{"id":4483,"date":"2026-01-05T15:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/hamnavoeprimary\/?p=4483"},"modified":"2026-01-05T16:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:28:15","slug":"snow-day-2-january-6th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/hamnavoeprimary\/2026\/01\/05\/snow-day-2-january-6th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Day 2 January 6th 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hamnavoe school will be closed on Tuesday 6th January 2026.\u00a0 If you are not out and about being busy in the snow here are some activities that could keep you busy at home.\u00a0 You can choose to do as much as you like.\u00a0 Please bring in your work once school has re-opened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All Primary<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fire Festival Song &#8211; Watch and listen to Loki the Joker.\u00a0 We are going to short of time to learn this so please have a go at home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/school-radio\/articles\/z4wk47h\">Viking Saga Songs. 1: Loki the joker &#8211; BBC Teach<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read some books yourself, or with a parent, for enjoyment.<\/li>\n<li>Play a board or card game like Uno or Scrabble<\/li>\n<li>Write about an experience you have had of the Fire Festival in the past maybe try an acrostic poem or a senses poem?<\/li>\n<li>Play some fun number games on Topmarks.co.uk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Primary 1-3 Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>P1 any Phase 2 games on Phonics Play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonicsplay.co.uk\/\">PhonicsPlay<\/a><\/li>\n<li>P2 any phase 2 or 3 game<\/li>\n<li>Topmarks maths (https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/<\/li>\n<li>Ice Art \u2013 build something from ice and snow.\u00a0 Take a photo and share to Mrs Robertson<\/li>\n<li>Watch the video of Hiccup the Viking and do a drawing from the story to practice you fine motor skills.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ocr3m6gF2mg\">Hiccup the Viking who was Seasick &#8211; YouTube<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Primary 4 to 7<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>P345 play Phonics Play games at phase 3,4 and 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phonicsplay.co.uk\/\">PhonicsPlay<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Grammar for P4567 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/english-games\/7-11-years\/spelling-and-grammar\">Spelling and Grammar, English Games for 7-11 Years &#8211; Topmarks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Build a snow viking<\/li>\n<li>Write a story about a Viking journey.\u00a0 Set the scene.\u00a0 Where does your journey start?\u00a0 Where are you going?\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Who are you?\u00a0 \u00a0Explore the adventures and experiences that unfold as your viking discovers the world beyond home.\u00a0 \u00a0Think about introduction, character development, exploring the world and any challenges that they may encounter.<\/li>\n<li>Read a book or website linked to Vikings?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/ztyr9j6\">Vikings &#8211; KS2 History &#8211; BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a page on an aspect of the Vikings you are interested in.<\/li>\n<li>Illustrate your page<\/li>\n<li>Brush up your timestables skills on Hit the Button <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/hit-the-button\">Hit the Button &#8211; Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you can please leave us a message that you have visited this page.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Robertson and the Teaching Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hamnavoe school will be closed on Tuesday 6th January 2026.\u00a0 If you are not out and about being busy in the snow here are some activities that could keep you busy at home.\u00a0 You can choose to do as &hellip; 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