Here are activities for those children having to self-isolate at the moment.

Forest School

This morning was Forest School. We took part in four different activities using our natural environment. Can you tell an adult the rules for Forest School? Why are these rules important? Have a go at the different activities below:

1. Go on a scavenger hunt looking for signs of summer summer scavenger hunt
2. Make a raft or boat using sticks leaf boats
3. Build a nest suitable and safe for a bird. Think about where you are going to put it and why. How do birds protect their nests? bird nest
4. Use twigs to make a skeleton picture. See if you can learn some of the names of body parts that you didn’t already know. Can these parts be seen on the outside of a real body or are they inside the body? twig skeleton

Spellings

This afternoon we have a pre-test. Have a go at writing the words most suitable for you and see how you get on. Remember that these are words that you won’t have had to practise yet. It really doesn’t matter if you don’t get any of them. If you let me know how you got on (either by email or when you return to school), I can then issue you with the spellings most appropriate for you.

Here are the pre-test word lists:

Yellow (only for children who really struggle with phonics): air, hair, chair, pair

Green: pure, sure, cure, house, saw

Pink: pure, unsure, manure, secure, house, saw

Purple: unsure, mature, cured, pleasure, treasure, eight

Science

In today’s science, we are recapping what we know about plant parts, which parts can be eaten and how plants help us and insects. Start by watching this video: plant parts that we eat

Can you make some models – using playdough or craft materials – of something edible that is the root of a plant (for example, a carrot)? How about making something that is the leaf (for example, a cauliflower), the stem (e.g. celery) and something that comes from the flower (a fruit)?

See if you remember what the parts of a tree are called. Here is a game you may enjoy where you label the different parts: tree part labelling What are some differences between the spring and summer tree? Why do you think these changes have taken place?

Now, think about how plants help insects. It is good to have insects in your garden, particularly bees and other pollinators! Why is this? How can we help attract more insects and bees into our gardens? Can you design a garden that a bee would love and explain your choice of plants to a grown up? The BBC website might help you to understand more about the need to help bees and what we can do: Big Bee Challenge

Have a great day, everyone. x

Here as some tasks for the children currently learning from home due to self-isolating.

Maths 

We are now starting to think about positions and directions. To help get our brains awake, can you tell an adult which is your left hand side and your right hand side? Can you think of a good way to help us remember which side is which? You will need to know this for later.

Have a watch of this video which will introduce our different positions.

Video to help learn positions

Watch the video up until 3 minutes 53. Then have a go at this activity (see below). In the room you’re sitting in, can you either tell a parent or write down what you notice is:

Behind you, to the right of you, in front of you and to the left of you. This work sheet may help you. Maths positions worksheet   Can you try and look in a different room and tell and adult or write down what you can see in that room too. Think about behind, to the right, in front and to the left of you.

Have a little break and then watch the rest of the video you used before up to 7 minutes 33. We are now thinking of directions. Can you grab a toy or teddy and work with an adult to move your object forward, to the right, backwards and to the left? Adults, can you give your child a position to move their toy/teddy to please? Finally, can you get from one side of the room you are in to the other, using directions from your adult? It could be, take 1 step forward, take 2 steps to the right. Have fun with this. What is the biggest number of steps you can take to cross the room? What is the smallest amount of steps to cross the room?

Phonics

We are looking at the phoneme /ure/. Can you think of any words you know that have /ure/ in? Watch the 2 short videos below. The first one will help look at how to say /ure/. The second video is a little song with lots of /ure/ words. Can you tell an adult how many different /ure/ words the song has? Have a go at segmenting and blending some of the /ure/ words from the song.

Video 1: Introduction to /ure/

Video 2: Song with lots of /ure/ words

RSE

Today we are thinking about how you have changed from when you were a baby to how you look now. Can you find any photos of you as a baby? Play a game of Spot the Difference with the baby photo, to how you look today. Can you tell an adult at least 3 differences? I’m sure you can think of lots.

Draw a picture of you today as a 5/6 year old. Can you tell an adult about anything that you can do now that you could not do as a baby? It could be ” I can now walk.” or ” I can swim.” or even ” I can cross a balance beam.”

Finally, have a chat with an adult about anything you do each day to help look after yourself. I can think of 1 thing you all do every morning when we get to school. You all wash your hands to help you stay healthy. What else do you do every day to keep yourself healthy and clean?

Have a great day guys!

Mrs Garcia and Mr Tipton x

Next Wednesday (30th), we are planning to take the Year 1 children on a walk around Pontesbury looking at the different buildings, and considering if they are old or new, as part of our history topic. We will remain aware of staying covid-safe and will stay in our own bubble, socially distanced from any locals we pass.

Could you please ensure that on this day your child brings a coat to school and a water bottle? They will need a sun hat and sun cream if it is hot and sunny that day. They are also welcome to wear comfy trainers instead of school shoes on that day if they wish. The walk will take place during the school day and will not affect lunchtime at all.

Many thanks,

Mrs Garcia

Here are some tasks for any children who are currently self-isolating to complete from home.

English lesson 1

We have started to look at non-chronological reports, which simply just means factual texts where the information is not written in any particular order. Can you remember the difference between stories (fiction) and information books (non fiction)? What are the clues that a book is an information book and not a story? Maybe you could find some examples of information books around your house.

Using the information books that you find, can you tell an adult where the title is and read it to them? Have a look inside your book and see if you can find any photos. Do you remember what the writing underneath the photo is called? It’s called a caption. Do any of the photos have captions? We have also learnt about sub-headings. These are the smaller titles or headings underneath the main one. Usually they are used to break the text up into chunks/sections/paragraphs. Watch this video so you are clear about these features of a non-chronological report:

non chronological report video

Using this report, can you tell an adult where the following features are? You will only need to look at page 1. leopard report

title

sub-headings

facts

bullet points

sections/paragraphs

Once you have found these, can you explain the job of each feature?

English lesson 2

After break, we focused our attention on captions and good quality sentences. What do all sentences need to start with? How do we end sentences? Do they always end in a full stop? Can you find some examples of exclamation marks and question marks in any of your books?

Look at the sentence on the sheet and think about which word is missing. When you have finished, can you draw your own picture and write a full sentence to explain what it is? If you are in green ‘rectangles’ or blue group, you will notice that there are some connectives for you to use in order to extend your sentences and make them longer. Feel free to choose the sheet most appropriate for your child. There is also a pirate information report for you to use to help you if you need it.

caption worksheets

pirates-differentiated-fact-file-english

DT

If you were at school on Monday, you will remember that we enjoyed trying out different herbs, fruits and vegetables. How do we know if something is a fruit or a vegetable? How many different fruit and veg can you name? Try some different types of fruits and vegetables and complete the sheet. fruit & veg tasting

Can you use some of these different fruits and vegetables today to make a healthy snack?

Phonics

We have been looking at compound words. Watch the video and have a go at the activities. compund words

Have a great day, everyone!

Mrs Garcia x

Year 1 have been offered a sample tennis session tomorrow (Friday) so could they please bring trainers to school? The session lasts for 30 minutes so a full PE kit is not necessary.

Many thanks.

Hi everyone,

I hope you’ve all had a lovely Easter and been able to enjoy some of the sunshine that we’ve been having.

Room 5 will continue to have Forest School every Monday so please send your child in wearing old clothes that you do not mind potentially getting muddy, along with wellies or old shoes. The children will also still have their PE session with Crossbar on a Tuesday afternoon so will continue to come to school wearing their PE kits that day.

As the weather starts to warm up, it is imperative that all children bring a water bottle in to school and that it has their name on it. Can I politely remind everyone that water bottles must contain water only and not squash?

Many thanks.

Morning everyone,

Room 5 will be having an extra PE session this Friday morning (12th) so can they please come dressed in PE kit? They will stay in their kit for the remainder of the day. PE, however, will normally just be on a Tuesday (at least up until we break up for Easter).

Apologies for any confusion with what door to use in the mornings! We are definitely now trying to encourage children to come into school via the playground door off Key Stage 2 playground which leads straight into the cloakroom. There will be a tray for them to put reading books in, just outside the classroom in the corridor.

Please can red/yellow spelling folders come into school every Friday so we can put new spellings in and write down scores? This will start this Friday.

Many thanks.