Year 1 Thistles 2019 - 2020

Miss Turner

Dear parents,

In preparations for the potential school closures following recent advice from the government, we have compiled this list of online learning resources intended to support directed and independent work activities in the event of learning having to take place at home.

It is important to note that teachers will use the school website at https://www.tattenhallpark.cheshire.sch.uk/ to provide structures for the school day before 9am every day (Logins should be in your child’s school reading diary. Please contact aturner@tattenhallpark.cheshire.sch.uk if you have any difficulties logging in).

This will include recommended time frames that activities should take place in order for teachers to be available to respond to any communications and receive submissions of work. Work activities can be taken from the Home Learning Work Grids (found on your child’s class page and sent home in paper form), open tasks or will be set using URL links to resource sites.

Any work that is completed and saved onsite such as MyMaths and PurpleMash do not need to be submitted through the school website however any other work can be submitted as a file such as Word or Power Point documents, photographs (useful for handwritten/hand produced work) or videos.

Here is a suggested timetable for the day:

Here is a list of resource sites and locations that may be used to set or support your child’s learning (please note that this list is not exhaustive):

Phonics lessons available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ. The videos use the same phonics scheme we use in school.
Oxford Owl ebooks available at https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ will be a great reading recource, expecially if your child is reading colour banded books. You can search the library by level > book band to access books at your child's level.
Classroom Secrets KIDS at https://www.kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/ are allowing parents to sign up for free for a month to access some fantastic learning resources that cover maths, reading, SPAG and history.
Twinkl at https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer are offering parents free access to their online learning resources for a month.
Parents can access WhiteRose at https://whiterosemaths.com where they can find maths planning resources. They are also working on free packages in case of school closures that will include video tutorials and Premium content.
TopMarks at https://www.topmarks.co.uk provide a wide range of links to online maths games that are organised by age and maths topics.
Parents can sign up for a free account at https://www.prodigygame.com and access online maths games.
Parents can sign up for a free account at https://www.pobble.com where they can access comprehension and writing tasks that are linked to an image.
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com provides support for early reading and phonics.
https://www.literacyshed.com provides a variety of creative writing stimulus including videos and images.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk have a range of phonics games for free.
Pupils should regularly explore Purple Mash at https://www.purplemash.com/sch/tattenhall. Teachers will direct children to specific activities but children are free to explore the various resources as they please. (Logins should be in your child’s school planner. Please contact aturner@tattenhallpark.cheshire.sch.uk if there are any difficulties logging in).
https://www.world-geography-games.com has a number of interactive geography-based games.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary provide a wide range of resources that can support most curriculum subjects.
https://www.cosmickids.com has a wide range of yoga and meditation videos for children.