We have had a great time so far! Sports Day was do much fun and then FS2 enjoyed Dance Stars in the afternoon.
Zero Waste Day
We have had a fantastic couple of weeks, the children have been so busy!
This week finished with the whole school working on Zero Waste Day. In Foundation Stage we listened to a story about how waste can affect animals. You can listen to it below.
The children the had great fun becoming caring superheroes and thinking about making sure our waste goes in the correct place.
We watched a short film about climate change.
We made a wormery.
We need to wait for about two weeks to see what happens……. In the meantime the children continue learn in lots of different ways.
FS2 children have been busy learning about money, counting out the correct money to buy pets in the shop.
We had an unexpected visitor which caused great excitement.
What a half term!
The first full half term since the autumn! Wow, it has been brilliant! The children have been curious, enthusiastic and eager to learn. They have grown in confidence and without a doubt made so much progress in so many areas. They have thoroughly enjoyed our Under The Sea theme and worked and played together in lots of different ways. We made fish for our Rainbow Fish display and enjoyed listening to and creating ocean themed stories. FS2 have been busy adding, subtracting, investigating patterns, learning and applying new phonics sounds and even practising writing sentences! FS1 have been learning and investigating new sounds and numbers in lots of different ways, they have enjoyed going in to the hall and joining some of our Special Mention assemblies on a Friday morning. Their listening skills and confidence have really grown. All of the children are continuing to develop their abilities to work as a team and play together, taking into account each others’ wants and point of view. We were very fortunate to be able to watch the progress of caterpillars turning into butterflies and given the privilege of releasing the butterflies! So exciting! Below are just a few pictures showing what the children have been doing.
A huge THANK YOU to all who contributed to our sponsored activity which raised a whopping £745. We have used this to enhance our outdoor learning experience. Some of the money went towards our renovation project and we have purchased outdoor games; snakes and ladders, jenga and dominoes, a mark making trolley, created a dinosaur area and a huge sandpit, among other things. The children will benefit enormously.
Thank you also to the parents who helped paint our sheds which have really brightened up the area and to Mr Todd, our caretaker for making our sand pit and doing numerous other jobs to help.
The Foundation Stage team are looking forward to the next half term when our theme will be Animals. Thank you for all your continued support this half term. Have a wonderful break and enjoy spending time together. It looks as though the weather will be kind to us at last!
The FS Team
Welcome back!
I hope you had a lovely Easter break, despite the changeable weather! It is wonderful to see the children again. They have returned to school with such enthusiasm and keen to learn which is fantastic.
Our theme this half term is Under the Sea and the children are thoroughly enjoying the activities and areas, so we have had a great start to the week.
We have also had lots of fun completing our sponsored challenges! Tomorrow we will be having a go at the obstacle course.
Back to School!
It has been fantastic to have everyone back in school! The children are adapting really well and for some this has been a huge change… again! We have had three great weeks of settling back in, learning to play together again and remembering expectations. The children have been a credit to you and themselves and we are looking forward to getting back after Easter and really getting stuck in and seeing some fantastic progress. Have a great break and fingers crossed enjoy getting out and about and seeing friends and family safely outdoors.
Take a look at some of the things we have been doing over the last three weeks.
Sneaky Preview!
Hello! I hope you have had a fab day and enjoyed the World Book Day activities.
Mrs Laughton and I have just about finished setting up the EYFS unit for you to return on Monday. Here are some pictures of what you can expect to see and play with. I wonder what you are looking forward to the most?
On Monday, when you arrive, things may be a bit different. We are asking you to enter the playground and leave your red bags in the boxes under the canopy. If you want us to see a message in your yellow book, please take it out of your bag and place in it the box before putting your bag in. There is then a whiteboard where grown ups can leave any messages, such as who will be picking you up if it’s not Mum or Dad. This is a new routine to keep everyone as safe as possible in the current climate.
Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you on Monday!
Mrs Atkinson
Friday 5th March
What a fantastic final week of Home Learning and what a great World Book Day! Below you can see pictures of both. Today there are more World Book activities to finish the week. Thank you Mrs Altoft for all your hard work in preparing the World Book Day blogs for everyone!
Earlier this week I promised a sneak preview of the classroom ready for your return on Monday. Later today I will be posting some pictures so if you want to find out what it will be like, pop back later for a look.
Finally from me, a huge THANK YOU to you all for all your hard work and to all your grown ups for all their help in supporting you to keep learning. Fingers crossed this will be the last time we need to do this. I can’t wait to see you on Monday.
Mrs Atkinson.
Hi, Mrs Altoft here again today with your FINAL day of Home Learning and our second day of celebrating
I have heard amazing things from your class teachers about your work yesterday – lets have another great day today!
Before we get started with today’s activities, please make sure your book cover/picture you made yesterday is visible in a window/in your garden for all to see from outside – it will be needed in Activity 2.
Activity 1 – We are going to start the day with a D.E.A.R session – we are going to DROP EVERYTHING AND READ!
This morning, I would like everyone, whether at home or at school, to find something interesting to read and build a den or find a cosy spot and then READ!
Perhaps you could make a crown to wear while you read.
https://www.worldbookday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Robs-reading-crown.pdf
Or some bunting to decorate your den.
https://www.worldbookday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Create-Your-Own-Bunting-Primary-Pull-out.pdf
https://www.worldbookday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Create-Your-Own-Bunting-Nursery-Pull-out.pdf
Remember to share your photos on Seesaw/Evidence Me so we can see you all reading – I hope to make a display back at school.
Activity 2 – So, yesterday I set you the challenge of creating a book cover/picture for one of the following books and then asked you to display it in a window or your garden.
Today I would like you to go on a walk around the village to see what book covers you can see.
Here are some of the fab pictures you are looking for…
As you walk, please make a tally chart of the different books you find – you will need the results for the next part of the activity.
When you return from your walk, I would like you to create a graph to show which book you found the most. You could use Purple Mash or make a bar graph or pictogram. Year 5/6 perhaps you could really challenge yourself and create a pie chart.
Activity 3 – The official illustrator for World Book Day 2021 is Rob Biddulph. If you are currently in my class, or were in my class last year, you will know that I love to try drawing like the artist himself by following his videos. For our final activity I would like you to try a ‘Draw with Rob’.
Here is the link to his you tube channel…choose a video and get drawing!
https://www.youtube.com/c/RobBiddulph72/videos
So, that’s it! You have finished your home learning journey!! WE WILL SEE YOU ALL BACK AT SCHOOL ON MONDAY!!!!!
Parents
World Book Day are holding a competition asking you to share photos from World Book Day. There are 4 different categories shared over 4 weeks – please share some of the fab work you have completed with your child.
More information can be found on the following link.
Thursday 4th March
Good Morning Everyone, Mrs Altoft here! Today’s and tomorrow’s blog posts are slightly different because…
and we thought it would be great fun to celebrate whether you are at home or school. We are sharing the same on every class blog today in order to give you the chance to work with brothers and sisters and have a little bit of fun for your FINAL 2 days of home learning.
Before we get started, I just wanted to share the World Book Day live event at 10.30am today which you may wish to watch as a family.
https://www.worldbookday.com/event/words-pictures-bring-reading-to-life/
Right, on to our activities, I have planned a range of activities, feel free to tweak them if needed so that everyone has fun!
Activity 1 – As it is World Book Day we would like to unveil something that I have been working on over the last couple of weeks…Brandesburton Primary School’s VIRTUAL LIBRARY!
For your first task this morning I would like you to have an explore of the library and choose a story or two to listen to or read.
Then choose one of these activities to complete…
Please click on the link below to take you to our library on the school website… (click on the word ‘reading’)
I hope you enjoy it!
Activity 2 – As you will have seen I have added an ‘Our favourite stories’ section to our library. For your next task I would like to know about your favourite book. What book do you enjoy reading?
I would like you to create an animation, cartoon or film to retell your favourite story. You could use 2animate on purple mash, you could draw it as a cartoon or you could make it as a film using objects to retell it or you could even star in the film yourself!
Here are two examples we made during the first lockdown…
I can’t wait to see what you create!
Activity 3 – For your third and final activity of the day, I would like you to create something ready for tomorrow. I would like you to create a book cover/picture/model to represent for one of the following books…
I would then like you to display your picture in a window/the garden of your house. You might want to just use paper and put it in the window or make an actual model and display it in the garden. Please work as a team together as your finished piece of artwork will be very important tomorrow?!?!
I hope you have a lovely day. Remember to send photos of your work to your teacher on Seesaw/Evidence Me so we can see what you have been doing. Have fun!
Mrs A x
Wednesday 3rd March
Well, you are really excelling yourselves in the last week of Home Learning! There is so much phonics practising, a great variety of maths, brilliant The Very Hungry Caterpillar work and a huge variety of other things from tie dying t-shirts to birthday celebrations! Lots of you have been investigating Spring and I’m really pleased some of you are talking about coming back to school. Here are some of the amazing things you have been doing.
Today’s activities:
Phonics FS2 – Consolidate new sounds
Phonics FS1 – Oral blending and segmenting
English FS2 – The Very Busy Spider
Maths FS2 – Measures
Maths FS1 – Number of the week: Number 7
Phonics
FS2 Keep practising!
Practise the sound ‘ow’ by watching this episode of Alphablocks.
Use your favourite Phonics Play games to practise.
FS1 Today I would like you to think about oral blending and segmenting (talking like a robot).
English
Today I would like you to listen to another book written by the author of the Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle. This story is called The Very Busy Spider. Before you listen to it, if you don’t know the story, what do you think will happen? Who do you think is the main character (who is the story about)? Where do you think the story is set (where does it happen)? When you are listening to it I would like you to think about:
What happens in the story?
What is the same and what is different to the Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Look at the title
Look at the illustrations
Think about the story
Which story do you like most? Can you explain why? Who is your favourite character? Can you explain why?
Now I would like you to think about the story and draw a picture for the different headings. Challenge yourself to add labels or captions to your pictures.
Mathematics
FS2 Today’s video looks at weight and the words we use to help describe and compare how much items weigh. Your task is then to use what you have learnt to make a cake!
FS1 Number of the week: Number 7. Draw, paint, chalk or colour a rainbow. How many colours do you use? Label them with the correct numeral if you’d like.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Well Being Wednesday
So, we will be back in school next Monday. That is 5 sleeps away. I hope you have been thinking about and preparing for when we return. While it is very exciting to see our friends, it might feel very strange being back in the classroom with lots of other children and sharing resources and activities with others. When things feel strange and different, sometimes we forget all the good things about ourselves. It is really important to keep reminding ourselves of these things because this can help us through strange times and difficult feelings. Today I would like you to complete the activity below. Please save it when you have finished and bring it to school with you so we can add it to a display. It will then be in school as a reminder of how special you are so you can remind yourself when you need to.
Have a great day.
Mrs Atkinson
Tuesday 2nd March
Good morning. What a great start to the week again. I can’t tell you how much I am looking forward to next week and to be able to work with you and share your learning in the classroom! Until then, we have 4 days left so lets get on with today’s activities.
Phonics FS2 – Consolidate new sounds
Phonics FS1 – Listening and sounds
English FS2 – The Very Hungry Caterpillar – sequence the story
Maths FS2 – Measures
Maths FS1 – Number of the week: Number 7
Phonics
FS2 Make sure you practise writing sounds and words as well. Don’t forget this doesn’t need to be with a pencil, you can use whatever you like; paint, sticks in mud or sand, flour, shaving foam, coloured pens or pencils, playdough, magnetic letters, typing on a computer or ipad….. the list is endless. Remember this is about knowing how to read sounds and words by blending and also how to ‘write’ words and sounds by segmenting, it’s not just about picking up a pencil.
This Alphablocks episode recaps the sounds ‘or’ and ‘ur’. It also includes the sound ‘oi’ which is new to you and we will be learning next.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q0pgj/alphablocks-series-3-21-the-end?seriesId=b01n954z
Use your favourite Phonics Play games to practise.
FS1 Today think about different sounds you can make and hear.
English
Well done for great sequencing yesterday. Today we are going to sequence the story again but this time you are going to make your very own zig zag book. First you might want to listen to the story again. This time it is read by the author, (the person who wrote the story), Eric Carle.
Below is a video which shows you how to make a zig zag book. This is a different story but it shows you how a zig zag book works. I can’t wait to see yours!
Mathematics
FS2 Today’s video reminds us of the words we can use to describe capacity. It also includes some fun practical activities to explore capacity.
FS1 Number of the week: Number 7. Practise counting 7 objects with this PowerPoint on Twinkl.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/talk-about-number-7-maths-powerpoint-t-m-30852
Expressive Arts: Exploring and using Media and Materials
Today I would like you to get crafty and celebrate something about Spring. Below are a few ideas. You can find the instructions for each below.
I can’t wait to see what you make. if you save your creation and bring it to school next week, we can add it to out Spring display.
Have fun being crafty.
Mrs Atkinson.