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.

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Feel-Good Friday – Build a Butterfly Bar!

May 15, 2020 Ms Rees 4 Comments

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

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Bumblebee Reading Comprehension – Spicy

May 14, 2020 Ms Rees 17 Comments

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:

All About Bees

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.

Bee Facts

Finally, click on the Sway to find a series of questions to test your knowledge of bees! Remember to answer in complete sentences.

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Numeracy – Spicy/Hot – Addition/Subtraction – Update

May 13, 2020 Mr Reid 6 Comments

Hello everyone!

It’s time to practise Addition and Subtraction.

Click on the Sway below to see some NEW fun and challenging activities that you can do at home to improve your numeracy skills.

Please comment and let us know which activities you have been doing and which ones you have enjoyed the most!

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

May 13, 2020 Mr Reid 9 Comments

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 – Dance

Miss Deans will be playing – Street Racer

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.

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Meat Free Meal

May 13, 2020 Mrs Flockton Leave a comment

Following on from Mrs Taylor’s lovely recipe I hope some of you have managed to think about the idea of a meat free meal.

I’m sure many families have meat free meals at various points without realising it – for example Macaroni Cheese or even a salad. Those of you that are vegetarian or vegan will be doing this daily.

The idea of ‘Meat free Monday’ is a interesting debate as it opens up some good questions about whether or not it is good for the environment. (It doesn’t have to be on a Monday you do this)

Have a look at the website and read some of the ideas, some of you might need some adult support –

http://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/meat-free-mondays/introduction#section

Task 1 – Write a short report sharing your view on Meat Free Monday. You may have to research the website and note down some ideas before you start a report.

Remember to include your feelings and thoughts. Is your report for or against Meat Free Monday?

These questions may help –

Do you think Meat Free Monday will make a difference to climate change?
Do you think it will affect farming? Would this affect farming in our area?
Do you think it will improve health?
Do you agree with the information on the website?

Task 2 – Design a menu or recipe sharing your Meat Free meal. Did you make it?

Feel free to try one task or maybe some of you will manage both.

Remember to comment on here or share with your teacher we would love to see your ideas.

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HWB – Food Technology – Spicy

May 11, 2020 Mrs Taylor 5 Comments

As part of Methlick Eco Fortnight I was challenged to make one meat free meal. I made the recipe shown below. The black beans were a delicious substitution for the chicken I would usually use. Inspired by the grid, I then made the recipe into a little card to print off and add to my recipe book.

Do you have a recipe book where you keep all of your favourite recipes? Maybe you could share some of your favourite recipes with your teacher this week. Let us know if you make a meat free meal this week and add your recipe to your Seesaw journal if you can.

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FIND THE MISSING LINKS

May 7, 2020 Ms Rees 13 Comments

As tomorrow is a holiday, we won’t have another Feel-Good Friday activity until next week. However, I thought I’d set you a Literacy challenge to keep you going over the long weekend.

Today’s challenge is all about finding one word which links with each of three other words.

Click on the Sway below to access the quiz and to find out what to do.

It’s a tricky one, so good luck!

Have a lovely weekend. 🙂

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Skittle Addition

May 7, 2020 Ms Rees 2 Comments

As one of this week’s Numeracy focuses is Addition, and as we are also having an Eco fortnight, I thought I’d share this idea with you. It’s a good way to improve your adding skills, it reuses empty plastic bottles, and it’s a fun outdoor activity for the whole family.

Have a look at the Sway, which explains everything you need to do in order to have a game of Skittle Addition.

Don’t forget to come back on the blog to let me know how you got on and who got the best score in your family. Good luck!

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