Meet our AR librarians:
Jasmine Slater
Callum Stephenson
Phoebe Ofosu
Ava Stefanski-Finlinson
They work so hard, even sometimes during breaks and lunchtimes to ensure that our Accelerated Reader library is kept tidy and organised. They return books and re-shelf books which our children have finished reading and can even recommend a wide range of books for you to read. Why not ask them for some help if you can’t find a particular book? Or for a book recommendation?
There are a wealth of resources available online to continue to support all of our children with their reading during school closures. Please use the following links.
BorrowBox
This is an app which can be downloaded onto a phone or tablet and used if you have a library membership where you can access a wide range of ebooks and audiobooks. All you need to do is input yours or your child’s library card number and PIN. This takes minutes to set up.
Oxford Owl
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
Create your own free account and you can browse a wide range of their books in ebook and audiobook version. You can select books by your child’s age range. This is also a reading scheme we use in school.
Collins Big Cat e-books and worksheets
https://collins.co.uk/pages/big-cat-ebooks
This gives a parent login and then you can browse their available ebooks and there are related printable worksheets linked to most books. This is also a reading scheme we use in school.
This half term, the Y6 children attending school and those doing remote learning at home have been completing lots of writing around the theme of tigers. We have read the famous William Blake poem ‘The Tyger‘ and we have written some of our own rhyming tiger poems in this style. We have written non-chronological reports about tigers, recounts from a tiger’s perspective and we have created posters for tiger charities using our persuasive writing skills. Check out our ‘roarsome’ display of work!
Year 2 have been working so hard at home and we have been amazed with the fantastic work they have been sending in.
English
In English, children started off the term learning about China. They have been writing and performing poems about Chinese dragon’s dancing in the New Year parade. They practised reading their poems aloud, speaking clearly and using sound effects and actions.
Here are a few of the brilliant performances:
The children used the facts they learned about China to write some wonderful information texts.
Maths
Look at all of the marvellous multiplication that the children have been doing, investigating how many equal groups there are and how many objects are in each group:
Here is even more fantastic work that year 2 have been doing, we are so proud of them!
We have some fabulous photos of some of our children reading a Christmas story for this month’s reading challenge.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Congratulations to our Readers of the Month for November.
Year 1- Abbie McCrindle, Mac Henderson and Erin Kelly
Year 2- Lilly Storey, Louis Cox and Ava Rylance
Year 3- Asmin Ivanov, Emily-Rose James and Jude Russell
Year 4- Roman Gray, Ella McCluskey and Erin Tait
Year 5- Jaiden Mackay, Rylan Harrison and Jack Riddle
Year 6- Pheobe Ofosu, Calem Mclean and Lexi Lowe
Keep up the hard work!
Well done to the children who participated in November’s Reading Challenge.
Children in EYFS made a den to share a book in.
Children in Key Stage 1 read under the covers with a torch.
Children in Key Stage 2 read to a sibling or someone who lives in their house.
Well d
Hello everyone, we hope you’re all doing well.
Today’s learning:
Phonics
We’d like you to look at o-e phone home. This sound has been sent home already so you can read the words and look at the sound card. There’s also a video to support your learning:
As an extra challenge, try writing down the o-e words. Don’t forget to use Fred fingers to help you sound words out.
English
For English, we would like you to complete the activities on pages 4 and 5 which focus on noun phrases. This is building on yesterday’s work about nouns and adjectives. We have also used noun phrases in school when writing setting and character descriptions.
Maths
Today’s activities on pages 4 and 5 are further practice using a number line to add and subtract.
United against bullying
The theme for this year’s anti-bullying week is United Against Bullying. Watch the video to find out more information.
In your learning pack there is a jigsaw piece for you to write a pledge, something you will do to help stop bullying. On the jigsaw piece write your sentence which could be:
My class chooses to unite against bullying/name calling/bullying so I will…
Then explain what you will do play your part such as treating everyone with respect or tell a teacher if you hear someone saying something unkind.
You can then decorate your puzzle piece to make it stand out.
We love seeing the work you have been doing so remember to send it in to [email protected].
Good morning year 2,
We hope you are all well. Here are your home learning tasks for today:
Phonics
We always start the day with phonics, last Friday we sent home the sound u-e huge brute. Read over the sound cards and look at the rhymes to help you remember that the best friends u-e and how the e changes the sound of the u. Now practise reading the words for each sounds, remember to spot the special friend and best friends!
Here is a link to Ruth Miskin online which will support your learning.
Challenge the children to spell and write the words using the correct sounds. There are plenty of useful videos available on the Ruth Miskin Youtube channel.
English
Using the English Activity workbook complete pages 2 and 3 which is looking at nouns and adjectives.
As an extra challenge, children could write a sentence using two adjectives and a noun to describe a favourite character from a story, a film or even their pet. Remember to try and use a comma in a list of adjectives.
Maths
For maths, complete pages 2 and 3 in your addition and subtraction activity book which is practising adding and subtracting using pictures. Following this, children could login to Numbots for more number practice.
Odd Socks day
This week is anti-bullying week, we kick started with odd socks day to celebrate everyone being different and unique. We’d love you to design your own pair of odd socks for the school competition using the sheet included in your pack. Send any entries to [email protected]
Here is a link to a virtual odd socks assembly for more information. We hope you have a great day.
A huge congratulations to Phoebe Ofosu and Joe Roberts in Y6F for being the first children in the school to achieve AR awards this year. Phoebe has become our first Word Millionaire and has read over 1,000,000 words since September and Joe has become our first half-millionaire by reading over 500,000 words. Joe is also now extremely close to becoming a Word Millionaire.
Both children have shown such dedication to their reading this year and I love to hear about the novels they’re reading and see their enthusiasm.
Who will be next to achieve an AR award?
