To all the Squirrels families,

Thank you so much for all of our gifts, it is so lovely of you all, a massive thank you. It has been a wonderful year and we wish the children the best of luck going into Rabbits! Have a lovely summer holidays! We will miss you!

From Miss Inwood and Mrs Webber 

Home Learning - 12.07.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 30. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week for home learning the children need to practice their lines for the end of year service, which they have bought home in their book bags.

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 05.07.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 30. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Maths for home learning. This week we are focusing on time.

Discuss these questions with your child:

What time of day do you have breakfast?

Is the afternoon before or after 12 o'clock?

What time do we finish school?

Now draw a picture of what you do in the morning, afternoon and evening. You can even have a go at writing the time you do those things! If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 28.06.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 30. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Maths for home learning. This week we are focusing on money.

Get your child to match coins with their value, so label 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. Then order them in value of smallest to largest.

If you don't have any coins I will send a coin ordering sheet home tomorrow.

If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 21.06.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 30. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are looking focusing on 'Stories from the Past'. Discuss these questions with your child:

How are stories passed on through families and communities?

What can you use to tell a story?

Are all stories new?

In Understanding the World we have looked at storytelling. Tell somebody a story you know and get them to tell you a story that they know. If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 08.06.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 30. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are looking focusing on 'Stories from the Past'. Discuss these questions with your child:

What can we use to protect our skin from the sun?

What can we use to protect our head from the sun?

What can we use to protect our eyes from the sun?

In Understanding the World we have looked at how to stay safe in the sun. Draw a poster making people aware of how to stay safe in the sun. If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

School trip - We are still in need of 5 parents for the Reception and Year 1 trip to Upton Country Park on Tuesday 14th June next week. If you are able to help please let Mrs Worsley know in the office. Unfortunately if we don't have enough adults to support the ratio of adults to children then the trip will not be able to go ahead, thank you.

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Learning Block F Knowledge Organisers

Home Learning - 24.05.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 30. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are looking focusing on 'Kings and Queens'. Discuss these questions with your child:

Who is our Prime Minister?

What do the government do?

What is the Houses of Parliament?

In History today we learnt about our Prime Minster and what the government do. We then had our own class election for a new Prime Minister. Draw and write about what you would do if you became Prime Minister. If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 17.05.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 20. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are looking focusing on 'Kings and Queens'. Discuss these questions with your child:

King John was King of which country?

What does tyrant mean?

What is a Magna Carta?

In History today we wrote our own Magna Carta for King John about the promises he would make to be a better King. Draw and write about what kind things you would do if you became a King or Queen. If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 11.05.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 20. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are looking focusing on 'Kings and Queens'. Discuss these questions with your child:

What is a coronation ceremony?

What is a sceptre?

What does oath mean?

Answer these questions that we have learn about in History, then draw a picture of your own sceptre! If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 26.04.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 20. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are looking focusing on 'Kings and Queens'. Discuss these questions with your child:

What country do we live in?

Where does the Queen live?

Where do we live in the United Kingdom?

Answer these questions, then copy and colour a flag or flags that you have connections to. Then see if you can name the flags! If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Learning Block E Knowledge Organisers

Home Learning - 05.04.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 20. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are looking focusing on 'Growing and Changing'. Discuss these questions with your child:

What did farming look like in the past?

What does farming look like now?

What is the difference?

Answer these questions by thinking about the photos we have looked at to do with farming and find some new photos to look at and compare. If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 29.03.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 20. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on RE for home learning. This half term we are looking at the Easter Story. Discuss these questions with your child:

Who did Jesus have his last supper with?

What did Jesus die on?

What did they find when they went to the tomb?

Refresh your memory by watching these videos on the Easter Story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-39h0xYqdE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SigoALSS1R8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL8R158Ujp4 

If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 22.03.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 20. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are looking at growing and changing. Discuss these questions with your child:

What do roots do?

What is a stem?

What does a plant need to grow?

Now look at a plant, either in your house or on a walk and see what parts of the plant you can name. Try to name the flower, leaves, stem and roots. If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 15.03.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers, counting and ordering to 20. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on PE for home learning. This half term we are doing gymnastics. Discuss these questions with your child:

What helps you to stay balanced?

How long do we hold our balance for?

What makes a safe space?

Now show somebody at home the shapes we have learnt in gymnastics, a tuck, straight shape, star shape, pike and straddle. If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 08.03.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are focusing on growing and changing. Discuss these questions with your child:

What is a baby sheep called?

What does a caterpillar turn into?

What is a lifecycle?

Now look at a life cycle of either a sheep, cow, horse, butterfly, frog, dog or cat. Or more than one, and draw a picture of the lifecycle. If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 01.03.2022

Please practice letter formation, sounds and key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. This half term we are focusing on growing and changing. Discuss these questions with your child:

What could you do when you were a baby?

What can you do now you are a child?

What would you like to be able to do when you're older?

Now look at some pictures of how you have changed! What do you notice? What has changed? If you would like to share home learning with me please bring it into school or put it on Tapestry!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Learning Block D Knowledge Organisers

Home Learning - 15.02.2022

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins, and practice key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on PE (dance) for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

What is a safe space?

What number do we count to in dance?

Why do we use counting?

Now make up a space dance using the skills we have learnt in PE. You could use a song or find some space music to dance to! Get an adult to count to help keep you in time with the music, and see if you can change your movement after 8 counts like we did in PE. If you would like to you can video your dance and put it on your Tapestry for me to see!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 08.02.2022

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins, and practice key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on English based around our theme 'Space' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

What does wandered mean?

What does princess mean?

What does running mean?

What does then mean?

These four words are our key vocabulary from our new story 'You Can't Eat a Princess', we have discussed them in school this week, but they can have a go at explaining these words to someone at home. Then make an alien picture, just like in our story! You can even name your alien! Please hand home learning in if you would like me to have a look!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 01.02.2022

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins, and practice key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World based around our theme 'Space' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

What are binoculars?

What is a telescope?

What do they help us to do?

Then either draw a picture of binoculars or a telescope, or make one using objects like toilet rolls! You can then use them to observe the moon and stars! Have fun!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 25.01.2022

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins, and practice key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World based around our theme 'Space' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

Does the Sun move across the sky?

Is it warmer and brighter when the Sun is shining than when it is behind the clouds?

Can you only see the stars at night?

See if you answered the questions correctly by safely observing changes in the sky at different times of the day. Support your child to link changes in the sky to other observations e.g. changes in temperature and brightness. Enjoy becoming scientists! 

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 18.01.2022

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins, and practice key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on English based around our theme 'Space' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

What is an astronaut?

What is a meteor shower?

What does enormous mean?

What does it mean to be speechless?

These four words are our key vocabulary from our new story 'Look Up', we have discussed them in school this week, but they can have a go at explaining these words to someone at home. Then make a meteor shower picture, just like in our story! Please hand home learning in if you would like me to have a look!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 11.01.2022

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins, and practice key words in their tin. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World based around our theme 'Space' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

What is in the sky at day?

What is in the sky at night?

What do you know about space already?

Discover what planets are in our solar system by looking online or in books, and draw a picture about what you have found out! Please hand home learning in if you would like me to have a look!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Learning Block C Knowledge Organisers

Home Learning - 07.12.2021

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins, and practice key words in their tin. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Communication and Language based around our theme 'Transport: Past and Present' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

Which way is left?

Which way is right?

Discuss prepositions - under, on top, beside, next to, etc.

Make this fun by using these to direct your family on a walk, or playing Simon says! 'Simon says point to the left'. 

Also if the children would like to they are welcome to make a decoration to go on our class tree!

Home Learning - 30.11.2021

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World based around our theme 'Transport: Past and Present' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

What do road gritters do?

What do snow ploughs do?

Do you know any other types of transport people use in the winter/snow?

Research some pictures or videos of these types of transport to see what they do. Then draw a picture of one that you discussed. Please send in their home learning if they would like me to have a look!

Home Learning - 23.11.2021

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World based around our theme 'Transport: Past and Present' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

Do you know any types of air transport?

Do you know any types of water transport?

Then draw a picture of the air and water transports that you discussed. Please send in their home learning if they would like me to have a look!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 16.11.2021

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Purple Mash. There is a letter in your child's bookbag explaining Purple Mash. The children's home learning task is to have a go at logging in, which they had a go at today and did a super job! Their log in is in the back of their pupil planner. After they have logged in they can explore any of the activities they want on there. You can use and iPad or computer to access Purple Mash.

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 12.11.2021

Please practice sounds and letter formation. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers. Read daily and write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World based around our theme 'Transport: Past and Present' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

How do we travel in our country? 

Do you know any different modes of transport they use in other countries? (We have been learning about 'The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk' story, so they may be able to talk about Tuk Tuks in India).

Then draw a picture of a different mode of transport they use in a different country. Do some researching if need be! Please send in their home learning if they would like me to have a look!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 02.11.2021

By the end of this week the children would have learnt the sounds z, ch, qu, x and ng. Please practice previous sounds learnt, and new sounds and the letter formation sheets. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers.

All children now have school reading books, please write in their pupil planner when they read to you.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World based around our theme 'Transport: Past and Present' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

How do we travel safely? 

How do we cross the road safely?

Then draw a poster to make others aware of how to travel safely. Please send in their home learning if they would like me to have a look!

TAPESTRY - Hopefully you should have an activation link sent to the email in the back of your child's pupil planner to set up tapestry.

I hope you all had a lovely half term!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 19.10.2021

By the end of this week the children would have learnt the sounds j, v, y, w and th (special friends - two letters that makes one sound). Please practice previous sounds learnt, and new sounds and the letter formation sheets. If your child is confident with all sounds get them to make cvc words such as c-a-t with their sound tins. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World based around our theme 'All about me' for home learning. Discuss these questions with your child:

Who is in my family? 

Why is my family special to me?

Then draw a family tree together. Please send in their home learning if they would like me to have a look!

A big well done to Squirrels for a super first half term! Have a good rest and I look forward to seeing you again after half term!

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Tapestry

The emails for the children's tapestry have been stuck in the back of their pupil planners. 

Also a reminder if you haven't already please send your child in with wellies they can keep in school, thank you.

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 12.10.2021

By the end of this week the children would have learnt the sounds e, l, h, sh (special friends - two letters that makes one sound), r. Please practice previous sounds learnt, and new sounds and the letter formation sheets. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. Practice their number formation from 1 to 10 and recognising those numbers.

This week we will be focusing on Understanding the World for home learning. Discuss with your child about seasons:

What season are we in? 

How do you know?

Go on a walk and observe signs of Autumn. Look closely at the leaves, discuss the change in texture and colour. Get them to take some photos or draw some pictures of what they noticed.

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 05.10.2021

By the end of this week the children would have learnt the sounds c, k, u, b, f. Please practice these sounds and the letter formation sheets. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently. They have also learnt the number formation from 1 to 10, so please practice writing and recognising those numbers.

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 28.09.2021

By the end of this week the children would have learnt the sounds i, n, p, g, o. Please practice these sounds and the letter formation sheets. Get them to practice writing their name and zipping up their coats independently.

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood

Home Learning - 21.09.2021

By the end of this week the children would have learnt the sounds m, a, s, d, t. On Friday they will bring home their sound tins with these sounds in and letter formation sheets to practice. But please make sure their sound tins are in their bookbag every Friday so we can put their new sounds in.

Please could the children bring in wellies they can keep in school, thank you.

Kind regards,

Miss Inwood