Reception Class Monday 30th March
To the Parents and children of Reception Class.
I hope the weekend has been kind to you and hopefully enjoying some time altogether. It was quite chilly, hopefully your child will able to tell you about the wuthering wind! Just a reminder that I'm just giving you some ideas to support your child. At any time you feel you can't cope with parenting, working and teaching, all at the same time, don't. Always choose laughing, snuggling and reminding them how loved and safe they are, rather than getting frustrated over school work. We are all in this together, this means mentally too.
If you do get chance to watch the live RWI sessions, as I do think they help you as a parent as to what we are trying to achieve.
Literacy
Mrs Garbett's group
ow sound- low snow blow crow
Today will be the ow (blow in the snow) sound. Make 4 words with ow sound. Get your child to identify the special friends (ow) and then blend and read the word. After a few recaps you can say the word for your child to write down. Do this with the 4 words and then 1 recap word (igh word). Mark together. Remember to use tall and short letters, (they are not all the same size). Tall letters should touch the top of the line and small letters half way. If you can see your child forming letters incorrectly, just practise a line of one of them. Dictate this sentence several times and then encourage your child to write it down- I will whisk my wand. Mark together and write out again if it needs to be corrected. If you can see your child forming letters incorrectly, just practise a line of one of them.
Mrs Evans group.
Ch- chop chin chat
Today will be the ch sound. Make 3 words with ch sound. Get your child to identify the special friends (ch) and then blend and read the word. After a few recaps you can say the word for your child to write down. Do this with the 3 words and then 1 recap qu word? Mark together. Remember to use tall and short letters, (they are not all the same size). Tall letters should touch the top of the line and small letters half way. If you can see your child forming letters
incorrectly, just practise a line of one of them. Dictate this sentence several times and then encourage your child to write it down- I sit on a hat and I sat on a pin. Mark together.
Mrs Miles group
Word Time 4- set let hen fan
Recap all initial sounds. This is really important. Say the words above in FRED TALK (say each syllable rather than say the word). Encourage your child to tell you what you have said. Only tell them the word if you have said it several times and they still don't know. Then dictate one word at a time and encourage your child to write it down. Mark together. Please support your child to form letters correctly with the handwriting sheet that they should have in their sound folders.
Numeracy.
Sorting/counting
Collect a few things from around the house. For eg. 6 toy cars, 2 dolls or figures, 4 pieces of fruit, 5 tins from the cupboard and 7 pieces of lego. In school, we usually use hoops, but perhaps have just 2 defined areas.
All Children-Count how many in each criterion. You can if you wish record the numbers as this will keep up with your number formation and counting.
Most-Order from smallest to largest/shortest to tallest. Are there any the same size?
Challenge-Encourage your child to decide what the criterion is. It could be food/toys. Metal/plastic. Small/big. Let them decide. This can be quite fascinating and they tend to come up with suggestions you probably haven't thought of.
Mindfulness. First thing in the morning if you can. The whole family, you all need this!
· Sit mindfully, with your spine straight and body relaxed.
· Notice your breathing. Take 3 soft, slow, mindful breaths and feel them in your body.
· Breathe in and feel the air coming into your nose. Does it feel soft in your nostrils Breathe in and count 2.
· Breathe in and notice air filling your lungs. Does your ribcage go out? Breathe out and count 3.
· Breathe in and see the air expanding your middle. Does your tummy look round like a ball? Breathe out and count 4
· Repeat for 2 more rounds of breathing into your nose, lungs and tummy. Breathe mindfully to feel awake and ready for the day.
Topic
If you can start to collect some junk as this might help in the next few weeks such as egg boxes, yoghurt cartons, some milk cartons, cereal boxes.
Touch, texture and counting.
This can be done indoors or out. It would be quite fun if you could do it on a walk. But be careful with your distance if you meet anyone. Use an old egg box or something similar that you can collect things. Whichever environment you use, collect different things. For eg. Leaves, stones, twigs, grass etc. How many of each category have you collected? How many colours? Have you got some things that are the same colour but a different shade? Can you name them? Which is your favourite? Why? How many altogether? Have you collected anything soft, hard, shiny, rough etc. talk about textures? You can still do this indoors, collecting things from around the house.
Welsh
Recap these language patterns-
Ble rwyt ti'n byw? Where do you live?
Answer- Dw i'n bwy yn………. I live in…….
My email address is- MilesD8@hwbmail.net if you need to contact me.
Thank you
Mrs Miles
"Behind every child that believes in himself, is a parent that believed in them first"
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