LKS2 Shout Out

I just wanted to say a big well done to Year 3 and 4 today. Teachers and staff have been seeking me out to tell me how pleased they have been with the effort you have made in class and online.
Mrs Foster was blown away about how kind, polite and helpful to each other the Year 4 pupils were with each other online today.

Miss Topliss couldnā€™t wait to show me the poetry created by Year 3, brilliantw collaboration!

And to top it all off – I loved dancing the water cycle with Year 3!

Well done guys – thatā€™s proper Plover Crew!

Mrs Graves, proud Phase Leader

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Explosive Expedition for LKS2

Year 3 and 4 had a great time on Friday afternoon, seeing how effective their volcanoes were at exploding and here are some of the highlights…..

https://youtu.be/oiFyeXqgFag

Well done to everyone that took part in school and at home – the smiles on faces and squeals of excitement were brilliant!

Mrs Graves

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Who wants to win a box of Dunkin Doughnuts?

It all starts by reading a book to be in with a chance to win a box of doughnuts delivered to your door or in school.

Excellent Experts and Emotional Experiences!

What a really interesting couple of days we have had in Year 3 and 4 with our expert visitors.

We had the really informative talk from Claire at the Canals and Rivers Trust yesterday. She helped us to understand the causes of flooding and ways that we can protect people from flooding.

Then, today, we had an emotional talk from Mrs Poncia, who was flooded out of her home in 2019 during the Fishlake Floods. She gave us a very personal account of everything her family went through, including photographs and video clips. The talk was brilliant preparation for the poetry writing we are going to do next week – I am really looking forward to getting started and I think the children are too!

We recorded both talks, so if you were unable to join them live, you can see them on the Experts and Visitors page of our Expedition Website. Access the website by following this link:https://sites.google.com/ploverschool.co.uk/plover-y3-4-natural-disasters/home

Well done everyone who has been working so hard, in school and at home, keep going, you are making your teachers proud.

Mrs Graves

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Thursday 28th January

Good Morning

 

Big shout out to everyone who took part in the talk about floods from the Canal and Rivers Trust. I was so impressed by the brilliant contributions and how you took part.

I am really looking forward to this afternoon, when my friend, Mrs Poncia, is going to talk to us about her experience during the Fishlake Flood of 2019. You will get a join code to join the Google Meet starting at 1:15. It will really help with our poetry writing.

Well done for the work you have been submitting and keep working hard

 

Mrs Graves

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Well done Year 3/4

At the end of another busy week I would just like to say a few ‘thank yous’.

Firstly, to the tireless staff in Year 3/4, who have been working so hard to plan and deliver lessons online and in person, to support children emotionally and academically, to make phone calls and ensure everyone is safe and well and to guarantee that our expedition continues to capture the children’s imagination.

Secondly, to all you lovely supportive parents – we know many of you are juggling the roles of parent, teacher and worker all from home, trying to sort out IT problems and encourage children to learn, even when they are reluctant.

And finally, to the the children of year 3 and 4 who continue to brighten our days both in person and online. It has been a real pleasure seeing how much enthusiasm they have had for their learning and the positive attitudes they have had. They have been supportive of each other and resilient to the difficulties of trying to learn when videos keep buffering or they can’t write on a document.

Well done guys, it is a real team effort and through these challenges we will grow stronger.

From a very proud Phase Leader

Mrs Graves

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E-Safety Poster Competition

A very big well done to everyone that entered the E-Safety poster competition. I was so impressed with your posters and how much you have understood about staying safe online.

Here are the winning entries:

UKS2

LKS2

KS1

EYFS

Well done everyone and keep staying safe online!

Mrs Graves

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Amazing artwork in Year 3 and 4

It has been a great week of learning for so many of our children in year 3 and 4. So many children have been logging on and completing their work, it is great to see.

I have been particularly impressed with the artwork that has been produced during the Thursday afternoon art sessions with Mrs Foster.

They have been learning about the Japanese artwork ā€˜the Great Waveā€™ by Hokusai, to link with our expedition theme of Natural Disasters and todayā€™s lesson moved on to using a tsunami as a subject to study using perspective in their drawings.

I am blown away by the quality of the drawing and the care and pride they have put into their work.

Have a flick through our gallery below (swipe left and Ā right) and who knows, one day, some these pupils might be displaying in real art galleries!

Enjoy our art!

Mrs Graves

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Online Safety Poster Competition

Have you entered the E-safety poster competition? You still have time, send your entries or photos of your entries to your phase leader or myself [email protected]

Winners will be announced in Pride of Plover assembly on Friday.

Thank you for the entries already received.

Mrs Graves

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During this current Coronavirus Lockdown, the well-being of our children remains very important to us. We understand that children are dealing with the restrictions in different ways, and that some children are finding it hard-going.

If you have concerns, this resource may help, there are a selection of tips:
https://ssscpd.co.uk/education/parentsandguardians/child-mental-health-10-tips-for-parents

The resource is available as a document and short video presentation.

Please do speak to your class teacher too, as there may be more support we can offer.

This link will also be in the Parent Support Centre area on the front page of the school website.

Mrs Graves

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