Monday 6th April, 2020
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fab8ef” border_width=”3″ border_color=”#9c9595″ ]Good Morning everyone.Hope you are all safe and well and enjoyed the sunshine at the weekend in spite of being indoors. [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f4e721″ border_width=”3″ border_color=”#65ce28″ ]Today is officially the beginning of our Easter holidays. However, with exceptional circumstances we will all work together and carry on as a team to overcome this challenge.[/dropshadowbox]
Let’s start this week with a different work out. This time we will do Real PE which is part of our school curriculum.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#d8a9fa” border_width=”3″ border_color=”#2869ce” ]It’s called Jasmine. Here are the details. The website address is: home.jasmineactive.com Parent email: parent@howardprim-1.com Password: howardprim [/dropshadowbox]
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 above.
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
Health and Well-being-
Click on the link below and you will be sent through to some amazing resources that will help create routines for children at home and different things children (supported by parents/carers) can do to keep happy and healthy-including looking after their emotional health. All you have to do is click on the link and the activities will be there. Have a look at the well-being wheel-5 different daily tasks to keep your mind and body healthy during this difficult time (Day 6). This is updated daily so will be useful to keep looking back at the website whenever you can.
Supporting children’s mental health – Harold’s Daily Diary
Harold the giraffe is posting daily ideas. This is going down really well, particularly with younger children.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fddfb6″ border_width=”3″ border_color=”#f05a51″ ]You can also continue with PE with Jo.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f6f15e” border_width=”3″ border_color=”#8751f0″ ]Our fun learning…[/dropshadowbox]
Phonics
From Monday 23rd March there will be 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
Mrs Ramakrishnan &Mrs Jeevahan’s group please follow set 3.
For parents
Ms Dale & Mrs Hunjan’s group
Mrs Ramakrishnan & Mrs Jeevahan
You can also use
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm#
Reading
Reading
Please continue reading at home.
Here are two texts about Birds in your Garden to read and answer questions. The first one is easy and the second one is a little challenging. Please answer questions orally by referring to the text.
Birds in Your Garden 1
Other activities to do
Amazon is allowing free audible books… Keep reading…
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Children in Mrs Hunjan, Ms Dale & Mrs Jeevahan’s group.
https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/
Children in Mrs Ramakrishnan’s group.
https://www.starfall.com/h/im-reading/
Try some radio blogging for interesting ideas…
Writing
This picture has a lot of related activities. Please take your time and complete within the whole week.
Maths
Our focus is on addition this week.
Adding numbers using numberlines.
Adding using 2 groups of objects
Adding – finding the missing number
Practise the above methods using numbers below 10 before doing the sheet.
Science
We continue our learning about birds. Watch the link and create a poster about birds. You can also find more information in the reading comprehension activity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/zyd6hyc
Art
Check this website and find out more. You can sketch any bird you want.
https://www.southeastriverstrust.org/river-education-home-activities/
RE
Easter is approaching fast. We are looking at the significance of Easter to the Christians and how it is celebrated.
Check out these websites.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/easter/easterstory.aspx
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#c7f87d” border_width=”3″ border_color=”#8751f0″ ]Let’s celebrate our Mathletics Champions[/dropshadowbox]
Gold Award
Lambeth Class : Stanley, Tome
Vauxhall Class
Silver
Lambeth Class: Carlotta. Harvey, Emily, Luke, Mustafa
Vauxhall Class: Logan, Kelsey,Ishmael, Zachary, Agyeiwaa, Rayyan, Yigit, Naomi, Afia
Bronze Award
Lambeth Class : Carter, Jennifer, Luke, Hasan, Yusuf x2, Brady, Olivier, Bonnie, Emily, Barin, Shauns, Aliyah, Kevin x 2, Aliyah,
Vauxhall Class: Hamza, Oliver, Logan, Lorenzo, Aayush, Naomi, Afia,Ishmael. Fabeha, Yigit, Naomi. Afia
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fcb7f3″ border_width=”3″ border_color=”#81e39f” ]Well done everyone! Keep it up.[/dropshadowbox]
Home learning – Easter Holidays
Here are some suggested activities.
Home learning-Easter holidays
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/
Phonics/ spelling
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ https://www.spellingplay.co.uk/member-only/index.html
Choose phase 5 or 6 phonics
Maths
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-2/
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
You could use the attached twinkl log in to access a multitude of games, worksheets and resources to support the revision of these areas.
Science
https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/family-activities
Music
PE
PE-Jasmine-
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
Well being
Health and Well-being-
Click on the link below and you will be sent through to some amazing resources that will help create routines for children at home and different things children (supported by parents/carers) can do to keep happy and healthy-including looking after their emotional health. All you have to do is click on the link and the activities will be there. Have a look at the well-being wheel-5 different daily tasks to keep your mind and body healthy during this difficult time (Day 6). This is updated daily so will be useful to keep looking back at the website whenever you can.
Supporting children’s mental health – Harold’s Daily Diary
Harold the giraffe is posting daily ideas. This is going down really well, particularly with younger children.
https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/kidswellbeing
Easter
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-19421-ks1-easter-resource-pack
(use the twinkl code to access these resources)
https://www.planbee.com/blog/easter-activities-for-kids/
Other
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions/
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
Lego challenge:
Harry Potter:
https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home
Oxford owls:
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/learning-activities-age-7/
Most importantly, stay safe…
Ms Brown and Ms Agyemang
Week Beginning 6th April
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#75f56c” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]The children are now due to start their Easter Holiday. They have worked hard this term both at school and at home and may be ready for a change of routine. We suggest the following activities for the Easter Holidays.[/dropshadowbox]
Topic Work
The children have already been asked to complete a project on the Romans over the Easter Holidays. This can be in the format of their own choosing (e.g a book or a poster). They might include information on;
- The geography of the Roman Empire
- Roman soldiers
- Roman weapons
- Roman food
- Roman buildings
- Roman baths
- Roman clothes
- Roman mosaics
- The Roman amphitheatre
Mathematics
After Easter our plan is to teach a unit on measure. If the children are able to do some cooking or baking over the Easter period this would help them develop their skills. They should weigh and measure their ingredients carefully.
Children should continue to use the mathletics, Times Tables Rockstars and Numbots websites.
https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login/72103
https://play.ttrockstars.com/login/72103
Children should now have all received their log-in information for numbots and Times Tables rockstars (It is the same password for both sites) and they should already have a password for mathletics. If you do not have these log-in details please contact us on Class Dojo or on Howardyear3@gmail.com.
Reading
It is important that children keep up with their reading at this time. The following websites should be helpful.
The Book Trust site offers a wide range of age appropriate activities including free e-books. videos, games, recipes, competitions, quizzes
The Oxford Owl’s site also provides free e-books and age appropriate information. It also includes recommendations if you are able to order a book on line.
Harry Potter fans will also enjoy!
https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home
We will continue to try to post a reading from Roald Dahl’s, The Twits each working day.
Easter Activities.
Some of you completed a storyboard based on the Easter Story. We planned to look at sadness and joy at Easter at school and would love it if they could complete sadness and joy pictures. A sadness picture might include crosses, dark clouds and raindrops while a joy picture could include flowers, Easter eggs, the sun etc.
You could use the following websites to remind your child of the Easter story:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/ks2-the-easter-story-powerpoint-t2-or-569
The following websites also include some Easter activities which should be fun for the children:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-t-10000090-lks2-easter-resource-pack
https://www.planbee.com/blog/easter-activities-for-kids/
Music
The Out of the Ark website provides some free home singing resources – there are some good Easter songs in Week 3 which your children might enjoy singing.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#e7e634″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]We know this is a difficult time for many families and are thinking of you all. We are missing the children very much and hope we will be together again soon. We wish everyone a Happy Easter.[/dropshadowbox]
Easter Holiday Week beginning 6th April 2020
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fdfcaa” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#ffffffff” ] Dear Reception Parents
HAPPY EASTER HALF TERM
Thank you for your patience as we adapt to the extraordinary circumstances we find ourselves in. Howard Reception staff are committed to supporting you and your children throughout this challenging period of school closures.
We recognise the need for everyone to take a break from school activities. So, during the two-week half term break, we will continue to provide weekly updates on this blog, to provide you with more open-ended projects and tasks which you may use if you’re looking for ways to keep the children and yourselves busy. So please scroll down for some helpful links to fun activities you can do on your home holidays.
We will start up again with more home school routines on Monday 20th April. For now, dust off all your board games and holiday games and enjoy the half term break as we all take some much-needed time to reflect and recharge our batteries before starting the new home school term.
We will endeavour to establish contact with each of you to ensure your child has access to learning materials during school closures. There are several ways in which you can stay connected to school. Please stay in touch, so we can make home learning accessible for all.
WAYS TO KEEP IN TOUCH:
• School Text Service. You can reply to school texts. This service is regularly monitored by Early Years Lead Miss Pillay, and any queries from both Reception classes will be addressed as soon as we can.
• School Email Service. Check your emails regularly for updates and please respond to our queries so we can ensure continued support.
• Direct email address to Miss Pillay: check your texts and emails for this temporary email address which is used for weekly word lists and any other enquiries for both Reception classes.
• Call the school. If you have not received emails or texts, call the school to check if we have your most up to date details
• Class Dojo. Class Dojo will now be our primary way of keeping in touch with you and your children so please sign up as soon as you can. Please log in using the code sent to your email. This is an excellent way for you and your child to interact with their class teachers. You child will be able to complete tasks we set, which we will look at and give feedback. Staff will be available on Class Dojo Mon- Fri 9.00-3.30 during term time, just like usual school hours. However, you are welcome to post at any time, staff will respond during usual school hours.
Take care, keep safe and enjoy the sunshine (from your window)
Kind Regards
Reception Team
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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#7ef8f8″ ]LIMITED INTERNET ACCESS
If you have limited access to the internet, you are welcome to try out some of the suggested projects listed below:
• I spy challenges: Can be done in your home or on your once a day walk outside the home Draw pictures of things you and your child could look out for and when you go on a search, you could keep a tally to keep count of how many objects you find.
• Hold a craft/ baking/ Lego construction day
• Have a home cinema day or make a home movie on your smartphone or stage a show
• Organise a bug hunt, on your once daily walk
• Hold a family fashion parade. Consider opening up your wardrobe to the children.
• Turn the dining table into a den [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#6bf4c6″ ] USEFUL LINKS TO HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Check Class Dojo on Monday for a fun holiday project for the whole family to do which will also support our amazing key workers out there, helping to keep us all safe.
Click on the links below to find out more:
Easter activities:
Reading:
Learning activities:
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
- Art for Kids Hub
- Out of the Ark Music at Home
Nature:
Fitness and wellbeing:
- Meditation, movement and sleep exercises
- Breathing and calming exercises
- The body coach
- Fitness activities for children
All links to previous activities can be found by scrolling down to the bottom of this page and clicking back to previous posts
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Year 6 Easter activities – week one
Hi all,
Can we first say a massive well done to you all, children and parents, for taking on board the home learning activities over the past couple of weeks. We are so proud of you all with how you adapted to the changes during this current period. If you haven’t already done so, please join our Class Dojo blog for daily interactions from the both of us. Also, if you know someone that has not joined yet, please do encourage them to do so. The messaging app allows you to ask questions, share work or just to pop in and say hi every now and then.
We have decided to pop up some fun Easter and well being activities over the next couple of weeks. These are there if you would like to use them. Home learning will resume on the week beginning 20th April.
Hope you are all safe and well,
Miss Blackford and Miss Handley
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#4cf67f” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#f8f267″ ]Pe – Jasmine -[/dropshadowbox]
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
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#4ce0f6″ border_width=”10″ border_color=”#6779f8″ ]Health and well being[/dropshadowbox]
Click on the link below and you will be sent through to some amazing resources that will help create routines for children at home and different things children (supported by parents/carers) can do to keep happy and healthy-including looking after their emotional health. All you have to do is click on the link and the activities will be there. Have a look at the well-being wheel-5 different daily tasks to keep your mind and body healthy during this difficult time (Day 6). This is updated daily so will be useful to keep looking back at the website whenever you can.
Supporting children’s mental health – Harold’s Daily Diary
Harold the giraffe is posting daily ideas. This is going down really well, particularly with younger children.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f4f64c” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#f267f8″ ]Easter[/dropshadowbox]
RE –
In Year 6, we learn all about Passover and Holy Week. Why not make a poster explaining all about them from your research, using the links below?
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/easter/holyweek.aspx
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-t-10000089-uks2-easter-resource-pack
There are also Easter activities on the Plan Bee website;
https://www.planbee.com/blog/easter-activities-for-kids/
Easter crafts –
https://crazylittleprojects.com/25-easter-crafts-for-kids/
Easter games –
https://www.thespruce.com/kids-easter-party-games-2104432
Please do send us any pictures of your Easter activities to our Class Dojo messages! We love seeing what you have been learning/making at home!
Year 4 Easter Break!
Well done for all your amazing work over the past two weeks Year 4. It has been wonderful to see how hard you are all working and to be able to share your fantastic work with us on Class Dojo!
You may be aware that Monday is the start of the Easter holidays. We believe that you all deserve your Easter break and so we are suspending our daily learning blog for the next two weeks. We will resume our daily blog on Monday 20th April.
If you wish to continue your learning during this time, feel free to look back over previous blogs for tasks you have missed or wish to try again. Of course, TT Rockstars, Mathletics, Get Epic and Fiction Express all remain available to you and reading remains an important part of your learning. We have also included an Easter Bingo sheet of activities you might like to try with your families which you could share with us on Class Dojo. Easter Activity Bingo
We hope that you get an opportunity to enjoy the sunny weather which is predicted for the Easter break while still keeping safe with your family.
Stay well and happy and check back on the blog on Monday 20th April!
Year 4 Team-Miss Danzey and Miss Turpie
Year 4 Daily Home Learning Friday 3rd April
Sorry for the late upload, technical difficulties this morning!
We are at the end of week 2, we hope you are all keeping well and have found a routine for yourselves.
Your daily home learning tasks:
Maths-Try day 4, hundredths on a place value grid
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
English- Read and compare the two poems;
How the bumble bee got his stripes
Which do you like best? Why?
Pick your favourite poem and then turn it into a storyboard (like a story map, pick out the key points and use words and pictures to record) Storyboard
Then write a story version of your poem using expanded noun phrases, fronted adverbial phrases and a range of conjunctions.
Singing-If you want to have a go at some music, then check out this site. You should know some of the songs already but there are new ones to learn too
Keep safe and well. Remember to keep in touch through Class Dojo!
Ronald Dahl reading 3rd April
Easter Holidays?!
Here arrives your Easter Holidays Homework (even though it doesn’t feel like it). The homework sheet is quite relaxed.
PDF: Sp2-Wk6-Easter-Homework DOC: Sp2-Wk6-Easter-Homework
The main task is to complete any unfinished tasks from the last 2 weeks. TasksOverview Last2Weeks Please you this list with an overview of all tasks to track what you have done and what you still need to do. Respecting your holidays, this class-blog will only be updated on the 19th April again. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via email or Class-Dojo.
Maths: Visit the brilliant White-Rose website and complete the home-learning activities (maybe one or two lessons per day as they only take a few minutes) – https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/.
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Use this sheet to keep track of the tasks you have done: WhiteRoseHomeLearning-RecordSheet DOC
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If the questions are a bit tricky, by all means, please also visit tasks/lessons from the other year-groups.
Also, if you are very keen on more work, please have a look at these booklets from Primary Education (Prim-Ed_Publishing_Y5_P6_Parent_Pack usually paid for) and the Plazoom project on Alice in Wonderland (KS2 Alice in Wonderland home learning pack). Another optional activity is that the children can continue working on the TTS (My_Activity_Book_Yrs_7_11).
Since we don’t want to forget our RE learning, check out the following websites to revisit the Easter story:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/ks2-the-easter-story-powerpoint-t2-or-569
For some fun-activities during the Easter break, visit:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-t-10000090-lks2-easter-resource-pack
https://www.planbee.com/blog/easter-activities-for-kids/
Music
There is so much Music out in the world. From …
Myleene Klass’ Music Classes for children (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh2wgJ5tOrixYBn6jFXsXQ) to
David Walliams’ (http://marvellousmusicalpodcast.com/) and
the fabulous “Out of the Ark”. This website provides some free home singing resources: https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/?utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=ootamathome2&utm_medium=banner
Have fun and stay safe.
Remember to sign up to Class-Dojo if you have not yet done so and feel free to contact us if there are any questions about learning.
The Year 5 team
Year Four Home Learning Blog Thursday 2nd April 2020
Your daily home learning tasks:
Maths-Try day 3 hundredths as decimals-Whiterose
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
English-Place Crystal Explorers to practise your spelling and grammar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkbkf4j/articles/zbm8scw
I.C.T/P.S.H.E-
try these three Keep Safe Online activities. You can then design a poster or make a short video sharing what you know about being safe online.
https://www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk/staying-safe-online?edit