July 3rd 2020 Issue 15

Welcome to the penultimate edition of “Keeping in Touch” for this

term. No doubt you have all been as anxious as us waiting for the

Government to publish their guidance for the full opening of schools.

We received this 36 page document early yesterday evening and it

makes an interesting read!

Over the coming week the Leadership Team, along with the Site Team

will work together to produce a school risk assessment which will

allow us to throw open our gates to all children in September. We have a lot of the Government expectations

already in place but these need to be adapted for a larger cohort. Amongst a long list of things, the team will be

considering the following:

Procedures if there were to be an outbreak of COVID 19 in school

Robust hand and respiratory hygiene

Enhanced cleaning arrangements

Consider how to reduce contact

Grouping children

Classroom arrangements

Classroom layouts

Staggering times of : start and end of day, lunches, playtimes

How to ensure a broad and balanced curriculum and the use of opportunities for flexibility within the curriculum

Review and update the Behaviour and Safeguarding policy

The current risk assessment to be reviewed and updated for the return to school in September

Risk assessment and protocols to be shared with staff and parents

We are working towards sharing the protocols for September with you by next Friday in order that there will still be time to ask any questions or discuss any concerns before we break up for the summer break on Thursday 16th July. So …...watch this space!

Keeping in Touch!

A Day in the Life of Miss Bayne

Hello everyone!

I have taken some time to write down my ‘Day in the Life’ entry for you all, my day is quite

different at the moment to what I usually get up to in Nursery with all of the children. I wonder

if your days are different at the moment or are they quite similar?

At the moment, I am getting up a little later in the morning, which is lovely! I aim to arrive at

Pelham by half past seven in the morning, I come in and make myself a cup of tea in the

Nursery kitchen. Although I keep forgetting to buy milk from the shop to bring to work with

me! I turn my computer on and check my emails then I open up everything I need to teach

Phonics. I’m currently teaching some of the Reception children in the Nursery, which feels

strange and I keep forgetting that they are older than all of you Nursery children!

I set up the classroom and the garden with different resources that I know the children always

enjoy playing with such as the Happy Land and the magnetic shapes. We have been very lucky

with the weather lately so we have had all of the campsite toys out in the garden and the

children have enjoyed building dens to make some shade. When it has been really hot I have

even got the hose out and sprayed them all with cool water! We love playing with the hose

and everybody has a great time.

The children begin arriving from quarter to nine in the morning and they have to wash their

hands at the new handwashing stations in the Nursery garden before coming into school. We

settle down and enjoy our daily Phonics lesson followed by snack time. Then we read a story

and do some shared writing, this week we are reading “Handa’s Surprise” and got to try some

delicious fruit like mango and pineapple! The children eat their lunch in the Nursery and then

play outside for a little bit and in the afternoon we’ve started practising some handwriting

before some Maths work. It is a busy day and the children always enjoy what we get up to.

As I said, a very different day from what we usually get up to in Nursery together. I am missing

all of you very much and can’t wait to see you all again, I bet you’ve all got a lot taller! I hope

that you’re all still staying safe and busy.

Miss Bayne

A day in the life of Miss Wright…

My day seems a lot more relaxed now. I don’t have to worry so much about

making sure I leave my house exactly on time as the roads are nice and clear to

get to school. I actually enjoy my drive to work!

Once I get to school, I make sure I wash my hands and then start on preparing

the classroom ready for the day ahead. Of course, there is always time for a bit of

a chat too!

Once I am ready, I make my way to Pelham road to welcome all the Reception

children to school for the day. Everyone always has a big smile on their face and

are excited to be at school. Everyone especially enjoyed it when it was sunny, as

we got the water hose out and got a bit wet!

All of our lessons are now done at our tables, no more carpet time. We all have

to wash our hands a lot more and make sure the tables are wiped clean more

regularly but we are still having lots of fun.

We have Mrs Ashby, Miss Cracknell and Miss Turner in RC now…it’s a very busy

classroom!

Although a lot has changed,

we still follow the same routine with

our lessons and everyone still loves

coming to school.

At the end of the day we sit and

relax watching some CBeebies, then

everyone is gone by 3.15. Once I am

home, I will sometimes do a bit of

work or otherwise I will relax whilst

watching a film…mostly Disney!

Maths Corner

Hello everyone, in this week’s edition there is the next instalment of the permanent feature ‘Mathematical Lan-

guage’. I encourage you all to have a read and share these with your children. There will be more guidance and

advice provided shortly with a new area featuring on the School website under the Maths section, so please

watch this space.

With the launch of the Summer Reading Challenge going online I thought I would give you some books which ex-

plore a variety of different Maths themes. Take a look at the suggestions and I hope you find one you want to

read.

You will also find a reminder of the very last ‘virtual’ maths competition – the previous two have proved popular

so let’s make this one the best yet!

Keep up all the hard work Miss Nelson

Mathematical Language

Mathematical language is the means through which children can communicate meaning and ensure it is present-

ed in a structured way. Whether written or spoken, we want children to be able to present their thinking and rea-

soning through the use of maths vocabulary.

With a new week it’s time for some new mathematical words. I encourage you to take some time to talk to your

child about them. You could write them on a flash card, add them to a homemade dictionary, add them to your

fridge or even make a poster. Over the course of the week ask your child if they can explain what the word

means – can they show an example? If this is done regularly then children are going to improve in confidence

and also continue to develop a love for maths. These words can then be continually revisited ensuring that they

never forget them! Have fun!

EYFS

Odd:

An odd number is a number that

cannot be divided into two equal

groups. Odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7

and 9

For example:

13, 15 and 17

KS1

Digit:

A single symbol used to make a

number. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

are the ten digits we use in our daily

lives.

For example:

The digits 2 and 5 make the number

25.

LKS2

Area:

The amount of space inside

the boundary of a flat (2-

dimensional) object.

The formula for calculating

the area is:

A = length (l) x width (w)

A = l x w

For example:

The area of the rectangle

below is 15cm²

UKS2

Palindromic Number:

A palindromic number

is a number that can be

read the same

backwards and

forwards.

For example:

17371

234432

1001

49694

All these numbers are

Palindromic Numbers.

TT Rock Stars Results

The results of the battle are finally in. This week the battle was to find

the winning year group. The scores from the previous battle were

added to this week’s results and a final total was made. The results

are;

1st Place with a score of 21,261 is Year 4

2nd Place with a score of 4,012 is Year 6

3rd Place with a score of 3,723 is Year 5

4th Place with a score of 3,001 is Year 3

A huge well done to Year 4 who have absolutely stormed it and

achieved an amazing score…it really is outstanding.

New Battles – these will be a surprise so you’ll have to log in to find

out!

A little challenge for you…

We currently have 14 Rock Heroes, which means that these children

can answer any multiplication in under a second. When we return

back to ‘normal’ I would love to be able to celebrate a whole new

band of Rock Heroes so my challenge to you all is who can achieve it? There are currently 51 children who can

answer any question in under 2 seconds, so anything is possible. Let’s see if we can get 10 new Rock Heroes…I

know you can do it!

Useful Maths Websites *Updated*

A great way for children to continue to practice their Maths skills whilst having fun is to allow them to play a

variety of computer games. These games ensure the children are accessing different areas of Maths and children

often don’t even realise just how much Maths they are doing. However, please remember that sitting in front of a

computer for long periods of time is not healthy, so 10-15minutes a day is perfect to help keep minds active.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ https://app.mymaths.co.uk/myportal/library/11/122/intro USERNAME: Pelham

PASSWORD: three

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular

https://www.themathsfactor.com/games/ (You can join free for 21 days)

http://www.maths-games.org/

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/

https://uk.ixl.com/?partner=google&campaign=9509872978&adGroup=97131343672&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyfefkdOY6gIVxu7tCh09KglQEAAYASAAEgJM_PD_BwE

https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zjxhfg8 KS1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39 KS2

Fancy a Good Read?

With the announcement of the Summer Reading challenge going online I thought it would be good to share some

stories that explore different Math themes. These stories are great to read together and will help encourage

some great mathematical discussions.

A remainder of one by Elinor J. Pinczes

Division with remainders explained through the rhyming tale of Joe and the bug

army, told to march in even lines only. Will Joe manage not to be left out of the

parade?

2 x 2 = Boo! by Loreen Leedy

Suitably gruesome illustrations (plenty of bats, vampires and pumpkins!) and spooky

multiplication spells make 2 x 2 = Boo! A favourite with children (who don't seem to

notice they're learning about arrays and times tables as they read).

A Very Improbable Story by Edward Einhorn

Explain probability clearly and wittily with the story of Odds the cat and his probability

challenge (and a great historical anecdote about how Pascal and de Fermat developed the

theory of mathematical probability in 1654).

Beanstalk: the measure of a giant by Ann McCallum

Can a four-foot boy and a twenty-foot giant ever be friends? Find out how ratio, the

relationship between the size of two things, helps them to play games and have a picnic

together in a story of measurements and fairness.

The Cavern of Clues by David Glover

The brilliant Maths Quest books challenge you to make your way through an

adventure, using your maths skills to complete your mission and decide how the plot

unfolds. The Cavern of Clues is packed with calculation puzzles; the other three books

in the series offer data handling, geometry and numbers

problems to solve.

The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger

Robert visits a bizarre magical land in his dreams, and the Number Devil is his host. From

interesting number patterns and sequences to exponents and matrices, the quirky

Number Devil makes numbers fascinating. One to read out loud with your child to add to

your own mathematical knowledge!

The Final ‘Lockdown’ Maths Competition

This final competition will allow you to get creative once again. My challenge

to you all is to create the most exciting, funny, creative and ingenious picture

using only 2D shapes.

You could create this picture on the computer, by drawing the shapes or even

cutting out coloured paper and sticking them together.

You may use any 2D shapes (triangles, squares, octagons, pentagons, ovals

etc.). Present your work and email your entries to me directly at the following

email address;

cnelson@pelham.bexley.sch.uk

Please ensure that the subject of the email includes the child’s name and

class.

The closing date is Wednesday 8th July. Winners will be announced in the final

newsletter of the year and prizes will be awarded on return to school.

Good luck everyone…I look forward to receiving your works of art!

Learn BSL with Us!

I hope you are enjoying learning Sign Language with us! There are lots of videos

on the website now and a couple more still to add so plenty of BSL to learn and

practise. If you have a suggestion for a topic or some BSL vocabulary that you

would like me to make a video of then just email me and I’ll see what I can do!

hip@pelham.bexley.sch.uk Have fun and happy signing!

Miss Elliston

Rail Safety

Due to the very high level of trespassing on the tracks by young people in your our

local area, Network Rail in partnership with Learn Live are working to help raise aware-

ness to students across the UK educating them about the dangers of the train tracks

through interactive digital delivery.

Network rail has asked us to share the relevant safety video with parents, carers and KS2

pupils, as there have been 1,024 incidents since lockdown began, we are keen to help

keep students safe.

The safety video can be found by clicking this link:

https://learnliveuk.com/network-rail-primary-school-safety-talk/

Then entering the following email address, when prompted:

railsafety@learnliveuk.com

Road Safety

http://brakezebras.org/stripesfor6?mc_cid=db5a35b79a&mc_eid=1c37dc3488

Holiday Safety

Helping you stay sun safe! Helpful family articles and ideas will teach you and your children about sun safety, helping you to enjoy the great outdoors and summer sun as a family.

The soltan website has a family link and resources to support learning about sun safety - please use the link below!

https://soltansunready.com/for-families?utm_campaign=1916465_Boots_Burst%202_EdComs_JUNE_Subscriber&utm_medium=email&utm_source=

Please note that the online learning plan for next

week will be the last

one for this term.

Keeping children safe online – updated guidance

The DfE has updated guidance for parents and carers about keeping children safe online. New information on apps has been added.

The BBC have a website and app called Own It. The website has a lot of content for children to help them

navigate their online lives, and the free smartphone app comes with a special keyboard which can intervene

with help and support in the moments that children need it the most.

SafeToNet is an app for parents to help them safeguard their children from online risks like cyberbullying and

sexting, whilst respecting their child’s rights to privacy. The SafeToNet Foundation is providing UK families with

free access to 1 million licences during coronavirus.https://safetonet.com/

SafeToNet are offering one million free software licences to parents.

They are a cyber safety company who safeguard children from online

bullying, abuse and aggression. The app uses artificial intelligence to

detect and filter predatory risks in real-time. When a risk is detected the

app provides digital well-being

audio guides that help children deal

with the issues associated with living in

a digital world.

The software is taught to correlate

language with behaviour patterns

and to decide in real time when to

step in and prevent your child from

saying anything that could harm them and hurt others.

It offers advice and guidance to children in the moment when it

detects behaviour that may be hurtful. It links the child’s data to their

parents’ phone. It doesn’t show what the message contains but gives

data such as times of day when high risk messages may be being

sent as well as other useful insights into the child’s internet usage

without snooping or spying.

With so many children accessing the internet during the lockdown - please

ensure that they follow the: E Safety Guidelines

ThinkuKnow is a support and information website with lots of great

resources for children and parents.

ThinkuKnow have created fortnightly Home Activity packs to support parents

with the teaching of online safety during Covid-19. There are currently 7

Home Activity packs for age ranges 4-5, 5-7 and 8-10. The activities are

simple and only 15 minutes long which you can do with your child to support

their online safety whilst at home.

Here is a link to click on for the Home Activity packs on our school website:

Home > Parents > E-Safety > ThinkuKnow Home Activity Packs

The packs are separated into each age range for easy access. There is also a

parent section that gives support and helpful guides on how to use the packs

at home.

All of the resources are also available on the ThinkuKnow website.

You will also find that the E-Safety section of the school website has been

updated with lots of new and exciting resources for both parents and

children. So take a look and enjoy!

Take care,

Miss Bradfield

Are you using BBC Bitesize Daily via the BBC iPlayer, red button, BBC Four and BBC Sounds?

The BBC are offering six 20-minute programmes on air daily on BBC iPlayer and red button, and these are covering core subjects including Maths, English and science, with guidance from experts and teachers.

The curriculum is for children from Year 1 through to Year 10. The content is

divided into age groups and BBC Bitesize online are publishing a new Maths and English lesson for every child

every day with more subjects to follow.

Or maybe you’re trying …….

The Oak National Academy

https://www.thenational.academy/

This resource has been designed so that children can take part in short lessons in English, Maths and

foundation subjects. The website can be easily navigated in just a few simple clicks.

The website offers lessons, totalling 3 hours a day, which cover a variety of topics. Each ‘lesson’ is an hour-long,

with elements such as a quiz, a video explanation from the teacher and a worksheet. It should be noted that

this isn’t a resource created by Pelham Primary School and the teacher explanations are not made by teachers

from school.

There are two ways you can use this resource;

First option - You can follow a set plan of lessons across a range of subjects by clicking the ‘Schedule’ option in

the top right hand corner. These lessons have been designed so that skills can be built upon throughout the

week. All you need to do is select the relevant year group and follow the week long schedule. Currently only the

first week is on show and this will be updated with Week 2 over time.

Second option – You can access a particular lesson in a certain subject at any time. For this you click the

‘Subject’ option in the top right hand corner of the website.

How is the online

learning going!

Miss Jarman’s Disney quote of the week:

Keeping your contact details up to date

We have a new way to ensure we have the correct contact details for your child. You’ll be able to

access our new parent app and website and update your details to our database.

You can access the system from a smartphone, tablet or PC – anytime, anywhere.

You will be able to see information we hold about your child and will be able to update the following

information:

Contact details

Dietary needs

Medical needs

If you have more than one child at school, you’ll have access to information for all your children, from

the same app.

Getting started with the SIMS Parent app

We will send you an activation email, simply click on the link from your tablet, PC or smartphone to activate your account.

You can then login using your normal Facebook, Twitter, Google or Microsoft username and password.

From your smartphone or tablet, download the app from the Google Play or Apple App store - search for SIMS Parent.

From a PC or Windows phone, login online at www.sims-parent.co.uk

The school is currently working towards the Well Being Award for schools. The website has been updated with the strategy document which details how the school aims to achieve this award. This information can be found in Well Being- Parents Well Being information Well Being Award for schools. This area of the website has also been updated with parent guidance on how to support children with anxiety, bereavement, returning to school post COVID. As soon as we are able, we are hoping to run a parent workshop to discuss the award and answer any questions. In the meantime if you have any suggestions on how you think the school could support your child's well being please send them for my attention c/o of the school office. Best Wishes Mrs Clarke

MIND in Bexley The following services are available:-

IAPT

If you are struggling with worry, feeling down, stress, bereavement and are 18+ and registered with a Bexley

GP you can refer to our therapies service. We can provide therapy by phone, zoom or via our Silvercloud

online therapy programme.

Recovery College

Our Recovery college provides a befriending service, check in calls and a digital timetable with an array of

courses and workshops to improve wellbeing. Please see digital timetable attached.

Crisis Café

Our drop-in service the Crisis Café remains OPEN at our Mind in Bexley office. Open Monday-Sunday 6pm-

10pm. For anybody 18+ in Bexley who is emotionally distressed and needs somebody to talk to. No need to

book, just turn up.

Wellbeing Line

We have also created a wellbeing line for adults who are struggling with their mental health and need

somebody to talk. We are open Monday-Friday 9am-6pm and the wellbeing line number is 0203 912 0048.

Wellbeing