This week to celebrate World Maths Day we played guess the number headbands where we had to use our detective skills to work out the number on our heads. We did some art work in the style of Mondrian using lines and the three primary colours. We even enjoyed a game of Monopoly!
Cherries completed some fantastic shape work for Maths Day. We created graphs looking at different shapes and colours. Then practised our cutting skills creating a rocket out of different shapes.
We celebrated Maths Day by exploring a range of maths games in our activity areas, then using our measuring skills to create a Mondrian-inspired piece of art.
Here are some ways you could manage your screen time:
Please see the link for the most recent letter from Vicky Ford MP for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND:
A message from Kooth –
We are still running our #DontDoItAlone Campaign and you can find the full video alongside campaign resources.
https://explore.kooth.com/dontdoitalone/
Upcoming Live Forums:
Please note the upcoming Live Forums on Kooth for young people to access during March are as follows:-
Ø Friday 5th March – LGBTQ+ History!
Ø Wednesday 10th March – Disability Awareness
Ø Friday 19th March – Pursuing Happiness
Ø Monday 22nd March – Springing into Action
Ø Wednesday 31st March – Social Takeover: Easter Fun
We have been working hard from school and at home this term. Our topic this term has been ‘Long, Long Ago’ as we have read traditional tales with a twist.
We have used colourful semantics to retell the story of; ‘The True Story of the Three Little Pigs’, ‘The Billy Goats Fluff’ and ‘The Wolf’s Story: Little Red Riding Hood’.
In maths we have completed a variety of learning activities from counting to number bridges to heavy and light.
We have used straw, sticks and printed bricks to create The Three Little Pigs houses.
We have been planting seeds to grow grass for the Three Billy Goats.
We explored what materials would float and what would sink.
We explored what materials are recyclable and sorted into four categories.
We have had lots of fun in PE this term.
Fun in the snow!
A new Parent Carer Forum has been introduced in South Tyneside.
South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum is an independent forum led by parents, for parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with additional support needs and disabilities in South Tyneside. They work in partnership with commissioners and service providers across health, social services and education.
The aim of the Forum is to enable parents and carers to share their knowledge of what works and what doesn’t work so well; to help service providers and commissioners focus their efforts on effective, high quality support. They do this by ensuring that family voices are heard by service planners and decision makers.
They also aim to signpost parents to advice and information, to help them through their journey as carers of a disabled child or young person.
You can find out more about the forum and what they do on their Facebook page. Follow them for updates on what they are doing in the local area to improve SEND services.
https://www.facebook.com/stparentcarerforum/
Please also remember to like and follow South Tyneside Local offer Facebook page to keep updated of future events.
PhonicsPlay are offering free access during the lockdown period. This website has a range of games to teach phonics, plurals and compound words as well as printable resources you can use with your child at home.
The username and password are included in this link: PhonicsPlay
