I’m aiming to post something ‘topical’ every week to keep the family discussions going over the period of school closures.

Here is this week’s. Get chatting!!

31 World’s Oldest Man

To link with this morning’s Tweet here is a link to an animated version of the story.  The children have seen this before at assembly and it’s one of my personal favourites!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY

Download this colourful set of small images for the younger children to cut out and use as stick puppets based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

You can print the images out, let the children cut them out then stick them onto lollipop sticks or pieces of card.

Now let your child retell the story in their own words – even let them add their own favourite food/snacks. Enjoy

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To the pupils, parents and all staff members of Mauchline PS & ECC

Please have a restful and safe Easter break.

Try to have some fun and some long lies!

We will see you all again in two weeks, ready to begin our online learning once again.

Take care

Good morning Mauchline PS & ECC.

Fancy an Easter challenge?

Try the quiz below – answers to follow later.

Easter Quiz Questions For Kids

Easter Quiz Answer Sheet

It’s almost time for the Easter holidays and I am sure everyone is busy trying out Ms Dougan’s daily challenges – this week all Easter-themed. Remember to send us your photographs – you can add them to Twitter, email your teacher or email me (Mrs Cross).

My Glow email is:    easusan.cross1@glow.sch.uk

Since we are missing our Easter Service I have included a Powerpoint all about the Easter Story.

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There is also a link to a really easy Easter craft to brighten up the house over the next few weeks.

I have added a little more information to yesterday’s ‘Let’s Get Reading’ post.

The website has a ‘read to me’ function to allow all of the books to be read to the children rather than them having to read them on their own.

This opens up a whole world of books for everyone to read. It’s a fabulous site and well worth a look!!

https://readon.myon.co.uk

Children from P3-7 are used to using Accelerated Reader to record the books they read and complete quizzes.

However Accelerated Reader has given free access to some of their books online during school closures. ALL children can access the free links to some of their ebooks.

Please follow the link to access.

https://readon.myon.co.uk/

The site has a function to allow the books to be read to the children – this allows children to ‘hear’ the stories even they are too difficult for them to read. A fabulous function during this time of school closure.

Good morning Mauchline PS & ECC and welcome to a new week! Remember to check your class page on the blog or Microsoft Teams (if your class is using it) for some messages from your teachers.

I have attached some learning activities for all stages in the school to keep everyone busy today!

ECC/Primary 1: Let’s try a hunt around the house.

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Primary 2-4: A different house hunt.

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Primary 5-7: Some research sheets to complete.

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Friday 27th March

Good morning Mauchline PS & ECC

Firstly let me say that we all deserve a rest today. I don’t know about you, but I am shattered – in more ways than one!!

A very different week and it’s been rather strange for us all.

Please don’t feel that you have to be accessing all of this new technology ‘stuff’ straight away. Even the staff are completely befuddled by most of it – no one is an expert yet (me included!)

However I have had a lot of interest in accessing the Microsoft Office 365 parts – Word, Powerpoint, TEAMS etc.

So I have made a very basic help page which I hope will provide some guidance.

I already posted a help page for accessing GLOW earlier in the week, so you may need to have look at that first.

See below for my home-made help page to Office 365.

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I also managed to find a help page on the internet for TEAMS. I hope it will be of some assistance. It’s not the easiest of platforms to operate and best left to the experts among us i.e. your children!!

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Hello P3,

Remember to check the P3/Mrs Norman’s Glow page for updates and suggestions for your learning.  😊

Hope you’re all staying safe and following the rules for going outside.
Take care,

Mrs Norman