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Earth Day 2020- What will your promise be?
Wed 22 Apr 2020Today is Earth Day 2020 and we'd like to know what you will do to keep the Earth healthy, what is your promise (pledge)?
It could be to:
*ensure you reduce the electricity you use by turning off lights when you leave a room
* reduce your waste by reusing or recycling products
* grow your own fruit or veg
* use water sensibly to avoid wasting or using unnecessarily (do you leave the water running when you brush your teeth?!)
Head over to the Rights Ambassadors page for some activities you could do to celebrate today: https://www.ninianparkprm.cardiff.sch.uk/rights-ambassadors/
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Scavenger hunt - inventions
Sat 18 Apr 2020The focus of this scavenger hunt is inventors.
How quickly can you find the following items?
Why not send us a photo you and your finds with the time it took you? You can contact us via Twitter with the #npps and @nppschool OR email your photo to remotelearning@ninianparkprm.cardiff.sch.uk with your name and class.
Maybe you can design your own invention to help a sleepy-head get out of bed in the morning, or a machine to make your breakfast? Send us your ideas.
Good luck
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Right of the Week Activity during home learning
Fri 17 Apr 2020Each week we will be sharing with you activities sent by UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) so that you can learn alongside children from all over the world about specific rights.
Click on the yellow text below, to find out more about Article 24 and then have a go at completing some of the activities. Don't forget to share them with your teacher on Seesaw.
Click here to go to our Rights Ambassadors page to find out more about Article 24
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Scavenger hunt - 5 senses
Fri 17 Apr 2020The focus of this scavenger hunt is our 5 senses.
How quickly can you find the following items?
Why not send us a photo you and your finds with the time it took you? You can contact us via Twitter with the #npps and @nppschool OR email your photo to remotelearning@ninianparkprm.cardiff.sch.uk with your name and class.
Maybe you can come up with your own scavenger hunt and send it to us?
Good luck
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This week's news
Fri 17 Apr 2020Hello again,
Everyone at Ninian Park Primary hopes that you've had a lovely Easter week.
The staff have enjoyed seeing your work via Hwb and SeeSaw, remember if you have any difficulties with this you can email remotelearning@ninianparkprm.cardiff.sch.uk for help.
Each school week we upload class planning sheets, which you can find by going to our home page, clicking on CHILDREN then YEAR GROUPS followed by the appropriate button.
Each week, we also publish several additional ideas on our Areas of Learning and Experience pages. These can be found by going to our home page, clicking KEY INFORMATION, then CURRICULUM, followed by whichever area you are interested in. The newest ideas are at the top. We hope you find these useful, but remind parents to check websites before children use them, as we have no control over the content of external sites.
Here is a summary of the latest updates to our website -
AoLE
Website details
Website details
Health and Well-being
Oti Mabuse’s dance sessions
Get up and move to the music with Stictly Come Dancing Champion Oti Mabuse.
Cosmic Yoga
A mix of action stories, mindfulness and yoga to help you and your children relax and learn calming techniques.
Language, Literacy & Communication
Online Read Alouds
We Are Teachers have complied a long list of authors who will be providing read alouds drawing workshops and many more!
BBC Teach – Bringing Books to Life 1
An adventure into the world of children’s literature as celebrity presenters share what they love about their favourite books.
Mathematics & Numeracy
Oxford Owl Maths
Free online activities for all ages.
BBC Teach – Kick Sum Maths
The best fun anyone can have learning maths! A mixed-media mash-up maths sketch show delivery KS2 maths.
Science & Technology
63 super easy & fun experiments
Here are some experiments for your little scientist to try at home and explore with, not only will they have fun but also it’s a great way to spend quality time exploring together whilst learning.
BBC Teach – Little stargazing
In this series of short films a group of children aged five and six, and their families, marvel at the wonders of space. They meet two astronauts and learn about the phases of the Moon
Expressive Arts
20 drawing ideas
If your children love to draw why not explore the following site to pick up some fun drawing activities that will keep you busy for hours.
Musical activities
Amazing musical activities at your finger tips to keep your little musicians busy and entertained. Take a look and enjoy expressing yourself through some creative play.
Humanities
BBC CBeebies - Go Jetters
You can now explore places all around the planet Earth with Ubercorn.
BBC Teach – My Life, My Religion: Christianity
A series of short films exploring the Christian faith through the eyes of young practicing Christians Nathan (aged 11), Kirsty (aged 13), Kiera (aged 8) and Santos (aged 8).
Two general websites that you might appreciate are -
TOP MARKS - https://topmarks.co.uk
A website full of free educational resources for a range of subjects.
VIRTUAL MUSEUM TRIPS - https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours?amp=true
12 famous museums offer virtual tours that you can take from your very own sofa. So during this lockdown period, why not take an hour and explore the British Museum, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim in New York City and lots lots more.
If you're not sure how to entertain your children in these cultural hotspots, why not take a look at the Kids in Museums website, which has put together 10 ideas - https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2020/03/10-museum-activities-to-keep-children-entertained/
Have a lovely week and remember to post any activities on your SeeSaw account or send them to us via remotelearning@ninianparkprm.cardiff.sch.uk. You can also Tweet us using @nppschool.
Stay safe
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Coronavirus - A Book for Children by Axel Scheffler and friends
Thu 16 Apr 2020Have you ever read 'Room on a Broom', 'The Gruffalo' or 'Charlie Cook's Favourite Book'?
If you have been so lucky, then you have seen the work of the very talented Axel Scheffler. He's an illustrator of many well known books.
Axel has worked with Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson and Nia Roberts to write this book for us. They talked to several headteachers and a doctor when writing the book. They also got ideas from Professor Graham Medley (who knows a lot about infectious diseases and works at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - which means he's very clever). Together they got the lovely Nosy Crow Publishers to produce this free book to help us all understand the Coronavirus better.
Axel said - "I asked myself what I could do as a children’s illustrator to inform, as well as entertain, my readers here and abroad, about the Coronavirus. So I was glad when my publisher, Nosy Crow, asked me to illustrate this question-and-answer book. I think it is extremely important for children and families to have access to good and reliable information in this unprecedented crisis, and hope this digital book will reach many children."
We hope you find it useful.
Please click on the link below.
https://axelscheffler.com/books-for-older-children/coronavirus
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Scavenger hunt - indoors
Wed 15 Apr 2020How quickly can you find the following items?
Why not send us a photo you and your finds with the time it took you? You can contact us via Twitter with the #npps and @nppschool OR email your photo to remotelearning@ninianparkprm.cardiff.sch.uk with your name and class.
Good luck
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What's new this week?
Fri 10 Apr 2020Hello,
We hope you are enjoying the first week of the Easter holidays.
At the request of some of our families we will continue adding new activities to our school website pages. Remember to look under Curriculum at the individual AoLE pages for the following links.
AoLE
Website details
Website details
Health and Well-being
April’s Activity Coping Calendar
BBC Bitesize bring you this helpful calendar of activities for you to try.
Calming activities
Check out this website from Childline for calming activities.
Language, Literacy & Communication
Bore da magazine
A monthly magazine written in Welsh especially for children learning Welsh as a second language. KS2 pupils see this in school each month.
BBC Teach – Tales from Around the World
A series of short animated films based on folktales from around the world.
Mathematics & Numeracy
N Rich
Maths puzzles, games, activities and challenges for all ages from Nursery to Year 6+. Why not challenge someone in your house?
Third space learning
Maths games that do not require the internet.
BBC Teach – Supermovers KS1 & 2
Easy to follow active learning videos covering topics including topics, including division, number bonds and 2, 4, 5 and 10 times tables.
Science & Technology
Scratch
Coding is the new literacy! Scratch is a free programming website for kids 8+ who can program and share interactive media such as stories, games and animations. It is the next step up from last week’s Scratch Jr. With Scratch they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically.
BBC Teach – Supermovers Science Collection
Get up and moving with active learning direct from the TARDIS. Covering the Solar System and Light.
Expressive Arts
BBC CBeebies Pablo – Live lesson
This Live Lesson for 5-7s was created in collaboration with the CBeebies series Pablo, the first animated TV series to star an autistic character and the first TV programme with an all-autistic core cast.
Pablo uses his magic crayons to turn his life challenges into fantastic adventures and his feelings into colourful characters with a voice.
In Pablo's imagination, just about anything can happen.
BBC Teach – Get Creative - Stop Motion Animation
A series of short films for primary schools exploring creativity in art and design and creative writing
Humanities
Online archaeology course
We were asked to find an archaeology resource by two families. Take a look at this one. We cannot endorse any independent providers, so please check it out carefully first.
BBC Teach – Religions of the World
A series of short animated films teaching primary pupils about different religions.
Tolerance and understanding comes from knowledge, so sit back and enjoy some tales from around the world that will help you understand the different cultures you will meet in our school.
Here are a couple of additional websites that you might be interested in -
Tips for starting difficult conversations with your child -
https://parentinfo.org/article/three-tips-for-starting-a-difficult-conversation-with-your-child
Chris Packam's online bird watch -
Stay safe, stay home and watch this space for more ideas next week.
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What's new this week?
Sat 04 Apr 2020Hello everyone,
We hope you are all managing to stay safe and our activities are keeping you actively engaged.
Each week, we are adding new content to our website under the curriculum areas, to help stave off the boredom and help you develop new skills. Click on KEY INFORMATION, then CURRICULUM and finally the AoLE (Area of Learning and Experience) that you are interested in.
Here are this weeks' offerings -
AoLE
Website details
Website details
Health and Well-being
Play Hooray
YouTube channel of videos suitable for the Early Years. Live shows every weekday at 10am or subscribe for past videos.
Go Noodle
Youtube channel full of videos to get kids moving, dancing, stretching, running, jumping, deep breathing and wiggling.
Language, Literacy & Communication
Ffalala live sessions
Learn Welsh through songs and games
David Walliams Daily Audiobooks
David Walliams reads parts of his stories online.
Mathematics & Numeracy
Carol Vordeman’s Maths Factor Free maths tuition website
Maths – Key Stage 2 resource pack for parents
Science & Technology
Scratch Jr
Scratch is a simplified version of coding software, Scratch. It is designed for young kids aged 5 to 7 years old (or those new to coding). They can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer
25 simple activities for little engineers
This one’s for all the budding engineers, endless activities that will inspire, engage and let your child develop their resilience through exploration and play.
Expressive Arts
Harptoons
Draw along with illustrator, Steve Harpster and his kids.
Pre-school music activities
Why not explore your child’s creativity with music and dance through the creative ideas found on this website.
Humanities
National Geographic Kids
Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more.
BBC Bitesize
A free online study support resource for Primary, Secondary and Post 16 children.
Here is a general website you might be interested in too -
BBC bitesize offers free online study support for primary, secondary and even post 16 pupils. https://bbc.co.uk/bitesize
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Garden Bird Watch
Thu 02 Apr 2020Our school has been sent the following opportunity -
If the pupils fancy a challenge, all they need to do is to draw pictures of wildlife they see in the garden or school (birds, worms, bees, spiders etc) and email the drawings to Ffion.Llyr@RSPB.ORG.UK by Monday 6th April at midday. All ages, no limit on number of drawings! The pictures will be put on RSPB’s twitter page/Instagram/ Facebook with the school name and pupil name if they label their pictures....
Hopefully we can then do a shout out to parents and other schools to get involved.
A bit more detail about the campaign is here
Just email drawings to Ffion.Llyr@RSPB.ORG.UK by Monday 6th April at midday (please include your School’s twitter name too)
Our school Twitter name is @nppschool
Good luck anyone who takes part. We look forward to seeing if your entries get put onto Twitter.
