Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Starlings: Blog items
24.4.20 Starlings Class Blog - Friday, by Miss Gillam
Date: 24th Apr 2020 @ 8:25am
Good morning to my super Starlings, HAPPY FRIDAY!
I can’t quite believe that it is Friday already, this week has gone so fast. Each Friday evening, I compete in an online quiz with lots of my friends. I have never really enjoyed going to a quiz before but it is something that has really brought my friends and I back together during lockdown. Have you had a video catch up with your friends recently? Would you like to join in with a Friday Quiz? Here is a link to an addition quiz, remember to use your 100 square, number line and objects around the house to help you to solve each problem.
https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks1/maths/year-1-calculation-addition/
I have found a fantastic Art lesson on the Oakview National Academy website today, linking perfectly to the Art challenge that I set for you on our weekly timetable. This lesson focuses on creating a piece of work inspired by an artist called Andy Goldsworthy. Can you use natural materials to create your own rainbow? Can we fill our Twitter feed with beautiful rainbows?
Here are two of my favourite songs about rainbows. Why not Tweet yourself singing along?
Your maths lesson for today could be focused on the natural materials you have found in your garden. You could count how many items you have in total or solve addition and subtraction problems using what you found.
If I add my green items and my white items, how many would I have altogether? What would my number sentence be? You could also sort the items by colour, size, shape etc.
____ green + _____ brown = _________ 10 green leaves – 4 green leaves = _____
Please remember to tweet me photos of you being busy and having fun. It doesn't have to be photos about school work, it could be you playing out, baking, reading, dancing, relaxing etc. I would love to see photos of you all.
Have lots of fun today Starlings and have a wonderful weekend. I will speak to you again on Monday.
Love
Miss Gillam
Message from Mrs Powell
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind, and the third is to be kind.” – Henry James
What have you done that is kind? What could you do today that is kind? Could you take a picture and put it on Twitter so we can all be kind like you.
Remember what you are doing is amazing and we are so proud of you. If you can, have a hot chocolate today. If not, have a cup of anything you like to drink and remember how very special we think you are!
“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.”
23.4.20 Starlings Blog - Thursday, by Miss Gillam
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 8:17am
Good morning my lovely Starlings, happy Thursday. I hope you had another wonderful day yesterday, I know I did. Did you see Mrs Southern, Mr Cliff and I completing our ‘Tongue Twister Challenge’ on Twitter? As you can see by our concentration faces, we found it tricky too!
Daily Jobs
Please remember to look at the attached timetable for some ideas to keep you busy. This document also contains a daily task list based on our foundation subjects. These are often the activities that the children find the most fun. Please remember that although we are giving you lots of different resources and links to use at home, you do not need to use them all each day. I would aim for one activity out of each box below each day. This may not happen every day and that is absolutely fine! Your child's mental health is much more important than a home learning task.
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A little bit of maths
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A little bit of writing
Remember to use a capital letter, finger spaces, full stop and the conjunction ‘and’, |
A little bit of reading
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A little bit of topic work
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While looking on the BBC Bitesize website I noticed a fantastic music lesson planned for today. If you fancy a bit of a change, check out the link below. You know how much I enjoy a good sing along.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4fgrj6
Here are some YouTube links to some other songs that we enjoyed singing together in school. This is your time to sing and dance like no one is watching!
- Moana – How Far I’ll Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i66p0_wZ9F0
- The Lion King – I just can’t wait to be King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJEBV11ONHE
- Matilda – When I Grow Up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96JDkI2tBhI
- Magic Penny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN-0UWJHDl4
I hope you are all continuing to keep active. Remember this is good for both our physical and mental health. Have you been going for a daily walk, run or cycle? Maybe doing some 5-A-Day activities, Go Noodle or Cosmic Yoga? Or simply putting on some music and dancing around the house, which I’ve been enjoying!
Keep smiling, work hard and remember to be kind.
Lots of love from
Miss Gillam
Message from Mrs Powell
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.” – Albert Einstein
What do you really want to do? What are your dreams? Remember you can do anything, keep dreaming and if you want, tell someone all about it!
22.4.20 Starlings Blog, by Miss Gillam
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 8:19am
Hello everyone,
Hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday. I had a very relaxed day. I went for my early morning run and did lots of my busy work jobs during the day. I then enjoyed some early evening sunshine and ate my tea in the garden. This is known as al fresco dining. Perhaps you could try it too in your yard or garden too?
I wonder if you could use the BBC Bitesize online learning resources to find out what adjectives are today? There is a wonderful writing task to complete all about a yeti. Please complete any writing activities in your exercise book or on a piece of paper.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zd372sg
Your history work for today focuses on the life of the famous English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist, Mary Anning. I can’t wait to see some of your tongue twister videos on Twitter. Perhaps (if I am feeling brave) I will post one too! Please see our timetable and task list for more details.
Have fun with this my lovely Starlings.
Daily Jobs
Please remember that although we are giving you lots of different resources and links to use a home, you do not need to use them all each day. I would aim for one activity out of each box below each day. This may not happen every day and that is absolutely fine. Your child's mental health is much more important than a home learning task. ‘The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – that’s all that matters.’ Audrey Hepburn
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A little bit of maths
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A little bit of writing
Remember to use a capital letter, finger spaces, full stop and the conjunction ‘and’, |
A little bit of reading
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A little bit of topic work
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Missing you all lots. Here are some pictures to remind you of some of the good times we have shared together. Do you remember your very first day in Starlings class? Haven’t you all grown?! It certainly made me smile looking back through some of our wonderful memories together. Daisy’s mum also found a beautiful photograph of a singing starling. Did you know that their beaks are mostly closed when they sing?
Lots of love from Miss Gillam
P.S. Remember how proud I am of each of you.
Message from Mrs Powell
“If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” – Roald Dahl
I love this and I love all of your smiles! When you think kind things, you spread that kindness for everyone to see. Tell someone special, three of your kind thoughts.
21.4.20 Starlings Class Blog, by Miss Gillam
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 8:38am
Good morning to my SUPER Starlings!
I hope you have all woken up feeling fresh and positive, ready for another day of learning from home with your most special people.
A fantastic new website was launched at the weekend called the Oak National Academy. https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-1/#subjects I had a look yesterday and there are so many fantastic resources to support the children including maths lessons, writing lessons and some really exciting topic activities. They are delivered by teachers using videos and hopefully you will find them really useful and easy to use. There are lessons for each day of the week but please don't feel you need to do every day.
The BBC have also released some amazing online lessons and resources. Have a look at them here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
It would be great to have some feedback on how you find the new resources and activities.
I am also going to attach lots of links below to some brilliant websites that I recommended on our blog previously, just as a little reminder. Please use these websites as you see fit, you do not need to use all of them every day.
Reading
Log in: march20 Password: home
Username: Starlings1 Password: Home
Maths
- https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/
- http://www.iseemaths.com/maths-games/ (KS1 Games only)
PE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X655B4ISakg
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
Reminder to all our lovely parents… you are doing an amazing job!! Please just do what you can and enjoy having this time to talk, smile, laugh and have fun with your children! Remember, these are just ideas, you don't have to do everything. I just want you all to be happy and safe at home until we are back together.
Please send me some photos on Twitter of anything that you do or email them into school. I really love seeing what you are getting up to, it makes me smile and so happy to see your faces!
If you need anything, please do not hesitate to contact me via Twitter or the Admin email.
Stay safe Starlings and remember: Ready, Respectful and Safe (Even at home)
Lots of love,
Miss Gillam
A message from Mrs Powell
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go!” – Dr Seuss
What could you read today? It could be singing songs or reading something about a sport you love; things to read are everywhere. Go on - read anything!
20.4.20 Welcome Back Starlings, by Miss Gillam
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 8:56am
Good morning Starlings,
I hope you have enjoyed the Easter break and managed to spend lots of time outdoors enjoying the warmer weather. Again, I am sure it feels a little bit strange not coming into school this morning, as I know it has felt this way for me. I am SO proud of you all and know that you are going to continue to surprise me with how amazingly you face the start of our new term of home learning. Remember:
‘’You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart… I’ll always be with you.’’ A.A Milne
I have had another busy week completing my ‘Couch to 5k’ running program at home. Yesterday I ran for 20 minutes without stopping, something I never thought that I would be able to do. For me, this is a massive achievement that I am incredibly proud of after only being able to run for 4 minutes when I started the program at the start of lockdown. Are you proud of anything you have achieved this week? I would love to hear all about it. Please Tweet your successes or email me at admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk.