Newsletter Number 2

The sunflower is the national flower for the Ukraine and a symbol of hope. Everyone at Fordwater have been planting sunflower seeds. Can you decorate your flowerpot and plant your sunflower seeds.

This half term, the secondary department have been learning about machines and inventions. We have been watching and reading Wall.E.

Can you watch Wall.e and get some ideas on how to build a junk model using recycled materials around the home?

Take pictures of your junk model and share with Clare and Emma

Play the emotions board game in your pack.

Write down your answers as you play to share with Emma.

Try doing Flower Power Cosmic Kids Meditation: 

Enjoy some breathing exercises to help relax you.

Try doing your breathing exercises every day. You can share how to do your breathing exercises with the rest of your family.

Look at the school website for more wellbeing activities that you can try. https://www.fordwatersch.co.uk/2470/wellbeing-activities

Watch and try to Dance like a robot video: 

 There are more ideas of how to stay active on the school website https://www.fordwatersch.co.uk/2469/physical-activities

Using the play dough in your activity pack, watch and copy the disco dough link:

Can you finish the whole song?

Make a sandwich, using a knife to spread the butter and cut the bread.

Once you have made your sandwich, complete the ‘Making a Ham Sandwich’ worksheet.

Use kitchen tongs to move items from one place to another, this activity practices hand strength and coordination.

Can you try making a pulley system? Watch the video clip to show you how. 

Do a 3D shape hunt around your home using your shapes sheet. Take pictures of the different shaped items that you find.

Using the Interlocking cubes in your pack, how many construction cards can you complete?

Sequence the 3-step instruction in your pack. Stick the answers to your book.

Now that you have planted your sunflower seeds, start to complete your sunflower diary. Draw what you can see happening each week in the flower pot. How tall is your sunflower?

Watch 'Read Along Storybook - Wall-E : 

Paddington Short Story by Michael Bond :

There are many World Book Day stories, read by our teachers on the school website.

https://www.fordwatersch.co.uk/3257/world-book-day-2022

Which one is your favourite?

Think about what your favourite stories are.

In your pack, you will find some jokes. Read them to your friends and family.

Share with Emma and Clare which joke is your favourite.

As we get ready for Easter, try making some Easter treats.

Follow the recipes in your pack. Take pictures of you making your cakes and biscuits and send them to Emma and Clare.

Happy Easter!