School Closure suggested Home Learning

Summer term letter from Headteacher and FAQ around closure

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Updated content:  we have added an assembly from the NSPCC around their 'Speak Out, Stay Safe' campaign, which we would like all children to watch - please see below:

The NSPCC has produced a virtual school assembly on 5 June 2020. The assembly, aimed at children aged 7-11 years old and run in partnership with the Department for Education (DfE), features an introduction from Ant and Dec and highlights from the NSPCC Speak out. Stay safe. programme. The assembly focusses on anxiety, including the worries that children are facing during the coronavirus crisis, why they may feel anxious or worried and ways they can be supported.

You can find the NPSCC Assembly here

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The content below has not changed

We would recommend a daily timetable of:

• Reading - 20 minutes (one vocabulary and one reading lesson on Reading Plus)
• Reading reflection (questions, comments or drawing about what they have read) - 10 minutes
• Times table Rockstars (or Doodle Maths if signed up)  - 20 minutes
• 5 -a - day SPaG/Maths - set by year teams a session a day - around 5 - 10 minutes
  
  Weekly learning:
• Year group Writing/Maths learning - 3 sessions (of each) a week
• Project work -  you can choose an activity from year group project grids which are on the year group homelearing pages or work as a family through the subject challenges below. These are here for you to access as much or little as you wish weekly, to support in wider curriculum activities to learn whilst at home. 
• Spelling practice (the normal half-termly words and challenges set by year groups) - 20 minutes
  
  If you are looking for a daily schedule and online lessons 'taught' click here for examples of online platforms that can be used. 

Please do not feel that children should be learning at home for 6 hours a day! Home learning works differently as it is generally 1:1, so it is more intensive and can therefore be done in smaller bursts. Please take the opportunity to enjoy time together, and to relax together as well, if you can. It is also a great opportunity for children to do some self-directed learning if they wish - a project on dinosaurs, fashion, Minecraft, a famous athlete/explorer/performer/inventor, or a different culture: it's all learning.

Below is a grid of challenges and fun activities that have been created by the subject leads in school for you to explore if you would like to undertake a different challenge! None of these are compulsory - just here to support in a wider range of things to do. Click on the picture to find the activities.                      

 

May Half-term and Summer 2 Reflection project grid	VE day invitation to the school VE day - 75 years grid	Easter home learning Whole School Positivity Challenge
Year 3 Maths Master child pack Year 3 Parent support pack	Year 4 Maths Master child pack Year 4 Parent support pack	Year 5 Maths Master child pack Year 5 Parent support pack
Year 6 Maths Master child pack Year 6 Parent support pack	Art Art resource pack	Music
Experiments Fizz Inflator Cleaning Pennies Dancing Ghost Incredible Hoop Glider Rock Candy	Easter grid Summer1 Challenges	DesignStep1-Creating worlds Step 2 -The theme Step2   resource Step 3 - Layout Step 4 - Buildings and landscapes Step 4 resource
French	Geography Geog Resource Pack	History
Computing  Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 Challenge 4 Challenge 5 Challenge 6 Touch Type lessons	E-Safety E-Safety Quiz 1	Writing #litfilmfest
PE Not long to go until @YouthSportTrust National School Sport Week at Home! Join in with this fantastic week-long celebration of sport and wellbeing. Sign up 👉 http://bit.ly/YSTNSSW #NSSWtogether Activities listed below: Send any pictures or videos to pe@shirleyschools.co.uk National School Sport Week at Home 2020 Joy of Movement Home School Festival	Photography HRH Duchess of Cambridge and National Portrait Gallery Initiative #HoldStill	Fun Easter Challenges 1 Fun Easter Challenges 2

Insectlore  supply live caterpillars, and butterfly habitats, so you can watch caterpillars grow and turn into butterflies - a lovely activity for spring time.

You might also like to use some of these scavenger hunts on your daily walk (see bottom of page)