Finally, just as a wee extra on the final day of our Mental Health week, here’s a beautiful montage of British birdsong which can only make your heart sing.
It’s like bringing the outside indoors.
Happy Friday! 🕊
P.S. My cat got really upset when I played this! 🐈
I shared this book with you on Monday.
I have added some more information to the book about the group of people, who live under the same sky as you, who were very happy to take a photo of the sky to share with you.
I think that was very kind.
The photographs were taken by my friends between 10am and 12noon at the weekend (16th/17th May)
I have put some of the originals back in because I cropped them as it would have been too obvious. I wonder if you can find out the time difference between Scotland and there?
Maybe you could ask someone you are missing to send you a photograph of the sky and you could send one to them and you could talk about what you both see.
Thank you to everyone who has joined the Book Bear Club.
Dot would like to share another of her favourite books with you.
We read the story together at our thoughtful spot just when the sun was lower in the sky, it was very peaceful.
By the way ,on Tuesday Dot shared the story ‘The Bad Tempered Ladybird’
I have always wondered if a ladybird could be bad tempered as I am rather fond of them.
This link takes you to the Countryside Classroom where they investigate this question. (a lot of text )
On page 3 they answer some questions
On page 5 they tell you how to make ladybirds happy.
I hope you have enjoyed being outdoors and observing the sky.
Did you SEE, THINK and WONDER?
I was left wondering what some of the clouds shapes were called.
Some people choose to observe the sky as a job, they are called Meteorologists.
Mrs Still ,as well as being one of our wonderful PSAs, is a Meteorologist Observer.
I’m not finished, now that I have Mrs Still’s book I am going to have a go at writing about different cloud formations, I will share on Friday.
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?
to do this you need to be able to
OR
White Rose Maths Time Booklet Year 1
White Rose Maths Time Booklet Year 2
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!
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
It is lovely to think that we are all under the same sky even though we may be far away from those we care about and miss.
Use a calendar and clock to check the date and time.
Inside and outside look up to the sky!
Talk about what you see:
Think and wonder why you:
Talk about what you see think and wonder in this book.
Write lists of describing words, adjectives to use when you write about the sky.
Can you collect some photographs of the sky between 10 o’clock and 12 noon and share with your teacher?
During the next fortnight we will be learning about time across the school. Take a look at the timetable for Week 1 of ‘Health Fortnight’.
Haven’t Miss Deans and the Health Group been busy planning an action packed ‘Health Fortnight’ for us?
Calendars and timetables can help you plan what you would like to do when.
Take a look at this timetable – it is for children who are interested in taking part in the mild challenges.
It uses pictures to show when the mild literacy and numeracy learning activities will be shared this week.
This is for filling with learning ideas? Having an interest, a hobby, a craft, a sport that you love doing, learning more about can help to make you very happy. That makes this column very important. I can’t wait to find out what ideas everyone has.
I got a shock last week when I looked at how many steps I had taken each day. I was spending far too much time sitting and looking at a computer screen. I often work in the kitchen because the internet signal is best in there but I am far too close to the kettle and the biscuit tin! No walking and too many snacks!
Clearly I was not looking after my health and was not very good at planning my time so I have had a go at writing out a timetable for this week.
I know that I need to make the effort to walk more and eat more healthy snacks. I am feeling quite calm and positive now that I have a plan. I will update you with my progress on Wednesday.
If it’s not possible to print the timetable have a go at designing your own, much more fun!
I am delighted to announce the winner of the tallest dandelion competition today.
Thank you so much to everyone who has taken part!
Take a LOOK in the BOOK!
Good morning everyone. Time for another bit of Friday fun.
As the weather is getting warmer, we are starting to see more and more butterflies visiting our gardens. Plants like lavender and buddleia (also known as ‘the butterfly bush’) are very attractive to butterflies, but not everyone has them growing in their garden. Today’s activity is designed to encourage more butterflies to visit yours.
All the step-by-step instructions are contained in the Sway. You should have most of the ingredients at home and, if not, they are easy to find.
I hope you give it a try – the butterflies will be grateful!
Hopefully you will soon have lots of visitors to your garden. Don’t forget to come back to the blog and let me know how many butterflies you have seen.
You can find out how to identify butterflies here:
Butterfly Identifier
As our Eco-fortnight draws to a close, here is one last post on the subject of bumblebees.
The Bumblebee Conservation trust has a collection of activities and fact files for all ages. Click on the link below to find out more:
Read the article in the following link. If you can, print off the worksheet, complete the crossword and label the different parts of a bee.
Finally, click on the Sway to find a series of questions to test your knowledge of bees! Remember to answer in complete sentences.
