Class 8 – F2
Foundation Subjects Home Learning w/c 25.01.21
Maths Home Learning w/c 25.01.21
Literacy Home Learning wc 25.01.21
Phonics Home Learning wc 25.01.21
Handwriting Home Learning wc 25.01.21
Happy Friday Class 8!
Thank you to everyone who joined our Zoom catch up call on Thursday! If you were unable to attend, I have arranged next weeks for Wednesday 27th January at 11am as I will be in school next week. With Zoom, it only allows a short call I'm afraid but when we are all set up on Google Classrooms we will be able to arrange a longer call. We need more time as we have so many children attending the call, it's amazing! Apologies for the abrupt ending to the call but I am so relieved that we were able to find out about everyone's news about why they were feeling proud this week. For Wednesday's call, I have asked to see if you are able to bring one of your favourite toys to talk about. I look forward to seeing all of your exciting toys!
Have a wonderful weekend Class 8. Have a break from all of your busy home learning and enjoy time with your family. Don't forget to keep active and maybe set up an obstacle course and complete Mrs Peart's Weekly Challenge! Email in your pictures by Monday morning and I will be able to put them forward for the competition. Best of luck! I can't wait to see what you get up to. I'll have to see what I can find in my garden and build an obstacle course too - even Ada could have a go!
Take care,
Miss Hainsworth
We have a crystal update! The colour has been added to the crystals! Scientist Jack will report back on what he sees happen next!
Theo was feeling very happy with himself this week as he was the winner of the Tricky Word bingo game with Mummy! Well done, Theo! Fabulous reading!
We have had an update from Zain who has been spreading a little bit of kindness. He helped to make a birthday card for his Mummy and it looks fantastic! Well done, Zain & I hope Mummy had a fabulous birthday!
Eman has been working really hard on her handwriting at home this week and has also been keeping active by completing the Jack Hartmann song on YouTube as her warm up activity. Well done, Eman! Hope everyone else is keeping active too!
Hello Class 8 from Riyanshi! She has been working very hard at home practising her handwriting, finding out all about our new digraph 'oo' and has even been joining in with her brother's home learning by thinking of an act of kindness. Well done, superstar!
Thank you :)
We would just like to say a HUGE thank you to all of your lovely grown ups for their continued support throughout our home learning journey. They are being Sitwell Superstars just like you guys and are being fabulous teachers at home. It is so lovely to receive so many exciting pictures of your home learning and other activities and hobbies you are busy doing at home. We really do miss seeing everyone's faces in school. Please keep sharing your pictures and keep in touch regularly so that I can keep updating our class page and we can all keep in touch. Remember, to send any photo's or messages or questions please use our Class 8 email address and I will be able to respond to your messages. I look forward to receiving your photo's for Mrs Peart's Weekly Challenge.
Class8@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk
I have uploaded a short video onto our VRC section of the website to give you some ideas on how to complete the challenge. Have fun and be safe - please build those obstacle courses with your grown ups and ask for permission for any of the items you are using!! :)
Samuel has shared some lovely photo's of him enjoying his Phonics and Handwriting at home. He was able to find lots of 'oo' objects around his home and has been working really hard on his cursive handwriting too. What a Determinator!
Affaan has also been working really hard on his home learning with his grown ups. He has enjoyed learning about our new digraph 'oo' and finding out all about the story of The Little Red Riding Hood. Another Determinator working hard at home to be the best that he can be, well done!
Zaynab has been working hard at home for her grown ups. She enjoyed joining the Zoom call last week and was able to talk about her red object that she had found in her house! I hope to see lots of you for our Zoom call on Thursday this week!
Quick update from Jack. He's had a very busy start to the week, from number formation, learning about the Chinese New Year, colour mixing, creating a weather diary and even checking in on the crystals he is growing! Did you know, Jack was born in the year of the Monkey - what year were you born in?
A quick update from Theo! He's feeling really proud of his home learning and has been enjoying more of the maths measuring challenges! He's been doing a spot of Cosmic Yoga too during his home learning. It looks like a lot of fun! I wonder if anyone else would like to try it?
Hello everyone! I hope you are all okay and are ready for another week of home learning! A huge thank you again to all of your grown ups for their help and support, they are all working so hard to be your teachers at home and I love receiving your updates and pictures on our Class 8 email. I have had a few messages over the weekend so wanted to share a few new updates from some of your friends. Let's see who you can spot this time!
You will see some entries for Mrs Peart's Weekly Challenge. Keep a look out for this week's challenge and remember to share your picture with me so that I can put you forward for the competition!
Handwriting Home Learning w.c. 18.01.21
Phonics Home Learning w.c. 18.01.21
Literacy Home Learning w/c 18.01.21
Maths Home Learning w/c 18.01.21
Foundation Subjects Home Learning w/c 18.01.21
Snow fun this afternoon!
So... How does a penguin build a house? I-gloos it together!!
Well... what a beautiful day! How exciting to have a delivery of lots of white fluffy snow!! It's like a winter wonderland when you look outside!!! You have all been working incredibly hard at home completing your home learning - hopefully you will be able to enjoy a little time in the snow in your garden or on a walk with your family. You might even be able to take some of your home learning outside e.g. can you use a stick to write your ladder letters in the snow? Can you ask a family member to lay in the snow and could you measure how many hands tall they are by printing your hands in the snow from their feet to their head? Can you retell the story of 'The Little Red Riding Hood' by acting it out? You could make your own Mr Wolf out of snow!
Thank you to everyone who was able to join our Zoom call today - we had 17 children chatting away today and even had chance to say hello to our children in school too with Mrs Rodgers and Mrs O'Brien! I will be sending out another invite soon ready for next week. Don't worry if you were unable to attend today, you might be able to join next weeks. I will be arranging them each week so that we all get chance to see one another while we're working apart.
I have had a few updates from some of your friends, let's find out what they have been up to!
Zain has enjoyed completing a lovely watercolour picture and wrapped up nice and warm to enjoy the snow outside! He is missing his friends in Class 8 and is hoping to see everyone on next weeks zoom call!
Here are a few pictures from Imogen who has been very busy with her phonics learning, handwriting and even a spot of baking! She made a delicious Class 8 cake which is making me feel very hungry! Well done, Imogen!
Happy Wednesday everyone! I've had an update from Yash to share with you all. He has been working very hard at home and is enjoying his home learning. He is also enjoying keeping active by completing Cosmic Yoga with his sister and has been accessing his Takewando sessions from home. He has also been enjoying learning how to speak in Marathi. Well done buddy, keep being a Sitwell Superstar!
Just a quick little Tuesday update Class 8 - we have a scientist! Jack is having lots of fun with his home learning this week and has even enjoyed growing his own crystals! He is going to keep us all updated so keep an eye out for more pictures to come! How exciting!
Amara has also enjoyed being creative at home, making a lovely picture of me! Thank you very much! She is missing all of her friends at school but is being such a superstar with her home learning. I hope you are all okay, Class 8. We miss you all lots and I am looking forward to seeing you on our Zoom call on Thursday. Have you found your red item yet? I still need to hunt for mine!
Miss Hainsworth x
Week Beginning 11.01.21
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a lovely start to your week at home. I have had some wonderful messages through again on our Class 8 email address and wanted to share some of the updates I have received from your friends. I am so proud of how hard you are all working. You truly are being Sitwell Superstars and are all helping your grown ups by being the best that you can be - Well done, Class 8!
See if you can spot any of your friends in the pictures and comments below. If you would like to share any of your home learning with me, please feel free to contact me using our Class 8 email address. If you need any support with your home learning or have any questions, please feel free to ask.
class8@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk
Hopefully you have all received your Zoom call invitation for our Class 8 catch up meeting on Thursday at 10am. If you would like to share any of your home learning with your friends, bring this to the zoom call and we can have a quick show and tell. Also, I have set everyone a silly challenge for a bit of fun - can you find an object in your house that is red and bring it to our meeting? We will then have a speaking and listening activity where we will talk about the objects we have found. Right then, i'm off to find my red object! I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday at 10am!
P.s. please remember if you are joining the Zoom call, we ask that you are accompanied by your adult. Thank you.
Imogen enjoyed being creative with shapes at the weekend and created a picture of a bird, a spider and a dog just like her Nanan and Grandad's dalmation - Dottie! She enjoyed using lots of different scrap paper, cut into 2D shapes and used mathematical language to talk about their properties.
Theo continues to be a determinator with his cursive writing and was able to do lots of 'l' and 'i' practise when writing his surname! Theo is also looking forward to learning about Little Red Riding Hood like Leah and he is also really enjoying Mrs Hague's Maths learning.
Leah's also been a very busy bee! There's a theme of baking here... Those Peppa Pig muddle puddle cakes look delicious too! You girls are making me hungry with all these yummy treats! Leah enjoyed her superhero writing last week - I love her example as I know all of your grown ups are being Superheroes with your home learning at the minute! Well done, grown ups! She is also looking forward to her Literacy learning this week as she really likes the story of the Little Red Riding Hood. Me too Leah, I can't wait!
I know where i'm getting my next cake from... Look at this beautiful rainbow cake that Hareem has made with her Mum! This was for her sisters birthday, it looks delicious! She is missing all of her friends and has been enjoying her home learning.
Ali has also been enjoying Mrs Hague's Maths challenges and has shared a lovely video of him using mathematical language to talk about the height of the towers he has built and when comparing them. Well done, buddy!
It is so lovely to hear from lots of you and to see familiar faces. Hopefully we will get to see lots more familiar faces during our Class 8 catch up zoom call!
See you soon, everyone! Take care - Miss Hainsworth
Phonics Home Learning W/c 11.01.21
Literacy Home Learning wc 11.01.21
Maths Home Learning w/c 11.01.21
Foundation Subjects Home Learning w/c 11.01.21
Hi everyone,
I hope you are all okay. We are missing seeing you all in school and can't wait until we are all back together as a team again. I have had some wonderful messages and pictures through on our Class 8 email. It is so lovely to hear from you all - you are being such Sitwell superstars while you are at home! Remember, just keep trying to do your very best.
If you would like to send through any pictures or messages or just would like to say a quick hello, please feel free to email me using our Class 8 email address below:
class8@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk
Eman has been working very hard at home, practising her cursive handwriting and number formation! She has been reading too and is enjoying her home learning activities. Well done, Eman! Jack has also been busy practising his cursive handwriting when completing his Literacy activity this week, choosing who is his superhero in his family. What a lovely piece of writing about your Nanan! He has also enjoyed completing the length tasks in Maths and had a little bit of free time for a spot of threading! Theo is also feeling proud of his cursive writing and phonics this week as he also completed the superhero writing challenge too, writing about his sister Pearl! Theo has also really enjoyed the Maths activities this week, he even painted people with different hair lengths! He was looking forward to completing a tricky word hunt around his house. Abdul-Basit has been a busy bee at home also, working hard on his cursive handwriting by using his alphabet mat in his home learning pack. If you have a look in your resource pack, you will hopefully find one too that you can use. Abdul-Basit was also looking forward to playing a tricky word hunt around his house too!
Please see below an example of our school day and routine in school and a list of suggestions for support with breaking up the home learning sessions and providing children with free choice exploring time.
Good Morning Class 8,
It is very strange not seeing all of your lovely faces this morning! Hopefully you have been able to access Mrs Peart's video message to everyone this morning and have been able to find out a little bit of information about what is going to be happening over the next few weeks. We just need you to be Sitwell Superstars like you were before Christmas until we can all safely come back to school again. If you need any support or have any questions, please feel free to contact me using our Class 8 email address listed below:
class8@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk
Myself, Mrs Hague in Class 7 and Miss Todd in Class 6 will be working together to provide resources and videos to support you with your home learning. These will all be accessible on the Video Resource Centre on our school website (please see the children's tab on the website to access) I will also be organising weekly Zoom catch up calls so that we all get to see one another so keep an eye out for the invitation links and I hope to see you there!
Miss Hainsworth
Home Learning Week Beginning 4th January 2021
We had a lovely week back in school together catching up on all of our Christmas festivities! We had a great time at our party - eating delicious gingerbread men & playing lots of party games. Thank you for all of your continued support and we hope you all have a wonderful Christmas break.
Here are a few more updates from some of your Class 8 buddies! It was lovely to see lots of you on our catch up zoom call. Looking forward to having lots of Christmas end of term fun this week - see you all tomorrow! Miss H x
Maths Home Learning Week Beginning 07/12/20
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Subject: Maths |
Year Group: FS2 |
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Week Beginning: 07/12/20
Learning Objective: To be able to select correct numeral to represent 1 to 5 , then 1 to 10 objects.
To be able to find 1 more from a group of up to 5 or 10.
In practical activities and discussion, to begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting.
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Resources: A 5 frame or 10 frame. Can you draw your own frames as shown below? Can you build your own frames using twigs/sticks outside? Or draw with chalk on the floor?
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Activity: This week, we have been learning about subtraction and counting back. We have been talking lots about how when you count back, we go backwards on our number line. When you take away from a group of objects, you will have less. The amount will be less, you will have fewer objects left. Can you use objects to place into your 5 or 10 frame to complete different subtraction problems or finding 1 less than.
Possible extension activity: Can you write down some of your problems as number sentences?
E.g. 6 - 3 = ___
6 - 3 = 3
An interactive resource: This is an activity which could also be used to complete subtraction problems to 10. |
Here are a few familiar faces saying hello and sharing their home learning activities. It has been so lovely to hear from some of our Class 8 team and find out what you have been busy doing at home. If you would like to get in touch, feel free to use our class 8 email address. Looking forward to seeing lots of you in your Christmas jumpers and outfits on our Zoom call on Friday at 10am!! Please use your email for the link. Miss H x
Hello Class 8! If you would like to get in touch or need anything at all, please contact me on our class email address: class8@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk. See you all on Wednesday 16th December - missing our little team already! Miss H x
Class 8 Home Learning - Planning 7th December 2020
Phonics Home Learning Week 5
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Subject: Phonics |
Year Group: FS2 |
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Week Beginning: 30/11/20
Learning Objective: To be able to read words containing our new digraphs ‘th’ and ‘ng’.
To be able to recognise all letters of the alphabet and say correct sound.
To be able to recognise all Phase 2 common exception words – the, no, go, I, into, to.
To begin to recognise the Phase 3 common exception words we have covered so far – he, she, we, me, be.
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Resources: Phonics Play
Activity: This week we have been finding out about 2 new digraphs – th and ng. ‘th th thank you’ and ‘ng ng thing on a string’. Can you remember what a digraph is? When two letters works together to make one sound. Can you access the Phonics Play website to complete the following game – Make a Match - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/3/matching-ph3w3. This activity will support your child to segment and blend words containing the digraphs we have taught so far.
(Log in details for Phonics Play have been shared by Mrs Peart)
Possible extension activities:
You could challenge yourself by asking your grown up to set you a 3 minute timer and see if you can read all of the words correctly before the timer finishes.
Supportive resources: Alphabet song - https://youtu.be/75p-N9YKqNo?list=PL9283EBA918D222DA
Phase 2 Tricky Word song - https://youtu.be/2mtn0leIe60
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Maths Home Learning Week 4
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Subject: Maths |
Year Group: FS2 |
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Week Beginning: 23/11/20
Learning Objective: To be able to select correct numeral to represent 1 to 5 , then 1 to 10 objects.
To be able to find 1 more from a group of up to 5 or 10.
In practical activities and discussion, to begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting.
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Resources: A 5 frame and 10 frame. Can you draw your own frames as shown below? Can you build your own frames using twigs/sticks outside? Or draw with chalk on the floor?
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Activity: This week, we have been learning about how to make 5 in different ways using our 5 frame as a visual resource. E.g. if we have 4 buns, how many more do we need to make 5? We have been using our number line to find our starting number and count on to find the answer. Can you use your own 5 frame and practise making 5 in different ways?
Possible extension activity: Can you repeat the activity but using a 10 frame this time? Can you write down some of the different ways of making 10 as a number sentence?
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Phonics Home Learning Week 3
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Subject: Phonics |
Year Group: FS2 |
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Week Beginning: 16/11/20
Learning Objective: To be able to read words containing our new digraph ‘qu’.
To be able to recognise all letters of the alphabet and say correct sound.
To be able to recognise all Phase 2 common exception words – the, no, go, I, into, to
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Resources: Can you make your own ‘qu’ word cards? Extension activity sheet.
Activity: This week we have been learning about a new digraph – qu. A digraph is when two letters work together to make one sound. Can you make your own ‘qu’ word cards using the list of words below and practise reading the digraph in different words. Remember – when you read ‘qu’ within a word we do not segment it. E.g. quit – qu i t
Quack Quit Quilt Quiz Quick
We have also been recapping Phase 2, checking all of our letter sounds and reading our common exception words – the, no, go, I, to, into. Use the video link on our website (children – video resource centre – Phase 2 letter sounds and actions to practise recognising each letter of the alphabet and saying the individual sounds.
Possible extension activity: Please see attached snakes and ladders game which can be used to consolidate Phase 2 and support your child to apply their phonic knowledge to read CVC words and two-syllable words.
Supportive resources: You can help by supervising your child to play Phase 2 games on the Phonics Play website. You can use a phone, tablet or PC to access these games. https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ Buried Treasure, Dragon’s Den and Picnic on Pluto do not require a log in. Remember to choose Phase 2. Phonics Play are allowing parents of subscribing schools to use their school login to access all the games on Phonics Play. Mrs Peart has recently sent out the Phonics Play username and password via The School App. Please note that Phonics Play will only allow children in the subscribing schools to use this login – therefore do not share it on social media or with relatives because they would revoke our use of the website. (SEE SCHOOL APP FOR LOGIN DETAILS)
Alphabet song - https://youtu.be/75p-N9YKqNo?list=PL9283EBA918D222DA
Phase 2 Tricky Word song - https://youtu.be/2mtn0leIe60
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Extension Activity Sheet
Maths Home Learning Week 2
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Subject: Maths |
Year Group: FS2 |
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Week Beginning: 09/11/20
Learning Objective: To be able to recognise, create and describe patterns – repeating patterns.
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Resources: Activity Sheet
Activity: This week, we have been learning about repeating patterns. A repeating pattern is a type of pattern where the rule just keeps on repeating over and over. Can you say the pattern out loud and fill in the gaps with the rest of the pattern?
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Blue, green, blue, green…? What colour would come next?
Possible extension activity: Can you spot any repeating patterns in your home? Can you create your own repeating pattern? You could use lego, playdough, your toys, food etc.
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Repeating patterns activity sheet
Autumn 1
Our topic for this half term will be: 'Proud to be Me'
Hello and a huge welcome to Class 8!
We have been waiting such a long time to meet you all and didn't we have the best first few days for transition? The adults are feeling incredibly proud of all of the children in Class 8. You all came into school with smiley faces, chatty voices and were all eager to play and explore in your new classroom. It was so lovely to see you begin to make new friends, as well as catching up with old nursery friends. Our classroom was full of excitement and laughter again and we can't wait to continue to get to know you all and begin our new learning journey together.
Our first topic of the year is 'Proud to be Me' where we will be learning all about ourselves.
In Maths, we are going to be doing lots of counting forwards and backwards as well as learning about the numbers 1 to 10. We will be looking at how we can represent these numbers in lots of different ways, including the numeral, word, dice, and tallying.
In Literacy, we are going to begin by learning about Rhyme. We will be listening to familiar songs and rhymes to spot different rhyming words and collect them on our Rhyming Wall in the classroom. Keep an eye out for all of the rhyming pairs that we are going to find!
In Phonics, we will begin by learning about listening to sounds, hearing initial sounds and then move onto learning about the different sounds of the letters of the alphabet. We will learn how to pronounce each sound and listen for the sound at the beginning, middle and end of simple CVC words.
In Handwriting, we will practise how to write each letter using cursive letter formation. You will be able to find videos to support your child on our website under 'curriculum support'. To support with our handwriting, we will be doing lots of fine motor warm ups and finger gym activities to help strengthen our muscles and support our pen control and grip.
We will be having our first PE lesson with our Live and Learn coach, Mr Hiner where we will be practising our ball skills. Class 8 will take part in indoor PE sessions every Wednesday morning with Mr Hiner. Please remove earrings on this day and tie up long hair if necessary. As part of PE, we will be practising to get dressed and undressed by ourselves to develop our independent skills. Please can you support your child by practising this at home.
We have enjoyed exploring outdoor areas each day, using the bikes and climbing equipment to work on our gross motor skills. We hope that we can continue to enjoy the outdoors to its full potential before the bad weather arrives!
At the end of Week 2, all of the children will be been given a reading diary and book bag. Class 8 are very excited to start reading - if they read 3 times or more at home in a week, they will get a stamp. If they collect 6 stamps, they will win a prize from Mrs Peart's special prize box! Reading diaries will be collected in every Monday - please ensure your child comes to school with their book bag on this day. Your child's reading book will be changed on this day and targets will be updated in your child's reading diary regularly so please could we ask that all school books are kept safely in your book bag and returned to school each week.
The children have had a brilliant start to their new school already and we can't wait to continue to get to know the children even more and look forward to all of the exciting things we have planned for this year. It's going to be great!
Due to government guidelines, parents and carers are unable to come into the classroom. Therefore, we will be using our class page on the website to upload pictures of displays of our work, learning tasks we have completed and general news and events about the children. Keep an eye out for new posts!
Miss Hainsworth, Mrs Wasilewski, Mrs O'Brien & Mrs Rodgers 😀
If you have any questions, please contact myself through our class 8 email address: class8@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk
Thank you again for your continued support through a very unusual time.
Miss Hainsworth