Together Sixteen Pages Full of Funlearning at Home with Your Sheﬃeld Schools

LeSheﬃeldarning Together Sixteen pages full of funlearning at home with your Sheﬃeld schools

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Ihavetwo jobs. Firstly Iama solicitorspecialisinginimmi- gration, asylumand human rights law. Ihelp to reunite families, representindividu- als fleeingwar torn countries and victims in human traf- ficking, domesticviolence or modern dayslavery. Secondly, Iamanelected politician representing the Labour Partyinthe Firth Park ward in Sheffield. As part of this jobIwasappoint- ed as theCabinetMember for Educationand Skills in Shef- fieldwhichmeansIworkwith colleagues to lead on thepri- oritiesforourambitionsinre- lation to educationand skills in Sheffield. Whydidyoupicktheseca- reers? Iinitially qualified as a teacher butthen decided to pursue lawasIhadexperi- enceatanadvicecentreand enjoyedhelping people.Pol- itics happened by chance as aresult of being active in my community. Iwas reallyfrus- trated withthingsnot chang- ingand howdecisions were GuesteditorAbtisam’s favouritejokeis:what doyoucallaboomerangthat doesn’tcomeback?Astick! made. Whatdoyou enjoy most? enjoy trying to changecoun- now! Ican’t see people and all in auniquesituation and friendly and welcomingcity. Which teacher inspired Iloveseeing my clients re- cil policy to help improvethe that is thehardest bitasnot everyone willhelp withyour Tell us afunny memory you? ally happywhen we sortout livesoflocal people. everyone is able to explain next steps! If youare unsure from school? Mrs Casey,myEnglish theirlegalproblems. Reunit- Whathaschangedduring theirproblemoverthephone. aboutanything or don’tknow Winning abronzemed- teacher,wasbrilliant.Ipassed ingfamilies and seeing them lockdown? Whatcareer advice wheretoturnfor advicethen al in the400m on sports day English language andlitera- cry tears of happiness is al- Gosh,everything has gone would yougive? ask.Don’t struggle in silence. when only threepeople were turebecauseofher.Shewould ways themostrewarding.The on Zoom or over thephone. Keep your options open Whatdoyou love most in therace. Ifinished agood sit withmeoutside of class council role also allows me to Ienjoyed this initially butI anddon’tstressout.Iknowit’s about Sheffield? fiveminutes after theothers and supportedmethrough- help people in Firth Park.I thinkIam all Zoomed out easier saidthandone.You are The people!It’sareally and walked thelast200m! outmylastyear. Thursday, May21, 2020 www.thestar.co.uk THESTAR 3 Sheffield Learning Together Early Years

#42The Rough and the Smooth

As well as being huge fun, playing with dough, clay, gloop and textured materialshelps your child to strengthen muscle tone, develop fine motor skills and helps their pre-writing skills. Doughs can be easily made at home with everyday ingredients.The excitement of measuring out andmixing,and then watching ingredients transform into something new is just the beginningin these exploratory activities.Once you have produced yourplay materials there are endless directions to go withthem, frombuilding up your child’s own pre-historic swamp-land populated by dinosaurs to having agood splash/splodge andscrape about whilst exploring the fascinating properties of gloop.

These activities offer huge potential for stimulating and descriptive conversation with your child of any age, supporting them to learn unusual vocabulary alongsidemany aspects of physical (fine and gross motor control) development, mathematical and scientific learning. Make gloop! It's a‘non-Newtonian liquid’, which is an unusual material that is neither asolid or aliquid, but behaves like both.Mix 2parts cornflour with 1part water, youmight needtouse your hands to mix it. Can you snap, squeeze and push the gloop? Canyou make aprint in it? Talk to your childabout how it feels. Howdoesitchange? On the #50ThingsSheffield website and app, there are videos showing how to make play dough, salt dough and fizzy cloud dough, and two aboutgloopand its properties. You’ll also findacouple of articles that explain more about children’s sensory play

#18Dance!

Dancing is fun as well as being agreat waytoencourage yourchild to be activeand healthyh hy.Your bbybab and toddler will enjoy moving their body to therhythmand beat of different types off musm ic,c andd willw delight in copying your fabulousdance moves! Music and movement is something wec can all enjoy!! Children have an overwhelming drivetobe active, getting moving anduse their bodies in any wayswa that they are able. Everytimethey wiggle and jiggle they arelearning –dancing is afun activity you #18 Musicand movement candoanywhere andwith anyone. It brings people together and you can reallyhave some fun with a with your child child of any age! Where? You don’t need totravel anywherefor this one–youcan do it fromthe comfort of your own home! Have afestival in thegarden, adisco in thekitchenorarave in the lounge! Why? Babies are Make your ownrhythm sticks with your child or use an old scarf. Children love often dancing before they can even walk, they lovetojiggle and wiggle, this is howthey show us they to dance to music and what could be better than to do it together. are engagingwiththe music. Encourageyourchild to use arhythm stick or ascarf to make patterns in the air or on the floor, swirling it round to makecircles, trail it along to make along Childrencan listen to the music and experiment with movement.Thisiswhy listeningtomusic, singing snake,throw it away and catchit. You can add bells to your stick or tie in your and dancing is brilliant for developing gross motor skills, asense of rhythm andgeneral well-being. Children whojump all over and movearound freely can practise finding space within agroup.They can scarffor more noise.Put on your favourite tunes or sing your favourite rhyme learnabouthow to control thosemovements so theydon’thurtthemselves or anyone, whilststill and dance away. Encourage your child to listen to the different tones, have loud having fun anddancing! It canhelp to encourage their control –can they stand on one leg? Can they or soft music andconduct the tunes with your very own rhythm stick. jump up high and spin around? Cantheypractise changing their body position but still keep the control? Lots of action songs require childrentopractise moving in particular ways and coordinate You can find lots of ideas on the internet of how to make your own rhythm stick their bodies.You can march in the ‘Grand Old Duke of York’, youcould“JumpUpand Down onaBig and other instruments to engage your child in music. Red Tractor’,and ‘Dingle Dangle Scarecrow’ requires movement of the arms and legs. For children, listening to musicsupportsthemtolearn rhythm. Understandingrhythm will helpyour child understand pattern, pulse and structure. They can do all ofthis without the complicationofadding language and it canhelpyour child develop their imagination andstory telling.

50 Things to Do Before You're Five is now live in Sheffield. Find the full list of activities via the website https://sheffield.50thingstodo.org/app/os# or the app by scanning the QR code. More #homeadventures More #homeadventures createsheffield.co.uk/adventures createsheffield.co.uk/adventures 4 THESTAR www.thestar.co.uk Thursday, May21, 2020 Sheﬃeld Learning Together Primary

Cookie recipe

We wouldlovefor youall to getbakingthisweek. We have included arecipefor ChocolateChip Cookies. Maybeyou could eat them during ateddy bears picnic,ortea party forVEday! Youmay need agrown up to help youmeasureyour ingredients accurately and use thebakingtools. Enjoy!

Ingredients 225g butter, softened (1 cup) 110g caster sugar(3/4cup) 275g plainflour (1 and1/2 cups) 1tsp cinnamon or otherspices(optional) 75gchocolatechips (optional)

Heat theovento190°C /170°C fanoven. Creamthe butter in abowlwith aspoon. Addthe sugar and keep beating. Addthe flourand optional ingredients,ifusing them. Bringthe mixturetogetherinyourhands,until it formsadough. Roll thedough into smallballs in your handsand placeonthe bakingtray. From Flatten them with thepalms of your hand. Prince Edward Placeinthe oven foraround10-12 minutes,until golden brown. Primary Leavetocooland then eat!! School

Wizard's Rainbow Colour Hunt Pye Bank -Writing Chilli Challenge Your challenge has been set by awizardwhose magical powers enable him to command every colour of the WonderfulWords rainbow. This challenge will require you to look closely at your surroundings... they're rarely one colour. Be a detective and inspect the detail of the world around you!

1 Draw abig picture of arainbow and colour your rainbow in. Write four different sentences using four of the ‘wonderful 2 Cut alongthe lines of the rainbow, so you get lots of words’ above. coloured semi circles. Ask an adult to help if you need help to do it safely. Write four different sentences using all sixofthe 3 Next, cut up your semi circles into small pieces of coloured paper.Put the pieces into abowland mix them ‘wonderful words’ above. You could use some around. Close your eyes, or blindfold yourselfwith ascarf. conjunctions –‘and’, ‘but’, ‘because’ –tojoinsomeof Careful! these sentences. 4 Pick out 1piece of paper from the bowl Don'tpick living and challenge yourself to findsomething plants or flowers with that colour on, inside or outside. (let them grow!), and avoid plants Write ashort storyin100 wordsorless, using all six 5 If you want amoredifficult challenge, that are pricklyor pick out 2different pieces of paper. sting. If you're of the ‘wonderful words’ above. playingthis 6 If you pick out 2pieces of paper of thesame colour outside, only touch you have to find somethingwith only that colour on it. natural objects. If But if you pick out 2different colours, you're unsure, When you've your object has to have both check with an adult finished, remember Include this phraseinyourwriting: “I said Sudoku, not colours on it -that's tricky! before you touch to wash your something. sumo!” hands! More #homeadventures createsheffield.co.uk/adventures Thursday, May21, 2020 www.thestar.co.uk THESTAR 5 Sheﬃeld Learning Together Primary

Lowfield Primary School Make your ownband Whatyou need: Empty Pringles tinorempty tincan Apiece of paper big enough to cover tin with an overlap Arubberband or hair bobble. Decorate thetin or pringles tube in bright colours. Place paper overthe top. Secure with bobble or rubber band. Find apencil to useasabeater. You have now made yourdrum. Play along withyour favourite group.

Make yourown lunch Makealist of what youneedtomakeasandwichand give it to your grown-up. Onlyuse whatyou asked forand make your lunch. (After you’ve eaten it!) write instructions on how youmade it. Youcould make wraps, pizza, pasta, sandwich or evenbuns!

Maths Friday Whatyou need: MiniMarshmallows(or anyother small snacke.g. raisins, raspberries)

Use them to count,add, double, halve. When you’re done youcan eat them!(OnlyonaFriday though) 6 THESTAR www.thestar.co.uk Thursday, May21, 2020 Sheﬃeld Learning Together Sheﬃeld Children’s University

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Find us, like us, follow us... Facebook.com/SheffieldCU Twitter.com/SheffieldCU Thursday, May21, 2020 www.thestar.co.uk THESTAR 7 Sheffield Learning Together EatSmartSheffield Family Recipe VEGGIE FRITATTA Sheffield’s This is alovelythick omelette madefor 4. Delicious served cut sweet enough into wedges with aside salad. Serves: 4 ‘Sheffield’s Sweet Enough’isa Prep time: 10 mins Cooking time: 30 mins city wide initiative which provides information on the effects of too much sugar and gives youthe tools you need to makeinformed choices that support yourfamily’shealth.Visit sheffieldissweetenough.org for lots of interestingfacts about sugar, guideline daily limits and top tips for sugar swaps. As partofthe campaign aseries of educational materials have been created. These were originally madefor teachers to use in schools but have now been adaptedtosuit home Ingredients: learning. The aim is to help 2tsp vegetable oil children investigate theamount 6 eggs of sugar in some popular foods by categorising them into 2tbsp milk ‘good/healthy’ (hero)or‘bad/unhealthy’ (culprit) food and drink items, and find out how much sugar is too much. 4 slices bread (wholemeal if possible) 2 tomatoes, chopped Alesson plan, activity sheets, homework task and acertificate can be accessed via the ‘Download Materials’section on the 1 courgette, coursely grated website. These materials can be usedonline or printed out. 1 pinch ground black pepper(optional) To findout more or to download educational or promotional Method: materials please visit: sheffieldissweetenough.org. 1. Preheat thegrill. Follow,like and share ‘Sheffield’s Sweet Enough’ on social media: @sheffieldissweetenough on Instagram and Facebook 2. Heat thevegetableoil in anon-stick frying pan.Add the @sweetenoughshef on Twitter courgette andtomatoes andcook on thehob for3-4 minutes, stirring often, until soft. Spread outover the base of the frying pan. TRUE OR FALSE? 3. Beat the eggs andmilk togetherand pourinto the frying pan.Cook over amedium-low heat for4-5 minutesto A Cranberries can bounce set thebase, then transfer to the grilltoset thesurface -about2-3 minutes. Remove from the heatand let the B Tomatoes are afruit frittata cool for 3-4minutes. C Bananas do not float Take care not tocook over ahighheat, or else the base D Watermelonsare 92%water could brown too much before the middle of the frittata is E Potatoes count as 1ofyour 5aday cooked. F Strawberries have200 seeds 4. Toast the slicesofbread. Slice the frittata into wedges and serve with thetoast. For more information aboutEat Smart Sheffield check out our website: https://www.learnsheffield.co.uk/Partners/eat-smart- You could also make this recipe with extra vegetables sheffield/ such as mushrooms,spring onionsand chopped peppers or family favourites like peas and sweetcorn! swap tip Follow us on social media: @eatsmartsheff @eatsmartsheffield @eatsmartsheff For more recipes, check out theChange4Life website at Answers: A True B True C False D True E False F True https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes 8 THESTAR www.thestar.co.uk Thursday, May21, 2020 Sheffield Learning Together SEND Thursday, May21, 2020 www.thestar.co.uk THESTAR 9 Sheffield Learning Together Move MoreSheffield 10 THESTAR www.thestar.co.uk Thursday, May21, 2020 Sheffield Learning Together Create Sheffield Thursday, May21, 2020 www.thestar.co.uk THESTAR 11 Sheffield Learning Together Secondary

Home Learning -Firth Park Academy Drama:HomeMovie Challenge English: Task: Use amobile phone or Writeafilmreview on afilmyou have watched this week computer to film and edit ashort -How many stars would you give it /5 and why? movie masterpiece. Ideas: -Apply the5Ws -Who? What?When? Where?Why? -Would you recommendittoafriend? Why/Why not? Reinvent aclassic story or 1. Start by sketching outa create your own HealthyMinds storyboard.Who will starinyour movie?Whatwillthe plotbe? An action movie basedd Emailorwrite a on your family pet notetoone of your teachers to 2. Use aphone or computer to Youcould make a say thank you documentary about your record the scenes. forsomething. family Teach aparent 3. Edit your scenes together.If or carer your computer does nothave something from editing software you can easily your learning download afree apptoedityour this week. film on aphone.

4. Host a ‘movie night’ with your Word of the Week - Corroborate -toconfirm or give support to familyand premiere your someone masterpiece! Don’tforget the Can you use this in asentence? popcorn!

Our Sheffield is.. The Big Poem Callout

Our Sheffield is Love parks and city squares with flowers and benches While in lockdown, many of us have been missing ourfavourite with space to meet friends places, activities and people in Sheffield and we want to hear all not social distancing. aboutthem. We need your help to create Sheffield's BIG poem! Our Sheffield is the vernacular: We want the bits about Sheffield that meanthe most to you. A Ey up love! Giyore! memory, aplace,aperson –anything you love about your time in the city. Something you’re proud of, something unusual, something It’s the people only you might have noticed. All you need to do to be involved is send us your words –they can overdoing food at The Cabin and seeing kids go to hug the stuffed be asingle word, asingle sentence, or afew lines. bear, Our Sheffield is aguy Isee singing on the moor Post them on our Facebook page or tweet themtoususing the it’s independence:my first ever market with my shop it’s the scaffolders on Chapel Walk hashtag #SheffieldLuv. The finished piece will be collated and someone commuting on the same train every day for 40 years and the cleaner at one of the high-rise apartment blocks overlooking edited into apoem (or two!) by Writer in Residence, Nik Perring, to going to Sheffield Centralstation, ready for along trip. town be displayed in very special way and will form something that will the gardener that looks after the winter gardens. last way beyond the Year of Reading. Our Sheffield is that graffiti that says "I LOVE YOU WILL UMARRY We might not be abletoget out into the city as much as we like but ME?" It’s street pastors. It’s the short wall that makes the entrance to that’s no reason for us not to celebrate Sheffield it and all it means. calm blue water at Redmires on aniceday the university building asquat courtyard. For some gentle inspiration, read the poem by Nik compiled from The restaurant we always go to in town with awooden decoration we lines given to him in one of our recent writing Masterclasses. always wondered about conveniently hiding the fuse box It’s the fire station that used to be on Ringinglow Road We can create something wonderful, and personal to you and to It’s heart pain in Canals, it’s rain touching water. the Endcliffe park heron Sheffield. Send us your lines and please include #SheffieldLuv in and, ofcourse that old couple kissing. your posts. Email [email protected] In Millhouses holding the stream within its bushy trees following my It’s the terraced houses balanced on steep streets, cranes on loneliness. the horizon, It’s the Northern General with the biggest hospital ground in Europe. it’s poetry on walls. 12 THESTAR www.thestar.co.uk Thursday, May21, 2020 Sheﬃeld Learning Together Secondary

imenting #getexper with Stocksbridge High School Scienceinaction!Keepyourscientificmind busy in lockdown by havinga go at conducting, recording &analysingthe results of these ‘doathome’ experiments!

Experiment1...Viscosity of a Experiment 2...Diffusion Liquid How does temperature affect diffusion? Diffusion How runny is aliquid? is the movement of particles from ahigh concentration to alow concentration. Particles Viscous liquids aren’t runny, for will move faster the more energythey have. example we can say that treacle is Mark across with apencil on apiece of paper more viscous than water. Place a(thick)glass beaker on top of the Choose 3liquids to compare. cross and place ateabag in it -fill the glass in Find asurface to run the liquid down turn withHOT and COLD water, as below, and the angle it will run down at. and time how long it takes the cross to Measure the time it takes each liquid ‘disappear’ (not be seen through theglass) to run down the same distance. Repeat the experiment 6 times -3times with HOT water and 3with COLD water -record What have you learnt about the the results for each (don’t forget to empty the viscosity of water and change the teabag each time) your 3 What have you learnt about how temperature liquids? affects diffusion - does heat speed up or slow down diffusion? Why?

Think likeaScientist...what do Ineed to think aboutwhen experimenting? What am Igoing to change? (Independent Variable) What am Igoing to measure? (Dependent Variable) What will Ikeep the same? (Controlled Variable) CanIdraw a diagram of the equipment set up? What steps did Igothrough duringthe experiment? (Method) What and how will Irecordmyresults, forexample table, grid, graph? What didIfind out? (Conclusion) Challenge -Use these questions to record your experiment from start to finish!

Mon Last week youintroducedyoursuperhero. Meadowhead School Super-héros!S Theweek’swords will help youtellpeoplemore PartTwo about theirpersonality! Learn aLanguage Board Game Challenge! Make aboard game to revise at leastone topic you have covered STEP 1.Cut outthese newflashcardsand add them to last week’s pile. Youwill noticethatthe in school. It must practise some German or French or Spanish that STEP 3. Just likelast Play pairs/snap until youthink youcan remember spellings of thewords change week youwill nowuse youhavecovered in school. them all. dependingonifitisboy or a thesentencebuilder Write the instructions in English and play the board game at home. Suggestions: girl!Thisiscalled‘adjective belowtotellusmore courageuse brave agreement’.Makesureyou Lots of existing board games use numbers and counting. Could you re-create them aboutyoursuperhero! usethe correct spelling. in another language? rapide fast Maybe make up amatch-uptypegame, with words and pictures or English and French/German/Spanish cards to matchup. Be creative and have fun with it. intelligent clever Elle est courageuse rigolo She is brave funny Create a2020 time capsule! très grande tall/big rapide very sage fast wise et stong intelligente and assez forte forte clever quite strong

grande sage wise tall/big We are currently living through an unprecedented and momentous Il est courageux sympa time and history is being made! funny He is brave kind rigolo mais il n’est pas Try to make atime capsule to help you remember this period in years to come. rapide but he isn’t rigolo fast funny Get acardboard box from the recycling. Over afew weeks, try to fill it with items très very that show what it was like to live during the Coronavirus outbreak. intelligent fort clever strong Add the following to your time capsule: assez quite grand Newspaper clippings /Memes /Social Media posts that show what is happening tall/big Objects linked to the outbreak (e.g. Face mask, hand gel, chocolate wrappers)

Save your flashcards each week !You will need them. STEP 4.Can younow writeasentenceabout your superhero’s Adrawing/photo of the people you are staying at home with personality? Journal entries or art work to show how you’re feeling STEP 2. Spread allthe flashcards outonthe ______Ashopping receipt showing how much things cost at the moment table. Howmanydifferent sentencescan you make? ______Photos of you /your street /Sheffield under lockdown Write aletter to your future self describing life now and your hopes for the future What do they mean? ______Interview your parents about their experience of lockdown and make notes about ______what they say Next week we will learnhow to talk about yo____ur superhero’scool outfit! Can you k 24? Thursday, May21, 2020 www.thestar.co.uk THESTAR 13 Sheﬃeld Learning Together Post-16

Have agoatthese lockdown activities from three of The Shefﬁeld College’sacademies!

CHILDCARE

Task: Creating amilkbottle elephant for nursery children BAKERY Find some empty,cleanly rinsed, four-pint plastic ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER milk bottles. Using afelt tip pen or marker,draw LANGUAGES (ESOL) Task:Designingatwo-tierbirthdaycake aline around the bottle and just below the bottle handle. Find some scissors and cut along the line Task: Your personal story and journey Think of abirthday caketheme andthe flavours that you have drawn. The bottle handle will be the you could use. elephant’strunk. The bottle lid will be the top of Write down or draw the story of your journey from the elephant’shead. your country of birth to the UK. This can be real or What flavoursponge andfillingswill youchoose? fictional, you don’thave to say which. Consider buttercream, jams, ganaches(chocolate Next, you will need to cut out some legs. Draw an fillings) andcreams. arch on each side of the bottom of the bottle and Task: Positive reﬂections on home learning cut along each of the arched lines. Drawand labelyourdesign, and decide what Make alist and add one positive thing each day colours would suityourtheme. Decorate the elephant using paint, or by cutting about learning from home. Youcould add aword, up different coloured paper and gluing it on. asentence, aparagraph or apicture. ExtensionTask: If youcan getthe ingredients, Finishing touches include sticking on some eyes, try to bake your designed cake! Keep areflection or draw them on using amarker or black pen. of the processand use this for your ownfuture development. Considerthe following: was your Extension Task: Write ashort explanation of how planning effective? Didyou manage theprocess and why you could use this with agroup of nursery For moreinformation, please contact: well?Wereyou happy with the result? children to support them to learn. [email protected]

Looking for work in lockdown? If you’re due to leave school this year, looking forwork and could do with ahand navigating the lockdown job market you’re in theright place. AlexLeonard,Employer Engagement Co-ordinator at Sheffield Futures providesadvice and guidanceonlooking for work in lockdown, wheretolook for success and important safety advice to be aware of. Are you job seeking right now? Do youwant to know where you can find job opportunities easily? Then this one is for you! Government restrictions mean some sectors of the economyare changed. This means thatjobs in previously booming sectors such as travel, retail and hospitality have all but disappeared for now, whereas jobs in social care, food production, food supply, supermarket retail, transport and delivery are in demand. So, these sectors are where to look for the best chance of getting ajob right now.

Who is recruiting now? Here are six major job sectors where demand for employees is still high, with examples of the types of jobs available. 1. Food supply (Agriculture): Fruit /veg picker 2. Food production: Factory operatives, food packaging, production operatives 3. Supermarket retail: Stock assistants, retail assistants, cashier till assistants, night stock assistants 4. Deliveries: Vandrivers (postal/packages/supermarkets), car drivers (fast food/takeaways) 5. Warehouse: Warehouse operatives (packages/postal/food/clothing) 6. Social Care: Care worker, personal assistant, housing support assistant

How to access these jobs #FeedTheNation is anational recruitmentcampaign led by Staffline Recruitment and PeoplePlus -the UK’s leading adult training provider -tosupport the UK’s essential services. To access jobs in these key in demand sectors take alook at the #FeedTheNation website at www.feedthenation.co.uk. For social care roles in Sheffield visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/jobs or use www.indeed.co.uk for awider search.

Know your rights: Staying safe at work It’s important to remember that we are in lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19. Staying safe is the priority at work as this will prevent you getting ill, spreading the virus when you get homeand putting colleagues at risk. Know your rights in this area. It is your right to make sure you are protected at work. 1. Two metre rule. This means staying two metres from anyone you do not live with. Follow youremployer’s guidelines within the working environment. If there are no guidelines, then you have aright to challenge your employer on this. Find out more about this at www.citizensadvice.org.uk 2. PersonalProtective Equipment (PPE) You will hear alot about PPE on TV and on the news. This is any piece of clothing or equipmentthat helps to keep you safe in your working environmentand you may be asked to wear. Common pieces of PPE include, face masks, gloves andoveralls. 14 THESTAR www.thestar.co.uk Thursday, May21, 2020 Sheﬃeld Learning Together Family Quiz Can youname all nine of these famous Sheﬃeld people?

WepickedninefamouspeopleborninSheﬃeldforthispicturequiz.Doyourecognisethem?Answersinnextweek’sSheﬃeld LearningTogether.

1. Formertrackandﬁeldathleteand2012Olympicchampion. 2.FirstBritishastronaut. 3.Professionalboxerfrom1992-2002,knownasthePrince.

4.Englishprofessionalfootballmanager,premierleagueclubmanagerof 5.FormerfootballmanagerwithNottscounty,SheffieldWednesdayand 6.Famoussheffieldbornpeople.Britishprofessionalboxer1986-2005,the SheffieldUnited LeedsUnited. longestreigningworldcruiserweightchampionofalltime.

7. SingerwithPulp 8.Britishprofessionalboxer, welterweightchampionfrom2014-2017 4.Comedian,actor,TVpresenterandwasamemberofMontyPython.

Answerstolastweek’squiz: 1. The siteofCastle Market; 2.SheﬃeldCathedral; 3. Digital Campus, Sheaf Street; 4. Cambridge Street; 5. Kelham IslandMuseum; 6. Central Library and Graves Art Gallery;7.Bishops'House;8.WestonParkMuseum; 9. The Old Queen’s Head,Pond Hill. Thursday, May21, 2020 www.thestar.co.uk THESTAR 15 Sheﬃeld Learning Together Community

Home Languages Theresources on this page will helpsupport your child to Somali Soomaali continuetodevelop theirﬁrstlanguage. Each week will focusonadiﬀerent language.

Usenotebook papertocompletethese activities.Doone each day!

Adeegso warqad buugga si aadudhammayso hawlahan,Samee maalinba mid! https://eslathome.edublogs.org/

WhoSpeaksSomali? https:// Useful websites globalstorybooks.net/ From: Language of the Month Bogag faa’iido leh https://www.newburyparkschool.net /lotm/index.html

Somali is thenational language of Somali, in EasternmostAfrica. http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ https://uk.mantralingua.com/homereading Thereare about15,000,000peopleinSomalia, Kenya, Ethiopia&Djiboutiwho speakSomali.

If you or someone you know is vulnerable, shielding, or self-isolating and has no friends or family to call on, please get in touch with the Sheffield City Council Community Helpline on 0114 273 4567 -lines are open 8.45am -4.45pm, or visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/coronavirus

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KEY CONTACTS Understanding mental health Stay Connected It’s really important to stay Mental health is like physical health And just likeexercising to keep physically fit we connected with friends, social need to build in activitiesto keep emotionallywell groups and family - online, Some days we feel great. Sometimes we're not feeling at phone or post our best but we're OK and we can carry on with day to day Check out Thinkuknow or Own It activities. Each week we will look at a different activity Sometimes we have strains and wounds we need to take to keep well. This week it's special care of. Occasionally we feel really bad and might Build Skills need to seek help from others. Emotional Check in Set yourself a challenge – now is a great time to learn a new skill Choose a set time and place to Emotional Check in complete school work One of the key things which helps support mental health is having fun with others and having someoneto talk things through with, so itsreally importantto stay connected, however we can at the moment. Be Healthy Being listenedto helps us understand howwe feel, why we feel like that andwork out what we can do about it. Keep to a healthy routine When we listen closelyto friends and family, everyone can feel better. If you're feeling sluggish and tired you probably need How to be a good listener: to move! • Find a good timeto talk whenyou can really focus on listening • Let the other person talkat their own pace • Acknowledge what they are sayingby simply saying whatyou think you've heard. For example, you might Emotional say: 'that soundsreally upsetting' or'you must befeeling really confused.' Feeling heard, understood and acknowledged canreally help reduce stress Check-in Notice your emotions • It can be hardto just listen when someonewe care about is upset orworried, without dashing into try and Notice your mood and what makes make themfeel better or solve itfor them. It’s importantto give them timeto really talk things through so they you feel better or worse can better understand how they’re feeling. • Listening to other people'sworries can affect ourown mood so make sureyou are looking after yourself too. • Recognise if you're stuck.If you're goinground in circles, gently let themknow and work out what else might Be In the Moment help to move things on. Calm your body and mind - it's important to take a break • Encourage themto seek support if they needto, but don't pressure them unlessyou're worried they are not safe. from our thoughts even only for a few minutes The more you practice the more it Please contact your GP if you are concerned about your own mental health or someone within your family will help when you most need it See Lets Talk Sheﬃeld for more info

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