Reception - Mr Wilkes
To help you during the school closures we are sending out homework sheets with lists of different fun activities for you to do with your children, we have also added a list of websites that you can use with your children below....
www.phonicsplay.co.uk username: march20 password: home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/games?page=3
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories
https://www.purplemash.com/login- Free online computing activities during the break.
Please look after yourselves over the next few weeks.
Mr Wilkes
Hello Everyone
Telling the time video- Keep learning o'clock and half past times.
Challenge-Looking at different books
Counting in 2's
Update on the butterflies!
The butterflies are starting to come out of their cacoons!
Update-The caterpillars have made their cacoons and are now in the Chrysalis stage. I will keep you updated and send a video when they change into butterflies. Mr Wilkes
Upcoming Events
Remember every Monday we have a Parent Workshop at 2.30pm.
Elephant Class enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day! We celebrated the day with activities about different book characters!
The children enjoyed investigating what minibeasts they could find in the soil. They found millipedes, beetles and worms.
During the Spring term, we had a visit from "Spike" the Animal man. The children learnt about the different animal groups and enjoyed touching the animals.
Winter Focus Day
On Friday 10th January 2020, Miss Phipps and Mrs Beard taught us about winter. We also practised our scissor control when making snowflakes and snowmen.
Yoga
Today, we have been exploring Cosmic Yoga with Mrs Beard. Look at our moves!
We had a great time at the Reception Christmas Party! Thank you for the donations to the party.
We had a great time on our trip to Ash End Farm! We weren't lots about farm animals and we even saw Santa!
PE day for Elephant class is on a Friday afternoon.
Please make sure that your child has the correct PE kit.
This consists of a white T-shirt, black or navy blue shorts and black plimsoll shoes.
Our PE lessons will be focused on "Movement and Dance" during this term.
On Wednesday 26th September the children enjoyed taking part in Rubgy Tots.
Thank you for all of the homework that has been sent to us so far. It is lovely to see how busy the children are at home. Remember you can email us photographs or videos at any time. Just photograph your child learning or playing at home and email it to the address that we have provided. Remember to add a comment to explain what your child is doing e.g. Tim enjoyed writing his name using chalks on the garden wall. Remember to use the email address that you have registered with your child's 2 Simple account.
Each week we celebrate our successes in
'Praise Assembly'.
We have a Writer and Reader of the Week,
Maths Mind, Sports Player and a VIP!
Our Very Important Person this week is....
CONGRATULATIONS
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2018-2019
We had a great time during the Friday Fun Day!
Thursday 11th July-The Parent Inspire Workshop. Everyone enjoyed making fairy gardens!
On Monday 8th July, we went to Haden Hill Park for the day. The children took part in a nature hunt and played with lots of sports equipment. The children really enjoyed playing in the playground and eating lunch together. Everyone had a great time!
On Thursday 27th June, we had a great time at sports day. Well to done to all the children who took part and a big "THANK YOU" to all the parents!
On Friday 17th May the children went on a trip to Cradley Heath Library. They enjoyed listening to stories and looking at lots of books. The children were given their own library card so they could go again and take books home to read.
We all went to the school hall to look at the new mosiac. The children enjoyed talking about the mosiac and they asked the artist questions about how it was created.
On Tuesday 19th March we had a visit from the Animal Man. We learnt about different types of animals. We enjoyed touching an owl, a snake and a salamander. Miss Hardy was very brave to hold the tarantula.
Talk For Writing
From March 1st 2019, we have been focusing on
'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' in our Talk for Writing lessons,
in preparation for writing our own stories.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Handa's Surprise .mp4
On Thursday 6th December, we went on a trip to Ash End Farm. We had a fabulous time and met Santa!
The children enjoyed taking part on World Mental Health Day on the 10th October. We talked about keeping our minds healthy and tried out some "Cosmic Yoga" moves.
EYFS Maths Inspire Workshop
On Wednesday 10th October, we enjoyed our first Inspire Workshop. The children really enjoyed learning to read, write and use numbers to 20. Take a look at the fun we had!
