Class R

Welcome to Reception (September 2020). The children have settled in beautifully and it is a delight to observe them interacting with their new friends and making positive relationships with the adults in school. The children have been thoroughly enjoying exploring their indoor and outdoor environments. We have been helping ‘Twiggle the Turtle’ to be the ‘Best Learners’ we can be and ensuring that we have a ‘Growth Mindset’ when tackling new tasks.

The children are our super Germ Busters and they are washing their hands regularly and ensuring they use the 'Nose Wiping Station' if they need to 'catch it, bin it, kill it'. 

Starting School is a major milestone for you and your child. As parents, you want your children to make the best possible start to school life. We all want the same thing – a happy, confident child who enjoys going to school and loves learning. By building an effective home/school partnership, we can all achieve this aim together.

Update -   Please visit ‘Lockdown Home Learning’ under the 'Parents' section to see the daily learning activities for Reception. We miss you all so much. Stay safe and keep smiling.

We would love to see photographs of your home learning. Please email your home learning photographs to enquiry@hawthorn.bham.sch.uk 

I will add your photographs to our class page so that your friends can see them.

Missing you all so much. Stay safe and keep smiling 

We have been baking bread and making butter for Mr Grinling (Lighthouse Keeper). We have also been writing sentences in phonics. Super writers use Fred fingers for spelling, finger spaces between words, a capital letter at the start of a sentence and a full stop at the end of a sentence. The children decided to make their own seagulls to try and eat their bread. We have been writing subtraction number sentences in mathematics. The children are absolutely loving spending time together in continuous provision and group activities…

This week we have been reading The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. The children have created their own lighthouse and have written about their lighthouse. We have also been reading our phonics books with expression. Look at us having a great time using the barrels and playing ‘Simon Says’. In mathematics we have been subtracting by building interlocking cube lighthouses. 

Reception - We have written a shopping list for Mrs Maksymczuk because we are baking biscuits, bread and making ice lollies this week for Grandma.

Reception Bubble – We followed a ‘Tablespoon’ recipe to bake biscuits for Grandma and have written the cooking instructions for The Big Bad Wolf to follow. The children used 2D shapes to create their own pictures. We have been reading our ‘phonics’ non – fiction and fiction books and writing simple sentences linked to these books.

Reception – We have been exploring freezing and melting. Look at the delicious fresh fruit lollipops we have made for Little Red Riding Hood.

Reception  - Our story this week is Little Red Riding Hood. Reiss helped Mrs Maksymczuk to read the story. We used 2D shapes to create repeating pattern paths to Grandma’s house. The children have been collecting natural materials for painting. Erin, Eiliyah and Jon-Paul have made baskets for Little Red Riding Hood. Kyle, Bailey and Reiss have been exploring colour mixing to paint Little Red Riding Hood.

We have been practising for our Reception Class Sports Day. Look at us jumping over the hurdles, balancing beanbags on our heads and sprinting.

We have written a shopping list for Mrs Maksymczuk because we are baking biscuits, bread and making ice lollies this week for Grandma.

Good morning Reception. We hope you have had a wonderful week. 

We are very excited that our learning this week is focused on the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.

Reiss has been busy this morning planting seeds  Well done Reiss!

Missing you all loads...

Monday 20th April

We have been teaching children essential skills such as: listening, team work & being creative as part of their learning and our link, Skills Builder, has now provided a home learning link so that you can continue with some of the activities at home. 

Select the skill that you'd like to practise and then select the step for the year group that your child is in - Reception children should access step 0.

Monday 20th April Update...

Good morning Reception. Exciting news - BBC Bitesize have launched their online lessons today. There will be three new lessons every weekday, with videos, activities and much more. Please use the link below. Happy learning and please stay safe!

Monday 20th April - More exciting learning news...

Oak National Academy have also launched online lessons for you to explore. Lessons include; Mathematics, Literacy and Foundation. Please use the link below. Happy learning and please stay safe!

Hello wonderful Reception. We hope you're having a lovely Easter weekend. We have added two new website links for you to explore. I'll be reading Very Little Red Riding Hood on Friday  Scroll down to watch Miss Jenkins,  Mrs Beardmore and I read you a story. Stay safe (we all miss you)...

Friday 3rd April. Is has been a pleasure to speak to some of you this week and hear about all of the wonderful learning opportunities you are providing at home. We are thinking of you all and missing our amazing Hawthorn children. We have added a new website link below ('Beanstalk' has Live Classes and 'hands on' activities to enjoy at home). Stay safe and thank you for your continued support...

Please 'continue' to encourage your child to read at least one book a day (free eBooks can be found in the link below). You could also ask them to write about the book they have read (what they enjoyed and why, their favourite character, adjectives to describe the characters/settings, would they change anything in the story). Remember that 'Super Writers' use Fred fingers for spelling, finger spaces between words, use a capital letter at the start of a sentence and a full stop at the end of a sentence. Don't forgot to have your speed sounds chart and red word mat with you when you are writing. 

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Home learning: Phonics

We have received some information from Ruth Miskin, the writer of our phonics scheme, on how you can access daily phonics lessons for your child.  This is taken from the email:

Daily virtual lessons for children

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ/videos

From Monday 23^rd March we’re scheduling Read Write Inc. Phonics lessons on Facebook and YouTube for children to watch at home.

We will release three short Speed Sound lessons with one of our trainers every day for the next two weeks. The films will only be available at the times below:

• Set 1 Speed Sounds at 9.30 am and again at 12.30 pm
• Set 2 Speed Sounds at 10.00 am and again at 1.00 pm
• Set 3 Speed Sounds at 10.30 am and again at 1.30 pm

Please note: the films are streamed live but will be available for 24 hrs after their release.

We’re also releasing a film of a poem for Reception and Year 1 children to join in with at 2.00 pm every day. The poems will be available on YouTube to watch again and again. 

A great opportunity for children to learn these by heart!

Can you write a list of all of the animals that lay eggs in this episode? Do you know any other animals that lay eggs?

Why does Auntie Mabel have to shut the hen house gate?

How is flour made?

Little Red Hen... would you share the bread? Write your reasons why you would or wouldn't share the bread.