Remember that Friday 8th is the May Day school holiday and Monday 11th is an in-service day.  This means there will be no online learning tasks uploaded on these days.

Well done to this weeks Sumdog Champions.

Cillian – Primary 1

Lily – Primary 1

Sonny – Primary 4

Emily – Primary 4

Lily – Primary 4/5

Corey – Primary 4/5

Leah – Primary 4/5

Zak – Primary 5

Sophie – Primary 5

Olivia – Primary 6

Skye – Primary 6

Aidan – Primary 6

Jamie – Primary 6/7

Ava – Primary 6/7

Abigail – Primary 7

Mirren – Primary 7

Andrew – Primary 7

Ava – Primary 7

Katie – Primary 7 

Great to see some more pictures of our students on twitter.

This one is from April and unfortunately didn’t upload last week to the blog. Well done on designing your own fabulous chocolate factory.

Well done you two on making ‘Cloud Dough’ and providing everyone with instructions on how to make it.

Love to see a picture of support for our NHS and our many Keyworkers that are going above and beyond for us all.

Mr Green is very proud of your 2.6 challenge. Walking 2.6km in 26 minutes for Cerebral Palsy Scotland. Well done on all the donations and for supporting such a fantastic organisation.

Take a moment…

…to try some high 5 breathing.

Well, I don’t know about you, but in my house the people are much quicker to feel frustrated than usual (and it’s not only the children!). This week I’ve had to use my calm down techniques quite a lot so I thought I’d put together a video to let you know about one of my favourite breathing techniques which can help when you feel you might be getting close to losing your cool.

If you do lose your cool, it’s really important to remember to “repair the damage”. Don’t focus on the times you lost it, focus on saying sorry and making up. If someone else loses their cool with you, TRY not to take it too personally. They are probably struggling too.

This technique can be used by anyone age 4-104!

Here’s the link to my High 5 Breathing video.

Why not take a moment to USE IT, so you don’t LOSE IT!

You could also try to create some hand art like this.

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Have a great week!
Mrs McMillan

Welcome to our first Rights Respecting School online assembly. I have set possible activities and discussion points for children to engage with (these learning tasks are optional). There will also be a song link provided at the end.

Article of the week.

Can you guess what the article of the week will be by looking at these pictures?

It’s Article 24 – Health Care – ensures that every child has the right to the best possible health.

Governments must provide good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food, and a clean environment and education on health and well-being so that children can stay healthy.

Richer countries must help poorer countries achieve this.

There are many things children need to be healthy. These include:- – Enough Sleep – at least 8 hours a night.
– Nutritious Food – including plenty of fruit and vegetables.
– Water – at least one litre a day.
– Good hygiene – keeping clean, particularly your hands and make sure you do not touch your face!
– Daily Exercise.
– A clean environment.
– Feeling safe, secure and respected.
– Health care – To see a doctor or a nurse when you need to.

Possible follow up Activities 

Can you…

(Early Level)
Draw or list people who can help you stay healthy and safe. What are their jobs?

(1st Level)
Make a list with words or pictures of as many kinds of exercise you can think of

(2nd Level)
The new hospitals being built are called Nightingales. Who are they named after and what did this person do to enable the right to good quality healthcare?

Reflection/Pupil voice
It’s time to get your thinking hats on!

What do you do that respects your right and other people’s right to be healthy?

How does the woman pictured above help us to access health and health services?

Have you taken part in ‘Clap for Carers’? What else could you do to show you care? For example you could put a poster on your window or send a picture or a card to say thank you to hospital, local GP or care home.

Click on the picture above to hear a brand new song, ‘Water, Food, Rest and Exercise.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Here are some STEM learning links.

Scale of the universe – Link

Scroll left of right to zoom in or expand the universe. If you click on an item to learn more about it.

NASA – Link

Lots of information and STEM based ideas for home learning.

National Geographic Kids – Link

Fun facts and information linked to different scientific areas.

Science Kids – Link

Games and information linked to a variety of science topics.

Well done to our extremely accurate maths champions this week.

Ava R – Primary 7

Louis – Primary 7

Katie – Primary 7

Jamie – Primary 6/7

Maya – Primary 6

Rhys – Primary 6

Olivia – Primary 6

Rosy – Primary 5

Caiden – Primary 4/5

Mackenzie – Primary 4/5

Roban – Primary 4/5

Ryan – Primary 4

Callum – Primary 4

Sonny – Primary 4

Struan – Primary 3

Ashton – Primary 2/3

Jake – Primary 2

Helena – Primary 2

Derin – Primary 2

Matthew – Primary 2

Lily – Primary 1

This P4/5 boy is working hard while at home and is missing his friends.

Well done for creating your fantastic crescent moon and star. Great job.

Right now we can’t control what’s going on around us, but we can choose how we respond – everyone at Woodlands wishes you a Meaningful May

Take a moment…

…to go to your happy place!

The Coronavirus lockdown is stopping us being able to go to visit friends, to the park, the cinema and I know some of you have even had holidays cancelled. We have to spend a lot more time at home with our families and that can feel stressful and frustrating at times. It might help to remind children that they are not “stuck” at home, they are “safe” at home.

Have you ever heard the phrase “go to your happy place”? This week’s relaxation allows the children to do just that. Using their imaginations, they can create a safe, peaceful, happy place where they can take a break.

When I do this with pupils at school we would draw out what our special, happy place looks like. We would talk through the sights, sounds, smells and tastes and add details to the drawing. Many children enjoy putting the pictures up on their wall so they can see them before they go to bed at night.

Give it a try…

For other ways to “travel” without leaving your home why not try

Natgeokids – Link

FunKidsLive – Link

Radio Garden – Link

Here is a fitness challenge from North Lanarkshire Leisure. Can you spell your name? can you spell your best friend’s name or the name of your favourite celebrity?

Why don’t you try this challenge:

How many times can you complete this phrase?

WOODLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Good luck!

Here are a few more links to help vary the learning activities children are completing at home.

Hand writing – Sky writer – Link

A plane will show you the correct formation of a letter. Copy it into your jotter.

Phonics and spelling games – Link

Interactive games that help children identify sounds, phonemes and common spelling words.

Reading games – Link

Simple games that help develop knowledge of alphabetical order, punctuation and tools for reading.

Reading (Starfall) – Link

Lots of fun activities linked to reading including practising  phonics, talking books and interactive language games.

Reading (Audible) – Link

Audible have lots of free books available to listen to during this period. From little listeners to favourite pre-teen and teenage level stories.

BBC bitesize Activities for primary 1 -4 – Link

A variety of topics and activities for younger children in primary 1-4.

BBC bitesize Activities for primary 5 – 7 – Link

A variety of topics and activities for children in primary 5-7.

BBC bitesize Daily Lessons – Link

BBC bitesize also have three new lessons every weekday, with videos, activities and more.

North Lanarkshire Council is providing free online courses for parents. These tried and tested courses which help us to learn more about our child have been created by NHS.

If you are interested,
go to: www.inourplace.co.uk

Access code: LANERCH3

Well done to the accuracy displayed from this week’s maths champions. Great effort and application throughout the week.

Cameron – Primary 7
Abigail – Primary 7
Katie – Primary 7
Corey – Primary 4/5
Naomi _ Primary 2/3
Jake – Primary 2
Tyler – Primary 2
Mary Jane –Primary 1/2
Cillian – Primary 1

It is normal for our children to be affected by the changes, stress and uncertainty that come with the Coronavirus lockdown.  You might find they are quicker to become frustrated, angry or anxious. They may even go back to behaviours or activities they have long grown out of. This is their way of coping. Try to provide  lots of reassurance that the lockdown will come to an end but for now, focus on activities that the children can enjoy right now – reading, playing, singing or dancing.

 Younger children might benefit from reading through Lucy’s in Lockdown

https://www.lucysblueday.com/product-page/lucy-s-in-lockdown to help them understand or start to talk about their emotions. Click here to  download a free copy

Here is a link to a reading of the story.

A great way to help children manage their emotions and sleep better is to practise breathing techniques. Taking time out to rest and relax each day with deep breathing allows our minds to become clearer and feel more refreshed and focussed. With practice, our children will have better control over their breathing. They will be able to use their breathing techniques when they are feeling nervous, angry or frustrated and discover that things can change in a matter of seconds!

Mrs McMillan will introduce a breathing technique or relaxation activity each week that you might like to try. This week it’s “Belly Breathing”

Belly Breathing Link

Other websites you may find useful for relaxation activities are:

parentclub.scot

gozen

Cosmic Kids Yoga

headspace