Today, Miss Barber has set us a really nice little challenge that certainly made me think! She would like you to complete the following sheet, thinking about the things that are under or out of our control. In a time when everything seems a little out of our control, it’s good to remember the things… Read more »

I am not the best on camera and shan’t pretend I am – nevertheless I wanted to share this with you. Take care everyone; and keep trying! There’s a nice little poem that comes to mind by Shel Silverstein: Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child, Listen to the DON’TS Listen to the SHOULDN’TS The IMPOSSIBLES, the… Read more »

You will soon be receiving the link for tomorrow’s zoom meeting. The meeting is running from 11 – 11:30. To make sure everyone has a good chance to show and talk about their work, can children please make sure they have a maximum of two of their favourite things to show. I would also like… Read more »

As some of you may know, this would usually be the time for the Hay Festival. The Hay festival is a literature festival that happens in Wales each year and is host to a range of authors/ writers who talk about and read extracts from their writing. Due to the current circumstances, this year’s Hay… Read more »

Good afternoon everyone, I hope everyone is well and having a good weekend. I’ll start with the link to this week’s work. You should find everything you need here. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27xid0s6bbtac1b/AAD86KBS8enxAmlLpr2qOmAJa?dl=0 With regard to the Maths; although I have set out a week of learning activities on there, I would again recommend you dip into what… Read more »

Good morning all, I hope everyone has had a good start to the day. I thought I’d draw your attention to this video from yesterday’s Numeracy Day. It’s a bit of an explanation of fractions for both adults and children – highlighting some of the methods we use in the classroom today. If you’ve ever… Read more »

As another great Zoom meeting has been and gone, I can truly say how impressed I am by the hard work that is still going on. Under difficult circumstances, I am seeing the care and dedication of the community in helping to continue keeping education going. I know that what I see on Zoom is… Read more »

I am pleased to be able to send you the next of Miss. Barber’s challenges. Today is a fitness challenge – time to get those FitBits out! Miss. Barber would like you to have a go at these activities. You have to see how many of each you can do in 100 seconds (1 minute,… Read more »

In case you didn’t get the Parentmail, here are the details for National Numeracy Day. There is a selection of workshops/ activities/ talks throughout the day not just for the children, but to help support adults in teaching as well. I would strongly recommend having a look as there’s sure to be something useful to… Read more »

Good evening, I apologise that this is going out later than usual – it’s been a busy day! You should hopefully receive your link and password for tomorrow’s Zoom meeting soon. Please be aware that the website has cut down the meeting times to 30 mins so tomorrow’s meeting will be from 11:00 – 11:30… Read more »