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Year 3 Home Learning tasks week 5, by Mrs McAlynn
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 2:50pm
Hello Year 3!
We hope you are well and keeping yourselves safe and happy! Thank you to the children who have sent letters into school- we would love to receive some more and will reply to all the letters that we get!
Next week is the 75th anniversary of VE day and so all our activities this week are based around this important day.
Task 1:
Watch the following clip on the BBC website about VE day:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr
We would like you to create a poster explaining what happened on this day and why it was so important.
Task 2:
We want you to think back on our DT work on shelters. Can you find out what an Anderson shelter was and what it was used for during the War? We would like you to build your own shelter, thinking about what you would need to survive and be safe. This could be a model using lego etc, a shelter build with objects in your house or a shelter build outside in the garden. We would love to see photos of your shelters!
Task 3:
Design and make a commemorative medal for the veterans who fought during WW2, like Corporal Tom Moore who celebrated his 100th birthday this week. What do you think would be important to incorporate into your medal?
Remember to share your activities with us on our school twitter and facebook page. Join us on our school youtube channel to keep in touch with you teachers and be inspired with different challenges to take on!
Take care everyone, Mrs McAlynn and Mr Woodland
Year 2 Home Learning Week 5, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 3:01pm
F2 Home Learning - Week 5, by Miss Dunlop
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 10:56am
Hi Children,
We hope you have all had a lovely week! Please find the video attached of the story ‘Detective Dog’ and here are some activities for you to complete based on the story!
- Go around your house and see if you can find something beginning with each of the letters in the word ‘detective’.
- Follow the youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8PSTGY8E58 to draw a dog or you can draw one of your own. Don’t forget to colour it in and give it a name!
- Write out your numbers 1-10 and cut out some spots to put on your dog. Select a number at random and carefully count out that amount of spots to put on your dog!
- What is your favourite book? Can you write what your favourite book is and why!
Have fun and stay safe,
F2 Team x
Year 4 Home Learning Tasks Week 5, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 29th Apr 2020 @ 3:00pm
Pre-School Tasks Week 5, by Miss Mclaren
Date: 27th Apr 2020 @ 1:29pm
Hi pre-school,
Hope you are all having lots of fun taking part in the activities we are setting you.
We have seen some fantastic photographs of your work so far, so please keep sending these in. We love to see how you are getting on.
This week we are setting you some very exciting tasks. We would like you to create your own fairy garden in your house.
Task 1: Google fairy gardens and look at the pictures for some ideas.
Task 2: Draw and design your fairy garden, maybe you could create a fairy door and a place for your fairies to sit?
Task 3: Using the recipe below, make some salt dough and start to make your fairy garden, using your design help you. Bake this in the oven and you can then decorate using whatever materials you have. This could be paint, felt tips etc.
Task 4: Can you create some signs for your fairy garden using numbers and letters,
examples of this could be: making a number for your fairy door,
making a sign post saying "my fairy garden"
We can't wait to see the photographs of your fairy garden that you can send to the school facebook page or email and we look forward to seeing you all very soon.
Take care of each other.
F1 Team xxx
Salt dough recipe
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup of water
Mix and make your fairy garden shapes.
preheat the oven to its lowest setting
Place dough shapes on grease proof paper.
Bake in the oven on a low heat for about 3 hours, until it is hard.
The alternative is to leave it to air dry which takes a few days.
Leave to cool before you decorate.
Have fun xxx
Year 3 Home Learning tasks week 4, by Mrs McAlynn
Date: 24th Apr 2020 @ 3:39pm
Hello Year 3!
We hope you have had a good week at home with your family, enjoying the beautiful weather we have had! Here are some more learning activities to keep you busy in the coming week.
Task 1:
We would like you to practise your letter writing skills this week. We all miss you lots and would love to hear what you have been up to while you have been away from school. Please send your letters to Mr Woodland or Mrs McAlynn- we will reply to any letters that we receive!
We have attached an example to remind you how to set your letter out correctly.
Send your letters to…
Our Lady and St Edward’s Catholic Primary School
Price Street
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 8DU
Task 2:
Have you played countdown before? We would like you to have a go with your family this week!
Letters: how many words can you make using the letters below? What is the longest word you
can create?
A E I S T R H N
Numbers: your target is 382- can you work out how to get there using the numbers below? You can use any mathematical operations you like!
25 50 2 6 9 7
Conundrum: NYCCEGIRL
(clue- a way you can help the planet!)
Task 3:
Practise your 5 x tables using the BBC sport videos. Don’t forget to join in with the dance moves to keep yourself active!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-5-times-table/zhbm47h
Remember to share your activities with us on our school twitter and facebook page. Join us on our school youtube channel to keep in touch with you teachers and be inspired with different challenges to take on!
Take care everyone, Mrs McAlynn and Mr Woodland
Home Learning Week 4, by Miss Houghton
Date: 24th Apr 2020 @ 2:01pm
Hi Year 6,
Hope you are all keeping well and have been outside enjoying all this lovely weather.
We have thought of some more activities to keep you busy over the next week. We have attached a PowerPoint with all the information on and don't forget to watch the blog!!
Try and have a go at some of the challenges we have given you and don't forget to ask your parents to send some pictures in to our school Facebook/Twitter.
We hope you and your families are all keeping safe and we can't wait to see you all very soon.
Love from Miss Houghton & Mrs Parry xx
Story time with Mrs McAlynn part 4, by Mrs McAlynn
Date: 24th Apr 2020 @ 10:10am
Hi everyone- hope you've had a lovely day! So...yesterday we found out Granny's secret! What's going to happen next? Tune in to find out!
Take care, Mrs McAlynn
Year 3 Home Learning tasks week 3, by Mrs McAlynn
Date: 24th Apr 2020 @ 10:02am
Hello Year 3!
We hope you had a lovely Easter and that the Easter Bunny came to visit you all! Here are a few more activities to keep you busy this week.
- Have you heard of Captain Tom Moore? He is a 99 year old former soldier who is raising money for the NHS. It is his 100th birthday next week and we would like you to create a picture, card or letter to send to him. They can be sent to:
Captain Tom Moore
C/O Post Office Limited
67 Bedford Road
Marston Moretaine
MK43 0LA
Bedfordshire, England
- Make a musical instrument using items in your house, for example, cups, bottles, rice, pebbles, and use it on Thursday night during the ‘Clap for Carers’.
- We want you to get yourselves moving this week by learning the ‘Cha cha slide’- can
We would love to see any of the work you create shared on our school twitter or facebook page!
Keep smiling and being good for everyone at home! We miss you all and look forward to being together again soon.
Take care, Mr Woodland and Mrs McAlynn
Year 2 Home Learning Week 4, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 2:42pm
Year 4 Home Learning Week 4, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 2:20pm
Hey Year 4!
Hope you're all keeping well and safe! This week we'd like you to create your own art using recycled materials! Research some art by Angelika Heckhausen, she uses recycled materials to create marine pictures! Can you make something like this?
We'd also like you to research the biggest ports of the world and where they are located! Using the world map, can you label the biggest ports, what they're called and where they are?
Next task! Research John Laird! He's an important part of Wirral's history, but who is he? Why is he so important? What did he do? Research all about him and find out who he is!
Finally, read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we'll give you the whole week to do this and next week some of the tasks might be about the book! So get reading and enjoy! (I recommend the movies too!) Here's a link to an audio version of the book if you'd like to listen and read along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coGg0LMFKSE&list=PLWTjE1sfkImAjTOkVWd8H0dPtraPgC2lt
Have a great week and see you soon!
Mr. C 
F2- Home Learning Activities and Video - Week 4, by Miss Ward
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 12:39pm
Hi F2,
We hope you’re all well and enjoying the lovely sunshine. We have got some more activities for you to complete this week based on one of our favourite books 'The Gruffalo'.
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Go outside and have a look around, what animals can you hear or see? Can you draw them and label what animal it is?
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In the book there are lots of rhyming words. Can you think of a rhyming string of your own? e.g. cat, mat, sat, hat.
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Can you design your own Gruffalo?
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Can you make different footprints that belong to different animals. Can you measure them? Which one is the longest?
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Use a computer or device and go on the website www.gruffalo.com .Can you play some of the games on there or do some of the other activities linked to the Gruffalo.
Remember to keep practising writing your full name, the letters of the alphabet, numbers to 20 and reading your tricky words and sounds.
Keep sharing your work with schools Twitter page or Facebook Page! We love seeing the work you have done and your smiley faces!
Have fun and stay safe!
The F2 Team
Story time with Mrs McAlynn part 3, by Mrs McAlynn
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 6:47pm
Happy Wednesday everyone! Here is the next installment of Gangsta Granny for you- Granny's secret is finally about to be revealed!! Hope you are enjoying listening- let me know if your child would like a hello tomorrow!
Take care children, we all miss you lots
Story time with Mrs McAlynn part 2, by Mrs McAlynn
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 6:39pm
Hi everyone- hope you've had a lovely day in the sunshine! Part 2 of Gangsta Granny! I hope you are enjoying listening- let me know if you would like a shout out! Take care, Mrs M x
Year One Weekly Tasks: Week 4, by Mrs Carney
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 2:09pm
Hello Children,
We hope you are all well and having lots of fun!
Watch our Rapunzel story again or perhaps find a different version to remind yourselves of the story.
Activity 1: In the story Rapunzel's father takes lettuce from the witch's house. Lettuce grows in the ground so look at other plants or vegetables that grow in the ground, Watch the videos below and find out what seeds need to grow into plants.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zc62tfr
See if you can grow something at home. Look at how it changes over time. Use a diary to keep track of the changes it goes through.
Activity 2: Role play
Think about the different characters in the story of Rapunzel and have a go at practicing then performing the story to your family members. You could select some of your toys to play the characters and have a go at changing your voice for the different characters. Or perhaps you could ask some of the other people in your house to be different characters. Experiment with different costumes or props to really get into your performance!
Make sure you video your story to enjoy watching later!
Activity 3: Maths - Measureing
Rapunzel's hair was very long - Human's hair grows 15cm in a year, this is about the size of a small ruler. Find things around the house that are longer/shorter than 15cm. Use a ruler or a tape measure to precisely measure. Remember to start from 0. Find out the name of the unit bigger than cm and how many cms it is equal to. Draw some things you would measure using this bigger unit.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-length-height/zdrx92p
has an amusing video. (Mr Pumpernickel)
Activity 4:
'There was a princess long ago' video clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJaNtUSR7w
Try to learn the words and actions and maybe get your family to join in!
You could also create a tower for Rapunzel, using construction or a tube (see picture)
Foundation Stage 1 Weekly Tasks: Week 4, by Miss McNamee
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 2:09pm
Hi Pre-School
We hope you’re all well and enjoying the lovely sunshine. We have got some more tasks for you to complete this week. We have started learning about the Circus.
Task 1- Literacy task
Can you make some signs for your roleplay Circus? You could use your mark making skills to write ‘jugglers this way’ or ‘elephants here’ - make sure you tell an adult what your signs say.
Task 2 – Maths task
Can you make entrance tickets for your circus? You can use your literacy skills by writing words or your maths skills by putting a price on the tickets. Maybe you could use coins as part of your roleplay to help with your counting and number recognition.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-tp-5931-the-circus-role-play-pack
Task 3- Physical development
Can you balance or spin a plastic plate like a circus performer? You could use the plastic bottles that Miss McLaren asked you to keep to play a bowling game too. Use your maths skills to count how long you can balance the plate for or how many bottles you’re able to knock down.
Task 4 – Understanding the world
Could you watch the greatest showman with your family? This will give you an understanding of what a circus is and the different performers.
I would love to see some pictures or videos of you performing to the songs from the film.
Enjoy your week with your family. We can't wait to see all your tasks, please do send any pictures of your tasks to the schools website or facebook page.
See you soon,
Miss McNamee
Year 5 Home Learning Challenges Week 4, by Mrs Bale
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 2:40pm
Hi Year 5,
We hope you're all well and enjoying the sunshine!
We're missing you all and so hope that we can all be together again soon. In the meantime, here are a few more challenges to keep you busy over the next week!
Take care!
Year 5 Team
x
Year 2 Home Learning Week 3, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 10:19am
Story time with Mrs McAlynn part 1, by Mrs McAlynn
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 9:19pm
Hi children!
I hope you are all well and working hard on your home learning activities! As you all enjoyed Mrs Parry's story time so much, I am taking a turn this week and will be reading Gansta Granny by David Walliams each night this week on our school YouTube channel. Links will be posted for you on our school website, Facebook and Twitter.
I hope you enjoy the story and please get in touch if you would like a special shout out!
Take care and remember...be safe, be positive and be kind. Mrs M x
Year 4 Home Learning Week 3, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 18th Apr 2020 @ 12:54pm
Hey Year 4!
Hope you're all keeping safe at home and are enjoying the tasks we're leaving! Please let us know how you're getting on by asking your parents to message the school's Facebook!
Check out Mr Worthington's video below to see this week's tasks, and download the PowerPoint to find out more information on them!
See you soon!
Mr C
Year 6 Week 3 Challanges, by Mrs Parry
Date: 17th Apr 2020 @ 7:47pm
Dear Year 6
Hope that you are all safe and well and managing to enjoy the sunshine.
Here is your weekly Happy news update - looking at some of the happy news around at the moment and celebrating the moments of joy in our country today.
Please try and do some of the challanges and keep those awesome brains ticking over. We miss you all terribly and cannot wait to see you all again really soon.
With love from
Mrs Parry & Miss Houghton XXXX
F2- Home Learning Activities Week 3, by Miss Ward
Date: 17th Apr 2020 @ 5:39pm
Hi Children,
We hope that you have had a lovely Easter! Miss Dunlop and I are so impressed from the work that was sent in last week of the different activities that you completed. This week we have a few more activities that you can do at home with your families.
- Why do Christians celebrate Easter? What happened on Good Friday that was sad? What happened on Easter Sunday that was happy?
- Design an Easter egg! What chocolate would be inside? What would the wrapper look like? What would the box look like? Does it come with a toy?
- Make a clock! Recap o’clock times on the clock that you make; Find out what times you do certain things e.g. get up, lunch time; Play a family game of ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf?’
- What flowers and plants grow in Spring? Can you draw and label some flowers that grow in Spring? Find out what flowers need to be able to grow?
Remember to keep practising writing your full name, the letters of the alphabet, numbers to 20 and reading your tricky words and sounds.
Keep sharing your work with schools Twitter page or Facebook Page! We love seeing the work you have done and your smiley faces!
Have fun and remember to keep washing your hands!
Miss Ward and Miss Dunlop
Home Learning Videos , by Our Lady & St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Date: 16th Apr 2020 @ 4:03pm
Hi everyone,
We're not able to do our usual blogs until Saturday so for now you can still access all of our Home Learning videos on our school YouTube channel School's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdNg0U6SFcZqMcl9PAkzusw/videos
Thanks
Year 5 Home Learning Challenges Week 3, by Mrs Bale
Date: 13th Apr 2020 @ 2:26pm
Create a Time Capsule
Why not create a time capsule that you can look back on with your family and friends in 10-20 years time. I’m sure they’ll be a few laughs, as well as some ‘wow, do you remember when’ moments to share!
Things you can include
- Photographs of your house, bedroom, garden, street, family
- Write a letter to your future self, tell yourself about what is happening in the world at the moment
- Include today’s newspaper/front page of the newspaper
- Trace around your hand on a blank page and date it
- Draw yourself or use a photograph and write your name, age, height, friends, favourite things, hobbies, hopes and dreams etc.
Making your time capsule
- Gather all you want to include and assemble your time capsule.
- If burying outside chose a material that won’t degrade e.g. air tight plastic or stainless steel box. If keeping inside use a shoe box or cardboard box.
- Label your box with your name and a date when the box can be opened.
- Now hide it away, and try not peek in it until the chosen date/year!
We would love to see your finished time capsules so please upload any photographs to the school Twitter or Facebook page.
Keep up those chess skills!
We have been so impressed with the chess skills we have seen from year 5 this year!
Can you create your own board and pieces and challenge (or teach) a family member?
Why not create a ‘beginners guide to chess’ booklet to teach your family how to play.
You could create a board using cardboard, cereal boxes or paper and you could create the pieces by drawing them on to paper, cutting them out of felt of fabric, using stones or why not get messy and have a go at making them out of salt dough (recipe linked here - https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-make-salt-dough-recipe).
To make your chess set unique, you could design your own pieces using inspired by the work we have been doing about Ancient Greece. Perhaps the knights could be Pegasus, the rooks could be columns and the pawns could be warriors.
Don’t forget to take some photographs and upload your games to the school Twitter or Facebook page.
Good luck!
Greek Island Hopping
It might be a while before we can think about travelling the world, but we can dream!
We’d like you to create an enticing brochure about travelling to Greece.
Firstly, think about how best to present your work, have a look at the images below for some inspiration, will you create a series of posters, a leaflet or a booklet?
Next, plan your trip:
- Chose 3 or 4 places to focus on starting with Athens and then moving to a few of the Greek Islands.
Information to include:
- Map of destination
- How to get there (is there more than one option?)
- How much it will cost
- Best landmarks to visit
- Food and drinks to enjoy
- Drawings or images
- Interesting facts about the place
As some of you may know, Greece is Mrs Bale’s favourite holiday destination, so she can’t wait to see the photographs of your finished brochures!
Keep fit and happy like Stavros Flatley!
Sticking with the Greek theme, watch this iconic and hilarious video of Stavros Flatley performing on Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=-_ou2tKKA3U.
Can you recreate the routine or come up with one of your own?
If you’re feeling brave, ask a family member to record you and upload it to our Twitter or Facebook page to keep us all smiling!
Pre-School Tasks week 3, by Miss Mclaren
Date: 13th Apr 2020 @ 1:24pm
Hi Pre-School
Hope you had a very HOPPY Easter and enjoyed the sunshine.
We have got some more tasks for you to complete this week.
We are going to be learning all about the Circus so.....
Task 1- Can you find out what a circus is and what happens at the circus including all the different circus performers. Maybe you could google them to see what they look like and how they perform?
Task 2- Maths task
Can you create a tight rope walk on the floor using chalk, your mums dressing gown tie or belt, count how many steps you can do whilst keeping your balance. Good luck!
Task 3 Literacy task
Can you match the initial sounds to the different circus acts, repeating the sounds and learning the new circus vocabulary?
trapeze artist
acrobat
clown
stilt walker
juggler
Task 4- Can you make a circus tent den and create your own circus act, maybe you could be a clown or a juggler or a trapeze artist?
Enjoy your week with your family. We can't wait to see all your tasks, send any pictures of your tasks in to the school website. We would love to see your best clown costumes.
If you have any plastic bottles, please keep them for some of your tasks next week.