Talking Homework  - 9th October

Infants: Why do we use bread and wine during the Liturgy?

Juniors: What are the symbols used during the Liturgy and what do they represent?

Wednesday Word

Click here for the latest edition of the Wednesday Word.

Brent Libraries Events

Brent Library Service have organised a range of free, on-line, virtual events for families.  You can find out more in this document.  

Bank of England Summer Competition

Could you design a new bank note which celebrates our local area? Click on this link to the Bank of England’s exciting competition and get creative!

Brent Libraries' Summer Reading Challenge

The theme of this year's Summer Reading Challenge is "Join the Silly Squad!"

Information about the challenge and how to participate can be found on the website, which also contains information about new opening hours and borrow e-books.  Happy Reading!

e-bug: Learning About Microbes

This website has a range of fun resources to help children learn about microbes and antibiotics.  It is particularly relevant during the current pandemic and a good way to help children understand the Science to stay safe.

Online Safety Advice for Parents

Please find the following advice for how to keep your children safe on-line.  This link takes you to factsheets on a range of social media and games.

Premier League Learning Activities

The Premier League Primary Stars website provides a range of fun football related learning resources and activities for children and families to enjoy.

Literacy Resources

Here are some resources to help with Literacy at home.  The  World Book Day website has a new section for stay at home activities, which includes links to free audio books for children of all ages to enjoy!

The Author Fry web-site has a daily ten minute writing challenge set by a different author each day. 

Free Maths Activity Books

Click this link for some free Maths activity books to try this week!  There is a book for each year group from Year One to Year Six.

On Line Safety: Home Resource Packs

This links to simple, 15 minute online safety activities to complete at home as a family.  They are provided by Thinkuknow, a national organisation which protects children both online and offline.

Brent Music Service

Would your child like to learn a musical instrument?  This link provides information about Brent Music Service's "Music's Cool" programme.

We hope that you and your families all enjoyed Easter.  Now that term time has started, your teachers are uploading work for the week ahead on your class pages.  Please remember to keep looking at Purple Mash, My Maths and your class web-site pages for your home learning tasks.

If you would like some more structure in your day, here are some ideas some on-line activities that you might like to try.

9 am                    PE with Joe Wicks

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Maths

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

English

This site has free e-books and resources

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Reading with David Walliams

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/watch-and-listen/

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games

Science

Here are some great websites and webcams for curious minds . . .

https://www.zsl.org/london-zoo-webcam

https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/webcams

RE

The Beginners Bible website has a range of videos and games and the BBC websites provide information

http://www.thebeginnersbible.com/index.php

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zxnygk7

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z7hs34j

Art

This site has fun videos which show you how to draw animals, characters, flowers, buildings and more!

https://www.artforkidshub.com/how-to-draw/

Music

This website has a free home learning section which includes songs for every age.

https://www.singup.org/home-schooling

Song of the Week

Sing Up! are adding a new song each week.  Click here to discover a new song to learn as a family.

Home Learning

This document gives a list of links to resources for home learning.  

Numbers and Counting

Here are some songs to help you practise numbers and counting whilst also keeping fit!

Times Tables

Here are some links to resources to help you to learn times tables with games and songs.