Here are your spellings for this week, please practise them at home ready for your test next Friday 12th November 🙂
Any problems let me know,
Miss Horton
Class Dragonflies Bulletin
Dragonfly Class – Friday Video Chat!
Hi everyone,
Hopefully you will have received a Parentmail from the Office with details about how to access Microsoft Teams. If not, please contact the office email.
As a practise run, I’d like to have a Teams Meeting tomorrow morning (Friday) at 9am. Hopefully you can make it – it will be an opportunity to practise with the programme, see each others faces and have a nice chat!
The lessons will all be up on the website as normal, but it would be great for us all to have a test-run with Teams.
I’ll hopefully see you all in the morning!
Miss Whit 🙂
Dragonfly Newsletter Autumn 2020
Welcome back to a brand new term in Dragonfly Class! There are lots of fun things planned this autumn term and I hope you are all full of energy and enthusiasm to get busy with our learning.
An overview of this term’s topics and learning can be found here:
Overview Autumn 2020 Dragonflies
As you can see, much of our learning will be exploring the theme of ‘Rainforests’; our classroom will slowly be turning into a jungle!
Here is our weekly timetable so that you know what each day looks like (it may change sometimes but usually it will look like this):
Timetable for Children Autumn 2020 Dragonflies
Homework will usually go out on a Wednesday each week. Currently we will not be using Homework Books (due to Covid) but a new homework sheet will be sent home each week with your tasks and passwords.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any queries. I look forward to a productive autumn term in class!
Miss Whit 🙂
Well-being Wednesday – from Mrs Viner
Well-being Wednesday
Hi everyone, it’s Mrs Viner here checking how you are getting on in this strange and unusual time!
I am sure that you are making the most of being at home, but I also wanted to remind you that it is important to keep your mind and body happy and active!
This can be achieved in a variety of ways. 🍴🏃😴
Firstly, by eating a healthy balanced diet and drinking plenty of water. Food is really important as it fuels our bodies, so we have lots of energy to run and jump around!
Secondly, you need to do some physical exercise. When you exercise your heart rate increases and your body releases chemicals called endorphins – which make you feel happy and motivated.
Lastly, sleep is really important as it gives our bodies rest and allows it to prepare for the next day.
Did you know, that every living thing sleeps from the smallest insect to the largest whale. Some animals spend as much as 20 hours a day sleeping!! 😴
I would love if you would send me your ideas of how you are keeping yourselves feeling happy and keeping active. Here are some ideas to get you started.
- Can you create a healthy plate of food? You could draw the different food or create a menu. If you are a budding chef maybe you could prepare the food for someone in your house. (Always check with an adult before hand).
- What exercises have you been doing? Rhys and I have started the Couch to 5K. Could you create your own exercise video like Joe Wicks? Tell me about the places you have explored for your daily exercise?
- Could you find out how much sleep other animals get? Who sleeps the most in your house? For any of our top mathematicians, could you record how much sleep you get every night over a week? Then put it into a graph or/and find the average amount of sleep you get?
So, over to you…please send your ideas to viner.l@ruyton.shropshire.sch.uk
Take care and stay safe 😊
Storytime for children – on-line
These websites offer stories read by actors and authors. They are a good idea for quiet time and can be accessed on most devices. The sites offer stories for all ages.
https://www.worldbookday.com/storytime-online/
A Prayer for these difficult times
Kate Gregory has written this prayer for us all and we wanted to share it with our school community.
Dear Lord,
The world feels a strange place right now.
Our classrooms are empty and it is hard to play with our friends.
At this time, please look after my friends, my family and the people in our community who live on their own.
Help us to remember that you are always there and that one day this will pass.
Amen
Up-dated information from Autism West Midlands
Please see the information below sent by AWM
Autism West Midlands will continue to offer advice appointments and support throughout the ongoing outbreak over the phone and via email. Parents and carers can contact our small team directly as follows;
Mon, Tue, Weds = Wendy Cowton 07900784186
Weds, Thu, Fri = Emma Hegenbarth 07881109480
Email = shropshire@autismwestmidlands.org.uk
During this unpredictable and unsettling period we can offer guidance around;
- Supporting children who are anxious and upset about the virus
- Coping with change and uncertainty
- Suggestions to keep them active and engaged
With the schools closing, and people becoming more isolated we know that such support will be essential for families.
Advice For Families – from Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families
Please see the link below for advice on dealing with the disruptions that may affect your children and family.
Dragonfly Class Plan Spring 2020
Please check out the files below if you’d like to know more about what’s going on in-class for Spring Term. Thank you!
Cross Country Event Reminder
The next cross country event is taking place at the Corbet school on Tuesday 6th November (first week back). 3.50pm start for Year 3 race then other year groups to follow. ALL children in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 are very welcome to attend. As usual, parent / guardian responsibility for transport please as this event takes place after school. Please see Miss Whit for support with this if necessary.
We had fantastic participation for the first event – thank you to all those who attended.
Dates for your diaries: Race 3 on 13th November, Final Race on 20th November.
