Howard pupils, which places us in the Top 2 of al Croydon schools. Well done and keep on visiting Real PE for a truly enjoyable session of exercise.
The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com
Parent email: parent@howardprim-1.com
Password: howardprim
You could even join their Facebook® group and post photos of your family taking part in these activities. There is a weekly competition in that group with different, amazing prizes.
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The Youth Sport Trust
There are some good home learning activity cards for children that can all be done at home, accompanied with videos that show children what to do. Check out:
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/pe-home-learning
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Daily Mile
Did you know that you could still do your daily mile? It doesn’t need to include running, but could be jogging, jumping, dancing, … anything to keep you active for 15 minutes every day. Maybe we should include this into our Dojo points? What do you think? Just let us know via Class-Dojo or howardyear5@gmail.com
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Sportsday
Did anyone mention Sportsday? Yes, but this year, it will be “slightly” different to the past. In the week commencing 15th June, we will have a Virtual Sports Week where you will be asked to practice a range of activities throughout the week. You will get to track your scores/times and see if you have improved throughout the week. There will also be cross-curricular activities like medal/certificate design and making, smoothie making, healthy diet preparations, yoga etc. Watch this space for any updates.
Wednesday 20th, May 2020
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Hello children and parents. We are half way through a lovely sunny week and there are some exciting learning challenges to do. Enjoy!
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We conclude our learning with out topic ‘Let it Grow’ and it is linked to our science topic of plants. Children have already learnt about the names of different flowering plants and trees, parts of a plant , conditions for plant growth, plant parts we eat and also done a simple investigation.
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Parents please contact Mrs Jeevahan and Mrs Ramakrishnan with any queries or questions at howardyear1@gmail.com
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Children can continue to post their work, photos and videos at Classdojo. Thank you everyone. It has been wonderful to see your posts. Keep in touch !
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Our Learning this week…
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Science
We have learnt about the names of different flowering plants and trees, parts of a plant , conditions for plant growth, plant parts we eat.
Use the links for a quick recap.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd/articles/zw2y34j
Plant Parts:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd/articles/z3wpsbk
What does a plant need to grow.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd/articles/zxxsyrd
Plant parts we eat
Activity: Please can you write a simple report about all the facts you have learnt using each part as a heading. What can the title be?
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Phonics
Hope you are continuing to practise the new sounds you learn. Remember your sound buttons.
Daily Phonics lessons provided by Ruth Miskin Training via this link: Daily Phonics lessons by Ruth Miskin Training.
Children working with Ms Dale & Mrs Hunjan please follow Set 1 and Set 2
Tricky words
Reading Activities
https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/
Mrs Ramakrishnan &Mrs Jeevahan’s group please follow set 3
Tricky words
Reading activities:
https://www.starfall.com/h/im-reading/
Why not use Phonics play to try some games and reading activities?
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/
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Reading
Please continue reading at home and do post your videos on Class Dojo.
Here are three different texts – Our focus this week is Our Beautiful Blue Planet
Please read and answer questions using the information from the text.
The first one is easy and the second and third one is a little challenging. Please answer questions orally by referring to the text.
Click on the link below to view the text. Why not post your work to class dojo for the teachers to check?
Please continue reading by using Oxford owls – you can find the bookband your child was reading and find a book.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page
You can also try collinsconnect
To sign into Collins Connect open the Teacher portal and enter username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk & password: Parents20! and click Login.
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Let’s celebrate the Mathletics Champions of this week…
Silver Award
Lambeth Class: Bonnie, Michael, Aliyah, Stanley
Vauxhall Class: Adem, Agyeiwaa
Bronze Award
Lambeth Class : Tome, Brady, Emily, Luke, Hasan, Yusuf, Jennifer, Mia, Mustafa, Sakhile, Carter
Vauxhall Class : Ishmael, Zachary, Kelcia, Rayyan, Yigit, Alesha, Harrison, Elena, Freddie, Aayush
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Maths
We continue our multiplication learning using arrays.
Here is the key vocabulary mat.
Arrays
Activity
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PE
PE with Jasmine
Log into:
Parent email: parent@howardprim-1.com
Password: howardprim
OR
PE with Jo Live
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Music
Enjoy this fun activity…
Can you make up a song and post on Class Dojo?
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HOMEWORK for the HALF-TERM
Activity 1 : Make a puppet.
1.Choose a favourite character from stories you have enjoyed.
2.Use any resources you have at home. Make a puppet. It could be a lolly stick puppet, a sock puppet, finger puppet, glove puppet.
3.Can you draw your favourite character and describe it and explain why they are special to you.
4.Take a photo and post it on class dojo.
Activity 2 : Be a news reporter
1. Watch BBC newsround.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround
Think about how the reporters ask questions and present the news.
2. Interview your mum or dad or even grandparents on the phone. Find out about them when they were little / young.
Where were they born? / Which school did they go to? Who were their friends / teachers?/ Were they good at school? / What toys did they play with? / Did they have brothers and sisters? / What were their hobbies and interest as a child?
3. You can do a video and post on Class Dojo or Make a poster about the adult you choose.
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RE – Islam
Happy Eid to all our children and parents celebrating this coming weekend after a month of fasting!
Here is a video about it.
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Try and relax with Cosmic Yoga.
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Be safe and have a lovely Half-Term!
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First News
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