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Opal Class
We are the youngest members of Puriton Primary School. Our teacher is Ms Keating and our teaching assistant is Miss Moreton.
Summer Home Learning for Opal Class
Parents - Letters and Sounds Parents Letter
Please could you take a moment to look at the link above which tells you about a new phonics website linked to the Letters and Sounds phonic program we use in school. These are daily lessons you can access for Reception and Year 1.
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Keeping safe during home schooling
Dear Parents/Carers
During this time of home schooling due to COVID-19, many tasks involve online activities. Here are some areas of guidance and links to support your online safety.
Please check the following
· If you have any problems or queries with work set, please email the class teacher on the address at the top of the class page.
· Ensure your child has a good balance of online activities, physical and creative activities.
· Ensure parental controls are set on the devices used.
· Ensure internet filters are on.
· Check any websites being used, to ensure they are appropriate for your child – especially if they are different to those mentioned on the school plans.
· Remind your child to apply their online safety learning and always check with an adult before sharing any information.
If you do experience any of the following issues or would like advice, here are just a few links to guidance and support websites.
· Harmful or Upsetting content -you can contact the UK Safer Internet centre at https://reportharmfulcontent.com/
· Bullying or Online Abuse – you can contact the National Crime Agency website at https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ or the Anti Bullying Alliance at https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-information/if-youre-being-bullied · Mental Health and Wellbeing - you can contact https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
As during normal school days, please do inform us of any online safety issues so that we are able to keep a record of potential problems.
Further links and guidance / support can be found on our Parents Online page on the school website: https://www.puritonprimaryschool.org.uk/Parents/Parents-Online/
Lessons and resources
A very important message
Please read this letter from Mrs KB re: planning of school's re-opening and respond to the questionnaire as soon as possible. Thank you.
Thursday 21st May- Just a reminder that tomorrow is an INSET day and next week is half term. Home learning plans will resume on 1st June. Have a good half term. If you have an questions or want new spellings etc please e-mail me. Ms Keating
Today's learning Cow and owl town The haircut
Halves and doubles Halving and doubling dominoes
Bee halving and doubling board game simpler numbers within 10
Bee halving and doubling board game numbers within 20
Sunflower halving and doubling board game
The star learners of Wednesday are Haydn and Henry- for fabulous instruction writing. Well done.
Some work from today
Wednesday 20th May- If you have not yet responded to Mrs KB's questionnaire, please do so today. Have a good day of learning at home and in school.
Today's learning or ur oo game
The star learner of Tuesday is Jude- for wonderful writing and problem solving. You are a real Concentrating Penguin Jude.
Tuesday 19th May- Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a good day's learning yesterday. The photographs showed some real resilience, concentration and perseverance. WOW! Have fun today and let me know how you are getting on.
Today's learning. oa oo or word spinner
Bubbles - listening comprehension Writing sheet for instructions.
The star learners of Monday are George and Olivia.
Monday 18th May- Good morning everyone. I hope you have had a great weekend and managed to get out in the sunshine for a while. Children I hope you have been helpful recently, perhaps helping with the tidying up, washing up or making a snack. Keep being as fabulous as you always are. Please read the very important message above.
Here is today's learning. Roll and read ai ee igh words
Follow and write instructions for shapes.
Tractors and trains board game Make your own tractor Make your own farm map
Label the farm 9 hedgehogs problem solving - horses in a field
What do you think this is? Answer
The star learners of Friday are Max and Noah for great maths learning.
Friday 15th May- Bon Jour Opal class. Thank you for all the photographs and videos you have sent. It really makes me smile to see how much you have all learnt. Well done. I hope you have a great day.
Here is today's learning. phase 3 er colouring er board game
The star learner of the day for Thursday is Lucas- for his amazing maths work.
Thursday 14th May- If you haven't yet looked at the letter from Mrs KB please do so before you look at today's planning. Have a great day.
colouring ure words Roll and read ure Real and nonsense air and ure words
The bears have bags of apples.
The star of the day for Wednesday is Avah - for great halving learning.
And a big 'Get well soon' to Olivia who has broken her arm.
Wednesday 13th May Have a great day and learn lots. Don't forget to pick up your Easter Eggs.
ear and air woodland board game
The stars of the day for Tuesday are Olivia -for great listening skills and Tyler for great responsibility.
Tuesday 12th May- Good morning Opal class. I hope you have seen the message above from Mrs KB. Thank you again for some great learning on Monday and don't forget to see if I have put your photograph on our page.
Find the tiny ear words I spy and read animal reading comprehension
The star learner for Monday is Indie for fantastic reading. Well done!
Monday 11th May- I hope everyone had a great weekend and managed to celebrate V.E. day while staying safe. I am missing you all. Please send me e-mails or videos of your learning.
Oi connect five write oi words in the petals
mouse ear headbands colouring sheet 3 blind mice cutting skills
Move at home throwing and catching PE cards
The star of Thursday is Mabel for learning to ride her bike without stabilisers.
Thursday 7th May -Good morning Opal class! If you haven't managed to e-mail me yet this week, please do so, to let us know you are all safe and well. Thank you. Ms Keating.
A little message from us all at Puriton... Go to our children page
As tomorrow is a Bank Holiday, there will be no home learning set so enjoy the extra day of the weekend and have some fun!
The stars of Wednesday are Noah for being a great curious learner and Penny for amazing writing today. Great learning today from everyone.
Below are some photographs from today's learning. WOW!
Wednesday 6th May- Good morning children. Today is Welly Wednesday. So I have set you a Welly Wednesday challenge. Enjoy being a curious leaner.
The stars of Tuesday are Elias for great floating and sinking work and Noah for great maths. Well done.
Below are some photographs of our curious, creative and persevering learners.
Tuesday 5th May- Good morning Opal class. I hope you are all happy and well.
It was very hard to choose just one star learner today, so we have got 2. Well done Jackson and Niamh - you both retold the story really well. I think you were even better than me.
Monday 4th May- Good morning everyone. I hope you had a great weekend. What sort of learner were you. I was a Persevering Puppy. I had to keep trying when my video did not want to load. I hope you learn lots and don't forget to let me know how well you are doing this week.
The star learner of Friday is Haydn- Haydn I have been so impressed with your writing. Fantastic questions.
Join in with my story telling.
Circle the correct short oo word
Friday 1st May- Hello Opal class. Today is the first day of May. Let us hope it is a fine sunny day. Thank you for learning so much today. You have all been awesome.
The star learner of Thursday is Max- Amazing maths Max. Well done.
Below are some photographs of brilliant learning.
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Thursday 30th April- Hello Opal class. I have seen lots of amazing learning yesterday. Thank you for all the photographs and videos. Keep learning and be like Concentrating Penguin. See if you can surprise a grown up with how fantastic you are.
The star learner of Wednesday is Jude- for working really hard while learning his spellings.
Below are some photographs of Wednesday's learning.
Wednesday 29th April- If we were in school today we would put on our wellies and go on a bug hunt to see which bugs like it when it is damp. Perhaps you can go without me.
Use this for Understanding the World
The star learner of Tuesday is Nora- for fantastic singing 'Wiggly Woo'
Below are some photographs from Tuesday's learning. Brilliant Opal class!
Tuesday 28th April- Hello Opal class. I am very impressed with all the photographs and videos you have sent me. It is so nice to see you all. Keep smiling and enjoy today's learning.
Here is Tuesday's learning. Please read the message at the top of the page.
Writing - Match statements
Maths - counting in 10s
This is the answer, what is the question?
The star learner of the day is Henry- for some fantastic writing. Well done Henry.
Below are some photographs from Monday. Amazing!
Monday 27th April- Hello Opal Class. I hope you had a good weekend. I was a curious learner and watched a Peregrine Falcon catch a small gull. How were you curious this weekend?
Reading The snail in the rain.
Wiggly Woo activities -estimating How many worms? counting How many ?
make a worm mobile Make a worm headband Order the worms
Maths lily pad number line
Understanding the world Listen to this message from Spencer Bear.
Friday 24th April- Good morning all my Concentrating Penguins. I have been so impressed with all your ideas, questions, reading, writing and maths learning. You are definitely keeping me very busy looking at all your photographs. Thank you very much.
Here is Friday's plan. Have lots of fun.
Here is some Mr Gumpy colouring
Thursday 23rd April- I hope you had a great day learning yesterday.
Here are some photographs from today's learning.
Watch this.
Thursday learning for Opal class.
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Wednesday 22nd April- Nin hao Opal class. That means hello in Chinese and it sounds like 'Nee how'. Today is Earth Day. If you would like to find out more click here. Indie is planting a tree for Earth Day and I am going to plant some seeds. These will grow into flowers that butterflies really like. Have a great day.
Here are some photographs from yesterday's learning.
Click here for Wednesday's learning.
sort the oo and ar phoneme- click
Read Moon Farm Park
Tuesday 21st April- Hello Opal class. What an amazing amount of learning today! I am staggered at how well you have join in with our new theme. It appears that lots of you like looking at maps. So do I. Have lots of fun tomorrow and send me some photographs of your work.
Click here for Tuesday's learning
Some photographs from today's learning.
Hello everyone. I hope you had a great Easter and you had a yummy egg. We are starting a new theme- All Around the World. We will be looking at journeys and maps, as well as different places we visit.
Monday 20th April - click here for our home clearing page.
Easter Holidays
Easter Competition results
Thank you to everyone who entered! The eggs looked brilliant.
Opal Class winner: Jackson
Opal Class runner up: Noah
Click on the name to see the eggs.
Prizes can be collected in due course. We will keep them safe for you.
Good morning Opal class. I hope you are all well and enjoying lots of fun activities.
Here is a great site for making Lego animals. Click here.
Or try some egg maths activities. Click here Use week 1 activities
Why don't you try one of these activities.
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Have lots of fun.
Don't forget to email me a photo of any entries for the Easter competition before Tuesday 14th April. You can create an Easter card or decorate an egg. I look forward to seeing how creative you are.
Spring Home Learning for Opal Class
A message for Opal Class children.
Friday 3rd April- Bon jour tout le monde. Today is Friday. I hope you have an astounding day of fun and learning.
Here are some photographs of Thursdays learning; farm animals, counting in 2s, writing own yes no questions and information about bees.
Here is our learning for Friday 3rd April
Thursday 2nd April- Namaste Opal class. That means 'hello' in Hindi, which is spoken in India and Nepal. I hope you have a dazzling day of learning.
Here are some photographs from learning on Wednesday.
Here is our learning for Thursday 2nd April
Wednesday 1st April- Guten Tag children. That means 'hello' in German. I hope you have had a great day. I found out that bees can't see red. Thank you for that piece of information Jackson.
Here are some more photographs of your learning. Thank you
Click here for 1st April home learning
Tuesday 31st March- Hello Opal class. I think you have been very responsible for your learning over the last week. Keep it up. Send me lots of photographs and videos as it make me happy to see you learning.
Here are two of the photographs I got today. Great learning!
Click here for Tuesday 31st home learning.
Monday 30th March - Good morning fabulous learners. I hope you had a great weekend and helped your mum and dad tidy up after all our messy learning last week. Thank you for the videos. It is amazing to see all your smiling faces. Find out what Curious Cat has been up to this weekend. Very Naughty again! I look forward to hearing from you all.
Click here for Monday 30th home learning.
Friday 27th March - Good morning Opal class. I love all the ideas as to why Curious Cat had to go in the washing machine but he didn't jump in a puddle, do some gardening or paint a picture. If you open up today's learning you will see a photograph that shows you how naughty he has been. Have lots of fun today and learn lots.
Click here for Friday 27th home learning.
Thursday 26th March- Thank you for all the photographs I received today. It was great to see how well you are all doing. Make sure you are kind and helpful at home. Have a look on today's learning page to see what Curious Cat has been up to.
Click here for Thursday 26th home learning.
Wednesday 25th March- Good morning children. I hope you have been very busy with your learning. I have been busy trying to catch Curious Cat. He has been very naughty today. Look here tomorrow to find out what he has been up to. Don't forget to e-mail me photographs of your learning. I need to see all your smiling faces.
Click here for Wednesday 25th home learning
Click here for Tuesday 24th home learning
Click here for Monday 23rd home learning
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Weekly timetable
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Monday |
Please bring book bag with home school diary and reading book.
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Tuesday |
Book bag needed in school. Bring in challenge book if a new challenge is needed. Parent reading sessions from 8.45 until 9.15 am. |
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Wednesday |
Book bag needed in school. Welly Wednesday - so wellies needed. These may be left on the welly rack. New reading books are available. |
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Thursday |
Book bag needed in school. PE kit is needed. PE bags may be left on the pegs. Bring in challenge book if a new challenge is needed. |
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Friday |
Book bag needed in school. PE kit is needed. PE bags may be left on the pegs. New reading books are available. |
Spring Term:
W/C: 3rd September
The children have settled very well into Opal class . They have made new friends, learnt how to share the toys and have started to learn new rhymes and songs. We have been counting carefully and blending sounds to work hear the word e.g. "touch your ch-i-n".
Next week the children will need to have PE kits in school as we are taking part in the skipping workshop. It will also be useful to have a thin coat in school while the weather is changeable, as we go out to play even if it is drizzling.
