5 years ago
Posted on 18th Dec 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 3’s Poem & Song

5 years ago
Posted on 18th Dec 2020 by Mr Harley

Class Two’s Nativity

Here is Class 2’s wonderful nativity:

5 years ago
Posted on 15th Dec 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 D.T. – Miniature Globes

After last week’s mapping, we created an axis (for our globe to spin around) and an arm (for our globe to connect to a wooden base) by bending aluminum wire. The wire was then glued to the inside of a hole drilled into the base.

Check them out below:

5 years ago
Posted on 15th Dec 2020 by Mr Harley

Spelling Shed – New Record

Zak, in Class 4, is the first person ever to reach our Odin rank on Spelling Shed – scoring over 100,000,000 points in the past seven days.

What an incredible achievement!

5 years ago
Posted on 11th Dec 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – D.T. – Miniature globes – Stage 1

For our D.T. project this half term, Class 4 have started to make their own miniature globes. Stage 1 has involved drawing the line of latitude (tropics, equator and polar circles) and the prime meridian and then mapping out the land masses using these as a guide.

Here are a few of the globes so far:

Once we have finished the surface design of our globes, we will begin creating and connecting our base, arm and axis to form our completed product.

5 years ago
Posted on 01st Dec 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – Computing

Class 4 are beginning to look at the basics of coding through the use of an app called Swift Playgrounds. Playgrounds uses a text-based coding language (created by Apple – and widely used in the programming of many apps) called “Swift”. More info on Swift Playgrounds can be found here: https://www.apple.com/uk/swift/playgrounds/

So far, we have looked at using and sequencing simple commands to create simple algorithms (step-by-step instructions to resolve a given problem), debugging (finding and correcting errors) simple algorithms and creating functions (combining multiple commands) to improve the efficiency in which we are coding.

Here is a video showing some of Class 4’s coding in action:

5 years ago
Posted on 27th Nov 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4’s Timeline

Class 4 now have a scaled timeline showing British history from ‘the Stone Age’ to ‘Modern Day’ – with every 1cm representing approximately 15 years – at the back of the class. The Stone Age has been represented by an arrow due to its huge magnitude of time not fitting within the classroom at this scale!

5 years ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 Spellings

Here is a list of all the spelling steps from 1A to 12E – along with where these spellings/patterns will have been taught, in terms of curriculum age group.

Spelling steps – overview

These steps form the spelling practice at home (all are available and set on Spelling Shed). The aim with this spelling practice is to initially recap and consolidate spellings from earlier year groups; therefore, all pupils have started on step 1A. If children are secure with these spellings, and are also completing games on Spelling Shed, they should be able to move on to the later lists much quicker (as a general rule, a child should move onto the next list once they have achieved “Royal Bee” status [icon below] – which can be achieved in as few as 4 games).

We do have time in class (on a Friday) where a small amount of time is spent on Spelling Shed on these lists, and if, for any particular reason, a child is “stuck” on a list, then they should let me know and I can check to see if they should move to the next list.

In most of our spelling lessons, however, we are focusing on the spelling patterns from the year 5/6 curriculum.

5 years ago
Posted on 23rd Nov 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 Reading Books

The books available in Class 4 were mentioned several times in last week’s parent feedback sessions. Here is a selection of some of the books available in class.

Here is a pdf version, which will allow you to zoom in and see all the covers/titles more clearly: Class 4 Books PDF

Children are free to borrow any of the books from school – provided they are returned.

If any parents are looking for any more books, here’s a website with some great recommendations by year group: https://www.thereaderteacher.com/

6 years ago
Posted on 12th Nov 2020 by Mr Harley

TTRS – Maths Week England Competition Update

Class 4 are still going strong in this year’s MWE competition. Here’s an update on our current position.

In terms of School (by average points per pupil), we are currently second – but a long way off first!

Based on the total class score, we are currently in 3rd place:

In the class score (by average points per pupil), we are sitting in 12th place (but very close to catching some other classes!)

And, incredibly, with 1000s of pupils taking part, two pupils from Class 4 (Samuel – currently 17th – and Elliot – currently 16th) are in the top 50 individual scores!

6 years ago
Posted on 04th Nov 2020 by Mr Harley

P.E. – Class 4 – Friday

Class 4 will not be doing P.E. on tomorrow (Thursday) this week, but on Friday – and will therefore need to come to school in their P.E. kit then.

6 years ago
Posted on 23rd Oct 2020 by Mr Harley

Arthog 2021

Letter regarding Class 4’s Arthog visit in summer term 2021:
Arthog Letter 2021

6 years ago
Posted on 21st Oct 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – Seesaw

As you all will be aware, we are using Seesaw (a remote learning app/website) in Class 4 to minimise contact and reduce contact points.

Children, today, have been sent home with a “Home Learning Code” with some instructions on how to use Seesaw at home. This is for the potential possibility of the whole Class 4 closing (due to a positive case of COVID-19). As you will have seen (https://browncleeschool.org.uk/wp-admin/post.php?post=25737&action=edit), the government have an expectation that all children will continue with schooling (in a remote format) in the case of a full (or partial) closure of school due to COVID-19. If Class 4 are required to be at home during school term time, then Seesaw will be by far the most effective way for this learning to continue. Children are familiar with using the app/program in school and it is a very quick and easy way to set, receive and give feedback on work (also enabling children to comment on their own work to ask any questions).

If a child is off as they are awaiting a test result for either themselves or a close contact before returning to school, then class work/activities will be emailed and re-emailed (when completed) each day.

If you have any questions or queries regarding this, then please don’t hesitate to email me
(class4@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk).

6 years ago
Posted on 19th Oct 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4’s World Cup of Books

With Class 4 nearing the end of our wonderful Class Read (Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone), we had a “World Cup of Books” to choose our next. This is where each book goes head to head with another with the book with the most votes in each round progressing to the next.

Here were the results and our eventual winner (The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club by Alex Bell).

6 years ago
Posted on 15th Oct 2020 by Mr Harley

Stencil and Splatter Painting – Class 4

Following on from our northern lights artwork, Class 4 have been combing splatter painting (similar to that of the abstract expressionist, Jackson Pollock) with stencils to create artwork around the theme of arctic animals. We first created our stencils using outline images – which we then flicked poster paint onto using paintbrushes.

Check out the amazing results below:

6 years ago
Posted on 12th Oct 2020 by Mr Harley

Keeping Safe Online

In computing, Class 4 have been looking at the importance of keeping safe online.

We looked at three important aspects of this: Content, Contact and Conduct.

Our discussion on content involved looking at how social media accounts, games and films have age limits/ratings – and that the reasons for this is to avoid being exposed to inappropriate content/themes and to protect personal data. We also looked at what we should do if we see/hear something which may make someone feel uncomfortable.

We talked about how the internet allows us to contact a huge range of people and that, although this can be great, we cannot ever guarantee that the who we “talking” to is who we think they are. We discussed how what people post on the internet is often not completely true or honest.

We finally looked at how we are all responsible for our own conduct on the internet – including what we share and how we behave. We also talked about when using a game, accessing a website or signing up for an account, we are accountable for following the rules of whatever it is we are using – and that certain behaviour online can actually be deemed illegal.

Here are a small collection of posters (from National Online Safety®) with tips on staying safe online (more can be found on the E-Safety section of our website – including larger versions of those below)

For more information on how to keep children safe online, have a look at our E-Safety section on our website.

Any questions or queries on this, please don’t hesitate to contact me (class4@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk)

6 years ago
Posted on 09th Oct 2020 by Mr Harley

New Times Tables Rockstars School Record

Archie in Class 4 has just broken our school record on TTRS – with a speed of 0.46s/question. That is an incredible 130 correct answers in one minute, beating George’s equally impressive previous record of 126 in a minute from last year.

Including Archie, we also already have an amazing 8 Rock Heroes (an average speed of 1 sec / correct answer – or quicker) – with George very close to catching Archie back up! We also have several Rock Legends who are extremely close to becoming Heroes.

6 years ago
Posted on 25th Sep 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – Northern Lights Artwork

Today in art, Class 4 have been using their recent learning about colour schemes and blending to create their own art based on the northern lights – using pastels and black paper.

Check them out below:

6 years ago
Posted on 18th Sep 2020 by Mr Harley

The Bigger Picture of the Bible

Class 4 have been looking at the bigger picture of the Bible in R.E.. After discussing the main concepts of the the Bible (creation, the fall of man, people of God, incarnation, gospel, salvation and the kingdom of God), we drew our own versions of each.

6 years ago
Posted on 17th Sep 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – Countries of the World

As part of our geography this term, Class 4 have been look at naming and identifying the countries of the world. Here’s a video of Emily – who was the first person to successfully locate 50 of the world’s countries! She was shortly followed by Samuel – both of whom have now moved on to identifying the location of the capital cities of the world.

6 years ago
Posted on 11th Sep 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – Art – Northern Lights

Class 4 have been looking at shading and blending techniques and the artistic use of colour scheme – inspired by the northern lights.

Check out Emily’s, Samuel’s, Hugo’s and Zak’s below:

6 years ago
Posted on 07th Sep 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 Information (and letter)

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to check out Class 4’s information page – which outlines some of the information about Class 4 (including home task expectations, curriculum information and useful links).

All children in Class 4 should be aware of our P.E. days (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and they will need to remember they need to come to school in their P.E. kits for those days.

In class, we are using an app/website called Seesaw – which allows work to be sent between “Teacher” and “Pupil” devices. Depending on its accessibility, this would be a really useful way to send and receive work from home in any future cases of self-isolation. The app is free to install on Android and Apple devices (e.g. tablets/phones). It can also be accessed by web browsers (e.g. chrome, internet edge/explorer, safari etc.) on computers/laptops. Over the next few days, each child will be given login information which allows them to login into their Seesaw account from home. This will hopeful be an easier form of communication (in terms of send and receiving work as Class 4 pupils will all be familiar using Seesaw) in the event of self-isolation. [Phone call from myself will still happen: see earlier post on Isolating Pupils and Remote Learning]

As part of using Seesaw, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) dictates that permission from parents is required. See GDPR Parent Letter. If you are able to print/sign the letter at home and send back in (either via email or with child), that would be fantastic. If this is not possible, a letter will be sent home with children over this week.

If you have any questions or queries about anything, please do not hesitate to contact me (email: class4@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk).

6 years ago
Posted on 17th Jul 2020 by Mr Harley

Thank You Miss Relph!

The staff and children at school wanted to give a massive thank you to Miss Relph for the incredible amount of effort and work she has done over this tricky time to keep the school running as smoothly as possible.

It’s easy to forgot the effort involved in running a whole school – let alone running a school through a pandemic, but Miss Relph has quickly adapted the school to multiple changing situations, read through masses of time-consuming guidance, written up plans and risk assessments (and re-written them… again and again with each change in circumstance) – all while ensuring the school is still a warm and welcoming place for those within it.

The school has gone from being normal in March, to children and families completing work at home (with the school remaining open for children of key workers) through April and May, to the return of some year groups (under very difficult circumstances) in June and July, and have now put in place plans for the return of all in September. All of which have only been possible thanks to Miss Relph’s fantastic leadership, hard work and dedication.

Here’s a short clip of thanks from the children who have been in school:

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6 years ago
Posted on 17th Jul 2020 by Mr Harley

Friday 17th July – Links – (p3of3)

Finding out about garden birds

Garden Birds Differentiated Reading Comprehension Activity

A celebration of memories from this year’s fabulous class 3!

6 years ago
Posted on 16th Jul 2020 by Mr Harley

Leavers’ Assembly and Memories Video

This morning, Year 6 shared their memories from their time at Brown Clee in a socially distanced assembly on the playground.

It’s obviously disappointing that parents and children at home did not have the opportunity to see this; therefore, I have put together a video sharing some photos and videos of the Year 6s‘ time at Brown Clee – which you can view below:

6 years ago
Posted on 13th Jul 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – Weekly Activities – w/c 13.07

I hope everyone is doing well.

This will be our last week before the summer holidays. The Year 6s (at home) should have had an email about filming some memories for our leavers’ video.

Maths

Here are some maths puzzles for you to have a go at for this week. The penguin and the breakfast mysteries do have a lot of steps and could take quite a while for you to complete. We will also have a final TTRS battle – which will end on Friday!

English

Here are some English puzzles for you to have a go for this week:

Colour by word type – 1
Colour by word type – 2

Here are some spelling crosswords for you to try:

T2-E-1144-Year-5-6-Statutory-Spelling-List-Crossword-Pack

As we finish our class read for this term last week, your reading task for this week is to draw the front cover of your favourite book (or if you wish, you could design your own version of its cover or even a front cover for your own book).

P.E.

This week in school (on Wednesday), we are having a mini-sports day. It would be great if you could also take part at home by sending in any photos or videos of you doing any sporting activities that you wish.

Own activities

It would be fantastic if you could share any other things you will be doing at home next week. (class4@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk).

Other activities (links)

If you’re looking for other activities to do at home, here are list of free websites you could try:

6 years ago
Posted on 07th Jul 2020 by Mr Harley

Kenyan Safari Challenge – Class 4

The year 6s in school have been running daily to add to Archie’s Kenyan Safari Challenge.

Today – in rather wet conditions – we managed 22 miles between us.

Remember, for those of you at home, it would be great if you could be completing some distances and sending them in (along with some photos of you doing it), and Miss Relph can add it to the total.

6 years ago
Posted on 06th Jul 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – Weekly Activities – w/c 06.07

I hope you’re all doing well.

As always, if you have any questions, or you’re sending work in, you can still email class4@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk and Mrs Heath will be able to help with anything.

Remember, the most important thing you can be doing during this closure period is to make sure that you are regularly reading.

Maths

Year 5

You will have already completed this week’s WhiteRose activities earlier in the lockdown; therefore, here are a set of different activities.

Here are this week’s videos and their relevant worksheets/answers:
Year 5 – w/c 06.07

Year 6

If you click this link (https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/), it will take you to the WhiteRose home learning page for year 6. From there, you can access the relevant videos by opening up the correct week. We are on “Summer Term – Week 9 (w/c 22nd June)”.

Here are the relevant worksheets and answers for this week:
Y6-Week-9-Worksheets
Y6-Week-9-Answers

English

Reading

Here is this week’s chapter of The Graveyard Book. You don’t have to listen to the whole thing on one day; you can break it up over the week.

Here’s a few reading comprehension activity for this week (answers are included):

Mike Hall
Usain Bolt
Ibn Battuta

Writing

Here’s a writing booklet for you to try this week.

Elves-and-Sprites

You can either print it off or do your work on paper/a book.

Art

Here’s this week’s art activity:

Music

Here’s some music activities on structure and texture

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrj4ydm

Science

Here’s some science activities on circulatory system

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdcgp4j

Other activities (links)

If you’re looking for other activities to do at home, here are list of free websites you could try:

General

BBC Bitesize – Daily Lessons
Oak National Academy – Free lessons

Science

STEM – activities at home
The Children’s University of Science – University of Manchester
30 ways to go wild with science
National Geographic Kids – Science

P.E.

Premier League – Supermovers
East Shropshire Sports Partnership – Twitter
Just Dance – YouTube
GoNoodle

Computing

Scratch
CODE
Learn to touch type

Geography

National Geographic Kids – Geography
3D Geography facts
World Geography Games

History

The Children’s University of History – University of Manchester
National Geographic Kids – History

Music

10 Pieces at Home – BBC
Music Express

Languages

The Children’s University of Languages – University of Manchester

English

Maths

Nrich – Maths at home
Times Tables Rockstars
Numbots

6 years ago
Posted on 05th Jul 2020 by Mr Harley

Year 5 – Maths – w/c 06.07

Worksheet 1
Answers 1

Worksheet 2
Answers 2

Worksheet 3
Answers 3

Worksheet 4
Answers 4

6 years ago
Posted on 29th Jun 2020 by Mr Harley

Class 4 – Weekly Activities – w/c 29.06

I hope everyone is doing well.

As always, if you have any questions, or you’re sending work in, you can still email class4@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk and Mrs Heath will be able to help with anything.

Remember, the most important thing you can be doing during this closure period is to make sure that you are regularly reading.

Maths

Year 5

You will have already completed this week’s WhiteRose activities earlier in the lockdown; therefore, here are a set of different activities.

Here are this week’s videos and their relevant worksheets/answers:
Year 5 – w/c 29.06

Year 6

Here are the relevant worksheets and answers for this week:
Y6-Week-8-Worksheets-2
Y6-Week-8-Answers

English

Reading

Here is this week’s part of chapter 7 of The Graveyard Book. You don’t have to listen to the whole thing on one day; you can break it up over the week.