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6 years ago
Posted on 04th Jun 2020 by

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

We have been thinking about courage this week as it is our Christian Value of the half term, and today I would like to share a story from the Book of Daniel, Chapter 6 in The Bible, about a very brave man called Daniel.

Daniel was a man of God, who always put God first in his life. He was also a clever and important young man who helped King Darius to rule his kingdom. Daniel was so good at his job and so trusted by the king that he was in line for a big promotion. Sadly, this made the king’s other helpers jealous. The king’s helpers got together to hatch a plan to bring Daniel down.

Why was Daniel brave?  Was it just for facing the lions without fear? …….  I think he was brave for staying true to his faith that God is the only one God – rather than doing what everyone else was doing.  He knew it was wrong to worship Darius as he was not a God.

When Daniel decided to continue praying to his God, the true God, he didn’t know what the outcome of his decision would be. He must have been scared of the lions, but he had faith in his God,a God who had promised never to leave him or to forsake him. He knew that it was right to continue to trust in his God.

Sometimes it is hard to stick with what you know is right when everyone else is doing something different and wrong.  It is hard to be the ‘odd one out’.  But we should maybe take a leaf out of Daniel’s book, and be brave and have faith.  Maybe we can make a difference and encourage others to follow our lead, and lead them down the right path….

https://youtu.be/pDt_39G8214

 

 

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Thank you that you promise to be with us always.
Thank you that you promise to be with us in every situation.
When things are hard to understand, please give us strength, faith and perseverance.
Amen.

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6 years ago
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Thursday 4th June – Daily Plan – (p1of4)

You have been very busy completing activities for the India Link this week Class 3. I have been very impressed with the work that has been sent to me and I am sure that Mrs Roy and her class will be thrilled with what you have done.

Don’t forget, if you haven’t sent work to me yet for India from the last few days, please do so as soon as possible. It would be lovely to have everybody’s work to send. I will put it all together and send it off on Saturday.

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Thursday 4th June – Links – (p4of4)

The Golden Acorn – by Catherine Cooper: Recording 26 – p196 – Ch12 – 2nd Half

(Press the “Play” arrow on the left hand side)

 

Traditional dishes from Wales

PowerPoint: Writing a menu

 

The Modern Olympics

The Modern Olympics video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSf7-LsmU3Y

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6 years ago
Posted on 03rd Jun 2020 by

School Packed Lunches

Don’t forget that you can order a school packed lunch for your child…

The lunch includes a cheese or ham sandwich, cucumber and carrot sticks, a piece of fruit and a cake or traybake – all home made!  The cakes today smelt absolutely delicious!

We ask that orders for a school packed lunch are placed by emailling admin@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk by Thursday midday for the following week.

All EYFS and KS1 children are entitled to a free school meal, otherwise it costs £2.30 a day.  We ask that payments are made by cheque to Chartwells and that these are put into an envelope with your child’s name on it along with how many packed lunches you are paying for, and placed in a box outside reception when dropping your child off in the morning.

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 03rd Jun 2020 by

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

We have been thinking about COURAGE this week as our Christian Value of the Half term.  We have thought about how sometimes we can be afraid of the unknown but that maybe we should be brave and think positively about it as we might be pleasantly surprised!  We have learnt about Derek Redmond, a courageous athlete who never gave up despite being in agonising pain, and as a result he achieved so much more than a medal!

Today I have a video asking ‘What is Courage?” showing that you don’t have to be a super hero to be brave, and that sometimes you can be brave in a very quiet mouse-like way!

Can you think of a time when you showed courage in school?

How can you find and use your courageous voice today!?!

Sometimes it helps to sing if you’re feeling a bit worried or scared, so here’s a song you can sing along to any time to help you feel brave!

Prayer of the Day

Let’s say our School Prayer together, so those of us at home and at school can be together in spirit…

Dear God

Thank you for our wonderful school.

Help us to be good learners.

Help us to look after each other.

Help us be respectful and kind and to make everyone welcome.

May our school be a happy, safe place where learning is fun.

Where we all work together to be the best we can be.

Amen

 

 

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Wednesday 3rd June – Y3 Maths – (p2of4)

Y3  – Summer Term – Week 6 – Lesson 3: Subtract a 3-digit number from a 3-digit number (with exchange)

 

Click below for the Year 3 work sheet:

Y3-Autumn-Block-2-WO16-Subtract-a-3-digit-number-from-a-3-digit-number-exchange-2019

Click below for the Year 3 answer sheet so that you can mark your work:

Y3-Autumn-Block-2-ANS16-Subtract-a-3-digit-number-from-a-3-digit-number-exchange-2019

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6 years ago
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Half Day on Thursdays

A quick reminder that our half day is Thursday, where Reception finish at 12.30, Year 1 at 12.45 and Year 6 at 13.00, every THURSDAY.  Children will have their packed lunch at school before being collected.

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6 years ago
Posted on 02nd Jun 2020 by

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee!

I hope you enjoyed thinking about the illustration from “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse” yesterday, and thinking about what makes us afraid.  Our Christian Value this half term is courage, and I would like us to think a bit more about what courage is today.

Courage can be lots of things. It can be facing our fears, such as being brave and trying not to be scared of the dark or of heights. Courage can be having the inner strength to be the best that we can be.  Courage can also be doing what we know is the right thing, even when it is very difficult.  Courage has many forms – but by being brave and showing courage it shows that we have inner strength.

Have a watch of this video of an athlete, Derek Redmond in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics competing in the 400m semi-finals…

In this race he tore his ham string and was in agony, but he was determined to finish, and despite the pain he persevered and managed to finish the face – supported by his father (the man who runs out from the crowds).  This exceptional demonstration of courage and determination, of true Olympic spirit is often used as an example to show that ‘being the best you can be’ is more important than winning, and it is more important to try your best.

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Sometimes it’s hard to be brave. Please
help me to have courage to face my fears
and to admit my mistakes.
Help me to find the courage to pursue my
dreams and know that, even if I am afraid,
having courage will help me to achieve my
dreams.
Amen. .

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 02nd Jun 2020 by

Out and about in Shropshire

Challenge 4: To see how many times we can complete a walk over the Brown Clee before the end of the summer term

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6 years ago
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Tuesday 2nd June – Y3 Maths – (p2of4)

Y3  – Summer Term – Week 6 – Lesson 2: Subtract a 3-digit number from a 3-digit number (no exchange)

 

Click below for the Year 3 work sheet:

Y3-Autumn-Block-2-WO15-Subtract-3-digit-numbers-from-3-digit-numbers-no-exchange-2019

Click below for the Year 3 answer sheet so that you can mark your work:

Y3-Autumn-Block-2-ANS15-Subtract-3-digit-numbers-from-3-digit-numbers-no-exchange-2019

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Tuesday 2nd June – Links – (p4of4)

The Golden Acorn – by Catherine Cooper: Recording 24 – p177 – Ch11 – 2nd Half

(Press the “Play” arrow on the left hand side)

 

Traditional Northern Irish Dishes

Irish Stew:   https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/irish-stew-0

Fifteens:      https://www.nigella.com/recipes/members/cyclingcooks-fifteens

Champ:       https://www.thespruceeats.com/easy-traditional-irish-champ-recipe-435734

Armagh Bramley Apple Creams:    https://discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/food-and-drink/traditional-northern-ireland-recipes/armagh-bramley-apple-creams/

Food groups poster: T-T-5470C-Large-Food-Groups-Poster-A4_ver_3

 

The Ancient Olympics

Worksheet:  ACTIVITY-Sport_pics worksheet

Answers:      ACTIVITY-Sport_pics_answers

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Jun 2020 by

Monday’s Activities

Well done Class 3 for all the work that you sent in today. You are really thinking carefully about your presentation for the work we will be sending to India, I know that the teacher and children will love it! Enjoy looking at these photos of some of activities that you completed today.

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Jun 2020 by

Thank You!

We would just like to say thank you to parents and children for helping us to make today successful! The start and end of day procedures worked well, and now that we have trialled them for a day, should run smoothly in the future.

The children have hopefully had an enjoyable day despite the social distancing measures, and we have all been so impressed with their positive response to the new systems. It has been so lovely to see the smiley faces of everyone around school!

A couple of learning points…..it is really helpful for children to have their belongings in one simple big bag to allow them ease of carrying and cleaning hands. Also, thank you to parents for collecting children and leaving the playground promptly at the end of the day (Reception and Year 1).

We did notice that children got a bit hungry mid morning, so please feel free to send a hard fruit eg apple, pear, in within your child’s packed lunch, that they can have as a morning snack.

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Jun 2020 by

Reflection Time and Prayer of the Day

Good Morning Brown Clee! I hope everyone had a wonderful half term break, and how lucky were we to be able to enjoy such fantastic weather!

Well today is the first day of our last half term this academic year, and it is a very strange one!  Some of you will be reading this at home and some of you will be reading this in school in a small group in a classroom. Hopefully you will all enjoy the reflection and appreciate the fact that, although we are apart (even in school, our small groups are not allowed to mix!) we all have a shared opportunity to reflect together, and this will bring us close together in God’s Spirit.

This half term our Christian Value is “Courage” so today I thought I would share another beautiful illustration from Charlie Macksey’s book “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse”.  Enjoy the detailed but simple illustration, read the words and then pause and ponder – have a think about what it makes you think about?

What are your thoughts? ……………  Mine are that we often don’t know what the future holds, and sometimes not knowing what might happen can be quite scary. But we should remember to try not to be afraid, as more often than not, the unknown can bring great joy and happiness, and sometimes the joy is greater because it is a surprise.  So as the sun rises on each new day, I am going to welcome the unknown and not worry about what I cannot change, and I shall look forward to the surprises that bring me happiness and smiles!

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Thank you that you love us and care about us.
Thank you that although we can’t predict the future,
We can know that you will always be with us, whatever we do and wherever we go.
Please help us to trust you.
Please help us to find other people whom we can trust and talk to about our fears.
Amen.

 

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Jun 2020 by

Class 4 – Weekly Activities – w/c 01.06

Welcome back. As mentioned before half term, with Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 returning to school, we have needed to change the home activity setup slightly. The main difference is that maths, English and a few foundation subjects will be given weekly. You can choose how best to do these throughout the week. This week’s maths is not going to be a full week as we’d already done the first 2 lessons last week; however, it would be good to recap what you did before half term.

 

I have also gathered together some free websites (some do require you to sign up, but all are free) on a range of different subjects. You can use these as extra to the weekly task as you wish.

 

With myself teaching in school throughout the day, it does mean unfortunately I will not be able to respond to emails and questions. However, Mrs Heath has kindly offered to reply to anything you may send in. If you do have any questions, you can continue to send your emails to class4@brownclee.shropshire.sch.uk.

 

Maths

Year 5

If you click this link (https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/), it will take you to the WhiteRose home learning page for year 5. From there, you can access the relevant videos by opening up the correct week. We are on “Summer Term – Week 4 (w/c 11th May)”.

 

Here are the relevant worksheets and answers for this week.
Y5-Week-4-Worksheets
Y5-Week-4-Answers

 

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 4 (w/c 11th May)”.

 

Here are the relevant worksheets and answers for this week.
Y6-Week-4-Worksheets
Y6-Week-4-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 reading comprehension activity on King Henry VIII for this week (answers are included):

King Henry VIII reading comprehension

 

Writing

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

One-Chance – Talk for Writing Booklet

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

 

Art

Here’s this week’s art activity:

 

 

History

This week’s history is to make this “fact teller” all about Henry VIII.

Henry-viiis-life-fortune-teller-chatterbox

You can either print it off and follow the instructions or make your own using the facts provided (or if you fancy a challenge, you could research some facts of your own).

 

 

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

LitFilmFest
First News – Free Digital Download Newspaper
Myths and Legends
Pobble365 – Daily Story Activities
Reading Realm – Free Resources/lessons
Reading Realm – Fairy tales activities
Reading Realm – Nature and animal activities
OxfordOwl – Free ebooks
ReadTheory
Spelling Shed

 

Maths

Nrich – Maths at home
Times Tables Rockstars
Numbots

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6 years ago
Posted on 01st Jun 2020 by

Weekly Activities – 1.6.20

Good morning to you all! I hope you have had a lovely, relaxing half-term break with your families and enjoyed the glorious weather we have been lucky to have.

As you know, it’s going to be a little different from this point forward as I will be back in school teaching and so I won’t be able to post ‘Daily Activities’, as before.

I will be posting ‘Weekly Activities’ for you to dip into. Please don’t feel that you have to complete everything, as before, just do what fits in with your family circumstances.

Please continue sending your lovely work and activities to me. Miss Greenan is going to post photographs on the class page and I will still read and respond to your emails. It will just take me a little longer to reply, as I will be in class during the day.

I hope you all have a great week!

Weekly Activities 1.6.20

Spelling Steps – Click below

Spelling steps lists

Spelling patterns for Year 3 – Click below

Year 3 spelling patterns Term 1A & 1B Week 1-6

White Rose Maths

Year 1 Videos – Year-1-Week-6 Videos

Year 1 Work sheets –   Y1-Week-6-Worksheets

Year 1 ANSWERS – Y1-Week-6-Answers

Year 2 Videos – Year-2-Week-6 Videos

Year 2 Work sheets –  Y2-Week-6-Worksheets

Year 2 ANSWERS –  Y2-Week-6-Answers

English – Postcards from Crabby Spit by Roland Harvey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPL7lMLYNDk

 

Crabby Spit Family

Geography

Human and Physical geographical features ppt

At the Seaside geographical features

UK Map

Science – Materials

Materials PowerPoint

Iceberg Experiement – Click below

https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/sink-or-float-the-ice-block-science-experiment

Ice Experiment recording sheet

History – Titanic: Why did the Titanic sink?

Titanic Why did the Titanic sink

PE

 

PE What’s your name

Music & Story time

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks1-sun-sea-song-5-a-sailor-went-to-sea-sea-sea/zrktxyc

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Monday 1st June – Daily Plan – (p1of4)

Hi Class 3!

Welcome back to school for the final half term of the year. I hope that you’ve all had a fantastic half term break. It was great to be able to enjoy such beautiful weather!

My first job is to pass on a message to you from Mrs Roy, the teacher in our link school in Kolkata. She was thrilled with your work that I sent about fruits and vegetables and will be sharing it with her class very soon. The schools in India are also closed and so they are home-schooling like we are. I had a lovely Skype session with her over the half term and she has asked me to say hello to you all.

This week one of our topic activities each day will go towards a package that will be sent over to India next weekend. Over the week we will be exploring traditional dishes across the United Kingdom. Keep in mind the dishes you find out about on the first four days, as you will have the chance to prepare and eat one on Friday if you would like to.

The theme for our other topic activities this week will be The Olympic Games, as the inspiration for the Modern Olympics came from our home county of Shropshire.

I look forward to receiving your e-mails!

Mrs Heath