Year 4

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4 years ago
Posted on 12th May 2020 by

Lockdown song challenge

Lockdown has been something totally new for all of us. It has never happened before in our lifetimes. You must have been experiencing an extremely different way of life so I thought it would be a good opportunity to write a song.

Challenge
1) Write lyrics to a song all about lockdown. Think about what has been happening in the country (e.g. shops, schools, family time…). 

2) Come up with a rhythm for your song. Maybe include rhyme to help you? You could always write a rap.

3) If you’re at home, perform your song to your family. If you’re at school, perform your song to the other children in school.

Please send a photograph of your lyrics to me at rebecca.richards@taw.org.uk along with your name and your base. I can then add it to your year group’s page.

I am excited to see your lyrics!

Mrs Richards

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4 years ago
Posted on 11th May 2020 by

VE Day music and drama

On VE Day, the children learnt Makaton for the song “We’ll meet again”, quoted Winston Churchill and released planes to symbolise the end of the war. We were extremely impressed with how much the children cared about making this day special. Well done!

4 years ago
Posted on 11th May 2020 by

60 Second Active Challenges

Are you up for the challenge?

Each day this week I’d like you to have a go at a 60 second active challenge. Time 60 seconds and see how high you can score! What personal best can you achieve? Can you even achieve bronze, silver or gold?

Monday: Around the World Challenge       Miss Whitehouse’s score: 36 (I used a pillow) 

Tuesday: Tuck In Tuck Out Challenge      Miss Whitehouse’s score: 17 (tired legs now!)

Wednesday: Catch and Clap Challenge  Miss Whitehouse’s score: 38 (I used a teddy)*

Thursday: Step Ups Challenge   Miss Whitehouse’s score: 32 (try to get into a rhythm)**

Friday: Obstacle Challenge        Miss Whitehouse’s score: 29 (now to tidy up!) 

Keep a record of your score each day (or ask an adult to) then share with me how well you’ve done. Can you set a record for your year group?

I’ll update the post each day with my score. Can you challenge me?

Email your name, base and achievements (and photos as I’d love to see you in action!) to: april.whitehouse@taw.org.uk

Stay Active! Stay Healthy!

 

* for the catch and clap challenge I used a balloon first and scored 29, so I tried using a teddy to challenge myself and got a new personal best!

 

** I tried this 8 times! My personal best was 32 and my legs couldn’t physically move up and down the step any quicker! I’m very curious whether anyone can achieve silver (or even gold) because my tired legs are telling me that it’s impossible!

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4 years ago
Posted on 08th May 2020 by

VE Day celebrations

The children had a fantastic time celebrating VE Day today. They had a really fun-filled day creating bravery medals for people of their choice, decorating tea-cups and launching planes to celebrate the end of the war. They all worked really hard and had smiles on their faces the whole time! Happy VE Day everybody!

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4 years ago
Posted on 07th May 2020 by

VE Day

As VE Day is approaching tomorrow, here is a Free VE Day Podcast from History Storytime.

Sophie (aged 7) and Ellie (aged 4) are sad to be missing the VE Day celebrations because of the Coronavirus. They had been planning a VE Day street party but now they are trapped at home. So with their Daddy they tell the story of the VE Day celebrations. They learn how awful World War 2 had been. They understand just how relieved ordinary people were to put it all behind them. They get swept up in the VE Day Party atmosphere of 75 years ago.

https://historystorytime.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca0570aaed98beda7a30dfe2e&id=2bab31b427&e=39b856ce3b

4 years ago
Posted on 06th May 2020 by

Free STEM Activities (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)

Leanne Mee, the Managing Director of the STEM Workshop, has emailed schools to inform them of STEM activities she is doing online for everyone.

Leanne created a bank of prerecorded activities which are all accessible via Kids You Tube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LL4_akNrPr2fKT6EGCuBw?view_as=subscriber

You Tube Tutorials 

Leanne has created a range of short focused activities (as tutorials) that the children can get involved in using materials that you they find in and around the home. The tutorials are all linked to the STEM curriculum.

The tutorials she has created so far focus on: Computer Aided Design, Mechanisms (joining materials and components to explore movement) and structures. They can be followed step by step, but she encourages everyone to explore and experiment with size and materials etc.

She is adding a new tutorial every Monday, and is working to create ones that can be carried out at home but will also have more complex ones too. Leanne said it would be wonderful if the children wanted to share ideas with her of what type of products or themes they would like to see, and she will happily mention and credit them for their idea.

Challenges

Every month Leanne is planning on setting a challenge with a prize attached to make it a little more fun and engaging.

This months challenge is to design and make the tallest freestanding structure, details of this can be found on The STEM Workshop, You Tube Channel (above). You will find the challenge, the criteria and date the entry needs to be submitted.

Entries to be submitted as either a photo or a video:

Date of submission – Friday 29th May 

Winner Announced – Monday 1st June

It would be great to see some STEM projects being completed at home and for children from Apley Wood, competing with other children from other schools in the area.

If you complete any STEM activities, please send over your photographs to me and I can upload them onto the website for all to see – helen.gilbert@taw.org.uk

Good luck and stay safe!

Miss Gilbert

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4 years ago
Posted on 29th Apr 2020 by

Living History

As we continue to live in lock-down, we are experiencing first-hand an event which will be learnt about in history and science lessons of the future. Wouldn’t it be great to make a record so that others can learn about what we have done and how we feel? 

Use these resources to help record some of the things you have been doing, what you have enjoyed and what you miss. You don’t need to print anything – just use the questions and write down your answers on a piece of paper.

Key Stage 1

Year 3 and 4

Year 5 and 6

Who knows – your writing might help children in the future understand what lock-down was like!

Mrs Beardwood

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4 years ago
Posted on 29th Apr 2020 by

More VE Day Ideas

Hi everyone

As Miss Morgan has already said, next week is the 75th Anniversary of VE Day.

At the end of World War 2, families and communities celebrated by having street parties and singing and dancing. I would like you to recreate this in your own home by learning to sing a song popular at the time.

‘We’ll Meet Again’ by Dame Vera Lynn was sung across the nation to celebrate the fact that separation from loved ones and hardship was coming to an end. I would like you to have a go at learning the song to sing with your family. The song will be a big part of this years celebrations with a nationwide performance from doorsteps planned for 9pm on the 8th May. So give it a go!

I would love it of you could film/photograph yourself (with or without your family) singing and send it to the school email address.

a2190@telford.gov.uk

You might even want to dress up in 1940s costumes and hold a garden tea party to celebrate such an important event.

I look forward to seeing the fun you all have.

Mrs Beardwood