Thorn Grove Primary School

Dear Parents and carers,

Here are some points you may wish to consider when 'home schooling':

• working with one or two children at a time is very different to a classroom setting where the ratio is more likely to be one teacher to 30 pupils and therefore the time spent with your child may be more intense;
• structure to the day is important but does not need to be rigid;
• ensure that brain breaks are regularly included (half an hour sessions might be better than hourly ones);
• physical activity is important at the end of sessions;
• ensure children know when the breaks will occur;
• be creative/practical - learning does not only take place with a piece of paper and a pencil
• watching a film can be part of a learning experience - set some discussion questions before you start;
• play games;
• consider your conversations: 'Can you solve this problem?' is very different from 'Do you know the answer?'
• 'have a go' attitude is invaluable. Every failure is an opportunity to improve but ensure there are opportunities to succeed;
• stay positive and encourage multiple attempts at a problem provides a far more powerful learning experience for children than being worried about getting it right;
• Remember cooking, tying shoe laces, telling the time, gardening, bird watching etc are valuable experiences.

If you have any queries concerning home learning please e-mail the class teacher.  They may not be able to reply straight away, but will do their best to be helpful.

Mrs Jayne Lilley
Deputy Headteacher
jlilley@thorngrove.herts.sch.uk

Mon – Fri  @ 9am  -  Joe Wicks -  morning PE sessions

You tube  https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

Mon – Fri  - RWI Phonics sessions

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

Set 1 Speed Sounds @ 09:30 & 12:30
Set 2 Speed Sounds @ 10:00 & 13:00
Set 3 Speed Sounds @ 10:30 & 13:30

Mon – Fri @ 09:45 - Writing with Jane Considine

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuaq74gHBALPcb1nbJ1EF2Q

Mon - Fri @ 10:00 - Dr Chip's Daily Dose Science, 
Engineering and Computer activities to try at home.

https://drchips.weebly.com/?fbclid=IwAR31GfKs05Y0BU4BV3PxoevFKusi0A-iHnTc5yieOwKNcCxpa7sMOblmcbQ

Maker Mondays, Computational Thinking Tuesday,
Wonder Wednesdays Tinker like its Thursday and
Find out Fridays

Mon & Thurs @ 10:30 - Art Lessons
https://www.facebook.com/sihetherington 

Mon – Fri @ 11:00 - Body Beats body percussion
online lessons

Tube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/OllieTunmer

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/beatgoesonUK/

Mon - Fri @ 11:00 - Let's Go Live Science

 https://www.youtube.com/user/maddiemoate  

Maddie Moate is the host of the CBeebies TV series
“Maddie's Do You Know?” and BBC Earth's “Earth
Unplugged”. Each day she will be broadcasting a live
science session based around parks and gardens.

Daily @ 11:00 - Elevenses with David Walliams -
story time

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Tues - Sun @11:30  - Kids themed dance classes with
Oti Mabuse

https://www.facebook.com/OtiMabuse/

Daily at 15:00 - Cincinnati Zoo

Highlights on Facebook of one of their amazing
animals and an activity that can be completed at home.

Also posted on after streaming on their You Tube channel and website

https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo

https://www.youtube.com/user/CincinnatiZooTube/featured

http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/

Daily - 24 hours - Edinburgh Zoo live cams

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/

See what some of the animals have been up to.