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To Ash Class

Today was a strange day, strange for you I am sure, but strange for your grown ups too. However, I know we will find many small joys in the days ahead. It is a great privilege to teach you, and I am glad your parents will now be able to see this and enjoy it as well.

Seren’s mummy has given out some heart templates. These are for you to decorate as you like, and put up in your windows, so when we are walking (a walk is good for everyone, so grab your grown up and walk around town, keeping your distance from others) we can see and spot different hearts. If you don’t have a template, draw your own heart and decorate it for your window. It could be decorated with the colours of your football team, with your favourite animals, or just your favourite colours. If you spot one and can take a quick photo, email it to me and I’ll award you a house point! We need to keep track of house points while we are away after all!

This weekend, see if you can start to think about what home learning might look like for you. Which stories would you like to read, or have read to you? Can you listen to audiobooks if your grown up is working? Do you want to use the computer? Ask your grown up what they love in life, and perhaps they can teach you about that – it might be knitting, or cooking, or football or gardening. Whatever it is make sure you listen because I’ll want you to teach me when we are back in class.

Stay well and email me if you can, I promise to email back!
Mrs Wiggs

Dear Ash Class

As I told the class today, Ash Class is more than four walls! We can learn wherever we are 🙂

The following websites might be helpful in supporting home learning endeavours!

For Phonics/English:

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (currently free) The children are very familiar with this website.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/ (currently free with code UKTWINKLHELPS)

For online story telling:

oliverjeffers.com for the author reading some of his wonderful books aloud.

@joshgad (on Twitter) is the voice of Olaf and is also reading stories via his Twitter account.

I will also be reading regular stories here.

On Instagram:

@bakingwithkids

@playhooray

For general learning:

https://www.weareteachers.com/best-virtual-field-trips/

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm

If your child is struggling to focus whilst out of routine, try this website for fun timers which the kids absolutely love. Start with 5 minutes learning, then a break, and increase it little by little.

https://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/

For PE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w  plus more PE with Joe starting on Monday!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWSgNEs4IPg

https://www.gonoodle.com/

 

I hope everyone is doing ok,

Mrs Wiggs x

Dear Parents

You will by now have probably heard that schools are due to be closed from 3.15 Friday. This is just a quick check in to say you have come to the right place! I will be checking in here everyday during the closure period and posting updates and tasks for your children while they cannot be in class. You can post comments and updates if you wish to. Mr Galvin will be updating you with further information about how to keep in touch during this time, but rest assured, I will be working as normal, if not in the same way as normal!

See you on Monday for your first tasks….until then, this link might help if you cannot leave the house, or do not wish to.

 

Mrs Wiggs 😀