Burley St Matthias Primary School

School Closure Tuesday 14th December 2021

Due to our school closure, I have provided some learning activities for you  on Tapestry.
You won't need to print anything out and you can record your work in your homework books or on paper. Please take a photo of your work and any activities you do so we can see what the children have been learning throughout the day,

Please find the documents you will need  on tapestry. 

Here is a list of the learning activities for today:

Phonics: /l/
We are continuing are learning of /l/.Please see the video on tapestry for how to pronounce this sound. There is also another phonics document with some words for the children to practise reading. Say each sound and then blend them together to say the whole word.

Reading:
Can you take a video of your child reading their school reading book or word sheet at home to share on tapestry? If they have other favourite books at home can you take a video of them reading or sharing this book? Where is their favourite place to read at home?

Writing:
Keep practising writing your name at home. There is a sheet on tapestry to show you how to form the letters correctly. Can you use your phonics to write the names of the grownups who have looked after you today? Please upload your learning to tapestry. 

There is also a winter list activity on tapestry. Chose one of the list activities and make a list on paper or in your homework book. Use your phonics to help you write a list. Please upload your learning to tapestry.

Maths:
This week we our continuing our learning of the number 9. Can you find 9 objects at home to count? You could use toys, fruit, coins, books, pens. You can you use anything you like! Can you write the numeral 9? Can you tell your grown up what one more and one less than 9 is? Can you find small numbers that make up the number nine, for example 5 and 4, or 3 and 3 and 3. How many different ways can you find? Please upload your learning to tapestry.

I have uploaded an I spy number 9 sheet for you to look at on the screen. How many number nines can you find?
There is also a link to the number nine number blocks episode for you to watch below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08phbzc/numberblocks-series-2-nine

Other areas:
Using the Christmas home learning sheet attached from yesterday. Please choose another one of the activities to complete with your grown up. If you want to keep extra busy you can complete more than one challenge. Please upload your learning to tapestry.

Movement breaks: stay active throughout the day with BBC Supermovers! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers 

We will be having a special story time session at 3:00pm where we can share a class story together. Please join us at the end of the day. The link through zoom is below:

Miss Cordingley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Reception story time
Time: Dec 14, 2021 03:00 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78206866920?pwd=UHNaeHZXR3ZXS2NJZG9rcVNTLzZtZz09

Meeting ID: 782 0686 6920
Passcode: story
 

Phonics
For the next few weeks we will be focusing on reading words and sentences that use some of the sounds we have learnt so far. 

Literacy.
Please continue with your Rising Stars reading program. If you need more books please let us know through tapestry.

Our Topic this half term is Traditional Tales. This week we will continue reading The Three Little Pigs. We will be making our own class story books to help us retell the story.

Maths
Our new number of the week is 18. Can you count up to this number? Challenge yourself!  Can you make this number using objects at home? Can you write the numeral or draw the Numicon pattern? Show us what you have been learning at home through tapestry.

Other Areas
We will be going on a class trip to Burley Park to help us retell our own stories.

Welcome back everyone. We have missed you all very much!

Phonics
For the next few weeks we will be focusing on reading words and sentences that use some of the sounds we have learnt so far. 

Literacy.
Please continue with your Rising Stars reading program. If you need more books please let us know through tapestry.

Our Topic this half term is Traditional Tales. This week we will be reading The Three Little Pigs. We will be writing a class story map and creating actions to help us rememeber the story.

Maths
Our new number of the week is 19. Can you count up to this number? Challenge yourself!  Can you make this number using objects at home? Can you write the numeral or draw the Numicon pattern? Show us what you have been learning at home through tapestry.

Other Areas
We will be creating Mothers' Day/Special person cards in class.

We hope you all had a wonderful half term. We have missed you all very much!

Phonics
For the next few weeks we will be focusing on reading words and sentences that use some of the sounds we have learnt so far. Please see the daily documents attached to your child's tapestry account.

Literacy.
Please continue with your rising stars reading program. If you need more books please let us know through tapestry.

Our Topic this half term is Traditional Tales. This week we will continue reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We will be writing apology letters from Goldilocks to The Three Bears.

Maths
Our new number of the week is 20. Can you count up to this number? Challenge yourself! Can you stand up and take 20 tiny steps, count as you do them and Can you take 20 big steps, count as you do them too! Can you make this number using objects at home? Can you write the numeral or draw the Numicon pattern? Show us what you have been learning at home through tapestry.

Other Areas
This week we will be looking at making patterns and repeating them.

Please join us for our daily zoom meeting at 3:00pm. The link is posted daily on tapestry.

We hope you are all keeping safe at home.

Phonics

This week we are learning 4 new sounds. Please log in to your child's tapestry account to see the daily phonic sheets and phonics lessons to help your child learn these sounds.

Maths
This week we will be learning to subtract objects up to 10, and then up to 20. Our new number of the week is 16. Please use some toys, objects, coins or anything at home to make this number. Can you write the numeral correctly? 

Literacy
Continue to read at home daily. Please use your Rising Stars log in to read books online. If you run out of stories or if they are too easy/ difficult then please let us know through tapestry. In writing this week we will be retelling the Gruffalo story.

Other Areas
We will be thinking about people we love and how we can celebrate them. We will also be learning about Lunar New Year.

Please join us for our daily  Zoom meet at 3:00pm where we share what we have been learning and read a story together. The daily links are on your child's tapestry account.

This week we will be taking part in lots of Christmas activities in class.

In Maths we will be making our own Christmas cards whilst focusing on comparing different lengths. We will then be writing our cards to send home to our families. We will also be practising our Christmas performance.

In phonics we will continue to practise reading and writing short 3 letter words. Please see the sheets for this week attached and continue to practise these at home.

We hope you have had a lovely weekend and have had lots of fun at home.

We will continue to use tapestry to help you continue your child's learning until we are all back at school. We will upload some activities daily for you. Any questions you have or if you need any help with the learning then please get in touch with us through tapestry. We completely appreciate that many of you will be working from home or looking after other children. It  would be great if you could quickly like the activities we post so we know you have seen it or upload a photo on tapestry to show us what your child has been doing. 

Here are the key daily activities that we do at school that you can continue at home:

1. Name writing. If they have mastered this then can they have a go at writing their full name or try to write one of their friend's names at school. Please help your child hold their pen or pencil correctly.

2. Practise their phonic sounds. Here is the link to the jolly phonic songs we sing in class. The children love joining in with the actions. Mrs Huxley has also posted a video on tapestry of herself doing the daily phonic flash cards.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wpdvv 

3.Reading their book daily. We have now given every child a rising star log in. Please use this so your child has access to lots of new books.

4.Singing the days of the week song. Here is a link to the song we sing daily at school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKqAblcwFOA  Please talk to your child about what day it is today/yesterday/tomorrow?

5.Counting objects at home. This could be anything from toys, food and books. As long as the children are counting the objects it doesn't matter what they count. You could even try counting claps or jumps.

6.Try adding small amounts together or taking some away, how about sharing some amounts equally between the family or some toys? These more complicated concepts are best done with amounts under 10.

7.Practise writing numbers. Mrs Huxley has posted some rhymes that the children can use to help them with their number formation

8. Remember to keep active! Any activity is going to be beneficial. There are lots of fun workouts to try at home online. Why don't you try these! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06tmmvz 

Reception year is all about play based learning so all of this learning can be built in to what your child enjoys doing at home.

Missing you all very much

Miss Cordingley, Mrs Huxley, Mr Watts and Mrs Naseem.

This week we will continue learning about people who help us and will focus on the Police Service. We are expecting a visit from two Police Officers this week and we are looking forward to asking questions about what they do to help others.

Literacy
This week we will be reading the Jolly Christmas Postman and we will be writing some more letters to our families.

Phonics
Use the phonics document attached to read the words. We will continue to look at putting the sounds we have now learnt together to blend and read simple 3 letter words. We call these CVC words ( consonant, vowel, consonant). Please practise these at home.

Maths
We are looking at the number 9 this week. Can your child make the number in lots of different ways. You can use anything you like e.g. blocks, vegetables, books, pens, toys, coins. Can you draw and write the number? Can you say the number that is one more or one less than the number 9? Upload some photos to your child's profile so we can see what you have been doing. In Maths we will also look at numbers that are more and less than other numbers up to 20.

Keep safe and well everyone

This week we will continue learning about people who help us and will focus on the fire service.

Literacy
We will continue to read and enjoy The Jolly Postman. We will write a simple letter in groups and use this to practise our phonics and letter formation.

Phonics
Use the phonics document attached to read the words. We will continue to look at putting the sounds we have now learnt together to blend and read simple 3 letter words. We call these CVC words ( consonant, vowel, consonant). Please practise these at home.

Maths
We are looking at the number 9 this week. Can your child make the number in lots of different ways. You can use anything you like e.g. blocks, vegetables, books, pens, toys, coins. Can you draw and write the number? Can you say the number that is one more or one less than the number 9? Upload some photos to your child's profile so we can see what you have been doing. In Maths we will also be looking at the number that is 1 less than another number.

Keep safe and well everyone

This week is Anti-bullying week and in Reception class we will be thinking about kindness and what we can do to be a good friend. Please continue to talk to your child about this at home.

Literacy
We will be reading The Jolly Postman.  We will use the story to think about letter writing and we will also be reading some simple sentences. We will act out being post people in our different learning areas in class.

Phonics
Use the phonics document attached to read the words and listen for the new sound. Can you find items around your house and garden that end in the /ss/ sound. we will also be looking at putting the sounds we have now learnt together to blend and read simple 3 letter words. We call these CVC words ( consonant, vowel, consonant). Please practise these at home.

Maths
We are looking at the number 8 this week. Can your child make the number in lots of different ways. You can use anything you like e.g. blocks, vegetables, books, pens, toys, coins. Can you draw and write the number? Can you say the number that is one more or one less than the number 8? Upload some photos to your child's profile so we can see what you have been doing. In Maths we will also be looking at the number that is 1 more than another number.

Keep safe and well everyone

Literacy
This week we will be looking at different people who can help us in our community. We will be describing these people and their role using full sentences and then we will write words using our phonic skills to describe them.

Phonics
Use the phonics document attached to read the words and listen for the new sound. Can you find items around your house and garden that use the sound f / ff / l/ ll ?

Maths
We are looking at the number 10 this week. Can your child make the number in lots of different ways. You can use anything you like e.g. blocks, vegetables, books, pens, toys, coins. Can you draw and write the number? Can you say the number that is one more or one less than the number 10? Upload some photos to your child's profile so we can see what you have been doing. In Maths we will also be ordering numbers to 10 and then 20.

In our topic work we will also be taking part in Diwali and Remembrance day activities.

Keep safe and well everyone

Welcome back to all our Reception famillies after the school holiday. Our topic this term is People who help us. Here we will be learning about the role of different people in our communties and how they help others. Please have lots of conversations with your child about this.

Literacy
This week we will be looking at Fire Officers, what they do and how they can help. We will link this to Bonfire night and we be thinking about what we can do to stay safe but still have fun.

Use the phonics document attached to read the words and listen for the initial sound. Can you find items around your house and garden that begin with the sound  h/ b ?

Maths
We are looking at the number 6 this week. Can your child make the number in lots of different ways. You can use anything you like e.g.  blocks, vegetables, books, pens, toys, coins. Can you draw and write the number? Can you say the number that is one more or one less than the number 6? Upload some photos to your child's profile so we can see what you have been doing. In Maths we will also be  identifying and creating other numbers up to 10.

Keep safe and well everyone

Phonics
Use the phonics document attached to read the words and listen for the sound. Can you find items around your house and garden that use the sound ck/ e/ u / r?

Literacy
This week we will be building 3 letter words from the sounds we have learnt so far. Can you build and read 3 letter words that contain the sounds s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r? For example sat, sit, pip, dog, cat, tap. Can you also go on an Autumn walk with your adult? Describe to your adult what is happening to the trees and the colour of the leaves. Can you draw an Autumn leaf or tree?

PSHE
This half term we are learning all about ourselves and each other.

Maths
We are looking at the number 2 this week. Can your child make the number in lots of different ways. You can use anything you like e.g. blocks, vegetables, books, pens, toys, coins. Can you draw and write the number? Can you say the number that is one more or one less than the number 2? Upload some photos to your child's profile so we can see what you have been doing.

Keep safe and well everyone

Phonics
Use the phonics document attached to read the words and listen for the initial sound. Can you find items around your house and garden that begin with the sound  g/ o/ c / k ?

Literacy
This week we will be talking about recycling and making recycling posters. We will be linking this to our number and shape work where we will be looking at numbers and shapes on recyclable plastics. Can you look at what you can recycle at home and make a poster to show this? Can you copy the word 'recycling' and form the letters correctly. Upload some pictures to tapestry so we can see what you have been doing.
 
PSHE
This half term we are learning all about ourselves and each other. 

Maths
We are looking at the number 3 this week. Can your child make the number in lots of different ways. You can use anything you like e.g.  blocks, vegetables, books, pens, toys, coins. Can you draw and write the number? Can you say the number that is one more or one less than the number 3? Upload some photos to your child's profile so we can see what you have been doing.

Keep safe and well everyone