This is our final day on this story so I would like you to really take your time to edit and improve your story and make it the best it can possibly be. Then I would like you to publish your work- this can be on a computer or you could have a go at making your own book! The instructions for this are included in the pdf.
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Get Moving– Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, we’re gonna combine exercise with a bit of story telling!
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
Morning my darlings! Hope you’re all keeping well and looking forward to our forest school sessions in a few days- I can’t wait!
I forgot to add this yesterday but for anybody that missed it, last week marked the reveal of which teachers will work in which classes from September. Check out who’s where and find more information by reading their information page and watching their videos . . .
Today I would like you to finish of your version of the Stone Trolls story.
Other activities to try throughout the day
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Get Moving– Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, we’re gonna combine exercise with a bit of story telling! May as well go in order now… I just really liked the ninja one!
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
Morning everyone! I want to say a massive big thank you and well done to everyone that took part in our virtual sports week both at home and in school. It was so lovely to see the pictures and videos that you sent in especially of mums and dads taking part too! Mr Butterworth has kindly put together a short video of some highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw9lp3CskQo&t=31s
Also, as every house did in fact manage to get over the 1000 point mark… there was an ice bucket challenge! Well done Mr B, Mrs Meynell, Mrs Maiden and Mrs Taylor! You all took it like champs.
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Get Moving– Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, we’re gonna combine exercise with a bit of story telling!
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
Today we’re at the part of the Talk for Writing Process called ‘Innovating’. This means that you’re going to take the underlying ideas of the story but just alter them slightly to make your ownversion of the same story.
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Get Moving– Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, it’s zumba for kids and it’s even MORE energetic than last week!
Get ready to Clap Stomp and Jump! (If you’re more coordinated than me and can actually manage it that is)
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
If all four houses pass the 1000 point mark by Friday, 3 teachers will allow the year sixes to pour a bucket of freezing cold water over them! They will be picked randomly out of a hat. What more incentive do you need to get your scores, pictures and videos in!
Day 4! Hope you all enjoyed yesterday’s challenges and took an ice lolly break in between like we did!!
Here are today’s activities, good luck athletes!
Sycamore drop to second as Beech take the top spot!
Oak and Willow are falling behind but one good day could soon get them back in the top two!
For today’s activity I would like you to cut out these loop cards (like dominoes) and try and match up the clue with the answer until you form a loop. You can start with any card.
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Get Moving– Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, it’s zumba for kids and it’s even MORE energetic than last week!
One of the best songs out there really…Who doesn’t like to move it move it?!
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
Day 3 of our virtual sports week! Hope you’ve been enjoying it so far. Thank you to those of you that have sent in pictures and videos and scores- it’s given me a giggle!
Hopefully today’s challenges will give you a giggle too, good luck!
Bad day for Willow! Dropped from second to fourth!
Sycamore still leading the way but only by 3 points!
Oak making improvements and slowly climbing the ladder!
Today we’re going to be looking at the different types of words used in our story. Have a go at the grammar activities in this booklet (below). I’ll include the story again at the beginning of each so you can have another read of it to start you off!
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Get Moving– Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, it’s zumba for kids and it’s even MORE energetic than last week!
Are you ready to shake?!
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
*Can you include what house you are in when you send me your scores please!*
Virtual Sports Week!
Finally, virtual sports week is here! Below you will find 3 key bits of information; the Information page (1) with all the details you need, the activity card with instructions and rules for the specified activity and finally a video tutorial from different teachers each day showing you how to complete the activity! For the younger children, please feel free to adapt the rules to ensure enjoyment is high.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmCZCMWfyiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-HH8nlsbL8
Alright, your turn to try! Some of the questions may require a bit more thought so take your time Maths
Word Power
Your spelling activity today is to help Captain Connector remember your spelling words! Can you complete one of these Captain Connecter Tables for each of your words?
English
Today I’d like you to start by reading (or listening) to our Stone Trolls story again and then answer some of the questions on what you thought of the story.
Story and questions are attached here: Stone Trolls
Other activities to try throughout the day
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Get Moving– Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, it’s zumba for kids and it’s even MORE energetic than last week! Why not spread a little love today while you move…
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
Finally, virtual sports week is here! Below you will find 3 key bits of information; the Information page (1) with all the details you need, the activity card with instructions and rules for the specified activity and finally a video tutorial from different teachers each day showing you how to complete the activity! For the younger children, please feel free to adapt the rules to ensure enjoyment is high.
I hope you have lots of fun and don’t forget to send in your scores, pictures and videos to my email! l.bankhead@meadowsideacademy.org
Maths
We’ll be starting our new topic of Length and Perimeter this week so if you would like to, here is the Length and Perimeter Assessment you can try before you begin.
*The most important thing to remember when measuring using rulers is to make sure the object you are measuring is lined up with the zero rather than the very end of the ruler*
This week we are going to try doing some Talk for Writing activities based on the story of The Stone Trolls.
Let’s now read our story…
You can listen to an audio version of the story here
The Stone Trolls
On the southern coast of Iceland, near the small village of Vik, there once
lived a band of trolls. They were huge, ugly creatures who were feared by
humans and hid away underground in the dark caves of the nearby icecovered volcano. All trolls knew that if they ever got caught outside in the
daylight, they would immediately be turned to stone. So, each night, under
the cover of darkness, they would venture outside to hunt and fish.
One stormy night, two mischievous trolls called Skess and Landra perched
together on the craggy cliff, watching. Below, the sea bubbled and
foamed. Above, the full moon glared down, casting a long shadow across
the ebony beach. In the distance, they could hear the low rumble of other
trolls, feasting on their hoard of freshly caught fish.
Suddenly, Skess jumped up, pointed at the horizon and roared. “Landra,
look, a three-masted ship. I think it’s in trouble!” Landra followed his gaze
and stared at the magnificent ship, pitching and rolling on the bubbling
sea. “Let’s wade out and pull it into shore,” Skess said, setting off down
the beach. Landra frowned as it was already very late and the sun rose
earlier and earlier in late spring, but then he jumped down from the cliff
and followed close behind.
Slowly, they waded out into the sea until, at long last, they reached the
stricken ship. Together they started to haul it towards the distant shore,
which was now just a strip of silver moonlight.
For the rest of the night they heaved, and they heaved, and they heaved ,
but the ship was hefty and the sea was rough. Time passed. The two trolls
didn’t notice the moon slipping slowly away. Finally, they reached the
blackened beach where the sailors quickly clambered to safety.
At that moment, the first glimmer of sunlight appeared. Shocked, Skess
and Landra shielded their eyes and then stared at each other in horror.
Their mouths widened. Their legs stiffened. Their arms ground to a halt.
Their eyes closed. Both trolls and the remains of the ship instantly turned
to stone … forever.
To this day, what remains of the stone trolls and the ship can still be seen
just off the coast of Iceland near the small village of Vik.
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Get Moving– Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, it’s zumba for kids and it’s even MORE energetic than last week!
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
Happy Fri-yay! So lovely to see so many pictures of your work this week! Fantastic effort you guys- keep it up!
Very catchy headline Maxy, nicely done!
Virtual sports week will take place next week and we would like to encourage everyone from your household to get involved and have fun whilst doing so! The only thing you will need in preparation is some water balloons, however a wet sponge will be a fine alternative. Every day next week, I will blog two activity cards for you to complete; you will then send your two scores into me via email. I will then keep you informed of the leaderboard every day. There will be one winning house by the end of the week. Please take a look at the Information page for more information.
Maths
It’s arithmetic Friday! But I also want you to complete the assessment we did before we started our unit on shape 🙂
Today I would like you to have a go at this Word Search
English
For those of you that haven’t finished publishing your newspapers, today will be your last opportunity so get writing! For those of you that have finished you can make start on this summer activity booklet
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, it’s the most random and weird dance-a-long video for kids I could find. You’re gonna love these guys!
This was an energetic one!
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
If you could have one new skill without having to learn it at all (like you just wake up and overnight you’ve become amazing at this one thing) what would you pick?
Virtual sports week will take place next week and we would like to encourage everyone from your household to get involved and have fun whilst doing so! The only thing you will need in preparation is some water balloons, however a wet sponge will be a fine alternative. Every day next week, I will blog two activity cards for you to complete; you will then send your two scores into me via email. I will then keep you informed of the leaderboard every day. There will be one winning house by the end of the week. Please take a look at the Information page for more information.
Maths
We’re going to have a bit of fun making some 3D shapes of our own today. For this lesson you will need play-doh or blue tack or something else that’s mouldable, and straws or uncooked
spaghetti or something similar.
Here’s a recipe and a link to the instructional video if you want to make your own!
I want you to have a go at making the different 3D shapes with your play-doh and straws.
Use the cards below to create the shapes and fill in the blanks
For your spellings today I would like you to practice your Handwriting with this weeks spelling words.
English
Today I would like you to finish off your article if you haven’t already and go through it really carefully to edit and improve. I want you to read it out loud to a partner so you can both check that it makes sense. Look out for those capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names, full stops at the end of your sentences and all of the features that we talked about before. Are there any sentences you could uplevel with some more interesting vocabulary?
When you’ve finished editing and improving
Other activities to try throughout the day
Black Lives Matter- There are more and more free resources being made available currently for parents to help with the discussion about racism. It is so important for use to tackle this topic head on and not shy away from it if the questions get uncomfortable.
Here’s a link to a playlist of child-friendly videos around the topic
Here’s a recommended booklist that opens conversations about racism and represent BAME main characters.
Parent’s guide to black lives matter– this is a really excellent resource to help in these discussions with some activities to try with the kids.
The above is another excellent video that you may have seen doing the rounds on social media that highlights the inequality in our societies.
Gonna try and find something new to keep you going each week. This week, it’s the most random and weird dance-a-long video for kids I could find. You’re gonna love these guys!
We definitely got a laugh out of this one in school!
PE– Real PE is a unique, child centred approach that is suitable for any year group through the Primary years. Jasmine – your real learning platform, provides 1000s of hours of fun activities and challenges that will help you to keep your children and family fit and healthy in the coming months. To login and explore, please enter the following details:
