Happy Holidays!
Hello Everyone!
Can you believe it! It's our last week of school at home! I am so thrilled with all the gorgeous Literacy, Maths, SESE work that you have been doing at home and I hope you have all had some fun with the various brain breaks, Art, PE and Music activities too. Did you enjoy the trip to San Diego Zoo last week ? Isn't it just gorgeous?
Before you have a look at this week's activities I want to sincerely thank all the children in my class and their parents for being so diligent and hardworking during the past few months. I loved getting all the emails, photos, videos and feedback. I am very grateful for all the time and effort that you all put in. I am so looking forward to meeting all the children again at the end of August and hopefully getting back to a new version of normal. Mr Bulfin and all the teachers are busy planning and organising and working on ways to keep your children as safe as we possibly can at school.
I am not giving any written or serious work this week.....I am just going to lay out some different ideas and you can pick and mix and see if there is anything you like! Some of these may be handy for rainy days during the summer.
Have Fun! ........... Miss Noonan
Create your own music festival.
This is a brilliant idea and one I will definitely be doing myself at home. I got all the information and content from a website called https://dabbledoomusic.com This is a site which supports teachers in teaching music at school. They have opened up all their resources for free so this is an excellent site if you have a child who loves music.
Here's a list of all the things you need to do to create a music festival at home:
1. Tickets and Wristbands
The first important thing you will need to do is make a ticket and a wIi ristband for everyone attending the festival. You can keep the festival wristbands as a souvenir so get the arts and crafts materials out and get everyone to make a nice festival wristband for themselves. You may also need security at your festival, depending on how well the crowds behave!
2. The Campsite
A regular bedroom becomes an instant campsite if you put the mattresses on the floor and make a couple of forts or tents with the duvet and bed sheets.
3. The New Acts Stage
It's time to get the party pieces out! Everyone can take a turn to sing a song, play an instrument or perform a party piece.
If you are not so confident with the live performance you can go to one of our sing-along folk songs at DabbledooMusic.com like Hill and Gully Rider below. Try to learn and rehearse the songs before the big festival day so you can nail the performance.
4. The Main Stage
This is a chance to sit down on the couch and watch a live performance from one of your favourite bands. There are so many live concerts on YouTube alone that you should find something to suit all tastes. You can watch a whole concert or select short live performances of songs.
The NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts are a great place to find amazing live performances from a huge range of artists. Here's a family friendly concert featuring the Blue Man Group. Expect unusual instruments, physical comedy and general fun and weirdness.
This is one of the most famous live performances of all time, with songs that you will all recognise. Make sure to join in with Freddie Mercury's vocal warm up bit.
5. The Dance Tent
If you can't dance at a music festival, where can you dance?
We have two playlists of groovy tunes that will get the whole family dancing. We recommend the kitchen for this room - for some reason if dancing is happening in a house it's usually in the kitchen.
6. The Chill-out Zone
With all the music and dancing going on, it's good to have a place to relax. This could be a good one for another bedroom. Set up all the duvets and pillows you can find and put them on the ground. here is a playlist of some nice chill-out music for you to unwind. If you or your children practice yoga, mindfulness or meditation, this is a perfect room for it..
8. Leave no Trace
This policy encourages festival goers to clean up after themselves which may be a good way to get your house back in order after the festival!
I hope you all had a fabulous time!
Hold a Sports Day
1. Get kitted out
All sports stars need the right kit – get your would-be champions dressed up in their comfiest, stretchiest gear. The GapFit collection is perfect for young athletes, with sports leggings, tops and hoodies all perfect for running around – whatever the weather. Once suitably attired, let your stars pick their teams and events, from gymnastics and track to sack racing or three-legged football.
2. Host your own opening ceremony
Get creative with the kids – make masks or headdresses, face-paint flags or logos on to each other, and plan a music-and-movement extravaganza to kick things off. Use string or shaving foam to mark out a race track on the ground, and tie a ribbon up across the finishing line. Invite friends and family to join in – or just watch the children demonstrate their formidable skill at keepie-uppie and handstands.
3. Let the games begin
Depending on the age and stamina of your competitors, host between five and 10 events. Anything goes – use your imagination and whatever you have to hand to create a challenging schedule. How about discus, using a frisbee or shot putt using a tennis ball or boule? Create an obstacle course with upturned flower pots or cut lengths of ribbon for rhythmic gymnastics displays. In the absence of a diving board and pool, use a garden water slide and hose – and judge who can slide the furthest. And of course, there are good old-fashioned races – sprinting, long distance (10 times round the garden), wheelbarrow and egg and spoon.
Create a leader board using a blackboard and chalk for an old school feel, or get the kids to create one using a piece of A3 card and coloured pens – a bit of healthy competition won’t harm anyone!
Here are a list of some favourite and cost effective games!
The egg and spoon race – a classic sports day event and one that every home has the equipment for, but don’t forget to hard-boil your eggs, you don’t want egg yolk all over your lovely lawn!
The sack race - you can get sacks or cloth bags cheaply from your local builders’ merchants or even from a fruit and vegetable shop for free
Running race - set up a track that goes around your garden or create a straight sprint track
The three-legged race - use some old ties lying around the house or even scarves that have been stored away for winter to tie legs together – easy!
An obstacle course – the perfect event to use your imagination! The course can be made up of anything, from jumping over household items or crawling under duvets, to doing cartwheels or walking with a beanbag on your head – the possibilities are endless
Awards ceremonyand Refreshments!!
When everyone’s tired out from the day’s sports activities, it’s time to lay out the refreshments and award the home-made medals and rosettes. Use stools, chairs or boxes to make a podium, and with your grandest, bellowing voice announce the runners-up and winners of each event, before celebrating with a well-earned Sports Day picnic/BBQ.Reward your winners! You could purchase some little trophies or medals, or make your own. You could even keep it simple and present award winners with some tasty sweet treats, such as bags of pick ‘n’ mix.
Book Day
Listen to some of your favourite stories from www.Storyonline.com
Design a bookmark
Write and Illustrate your own story!
Draw your favourite book character
Have some reading time with your favourite teddy or toy!
Copy a picture of the cover of your favourite book.
Sort out and tidy all your books!
Cookery Day
Find a recipe of something you would like to cook or try some of these here
Have fun measuring out quantities and mixing and of course eating!
Write and decorate a menu with your favourite foods! Perhaps you could make one for breakfast,lunch and dinner
Create a piece of Art inspired by foods you like or don'tlike
Make a pattern using pasta pieces!
Nature Day
Have a picnic
Search for each colour of the rainbow inside, outside or while you are out for a walk or cycle.
Plant some flowers
Go for a walk/cycle or scoot outside
Have a scavenger hunt outdoors.
Take photos of your favourite leaves, flowers, birds, pebbles etc
Create a piece of Art using sticks, stone, leaves etc that you find in your garden
Paint a picture outside!
Learn about some plants and animals and insects that you see a lot when you are outside
Movie Day
Set up a home cinema including a snacks stand where children can purchase snacks with coins before the movie
Watch your favourite movie or better again one you have never seen before.
Design a poster for the movie.
Talk about your favourite character or your favourite lines from the movie.
Can you act out some of the movie?
