Hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here again.

Hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here again.

Hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here again.

Hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here again,

Today you need to put your thinking caps on. Try to solve these riddles, puzzles and jokes.

What becomes wetter the more it dries?

A towel.

What has hands but doesn’t clap?

A clock.

What do you have to break before you can use it?

An egg.

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Shorter. (Short + ‘er’)

Riddle: How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

11. 3 in ‘the’ and 8 in ‘alphabet.’

If a red house is made of red bricks, and a yellow house is made of yellow bricks, what is a greenhouse made of?

Glass, all greenhouses are made of glass.

What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?

Trouble.

If a brother, his sister, and their dog weren’t under an umbrella, why didn’t they get wet?

It wasn’t raining.

Haha!! Did you guess any?

Have a tricky Tuesday trying these out on people.

Mrs Cunningham

KS2 took part in the PT session with Andrew Pearson, the ball skills with Morpeth Hockey and Morpeth Cricket Clubs and Cramlington Tennis Club and wound down with some yoga with Active Families NE. A fun and active day for all!

Hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here again,

Lately, you might have heard your parents saying things like, “You couldn’t make it up,” or ” You couldn’t write it, or, “There are no words….,”. What they all mean is that something that has happened is so astonishing to believe or so out of the ordinary, that you never thought it would happen. There has been so much on the news and in the papers about things that are going on in the world today which you would have never imagined.

On Saturday morning I thought I would have a walk in the park and along the beach to get some fresh air and some peace and quiet. So you can imagine my surprise when I got to Sunderland Harbour and saw lots of people looking at the sea and pointing. I joined in and saw two pods of dolphins diving in and out of the water! The sky was blue and the sun was glinting on the water. It was so wonderful to see and so unexpected. I then went into the park and saw a squirrel running for something on the grass that he had spotted which must have looked tasty. I stopped to watch and then from out of nowhere appeared a rat, raced in, took the food and disappeared. I don’t know who was most surprised, the squirrel or me!!

So my quiet, uneventful walk turned out to be quite exciting after all.

You couldn’t write it.

Have a most marvellous Monday,

Mrs Cunningham

Hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here again.

Can you believe it is the first day of summer tomorrow? Where is the sunshine?

June 20th is known as the summer solstice, or the longest day of the year! That does not mean that there are more than 24 hours on Saturday. It means that there are more daylight hours than any other day of the year. The UK will enjoy 16 hours and 38 minutes of daylight. The sun will rise at 4.43 in the morning and set at 9.21 at night. I find it odd to think back to the winter when we come to school in the dark mornings and go home when it’s dark at tea time. I bet some of you have been woken up by the birds singing, or like me, you might be disturbed by the seagulls on your roof. The Mortimer yard seagulls are looking forward to you all returning. You know the ones that wait for the bell to go after play, then swoop down to the yard hoping to find any tiny bits of fruit or veg, or better still a raisin or two.

Let’s hope the sun shines on Saturday and you have the longest, sunniest day.

Have a fun filled Friday.

Mrs Cunningham

See, Hear, Respond, will provide targeted support to vulnerable children, young people and their families who are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) and the measures put in place to stop its spread. It will be led by Barnardo’s, working in partnership with national children’s charities and local organisations. See, Hear, Respond will provide:

• online support to children and families who are struggling;

• street-based youth work to identify and support children at risk of harm outside of the home, including exploitation; and
• support to help vulnerable children to successfully return to school or college if they have not been attending during the pandemic.

The service will focus on finding and reaching out to vulnerable children around the country who are having negative experiences on their health and wellbeing, as well as those at risk of harm. The project will aim to reach those children and families who are not in contact with children’s services, and the support provided to them will aim to prevent their needs escalating. The project will prioritise those most at risk of harm either inside or outside the home, including very young children and adolescents.There is more information about this on the Barnardos website.

https://www.barnardos.org.uk/see-hear-respond

Hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here again,

I came across a poster today which I really liked and I tried to make one about us…..our Mortimer family.
I am pretty sure you can do so much better than me!! Give it a go and take a picture.

Have a thoughtful Thursday.

Mrs Cunningham

This Friday we would love to see as many of you as possible take part in South Tyneside’s Virtual School Games. It is a full day of events for you and your family to take part in together.

It would be great if Year 2 to Year 6 pupils have any photos that they share them with their teacher on Google Classroom and parents may want to add them to the Facebook Event page too.

All aspects of the day will be broadcast on the Tyne & Wear Sport Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuLMIXA6vv7Pnx-9nEvCbw

The day will run as followed:

Virtual School Games 2020 – Running Order

Make sure you’re following our social media pages or have subscribed to our Youtube channel to see our challenges as they’re posted throughout the day!

You shouldn’t need too much equipment if you join in at home, but if you don’t have something don’t worry just try to be inventive.

10:00am Opening ceremony

Introduced by a famous sporting star with some brilliant motivational and inspiring anecdotes to kick start the day.

10.15am Good luck messages

We’ll be showing a whole host of good luck messages from some well-know sporting stars as well as some familiar faces.

10.30am Fitness with Andrew Pearson PT

A range of fitness challenges for both primary and secondary ages from personal trainer Andrew Pearson including balance and coordination activities.

11.00am Ball skills with Cramlington United and Andrew Cartwright Football Coaching

Skills for both primary and secondary level from Cramlington United and Andrew Cartwright Football Coaching including changing direction whilst throwing and catching a ball, bouncing and running with a ball, dribbling a ball around cones, bounce-kick-catch drills, and knee-kick-catch drills.

11.30am Cheerleading, Dance and Parkour with North East Cheer and The Urban Factory

Cheer challenge for all levels including putting your own routine together from a variety of moves demonstrated, and various dance challenges for all levels including a fun plank challenge to the ‘cha cha slide’. Parkour bodyweight challenges suitable for secondary level only.

12.00pm Daily Mile

A Daily Mile update and message from Daily Mile Ambassador Eliud Kipchoge

12.15pm Garden Games

A compilation of fun exercises and workouts using household items, to try at home or school.

12.30pm Lunchtime Mascot Challenge

We want participants to create their very own Virtual School Games Mascot. They can draw, paint, use arts and crafts – whatever they like! Older children may even want to write a message to go with theirs, perhaps a slogan like ‘Always try your best’. Once they’re finished, share them with us over at #VSG20 and the best idea will receive a prize.

1.00pm Ball Skills with Morpeth Hockey and Morpeth Cricket Clubs, and Cramlington Tennis Club

A range of hockey, cricket and tennis challenges for both primary and secondary levels including changing direction with the ball using the hockey stick, turning to catch the ball from behind and volleying the ball with the bat or racquet.

1.30pm Ball Skills with Newcastle Vikings Handball and Blyth RFC

Various ball skills including passing and catching with the same hand, passing from one hand to another, a figure of eight pass between the legs and passing the ball around the body.

2.00pm Yoga Challenge with Active Families NE

Our final session of the day is a great cool down and post-activity stretch. In this challenge, you can spell out your name in Yoga postures. Suitable for both primary and secondary levels.

2.30pm Closing ceremony

Closing speech from our star guest host. Remember, you can continue sharing your challenges with us by using #VSG20 on social media. All of our videos will stay on our Youtube channel in case you missed them or want to try them again. Our team will then look through all of the videos submitted via social media and the winners will be announced w/c 29 June. They will receive an Amazon voucher for their family or school (depending on where they took part in the Virtual School Games). Be sure to keep an eye on out social media pages to see if it’s you!

There are prizes up for grabs for those that share their vidoes of the day using #VSG20 on social media. We too will be keeping an eye across facebook and twitter on the day and will be sharing all of your action! (THIS MUST BE DONE BY A PARENT OR ADULT!)

We hope that you take part if you can, and enjoy it if you do!

We have been sent the following information about the Virtual Games on Friday. Here is a list of some of the equipment you may be able to use during each session. This is SUGGESTED equipment so you don’t have to have it. You can also pick and select which events you wish to take part in.

10.30am Fitness with Andrew Pearson PT

Cones/markers
Hurdle/something to jump over – even a skipping rope/ruler/line on the floor will do
Hand held weights/bean bags/tennis-sized balls (for wheelchair users)

11.00am Ball skills with Cramlington United and Andrew Cartwright Football Coaching

Cones/markers
Ball suitable for bouncing, kicking and dribbling

11.30am Cheerleading, Dance and Parkour with North East Cheer and The Urban Factory

Mat

12.15pm Garden Games

Small ball i.e. tennis ball to pass against a wall
Bean bag/small ball to catch
Cones/something stackable

12.30pm Lunchtime Mascot Challenge

Anything arts/crafts to create a drawing/picture/model of a mascot

1.00pm Ball Skills with Morpeth Hockey and Morpeth Cricket Clubs, and Cramlington Tennis Club

Hockey stick and ball
Cricket bat and ball
Tennis racquet and ball

1.30pm Ball Skills with Newcastle Vikings Handball and Blyth RFC

Small ball/beanbag
Something to aim at e.g. cone/beanbag
Rugby ball

2.00pm Yoga Challenge with Active Families NE

Mat