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POSITIVE SONG FOR THE WEEK 20.4.20

Welcome back after the Easter break. I hope you have had a lovely time with your family and that you have made many memories to cherish at this time.

As we return to our New Term albeit a very different start to our final term I think the message we need to continue to focus on is that we are all in this together. We will get through this with the help of our friends and the support of each other. On this note the Song for the Week has been chosen by James in P3/4. It is a great song with a very strong message of Hope and Friendship which is what we are all relying on at the moment. It’s You’ve Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNi02gxTI1M

The lyrics always make me smile and help us realise that at St Ninian’s we stick together and share everything along the way as good friends do. One of my favourite lines is:

And as the years go by

Our Friendship will never die

You got to see it’s our destiny

You’ve got a friend in me

Please know we are missing you all greatly and missing the smiley faces but also know that when we are all back together we will continue to make great memories and build on our amazing Friendship as it is one that will last a lifetime even as the years go by. Have a good week everyone,

Mrs Docherty

P2 WEEKLY GRID 20/04 MISS LYDON

Learning Grid Week 3

Fortune Teller

Spelling Activity Suggestions

Hello, P2! I cannot believe it is the start of a new term again. Welcome back! I hope you had a restful break from your school work.

Please find above your weekly grid with learning activities for you to complete. There are also two other attachments which go along with your grid.

Remember to check into the blog every day for extra daily activities.

Please get in touch is you have any queries. You can also share learning with me or even just say hello! It makes my day to hear from you.

Remember that Joe Wicks has live PE in Youtube at 9am. This might be a lovely way to start your first day of the term.

Miss Lydon

P2 Mrs Currie Weekly Learning Grid Monday 20.04.20

Learning Grid Week 3

Fortune Teller

Spelling Activity Suggestions

Good morning everyone and welcome to Term 4. I hope you all had a lovely time over the last two weeks enjoying some of the sunshine we had.

Please find above your weekly grid with learning activities for you to complete. There are also two other attachments which go along with your grid.

Remember to check into the blog everyday to see the daily posts which will contain some additional activities to help support your learning from the grid.

Don’t forget you can get in touch with me by using the comments section on this blog post. You can ask questions, share learning with me or even just say hello! I love hearing from you and will respond as quickly as I can.

Have a lovely day and have fun! I’m going to start the day with the Health and Wellbeing exercises, what will you choose to be your first activity?

Mrs Currie

Happy holidays! Miss Lydon

Hi P2,

I wish you all the best for the Easter break. Thank you for your hard work and well done on finishing the third term in P2.

I will post another weekly learning grid on Monday 20th April.

Below I’ve included links to activities all linked to Easter, including ones I posted on this morning’s blog post.

I’ll be listening to George Ezra’s ‘Shotgun’ as this is what we would be doing to end our Friday in class.

Miss Lydon

Easter Holiday Activities

Mini Vinnies Lockdown Appeal

Holiday Activity Ideas

Happy Easter Holiday from Mrs Currie

Well done everyone for all the hard work over the last two weeks. You have all shown fabulous resilience in the change to our learning environments.

Enjoy the next two weeks spending time with your families and resting up as well as staying safe.

Remember to log back in on Monday 20th April to access your new weekly learning grid.

Below I’ve included 2 links to activities all linked to Easter. Have fun!

Mrs Currie

Easter Holiday Activities

Mini Vinnies Lockdown Appeal

Positive thought for the week 3.4.20

Good morning everyone. Well done on another successful week of learning and making memories in our new normal routines and with our distance learning. Life has certainly changed over the past few weeks and as we adjust to this new normal we hope that it will be for a short period safe in the knowledge that we will weather this together.

On that note my positive thought going into the weekend is:

As we all adjust to this new way of life it is important that we try to find alternative ways to make memories and make the most of all the wonderful things we have. It’s important to make memories that will last a lifetime, laugh at the smallest of things, dance to the music and care for each other holding close in our hearts our loved ones.

One of the most uplifting things I heard this week was a Scottish grandma’s advice to her grandchildren. It brought both a tear and a great big smile to me all at once. Her inspirational message reminds her family that it’s finding a new way to dance in the rain that will get us all through this to the warmth of the sun and each other. She even made National News and GMB.

You are all doing amazing things from home and we appreciate all you are doing and the contact you are keeping with us. It means a lot.

I’ll end my post with a beautiful poem Mrs Scott shared with me and the staff team called At Home. Please read it as it is truly magical and heart warming and sums up a beautiful positive message of how well you are all doing. Thank you Mrs Scott.

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/at-home

Have a lovely weekend and a wonderful Easter holiday as you switch off and spend time together with your loved ones whether that is in your home or via the phone. You truly deserve a magical time. Keep smiling and dancing!

Happy Easter everyone,

Mrs Docherty

Daily update – 3/4/20

Good morning everyone,

It felt strange waking up this morning on this last day of term, we should have all been having family tea and toast together at school before our Stay, Play and Learn Outdoors morning. It would be great if families could still take part in this today and spend a little time in their gardens or perhaps go for a short walk together.

Here are some ideas for outdoor learning that you might want to use:

Nature-Play-Leaflet

Remember it’s also Funky Friday, so get the music on and get dancing!

Today would also have been our last Hot Chocolate Friday of the term so today we nominate………ALL OF YOU!!! Join us at 11.15am for a hot chocolate in recognition of all your hard work these last few weeks at home.

As we approach Holy Week let’s also take time to prepare ourselves for Easter. The Archdiocese of Edinburgh have some useful guides and activities for families to do:

Notes-for-parentscarers-catechists

Holy-Week-Day-by-Day

Stations-of-the-Cross-for-Children

We have also provided some additional materials for over the Easter holidays if anyone is looking for some activities to do as has West Lothian Council:

Easter Holiday Activities

https://www.westlothian.gov.u k/article/51911/Learning-at-home

All that’s left to say is have a restful, relaxing family break for the next 2 weeks and enjoy Easter when it comes. The teachers will be logging off today for their Easter break too and will be back online on Monday 20th April.

Stay safe everyone, take care!

Mrs Roy and Mrs Smith

P2 Miss Lydon Daily Update 03.04.20

Well done on completing your second week of learning at home. I hope you have a restful break now for your Easter holidays.

Here is a fun dance you can try for some extra fitness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKhEZls2mQ

Easter Ideas

As it is the last day before the Easter break, here are some ideas you might like to try during the holiday period:

You can try drawing a bunny by following these steps:

Try this quiz all about spring animals: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/quiz-spring-animals?collection=easter

3. Write an imaginative story starting with ‘If I were the Easter bunny…’

Make an origami Easter bunny with someone at home by following these instructions : https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/thingstodo/bp-origami-bunny

Self Assessment

Today is about reflecting on the week we have had.

This week we will focus on The Fist Of Five to assess our learning (five fingers mean you have fully understood your task and feel confident with the skill, four fingers means you are nearly there perhaps just a little more practise needed, three fingers you needed some support but then were able to do it, two fingers you needed support to do most of it, one finger you needed support and would still need support in the future with this type of task).

For any pieced of work that you have below 4 for, can you think of any ways you could practise or develop your understanding of the work you found tricky?

You can either show your score to someone at home or if you have recorded work in your jotter, draw a circle and put the number inside the circle with how you feel you got on with the task.

Literacy

How did you get on with your reading this week?

Try and re-read the newspaper report out loud and focus on reading with fluency. What strategies can you use to help you to read tricky words? For example, you might see a word within a word or use sounding out.

Numeracy

Please see below for the answers to your multiplication work. Mark your answers using tickled pink and green for growth.

Multiplication Sentence Answers

3 x 4 = 12
2 x 3 = 6
4 x 2 = 8
6 x 5 = 30
5 x 3 = 15
1 x 7 = 7

Equal Groups: Multiplication Sentence Answers

a
d
d
c
2 x 4 = 8
3 x 2 = 6

P2 Mrs Currie Daily Update 03.04.20

Good morning everyone! Well done to everyone who has completed the activities this week and who have logged onto Sumdog to complete the challenge (remember the challenge is live until 3pm today so it is not too late!)

Home Learning Grid

Well done on completing your second week of learning at home. I hope you have a restful break now for your Easter holidays.

Here is a fun dance you can try for some extra fitness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKhEZls2mQ

Today is about reflecting on the week we have had.

This week we will focus on The Fist Of Five to assess our Learning

Five fingers mean you have fully understood your task and feel confident with the skill, four fingers means you are nearly there perhaps just a little more practise needed, three fingers you needed some support but then were able to do it, two fingers you needed support to do most of it, one finger you needed support and would still need support in the future with this type of task).

If you score any piece of work below 4 fingers, think of a way you could practise or develop your understanding of the work you found tricky?

You can either show your score to someone at home or if you have recorded work in your jotter, draw a circle and put the number inside the circle with how you feel you got on with the task.

Literacy

How did you get on with your reading this week?

Numeracy

Please see below for the answers to your multiplication work. Mark your answers using tickled pink and green for growth.

Multiplication Sentence Answers

3 x 4 = 12
2 x 3 = 6
4 x 2 = 8
6 x 5 = 30
5 x 3 = 15
1 x 7 = 7

Equal Groups: Multiplication Sentence Answers

a
d
d
c
2 x 4 = 8
3 x 2 = 6

Have a lovely weekend and Easter fortnight (don’t eat too many Easter Eggs!! Yummy!!)

Mrs Currie

Reading Advice and Support 2.4.20

Good morning,

Today we will complete our Reading advice for this week. I hope you have found the hints, links, strategies and resources helpful. Please look back for these posts for all of the information and as always remember I am here to help so please leave any comments or questions.

A great website to use for ideas and book recommendations is Book Trust. The site is split into ages and provides recommendations of books for all ages.

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/search/#!?cat=&type=Booklist&q=&sortOption=MostRecent&pageNo=1

On this page you will find lists of books for your children depending on their age and stage of reading. I loved looking through it as my children are older so it keeps me in touch with what’s out there! Some new books added to my reading list!

A great resource on the Book Trust website is the link to Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell BookTrust Home Time. I have included a word document which explains what this amazing initiative is all about. It is very exciting and offers a digital hub with a wealth of resources to support reading and illustrating. Definitely worth a look.

childrens-laureate-cressida-cowell-launches-booktrust-home-time-final

We will revisit Reading and Spelling support in the coming weeks. The next focus I will be supporting is writing.

Have a great day everyone,

Mrs Docherty