#Team2B, Parents as Partners, Remote Learning

Week beg. 30.03.20

March 30, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Remote Learning – Week 2

#Team2B – thank you so much for your efforts last week in supporting our new way of learning.

I will continue to post information on this blog every Monday and add any updates throughout the week if required.

All learning tasks will be posted directly to the Class Team via your child’s group channels daily.

I believe everyone in the class is now set and up and running. If you still require support with this then please see the email that was sent to you last week by School Mail.

Your kind comments and photos have made me smile everyday.

Please understand that it is not the expectation for you to post photos everyday but if you are able to upload something when you can it would be great to see completed tasks from everyone.

I am missing interacting with you all at school but hopefully we can continue to keep in touch through our class Team.

Happy Monday!

Miss M x

Parents as Partners, Remote Learning

25.03.20

March 25, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Update – 9:45am

Hi all – I have posted tasks today straight onto the channel dashboard on MS Teams.

There are NO documents to load and view or files to access. Hopefully this makes it easier for you all.

I thank you for your support during this time.

Miss M 🙂

Parents as Partners, Remote Learning

24.03.20 MS TEAMS

March 24, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Update

Update 10:55am

Downloading the MS Team app directly to your desktop seems to be the way to go. Users are experiencing no lagging or difficulty viewing, saving and downloading files.

In the meantime, please find attached all of Tuesday’s Literacy and Numeracy group learning.

Please find attached all of Monday’s group learning.

Update 10:20am

Tip – I am accessing MS Teams through the desktop app on my laptop directly. I am not logging in via GLOW on my internet browser. If you have MS Office 365 on your home device it might be worth a try to see if you are able to access tasks directly from that. I have experienced no freezing or lagging using this method of access.

Good morning #Team2B! I am aware that some of you were having issues accessing the ‘Files’ tab on your group channels. This seems to be an issue during peak times 9-3pm as the app is being accessed by lots of users at once.

I am working to find a solution to us getting up and running properly so from today I will upload the work programme documents onto the main dashboard of your group channel for Literacy and Numeracy. Hopefully this will be easier to access, view, download, save to your device.

Look out for other posts of learning ideas from Mr Gordon or Mrs Ali too!

Please continue to check both this blog and the main dashboard of the MS Teams page everyday for updates.

In between working at home I will also be working in our Local Hub at OLM so I will try to respond to posts when I can.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding.

Miss McCaskie x

Remote Learning

WEEK BEG. 23.03.20

March 22, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Remote Learning – Week 1

Good morning to P2B and families!

In this post you will find more information about learning from home and tasks to complete Monday to Friday.

The information below can also be found in a document on the ‘Files’ tab on the class Microsoft Team.

I will use this blog weekly to sign post any important updates.

Routine of the Day

You can choose which order you complete your learning targets, but you should aim to finish them for 3:00pm just like you would if it was a day in class at school.

Please remember your snack break in the morning, and lunchtime break in the afternoon!

Remote Online Learning

At 9:00am everyday it might be an idea to log onto your Microsoft Teams using your GLOW account (gw16 17 18 or 19…) to have a look at what Literacy, Numeracy and Other learning tasks/online experiences I, Mr Gordon or Mrs Ali have asked you to complete or take part in.

On a Friday you may be set an assignment on your Team to assess mental maths or spelling skills. You will find the ‘Assignment’ tab at the top of the Teams page.

At 3:05pm I will have the link to our class tidy up music on the ‘YouTube’ tab at the top of the page. Play this so you can get your learning space tidy and ready for the next working day.

Remote Learning Resources

Last Thursday (19th) you were sent home with a home learning folder containing jotters, maths booklet, My Special Book and group reading texts.

Please compete written tasks neatly, in pencil and use the same jotter layout as in class.

Remember to:

write the long date in literacy jotter e.g. Monday 23rd March
write the short date in maths/IDL jotter e.g. 23.03.20
underline titles
take a new line for each question
remember 1 digit per box in maths jotters/miss 2 boxes between each question.

I’ll let you know on your Team which jotter to use. The where and when is up to you and your family!

I am sad that I don’t get to see your smiley faces everyday but look forward to reading your comments and the fun we will have together!

Thank you families for your support with the above – the children will keep you right I am sure!

Please use the guidelines/help sheets for logging onto learning sites sent to you in a school email last week if needed.

….and everyday.

Stay safe, listen to the adults who are looking after you and be good! I will be watching!

Miss McCaskie x

Homework, Parents as Partners

HOMEWORK W/B. 16-03-19

March 16, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Homework-16-03-20

As usual, please find in the above link tasks to be completed for Friday. It is a reduced programme to take account of the STEM challenge. Thanks for your continued support and I hope everyone has a great week.

Miss McC 🙂

STEM Homework Challenge

A reminder of the photo challenge from the STEM Committee due this coming Thursday.

You should take a selfie doing something related to Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths. Please print the picture and write your NAME, HOUSE and CLASS on the back.

We will then create a display board of all the selfies. The STEM Committee will judge and select overall first, second and third place winners. They will receive points for their house. Family pictures are more than welcome but please ensure each child has a copy of their picture to submit.

Please bring pictures to school by Thursday 19^th March.

Homework, Parents as Partners

HOMEWORK W/B. 09-03-20

March 9, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Homework 09-03-20

Please find in the above link homework tasks to be completed for Friday. Thanks. Miss McC 🙂

Get Caught Reading!

World Book Week Challenge – if you have been ‘caught’ sharing or reading a book, factual text, magazine, leaflet or comic then please take a picture and bring it into school for Friday 13th March.

STEM Homework Challenge

Please see a note from the STEM Committee sent out on Friday 6th March. The deadline for this challenge is Thursday 19^th March.

STEM SELFIE HOUSE CHALLENGE

The idea for this challenge was created by the STEM Committee and it is to encourage pupils to engage in STEM activities outside of school.

You should take a selfie doing something related to Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths. Please print the picture and write your NAME, HOUSE and CLASS on the back.

Good luck and happy STEM-ing 🙂

Alex, Aisha & William P7

Homework, Parents as Partners

HOMEWORK W/B. 02-03-20

February 28, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Homework 02-03-20

Please find above homework tasks to be completed for Friday.

World Book Day 2020

To celebrate World Book Day on Thursday and instead of bringing an item/toy for ‘show and tell’, I would like you to bring in your favourite book/prop to celebrate . Please be prepared to share reasons of why you have chosen your book and what you like about it.

With thanks for your continued support, Miss M 🙂

Community, Family Friendly, Homework, Parents as Partners

HOMEWORK W/B. 24-02-20

February 24, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Homework 24-02-20

Please find above homework tasks to be completed for Friday.

Food Bank Collection

Please see a note below from the Pupil Council, Mrs Stirling and Mrs Phee.

The Pupil Council Committee have organised to collect non-food items for our local food bank. We are hoping you can raid your cupboards and donate some essential items for those in crisis.

If you have any of the following items we would be very grateful:

Household items – laundry liquid detergent, laundry powder, washing up liquid
Feminine hygiene products
Baby supplies – nappies, baby wipes and non-perishable baby food.
Toiletries – deodorant, toilet paper, shower gel, shaving gel, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand wipes.

Some information of our plans have previously been shared, therefore we have already received some donations.

Thank you to everyone who has already donated to this worthwhile cause.

Collection date: by Friday 27th March to Mrs Stirling’s room.

The Pupil Council Committee

Parental Engagement

The workshops in the poster above will be run in partnership with Julie Douglas, our Family First link worker. These will take place in school on the above dates/times.

We kindly extend a personal invitation to all our families. Julie can offer guidance on many aspects of parenting and family life.

Thank you – I wish you a great week! With thanks, Miss M 🙂

Community, Family Friendly, Homework, Parents as Partners

HOMEWORK W/B 17.02.20

February 17, 2020 Miss McCaskie

Homework 17-02-20

Please find above homework tasks to be completed for Friday.

With thanks, Miss M 🙂

Parent Pay

Please note that Parent Pay is now live for you to pay the balance of our trip to Eastwood Theatre. There were some technical difficulties over the weekend which have now been rectified.

Beat the Street 2020

Today your child has been sent home with information about the above.

Beat the Street is a physical activity challenge across ERC which begins on Wednesday 19^th February.

Local schools, workplaces and community groups are competing to see who can walk, run, scoot or cycle the furthest before the Wednesday 1^st April.

We have been allocated ‘fobs’ for staff, families and pupils to collect points to our school account.

Pupil fobs are green and have already been pre-registered to the school’s account and activated by the Beat the Street team.

Family fobs in the form of credit card style need to be registered online with the card number if you wish to take part at home.

There will be ‘Beat Boxes’ on lamp posts around the community (e.g. bottom of the lane) for us to tap the fob and collect points. More information can be found on the maps sent home.

Please note that it is not enough to scan a random box – you will need to go between them to gain points for us!

I’m sure this challenge will provide many hours of family fun!

Good luck!

Community

Rag Bag Collection

February 6, 2020 Mrs Ali

Rag Bag Collection

The ‘Rag Bag’ recycling scheme has been developed to provide regular fundraising for schools in Scotland.

The scheme increases awareness about textile recycling and by increasing recycling rates we can help the environment by ensuring less material goes to landfill.

Help raise funds for the school with textile recycling.

Items we collect

Wearable clothing
Paired shoes
Handbags
Belts

Please return bags to school by Monday 17^th February. You can bring in bags before this date.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs Ali, Mrs Macintyre

Eco Committee

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