Class 1

This week we welcomed back some more of our friends and for those at home Mrs Richardson and Mrs Petchell said hello to them on zoom.

What a hot week! We continued our colour work and watched the story about Winnie the Witch and her house.  We painted pictures of Winnie and her cat Wilbur and painted Winnie's house.  We wrote about our houses and designed a new house for Winnie.  To end our week we wrote a letter to Winnie and had an ice lolly to cool down!  We had fun with our Nottingham Forest sports coach participating in different group events such as the javlin, running, long jump, speed bounce and throwing! We also enjoyed our singing session with Rattle and Roll.  We listened to a piece of classical music called Peter and the Wolf and identified the instruments.  We also used our team work and problem solving skills when we had a duck race using the drain pipes and water.  We did get a little wet but it cooled us down!  Mrs Selby's yummy school dinners were served this this week!

Once again thank you very much to our lovely parents for being so supportive during our new school routine, and to our parents who are sending emails with updates and photographs of what their children are doing at home.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Good morning Class 1.  I hope you are all having a lovely weekend.  For those of you who returned to school Mrs Petchell and I had a lovely week with you, it felt as though we had never been away.  For those of you at home, thank you for the lovely work and emails you sent, it was great to see what you had been doing.  Next week our activities are based on the book Winnie the Witch, Winnie's House so we hope those of you at school and home enjoy the activities.

Remember the weather is due to be warm next week so please remember sun hats and to apply sun cream and to bring your water bottle.  Also bring your coat just incase the weather does change!

School Dinners

 Also for those children who were at school last week you are able to have a school dinner next week!  For those children starting with us, please remember you will need a packed lunch for your first week.

Remember your Bubble times please:

Bubble A   9.25 - 3.10

Bubble B   9.35 - 3.20

Hello Class 1.  I hope you have had a good week and have enjoyed some of the home learning activities this week.

Mrs Petchell and I are looking forward to seeing those children returning to school on Monday the 15th June.  Please remember next week only is an earlier pick up time.  If you are in Bubble A (9.25am) your pick up time is 1.30pm and Bubble B (9.35am) is 1.40pm. Please remember to bring your packed lunch, water bottle, sun hat, coat, and to apply sun cream if necessary according to the weather forecast.  Please note there is no fruit provided  for snack time in a morning, therefore please pack a healthy snack for your child to eat during the morning session.  Thank you.

For those children at home, your home learning activities will be accessible for Monday.

Well-being

We are welcoming some of the children back to school next week, but some are still to be at home.  On the Well-Being page there are some resources which may help the children if they are feeling anxious.  Please do browse and see if there is anything which may be useful to your situation.

https://www.langar.notts.sch.uk/well-being/

Good morning Class 1, I hope you enjoyed your weekend.  This week our activities are based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood.  During the story she feels different emotions.  This week you are asked about how you are feeling.  Next Monday Mrs Petchell and I will be saying a big "HELLO" to those of you who are returning back to school and you will be feeling different emotions.  Mrs Petchell and I are feeling excited to see you.  You may be excited too, or nervous as it has been a long time since you have been to school.  All these different feelings a fine and it's good to talk about how you are feeling.  I hope you enjoy your home activities and look forward to hearing about what you have been doing.

From Mrs Richardson

Hello Class 1, we hope you had a lovely half term and enjoyed the sunny weather.  This week your home learning activities are based on the story book 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt, we hope you are enjoying them.  Mrs Petchell and I have been busy this week preparing our classroom for when we welcome you back.  Things look a little different and the way we will do things will be different too, but we will still have lots of fun. Have a look at the photographs below to see what our classroom looks like.

We look forward to seeing you soon and hearing about all the things you have been doing at home.

Mrs Richardson and Mrs Petchell

After washing your hands you will come and sit at a table - you will have your own special place to sit.  You will share a table with your friends when we do our focus work.  We will give you a pencil, colouring pencils, colouring pens, scissors and glue if it is needed.  We have to wipe equipment when we have used it to keep the germs away.

You will also sit in your special place to eat your dinner.  Mrs Selby will bring you your yummy school dinner to our classroom but is not allowed into our classroom as it is our special 'bubble'.  Mrs Richardson and Mrs Petchell will serve you your dinner.  We will still have a playtime in the morning and at dinnertime but we have to stay in our special 'bubble' and not play with the other children in school.

We will still do painting activities, play with construction, play with small world, play with maths equipment, look at books, go on the computers when it is your days and lots more.  The difference is Mrs Richardson and Mrs Petchell will put out the activities for the day. (you can not do into drawers and choose things for yourself)

We will play lots outside and again Mrs Richardson and Mrs Petchell will put out equipment to play with for that day. 

We will be asking you to wash your hands lots.

We will be asking you to use the hand gel every time you move to a new activity.  It is really important we keep our hands squeaky clean and keep the germs away!

Dear Class 1

I thought you might like to have a go at the ELSA Support Welling Calendar for June.  Each activity promotes a sense of wellbeing.  I do hope you enjoy them.  I hope you are all well.  Mrs George

Hello Class 1,

I would just like to say on behalf of myself and Mrs Petchell a very big thank you to all the children for their amazing work that they have done at home with you.  I can see how they have taken care and been thoughtful when doing it and, I am very proud of them all as I'm sure you are.  Being at home for these past 9 weeks is not something we thought would have happened as we welcomed you and your child into Class 1 in September at the start of their school life journey with us.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank you as parents for all you have done to keep your child happy during these uncertain times.  I have loved receiving your emails and photographs, and although we are apart I still have felt our class 1 partnership.  You deserve a big well done!  Being a parent is hard enough, but trying to do home learning can be both fun, frustrating, tiring and sometimes hard, with good and bad weeks.  I thank you all for your continued support.

It is now half term, therefore I won't be setting any home learning.  Please take this time to enjoy the rest, the lovely weather and family time.  However if you wish you can access online resources for things to do.

As some children return back to school I will be unable to check emails daily, but I am still here for those parents who have children at home and will reply to your email as soon as I can. 

Best wishes to you all and look forward to seeing you in the near future.

Take care

Mrs Richardson

We hope you are enjoying your Elmer activities this week.  We look forward to finding out what you have been doing.

Hello and welcome back after the Easter holiday. 

Mrs Richardson and Mrs Petchell hope you had a lovely Easter.

We hope you all managed to celebrate in some way, enjoyed family time together and the lovely weather, but most of all had time to relax and feel refreshed.

Weekly update for week beginning 20th April.

I have uploaded the time table with activities around Julia Donaldson's story 'What the Ladybird Heard'.  Please use the timetable as it suits you, and continue to feed back what your child has been doing so we can celebrate their achievements together.

I really look forward to receiving your emails and pictures.  Please can you say if you give permission or not for the photographs to be shared. 

Take care everyone.

Mrs Richardson

Look what I found in my garden!

These are recommended books that every child in Reception should have read to them.   You might have some at home already, if not have a look on you tube.  There is lots of opportunities for discussion when reading with your child and questions to ask -   What did they enjoy, why did that happen,  what might happen next? If there are repeated parts encourage your child to join in with you whilst you read.

Happy Easter Class 1

I can't believe it is nearly 3 weeks since we closed school due to these circumstances we find ourselves adapting to.  I hope you are all staying safe and well during these uncertain times.  Firstly I would like to apologise for the lack of communication I have had with you as parents and your children, but unfortunately I have been very ill.  I am now beginning to feel much better and stronger, so just wanted to say a big "HELLO" to you all.  I have begun to look at the work you have completed on Purple Mash, and my next job is to look at emails.  So you will be hearing from me soon if you have added work or sent me an email.

I would like to say thank you to each of you for working so hard to support your children not only educationally, but mentally too as it is so hard for them to understand the circumstances we are in at the moment.

As it is technically the Easter Holiday, enjoy a break from the online learning.  Mrs Brown has put links to some fun activities on the home learning page of the website if you would like to continue with activities, so have a look at some of the ideas if you wish.

I will post a weekly timetable and purple mash tasks after the Easter Break.  Until then stay safe and take care.  Bye for now Class 1.

Smartie and Oreo are enjoying a little holiday!
 

Where do you think they’ve gone? What do you think they would write on a postcard to you all?

Why not make a postcard from Smartie and Oreo to class 1! Scan them and email them to the class 1 email and we’ll share some on here to show our class pets! 
 

We will make sure we let you know of their adventures.

Dear Parents / Carers

Please find below some resources to help your child practise some of the things we have been learning about in school recently.  The timetable gives you some suggestions of activities you could do during each day to keep your child occupied.

Please remember to share your child's reading book and ask questions about the content.

Reinforce the phonemes, digraphs and trigraphs in your child's sounds booklet and practise their flashcards.

Remember to read stories daily to your child.

You may wish your child to keep a diary of events that they do in their exercise book we provided.  Encourage your child to say their sentence out loud several times and then write it independently, reading their sentence back to themselves as they write it.  Make sure they think carefully about the sounds they can hear and remember their finger spaces?

Encourage your child to practise their high frequency words which were provided in their pack by reading and writing them.

There is purple mash to access on you can contact via the blogg.  Also you can contact Mrs Richardson via the email address sent out.

We will miss seeing you and your children during these uncertain times, but Mrs Richardson will check emails daily during the working week and would love to hear from you.

Mrs Richardson and Mrs Petchell thank you for your support during this Spring Term and hope to see you all again soon.

Take care.

Hello and Welcome to Class 1

(Reception)

Welcome to the Spring term

Children in the final year of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Reception Children) follow a curriculum based around the ‘Early Learning Goals’ – a series of aims divided between seven areas of learning.  We introduce these areas of learning in ways that are suitable for the age and development of the child, building on existing skills and experiences.  At the end of their Reception Year the children will be assessed against these Early Learning Goals to see if they are working in line with expectations for their age, below or above a typical level for their age. 

At School and through our ‘partnership with parents’ we will encourage your child to be involved in a variety of learning experiences during each day.  Some of these will be whole class experiences, some will be in small group situations and sometimes your child will work independently.  Teaching and learning in the Early Years Foundation stage is based on PLAY and TALK.  There will be a balance of teacher led and child initiated activities.  Every day your child will have a focussed Phonics, Literacy and Maths activity. 

The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum focuses on seven areas of learning:

The whole school curriculum is organised into three overarching themes:

Discover - Autumn term, and is the History focus for the year.

Explore - Spring term, and is Geography focused.

Create - Summer term, and is arts focused. Although art, music and D.T are explored and created in other terms, this is the only term where the skills of each subject are taught.

Within the Early Years Curriculum we have planned our topics around the three themes.

Our topic for the Autumn term is 'What do I know about me?' and Toys

 Each week a child will be nominated for Hot Chocolate with Mrs Brown to celebrate either their academic achievement, use of our school values in action or demonstrating our learning to learn skills which make up our school logo, known as our Trinity.  Trinity the Tortoise will come home with your child along with a diary to write in, draw pictures or add photographs to show what Trinity has done with your child to celebrate their achievement. The diary will be shared at school as a speaking and listening activity.

Please note our Wednesday's enrichment lesson is French and Music. 

Our PE day is a Thursday. Please can all children have their PE kits in school at all times.  Remember to label all clothing and plimsolls. 

Please remember if you have questions or concerns that you would like to talk to us about, do come and see us and we will endeavour to help. If we are unable to speak with you immediately, we will arrange a mutually convenient time.

Thank you, Mrs Richardson and Mrs Petchell