Meet our Allotment Club!
How lucky that the day we visited the polytunnel to plant some seeds to grow peas, carrots and cauliflowers, a box arrived full of all the things we need to grow salad vegetables, courtesy of The Big Grow by Innocent and GIY(Grow It Yourself).
Our school competed against other schools in South Tyneside at the start of February. For one week, we played on Times Tables Rock Stars trying to gain the most answers correct, both individually and as a school. We were extremely successful! Our school were the winners, scoring the highest most accurate answers, as well as 3 of our children being the top scorers in the competition. We are so proud of everyone who joined in and helped us with this achievement. Fantastic!
The teachers have been set a challenge! We have put together a video that we hope will make you smile. Best wishes to all for a happy half term!
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.
We really like our snow days, but it can be a bit chilly. We warmed up in class this morning with a GoNoodle – dodging some snowballs online!
School Council members at Harton Primary School have an important job to do. They meet with teachers to discuss school events and share fantastic ideas. They are also involved in helping around the school.
We are looking for new School Council members for 2021 – 2022. You will need to be enthusiastic and happy to take part in virtual meetings (Google Meets).
For your chance to join (or to find out more), take a look at the School Council assignment within your Google Classroom.
Friday 29th January
Good morning everyone!
Google Meets will take place at 8.50am and 2.30pm. Morning meet will be used to discuss the work for the day. You can wear fancy dress for our Feel Good Friday today!
The lessons for today are Maths, English, Spellings, Accelerated Reader and Science.
Maths:
Look at the PowerPoint about different problems to solve. Solve the problems on a piece of paper and upload your work to Google Classroom.
English:
Using the checklist on Google Classroom, check the different features that you’ve included in your diary entry. Use different colours to annotate and label examples of the features in your writing. Upload a photo of your annotated work and your completed checklist on Google Classroom.
Spelling:
Bubble spelling.
Write each of your spelling words in bubble writing. Make sure you spell them correctly!
Science:
Watch the video about identifying characteristics of living things and using classification keys. For the main activity, choose one of the habitat worksheets and identify the characteristics of living things in that habitat. Then use your table to sort the different living things using the classification key. You can either draw your own classification key or use the template provided. Please upload the table and the classification key to Google Classroom.
Accelerated Reader:
Log into Accelerated Reader https://ukhosted77.renlearn.co.uk/2246112/public/rpm/login/Login.aspx?srcID=s
Use books you have at home or free eBooks online from Oxford Owl (https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/)
Have a great day!
We have seen lots of fabulous examples of Health, Wellbeing and Relationships work across school, from our pupils engaged in remote learning and those pupils in school.
Some pupils in KS1 have been practising mindfulness by joining in with online story yoga, and also learning about what makes them special. Others have been learning about money, and having an awareness of saving money for something they need or would like.
In KS2, some classes have been thinking about what makes them happy, and their thoughts on this are all very unique. Researching issues facing cocoa farmers in Ghana and how organisations like Fairtrade are trying to improve working conditions and environment, has produced some interesting debate from some classes. Other pupils have created very informative posters based upon their awareness of basic first aid to do with nose bleeds.
Our Year 6 pupils have been looking at careers and potential jobs for the future, discussing things that might lead them to choose a certain job or career.
Fantastic!
Wednesday 27th January
Good morning everyone!
Google Meets will take place at 8.50am and 2.30pm. Morning meets will be used to discuss the work for the day. We will use our afternoon meet to read more of This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo.
The lessons for today are Maths, English, Reading Plus, Spellings, Art and ICT / Computing.
Maths:
Today’s focus is multiplication problems. Solve using either the long or short method.
English:
Your task for today is to explore the features of diaries. Listen to the recordings, read the examples and then take a Google Quiz.
Reading Plus:
Complete 20 minutes of activities. Remember to use your Re-Reads if you need to.
Spelling:
Look at this week’s spellings and then complete the attached activity.
Art:
Today’s art lesson is in French! Listen carefully before creating your own version of Rousseau’s ‘Surprise’.
ICT / Computing
We are going to be thinking about how we can keep ourselves safe online. Watch the film ‘Block him right good Alfie’ and then answer the questions.
Have a great day everyone!
Tuesday 26th January
Good morning everyone!
Google Meets will take place at 8.50am and 2.30pm. Morning meets will be used to discuss the work for the day. We will use our afternoon meet to read more of This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo.
The lessons for today are Maths, English, Reading Plus, Spellings, PE and French.
Maths:
Today’s focus is division. You are going to be dividing a 3-digit number by a 1 digit-number. Watch the video and then complete the sheet. Use the place value to counters if you need to.
English:
Yesterday, you started to read This Morning I Met a Whale. Your task for today is to describe the riverbank setting. You will need to include fronted adverbials, adjectives and similes.
Reading Plus:
Complete 20 minutes of activities. Remember to use your Re-Reads if you need to.
Spelling:
Look at this week’s spellings and then complete the attached activity.
French:
Today’s focus is the morning routine. Learn a French song all about this!
PE:
Complete a PE lesson with Joe Wicks. Visit his YouTube channel to join in.
Have a great day everyone!
