Ogbourne CofE Primary School

Poplars Class work is set daily and available via Teams. This work is a blend of Live Sessions and pre-recorded videos. For more details please check your child's Teams account.

Poplars' live sessions with Mr Ashbee-Dobbins are scheduled to take place, via Teams, every Monday at 10:00 and every Thursday at 10:00. Children from both Yr.5 and Yr.6 are welcome and invited to attend both sessions.

If your child has not yet had a chance to do use Teams, please encourage them. If you are having trouble with accessing Teams or have forgotten the password, please just email Admin for us to resolve. The teachers are using Teams to set and monitor work; it will also be through Teams that children can access some live sessions/class meetings, and are signposted to pre-recorded lessons. Children can post their completed work on Teams if you would like, on the general post or on the assignments themselves there is a return link there which is private. For additional privacy it can also be emailed to Admin who will forward it on to the teacher. 

Live sessions will be recorded and made available afterwards via Teams, as will all of our interactions (to support Safeguarding) since we know that not all children will be able to access at these times. No part of any live lessons should be captured or shared by pupils through recording or screenshots. May I also emphasise that it is important that only the class pupil should participate in any live sessions. It is not appropriate for a parent/carer, sibling or other person to interrupt or seek to participate in lessons.

For advice on how to work from home, watch this helpful PowerPoint by clicking here.   New Jan' 2021

Daily Tasks:

• CanDoMaths Daily Worsheets 
• 40-60 minutes reading a day.
• 2 (min per week) x Reading comprehension passages http://mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex/ This site gives lots of short but interesting reading passages which can sharpen comprehension skills through the use of multiple-choice questions. Yr.6 need to be doing the grade 5+ questions. 
• 30 minutes practicing times tables - either independently or utilising TimesTable Rockstars.
• Live links from Gareth Metcalfe. He will be streaming live maths lessons every day, 10am for Yr.5-6. All information and videos / live lessons at: http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/
• 15 Minutes of Arithmetic / Mental maths can benefit from visiting https://www.thatquiz.org/tq-1  This site gives you quick practise of key number skills to help with mental maths. Don't forget to up-the-level and difficulty on the side bar.
• Children can access grammar, maths problems via the TOPMARKS website. There are similar sites, but they require a fee. 
• Practicing spellings from the KS2 Year 5/6 spelling list is also advised. 
• Writing a daily diary is also recommended to practice writing, punctuation and handwriting
• Utilise fun thinking activities such as Sudoku, crosswords, word searches and Scrabble.
• Write a review of any books you are reading. Think about varying how you write in the first/third person and taking different approaches.
• French: learn the words that were previously set as homework and have already been copied out into exercise books.
• Optional Task: if they have not already done so, pupils should create a 5-10min PowerPoint about a famous person (alive or dead) that interests them.
• As/if time out of school lengthens - Yr.5-6 work will be issued peridoically on these webpages.