Thursday 28/1/21

Good morning Reception, 
I hope you are having a good week.  
Well done to all of you for working so hard on your remote learning.  It is not easy but I can see you are trying your best!  You are learning new things every day. It is fantastic to see how much work you are doing on Purple Mash.  I check your trays regularly and I can see how much work you are doing.  It is great to see how you are using Purple Mash to show me the work you are doing from this blog.  Keep it up!  

​Here is your learning for today: 

• Reading:  Enjoy this story called 'My Hair' read by the book's author Hannah Lee.  Do you remember this story?  We have read it at storytime in class. See the video below.

• Counting:  Keep practising counting backwards from 20.  
• Writing: Use these high frequency words to write the sentences below:                                       This is a ....
• Use your sounds and/or high frequency words to complete the sentences. e.g This is a big, red dog.  This is a fluffe (fluffy) cat.  Remember it is ok to only write the sounds you hear.  As always, don't forget a capital letter for the start of the sentence, finger spaces and a full stop at the end.  Read over your sentence once you have written it.  Point to each word as you say it.   Draw a picture of what you have written.  
• Do some exercise:  Play Simon Says.  You can only do the moves that Simon says to do e.g Simon says jump up and down 10 times, Simon says touch the ground, Simon says hop on one foot.  See if you can trick someone by NOT saying Simon says and just giving the instruction e.g Run on the spot.  Then they are out. Take turns with someone in your family.
  
• Keep talking:  What would you like to be when you grow up?  I would like to be a .......
  

Phonics: Keep practising the sounds we have learned and blending those sounds to make words.  Watch the video and join in with Rachel. Today you will also need some paper and a pencil to write with. 

Writing: Keep practising your handwriting.  Follow the direction of the arrows.  Use your magic writing finger at first, don't stop writing until you finish the letter.  Next, try writing it on paper.  ​We are going to practise some more letters from the curly caterpillar family. 

Literacy:  Today we are going to draw the end of our story maps today.  See the video below for today's lesson.

Maths:  What day is it today?  What day was it yesterday? What day will it be tomorrow?  

Watch the White Rose Maths video by clicking on the link below.  Today's session is Alive in 5  WEEK 3  SESSION 2
whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/alive-in-5-week-3/

Have a go at filling different size cups or containers with water.  Can you make a cup full?  How do you make it empty?  How many full cups of water would fill a jug?  Can you fill a cup so it is nearly empty?  Can you tell when a glass is nearly full?  Remember to talk about what you notice.  e.g This glass is full. This glass is nearly empty. 

R.E.  Look at the picture below.  It is showing an important story from the Bible called The Presentation story. Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the Temple.  
Here is the story to share while you are looking at the picture.  

Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem.  They wanted to present him to God and thank God for giving them their lovely boy.
 
Whilst they were there they met two people, Simeon and Anna.  They went to the Temple every day to pray.  Simeon took Jesus in his arms and gave thanks to God.  He said a prayer over Jesus and blessed Mary and Joseph.  He said Jesus was like a light to help people.  Anna was delighted to see Jesus and gave thanks to God for him.
 
Afterwards Mary and Joseph took Jesus home to Nazareth.

Now, think about these questions.  Can you talk about the answer in a full sentence? 

1. Who do you see in the picture?
2. Why did Mary and Joseph take Jesus to the Temple?
3. Who were the people that they met?
4. Why did Simeon and Anna go to the Temple?
5. What did Simeon do?
6. Why do you think Simeon and Anna were so pleased to meet Jesus?
7. What did Mary and Joseph do after they left the Temple?