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Monday 8th February, 2021

Snow Leopards

Hello Snow Leopards.
Hope you are all well and keeping busy!

I have, again gathered together some resources/activities that may keep you busy during these unusual times.

The Wright Way Group have started exercise sessions that will encourage our little Snow Leopards to get up and active! This clip is one of our nursery favourites…The Gruffalo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv2hqr5nHIE&feature=youtu.be
Be sure to check out their YouTube page for more fun active stories sessions!

Name Recognition Activity Mat
This worksheet is for you to edit to help your children form the letters in their name. Laminating this sheet is a good option as then it is reusable.

t-tp-2660194-pizza-playdough-sensory-recipe
t-tp-2660192-pizza-playdough-mats
This homemade playdough recipe is perfect to keep the children entertained! The link below the recipe are activity mats – again these would work well laminated.

Winter Maths Challenge Cards

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=37
These are very popular games in nursery, brilliant for counting and number recognition.

Also remember our set 1 sounds for phonics and the short e-Book stories. All the information and guidance can be found using the link below
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/help-child-learn-age-3-4/

If you have any questions or need any more ideas, activities or stationary please do not hesitate to ask and I will do my best to assist you.

Lastly, remember to send us photos and updates on Dojo, we loved to see them!

Take care,
Jodie

Friday 5th February, 2021

Nearly half term!

Well done everyone – there is only one more week until half term!! You have all done amazingly well. The responses to the parent surveys were really useful and teachers have been able to make tweaks to their provision to help you as much as possible. If there is anything else you need, you can email in at any time. We can give you paper, stationery, reading books, exercise books and even lend you a laptop – just contact the office.

The teachers and TAs, as you rightly said in your survey responses, have been fantastic and are working absolutely flat out.  It’s great to have Dojo to contact teachers whenever its convenient for you, but please can I ask that you don’t expect a response from them late in the evenings or at the weekends.  I have told the teachers to have a proper break at half term, so there will be no work set during this week. I’m sure most of you will be glad of this, too!

Keep smiling, keep in touch and do what works for you and your family. Every family is unique; what works for some, will not work for others. We understand that, and you mustn’t worry or compare yourself to others. When we all come back, we will have lots of things in place to support the children and get back on track if needed.

Take care, Mrs Williams

Friday 29th January, 2021

New Covid updates from the government

I’m sure by now that you know we only find out what is happening in schools from the news at the same as you, which is frustrating! However, we do thankfully get follow up emails from the dfe every day with the finer details!

I just want to share and clarify a few of the most recent updates:

  • The school will be CLOSED for all pupils at half term week beginning 15th February, and there will be no online learning set or expected during that week;
  • School will reopen for critical workers and vulnerable children on February 22nd;
  • March 8th is the earliest possible date that other pupils could return. This may be a phased return with certain year groups, but we do not know;
  • All school staff now have the option to take a Lateral Flow Covid-19 test twice a week. The kits were delivered to school and testing started this week. If a staff member tests positive on their LFT, the bubble they are associated with will close for 10 days, as per the guidance. We hope that this will help us identify asymptomatic cases and stop the spread of covid in our community;
  • We will be working with trace and trace for the first 48 hours of half term and you will see a separate news post explaining what to in detail if your child develops symptoms during half term. Please read this carefully.
  • please complete our parent/carer survey to help us improve our home-school offer – it’s not too late!

Thank you so much for all your support and positive comments – they make the world of difference to us.

Mrs Williams

 

Thursday 28th January, 2021

Panda Class Home Learning Friday 29th January

Hi Pandas!  Happy Friday…

Thank you so much for your wonderful work and great effort you put into it.  I realise how hard it is to maintain enthusiasm, but you are doing a great job!

Today we will focus on catching up and trying some other activities.  Like last Friday, we can do lots of lovely Friday things…

Try this activity,

Take It Outside Winter Stem Tree Bark Rubbing Activity

Play is very important to a child’s development, it is an integral part of a child’s Early Years Foundation Stage and supports their learning too. Young children can develop many skills through the power of play. They may develop their language skills, emotions, creativity and social skills. Play helps to nurture imagination and give a child a sense of adventure. Through this, they can learn essential skills such as problem solving, working with others, sharing and much more.

https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/ This link is to Positive Psychology – and has lots of games and tips to reduce stress and focus on positive thinking.

Have a really lovely weekend, and if you have any concerns or just want to share something, let me know.

Best wishes

Mandy Turner

Wednesday 27th January, 2021

Panda Class Home Learning Thursday 28th January

Thursday 28th  January

It’s nearly Friday… you’ve been working so hard doing lots of lovely things and importantly doing the other things you love too, like walking, bird-spotting, enjoying birthdays and painting!

All Pandas

Phonics – Ruth Miskin Live Lessons for Set 1,2 & 3 schedule.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

Carry on with your set’s schedule each day.

I have added a sheet with all of the sounds in each set.

phonics_sounds_set_1__2_and_3-2

Have a look at this blending game from Oxford Owl (Reception)

English – Year 1

Lesson 8 The Magic Paint Brush

To write a story with clear moods (Part 1). In this lesson, we will begin to write the ‘Magic Paintbrush’ story focusing on the mood created.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-a-story-with-clear-moods-part-1-c8v64c

English – Reception

Lesson 6 – The Noisy House.  To recycle a nursery rhyme.

In this lesson, we will be recycling a nursery rhyme.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-recycle-a-nursery-rhyme-74u62e

Enjoy this story with a similar theme to the Noisy House, it’s a Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBRtOXCW_-M

Maths – Year 1

PowerPoint

PP Y1-Spring-Block-2-PPT3-Represent-numbers-to-50-2019

Teaching Slides

Spr1.5.5-Represent-numbers-to-50

Worksheet

Y1-Spring-Block-2-WO3-Represent-numbers-to-50-2019

Worksheets are not ideal, but at the moment are probably the best option. However, if parents/carers want to supplement maths objectives with some items and ideas from home, please feel free –  to reinforce the learning concepts. For example, ordering and sequencing numbers on cards; questioning which number has more or fewer; getting them to represent it using 10s and 1s drawings. Board games such as Snakes and Ladders would be great to discuss place value.

Maths – Reception

representing 6,7 & 8 cards

These ‘cards’ can be printed out, then cut up. (I can photocopy some if needed and leave them in the front of school – just let me know) Turn one card over at a time and count how many each picture is representing, then group the cards with matching numbers.

representing-numbers-6-7-and-8-activity

Have fun with this activity sheet – use your favourite colours.

Can you spot anything at home with the number 6, 7 & 8?

Science -Aimed mainly at Year 1 but Reception can take part too if you would like to.

In this lesson, we will be learning about the differences between invertebrates and vertebrates. All animals can be classified as either invertebrates which do not have a backbone or vertebrates which have a backbone. We will be identifying different animals from these classifications.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-the-difference-between-an-invertebrate-and-a-vertebrate-71gker 

There is a quiz to begin with and then the lesson. There are worksheets (access these by clicking on the green circles at the bottom of the screen), which can be printed out or if you prefer, just ask your child the questions on the slides (click on ‘slide’ at the bottom of the worksheet page), and talk it through or even better still draw to show what you have learnt.

Reception – Do you fancy having  a look at the features of sea creatures?  If so, dive in and have a look – there is some junk modelling involved too!

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/junk-modelling-sea-creatures-74uked 

Then, when you’ve finished, sit back and enjoy this story. You deserve a big rest!

Good luck everyone and have a really lovely day!

Best wishes

Mandy Turner

Tuesday 26th January, 2021

Panda Class Home Learning Wednesday 27th January

Welcome to Wednesday’s learning…

We are now in to our 4th week of Home Learning, phew… it’s not easy for anyone, so,

when being a home-educator please be kind to yourselves and others.

We are all unique, and have different strengths in so many different areas.  Go at a pace that works for you as a family.

Be yourself.  Everyone else is already taken – Oscar Wilde

Phonics – All Pandas  Ruth Miskin Live Lessons.  These seems to be going well – don’t forget to see where the gaps are before moving on to a new set.  Refer to the list of sounds sheet.

Thinking about Set 3 sounds… try this.

English – Year 1 Lesson (7) It has been so lovely to see the work that you are doing; it looks great.

In today’s lesson we look at how writers create mood. In this lesson, we will create our own ‘mood toolkit’ by reading as a writer.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-explore-how-writers-create-mood-6xhp8c

English – Reception Lesson (5)  Noisy House – To tell a story independently.

In this lesson, we will learn how to tell a story independently through learning a nursery rhyme.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-tell-a-story-independently-6xh66c

Maths – Year 1 Numbers within 50.

PP Spr1.5.4-Tens-and-ones

teaching slides Spr1.5.4-Tens-and-ones (1)

Work sheet Y1-Spring-Block-2-WO2-Tens-and-ones-2019

Maths – Reception The numbers 6,7 & 8.

numberblocks-find-the-real-octoblock-activity sheet

Enjoy the Story of Six Dinner Sid.

Geography – In this lesson, we are going to be virtually flying to Australia; the continent is also known as Oceania and Australasia. Today, we are learning more about this small continent.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-australia-like-ccvk8d

Take the quiz and see what you have remembered and make a poster all about Australia; using words and pictures. The quiz can be found by clicking on to the green circles at the bottom of the introduction page.

Have a great day,

Mandy Turner

 

Monday 25th January, 2021

Panda Class Home Learning Tuesday 26th January

Welcome to Tuesday’s learning.

All Pandas

It was so lovely to see you yesterday on our Zoom, you were great at doing those speedy drawings! Well done.

Phonics – Ruth Miskin Live Lessons for Set 1,2 & 3.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

Carry on with your set’s schedule each day.

This link is for the next few weeks of the ‘live lesson’ schedule.

https://www.ruthmiskin.com/media/filer_public/df/c1/dfc1ec43-a40b-41cb-9d7e-2a017803bed8/schedule_jan-feb_2021.pdf   

Use this video to help you sound out letters, then blend them together to read the word.

 

If you want a change of pace, try some Cosmic Kids Yoga.

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

 

English – Year 1 – Reception can choose this too if you would like to continue with The Magic Paint Brush. If not, follow the Reception work.

In this lesson, (6) we will box up the story and explore the moods in each section.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-box-up-a-story-for-purpose-cdhpat

 

English – Reception

Lesson 4 – The Noisy House

To use actions to mime a story.

In this lesson, we will use actions learned through learning a nursery rhyme to mime a story.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-use-actions-to-mime-a-story-chhkgd

Maths – Year 1

Place value within 50. There are a few resources for this, see what works best for you.

https://vimeo.com/500467345 Teaching video

PP Y1-Spring-Block-2-PPT-Count-forwards-and-backwards-within-50-2020 PowerPoint

teaching slides Spr1.5.3-Counting-forwards-and-backwards-within-50 (1) teaching slides.

Work sheet Y1-Spring-Block-2-WO-Count-forwards-and-backwards-within-50-2020  Work sheet

Reception – Numbers 6,7 & 8.

space-aliens-maths-powerpoint-counting-to-6-7-and-8

Enjoy the 6,7,8 Number Maze

numbers-6-7-and-8-maze-activity-sheet

After all that hard work enjoy the story of Kipper’s Toy Box.

 

History – All Pandas

Christopher Columbus 

Watch the video, make a note of some facts you find interesting and play the game to order the events cards. Then, fill in the missing words on the Christopher Columbus sheet.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhpchbk/articles/znchkmn 

Christopher-Columbus-Significant-Individual-Fact-Sheet

columbus-fill-in-the-blank-activity-sheet

Have a really lovely day Pandas.

Mandy Turner