Goldfinches: Blog items

Thursday 9th July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:35pm

Good Morning, Bonjour, Guten Tag, Hola!

How is your week going so far? I really do understand how hard it is to keep motiviating yourself. Please keep trying hard to choose activities to keep your mind active- it is so important and makes you feel so good when you have achieved something by the end of the day.

We have been doing a bit more drawing with Rob Biddulph in the Key worker bubble this week- why don't you have another go... http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob

Remember the importance of being active- this really helps your motivation levels as well as helping you to stay fit and healthy. Try a Go Noodle or Joe Wicks, dance around your living room or make your own circuit with different exercises

Storytime: Mrs Southern reading- A duck so small- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6n9-ufbARY

Discussion: Where is your favourite place in the world? It might be somewhere special you have been or it might be somewhere you have always wanted to go...

School Jobs:

Science: Choose another experiment to carry out. (I have attached them again today) 

English: Write about your experiment using the recording sheet.

RE: Continue to learn about Islam with the next Oak Academy lesson https://www.thenational.academy/year-4/foundation/what-is-the-holy-book-of-islam-year-4-wk6-4

Have a wonderful day my lovely team.

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

Never judge anyone by the way they look.

Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so proud of her beautiful looks. Her only complaint was growing next to an ugly cactus.

Every day, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the cactus on his looks, all while the cactus remained quiet. All the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense, but she was too swayed by her own looks.

One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the plants. The rose quickly began to wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush colour.

Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into the cactus to drink some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if she could have some water. The kind cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough summer, as friends.

What have you done for a friend?  The cactus and the rose look very different but we are all unique and have special gifts.

The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.”
—Piglet

Wednesday 8th July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:33pm

Morning to my wonderful class,

It was absolutely lovely to see lots of you yesterday  Thank you all so much for braving the rain to come and see us. We had such a sociable morning.

On Friday we have PE with MR Ault and I will be there to see you aswell. 10.30-11.30am. Wear your own clothes (Make sure you have trainers) and bring a water bottle. This will be so much fun! 

Next Tuesday (14th July) 1-3pm, you can come and play with the rest of Goldfinches on the field with Me and Miss Beattie. Wear your own comfy clothes and bring a water bottle.

Storytime: Mrs Rice reading And Tango makes Three- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d50xjPmHgvM&t=21s

Discussion: We have another chance to discuss becoming a Skylark today. 

School Jobs:

Maths: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/ Continue with White Rose Maths WEEK 10

Spelling: Where, wear, we’re were activity & PPT

Mindfulness: Colouring sheet from the pack attached or from your new home learning pack. Or try the Universe Pose session with Cosmic Yoga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0FuSxlomI

Reading: I have attached this week's Picture News

Have a super day,

Mrs Evans 

Message From Mrs Powell

Explorers

Freya Stark (1893-1993)

Stark went where few Europeans, especially women, had ever been before. A British explorer and writer, her travels led her into remote areas of Turkey and the Middle East. While living in Baghdad, she explored and mapped uncharted areas of the Islamic world. Hers were some of the first accurate maps of the region. She moved on foot, on donkeys, on camels and by car – camping along the way. Stark is the author of more than 24 travel books, covering local history, culture and tales of everyday life. In spite of age and illnesses, she never stopped travelling. In 1972 she was honoured as Dame Freya Stark! Wow!

What adventures would you go on? Why?

Tuesday 7th July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:32pm

Hello Team Goldfinch,

I am really looking forward to seeing you pop into the school car park today to pick up your next packs and reports and most of all to have a chat. You can pop in between 9-11.30 am. See you soon!

Storytime: Mrs Elson reading Silly Billy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnUdvdAfS_k

Discussion: Today is a chance to discuss your thoughts about moving to Skylarks class in September.

School Jobs:

Science: Continue to learn about changing state using the links on the Home School Weekly Plan then choose an experiment from the attached files.

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

Gillian Ayres

In the 1970s, she became the first woman ever to run an art department in a British Art School! When she was older, she moved to North Wales. In Wales, she started to use oil paint again rather than acrylic paint to make her artwork. Oil paint is really thick and sometimes she would apply the paint so it would be inches thick! While she lived in Wales her artwork became even bolder and more joyful.

Gillian Ayres wanted people to be happy when they looked at her art and the world around them. Does her art make you feel happy? What other emotions do you feel?

Gillian Ayres was obsessed with painting. She is one of the most famous British abstract painters. Being an abstract painter meant you didn't care about artworks looking like real things, like people or buildings, but you care about shapes, colours and emotions. Someone asked her once what her artwork was about, and she just listed random things like ice cream, cakes, seaweed, shells and hats!

L.S Lowry

L. S. Lowry (Laurence Stephen Lowry) was born on 1st November 1887 in Stretford, Lancashire.

· Lowry had an unhappy childhood. He wasn’t very popular at school, didn’t have a very close relationship with his parents, and he had few friends.

· The Lowry family moved to the industrial town of Pendlebury in 1909. The landscape was dominated by textile mills and the chimneys of factories, and this imagery left its mark on the young L. S. Lowry.

· Lowry had taken art classes as a child and he went to the Manchester School of Art and then Salford Royal Technical College.

· In 1932, Lowry’s father died and he looked after to his mother. After his mother fell alseep, Lowry started to paint, often finishing at 3 a.m.

· Lowry’s paintings often featured industrial Pendlebury and they captured scenes of life in industrial England. His landscapes are often populated by stylised ‘matchstick men’ figures.

· Lowry didn’t complete many paintings of London. However, his 1960 painting of Piccadilly Circus sold for more than £5 million in 2011.

· Some of his most famous works include: Industrial Landscape, Going to the Match and Coming from the Mill, The Viaduct and The Football Match.

· Lowry became an official war artist in 1943 and he was the Official Artist of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

· Lowry was a massive fan of Manchester City Football Club just like Mr A!

Monday 6th July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:30pm

Morning Goldfinches,

I hope you had a lovely weekend. We were lucky enough to be able to visit Chester Zoo yesterday which was a real treat and we all felt like we appreciated the wonderful work it does even more. 

Storytime: Mrs O’Marah reading The Tiger who came to tea- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-0xCovsrKA

Discussion: Go onto our discussion page and share what you have been up to this weekend. I would love to hear from you.

School Jobs:

Science: Learn all about reversible and irreversible changes with these BBC Bitesize lessons and video clips

Maths: Start learning about statistics and data. We will be looking at Line graphs as part of your new Home Learning Pack available from tomorrow in school so these clips and lessons will help you get started. 

https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-is-a-line-graph

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/  Go to WEEK 10 lesson 1

Spellings: Use the attached lesson for wear, where, we're

Times Tables: Start to mix up your tables. Use the x table grids to practice. Challenge yourself on TTRockstars or Hit The Button Mixed https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

I'm looking forward to seeing lots of you pop to school tomorrow for your next work pack (9.30-11.30am or 1-2pm) Let's hope the sun comes out! 

Be Safe, Ready for action and Respectful to your families and others today. 

Mrs Evans 

Message From Mrs Powell

Good morning! This week, we are going to find out about amazing people who have done amazing things. As you read the stories, just imagine what you will do when you are older… all these amazing people once sat in a classroom just like you!

Beatrice Shilling

Born in 1909, in Hampshire, Beatrice - universally known as Tilly - was obsessed with engines from early childhood.

"As a child I played with Meccano," she recalled in an interview with Woman Engineer magazine. "I spent my pocket money on penknives, an adjustable spanner, a glue pot and other simple hand tools."

"From a child she was pulling engines apart. Her real passion was mechanical engineering."

Beatrice saved countless lives by inventing a gadget that stopped planes stalling in mid-air and crashing. Beatrice was a brilliant scientist and engineer.

Stephen Hawking

Arguably one of the world's most famous scientists, Stephen Hawking is known for his contributions Stephen made many important contributions to the world of science. He developed theories about how the world began and furthered our understanding of black holes, stars and the universe. Stephen was always keen for his work to be accessible to everyone, not just scientists. He wrote books that explained his theories in simple terms for everyone to understand, including a children’s book. His most famous book, A Brief History of Time, sold more than 10 million copies! In 1985, Stephen developed a life-threatening infection. He had an emergency operation that saved his life but left him unable to talk. He was given a special computer that talked for him, which he controlled by moving a muscle in his cheek – clever! Stephen received many awards for his work including the 1979 Albert Einstein Medal, the Order of the British Empire (Commander) in 1982 and the 1988 Wolf Prize in Physics.

Stephen is remembered as an inspiration to many people. He had an amazing mind, incredible determination and didn’t let his illness stand in his way.

Friday 3rd July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:58am

Good morning Goldfinches,

I hope you had a super duper day yesterday. Thank you again for all your comments on our discussion pages so far this week..

Happy Friday ....again! It feels like this week has flown by. 

There will be a new Home Learning work pack available to pick up from school next Tuesday 7th July. I will be sat near Miss Beattie in the car park between 9.30-11.30am and 1-2pm so you are welcome to come and say hello to both of us. It would be soooooooo lovely to see you. 

School jobs: 

Reading: Have a read through the attached information on coral reefs. Can you answer any of the questions about them? Today our discussion is all about an article I found on Coral Reefs. 

Choose an idea from the attached Save Our Seas Home Learning ideas. One thing that is lovely to do is curl up and watch an episode of Blue Planet with David Attenborough. Don't forget all the lovely resources that are attached to Monday's blog to help with your learning.

Geography: We love to play the World Geography Games to test our place knowledge in my house. Can you take the challenge too? https://world-geography-games.com/ There are lots of different games to play. 

Enjoy your day. Be respectful and Safe and have a relaxing weekend,

Mrs Evans 

Story with Mrs Powell: Sit back and relax with The Snail and the Whale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqBBeLFnYs&feature=youtu.be

Thursday 2nd July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:56am

A very good morning to my mini conservationists.

Well done for all the amazing learning you have been doing so far this week. The world really will be a better place as you spread the message about how to care for it. 

 Your generation will be the ones  who heal the world with your hands.

Today your story is with Miss Beattie who is reading Big Blue Whale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS9AT2HrsQ&feature=youtu.be

I have attached a wordsearch which has been made by one of our Goldfinches. Thank you!

School Jobs:

English: Can you write a poem about our seas and oceans? Use the links on the Save Our Seas Home Learning page (attached) to help you.  

Art: How about making a sea themed painting or drawing.

Or in Science:  create your own ocean habitat or biome using a shoe box, models or play-doh to make sea creatures.

Remember there are lots of the resources attached to Monday's blog that you might not have looked at yet.

Have a super day, miss you all

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

Georgia’s Story

Georgie is 21. She’s a scuba diver and underwater photographer.

Introduced to fishing by her dad, Georgie made her hobby into a career when she followed her obsession with the ocean all the way to the sea bed.

Georgie’s dad is a keen pike fisherman and introduced her to wildlife conservation at a young age. As she grew up she became more and more fascinated with the ocean.

Wanting to improve her diving and marine identification skills, Georgie joined a project called Seasearch which encourages divers and snorkelers to record the marine life they see during their underwater adventures. Their findings are used by the Marine Conservation Society to make important management decisions.

The ocean covers around 71% of the world’s surface, so knowing what’s going on beneath the waves is just as important as knowing what’s going on above ground. And that’s where marine conservationists come in.

Marine conservationists play a crucial role in keeping our oceans healthy. Through monitoring marine life and underwater ecosystems, they can help us make better environmental choices. They can highlight the impact of plastics on the ocean, for instance, or identify which beaches are and aren’t safe to swim at.

Their findings can help protect endangered species or habitats.

How could you help our oceans? Could this be your job? What could you do now? How could you Make One Change?

Prayer

Thank you, Lord, that you created such a beautiful place for us to live.

We pray, Lord, that we may live out the trust you put in us to look after your world for you.

Help us to love and care for those around us both near and distant.

Amen

Wednesday 1st July, by Mrs Evans

Date: 24th Jun 2020 @ 3:30pm

Good morning Goldfinches,

How are you all today? I have already heard about and received some lovely Save Our Seas work for our sharing window from you. Thank you for all your creativity and enthusiasm.

Listen to a story about sea turtles with Miss Thwaites  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IOIi1kFHSU&feature=youtu.be

School Jobs:

Reading: Look at the picture news article about the Ocean floor. How amazing!  Have a look at this website about plastic pollution https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/kids-vs-plastic/pollution/#/1470659139836. I have also attached a comprehension on Plastic Pollution. (It is in 3 different levels. 1 star = easier  3 stars = challenge. Just choose 1 to do- don't do them all)

Maths: I have attached some data about endangered sea animals. Perhaps you could make a bar chart to show what is happening or use the data to find out how many animals have lost their lives over the years. How big is the decline in their numbers?

Make One Change: After finding out about Plastic Pollution discuss this with your family. Make a pledge to MAKE ONE CHANGE. What could you swap in your house? What could you stop buying or using at all? Tweet your idea with @LostockGralamPR      #MakeOneChange       #SaveOurSeas

Mindfulness: Put on some lovely relaxing music and have a go at the ocean colouring sheet (attached) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVct34NUk3U

Have a wonderful day Goldfinches, sending big virtual hugs,

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

At the age of 11, Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel.

It was 05:00 on 6 September 1988 and Tom Gregory stood on the tip of France. Behind him was his coach, John Bullet. In front of him was the vast, black, English Channel. Tom, in swimming trunks, faced the water. Out there, somewhere, was home. On the water, a light appeared in the dark. A small boat came to shore. Tom put on his cap and goggles, and walked into the Channel. He followed the boat, and, when it got too deep, he started to swim. He didn't stop for 12 hours.

Tom was 11 years old, this record has never been broken!

Wow! What do you think he saw? How do you think he felt? What would have been his biggest challenges?

Tuesday 30th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 24th Jun 2020 @ 2:37pm

Morning my budding ocean experts,

I hope you enjoyed starting the Save Our Seas topic yesterday. In the afternoon, Lola and Toby made a den in the living room then curled up in it and watched Blue Planet for their relaxing time. I just love that series- you can learn so much!

Find out about a Marine Biologist today with me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a21-zC2B3I8&feature=youtu.be

School Jobs: 

SAVE OUR SEAS: Continue to find out all about our seas and the dangers to seas and what we can do to help. Perhaps you can make a poster for our Sharing window or a Video for Twitter. Here is an example Toby and Lola made a couple of weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkSBV8UKwIc&feature=youtu.be

Remember to add #SaveOurSeas and #MakeOneChange to your @LostockGralamPr tweet.

Go back to yesterday's blog for all the attached power points and activities and I have reattached the big ideas page to today's blog.

Reading: Remind yourself all about the Pacific Ocean with the attached information sheet.

Page 10 of First News will be very important in helping you this week as it is all about Plastic Pollution. Page7 has a wonderful article about a Galapagos Tortoise! 

Maths: Have a go at this maths challenge https://nrich.maths.org/5929 

Spellings: Ocean themed words this week. (attached) Perhaps you could use the link to make your own word search and e-mail it to a friend or family member.  https://thewordsearch.com/maker/

Have a wonderful day. 

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

The Story of Jesus Calming the Sea of Galilee

One night after a long day of preaching to the people, Jesus decided to get into a fishing boat with his disciples and go across a sea to the other side. Leaving the crowd behind, Jesus and his friends got into the boat.  When they had sailed to the middle of the sea, a storm began to kick up waves.  The boat rocked back and forth and up and down over the waves. The storm grew stronger and more furious.

Jesus had fallen asleep almost as soon as the boat left the shore. Even though the sea was tossing the boat around, he was still asleep. But his disciples were beginning to get really afraid. They tried lowering the sail and throwing out the anchor, but nothing worked.  They bailed out the water, but still the storm raged. The boat was close to sinking. 

Finally, they couldn’t stand it any longer. Jesus was still sound asleep, so they woke him up. They said, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” 

With that, Jesus stood up in the boat and shouted out, “Quiet! Be still!” The storm died down, the waves grew calm, and the boat Jesus was on stopped sinking.

Jesus looked at his disciples, who were now soaking wet and shaking with fear. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Didn’t you believe that I would take care of you?”  The disciples were no longer afraid, but they were amazed. They turned to each other and asked, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

Jesus is the Son of God, creator of the universe. We can count on him to calm the storms in our lives. When a fear seems to take hold of us, we can call out to Jesus in prayer and know that he hears us just as he heard the disciples’ cries for help.

 Dear God, please accept these gifts. We know that you can do all things, including taking away our fears. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Monday 29th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 24th Jun 2020 @ 2:25pm

Hi Goldfinches,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We finally harvested some of our peas and beans which was really satisfying and they were very tasty. I'm looking after the pumpkin plants as although they are growing tiny pumpkins, they keep getting knocked off in the wind! 

This week is a special week for us as we come together (virtually) as a whole school for our whole school topic SAVE OUR SEAS.

Each day there will be an ocean themed story or link on your blog.

Today- find out about the problems in our seas and oceans with Sir David Attenborough   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLx4fVsYdTI 

School Jobs:

SAVE OUR SEAS: I have attached a page with a list of ideas for programmes to watch, websites to use and activities to choose from. https://www.skyoceanrescue.com/ Here is one recommended by one of our reception parents. The others are all on the Save Our Seas Home Learning Ideas page (attached). 

Reading: Choose some of the Powerpoints, articles and facts all about our seas.

Maths: If you wish to continue with Maths this week please choose from your Home learning pack. Remember White Rose Maths Y4 is great for supporting your learning https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/  and also http://www.iseemaths.com/lessons34/ in the week beginning 8th June have some super fractions lessons.

Discussion: Have a look on our discussion page and enjoy the chance to chat with your friends in Goldfinches.

Have a fab day in the oceans!

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

This week we are celebrating our wonderful oceans.

The UK is surrounded by the sea, and our waters provide the habitat for over 44,000 different species of sea life, yet often our wonderful beaches are covered in litter
 

Point out that scenes like these show us that all is not well in our oceans. Marine scientists have discovered that many plastics that find their way into the world’s oceans are toxic. This means that these plastics can damage the animals and even kill them. Another problem is that wildlife such as seabirds can get entangled in bits of plastic or even become stuck in plastic bottles.

Fortunately, scientists, marine conservation societies and the UK government agree that we need to do more to protect our seas and oceans, particularly where the use of plastic is concerned. They suggest that we can all take some action – even if it is something as simple as taking home our rubbish after a day at the beach.  We all need to do the following:

- Invest in a reusable water bottle rather than relying on single-use ones.
- Take a bag with you when you go to the shops, rather than paying for single-use plastic ones.
- Look for alternatives to plastic containers.

Time for reflection

Many world faiths believe that we all have a responsibility to look after the world in which we live.

Christians believe that God made the world and wants us all to care for it: this is known as stewardship.

The Bible says, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it . . . for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.’ Christians believe that this means that we have no right to abuse God’s creation. Instead, we should act responsibly, realizing that we are privileged to have such a wonderful place in which to live.

Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for the beautiful world in which we live.
Thank you for the amazing variety of animals and plants.
Thank you for the sea and the beaches.
Please help us to think carefully about our responsibility in the world.
Please help us to care for the environment.
Please help us to think before we act.
Amen.

Friday 26th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 1:10pm

Happy Friday Goldfinches.

Is it too hot for Hot Chocolate? Maybe an ice cream is deserved instead, or have you tried making your own ice lollies?   

Here are some lovely recipes (and some ideas for the adults too!)

 https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/ice-lolly

Discussion: We are discussing our favourite sporting hero today. 

National Sports Week. Tap Up Tennis – Mrs Rice    https://youtu.be/aBdxZw1rdr0

Have you got a tennis racquet and ball? If not, what could you use? How many taps could you do? How many did Mrs Rice do? Can you beat her score?

School Jobs: 

Reading: I have attached the next First Newspaper. The news about the Roman Town and the warning about the crocodile in Spain caught my eye this week!

JK Rowling has released a new book called the Ickabog.and there is a competition to create some of the illustrations for it for when it is published later in the year. Lola and I have been really enjoying reading a chapter a day this week. https://www.theickabog.com/king-fred-the-fearless/   There are definitely a lot of you Goldfinches who I think would really enjoy reading this book.

English: SPAG. Recap noun phrases while you dance and sing with the Super Movers   https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-noun-phrases/zf7b6v4 

Maths: A sporty theme today. Learn about football data today in this BBC Bitesize lesson   https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zsrgp4j

Spelling: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-homophones-with-johnny-inel/z6fjbdm  Practise their, there and they're with the supermovers.  Can you say or write your own sentences with the correct meaning of each- there, their, they're.

Goldfinches I hope you have a fantastic day. Try to get a good balance of active time, learning time, playing time and resting time.

Sending big virtual hugs, Mrs Evans 

 P.S. Look out for our Save Our Seas topic starting on Monday. Your parents will have received an e-mail.

Story with Mrs Powell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEISPlRks4

Thursday 25th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 1:09pm

  Good morning Team Goldfinch 

What a scorcher of a day yesterday! I hope you had some lovely time in the sun. Who had the paddling pool out or a water fight or enjoyed a cooling ice lolly? On Monday, we had a go at making our own ice lollies with fresh orange juice and the raspberries we picked from our garden. My gang tasted them today while I was at school. Their verdict was.........."Yummy!" 

Mrs Evans had a forgetful moment earlier this week and forgot to link the stories so here they are to help you catch up. Apologies! 

Mrs Esling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlwgA17RaWw

Mrs Judge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHMuoH6yws

Miss Gillam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lDCNQfwBo

Mrs Ahern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Lm3RA0pFg

National Sports Week   Speed Bounce – Miss Thwaites    https://youtu.be/_p1JP1Fw1j8

This will certainly get your heart racing! How many times can you jump side to side in 10/20/30 seconds? How many people could you challenge to beat your score?

School Jobs:

Maths: Continue with your Home learning pack Fractions work and support this with the lesson from  White rose Summer Week 5 Lesson 4 Fractions Greater than 1.  These White Rose lessons are really useful to hep you to see how the fractions work. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

RE: Have a look at lesson 3 Oak National Academy to learn about the 5 Pillars of Islam   https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-the-five-pillars-of-islam

Geography:  How are you getting along with finding out about your endangered animal? What facts about it could you tell someone else? Could you make a little video or make a poster to raise awareness? Remember the links I added to the weekly plan on Monday's Blog to help you.

Have a super duper day. Be helpful and kind please.

Miss you lots

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

Our Wonderful World!

Please enjoy this poem!

Big blue planet, swinging through the universe

Big blue planet, what can it be? What can it be?

It’s the planet earth, it’s the planet earth.

It’s the planet earth, it’s the planet earth.

Big blue planet, swinging through the universe,

Big blue planet, what can we see? What can we see?

The great blue waters and the great green land

The great blue waters and the great green land

Big blue planet, swinging through the universe,

Big blue planet, what can we see? What can we see?

The great blue waters and the great green land

The great blue waters and the great green land

Big blue planet, swinging through the universe,

Big blue planet, what can we see? What can we see?

The great blue waters and the great green land

The great blue waters and the great green land

Big blue planet, swinging through the universe

God loves the planet

Loves the land and loves the sea

Loves the land and loves the sea

Loves the people, that’s you and me

Loves the people, that’s you and me

We’ll love it too, it’s our planet EARTH

We’ll love it too, it’s our planet EARTH

How can you help to keep God’s world a wonderful place? What could you do? 

Dear God

Then let the sun come out and
fill the sky with rainbows.
Let the warmth of the sun heal us
wherever we are broken..
Let the warmth and brightness
of the sun melt our sadness.
And let the light of the sun
be so strong that we will see all
people as our friends.
Let the earth, nourished by rain,
bring forth flowers
to surround us with beauty.
And let the mountains teach our hearts
to reach upward to heaven.

Amen

Wednesday 24th June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 1:09pm

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday! 

It was absolutely lovely to see some of you picking up your work packs from school yesterday! You have all grown up so much! We will be repeating this again in a couple of weeks!

Discussion: What are your thoughts on the news article below? 

National Sports Week

 Wacky Race – Mr Beswick

https://youtu.be/i4b7XbRuGiI

Can you create your own Wacky race? Add obstacles, find different ways to move and compete against the clock? Can you beat your time?

School Jobs:

Reading: Read all about the amazing Mo Farrah and have a go at the comprehension attached. I mentioned JK Rowling's new book 'The Ickabog' yesterday to some of you. Have a look here   https://www.theickabog.com/read-the-story/

Times Tables: How are you getting on with TT Rock stars? I know some of you are really improving. Remember there are lots of different games if you need a change from Rockstars. I have attached some loop cards if you like them. You could use the blank cards to make your own loop game.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button - have a go at the division questions too.

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

Spelling: Practise 'there, they're and their' with the Super Movers.  Can you create your own sentences for their, they're and there'?  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-english-homophones-with-johnny-inel/z6fjbdm

Mindfulness: Choose an activity from the attached mindfulness pack. Play some lovely relaxing music with an aquarium theme.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=-j2uKUK5P10

I just thought you would like this article- a lovely story of hope.

Enjoy your day. Stay safe and be ready and respectful to help out, learn and play.

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell

Honesty

My Mum used to tell me and my brothers and sister this story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKWktweAZb0 What would you have said to the boy to help him? 

Jesus told his disciples a story to teach them about honesty. He told them about a rich man who had a manager, and the manager was using the man's money for himself. When the rich man discovered that the manager was wasting his money, he called him in and fired him. After telling this story, Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."

If you and I make sure that we are honest in the small things, then we can be sure that we will be honest in the big things. If people know that they can trust us in small things, they will know that they can trust us in the big things too.

Dear God

Please help us to remember what Jesus taught about honesty and help us to be honest in every situation big or small.

Amen.

Tuesday 23rd June, by Mrs Evans

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 11:19am

Good Morning to my lovely Goldfinches,

Thank you for all the wonderful work and learning you are doing at home. It is incredible how interested you are in so many topics. Don't forget the importance of all of the life skills you are learning too - from helping round the house, growning and planting things in the garden and cooking food. Well done to all of you. You should be so proud of yourselves.

Discussion: What are your favourite sights? Let's chat about it in our discussion today.

Summer Reading Challenge:  Have you signed up yet?

National Sports Week   Tuesday: Target Games – Me!       https://youtu.be/VSgAcyEnoGI

Create your own target game. What could you use? Would you use underarm throw or overarm throw? What is the highest score you could get? How could you improve your throwing?

School Jobs:

Maths: Work through the fractions tasks in your home learning pack. Use this online lesson to help you to understand equivalent fractions. Summer Week 5 Lesson 3 – Equivalent Fractions (2)     https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

Reading: Use this link to find out about a local Olympic Gymnast- Beth Tweddle   https://www.bethtweddle.com/about/about-beth

Geography: Continue with your research of an endangered animal. This is what Lola found out about the Pangolin: