The children have come into school this week with such fantastic attitudes, ready to learn and working so hard! Big well done!
PE
We have been doing Multi-skills in PE this week. Practising our balancing, kicking, throwing, running and jumping. It has been great fun!
Computing
We have been developing our skills using a spreadsheet program on Purplemash, 2 calculate. This week we practised inputting pictures of animals into the spreadsheet and had a go at making a zoo! We used the move and lock tools so the animals didn’t escape and eat each other!
What a brilliant start to the new term and to the week we have had!
We have been identifying and describing 2D and 3D shapes and using our shape knowledge to identify which buildings would stand and which would fall.
We have been practising logging on to the computers and on to Purplemash! We explored a basic spreadsheet program and practised inputting numbers, words and images into the cells.
We then wrote some number sentences and the computer worked out the answers!
We had lots of fun thinking about what a stick could be. We were all really imaginative and came up with lots of great ideas about what a stick could be! We created our own class book based on the story Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis.
The children really enjoyed working in pairs to create and decorate the body of a vehicle. They looked at pictures of dumper trucks, ambulances, police cars, prams and trolleys to support their designs. They considered how to join boxes and what logos and features they needed to add.
In the last week of term we will be building our own vehicles, so please start collecting cardboard boxes to use as the body for your vehicles.
We are so proud of how you have all settled back to school this week! You are all superstars and have made us really proud of your attitudes and enthusiasm! Big well done, keep it up!!
Some of the children may have come home this week and told you or shown you about the ‘tapping’ we have been doing.
I thought I would provide you with some more information about this.
So what exactly is this tapping all about?
“Emotional Freedom Technique” (or EFT) is a clinically proven form of “emotional acupuncture without needles”. Used by therapists, psychologists and millions worldwide to ease emotional distress and clear negative emotions, beliefs, and memories, it’s setting a new tone for how we manage stress in the modern world.
EFT works by tapping a series of acupressure points on the face and upper body with two fingers. It can be done in a quiet space to calm down or done whilst voicing an issue. This helps to “short-circuit” the fight or flight (stress) response and re-wire our brain to think more clearly about the problem.
Sounds crazy, but science has proven it works! EFT can play a major part in helping kids release fear, anxiety, trauma, and doubt in a matter of minutes.
EFT often produces results a lot more quickly with children, as they don’t have the same amount of emotional baggage as adults do. They’re not caught up in the “how’s” and “why’s”, they just want to feel better.
Hi, Mrs Altoft here again today with your FINAL day of Home Learning and our second day of celebrating
I have heard amazing things from your class teachers about your work yesterday – lets have another great day today!
Before we get started with today’s activities, please make sure your book cover/picture you made yesterday is visible in a window/in your garden for all to see from outside – it will be needed in Activity 2.
Activity 1 – We are going to start the day with a D.E.A.R session – we are going to DROP EVERYTHING AND READ!
This morning, I would like everyone, whether at home or at school, to find something interesting to read and build a den or find a cosy spot and then READ!
Perhaps you could make a crown to wear while you read.
Remember to share your photos on Seesaw/Evidence Me so we can see you all reading – I hope to make a display back at school.
Activity 2 – So, yesterday I set you the challenge of creating a book cover/picture for one of the following books and then asked you to display it in a window or your garden.
Today I would like you to go on a walk around the village to see what book covers you can see.
Here are some of the fab pictures you are looking for…
As you walk, please make a tally chart of the different books you find – you will need the results for the next part of the activity.
When you return from your walk, I would like you to create a graph to show which book you found the most. You could use Purple Mash or make a bar graph or pictogram.
Activity 3 – The official illustrator for World Book Day 2021 is Rob Biddulph. If you are currently in my class, or were in my class last year, you will know that I love to try drawing like the artist himself by following his videos. For our final activity I would like you to try a ‘Draw with Rob’.
Here is the link to his you tube channel…choose a video and get drawing!
So, that’s it! You have finished your home learning journey!! WE WILL SEE YOU ALL BACK AT SCHOOL ON MONDAY!!!!!
Parents
World Book Day are holding a competition asking you to share photos from World Book Day. There are 4 different categories shared over 4 weeks – please share some of the fab work you have completed with your child.
More information can be found on the following link.
