Stanmore Post - 2 October 2020
As part of our school improvement, and to allow access to remote learning for children during any period of quarantining or local lockdowns, we will be using Google Classroom. Our computing lessons over the next few weeks will allow us to explore the platform with the children.
Google Classroom is a free and secure learning network for teachers, students and schools and it provides a safe way for us to connect, share content, access homework, participate in discussions and receive class information. The platform allows you and your child to have access to course work at any time, online, and through any mobile device with Internet capabilities—including iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
Google Classroom is used as an educational tool and will be used strictly for educational purposes. We will be able to provide appropriate tasks for each child and we will be able to mark your child’s work. Your child will be able to check on work missed when absent and to ask questions about assignments.
All children have been provided with an email address, which can only be used to access their class work. Teachers will be able to monitor and approve any comments or posts. Children are not able to email each other using their Gmail.
Your child has been given their log in to take home. This weeks’ homework for the whole school will be to access their account and to join their class page.
Best Wishes
Sharon Taylor
Year 3 and 4 Home learning 5th October 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 5th October 2020
Each day:
Complete fifteen minutes of Times Table Rock Stars
Links to plain, lined and squared paper
MATHS TASKS YEAR 3
This week the children are exploring the use of addition and subtraction in the context of money. We have used the Oak Academy resources which allow the children to receive expert tuition as well as independent work
Use this file for your work on Monday
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Use this file for your work on Friday
MATHS TASKS YEAR Y4
This week the children are exploring the use of addition and subtraction in the context of money. We have used the Oak Academy resources which allow the children to receive expert tuition as well as independent work
LITERACY TASK
Click to open literacy task where you will find the activities for you to complete this week
OTHER SUBJECTS - CLICK TO OPEN LINK TO OAK ACADEMY
Geography- use this link for work on water
Year 1 and 2 - Home Learning 5th October 2020
LITERACY TASKS
Click to open the literacy task for this week and the five activities for you to complete this week
RWI books to download
PURPLE - HENS POPCORN PUPPETS SKATEBOARD SID SPIDERS STOP THE CHEST IN THE SAND
PINK - BABOONS BEEP BEEP LIGHT AND SHADOW
ORANGE - HAIRCUTS LOOK OUT MY BEST SHIRT
YELLOW - A MODEL BIRD A SWEETCORN SALAD FUN AT THE FAIR
GREY - A JOB FOR JORDAN A PLACE IN SPACE
other subjects - click to open link to Oak Academy
PSHE - staying healthy
Year 5 and 6 - Home Learning 5th October 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 5th October 2020
Each day:
Complete fifteen minutes of Times Table Rock Stars)
Year 6 pupils should complete thirty minutes of Reading Plus and Year 5 pupils should read a book for thirty minutes
MATHS TASKS YEAR 5
The week the children are exploring multiplication techniques and applying them in different contexts. We are using the Oak Academy videos which will provide expert tuition as well as allowing the children to work independently.
Use this video for your work on Monday
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Use this video for work on Friday
MATHS TASKS YEAR 6
The week the children are exploring multiplication techniques and applying them in different contexts. We are using the Oak Academy videos which will provide expert tuition as well as allowing the children to work independently.
Use this video for your work on Monday
Use this video for your work on Tuesday
Use this video for work on Wednesday
Use this video for work on Thursday
Use this video for work on Friday
LITERACY TASK
Click to open where you will find the five activities for you to complete this week
OTHER SUBJECTS - CLICK TO OPEN LINK TO OAK ACADEMY
Topic- the water cycle https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/where-is-earths-water-69jkcc
Science- classifying animals https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-do-lifecycles-compare-across-the-animal-kingdom-6wv32r
Year 1 and 2 - Home Learning 5th October 2020
LITERACY TASKS
Click to open the literacy task for this week and the five activities for you to complete this week
RWI books to download
PURPLE - HENS POPCORN PUPPETS SKATEBOARD SID SPIDERS STOP THE CHEST IN THE SAND
PINK - BABOONS BEEP BEEP LIGHT AND SHADOW
ORANGE - HAIRCUTS LOOK OUT MY BEST SHIRT
YELLOW - A MODEL BIRD A SWEETCORN SALAD FUN AT THE FAIR
GREY - A JOB FOR JORDAN A PLACE IN SPACE
other subjects - click to open link to Oak Academy
Stanmore Post - 25 September 2020
Dear Parents,
Children have really enjoyed spending time outdoors using our fantastic grounds to take our curriculum outside. Children in Year R have continued with their Woodland Wednesday or Physical Friday, which is becoming An Early Years Tradition. Maths has been the focus in Year 1 / 2 with children exploring place value outside. Year 3 / 4 have been investigating trees and plants, using the school environment to recognise features that plants need to survive. Oak class were inspired, by a local artist called Lizze McKellar, to try to paint using acrylics. Like Lizze, the children used photographs of the River Itchen to paint reflections of trees on the water. Children in Elm also enjoyed trying different brush strokes using acrylics to recreate the landscape. Juniper have made good use of the bikes that the Friends of the School organised for the children to have during Lockdown. Year 5 and 6 are also investigating the water cycle and noticing what happens to rivers from source to sea. An exciting outdoor learning Day at Stubbington Study Centre has been booked for Year 6 to replace their residential that we have unfortunately had to cancel due to the current situation.
This week Hampshire Music Service have begun live lessons back in school and it has been lovely to hear some music in the school again, including Listen to Me. If your child is interested in learning to play a string instrument, a brass instrument, piano or drums please contact the school office. Visit our website to see more. https://www.stanmore.hants.sch.uk/news/2020/9/25autumn-term-2020-work-and-house-points-f87bc
The children are telling us that they would like some variety in their play spaces. From next week, we will do our best to rotate the outdoor play spaces, allowing the weekend for the area to be quarantined. It is hard because there are so many rules and the children feel like there is a lot that they can’t do. We are responding and adapting as much as we can within the guidance to keep playtime a positive experience. We have some tyres that we are including in the quad area for a circuit challenge next week. We would welcome any good ideas for games or activities that would meet the Covid regulations.
At the beginning of October we will begin to make use of Google Classroom to provide remote learning if a child or class bubble has to isolate. We will also begin to move homework to this platform. This should be accessible through Google Chrome. More details will follow, including a log on for your child and a guide to setting up Google Classroom at home. If you do not have any access to the internet or a device, including a phone, that your child can use to access Google Classroom, please let your child’s class teacher know as soon as possible so that we can make alternative arrangements with you.
Best Wishes
Sharon Taylor
Autumn Term 2020 - sharing our work
Children have been enjoying the last of the sunshine this week and taking their work into our lovely grounds.
We have been lucky enough to have had a visit from local author Lizzie Mckellar, which has inspired the children to produce their own artwork and members of Juniper class and R2L have been working hard de-weeding our gardens.
Year 3 and 4 Home learning 28th September 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 28thSeptember 2020
Each day:
Complete fifteen minutes of Times Table Rock Stars
Links to plain, lined and squared paper
MATHS TASKS YEAR 3
Use this file for your work on Monday
Use this file for your work on Tuesday
Use this file for your work on Wednesday
Use this file for your work on Thursday
Use this file for your work on Friday
MATHS TASKS YEAR Y4
LITERACY TASK
Click to open literacy task where you will find the activities for you to complete this week
OTHER SUBJECTS - CLICK TO OPEN LINK TO OAK ACADEMY
Geography: Use this link to access resources.
Stanmore Post - 18 September 2020
Dear Parents,
We have fantastic topics planned and we are all looking forward to seeing the work evolve in the term ahead. Today you will have received two documents with information about your child’s curriculum work this term. One document shows an overview of what the class will be learning in each subject area. This might be History or Geography and where possible other subjects feed into that topic to bring it to life. The second document gives information about the key facts and the important vocabulary that your child needs to know for this topic. The words are for children to talk about and understand the meaning of. It is an extra bonus if they can spell them. Talking to your child about learning and using vocabulary is one way we can work in partnership with you to support your child’s learning. If you did not receive this information, please let your child’s class teacher know.
With the ongoing Coronavirus situation, home learning is likely to re-appear for individuals, families and possibly class bubbles at some point in the future. As a school we have listened to the feedback about remote learning and we are working on age appropriate ways to continue to match this to the learning at school. Difficult as it is for home and school, there is an expectation that if your child is isolating, they must complete school work. If you have to self-isolate, then please check the website to find the remote learning. If you have any difficulties with the home learning, please contact the school and we will be happy to help. Please bring in completed work and it can be added to your child’s learning journey back in school. ‘Live’ lessons are included as part of the Oak National Academy and White Rose maths that we are setting. If a class bubble has to isolate, we will include some age appropriate lessons with narration by the class teacher and more direct contact, providing they remain well.
Children who are well enough to be in school should attend. I fully appreciate how difficult it is to get this decision right. Judging whether your child has symptoms of Coronavirus, a cough or flu is a difficult call. I have attached a couple of useful documents so that at least we are all working from the same starting point. Please be re-assured that we are continuing to follow government guidelines but even more important than that, we will look after your poorly child and act swiftly to inform you if they are not well enough to be in school. We are also aware that getting a COVID test, either at test centres or as a home testing kit, is causing major difficulty and frustration. However, anyone who is displaying possible COVID symptoms should continue to try and access a test using the NHS test and trace system at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/get-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/
Best Wishes
Sharon Taylor
Year 5 and 6 - Home Learning 21st September 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 21stSeptember 2020
Each day:
Complete fifteen minutes of Times Table Rock Stars)
Year 6 pupils should complete thirty minutes of Reading Plus and Year 5 pupils should read a book for thirty minutes
MATHS TASKS YEAR 5
Click this page to access videos
Use this file for your work on Monday
Use this file for your work on Tuesday
Use this file for work on Wednesday
Use this file for work on Thursday
Use this file for work on Friday
MATHS TASKS YEAR 6
LITERACY TASK
Click to open literacy task where you will find the five activities for you to complete this week
OTHER SUBJECTS - CLICK TO OPEN LINK TO OAK ACADEMY
Science: Use this link to access activities.