In light of the current situation regarding school closure, we have sent home learning packs to support home study. Below is a list of additional useful resources/websites to further enhance their learning. Our blogs will be updated in due course with additional information and support. Under the difficult circumstances of this week’s announcements, we have been very proud of how the children have shown resilience and maturity.
Thank you for your continued support,
KS2 team
If you need to contact me during this time (as I will not be in school each day to protect myself again this virus) I can be contacted on the email address below. PLEASE NOTE TEACHERS ARE ONLY BEING ASKED TO REPLY TO EMAILS ONCE AND WEEK AND DURING THE SCHOOL DAY OF 8.45AM-3.30PM.
year5@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk
Home learning activities
Read
Read as much as you can at home-there’s nothing better than getting engrossed in a good book!
Write
In your home pack you have been given a yellow notebook. The children could keep a diary of the things they do at home or encourage them to write short stories.
Websites we already use and your child has a login for:
Bedrock
Bedrock can be accessed and a lesson completed every 48 hours. The username and password has been sent home with your child again.
https://app.bedrocklearning.org/
Discovery Education : Espresso
We have a whole school subscription for Espresso which is part of Discovery Education. There are loads of resources and games that you can access that link to the National Curriculum.
https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/login/eha/?service=espresso
Username and password has been sent home in the pack.
Sumdog
Free access has been granted for all resources on Sumdog during school closures. Use your own sumdog login username and password provided in your learning pack.
TTRockstars
Keep practising your times tables by logging onto this website using individual username and password that has been sent home.
Other websites that are offering home learning resources are:
Education City
Children will be coming home today with usernames and passwords for Education City. This is a new website for the children with access to English, Maths, Science and Computing resources.
https://www.educationcity.com
Classroom secrets home learning:
The pack we have sent home, comes from this website but they have many more resources on offer for children to use:
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
Twinkl
Twinkl is also a resource that we use in school and has many resources that can be used at home.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/search?term=school+closure
Oxford Owl
Maths and English resources
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/school-closure-resources/?region=uk
Third Space
Please see letter regarding access to Third Space maths.
Physical Exercise Links
Young Champions has been created by sports coaches, movement specialists and sports scientists to provide young children with home practice sessions to develop fitness, motor and sports skills. It will help children of all ages and abilities to play sport to the best of their ability and keep them active and healthy. Parents can sign up here:
https://www.amaven.co.uk/young-champions
An alternative one is The Body coach TV 9am Monday to Friday with Joe Wickes.
