Class 2: Blog items
Reception Weekly Blog WB 24.5.2021
Date: 27th May 2021 @ 4:38pm
This week Reception have been learning 'How to Grow a Dinosaur'! We have created some fantastic Story Maps and really enjoyed retelling the story about Albie and his magic seeds from them. In the garden we have been planting some seeeds of our own - not magic ones!- and hope that the flowers and vegetables we planted outside will start growing soon.
In Maths we have been looking at shapes an how to create new bigger shapes from a collection of smaller ones. We worked to gether to make the longest thinnest rectangle we could from squares and the biggest square we could from smaller ones.
Next week is Half Term and Reception Holiday Learning is on the Website and Seesaw. We hope all our children have a fantastic break and come back excited to take part in our Digital Lift Off Curriculum Week.
Reception weekly Blog WB 17.5.2021
Date: 21st May 2021 @ 4:51pm
This week we were amazed how much the chicks had grown. We loved having them in our classrooms and were sad to see them leave us and go back to the farm on Friday.
This week in English we did some fantastic learning about a wonderful book called 'Who is in the egg?'.We learned that it is not just caterpillars and chicks that come from eggs but other animals like alligators and platypus! We did some internet research about some of the animals and all the children presented their facts to the whole class on Friday. They were all fantastic!
In maths this week we have been learning to subtract and tell subtraction stories using the language First ,Then , Now. Next week we will be looking at shapes and how to combine them.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 10.5.2021
Date: 13th May 2021 @ 11:36am
This week Reception were very excited to welcome the chicks into our classes. They arrived on Monday and we put them straight into the incubator. We didnt have to wait long before the chicks started to peck their way out of their shells. Once one arrived the rest followed very quickly. When they had dried out we transferred them to the brooder and we are very excited for next week when they will be strong enough to hold.
To help us to understand the life cycle of the chicks we have been looking at a non-fiction book - Egg to Chick - in English.We have discussed how non fiction books are laid out and have found lots of facts inside them.
In Maths we have started 3 weeks of learning about First, Then and Now. We have been looking at stories that involve looking at a group of characters and adding on one, then more than one to find the total at the end.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 3.5.2021
Date: 13th May 2021 @ 11:26am
This week Reception were very excited to come into school on Monday to find that their caterpillars had got VERY fat and that some had even turned into a chrysalis! We used the magnifying glasses to have a very close look at them. By the end of the week we transferred them to the butterfly net and now we just have to wait for them to emerge!
We did some great English learning about The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We sequenced the story and described the character through the different stages of his life.
In Maths we did some tricky learning with numbers up to 20. We used 10s frames and other representations to see what each numeral looked like in lots of different ways.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 22.3.2021
Date: 26th Mar 2021 @ 4:46pm
This week in Reception we went on an adventure with Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs. We learnt lots of names for dinosaurs by singing songs and ,sequenced the story and told it ourselves using a story map.
In Maths we have been consolidating our knowledge of 9 and 10, finding lots of different ways to make each number and adding sets of numbers.
On Friday both classes saw some fantastic hats come into school. Thank you so much everyone for your creativity and generous donations!
WB 15.3.2021 Reception Weekly Blog
Date: 19th Mar 2021 @ 1:49pm
This week Reception have really enjoyed doing some great learning about Toy Story. They have made wooden spoon puppets of the characters and written some fantastic charcter descriptions.
In maths we have been consolidating our learning about 7 and 8. we even managed to do some magic by being able to say what was on the bottom on a dice just by looking at the top of it!
In P.E. we did some fantastic balancing and jumping on the equipment in the hall - we loved it!
Reception Weekly Blog WB 8.3.2021
Date: 12th Mar 2021 @ 4:28pm
This week in Reception we have been delighted to welcome back all the children. We have continued our learning on toys - looking at a non fiction book to get lots of information.
We have been hearing about each others favourite toys and went into the computer suite to draw them using a software package.
In Maths we have consolidated our knowledge of numbers up to ten and had lots of fun playing hopscotch and other games!
We enjoyed our first P.E. session and remind parents that the children need to come in their P.E. kit every Tuesday.
WB 17/12/2020 Reception Weekly Blog
Date: 17th Dec 2020 @ 5:18pm
This week Reception practised and performed a fantastic Nativity. Every child took on a major part - with some having to step in at the very last moment! We were all amazed at how talented they are and how confidently they performed.
All the adults in Receptin were amazingly proud of every single child in the performance. Their Christmas Lunch and party on Thursday was a well deserved reward for all their effort!
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 7.12.20)
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 5:02pm
This week in class 2 we have been learning about the nativity story. After reading the book the children have enjoyed retelling the story by drawing pictures of the characters and writing captions or sentences using their phonic knowledge.
In maths we have continued our learning into shapes and also positional language. The children have enjoyed reading the 'Little Red Hen' and directing the hen around the map.
The children are all very excited for our nativity performance next week, we have all of the costumes ready for our dress rehearsal on Monday!
What we have been learning about this week in class 2! (WB 30.11.20)
Date: 6th Dec 2020 @ 10:18pm
This week Class 2 have been venturing into space and joining Baby Bear on his adventure to the moon in the book Whatever Next by Jill Murphy. We chose where we would like to fly to in our cardboard box rocket and had a big discussion into postcards. The children have spent the rest of the week making lots of postcards in the writing area!
In maths we have been doing great learning about 4 sided shapes. We have looked for rectangles and squares in the environment and created shape pictures.
Nativity rehearsals are in full swing and Class 2 has some fantastic actors and actresses!!
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 23.11.20)
Date: 27th Nov 2020 @ 8:38am
This week in class 2 we have been learning about the story 'Day Monkey Night Monkey', the children have enjoyed sequencing the story and thinking of sentences for each picture. For our teacher focus the children have drawn pictures to show what happens in the story, they have then used the phonic knowledge to label their drawings.
In maths this week we have continued our learning into number with some learning into one more and one less. We have enjoyed singing lots of one more and one less songs. For our teacher focus the children have been collecting a number of objects and placing them onto their five frame and have then taken one away or added one more and then found the new number on their number lines.
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 16.11.20)
Date: 20th Nov 2020 @ 3:46pm
This week in class two we have been learning about the story 'Owl Babies'. As part of this learning the children all retold the story with their group using masks. They were amazing at remembering what happened in each part. For our table jobs the children sequenced the story, matched the pictures and the words and made their own versions of the books.
In maths we have been learning about the numbers 4 and 5, the children have enjoyed using a five frame to make different amounts. We have also been experimenting with different ways to show the numbers 4 and 5 with shells, numicon, dominoes and the nuumerals.
For our topic learning we have been learning about owls and that they are nocturnal animals, here are some pictures of the owls that we have made in the creative area!
What we have been learning about this week in class 2! (WB 9.11.20)
Date: 13th Nov 2020 @ 11:04pm
This week in class 2 we started our Topic of Night and Day.
In English we learnt about the story 'Cant you sleep Little Bear?', as part of this learning the children retold the story using actions and words.
In Maths we have looked at the language associated with the passage of time and followed and gave instructions about how to look after a baby. We also helped a visitor to our class - Molly the puppet to get ready for school.
We ended the week with a fantastic Pyjama Party as our Wow Starter for our topic. We danced ,sang, ate treats and played games - all in our pyjamas.
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 2.11.20)
Date: 6th Nov 2020 @ 4:06pm
This week in literacy we have been learning about the story 'Fletcher and the falling leaves', as part of this learning the children described the trees from the story. In the book the leaves fall off the tree becuase it is autumn, this has led to lots of discussions about seasons and to some lovely learning that we have completed with the leaves that we collected that had fallen off our tree. Have a look at the pictures to see what we have made!
In maths this week we have been learning about 2D shapes, we have been naming them and describing their properties.
Class 2 Remote Home Learning Overview and Resources WB 19.10.20
Date: 19th Oct 2020 @ 11:32pm
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 10.10.20)
Date: 16th Oct 2020 @ 12:55pm
This week in class 2 we have been learning all about houses around the world. The children have really enjoyed using the book 'You Choose' to find their perfect house. Every child in the class has drawn their perfect house and then labelled it thinking about the sounds they can hear in the words they want to write.
In maths this week we have matching numbers and quantities. The children each had a gift bag with a different number in and they had to go around the room to collect that number of objects.
Throughout the week the children have noticed the leaves that have fallen onto the floor in our garden, we decided to pick them up and on Friday afternoon we completed lots of different learning activities with the leaves. We made leaf people, used crayons to make patterns with the leaves and even collaged pictures of our faces with the leaves. We had so much fun following our interests!
What we have been learning about this week in class 2! (WB 5.10.20)
Date: 9th Oct 2020 @ 6:18pm
This week in class 2 we have been learning about the story ‘The Runaway Chapatti’. The children all recognised that it was very similar to one of our favourite traditional tales ‘The Gingerbread Man’. The children have all sequenced the story and retold the story in their own words to an adult. Why don’t you ask your child if they can retell it to you!
All of the children worked with Miss Seddon to make their own chapattis and we really enjoyed eating them. Zaynah said after eating it all up that we had all turned into the tiger because we had eaten all of the chapattis just like in the story!
In maths this week we have continued our learning into numbers and the children have each made their own number line to 10. I was very impressed with the children’s numeral recognition.
What we have been learning about this week in class 2! (WB 28.09.20)
Date: 1st Oct 2020 @ 9:26pm
This week in class 2 we have been learning about the story 'Peace at Last'. The children have enjoyed retelling the story using pictures and have had a go at labelling their pictures. We have also introduced the children to table jobs which we use each week in our English learning and always links to the weekly story. We were very impressed with Zaynab who completed a table job independently. She labelled the pictures from the story by looking at the intial sound in the words.
In our maths learning the children have been learning about the numbers 1,2 and 3. The children have enjoyed writing the numerals and have been listening to how many times Miss Bradshaw and Miss Seddon play the different instruments and showing that number on their number fans.
Reception Home Learning WB 13th July 2020
Date: 10th Jul 2020 @ 2:06pm
Home Learning Reception - WB:13th July 2020
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Phonics: Continue to use: www.new.phonicsplay.co.uk for various games and resources.
Using the sound mats in your previous pack practise Phase 2 and 3 sounds by pointing at a sound and asking your child to name it. |
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Book of the week: Dogs Eat Frogs Read the story with your child- let them have a go at some of the words and sentences
After you have read the story use the questions in the Respond to the Story section to ask questions about the story.
Then try some of the Fun Time Extras and play the matching pairs game.
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Watch the clip of Oi Frog and try to generate some rhyming sentences. |
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Please continue to practise your handwriting every day. Use the letter formation sheet in your previous pack to help you.
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Speaking and Listening |
Respond to the oi Frog story by answering questions then bossing some toys around the house. |
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Mental maths: |
Try the counting practice ideas in your pack! |
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Skills application |
Try the estimating activity. Make totals of ten with some number cards. Count totals of fingers. |
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Your new teacher has set you some exciting home learning on a sheet in your pack !
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Don’t forget- we love seeing your home learning. You can always take a photo and email to school ! We are looking forward to seeing what you have been up to.
Reception Home Learning WB 6th July 2020
Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 11:03am
Hello to all our Reception children and families,
Here is an overview of learning for children to complete at home, week beginning 6th July 2020. If you require a paper copy of this learning pack please contact school and they will arrange for you to collect a copy from the school office.
Don't forget - we love seeing your home learning. You can always take a photo and email to school or tweet us! We are looking forward to seeing what you have been up to.
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 12:46pm
04 May, 2020
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 12:45pm
May 04, 2020
Here are some resources to support children with special educational needs whilst at home.
Resources to support time management and timetabling of different tasks:
First and Then board — A resource to help structure tasks into short manageable tasks.
First we will do this….Then we will do…
Visual timetable ideas — Design a visual timetable to support your child's learning at home. Click on this link for ideas on how to set this up.
Task Management Boards — Create a task management board to help your child work their way through a particular task. Click on the link for guidance on how to do this effectively.
Links for different websites to support SEND learners at home:
QEST - Links for lockdown — QEST Oldham different ideas for supporting learning at home and links for different online learning.
Ipad apps for Reading and Writing — Different Ipad / phone apps to support children with reading and writing difficulties
Ipad apps for Numeracy — Different Ipad/ phone apps to support children with difficulties with Numeracy.
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 12:44pm
Apr 20, 2020
Access Purple Mash here to find tasks set by your child's class teacher.
All children at Greenhill Academy have access to Purple Mash.
Your child’s teacher will set work on here. www.purplemash.com/greenhill-ol4
Check the alert button on your child’s home page for work that has been set. Otherwise, there are 1000s of fun resources for your child to explore on here, for all curriculum areas
Year 1 - Science Home learning Easter holidays (3rd April 2020)
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 12:43pm
03 Apr, 2020
Take a look at our new science topic for the Summer term, and have a go at some of the fun activities listed in our home learning pack for the easter holidays!
