We’re closed to all pupils today
We’re closed today because of the very icy conditions and the forecast that this will continue throughout the day.
Key staff for each bubble in school would struggle to get into school safely.
Please check out our Home learning page.
Today’s message – an update (Thursday 13 January 2021)
We try to alert you the day before if we become aware of weather conditions that may affect school openings, although we don’t make any decisions until the morning. Even then, though, it’s a tough call.
When we make the decision, we base it on two main factors: the current weather and the forecast.
Based on these two factors, there’s a very high likelihood that school will be closed tomorrow. This is based on the current amount of snow and the forecast for continuing sub-zero temperatures over night and throughout the day tomorrow. Travel conditions will be dangerous for you and for our staff.
Many schools in the area have already made the decision to close. Please begin to make arrangements now so that you’re prepared – as I say, it’s very likely.
The situation in school is made more challenging at the moment because we need to have different staff to support children in their different bubbles. To try to prevent the spread of coronavirus, we can’t mix children and we can’t move staff. Children in school can’t join with others and be supervised by a limited number of staff who have managed to get to school; adults can’t move to support children in another bubble. (A simple example is that if three children from one bubble are in school, we’d have a minimum of two staff to support and supervise. However, if the three children are from three different bubbles, we’d need at least double the adults.)
Don’t forget you can access home learning here on the website: go to the Learn more section and select Home learning from the drop down menu, or click on this link. (It would be best in most cases to do lessons from Thursday or Friday.)
Thank you for your understanding and support.
08 January 2021: Home Learning
| Friday 08.01.21- Home Learning |
| Phonics- Word Box
Re-read the words you have covered so far. Have a go at writing 5 words from the word boxes (read aloud by an adult) |
| Science
Today Professor Myers is showing us an experiment on why hand washing is so important! -To watch professor Myers’ video click here -Have a listen to this fun handwashing song, which reminds us how to ensure we wash our hands properly. -Make a poster to show people how to wash their hands. -Have you had a go at the experiment at home? Don’t forget to send us your photos! |
| Physical Activity
Pretend to play ‘snowball fight’ 1.Roll up a pair of socks in your hands, use your ‘funky fingers’ to squeeze and pat your ‘snowball’ 2.Play catch and pass with another person in your house, using your ‘snowball’ 3. Find a bucket, box or another target. See if you can throw your ‘snowball’ into the target!
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| Craft activity
Ice painting (One to prepare the night before!) Use an ice cube tray and mix a little paint or food colouring in water, add a lolly stick or natural stick from outside and freeze overnight. You will have your very own ice paintbrush J Use your brush to paint a picture- you might want to take this activity outside! Discuss what happens to your ice brush as the ice gets warm.
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07 January 2021: Home Learning
| Thursday 07.01.21- Home Learning |
| Phonics
Complete today’s phonics video with Mrs Allen-Kelly: You will need a pen and paper ready, or something to write with. |
| Maths
Recapping up to number 5 Please follow this link and join in with Session 2 today. |
| Literacy
(Technology link) Yesterday, we heard the story Little Penguin Learns to Swim. For today’s literacy activity, we would like you to find out a little more about your favourite polar animal from the story. Use a non-fiction book or the internet to learn a fact about your animal. Draw and label a picture of the animal you have chosen.
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| Nature Activity
Signs of Winter- talk time: How do we know that it is cold outside/ what can we see? What have you noticed on the ground this week? What clothes do we wear in Winter and why? Perhaps you could find a suitable ‘Winter outfit’ in your cupboard. What do you like to do outside in Winter? Don’t forget to send us pictures of you enjoying the snow or a Winter walk outside. |
It’s Christmas!
It has been a busy half term with lots of fun and learning along the way.
This week has been a Christmas filled extravaganza.
The children loved watching the pantomime. Thank you Friend of Scholes Primary (FOSP) for paying for us to watch this!
Sunshine and Rainbow have also become expert sprout peelers!
We enjoyed our Christmas dinner with some extra dinner guests.
We had a visit from Professor Myers. She had been in touch with Santa and the elves to bring a candy cane experiment.
How strong is a candy cane?
We tested different objects in our classroom and recorded our results.
From everyone in Sunshine and Rainbow, we would like to wish you all a merry Christmas!
5/6 S Certificate Celebration
This weeks certificate winners are…
For great learning…
Ellis- for great learning in all subjects. You put 100% into everything you do and you’re a great member of our class. Well done!
For sport and physical activity…
Connor- for demonstrating perseverance during WUSU. You’ve finally grasped that tricky dance! Well done.
For living and learning…
William W – for being a great member of my class. You make me giggle every day and our class wouldn’t be the same without you. Thank you!
Well done everyone!
Isolating at home? This learning is for you.
Here is some home learning for when you can’t be with us at school.
Remember to send pictures of your child’s home learning to scholesf2@spherefederation.org.
Maths
For this week’s maths learning, we are continuing to learn about the number 5. Spread the activities across the week, at your own pace. For video sessions, your child’s learning will be most effective if you sit with them to pause the clip and check / praise / support your child as the clip moves on.
Sessions 1-3 – White Rose Maths Alive in 5 Week 2
We are continuing to embed our knowledge of five. Do you know what a 5pence (5p) looks like? What colour and shape is it? Do you recognise a 2p and a 1p coin? How many 1p or 2p combinations to make 5p can you make?
Can you go on a ‘five hunt’ around your home? What do you find five of? Take photos to record.
We will also be looking at repeating patterns and shapes. Can you spot a pattern, describe a pattern and repeat a pattern? Could you use some toys or objects to create repeating patterns?
Phonics
This week we will be continuing to recap our phase 2 sounds.
Watch and join in the Jolly Phonics songs.
(This is a YouTube link. Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog along the play bar and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip.)
Lesson 1– Blending
Read each word by saying the sounds then blending together.
pat, doll, fuss, gap, sock, kick, sack
Lesson 2– Recap Phase 1- listening for blends.
Play ‘eye spy’ together, by sounding out things you can see in the environment. For example:
“eye spy with my little eye, something that sounds like d-o-ll” and the child would say “doll”
You can swap roles so your child has a go with both sounding out and blending words.
Lesson 3: These are our tricky words we have learnt so far. They are tricky because we can’t use our phonics to help us read them.
Can you read each word?
Take turns to put the word/s into a sentence. For example ‘I didn’t steal the cookies from the cookie jar.’
Literacy
This week, we are looking at Christmas around the world.
Lesson 1– Think about Christmas in Australia. What season is it there? What season is it here? Can you dress up in an outfit you might wear for Christmas Day in Australia (sunhat, glassses, shorts etc). Take a photograph and send it in.
Lesson 2– Can you find out what Christmas is like in China? Make a paper lantern.
Lesson 3– Can you find out what Christmas is like in Mexico and India? What Christmas plant do they have in common? If you have one at home, why not complete an observational drawing of it.
Topic
Choose some of these activities to complete throughout the week. These are based on our topic – Christmas. They may spark other interests and ideas that result in other learning opportunities. Let your child lead the learning!
| Draw your Christmas tree. |
| Create a Christmas table mat. |
| Make some Christmas wrapping paper with potatoes and paint. Wrap some items from around your home. See if your adult can guess what you’ve wrapped before they open it.
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| Go outside on a ‘collect five hunt’. Five sticks, leaves, stones, blades of grass, plant pots, balls etc. Have a look for signs of Winter too. |
It’s beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas…
We are all feeling full of festive cheer this week after a virtual visit from Santa!
He left a video for us to watch and even rang our classroom to tell us he had left presents for each class.
We have completed lots of Christmas challenges in both classrooms; decorating pine cone trees; making Christmas pictures using shapes; writing about our class elf and wrapping gifts in the post office.
We also became gardeners and planted some bulbs. They are currently sleeping and we can’t wait to see them grow.
Home-Link
Design some Christmas wrapping paper. Can you use a repeated pattern in your design?
Notices
Thursday – Christmas dinner day
Friday – Non-Uniform and Christmas party snack
Certificates 3,4E
This week’s certificates go to these wonderful children:
For Great Learning: Dolly – for trying so very hard with column subtraction all week with super progress.
Sport and physical activity: Bobby D – Good attacking and defending skills in hockey – a great effort!
For Great living and learning skills: Georgia – for always taking a safe risk in class by putting her hand up and asking and answering questions.
TTRS – Aaron Ranasinghe for effort and dedication to times tables practice this week.
How have the ancient Greeks influenced the world?
Today, we researched how the Ancient Greeks have influenced the world. We looked at sport, democracy, theatre, architecture and more! Watch this space for more pictures of our work.