Mr Corrigan will be going live on the St Albert’s You Tube Infants channel between 2-3pm this afternoon if you fancy tuning in!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh5GQLl6kdUmUJFwGaO-ijg/videos
Month: May 2020
Thursday 14th May 2020
Happy Thursday everyone.
One of my favourite things about our classroom was our lovely plants and caring for them was part of our class routine.
Over the next few weeks if you would like one of our class plants to care for at home please let me know and I will arrange for one to be dropped off with you to be returned when we return to normal again.
This would be a lovely way to stay connected to the school environment, just let me know if you’d like to take part in this.
See below for Mrs Pattie’s time lapse video of what happens when she waters her plants… it’s really interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn_MUaJULnQ
9am
Gym lesson online with Joe Wicks LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
9:30-10:00: Literacy
Reading Books- Log on to Bug Club to access your reading book.
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
Remember, this is the only place for you to keep up with our school reading scheme while you’re off. Once you’ve completed your assigned books please email and let me know so I can update with harder, new texts the children will find engaging.
If you have any trouble accessing or navigating the site please don’t hesitate to let me know and I can support you by talking you through the process over video chat or send instructions in an email.
10:30-11:15: Break Time
11:15-12:15: Maths
Today we’ll revise some counting and addition work, see below for options. Remember you can also choose to do something from your individual work packs instead.
Ask an adult to help you choose the right one for you.
The hungry caterpillar counting
12:15-1pm: Lunch
1-1.30 pm: Fine Motor Skills
One of the really important aspects of our daily school life is play. These play based experiences help us make sense of the world around us and also assist in our development of fine and gross motor skills which impacts on our cognitive activity and even our pencil grip etc.
I have attached a suggested activity you could try at home to help develop these skills.
Try placing buttons, sweeties or smarties on top of all the holes on the rainbow. If you’d rather not download and print you could cut holes out of any paper or picture and do the same thing.
1.30-2.30pm: Art
Follow along with Miss Milne making germ monsters in her kitchen. All you’ll need is some paint, water, paper and straws. Remember to send any photographs you have of art work created at home, I always love to see what you get up to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avRVfz9CuB8
2-2:30pm: Break Time
2:30-3pm: Story and chat
At the end of each day, we will send you stories to listen to/read. Some of these will be read by your lovely St. Albert’s teachers, others might be by famous authors. To get ready for the story:
- Get a snack and a drink
- Get somewhere comfy – on cushions/sofa/bed, under a blanket
- Get one of your parents or a brother/sister to listen with you
Here are today’s stories:
Follow along with Miss Kinloch who makes a story map of the story ‘Stone Soup’. Thank you for this Miss Kinloch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvAgmdhTLLo
Vooks has updated their site with lots of new storybooks. Check them out…
https://watch.vooks.com/browse
Select a book and enjoy.
The class log in details are below, this makes the audio book service completely free.
Username- kirstiedundee.hunter@btinterent.com
Password- cosmickid11
Wednesday 13th May 2020
Good morning everyone, I can’t quite believe it’s Wednesday already! What are you up to today? Leave a comment below and let me know! I am going to spend the day finishing off some bread I’ve been baking and I will edit the video to post for you tomorrow. I really hope it works.
Missing you as always, today we would normally be swimming, won’t it be just wonderful when we can swim again :-).
Lots of Love
Mrs Creevy
9am
Gym lesson online with Joe Wicks LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
9:30-10:00: Literacy
Spend some time revising your phonics sounds, you can either do this using your at home work pack or alternatively watch some of the videos and games below.
You can also practice writing your sounds in your jotter. Make sure to get an adult to help you choose the right sounds for you to learn.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcqqtfr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HYM9VXz9k
If you are using an ipad or tablet at home I have also discovered some free apps which you can download and will help the children with reinforcing the sounds they already know. I have listed them below.
Phonics, Phonics Match, ABC Kids and Meet The Alphablocks
If you’re looking for something a bit harder to challenge yourself have a look at this video link explaining homophones and how to use them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqhpk2p/articles/zc84cwx
10:30-11:15: Break Time
11:15-12:15: Maths
Today let’s revise our knowledge of number and number processes. Choose from the Topmarks games below and remember to get an adult to help you set up your game at the correct level for you.
The Gingerbread Man Counting Game
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game
Paint The Squares To Make Number Patterns
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares
Coconut Multiples
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
12:15-1pm: Lunch
1-1.30 pm: Fine Motor Skills
One of the really important aspects of our daily school life is play. These play based experiences help us make sense of the world around us and also assist in our development of fine and gross motor skills which impacts on our cognitive activity and even our pencil grip etc.
I have attached a suggested activity you could try at home to help develop these skills.
1.30-2.30pm: Music
I wanted to share this video one more time with you as it’s so good. Mrs pattie singing us some familiar songs from our music sessions. Thank you Mrs Pattie for doing this and for sharing your musical talents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsI-YhwnxSA&feature=youtu.be
You can also choose to have a listen to a variety of musical instruments below. Think about what your favourite musical instrument is? Is there an instrument you’d like to try to play?
Musical Instrument Video PowerPoint
2-2:30pm: Break Time
2:30-3pm: Story and chat
At the end of each day, we will send you stories to listen to/read. Some of these will be read by your lovely St. Albert’s teachers, others might be by famous authors. To get ready for the story:
- Get a snack and a drink
- Get somewhere comfy – on cushions/sofa/bed, under a blanket
- Get one of your parents or a brother/sister to listen with you
Here are today’s stories:
Me, Mrs Creevy reading along to The Fish Who Could Wish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0_wRNlCHws&feature=youtu.be
Vooks has updated their site with lots of new storybooks. Check them out…
https://watch.vooks.com/browse
Select a book and enjoy.
The class log in details are below, this makes the audio book service completely free.
Username- kirstiedundee.hunter@btinterent.com
Password- cosmickid11
Weekend News Pictures
It’s so lovely to see all the exciting things you’ve been getting up to! Please see below to see what your friends have been doing. Kareem even sent clips of him baking a cake for his sisters birthday. How special!
Love
Mrs Creevy
Tuesday 12th May 2020
Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you had a lovely long weekend and managed to stay busy and active. As always I can’t wait to see the photographs of what you’ve all been up to and will share them later today so you can all keep in touch with each other.
Lots of Love
Mrs Creevy
9am
Gym lesson online with Joe Wicks LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
9:30-10:00: Literacy
Weekend News Writing
In class 1 we print off the pictures from our weekend and share them with our friends.
Then we tell an adult what we’d like to write to accompany the picture, this can be single words or sentences depending on each individual.
Could you do this in one of your jotters? If you don’t have a printer you could draw a picture of something you did instead. Remember it will really help some of us if you dot our words for us to trace like below…
Please remember to send your photos and sentences to me so I can share with everyone later today.
10.00-10.30: If you have time you could also check out Newsround to learn more about what is going on in the world around us.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround
10:30-11:15: Break Time
11:15-12:15: Maths
Below we have a variety of shape activities for you to choose from.
If you’d prefer not to complete one of these you could make up a shape matching game on cut up scrap paper or draw some shapes and label them in your homework jotter.
Build A Dinosaur Shape Activity
12:15-1pm: Lunch
1-1.30 pm: Fine Motor Skills
One of the really important aspects of our daily school life is play. These play based experiences help us make sense of the world around us and also assist in our development of fine and gross motor skills which impacts on our cognitive activity and even our pencil grip etc.
I have attached a suggested activity you could try at home to help develop these skills.
1.30-2.30pm: Science
Follow along with Glasgow Science Centre’s Videos… they have a great you tube channel created by their staff from home during this time. I have linked some videos and an activity below focused on the study of Space and the wider universe. The videos are good fun, I hope you enjoy.
Can you send a teacake into space?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoGKi8AbqOA
Vertical Rocket Launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38eOsvr2GI
Mars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38eOsvr2GI
Now use either your working jotters or the worksheet below to see if you can design your own planet that humans could survive on.
It will need to have the following things;
*Food Source- are there trees? Other living things?
*Running Water- what does this look like? Rivers? Lakes? How will you ensure it is clean?
*Energy- what’s your energy source? Is it renewable?
See how creative you can be in coming up with ideas!
2-2:30pm: Break Time
2:30-3pm: Story and chat
At the end of each day, we will send you stories to listen to/read. Some of these will be read by your lovely St. Albert’s teachers, others might be by famous authors. To get ready for the story:
- Get a snack and a drink
- Get somewhere comfy – on cushions/sofa/bed, under a blanket
- Get one of your parents or a brother/sister to listen with you
Here are today’s stories:
Listen along to Michelle Obama reading, There’s a Dragon in Your Book. This is a super story read beautifully by the former First Lady of the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTCWYoOUMME
Vooks has updated their site with lots of new storybooks. Check them out…
https://watch.vooks.com/browse
Select a book and enjoy.
The class log in details are below, this makes the audio book service completely free.
Username- kirstiedundee.hunter@btinterent.com
Password- cosmickid11
Thursday 7th May 2020
Good morning everyone, to start off your day I thought you’d enjoy watching the assembly video put together by Mr Kedilty and Mr Stewart. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDQApCpDNns&feature=youtu.be
9am
Gym lesson online with Joe Wicks LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
9:30-10:00: Literacy
Let’s revise some of your CVC words this morning; below are three choices of activity for you to choose from.
- To combine some talking and listening skills use these flashcards of pictures to practice saying the words out loud and then you could challenge yourself to make up a silly sentence including the word for example.
“Cat”
“The cat ate tuna fish ice cream”.
- Download the CVC practice worksheet, you can use this to become more familiar with the words and practice writing the words. Get an adult to help you choose the right one for you.
- Use the flash cards in your at home learning packs, you could either copy these into your jotter or use them for a silly sentence game with someone at home.
10:30-11:15: Break Time
11:15-12:15: Maths
The best way for you to keep practising the right maths for you is through SumDog: https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in?to=%2Femails
Your parents have your log in information and if you have any trouble accessing your account please don’t hesitate to let me know.
12:15-1pm: Lunch
1-1.30 pm: Fine Motor Skills
One of the really important aspects of our daily school life is play. These play based experiences help us make sense of the world around us and also assist in our development of fine and gross motor skills which impacts on our cognitive activity and even our pencil grip etc.
I have attached a suggested activity you could try at home to help develop these skills.
1.30-2.30pm: Art
Origami is the art of paper folding often associated with the Japanese culture. Join Miss Milne and Ziggy her cat and watch her make some origami frogs. All you need at home to follow along is a piece of card or paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5FpZSSyjpA
If you’d like to do more activities like this there’s a fantastic website full of straight forward tutorials to help you. If you manage to do any of them please send me pictures I’d love to see them.
https://www.origamiway.com/very-simple-origami-for-kids.shtml
2-2:30pm: Break Time
2:30-3pm: Story and chat
At the end of each day, we will send you stories to listen to/read. Some of these will be read by your lovely St. Albert’s teachers, others might be by famous authors. To get ready for the story:
- Get a snack and a drink
- Get somewhere comfy – on cushions/sofa/bed, under a blanket
- Get one of your parents or a brother/sister to listen with you
Here are today’s stories:
Today I am reading one of our feelings stories which explores the emotion Happy. I hope you enjoy listening along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoSENDogilM
Vooks has updated their site with lots of new storybooks. Check them out…
https://watch.vooks.com/browse
Select a book and enjoy.
The class log in details are below, this makes the audio book service completely free.
Username- kirstiedundee.hunter@btinterent.com
Password- cosmickid11
Wednesday 6th May
It’s Wednesday already… Wow! I hope you all enjoyed yesterday’s videos. See below again today for some suggested activities for you to do at home. I have recorded one of our classes favourite story books for you to listen along to at home I really hope you enjoy it.
Please keep me updated with any suggested work you manage to complete at home or any news pictures, I always love to hear from you all and will respond with a video message.
9am
Gym lesson online with Joe Wicks LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
9:30-10:00: Literacy
Reading Books- Log on to Bug Club to access your reading book.
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
Remember, this is the only place for you to keep up with our school reading scheme while you’re off. Once you’ve completed your assigned books please email and let me know so I can update with harder, new texts the children will find engaging.
If you have any trouble accessing or navigating the site please don’t hesitate to let me know and I can support you by talking you through the process over video chat or send instructions in an email.
10:30-11:15: Break Time
11:15-12:15: Maths
Today if you chose to you can revise the concept of money. You can complete one of the worksheet tasks below if you choose.
Alternatively
Set up a pretend shop in your house… just like the grocery shop in class one. Use your imagination. It could be a toy shop or a food shop.
Could you use sticky post its or stickers to price items. You could invite a sibling or member of your family and use real or toy money to buy and sell objects. Try and work out the change you’ll need to give them if they buy something.
As always, do what works for you… these are just suggestions.
12:15-1pm: Lunch
1-1.30 pm: Fine Motor Skills
One of the really important aspects of our daily school life is play. These play based experiences help us make sense of the world around us and also assist in our development of fine and gross motor skills which impacts on our cognitive activity and even our pencil grip etc.
I have attached a suggested activity you could try at home to help develop these skills.
1.30-2.30pm: Outdoor Learning
Follow along Mr Corrigans video full of suggestions of things you can look for when out and about in your garden, local park or street. You could follow this up by working on a nature journal if you choose. Look out for all the adjectives Mr Corrigan uses to describe what he finds.
Signs of Spring Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZSPbOI2Jes
Spring Nature Journal Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=all6uRWV4SA
If you’re looking for more resources to support your exploration of Spring below is a power point providing some more information and a worksheet to help your conversations and recording of anything you observe or find outside.
2-2:30pm: Break Time
2:30-3pm: Story and chat
At the end of each day, we will send you stories to listen to/read. Some of these will be read by your lovely St. Albert’s teachers, others might be by famous authors. To get ready for the story:
- Get a snack and a drink
- Get somewhere comfy – on cushions/sofa/bed, under a blanket
- Get one of your parents or a brother/sister to listen with you
Here are today’s stories:
Today I am reading one of our favourite stories, Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson. I hope you like listening along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG2JC-OFNqM
Vooks has updated their site with lots of new storybooks. Check them out…
https://watch.vooks.com/browse
Select a book and enjoy.
The class log in details are below, this makes the audio book service completely free.
Username- kirstiedundee.hunter@btinterent.com
Password- cosmickid11
Tuesday 5th May 2020
Happy Tuesday everyone. Hope you have enjoyed looking at each other’s news pictures. This is such a good way for us to stay connected with each other! I have a video message from a familiar face for you to enjoy this morning.
I hope you have a good day ahead and manage to get plenty of fresh air if possible.
Lots of Love
Mrs Creevy
9am
Gym lesson online with Joe Wicks LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
9:30-10:00: Literacy
Spend some time revising your phonics sounds, you can either do this using your at home work pack or alternatively watch some of the videos and games below.
You can also practice writing your sounds in your jotter. Make sure to get an adult to help you choose the right sounds for you to learn.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcqqtfr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HYM9VXz9k
If you are using an ipad or tablet at home I have also discovered some free apps which you can download and will help the children with reinforcing the sounds they already know. I have listed them below.
Phonics, Phonics Match, ABC Kids and Meet The Alphablocks
10:30-11:15: Break Time
11:15-12:15: Maths
Today I suggest you spend some time revising our work on time. You can play the games suggested below and if you want to you could print and build your own clock using the downloadable sheet.
Remember one of the best things to do when learning the time is to wear a watch and to be reminded to look at the clocks around you. This will help you become increasingly familiar with the concept of time which can be tricky! Enjoy!
Hickory Dickory Dock
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/
What Time is it?
https://www.primarygames.com/time/1a.htm
12:15-1pm: Lunch
1-1.30 pm: Fine Motor Skills
One of the really important aspects of our daily school life is play. These play based experiences help us make sense of the world around us and also assist in our development of fine and gross motor skills which impacts on our cognitive activity and even our pencil grip etc.
I have attached a suggested activity you could try at home to help develop these skills.
1.30-2.30pm: Cooking
Join me in my kitchen for this baking tutorial… this weekend I baked two sponge loafs and decorated them with sprinkles on top. I would love to see pictures of anything you bake at home!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zSCzYNcNBA
Enjoy the video and remember to always wash your hands and ask an adult before doing anything in the kitchen.
2-2:30pm: Break Time
2:30-3pm: Story and chat
At the end of each day, we will send you stories to listen to/read. Some of these will be read by your lovely St. Albert’s teachers, others might be by famous authors. To get ready for the story:
- Get a snack and a drink
- Get somewhere comfy – on cushions/sofa/bed, under a blanket
- Get one of your parents or a brother/sister to listen with you
Here are today’s stories:
Miss Graham has recorded a lovely story for you called, ‘Whoever’s heard of hibernating pig’… I hope you enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SbtRK3KEdY
Vooks has updated their site with lots of new storybooks. Check them out…
https://watch.vooks.com/browse
Select a book and enjoy.
The class log in details are below, this makes the audio book service completely free.
Username- kirstiedundee.hunter@btinterent.com
Password- cosmickid11
Weekend News Pictures
What an exciting weekend you’ve all had. I just love seeing your photographs and I know your friends do too!
From an at home cinema (Ross you look super cool), to Khadija’s baking, Muhsin’s hard writing work, Azaan’s tunnel fun and Kareem’s snooker game you are all obviously finding very creative ways of staying busy.
Love you all lots and look out for a special story video tomorrow and cooking video! We have lots to look forward to.
BIG HUGS
Mrs Creevy
Monday 4th May 2020
Good morning everyone, I really hope you had a nice weekend? As always, I’m really looking forward to seeing your news pictures as they come in from your parents. I will make sure to share these photographs in a blog post later today so you can keep up with your friends and see what they’ve been up to.
On Saturday it should have been lovely Miss Bull’s wedding day. Unfortunately this had to be cancelled due to the current situation. The staff made a video for her to send her good wishes on what would have been her special day. You will spot lots of familiar faces… enjoy!
Here’s some suggested activities for today, remember if preferred you can also complete a piece of work from your at home learning pack kindly delivered by Mr Kedilty last week.
Do what works for you.
9am
Gym lesson online with Joe Wicks LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
9:30-10:00: Literacy
Weekend News Writing
In class 1 we print off the pictures from our weekend and share them with our friends.
Then we tell an adult what we’d like to write to accompany the picture, this can be single words or sentences depending on each individual.
Could you do this in one of your jotters? If you don’t have a printer you could draw a picture of something you did instead. Remember it will really help some of us if you dot our words for us to trace like below…
Please remember to send your photos and sentences to me so I can share with everyone later today.
10.00-10.30: If you have time you could also check out Newsround to learn more about what is going on in the world around us.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround
10:30-11:15: Break Time
11:15-12:15: Maths
Today I suggest we use the Topmarks website to revise some of our key maths learning this year including addition and money. Below are the suggested games, again ask an adult to help you choose the game that’s best suited to you at the right level of challenge.
Before you start your revision games you could click on this link to BBC Bitesize and watch some of the teaching clips on money to remind you of what we learned.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zntykmn/resources/1
Now try these games;
The Toy Shop Game
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money
The Change Game
https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/the-change-game/
12:15-1pm: Lunch
1-1.30 pm: Fine Motor Skills
One of the really important aspects of our daily school life is play. These play based experiences help us make sense of the world around us and also assist in our development of fine and gross motor skills which impacts on our cognitive activity and even our pencil grip etc.
I have attached a suggested activity you could try at home to help develop these skills.
1.30-2.30pm: Gym
Let’s get moving… you can choose one of the videos below to follow in your living room or bedroom the first video is a dancing tutorial from the website Go Noodle.
Enjoy learning the fun dance! I know if we were in class Mari would be showing everyone else up with her dance moves!
https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/footloose
If you fancy something a bit slower and more relaxed you could try out this new Cosmic Kids Yoga video…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT-s1-phgxs
2-2:30pm: Break Time
2:30-3pm: Story and chat
At the end of each day, we will send you stories to listen to/read. Some of these will be read by your lovely St. Albert’s teachers, others might be by famous authors. To get ready for the story:
- Get a snack and a drink
- Get somewhere comfy – on cushions/sofa/bed, under a blanket
- Get one of your parents or a brother/sister to listen with you
Here are today’s stories:
Miss Bull has been kind enough to share a video all about her class’s Spring topic… it’s a fantastic book with some beautiful images in there. Enjoy listening to her narration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdwyZGl15IY
Vooks has updated their site with lots of new storybooks. Check them out…
https://watch.vooks.com/browse
Select a book and enjoy.
The class log in details are below, this makes the audio book service completely free.
Username- kirstiedundee.hunter@btinterent.com
Password- cosmickid11
