Useful Websites to support learners

FREE CHESSKID ACCOUNTS for KS2
 CSC have launched a programme to offer free Gold Membership* of ChessKid to KS2 children.
ChessKid is a website and app that gives children access to interactive lessons, instructional videos, thousands of puzzles, and a safe environment in which to play chess against others from around the world.

https://www.chessinschools.co.uk/?mc_cid=271cd949fb&mc_eid=aed53564f0

LEEDS ART FORMS

Some resources/ideas that you might find of use this week are:

• The National Society for Education in Art and Design have compiled ‘Remote Learning’ Resources for teachers and families.  Categorised by age, Reception is here and Key Stage 1 and 2 is here.
• Have a go at making your own collage snail in the style of Matisse, courtesy of the Tate Kids website.
• Recreate Spring and practise your D&T skills by making a pop up Spring Garden.
• Try out Joseph Coehlo’s brilliant poetry prompts
  https://www.bl.uk/childrens-books/activities/poetry-prompts
• Go on a miniature adventure, inspired by The Borrowers. Reimagine your house from the point of view of tiny people
  https://www.bl.uk/childrens-books/activities/create-a-miniature-adventure

Level 1	Play games to practice rhyming and categorizing! Say a word, like log, and see if your  child can come up with words that rhyme, like dog and hog. Or, give him a category,  such as animals, and see how many he can think of.
Level 2	Play games to build sound awareness and vocabulary as you look for objects around  you. Say a sound, like /m/, and see if your child can find something that starts with  that sound. Or, tell her where an object is (I see something tiny beside the plant) and  see if she can guess what it is!
Level 3	Continue to build sound awareness and vocabulary as you play at home. Count the  sounds of objects around you (/d/­/i/­/sh/ has 3 sounds!), look for common sight  words in books, and describe objects with interesting adjectives, like “I want an  enormous cupcake!”
Level 4	Go on a sound treasure hunt. Pick a sound, like /p/, and see how many things your  child can find that begin or end with that sound. Afterwards, have him describe these  objects with adjectives, like “I found a shiny and flat pan!”
Level 5	Read together! Find consonant­vowel­consonant (CVC) words, like lap and hat, and  common sight words, like said and come, for her to try reading on her own. If she  gets stuck on a CVC word, help by sounding it out, one sound at a time. When you  finish reading, have your child tell you what the story was about!
Level 6	Practice spelling consonant­vowel­consonant (CVC) words, like hop and run. Then,  have your child tell you how the words are related (Hop and run are both actions!) or  have him make a sentence with the words (It is fun to hop and run!).
Level 7	Write silly sentences together using new words and patterns. Try using word families,  like ­ack, and contractions (Don’t pack a tack with my snack!). Have her read them back to you. Choose the best ones to act out or illustrate!
Level 8	Share notes with each other so that your child can practice reading and writing  compound words (pancake) and words with vowel teams (boat, treat). Leave  messages for him throughout the day, like “Pack the sunscreen!” or “Sweet dreams!”
Level 9	Practice as you cook! Choose a recipe and read it together. Have your child write and  categorize the ingredients (dairy, grains, fruit). When you are done, have her tell  someone else the steps of the recipe using sequence words, like first, then, and finally.
Level 10	Read long words together! If your child gets stuck, look for small word parts. For  some words, like basket, read one syllable at a time (bas­ket). For other words, like  jumping, look for the suffix (­ing) and base word (jump).
Level 11	Practice asking and answering questions as you talk about your day using words like  who, what, where, when, why and how. Ask your child questions, such as, “What did you eat for lunch?” and have her answer with complete sentences.
Level 12	Look and listen for similes (as fast as lightning) and metaphors (she is sunshine) in  books or movies, on television, and during conversations. Try to use them to  describe things around you, like “The water on the pond sparkled like diamonds!”
Level 13	Help your child figure out the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary by looking for clues  in the surrounding words. Also, help him use clues to figure out the actual meaning  of idioms, like “It’s raining cats and dogs.” It definitely doesn’t mean cats and dogs  are raining from the sky!
Level 14	Practice analogies by talking about how words are related. Say a word and see how  many related words your child can think of. For example, words related to grass include green, living, soft, and outside. These words all go with grass but in  different ways!
Level 15	Use sentence clues to understand multiple meaning words, like light and pitcher.  You can also give your child clues to understand words with Latin roots and  prefixes. For example, if pre­ means before and view means to see, then preview must mean to see before.
Level 16	Practice comparing and contrasting by talking about how two things are the same  and different. You can do this with two books, two movies, or two pictures, or even  with places you have visited or people you know.
Level 17	Look for words with Greek origins as you read with your child, especially in books  about math, science, and history. Words like astro naut, poly gon, and tele gram are  all made up of Greek word parts. See how many you can find!
Level 18	Continue to build your child’s reading skills after they complete Core5! Find time to  read together and talk about what you have read. Continuing to practice strategies  will make your child an even stronger reader!

Spanish language

This is what we are working on:

Year 3 – colours / numbers / greetings / fruit / days of the week

Year 4 - Numbers 1 – 31 / months / pets / family / body /

Year 5 - numbers 1 – 100 / school / planets, earth / alphabet / food

Year 6 – Weather / clothes / sport / food

Some useful websites to practice your spellings

http://www1.spanishgames.net/

https://rockalingua.com/ (videos/songs/games)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zxsvr82 videos in topics

 

Spanish Culture

Senora Woodward has made a presentation about the famous Spanish architect, Antoni Gaudi

Antoni Gaudi

 

Cultural websites

www.Euroclubschools - Spanish zone

Lots of quizzes, songs, games, cultural information/festivals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhHFmbYaVAI&t=1s - Flamenco video - Learn to dance (You tube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP_bOvoUr90&t=53s - Gaudi video – (make a mosaic lizard) (You tube)

STANNINGLEY CARE CLUB

Stanningley Care Club is open to support families and children who need extra after school care. We aim for the children to have an enjoyable after school experience where they can relax and wind down after an exciting day of learning. In Care Club, we like to draw and colour, play board games, bake, play outside, watch a movie and so much more. Some children even like to do their homework!

If you would like to request a place for care club, then please see Mrs Dawson in the office and fill out any necessary forms.
Children from reception up to year 6 are welcome in Care club and those who attend will be collected from their classes at 3:05PM and can enjoy their time with us up until 6:00pm.
The cost of Care Club is £10 per child per session and payment must be made in advance to secure your child’s place. This means that Children can stay right up until 6:00pm without adults having to worry if their child is not going to be picked up for a certain time.
Children are offered a variety of food to eat as an after school snack. We usually have this at 4pm and this could consist of, sandwiches, beans on toast, soup or even pancakes! Water is available to all children throughout the duration of Care Club.
There are two members of staff on duty at care club: Miss Hughes and Miss Thorpe.
In care Club, we would expect the same level of commitment to behaviour as we do the rest of the time at Stanningley primary school. Parents will be informed in the first instance if behaviour is giving cause for concern. If a child is not responding to guidance and support, they may not be permitted to attend Care Club.

Parent Info



Parents are very welcome in school and if you would like to help in anyway please see class teachers. Criminal checks are compulsory for anyone who helps regularly in school, I am sure you understand the need.

Parents, carers, grandparents etc. are regularly invited into school for such things as sports days, concerts, fun activities and consultation meetings. Some Wednesdays parents are invited to a special class assembly where they can see their child speak about all the lovely things they have been learning. Also Early Years have a stay and play session on Tuesday mornings when they can join in with children's activities.