Using Teams Safely

Good morning everyone!

We are so proud of how hard you are all working in these difficult times! We just wanted to send you all a reminder about the importance of using TEAMS in the most effective and safe way.  Please pay close attention to the “don’t” section as it is really important.

-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.

Remember, we are always here to help if you have any questions.
Keep up the great work!

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 6 Online Learning Timetable

This is the weekly timetable for those children who are learning from home this week (25th-29th January).

Week 4 Online Learning Timetable – PDF version

Week 4 Online Learning Timetable – Word version

To open the links, right click on the hyperlink. If you are having trouble with this working, you can copy and paste the link into your web browser. For Oak Academy resources, it is written in bold which lesson number to complete and the name of the lesson. (These are all lessons in Key Stage 2 within the relevant subjects).

Year 6 Online Learning Timetable

This is the weekly timetable for those children who are learning from home this week (18th-22th January).

Week 3 Online Learning Timetable – PDF version

Week 3 Online Learning Timetable – Word version

To open the links, right click on the hyperlink. If you are having trouble with this working, you can copy and paste the link into your web browser. For Oak Academy resources, it is written in bold which lesson number to complete and the name of the lesson. (These are all lessons in Key Stage 2 within the relevant subjects).

Year 6 Online Learning Timetable

This is the weekly timetable for those children who are learning from home this week (11th-15th January).

Week 2 Online Learning Timetable – PDF version

Week 2 Online Learning Timetable – Word version

To open the links, right click on the hyperlink. If you are having trouble with this working, you can copy and paste the link into your web browser. For Oak Academy resources, it is written in bold which lesson number to complete and the name of the lesson. (These are all lessons in Key Stage 2 within the relevant subjects).

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.

Teams Online Learning

Hi everyone,

Just a little update about Teams online learning starting from today. (Base 13 you will already be familiar with this from when your bubble closed previously).

  • Each morning at 9am, the daily lessons will be uploaded with an explanation of the task and the necessary resources and links attached. These will also be on the ‘Online Learning Timetable’ posted at the beginning of each week, which you can follow as a guide.
  • Tasks can be completed electronically or by hand. If you complete the task by hand, it would be great if you could take a photo so that we can see what you’ve achieved. Then, you can submit and ‘turn in’ your work on Teams where we will then provide you with feedback.
  • If any questions or queries arise while completing the tasks, you can message Year6Staff through Teams or email us at: april.whitehouse@taw.org.uk and lucinda.morgan@taw.org.uk.
  • Throughout the school day we will respond to your questions and provide feedback for the work which is submitted – if there is a short delay with responses, please bare with us as we will get back to you as soon as we can.

We have already received some excellent work from the first two days of remote learning so well done for all of your hard work already!

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

Books for Topics

Just a reminder that ‘Books for Topics’ is a fantastic resource for children from EYFS up to year 6 to help to find and choose books to read which are linked to the children’s science, history and geography topics. They suggest a great range of fiction and non-fiction books pitched at different ages.

Follow the link below and have a look!

Books for Topics