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Eco Fortnight Update and BBC Bitesize Lessons

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A huge thanks to everyone for sending all their Eco work and ideas in. Each class received lots of lovely Eco posters and items of work.

Here is a great  example of a piece of work that was shared.

We also had a number of photos sent in for tracking animals during your daily walks.

I have added some here –

We have also been very lucky to have been sent some photos from our Schoolhouse neighbours, can you guess what bird has made a nest in our greenhouse?

Our reporter tells me there are 6 hungry mouths waiting to be fed.

BBC Bitesize Daily Lessons

If you have some time this week or next and want to learn more about the planet around us I have looked up the BBC Bitesize lessons to share some with you.

Schedule – BBC bitesize

This week the Geography lessons are –

P1/2/3 Oceania

P4/5 Mountains

P6/7 Rainforests

Next week –

P1/2/3 South America

P4/5 Weather/Climate

P6/7 Fossil Fuels

If you watch them leave a comment to let everyone know if they were interesting or not. So far the lessons have been really interesting and some have guest presenters.  You can find them on catch up once aired so don’t feel you have to stick to the timings.

 

 

Health and Wellbeing, P2 Mr Mutch, P6/5 Mr Reid, Wellbeing Wednesday

Well-Being Wednesday: Mr.Mutch vs Mr.Reid… Not Here

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They’ll Be Back… Soon 

We Promise! 

Mr.Mutch and Mr.Reid both needed to pause production of their Web-Show to focus on the Big Night In.

Mr.Mutch and Mr.Reid are both working really hard to get everything together for the Special Event

They can’t wait to enjoy Friday Evening with you all!

They are really happy with the reception that the Web-Show is getting but at times the teachers struggle to think of a challenge. Do you have any ideas?

Mr.Mutch and Mr.Reid look for challenges that everyone can take part in. Challenges that people can submit a score, time or distance rather than a who did it better task.

Follow the link to the Microsoft Forms Survey to complete and give us some ideas.

Or Follow the QR Code:

While you wait you can watch back your favourite episode with our playlist on the Methlick Youtube Channel.

Hot Numeracy, P6/5 Mr Reid, P7/6 Miss Deans, Spicy Numeracy

Play Sumdog with Mr Reid and Miss Deans – Spicy/Hot – Numeracy – Term 4 – Week 5

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Good morning everyone

If your child has a Sumdog account, they will be able to play with Mr Reid and Miss Deans between 12pm – 1pm today.

Mr Reid will be playing – Street Racer

Miss Deans will be playing – Animals 

Each game will start on a 5 minute interval, meaning that the first game will start at 12pm, then 12.05pm, 12.10pm etc.

When selecting ‘Who do you want to play against?’ – Select ‘Class’.

We have added every teacher to each class, so we should all be able to play together!

We look forward to playing Sumdog with you all.

Mild literacy, Mild Numeracy, Numeracy, Outdoor Learning, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild Numeracy – What’s the Time Mr Wolf?

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Tick Tock! Look at the Clock!

If you have made a timetable you might need to set an alarm to remind you to do something.

I have an alarm set for 11am to remind me to photograph the sky and an alarm set for the time I should be going to bed!

Throughout the day look at your clock on the hour and half past the hour, maybe you could set an alarm in your phone. What are you doing at those times?

Make your own clock

to do this you need to be able to

  • write the numbers 1 to 12 on stones, shells, pieces of slate.
  • order numbers to 12 in a clockwise direction
  • find a short stick and a long stick
  • colour the tip of the short stick, the hour hand

CHALLENGE – To add more information to your clock

  • Write number stones for counting in 5s up to 60
  • 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 etc
  • order the stones clockwise starting at 12

OR

Make a paper clock

Learn about o’clock

Learn about half past

Pretend to be a clock

  • Ask someone to shout out a time.
  • Use your arms to show what time it is.

White Rose Maths Time Booklet Year 1

White Rose Maths Time Booklet Year 2

fun TIME!

Dandelion Clocks!

When I was little I would love finding these seed heads intact and using them to ‘tell the time’. I would blow the dandelion and say 1 o’clock, blow the dandelion – 2 o’clock etc. I would ask what time it was and then try to blow the dandelion that number of times to confirm that a dandelion clock did work!

What’s the Time Mr Wolf?

Watch these children playing this game. Could you do this with your family?

Enjoy this story ‘What’s the Time Mr Wolf’ being read by the author Debi Gliori

Learn these dance moves to help you keep in TIME to the music

So many of you are still enjoying learning about bees .

Then visit the Magic Door Beehive Dance to take part

 

 

Health and Wellbeing, Literacy, P3 Mrs Flockton, P3 Mrs Taylor, P4 Mrs Rees, Spicy Literacy

‘My Worry Box’ – Spicy Poem

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Good morning, everyone.

Many of us are experiencing all kinds of emotions at the moment, which is perfectly normal, but we don’t want to let ourselves become overwhelmed by them.  It’s good to find ways of helping ourselves stay positive.

Today’s poem focuses on the subject of keeping our minds healthy, and describes one person’s way of dealing with his worrying thoughts.

Click on the first Sway to read the poem.

Now click on the second Sway to access the follow-up questions. Remember to answer in full sentences and check that you have included capitals and full-stops.

Extension task:  What else could the poet have done to make himself feel better?  What do YOU find helpful when you’re feeing sad, worried or upset?  Discuss with your family and write your thoughts in your Home Learning Journal.

 

Health and Wellbeing, Literacy, Mild literacy, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild – Literacy – Welcome to Book Bear Club!

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Dot invites you to join Book Bear Club!

  • Book Bears are excited about reading.
  • They share information about their favourite books.
  • They give books paws ratings – 5 paws is the highest level a Book Bear can award.
  • Book Bears read everywhere!

Dot is sharing one of her favourite books today – click on the sway to find out more!

SPOILER ALERT – Dot tells you about the end of the story!

Best to watch this Book Bear Review after listening to the story!

Dot used Chatterpix on the iPad to make this for you.

It is a free app.

What could you use to share a message about your favourite book?

A drawing, voice message, typed message in SeeSaw.

Send your favourite book messages to Ms Rossvoll or Mr Mutch and we will share them with everyone in Book Bear Club!

Mild Numeracy, Numeracy, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch

Mild – Numeracy – In a minute!

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What do you think you can do in a minute?

Have a go at these challenges!

Over the past few weeks we have been learning to add and subtract.

You have used blocks or numicon or buttons or fingers to work out the answer.

Let’s begin to see if we can learn to remember number facts, quickly!

Like a workout for the brain. The more you practise the better you will become at remembering number facts. Your brain will be able to tell you the fact quickly when you need it!

For example as soon as you see

1 + 1 = you know that the answer is 2.

It just pops up in your brain!

The challenge is to see how many answers you can remember in a minute!

In this sway there are sets of cards to help you practise against the clock! Take a moment to study the minute hand on a clock.

  • Doubles
  • Stories of 10
  • Adding on 2
  • Adding on 3
  • Adding on 4 etc.

These are examples of sheets that you could look at to challenge yourself, they don’t need to be printed and filled in

Every now and again have a go at one of the columns or groups of facts to give your brain a mental maths work out!

Number Bond Challenges

Number Bonds – these are numbers that add together to make another, learning number bonds, number stories, facts, helps to improve mental maths agility.

Add three numbers – number bonds to 20

Subtraction from 10 

or visit – Hit the Button!

or Daily 10 for timed challenges!

 

 

 

Methlick School Staff, Miss Maturana, Mrs Fraser HT, P1 Ms Rossvoll, P2 Mr Mutch, P3 Mrs Flockton, P3 Mrs Taylor, P4 Mrs Rees, P6/5 Mr Reid, P7/6 Miss Deans, Whole School

Methlick’s BIG NIGHT IN – Trailer

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METHLICK YOU DELIVERED. 

We asked you to create the poster for this week’s Big Night In. 

Get your posters up and get excited. 

Methlick’s BIG NIGHT IN is coming to you Live in your Home from 7pm on Friday 22nd May. 

Here is the Trailer it is only 4 days away!

The Show will begin at 7pm on Youtube. Like a premiere you can have the link open waiting but the video wont begin till 7pm. 

Afterwards you can watch it at anytime over the weekend and the answers will be posted on the Monday. 

Since the show is on Youtube you can watch from your Game Console, Smart TV, Phone, Tablet, Laptop and Computer. 

We can’t wait to share with you the work the community of Methlick have put into this special night! 
Health and Wellbeing, Mr Reid's Music Journey, P6/5 Mr Reid

Mr Reid’s Music Journey – Term 4

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Hello all!

Music can have such a positive impact on our mental health. Today, I challenge you to think about your favourite song or piece of music and let us know in the comments. Tell us how the song makes you feel when you are listening to it. Perhaps we could even make a playlist of all our favourite songs – Methlick’s Music!

In the Sway below, you will find a video of me playing my guitar to one of my favourite songs – ‘Let it  Be’ by the Beatles. For me, this song is full of positivity and joy – it reminds me to be thankful for everything that I have.