Itā€™s ā€˜snowā€™ fun in lockdown!

15th January 2021Mrs Graves

The snow fell thick and fast today, and we really took the opportunity to enjoy it in school at playtime and lunchtime.

There were snow angels, snowmen and snowball fights galore, and mainly a real feeling of excitement from everyone.

It was great to see the children learning from home go out and enjoy the snow too – even if they did get cold hands.

Letā€™s hope we get to enjoy it a little while longer.

Please send me any photos of you enjoying the snow so we can share it on our blog.

Mrs Graves

#LovePlover

 

Shout outs!

By Miss Lotysz14th January 2021

Well done on another fabulous day of learning Year 4, even with all the distractions of the snow.

My shout outs today go to Ashton (4L) and Anastasija (4G) for working really hard to secure a method for short multiplication. Well done!

See you all tomorrow for another fab day of learning.

Well done Year 4!

By Mrs Graves13th January 2021

Well done guys, I thoroughly enjoyed our online learning today. You are contributing so well and your behaviour online was very good. You are listening to each other really well.

Shout out to Pranav and Shyaw, I was blown away when you completed your work and then came online, asking if anyone needed coaching – TRUE CREW!!!

Shout out as well to Mathew – fabulous effort with your learning all day and I love how you contribute your ideas so sensibly in the comments box.

And for those of you I haven’t mentioned – you are making me very, very proud – well done, keep it up!

Looking forward to seeing you in the morning,

Mrs Graves

#LovePlover

Great work so far Year 3 and 4

13th January 2021Mrs Graves

I just wanted to do a ‘shout out’ to all the children in year 3 and 4 who have been logging on and completing work. You really are becoming experts in using classrooms and have make such progress since last Wednesday. Well done -I’m sure you can teach the grown ups a thing or two now.

We have had some lovely practical learning being completed at home and in school to support our Natural Disasters expedition, with the home made volcanoes coming along very nicely. I can’t wait till next week when we start being scientists and completing experiments with them. Advanced notice for next week, you will need some vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and if possible (but not essential) some red or orange food colouring. If you can’t get hold of that, some Coca Cola and a mint will work too.

We have decided to celebrate learning at 2pm Friday afternoon, by turning Plover Praise time into our very own ‘Plover Virtual Disco’ – so get your party clothes on, do your hair and get ready to boogie!

Check out our wonderful volcanoes – you still have time to make your own ready for our ā€˜explosiveā€™ experiments next week.

Tuesday 12th January

By Mrs Graves12th January 2021

Good morning,

Well done for your hard work yesterday. You are getting so much better at getting onto the documents and completing the work.

Today’s code for the morning and afternoon crew sessions is on Google classroom. I look forward to seeing you at 8:50.

Please remember, you must join the crew session, I know some of you find it hard to be on camera, but you don’t have to stay on camera for the whole time, I just need to see you to check in and make sure you are OK.

See you soon,

Mrs Graves

#LovePlover

Could your child be entitled to Free School Meals?

By Mrs Graves11th January 2021

Have your circumstances changed? YouĀ may be entitled to Free School Meals.

If your child is in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, they have automatically received school meals when they were in school this year, but now we are back to learning from home, you may need to apply for Free School Meals, in order to qualify for the food vouchers to use in supermarkets.

If your child is in Year 3,4, 5 or 6 and your situation has changed, you may also be able to receive Free School Meals for your child.

Have a look at the list below andĀ  visit the DMBC website to apply if you are eligible.

The process is quick and you can find out straight away.

Please contact school if you need support in applying and we will be happy to help.

https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/free-school-meals

Am I entitled to free school meals for my child?

Your child will beĀ eligible for free school meals if you are receiving one of the following benefits or support:

  • Universal Credit – Your annual net earned income must be no more that Ā£7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to 3 of your most recent assessment periods.
  • Income Support
  • Income-based Jobseekerā€™s Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Child Tax Credit but not Working Tax Credit and your annual income is below Ā£16,190 (as worked out by HM Revenue & Customs)
  • Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
  • support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • parents receiving Working Tax Credit for four weeks after their employment finishes are entitled to free school meals during that period.Ā  This also applies to parents who start working less than 16 hours per week

 

Mrs Graves

#LovePlover

 

Good morning Year 4

By Miss Lotysz8th January 2021

Good Morning,

 

Please could 4L join me on Google Meet at 8:50 for our crew circle using the code: https://meet.google.com/bah-tmdm-qhc?authuser=2

This will then be the code that all Year 4 can join on at 9:15 for the online learning.

Please log into google classroom and make a start on the Do Now ā€˜On this Day taskā€™.

See you soon,

Thanks

Miss Lotysz

Stage 1 – Salt Dough Sculpting

By Mrs Graves8th January 2021

LKS2 got crafty this afternoon. We completed the first part of creating our own Volcano models – but first we had to make the salt dough – it was very sticky.

We will leave the models to dry over the next few days and then we will paint them to make them look more realistic.

The challenge has been set to create a Volcano backdrop scene out of a shoe box.

We will eventually be using our volcano models for scientific experiments – so if you havenā€™t had chance to make it yet, donā€™t leave it too late.

You can find the salt dough recipe and volcano instructions on Thursday 7th January on Google Classroom.