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Pupil choice activity this week is a Sports theme

1. Research a famous sportsperson of your choice e.g a footballer, Paralympic swimmer like Ellie Simmonds, gymnastics, rugby player etc. Create a fact file about your chosen person on j2e or on paper at home. 
2. There are two websites below with activities. Tom Palmer writes children's books with sport themes and the sport shed has activity ideas

• https://tompalmer.co.uk/football-academy/reading-the-game/
• https://www.literacyshed.com/the-sports-shed.html

Have you ever read a story with a sporting theme? Write a book review to recommend to the rest of the class.

Tell us what your favourite sport is. 

Topic week       Show Racism the Red Card

Watch the short Newsround videos

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/49613514

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53057897

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47149545

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/40324678

Competition 1 – work will be sent off to the national competition. Produce a piece of artwork in the form of a poster featuring an anti-racism message that can be used publicly to campaign against racism. 

Competition 2 - The Creative Writing Category is an opportunity for pupils to express their emotions about racism and its damaging effect.

Pupils can submit a poem, short story, blog article or lyrics.

 See information sheet on j2e and school website for ideas.

After listening to the story Star of Hope Star of fear last week, write a short book review. What was the story about? How did it make you feel? 

Health and wellbeing

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Choose a Joe Wicks workout to complete this week. How did you feel after the workout?

Celebrity supply teacher PE with Marcus Rashford

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jycy/celebrity-supply-teacher-series-1-3-marcus-rashford-pe

Sally Holland, the Children’s commissioner for Wales would like your help! Please complete the survey for her called ‘Coronavirus and Me’ She would like to know young people’s views. Watch Sally explain the research here: https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=bFTxcXPXhZ8&feature=emb_logo

And then answer some questions for her. 

https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=161098561428

Article 12 - Your right to an opinion.

Language, literacy and communication

Flipgrid

If you were organising a sports day, what sports activity would you include?

Follow the help video guide to log into flip grid on our class website page. 

St. Dwynwen’s Day 25^th January 

Read/ listen to the story about St. Dwynwen. Draw a story map to illustrate the story. Look at our example. 

www.hwb.gov.uk - Use your log in, go to just2easy app within hwb and then play the j2blast spelling game. You can verse your friends virtually!

Oxford owl 

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Class log ins have been sent on dojo

Non – online activities 

• Design a welsh love spoon and a card – show a family member or friend how special they are. See the instruction sheet for ideas.
• Look at the POBL ideas for learning that don’t involve being online.
• The BBC have daily lessons the TV. The lessons suit different age groups and abilities.

Outdoor learning

1. Your outdoor learning activity this week, will be to exercise in the garden! Design a short program for the family to join in with. You could include star jumps, hopping and skipping.
2. Create something associated with love from natural materials in your garden. Send your photos in. 

Maths 

Maths activity sheets – see this week’s sporting problems. Worksheets on j2e and class website. 

Maths online games

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/addition/fruit-splat-game/

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/subtraction/fruit-splat-game/

www.hwb.gov.uk - Use your log in, go to just2easy app within hwb and then play the j2blast maths game. You can verse your friends virtually! 

https://www.sumdog.com

Log into sum dog and challenge yourself, the questions start off easy and get harder as you progress. 

If you have lost your log in, send us a message. 

Join in the SUMDOG competition on Friday 29th

Pupil choice activity 

During our phone calls last week, some children have suggested a weekly child led activity. This week’s suggested activity is all about dinosaurs. 

• Write a fact file about your favourite dinosaur. 
• Write/record a film review about a dinosaur film like Jurassic World or the good dinosaur.
• Draw and label a sketch of any dinosaur.

Health and wellbeing

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Choose a Joe Wicks workout to complete this week. How did you feel after the workout?

OR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23VdtT0vQUY

Take part in the Yoga Dance Party 

Send us some photos of you completing a workout this week via dojo. 

Humanities 

Just to finish off our tornado topic, have a look at the photos on dojo/J2E of activity sheets about how to survive a tornado. Please have a go at doing poster and survival guide if you didn’t complete in school.

Send us photos of your work or use J2e to create a poster / survival guide etc. 

Learn all about Hen Galan – a New Year’s tradition in Wales. See the worksheets on J2E and class website. Answers can just be written on paper or online  

www.blaenymaesprimary.co.uk - go to class pages

Language, literacy and communication

Flipgrid

We have sent instructions on how to take part in flipgrid P4C ‘Would you rather?’ activity. This can be accessed via a free app or via hwb. Watch your teachers' video and send us a response. You will also be able to see your friend's responses. It is lots of fun!

www.hwb.gov.uk - Use your log in, go to just2easy app within hwb and then play the j2blast spelling game. You can verse your friends virtually!

Oxford owl 

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Class log ins have been sent on dojo

Non – online activities 

• Your outdoor learning activity this week, will be to create an animal of your choice using any foliage e.g. Leaves twigs, grass etc.  You can send us a photo of your animal too. 

• Look at the POBL ideas for learning that doesn’t involve being online 
• The BBC is launching daily lessons today on the TV. The lessons suit different age groups and abilities.
• Follow the instructions to make an origami Mari Lwyd link to Hen Galan. - Send us a photo of your completed origami via dojo.

Maths 

Maths activity sheet – complete the addition problems for your maths group. Find your groups activity on j2e or see worksheet photo sent to your dojo messages and write the answers on paper. 

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/289/KS2_Maths_Invaders

Space invaders addition game – Practise your addition skills through this game. 

www.hwb.gov.uk - Use your log in, go to just2easy app within hwb and then play the j2blast maths game. You can verse your friends virtually! 

https://www.sumdog.com

Log into sumdog and challenge yourself, the questions start off easy and get harder as you progress. 

If you have lost your log in, send us a message. 

Science and technology  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z22t7yc 

learn all about forces from gravity to water resistance. 

Language, literacy and communication 

Reflecting on last year and what would you like to achieve this year? Look at the photo of Rhodri’s New Year’s Resolution sheet. Use the headings to create your own sheet on paper at home, access the sheet through j2e and complete online or you could make a video to send back to us instead.  

Holiday recount tell us about your holiday or maybe your favourite present. Again, you could write this down, draw a picture or record a video for us.  

www.hwb.gov.uk - Use your log in, go to just2easy app within hwb and then play the j2blast spelling game. You can verse your friends virtually! 

Oxford owl  

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ 

Explore the Oxford website with lots of free online resources. 

Health and wellbeing 

https://www.literacyshed.com/wishgranter.html 

Watch the short animation ‘The Wish granter’  

What would be your wish for the year ahead (2021)? Make a poster showing your wish 

Let us know via class dojo. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ 

Choose a Joe Wicks workout to complete this week. How did you feel after the workout? 

OR  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_3weVPH0-U  

Join in with the ‘Wizard of Oz’ Yoga routine – some of the moves are a little tricky... how good is your balance? 

We would love to see photos of some of your moves.  

Humanities  

We learned all about tornadoes last term. What other extreme weather or natural disasters can you research?  

Maths  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3gnm39 

Adding and subtracting  

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/292/Montys-Maths-Wall 

Monty’s maths wall – select the addition or subtraction category and work your way through the levels.  

www.hwb.gov.uk - Use your log in, go to just2easy app within hwb and then play the j2blast maths game. You can verse your friends virtually!  

https://www.sumdog.com 

Log into sumdog and challenge yourself, the questions start off easy and get harder as you progress.  

If you have lost your log in, send us a message.  

Expressive arts  

What can you see from your window or in your garden?  

Draw a sketch or paint a picture.  

Visit the Swansea Virtual School for lots of ideas from all areas of learning 

https://swanseavirtualschool.org/resources/ks2/ 

Visit the BBC bitesize page     

Get in touch via dojo if you need any help. 

Science and technology  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z22t7yc 

learn all about forces from gravity to water resistance. 

Marshmallow snowman.  

Follow the instructions from Bore da to create your own marshmallow snowman.  

Health and wellbeing 

https://www.literacyshed.com/anti-bullying-shed.html 

watch the films about anti-bullying  

choose one of the films to review.  

What was the film about?  

What did you learn? 

https://www.literacyshed.com/greatestgift.html 

Watch the short video – The Greatest Gift.  

Think about the questions that follow. 

Humanities  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/z7dkhbk 

a short lesson on climate change  

https://www.literacyshed.com/the-christmas-truce.html 

Watch a video about the Christmas Eve Truce in the WW2 trenches. 

Maths  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy2mn39/articles/zyhdfcw 

how to + and – in your head 

www.hwb.gov.uk - Use your log in, go to just2easy app within hwb and then play the j2blast game. You can verse your friends virtually!  

Christmas mosaic maths – complete the maths calculation and colour to reveal the Christmas picture. 

Language, literacy and communication 

Write your own tornado story! 

Who will be the main characters be? 

What happens when the tornado comes? 

Where do they hide?  

www.hwb.gov.uk - Use your log in, go to just2easy app within hwb and then play the j2blast spelling game. You can verse your friends virtually! 

Expressive arts  

Create a tornado model at home using recycled materials.  

Create a tornado collage using natural materials from the garden!  

Create a Christmas card using arts and crafts. 

Theatr Na Nog 

Watch the advent calendar video each day – scan the QR code using phone camera for the day’s video.  

Oxford owl  

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ 

Explore the Oxford website with lots of free online resources. 

Visit the Swansea Virtual School for lots of ideas from all areas of learning 

https://swanseavirtualschool.org/resources/ks2/ 

Language, literacy and communication 

Welsh – read the welsh poem and illustrate.