Summer 2 week 7

We hope you have a fantastic last week of learning and don't forget to show your teacher your amazing work!

Summer 2 Week 6

Have a fantastic week everyone!

Summer 2 Week 5

Hope you had a joyful weekend and had fun with your families.

5,4,3,2,1, BLAST OFF!!! Get ready for a fun week and remember to send us pictures!

Summer 2 week 4

Hello everyone,

We hope you had a lovely weekend and enjoy all your learning this week. Don't forget to send your teacher some pictures!

Thanks, Miss Laverty and Mrs Muller

Summer 2 week 3

Hello everyone,

We hope you had a nice weekend and enjoyed the lovely weather. Please find attached the planning and fun activities for this week.

Thanks, Miss Laverty and Mrs Muller

Summer 2 week 2

Hello everyone, we hope you had a lovely weekend. Please find the planning and fun activities attached on the website for this week. Please follow the link to access Jake's First Day on twinkl https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/tf-l-124-jakes-first-day-ebook 

Thank you, Miss Laverty and Mrs Muller

Summer 2 week 1

Hello everyone,

We hope you had a fantastic half term and had lots of fun with your family members. There is some new planning for this week which we hope you enjoy. Don't forget to send us your wonderful pictures.

Thanks, Miss Laverty and Mrs Muller

Summer 1 week 5

Hello everyone, we hope you had a lovely weekend.
There is some more fun activities to complete this week, and remember to send your finished work to your teacher! We cant wait to see, enjoy!

Thanks, Miss Laverty and Mrs Muller

Summer 1 week 4

Hello everyone,

We hope you had a fantastic bank holiday weekend and enjoyed celebrating VE day. We very much enjoyed seeing all your wonderful pictures and amazing home learning. This week we have more fun filled learning for everyone to complete and don't forget to send us a picture of your finished work!

Thank you, Miss Laverty and Mrs Muller 

Summer 1 Week 3

Hello everyone

This week we have a short week as Friday is a Bank Holiday.  But not just any holiday, we celebrate 75 years since the end of World War 2.  Some of our activities will be based around this special day, so enjoy!

We've included extra challenges and work  for those who have been asking for more challenges, but please do not feel you have to complete all of it.  Only if your little one feels up to it!

Remember to send us some pictures of your learning!  Have a good week and enjoy Friday's celebrations!

Summer Term 1 Week 2

Hello Reception

We hope you had a great week and good rest over the weekend.  Thank you for all the pictures you have sent us.  They are great and we can't wait to see more!  Have fun this week!

Mrs Muller and Ms Laverty

Summer Term 1

Hello Ladybirds and Butterflies

We hope you enjoyed your Easter Holiday and  eating lots of chocolate!! We have had beautiful weather and sunshine, so we hope you are able to make the best of it and go for lovely walks with your family!

We will continue to post suggested activities for the week so please continue to keep an eye on the website.

Thank you so much for all the lovely pictures you have sent in already.  It is great to see your learning at home and your friendly faces!  We miss seeing all of you, so please continue to send us some pictures!

Also please send an e-mail if you have any concerns or questions.  We will be delighted to hear from you!

Keep safe!

Reception Teachers and Staff!

Easter Holidays!

Happy Easter to all Reception children and their families.  We hope that you are all keeping safe and enjoying the sunshine the best you can.  We will be listing a few activities you might want to explore over the holidays, so please continue to check in on our Reception page.  Please send us some of your pictures of your leaning and exploring!  

Writing - Draw the Easter Bunny.  Can you label your picture?  Write a sentence or even a story if you want a challenge!

Can you draw a picture of one of our chicks and write a story about them? 

Can you help an adult make a shopping list?

Can you make a beautiful Easter card for your neighbour to make them smile?

Phonics - Keep practising your phonics using phonics Play and phonics songs!

Maths -  Can you use  your construction toys (lego) to create objects of different lengths?  Can you order them from shortest to longest?  Draw different sized Easter eggs.  Can you show your adult the biggest one, smallest, etc?

Can you go on a shape hunt around your house? What everyday objects did you find? Can you tell an adult what 2D or 3D shape it is? 

Can you make a repeated pattern using toys or objects? Tell an adult what pattern you have made!

P.E - Keep following Joe Wicks videos and stay active!

Other activities - Can you use empty carboard boxes and tubs to make a castle? Try building a rocket, a robot, a car or anything else you can think of!

Can you create a parachute with an adult and test to see if it works using an egg? Did the egg crack or not?

Can you use some teddies to create your own story? Ask an adult if they can join you!

Can you go on a minibeast hunt and see what animals you can find? Look closely at their similarities and differences.

Can you sing some of your favourite songs with an adult?

Easter Activity Ideas - https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/easter 

Practise your cutting skills - https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/beginner-cutting-skills-for-toddlers-and-young-kids/

Hello Everyone

We hope you are all well and keeping safe.  We have added activities for this week plus an Easter Maths Activity pack that you could do during the Easter Break.   Have fun!

If you need any support or questions answered about your child's home learning then please email using the email address below and we will be able to guide you, where possible, and offer advice. We are happy to help.

eyfs@cherrytree-pri.essex.sch.uk

Also, please send us pictures of what you have been up to and learning about.

Mrs Muller and Miss Laverty

Twinkl One Month Free Access

Please be aware that the teachers' resource website, Twinkl, has offered one month free access for home learning.

How do I sign up for the free month?

Step 1: Go to www.twinkl.co.uk/offer

Step 2: Enter the code UKTWINKLHELPS if you have not yet been given a code

Step 3: Share the offer code and website link with anyone who could benefit 

Reading

These links are all very useful resources, which will support your child to develop their reading skils from home. All of these websites are offering parents free memberships.

Oxford Owls - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home 

Reading eggs - https://readingeggs.co.uk/

Audible on Amazon - https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

World Book - https://worldbook.kitaboo.com/reader/worldbook/index.html?usertoken=Mjk5MzQ6MTpJUjA5MjAxNjoyOmNsaWVudDE2OTc6MTY5NzoyMjE2Mjg4OjE6MTU4NDM4MDExMzA2Mjp1cw==

National Literacy Trust - https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/?mc_cid=1a89f05f20&mc_eid=9e8b02d716

Science

These links will assist you with fun filled practical activities to develop your child's understanding of the world.

First Discoverers - https://www.firstdiscoverers.co.uk/early-years-science-activities-eyfs/

Science Sparks - https://www.science-sparks.com/early-years-science-themed-activities/

Explorify for Science - https://www.explorifywellcome.ac.uk/ 

Bee Bot App for Computing (Free App) - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/bee-bot/id500131639

Phonics websites and songs 

Alphablocks - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b01cz0p1/alphablocks

Phonics Play - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ Please focus on Phase 2 and Phase 3 activities.

Jolly phonics phase 2 - https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=jolly+phonics+phase+2&adlt=strict&view=detail&mid=445A94170D3161DB23E3445A94170D3161DB23E3&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Djolly%2520phonics%2520phase%25202%26qs%3DLS%26form%3DQBVR%26sp%3D1%26pq%3Djolly%2520phonics%2520phase%26sc%3D8-19%26cvid%3D9635158794FA45D5872A24C7E8A42359 

Jolly phonics phase 3 - https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=jolly+phonics+phase+3&adlt=strict&view=detail&mid=2985BD5FCE23415186AB2985BD5FCE23415186AB&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Djolly%2520phonics%2520phase%25203%26qs%3Dn%26form%3DQBVDMH%26sp%3D-1%26pq%3Djolly%2520phonics%2520phase%25203%26sc%3D8-21%26sk%3D%26cvid%3D103800F099774A2BBFFABE7EE32BD319

Tricky words song - https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=tricky+word+song+phase+2+and+3&view=detail&mid=CB704F56AA58EB22C502CB704F56AA58EB22C502&FORM=VIRE

Geraldine the Giraffe - https://www.bing.com/search?q=geraldine+the+giraffe&form=EDGEAR&qs=SC&cvid=7709dec15af34ff8a413f2431bbfdd05&cc=GB&setlang=en-US&plvar=0

Maths 

NumberBlocks - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b08bzfnh

Oxford Owl - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/maths/maths-skills-ages-4-5/

Twinkl - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/home-early-years/home-early-years-home-learning/home-early-years-home-learning-mathematics

TopMarks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 

ICT Games - https://www.ictgames.co.uk

Literacy 

These websites have lots of useful online games and quizzes to develop children's literacy skills.

TopMarks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

ICT Games - https://www.ictgames.co.uk/

IXL - https://uk.ixl.com/ela/reception 

Physical Education 

Joe Wicks, more commonly known as 'The Body Coach', is providing a live workout for children every weekday at 9am, on his YouTube Channel. You do not need to subscribe to join in! https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

This is a great way to keep children active while they are not able to go out as much as usual and could provide a fun start-of-day routine that they will look forward to.