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Date: 15th May 2020 @ 8:12am
Good Morning Reception!
Yay, it's Friday! You know what that means... it's 'Challenge Friday!'
Take a look at the challenges below, you have a Maths challenge and a Phonics Challenge linked to this week's learning. You can take a look at previous blogs from this week to help you! Can you complete both challenges?
There is also a link attached below to help you in your Phonics challenge!
Have fun! We can't wait to see pictures of your super work!
Love Miss Williams and Mrs Iqbal
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 8:08am
Good Morning Reception!
Happy Friday…. Let’s celebrate all of these fantastic achievements from this week!! Well done to all of these children, you have made your teachers very happy!! :)
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 10:23am
Good morning everyone,
I've had a request to make the font on my blog a little easier to read so that some of the younger children can have a go at reading it themselves which is a fantastic idea, so hopefully this will be a bit easier to read!
I hope people enjoyed yesterdays challenge, I know that some people did the Jason Manford quiz at 1.30 so if anyone didn't get the chance to watch Friday the turtle or had any problems accessing the Facebook live video then here it is on YouTube today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvhZZq0UnJI
Today's challenge is one that will hopefully make you and others around you smile. I want you to tell someone a joke! In fact, I think you should try and make as many people laugh as possible! Laughing is very good for both your health and wellbeing and it's certainly one of my favourite things to do, especially if I'm feeling a bit sad.
If you don't know any jokes then have a look at these:
https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/jokes-kids-funny-497875
Here are some that I like!
What do elves learn in school?
The elf-abet.
Why didn’t the skeleton go to the dance?
He had no body to dance with.
Please e-mail me on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk with your best jokes or any stories of making people laugh.
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thanks to everyone who has sent me pictures of them doing a few of the past challenges, here are a few of them!
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 9:12am
Good Morning Reception!!
Firstly, I want to show off some amazing work we have received this week from some of our wonderful children linked to the story ‘The Snail and the Whale.’
Well Done!!!
Today I would like you to think about the two main characters in the story, Snail and the Whale… What do they look like? What colours can you see? What shapes can you see? What size are the animals? Talk to your grown up about one of the animals. Remember to talk in full sentences…
Choose one character and write some sentences describing it and draw a picture of the animal.
For example,
The Snail has a hard shell on his back. The shell has a striped pattern that is brown and white. It moves very slowly because it is a small animal.
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 9:11am
Good Morning Reception!
Are you ready for your maths learning today??
Let’s warm up by listening to maths song and completing the fluent-in-five questions below…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVzXKfr6e8&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGetqbqDVaA
Today in our maths blog, we are going to be learning about subtraction (taking away.)
Below I have posted some links to the songs, 10 Green Bottles and 5 Current Buns! Maybe you could make your own bottles and buns and practise taking away yourselves? Can you say how many you have left each time? Can you write this as a subtraction calculation?
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 9:02am
Good Morning Reception!!
Let’s start today’s phonic activity by joining in with a new song called the oo sound song. Click the video at the bottom of the blog.
I know after reading some of your emails and watching your videos that it is a little bit confusing when thinking about the way we say words with the long and short oo sound.
Watch my video at the bottom of the blog where I am explaining how to read words with the long and short oo sounds.
Can you read these words with the long and short oo sounds? How many can you read? Ask a grown up to time you.
Today’s practise and apply activities are all about the long and short ‘oo’ sound. Choose 1, 2, 3 or all 4 activities. Which one will you choose?
Can you sort out the words into the correct box in the table?
Play long oo and short oo treasure hunt. Cut up or write the words and hide them in a space inside or outside. Find a word and read it and put it in the right container labelled short oo or long oo.
Play the short and long ‘oo’ roll and read game.
Choose the long and short sound stories. Can you read them and make a list of all the words with the short or long ‘oo’ sounds?
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 10:40am
Good morning everyone,
I'm sorry I didn't post a wellbeing challenge yesterday but I was in school! I meant to do it the night before but then forgot and had an early night ready for school yesterday, oops! Sorry about that but I'm back today and have a choice of 2 for you to do to make up for it.
You've been very creative lately (please see the past challenges below!) so I'm giving you something a bit different today. One is i you would like to relax and one is if you would like to have a bit of fun.
The first challenge is to do Jason Manford's comedy kids quiz at 1.30pm today, available from the following YouTube link. If you can't do it at 1.30 then it will be up for a few days after. and if you want more then have a look on his YouTube channel for past quizzes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhVLZjO7Tms
The second challenge is also at 1.30pm although I think you can watch it later if you're not free then! The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth are doing Turtle Time! A live video of their Green Sea Turtle who is called Friday. I always find watching sea animals very relaxing so you could watch it, learn some facts about turtles and then have a go at drawing the turtle. Ths live video will be on facebook so you'll have to ask an adult to log in to their account if they have one. https://www.facebook.com/NationalMarineAquarium/live/
Please e-mail me to let me know how you did in the quiz or any facts or pictures you have of the turtle! EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Past Challenges
I've been blown away by the effort you've gone to with these challenges (people have even dressed up!) and every time I get emails with pictures of your challenges it really cheers me up so thank you! Here are some pictures I've received over the last couple of days, thanks to everyone who's sent me one!
The Snail and the Whale Movable Craft
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:27am
Good Morning Reception!
Have you been enjoying ‘The Snail and the Whale’ story this week? Today we are going to be making a moveable craft using paper plates linked to this exciting tale! Take a look at what you will be making below…
Isn’t it fantastic?!
You will need:
Paper plate
2 Shades of blue paint/pens/pencils
Lollipop stick
Felt tip pens
Different coloured card (ideally white/blue/grey)
Scissors
Sellotape
Instructions:
Begin by painting/colouring in your paper plate in two shades of blue – if you don’t have blue you could add a bit of white/yellow to what you have and recreate the scene where the whale gets stuck on the beach!
If you are painting, while it’s drying you can begin to create the snail and the whale! On a piece of card, draw a picture of the two friends and colour them in! It’s better to use card over paper as it will stand up better when you play with your paper plate. Attach a lollipop stick to it using Sellotape.
Cut a sun shape out of yellow card and glue this onto your paper plate. Then carefully cut a line along the bottom of the paper plate… this should go from one side to the other but not go to the actual edge or you’ll cut the bottom off the paper plate.
Pop your lollipop stick through the hole and your snail and the whale craft is ready to be played with!
Enjoy! I can’t wait to see your creations! J
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:22am
Good Morning Reception!
Happy Wednesday J We are halfway through the week!
Let’s warm up for our maths learning today by listening to maths songs and completing our fluent-in-five questions below…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVzXKfr6e8&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGetqbqDVaA
Today in our maths learning we are continuing to add more and take away using ‘first, then and now’ mathematical stories. Please refer to yesterday’s maths blog if you missed it!
We use the ‘first, then and now’ structure to create mathematical stories in contexts children can relate to. Placing a calculation into addition stories can help children to see the calculation in a meaningful context. Children are able to visualise the addition calculation as they tell the addition story.
Take a look at all of these superstars below who completed their ‘First, then, and now’ addition stories yesterday! Well done J
Today we are going to be looking at mathematical stories to help us subtract/take-away. Presenting subtraction in this way can help young children to visualise the calculation and understand that some are being taken away.
Take a look at the first question below!
Count the frogs in the ‘first’ column… how many are there altogether? Write the answer in the box below (5).
Then count the frog that has jumped from the log in the ‘then’ column… write this in the box below (1.)
In the ‘now’ box, you should be able to count how many frogs are left. Write this underneath (4.)
Well done! The answer to this 'first, then and now' question is 5 – 1 = 4!
I have attached some more questions in the link below… enjoy! How many can you work out? J
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 8:22am
Good Morning Reception!!
This week we have listened to a new story called ‘The Snail and the Whale.’ If you haven’t listened to it look on Monday’s blog.
Today I want you to look at the two main characters in the story: the snail and the whale. What words would you use to describe them? Tell your grown up your ideas…Remember to talk in full sentences about the characters.
For example,
The snail has a hard shell on his back.
The whale has a huge body that is white and dark blue.
Your challenge today is to cut up the words on the sheet and try to make a sentence from the story. If you don’t have a printer write the words on scraps of paper. When you have made the sentence stick it on a piece a paper and draw a picture about the sentence. This will show that you have understood what you have read!
There are two sentences that you must work out. Grown ups the answers are on the third sheet for you to check.
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 8:11am
Good Morning Reception!!
Let’s start today’s phonic activity by revising the sounds you have learnt so far using the flashcard game below:
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/flashcards-time-challenge
Pick individual phonemes section and click all the sounds that we have learnt so far from Phase 2 and 3.
Today we are going to learn a new sound but it’s a little bit confusing because it looks the same as the one from Monday!!! It’s called the short ‘oo’ sound. Think of the word foot when you are saying the short ‘oo’ sound. Look at the words on the picture, can you read them to your grown up…?
Watch today’s video at the bottom of the blog where I am explaining all about the short ‘oo’ sound.
Today’s practise and apply activities are:
Can you label the pictures with the short ‘oo’ words? Pick two pictures and write some sentences using each word.
Can you choose the correct word to go in each sentence?
Play the roll and read game. If you don’t have a dice use a virtual one by clicking the link below:
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Bees and Pollination Experiment
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:49am
Good Morning Reception!
Today we are going to be taking part in a science experiment! How fun!
You will need:
Small paper bags
Cheesy puff crisps
Bee Finger Puppet (see link)
Flower Cut-outs (see link)
Method:
Explain to children that this is an experiment to show how a bee helps with the pollination of flowers.
As a bee moves from one flower to another it moves the pollen between them.
Make a flower by putting a picture on the front of a paper bag.
Put the cheesy puffs inside the bag.
Give children a bee finger puppet and let them fly to a flower and grab some cheesy puffs. Explain that they can eat the cheesy puffs, but not lick or wipe the crumbs off their finger!
After they have had chance to eat a few crisps and get lots of crumbs on their fingers, let them fly to another flower and land on it.
What has happened to the crumbs from their fingers?
Some of the ‘pollen’ has been left behind on another flower – they have successfully pollinated a flower, which will then help it to make new seeds!
We hope that you have fun taking part in this experiment! :)
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:40am
Good Morning Reception!
Are you feeling ready for your maths learning this morning? Let’s begin by listening to our maths songs below and having a go at today’s fluent-in-five questions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVzXKfr6e8&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGetqbqDVaA
Fantastic!
Today in our maths learning we are going to continue focusing on counting on and adding more! Please refer to yesterday’s blog if you did not see it.
First let’s remind ourselves of yesterday’s starter game, ‘I count, you count’
This is a game which can be used to practise counting on from different starting points. Adults begin by counting as you point to yourselves. When you point to the children they continue the count. This is great for creative rhythmic patterns:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7,8
1,2,3 4,5,6 7,8,9
3,4,5,6 7,8,9,10
Today we are going to be using the ‘first, then and now’ structure. This can be used to create mathematical stories in contexts children can relate to. Placing a calculation into addition stories can help children to see the calculation in a meaningful context. Children are able to visualise the addition calculation as they tell the addition story.
At first, the children need to re-count all of the items to see how many they have altogether. E.g, 1, 2, 3, 4….5, 6,7. When they are ready, encourage children to count on, e.g 4, 5, 6, 7. Playing games like ‘I count, you count’ will support this step.
See below an example of a first, then, now structure:
Below I have attached a video to a read-along story of ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’ by John Burningham. It tells a tale of Mr Gumpy, who decides to take a trip along the river in his boat. But the children, the rabbit, the cat and other friends begin to join him!
Once you have read this story with children, ask them to build a boat and create their own first, then, now stories as different groups of characters climb aboard. Encourage children to count how many to altogether as more children join them!
If you would like to complete extra 'counting on' learning, I have also attached a link to ‘first, then and now' addition stories below!
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:40am
Good Morning Reception!!
Yesterday you listened to the story ‘The Snail and the Whale.’ If you haven’t managed to listen to the story use this link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000cslw/the-snail-and-the-whale
The snail used his sticky, silvery trail to write messages on a rock and the blackboard in the school. Here are his messages...
Today I want you to imagine if you were the snail, what message would you write? It could be something that the snail saw on his travels with the whale or how he might be feeling. You might even try to write it like a snail's trail in fancy shaped letters...Here is my message:
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:27am
Good Morning Reception!!
Let’s start today’s phonic activity by getting active with Jack Hartman. Click the video at the bottom of the blog.
Today we are going to carry on learning about the long ‘oo’ sound. Start by joining in with the long ‘oo’ song at the bottom of this blog.
How many alien words can you read? Ask a grown up to time you...
Today’s practise and apply activities are:
Can you find the six words on the long ‘oo’ word search?
Play Picture Hunt and Write!! Print and cut out the pictures and ask a grown up to hide them in your garden or a room in your house. If you don’t have a printer you can draw the pictures. Find a picture and write the word on a piece of paper. Watch the video at the bottom of the blog where Adam is playing this game.
Play the game ‘Make a match’ on Phonics Play using the link below:
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3
Play one of the games called week 1 to 5.
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 10:38am
Good morning everyone,
I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend! I spent a lot of time in the sun, in fact possibly a bit too much time! I also had some delicious food and lovely video chats with some of my friends.
Thanks again for all your wellebing challenge e-mails. It really cheers me up whenever I get one and see what you've all been up to!
Today's wellbeing challenge is actually Miss Bryce's idea so thanks Miss Bryce! It's a creative one and is to design your own superhero.
Who would they be?
What would they do?
What would they wear?
Have a think about what is important to you and then either draw, make or write about your superhero.
See the attached picture file for all the details and how it relates to Banksy.
Remember to e-mail EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk to show me pictures of your superheroes!
Past challenges
Some fantastic origami by all the pupils who gave it a go, well done!
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 10:06am
Good Morning Reception!
I hope you have had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend! How did you spend it? Did you enjoy the very warm weather we had on Friday and Saturday?
Let’s get ready for our maths learning by listening to the songs below and having a go at today’s fluent-in-five questions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVzXKfr6e8&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGetqbqDVaA
Well done! How quickly could you work them out today?
Today in our maths learning we are going to be focusing on counting on and adding more!
Let’s begin with a warm up activity with adults at home…
‘I count, you count’
This is a game which can be used to practise counting on from different starting points. Adults begin by counting as you point to yourselves. When you point to the children they continue the count. This is great for creative rhythmic patterns:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7,8
1,2,3 4,5,6 7,8,9
3,4,5,6 7,8,9,10
Take a look at the video below, it’s a read-along story to the book, ‘Mouse Count’ by Ellen Stoll Walsh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNH6i7239FI
It is a story all about a greedy snake, he is very hungry to eat some little mice for his dinner! This story helps children to understand the concept of counting forwards and backwards. It introduces the skill of counting on from a new number, rather than starting at one each time.
You can extend this learning at home through the following activities:
Mouse Count: Recreate the ‘Mouse Count’ story by using different resources as characters or even drawing ten mice and a snake! Retell the story by practising adding on from different numbers each time!
Counting on using fingers: Ask children to show you 5 fingers… now 2 more. How many fingers are there all together? Did you know there are 7? Did you count them all? Encourage children to acknowledge having five fingers on one hand, and counting on 6, 7.
Construction counting: The children take turns to roll a 1-3 dice and collect 1,2 or 3 cubes to add to their tower. If they are ready, encourage them to count on as they add their cubes each time. How high can they build their towers until they fall?
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 8:43am
Over the weekend I have had an email from Ferdows and his mummy. He has written a new version of the story from last week 'The Very Busy Spider.'
In his story he had a very busy caterpillar...
Listen to the video, I think you'll like it!!
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 8:22am
Good Morning Reception!!
This week we have a new story all about the friendship of a Snail and a Whale. Listen to the story by using the link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000cslw/the-snail-and-the-whale
Start by playing the game ‘one word.’ Take turns with your grown up to say one word or name of a object that you can remember from the story ‘The Snail and the Whale.’ How many things can you remember from the story…?
The story is by the author Julia Donaldson. In her stories she uses a lot of rhyming words which makes the story more interesting. Remember rhyming words are two words or more that sound the same.
For example, mat, cat, rat and hat.
Can you read the words from the story and find the two words that rhyme? Use the sheet attached on the blog to see the words.
Extra challenge – Pick two of the rhyming words and show them in a creative way. For example, you could fold a piece of paper in half and draw a picture on each side of the rhyming words.
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 8:13am
Good Morning Reception!!
Hope you had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend!
Let’s start today’s phonic activity by revising the sounds ai, ee, igh and oa. Open the PowerPoint on this blog and sort the pictures that have the focus sound on each page.
Today we are going to learn a new sound ‘oo.’ It is sometimes described as the long ‘oo’ sound. Think of the word ‘moon’ when thinking about the long ‘oo’ sound. It is as if we are stretching the ‘oo’ like in the word’s below:
Watch the video at the bottom of the blog all about the long ‘oo’ sound.
Today’s practise and apply activities are:
Can you read the words? Play quick write by asking your grown up to say a word and you write it on a piece of paper.
How many words can you think of with the long ‘oo’ sound in one minute…?
Can you label the words with the long ‘oo’ sound? Pick three words and write them in sentences.
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 8th May 2020 @ 3:09pm
I can't believe it's that time of the week again to celebrate our amazing children (and parents/carers) who are doing some fantastic home learning.
We are amazed at all your hardwork and receiving your emails puts a huge smile on our faces!!!
Why not dance along to our celebration song from our Friday assembly...??
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 4:06pm
On Friday it is going to be a Bank Holiday celebrating VE Day.
VE Day is short for Victory in Europe Day when different countries around Europe celebrated winning the second world war in 1945. This was celebrated with street parties and lots of celebrations. However, this year VE celebrations around Europe and UK will look differently.
Here is a timetable of things that will be happening nationally around the country on Friday:
We have attached a PowerPoint of information about VE Day along with some activities that you may want to try over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend. Let’s hope the sun keeps shining!!!
Love Mrs Iqbal and Miss Williams
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to… receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 10:28am
Good morning,
Yet another lovely sunny day! I'm looking forward to getting out in the sun later although I actually got a little bit sunburnt yesterday! Remeber that suncream!
Today's challenge is a creative one, I'd like you to try a bit of origami. Origami is the art of folding paper and while it can be a bit tricky, it's also quite a nice relaxing activity once you know what you're doing and you end up with something that looks amazing. You could even make a few things and use them to decorate your house!
What you need for all origami is a square of paper, either plain or patterned. If youre not sure how to turn a piece of paper into a square then have a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxi1dIWRws
Then you could take some time to decorate your paper if you like before you fold it.
Then this is a fairly simple one to get started, a butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjEYlMZnhE
Just follow each instruction carefully and the good thing about watching a video is that you can rewind it as much as you like! If you're not a fan of butterflies then feel free to have a look for something else on the Red Ted Art channel.
Here's my butterfly that I've just made. It's not perfect but it's the first time I've ever done it so I was quite impressed with myself!
As always I'd love to see pictures of what you've made or of any past challenges, e-mail EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk to send them or even just to let me know what kind of challenges you prefer so I can make sure I'm doing ones that people like :-)
Past challenges
Thanks to all the children who have sent me pictures, you've all been very busy which is great to see!
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Date: 7th May 2020 @ 8:28am
Good Morning Reception!!
Have you enjoyed the story ‘The Very Busy Spider’ this week…? Adam did not like it very much because he hates spiders!!!
Today I am wondering what if another animal landed on the fence and started to do something else....???
What would it be…?
What would it do…?
What other small creatures could have landed in the farmyard….?
Today I want you change the main character; the spider in the story and think about the questions above… Create a new front cover using a new animal. Here are some ideas…
Bee - busy collecting pollen from flowers
Caterpillar – busy munching leaves
Butterfly – busy flying around
Worm – busy wriggling in the soil
Use the minibeast wordmat to think of other small creatures that could land on the fence.
Your new front cover can go on the sheet that I have attached on the blog or you could design it on a piece of paper.
Mrs Iqbal and Mrs Cooper's Phonic groups I want you to write a sentence describing your new animal and what it is doing. Try to make your sentences longer by adding the connectives 'and' or 'because.'
Love Mrs Iqbal
Don’t forget to send in your photos/work to receptionhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 8:19am
Good Morning Reception! Happy Thursday J
Here are your fluent-in-five questions for today!
Can you work them all out in 2 minutes? Can you beat your time from yesterday?
Today in maths, we are going to be following on from yesterday’s learning of measuring capacity! Please refer to yesterday’s blog if you did not see it! We are going to work out the capacity through using potions! Take a look at the slides below and see if you can select the correct measurement!
Will the Wizard needs your help to find the right potions!
Take a look at the potions before.. which potion is full?
Well done! The potion on the right is full J
Now, take a look below… Which potion is half full?
Which potion is empty?
Fantastic! The potion on the left is half full!
The potion in the middle is empty!
Oh no! Hocus the cat has mixed up the potions… can you help to put them in the correct order? Which potion has the least?
Well done! The potion in the middle has the least!
Now…Which one has the most?
Brilliant! The potion on the right has the most!
Can you draw a picture of the three potions below and put them in the right order, from the least to the most?
Can you help the wizard by making your own real-life potions? We would love to see them!
Have fun ordering and making potions! Don’t forget to send in your learning – your teachers love to see your work J