Home learning help
The teachers at school have been talking to some families who are continuing to learn from home this week. There was a common topic of conversation : this is all dragging on and becoming quite tricky at times!
It has been a long time since we have all been back at school with our classes and we understand that home learning is challenging. Here are a few links that might help if you are wanting more activities to engage your child.
This is great for working on all number facts and you can try to improve your own score. We use this in school on iPads but can also be played on laptops : https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Passwords for Numbots or Times Table Rockstars are the same : https://play.numbots.com/#/intro or https://ttrockstars.com/ Email your teacher if you have lost it.
Loads of resources on here including reading : https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents
For reading and phonics games : https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Maths teaching videos and other resources : https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Variety of lessons, recorded by teachers : https://classroom.thenational.academy/
We love Go Noodle for a sing and dance : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YBT7HYqCbbvzu3kKZ3wnw
Or Cosmic Yoga Kids for a more relaxing workout : https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Please ring school or email your child’s teacher if you need support and we will try to help.
Monstrous art work
The Colour Monster story has been very popular this week. We have thought about our emotions and discussed how many emotions we have been feeling over the last few months. It is a difficult time, so doubly important to talk about your feelings and try to find things to do that make you happy.
Living and Learning – We’re all the same and all different
Our Living and Learning learning this week links with the British value of mutual respect and tolerance. We aim to promote empathy and understanding in our school, making it a happy and healthy place to learn. We celebrate diversity and challenge prejudice. We have talked about this with the children who are in school and hopefully you have had discussions after watching the ‘We’re different, we’re the same’ video, which was part of the home-learning this week.
Here are some things that children said in school this week.
People should be treated equally.
It’s not fair when people are treated differently.
We should stand up for what’s right like Rosa Parks did.
We are kind to everyone!
It is good to be different and like different things.
Hello from school!
A quick video from Mrs Latham, Miss Parling and Miss Lowry : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cY16i4C2KL
Carry on learning
All the teachers are back in school so we also have some learning from school to share. We are still enjoying seeing what everyone is doing at home still. Please keep sending us photos. We might not be able to respond to emails as quickly as before but we will get round to it!
Whole school ‘Quiz of the Week’
If you’re struggling to keep yourself entertained this week…why not have a go at our whole school quiz?
Get creative with Hello HipHop
We have been keeping in touch with Phil from Hello HipHop. He has created some blank lettering for our school name and a guide showing how to do some different effects.
It would be nice to have some of your ideas to display on the website and in school. If you would like, you can print this blank lettering and add effects or you can create your own ‘Scholes’ graffiti art with your own lettering. Send your ideas to Y2scholeshomework@spherefederation.org
Get creative!
Happy and healthy home learning
We pride ourselves on being a happy and healthy place to learn when we are at school. One of our recent tasks has been thinking about how to stay healthy – particularly important at this difficult time. We’ve had some lovely posters that children have designed.
We have also enjoyed seeing the practical maths learning all about fractions. Cutting into thirds was tricky!
We love seeing your creative sides too. Tie-dye is a great skill to learn. What a fab t-shirt!
Year 1 and Year 2 slideshow
Hello everyone,
Thank you for continuing to send us photos of all your fabulous home learning. We love seeing everything you have been doing and we are very proud of you all. We have put together this slideshow of some of the wonderful things you have been doing along with photos you have sent in to make us all smile.
Enjoy!
Super reading
It was lovely to receive these two videos showing children reading. Please keep reading any chance you get!