What an incredibly eventful year! I am so happy that I got to have so many different adventures with Chestnut 2019/20 from Lakeside to the Royal Albert Hall. Although the second half of the year was not what we expected, I was so happy to have most of the class back this term in their bubbles. They were so full of life and joy that it was a complete delight to spend time with them. While I will miss all of Chestnut I know that they are ready for their next big adventure - high school. Happy times: make the most of them.
Leavers’ assembly part one https://vimeo.com/440240154 Leavers’ assembly part four https://vimeo.com/440154225 Deer https://vimeo.com/440078821 Otters https://vimeo.com/440243688
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I have had the most wonderful four days in school with the Otters. We have worked on two topics: Literacy, drama and art linked to Macbeth; Maths, ICT, Science and PE linked to the heart. Please can all Otters (but not Deer yet) complete the following two tasks next week at home. You can also do some of Miss BB's tasks if you choose and keep up the daily mile run/walk. Literacy – Lady Macbeth Who is Lady Macbeth? What led her to becoming the person we see in the play? Write either a narrative, interview article or diary exploring the background story to Lady Macbeth. Were there incidents in her childhood that led her to be so ambitious? Perhaps a family member coached her or she suffered at the hands of a sibling. Maybe she had a lovely childhood and her ruthlessness is just part of her character. Is the fact she cannot have children a factor? Please do bring this piece of writing to school Tuesday 7th July. Art – Mixed Media Using a range of media (paint, crayon, paper, sequins, photo – anything you have laying around! You can use recycled card as a back board.) create an art work that expresses one of the following:
Below are some ideas - remember to design the back board first and add layers of media on top. Take a photo of the artwork and upload it to Edmodo. Plus source any resources you want to use in school for our Shakespearean character and bring them on the 7th. It is definitely summer this week, get outside as much as possible. I might see some of you after the holiday - I might not. Either way, I will be prepared with lots of ways to keep you, and me, safe. It is not something to worry about: make the best decision for you and your family. Artemis would rather I stay home, but I know Miss Yates and you guys will keep me safe (by keeping in our bubbles) so I'm happy to come to school. Plus he is noisier and naughtier that all of you put together! Writing Use your deductive reasoning to make inferences about the characters. I just thought: you could write about the type of pet they have and why it suits them. Or the job they do, their interests... the list is endless. Well being/PHSEI have added the well being pack Rohan shared - it has lots of activities some which will be good for half term. Thank you Rohan. Science This week I was inspired by my daughter's 'use all the vegetables' stew. It was very tasty and meant we could put off food shopping for a day. I know there has been unprecedented food waste during lock down from producers who supply restaurants - I tried to do my bit by buying lots of cheese from one. It made me wonder if we could do more at home. I found these activities from a KS3 site, so technically you are doing high school work - you're welcome. Kia kaha - stay strong 'Not SATs week' is here! I don't think any of us missed SATs revision - home learning is much more enjoyable. I keep wondering how I can keep it going in school. I have the last CLPE task on here this week - another classic - The MIdnight Fox. I was inspired by Joe's questions to his nan last week and set a letter writing task for writing.The science challenge can be done in a variety of ways - I like using graph paper and cubes. We are nearing the end of the history project and I have seen some lovely work on this. If you can keep using online learning for maths please do, but I've added challenges for those who need offline learning. Remember to be kind to yourself, take care and do what you love the most. Last week you inspired me to 'do better'; to focus more on something and improve. My husband did this last year with his art - he couldn't paint or draw so practiced every day for a few weeks. Now he can go and create some really beautiful and satisfying art. As always, these ideas are to help and inspire. If you are totally focused on a topic or activity and do not do what's on here - you are still learning. I would however do some daily maths. For some reason maths does seem harder if you don't practice your skills: arithmetic, problem solving or practical application. It all helps. Our focus this week is algebra as it will help you in year seven. Bitesize daily lessons - these are very good, but many topics we have already covered. However, if you go to their site and choose to do some that counts as your home learning this week. ICT Cybersafety - Over the last few weeks, we have all expanded our presence online. We know that Edmodo is a safe place: only those with a class code can see our site - that's Chestnut class, their parents and teachers. No one outside our 'bubble' can see your posts and comments. You should still remember some rules: no surnames, take care what information you are sharing about your home life. OWNIT by the BBC is a fantastic site that covers not just the safety side (including a reminder of who to contact if you have problems) but lots of how to videos. Aimed at 11 plus it has ideas that should carry you into high school. WRITING - A change this week - Lit Film Fest have produced some great videos and writing activities for home learning. I've posted three as they are longer writes than last week. The links are above. READING - I am loving these CLPE activities, this weeks has lots of art so I've used it as art and added music to the grid. Piers Torday's The Last Wild is a compelling book. I have put on the whole of the first chapter for you. It has been lovely to see all the creative work you have done the first week. I hope we get to see work posted by even more of Chestnut this week. I will put all documents and resources here and on Edmodo as it is so much easier for you to put your work on Edmodo. Here is the grid for week two ... remember these are just suggestions and if you think of more exciting things to do (e.g. horse riding for PE) go for it. WRITING Pick a picture, pick a genre. Theme Zoo Animals - I was wondering what the animals in Banham Zoo were thinking about the lack of people. Some would really miss the audience; others would be glad of some peace and quiet. They might write a letter persuading people to come back, a diary of their new lives or there could be a news report on the situation. READING This week work from Goodnight Mr Tom. Numeracy Challenges I love the new Edmodo site - it is so easy for you to post your own work, like and comment on other people's work. It is like Facebook for school but only you guys can see our page.
I would love to see all of Chestnut class on there. If you haven't already joined, your parents have an email with the class code. Actually the first email had a typo (my doing mot Miss BB) it is a m not an n. Next week I will try and put all our tasks on Edmodo so please try to join soon. I hope everyone had a relaxing break. Here are the tasks for this week. You all should now have the class code for our Edmodo site and can post your work directly to that site. Please do comment on each others work and stay in touch. Remember to just do what you can - these ideas are to help you but your prime objective is to stay happy and healthy. Research from John Hattie in New Zealand after schools closed after the earthquake showed that no one got behind through missing school. Keep reading, keep active. READING This is the reading sequence from CLPE based on Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell. I read this a few weeks ago and it is an amazing book - the characters lead quite different, but believable, lives. You do not need the book there are daily activities with extracts. WRITING Select an image, select a genre. Theme - landscapes. I have loved watching the landscapes change on our family cycle rides: ploughed fields, bushes and trees gradually becoming greener as the days pass. I have selected a number of inspiring landscape photos for this week's writing tasks. This is like a 'Pobble' write - choose a photo and then select a writing genre or style - news report, narrative, letter, diary ect. Write a quick first draft and then re read and edit. You could use a different photo and genre each day. Or the same photo different genres. Or the same genre different photo. Or an image you have chosen. If one day you choose to write for history or are writing a novel (some are) you can skip this writing but try and write every day. NUMERACY Keep your calculation skills sharp either complete a 'Fast ten' each day or use Sumdog, Khanacademy or Mathsframe.
Here are five more problem solving activities from Rising Stars that all use the 'convince me' strategy. Click on the image to make it larger. Good morning, after today you can have most of April off - next post Monday April 20th! This is not an April Fool. Focus on your family during Easter - keep reading but use the other time to develop your hobbies. I am going to be decorating and spring cleaning, but I would also like to learn to crochet. Have a relaxing Easter.
Literacy Today the conclusion - your hero returns to 'normal' life. How has the journey changed him/her? Ate things the same at home? Will you fast forward, like in the ending of Cosmic, to show the effects of the adventure. Once you have finished and edited your writing, find a way of sharing it with me. Photos of writing or typed stories are both great - send them to [email protected] Reading If you run out of books, remember getepic.com - use the class code. Numeracy I am loving these Rising Star problems suggested by Mr Cooper; I will be using these lots when we get back to class. Can you give me an example of a set of numbers whose mean is 8? Another, another, another... What if you could only have four numbers? What if you had to have more than 10 numbers? What if the numbers had to be consecutive? What if all the numbers had to be decimals? Can you think of other 'What ifs...' ? Can you give at least 3 examples of each? Mean = average (add together the set of numbers and divide by how many numbers are in the set). Consecutive number examples 22, 23, 24, or 1, 2, 3 or 121, 122, 123 Other ideas History This day marks the end of our topic on Benin. The final activity is to compare and contrast Benin AD 900-1200 with Britain AD 900 - 1200: focus on Anglo-Saxon Britain to keep it simple. www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/saxons/houses.htm |
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