Sandymere Week 7

Date: 4th May 2020 @ 10:44am

Hello and good morning everyone,

What a beautiful morning it is! So lovely to see a little bit of sunshine once again.  

This Friday marks the celebration of VE Day and there are some lovely activities available to mark the occasion.  If you want to talk about the events of VE day then you could follow this link https://youtu.be/NEavcsrMoMw (please make sure you skip any ads before sharing the clips on You Tube with children)

You can do this in a number of ways such as setting up a party with in your homes (perhaps invite your teddy bears too!), you could make some VE day inspired bunting, decorate your homes, make a picnic or even bake a celebration cake!  Here is a link to some lovely activities that you may also wish to take inspiration from https://bletchleypark.org.uk/cms/2020/04/ve-day-activity-pack-3.pdf

We know just how much Sandymere children LOVE to sing so why not sing along to some of these wonderful songs during your celebration?

We’ll meet Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nzy1cfnKh4

Roll out the Barrel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrwPE0Z07ug

Sing as we go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I9C_aUKcmU

On the subject of singing the next set of Out of the Ark songs are now available https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/ ‘Sing of a Rainbow’ is particularly lovely and there is a gorgeous VE day song called ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ for Friday and don’t forget there are activities linked to each song if you wish to use them.

If your child is looking to take part in some math activities then don’t forget the fabulous Topmarks website which is packed full of games which are great for revising key skills already taught.  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=Year%201%20maths A class favourite is Hit the Button. 

First 4 Maths have also released another fantastic resource, 'Playing Card Maths' which can be enjoyed by all of the family whilst practising lots of really important Maths skills. (See file below) 

White Rose Maths have also got a series of lessons working on Number Bonds. 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/  

Fancy honing your writing skills then why not try out the Pobble activity where you can expand your writing about superheroes https://app.pobble.com/lessons/preview/9010443f

You could even send your writing to us via admin@overstjohns.cheshire.sch.uk if you wish.

Wellbeing

Attached below is a Wellbeing Calendar, with daily activities to help keep you feeling safe and well. You might want to do them in a different order, picking your favourites first or you might want to do them in the order given, just do whatever works best for you. 

Remember the most important thing is that you are all safe and well.  Play lots of board games, build dens, catch up on some reading and enjoy being outdoors (if you can!)

Take care everyone.

Team Sandymere

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