Helme C.of E. Academy

We are providing here our advice for learning at home, should schools close or if families are in self isolation. Class teachers will provide learning through out online portal Purple Mash, and we will communicate through Class Dojo about additional learning opportunities. Please read below to see the collection of learning opportunities if you are learning from home. 

All children in school have been provided with a login for Purple Mash. If you are unsure about this, please speak to your child's class teacher. 

Here is the link to our Purple Mash portal:

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/helmechurchofeng

Your children know how to login and access their learning through 2DOs

The company Twinkl, in this difficult time, have offered all parents a free subscription to this website to support learning and activities at home. 

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents

The link is below and you can register for a free subscription for a month.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer

The offer code is:  CVDTWINKLHELPS

We have been provided with Learning Booklets for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. Click on the links below to download them. If you do not have printing facilities at home, please let us know.

Please use this link to access virtual school trips to places around the world.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/

1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/preview?fbclid=IwAR3ARBNMyahqmsToTfCGSULLKVsE6Pf-tRL99bjBpYjDweYWfQ6v0ar2DZM

Going 4 Growth

The Church of England has shared resources for developing and living out faith at home. 

Please click on the link to access these free resources. There are a mixture of videos and downloads for you to use.

http://www.going4growth.com/growth_in_faith_and_worship/faith-in-the-home

For the next few weeks, Mindful Schools will be offering free mindfulness classes for kids! Join us online – for mindful activities, mindful movement, read-alouds – and let’s have fun exploring mindfulness together.

The aim of this pack is to continue to develop children's understanding of the past including the key disciplinary concepts. They will be broken into different sections that can either be worked through in one long session or broken into chunks.

https://www.mrtdoeshistory.com/home-learning-packs?fbclid=IwAR3FFw7zlOZTxUWjeGb-6D0pxbYTyjbyLdOeHLSG1yc5t2yFWHyegP2FwHA

In school we follow the White Rose maths scheme and they have provided online learning activities for all year groups. 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

Help your child with their phonics with free access to this website using the following login details:

Username: march20

Password: home

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

This is an excellent resource which doesn't need printing. You can talk it through or write it on scrap paper!

http://www.pobble365.com/

The computer version of this reading programme is free. You just need to create a login!

There is an app you could download, but this part is chargeable.

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

Some excellent outdoor learning activities for all age groups. 

http://www.wildforestschool.org.uk/resources

Free subscription while schools are closed. Ages 4 -12 years old

https://www.themathsfactor.com/