Good Morning boys, girls and grown ups!

I hope you have all been enjoying the sunny weather as much as possible  and are all keeping well. We’ve been really busy this weekend camping in our back garden for Arran’s Beavers camp.  Are some of you in the Beavers? We have been kept busy with all the activities they provide and its great fun. You can work towards activity badges of all kinds. Arran is working on 3 at the moment: gardening, reading and creative. Even if you’re not a member, Its a great way to learn new skills and there is something for everyone. Maybe the grown-ups could give you an award when you complete all the activities for a badge. If you’re not in the Beavers you can still access all the ideas on their website: https://members.scouts.org.uk/supportresources/search/?cat=11,18

I will update the blog every Monday with all your weekly activities. Mrs Graham and I will always be available for you if you have any questions or just want to say hello.

I have been very busy setting you all up with Study Ladder accounts. This will be a very useful resource whilst we aren’t at school as I am able to set tasks for each group. It would be amazing if you really engaged with this if you have access to a device! I have log in details for each of you and would like you to email me, and I will reply with your log in details. My email address is: gw16mirnererica@glow.sch.uk

https://www.studyladder.co.uk/

I have set tasks for you to complete each week. Studyladder allow you to do 3 tasks for free each day, so it’s better to access it every day if you can. I have set literacy, numeracy and spelling tasks. The spelling tasks are directly linked to this weeks NEW sound. I have set different tasks for each maths, reading and spelling group.  I hope that you find it really useful and fun too.

As mentioned above, Mrs Graham and I are setting you new spelling words and will post these on a Monday. Use active spelling strategies every day to practise your new words, and if your grown up has time, maybe they could test you on a Friday? You will find your spelling words in the menu drop down box the top of the page. You’ll also find some active spelling activities if you click on menu and select the option. You should do this for about 15 minutes each day. (this will appear as a tab on some devices and menu on others)

As well as the study-ladder activities and spelling, in the coming weeks I will provide some ideas to keep you busy and active each day. I will break these down into literacy, numeracy,  topic and “for fun”. As always, please don’t feel any pressure in doing these! Mrs Graham and I want you all to be happy and healthy and that’s the main thing for us. Choose from some of the activities listed below. And please keep in touch!

Mrs Mirner xxx

Literacy Activities

• Write a book review book review  (Kinneys and Dahls)
• Rowlings book review
• Practise your handwriting – If you have finished your booklet you could copy a short poem onto paper in your neatest writing
•  Access Oxford Owl tile  and read a book of your choice.
• Find a new word that you didn’t know, and find out what it means. you could look up a dictionary, or an online dictionary. Try to use your new word in a sentence! You could write 2 sentences down using your new word.

Maths

• Search your house for2d and  3D shapes that you recognise. See if you can remember their names.
• Draw  or make 2d or 3D shape picture/sculpture using the shapes you can find.
• download DK 10 minutes / day app to practise your times tables each day. (this is fab, we do it in our house daily)
• Practise your learn it’s! (You’ll find them in the menu at the top)

Topic

Our topic this term is Under the Sea.

• Have a look at a globe if you have one and see if you can find the 5 Oceans of the world
• Watch this slide show about the Oceans of the world: t-tp-5976-oceans-of-the-world-facts-powerpoint_ver_1
• Download this worksheet and complete where in the world the Oceans are. If you don’t have a printer don’t worry! You could draw a picture showing the Oceans.OCEANS MAP

For Fun

• Build a reading den in your home or garden. Arran’s is the pop up tent and is full of books, cushions and blankets to get cosy and read or listen to a story.
• Make an origami bookmark https://www.theinspirationedit.com/monster-origami-corner-bookmarks/