All posts by Ms S Chopra-Morris

Friday 12th June 2020

 

Good morning !

Your learning packs are ready for your parents to collect. Please bring a carrier bag with you.

Friday is P.E. day so let’s get moving with Mr. Rosetti.

 PE

You do not need any equipment today.

Phonics

Remember to have a go at writing the sentences in your book or on paper.

 

Maths

Click on the image and follow day 5 .

Play the symmetry game below.

Challenge

Can you draw or make your own symmetrical crown ?

Story

This story is by  Oliver Jeffers who wrote Lost and Found . What can you remember about the story ?

 

Enjoy the weekend and take good care of yourself.

Ms Chopra- Morris

 

 

Thursday 11th June 2020

 Hello !

I hope you are all well and enjoying your learning.

Please let us know what you are enjoying  by commenting on the blog or e-mailing us.

We have been preparing your home learning packs. Parents – please bring a carrier bag to school on Friday when you collect your packs.

Let’s get started …

Phonics

What do you notice about these words :

  • letter
  • hammer
  • ladder
  • better
  • summer

( Answers at the end of the blog !)

Tricky words

Username : march20

Password : home

Practise phase 3 and 4 tricky words. Click on the image below to play.

How may tricky words did you read correctly ?

Maths

Please click on the image below and follow the link for day 4.

 You will be finding halves today – have a go !

 Time for reflection

If you had three wishes what would you wish for ? Think about what is important to you. How might you make the world a better place ?

Watch this beautiful story . I wish you more stories than stars !

 

 

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Miss you all.

Ms Chopra -Morris

 

Answer to phonics challenge:

All of the words end in er .

All of the words have double letters ( tt  dd/mm).

Well done if you spotted both !

 

Wednesday 10th June 2020

Good morning Reception

Sorry we had a few  difficulties with the blog yesterday so if you didn’t manage to complete  yesterday’s activities , please do have a go today.

Phonics

Maths

Click  on the image below and follow day 3 for some playful maths.

Click on the image below to play a game about numbers to ten.

Reading

Username: stvincentrec

Password: reading 

Explore more books at Oxford Owl . On the school homepage click on the pupil zone tab and follow the links to Oxford Owl. Parents can also register for a free account.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Ms Chopra-Morris

 

 

 

Friday 5th June 2020

Good morning !

It may be wet and cool outside but we’ll soon warm up.

It’s Friday and that means …

P.E.

(You will need some pairs of rolled up  socks to jump around) 

Phonics

Read these words as quickly as you can :
  • coil
  • boil
  • soil
  • join
  • oil
  • all
  • be
Click on the image below and learn more about the oi sound.

Maths

Click on the image below and follow day 5- get ready to sing !

Challenge :

You may need a grown up to help you to start with. Click on the first  image below.

Write down your answers . You can take as much time as you need to answer the questions . Choose an option: 3 seconds/ 5 seconds/ 7 seconds /10 seconds etc. Challenge yourself !

Explore the other activities on the website if you can.

Scroll and choose level 1 (purple tab)
Choose addition then up to 10 adding ones (see below)

Story

Another super story by Julia Donaldson.

https://youtu.be/qcTQADUywZY

What a busy day ! Time to relax and enjoy your weekend.

Lovely to see some of you this week.

Stay safe.

Ms Chopra-Morris

Thursday 4th June 2020

Home Learning

Good morning !

I hope you are all well .

Let’s start off with Wake Up Shake Up.

 

Phonics

Challenge:

Copy  the “ow” words from the list below  in your best handwriting and add sound buttons.

  • how

  • down

  • row

  • town

  • cow

  • now

Tricky Challenge :

Write a rhyming  sentence using some of the “ow” words you have learnt today. They can be silly !

Example : I had a row with the cow. ( Row and cow rhyme) 

Maths

Click on the image below and follow day 4 (we are missing out day 3) .

Learn more about odd and even numbers by watching Number Blocks.

https://youtu.be/LrBc50BDp_c

Challenge:

What is the difference between the odd and even Numicon shapes below? Watch the video again to help you.

 

Draw two buckets and write the odd numbers in one bucket and the even numbers in the other bucket.

 

Is your house number odd or even?  My house number is 15 . Is that odd or even ?

We’ll look at this tomorrow.

A bit of fun …

Practise drawing spirals and create your own cartoon snails .

Story

Enjoy another story by Julia Donaldson. Listen out for the rhyming words.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Ms Chopra-Morris 

 

Half term May 2020

Home Learning

Hello Reception ,

I hope you are enjoying all this lovely sunshine.

We are just sending you a few reminders about things you can do over the half -term.

Explore more free e-books by Oxford Owl. See Home Learning pack information sheet or click pupil zone tab on school website homepage and click on Oxford Owl.
Username: stvincentrec
Password: reading

 

 Discover Elmer stories with Espresso.

Username: student4991

Password: vincent2

Write and count with Espresso

Feel free to explore the Espresso site . It has lots of interesting videos and games .

Have fun !

Ms Chopra-Morris

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 22nd May 2020

Home Learning, What's new today?

Hello Reception!

What lovely sunny weather we are having. Let’s start with a song today…

Phonics

Today we will look at the ar sound and the tricky words my and he. 

Challenge 1

Can you read four ar words in a row ? ( Four words next to each other in a straight line – these can  up/ down (vertically), side to side (horizontally)  or diagonally.

 

Challenge 2

Use these words to complete the sentences :

park   shark   car   star

  1. Mum is driving her   _ _ _ .
  2. Last night we saw a bright     _ _ _ _ .
  3. A     _ _ _ _ _  with big teeth swam in the sea.
  4. Athen  ran in the _ _ _ _ .

 

Maths

Watch this short story first.

Click on the image below and follow day 2 for some worm number line fun.

Did you count back from 20 ?

Challenge

Draw the worms from the video in your home learning book and practise counting back.

20 ___  18   17 ___ ___ 14 ___ ___ ___ 10 __  …

 

Story- Diary of a Worm

What do you do when you see a worm ? Listen to the story and find out what the children do when they see the worm.

Have a lovely weekend. It is half term next week so there will not be a daily blog but we will put some ideas up for the holiday. Remember to use your home learning packs.

Take good care.

Miss you all .

Ms Chopra-Morris

 

 

 

 

Thursday 21st May 2020

Home Learning

Good morning Reception !

I hope you are all safe and well.

Time to wake up and shake up !

 

Phonics

Today you will be learning the tricky word was and revising the oo sound.

Challenge 1

Write these words as neatly as you can:

wood          book          look       took

Challenge 2

Use these words in your own sentences :

cook       foot          wool           was

 

Explore the short oo sound using the games below. Click on the image below.

Username: student4991

Password: Vincent2

Maths

Click on the image below for this weeks maths . It’s all about worms !

Start on day 1 (Summer Term:week 5).

Did you make your own mini beast pattern ? Use your home learning book to record your pattern.

 

Storytime

https://youtu.be/4pZwNie69n8

 

Are you a good listener ? Try the game below .

 

Enjoy the rest of your day. Remember that we love to read your e-mails and see your learning.

Take care,

Ms Chopra-Morris

Friday 15th May 2020

Reception 2019-2020

It’s Friday …

Good morning Reception. I hope you are all well and enjoyed the sunshine yesterday. It has been wonderful receiving your e-mails. Please keep them coming !

 

PE day ! Time to get active.

Challenge 1

Read and draw :

  • a goat in a red coat
  •  soap and a tap
  •  a dog on a road

Challenge 2  

Complete the sentences by choosing the correct word :

This coat is ……….. ( fight / tight ).

We sail at ……… ( night/ might) in a ………. ( boat/ goat).

 Extra Tricky Challenge 

Use the words foam and soap to write or tell a grown up about how we should wash our hands.

 

Maths 

Home Learning Packs 

Recap  doubles and halves from yesterday. Have a go at the doubling activities in your packs.

 

Please click on the image and follow Day 5 – The Very Busy Spider

Today the learning is all about positional language.

There is a lovely activity at the end of the video and you will need to get moving again !

 

 

 

 

Do you like to wriggle ? Let’s  finish with some  wormy wriggling – wriggle your shoulders and wriggle your toes …

You deserve a rest now !

Bookworm Time !

Click on the image to read the book below.

 

Explore more free e-books by Oxford Owl. See Home Learning pack information sheet or click pupil zone tab on school website homepage and click on Oxford Owl.
Username: stvincentrec
Password: reading

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Look after each other and all God’s creatures big or small.

Ms Chopra-Morris

Thursday 14th May 2020

Reception 2019-2020

Good Morning Reception        

 

Wake up with a song and move along.

How many watermelons did cheeky Herman eat ?

 

Phonics

Revise the igh trigraph and tricky words. Click on the image below and listen carefully. Join in just like you would in the classroom.

Challenge 1

Write out the words in your best handwriting :

light             night            high 

Challenge 2

Complete the sentences below . Choose from these words:

light             high      night        fright 

I go to sleep at ………..,

The  bat gave me a ……….. !

I saw a fox under the ……..   of the moon.

We went to see the fox ……..up in the tree .

Tricky extra challenge:

Make up your own rhyming sentences using igh words .

(sight , light , might , fight , right etc )

E.g. I had a fright in the middle of the night.

Maths 

Click on the image below and follow day 4.

Quick extra activity :

How many worms altogether ?

One worm wriggled away . Now how many worms ?

 

Home Learning Pack 

You will have a brown envelope labelled  ‘Yukky Worms’ like the picture below. Inside you find a pipe cleaner and a small pom-pom.

Get those fingers working wormologists !

Can you make a:

  • curly worm ?
  • straight worm ?
  • wriggly worm ?
    cheeky worm ?

Now , ask a grown up to help you and cut the pipe cleaner into three worms . Can you order them from shortest to longest ?

 

Now label your worms and give them a face if you like! Use the words longest and shortest.

Challenge 

If you have a ruler at home, ask a grown up to help you measure your worms in centimetres (cm).

Book worm time 

Revisit our theme book Yukky Worms.

Find out more  about your sunflowers from Mrs. O’Brien …

Enjoy the rest of your day. Thank you for your e-mails and keep them coming !

Tomorrow is Friday and that means …  Yes P.E. Get ready to move !

Take care,

Ms Chopra-Morris