13 July 2020: Home learning
Phonics
Practise: Practice saying the phase 3 digraphs.
Read: Can you read the sentences and draw a picture to match?
Write: Can you write a sentence/message to your friend? Email it to us and we can put it on the class news for your friend to read!
Remember to think it, say it, count it, write it and check it!
→Need more of a challenge? You could write a letter to your friend sequencing what you have been doing at home. You could use this diary template to help you.
Maths
This week we are going to learn about two teen numbers.
Can you make a crazy shape out of 19 blocks? Or can you draw a crazy shape using 19 squares?
Can you count to 20 by twos?
Can you count to 20 by fives?
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Healthy living – physical health
Following on from ‘sports week’ we will be exploring how to live a healthy lifestyle. Today, we are going to be learning about physical health and the importance of exercise.
Listen to the story ‘Get up and go! By Nancy Carlson’
Discussion: Start a conversation about why we need to exercise. The following questions could be useful for conversation starters
- What is exercise?
- What exercise do you enjoy?
- Why do we need to exercise?
- What does exercise do to our bodies?
Activity: Can you draw a picture of an activity that you enjoy doing that helps to keep you fit? Write a sentence about what your activity is and why exercise is important.
→Need more of a challenge? Can you make a poster telling people why they need to exercise to keep fit?
You may find Gonoodle and imovement useful resources to encourage your child to keep fit in a fun, exciting way.
Virtual Trip
As we were unable to go on a school trip this year we thought you might like to go on a virtual trip instead. Visit the virtual zoo at Chester Zoo to see some of the animals and their zookeepers.
Never Forget
We’re nearly at the end of this crazy year.
It’s been a long time but we’re not too sure where we’ve been.
We’ve had good times …
Do you know what? I’ll let Take That say the rest.
(If they refuse to sing or you can only see half of the screen, slide the image to the far right and click on the full screen icon.)
Home Learning Pictures
Thank you for emailing some of your amazing writing. We enjoyed reading your posters and adventurous words.
We also enjoyed reading your Let’s Talk questions too.
What if dogs could climb trees?
Can you climb higher than a car?
Can balloons fly in the sky?
Can candles spit fire?
Is rain green?
Can a car say hello?
Can you swim on a scooter?
Have a lovely weekend and we’ll see you next week for the last week of the summer term 🙂
Story Time
Well done! You’ve just completed another week of home learning. What was your highlight of this week? We have one more week of activities planned before we break up for the summer holidays. Next week, our usual Friday story time will be slightly different; visit our Class News Page on Friday 17 July for a special ‘end of year’ Nursery video.
This week, Miss Morris is going to read our final story of the year. We know that many of you have loved listening to them each week so we hope that you’ll enjoy today’s story, too. Can you guess which story it is from these clues?
- The main character has long ginger hair that she wears in a plait.
- She meets a fearsome creature that wants to have ‘witch and chips’ for his tea.
- There’s a cat, a dog, a bird and a frog in the story and they all help to make a spell using the magic words…Igggity, zigggity, zagggety, zoooooom!
That’s right! Miss Morris is going to read ‘Room on the Broom’ by Julia Donaldson.
Independence
It is really important that you help your child to be as independent as possible. Here are some essential skills that we’d like you to encourage your child to practise so that they can try to do them independently on their return to Nursery or Reception. Over the summer holiday is often a great time to work on these skills; you may have a bit of extra time and aren’t as rushed by time deadlines.
Whilst some of these activities may be more suited to our older children that are moving to Foundation 2 (Reception) in September, most of them are things that our younger children could be working towards too. It’s never too early to encourage children to be as independent as they can be.
- Encourage your child to put on their own coat and shoes. When you’re buying shoes, try to choose shoes that have Velcro fastenings or that children can do themselves.
- Can your child use the toilet independently? Try to help your child recognise when they need the toilet. Encourage them not to leave it until the last minute so that they have time to remove their own clothing. Can your child wipe themselves afterwards? These are all skills that children will need in Reception and that would also be very beneficial in Nursery.
- Encourage your child to be independent at lunchtime. When you’re at home or on a picnic over the summer, teach your child how to open food containers and to remove packaging themselves. If they have a carton drink, encourage them to put the straw in independently. All these things will be really helpful on their return to school so that we can minimise our close contact with their lunch items.
- If your child is already well on their way with these skills, you could look at other ways to build their independence. Can they get dressed themselves? Can they put on their own socks? Do they know how to put a t-shirt / jumper on and take it off ?
- Watch – There are lots of programmes about starting school or nursery on this CBeebies page all about being ‘Ready for School’.
Home Learning
Here are your friend’s photos from this week.
10 July 2020: Home Learning
Writing
As we near to the end of a very unusual academic year you or your child might be thinking about Year 1. Usually at this time of the year, to support your child’s transition your child would be asked to write a letter to their Year 1 teacher. This is a great way for your child to tell their teacher about who they are and start their learning journey with their new teacher.
Can your child write a letter and email it to us? We will then give it to their Year 1 teacher.
Your child might like to write;
-What makes them special
-What they like and don’t like to do/eat
-What their favourite book is
-Who is in their family
Remember to think it, say it, count it, write it and check it.
Maths
Literacy
Book of the week: Lost and Found
1.Listen to the story of the week.
2.The penguin was lonely. Discuss what it means to be lonely and how we can help others when they are feeling lonely.
3.What can we do when we feel lonely ourselves?
Let’s get active!
This week is ‘sports week’ and so we will be suggesting daily sports activities that your child can do at home to keep active. Next week, to follow on from ‘sports week’ we will explore how to live a healthy lifestyle.
‘Personal bests’
Don’t forget to email your child’s ‘personal best’ scores for their chance to win a certificate!
Square corners
Thursday’s puzzles and problems
We’ve had some super efforts from the maths puzzles and problems this week.
Here are some of your results from square corners challenge:
Alfie found a way using 10 counters (below) without making 4 corners of a square…
And another, different way …
Virtual School Sports Day – results
Thank you to everyone at home and in school who took part and submitted results. Over 200 schools across West Yorkshire took part and we did really well – netball being our particular strength!
9 July 2020: Home Learning
Phonics
You will need a pencil and paper for this lesson.
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Maths
Watch the numberblock 17 and 18 videos.
Mrs Palmer has 15 challenge cubes. She has shown the number 15 in 3 different ways.
Can you show the number 17 and /or 18 in 3 different ways?
→Need more of a challenge?
Use the part part whole model or draw your own to show the number 17 and/or 18 in different ways.
Literacy
Book of the week: Lost and Found
1.Listen to the story of the week.
The story doesn’t have any direct speech.
2.What do you think the boy was shouting when he was looking for the penguin at the South Pole? What do you think the penguin would have said to the boy when he found him?
3.Can you write what you think the boy and penguin would have said? You can use the template or you can create your own.
Let’s get active!
This week is ‘sports week’ and so we will be suggesting daily sports activities that your child can do at home to keep active. Next week, to follow on from ‘sports week’ we will explore how to live a healthy lifestyle.
‘Personal bests’
Can you do the activities below and improve your ‘personal best’ each day?
Email your scores at the end of the week to be in for the chance of a sports certificate!
Getting sporty!
Well done to everyone who took part in the Virtual Sports Day. Here is a very energetic entry: speed bounce
Did you get sporty today?
Well, the rain came – just like when we usually have sports day! We hope you managed to complete at least some of the challenges set by the West Yorkshire School Games for the Virtual Sports Day. Don’t forget to submit your results here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdEX8xOo-PtkFwasg0B7deXM1uzvMQMFAPwpKCU9yEKG6qqg/viewform
