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Year 1 Home Learning - 13th April
April 16, 2020
We hope you’re all staying safe and well at home. We hope you have found your home learning packs useful. As we can’t be in class, we’d like you to choose as few or as many of this week’s activities to enjoy learning at home and as we wanted to take the pressure off the adults at home as much as possible, so we’ve labelled our activities with
should and
could to help. The
‘shoulds’ are the ones we think are a bit more important.
English
We are going to be finishing off our learning about fairy tales, with a specific focus on ‘The Three Little Pigs’. Your child’s tasks this week are:
• Should
– Remind themselves of the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. Here is a video that may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLR2pLUsl-Y
• Could
– Think about what you saw in the video – can you draw a story map about the story and the order it happened? What did the pigs use to build the houses? What did the Big Bad Wolf do to each one? How did the story end?
• Should
– Using what you have learned from the videos and any further understanding of the story; have a go at innovating
(changing) the characters to make the story your own. For example: Three Little Pigs may become Three Fluffy Sheep OR
The Big Bad Wolf may become the Huge Scary Fox.
• Could
– Can you make a story map for your story using pictures and actions to act it out?
• Should
– Once you have innovated
your story, have a go at writing the whole story out neatly using your new characters. Don’t forget to use capital letters, full stops, finger spaces and the soundmat provided to spell accurately.
• Could
- Once you have finished your story, can you draw each character and their houses and describe them, using adjectives. For example: The small, fluffy sheep. The strong, brick house.
Mr Panter and Mr Ellis are excited to hear them all when we are all back!
Spelling
We use the National Curriculum year 1 and 2 spelling list for children to practice. Your child’s tasks this week are to:
• Should
– Use the sets included in the pack, or of course the children’s spelling books (which have the most up to date spellings in) to practice spelling the words
• Could
– Can you use the spellings you have practiced in a sentence?
Maths
We are going to be learning about multiplication and division in Maths. We can use multiplication and division to make groups, to share and to make doubles. Your child’s tasks for this week are to:
• Should
– Complete mathletics (children have logins in packs) tasks which have been set on multiplication and division
• Could– Take the test at the end to assess understanding
Science
In science we have been looking at everyday materials such as: wood, metal, plastic, glass and fabric. You should have found a booklet about this topic within your home-learning packs. Your child’s learning tasks this week are:
• Should
– Complete the everyday materials booklet including the final assessment, to round off our learning on this topic.
• Could
– Conduct an experiment regarding each of the everyday materials and how they react in water (i.e. weather the float/sink AND how waterproof they are. For example: make predictions about the materials reaction to water and compare to the actual outcome.
Geography
In Geography we are going to be exploring the country of Egypt, looking at what is there, where it is on a map and comparing the weather in Egypt to here, in England. Your child’s learning tasks this week are:
• Should– Have a look at a map, or use google earth. Where is Egypt on the map? What continent is it in? What other countries are near Egypt? Make a fact page in your books. https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/
• Could– Research the weather in Egypt and compare it to the UK. What is different? Is it hot all the time? Does it rain? How hot can it get? Why does it get hot? https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/360630
Art
As we are learning about fairy tales, in Art, we will be looking at and drawing some of the characters or settings from our favourite fairy tale. Your child’s task this week is to:
• Should
– Pick their favourite fairy tale character and create a piece of art around them. This can be a drawing, painting, collage, sculpture etc.
• Could
– Create a fictional setting for this character e.g. Little Red Riding Hood – The deep, dark forest.
Wynstream Primary School has hosted a Gabrieli Roar workshop this month for three other schools, ahead of their performance at Exeter Cathedral on the 9th of December. Gabrieli is a choir and period instrument orchestra founded and led by Artistic Director Paul McCreesh. They perform and record choral, vocal and instrumental repertoire from the renaissance to the present day and have cultivated an international reputation for excellence, innovation and ambition. They offer first-class performance opportunities to young people through their education programme, Gabrieli Roar. Pupils from Montpelier Primary School, Ide Primary School and Ermington Primary School came along to join Wynstream’s choir of 45 pupils to prepare for the concert. This initiative is supported by the Devon Music Service whose representative at the rehearsal thanked Wynstream Primary School for hosting and said that their cooperation, organisation and choral preparation of the young people was “exemplary.” The children will be performing at ‘A Grand Georgian Christmas’, the show will be a festive exploration of English music for parish churches during the Georgian period. It has been designed to offer the perfect platform to encourage young singers to connect with choral and classical music. Tickets can be purchased here. Elise Redman, Headteacher at Wynstream Primary School said: "We are so proud of our choir and the dedication they are showing. We know that musical education is really important for children and supports their development in many ways. Rehearsing, working together and performing in front of an audience are all things that help build their confidence and that will help them flourish in every area of life." Matthew Shanks, CEO of Education South West said: “I am so pleased to hear that Wynstream Primary School played host to its neighbours for this exciting workshop. At Education South West we strongly believe in both the power of collaboration and the importance of promoting the arts and this initiative achieves both of those things. I wish the choir all the best with their performance next month.”
Steve Race MP visits Wynstream Primary School
Wynstream Primary School is holding a summer fayre on Thursday the 11th of July.
As you are aware there is currently an amber weather warning in place as storm Ciaran moves towards Devon. An amber warning presents a risk to life, but there is also a large amount of uncertainty about this weather front which means it could increase to a red warning overnight. The combination of wind, rain, and the storm moving over warm sea waters increases risk of very high wind speeds, flooding and trees falling. An emergency strategy meeting has taken place today and it was agreed that we need to ensure school leaders fully appreciate that the current weather warning presents a risk to life and could worsen. Based on the information we have, Devon County Council have taken the decision today to ask all staff where possible to work from home. We are asking all schools to consider the high level of risk presented by this storm and make a decision today about their operations tomorrow. This potential risk to life means that we have taken the regrettable decision to close schools tomorrow. We do not do this lightly. The school will be shut to all pupils and staff. Information on work provided will be sent out later this afternoon Schools will be open as normal on Friday 3rd November. Thank you for your understanding.
On Wednesday 19th April our children began to think about ‘rights’ and what being a ‘Rights Respecting School’ means. We will be looking for parents, carers, staff, governors, and children to help us on this journey. Please speak to Ms Redman or Miss Humphreys if you are interested in helping. Please look at the following for more information: What is a Rights Respecting School? - UNICEF UK
A message from our Chair of Governors. Hello. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all back to the school after the Easter holidays. As you are aware Wynstream is now part of Education South West Academy Trust. The school has already been working with the Trust for the past year. Together we are continuing to deliver support, exciting opportunities and high quality of teaching and learning across the school and the community. I hope you will all join me in embracing this new journey of Wynstream's future. Your sincerely Michaela Young Chair
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Do you know anybody who would make a great Community (Co-opted) Governor for our school? There is a vacancy on Wynstream's Local Governing Body and we are inviting nominations. Governors are welcomed as valued members of the governor team and play an important role. Life as a governor is interesting and varied. Meetings are at least once every half term. Training and support will be available. Please do let friends and family know, and ask anybody who is interested to pop into school for more information, or call 01392 284990. More information as well as the nomination form can be found by clicking here. Thankyou.
