We hope you’ve had a lovely weekend! I did a few quizzes on Skype with my family, what about you? We would love to hear from you, even if it’s just a ‘Hi!’ If you need any help with your home learning please please contact us here or on Teams! Hopefully it will brighten up later on and we can get out for a lovely walk, happy Monday p3/2.

Monday 18th May marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is KINDNESS, something we have worked hard on at Ladywell Primary.  Here are some ideas for spreading some kindness this week which has the added benefit of making us feel happy by making others happy.

1. Write a kindness challenge for each day this week.  Ideas could be, teach someone in your family a new game, send a card, letter or picture to someone you haven’t seen for a while, do some jobs around the house (dusting, tidying), video call (with permission) a friend, make a snack for someone at home.
2. Ask everyone in your family to write down some acts of kindness and put them in a jar.  Each day choose one act of kindness and carry it out.
3. Compliments!  A simple but really great way to be kind.  You could sit together as a family and take it in turns to give someone a compliment.  Another idea could be to make a poster or card for someone in your family and tell them all of the things that make them great to you!

It can be hard being stuck in your home without seeing your friends and other members of your family.  This week take some time to do some quick active bursts to help clear your head and get you ready for the day.  The links below take you to a short video on  https://imoves.com/  Free access to all of their resources is available during Lockdown however you don’t need to sign up to use the links below.

https://imoves.com/home-learning/1074 Mighty Monday – Sports Jam, imitate some sports through your movements.

https://imoves.com/home-learning/1085 Challenge Tuesday – Try some Street Dance moves.

https://imoves.com/home-learning/1366 Wellness Wednesday – The Power of Yet.  Just because you can’t do something YET doesn’t mean you won’t be able to soon.

https://imoves.com/home-learning/1444 Thinking Thursday – Practise counting in 2, 5 and 10 and get your heart pumping at the same time.

https://imoves.com/home-learning/1100 Funky Friday – Learn some moves from the Charleston dance.

Some tasks to try after.

1. Be brave pledge Print this out or copy the writing in your own words.  Can you find 3 (or even just 1) things you think you should try.  Go on, be brave and challenge yourself to try something tricky.  Maybe you want to learn to ride a bike or roller-skate.  Perhaps you would like to sing in a choir or learn to bake a cake.  You can’t do it YET but if you practise and keep trying you’ll get there!
2. t-l-54417-ks1-random-acts-of-kindness-story-writing-differentiated-activity-sheets-english_ver_1                   Write a story about being kind.  You could use the start on these sheets (from twinkl.co.uk) or use your own idea.  Remember CAPITAL LETTERS, FULL STOPS, JOINING WORDS (and, so, but, because).
3. t2-p-445d-being-kind-to-yourself-activity-sheet-editable_ver_1 (from twinkl.co.uk)  Print this sheet or do your own version on plain paper.
4. t-l-8542-kind-words-mindfulness-colouring-page-_ver_2 (from twinkl.co.uk)  Print this colouring sheet of kind words or make your own.

Normally we would have covered Heartstart lessons (first aid) during our Health Week.  Since we’ve missed out on that this year here are some great links and activities so you can have a go at some First Aid.  In P3/2 we would have revised how to call for help if someone is hurt.  Can you remember what to do?  Can you tell an adult?

That’s right, you would call 999 (or 112) or ask an adult to.

The person on the phone would ask if you need the POLICE, FIRE BRIGADE or an AMBULANCE.

They would then ask you where you are.  If you don’t know the address try to give any information you do know like street name or landmarks, are you near the school or a shop you could name?

Then they will ask what has happened.

Can you role play phoning 999 with someone at home?  Take it in turns to be the operator and caller.  Practise giving your address or describing where you are.

https://firstaidchampions.redcross.org.uk/primary/first-aid-skills/

If you find someone who is hurt and they are not awake these activities will help you learn how to help them.  Hopefully you would be with an adult who could help but perhaps your knowledge could also help them!

The video on the web page below is a good place to begin.  Watch it and then have a go at role playing the situation or the one on the link below.  There is also more information and activities on the page.  You might recognise the recovery position that they put the patient into although the video doesn’t use this label.

https://firstaidchampions.redcross.org.uk/primary/first-aid-skills/unresponsive-and-breathing/

unresponsive-and-breathing-how-to-help-card Information card

unresponsive-and-breathing-role-play-card_practise  Role play activity

An important thing to remember is to always Check for danger before you go to help, is there anything sharp or broken lying around that you could hurt yourself on?

Have a go at teaching someone at home too.

The link below has lots of good ideas for reading.  The simplest of all…share a story together for at least 10 minutes.  I usually do this at bedtime but today I might take it outside since the sun is shining again!

https://www.worldbookday.com/

Lets put all of your knowledge about healthy eating to good use and make up a rap or talk.  First have a look at this rap on imoves.

https://imoves.com/the-imovement?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=imovement&utm_content=resources  

Scroll down this page to Healthy Eating Raps and click on the Active Blast 7-11 video.

Once you have watched it have a go at making up your own rap, song or talk.

Choose a few of your favourite fruits and vegetables.  Give them a name with the same initial sound (this is called ALLITERATION).

e.g. Percy Pear, Amy Apply, Tony Tomato

Then find out some facts about why each one is good for us, there are a few facts in the video you could use to get you started.

e.g. full of vitamin C, look after your heart and blood,

Now try to put it together in a short rap or any way you like.  You could use the backing music and beat from the video.  If you’d prefer, you could make a poster or factfile with your facts.

The imoves website has lots of resources and videos on lots of different subjects including Health and Wellbeing, Maths and Science.  You can sign up for free at this time to access more.

It’s Inservice Day for us teachers today but we are still working and you can still contact us here on Glow and on Microsoft Teams.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52277760

Watch the above video about the wonderful and inspiring Captain Tom Moore, write a thank you letter to him.

• Thank him for what he has done.
• Tell him what you think of his achievement
• Remember to start with

Dear Captain Tom Moore

Thank you …………………..

• Remember capital letters and full stops
• Take care with spelling and sound out tricky words
• Read over each sentence to check it makes sense
• End with…….

Yours Sincerely 

Add your name

Please share them with us

Sunflowers, Buttercups and Daisies

Continue to practise reading and writing your common words as last week, see common words post from last week, tick and colour links.  This week’s new words are:

who           after           hand            right

SAY, COVER, WRITE and CHECK.

Fancy spell

Find them in  your own books at home

Make up sentences e.g. Who are you talking to on the phone?

Poppies 

Practise all the common words you have been taught so far.

Stage 1 common words tick and colour up to week 16

These booklets allow for lots of practise of skip counting, number sequences/patterns and the times tables.  They can also be found on the Twinkl website along with other related worksheets.

booklet 2x table

Questions 5x table

Booklet 10x table