Home Learning- Weekly Assemblies with Mrs O'Connell
Friday 5th March - The rabbit listened
Friday 26th February 2021 - My Pet Star
Friday 12th February 2021 - Ellie's magic wellies
Friday 5th February 2021 - The Invisible
Friday 29th January 2021 - She Rex
Friday 22nd January 2021 - The very hungry worry monsters
Friday 15th January 2021 - Izzy Gizmo
Friday 8th January 2021 - Bog Baby
***********FEELGOOD WEEK 8TH -12TH FEBRUARY 2021*********
Please see a range of 'feelgood stories and activities' for you to enjoy during this week
Mrs Field - Baking
Miss Anna - Yoga
Miss Jones- Draw with me
Mrs Rayment- Easy Peasy Bird Feeder
Mrs Ripley - Natural art
Miss Turner - Mindfulness
Mrs O'Connell - Jar of Joy
Mrs Binns - Winter Ice ornament/winter sun catcher
Miss Scott - Walking Scavenger Hunt
Mrs Butler - Jazzies
Miss Jeal - Hopscotch
Miss Razzaque - Mentos experiment
Miss Fox- Build a den
Mrs O'Connell's Feel good week stories
Super Duper You
Sometimes I feel ....
Rain before rainbows
Once upon a dragon's fire
The love monster and the last chocolate - Valentine's Day Special
Safer Internet Day 9.2.21
Detective Digiduck and Safer Internet DayAssemby with Mrs Butler - Computing leader
Update Thursday 16th July 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Assembly - Why do the stars come out at night?
Update Wednesday 15th July 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Assembly - The colour monster goes to school
Update Tuesday 14th July 2020
Update Monday 13th July 2020
Update Friday 10th July 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Assembly - Whiffy the wolf who didn't want to go to school
Update Thursday 9th July 2020
Update Wednesday 8th July 2020
Update Tuesday 7th July 2020
Update Monday 6th July 2020
Update Friday 3rd July 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Assembly - Felix after the rain
Years 1 and 2 Learning Project - Celebrations
Update Thursday 2nd July 2020
Update Wednesday 1st July 2020
Update Tuesday 30th June 2020
Update Sunday 28th June 2020
New Talk 4 Writing Projects
Reception - Talk 4 Writing - Rainy day rabbit
Year 1 - Talk 4 Writing - Bob the bubble who wanted to be useful
Update Friday 26th June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Friday Assembly- When sadness comes to call
Years 1 and 2 Learning Project - Food
Update Thursday 25th June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Thursday Assembly - The children who loved books
Update Wednesday 24th June 2020
Update Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Update Monday 22nd June 2020
Update Friday 19th June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Friday Assembly - Seesaw
Years 1 and 2 Learning Project - Transport
Update Thursday 18th June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Thursday Assembly - The Kiss
Link to the Duchess of Cornwall's Assembly on Kindness - https://oaknat.uk/3dcOVFx
Update Wednesday 17th June 2020
Update Tuesday 16th June 2020
Update Monday 15th June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Monday Assembly - Perfectly Norman
Important message for children about anti-racism -
https://metro.co.uk/video/poignant-important-message-cbeebies-racism-2190758/?ito=vjs-link
Update Friday 12th June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Friday Assembly - Hugless Douglas
Years 1 and 2 Learning Space Project
Update Thursday 11th June 2020
Update Wednesday 10th June 2020
Update Tuesday 9th June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Tuesday Assembly - Kind
Reception Talk4Writing - Max's Jungle
Year 1 Talk4Writing - Brian Bear
Year 2 Talk4Writing - Superheroes
Update Monday 8th June 2020
Update Friday 5th June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Friday Assembly - Not now Bernard
Years 1 and 2 Music Learning Project
Update Thursday 4th June 2020
Update Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Mrs O'Connell's Wednesday Assembly - A jar of happiness
Some really useful resources for helping your child make decisions.
Update Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Update Monday 1st June 2020
Update Friday 29th May 2020
Years 1 and 2 Around the World Learning Project
Update Friday 15th May 2020
Years 1 and 2 Famous and Significant People Learning Project
Update Wednesday 13th May 2020
Useful resource for children - explaining why they are seeing people wearing masks
Update Thursday 8th May 2020
Years 1 and 2 Rainforest Project
Year 2 challenge linked to Rainforest Project
Early Years Rainforest Project
Update Monday 4th May 2020
As you know the children complete the 'Daily Mile' each day in school, in addition to this week's Sports Project theme please find some helpful resources from 'The Daily Mile' enjoy!
https://thedailymile.co.uk/at-home/?utm_source=EN%2C+SCOT%2C+N.IRE+%281%29+-+Live+Site&utm_campaign=f24f08d049-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_27_08_46&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4ba25dcb6d-f24f08d049-83897729
Update Monday 27th April 2020
Talk 4 Writing have released some new writing booklets for each year group, we hope that you enjoy them.
Free Computing resources.
https://www.barefootcomputing.org/homelearning
Update Tuesday 21st April 2020
Out of the Ark an online Music/Singing resource have provided free access for home learning during the current crisis.
Songs are linked to fun learning activities.
Please click on the link below to be redirected to the site.
**Update Saturday 18th April 2020**
https://www.zsl.org/learning-resources Link to London Zoo learning resources which could help with this week's Animal's project
Below is some information about managing wellbeing in these challenging times and about the new BBC home learning service which is launching on Monday.
**Update Friday 17th April 2020**
****Update Tuesday 14th April 2020**
****Update Tuesday 14th April 2020**
These specially written Talk4Writing booklets follow the same structure which we follow in which your children will all be familiar with. There is one for each year group. Share the story and work your way through the activities. Enjoy!
***Update Friday 10th April 2020 ***
Years 1 and 2 Viewpoints project
Early Years Viewpoints project
Coronavirus book illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Mental health and wellbeing resources
***Update Tuesday 7th April 2020 *
A beautiful resource about birds, perhaps you could listen out for these when you are out for a walk ...
https://coneixelriu.museudelter.cat/en/birds.php
A helpful guide on how you can help your child's reading during the school closure
*****Update Monday 30th March 2020 **
Weekly learning projects - Family- A selection of tasks, including Maths, Writing, Phonics/Spelling, Art, PSHE, for you to complete each day based on the theme of 'Family'
Please click on the links below
Years 1 and Two Family Project
Years 1 and 2 - Dinosaurs love Underpants - Activities taking place in school this week
Nursery and Reception - Three little pigs - Activities taking place in school this week
Tricky words resource https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0&feature=youtu.be
If you have any questions about any of the resources please email head@holtsmereinfants.herts.sch.uk
*****Update Friday 27th March 2020 **
******Update Wednesday 25th March 2020 ****
If you have an Instagram account check out @creation.in.isolation for fun and practical ideas for learning at home
Free Maths resource www.themathsfactor.com which has been created by Carol Voderman for children 4-11 years
David Walliams is also releasing an audio story each day for 30 days which you could listen to with your children https://bit.ly/AudioElevenses
See lots of different live habitats on https://www.explore.org/livecams Great for discussion and observation
Craft ideas
******Update Tuesday 24th March 2020 ** Look on the 'Reading for Pleasure' section on Tuesday evening for 2 new stories read by Miss Turner and Mrs O'Connell
Please look on the Reading for Pleasure section and listen to the 'Nibbles' story, below are some activities which we are linked to the book which you could do at home.
*****Look at the Harper Collins website where you can log in and look at books according to your child's book band**
https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/Portal.aspx
Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk
Password: Parents20!
Click Login
** Herts for Learning Essential Maths Challenges for Year 1 and 2**
Year 1 Maths challenges - Click below
Year 2 Maths challenges - Click below
*****Update Monday 23rd March 2020 *****
*****All of the children have used a programme called Purple Mash in school, the log in details are below***
If your child is in Reception - username is reception password - reception
If they are in Year 1 username name is year1 password - year1
If they are in Year 2 username name is year2 password - year2
Phonics - See the section on our website
www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJx1NSineE48
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sW4j8p7k9D_qRRMUsGqyw
http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_games.html
Reading - See the section on our website
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Maths
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks
Indoor activities
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/indoor-activities-for-kids/
www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga Yoga videos designed for children 3+
Nursery and Reception
Challenge Chart - Nursery and Reception
Nursery websites
We use KIDS TV 123 on you tube for many of our favourite class songs including
Phonics song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPVbJ-IaHIw&list=PL9bsPVRSg1slFUV0lwCnZsvoXaFrY9mg0
There are two shapes songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkZs2_1-YJU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTeqUejf3D0
Where’s the Monkey? Is good for positional vocabulary (and gets everyone very excited!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJYhjGyWTU
Everyone finds the Colourbubblies song very soothing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0p9P9KOQSk
Counting up to 10 and back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RfIKqkvHTY
For wake and shake time, we use Jack Hartmann. It’s very cheesy but the children enjoy the songs!
I can move my body like anything! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLaJ4jyKBUY
Get up to get down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMNShIa7jqM
Animals in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT86Dl442jA
There are some nice stories and songs on Barefoot Books
Below are some school subscription services that are providing guidance and resources for free if the school is closed.
You will only be able to access these for free if schools are closed.
Twinkl – Setting this up is really easy to do - go to www.twinkl.co.uk/offer and enter the code UKTWINKLHELPS
Classroom secrets – Free access to child version of the site https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/home-online-learning/
Primary stars – Maths home learning packages for schools to use due to school closures (KS1)
www.primarystarseducation.co.uk/covid-19-year-1/
Creative ideas
- Craft (google ideas)
- Drawing and painting
- Teach them how to change their bed sheets
- Junk modelling
- Collage making
- Paper chains
- Finger/potato printing
- Homemade marble runs/tracks
- Den building
- Lego/construction
- Story/poem writing
- Origami/paper planes
- Role Play and theatre shows with toys
- Singing/karaoke
- Basic home science experiments
- Learn magic tricks
- Face painting
- Sock puppets
- Design a magazine/newspaper
- Make a time capsule
- Make a happy thoughts jar/boxes/journals
- Painting with unusual objects
- Play shops
- Write a diary or make an isolation survival book
- Go tree/surface searching/rubbing with crayons
- Dressing up
- Life Skills
- Cook dinner with the children
- Sort/organise a room at home
- Make bread
- Reorganise cupboards/drawers/rooms
- Teach them basic DIY skills
- Practice basic mathematics – money/budgeting etc
- Cooking & baking & menu planning
- Helping cleaning/hoovering
- Teach them to tie their laces
- Teach them to use the washing machine
- Teach them how to change their bed sheets
Quiet activities
- Send emails/letters/pictures to your friends and family
- Board games and jigsaws
- Teach them to braid hair
- Handwriting practice – to do lists/ shopping lists etc
- Read to the children
- Get them to read to you
- Have a PJ day
- Have a movie day
- Look through old photos and memory boxes
Recipes
Playdough
Ingredients
1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour
½ cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup water with food colouring added
1 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional but it makes the play dough smell nice!)
Method
Put all the ingredients into a large saucepan, and stir over a medium heat until the dough forms into a ball. Allow to cool, and then knead until smooth.
Store in an airtight container (a Ziploc bag with the air pressed out is good).
Slime
Ingredients
PVA Glue
Bicarbonate of Soda or Baking Powder
Contact Lens/Eyewash solution that contains borax in the ingredients
Method
Squirt PVA glue into a bowl
Add a pinch of Bicarb or baking powder
Add 2-3 drops of lens/eyewash solution
Stir until totally mixed together and it starts to get stiff
Knead together in bowl
Add any food colouring or glitter
Saltdough
Ingredients
1cup salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup lukewarm water
Method
In a large bowl mix salt and flour.
Gradually stir in water. Mix well until it forms a doughy consistency.
With your hands form a ball with your dough and kneed it for at least 5 minutes. The longer you kneed your dough the smoother it will be.
Store your salt dough in a air tight container and you will be able to use it for days.
You can paint your creations with acrylic paints and seal with varnish or polyurethane spray. You can let your salt dough creations air dry, however salt dough can also be dried in the oven.
Bake at 200 F until your creation is dry. The amount of time needed to bake your creations depends on size and thickness; thin flat ornaments may only take 45-60 minutes, thicker creations can take 2-3 hours or more. You can increase your oven temperature to 350 F, your dough will dry faster but it may also brown, which won't matter if you are painting your entire creation (you can also cover your dough in the oven before it turns brown).
Emotional wellbeing
- Have a tablet/console/phone free day
- Mindfulness exercises
- Pamper evening
- Gratitude treasure hunt (see below)
- Resilience bingo (see below)
- The five senses exercises (see below)
- Meditation
- Research and find your favourite positive affirmation or quote
- Make a worry bag/jar/box and write or draw your worries and place inside
- Learn a new skill or try something new
Stay active
Gratitude Treasure Hunt:
Something that makes you feel happy
One thing you love to smell
Something you like to look at
One thing that tastes good
Something that is your favourite colour
Something that makes you smile in nature
One thing that is very useful for you
One song that makes you happy
Something to give to someone else to make them smile
Resilience Bingo
Find one item that makes you feel calm and happy
Think of a time you felt really happy
Take a deep breath in and breathe out slowly
Give yourself a hug
Get a drink of water and look after your body
Find a place at home that makes you feel calm and happy and sit there for a minute
Tell someone you love how important they are to you
STOP! Take a minute to think about what is happening
The Five Senses Exercise
Something you can SEE
Something you can HEAR
Something you can TASTE
Something you can FEEL
Something you can SMELL
Useful links
https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51342366
https://krisepsykologi.no/what-can-we-say-to-children-about-coronavirus/
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/nature-detectives/
https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/
