The Gates Primary SchoolEYFS- Penguins: Blog items
Nursery Home Learning 17th June
Date: 16th Jun 2020 @ 9:36pm
Good Morning everybody!
I can't believe how fast this week is going!
You did really well with your challenges yesterday:
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It's fantastic to see that you are all so engaged with this week's story!
Here are today's new challenges:
Challenge 1:
Superworm begins with the sound 's'
Can you see anything else around you that begins with the sound 's'?
Can you try and write the sound? We say 'slither down the snake' as we form our letter.
To challenge yourself even more: Draw some items that begin with the sound 's' and label them with the sounds that you can hear.
Challenge 2:
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Have a great day!
Miss Altham
Penguins home learning 17.6.20
Date: 16th Jun 2020 @ 8:16pm
Good morning penguins!
You are doing really well with your part part whole learning Penguins; I am really impressed.
Maths
Recap on part part whole again by watching Monday’s video. Can you solve these part part whole problems? How many different ways can you make 16?
I’ve challenged you by putting some circles in some. To work these out, count how many are in one side and then carry on drawing in the other until you get to 20.
Challenge: can you write what you have found as number sentences?
Literacy
Today we are going to look at reading the long ‘oo’ sound. Watch the video and follow the instructions.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spellings
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery Home Learning 16th June
Date: 15th Jun 2020 @ 9:28pm
It's Tuesday!
I have been getting some great updates from some Penguins!
I loved all your capes! You are all so creative.
Have a go at today's new challenges, I can't wait to see how you all get on.
Challenge 1:
Can you go on a hunt and see if you can spot Superworm himself?
Did you find anything on your hunt?
Challenge 2:
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Have a great Tuesday!
Miss Altham
Date: 15th Jun 2020 @ 5:56pm
Good morning penguins!
I saw some lovely home learning yesterday but I would like to see lots more guys! Remember to post your homelearning so I can see what you are doing and how I can help move you forward!
Maths
Recap on part part whole again by watching yesterday’s video. Can you solve these part part whole problems? How many different ways can you make 14?
I’ve challenged you by putting some circles in some. To work these out, count how many are in one side and then carry on drawing in the other until you get to 14.
Challenge: can you write what you have found as number sentences?
Literacy
Today we are going to look at writing the ‘oa’ sound. Watch the video and follow the instructions.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spellings
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Date: 15th Jun 2020 @ 2:30pm
We have had a lovely day in school today, we worked really hard to practise our part part whole! I can see that some of you at home have been trying really hard too.
Well done Penguins.
Nursery Home Learning 15th June
Date: 14th Jun 2020 @ 10:00pm
Happy Monday!
I hope you had a fantastic weekend. I was very busy playing golf and planting some new flowers in my garden yesterday.
I also got some new storybooks which I'm excited to share with you this week! I can't wait to upload them onto the blog.
I am very impressed with the challenges some of you completed last week. It would be great if a few more Penguins gave them a go too and posted them onto the blog for me to see.
I wanted to choose a story that we all know and love this week! So our challenges are going to be all about 'Superworm' which is one of our favourites in Penguin class. Have a go today's challenges and let me know how you get on.
Challenge 1:
All superheroes need a cape! Can you design a new superhero cape for Superworm to wear on his adventures?
Challenge 2:
Have a fantastic day!
Miss Altham
Penguin 15th June Home learning
Date: 14th Jun 2020 @ 8:10pm
Good morning penguins!
I hope you all had a lovely weekend, it was so nice to have the sun shining again and we have spent lots of time in the garden.
We are going to start doing something a little bit different with our home learning. I want us to focus on our phonics to make sure those sounds are really secure in our heads. Each day I will add a new phonics video that will help us recap or learn one of our phase 3 sounds. You will need a piece of paper and pencil or whiteboard and whiteboard pen so you can join in whilst watching the video.
Maths
We are continuing to look at part part whole this week but using drawings instead of objects. Watch the video and have a go by joining in. Once you’ve watched the video, how many ways can you find to make 12?
Challenge: can you write what you have found as number sentences?
Literacy
Today we are going to look at the ‘oa’ sound. Watch the video and follow the instructions.
If your where in red group you are working in a different phonics phase so can you go to Mrs Lenagans phonics page and start at the beginning of her videos. The fist one is ‘ay’.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6reMTNSN4nHNuRla1kULiA/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spellings
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery Home Learning 12th June
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 9:41pm
Happy Friday!
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(going with the cat theme again)
I hope you've all had a fantastic week and I am really looking forward to welcoming some more Penguins back in school on Monday! We have a wonderful week ahead planned for everyone.
I am so glad that you are all such great helpers at home:
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You have also done a fantastic job with your heroes:
Take a look at Oliver's amazing car garage that he made yesterday!
Here are your final two challenges for this week! I hope you enjoy them.
Challenge 1:
Just like in the story 'While We Can't Hug', Can you think of a creative way to say hello to someone?
It could be a silly dance, a special wave, or even a funny song.
I'd love to see what you all come up with!
Challenge 2:
What different shapes can you make?
Can you name them?
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
Miss Altham
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 4:35pm
Congratulations to Lucy on being our star of the week this week. Coming back to school this week Lucy has blown my socks of with how much progress she has made at home, keep it up Lucy. I am super proud of you.
Penguins 12th June home learning
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 4:34pm
Good morning penguins!
Happy Friday everyone, I can’t believe how quick this week has gone. We have had some amazing learning in school and some amazing home learning this week, so well done Penguins!
Maths
Using what you have learnt about part part whole this week can you solve these problems?
Literacy
- Ask your grownups to quiz you on your spellings this week.
Can you choose at least 2 of your spellings and put them into sentences using an adjective?
Your choice Friday. Can you choose a game to play that helps you practise the sounds you are not about?
I have also added a phonics video for you to use too.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day Penguins!
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 4:02pm
Today in Penguins we talked about our heroes and what a hero is. We chose a special hero and had a go at drawing them.
We have also been busy with our Phonics this morning! Can you guess our sound of the week?
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 11:47am
I just wanted to share some of the brilliant homelearning that has been going on at home this week. Some of the writing you have done has blown me away! Keep it up Penguins!
Mrs Jarrett
Nursery Home Learning 11th June
Date: 10th Jun 2020 @ 9:48pm
It's Thursday everyone!
I really enjoyed looking at what you've all been up to this week on the blog posts. You look like you had a great time teaching yesterday. It's the best job in the world!
Well done for completing your other challenges too:
To kickstart our 'Tremendous Tuesday' here are two new challenges for you:
Challenge 1:
We have so many heroes to look up to! Can you draw a picture of your hero?
This could be Spiderman, your grown-up, a doctor... The list is endless!
To challenge yourself, can you explain why you chose your particular hero?
Challenge 2:
Don't forget to blog your learning! It's my favourite part of the day.
Have a great day!
Miss Altham
Penguins 11th June Home Learning
Date: 10th Jun 2020 @ 7:11pm
Good morning penguins!
Nearly at the end of the week, hope you are all ok. Here is todays homelearning. Well done to Madeline and Harriet for your counting videos, these are fab and you are doing a great job at your counting.
Also a special mention to Poppy who has been out tidying up her local area by litter picking, what a wonderful thing to do! Well done Poppy!
Maths
Rewatch the video yesterday on part part whole.
Once you have watched the video, using the part part whole method, how many ways can you make 14? Use objects to help you.
Challenge: Can you record what you have done as a number sentence?
Literacy
Watch the video again of Jack and the Jellybean stalk again, this story really makes me smile!
Can you write at least 2 sentences about the solution?
Challenge: can you add in a conjunction to add more information to your sentence?
To finish your story can you add some pictures to each part of the story.
Choose a game to play to practise the phonic sounds you don’t know.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spellings
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery Home Learning 10th June
Date: 9th Jun 2020 @ 8:32pm
Happy Wednesday all!
I hope you had a lovely day yesterday. I enjoyed all your recent updates:
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Thank you for posting!
Here are two new challenges for you to try today:
Challenge 1:
With your grown-ups, can you create a wish jar/box and fill it with ideas of things you would like to do in the summer holidays?
Challenge 2:
What will you teach your class?
Daily reminder: Be sure to take advantage of all the other great resources available too such as Purple Mash, Mini Mash, IXL, PhonicsPlay, and Oxford Owl.
Lastly, I have included links to some catchy songs to teach us all about germs and keeping a safe distance. I hope you enjoy them!
Have a fantastic day Penguins!
Miss Altham
Penguin 10th June home learning
Date: 9th Jun 2020 @ 6:57pm
Good morning penguins!
I hope you are all ok, there was some lovely home learning yesterday, well done! It would be lovely to see a little more though.
Maths
Watch the video on part part whole, join in with the video. You’ll need 10 small objects and a whiteboard or some paper.
Once you have watch the video, using the part part whole method, how many ways can you make 15?
Challenge: How could you record this?
Literacy
Watch the video again of Jack and the Jellybean stalk again.
Can you write at least 2 sentences about the problem?
Challenge: can you add in a conjunction to add more information to your sentence?
Choose a game to play to practise the phonic sounds you don’t know.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery’s first two days back!
Date: 9th Jun 2020 @ 3:44pm
We have had a great couple of days back!
We have been busy painting, singing and playing lots of games.
A big well done to all the children who have come in and remembered all the rules and routines straight away.
Date: 9th Jun 2020 @ 3:17pm
We have been reading this story about different moods, we spoke about how different things make us feel. We have created our own mood monsters inside and outside.
I have added the story if you want to watch it at home, it is fab! Can you create your own mood monster?
Nursery Home Learning 9th June
Date: 8th Jun 2020 @ 9:54pm
Hi there penguins!
I hope you are all ok!
Some of our class came in for their first day back at school yesterday and we had a great day doing all the challenges that you did at home. You were all greatly missed by Mrs Mort and me!
You did a great job on your hugs. Take a look at some of them:
I'm glad to see that you are still using all the online resources like IXL and Oxford Owl to do some learning.
You are doing a great job with your learning keep it up everyone. Don't forget to blog so that we can see what you've been up to!
Here are your challenges for today:
Challenge 1:
What did the tortoise and the hedgehog do to cheer each other up?
Can you draw pictures of what they did and label them?
How can you cheer your friends and family up?
Challenge 2:
It is very important to take a break during your busy days and have time to relax. Have a go at the yoga session below with a grown-up and maybe have some quiet time with the music I have listed below.
To challenge yourself, you could explain why yoga is good for you.
Does it help you relax?
What parts of your body does it stretch?
Have a super day!
Miss Altham
Date: 8th Jun 2020 @ 5:34pm
What a lovely first day back we have had with some of our Penguins! They have been getting used to new routines and a new looking classroom. I am really proud of them all! I am also proud of you Penguins still at home as I can see some great home learning!
Penguins 9th June home learning
Date: 8th Jun 2020 @ 4:41pm
Good morning penguins!
I hope you are all ok, there was some lovely home learning yesterday, well done!
Maths
We are going to practice our counting again today, watch the videos from yesterdays blog and join in with Jack. Can you now try to count up in those numbers again with out the video. You need to be able to count up to 24 in 2’s, 100 in 10’s and 60 in 5’s. This is really tricky so don’t worry if you can’t do it, we are going to practise it lots.
Can you also practise counting back in 1’s from 20?
Literacy
Watch the video again of Jack and the Jellybean stalk again, I love this story.
Can you write at least 2 sentences about the setting?
Challenge: can you add in a conjunction to add more information to your sentence?
Choose a game to play to practise the phonic sounds you don’t know.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
- Spelling
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Nursery Home Learning 8th June
Date: 7th Jun 2020 @ 9:03pm
Happy Monday Penguins!
I hope you had a fantastic weekend!
I had a great weekend full of exercise and fun at home.
Here is a photo of me having a go at golf. Just remember, it's great to try new things, and sometimes things aren't always easy at first. I had to be very resilient!
Don't forget to blog updates so I can see what you're all up to at home.
This week, I wanted to look at a new story. It is called 'While We Can't Hug' and it's a lovely story about two friends who can't hug each other just yet!
Have a listen and try today's challenges
Challenge 1:
Can you trace over your hand and create 'hand hugs' for your loved ones that you miss hugging?
Challenge 2:
Please also complete activities on Purple Mash, Mini Mash, IXL or PhonicsPlay.
Don't forget, there are lots of great books to practise your reading on the Oxford Owl website.
Have a wonderful Monday
Miss Altham
Penguin 8th June home learning
Date: 7th Jun 2020 @ 7:39pm
Good morning penguins!
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Although we have some children joining us again this week in school we will still be posting daily homelearning on the blog. This week I will start to film some of our carpet inputs so you can do your lessons just like if you were sat on the carpet. These won’t start for a few days whilst we settle the children back into new routines.
Maths
Today I want you to practise counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s and also counting back in 1’s. I have added some videos to help you and also added a number square to help you too.
Literacy
For literacy this week I thought we would look at a traditional story, with a twist! Jack and the Jellybean stalk! Have a watch of the video.
We are going to write about the character, setting, problem and solution this week. Today we will write about the character Jack.
What does he look like?
How does he behave?
Challenge: can you use the story language ‘Once upon a time’ to start your sentence
Let’s see how many tricky words you can remember today? If you know your phase 3 ones now try and practise your phase 4 trick words?
I have added new spellings for you on the discussion part of your blogs.
Daily reminders:
- Oxford owl reading
- Purple Mash
Don’t forget to upload your pictures on the blog so I can see what you have been doing.
Have a great day!
Date: 5th Jun 2020 @ 10:46am
I am loving all the castles on Prurplemash this week. Some of you have written some brilliant sentences too!
Date: 5th Jun 2020 @ 8:45am
Well done to all the nominations today. Don't forget to watch Mrs. Forshaw's video to see if you've been nominated for a Head Teacher's award.
Our Star of the Week this week is Alexa! It was such a tricky decision as you have all worked so hard.
Alexa, you have shown so much dedication to your home learning, going above and beyond expectations. It has been wonderful to see all the different tasks that you get up to on the school blog. You have attempted every challenge set and I can see progress every single day so well done! Keep up the brilliant work.
Miss Altham
