Nursery: Blog items
Date: 24th Sep 2023 @ 10:09am
Our Magical Me learning has seen us exploring our magical faces further this week. Last week we drew our faces following Steps to Success (S2S) and this week we used the resources in our Families themed area to create 3D art.
Can you guess who these children are?
What a fabulous settling in period we have had
Date: 20th Sep 2023 @ 8:42pm
We'd just like to say thank you to all of the parents and carers who have brought their fabulous children to our Nursery. They are a real credit to you and we are amazed at how quickly they have settled into life at Ravensbury.
Each week we will put up photos and videos of our learning so make sure you check in regularly.
Date: 5th Jun 2020 @ 10:18am
LET’S CELEBRATE!
Well done to all our amazing home learners this week.
🌟You are all superstars!🌟
Thank you for sending your photographs and videos to us this week. We love seeing your fabulous learning, it makes us feel very proud!
Mrs Ganner will be back here on Monday so make sure you are too!
I hope you have a lovely weekend
From Miss Heritage
June 3rd - #30DaysWild – Whole School Challenge 3 🌧☔️
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 8:01am
As you know this month our school is going WILD! Here’s today’s challenge. I found this challenge on the free 30 Days Wild app. You can download it on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Just because it’s raining out there it doesn’t mean you can’t go wild! Get your Peppa on and pull on some wellies to dance in the rain.
Send your photos or short videos in and I'll put them up on our school blog
nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 6:42am
Good Morning Nursery!
This week we have been practising our oral blending skills.
Watch the video of Miss Heritage prepare teddy for an adventure by blending sounds together.
Today’s challenge is to prepare your TEDDY for an adventure too.
Can you help your TEDDY pack some objects in their bag by blending sounds in words?
Sound out the words below, blend the sounds together then find the object and put it into your teddy’s bag.
You could draw pictures to help your TEDDY know what they need to take with them too!
Here are some suggestions of objects teddy might like to take:
m-a-p
c-u-p
p-e-n
h-a-t
t-i-n
I hope you enjoy playing this game with your teddy.
Don’t forget to send photos of your learning to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 6:41am
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Numbers, numbers all around… which numbers can be found?
Today we are going to be looking at numbers around us and practise recognising numerals we find.
Take a look at the ‘Numbers all around us’ clip, by clicking on the link below. See if you can guess and say where you might find these numbers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqt45vZ7--Y
Today’s challenge is a Number hunt!
Can you go on a hunt to find lots of numbers?
What numbers can you see around your house or outside when you go for a walk?
You could look at numbers on doors, number plates on cars, road signs, numbers on food packets, clocks, or in magazines or books.
You could take photographs of the numbers you find or draw pictures of the objects with their number on.
Can you find the numerals 0,1,2,3,4,5? Where did you see the numbers?
Don’t forget to send photos of your learning and send them to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch .uk
Good luck and have fun!
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 9:14am
Good morning!
How did day 1 of our exercise challenge go ? Here's one of our exercise superstars playing basketball.
Well done to you if you also did some exercise !
If yesterday didn't quite happen for you, that's ok . Today is your day ! Let me know how you get on:
Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Harriott
June 2nd - #30DaysWild - Whole School Challenge 2 🐛🌲☀️🕷🐾
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 8:09am
Hello again,
Just a reminder - This month our school is going WILD! Here’s today’s challenge
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
I found this challenge on the free 30 Days Wild app.
Today why not look for signs of new life when you go out for a walk. I saw some ducklings at our local pond over the weekend (see short video) and look closely at the photo. What baby can you see? What is this baby animal called?
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Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
We have some fabulous photos below, just in from Alissia and Keira. Great bug spotting!
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 7:04am
Good morning Nursery!
Can you remember the sounds we have been looking at? Have a go at playing this ‘I spy’ and see if you can spot objects beginning with s, a, t, p, i, n.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4YaF-jXWuY
You can also play I spy using the pictures on the sheet attached.
Now we are going to play a game of I spy by saying the sounds in a word and blending the sounds together to say the word.
Success spider says: Listen carefully, blend the sounds, say the word.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH TODAY'S SHOW ME CLIP
Today’s phonic challenge is to play a game of ‘I spy’ with your grown up.
To play this game you will need to find some of the following objects: hat, cat, cup, mat, dog, hat, zip, peg, pan, pig, sock, can etc.
Place the objects on a tray.
(Adults – name each object with your child to check they can name each one.)
Adult say ‘I spy with my little eye a c-u-p'
Ask your child to say the name of the object and hold it up.
Then encourage your child to say the individual sounds and blend them together ‘c-u-p, cup’.
Repeat for another object. Continue playing the game saying the sounds and identifying the object for all the items on the tray.
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Good luck playing this game and have fun!
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 6:53am
Let’s start today by counting our fingers and toes! Click on the link below to join in and sing along to a counting song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNw1SSz18Gg
Yesterday, we practised our counting skills by counting different groups of minibeasts.
Today we are going to continue to practise counting by counting the amount of spots on the ladybirds. You will then need to look at the numerals and select the number that matches the amount.
Click on the picture below to play the ladybird counting game.
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Remember to point and say a number name for each spot you count and then find the correct numeral to match the amount.
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I hope you have lots of fun playing this game!
Weekly Vocabulary Challenge – Superworm
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 12:29pm
This week we are looking at the book ‘Superworm’ by Julia Donaldson.
Ask your grown up to read this extract from the story which tells us what ‘Superworm’ is like.
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Listen carefully then join in with saying the words that describe ‘Superworm’.
Tell your grown up the words and make up some actions to go with them…
‘Superworm is super-LONG, Superworm is super-STRONG.’
Fantastic!
Challenge 1:
Your first challenge is to find something long and strong. Then have a go at making a long, strong worm using playdough. (I have attached a recipe for you to make your own dough at home)
Now watch the clip below of Miss Heritage making a LONG, STRONG worm with play dough. Listen carefully to the words I use when I am making my worm.
Can you talk about your playdough worm too? What words did you use to describe how you are making your worm?
You can use our ‘Speaking Superhero’ capes for ideas of good words to use as you are making your worm.
Challenge 2:
‘Watch him WIGGLE! See him SQUIRM! Hip, hip, hooray for SUPERWORM!
Next, tell your grown up how ‘Superworm’ moves.
Can you move like Superworm too?
Your next challenge is to practise wiggling and squirming like Superworm.
Join in with the ‘Wiggle it’ dance and wiggle different parts of your body.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh-9k8XfLzY
Can you wiggle fast, slow, high and low?
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 10:51am
Hello and welcome back to the start of our final half term of this school year !
As you know, Mrs Glover has been setting us wellbeing challenges to keep us feeling positive and productive over the last few months. It has been fantastic to look back at all the photos you have sent her showing your creative work!
For the next few weeks, Mrs Glover is lucky enough to be going into school each day to teach as we start opening up the school to certain year groups, so I'll be setting your wellbeing challenge.
So, here's your challenge for this week:
Can you set yourself an exercise goal for the week and try and do a different exercise each day? It could be going for a walk with your family, making up a dance , going on a bike ride, jumping on your trampoline, doing an online workout like Joe Wicks or doing 30 star jumps in your kitchen!
Use the chart below to record your exercise each day ( or just write it on a piece of paper if you do not have a printer) and send it in to:Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . If you would like to share a photo during the week ,send it in too and I can post it on the blog for others to be inspired to try your idea !
I can't wait to see who can be an exercise superstar!
Mrs Harriott
#30 Days Wild Launch Day ☀️🌲🐾🕷🐛
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 8:18am
June 1st - #30DaysWild - Challenge 1
Hello everybody,
I hope you had an amazing half term and you’re as excited to be back completing home learning challenges as I am. This month our school is going to go WILD! Yes, that’s right, our mission is to do as many wild things as we can and have fun whilst learning outside.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
Each day I will put up a wild challenge and you can take a photo of you and your family completing it so I can put it on this blog.
Here is your challenge for today, see how many wild minibeasts you can find outside:
Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
If you'd like to choose your own challenges download this app:
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 6:47am
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This week we are going to be looking the book ‘Superworm’ by Julia Donaldson.
I am just going to read the beginning of this story to you. You can watch a video of me reading by clicking on the link below…
I would like you to think about the beginning of the story and what might happen next?
Can you now think of an ending to the story?
These are the kinds of questions I am going to ask.
What do you think is going to happen in the story?
What do you think Superworm and the other bugs will do next?
Can you think of a good ending for the story?
You could start your answer by saying things like…
I think Superworm will…
The bugs will…
At the end of the story, Superworm will…
Rhyming challenge
Over previous weeks, we have looked at rhyming words… Did you notice that there were LOTS of rhyming words in this story too?
Can you listen carefully and find the pairs of words that rhyme?
Watch the 'SHOW ME' below to help identify rhyming words in the story.
CLICK HERE TO FIND THE RHYMING WORDS
Drawing and writing challenge
Draw one of your favourite bugs from the story. Label them with the first (initial) sound.
Draw a picture of what Superworm could do next? Who could he help? What could he do?
Make up and draw an ending to the Superworm story.
Don't forget to send pictures of your learning to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Connected Curriculum: Minibeasts
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 6:12am
Hi Nursery, I am very excited about this terms topic… I wonder if you can guess what we will be learning about from these clues!
Feelers out… What’s about?
Look and listen, stop and stare… Minibeasts are everywhere!
That’s right, you guessed it! Our topic is MINIBEASTS!
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You can find out lots of fantastic facts about minibeasts by playing along with Jess and the Minibeast spotter by clicking on the link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games/mini-beast-adventure-with-jess-minibeast-spotter
You might like to have your very own Minibeast adventure and go on a MINIBEAST HUNT!
With your grown up, can you go into your garden or outside for a walk and look for some creepy crawlies! I wonder what sort of minibeasts you can find?
Attached below is a Minibeast Hunt Sheet, of lots of different minibeasts to look for.
Have lots of fun and don’t forget to take a photo or draw a picture of the minibeasts you find!
If you are feeling creative, why not have a go at creating a Minibeast yourself.
Have a look at the ideas below and see if you can create your very own Minibeast! We would love to see your minibeast, so dont forget to send a picture to us!
In this week’s story, ‘Superworm’ is helpful and likes to help his friends. Can you think of ways to be helpful to your family at home? What helpful deeds could you do? You could draw a picture or ask a grown up to make a list of all the helpful things you do!
If you are feeling musical, you may like to learn and sing this helpful song! (The song is attached below)
Finally, you might like to listen to a story and sing some Minibeast songs.
Watch Mr Tumble and the Minibeasts have an amazing adventure in the garden. Can you guess which Minibeasts he will meet? Click the picture to watch!
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There are lots of things here to keep you busy! Remember to choose your favourite and send photos or videos of your learning by Friday to: nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Monday 1st June: Maths Daily Challenge
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 5:55am
Good Morning Nursery!
Today we are going to be using our counting skills so let’s warm up by singing a counting song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ir_l7qTiZ4
Your challenge today is to use the ‘I spy and count’ sheet to count and find the amount of each type of minibeast. Use the ‘I spy and count’ checklist to see which minibeasts you need to count.
Remember when you count, point to the minibeasts and say a number name for each one.
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You could have a go at drawing the minibeasts and writing the numeral to show how many there are of each type next to it.
Use our superhero cape to help you recognise and copy the numeral.
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Have fun counting and don’t forget to send a photo of your work to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.co.uk
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 5:30am
Good Morning Nursery… Welcome back, we hope you have enjoyed your half term break!
This week we are going to complete activities for oral blending and segmenting.
Blending is combining sounds we hear in words and segmenting is separating the sounds we can hear.
So let’s get started…
Today we are going to have a go at oral blending and play a game called ‘Clapping sounds’.
Using the letters that we have learnt so far (s,a,t,p,i,n), we are going to listen and clap the sounds in words then blend the sounds together to say the word.
Take a look at today’s ‘Show me’ clip to join in with listening, clapping and blending together the sounds in words.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH TODAY’S SHOW ME CLIP
Today’s challenge: With your adult, I would like you to have a go at clapping the sounds for the words below:
Listen carefully as you sound out the word.
Then blend the sounds to say the word out-loud:
S-a-t (sat)
P-i-n (pin)
P-a-t (pat)
T-a-p (tap)
P-i-t (pit)
P-i-p (pip)
Ask your grown up to say the sounds in these words – see if you can blend the sounds, say the word then do the action!
s-i-t, p-a-t, r-u-n, h-o-p, j-o-g.
Well done! It would be great if you can keep practising your oral blending skills throughout the day, which other words can you sound out and say?
Have a great day and we will have some more phonics fun tomorrow!
Date: 25th May 2020 @ 11:00am
Hello and happy half term!
I'm not going to be posting a daily challenge for you over half term but here is something you can do if you like. It's a funny time right now and it's one we may want to look back on in the future to remind oursleves what we did, how we felt and how lucky we are when it's all over. So I've attached a time capsule template for you use so that you can record some of these things, either by writing or drawing it's up to you.
You can either print it out, do it on a computer or just draw our each page for yourself. Do as much or as little as you chooe and feel free to share anything you do on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Stay safe,
Mrs Glover
Home Learning Celebration Post
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 4:08pm
Home Learning Celebration Post
I’ve had such a lovely time looking through your home learning this week and making this video of you proudly sharing your work. Keep sending your fabulous photos and videos to us. You’re doing an amazing job learning at home and we are very proud of you.
You’re ALL Outstanding Home Learners
We've had 2 children playing on Numbots this week. Well done. You're both bot-tastic!
NVG - Gold Aeroplex NNH -Trance Petastar
Miss Heritage told me she loves seeing your photos too and she can’t wait to add lots of fabulous new activities on to the blog after half term.
Thank you to all of the adults that have helped this week. I hope it wasn’t too messy! Let us know what you think about the activities by emailing us and tell us if there is anything you’d like to see more of.
nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Let's finish our half term with a celebration dance alongside our friends, Blazer Fresh, from Go Noodle.
https://app.gonoodle.com/activities/celebrate
Take care of yourselves and your families.
I’ll see you back on the blog soon.
Mrs Ganner
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 12:36pm
To all our families who will be celebrating Eid this weekend...
We hope you have a lovely time but remember to keep safe!!!
Love From
Nursery and Reception Staff x
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 10:03am
We now have 6 home learners in our celebration video this week! Thank you so much to those of you who sent your photos in yesterday. The video will be ready after teatime today.
There's still time to send your photos in if you want to be in our celebration video. Here is a reminder of our email address:
nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Phonics Daily Challenge - Friday 22nd May
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 5:37am
Phonics Daily Challenge - Friday 22nd May
Click the link to your favourite rhyme from this week and perform in a new musical style
Humpty Dumpty - see the real Humpty fall!
Baa Baa Black Sheep - sing along and do a funky hip hop dance with J Boom
Hey Diddle Diddle – watch this nonsense rhyme come to life in the little girl’s dream and settle down at the end of a very busy week to dream about cows jumping over the moon and a dish running away with a spoon.
CLICK TO WATCH THE LITTLE GIRL'S DREAM
I’d love to see videos of you performing the rhymes
nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Have an amazing half term!We'll see you again on June 1 for more fabulous home learning fun
From Mrs Ganner
Maths Daily Challenge - Friday 22nd May
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 5:35am
Maths Daily Challenge - Friday 22nd May
I watched a video on YouTube and it gave me a great idea. I could use things from my house to print a flower garden. In the video they used a fork to print flowers that have 3 petals on it. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE PRINTING FLOWERS VIDEO
I decided that I wanted to make flowers with different numbers of petals on them so I collected lots of different things from my house and made a printed shape flower picture.
Printing Flowers Challenge
Create your own printed flower and don’t forget to label your flower with how many petals it has.
Send in your flower pictures to
nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Have a fabulous flower filled week off full of colour and smiles! We'll see you after half term. Have a rest and take care of yourself and your loved ones.
From
Mrs Ganner
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 10:15am
Good morning, I hope you all found some way to enjoy the sunshine yesterday. I sent a lot of time in my garden and I have to admit even though I applied plenty of sun cream, I’m still a little pink! I hope you were all more careful than me.
We’re almost at the end of the week and today is the last kindness based challenge as I have something a little different for tomorrow.
I hope that you have been experiencing some acts of kindness this week as today my challenge is to write a kindness acrostic poem. This is where you use each letter of the word you choose to start a sentence or word.
I’ve attached a file that has a few different kindness words to use for your poem so you can choose one or choose more than one you like! As always if you can’t print then don’t worry, you can write it out on a piece of paper or even type it on a computer like I have.
I have chosen the word caring. Here is my poem.
Cooking for other people
Asking people how they are
Returning peoples phone calls and messages
Interest in what friends and family are up to
Niceness goes a long way!
Going the extra mile for those you love
As always please e-mail your poems to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
I'm very impressed with all the origami hearts you've all been making, some of you even made both hearts like I did! Here they are along with some other past challenges.
HOME LEARNING - please send your photos in
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 7:43am
We only have 2 children's home learning so far this week. Thank you so much to both of you! I'm so excited to make a video of your learning tomorrow but I'm sad I can't see more lovely home learning.
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Remember to send photos of you completing your home learning challenges so we share your learning with all of your friends in Nursery.
From Mrs Ganner