Queens C of E Academy School

Self-Isolation/School Closure Pack

www.queens.covmat.org02476 382 906

school.office@queens.covmat.org

For useful information and useful websites, visit our school twitter page:

@QueensCofE

For up to date information on COVID-19, visit this website:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

In case of School ClosureWe are very aware of the current medical advice that is being issued on a daily basis to schools throughout the country and, as a result, have created a little pack of work and activities to do in case we have to close the school.

If the school must close, we will inform you as soon as we can and will be in contact with the date that we can reopen when we know it. We want to make sure that your child can still learn and can use this time away from school productively.

In this pack you will find: List of websites and logins that your child may need to access work A list of topic based projects your child could complete while school is closed Information on how to contact your child’s class teacher and guidance on when they

will be responding to this contact A workbook for your child to complete the work in

Suggested Work While School is ClosedReadingWe would recommend that your child reads every day, whether it is their school reading book, a book for pleasure, a comic, a magazine, the sports pages or cooking recipes.

Writing It would be useful if your child was able to practise their spellings. Lists for these are available on your class page and teachers will be updating them every weekPurple Mash Activities will be set on school days to support your child with their grammar.Your child may wish to include writing in one of the projects (Mentioned below)

MathematicsFor years 3, 4 and 5, we will be setting daily activities on Purple Mash for your child to complete. Each child has a login (attached later) and should follow the instructions on the attached sheet to find their work. Year 6 children will have a set of questions that are similar to the SATs tests they will be sitting.

If you are struggling to access the internet, a pack of mathematics and English resources are available to collect from the school office.

TopicsThis pack has been put together to support you and your child. We have tried to make the activities as fun as possible and want you to do them in the way that suits your child in the most productive way. They could make posters, record videos, create comic books or even write songs!

Go to your year group page on:www.queens.covmat.org/yeargroups

for more homework information

SafeguardingShould you have any concerns regarding safeguarding, please contact one of the following people as soon as you can by email or by the school telephone number.

School number: 02476 382 906

Mrs H Carvell headteacher@queenscofe.org.uk

Mr D Chadwick deputy@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs J Richter learningmentor@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs K McleanOnly contactable until 17.4.20

senco@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs F Varachhia Rowling@queenscofe.org.uk

Other ContactsYou can also contact the following agencies with any safeguarding concerns.

01926 414 144https://www.safeguardingwarwickshire.co.uk

0800 11 11 11Childline.org.uk

Useful Websites

www.purplemash.com

This website is where children can access work set.

Your child will only be able to access purple mash between 8am and 7pm.www.queens.covmat.org/

If you visit your class page, you will find links/ spellings/ multiplication facts.If the school is shut for a long time, you will find further information on this page.www.topmarks.co.uk/

There are some useful educational games and apps on this website.www.timestables.co.uk/

A good website for children to practise their times tables on.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn

A website with lesson and activities you children can use.

PurpleMash Tasks will only be set should there be significant numbers of children self-isolating or in the event of a school closure.

Apps to Download on a Tablet/Phone

PiXL Times Table AppAn app to use to practice times tables in a fun way.

Available on Google play, Windows, Apple App Store

Also available online:https://timestable.pixl.org.uk/Timestables.html

Care for the Community

At Queens C of E we recognise how we are each important in our community. Some of us have gifts of hands to help, some of us have gifts of feet to carry things or others, some of us have gifts of ears to listen and some of us have gifts of mouths to smile.

One thing you could do is a project that shows a way in which you have supported your community. You can choose what your project is about so long as it celebrates Love in Action, the idea of putting someone else’s’ needs above your own.

You may want to base your project about one of these ideas:1. Supporting someone with their shopping/things they need2. Bringing smiles to people by entertaining them3. Supporting a friend who is feeling upset or anxious4. Helping a friend who is struggling with their homework5. Tidying your local area (make sure you are doing this in a safe way with protection!)6. Donating to a local charity (e.g. Foodbank)

Here are some useful websites with ideas:https://kidactivities.net/community-service-ideas-for-kids-all-ages/https://www.scholastic.com/parents/family-life/parent-child/10-fun-community-giving-ideas.htmlhttps://kidshealth.org/en/parents/volunteer.html

Room for Growth Project!

Each child in the school will be receiving some sunflower seeds. We would love for you to try and grow the plants and see how the seeds change as they germinate and begin to grow. Sunflowers are great for attracting bees and other pollinators to your garden!

We are going to have a competition to see who can grow the largest sunflower! You will need to provide evidence of the plant (a photo with you standing next to it would be perfect) and the winners will get a prize. If your sunflower is in a pot, you are welcome to bring it back to school and plant it in our garden so we can celebrate the positive growth that has come out of the current situation.

We are also going to have a competition for the best project created about the sunflower. You can choose to enter this or not to, it is not compulsory but there are some prizes available.

Your project can be about anything to do with the sunflower that you want. Here are some ideas for projects:

1. A diary of how the Sunflower grew over time. This could be pictures and text, a video diary or any other way that you can think of recording it.

2. How sunflowers are used. You could create a project explaining how sunflowers, and sunflower seeds, are used around the world.

3. A maths and science project looking at how much the plant has grown each day, how much water it gets, whether you feed it anything special or any other variables that you change.

4. Create a character for your sunflower and turn it into a story or a comic book.

5. Any other idea that you have!

The projects can be completed on paper, using computers, making songs or dances or in any other way that you can imagine! The choice is yours!

Environmental Project

We are all aware of how important our Environment is and why we should be protecting it. One thing that you could do is to produce a project about the environment. You can choose what your project is about, as long as it is based around environmental awareness and making positive changes to the world around us.

You may want to base your project on some of these ideas:1. Rubbish and Recycling in our community2. Climate Change- Small Steps that can make a Big Difference3. Loss of habitat- bees, birds and other UK animals that are losing their natural

environments4. Renewable Energy- how changing to these can help the world

Below are some websites that may be able to help you with your project.

https://www.earthrestorationservice.org/https://www.recycle-more.co.uk/school/environmental-projects-ideashttps://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved/schools/school-campaigns/shaping-our-future You can present your projects in any way that you choose: a poster, a computer-made presentation, a talk or even a song! The choice is yours.

Olympic Project

2020 is an Olympic year. Every 4 years the world comes together to celebrate sports and to find out who is the fastest, who can jump the highest, throw the furthest and show more determination than their rivals.

Some examples of possible projects:

1. Focus on one sport and learn to play it, understanding the rules and tactics.

2. Research the history of the modern Olympic Games. When did they start? Where did they come from? How many events were there? Have they changed much? How many countries took part in the first one, how many are planning to take part in Tokyo?

3. Research Japan and Tokyo. Learn about the country and culture. Eat some Japanese food, learn how to say something in Japanese, learn some Japanese dances etc. you could make a poster, design a comic set in Japan.

4. Learn about Manga-a traditional Japanese comic book. These stories are fantastic and have some amazing illustrations to accompany them.

Some websites that could help are:https://tokyo2020.org/en/https://www.olympic.org/sportshttps://www.olympic.org/athens-1896https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/bedworth-leisure-centre/https://bookriot.com/2019/01/30/guide-to-manga/

Get Fit For Your Return!

Here are some High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) sessions for anyone who wants to stay physically active whilst at home. They are designed for school children by Joe Wicks.

Follow the instructions of the coach; they are simple workouts that will help you burn off some energy, keep your body and muscles healthy, and they don't really require much equipment or space.

Make sure you type the links into your internet browser carefully - or ask parents/carers for help.

Recommended for KS2 students (years 3-6)

20 minute workouts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nZ2iBGvFhE&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTaFviEt74&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhFmi_OaBG4&feature=youtu.be

Recommended for KS1 students (Reception to year 2)You could do this with your younger Siblings!

5 minute workout:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnKCGY9ZocA&feature=youtu.be

5 minute workout:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w&feature=youtu.be

8 minute workout:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqLNxJe4L2I&feature=youtu.be

Or try the schools workout week. Follow a different workout routine each day of the week!

Schools workout weekhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xE3CppbVeA - Mondayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUigg2tOb4U - Tuesdayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXT7Pg4SzgI - Wednesdayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPdNUEBMxbo - Thursdayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lI1hZ4o4I0 - Friday

Useful Contact InformationIf you need to contact your child’s teacher, or the school, for any reason when the school is closed, please find the appropriate email below. Members of staff will respond to emails from 10:00am to 2:00pm from Mondays to Fridays. Outside of these hours we will be prepping and planning lessons. We will endeavour to respond to each email within 1 working day during the week (for example, an email sent on Friday will be responded to on the Monday. Emails sent during school holidays may not be replied to within the same time scale.If your child is self-isolating and the school is still open, please contact the school office using the details on the school website.All copies of emails sent will be retained by the teachers for safeguarding purposes but the accounts will be deleted when the school reopens.

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Mrs H Carvell Head TeacherSafeguarding Lead

headteacher@queenscofe.org.uk

Mr D Chadwick Deputy Head TeacherSafeguardingSpecial Education Needs

deputy@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs K McleanUnavailable after 17.4.20

Assistant Head TeacherSafeguardingSpecial Education Needs

senco@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs J Richter Learning MentorChild ProtectionSafeguarding

learningmentor@queenscofe.org.uk

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Mr K McDonald Nightingale nightingale@queenscofe.org.uk

Miss B Bradshaw Parks parks@queenscofe.org.uk

Mr D Chadwick Churchill churchill@queenscofe.org.ukMrs K McLeanUnavailable after 17.4.20

Churchill churchill@queenscofe.org.uk

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Miss J Cheema Pankhurst pankhurst@queenscofe.org.uk

Miss K Thomas Chanel chanel@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs C Boal Einstein einstein@queenscofe.org.uk

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Mr T Grimwood Curie curie@queenscofe.org.uk

Miss B Wright Attenborough attenborough@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs H Carvell Mandela mandela@queenscofe.org.uk

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Mr T Kidd Shakespeare shakespeare@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs K Lewis Newton newton@queenscofe.org.uk

Mrs F Varachhia Rowling rowling@queenscofe.org.uk