Reception

A warm welcome to you from all the team! For the first few weeks of the term we will be concentrating on settling the children in to their new environments, establishing rules and routines and meeting new peers. We are all looking forward to a fantastic year with the children.

Mrs Aggarwal, Mrs Broster, Miss Owen, Mrs Begum, Mrs Yiallourou and Mrs Daniels

Wellcomm

In order to close the word gap, we need to work in partnership with our parents; we can’t work in isolation and have the same impact on children’s language development. Wellcomm provides us with a developmental framework and a small step approach to the knowledge and skills children need to become competent communicators.

Please find a range of activities below which you can work through with your child at home.

Section 6

Section 7 We celebrated the England football team playing in the UEFA Euro 2020 final

Reception have had lots of fun playing in our new outdoor area. We loved eating delicious ice lollies in the sunshine.

Class 1 have been reading the story 'Handa's Surprise'. The children enjoyed the story so much they wanted to make their own book.

Class 1 have been reading and retelling the story 'Handa's Surprise'

Violet loved reading our story to her friends.

WOW Work in Reception

Easter Activities in Reception

Class 1 Remote Learning - Week 8

Jaida used her story map to retell the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Peter reading our phonics book 'Rag the Rat'

Class 2 Remote Learning - Week 8

World Book Day 2021

Remote Learning - here are the links you will need each day. We look forward to seeing you on Teams each day at 9am and again at 2.30pm.

Class 1 Remote Learning - Week 7

Class 2 Remote Learning - Week 7

Remote Learning - here are the links you will need each day. We look forward to seeing you on Teams each day at 9am and again at 2.30pm.

Class 1 Remote Learning - Week 6

Jaida and her big sister Leshea have been practicing phonics

Class 2 Remote Learning - Week 6

Remote Learning - here are the links you will need each day. We look forward to seeing you on Teams each day at 9am and again at 2.30pm.

Class 1 Remote Learning - Week 5

Class 2 Remote Learning - Week 5

Jaida

Jaida used her story map to retell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Shelby

Shelby can retell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Remote Learning - here are the links you will need each day. We look forward to seeing you on Teams each day at 9am and again at 2.30pm.

Class 1 Remote Learning - Week 4

Class 2 Remote Learning - Week 4

Remote Learning - here are the links you will need each day. We look forward to seeing you on Teams each day at 9am and again at 2.30pm.

We've had lots of fun in the snow today!

Class 1 Remote Learning - Week 3

Class 2 Remote Learning - Week 3

Remote Learning - here are the links you will need each day. We look forward to seeing you on Teams each day at 9am and again at 2.30pm.

Class 1 Remote Learning - Week 2

Class 2 Remote Learning - Week 2

Remote Learning - here are the links you will need each day. We look forward to seeing you on Teams each day at 9am and again at 2.30pm.

Here's a copy of the story that we shared in class 1 today 12/1/21 Worried Arthur

Class 1 Remote Learning - Week 1

Class 2 home learning week 2

Remote Learning - Friday 8th January

Remote Learning Friday 8th January.pptx

Remote Learning - Thursday 7th January

Remote Learning 7th Jan.pdf

Here's our new dough disco introduction powerpoint

Dough Disco Resource POWERPOINT.pptx

Remote Learning - Wednesday 6th January

Remote Learning.pdf

Here's a copy of the story that we shared in class 1 today Elmer in the Snow

The Early Years curriculum is split into 7 areas of learning.

Here’s what we will be focusing on this term:

Personal, Social & Emotional Development:

Build confidence settling in to a new class and environment, play alongside others, building up new friendships, share their experiences and skills with others, adapt behaviour, become familiar with routines and class rules

Communication & Language:

Speaking and listening to each other, sharing ideas, responding to instructions, answering questions, learning new songs and using language in imaginative play.

Physical Development:

Show preference for a dominant hand, move with confidence in a range of ways and explore the outdoor area.

Literacy:

Sharing stories, book handling skills, using pictures to tell stories, learning letter formation rhymes, developing speaking and listening skills, hearing initial sounds in words, beginning to make marks and form letters.

Mathematics:

Counting and recognising numbers to 10, Forming numbers to 10, exploring repeating patterns.

Understanding of the World:

Creating self-portraits, exploring changes through the seasons, learning about different cultures and religions.

Expressive Art and Design:

Using imagination in play, singing songs and dancing, selecting colours for a purpose, mixing paints, making representations of people, animals and objects.

Helping your child to read at home

The Read Write Inc. Phonics approach teaches children to read sets of sounds and then blend them to read words.

The books that they read at school will only contain the sounds they’ve already learned, so children learn quickly and confidently.

First your child will learn to read:

Set 1 Speed Sounds (sounds written with one letter):
m a s d t i n p g o c k u b f e l h r j v y w z x
and sounds written with two letters (your child will call these ‘special friends’):
sh th ch qu ng nk ck
Words containing these sounds, by sound-blending, e.g. m–a–t mat, c–a–t cat, g–o–t got, f–i–sh fish, s–p–o–t spot, b–e–s–t best, s–p–l–a–sh splash
At school, they will read Read Write Inc. PhonicsSound Blending Books and Red, Green and Purple Storybooks.

Phonics Set 1 Sounds for you to practise at home

What is Fred Talk?

The children have been introduced to a toy frog called Fred! Fred can only say the sounds in a word and needs your child to help him read the word. Fred will say the sounds and children will work out the word. For example, Fred will say the sounds c–a–t, and children will say the word cat. This is Fred Talk: sounding out the word.

Have fun with Fred Talk at home!

“What a tidy r-oo-m!”

“Where’s your c-oa-t?”

“Time for b-e-d!”

The team in EYFS are all here to support you and your families every step of the way. We recognise that this is a difficult time for us all and we want you to know that your e-mails do not just have to be about the work that we are setting, you can contact us if you’re feeling worried, or you need to talk about something. We are here to help! Both children and parents can email us at:

class1@mestycroft.sandwell.sch.uk (Mrs Aggarwal)

class2@mestycroft.sandwell.sch.uk (Mrs Thickett)

Christmas themed home learning activities!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We look forward to seeing you in 2021.

Stay safe :)

Welcome to the North Pole and Santa's secret workshop!

Our Winter Curiosity Cube! What can you see? How do they make candy canes? What do we wear in the Winter season?

We had lots of fun celebrating Diwali in Reception!

Class 2 Mrs Thickett's Home Learning

November 2020

Whilst children in class 2 are learning at home, each day there will be slides with tasks for them to complete.

This is to support your child's learning development with as little disruption as possible. All tasks are linked to our current curriculum. If you have any concerns or queries please get in touch via email class2@mestycroft.sandwell.sch.uk

Class 2 Home Learning - Weekly Topic Overview

Monday 23rd November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning!

Please click into the remote learning tab at the top for the weekly remote learning timetable and task.

Autumn 2 Remote Learning

Friday 20th November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning!

Thursday 19th November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning!

Wednesday 18th November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning!

Tuesday 17th November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning

Monday 16th November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning

Class 2 Home Learning - Weekly Topic Overview

Friday 13th November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning

Thursday 12th November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning!

Wednesday 11th November - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the links below to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout. Happy learning!

Aut 2 Wk 2 Wed PSED Story Time PD.pptx

Wk 2 Wed Lit Math UTW.pptx

Tuesday - Class 2 Home Learning Slides

Please click into the PowerPoint icons to access the home learning for the day. There are active links and voice notes (speaker symbol) for additional support and help throughout.