Author name: Cannon Park

Today’s activity comes from Mr Wilson: the Great Bug Hunt 2020! The challenge  – venture into any outside space and explore and report back what you found, through a project. Run every year by the ASE in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society, the ever popular Great Bug Hunt competition takes science learning out of the primary classroom and brings it to life in the outdoors.

If you find a spider or woodlouse, find out all about it. Draw it, examine it (carefully!), what does it eat, where does it live – maybe even write a story or poem about it, design a poster, shoot a video and then email it over to [email protected] by 12^th June.

Win a bundle of bug exploration-related prizes,  a digital microscope and a hands-on “Insect Day” for the school.

Please click here for more information.

Today’s activity comes from one of our parents. The CBBC website has ideas on how to create your own birdfeeder.

Click here for instructions on how to create your own birdfeeder – there are three different types.

Next time you watch the birds in your garden, don’t just look at the ones queuing up for the birdfeeders.

Blackbirds feed mainly on the ground. They run and pause, run and pause, run and pause. Each time they stop, they scan the ground for prey. If they see a worm, they search more thoroughly before moving on. This is because worms tend to live in small groups, so if a blackbird has found one another won’t be far away.

As well as feeding on lawns, blackbirds love fallen leaves. They toss leaves away to find small edible creatures underneath. They will even do the same with snow! But how do they know to dig under that particular bit of snow or to look under a certain leaf? They listen, with very sensitive ears.

For more information about birds, click on the image below.

A new Letters and Sounds resource has been designed by experts for use by parents, carers and teachers during the Covid-19 period to support the children in learning phonics.

New lessons will be uploaded every week day during the summer term at these times:

10am – Reception – Suitable for children who can blend and read words such as ‘fish’, ‘chat’ and ‘rain’

10:30am – Year 1 – Suitable for children who can confidently blend and read words such as ‘stamp’, ‘chair’ and ‘green’

11am – Learning to Blend – extra blending practise for children in Reception and Year 1

Please click here for more information.

Welcome back to our virtual Summer term! I hope you have had an enjoyable Easter holiday and enjoyed the lovely weather. The Google Classrooms have re-opened this morning and more learning will be set by the teachers on Friday. For today’s website challenge, Living Streets have created a scavenger hunt, which I have uploaded below. You could complete it during your daily walk or even create your own scavenger hunt for inside or outside your home.

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Oak National Academy is a new collection of high-quality lessons and online resources. Backed by the Government, it has been created in response to the coronavirus lockdown.

Their online classroom offers free access to great teachers, delivering video lessons, quizzes and worksheets. Available for both primary and secondary levels, it covers a range of subjects. All of the lessons are ordered so your child can learn along a clear plan. They will provide new lessons and resources each week.

For more information, click on the image below:

Although we’re still on our Easter holidays, most of the country were supposed to be going back to school today. To support home learning, the BBC have developed daily lessons to support all year groups. Lessons can be accessed online or through the red button on your TV. Click on the image for more information: