Early Years Foundation Stage

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Hello Early Years!

This week is book week and we will focus on promoting a love of reading and thinking about illustrations when reading. Each day a teacher from Year 5 will be posting a story for your children to listen to and have lots of fun activities throughout the week for you to enjoy. Remember on Thursday you can dress up as a book character for your live lesson – we can’t wait to see who you come as!

Below is a timetable for the live lessons this week. You have been wonderful this week and we have really enjoyed all the lessons. The link will go live on Google Classroom at the time of your lesson, so don’t worry if you can’t see it beforehand. Here are the times and details of the lessons.

Day	Subject	Time
Monday	English	Squirrels – 9am Rabbits – 10am Owls – 11am
Tuesday	Maths	Squirrels – 9am Rabbits – 10am Owls – 11am
Wednesday	English	Squirrels – 9am Rabbits – 10am Owls – 11am
Thursday	Maths	Squirrels – 9am Rabbits – 10am Owls – 11am
Friday	English	Squirrels – 9am Rabbits – 10am Owls – 11am

All live lessons will be recorded and uploaded to Tapestry that day for any children that can’t join at that time.

Each day we will upload a pre-recorded Phonics lesson under the activities tab, and post daily observations with the other activities for that day.

We are looking forward to seeing all you faces and having you back in school very shortly!

Miss Jones, Mrs Beer, Miss Bird and Miss Long

REMOTE EDUCATION UPDATE - DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

The Government have published updated guidance and resources that have been produced by the Department for Education in partnership with the education sector, this includes the BBC.

They have published a list of Online resources that you can access here

Online Educational Resources

These resources cover various subjects and age groups and if you feel it beneficial, may be used to supplement the resources already being set on our eLearning platforms each day.

We are also directing parents to the Department for Education’s - Oak National Academy, which is a new, high-quality collection of lessons and online resources. It has been set up in response to school closures and is supported by the government. From Monday 20 April, it will offer video lessons by teachers for primary and secondary school children in a range of core curriculum subjects.

The National Academy

Also from today the BBC also launching BBC Bitesize Daily. This is a new service which will deliver a tailored day of learning across BBC iPlayer, Red Button, the BBC Bitesize website and app, BBC Four and BBC Sounds, with curriculum relevant offers across the UK.

Together, this comprehensive package is aimed at minimising disruption to children’s education and providing rhythm and routine in these challenging times.

BBC Bitesize daily lessons

These resources are available to you and are intended to be used in addition to the resources already being set on our eLearning platforms each day by your child’s class teacher.

BBC Parents Toolkit: SEND

The BBC have also created - Parents' Toolkit: SEND with resources, activities and support to help you and your family during lockdown.

PURPLE MASH - 2DO - GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS.

WRITING

THIS WEEKS WRITING TASK

- Wednesday - Think back to yesterday’s lesson and write a factual sentence about old cars. ‘Old cars did not have seatbelts.’ OR ‘ It had …’
- Thursday (Live lesson) – DRESS UP DAY so come join the live lesson as someone from a book. Listen to the instructions and follow them to draw a picture.
Friday (Live Lesson) - Class teacher to read a book without showing the front cover. Challenge can you draw front cover for the book?

READING

THIS WEEKS READING TASK

- This week is book week so we want to promote our love of reading! Can you read a book an interesting/unusual place? Or maybe you could listen to an audiobook.
  
  https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/
  
  Have a go at some of these fun craft and colouring activities that link to book week.
  
  http://www.oliverjeffersworld.com/#activities
  - Monday (Live lesson) – Class teachers will share their favourite story and discuss why it is their favourite.
  Tuesday – Research old cars and/or watch the video posted on Tapestry showing an old car. Talk through what is different with old cars compared to modern day cars. What differences can you spot?

MATHS

THIS WEEKS MATHS TASK - weight

Monday – Number of the week 18 poster.
Tuesday (Live lesson) - Discuss how subtraction means taking away, so the number will get smaller. Introduce subtracting teen numbers using concrete objects.
Wednesday (Live Lesson) - Solve the following number sentences using concrete objects: 14-3=11, 16-6=10. Then introduce solving a subtraction number sentence pictorially and write number sentence underneath.
Thursday - Make a number of playdough balls and smash one or two. How many do you have left? Can you write the number sentence to match?
Can you solve these number sentences using our concrete objects?
- o 10- 6 = ?
- o 12- 2=?
- o 15 – 4= ?

OTHER AREAS OF LEARNING

THIS WEEKS OTHER AREAS OF LEARNING TASK

- Go on a walk can you think of how we keep safe by the roads. What can you see that help us stay safe?
- Create your ideal car. What colour would it be? How many wheels would it have? (There is a game on purple mash for this if you wish to use it)
- Draw a picture of your favourite place to visit.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you want to go? Can you give reasons for your answer?

SPREAD THE HAPPINESS

THIS WEEKS SPREAD THE HAPPINESS TASK

- - Squiggle while you wiggle video to be posted on Wednesday
  Have a go at some of these fun craft and colouring activities that link to book week.
  
  http://www.oliverjeffersworld.com/#activities

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