Learning at Home

Daily activities set for pupils on Class Dojo.

These activities mirror the daily learning plan in Butterfly Class.

Friday 5th March 2021

Good morning!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone together again on Monday - so exciting!

Our learning for today -
Bug Club - new sound long 'oo' sound.

Maths -
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-2/
Lesson 5 - making 10. Finding 10 objects using a ten frame to help you.

RE -
Learn about Easter starting with Palm Sunday. Make a palm leaf.

Have a good day.

Mrs Burke

Thursday 4th March 2021

Good morning all!

Phonics today is allocated on Bug Club- it is the 'oa' sound.

Maths

Session 4 - Making 10

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-2/

Continuing our work on Healthy Eating go to the Oak Academy learning lesson:-

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-learn-about-different-fruits-and-vegetables-6rwpct?activity=video&step=1

Listen to the story Handa's Surprise as a nice linked story to the topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyIV_xYi0as

Have a good day.

Mrs Burke

Wednesday 3^rd March 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. Today’s learning:

Wake and Shake - Get moving with this '5 Alive' Kids Workout | The Froggy Coach.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5PpLvMvW2s&list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k&index=20

Phonics - Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘igh’ sound.
Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘igh’ sound?

Literacy – Continue to work through the story Bertie and the Dragonfly. Re-read the story to your child and complete the following activity from the booklet:

Page 11 - Sequencing things in the right order is an important skill. Help your child to draw pictures and retell the story of Bertie and the Dragonfly in their own words using the story path. https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/R-Bertie-and-the-Dragonfly.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Pattern Bugs by Trudy Harris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vqqqr4pHC0

White Rose – Week 2, Session 3 - Comparing Numbers Within 10. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-2/

Have a great day.

Mrs MacDonald.

Tuesday 2^nd March 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. Today’s learning:

Wake and Shake – Get moving with this Joe Wicks 5-minute BATMAN Workout.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVdBlK3jVqw&list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k&index=15

Phonics - Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘ee’ sound.
Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘ee’ sound?

Literacy – Continue to work through the story Bertie and the Dragonfly. Re-read the story to your child and complete the following activity from the booklet:

Page 10 - See how many of these birds you can spot – you could go for a walk to spot them or look out of your window. https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/R-Bertie-and-the-Dragonfly.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story The Napping House by Audrey Wood and Don Wood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uhyQqXs-8E

White Rose - Building 9 and 10 - Week 2, Session 2 - Comparing Numbers Within 10. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-2/

I’m looking forward to hearing all about your day. 
Mrs MacDonald. 

Monday 1^st March 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. I hope you all had a nice weekend.  

Learning for today:

Wake and Shake – Get moving with this Joe Wicks Active 8 Minute Workout Featuring Eloise and Charlie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLuM18p9zbM&list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k&index=14

Phonics – Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘ai’ sound.

Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘ai’ sound?

Literacy – Continue to work through the story Bertie and the Dragonfly. Re-read the story to your child and complete the following activity from the booklet:

Page 9 - Rhymes are an important part of early learning. Keep the learning fun – chant together, sing together, do the actions together, clap the rhythm together. https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/R-Bertie-and-the-Dragonfly.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ePDTSThq0

White Rose - Building 9 and 10 - Week 2, Session 1 - Counting Back from 10 - 10 in a Bed. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-2/

I look forward to seeing your work from today. 
Mrs MacDonald.

Friday 26th February 2021

Good morning!

I'm so pleased to hear what an active February you have been having. I look forward to receiving your challenge forms so you can get your medals. Emily has sent us another video. What a great way to end the month!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Us1Pw38xqQ&feature=share

Phonics for today -

Today's Bug Club is a revision session - practicing reading and writing words and sentences. For those of you that were unable to access ng yesterday hopefully you can do it today instead.

Maths

White Rose - Building 9 and 10 - Session 5 - Numbers to 10 Bingo
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-1/

RE

This term we will be learning about Easter. To start with this will involve learning about Lent. You can make a jar full of acts of kindness to carry out at this time.

Thank you

Have a good day and enjoy some fresh air in the sunshine.

Mrs Burke

Thursday 25th February 2021

Good Morning Everyone!

Learning for today:-

Log into Bug Club for the new sound 'ng'.

Revise all of the sounds using the jolly phonics songs up to ng:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk0xA43mui8

If children would like to go from the start here is part one:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y03uiPd-JTc

Maths

White Rose - Building 9 and 10 - Session 4 - Composition of 10
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-1/

Topic learning :-
 

Starting three lessons about healthy eating. I look forward to seeing what you will eat as part of your healthy meal.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-foods-that-are-healthy-and-foods-that-are-not-healthy-64wk0d

PE with Ryan

https://youtu.be/JVXk2ijzO24

Thank you and have a good day!

Mrs Burke

Wednesday 24^th February 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. Today’s learning:

Wake and Shake - Get moving with this Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move Featuring Zara. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7CX0_7sLTA&list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k&index=17

Phonics - Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘th’ sound.

Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘th’ sound?

Watch Mr Thorne’s Phonics - Geraldine the Giraffe learns the /th/ sound to learn more about today’s sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U354eD-hgQ

Literacy – Continue to work through the story Bertie and the Dragonfly. Re-read the story to your child and complete the following activities from the booklet:
1. Ladybird loves words! She has chosen some words from the story. Can you say each word together and match it to the right picture? Page 7. 

2. Read the selected parts of story to your child. Encourage your child to understand the story better by entering into the story world, by pretending that they are Bertie. Listen while a little bit of the story is read to you. Can you remember what I was doing? What sort of faces would I be making? Page 8.

https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/R-Bertie-and-the-Dragonfly.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4tP_0r5aeI

White Rose - Building 9 and 10 - Session 3 - Ordering Numerals to 10 https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-1/

Have a great day.

Mrs MacDonald.

Tuesday 23^rd February 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. Today’s learning:

Wake and Shake – Get moving with this Joe Wicks '5 Alive' Kids Workout with Spiderman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cDiwnOcgOQ&list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k&index=18

Phonics - Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘sh’ sound.
Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘sh’ sound?

Literacy – Read the story Bertie and the Dragonfly. Talk with your child about what happened in the story. Help them to talk about:

• what they liked.

• did anything surprise them?

• do they have any questions?

Jot down what they say so that you can come back to it another day.

https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/R-Bertie-and-the-Dragonfly.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story How do Dinosaurs Count to 10? - Yolen & Teague. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fqJkIdoyVs

White Rose - Building 9 and 10 - Week 1, Session 2 - Representing and Sorting 9 and 10 https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-1/

I’m looking forward to hearing all about your day. 
Mrs MacDonald. 

Monday 22^nd February 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. I hope you all had a great half term; we can’t wait to hear all about it. 

Learning for today:

Wake and Shake – Get moving with this Joe Wicks Active 8 Minute Workout Featuring Izzy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIB2SJnBHBQ&list=PLyCLoPd4VxBvPHOpzoEk5onAEbq40g2-k&index=3

Phonics – Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘ch’ sound.

Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘ch’ sound?

Writing – Using some of the tricky words and sounds you have learnt so far, have a go at writing about your half term. You may want to label a picture or perhaps you could try to write a short sentence.

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Nine Naughty Kittens by Linda Jenny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es8zqAeSgL0

White Rose - Building 9 and 10 - Week 1, Session 1 - Representing and Sorting 9 and 10. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/building-9-10-week-1/

I look forward to seeing your work from today. 
Mrs MacDonald.

Friday 12th February 2021

Good morning everyone!

Well done for making it through the term. Remember if you are all getting tired to not force it and take a break today. Hopefully the wind will have eased a little today!

Continue with Bug Club. In class we will be playing the bingo game from yesterday and writing tricky words in flour.

To link with our maths today I am going to challenge the children to see how many times they can write the tricky word 'the' in one minute amongst other things!

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8-week-3/

In RE we will continue to think about how to look after our world linking with the creation story. We have thought about birds, sea creatures and now to think about forests. Here is a link to make a rainforest out of a shoebox. It might be something you could do in the holidays. Also a powerpoint to learn more about the rainforest.


Have a good day!

Mrs Burke

Wednesday 10th February 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. Today’s learning:

Wake and Shake - Get moving with this Joe Wicks workout this morning - 5 Minute Move Featuring Noah & Jessie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVr38Bhe7E

Phonics – I have recorded a phonics video to explain today’s digraph – when two letters make just one sound. Watch the video and have a go at the writing challenge. Feel free to pause along the way if your child needs more time for their writing.

Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today’s digraph is the ‘qu’ sound written as ‘qu’.

Sing along to the Phase 2 tricky word song to help us with remembering our tricky words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0&list=PLCLKSf1kRDSRP6OCf-lm0wAr2s7Y1LfkO

Literacy – Continue to work through the story Mavis the Magical Cat by Jane Ralphs. Re-read the story to your child and complete the following activities from the booklet:
1. Re-read the poem ‘Happy Poem’. Have a go at making your feely tray. The best things to use in the tray are salt, sand or flour as these leave a clear pathway of the letter as your child forms it. Ladybird picked three action words from the poem. Can you write these words with your finger in a feely tray? Page 17.
2. Read the letter from Mavis’ best friend Bertie. Have a go at making the magic potion. If you don’t have the ingredients today, perhaps you could think of your own potion to try using items from around the house. Page 18.
https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reception-Unit.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Mr Wolf’s Week by Colin Hawkins.

White Rose Week 3, Session 3 - Days of the Week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSsPycUTYig

Have a great day.
Mrs MacDonald.

Tuesday 9th February 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. Today’s yoga session is Yoga In The Jungle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiJgAg9Y64c

Phonics - Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘z’ letter sound written as ‘z and zz’.

Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘z’ sound?

Literacy – Continue to work through the story Mavis the Magical Cat by Jane Ralphs. Re-read the story to your child and complete the following activities from the booklet:
1. Explore the poem ‘Happy Poem’ written by a poet called James Carter. Read the poem together a couple of times. See if you can clap along with the rhythm too. Page 13.
2. Talk about each of the pictures and look back at the poem to see if it is mentioned. How many of the things on the page did you read about in the poem? Draw a circle around the ones that are in the poem. Page 14.
https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reception-Unit.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Titch by Pat Hutchins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BNxLeKI20

White Rose Week 3, Session 2 - Comparing Length
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8-week-3/

I’m looking forward to hearing all about your day.
Mrs MacDonald.

Monday 8^th February 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. I hope you all had a great weekend.

Learning for today:

Wake and Shake – Get moving with this Joe Wicks workout this morning - 5 Minute Move Featuring Oliver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ou-fplEi4

Literacy – This week we will continue to explore the story Mavis the Magical Cat by Jane Ralphs. Read the story to your child and complete the following activities from the booklet:
1. Help your child to retell Mavis’s adventure in order using the time words on the story path. Help them write in the correct words. Page 11.

2. Time to stick the photographs of your toy’s adventure on the story path and tell their adventure story. If you haven’t got photographs, you can draw the pictures instead. Page 12. https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reception-Unit.pdf

Phonics – Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘y’ sound.

Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘y’ sound?

Maths – Follow the link to watch the traditional tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnnSRy3v-1Q

White Rose Week 3, Session 1 - Comparing Height

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8-week-3/

I look forward to seeing your work from today. 
Mrs MacDonald.

Friday 5th February 2021

Good morning everyone.

Here is today's learning:-

Bug Club

Language session allocated (no new sound today)

RE
The Creation Story
How can we look after our world? This week focus on oceans. How can we look after our oceans and all of the living creatures and plants inside? Design a poster to tell people to look after our oceans.

National Marine Aquarium Plymouth are doing weekly stories live with a Mermaid. Mermaid Tales : Episode 1 - YouTube 1.30-1.45 Home Learning Sessions.

https://www.national-aquarium.co.uk/learning-at-the-aquarium/home-learning-sessions/

I have attached some pictures you can use to talk with your child about the themes.

Maths

See Week 2, Session 5
Growing 6,7,8

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8-week-2/

Have a good day.

Mrs Burke

Thursday 4th February 2021

Good morning everyone!

I hope you are all having a good week.

Your learning today:

Bug Club - new sound X

Maths White Rose Week 2 Lesson 4

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8-week-2/

Charanga - I have put all of the remaining lessons on for you to explore. Ready to start a new unit after half term.

Remember to log an activity to earn your medal - link to PE with Ryan.

https://youtu.be/27jfbd3-BwM

Wednesday 3rd February 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. We had a lot of fun with our yoga session yesterday and from the home learning photographs I have seen; it looks like you did too! I have found a new yoga session to try today themed around the story ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAT5NiWHFIU

Phonics – Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘w’ sound.

Sing along to the Phase 2 tricky word song to help us with remembering our tricky words. We use this song in class and it is very catchy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0&list=PLCLKSf1kRDSRP6OCf-lm0wAr2s7Y1LfkO

Literacy – Mavis the Magical Cat by Jane Ralphs. Today we will be completing the ‘Out and About’ activity, page 10. Mavis has been using her magic to go on an adventure! Can you name the different places she popped up in? Can you take one of your toys on an adventure like Mavis? Ask your helper to take some photographs for you just like Mavis did. https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reception-Unit.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ – Julia Donaldson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTHkob841AE

White Rose Week 2, Session 3 activity – Combining 2 groups.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8-week-2/

Have a great day.

Mrs MacDonald.

Tuesday 2nd February 2021

Hello everyone, today’s Children’s Mental Health Week activity will be to try a yoga session. Use the link to have a go at the yoga video. Please let me know how you get on. Today’s yoga session is themed around the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhWDiQRrC1Y

Phonics - Please sign in to Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘v’ sound.

Literacy – Continue to work through the story Mavis the Magical Cat by Jane Ralphs. Re-read the story and complete the following activities from the booklet:
1. Can you pretend to be some of the characters in the story? Listen while a little bit of the story is read to you. What would the character be doing? What might they say? What would their face look like?
2. Rhymes are an important part of early learning. Keep the learning fun – chant together, sing together, do the actions together, clap the rhythm together; One, two, three Father caught a flea.
https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reception-Unit.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Anno’s Counting Book – Mitsumasa Anno. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KqTIvNsn8s

White Rose Week 2, Session 2 activity –Making pairs.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8-week-2/

I’m looking forward to hearing all about your day.
Mrs MacDonald.

Monday 1^st February 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. I hope you all had a great weekend. This week is Children’s Mental Health week and as part of this, we will be setting some relaxation and mindfulness activities. Spend some time relaxing as you fill in the mindfulness picture which is attached below. Choose your favourite picture and take your time as you relax and colour. 

Feeling FABruary – Get moving with this Joe Wicks workout this morning - Morning Fitness with Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w

Literacy – This week we will explore a new story as part of our Talk for Writing learning pack. Our story is Mavis the Magical Cat by Jane Ralphs.
Read the story to your child and complete the following activities from the booklet:
1. Talk with your child about the characters and objects in the story. You

could chat about: • colour/size • what they look like • what they are wearing

• what it feels like • does the child like them? • have they seen one before?
2. Ladybird loves words! She has chosen some words from the story. Can you say each word together and match it to the right picture?
https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reception-Unit.pdf

Phonics – We will be introducing Phase 3 this week and we have a lot of new sounds to learn over the next few weeks. Please sign into Bug Club for today’s allocated letter sound and lesson. Today we will be introducing the ‘j’ sound.

Challenge - How many objects can you find around your house that contain the ‘j’ sound?

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Sidney the Silly Only Eats Six – M W Penn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=990JbXjE3f0

White Rose Week 2, Session 5 activity – Growing 6, 7, 8 https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8/

I look forward to seeing your work from today. 
Mrs MacDonald.

Friday 30th January

Good Morning all

Phonics - continue to revise Phase 2 phonics games.

RE - How can we look after our world? We have thought about how special our world is but what can we do to look after it. Over the next three weeks we will think about different parts of creation and how we can look after them.

This week to match the rspb birdwatch weekend see if you can take part in the activities. How many birds can you spot this weekend? Use it to practice your maths counting. Can you group birds by what type they are?

https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/everything-you-need-to-know-about-big-garden-birdwatch/

Maths Session 4

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8/

Have a great weekend.

Thursday 28th January

Good morning all

Today’s learning:-
Phonics revision on Bug Club.
We are launching into Phase 3 next week so last few days of going over the phase 2 sounds.

White Rose Maths
Session 3 – Composition of 8
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8/

'What the Ladybird Heard' story - Julia Donaldson. Youtube link.

Music
Next lesson on Charanga – this week starting with the Jackson 5 ABC

Wednesday 27^th January 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class.

Today’s Learning:

Phonics – Dragon’s Den. Help the dragons to find their eggs by reading the words and dragging them to the green or red dragon. The green dragon’s eggs have real words on them. The red dragon’s eggs have made up words on them.

When selecting options at the beginning of the game, ensure that you select Phase 2 and then ‘revise all phase 2’.

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/dragons-den

Literacy – Continue to work through the Talk for Writing activities at your child’s own pace. Mouses Adventure by Jane Ralphs.
https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/R-Mouse.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Kipper’s Toybox by Mick Inkpen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBUW9hHpfuc

White Rose Week 1, Session 2 activity – Growing 6, 7, 8. Composition of 7.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8/

Have a great day!

Mrs MacDonald.

Tuesday 26^th January 2021

Hello everyone, I have received some great home learning photographs of your letter and number formation yesterday. Well done. We are going to continue to focus on the formation of letters and numbers this week, so that the children become more confident with their writing skills. If your child is finding this difficult, there are some great pencil control resources on our school website as well as fine motor activity ideas.

https://www.stjamesokehampton.co.uk/writing-2/

Extension: If your child is now forming their letters and numbers correctly, encourage them to have a go at matching the number they write to the quantity of objects. They may want to use their toys, snack, or stones from the garden.

Literacy – Continue to work through the Talk for Writing activities at your child’s own pace. Mouses Adventure by Jane Ralphs.
https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/R-Mouse.pdf

Maths – Follow the link to watch the story Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore.

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

White Rose Week 4, Session 1 activity – Growing 6, 7, 8

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/growing-6-7-8/

I am looking forward to seeing your work from today.
Mrs MacDonald.

Monday 25th January 2021

Good morning Butterflies Class. I hope you all had a great weekend and are looking forward to a busy week of learning ahead.

Literacy – This week we will explore a new story as part of our Talk for Writing learning pack. I would like to emphasise again that you can work through the activities at a pace that suits your child over this next week. Our story is Mouses Adventure by Jane Ralphs.
https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/R-Mouse.pdf

Phonics – Today our focus will be letter formation. Last week you practised this using Sky Writer and very big movements. Today, use the letter formation sheet as a guide and practise writing the letters that we have learnt so far:

s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss

You can choose to write these using whatever tools and materials you wish. You may want to write using a paper and pen, paint and a brush or chalks outdoors.

Maths – Use the Number Formation Rhyme cards to practise writing your numbers. We use these number rhymes in school and they really help children to form their numbers.

White Rose Week 3, Session 5 activity.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-3/

Please let us know how you get on today.
Mrs MacDonald.

Friday 22nd January 2021

Good morning!

Here is today's learning.

Phonics on Bug Club and practicing handwriting on Letterjoin.

Can you write Harry a message for his Birthday?

Maths

Week 3 Lesson 4

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-3/

Write a poem for the competition based on Hope.
I have attached a powerpoint to help with the themes.

RE - reread creation story from last week. Look at the natural wonders of the world (pictures attached). Can you go on your own nature walk and find any natural wonders. Send me some pictures as I would love to see them. There are plenty to see in Simmons Park and on Dartmoor.

Have a brilliant day and weekend.

Mrs Burke

Thursday 21st January 2021

Good morning Butterflies
Here is our daily learning plan:-

Phonics
Bug Club activities

Handwriting - try to log on to our new handwriting resource called Letterjoin.

Here is and explanation of how to do it:-

https://www.letterjoin.co.uk/videos/homelogin.mp4

I have tried to allocate work - let me know if it has worked! If not search for Module 1 of EYFS.

Login details on Class Dojo or contact admin.

Maths
Week 3 session 3

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-3/

Hopefully you have had the Charanga log in for music - please do the allocated activity and let me know if there are any difficulties with logging in!

Lots of new activities to do today - let me know how you get on!!!

Have a good day and remember to get out, get active and get some fresh air (now it is not so wet and windy!)

Wednesday 20th January 2021

Hello Butterflies Class. Thank you to all of you who are uploading your home learning for us to see. Please ensure that you keep us updated with how your child is getting on with their learning at home.

Today’s learning:
Morning Fitness with Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0_1QBQ8Syk

Phonics – Picnic on Pluto. Help Obb and Bob the aliens to work out which words are real or alien words. Use your knowledge of Phase 2 sounds to sound out and blend sounds to read the words. If you are finding some letter sounds tricky to remember, you can select these at the beginning of the game and have these as a focus.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/picnic-on-pluto

Literacy – Continue with your Talk for Writing Booklet, Max’s Jungle Adventures by Sue Cove.

Maths – Watch the link to the story Zero is the Leaves on the Tree – Betsy Franco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wS3SxmGFKQ

White Rose Alive in 5: Week 3, Session 2 and activity.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-3/

Have a great day.
Mrs MacDonald.

Tuesday 19th January 2021

Hello Butterflies Class. There have been some beautiful pieces of work to come from your Talk for Writing booklets. Well done everyone!

Today’s learning:
Morning Fitness with Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0h6EZd6TM

Phonics – Sky writer: really focus on letter formation today. Practise using big movements as you point to the aeroplane and write your letters in the air. Once you are feeling confident, have a go at writing your letters in mud, sand, on large paper or chalks on the pavement.
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/skyWriter/index.html

Literacy – Continue with your Talk for Writing Booklet, Max’s Jungle Adventures by Sue Cove.

Maths – Watch the link to the story None the Number by Oliver Jeffers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DdQ-JgeWIA

White Rose Alive in 5: Week 3, Session 1 and activity.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-3/

I look forward to seeing your work from today.
Mrs MacDonald

Monday 18th January 2021

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend. This week we are going to set a Talk for Writing Booklet which you can work through at your own pace. The story that we will be exploring this week is Max’s Jungle Adventures by Sue Cove.

This booklet is designed to inspire and support children to develop skills and confidence in speaking, listening, reading and writing. This booklet starts with a story and is followed by different related activities: • Story talk• Exploring words and describing objects • Making musical instruments • Noisy animals matching game • Rhyme time • Mark making • Reading and writing words • Designing a new bandana for Max • Animal fact file • Writing a postcard • Inventing an imaginary animal and a new story.

https://www.talk4writing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/R-Maxs-Jungle.pdf

There are plenty of activities for you to work through over the week. We will be exploring the same story in school and I am excited to see how you get on.

Phonics – Using the Phase 2 sounds we have learned, have a go at reading some cvc words in the Buried Treasure game. You will be sorting through real and alien words to help the pirates. Can you make some of your own treasure coins and write your own words on them?

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure

Morning Fitness with Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUckPMJKSY

Maths - Watch the link to the story A Squash and a Squeeze – Julia Donaldson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkdX73Onf04

White Rose Alive in 5: Week 2, Session 5 and activity.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-2/

Have a great day.
Mrs MacDonald.

Friday 15th January 2021

Good morning everyone!

Today's learning:-

Phonics - continue with Bug Club

ActiveLearn: Login (activelearnprimary.co.uk)

If you want a change with regards to revising the sounds we have already done Mr Thorne is a fun way to learn - children love Geraldine!!!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqh11DN6jmbCsIPschffPaxvCdS9d6qPN

Maths - Session 4 and activity

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-2/

On Fridays we are going to start RE. We follow the RE curriculum agreed in Devon. In Reception this is mainly focused on Christianity and moves to explore other religions as you go through the school. Equally the themes are to explore beliefs and understand what religion means to how people live their lives. Use the themes to explore different questions about life and the wider world. Our first unit this half term is Why is the word 'God' special to Christians?

Thursday 14th January 2021

Phonics - Bug Club

ActiveLearn: Login (activelearnprimary.co.uk)

We are going to go back to the start of Phase 2 and do revision sessions on Thursdays and Fridays. Please can you focus this time around on handwriting and following the instruction for forming the letter correctly. Lots of practice!!! Make sure you are accessing the additional games too as they are really useful to practice reading words fluently. Reading the books online is also a great activity as they are aligned to and reflect our reading scheme in school. The system is open for your child to make progress within it so please make the most of it. I know it isn't the same as reading a book however do try it as it will still help your child to make reading progress.

Maths Session 3 and activity

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-2/

I will be setting a music activity on Thursdays. As a school we log into a system called Charanga. I am working on getting everyone a log in so you can access it at home as there are lots of fun activities on it. In the meantime please access the music lesson on the link below.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/walking-on-my-street-ccu3gr

Have a good day and I look forward to seeing your pictures.

Wednesday 13th January 2021

Hello Butterflies Class. I was really excited by the amazing work you sent in yesterday! I can see that you are working really hard, well done.

Today’s learning:
Morning Fitness with Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnKCGY9ZocA

Phonics – Using the Phase 2 sounds we have learned, have a go at reading some words in the Buried Treasure game. You will be sorting through real and alien words to help the pirates. How many words can you sound out and write?

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/buried-treasure

Maths - White Rose Session 2 and Activity –

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-2/

Our afternoon learning is to use the Oak National Academy link. Today we will be learning to identify the key parts of a police officer's uniform.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-the-key-parts-of-a-police-officers-uniform-c9hp6c

Mrs MacDonald

Tuesday 12th January 2021

Hello Butterflies Class, I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s exercise video! I have attached a link to another fitness video that will get your bodies moving so you can be ready to start your day.

Today’s learning:
Morning Fitness with Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move | Kids
Workout 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbFqQarDM50

Phonics - Log in to Bug Club and find the allocated lesson.

Maths - White Rose Session 1 and Activity –
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-2/

Our afternoon learning is to use the Oak National Academy link. Today we will be learning to understand what a police officer does.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-understand-what-a-police-officer-does-64wpct

Mrs MacDonald

Monday 11th January 2021

Hello Butterflies Class, I hope you all had a great weekend. I have included a link to a fitness video for you to complete before starting your home learning today. Please let me know how you get on.

Today’s learning:
Morning Fitness with Joe Wicks 5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w

Phonics - Log in to Bug Club and find the allocated lesson.

Maths - White Rose Session 5 and Activity –
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-1/

Our afternoon learning is to use the Oak National Academy link. Today we will be learning about where doctors and nurses work.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-where-doctors-and-nurses-work-70upad

Mrs MacDonald

Wednesday 6th January 2021

Hello Butterflies Class. I saw some amazing home learning that took place yesterday, well done! I have new learning activities for you to complete today.

Writing – Look out of your window or go for a walk. Talk about what you see. Can you write about what you have found? You can try to write a sentence or perhaps you would like to write a list.

Maths – Please click on the link below for today’s video and activity. You will need the Session 2 video and the Week 1, Session 2 activity: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-1/

Phonics- For Phonics activities, please sign into Bug Club where we will assign you work daily.

Best wishes,
Mrs MacDonald.

Tuesday 5th January 2021

Hello Butterflies Class, it’s Mrs MacDonald here. I hope that you all had a great Christmas holiday and I am very much looking forward to working with you all this term.

The learning activities for today are:

Topic- We would love to hear all about your Christmas holidays. Can you draw and write all about it?

Maths- In our school we follow the White Rose Maths curriculum. We will be providing links to a series of videos each day which will have a teaching input followed by an activity to complete.
Please click on the link below for today’s video and activity. You will need the Session 1 video and the Week 1, Session 1 activity: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-1/

Phonics- For Phonics activities, please sign into Bug Club where we will assign you work daily.

I am really looking forward to seeing your work from today. Have fun everyone!

Best wishes,
Mrs MacDonald.

Week beginning 22.06.2020

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception#

Week beginning 15.06.2020

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Week beginning 08.06.2020

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Week beginning 01/06/2020

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/reception#schedule

Thursday 21st May

Outdoor Classroom Day

The challenge today is to make the most of learning outdoors. It is fantastic to see your pictures as examples of inspiring awe and wonder in the world on beaches, tors and trails.

Wednesday 20th May

This week marks the start of National Smile Month.  It's about looking after your teeth. I have attached some fun things for you to do: Write 5 ways you could make someone smile today, tell some jokes, make a smile card. Have fun, smile and remember to brush your teeth!

Tuesday 19th May 

This week is mental health awareness week so I am posting a couple of things to look at with your child. The first is a story about worrying.  The second is about 10 a day - ways to look after your mental health each day.

https://www.calameo.com/read/000777721945cfe5bb9cc?authid=Xu9pcOzU3TQx

Monday 18th May

Today is International Museum Day.  

Your challenge is to visit a virtual museum, create a picture of your favourite thing in the museum and tell me about it.  Here are some pictures the class have made.