Topic - Monday 27th

For today’s topic task, we are going to think about - How we look after nature? The outside world is very important to us especially nature (Mrs Jesse would say so too). I want you to think of three different ways you could look after your gardens or a plant if you don’t have a garden. Start by listening to ‘Oliver’s Vegetables’ (not read by me for once haha) and see if you can get some inspiration from here.

Here are a few ideas. Can you…

• Use a watering can or cup to water a plant for the week?

• Put some peelings or fruit out for the minibeasts to eat everyday?

• Top up your wormery with more with fresh leaves or peelings to keep them happy?

Phonics - Monday 27th

We are working so hard on our phonics, well done Robins! This week we are looking at another new sound and another new book. How exciting. To start you phonics sessions go through the new super sounds video and check I’ve got all the sounds right. See if you can beat me before I say the sound…

Our new super sound this week is ‘ng’. We usually find this super sound at the end of words. Can you say the sound ng? Can you write the sound ng on the table, in the air and on your hand? Have a look at the pictures and words below to practice reading words with ng in. Can you read what they say?

For this week’s book we are going to be reading ‘Pip’s Pizza’… yum yum! Who likes pizza in our class? Have a listen to what happens in this story by pushing play on the pizza and then answer some of the questions below.

Questions:

• Can you say, draw or write different pizza toppings you like?

• Do we normally have nuts on our pizza?

• What do think Pip might add to the pizza?

• What shape is our pizza usually?

• How do we make pizza?

Monday 27th - Good Morning

Good Morning Robins,

WOW another week… week 4 of home learning and you are all doing brilliantly. Hope you all had a fabulous weekend in the sunshine. I really have enjoyed relaxing in the sun and I did bake a cake! I will post a picture so you can all see (this is such an achievement for me as I am rubbish at baking haha).

This week we are continuing with our new topic ‘Why do ladybirds have spots?’ with lots of activities to do. The pictures that have been coming in for phonics, maths and topic time are wonderful and give me such joy so thank you! Today I am going to be ringing round families to check in and see how everyone is doing and I am very excited to hopefully talk to you all!

Another weekly message from me so just click play…

Keep safe and big sparkly squidges!

Miss Hall x

FriYAY Vibe

Happy FriYAY Robins,

I hope you all had a good first week back of home learning. It sure has been a busy one for me! Well done for surviving another week of home learning. I’m sure you are all becoming professionals at this. Who is enjoying our new topic ‘Why do ladybirds have spots?’.

On Monday (27th), I will be ringing families again (YIPPEE!) so make sure you have your phones handy and something to tell me that’s made you happy over the last couple of weeks.

Now it’s time to rest for the weekend and enjoy getting up late and playing more games. This weekend I am going to attempt some baking in the kitchen and see if I can make a cake. This could go one of two ways. Maybe I will post a picture of it next week?

Missing you all lots and lots. Thank you to families that have sent in more pictures and videos of children working hard. To finish, here is another little Friyay video for you to watch…

Lots of sparkly squidges as always!

Miss Hall x

Topic - Friday 24th

For topic today, you are going to make some healthy ‘insect’ snacks. Your healthy insect snacks are for humans and not minibeats! Only use foods and ingredients you already have in the house and only if it’s available. If not make pretend food from play dough or draw your ideas.

Look at the picture below and point to each picture and say whether it is healthy or unhealthy… You could even do this activity with foods you have in the house and sort them into two groups.

Have a look at some of the ideas below for inspiration and ideas. Remember when you’re making them wash your hands and think about why your snack is healthy? Enjoy!

Library time - Friday 24th

So as you know on Friday we have our Library time. So instead of Maths today, I would like your Robin to go and choose a book of their choice. Go and find a quiet place, whether it is in the garden or on some cushions. This week I saw hammocks made from blankets in the garden! Enjoy spending time together reading a story with your child. Remember to ask them questions and see if they can spot some red words!

My choice today is … Shh! We have a plan! which I chose from the library as it looked interesting. It is a very simple but weird book. See what you think… I have filmed me reading it so that you can have a listen. Click play and have a listen.

Phonics - Friday 24th

So for today’s phonics session I would like you to re-look at the sounds video and say each sound you see or join in with me. Press play on the video to start…

Then have a go at ‘beat you partner’ with a sibling or adult. Someone calls out a word from the grid below and get you Robin to find it as quickly as they can. All the words are from the book ‘The Web’ so they should know some of them already.

Activity: Your real challenge today is to write about Spin (the spider from the book). I would like you to start by drawing a spider and then add some simple sentences about her. For example:

• Spin has six legs.

• The spider is black.

• Spin is in a web.

• The spider is stuck in the web.

Remember that your Robin should write these independently whether it be in marks or phonetically spelt. Just keep the words slowly and ask them what sounds they can hear. Good luck!

Below I have attached some funky spider paper if you want to write your sentences on those or you can find it on twinkl following this link - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-5182-spider-full-page-borders.

Topic - Thursday 23rd

It’s Thursday which mean Forest School day! So we are taking our learning outside and completing an activity in your gardens or on your walk linked to our topic ‘Why do ladybirds have spots?’.

We are going to continue to think about spiders and where we might find them. So go on a spider hunt and either find a spider or find it’s web.

Activity: If you find a web take a picture on an adults phone and then see if you can copy the spider web by drawing in the mud using a stick. Have a look at the picture below. You can do this with dry or wet mud!

Phonics - Thursday 23rd

Oh nooo… Fred has been in my baking cupboard and split flour all over the side. He has written some ‘sh’ words in the flour though. What a clever frog. Can you read any of the words he has written? Shop, Ship and Fish. I wonder if you can get messy and write some ‘sh’ words in flour?

We are now going to finish our story ‘The Web’ and see what happens to the spider. Remember she had caught 6 bugs and they all look different. Read the next two pages below to see what happens…

I am now going to read the whole story back to you so take a listen. Make sure your listen carefully because I am going to ask you some questions after. Just push play and enjoy…

Questions:

• Where is Spin stuck?

• Why can’t Spin stand up?

• What do you think he is feeling now?

• Have you ever been stuck or got something stuck? Can you remember where and what is was?

Maths - Thursday 23rd

We are going to continue learning outside and keep thinking about our 2D and 3d shapes. So for today’s task in number time I would like you to stay outside and go and collect 20 sticks. They can be all sizes because they will be broken down. Remember to carefully count using one number name for one stick.

Activity: Then I would you to use the sticks to make different 2D shapes. Think about how many sides the shapes has? How many corners does is have? You could even make a 3D shape with clay or tape! Take a look below.

Could you even make your own shape picture out of sticks like this one?

Maths - Wednesday 22nd

For maths today, we are continuing being shape investigators. We are going to focus on 3D shapes! Who can remember what a 3D shape is? It is a soild shape (Robins might remember the hand action). Lets start by reminding ourselves what the 3D shapes look like and their names. Look and point below…

Then have a look at another shape song but this with a focus on 3D shapes and what they look like in our world around us. See if you can learn the song or remember the shape names or even some of their properties. Push play…

After, I would now like you to go on a 3D shape hunt around your house. I had a go and made a video for you to see what I found… I didn’t do very well! Can you do better than me?

I’ve also added a checklist if you want to tick the shapes off or see how many of a specific shape you found. You could even make your own checklist if you wanted to.

Phonics - Wednesday 22nd

To start phonics this morning go through the super sounds. Then explore our sound of the week ‘sh’. Fred has posted the ‘sh’ words for you to have a go at. Go through each one and sound them out and then blend them. He wants to know it you can put the ‘sh’ words into sentences?

• The shop has yummy mango.

• The ship has big white sails.

• The fish has green and pink scales.

Splat the sound: I have found my sparkly wand from the classroom and want you to play spot the sound. I am going to say a sound and you find it then point to it. See if you can get there before my sparkly wand does… Push play to have a go.

We are now going to read the next two pages of our book ‘The Web’ and see what happens with the spider. Have a go at sounding out the words and blending them with Fred.

Questions:

• What colour bugs were in the spiders web?

• Was there a bug with spots?

• How many wings did one bug have?

• Why do you think at the end of the sentences there were 3 full stops?

• Can you draw your own bug and then describe it to an adult?

Topic - Wednesday 22nd

Funky finger webs! Seeing as we’ve been reading the book ‘The Web in phonics, I thought we would make our own spider webs. You can be as creative as you want! I have provided an idea of how to make them below though.

Provide paper plates with holes punched around the edge and cut the center of the plate out. Demonstrate how to create a web-like effect, by weaving pipe cleaners or wool through the holes on the plate. Make sure you add a long piece of wool so that you can hang the web up. Once complete, children could stick plastic spiders or flies to their web.

Maths - Tuesday 21st

Start by having a look at the shape picture below. It’s different from yesterdays one! Today we have got a castle fit for a prince or princess. You decide. What 2D shapes can you spot? Can you name them and some of their properties?

If you would like you could have a listen to this shape song (not as good as our one Robins!) but you could have a go at learning it and seeing if you know how many sides the 2D shapes have. Take a look…

Activity: I would like you to make the shapes - triangle, square, circle and rectangle on your floor using tape or something that can make large shapes like the picture below. You are then going to go and search your house for objects that can go in the right shape. For example you might find a bowl - I would put this in the circle shape because it has circle rim.

Challenge: Find 10 items and ask an adult to time you to see how quick you can sort the objects into the different shapes. I sorted mine in 5 minutes and 10 seconds. Can you beat Miss Hall?

Phonics - Tuesday 21st

Start the session off with going through the super sounds. I saw a very fun game for children called splat the sound. All you need is some chalk, a place to write them (floor, fence or wall) and a squirty bottle. Children say the sound they see and then squirt it with water. You might just choose the trickier sounds - see picture to the right… OR you could simple and go through the video from yesterday again.

Revisit our super sound of the week ‘sh’. Then explore different objects that begin with ‘sh’. Have you got any thing in your house beginning with ‘sh’? I have put some ‘sh’ picture below. Have a go at saying them with an emphasis on the shhhhh sound.

Now we are going to think about our new book ‘The Web’. Below are the green and red words that you will find in the book. Have a go at sounding them out and then blending them before reading the first page.

Let’s read! Read the first page of the book and have a look at the web the spider has built in the picture.

Questions:

• What is the name of the spider?

• Where is the spider sitting?

• How many bugs are in the spiders web?

• Can you draw a web and then add the same amount of numbers into it?

Topic - Tuesday 21st

For today’s topic we are going to make a WIGGLY WORMERY! How exciting, we are going make a home for some worms from your back garden. Watch the youtube clip to find out all about worms.

Before making our Wiggly Wormery, we must remember that they are only in there for a little while and we must release back into their natural habitat after a week or two. Believe it or not… I have made on before (picture below). It is simple!

So you will need:

• a large, clean, glass jar

• moist soil

• sand

• earthworms from your garden

• old leaves

• vegetable peelings

• some black paper and a cool, dark cupboard

Click the link or google how make the wormey. There are instructions how to make it step by step below - http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/homegrownprojects_watchworms.shtml.

Over the next few days observe what happens when you put the black card around the jar or bottle. Can you see any paths the worms have made? Does it need to be somewhere darker for longer? Are you feeding them leaves?

Maths - Monday 20th

For Number time this week, we are going to focus on SHAPE and become shape investigators. Today we are going to focus on 2D shapes and their names and properties. In the picture I have put 5 simple shapes. Can you name them? Can you tell me something about them? - For example, A square has 4 corners. A square has 4 sides. The sides are all the same.

Then I want you to take a look at the shape picture below. What 2D shapes can you see? Point and tell someone the different shapes. If you want to continue this game then just google shape pictures and explore other ones.

Activity: Your task is now to build your own shape picture with different bits of paper. Cut different shapes for your child and then see if they can construct something like a house, train or castle with the shapes. Remember to take a picture of it! I had a go at doing my own… what do you think?

Phonics - Monday 20th

A fresh week which means another new super sound and a brand new book. So to start phonics today I would like you to go through our new super sounds video. Either have it aloud so you can hear me say the sounds with you or mute it for a challenge.

Then I would like you to think about the super sound ‘sh’. Fred is doing a good job of holding it and showing you. Have a go at saying it and then writing it in the air, on the floor and in a funny place like on your cheek.

After you have said the sound then practise reading it in some words. Look at the words Fred has given you. Sound them out and then blend them to read the word. Sometimes the ‘sh’ sound is at the end of the word. Can you spot it?

Now this week we are going to start a new book called ‘The Web’. Click the video to see what it is all about. I’m not sure about this one and spiders ahhh!

Questions:

• What minibeats have you seen in your garden before?

• Have you ever seen a spider before?

• Where have you seen a spider?

• Do you know any facts about spiders?

• What do you think will happen to this spider?

New Topic - Monday 20th

Our new topic is called ‘Why do ladybirds have spots?’ and it’s all about minibeasts! I know thought some of you Robins are going to LOVE this topic. Now it’s spring and the grass is growing, the leaves are getting greener and the minibeasts are warming up in the sun. This is the perfect time fore this topic and one of my favourite topics (though it doesn’t have any penguins wahh)!

I have attached the parent guide on here for adults to look over so you have an idea of what the topic is about. This is similar to the sheet that was stuck in your home learning books.

So Robins… your first task is to get out in the garden and go for a minibeast hunt. What things will you find? and where are you finding them? Below is a tick list to use when you’re in the garden. You don’t have to use this, you might make your own by drawing pictures and adding labels or print one from the internet (twinkl have great ones).

Welcome Back - Monday 20th

Good morning Robins,

I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and your ready for some new home learning activities with a different topic - how exciting! Remember to email into the office any pictures to keep me updated. I have been up to lots in my Easter holidays - I had my first BBQ of the year, been on lots of long walks and eaten way too much chocolate.

I’m still missing you all very much but I know you’re making me and your mummy’s and daddy’s very proud with all your great listening, hard working and super tidying (I hope). Good luck with the tasks this week and look forward to hearing from some of you. To kick start the week, here is one of my ‘hello’ videos which i’m sure you’ve missed haha!

Sending lots of sparkly squidges.

Miss Hall x