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Year 3 Home Challenges Week 2, by Mr Woodland
Date: 10th Apr 2020 @ 12:52pm
Hello Year 3!
We hope you have had a good week and are looking forward to spending the Easter weekend with your family. This week we have got some Easter themed activities to keep you busy during your home learning time!
- Think about the people who live in your street- is there anyone who is elderly or lives on their own? Make them an Easter card and post it through their door to brighten their day!
- Use items from the garden or outdoor space to create an Easter garden, using the ideas on our twitter page as inspiration- we would love to see photos of what you have made!
- Create a storyboard/comic strip telling the Easter story.
- Make a freeze-frame from the Easter story using lego or any of your favourite figures- can you write speech/thought bubbles for each character?
- Ask an adult to help you hard boil some eggs to decorate with paints and pens.
- Use your weaving skills from our art lessons to create a spring nest for the garden.
- Weigh the Easter eggs in your house and order them by weight.
- This week we would like you to all practise your 4 times table daily. Use the songs and activities on the BBC website to help you with this.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-4-times-table-with-cyril-the-swan/zmsw382
This is a very different Easter weekend than what we are used to…but we hope that you enjoy spending time with your family and sharing in the joy of Easter Sunday together.
Take care, Mr Woodland and Mrs McAlynn
Year 6 Home Challenges Week 2, by Mr Woodland
Date: 10th Apr 2020 @ 11:58am
Year 5 Home Learning Challenges Week 2, by Miss Welsh
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 6:46pm
Hello Year Five,
We hope you are enjoying your learning at home and staying safe.
Its challenge time and this week the Olympics are here! We would like you to hold your own mini Olympics at home, think about what different events can all your family be involved with, what team will you be? Can you make a team banner? What about the prize?
Keep reading lovely stories with your family, practicing your times tables and keeping smiling, having fun with your family.
Don’t forget to share any work you create on the school twitter or Facebook page. Have a fantastic Easter and stay safe.
The year 5 team x
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/z36j7ty
https://www.theeverydaymomlife.com/craft-projects/go-gold-make-olympic-medals/
https://www.dltk-kids.com/sports/mleaf-crown.htm
https://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/olympicscraftsideasactivitieskids.html
Time For A Story - Day 7, by Mrs Parry
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 4:52pm
Hi there guys!
Thank you so much for tuning in again to listen to another of Mr Walliams' stories. This one is pretty dramatic but nowhere near as gruesome as some of the others! This is a story about Miss Palaver, the dramatic drama teacher and believe me, she is quite a diva!!
Once again, thanks for all your messages and 'Shout Outs'. Your teachers are really finding comfort in knowing that you are all safe and well.
I hope that you enjoy the story and, until tomorrow, stay safe, stay smiling and stay kind.
Love from Mrs P X
Year 4 Home Learning Week 2, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 3:04pm
Hey Year 4!
Hope you're all well! Check out the video below to see some new tasks for this week!
Stay safe!
Mr Chamberlain
Year 2 Home Learning Week 2, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 3:03pm
Time Capsule, by Miss Flynn
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 11:08am
Hi Everyone,
As this is a strange time for us all, it will be useful to make a note for how your feeling, what you're doing and how you're family adapting.We have attached a booklet that you can complete to keep as a time stamp of everything that is going on right now.
See you soon, keep safe,
Miss wise 
Fairy Garden, by Miss Flynn
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 11:01am
With beautiful weather on the way, why not create an Easter or Spring themed fairy garden in an old pot!
Don't forget to tweet or email your pictures or your creations!
Floating Forest, by Miss Flynn
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 10:50am
Why not try and make your own floating forest?
Save the tops of your veg from this Sunday's roast, place in a tray with water and watch the magic happen!
Add any toy animal figurines and you've got your very own floating forest! (Takes 2 -3 weeks to fully grow?)
Flower Pressing, by Miss Flynn
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 10:49am
Has anyone noticed how beautiful the Spring flowers are looking?
Why not have a go at pressing some and saving them to make decorations or stick on the front of home made greetings cards?
Don't forget to tweet us your pressed flowers!
Miss Wise
Hand Animals, by Miss Flynn
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 10:37am
Why not teach your family how to draw amazing animals using your hands as a template?!
Ask an adult to show you the following tutorial on Facebook and don't forget to tweet or email us your masterpieces!
https://www.facebook.com/100000038774743/posts/3093318694012726/?d=n
Easter Pine Cone Decorations, by Miss Flynn
Date: 9th Apr 2020 @ 10:31am
How are you all finding your one hour of exercise a day? On your next walk, why not keep your eye out for some pine cones and once back at home have a go at creating these cute Easter decorations!! Don't forget to tweet @OurLadyStEdwY2 or email a picture!
Miss Wise
Time For A Story - Day 6, by Mrs Parry
Date: 8th Apr 2020 @ 6:27pm
Dear Heroes
How are you all? I have had a lovely day in the sunshine but my family are sharing a sense of cabin fever......it is hard being without your friends isn't it?
I have been in school today and it is really strange without you all there - but I promise we are all just hoping you are well and safe and looking after each other. Today's story is one of my favourites and is all about Miss Seethe who is a deputy head.... desperate to get rid of the 99 year old head teacher so she can take over. It really made me giggle.
Thank you so much for listening to the stories and for sending in your shout outs - that makes it all worth it.
So, until tomorrow, stay safe, stay smiling and stay patient.
Love from Mrs Parry X
Year One Weekly Tasks: Week 3, by Mrs Carney
Date: 8th Apr 2020 @ 3:05pm
Hi Children,
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We hope you enjoyed our story! We would like you to think of a different ending to the story and write it down with a picture. We can't wait to read some of your ideas.
Use your knowledge of shapes and counting to 10 to complete this outdoor Maths Trail. Or maybe have a go at a shape hunt in your house. Try to record how many of each shape you can find.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-n-213-outdoor-maths-trail-cards
EGGciting Challenge!
Before you throw away all the empty Easter egg boxes we want to challenge you to think of another use for those empty boxes and shiny paper. Lets see who is able to think of the most creative or unusual ideas! Ask your grown-up to share photos of your ideas/creations. We are already excited because we know Year 1 always have amazing ideas and are fantastic at making stuff.
Have lots of fun with this weeks challenges!
Time For A Story - Day 5, by Mrs Parry
Date: 7th Apr 2020 @ 3:48pm
Welcome back anyone who is still enjoing the stories!
I will apologise in advance for the lack of shout outs today - I was mad busy and only just managed to get this story recorded in time. I will make sure that everyone who has sent messages gets bigger SHOUT OUTs tomorrow.
Today's story was a challenge to read in more than one way. It is (as David Walliams himsef describes) a Horror Story and it almost had me cry. It is full of snot, earwax and noxious gas emissions.........listen only if you dare!
Until next time - stay safe, stay smiling and stay kind.
Love from Mrs P. x
F2 - Weekly Update - Week 2 Video, by Miss Ward
Date: 7th Apr 2020 @ 1:38pm
F2 - Home Learning Activities Week 2, by Miss Ward
Date: 7th Apr 2020 @ 1:08pm
Hi Children,
We hope you are all okay and have enjoyed completing some of the 'My Granny Went to Market' activties last week. We have loved seeing all of the work and pictures you have sent in to the school's Facebook and Twitter pages. As we know you have liked the book so much we have thought of more activties linked to the story for you to complete.
- Draw a picture of where you would go to on a magic carpet ride.
- Ask a grown up to make a list of items around your house. Go on a scavenger hunt and find them.
- Draw and label foods that you might eat on your magic carpet ride.
- Write and draw a list of quantities and objects in your house e.g. 2 apples, 4 socks.
Remember to keep practising writing your full name, the letters of the alphabet, numbers to 20 and to share 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
Time For A Story - Day 4, by Mrs Parry
Date: 6th Apr 2020 @ 5:24pm
Hello Everyone,
Happy Monday to you all! Here is Day 4 of our reading - Miss Conceit the Human Work of Art - a story about a very conceited and un-humblish teacher! Obviously all these stories are totally made up by the great David Walliams but my own daughter suggested this teacher reminded her of me!!!! I am not sure what she means.
Anyway, I hope that you enjoy it and I hope that you are all safe and well this evening. Please keep posting your messages to your teachers - they really are making us all smile and reassuring us that you are all OK.
Until tomorrow, keep safe, keep smiling and keep washing your hands.
Love from Mrs P. X
Time For a Story - Day 3, by Mrs Parry
Date: 5th Apr 2020 @ 6:20pm
Hey Everyone,
So it is Palm Sunday and it seems strange that I am not at church, waving palms and singing Hosanna!
Instead I am recording this story for you and I really hope that you enjoy it. Today's story is called Miss Spick the librarian and there is an unexpected visitor while I am trying to read!!!!
Thank you all for your messages to the staff at Our Lady's - we all love to hear that you are safe and well and it means so much to know that all these cringeworthy videos we are posting are worth it!
So, until tomorrow, keep smiling, keep safe and keep looking for rainbows!!
Love Mrs P.XX
Time For A Story Day 2, by Mrs Parry
Date: 4th Apr 2020 @ 5:01pm
Hello Guys,
Here is the second installment of The World's Worst Teachers by the wonderful David Walliams. This story is about Mr & Mrs Lovey-Dovey which certainly sounds cringeworthy but made me giggle. This one also includes a fleeting appearance by my naughty cat - just for you Year 6! I have loved reading all your messages on the school FB and it is amazing to hear you are all keeping well.
Until tomorrow - Stay safe, stay happy and stay smiling. See you soon.
Love from Mrs Parry XX
Time for a Story?????, by Mrs Parry
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 6:38pm
Hello everyone
Now I know how much you have all enjoyed story time this year. Unfortunately we are not able to read Harry Potter yet but I am working on that......so for now we have permission from the great David Walliams to read some of his books. Hope this one makes you laugh.
Be safe and look after yourselves until I see you again. X
Year One Weekly Tasks Week 2, by Mrs Carroll
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 2:55pm
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Year One Weekly Tasks: Week 2
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-5015-design-an-easter-egg-a4-worksheet
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Year 4 Home Learning Week 1, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 2:42pm
Hey Year 4,
Hope you're all well, staying at home and keeping safe! We've got some fun weekly tasks for you to do at home. So check out the tasks and video below!
Your challenge is to carry out your very own Viking raid In Your House!
Plan which room you are going to raid and starting from your bedroom create a map of your house and write the directions for how to get from your room to the target destination i.e. the kitchen.
Make the equipment you will need to take with you: a Viking helmet, shield and axe.
Time how long it takes for you to get there and back and convert this between minutes and seconds.
Finally, write either a Newspaper report about your raid or a story in the style of a Norse Myth.
We'd love to see what you make! Please post them to our Twitter @OurLadyandStEdw and our Faceook!
Some useful links to help you with your task:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-t-16894-home-sweet-home-activity-sheet
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkgcwmn/articles/zfrcmfr
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-18871-viking-helmet-paper-model
https://www.startwithabook.org/content/pdfs/VikingHelmet.pdf
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/viking-helmet-6107240
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-18792-viking-shield-paper-model
https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/ideas/kids/how-to-make-a-viking-shield
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/viking-shield-activity-11756127
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-18926-viking-battle-axe-paper-model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYDclCBnOpM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/20stJyBvh9mv7kpSVgDfKPw/viking-sagas-age-7-11
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2yycdm/articles/z2gk9qt
All the best,
Mr Chamberlain and Mr Worthington
Year 5 Home learning challenges week 1, by Miss Welsh
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 1:51pm
Hello Year Five,
We hope you and your families are all well. We miss you all and we hope you are continuing your learning adventures at home. We hope you’re reading lots of lovely stories and enjoying using your home learning packs whenever you can. You have all learned so much this year, take this time to show everyone at home just how much you know.
Enjoy playing games and making new things with your families. Have lots of fun and spend some time each day thinking about what has made you laugh.
We can’t wait to see you all back at school, but until then we’ll keep in touch. Don’t forget to share any work you create on the school twitter or Facebook page.
The year 5 team x
Year 6 Home Learning Week 1, by Mr Chamberlain
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 10:56am