I can't believe today is our last day of the school year. You have all been amazing and worked so hard despite the strangest circumstances. You have made us and your families very proud with your resilience and determination throughout this time.
Today is all about enjoying yourself and reflecting on the past 4 months. I want you to think about-
What has happened?
Who has it affected?
How did you feel at the start of this? Middle? Now?
What did you have to do differently?
When in lockdown, what did you miss the most about 'normal' life?
What have you learnt from this?
What have you enjoyed about being in lockdown?
What did you think about learning from home?
Is there anything you want to change or do differently going forward?
I want you to think about how you can represent some of the feelings and thoughts above. It could be through
art- drawing pictures about your experiences/ feelings
art- using colours/colour wheel/ colour splats to represent your feelings and thoughts e.g. red may show you felt scared and unsafe, yellow or blue may show you felt calm etc
writing- you may decide to write a poem/ a story/ diary entry about your experiences, thoughts and feelings
meditation/mindfulness/yoga- you may decide to take some time to relax and think about yourself and your body, remaining calm and feeling thankful
go for a walk- you may decide to go for a walk with your family and chat about what has happened and your thoughts/ feelings
song/ music- you may want to write a song about the last 4 months or you may even choose a song which represents how you felt/ feel now
video- you may want to create a video about your experiences and thoughts/ feelings and you may even include family members/ pets/ toys to help you.
Humanities/ Science and Technology
We're going to finish our learning with an opportunity be once again in the outdoors- where we learn best! This activity encourages you to think about how animals are suited to a particular environment.
Starter: A good home
Look at some/ discuss some examples of house descriptions from an estate agent and to decide what sort of person/people would be suited to that property e.g. bungalow if difficulty with walking and stairs/ near the sea if they love water sports etc.
Main: Estate agents' game
· Tell the children that they are going to be estate agents. Can they choose one of their favourite animals and find them the perfect home? Ask them to think about what the animal needs and the type of home where the animal would be happy. They may choose to do this for more than 1 animal and create little cards/ profiles for them.
E.g. Client's name: Billy Barnacle
Needs: to live on the seashore. Something to hold on to so he doesn't get dragged away from the seashore. Somewhere where there is a lot of plankton to feed on.
Make an appointment to view: Number 5, Rock Villa, Rock-pool View, Seashore.
I think they would like this home because: it is a good place to hold on to with rocks and crevices. It is covered by the sea at some times of the day. There is a lot of plankton for Billy to eat there.
Extension: Make your own Frame- make a picture frame to decorate your animals' home.
Numeracy:
Today is the final day of our Big Maths challenges. If you complete yours, let me know which level you did and how you got on I will let Miss Copeland know ready for September.
There are 3 available: Clic, Learn Its and Safe- we usually complete CLic and Learn Its in Week One and SAFE during Week 2, so please don't feel you need to do them all today. They are there to check how the children are doing and identify any gaps in learning, so let them try on their own. The Learn Its should be completed in less than 2 minutes as it checks our recall of known number facts. I have also added an editable version to save you printing them off it helps. (In the pupil folder on Just2easy). If you have any problems accessing them, please let me know and I can email them to you- (peacockk2@hwbcymru.net).
Health and Well-Being
Today I've included something for you and your family to look after each other over the holidays. Don't forget to give yourselves time and take a breath from time to time.
Enjoy your summer holiday and I can't wait to see you all safely back in September, take care, stay safe
"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go!' Dr Seuss