Mental health Awareness Week

Today is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. This year’s theme is ‘Express Yourself’. At Apley, we believe very strongly in supporting children’s mental health.  Please use the link below from 9:00am today to access the assembly produced by Oak Academy.

Mental Health Awareness Week Assembly

Teams Dos and Don’ts

We are so proud of how hard you are all working at home during these difficult times. We can’t wait to see you all again soon but for now here are some top tips on how to use TEAMs sensibly and safely. 

 

-Only use teams chat to send a message to school staff.

-Check for comments sent to you by your teacher.

-Give yourself time to have regular screen breaks. This includes getting some fresh air.

-Let adults in your household know when you will need access to the computer.

-Behave online as you would in a classroom.

-Always remember to interact respectfully and sensibly.

-Don’t open any messages or invitations from anyone who is not a member of school staff.

-Don’t use Teams Chat to send messages to your friends– it should only be used as an online learning tool and not a social media site.

 

Oak Academy – Virtual School Library

Oak National Academy are now working in partnership with the National Literacy Trust to provide a virtual school library.

Every week a popular children’s author or illustrator will provide you with free books, exclusive videos and their top three recommended reads.

The Virtual School Library will ensure that children have access to the magical world of stories all year round, whether they are learning at school or at home.

Follow the link below to find out more.

Virtual School Library

Mental Health Awareness Week – 1st Feb

The week beginning Monday 1st February is Mental Health Awareness Week. This year’s theme is ‘Express Yourself’. At Apley, we believe very strongly in supporting children’s mental health.  Please use the link below next Monday (which will also be on next week’s remote learning timetable and assignments) to access the assembly produced by Oak Academy.

Mental Health Awareness Week Assembly

Year 4 Home Learning – week beginning 25/1/21

Good Morning Year 4

Please find below the timetable for this week’s home learning.

Timetable 25.1.21

All of the resources will be uploaded on Teams each morning.

This week you will notice there will be 3 different challenges for some of the lessons. This is so we can provide work to meet the children’s needs more closely.

Challenge 1 – is for Blue group Base 8 and Red Group Base 7

Challenge 2 – is for yellow, green, orange and purple groups

Challenge 3 – is for Red group Base 8 and Blue Group Base 7

Year 4 Home Learning 25.1.21

Please find below the timetable for this week’s home learning.

Timetable 18.1.21 new

All of the resources will be uploaded on Teams each morning.

This week you will notice there will be 3 different challenges for some of the lessons. This is so we can provide work to meet the children’s needs more closely.

Challenge 1 – is for Blue group Base 8 and Red Group Base 7

Challenge 2 – is for yellow, green, orange and purple groups

Challenge 3 – is for Red group Base 8 and Blue Group Base 7

UPDATED – Year 4 Home Learning Timetable

Good Morning Year 4

Due to a change in government guidelines this week’s timetable has been extended to include an extra lesson each day.

Here is the updated timetable for learning from home this week.

Timetable 11.1.21

Don’t forget to logon to Teams to find all of the activities that you need. Once you have completed activities, don’t forget to submit a copy for your teacher to review. This can be done by email or through Teams. If you have completed your work on paper, just take a photograph and send this to us. We are looking forward to seeing how you are getting on and will be able to help more if we can see what are you doing.

If you are having any problems, please don’t forget to send a message and we can try to help you.

Have a good week

Mrs Beardwood and Mr Taylor

Spring Term Spellings

Here are the Year 4 spellings for the Spring Term.

spring spellings no mystery words

  1. Remember to use Look-cover-spell-check to practise the words.
  2. Use a dictionary or online dictionary to find out the meaning of any unfamiliar words.
  3. Can you use the words to write a sentence?

Ask a parent to test you at the end of each week.

Mrs Beardwood and Mr Taylor

AR Quizzing From Home

Good morning!

During lockdown, from MONDAY 11th January, the children are now able to access Accelerated Reading quizzes from home. They will need to use the following link and then log on as normal.

https://ukhosted56.renlearn.co.uk/2253114

These quizzes must be completed as they would in school: after children have completed the book and know it well (read it three times if it is a short book) and in the quiet with no additional adult support. The children can, as normal, refer to their book though.

Please email any post-quiz TOPs reports to the year group teachers for them to be printed at school and filed in the children’s TOPS report folders.

Please be aware that we will not be issuing certificates during lockdown and school closure.

You may use the children’s ‘Home Connect’ log-in to identify books within the ZPD range that the children need.

Storytime Online

If your children love listening to stories being read to them, then whilst they are learning from home, head over to ‘Books for Topics – Storytime Online’ for access to free stories. The site uses QR codes  to link to story readings on Youtube and all of the books are read aloud by their fabulous authors and illustrators.

Follow the link and happy listening!

Storytime Online