Reception

Induction Information for New Parents

Following your consultation meeting with your child's new teacher, please read through the information in the powerpoint link below. 

Thank you

End of Year

Wow!! What a year it has been... and NOT what we expected in September 2019!! It has been just as strange for us as I'm sure it has been for you. As teachers we expect to see the end of every year. We love watching your children learn, grow and change... reaching July and looking back at how much they've achieved over the year is one of the reasons we all choose to teach, it's the most rewarding feeling... and although this year is different, we are still so proud of your children. 

Thank you for all your hard work and support over the year... it really does take a village!! 

For the summer, please see the picture below for some activities your child can complete before they start year 1. 

We will no longer be uploading home learning every day, however, Oxford Reading Buddy is accessible over the summer holidays and it is important for your child to continue to read. 

Please remember, your appointments to meet your child's new teacher on Wednesday 15th July. 

RB - 12:00 - 1:00pm

RP - 1:00 - 2:00pm

RL - 2:00 - 3:00pm

These are drop in appointments, and you will be able to collect your child's report and PE kits. 

Enjoy the summer, stay safe, and we'll see you on Thursday 3rd September. 

Miss Lee and the Reception Team 

Oxford Reading Buddy Competition...

Well done to everyone who participated in our competition the last two weeks... it's great to see the levels of engagement have increased. 

The children who read the most books are:

RL - Kaleem

RP -  Hareem

RB - Adam 

Next week, when you come to collect your reports, you can also collect your prize. 

Oxford Reading Buddy will be available over the summer holidays... please take the time to continue to log in and read. 

New Classes in September...

Your child's new teachers for next year are:

Mr Pendry's class (RP) will be going to Mrs Lowden (1L)

Miss Lee's class (RL) will be going to Mrs Draper (1D)

Miss Bradbury's class will be going to Mrs Whittall (1W)

You are invited to come into school with your child next week to meet their new teacher, and collect your child's end of year report and PE kit.

On Wednesday 15th July 

RB - 1W - 12:00 - 1:00pm

RP - 1L - 1:00 - 2:00pm

RL - 1D - 2:00 - 3:00pm

We do not have set appointment times, so you will need to turn up during your allocated time, and you may have to wait a few minutes (social distancing will be in place). 

If you have any questions, please email yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk 

Oxford Reading Buddy 

Reception Readers of the Week 10/07/20

This is the final weekly update as we will be moving the children's data to their new classes. Children will still be able to access the site and should be encouraged to reach Book Band 3 before September.

Congratulations to:

Syed Rayan (RB), Muhammad-Kaleem Mowbray (RL) and Mohammed Abbas Chowdhury  (RP)

but also a big shout out to:

RB:  Adifaah Khan, Hassan Mahmood and Yaseen Topadar

RL: Aisha Farah, Aminata Keita and Ereena Ahmad

RP: Aleema Begum, Aminafoos Ahmed, Hamza Ahmed, Hareem Fatima, Muhammad Faizan Tariq, Muhammad Hayat Ali, Muhammad Usman Khan  Nadia Mohamed, Sara Zia and Zulaikha Nazir 

who are also making excellent progress in their reading!!!

Remember, it is NOT the number of books you read that will impress your teacher the most. 

Take time on the quiz and check your answers to show your teacher just how good a reader you are!

See how Reception classes are doing in the school league table below!

This takes into account the number of children reading, how many are making good progress and how many are working at their target book band.

These children deserve some special recognition as they are currently reading at least 3 book bands above that expected for their age on Oxford Reading Buddy.

A huge well done to the following Anglesey Bookworms!

Nursery: Muhammad Abdinasir, Muhammad Yunus Tariq, Nada Abdullahi, Nuha Hussain, Farha Nabe, Joshua Fofana and Maryam Ali

Reception: Mohammad Abbas Chowdhury, Muhammad Usman Khan and Zulaikha Nazir

Year 1: Azaan Shoaib, Inayah Hussain, Miraj Sarkhar, Rayyan Chowdhury and Mohammed Abdul Qayyum

Year 2: Tanushra Naba, Ahmad Sarwar, Ahmadsaid Said, Ayub Abdullahi, Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin, Yusuf Rehman, Haris Siddique, Aahil Hussain and Maryam Chowdhury.

Year 3: Imanah Sattar and Tasha Siddique

Year 4: Amanah Hussain, Isa Hayat Ali and Umairul Islam Choudhury

Year 5: Tameem Iqbaal

Year 6: Children need to complete level 20 to be mentioned here.

Friday 10.07.20

Phonics

Happy Friday!! This week we are going to be recapping our phonics again by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

Here are the username and password you’ll need to access the site:

Username: march20

Password: home

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/4/space-race

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be exploring adding and subtracting with numbers to 20.

First of all work through the ‘addition and subtraction challenges to 5’ powerpoint, and then move on to the ‘Under the Sea addition to 20’ powerpoint and finally the ‘aliens subtraction to 20’ powerpoint.

Don’t forget to view the powerpoint in ‘full-screen’ mode to get the most out of the activity and navigation.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

It is important for our mental health to do things that are fun and also take us away from our thoughts.

Today we want you to do an activity that transports your mind somewhere else. Your favourite thing might be reading/listening to a book, listening/dancing to your favourite song, running around the garden, colouring etc.

Do something today that makes you feel happy!

PE

This week we want you to choose a physical activity that gets you sweating and gets your heart pumping! You could choose dancing, star-jumps, running on the spot, racing your family etc! It would be great if you could record yourself doing 2 minutes of exercise and then send the video to your teacher- it would really make us smile!

Send it to:
yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk

DON'T FORGET to log into Oxford Reading Buddy!! We can see who has logged in and who hasn't. 

Oxford Reading Buddy

09.07.20

Well done:

Kaleem (RL)

Hassan, Inaaya, Rayan, Rizwan & Adam (RB)

Muhammad Ali, Abbas, Usman, Nadia, Aminafoos, Hamza, Waleed & Zulaikha (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Thursday 09.07.20

Phonics

Happy Thursday!! This week we are going to be recapping our phonics again by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

Here are the username and password you’ll need to access the site:

Username: march20

Password: home

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/4/rocket-rescue

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be learning about making numbers.

Take a look at the number blocks ‘Ten again’ video below which will remind you of number bonds to 10.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gl9-HG2SpQ

Your challenge today…

We want you to explore number bonds for numbers; first up to 10, and then numbers up to 20 (as a harder challenge). For this activity you can use the ‘number generator to 10’ powerpoint and the ‘number generator to 20’ powerpoint to choose the number you need to make... or you can just pick your own numbers at random!
(To work the powerpoint- click the 'enable editing' button and then 'allow macros'.)

Get 20 objects, and whatever number is chosen by the generator- count that many objects out. Once you have that number of objects, split it into 2 groups- creating a number bond…then write the number sentence (using the number of the piles and the answer is the total number of objects).

Don’t forget to view the powerpoint in ‘full-screen’ mode to get the most out of the activity and navigation.

Oxford Reading Buddy

08.07.20

Well done:

Ereena & Aminata (RL)

Hassan, Inaaya, Adam, Ibrahim & Rizwan (RB)

Hareem, Abbas, Usman, Aleema, & Zulaikha (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Wednesday 08.07.20

Phonics

Happy Monday!! This week we are going to be recapping our phonics again by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

Here are the username and password you’ll need to access the site:

Username: march20

Password: home

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/4/sentence-substitution-ph4

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be learning about place value.

Do you remember that when we have a number that has 2 digits we count the number of 10s and the number of 1s.

For example, the number 14 has one lot of 10 and four 1s which makes the number 14. (The number 14 is not 1 and 4 because if we added those together it would make 5!)

Have a look at the ‘place value’ powerpoint below and see if you can identify the number of 10s and 1s for each number.

Don’t forget to view the powerpoint in ‘full-screen’ mode to get the most out of the activity and navigation.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

It is important to keep in touch with our friends and family during this time. Maybe you could ask your Mum or Dad if you could ring or facetime one of your friends from school? You can have a chat with them and see how they are doing.

😊

Something extra...

Next year you are going to be in Year 1! It’s is very exciting, and although we will really miss you… we are sure that you will love your new classroom and teachers. It might feel scary moving on in September, and it is ok to feel nervous and anxious about change, as you don’t know what to expect. Even grown-ups feel scared about change sometimes! It might be nice for you to talk to your family about what you are feeling nervous about.

PE

This week we want you to choose a physical activity that gets you sweating and gets your heart pumping! You could choose dancing, star-jumps, running on the spot, racing your family etc! It would be great if you could record yourself doing 2 minutes of exercise and then send the video to your teacher- it would really make us smile!

Send it to:
yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk

DON'T FORGET to log into Oxford Reading Buddy!! We can see who has logged in and who hasn't. 

Oxford Reading Buddy

07.07.20

Well done:

Ereena & Saniyya (RL)

Hassan, Yaseen, Adam, Ibrahim, Eesa & Rizwan (RB)

Amanah, Hamza, Abbas, Sara, Aminafoos, Usman, Aleema, Hareem & Nadia (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Oxford Reading Buddy Competition...

Please remember that the competition for who has read the most books in the class will end on Friday.

The winner will receive a prize next week, when you come to pick up your child's report. 

Tuesday 07.07.20

Phonics

Happy Monday!! This week we are going to be recapping our phonics again by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

Here are the username and password you’ll need to access the site:

Username: march20

Password: home

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/4/matching-ph4

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be ordering numbers.

Work through the ‘train- ordering numbers’ powerpoint, and then work though the challenges on the ‘rabbit ordering numbers’ powerpoint.

Don’t forget to view the powerpoint in ‘full-screen’ mode to get the most out of the activity and navigation.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

Yesterday I asked you to think about your favourite memory of Reception…maybe today you could have a go at drawing a picture of your favourite memory and write a sentence to go with it.

Something extra...

Yesterday we asked you to talk to your family about what you enjoyed the most bout Reception… today we would like you to think and talk about the things you have learnt.

What has been your favourite lesson, story, PE session, phonics/Maths lesson etc?

Maybe you enjoyed Flip the Clown’s workshops, or the when the ducklings came to stay?

PE

This week we want you to choose a physical activity that gets you sweating and gets your heart pumping! You could choose dancing, star-jumps, running on the spot, racing your family etc! It would be great if you could record yourself doing 2 minutes of exercise and then send the video to your teacher- it would really make us smile!

Send it to:
yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk

DON'T FORGET to log into Oxford Reading Buddy!! We can see who has logged in and who hasn't. 

Oxford Reading Buddy

06.07.20

Well done:

Daniel & Kaleem (RL)

Hassan, Yaseen, Ibrahim, Sayhan & Rizwan (RB)

Hareem, Faizan, Amanah, Abbas, Sara & Aleema (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

Monday 06.07.20

Phonics

Happy Monday!! This week we are going to be recapping our phonics again by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

Here are the username and password you’ll need to access the site:

Username: march20

Password: home

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/4/picnic-on-pluto

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be counting using pictures/images.

There are 2 powerpoint games for you to play below.

*Counting to 10

*Counting to 20.

There is also another challenge for you.

We want you to open the ‘I Spy’ pdf and see if you can count how many there are of the following:

• Tulip (the red flower)
• Eggs
• Rain clouds
• Tadpoles
• Lambs
• Umbrellas
• Butterflies
• Ducklings
• Suns
• Daffodils (yellow flower)

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

Today we are still going to look at the book ‘Mrs Armitage on Wheels’ by Quentin Blake.

For today’s activity… we wonder if you could design your own bicycle!

It would be amazing if you could also label the extra parts that you have added on.

Your bike might have a mirror and hairbrush so that you can do your hair! Or, your bicycle might have a radio on it… so that you can listen to music!

Something extra...

We are SO sad to be losing you at the end of this year (especially with it being cut short) but we want you to think about and talk to your family about what you have enjoyed the most about Reception.

PE

This week we want you to choose a physical activity that gets you sweating and gets your heart pumping! You could choose dancing, star-jumps, running on the spot, racing your family etc! It would be great if you could record yourself doing 2 minutes of exercise and then send the video to your teacher- it would really make us smile!

Send it to:
yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk

DON'T FORGET to log into Oxford Reading Buddy!! We can see who has logged in and who hasn't. 

Oxford Reading Buddy 

Reception Readers of the Week 03/07/20

Congratulations to:

Syed Muhammad Ibrahim (RB), Aminata Keita (RL) and Mohammed Abbas Chowdhury  (RP)

but also a big shout out to:

RB:  Adifaah Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Syed Rayan and Yaseen Topadar

RL: Ereena Ahmad, Muhammad-Kaleem Mowbray and Yunus Ahmad 

RP: Aleema Begum, Aminafoos Ahmed, Hamza Ahmed, Muhammad Faizan Tariq, Muhammad Usman Khan  Nadia Mohamed, Sara Zia and Zulaikha Nazir 

who are also making excellent progress in their reading!!!

Well done to all the children in Reception.

Every class has seen more children reading this week and more children making good progress in their reading!

Remember, it is NOT the number of books you read that will impress your teacher the most. 

Take time on the quiz and check your answers to show your teacher just how good a reader you are!

See how Reception classes are doing in the school league table below!

This takes into account the number of children reading, how many are making good progress and how many are working at their target book band.

Friday 03.07.20

Phonics

Happy Friday!! This week we are going to be recapping our sounds by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/sentence-substitution?phase=4#

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be learning about the concept of the ‘odd one out’!

The ‘odd one out’ means that there is something different about one of the numbers/items/pictures.

The odd one out can be related to numbers, number/quantity, colour, shape, size, purpose, features etc.

Have a look at the 'odd one out' powerpoint below and work out which ones are the odd ones out.

Discuss why you think it is the odd one out with your family.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

Today it would be great for you to do some cooking with your parents.

Work with your Mum/Dad to gather and measure the ingredients. Then, follow the instructions that they give you for the preparation and cooking.

Maybe you could write an ingredients list or a recipe of the food that you have made together!

Your teachers would love to see photos of these activities… so feel free to send some pics in to our email address:

yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk

Something extra...

Below is a powerpoint document with ‘odd one out challenges' on it.

Look at the pictures on each page and talk about which item you think is the odd one out and why. You and your family members may pick different things… and that is ok as long as you can explain why you think that!

PE

Today’s teamwork activity is to build a tower.

Work with your family members to build a tower as high as you can!

(Be careful that you don’t get hurt if the bricks are heavy.)

Oxford Reading Buddy

02.07.20

Well done:

Adam & Rizwan (RB)

Waleed (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Oxford Reading Buddy

WOW! It's great to see you all logging onto Oxford Reading Buddy and reading lots of books. 

Remember the competition doesn't end until the 10th July. Keep up the good work!! 

Thursday 02.07.20

Phonics

Happy Thursday!! This week we are going to be recapping our sounds by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/word-pairs?phase=4

Maths

Today we are going to be learning about both 2D and 3D shapes.

Have a look at the 2D and 3D Riddle Cards below.

You don’t need to print this, as your grown up can read out the cards to you.

So… get a grown-up to read out the sentences on one of the cards and you have to guess what shape they are describing by listening and thinking about the properties.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

Today we are going to explore textures.

The word ‘texture’ describes what something feels and looks like.

Have a look at the textures pdf file below at some examples of textures.

Maybe you can now go around your house and find things that are:

• Hard
• Soft
• Smooth
• Rough

PE

Today’s teamwork activity is out in the garden! (so hopefully we have some nice weather!)

For this activity you will need 2 buckets/big bowls (one filled with water and one empty), and a cup for each person.

Stand in a line (holding your cup) with the full bucket/bowl at one end… and the empty bucket/bowl at the other end.

You have to work as a team to move the water from the full bucket to the empty bucket – using your cups!

Try not to drop/spill any! 😉

 DON'T FORGET to log into Oxford Reading Buddy!! We can see who has logged in and who hasn't. 

Oxford Reading Buddy

01.07.20

Well done:

Ereena, Kaleem & Aminata (RL)

Adam, Rayan, Yaseen, Eesa & Rizwan (RB)

Abbas, Sara, Tanvir, Hareem, Usman & Zulaikha (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Wednesday 01.07.20

Phonics

Happy Wednesday!! This week we are going to be recapping our sounds by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/odd-and-bob?phase=4#

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be recapping our knowledge of 3D shapes!

Below are two powerpoints that I think you will enjoy!

*3D shapes powerpopint

*3D shapes quiz powerpoint

Remember to look at the powerpoints in ‘full screen’ mode.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

For today’s activity, we would like you to write your own short story!

All stories have 3 parts to them

• Beginning – introduction (talk about the place and people in the story)
• Middle- problem (something that happens that causes drama)
• End- solution (something happens/someone comes to help the situation)

Use the pictures below and your imagination to create some fabulous stories of your own!

If you struggle to write your story…. You could draw a story map and tell your story verbally.

Something extra...

Below is a brilliant ‘can you find the 3D shape’ powerpoint for you to do!

I hope you like it.

😊

PE

This week our PE activities have been around competition and discussing what this means.

Today’s PE activity is about team work.

Team work is when 2 or more people work together and help each other to do/make something.

I wonder if you could work as part of a team with your family!

For this activity you will need a balloon or soft large ball and a basket or bucket.

All stand in a line and the first person needs to have the balloon/ball held between their elbows or knees. They then have to pass the balloon/ball onto the next person- who then has to take the balloon/ball with their elbows or knees, turn around and give it to the next person. Continue until you get to the end of the line and drop the ball into a washing basket or bucket!

 DON'T FORGET to log into Oxford Reading Buddy!! We can see who has logged in and who hasn't. 

Oxford Reading Buddy

30.06.20

Well done:

Ereena, Ayden, Taiba, Kaleem, Daniel & Saniyya (RL)

 Ibrahim, Adifaah, Eesa & Rizwan (RB)

Hareem, Abbas, Sara, Usman & Zulaikha (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Tuesday 30.06.20

Phonics

Happy Tuesday!! This week we are going to be recapping our sounds by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/alien-escape?phase=4

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be recapping our knowledge of 2D shapes!

Below are two powerpoints that I think you will enjoy doing!

*2D shapes game powerpoint and

*2D shapes quiz powerpoint

Remember to look at the powerpoints in ‘full screen’ as you will get the most out of the activity.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

Yesterday I told you that we are looking at a new book from this week.

It's called 'Mrs Armitage on Wheels'.

I showed you the front cover and asked you to think and talk to your family about what you thought might happen in the story.

Here is a lovely version for you to look at and listen to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe9GVITbu9g

Were any of your thoughts and predictions correct?

Something extra...

Below is a great Pirate 2D shape-spotting challenge for you to do!

I hope you like it.

😊

PE

Create your own competitions again today with your family.

When you are doing your competitions, we want you to think about the winners and losers.

It is nice to win, but sometimes we do not win and that is ok… because the most important thing is taking part, having a go and doing your best!

And sometimes it is nice to let other people win if it makes them happy (which then makes you happy).

 DON'T FORGET to log into Oxford Reading Buddy!! We can see who has logged in and who hasn't. 

Oxford Reading Buddy

29.06.20

Well done:

Ereena, Ayden, Taiba, Kaleem, Aminata, Yasin & Fariha (RL)

Yaseen, Adam, Ibrahim, Rayan, Amana, Adifaah, Sayhan, Eesa & Rizwan (RB)

Nadia, Hareem, Abbas, Sara, Aminafoos, Usman & Zulaikha (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Oxford Reading Buddy Competition

We have something super exciting running over the next two weeks. 

There will be a prize for one child from each class who reads the most books (and completes the quizzes) between now and Friday 10th July. The cut off time is 2pm. We will calculate whoever has read the most books between now and then, any previously read books will not be counted. 

Please be aware, we know when the child has read the book and answered the quiz, and when their parent has read the book and answered the quiz . 

If you need to be reminded of your child's log on details, please email yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk with your child's name and class and we will email them over to you. 

Happy reading, and good luck!!!

Monday 29.06.20

Phonics

Happy Monday!! This week we are going to be recapping our sounds by playing fun and interactive internet games.

Click on the link to access today’s games.

https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=3

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be learning about positional language, which is where we use words to describe where something is.

Positional language includes: behind, in-front, in, under, on, above, between and beside.

Have a look at the ‘where is Teddy’ powerpoint and learn about where he is.

For the next activity, you will need: your favourite toy and someone to do this activity with.

I want you to hide your toy somewhere in your house (check with a grown-up the rooms that you can and can't use). Then, your partner needs to ask you questions to find out where it is, which will help them to find it. Once your partner has found the item… it is their turn to hide the toy and you have to ask questions as to where it might be, and then go and find it.

Here are some examples of questions you might want to ask:

• Is it in the (kitchen)?
• Is it behind the (curtain)?
• Is it under the (table)?
• Is it on the (cupboard)?
• Is it between the (fridge) and the (bin)?

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

This week we are starting a new book!

It is called ‘Mrs Armitage on Wheels’ by Quentin Blake.

I want to you look at the front cover of the book below and I want you to predict/guess what you think the book might be about!
Talk with your family about what you think will happen and why you think that.

Something extra...

There is a nice song you can sing about positional language (today’s Maths focus).

Have a look at the ‘put your bean bag on your head’ powerpoint and sing the words to the tune of ‘if you’re happy and you know it’.

Get a grown up to read the words to you, so you know what to sing.

Enjoy! 

:)

PE

Last week you timed yourself doing activities… this week we want you to race your family again, but we also want you know about the concept of ‘competition’.

A competition is where you do an activity alongside someone else/lot of people and it is a competition/race to see who can get to the line first, or who can do something for the longest amount of time, or who can throw something the furthest.

Can you make up your own competitions with your family?

 DON'T FORGET to log into Oxford Reading Buddy!! We can see who has logged in and who hasn't. 

Oxford Reading Buddy 

Reception Readers of the Week 26/06/20

Congratulations to:

Muhammad Rizwan (RB), Muhammad-Kaleem Mowbray (RL) and Muhammad Usman Khan  (RP)

but also a big shout out to:

RB:  Syed Rayan and Yaseen Topadar

RL: Aminata Keita, Ereena Ahmad and Yunus Ahmad 

RP: Aleema Begum, Aminafoos Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Chowdhury,  Nadia Mohamed, Sara Zia, Waleed Farid Saleh and Zulaikha Nazir 

who are also making excellent progress in their reading!!!

Well done to RB and RL who both saw more children reading this week!

Also well done to RP who saw a good increase in the number of children making good progress this week too!

See how Reception classes are doing in the school league table below!

This takes into account the number of children reading, how many are making good progress and how many are working at their target book band.

Friday 26.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – lk, lf, pt, and xt. There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

Oxford Reading Buddy

25.06.20

Well done:

Aminata (RL)

Rayan, Adifaah & Rizwan (RB)

Aminafoos, Nadia, Aleema, Usman & Waleed (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Thursday 25.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – lk, lf, pt, and xt. There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

Yesterday we measured items with footprints and you looked at measuring objects with cubes.

In Maths we can use something called a ruler to measure the length of something. A ruler measures in centimetres (cm).

If you have a ruler (or a tape measure) at home, have a look at it.

Do you notice the little lines and the numbers?

Do you recognise the numbers and the pattern?

Yes… the ruler has a numberline written on it!

Here is a picture of me measuring a pencil.

Can you see how long it is?

That's right... it is 14 centimetres (cm) long.

Get a grown up to help you to measure the length of objects in your house in centimetres (cm).

Don’t forget to make sure that your object starts on the zero (0) and not the end of the ruler!

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

Read some more of the traditional tails:

Again…think about which one is your favourite and why. Discuss your thoughts with your family!

• Jack and the beanstalk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qks4kE5Sj58

• Three Billy Goats Gruff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QzT1sq6kCY

• The Three Little Pigs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLR2pLUsl-Y

• The Gingerbread Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pckuS--UlV4

• Little Red Riding Hood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W86K1jBJFI

Something extra...

If you have a tape measure…. You could measure people's body parts: around their arm, head, leg, tummy!

PE

Today, see how long you can run on the spot for before stopping! Get a grown-up to time you on a stopwatch app.

Can you beat them?

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24.06.20

UNFORTUNATELY, NOBODY HAS SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY ☹

Wednesday 24.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – lk, lf, pt, and xt. There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

Remember those footprints you made from yesterday?

Maybe today as a fun activity, you could use the footprints to see how many footprints long your sofa is? Or how many footprints long a room in your house is!

If we were at school I would show you how we could measure the length of our footprint using cubes.

How many cubes long is Miss Bradbury’s footprint?

Yes, that’s right Miss Bradbury’s footprint is 8 cubes long.

Have a look at the Powerpoint below and work through the measuring length challenges!

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

I want you to read listen and look at these traditional tales!

• Jack and the beanstalk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qks4kE5Sj58

• Three Billy Goats Gruff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QzT1sq6kCY

• The Three Little Pigs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLR2pLUsl-Y

• The Gingerbread Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pckuS--UlV4

• Little Red Riding Hood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W86K1jBJFI

When you have read/listened to them all, I want you to think about which one is your favourite and why.

Keep these ideas in your head because you will be writing your ideas down in an activity on Friday.

Something extra...

Shared drawing.

Have a look at the steps below of how to draw a turtle and a chick (because I couldn’t decide between the two!). See if you can copy the steps and create your own chick or turtle picture!

PE

Today, see how long you can balance something on your head for.

Get a grown-up to time you and see how long you managed to balance the object!

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23.06.20

Well done:

Kaleem, Daniel & Aminata (RL)

Rayan, Adifaah & Rizwan (RB)

Sara, Nadia, Abbas & Zulaikha (RP)

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Tuesday 23.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – lk, lf, pt, and xt. There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

Today in Maths we are going to be learning about length. Length is how long or short something is.

Get a piece of paper and draw around your feet. Once you have drawn around them, cut them out. Then take one of the footprints and lay it down next to other items within your house and see which items are longer, or shorter OR are equal/the same. (Keep the footprints as you will need them tomorrow!)

Think about and discuss these questions with your grown up:

• Can you find something that is longer than your foot print?
• How can you be sure that it is longer? How can you check?
• Can you find something that is shorter?
• Are you sure it is shorter? Can you show me?

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

Today I would like you to write about what you do well.

For example: I am good at PE. I like to run in the hall. I can kick a football.

(Remember that each sentence needs to start with a capital letter and end with a full stop!)

Something extra...

Shared drawing.

Have a look at the steps below of how to draw a ladybird. See if you can copy the steps and create your own ladybird picture!

PE

Today I want you to see what your fastest time is when you walk from one end of your garden to the other whilst balancing something small on a wooden spoon!

Get a grown-up to time you on a stopwatch app.

What was your quickest time?

How many seconds?

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22.06.20

Well done:

Fariha, Taiba, Kaleem, & Ishaq (RL)

Adifaah & Rizwan (RB)

Waleed, Annum, Sara, Aminafoos, Nadia, Abbas, Aleema & Usman (RP)

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Monday 22.06.20

Phonics

Happy Monday!! Remember, Monday is tricky word day… let’s see how well you do with these new tricky words today. Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s tricky word activities!!

Maths

This week in Maths we are going to be learning about height and length.

Today we are going to be exploring the height of objects.

If we measure the height of something then we are seeing how tall or how short something is.

Stand next to a grown-up in your house. Your grown-up is tall and you are short. Your grown up is taller and you are shorter.

Now I want you to find your favourite toy.

Then, think about and discuss these questions with your grown up:

• Can you find a toy that is taller?
• How can you be sure that it is taller? How can you check?
• Can you find a toy that is shorter?
• Are you sure it is shorter? Can you show me?
• Can you think of something that is taller/shorter than you?

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Reception Readers of the Week 19/06/20

Congratulations to:

Muhammad Rizwan (RB), Muhammad-Kaleem Mowbray (RL) and Muhammad Usman Khan  (RP)

but also a big shout out to:

RB:  Yaseen Topadar

RL: Ereena Ahmad and Yunus Ahmad 

RP: Aleema Begum, Aminafoos Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Chowdhury,  Nadia Mohamed, Sara Zia and Zulaikha Nazir 

who are also making excellent progress in their reading!!!

Well done to RB and RP who have both had more children reading this week!

Come on RL, let's see you catch them up next week!

See how Reception classes are doing in the school league table below!

This takes into account the number of children reading, how many are making good progress and how many are working at their target book band.

Friday 19.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – mp, ft, nk, and sk. There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

Today we are going to be problem solving with capacity.

You will need 3 different sized (width and height) bottles part filled with water (coloured- if you want to be fancy!).

We now want to put the bottles in order from the most liquid to the least liquid.

But…we have a problem!... we don’t know how much is in each bottle so we cannot order them. How can we solve this problem?

Maybe it would be a good idea to measure each bottle of liquid by pouring the contents one by one into a measuring jug and reading the amount of millilitres (mls).

Perhaps you or a grown up can record the capacity of each bottle on a piece of paper and then you can order and discuss (with a grown up) your findings e.g. most / least water.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

This week we have been discussing our Dad’s and important family members in our lives.

Sunday is going to be father’s Day… so maybe today you could write a father’s day message to your dad (or another family member) telling that person why you love them.
If you want to take a photo and email your Father’s/special person’s day message in for us to see then send it to yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk

Something extra...

There’s a nice little Mr Gumpy Word Search below which you can either do electronically on the document by using the edit function…. Or print and highlight words that you spot with a coloured pen/crayon.

PE

Today you will need a soft ball for kicking. Make sure you are outside for this activity as we don’t want you to break anything indoors!

With a family member… see if you can kick the ball to each other, aiming the ball at that person.

Remember to use the inside of your foot when kicking the ball.

Try using your other foot and see which one feels easier!

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18.06.20

Well done:

Rizwan (RB)

Usman & Zulaikha (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Thursday 18.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – mp, ft, nk, and sk. There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

On Monday we discussed how capacity is measured in millilitres (ml) and a grown up showed you the measuring lines on a jug or protein shaker.

Today maybe you and a grown up can fill that container with some water and read how many millilitres (ml) it has in it!

Keep repeating this activity to explore different numbers.

If you wanted to make this activity really fancy… you could colour the water with food colouring or paint!

As a follow up activity…. There is a millilitres challenge PowerPoint below for further learning and challenge!

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

We are still looking at the book ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’

My Gumpy had a boat that tipped over and all of the animals and people fell into the water....well... today’s activity involves making your own boat and estimating how many objects will make it tip over.

You will need a plastic tub/something to use as a boat in a sink/bath and objects to put in the boat to see how many you would need to make it tip/sink.

Before you start putting objects into the boat maybe you could predict how many of those objects you think it will take to sink the boat.

Put your predictions to the test by making a note of the guess and then a note of the actual amount (if known) of objects needed to sink the boat.

Here is an example below!

Something extra...

There’s a nice little dot to dot (numbers 1-27) which you can either do electronically on the document by using the edit function…. Or print and draw the line with a pen/pencil. Maybe you could write a sentence about this picture!

PE

For today’s aiming activity you will need a ball and objects that can be used as skittles such as plastic bottles (filled with a small amount of liquid) or tall thin objects that could be knocked down with a ball.

Space the objects/bottles out in a group. Stand a few metres back and then throw the ball, aiming at the objects and see how many you can knock down. Go and collect the ball and have another go until you knock all of the objects down.

This is a fantastic challenge to do with your family! You could turn it into a competition!

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Wednesday 17.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – mp, ft, nk, and sk. There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

In our capacity challenges today, we are going to be using our vocabulary:

full

part full

empty

most full and

least full.

Work through the Magic Potions Powerpoint below to develop your understanding of capacity. You might need a grown up to read the slides for you and then you can choose your answer on the screen.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

We are still looking at the book ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi_DV_DWN8M

My Gumpy had a boat…and the boat tipped and all of the characters fell into the water.

I want you to experiment with what makes a good boat!

In a sink or bath filled with water it would be great if you could look for household items and see if they float (and would make a good boat) or if they would not make a good boat because they sink!

You could try an egg box, a flannel/piece of material, a crock cup, a cardboard box – such as a cereal box etc, a cup shape made out of tin foil etc.

What materials/objects were best for making a boat?

Why do you think that was?

Something extra...

Today it would be nice if you could think about and discuss with your family why our parents are important to us and how we can let them know that we appreciate them.

PE

Draw a target on an outside wall or on a piece of paper and attach it to the wall. Practice aiming at the target and throw objects at it. You could use wet sponges, pairs of socks, flick elastic bands/hairbands.

The target could have different points in different rings and you and your family members could all play against each other!

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16.06.20

Well done:

Rizwan in RB

😊

YOU SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

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Tuesday 16.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – mp, ft, nk, and sk. There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

Yesterday we learnt about the language for describing capacity (an amount of liquid): full, part full and empty.

Can you remember which words we would use to describe each of these?

I would now like you to work through the Monster Milkshake PowerPoint below and discuss the slides. Don’t forget to use your new capacity language: full, part full and empty. There is also other capacity vocabulary that is good for you to explore and know about: nearly full, nearly empty and ‘most full’ and ‘least full’.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

We are still looking at the book ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi_DV_DWN8M

Maybe you could act out the story with your family. We love a bit of drama and role-play!

Something extra...

Talk with your family about other members of your family such as Uncles, Aunties, Grandmothers and Grandfathers, cousins etc and their relation to you.

PE

This week we are going to be aiming at targets!

For this activity you can use a cardboard box and scrunched up balls of paper or rolled up socks like yesterday.

You could even cut a hole to make it look like a mouth and decorate the box to make it look like a monster and you are aiming paper balls into his mouth!

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15.06.20

Well done:
Rizwan (RB)

Nadia, Sara & Abbas (RP)

YOU ALL SIGNED INTO OXFORD READING BUDDY TODAY :) 

(We check at around 5pm each day)

Monday 15.06.20

Phonics

Happy Monday!! Remember, Monday is tricky word day… let’s see how well you do with these new tricky words today. Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s tricky word activities!!

Maths

This week we are going to be learning about and investigating capacity.

Capacity is the total amount of liquid that can be contained inside a container – we use this word we use when we are measuring liquids.

Some containers hold more liquid and have more capacity… other containers hold less liquid and have less capacity.

We measure capacity using millilitres (ml). Ask a grown-up to show you measurements on containers such as measuring jugs or a protein shaker.

The words we use for capacity are: full, part full and empty.

Maybe you could get different containers and fill them with different amounts of liquid and then describe them as full, part full or empty depending on how much liquid is in them.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

This week we are still looking at the book ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’

Here is a link with some Makaton sign language 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQmOuL64D_E

Can you remember the sign language for the animals?

Something extra...

Think and talk with your family about why your Dad is important to you. Maybe he goes to work to bring home money for you to have food and a home to live in? Maybe he tucks you up in bed at night time and reads you a story?

PE

This week we are going to be aiming at targets!

For this activity you can use A4 pieces of paper and pairs of socks (rolled into a ball).

Put the piece/pieces of paper on the floor in front of you. See if you can throw the socks and make them land on the paper. If you find this easy…. Try moving further away from the piece of paper making the challenge harder.

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Reception Readers of the Week 12/06/20

Congratulations to:

Muhammad Rizwan (RB), Muhammad-Kaleem Mowbray (RL) and Muhammad Usman Khan  (RP)

but also a big shout out to:

RB: Eesa Muhammad Goni and Yaseen Topadar

RL: Ereena Ahmad and Yunus Ahmad 

RP: Aleema Begum, Aminafoos Ahmed, Mohammad Abbas Chowdhury,  Nadia Mohamed, Sara Zia and Zulaikha Nazir 

who are also making excellent progress in their reading!!!

Well done to RL who have really improved their results this week!!

Come on RB and RP can you improve your results next week too?

See how Reception classes are doing in the school league table below!

This takes into account the number of children reading, how many are making good progress and how many are working at their target book band.

Friday 12.06.20

Phonics

This week your adjacent consonants are – nt, lt, nd, lp.

There will be different activities to complete each day.

 Open the powerpoint below and work through the day’s activities.

Maths

Today we are going to be working on number bonds to 20.

For these activities you will need 20 objects, a piece of paper and a pencil to write your number sentences.

Put your 20 objects in a pile in-front of you, then split it into 2 groups. Count the amounts that are in each group and write the number sentence e.g. 12+8=20.

Put the groups back together to make one pile again and then split it into 2 groups once more (at random) and write the number sentence e.g. 2+18=20.

Repeat this a few times.

Child-Initiated Play / Adult focus

Yesterday we looked at shadows….. today we are looking at reflections.

A reflection is where you can see yourself when you look into it. For example…. A mirror will show your reflection as when you look into it… you can see your face!

We can also see reflections on the surface of still water like puddles and ponds, they reflect the sky and what is above them. Reflections can also be found in shiny objects such as spoons and sometimes in glass.

Maybe you can go around your house and find things that you can see your reflection in!
What happens when you look at yourself in both sides of a big spoon?

Something extra...

As we have been learning and exploring reflections….. maybe you can get a mirror, look at your face, and then draw your face on a piece of paper.

If you would like to send us a picture of your self-portrait- we would love to see it!

You can email the picture in to yr@anglesey.bham.sch.uk

PE

This week we have been balancing objects on our head.

Maybe today you can experiment with balancing an item on other parts of your body such as on your shoulder or the top of your foot!

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