SCHOOL CLOSURE
Hello Parents, Carers and Children,
We hope you had a lovely Christmas break. We are sorry that we can't see you in the classroom for a little while, but we are doing all that we can to keep you and your families safe.
Due to the latest Government announcement, we will be delivering daily remote learning to ensure that all our children continue to be educated. If you need a second copy of any passwords, please email me urgently, as you will need these daily!
Each day, work will be set on your child's class webpage with clear guidance on how to complete each task. Each task will be listed/ on a powerpoint and is expected to be completed daily. Some tasks will be completed online through our learning platforms; whereas others may be paper based - in these cases you can send a photograph of work to your teacher's class email who will then respond with feedback.
Each new day's tasks will be dated and listed at the top of the web page in red.
Thank-you for your patience during these challenging times. Both Mrs Noble and I can honestly say that you are one of the kindest, most hard-working and resilient group of children we have ever had the pleasure of working with. We thank-you for this and we look forward to seeing what you can achieve throughout this next chapter of your first year at school. We will get through this together! :)
From Mrs Beaumont and Mrs Noble xx
Click below for step-by-step instructions on how to use Purple Mash, Spelling Shed and Numbots at home:
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| Instructions for using online learning platforms2.pdf | Download |
Lent
Last Wednesday was Ash Wednesday which marked the beginning of Lent. During Lent we try to pray, fast and give.
Please see the attached sheet below and see if you can complete the task each day. See how many you can do to make this Lent a time where you made a difference.
Click on the image below to enlarge.
WORLD BOOK DAY, March 2021
Please see the two documents below for a letter about World Book Day and your downloadable £1 book token.
Optional Get Set 4 PE Challenge
Can you complete the challenge by the 28th February 2021?
Inspired by Children's Mental Health Week ( 1st-7th February), Get Set 4 PE are sharing 'one piece at a time'. They are hoping that this mindful practice will bring awareness to all of the things that help to make us smile so that we can do them more often. If you complete the challenge send a photo of your finished puzzle to me. I hope you have lots of fun completing the challenges.
Life is a giant puzzle.
Every day we need
to piece together all of
the things that help to
make us smile.
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| ONE PIECE AT A TIME PUZZLE.pdf | Download |
Monday 1st March 2021
Please click on the PowerPoint below for today's learning and tasks:
Phonics, Maths and Religion
Videos are saved as both an mp4 file and a wmv file, so at least one of them should hopefully work on both android and apple devices. Please email me if you have any issues! It may take a few minutes to download at first. Both videos are exactly the same so you only need to be able to open one of them. :)
Please remember to also log into Spelling Shed and Numbots for at least 10 minutes to play the games today if you can.
NOTE: This week we will be doing some activities online to help us celebrate world book day. On Friday 5th, you can dress up for WBD in our zoom if you wish! (This is for children both in school and at home). Please see letter towards the top of this page for more details.
MONTHS OF THE YEAR song link from video above (1st):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5enDRrWyXaw
PHONICS reading game link from video above (1st):
Friday 26th February 2021
Please click on the PowerPoint below for today's learning and tasks:
Phonics, Writing, Maths and PE
Videos are saved as both an mp4 file and a wmv file, so at least one of them should hopefully work on both android and apple devices. Please email me if you have any issues! It may take a few minutes to download at first. Both videos are exactly the same so you only need to be able to open one of them. :)
Please remember to also log into Spelling Shed and Numbots for at least 10 minutes to play the games today if you can.
NOTE: For the zoom today, please ensure your child has a pencil and a piece of paper to draw on.
PHONICS tricky words song link from video above (26th):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0
PE dinosaur yoga link from video above (26th):
Thursday 25th February 2021
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused from yesterday's Purple Mash technical issues. These should now have been resolved and I have emailed you all with new Purple Mash passwords. Please contact me if you have not received this email. Any activities from yesterday on Purple Mash have been carried over to today, so no children will have missed out on any of the learning as a result.
Please click on the PowerPoint below for today's learning and tasks:
Phonics, Reading, Maths and Topic
Videos are saved as both an mp4 file and a wmv file, so at least one of them should hopefully work on both android and apple devices. Please email me if you have any issues! It may take a few minutes to download at first. Both videos are exactly the same so you only need to be able to open one of them. :)
Please remember to also log into Spelling Shed and Numbots for at least 10 minutes to play the games today if you can.
NOTE: For the zoom tomorrow, please ensure your child has a pencil and a piece of paper to draw on.
PHONICS link for today - 'air' - from video above (25th):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue_pRCMIXL8
READING GAME link from video above (25th):
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/dinosaurEggsHF/index.html
STORY -"The Really, Really Big Dinosaur" from video above (25th):
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Please click on the PowerPoint below for today's learning and tasks:
Phonics, Writing, Maths and Topic
Videos are saved as both an mp4 file and a wmv file, so at least one of them should hopefully work on both android and apple devices. Please email me if you have any issues! It may take a few minutes to download at first. Both videos are exactly the same so you only need to be able to open one of them. :)
Please remember to also log into Spelling Shed and Numbots for at least 10 minutes to play the games today if you can.
PHONICS link for 'ear' alphablocks from video above (24th):
Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Well done to all those who worked so hard on our first day back of home learning yesterday. It was so lovely to hear all about your half term breaks with your families! :)
Please click on the PowerPoint below for today's learning and tasks:
Phonics, Reading, Maths and Religion
Videos are saved as both an mp4 file and a wmv file, so at least one of them should hopefully work on both android and apple devices. Please email me if you have any issues! It may take a few minutes to download at first. Both videos are exactly the same so you only need to be able to open one of them. :)
Please remember to also log into Spelling Shed and Numbots for at least 10 minutes to play the games today if you can.
PHONICS 'ear' link from video above (23rd):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JSwmP61nXo
RELIGION link "what is Ash Wednesday?" from video above (23rd):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2D-2sfbqa4
RELIGION link "what can you do for Lent?" from video above (23rd):
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Welcome to St Peter's Reception class page.
My name is Mrs Beaumont and I am the Reception class teacher. Our teaching assistant is Mrs Noble, who is a vital part of our team.
You can see below our end of year expectations for your children, the Early Learning Goals, which we will be striving to achieve, and also the curriculum overview for each half term.
Parent Planners and InformatioN
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| Autumn A Parent Planner EYFS Marvellous Me.pub | Download |
| Autumn B Parent Planner EYFS Superheroes.pub | Download |
| Development-Matters Document.pdf | Download |
| Non Negotiable Parent Leaflet - Reception.docx | Download |
| Spring A Parent Planner EYFS Winter and Chinese New Year.pub | Download |
| Spring B Parent Planner EYFS Dinosaurs Easter.pub | Download |
| Summer A Parent Planner MiniBeasts and Life Cycles.pub | Download |
| Summer B Parent Planner EYFS Seaside and Pirates.pub | Download |
Phonics Revision Powerpoints
PE - PE will take place on WEDNESDAYS (on a two week rota) Please ensure your child has the correct indoor and outdoor PE kit in school at all times. All children also have daily access to our outdoor provision.
Outdoor learning - We love outdoor learning in Reception! Please ensure your child has a pair of wellies to keep in school all year. Please make sure they have their name inside them.
Reading Books -
Reading books (along with key words, sounds and numbers) will be sent home every Monday, to be returned on Friday please. Discussing pictures is a vital part of a child's development when they first start school, so please use the advice at the back of each book to question your child about their reading.
Oxford Owl is a fantastic site, on which you can access lots of reading books, just like the ones we send home from school. They are all colour banded, just like the ones we have in school, so the children will be familiar with them.
Click: "My Class Login"
Class Username: ReceptionStP
Class Password: books1
Homework
From January, some children will begin to receive spelling homework. Please follow the dates on the booklets and use your Spelling Shed login to support learning. Spelling booklets will be sent out on Mondays to be returned Fridays please.
Learning Photographs Below...
We have been enjoying making lots of new friends and getting to know our new teachers. We have really enjoyed exploring all of the continuous provision areas!
Religion - Sign of the Cross and Class Saint
We have been learning the sign of the cross and joining our hands to say prayers. We have started to learn some of our special school prayers. We have really enjoyed talking about Jesus, Mary and our class saint - Saint Peter. We made fish for a special display to help us talk about St Peter.
Phonics and Writing
This week, we started phase 2 phonics. We have a phonics session every day and are quickly learning lots of new sounds. We have enjoyed writing these new sounds in lots of areas. We have also been working hard every day to learn how to write our names. Some of us are even writing our surnames now!
Art - Painting Self Portraits
In religion, we talked about how God made us all different but equal. We used a mirror to look at all of our facial features and carefully mixed the correct colours to paint our self portraits.
Science - Understanding Autumn
We have been learning about the four different seasons. We have focussed specifically on the current season: Autumn. During Forest School, we had a fabulous time searching for colourful leaves and other signs of Autumn! We have also been cutting and sticking, leaf rubbing and playing in our continuous provision areas to extend our learning even further.
Maths - Comparative Language
We have been doing lots of practical learning to help us understand heavier/lighter, bigger/smaller, longer/shorter. We had a fabulous time in Forest School, using sticks and other natural materials to develop our learning. We also had a go at building different and equal sized towers in the construction areas.
Religion - Baptism
We have been talking about welcome, and how we welcome a new baby into God’s family in the Catholic Church. We watched a baptism video, then had a go at re-creating a baptism with our friends. We talked all about the symbols of baptism, such as the white garment, candle, cross, font and holy water. We practised saying “I baptise you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit” as we made the sign of the cross.
Science / Understanding the World
We read the story “How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?” This inspired use to use three different sized pumpkins of our own to investigate how many seeds really are in a pumpkin! We had a fabulous time and came up with some wonderful adjectives to describe the inside of the pumpkin. Afterwards, we planted the seeds in our little EYFS garden, in the hope of growing our own pumpkins!
History / Understanding the World
We have been learning all about Guy Fawkes and the history of bonfire night. To celebrate, we tasted toffee apples and made our own sparklers with breadsticks, chocolate and sprinkles...and then ate them!
Maths - Shape
We have been learning all about shape names and their properties in lots of practical ways.
Religion / UTW
We have been learning about other religions. We have been learning about Diwali: The Festival of Lights. We made Diwali lamps.
RE / History/ UTW - Remembrance
We have been learning about All Saints and All Souls. We held a two minutes silence on the 11th November and made pictures of poppies in lots of different ways. We even wrote our own remembrance prayer book for our class display.
Religion - Judaism
We have been learning about Judaism. We looked at a real menorah candle and had a go at replicating it through drawing, painting, cutting and sticking. We listened to lots of stories, such as “Sadie’s Marvellous Menorah.”
Computing - Coding
We used bee bots this week to learn some simple coding!
Science - Freezing and Melting
We have been reading “Supertato” as our class text. Evil Pea came into our classroom and froze the poor carrots in ice! We had to use our science skills to predict which would be the most effective way to melt the ice, then we carried out our investigation to find out the results. We managed to melt the ice, free the carrots and reveal the hidden message!
Geography / UTW
Continuing with our Supertato text, we have been learning about some unfamiliar fruit / vegetables. We used our senses to explore them, including tasting them! We voted for our most and least favourite. We looked at a globe and world map and used this to place the foods on the country where they are most commonly grown. We enjoyed asking questions about how long it would take to travel to each of the countries and finding England on the map.
EYFS NATIVITY 2020
This year, our wonderful Reception Class have worked really hard on performing the nativity for you. We are so excited to share it with you all! We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we have enjoyed preparing it!
CELEBRATION STATION!
A huge well done to the following children, who have particularly impressed us with their online learning this week:
Emma - For her lovely, thoughtful Lent promise, written in the most beautiful handwriting!
Finlay - For his wonderful drawing of his lovely family. Finlay coloured so neatly inside the lines and even labelled all of the people!
Amelie - For showing excellent listening skills and winning our drawing competition on zoom!
Happy Birthday to the following children who celebrate their birthday this week. We hope you have a lovely day!
Useful Links
Phonics / Reading
Listen to and Enjoy Stories at Home!
Booktrust Reading have-some-fun storybooks
Maths
Hit The Button Number Bonds to Ten
Computing
Coding for Young Children - https://www.j2e.com/j2code/
-https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn
History / Geography / Music / French and lots of others!
