RCW: Blog items
Date: 10th Jul 2024 @ 3:48pm
After starting our new book How To Lose a Lemur, we got a new friend in class: a lemur! Our lemur is going on a new journey soon to the year 1 classrooms and he has been feeling a bit worried. We have written some letters to make him feel better and we are now working on planning a lemur party for him.
While we have been party planning, the lemur has been doing naughty things when the classroom is empty. He has been on Miss K's whiteboard, hanging from the ceiling, making a mess in the reading area, and writing notes to us. To catch him in the act, Miss K planted some secret cameras and caught the lemur in the act of stealing our party invitations to read! Check out the video below.
Where will the lemur be tomorrow? We don't know!
Goodbye Painted Lady Butterflies!
Date: 10th May 2024 @ 2:54pm
Over the last 3 weeks in Reception, we have been carefully watching our tiny black caterpillars get bigger and bigger! Last week they each made a cocoon. They hung at the top of their pot and we could see them wiggling. This week, each cocoon opened up and beautiful painted lady butterflies flew out!
They each had 2 wings that were white, orange and black. They had long antennae on their head and six legs on their bodies. They were very quiet friends to have in our classroom! They liked to fly around in their new home. We fed the butterflies sugary water called nectar.
Why don't you have a look when you are outside this weekend and see if you can spot any of our butterflies having an adventure near you?
Date: 3rd May 2024 @ 3:34pm
This week in Reception, we have been reading and writing our very own poems!
A poem has rhyming words! Why not have a practise at home of making up some rhyming words of your own?
Try together to carry on the rhyming strings, it doesn't matter if some of your words dont make sense:
Cat, bat, dat...
Jug, mug, hug....
Junk, dunk, bunk...
It is very fun to make rhymes, especially the silly ones!
Date: 19th Apr 2024 @ 2:36pm
Although it has been a very rainy and wet first week back at school, spring really has sprung!
This week Reception have been out in the garden to look for MINIBEASTS! Take a look at what we have found...
Next we wrote sentences all about our favourite insects and worked really hard to draw carefully, details and anatomically correct drawings of what we found.
Date: 25th Mar 2024 @ 12:27pm
This morning we had a very special visitor called Crocodile Joe! He brought his animals from all over the world for us to see. We looked at the different sized eggs that some of the animals came from and we even got to touch some of the animals! Have a look at the pictures below, which animal was your favourite?
Date: 22nd Mar 2024 @ 1:10pm
Reception have been very busy writing instructions about how to train our very dragons!
We decided that we needed to train our dragons to fly, to guard a castle and to breath fire. We very carefully wrote our instructions to send across the world to any and all would-be dragon trainers! Listen carefully to our recordings to see what we have written...
Date: 8th Mar 2024 @ 3:51pm
Thank you so much to all of the parents who came to school to read with us this morning!
We have had a fabulous day, filled with all the wonders of reading!
We especially enjoyed having Year 4 come to read their stories to us this afternoon.
Have a look at our fantastic costumes below!
Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 4:09pm
Welcome back Reception!
We have had a wonderful this week starting our brand new topic 'What comes from an egg?'
We have been looking closely at different types of eggs and the animals that lay them. We have been using information texts to research as scientists! Then we used this information to write Fact Files to share with our friends.
If you would like to find out more about what we will be learning this term, check the Files section to download the half termly overview.
Date: 15th Feb 2024 @ 8:28am
This week, Reception read the story 'Mr Wolf's Pancakes' by Jan Fearnley.
Just like Mr Wolf, we very carefully wrote our own shopping lists with all the ingredients we would need to make our perfect pancake! We designed out pancake and labelled the toppings we would like. We worked as a team to make the pancake batter smooth. We really enjoyed counting our Numicon to make sure we had enough to 'buy' the toppings for our pancakes! We tasted our pancakes at the end of the day and they were delicious!
Date: 9th Feb 2024 @ 2:43pm
This week, we heard the sad news that King Charles has not been very well.
We know that King Charles likes to look at wild flowers. We researched different wild flowers and chose our favourite. Next, we drew a picture of it and cut it out to add to our class 'Get Well Soon' card.
Miss Wilkinson bought a stamp, and she is going to post it to Buckingham Palace after school.
Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 4:04pm
This week, as artists, we have been working really hard to create our own pictures of fantastic fish and super sea creatures!
Firstly, we wrote lists detailing the different sea creatures we saw after our visit to Sealife. Next, we looked closely at the details of the animals using information texts from our class library.
I think the children have done a FABULOUS job, have a look at some of our work below!
Date: 25th Jan 2024 @ 4:02pm
This week we took a trip to the Sea Life Aquarium to explore under the sea!
We saw many animals including stingrays, starfish, sharks, turtles, and some very interesting fish species.
All complete with a short workshop where we got to draw our own aquariums.
Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 2:04pm
This week in our maths lessons we have been using the Numberblocks to help us put the number 1-5 in the right order. Have a look at some of our amazing work!
Once we had the numbers in the right order, we made it EVEN TRICKIER by hiding one of our Numberblocks and seeing if we could work out who had gone missing...
Kandinsky Inspired Art in Reception
Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 1:52pm
This week in our connecting curriculum program, we took a look at warm and cool colours and how they match with the seasons of the year. With a focus on cool colours for winter, we created some Kandinsky inspired artwork. Check out the beauitful results below!
Date: 8th Jan 2024 @ 8:17am
Hello Reception!
We are going to be meeting a new character this week, his name is Noi. Noi has lost his friend... Do you know who his fried might be? He is big and he can swim.
Can you write who you think Noi's friend could be?
Date: 17th Nov 2023 @ 2:44pm
In Reception, we have been learning about different types of celebrations. This week has been a very special week as we have been celebrating: Diwali!
First we listened to the story of Rama and Sita. We learned that Diwali is a festival of lights!
Next, we made cards for our grown ups. We decorated them with rangoli patterns. We even designed our own mehndi patterns!
Finally we learned how to perform special dances for Diwali.
It has been such a fun week! Why don't you ask me all about Diwali at home?
Date: 2nd Nov 2023 @ 2:10pm
Today in Reception, we have been exploring different ways of making fireworks. Which is your favourite?
What are we learning about next half term?
Date: 18th Oct 2023 @ 9:37am
We have had a great time learning lots of new things this half term. We are so proud of the children and how much they have grown in the past 7 weeks.
Here is our overview for next half term so you can see everything that we are about to learn about.
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 12:59pm
This week we have been getting ready for sports day. We have had lots of discussions about how we can be healthy and decided that one way to be healthy and get energy for sports day would be to make our very own healthy food.
On Thursday we tasted different fruits and described how they felt, looked and tasted. Then on Friday we made our very own class fruit salad. The children loved eating their fruit salads and everyone tried their best to try new foods with their friends.
"mmm this is very fresh! I'm going to get my Mummy to make one with me." William
"It feels soft and squishy and smooth" Armeen
"It smells so fruity and tasty and I just want to eat it!" Kylah
"The apples! Because it's got juice!" Arthur
"I love fruit it's going to make me feel so strong and healthy" Lucy
"I am proud of me for touching and tasting it and it actually tastes so nice!" Armeen
"My favourite was the melon!" Beau
"We need to eat vegetables and fruit everyday. We need to have much sleep!" Hannah
"It smells so lemony" Imogen
"Strawberries are so bumpy" Damifunre
"I liked the juice. I like the apple and the banana and the strawberries!" Chukwuemeka
"I think this is a little sour... but i like it!" Awa
"My body feels healthy and strong and ready to run fast!" Nathaniel
"It made me feel happy" Myah
The children learnt that their bodies and brains need lots of things to make them feel happy and healthy including healthy food, excercise, sleep and good friends.
The children would love to make fruit salads at home with their grown ups. It would be lovely for you to make them together and share your pictures with receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 4:36pm
What a fantastic week we have had in Reception! We have loved learning all about Mo and all the different super speedy ways he can move!
We also started our phonics sessions this week. Thank you so much for your support in making sure that you bring your book bag to school each day. We have sent home the phonics sounds that we have been practising this week so your children can show off how well they can read them!
We look forward to welcoming you back to school on Monday.
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 7:15pm
? Welcome to Reception! ?
We have had a lovely week welcoming back our Reception children and meeting lots of new friends too!
This week we have been getting used to our new classrooms and have been exploring all of the new toys and things that reception has to offer inside and outside. The water area has definitely been a hit this week ??!
In literacy this week we have read the book 'a superpower like mine'. We have talked about what makes each of us super - being kind, caring, brave, funny and have all made our very own superhero pictures and labelled them with our names.
In maths we have looked at height and have read the book about Ernest the giant moose who just couldn't fit in a book! We measured things that were taller and shorter than us and used maths vocabulary to compare different objects.
Next week we are so excited to start reading the story 'Ready Steady Mo' and can't wait to get started with our phonics sessions!
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 @ 7:20am
Good Morning Reception – Happy Wednesday! We are already halfway through the week! Can you believe it?!
Let’s warm up for our maths learning today by listening to some maths songs below and taking part in today’s fluent-in-five!
That one was little bit tricky! How did you do?
Today in our maths learning, we are going to be focusing on counting one less and subtraction/taking away!
Let’s begin by counting backwards from 20! Ready… 20, 19, 18…..
Now try this with an adult at home.. Count backwards from 20 saying one less in turns. E.g Adults begin with 20, children say 19, adult say 18, etc…
Great! Do you feel ready for more subtraction learning? Let’s begin with our ‘Subtraction with Pirates’ song below! Yo-Ho!
Let’s help Pirate Pete with his subtraction!
Pirate the Pete has 4 chests full of treasure.
He uses 1 chest of treasure to buy a ship.
How many does he have left?
1……2……3! Pirate Pete has 3 chests left!
How can we write this as a number sentence?
4 – 1 = 3
Fantastic! Give yourselves a pat on the back if you got it right! J Let’s try the next one!
5 treasure maps are made for a journey.
1 map is stolen!
How many maps are left?
How can we write this as a number sentence?
3 Compasses are found by Sarah the swashbuckler.
2 of them are broken, so she throws them into the sea!
How many does she have left?
Can you work it out? Write it as a number sentence!
Make sure you email in your answers or pictures of your work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk! I can’t wait to hear from you! J Good luck!
I have also a ‘Pirate Subtraction up to 10 Worksheet’ below if you would like some extra learning!
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 6:50am
Good Morning Reception,
Here are the answer’s to yesterday’s ‘Sentence of the Day…’
The small dog had lots of fur on his back.
Today’s sentence of the day is…
can yoo pass the broan paint.
Start by playing one word about the story ’10 Little Pirates.’ How many different words can you think of from the story in 1 minute? Listen to the story again from yesterday’s writing blog if you need to.
Today I would like you to practise your reading skills. I want you to read some words or sentences about pirates. Remember to use your segmenting and blending skills. Also don’t forget the tricky words that you should now be reading confidently. After you have read each word or sentence, can you draw or match to a picture?
Mrs Iqbal and Mrs Cooper’s Phonic groups – Practise reading the sentences and draw a picture to match the sentence.
Miss William’s and Miss Cogger’s Phonic groups – Practise reading the words and match to the correct picture.
Remember to send in your photos/videos to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 3rd Jun 2020 @ 6:43am
Good Morning Reception,
Let’s start our phonics today by recapping Phase 3 tricky words and the new tricky words from Phase 4.
Play fastest finger first. Your grown up will say a tricky word and see who finds it the fastest.
Play quick write. Your grown up will say a tricky word and you must write it without looking at the words.
Today we are going to learn a new sound called ‘ow’ think of the word ‘cow’ for this sound. Watch the video at the bottom of this blog where I am teaching you all about this sound.
Here are today’s practise and apply activities, which one will you choose?
Activity 1 – Play ‘ow’ sound roll and read.
Activity 2 – Make a word and use it. Choose a ‘ow’ word and read it. Then write the word and draw a picture of that ‘ow’ word and finally write a sentence using that word.
Activity 3 – Read the ‘ow’ sound story
Activity 4 – Play splat the ‘ow’ word. Find something to use as a splatter, make sure it is safe and check with your grown up. Write some of the ‘ow’ words on scraps of paper and lay them down on the floor inside or outside. Your grown up will say the word and you must splat it. You can also use the ow words from activity 2.
Remember to send in your photos/videos to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk