Rainbow Class Starters
Wow! We have had a brilliant time in Rainbow Class. The children have settled in very well. We are looking forward to welcoming more new starters next week.
A sneak peek into our new Reception classrooms…
We are looking forward to inviting you into your new classroom very soon!
Here is a little sneak peek of some areas you will see across Rainbow and Sunshine classrooms…
We can’t wait to learn lots and make fun memories with you this year.
The Reception Team ☀️🌈
Wearing PE kit to school – which days?
Hopefully you have read the information in the Autumn for all – Key Info Scholes, which also has a link to our uniform policy.
On the days your child has PE, they should come to school in their PE kit. (Track-suit bottoms instead of shorts would be good on colder days. Footwear : black/brown/grey/white flat shoes which are safe to run around in.)
Footwear on PE days could be children’s ‘school shoes’ which are often a ‘trainer’ style anyway, if you want to avoid having to buy 2 pairs of shoes.
Please find below the days each class has allocated PE times, which will be taught outdoors, except in extreme weather.
- F2 Sunshine and F2 Rainbow (Miss Parling & Mrs Allen-Kelly/Mrs Wilkins) – Wednesday & Friday from week beginning 28 September
- 1KN (Miss Lowry/Mrs Lake) – Monday & Friday
- 1,2V (Mrs Latham) – Thursday & Friday
- 2C (Mr Gathercole) – Monday & Thursday
- 3,4N (Mrs Wadsworth) – Tuesday & Wednesday
- 3,4E (Mrs McCormick) – Tuesday & Thursday
- 3,4O (Mr Catherall) – Monday & Tuesday
- 5,6S (Mrs Hogarth) – Tuesday & Wednesday
- 5,6M (Mr Lindsay) – Wednesday & Friday
- 5,6B (Mr Freeman) – Monday & Friday
A final message from your teachers…
A video message from your teachers.
Summer activities
As we end a very unusual year in Foundation 2 we would like to say a huge thank you for all your support in this years home learning journey. We have seen some fantastic home learning and have really enjoyed keeping in touch with families via email and phone calls.
We will miss our fantastic Sunshine and Rainbow classes and wish everyone good luck for their new journey in Year 1. We are proud of each and every one of you and we have enjoyed every minute of being part of your learning journey!
We’re so pleased to hear that so many of you have enjoyed the home learning activities these past months. Here are some summer activities we thought you may enjoy doing. We hope you have a fantastic summer!
17 July 2020: Home learning
Phonics
Read: Play tricky word countdown
Write: Write the tricky words on scrap pieces of paper to help prepare for the game below!
Parents/Carers: you could read the words below and ask your child to write them without looking.
Activity: Play tricky word boo!
How to prepare:
Write some tricky words on scrap pieces of paper.
Fold them up and put them into a cup.
Write the word ‘boo’ on some scrap pieces of paper.
Fold them up and put them into a cup.
How to play:
1.Collect a word out of the cup and read it. Remember to keep the words you read.
2.Take it in turns to take a word out of the cup to read.
3.If you get ‘boo’ put all your words back.
4.The person with the most words wins!
Maths
Need more of a challenge?
Healthy living – mental health
Listen to ‘The boy with big, big feelings by Britney Winn Lee’
Discussion: How do you feel today? What makes you feel happy, sad, excited, nervous or angry?
Activity: We can do lots of things that are good for our mental health. Here are some ideas to try;
- Childline calm zone
- Listen to meditations
- Try cosmic kids yoga
- Look at these suggested mindfulness techniques
- Mindfulness colouring
16 July 2020: Home learning
Phonics
Your child will need a pen and paper OR whiteboard and pen.
→Need more of a challenge? Read the words. Can you say the words in a sentence?
Maths
Watch the numberblock 19 and 20 videos.
Can you draw a 1 more or 1 less than number story to show 19 or 20? Can you say your number story using first, then and now?
You can use the ten frame template or make your own.
For example:
First there 20 apples in the fruit bowl, then 1 apple was eaten, now there are 19 apples left.
→Need more of a challenge?
Can you draw a more or less than number story to show 19 or 20 using 2 or more numbers? Can you say your number story using first, then and now?
You can use the ten frame template or make your own.
For example:
First there were 5 red racing cars. Then 10 yellow racing cars joined the race. Then another 5 blue racing cars joined the race. Now there are 20 racing cars altogether.
Healthy living – teeth
Listen to Clarabella’s teeth by An Vrombaut
Discussion: Why is it important to brush our teeth? When and how should we brush our teeth?
Activity: Can you draw instructions on how to brush your teeth? Here is an example to help.
→Need more of a challenge? You could try this experiment.
Become an artist…
Learn to draw Frozen 2 Bruni with Walt Disney Animation Studios.
If you have a go, don’t forget to share your drawings with us 🙂
15 July 2020: Home learning
Phonics
Practise: Learn more about ‘oi’ with Geraldine.
Read: Can you read the words below? Can you find the objects around your house?
coins
foil
soil
oil
toilet
Write: Let’s play quickwrite!
How to play:
1.One player reads an ‘oi’ word and hides it from their partner.
2.The other player has to write the word that their partner has read.
You could play this game outside with chalk.
A timer to time how quickly your child writes can make it more exciting too!
→Need more of a challenge? Play the game with phase 4 words instead.
Maths
Healthy living – hygiene
Sing the song about how to wash your hands. You could sing it whilst washing your hands at home.
Discussion: Why do we need to wash our hands? This information may help start the conversation.
Activity: Can you do the germs experiment just like CBeebies?
You will need:
- Pepper – these will be the germs
- Bowl of water
- Soap
→Need more of a challenge? Discuss how else you can keep a healthy lifestyle? You could talk about personal hygiene.
14 July 2020: Home learning
Phonics
- You will need a pencil and paper OR whiteboard and pen for this lesson.
- If your child needs support writing sentences they could use the sentence frame to help.
Phonics play – buried treasure (Phase 3/4)
→Need more of a challenge? Play ‘Phase 4 sentence substitution’ on Phonics bloom. Can you make a sentence that makes sense? What about a silly sentence?
Maths
Watch the numberblock 19 and 20 videos.
Draw the number 19 and 20 on the floor or make a 19 and 20 sign on paper.
Is the answer 19 or 20 to the following statements?
- I am an odd number.
- I am the bigger number.
- Half of me is 10.
- I am one big ten and 9 ones.
- I am an even number.
- I am two big tens.
- I am the smaller number.
- I can count in 2’s.
→Need more of a challenge?
Is the answer 19 or 20 to the following number sentences?
- 14 + 5 =
- 16 + 4 =
- 12 + 7 =
- 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 =
Healthy living – eating
Read about the ‘eat well plate’ and how different foods help us to maintain a healthy diet.
Discussion: How can you eat a healthy diet? Look at the list of foods on page 9 and decide if you should eat ‘lots, some or little’ of these foods. Remember to explain why.
Activity: Draw a plate of food that you think would be a healthy lunch. Explain why. You could even make this meal for your lunch!
→Need more of a challenge? Can you write why your meal is a balanced, healthy meal?
My World Kitchen
Choose a video and watch of one of the talented young cooks in their own kitchen. Each dish celebrates their heritage by cooking some very special recipes. You will discover where these dishes and ingredients come from along the way.
Why not have a go at either cooking one of the dishes you see or cooking your favourite dish? If you have a go at cooking, let us know what you cooked and why.
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?
→Need more of a challenge?
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.