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Hi Leopards, After a lovely half term enjoying the beautiful sunshine, it's back to work again today as we start a brand-new half term of learning.  Don't forget to send me some photos of your half term activities. I'd love to see them. Have a great day, Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, I hope you have had a wonderful half term.        Maya has been busy baking bread, which looks very tasty.                                                                                        I wonder what you have been doing? Send your photos to me by email or pop them in your CL folder. Have a lovely weekend. Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, You will notice that the  learning plan looks a little different this week. As it is half term, I have put together lots of ideas for activities  - just click on the links for more information. As usual of course, I would be delighted to receive photos of you  - you can upload these to your folder or email them to me.   You can also post on the blog.  Maya has been busy in the kitchen again; this time she made  millionaire  shortbread.  This looks very professional Maya! Mum said it tasted delicious too. It's fantastic to see so many of you have been logging into our online platforms. Here is  Ajax  playing  TTRockstars. RAZ Kids   Well done to: Alex , Annie , Carmel , Estella , Iyla , Jonny , Maya , Natalie and Tommy , who all supercharged their reading skills last week. NumBots Last week, Carmel , Harriet , Tommy , Maya , Natalie , Jonny , Estella , Ajax , Annie , Leah a...

Good morning Leopards, What a busy week you have had again, but do you know who has done what? Try this quiz. (All the answers are on this week's  blog.)  How did you get on? Let me know!  Have a great day and stay safe. Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, It was good to catch up with you today on the phone. Tommy's sneaky snake slipped out of its cage and caused a panic... Read on to find out if he was found!  Harriet has been doing lots of reading and writing stories while Leah is writing a book about being kind. Don't forget to send me your completed masterpieces. Still no sign of the snake... Ajax has been helping dad again with the patio and is enjoying the lovely sunshine. Annie baked scones and drew a lovely horse picture and is generally working her socks off! Keep up the amazing effort Annie.  No snakes here though. As promised, here is Jonny's amazing police station model masterpiece. You put a lot of thought and detail into this Jonny. No snakes here either! Alex has been riding his bike, going on lots of walks and has also been playing with Lego. Where could that snake be? Birthday girl Estella had a lovely family party with egg fried rice and a sweetie hunt...

Hi Leopards,  Watch this short video to find out about Ascension day. I am looking forward to chatting to Leopards again today. I am excited to find out what you have been up to. Click Leah's poster to find out more about the importance of being kind.   Have a great day. Remember to be kind to others and to yourself.  Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, It was lovely to catch up with Leopards today. Maya has been out with the metal detector again. Here she is searching for treasure. Carmel has been busy planting lots of seeds.  She is growing strawberries, carrots, beans and peas. They are coming along very well. We look forward to further updates as they grow, Carmel. I wonder how are your plants doing Annie, Ajax and Maya? Natalie has been working on editing and improving her writing over the past few weeks and has now published it.   WOW Natalie, you should be very proud of yourself. This is a great piece of writing with: 2A sentences, prepositions, fronted adverbials, subordinate clauses, BOYS sentences, alliteration and 2 pairs sentences. Super job!  Jonny has finished his magnificent police station Lego model and  Iyla told me about her fun time sleeping in a tent. She was getting ready for a lovely walk today I hope you've all been able to enjo...

Happy Wednesday Leopards, There is another learn to draw session today and I have to say, I really like the sound of this one... Click the picture to join the session at 1:30 pm today. Don't forget, you can also catch up with other sessions if you missed them. I  really enjoyed  learning to draw cool  robots and dinosaurs.  Remember to share your masterpieces with me later. I am looking forward to chatting to some of you again today...it's great to hear what you have been doing each week. Click Leah's poster to find out more about the importance of being kind.   Have a good day and remember to be kind to others and to yourself. Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, Carmel  has been busy with the frying pan again. This time, she has created these healthy, fruity pancakes. They look delicious!  RAZ kids stars of the day! Alex earned 210  , Annie earned 200, Estella earned 250,  Maya earned 60,  Natalie 50 and Tommy 20  Well done Leopards - you are super-charging your reading skills . TTRockstars Tommy , Annie , Carmel and Natalie all played 3 GARAGE games today - great work. NumBots- WOW! Tommy , Carmel ,  Maya ,  Estella , Jonny , Natalie , Annie  and   Leah all had a number workout today. Carmel , Maya and Estella have all completed MyMaths homeworks.  Well done! Leah has sent me her completed grammar sheet. How did you get on with yours? Stay safe, Mrs Williams

Happy Tuesday everyone and Happy Birthday Estella.  Your rosette cake - baked by you and mum - looks amazing.  I hope you have a lovely day.  Please l et us know how you celebrate. I was pleased to see Estell a , Annie and Leah   had sent their CLIC and Learn its sheets in yesterday - don't forget to send yours when you have completed them. Leah has been working on odd and even numbers with Odd Todd and Even Steven!  Annie sent me some grammar work in her neat handwriting - well done Annie. Well done to Alex , who   earned 450 stars on  RAZ Kids  yesterday.   Annie earned 200 and Carmel 370. Great work! Well done to  Carmel , Natalie and Annie for playing in GARAGE yesterday on  TTRockstars .  Carmel , Maya , Natalie , Jonny , Annie , Leah and Iyla have all moved up levels in NumBots. Keep up the great work and have a good day. Mrs Williams

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week.  W ell-being ambassador ,  Leah  has made this poster to remind us all to look after ourselves.  Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 18-24 May 2020. The theme is kindness.  Did you know that kindness can be good for our mental health? Find out more about Mental Health Awareness Week here Thankyou for reminding us to be kind to ourselves and to others Leah. I wonder how Leopards will show kindness this week? Please let me know, Mrs Williams

Morning my lovelies, hope everyone had a great weekend.  I have something a little different for you today, a world record attempt from TT Rockstars. Get practising!  A Rocktastic HELLO from everyone at Times Tables Rock Stars HQ!!! Have you got what it takes to become a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title holder? We are inviting you to attempt a Guinness World Records title by answering as many times tables questions correctly as you can in one minute. Guinness World Records has created a new title - Highest score achieved on ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ in one minute - and we are looking for players to aim for this special accolade.  HOW DO I TAKE PART? It’s simple: get a world-beating score in a Studio game, make sure it's captured in a video and send a link to that video to support@mathscircle.com by the end of Thursday 4th June (11:59pm GMT). Here are the requirements:  1. The attempt must take place in a Studio game. 2. The attempt may take ...

Good morning Leopards, I hope you had a good weekend and are ready for another week of home learning. I am very impressed with all the work you have been doing at home. Keep going...or as Dory says,"Just keep swimming!" On the timetable today   - our usual CLIC and Learn its . This week, they are on one sheet. Please send your completed sheet in, so I can see how you are doing. If you need any help with your Power maths , I have put a link to the text book - just make sure you find the right lesson - and if you need more help, please get in touch. Don't forget to log into our online platforms: RAZ Kids , TTRockstars, Numbots and   MyMaths. Our topic this week is looking at the geographical features of rivers. I look forward to seeing what you find out. Have a great day, Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, Annie has been researching the Galapagos Islands. Take a look at her professional - looking powerpoint. Great work Annie! Online platform roundup TTRockstars Maya , Natalie , Estella , Alex , Annie and Iyla all played today and  Carmel, Tommy and  Ajax ,  also played some games this week.  Well done. NumBots Carmel , Tommy , Maya , Natalie , Jonny , Estella , Ajax , Annie , Leah and Iyla all played this week. Great work! RAZ Kids Ajax , Alex , Annie , Carmel , Estella , Iyla , Jonny , Leah , Maya and Tommy all read on RAZ Kids this week. Well done!  Have a lovely weekend. Mrs Williams

Good morning Leopards, It was lovely to chat to you all this week and find out what you have been doing in your spare time. Leah has been busy planting seeds and  Annie is still doing dance lessons on Zoom, Ajax has been riding his bike and Tommy has been researching rare rocks. Alex has been playing on his Xbox and    Jonny has been very busy making this shelter all on his own. It looks very impressive!  I wonder what you will do today ? Annie made bunting for V.E. day. Here she is with Ted. You look very dressed up for the occasion Annie!  Have a great day, Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, I wonder how you are getting on with your Island study?  Estella decided to fly thousands of miles to Australia. Where did you choose to travel to?   Think about how you are going to present your findings. What will you choose to do? A) Poster  B) Leaflet with photos, maps and facts C) Use multimedia software - PowerPoint or  Photo Story with maps, photos and facts D.Write a short magazine feature with a snappy headline, an eye catching main photograph, subheadings and facts. E) Create a  song /rap or poem    F) Make a stop motion animation or puppet show Send me  your masterpiece via email or pop it in your folder. Can you log into ALL the online learning today: RAZ kids, Numbots, MyMaths and TTRockstars? Have a great day, Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, It has been lovely to chat to some of you again today. I like to find out what you have been up to. As well as all the wonderful work you are doing, you have all been very busy.  Having a creative and magical time, Carmel has been making magic potions and looking for unicorns!  Iyla is enjoying playing with her puppy and  is loving RAZ Kids and the other online platforms.  Playing tennis with her family has been keeping Maya active - it certainly sounds very energetic! She has also been searching for treasure using a metal detector and she has already found an old coin! What will she find next? Creative Jonny has been building a police station out of Lego - I'm looking forward to seeing the photos.                                      Imaginative Estella has been busy building her dream house from Lego. This looks fabulous! I love ...

Hello lovely Leopards, just thought I would pop on and say hi as I haven't spoken to you or seen you for a while.  I have been reading your blog and you are working super hard at Raz kids and all the other online platforms, well done to you! Hope you are all doing ok and staying safe. I miss you all, take care.  Miss B

Hi Leopards, It's Wednesday, so that means there is another drawing session on this afternoon.  Why don't you give it a go! Don't forget to share your masterpieces by email or in your CL folder. I'm looking forward to chatting to some of you again today. Have a great day. Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, Lovely to have news of  Ajax's   9th birthday celebrations yesterday. Here he is opening his birthday post including letters from Aidan and Dylan. He also made a cake and learned to pipe icing. Great job Ajax! It's great to see lots of work and photos appearing in your CL folders and in my inbox.  CLIC and Learn its from Estella , Natalie and  Annie . Power maths from Ajax Grammar from  Natalie  and  Annie Cooking from Iyla Thankyou! Please keep it coming in. It's lovely to see what you are doing. Here is Iyla busily and carefully cooking. That looks yummy, Iyla!  And here is the daily roundup from our online platforms. Great to see lots of you using these. RAZ Kids - 7 Leopards were reading here today. Well done to: Ajax 200 points Annie 400 points Carmel 1160 points -WOW! Estella 200 points Iyla 370 points Jonny 210 points Tommy 40 points TTRockstars     Well done to: Carmel ...

Hi Leopards, I was delighted that so many of you logged onto RAZ Kids    yesterday. Don't forget that you need to spend 20 minutes  reading books and doing quizzes to improve your reading. TTRockstars - Each GARAGE game only lasts 60 seconds, so in your 10 minute session , you can complete the 3 GARAGE games and then try out some of the other areas.  You might like to try ARENA, which is a bit like GARAGE with the tables set for you.  For more of a challenge , try   STUDIO or FESTIVAL with all tables to 12 x 12  or try  SOUNDCHECK  with 25 questions and 6 seconds per question.  In ROCK SLAM , with a ll tables to 12 x 12,  you can play a friend.  Who will you challenge to a game today? Which game do you prefer? Let me know. NUMBOTS - How many levels can you go up in your 10 minute session today?  Have a great day, Mrs Williams

Hi Leopards, Great to hear from Natalie and Tommy today by email and Iyla, who   posted on the blog 3 times! Good to see lots of you have been on the online platforms today including 9 of you logging on RAZ Kids. Natalie celebrated V.E. Day by baking ginger snap biscuits and chocolate crispy cakes and then sitting outside playing board games together. Natalie had fun  decorating her bedroom window with  bunting.  Tommy has been busy doing some writing.   TTRockstars Well done to these children who played in GARAGE  today:    Annie,  Natalie,  Iyla and   Alex . NumBots  Well done to these children who played  today: Maya , Natalie , Annie and Iyla . MyMaths Well done to these children who have completed some homework   today: Estella , Maya and Iyla  RAZ Kids WOW - 9 Leopards  - Annie , Iyla , Jonny , Maya , Natalie , Alex , Carmel , Estell a and Harriet  - logged in t...