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Reception Superstars!

Date: 24th Apr 2020 @ 7:30am

Good Morning Reception!!!

Well done to all of these superstars for completing their learning this week and doing a fantastic job!!! Look at all of the different activities they have taken part in...

Also a big thank you to parents for supporting this learning at home and emailing in pictures of your children's work :)


Wellbeing challenge number 9

Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 11:07am

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is finding ways to enjoy this amazing weather, I don't think we've ever had such a nice April before!

So today's wellbeing challenge is another way to make the most of the weather and get out in your gardens and do some gardening!

Here are some nice ideas for things to do that you don't really need many resources for: https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/10-gardening-projects-for-kids/ 

I bet you'll already have a lot of the things in your house or garden or you could collect some of them like twigs etc while out on a walk (make sure you wash your hands after if you do that!)  My favourite is the fairy garden.

Alternatively you could plant some seeds from something that you've just eatedn such as tomato seeds.

If you don't have a garden then why not design and draw your own garden (or fairy garden!) instead? You could maybe try and re-create it when you're older and have your own garden!

I have a balcony rather than a garden and had never done any gardening until a few weeks ago but below are a couple of pictures of the things I've planted! I'm watering them every day and the sun is making most of them grow nice and tall.

Have fun and remember to let us know what you've done!

Mrs Glover

Letter Formation r-u

Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 8:29am

Good Morning Reception!

Today I’m going to be demonstrating how to correctly form your letters r-u! 

Grab some paper, a pencil and watch the 'show me' video below – see if you can write your letters along with me!

http://www.showme.com/sh?h=hb4iKye

Thursday Maths - Doubling

Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 8:26am

Good Morning Reception.

Today in our maths learning, we are going to be focusing on DOUBLING.

We haven’t introduced doubling in class yet and it is a little bit of a tricky concept!!

Lets begin by clicking on the links below to listen to some doubling songs and videos!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jOzhiACB68

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-KTHfrFit0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bot83VxMLqM

Double means ‘twice as many.’ When we double a number, we add the same number to itself e.g 1 + 1 = 2.

You can work this out in many different ways, using different resources at home to help you!

 

You could make a ‘doubling machine’ using an old cereal box/shoe box and two used kitchen roll tubes! Jazz it up with some paint and cut out an insert at the bottom! Once you have made your doubling machine, you could use pom-poms or balls to go into the tubes! For example, if you place one pom-pom in the first tube, double it by placing another pom-pom in the second.. at the bottom of your doubling machine, you should be left with your doubled pom-poms! How many do you have altogether now? Ta-da you have worked out a double!

 

Double ladybirds and butterflies by using paint and half a folded piece of paper! Make an outline of a ladybird/butterfly and paint on some spots! Fold the paper together and you should have doubled your spots! How many do you have now?

 

Use a mirror to support your working out of doubles by placing a number of items in front of your mirror! When you look in the mirror… you should have twice as many items! Can you double your items this way?

 

Whilst you are completing these activities, remember to say your double as you create/build them e.g 2 add 2 equals 4.

 

Have fun and don’t forget to send in some pictures of the doubles you have made to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.machester.sch.uk! I can’t wait to see them!

Below I have also attached links for some extra doubling worksheets and challenges!

 

 

 

Thursday 23rd April Reading

Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 8:11am

Good Morning Reception!

Today I want you to go on a reading hunt. I have saved some of the pages from our story ‘Mad about Minibeasts.’ You can find them attached to this blog. Can you go on a sound hunt? Your grown up will ask you to find a sound and then you must point to it on the page. Use the Phase 2 and 3 sound mats to help you. 

Next can you go on a tricky word hunt. Your grown up will ask you to find a tricky word from Phase 2 or 3 and you must find it on that page from the book. Grown ups make sure the tricky word that you say is on the page!! Have the Phase 2 and 3 tricky word mats from your pack in front of you to remind you.

Check out the videos of Adam showing you how to play the sound/tricky word hunt. 

Extra challenge – I have attached some stories with the Phase 3 sounds that we have concentrated on this week. Remember the sounds were j, v, w, x, z, and zz. Can you pick a story and see if you can read it confidently? How many stories will you be able to read…?

Good Luck!!!

Do not forget to send an email with your pictures and writing!!

Thursday 23rd April Phonics

Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 8:09am

Good Morning Reception!!

Let us start by getting active with the new alphabet song I showed you yesterday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVd5R-z5RbQ

Now try listening and joining in with these songs by Jack Hartman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59u6KaluscI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwOQvh_mJ4w

Today I want you to continue looking at the Phase 3 sounds from this week and use the Phase 2 sounds confidently in your reading and writing.

Start by playing quick write. Your grown up will say one of the words below and you must write it for them thinking about your segmenting, blending and letter formation.

well

tell

zip

cobweb

fast

Jack

way

box

tick

visit

If you have the words that you wrote on scraps of paper from this week, dig them out because today I want you to play ‘cross my river.’ If you can remember how to play this game tell your grown up now. However, if you have forgotten grown ups this is what you must do…

Have a piece of material that is the ‘river’ and place it in the middle of the room or you could do it outside. You may want to use fabric, paper, or anything that you have that can become a river shape. Ask your child to pick a word card and say to them ‘If your work has the sound v, x, y, j, z, zz you may cross my river.’ Focus on the Phase 3 sounds that we have practised this week. How many times will you be able to cross the river...? 

Now look at the pictures below that begin with one of the Phase 3 sounds that we have focussed on this week. Pick 3 pictures and write me some super sentences.

jigsaw     wizard      axe        yellow     zebra      buzz

As a extra challenge, can you think of other things that begin with the sounds above? Use those words and write some super sentences. 

Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk

 

 

Wellbeing challenge number 8

Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 11:30am

Good morning, Happy Wednesday everyone! I can't believe it's already the middle of the week.

Since we have such lovely weather today (and for most of the week!) my challenge for you today is to get outside and enjoy the sun and see what you can see!

Some of you may be lucky enough to have a garden and if you do then you can do my challenge from there but a walk would be even better and then you can be more active too. Yesterday I went for a lovely walk to Philips Park as I'm lucky enough to only live a 20 minute walk away, see some of my pictures below.

While you're out either in your garden or your walk, have a spring scavenger hunt to see what you can see. Why not get an adult to take a picture of the list on their phones so you can take it with you and see what you can tick off? Or maybe write them on a piece of paper and take it with you so you can tick off the items as you go!

On my walk I saw grass, bird nests, yellow flowers, clouds, worms, sticks, green leaves, dandelions and some beautiful blossom trees too. I didn't see any bunnies unfortnatey but I did see some cute little squirrels!

Make sure you e-mail your class e-mail addresses to let us know what you found and maybe even some photos too.

Mrs Glover

Here are some pictures of my walk:

Past challenges

Thanks to Mrs Iqbal's son, Adam for his picture of his happy place.

And also to Tomasz in Reception who also sent his picture. They both look lovely and very cosy!

Nature Art Insects

Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 8:46am

Good Morning Reception!

Whilst it’s going to be another beautiful sunny day, why don’t we go outside at make some nature insect pictures??

All you need to do is collect some leaves and turn them into your favourite minibeasts! You can stick your leaf onto card or paper, draw on some antennae’s and wings and turn them in to super wriggly insects!

See how many different minibeasts you can create!

Take a look at the pictures below to help you with your art learning!

I can't wait to see pictures of your creations!

 

 

Wednesday - Maths Partitioning

Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 8:36am

Good Morning Reception!

Let’s begin our maths learning with some number counting songs…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGetqbqDVaA

 

Here are some warm up questions to get your brains ticking!

Can you work out these 3 questions?

 

 

Today we are going to focus on Addition and Subtraction using part-part whole models!

We have used part-part whole models lots in class, we use them to partition our numbers so that we can clearly see the two parts that are equal to the whole number! This helps us to with our addition and subtraction skills!

To have a go yourselves at tackling some part-part whole models to 10 click on the link below! :)

Wednesday 22nd April Writing

Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 8:02am

Good Morning Reception!

This week so far you have listened to the new text called ‘Mad about Minibeasts’ and you have started to label and remember the minibeast names. If you want to listen to the text again use the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rDQN8I7RkY

Today I want you to start by finding the PowerPoint called ‘Minibeast parts.’ Your grown up will help you to find it on this blog. We are going to learn about the different parts of a minibeast or insect. Our body parts are called names like head, shoulders, knees, and toes but on an insect/minibeast the different parts have unusual names. You may want to start by singing 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...' Can you sing the part where we miss out the words 'head, shoulders, knees and toes...'?

Look through the information in the PowerPoint with your grown up. Try to remember the names of the different parts of a minibeast. 

Now find the activity called label the parts of a butterfly. Your challenge is to use the words at the side of the picture and try to label the words on the picture in the right places. When you have finished look at the second page where it will give you the answers. Only look at the second page when you have finished…

Extra challenge – Can you draw another minibeast from the text and try to label the different parts using the words from the butterfly picture. All minibeasts usually have the same names of the different parts of the body.

Don't forget to send an email with your pictures and writing! receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk

Wednesday 22nd April Phonics

Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 7:57am

Good Morning Reception!!

Start by looking at the Phase 2/3 tricky words. Can you read them as fast/slow/in a witchy voice/in a monster voice or a deep voice? May be a grown up can time how long it took you to read the words.

Play splat the tricky word. Pick 6 tricky words and write them on pieces of paper. Spread the words out in your room or do it outside, then choose a soft cuddly toy. Your grown will say a tricky word and see if you can splat it with your soft cuddly toy.

Get active by doing the actions to this new alphabet song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVd5R-z5RbQ

Today I want you to continue looking at the Phase 3 sounds from yesterday and use the Phase 2 sounds confidently in your reading.

You are going to play a game called ‘Musical Read.’ Remember we have done this in class. Look at the sentences below and write them out on scraps of paper. Put the sentences in the middle of the room or outside in your garden. Play your favourite song and have a dance. When the music stops choose a sentence to read to your grown up. Continue playing until you have read all the sentences. How many will you be able to read…?

Jack went up the hill to get some water.

Jill fell down the hill and hurt her hand.

The dog can wag his tail fast.

She will do her zip on her coat.

I saw a spider on a cobweb.

We will visit the shop and get some sweets.

The bee can buzz a lot.

I have six shells in my hand.

Extra challenge – Can you read the sentences about the minibeasts and match them to the correct picture? You will find the sentences and pictures attached to this blog.

Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk

Mrs Iqbal's Pattern Challenge...

Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 10:47am

Hello Reception!!!

I've just completed Miss William's pattern challenge. I went on a walk around my house and found lots of objects that had repeated patterns. Look at my pictures what do you think...? Did I find repeated patterns...? 

We can't wait to see your patterns!!! 

Love Mrs Iqbal 

 

 

Wellbeing challenge number 7

Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 10:32am

Hello and welcome back after the Easter holidays, I hope everyone had a good Easter! My husband bought me a delicious unicorn Easter Egg although I haven't finished it yet!

Today's wellbeing challenge is to design your own Happy Place. Here is an online game where you can build your own virtual happy place by just dragging and dropping objects into your room.

https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/games/build-your-happy-place/

You even get to choose your own wallpaper! Or if you don't fancy that, why not draw and colour a picture of your happy place? Or you could even do both!

Here's a picture of the room that I built, I wish could build a real room like it!

Please send any pictures of your happy place rooms to your home learning e-mail addresses, I'd love to see them.

Mrs Glover

Past challenges

Thanks to Riley in 5CB who has sent in a picture of his delicious looking chocolate brownies, yum!

Tuesday - Repeating Patterns

Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 8:32am

Good Morning Reception!

Who is ready for some more maths learning today?

First of all, let’s warm up with our count from 1-100 work out song!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc

 

Super! Do you feel warmed up?

Today in our maths learning, we are going to focus on ‘PATTERNS!’

Does anybody remember what a pattern is?

A pattern is when we repeat something again and again.. this can be demonstrated through our movement, with shapes, numbers EVEN food, anything you can think of!!

 

Take a look at some examples of patterns in the videos below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBjjxSx45-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoFhVdYsmPg&t=34s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9q4U2P3ig (My personal favourite!)

 

Here are some ideas below for how to represent a pattern…

How many can you complete??

 

 

If you want to challenge yourself to do EVEN MORE pattern learning - see the links attached below!

Don't forget to email your work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk! :)

 

 

Tuesday 21st April Writing

Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 7:45am

Good Morning Reception!

Hopefully, you have had a chance to listen to our new text ‘Mad about Minibeasts.’ If you have not check it out using the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rDQN8I7RkY

Today I want you to start by playing the ‘What am I?’ game using the PowerPoint attached to this blog. Ask your grown up to help. How many minibeasts did you guess correctly…?

Next, I want you to look at the first page from the book where you can see all the minibeasts in the garden. I have attached it to this blog. Can you label the minibeasts you find in this picture? Remember to use your segmenting, blending and correct letter formation to write the name of each minibeast as you find it. 

You may want to pick your favourite minibeast and write a super sentence about it.

Don’t forget to send us an email with your pictures and writing!!

Tuesday 21st April Phonics

Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 7:38am

Good Morning Reception!!

Today I want you to start by looking at the Phase 3 tricky words from your Phonic learning pack. Can you read them in different voices? Can you play fastest finger first? Ask your grown up to say a tricky word and see who finds it the quickest…

Why don’t you sing along with the tricky word song below?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R087lYrRpgY

I want you to continue looking at the Phase 3 sounds from yesterday and also use the Phase 2 sounds confidently in your reading and writing.

You are going to play a game called ‘Treasure Hunt.’ Use post it notes or any scraps of paper to write the following words…

Jill

Jack

jacket

wag

cobweb

box

yap

Zigzag

jet

vet

visit

web

six

yes

buzz

zip

After that, hide the words in your garden or room inside your house. You must take turns to find a word and read it. Every time you read the word correctly you will be given a reward. Grown ups the reward could be something to represent jewels such as pasta pieces, Lego, special pebbles or shells. Anything that is small and looks something like a reward/gem. 

Extra Challenge – Can you use your word that you find and write it? Mrs Cooper and Mrs Iqbal's phonic groups you may want to write some sentence. You can do your writing on a piece of paper or if you are doing the treasure hunt outside write it using some chalk on the ground. Please ask your grown up if this is want you want to do. 

Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk

Monday Minibeast Hunt

Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 8:51am

This half term, we are going to be learning about MINIBEASTS!

What better way to explore this topic than to go on a MINIBEAST hunt!

With your adult at home, can you go into your garden or outside for a walk and look for some creepy crawlies?

 

Attached below is a checklist of the different minibeasts you have to find!

Have lots of fun and don’t forget to take pictures of your wriggly friends! :)

Monday Maths - 3d Shapes

Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 8:28am

Good Morning Reception!

I hope you have had a lovely Easter break and have been enjoying the sunny weather! I’d love to hear about what you have all been up to!

Today in our maths learning we are going to focus on 3D shapes.

Remind yourself of some of our common 3D shapes by listening to the 3D shapes songs we listen to in class!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guNdJ5MtX1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPZegz690Mg

 

Now you have listened to the songs, I would like you to look around your home or outside and try to find…

A cylinder

A sphere

A cube

A cuboid

And A Cone!

 

Once you have found them,

Can you count how many FACES each shape has?

Can you tell someone at home how many EDGES  your shape has?

Maybe you can even count the VERTICES?

 

Take a picture of your shapes and send them in to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk!

I’m looking forward to seeing them!!

Below I have attached some links for you to download and complete these shape challenges at home!

 

 

Monday 20th April Reading

Date: 19th Apr 2020 @ 3:50pm

Good Morning Reception, 

Today we are starting a new topic and text. Hopefully through our blogs today you will be able to guess what our new topic will be about for our Home Learning this half term.

I want you to start by playing a game of I Spy using the picture that I have attached to this blog. Say the words...'I Spy with my little eyes I can see a......'

Then play again by adding a describing word before the object or creature that you can see.

For example, 'I Spy with my little eye I can see a black creepy spider.' 

Hopefully you have guessed that our new topic this half term is all about...

Our new text is called 'Mad About Minibeasts.' It is an information book with lovely pictures about lots of different creatures that can be found in the garden. Listen to the story online using the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rDQN8I7RkY

After you have listened to the story talk to your grown up about the different creatures you have learnt about in the book. You may want to draw a picture and write the name of the minibeast underneath your picture.

Mrs Cooper and Mrs Iqbal's phonic groups I wonder if you can write a super sentence about your minibeast...!!!

Send in any work or photos to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk

Good Luck!!!

Monday 20th April Phonics

Date: 19th Apr 2020 @ 3:35pm

Good Morning Reception, 

Hope you are well and have enjoyed the Easter Holidays. Here is your Phonics home learning for today...

Start by singing some of our phonic songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saF3-f0XWAY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zKr44iBFT0 

Today we are going to concentrate on the Phase 3 sounds below: 

Can you say each sound correctly? Play fastest finger first by asking your adult to say a sound and you point to the sound quickly. 

In your Phonic pack you need to cut up the Phase 3 sounds and take out the sounds above. Now I want you to turn over the sound cards and take turns with someone in your family to flip over a sound and tell them something that brings with that sound. Now look around your house and see if you can find anything that begins with the Phase 3 sounds above. 

Using the cut up sounds from Phase 2 and the Phase 3 ones above can you make the following words. Ask your grown up to say each word and you make it up using the sound cards.

Words to make...

jam

jazz

jog

fox

win

will

yell

yak 

If you are in Mrs Cooper or Mrs Iqbal's phonic groups have a go at putting each word in a super sentence. You may even want to put the words in a wordsearch and give it to someone in your house to find the words. I have attached a blank wordsearch template for you if you want to do this activity. 

Finally have a go at playing one of these games:

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/pick-a-picture

Practise reading sentences from Phase 3 j, v, x, y, z: 

https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/sentences-3

Don't forget to email your photos or work to... receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk

Good Luck!!!

 

Easter Crafts!

Date: 8th Apr 2020 @ 11:31am

Hello Ravensbury :)

I hope you are all well and enjoying your Easter break!

Take a look at https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/  for loads of fun Easter craft ideas ... using items you can find in your house! There are also some great videos showing you exactly what to do. 

So gather up your pens, scissors, toilet rolls and egg boxes and get making! 

 

Miss Bryce 

 smiley

 

Wellbeing holiday challenge

Date: 6th Apr 2020 @ 11:36am

Hi everyone,

Happy Easter holidays!

If you're still looking to stay busy over the holidays then I know the teachers are setting some fun activities but you could also give this exciting project a go!

Liverpool Museum are asking children between the age of 4 and 11 to create their own exhibition or gallery all about you and your favourite things. The project involves creating a project, designing a poster and then creating a video and some of them will even win the chance to have their exhibition feature on their website as well as spending an afternoon at the museum and getting a behind the scenes tour.

There is more information here : https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/my-home-my-museum and in these pictures below. Please send us pictures or links to your home e-mail addresses if you do this!

If you missed any of the wellbeing challenges from last week then why not give them a go too?

Happy Easter!

Mrs Glover

Easter Baking Ideas!

Date: 4th Apr 2020 @ 9:04am

Good morning Ravensbury!

I'm just getting my shopping list ready and was looking up some Easter baking receipes I thought my children would enjoy over these next couple of weeks. There are some lovely ideas on the BBC Good Food website, and thought you might like to have a go at some Easter baking too!

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/easter-kids

Really, I'm hoping to make Hot Cross Buns for the first time - but that all depends on whether I can buy some bread flour, and the flour aisle in the shops has been pretty empty! Perhaps I'll find some today!

Wishing you all a lovely Easter (and happy baking!),

Mrs Hodges x

🐣 Easter Activities 🐣

Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 7:20pm

To keep you busy over the holidays grab some things from around the house and let your creative juices flow! 

Enjoy the time spent together. 

send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk 

 

A Easter message from Ferdows

Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 4:43pm

Here is a message from Ferdows for all his friends and teachers in Reception...

 

 

‘We create, We explore,


We care, We soar’

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