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4 years ago
Posted on 28th Feb 2021 by

Monday 1st March – St David’s Day

50 Best Saint David's Day Wish Pictures And Photos

Today is a special day for everyone called David as it is St David’s Day. It is also a special day for anyone who is Welsh because David is the patron (or special) saint for Wales.

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A patron saint is someone who has spent their whole life doing something to help others. They are someone who worked hard to make the world a better place.

Saint David’s Day is the feast (celebration day of Saint David). His feast day falls on the 1st of March each year. The day is celebrated by the people of Wales and people of Welsh background throughout the world.

David became a Christian priest  and he David founded many churches throughout southern Wales. The most famous story about Saint David tells how he was preaching to a huge crowd and the ground is said to have risen up, so that he was standing on a hill and everyone had a better chance of hearing him.

The national emblems of Wales are daffodils and leeks. St David’s Day is commemorated by the wearing of daffodils or leeks. Both plants are traditionally regarded as national emblems.

StDavidsDay

Find out more by watching this clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awy4whEQt4A

You could look at this PP too

St David’s Day

Dear God,
Thank you for St David, and for all the special people down through the ages
who have given us examples of how to live.
Help us today to remember all that we have learnt about how to live a good life.
Help us to be kind and caring, to be honest and sharing.
Help us to stop and think when our problems and difficulties seem too big to deal with.
Help us to use our common sense, like St David did, to find a way out.
And when our common sense fails us, help us to have faith.
Amen.

Have a good day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb29Js0wehg

 

 

4 years ago
Posted on 25th Feb 2021 by

Tenacity Thursday

Good morning,

I can’t believe it is Thursday already! I hope that your week and learning are going well. I have used the word ‘tenacity’ in my title because it means being determined and is another word for persistence. I hope you continue to find ways to keep trying today and don’t give up. Will you be a tenacious person today?

Watch this clip of a very determined bear cub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhjBXnEFKQs&feature=youtu.be

What can we learn from this clip? Despite all the times it fell back down the snowy slope, it kept going and refused to give up.

Have another listen to the Growth Mindset song and keep going!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fq1jvIy2AE&feature=emb_logo

Dear God,
We all face challenges.
They may be difficult, tough and even overwhelming.
We pray for calmness and peace as we approach these challenges.
We pray that when we feel like we are caught in the middle of a storm,
Your words will comfort and support us.
Help us, today, to keep going when the going gets tough.
May we always be willing to ask for help.
Amen.

 

4 years ago
Posted on 24th Feb 2021 by

Happy Wednesday – keep up with the perseverance!

Good morning

We are really looking forward to seeing you all again on the 8th March. In the meantime, keep going and trying to be the best you can be!

Listen to the story ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqZTYXw18bs

Did you enjoy the story?  Poor old Gerald – how do you think he felt when the other animals in the jungle laughed at him? …..sad, upset, hurt, embarrassed….  Have you ever felt like this?  I know I have at times – I think everybody has at times – and it isn’t nice is it?  It can cause you to lose confidence in yourself and make you feel like you don’t want to give things a go.

And that’s where having a positive attitude is so important – as we are going to come up with problems and difficulties all through our life, so we need to learn how to handle them.  Having a positive attitude will certainly help – it certainly helped Gerald the Giraffe – as he didn’t stop believing in himself, he listened to the wise little cricket, and he persevered!  He finally showed the jungle animals that giraffes certainly can dance!

So as we go through this week, when we might be finding things difficult – we might be missing our friends, or struggling with the remote learning – try and think like Gerald, and think positive thoughts.

I have added this picture by Charlie Mackesy as it seems very appropriate at the moment.

Listen to the Growth Mindset song – I Have A Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fq1jvIy2AE&feature=emb_logo

Dear God,

We thank you that you have made us stronger than we think.

We thank you that we are able to do and achieve far more than we think,

because you have made us in your image.

Thank you that you have promised us your help and wisdom and strength,

whenever we need it.

Amen.

4 years ago
Posted on 22nd Feb 2021 by

Welcome Back!

I hope that everyone had a nice half-term and some well-deserved rest. I have posted the learning for this week in our homework section. In English, we will be completing our unit on instruction writing. In Maths, we will be learning about measurement. Hopefully, you will enjoy finding different things around your homes and gardens to measure using a ruler or a tape measure. You might even like to measure the heights of each member of your family or to try measuring your pets!

If you need some further challenge, I am adding some extra activities below.

Year 2 Measuring problems

Year 3 Measuring problems

In History, we are now starting a topic about Ancient Greece and in R.E we will be learning more about Easter. In D.T, you will notice that we will be designing and making sandwiches. Our Science this half-term is all about living things and their habitats.

Looking forward to seeing our home learners on Teams tomorrow at 9.30am.

4 years ago
Posted on 21st Feb 2021 by

Monday 22nd February – Welcome back!

To our wonderful children and families,

I hope that you had a good half term break and have been able to get outside and enjoy the warmer weather!

Hopefully, we will hear the news today which will outline the return to school for all children. We are certainly looking forward to seeing each and everyone of you.

In the meantime, you are going to need to start this new half term with perseverance. This means keep going and keep trying hard with a positive attitude. What can you learn from watching this clip?

https://vimeo.com/32352442

When you start your learning again today, just remember that you can do it and all of your teachers are here to help you. Don’t forget if you are in years 3, 4, 5 and 6, there is the OWS reporter competition and your clip must be submitted by Friday. Have a look at the page again if you need to remind yourselves.

Have a listen to Bruno Mars singing about not giving up – Don’t Give Up (Sesame Street)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWp6kkz-pnQ&feature=emb_logo

Have a good day.

Dear God,
Thank you that you are with us in every circumstance or situation.
You know how different and unexpected the last few months have been.
As we look ahead to the coming weeks, help us to remember that you are with us, and you hold the future in your hands.
Amen.

4 years ago
Posted on 11th Feb 2021 by

Happy Half-Term!

Wishing everyone a very happy and relaxing half-term break. Well done learners for all your hard work in school and at home! Hope that you will be able to get some well-deserved rest. Take care.

Best Wishes, Miss Pinches

4 years ago
Posted on 08th Feb 2021 by

OWS Competition – Become a reporter (Blue, Red and Yellow Year 3)

Oldbury Wells School have created an exciting new project/competition which many of the local primaries are getting involved with. The challenge is to be a news reporter and report about something you have been learning this term.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2t67TpACWE&feature=youtu.be

Image result for cartoon news reporter for kids

 

Here is the introductory video to get you started. It explains very clearly what the project is all about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54TzTW0hqwg&feature=youtu.be

Here is the first episode of “Oldbury Wells News” which sets the scene and gives an example of a student report. One of their year 9 helpers on the clip wasn’t given much time to learn his lines/plan the report, so when you watch it, you can gain ideas for what improvements to make for your own report. He was still brave in going on camera!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwAAbt_P-B0&feature=youtu.be

You might like to watch BBC Newsround to give you some more ideas on how to present a report.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

In Blue class, you could report on something from your topic on the Mediterranean or your science topic on ‘Changing Materials’.

If you are in Red class, you could report on the science topic -sound or you could go back in time and interview Noah taken from our RE topic. You could do it on earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes or even the Portia spider!

Topics in Yellow class have been learning about volcanoes, mountains and earthquakes so you could do a report on one of those.

Here is some more helpful information for children including guidance on how to plan your report and there are more links to help you create a good report.

Primary Project Spring 1 – Student Help Sheet

Here is an information sheet for parents including guidance for uploading the finished report.

Primary Project Spring 1 – Parent Guid

We really hope that you enjoy doing the project and that it proves to be a valuable learning experience, as well as a bit of fun! 

 

 

4 years ago
Posted on 05th Feb 2021 by

Coming up next week!

Well done everyone! One more week until half-term!

Next week, Safer Internet Day is on Tuesday.

You may like to watch the live lesson on CBBC and BBC Teach at 11am.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/safer-internet-day-live-lesson/zdh2wnb

Teams Meetings this week

Tuesday 9.30am: Whole Class catch-up, celebration and a look at the learning for the week.

Tuesday 2pm: Guided Reading for Year 3. Please let me know by 6pm on Monday if you would like your child to attend this session and I will invite them through Teams. There is no pressure to attend but I will host it for anyone that wishes to join.

Thursday 10.30am: Whole Class Show and Tell. We thought that it would be nice for each class to meet on the last day of the half-term and share something that you have made or something that is special to you..