The Gates Primary SchoolYear 3/4- Starlings: Blog items
Starlings Home Learning - 01.6.20
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 8:26am
Good morning Starlings!
I hope you have all had a wonderful week off and managed to enjoy the sun in a safe and responsible way! Once again it is time to start learning from home again, although I can see for some of you the learning never stopped which is brilliant!
Your LBQ code today is: vif
I know we have not done space in Science this year but with all the recent news about the shuttle launches I thought it would be nice for you to learn a little bit more about the Moon and encourage you to do some stargazing if you have not already!
I have also been nominated to do Mr Horsley’s non-stop moving challenge so keep an eye out soon for my entry as some of you will be getting nominated!
Have a great day Starlings,
Mr Dean
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 10:04am
So we have reached the end of this half term. It has certainly been fully of change and you have all been so resilliant! As with every week, I am spoiled for choice when picking my star, but this week, I am choosing a young man who has been going above and beyond over the course of the last few months. He has always completed every task alongside doing his own additional learning, making him a perfect role model.
My Star of the Week is Harry Boardman, congratulations young man!
Starlings Home Learning 22.5.20
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 8:35am
Good morning!
Today you all make history! You are part of the first set of children to ever complete a full half term of learning online during a lockdown! Your work is not over yet however...
Please make sure your spelling scores, afternoon task and writing tasks are all uploaded to the correct discussion pages.
Your LBQ code is: xvn
Each week I am really impressed by the hard work you all put into everything you do, please have one more big push before you get a week off!
Check in soon for your Star of the Week as well as the end of the week celebration, I will do this later on to allow you time to upload your work today.
Have a great day!
Starlings Home Learning 21.5.20
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 8:34am
Good morning!
I hope you're all well and safe!
Your LBQ code for the day is: esv
Don't forget about your other learning resources, as well as to check out the Throwback Thursday post, who do you think it is?
Have a great day Starlings, the week is nearly over!
All the best,
Mr Dean
Starlings Celebration - 20.5.20
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 4:14pm
Good afternoon!
So far this week your learning at home has been brilliant, and it is only Wednesday! Some children have been on LBQ everyday; well done to Amelia, Eva, Harry B, Isla, Jake, Madelyn, Matylda, Nathaniel, Oliver L, Olivia J and Zak!
Some of you have been on each day but not completed the tasks which may be why you are issing. I also know there is still time today so do not worry if you are doing your work later. I will see this and be able to include you on a shoutout for Friday.
Lily has been keeping us up to date on her animal project, her tadpoles look like they're growing nicely!
There are also some fantastic examples of Roman work already on our class discussion pages, thank you Isla (I got your video alongside the powerpoint), Jake, Lily and Eva!
I am really looking forward to seeing your writing tasks this week, I understand it is a bit harder than normal but I appreciate all the effort you will be putting into them!
I can't wait to share more of your learning soon Starlings, keep it up!
Starlings Home Learning 20.5.20
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 8:27am
Good morning!
It finally looks like I am going to be able to work from outside today and I could not be happier!
Your LBQ code is: odo
You have 2 reading tasks, however, 1 is related to Science and this will be the case until the end of the week. If you need any help please comment or blog as you have been doing!
Take care Starlings!
Mr Dean
Starlings writing task resources
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 9:40am
Starlings,
Some of you have said you are struggling to access the source material for the writing task so I have uploaded them all onto this blog as image files rather than just images. This should help solve the problem.
Thank you for your patience,
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 19.5.20
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 9:09am
Good morning boys and girls!
Your LBQ code for the day is: fch
Thank you to those of you who completed all the tasks yesterday and have already made a start on the discussion tasks! The weather doesn't look great today so it might be a good time to finish them off!
Thank you for trying your best with everything you do!
Stay safe,
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 18.5.20
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 8:29am
Happy Monday Starlings!
We had some fantastic levels of engagement last week, I hope that continues to develop this time around!
Your LBQ code for the day is: baa
Please see the discussion pages for your Writing task, Topic Activity and weekly spellings.
TTRockstars and IXL are still available – Remember your TTRockstar login details changed last week so please check the IXL blog I posted if you are having any difficulties.
This week, try and find some time to explore the following link. It contains lots of fascinating facts all about the Romans and their way of life.
http://msmcclure.com/?page_id=4930
Have a great day Starlings, stay safe!
Mr Dean
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 10:27am
There has been some amazing work being produced this week, I think it is only fair that we celebrate some of your work!
We have some excellent young scientists in Starlings! Has anyone else done any fun science experiments?
Harry has also been making sure he keeps up practicing his French, Miss Wardle will be very impressed!
You have all produced some amazing graphs!
You have blown me away with the quality of your writing!
Finally, the following children have been on LBQ everyday this week so far:
Amelia, Elsie, Eva, Harry B, Isabella, Jake, Jayden, Madelyn, Matylda, Nathaniel, Oliver L, Olivia J and Zak. A further 5 children have only missed one session, let’s try to get even more on everyday next week!
Your hard work is being noticed Starlings, everything you are doing will be helping you for when we return! Well done Starlings!
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 8:47am
Choosing a Star of the Week is very hard at the minute, however, this young man has made it impossible for me not to give it to him.
This young man always comepletes his LBQ work, always completes the work on the class discussions pages and even keeps me entertained with his personal blog where he constantly uploads all the additional work he has been doing.
My Star of the Week this week is Jake Seddon! Well done Jake, you deserve it!
Well done to everyone else who has tried really hard over the last few week, please don't stop now! You can find the Golden Book nominations on the main blog page, good luck!
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 15.5.20
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 8:38am
Good morning Starlings!
Once again we have reached the end of a week in which you have produced some amazing work! I will be showing of some examples later in the day; but for now, here is your learning for today:
LBQ: rqm
Please submit your afternoon work, writing task and spellings scores to the correct class discussion pages. There you can see the work your friends have done too if you would like to have a look; it might be nice if you leave a comment for them to read too.
See the blog from yesterday to find your new IXL username as your old one will now have expired.
You should have been on TTRockstars this week and attemptted something on read theory, if you have not you still have today to go.
Thank you for your hard work this week Starlings, have a great weekend!
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 11:42am
Good morning guys!
I hope you're making the most of th day, thank you to those that have already done your LBQ learning.
Some of you have struggled to access IXL and this is because you need a new login again.
Your new username will be: firstnamelastname405 / E.g. mrdean405
Your password has remained the same: qwerty
Your current username will expire today or tomorrow and you will need to use the details above to carry on using IXL.
Thank you for your patience.
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 13.5.20
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 8:36am
Good morning!
Thankfully the weather looks gorgeous again today so hopefully you are able to enjoy it once again.
Your LBQ task today is: kes
Complete every question on all 3 sets, do not just switch when you feel like it.
Please use TTRockstars and IXL today if you can.
Remember if you need any help, please leave a comment or create a blog about it and I will try to respond straight away today.
Stay safe Starlings, enjoy yourself!
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 12.5.20
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:35am
Good morning Starlings!
It looks like for once the nice weather has abandoned us, at least for the morning, so today would be a good day to do your additional tasks seeing as you probably won't be able to go outside much!
Your LBQ code for today is: jge
Please see the class discussion pages for your additional work alongside the spellings for this week.
Don't forget about the extra learning websites or to be getting as much excersize as you can whilst responsibly social distancing and not taking any extra risks.
Take care boys and girls,
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 11.5.20
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 8:17am
Good morning Starlings!
I hope you have had a lovely long weekend, and that you managed to celebrate VE Day responsibly. We had a street party using Zoom and my house even won the waterslide duck race!
Some of you may have heard Boris Johnson’s speech about lockdown last night. No matter what happens over the following weeks, I hope you remember to keep washing your hands and respect the social distancing. I really would like to see you all back healthy and well!
Your work this week is as follows:
LBQ: wqd
Writing Task: Your task is to attempt another newspaper article. The focus this week will be everything about Coronavirus. What has happened, what we believe will happen next, an interview with someone in your house about how they feel. Please see the class discussion page for more guidance.
Afternoon Learning: Create a graph or chart to compare different volcanoes around the world (Try to choose some volcanoes you have not researched before). You could look at their height, width, age or surface area.
Please keep logging on to TTRockstars to practice your Times Tables. You are encouraged to challenge myself, other teachers or your friends in school.
Read theory and IXL are also still available for if you would like to further your learning on an area that you think you would benefit most from.
Let’s have another great week Starlings! Enjoy yourselves, stay safe!
Mr Dean
Starlings Star of the Week 8.5.20
Date: 8th May 2020 @ 9:11am
Whilst there might not be any home learning today, that doesn't mean we cannot celebrate all the great work you have already done this week!
Please see the main school blog for this weeks nominations in the golden book and to find out who won!
Now for my star of the week:
This person has not missed a single day of home learning, always tries her best, never has over 4 attempts at a question and manages to go above and beyond almost every day. Her attitude is inspirational and she should be really proud of herself. Well done this week to Amelia Threlfall!
Starlings Home Learning 8.5.20
Date: 8th May 2020 @ 9:05am
Good morning Starlings!
There is no home learning being set today so I hope you enjoy your extended weekend!
Please don't forget to upload your 3 additional tasks to the class discussion pages before the end of today though.
I can't wait to see your blogs to see how some of you are celebrating VE Day, I am having a street party later on, although I have no idea how this will work!
Take care and stay safe guys,
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 7.5.20
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 8:31am
Good morning!
We are getting very lucky with the weather at the moment, I hope you're making the most of it!
Don't forget about the class discussion pages for your 3 ongoing tasks. You should also be practicing your multiplications on TTRockstars too!
Your LBQ code for the day is:qke
The maths learning is slightly new, but if you apply your previous knowledge of rounding you will be okay. Take your time and read the feedback given to you. Please answer every question it allows you to on all 3 tasks.
Have a great day Starlings,
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 6.5.20
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 8:32am
Good morning Starlings!
Once again the weather this week is looking amazing, I hope you manage to get outside and be creative in the sun again!
Just a reminder not to forget about your on going projects on the class discussion pages, as well as your preparation for VE Day!
Your LBQ code for the day is: sup
IXL and TTRockstars are both still available for use, please don't forget to use them too.
Keep up the great work guys, hopefully see you all soon!
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 5.5.20
Date: 5th May 2020 @ 9:09am
Good morning Starings!
Th quality of the work that I have already recieved has been incredible! What a start to the week!
Please don't forget to be going on TTRockstars and IXL to further your learning once you have done the LBQ tasks, and try to use Read Theory once a week!
Your spellings, afternoon task and writing task are all due on Friday, well done if you have already started! Today would be good day to start planning your writing if you haven't already.
The LBQ code for today is: wgy
I hope you're all staying safe and happy!
All the best,
Mr Dean
Starlings Home Learning 4.5.20
Date: 4th May 2020 @ 8:23am
Good Morning Starlings!!
Welcome to a new week. I hope that you have all had a lovely weekend and are ready for a new week. Here is your learning for today:
Here are today’s tasks Starlings:
LBQ – Code tno (all lowercase)
There are 3 tasks, please complete all 3 tasks. If you get stuck, read the information given.
Reading
Everyday I set you a reading task on LBQ. Over the week, complete one other task on Read Theory too.
Other Tasks
This week is all about VE Day and the 75th anniversary which is on Friday. Please see the discussion blogs to find out your topic, writing and spelling tasks for this week. PLEASE UPLOAD ANY WORK FROM THESE TASKS ONTO THE DISCUSSIONS RATHER THAN THE MAIN BLOG SO THAT YOU CAN ALL SEE EACH OTHERS AND THEY ARE KEPT IN ONE PLACE 😊
Have a lovely day,
Mr Dean
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 3:29pm
Good afternoon Starlings!
I have been saying for a few days now how impressed I have been with your learning and activities that you have been doing at home and I believe now is a good time to celebrate all this fantastic work. I cannot get each example of work on here as there are so many great pieces, but if some of your work has been missed off this post I will make sure it is on the next celebration!
Volcanoes
I would like to thank everyone for their amazing work when producing your volcanoes and fact files! It is clear you have put a lot of time and effort into these, I couldn’t be more proud!
Creative Skills
Many of you have been learning lots of new skills which is fantastic! I have done the same and I now challenge you to a bake off! This is my attempt at a Volcano Cake:
I’m sure you will be able to rival this effort and enjoy the finished product yourselves!
I have seen Lily becoming a great chef making some very tasty looking bread, see her blog for her very successful attempt.
LBQ
On LBQ the following children have been on every day this week:
Amelia, Elsie, Emelia, Eva, Harry B, Harry M, Jake, Oliver L, Olivia J and Olivia T. Congratulations guys that is fantastic! If I have missed your name I apologise, I shall be checking LBQ later tonight to double check and update the list if needs be.
Keep going Starlings; we are doing really well so far!
All the best,
Mr Dean
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 11:00am
VE Celebrations – WB 4.5.20
Dear Parents,
Next week marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day and despite not being in school, we would still like to be able to celebrate this with the children.
It would be brilliant if at home you could have a tea party or a picnic on Friday as a special celebration on this day. Some streets are planning a ‘Stay at home street party’.
At home, it would be great if your child could make a VE Day t shirt (decorate a plain t shirt using felt tips of fabric paint) which they can wear to their own VE Day tea party/picnic.
Here are some ideas for your child to complete at home if they would like to. If you do complete any of these activities, we would love you to share them with us on the blog.
Here are some websites which you may like to visit:
Useful websites:
Starlings Headteacher Award - 1.5.20
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 9:30am
And now for the Golden Book nominations: