We are looking forward to welcoming all of our children, both old and new, back to school next week. To ensure that we can continue to enable our children to return to school and to their learning, it is essential that we all work together to follow the guidance in place.

Below are some reminders for parents, as well as links to websites and documents that should be useful.

Parents are encouraged to visit gov.uk/backtoschool for information and practical guidance to help them plan for their child’s return to school. The following publication produced by the Children’s Commissioner for England may also be useful.

cco-back-to-school-guide

Please find the letter sent to parents at the end of the summer term here: Letter to Parents – September Return to School HP

Attendance

Parents/Carers should use the usual school procedures for sickness absence.

Attendance Letter to Parents HPS

Attendance Policy Information for Parents Leaflet 20-21 HPS

Travelling to School

Bikes and scooters can be used to travel to school for children in KS2. However we have limited space for safe storage with social distancing, so we may have to ask that bikes are scooters are taken home by parents where possible.

Please see the current guidance regarding accessing public transport.

Getting to and from school – Parents guide

 

On the School Site

It is essential that parents/carers, as well as pupils, maintain social distancing when entering the school site and that parents/carers leave the school site immediately once their child has entered the building. To help to ensure social distancing and maintain ‘bubbles’ on the school site, it is essential that pupils arrive/leave promptly at their allocated time.

Pupils who use face coverings when travelling to and from school should remove them when they arrive in the school building and adhere to the following procedure:

• They should not touch the front of their face covering during use or when removing them.
• They must wash their hands or use hand sanitizer immediately on arrival.
• They should dispose of temporary face coverings in a lidded bin or place a reusable face coverings in a plastic bag that is to be placed in their school bag so that they can re wear it to travel home.
• They must then wash their hands again before heading to their classroom.

Anyone in the school displaying symptoms will be sent home.

Where a pupil or a member of their household displays symptoms of the coronavirus, please follow the Guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection.

Pupils or a family member displaying symptoms are advised to self-isolate and will not be permitted into school until 7/14-day isolation is completed and should arrange to have a test to see if they have coronavirus (COVID-19).

Tests can be booked online through the NHS testing and tracing for coronavirus website, or ordered by telephone via NHS 119 for those without access to the internet. Testing for COVID-19 is available through the NHS to everyone whatever their age.

We ask Parents/Carers to inform the school immediately of the results of a COVID-19 test.

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

–   a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)

–   a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

–   a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.

Parents/Carers and pupils should ensure that they adhere to staying alert and social distancing guidance when away from the school.

 

Year 2

English – Settings

Monday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the-firework-makers-daughter-to-retrieve-information-556bcc

Tuesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the-firework-makers-daughter-to-retrieve-information-8b33f6

Wednesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-the-features-of-a-setting-description

Thursday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-and-use-commas-in-a-list

Friday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-a-setting-description

Maths – Fractions

Monday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-unit-fractions-of-quantity

Tuesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-fractions-of-a-quantity-and-shape

Wednesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-fractions-of-quantity-and-shape

Thursday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-be-able-to-identify-equivalent-fractions

Friday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-consolidate-and-review-3e7835

Year 2 Foundation Subjects

Monday Geography https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-a-settlement

Tuesday RE https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/why-did-moses-lead-the-israelites-out-of-egypt

Wednesday Science https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-the-planets-in-our-solar-system

Thursday PSHE https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/eat-well-live-well-8f5dd2

Friday Art https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-go-on-a-texture-treasure-hunt-076533

 

 

Year 3/4

English – Story Writing

Monday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/read-example-text-reading-comprehension-b205d1

Tuesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/read-example-text-reading-comprehension-acfa9d

Wednesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/read-the-example-and-identify-key-features-9df8ac

Thursday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/spag-focus-226e0b

Friday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-use-key-features-in-order-to-write-own-composition-bc59f2

Maths – Fractions

Monday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/identify-and-describing-non-unit-fractions

Tuesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/finding-non-unit-fractions-of-quantities

Wednesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/consolidating-finding-non-unit-fractions-of-quantities

Thursday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/comparing-fractions-with-the-same-denominator

Friday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/compare-and-order-unit-fractions

 

 

 

Year 5/6

English – Story Writing

Monday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-focus-comparison-a3113e

Tuesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-focus-prediction-1f5f44

Wednesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-identify-the-key-features-ee19d1

Thursday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-planning-a-story

Friday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/writing-focus-writing-a-story

 

Maths – Decimals and Fractions

Monday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/decimal-and-fraction-equivalence

Tuesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/decimal-equivalents-of-fractions

Wednesday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/add-fractions

Thursday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/subtract-fractions

Friday https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/fractions-problem-solving

 

Class 2 Foundation Subjects

Monday History https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-did-henry-viii-initiate-the-reformation

Tuesday RE https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-life-like-inside-a-buddhist-monastery

Wednesday Science https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/where-do-different-colours-come-from

Thursday PSHE https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/george-floydour-catalyst-for-change-08b0d0

Friday Art https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/juan-miro-and-automatic-drawing-6b09c2

 

English

Year 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-a-set-of-instructions

Year 3/4: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/write-a-set-of-instructions

Year 5/6: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/information-leaflet-lesson-5-writing-an-information-leaflet

 

Maths

Year 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-fractions-of-shapes-with-different-numerators

Year 3/4: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-describe-unit-and-non-unit-fractions

Year 5/6: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/compare-fractions-greater-than-one

 

Art:

Year 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-investigate-the-colours-670fab

Class 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/texture-treasure-hunt-94e519

 

English:

Y2 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-and-use-adverbs

Y3/4 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/spag-focus-adverbials

Y5/6 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/information-leaflet-lesson-4-formality

 

Maths

Y2 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-halves-thirds-and-quarters-of-shapes

Y3/4 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-find-unit-fractions-of-a-given-

Y5/6 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/compare-fractions-less-than-one

 

PSHE

Y2 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/make-kindness-count-09e907

Class 2 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/black-lives-matter

 

Today’s work is below. Remember, if you send in a scan or photograph of any of the work you’ve done at home, we can reply with our comments and add it to the website.

English:

Year 2     https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-the-key-features-of-instructions

Year 3/4 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/identifying-the-features-of-a-text-0a55e8

Year 5/6 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/information-leaflet-lesson-3-identifying-features

Maths:

Year 2  https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-half-of-a-shape

Year 3/4 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-recognise-identify-and-describe-unit-fractions

Year 5/6 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/finding-equivalent-fractions

Science:

Class 1: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-space

Class 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-do-we-see-light

(Previous lessons on light are available here, under Science – optics, mirrors and light)

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-4/subjects/foundation

Today’s work can be found by following the links below.

English

Year 2:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the-firework-makers-daughter-to-find-the-meaning-of-words

Year 3/4:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-language

Year 5/6:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/information-leaflet-lesson-2-reading-focus

 

Maths

Year 2

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-the-parts-of-a-fraction

Year 3/4:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-recognise-parts-that-are-equal-and-parts-that-are-unequal

Year 5/6:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/understanding-equivalence

 

And the foundation subject for Tuesday is RE

Year 2: Judaism

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-was-the-first-covenant-between-abraham-and-god

Class 2: Buddhism

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/which-festivals-do-buddhists-celebrate

Again, the children in school have been learning about Buddhism for the last three weeks, so if you want to see what they have been learning, you can find the first three lessons here:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-5/subjects/foundation

The Humanities: Buddhism lessons are right near the top of the page.

Each day for the next two weeks we will be setting work from the Oak Academy website. This is the government’s own National Online Academy, and there is a wide range of subjects covered for each yeargroup.

If you want to scan or photograph your work and email it to hamsterley@durhamlearning.net, we will email you back with our comments.

This week, in English, we will be focusing on Instructions. You can find today’s lesson by clicking on the appropriate link below.

Year 2 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the-firework-makers-daughter-to-retrieve-information

Year 3/4 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/reading-comprehension-fact-retrieval

Year 5/6 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/information-leaflet-lesson-1-reading-focus

In Maths, we are looking at fractions and using these to solve problems. Today’s lesson is below.

Year 2 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-relate-halves-and-quarters-to-division

Year 3/4 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-describe-the-part-whole-relationship

Year 5/6 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/representing-fractions

Finally, our foundation subject on Monday is History.

For Y2, the theme is Explorers: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-an-explorer

For Class 2, the children in school have been looking at British monarchs since 1066. This week we are learning about Edward I

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/in-what-ways-was-edward-i-a-great-and-terrible-king

You can find out more about Edward I on the BBC Bitesize website  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8g86sg/articles/z77dbdm

You won’t be able to do the starter quiz, because it is based on previous lessons in the topic. If you would like to see these lessons, they are available here

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-5/subjects/foundation

Scroll down towards the bottom of the page to Humanities: Medieval Monarchs

 

Please find below a school update letter to parents:

Letter to Parents – Delayed School Re-opening HPS

Please find below a letter to all parents regarding arrangements and organisation for potential school reopening:

Letter to Parents – Potential School Reopening 22.5.2020

This page will be used to showcase some of the projects that you are doing at home. If you have completed any of our challenges, or produced some work of your own, please do send it in to hamsterley@durhamlearning.net.

Thank you Bella for the great Earth Day project that you and your dad produced. I liked the curlew; one of the sounds I associate with Hamsterley School is the haunting cry of the curlews.

Bella and Dad’s Garden project

Freya has sent in a photo with her Earth Day and St. George’s Day posters on display beside her rainbow.

Will has found a very wide range of wild plants.

 

Ewan has been investigating Roman shields (scutum) and has made his own replica shield.

 

Emily and Mirren have been designed Roman shields.

 

They have also created Medal design’s for bravery, linked to the NHS.

Sebastian and Finn have sent in their Roman Projects.

Sebastian’s Roman Report on Religion and Myths

Sebastian has added some more information to extend his project: More info from Seb!

Finn’s Gladiators

And here is Finn’s extra information. I’m very impressed – he’s produced a really comprehensive research report.

Finn’s extra research

Freya really enjoyed the VE project ideas from Mr T. She especially enjoyed finding out about her great-grandfather’s role in the RAF. She also found it interesting learning about the home front and women’s roles – especially the land girls- digging for victory and how they managed with food rations. She used her Great Grandma’s original BeRo book to bake for her celebration tea party and interviewed her Nanny who recalled being at a VE Day street party in 1945, aged 5yrs old. As you can see from the photos she really got into the spirit of things!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max has drawn this excellent sketch of a Roman soldier.

Max and Rory have spent some of their time learning useful life skills. I was impressed by their repurposing of an old boat into a stylish garden seat. Max learnt how to use the sewing machine to make the cushions. Well done!

We have a new moon on Friday 22nd May, and Mirren has completed her moon phase diary and moon project, The moon and space. I’m impressed by her research into the moons around other planets (and dwarf planets) in the solar system.

Emily has also been busy growing edible plants. The cress, mustard and broccoli shoots not only were an interesting science project, they also apparently tasted delicious in a sandwich.