What do you do when you can't have the usual Halloween disco?
The children have had a lovely day dressed in their party clothes. They have enjoyed a mini disco and popcorn, kindly provided by the Friends of the School. Thank you for supporting this FOS event. It is so positive to see our resilience as a school community. Although we are not able to enjoy many of our usual planned events, it is good to find alternative ways to maintain our school traditions where we can. Not only does this strengthen the feeling of ‘belonging’ to our school community but it also creates something to look forward to, which is an important part of wellbeing.
Stanmore Post - 16 October 2020
As you will be aware, we have had a week of external visits to the school to check in on various aspects of our school improvement journey. We had a planned Local Authority Monitoring Visit on Tuesday. Usually this would be a termly visit. However, due to the restrictions on visitors we have not had a visit since December 2019. Although they were not able to fully interact with the children, the Inspectors noted significant improvements since the last visit. In particular they commented on how calm the school felt and how engaged children seemed in their lessons. They agreed that the work in the books show that the children have been working really hard since the beginning of term.
Yesterday we had a visit from OFSTED. This is part of a series of visits by OFSTED to a variety of schools nationally. The information that they gained will be used to gain a national picture of the affect the pandemic is having on schools. During the day the Inspectors met with all of the leadership team. This included a virtual meeting with Mrs Kempson in Stubbington. The lead Her Majesty’s Inspector (HMI) will now write a short letter. The letter will not contain any judgements but will summarise briefly the discussions the inspectors had with our school leadership team. This is to provide parents with information about what the school is doing to help children back into full-time education and will be published on the OFSTED website. You can read more about the purpose of this visit at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/interim-phase-maintained-schools-and-academies
Both visits this week felt very positive and we were able to share a range of examples of our ongoing work. What came across was the pride that we all feel to belong to Stanmore School.
Yesterday Year 6 had a really successful trip to Stubbington Study Centre. Before lockdown we had planned a residential to Stubbington later this term, intending to make this an annual Year 6 event. I am really pleased that we could still offer a very full day’s experience, despite the restrictions. It was a pleasure to hear how much the children and staff enjoyed the trip. They experienced a range of activities including a beach visit, den building and a game of Stubbington Fox. They were lucky enough to spot badgers at the Badger watch. It was lovely hearing younger children tell me that their brother or sister had gone to Stubbington. Our Enrichment Curriculum is carefully planned to give children experiences throughout their school journey that they can look forward to.
You can see photos of the trip at https://www.stanmore.hants.sch.uk/news/2020/10/16/year-6-big-day-out-to-stubbington
Year 6 Big Day Out to Stubbington
Year 6 had a really successful trip to Stubbington Study Centre. Before lockdown we had planned a residential to Stubbington later this term, intending to make this an annual Year 6 event. We were really pleased that we could still offer a very full day’s experience, despite the restrictions. It was a pleasure to hear how much the children and staff enjoyed the trip. They experienced a range of activities including a beach visit, den building and a game of Stubbington Fox. They were lucky enough to spot badgers at the Badger watch. It was lovely hearing younger children tell me that their brother or sister had gone to Stubbington. Our Enrichment Curriculum is carefully planned to give children experiences throughout their school journey that they can look forward to.
Year 5 and 6 - Home Learning 19th October 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 19th 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 and 6
The week both yr 5 and 6 are continuing to explore and apply our understanding of division and multiplication, including prime numbers and squared and cubed numbers. We are using the White Rose videos which will provide expert tuition as well as allowing the children to work independently.
Use this link for your work on Monday and this link for your video
Use this link for your work on Tuesday and this link for your video
Use this link for your work on Wednesday and this link for your video
Use this link for work on Thursday and this link for your video
Use this link for work on Friday and this link for your video
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- Weather https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-makes-up-the-weather-70tk4c
Science- Comparing lifecycles https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/are-the-life-cycles-of-mammals-all-the-same-c4u3gr
Year 3 and 4 Home learning 19th October 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 19th October 2020
Each day:
Complete fifteen minutes of Times Table Rock Stars
Links to plain, lined and squared paper
MATHS TASKS YEAR 3 and 4
This week the children are exploring measurement and perimeter. We have used White Rose resources which allow the children to receive expert tuition as well as independent work
Use this file for your work on Monday and this link for your video
Use this file for your work on Tuesday and this link for your video
Use this file for your work on Wednesday and this link for your video
Use this file for your work on Thursday
Use this file for your work on Friday
LITERACY TASK
Click to open literacy task where you will find the activities for you to complete this week
OTHER SUBJECTS
Use this link to find out as many interesting facts about Italy as you can!
Year 1 and 2 - Home Learning 19th October 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 19 10 2020
Links to plain, lined and squared paper
MATHS TASKS YEAR 1
This week we are continuing to focus on subtraction. We have used the White Rose videos which link to work for the children to do independently.
Click each link below to access your video and worksheets
Use this file for your work on Monday and this file for your video
Use this file for your work on Tuesday and this file for your video
Use this file for your work on Wednesday and this file for your video
Use this file for work on Thursday and this file for your video
Use this file for work on Friday and this file for your video
MATHS TASKS YEAR 2
This week we are focussing on addition and subtraction. We have used the White Rose videos which link to work for the children to do independently.
Click links below to access your video and worksheet
Use this file for your work on Monday and this file for your video
Use this file for your work on Tuesday and this file for your video
Use this file for work on Wednesday and this file for your video
Use this file for work on Thursday and this file for your video
Use this file for work on Friday
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 -
Use this link to access stories about Smartie the Penguin, who tells us all how to be safe online
Stanmore Post - 9 October 2020
Dear Parents,
As we all continue to settle back into school, we are beginning to collect a picture of the affect that the school closure has had on children’s wellbeing and school performance. ‘Hello Yellow’ day has come at a good time and the children have enjoyed a day of special activities focused on wellbeing. Hello Yellow is a day where we think about how we can look after ourselves, particularly our minds and our bodies to make sure that we are content and healthy, so that we can all be the best that we can be.
Today the children have been concentrating on their thoughts and feelings, how those feelings can sometimes make us feel and behave differently, and most importantly, how we can look after ourselves. Unsurprisingly, some children have been experiencing big emotions over the past few months. This may be different from day to day and you may be feeling worried that your child is struggling to control their emotions. Part of our return to school is equipping children with the resilience to cope with whatever life throws at them, helping children to grow into well-rounded, healthy adults. Being listened to and feeling a sense of belonging helps with this. We often say to children ‘Use your words’ praising and encouraging this as an alternative to letting those big emotions and behaviours take control. By wearing yellow, we want to show each other that everyone has mental health and that no-one is alone if ever they are dealing with really big feelings. Thank you for supporting Hello Yellow day by sending your children into school wearing yellow clothes. They looked great and we raised £218.55 towards supporting ‘Young Minds’ which is fantastic.
As you would expect, there has been an impact on children’s learning. This is also a mixed picture, with many children returning to school with new skills and interests. The teachers now have a good understanding of any gaps that have opened up in children’s learning. They are able to target particular subject areas and individual children where necessary in order to catch up. This week I have looked at work in all of the classes. You would be extremely proud, as I was, of the amount of work in children’s books and the care that they are taking to complete work accurately. The expectation is that children should have caught up with any lost learning by the end of this term. This is why it is important that we get the remote learning process up and running for all children as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone who managed to log on and complete the task last week. There will be a task on Google Classroom to complete again this week. Please contact the office or let your child’s teacher know if you are experiencing any difficulties.
As usual at the beginning of the school year, we are looking to get your views on how well the school is running at the moment so that we can complete our school improvement plan. I hope that you feel able to address any particular issues that you have with me directly (Mrs Taylor – Headteacher) or with Mrs Atkins (Assistant Headteacher), Mrs Fenton (Inclusion Leader) or your child’s class teacher and trust that we will do our best for your child. It is helpful to get a broad view from parents so please take a few minutes to complete our survey.
https://www.stanmore.hants.sch.uk/parent-survey
Best Wishes
Sharon Taylor
Year 1 and 2 - Home Learning 12th October 2020
MATHS TASKS YEAR
This week we are focussing on addition and subtraction. We have used the White Rose videos which link to work for the children to do independently.
Click each link below to access your video
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
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
Music - click to access a range of music lessons
Year 3 and 4 Home learning 12th October 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 12th 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 multiplication and division. We have used the Oak Academy and White Rose resources which allow the children to receive expert tuition as well as independent work
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
This week the children are exploring multiplication and division. We have used the Oak Academy and White Rose 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
RE - click this link to access work on Temptation
Year 5 and 6 - Home Learning 12th October 2020
Curriculum for the week commencing 12th 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 both yr 5 and 6 are exploring division 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. We are also using White Rose to further their understanding.
Use this link for your work on Monday
Use this link for your work on Tuesday
Use this link for your work on Wednesday
Use this link for work on Wednesday
Use this video to consolidate your learning
MATHS TASKS YEAR 6
The week both yr 5 and 6 are exploring division 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. We are also using White Rose to further their understanding.
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- Weather https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-makes-up-the-weather-70tk4c
Science- Comparing lifecycles https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-does-the-lifecycle-of-an-insect-compare-to-an-amphibian-cmrked