Return to school January 2022
Dear Parents/Guardians/Carers,
We have been asked to share this letter from the Welsh Minister for Education with you all (please click on the link below). Things may change very quickly over the holidays; but at the moment our school will reopen for all pupils on Thursday 6th January. We will use the two planning and preparation days mentioned in the letter below and not use the inset day that was already planned – Could I ask that this information be shared as much as possible with other Blaendulais Families please so everyone knows – School will reopen for pupils on Thursday 6th January 2022 – I hope you all had a very safe and peaceful Christmas and wish you all a Healthy and Happy New Year – Best wishes – Cathryn Wheadon
School operations – January 2022 – Letter to schools – English
Week 7
- You can view previous weeks activities by
clicking on the links at the bottom of this page.
Week Beginning 22nd February 2021 Week 7
Hello all,
I hope you have had a restful half term and are all fit and healthy. I am very much looking forward to the day that you can all come back to school and learn together and miss you all lots and lots.
I will continue be on teams most mornings between 9:30 and 10:30 to help you and teach you. You can also message me through Class Dojo or use my work email which is wheadonc11@hwbcymru.net .You can complete your work in your HWB account, which we have been using for the whole of the Autumn Term and you are very good at getting on to it. It saves automatically and I will be able to see it and leave some comments to say how well you have done. If you would prefer to write your work out that’s great- take a photo and upload it to HWB or Class Dojo for me to see a few children have been doing this and I can still attach comments.
Remember to keep yourselves healthy and fit whilst you are at home, complete your 10 minutes activity of walking, skipping, running etc a day, relax have fun with your family, go to your bedroom for alone time, play with your toys, eat some food or have a treat. When we get back to school we will get back on track so make sure to look after yourselves.
Mrs Issac has uploaded some excellent activities on Rainbow Rangers which anyone can use so take a look and have a go.
I am thinking about you all regularly and I really miss seeing everyone.
Thinking about you lots and sending good health to you all from Mrs Wheadon.
Below I have set out a timetable of how we would complete this work in school- please remember that your children would also be having regular breaks, playing board games, listening to stories, using construction toys, having a snack, talking to their friends, talking to adults, looking at/reading books and definitely not be working constantly throughout the day.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Guided Reading activity | English activity | English activity | English activity | Guided Reasoning activities |
| Break | ||||
| Guided Reading activity | Maths activity | Maths activity | Maths Activity | Guided Reasoning activities |
| Lunch | ||||
| Topic/Afternoon activities | Topic/Afternoon activities | Topic/Afternoon activities | Topic/Afternoon activities | Topic/Afternoon activities |
Literacy Activities
Reading
Please read for at least 10 minutes everyday, you can read a comic, the TV magazine, a book, something on line (using a phone, a tablet, a laptop whatever device you have) a menu, a set of instructions etc.
Please also complete the activities below (this is a Monday Morning lesson).
Guided Reading activities-
I can no longer upload the whole newspaper sorry.
The activities below can however be completed because the reading and questions are all on the same sheet.
Year 4 complete all four comprehensions please. Year 3 choose two comprehensions you are interested in.
WALT Reading for Understanding.
Year 3 & 4 Activities
Yr 3 Practise the spellings on the sheet and write five different sentences using these words.
Spelling Yr4 – Practise adding er, ing, and ed to words and write eight different sentences using these words.
An extra practice sheet
Came, Can, Children, Come, Could
Handwriting Practice – Please write this on lined paper’ remember to take your time and make it as neat as possible. Underline your date and WALT improve my style of writing.
Please talk to someone for at least 10 minutes everyday, you can talk about your feelings, about your book, about your animals from the clips, about your favourite football team etc. Remember to give reasons for your answers and try to use new words confidently.
Written work
Tuesday
Today we are starting a new genre (type of writing) so you are going to have a go first to show me what you already know.
Can you write a poem? Think about other poems you have read or recited and write one in that style.
Wednesday
Write some more verse to this poem using the simple technique of repetition. Try with one first then add more as you become more confident.
Remember to use the opening line
In the ocean of dreams I saw….
Thursday
Learn and recite this poem. Take a recording of yourself and upload it to your hwb account.
The Rhythm of Life by Michael Rosen.
The-Rhythm-of-Life-Poem-by-M-Rosen
Maths Activities
Times Table Activities are always in our maths sessions. The children work in small groups with an adult and also play maths games with their friends. Please use the multiplication games daily.
Use Hit the Button and J2EBlast (on Hwb) to practice your 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 times tables. Record how many you get correct and see if you can beat that next time! (If you are very good at these tables please move on to 7,8,9 times tables.) Warm up by singing your times tables songs using Youtube to find the songs we sing.
Multiplication Sheet
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Division Sheet
t-n-7041-1-to-12-times-table-division-display-poster-_ver_1
Maths topic – time use the power point and maths games to help you learn the tell the time. You can set your own level.
t-n-7132-telling-the-time-powerpoint-_ver_1
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time
Year 3&4
How many clocks can you find in your house?
Can you draw them?
Year 4
Friday – Guided Reasoning
Distance Learning-Mrs Wheadon-Week 2 11th January 2021
Week Beginning 11th January 2021 Week 2
Dear Parents and Children,
I hope you are all well and determined to work hard and enjoy your learning. Those of you who used my pages last year (this year’s year 4s) will find a familiarity about the layout and work. Those of you who are new to my style of distance learning please let me know if you experience any difficulties or have any questions. I will be on teams most mornings between 9:30 and 10:30 to help you and teach you. You can also message me through Class Dojo or use my work email which is wheadonc11@hwbcymru.net .You can complete your work in your HWB account, which we have been using for the whole of the Autumn Term and you are very good at getting on to it. It saves automatically and I will be able to see it and leave some comments to say how well you have done. If you would prefer to write your work out that’s great- take a photo and upload it to HWB or Class Dojo for me to see both BT and HN took photos last week and they were brilliant.
Remember to keep yourselves healthy and fit whilst you are at home, complete your 10 minutes activity of walking, skipping, running etc a day, relax have fun with your family, go to your bedroom for alone time, play with your toys, eat some food or have a treat. When we get back to school we will get back on track so make sure to look after yourselves. Mrs Issac has uploaded some excellent activities on Rainbow Rangers which anyone can use so take a look and have a go.
I have chosen a class book and this week will be uploading videos of me reading it so watch out for them On Class Dojo.
I am thinking about you all regularly and I really miss seeing everyone.
Thinking about you lots and sending good health to you all from Mrs Wheadon.
Below I have set out a timetable of how we would complete this work in school- please remember that your children would also be having regular breaks, playing board games, listening to stories, using construction toys, having a snack, talking to their friends, talking to adults, looking at/reading books and definitely not be working constantly throughout the day.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Guided Reading activity | English activity | English activity | English activity | Guided Reasoning activities |
| Break | ||||
| Guided Reading activity | Maths activity | Maths activity | Maths activity | Paignton Zoo lesson |
| Lunch | ||||
| Topic/Afternoon activities | Topic/Afternoon activities | Topic/Afternoon activities | Topic/Afternoon activities | Topic/Afternoon activities |
Literacy Activities
Reading
Please read for at least 10 minutes everyday, you can read a comic, the TV magazine, a book, something on line (using a phone, a tablet, a laptop whatever device you have) a menu, a set of instructions etc.
Please also complete the activities below (this is a Monday Morning lesson).
Guided Reading activities- Look through the newspaper and read any stories of interest.
Newspaper
Activities linked to the above
Topic Spelling Yr3 – Theses words will help you throughout our topic. If you know them all take a look at the Yr 4 words.
Topic Spelling Yr4 – Theses words will help you throughout our topic. If you feel there are too many start with the Yr 3 words.
Handwriting Practice – please copy out a section from the newspaper, your favourite book,
Please talk to someone for at least 10 minutes everyday, you can talk about your feelings, about your book, about your animals from the clips, about your favourite football team etc. Remember to give reasons for your answers and try to use new words confidently.
Written work
Tuesday – Make a factual report about an animal (this is your cold write where we identify how much you know about writing factual reports we will be learning about how to write them as the term develops). WALT write a factual report about an animal.
Wednesday- WALT: Explain which features of a factual report you used when writing your report. (Use the check list attached to help you)success criteria for non chron report
Thursday – Complete the attached punctuation sheet
Maths Activities
Use Hit the Button and J2EBlast (on Hwb) to practice your 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 times tables. Record how many you get correct and see if you can beat that next time! (If you are very good at these tables please move on to 7,8,9 times tables.)
Maths topic – Division/Sharing
Warm up by singing your times tables songs using Youtube to find the songs we sing.
Multiplication Sheet
t-n-6268-times-table-1x-to-12x-display-poster-_ver_2
Division Sheet
t-n-7041-1-to-12-times-table-division-display-poster-_ver_1
Please go through the power-point below with your child and let them use the multiplication sheet to help with the answers if they need them.
Year-3-4-multiplication-and-division-warmup-powerpoint_week 2
Year 3
Year 4
Topic Activities Predators (Afternoon)
Our topic activities lead towards an end product so each activity contributes to the quality of this product. This half term our end product is:
WALT: to create a presentation at the end of the topic (just before half term)
Activity 1: Research carnivorous plants (watch the clips below to start you off). Can you make a concept map of the plant? This will include a diagram and all the facts you have learned written around it. Do not rush this it is better to find out different facts by returning to the activity during the week. This way you will remember the facts to be able to include them in a topic presentation at the end of this half term.
Activity 2: Our topic this term is Predator. Watch some of the following clips and define what you think a Predator is. I will leave these clips on this week for those of you who didn’t watch them last week or might like to see them again! Also they are to use with this weeks work.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0119r25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf0vc
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf0r7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf1sh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf2rn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf2nc
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf1hs
Choose the clip that interests you the most.
Remembering
Make a report map about what happens in the clip. (example of what a report map looks like attached).
Write a list of the key words you hear – Challenge-write a definition for each word.
Make a chart showing what the animals in your clip eat.
Something for fun! – Have a go at this.
Have fun !
Mrs Wheadon
Distance Learning- Week 1 7th& 8th January 2021
Remember you can view previous weeks activities by
clicking on the links at the bottom of this page.
Please take a look in Class Dojo for our class story being read to you by Mrs Wheadon!
Happy New Year Everyone.
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Pawb.
Work for Thursday and Friday 7th & 8th January 2021
Dear Parents and Children,
I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas break. It was different to the usual Christmas because we could not mix and see our family and friends but I still enjoyed. Below is work for you to complete at home or in school; wherever you are. I will be available on Teams between 9:30 and 10:30 to answer any questions you have about the work.
Here is the link to help you download Microsoft teams
You can also message me through Class Dojo or use my work email which is wheadonc11@hwbcymru.net .You can complete your work in your HWB account, which we have been using for the whole of the Autumn Term and you are very good at getting on to it. It saves automatically and I will be able to see it and leave some comments to say how well you have done. If you would prefer to write your work out that’s great- take a photo and upload it to HWB or Class Dojo for me to see.
Remember to keep yourselves healthy and fit whilst you are at home, complete your 10 minutes activity of a mile a day, relax have fun with your family, go to your bedroom for alone time, play with your toys, eat some food or have a treat. When we get back to school we will get back on track so make sure to look after yourselves. Mrs Issac has uploaded some excellent activities on Rainbow Rangers which anyone can use so take a look and have a go.
I have chosen a class book and this week will be uploading videos of me reading it so watch out for them On Class Dojo.
I am thinking about you all regularly and I really miss seeing everyone.
Thinking about you lots and sending good health to you all from Mrs Wheadon.
Literacy Activities
Please read for 10 minutes everyday, you can read a comic, the TV magazine, a book, something on line (using a phone, a tablet, a laptop whatever device you have) a menu or a set of instructions.
We have learned how to write a diary during the Autumn Term please write two diary entries about your two favourite days during the holidays. Remember to put the date and day so I know which day you are talking about! I have attached a checklist for you to make sure you include everything.- you can add a drawing or photograph if you’d like.
Diary Writing Success Criteria LA
Talk with someone in your house about your day – tell them what you enjoyed and what you didn’t enjoy. Make sure you give reasons and use connectives!
Maths Activities
Use Hit the Button and J2EBlast (on Hwb) to practice your 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 times tables. Record how many you get correct and see if you can beat that next time!
Complete this number activity.
Topic Activities
Our topic this term is Predator. Watch some of the following clips and define what you think a Predator is.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0119r25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf0vc
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf0r7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf1sh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf2rn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf2nc
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bf1hs
Can you decide upon any two animals and complete the following activities on them.
Draw/sketch a large picture of them. Name them as a title. Around them answer the following BLOOMS questions
Where does it live? (Habitat)
What does it eat? (Food)
Who does it live with?
What are it’s babies called?
Does anything eat it?
Think of one more interesting fact about each animal.
Something for fun! – Have a go at this.
Have fun !
Mrs Wheadon
Mrs Wheadon Distance Learning Week 10 29th June
Remember you can view previous weeks activities by
clicking on the links at the bottom of this page.
Please take a look in Class Dojo for our class story being read to you by Mrs Wheadon!
Week Beginning 29/06/2020 (week 10)
Dear Parents and Children,
I am so excited to be going back to school this week. There are going to be a few changes and I will explain that to you when I see you. We are also going to be using a new way to work which is called teams. Please find below a sheet on how to access Teams. For this week there will be some work on this page and some on Teams so that we can get used to working this way.
Here is the link to help you download Microsoft teams
Remember to keep yourselves healthy and fit whilst you are at home. I hope you are all working hard and learning lots that you can tell me all about once we are back together. Please put some work on HWB for me to mark and help you learn more.
I am going to leave the sample timetable on this letter just to give you an idea of the work you can try to do each day. Have a go, try your best. If you get stuck message me through Class Dojo or email me (just as we have learned in class this year). Also any work you complete on HWB is automatically saved to pupil files that I can view. My email is wheadonc11@hwbcymru.net
Do not try to do everything in one day remember to take breaks, complete your 10 minutes activity of a mile a day, relax have fun with your family, go to your bedroom for alone time, play with your toys eat, some food or have a treat. When we get back to school we will get back on track so make sure to look after yourselves. Mrs Issac has uploaded some excellent activities on Rainbow Rangers which anyone can use so take a look and have a go.
I have chosen a class book and this week will be uploading videos of me reading it so watch out for them. On Class Dojo.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Guided Reading activity | English activity | English activity | English activity | Guided Reasoning activities |
| Break | ||||
| Guided Reading activities | Maths activity | Maths activity | Maths activity | Guided Reasoning activities |
| Lunch | ||||
| Afternoon activities | Afternoon activities | Afternoon activities | Afternoon activities | Afternoon activities |
Now remember to watch Newsround every day and to do the weekly quiz on Friday and find out about all the interesting things that are going on in the world! It is also important to keep fit – you can join in with Joe Wicks and his wife on line 9-9:30 every morning.
I am thinking about you all regularly and I really miss seeing everyone. Well done DL, and LA on getting Star of the week for working hard at home. Happy Birthday for the 23rd June AA.
Lots of love and good health being sent to you all from Mrs Wheadon.
Monday
Guided reading activities : Below are the activity sheets the first one being the newspaper.
WALT develop and extend my reading for understanding.
All these activities can be carried out on your HWB account, you can also go on J2Blast to practice different spellings.
- First News activity- the newspaper is attached to our page and there is a mystery activity for you to carry out.
- Listening Comprehension Colours of the Wind – listen to the song, sing the song, enjoy the song then answer the questions underneath.
- Read the First News four stories sheet and answer the questions.
- There is a crossword sheet for you to do (draw the crossword in you work book).
- Year 3/Year 4 spellings –choose the set of words that you think will best develop your spelling. Practice them- in coloured pens; bubble writing, find the letters in a paper, write the letters out incorrectly and then correct them. You can also play the spelling games on J2blast.
Afternoon activities for the week.
Go outside, have a look what you can find. Look at this website and try to see what you can find by using the sheets below it.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-kids/facts-about-nature/facts-about-habitats/woodlands/
PE challenges: See week beginning 20/04/2020 (below)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Literacy Activities
Each Day
Read for between 5 & 10 minutes. More if you want to!
General resource for this genre.
Features-of-an-Biography-Word-Mat
You will find this week’s work on TEAMS.
Maths Activities
Warm up by practising your times tables. Remember the times tables songs on You Tube. Challenge yourself to learn a new times table. If you know all your times tables practice “How many 8s in 32?” and different numbers like this so that you are learning division- the inverse (opposite) of multiplication.
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Year 3
Abacus text book 3 (orange book that was sent home).
pages 55-61 inclusive. This is addition/subtraction.
Year 4
Abacus text book 4 (purple book that was sent home).
pages 47-51 inclusive . This is addition/subtraction
Friday Guided Reasoning – This you will find on teams!
Practice your times tables on J2blast
Have fun !
Mrs Wheadon
Mrs Wheadon class page week 9 29/06/2020
Week Beginning 29/06/2020 (week 9)
Dear Parents and Children,
I am so excited to be going back to school this week. There are going to be a few changes and I will explain that to you when I see you. We are also going to be using a new way to work which is called teams. Please find below a sheet on how to access Teams. For this week there will be some work on this page and some on Teams so that we can get used to working this way.
Here is the link to help you download Microsoft teams
Remember to keep yourselves healthy and fit whilst you are at home. I hope you are all working hard and learning lots that you can tell me all about once we are back together. Please put some work on HWB for me to mark and help you learn more.
I am going to leave the sample timetable on this letter just to give you an idea of the work you can try to do each day. Have a go, try your best. If you get stuck message me through Class Dojo or email me (just as we have learned in class this year). Also any work you complete on HWB is automatically saved to pupil files that I can view. My email is wheadonc11@hwbcymru.net
Do not try to do everything in one day remember to take breaks, complete your 10 minutes activity of a mile a day, relax have fun with your family, go to your bedroom for alone time, play with your toys eat, some food or have a treat. When we get back to school we will get back on track so make sure to look after yourselves. Mrs Issac has uploaded some excellent activities on Rainbow Rangers which anyone can use so take a look and have a go.
I have chosen a class book and this week will be uploading videos of me reading it so watch out for them. On Class Dojo.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Guided Reading activity | English activity | English activity | English activity | Guided Reasoning activities |
| Break | ||||
| Guided Reading activities | Maths activity | Maths activity | Maths activity | Guided Reasoning activities |
| Lunch | ||||
| Afternoon activities | Afternoon activities | Afternoon activities | Afternoon activities | Afternoon activities |
Now remember to watch Newsround every day and to do the weekly quiz on Friday and find out about all the interesting things that are going on in the world! It is also important to keep fit – you can join in with Joe Wicks and his wife on line 9-9:30 every morning.
I am thinking about you all regularly and I really miss seeing everyone. Well done DL, and LA on getting Star of the week for working hard at home. Happy Birthday for the 23rd June AA.
Lots of love and good health being sent to you all from Mrs Wheadon.
Monday
Guided reading activities : Below are the activity sheets the first one being the newspaper.
WALT develop and extend my reading for understanding.
All these activities can be carried out on your HWB account, you can also go on J2Blast to practice different spellings.
- First News activity- the newspaper is attached to our page and there is a mystery activity for you to carry out.
- Listening Comprehension Colours of the Wind – listen to the song, sing the song, enjoy the song then answer the questions underneath.
- Read the First News four stories sheet and answer the questions.
- There is a crossword sheet for you to do (draw the crossword in you work book).
- Year 3/Year 4 spellings –choose the set of words that you think will best develop your spelling. Practice them- in coloured pens; bubble writing, find the letters in a paper, write the letters out incorrectly and then correct them. You can also play the spelling games on J2blast.
Afternoon activities for the week.
Go outside, have a look what you can find. Look at this website and try to see what you can find by using the sheets below it.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-kids/facts-about-nature/facts-about-habitats/woodlands/
PE challenges: See week beginning 20/04/2020 (below)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Literacy Activities
Each Day
Read for between 5 & 10 minutes. More if you want to!
General resource for this genre.
Features-of-an-Biography-Word-Mat
You will find this week’s work on TEAMS.
Maths Activities
Warm up by practising your times tables. Remember the times tables songs on You Tube. Challenge yourself to learn a new times table. If you know all your times tables practice “How many 8s in 32?” and different numbers like this so that you are learning division- the inverse (opposite) of multiplication.
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Year 3
Abacus text book 3 (orange book that was sent home).
pages 55-61 inclusive. This is addition/subtraction.
Year 4
Abacus text book 4 (purple book that was sent home).
pages 47-51 inclusive . This is addition/subtraction
Friday Guided Reasoning – This you will find on teams!
Practice your times tables on J2blast
Have fun !
Mrs Wheadon
