Chestnut
Home Learning Projects – Summer
To view the home learning choice activities for the summer term, please click the link below.
Remember to send your home learning through the messages section on eSchools, or bring your learning in to school to share with your class on the stop-off dates, which are:
3rd May
24th May
14th June
5th July
Summer 1 Remote Home Learning – Reception
Daily Lessons for Absent Pupils
-If you are absent from school, please follow the link below to complete your daily lessons.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception
- Always begin the daily lessons from ‘Monday’, no matter which day your first day of absence falls on. This will ensure the lessons are taught in sequence and you understand what is being taught.
Additional Lessons to Support Reception Learning:
Phonics
Practice your Phonics on https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk
Our school login details are:
Username: admin2619
Password: angel
Remember we are learning Phase 2 and Phase 3.
Music
Growth
Jack and the Beanstalk (Part 1) https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/jack-and-the-beanstalk-part-1-cdhpce
Jack and the Beanstalk (Part 2) https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/jack-and-the-beanstalk-part-2-cgr64d
The Woodland (Part 1) https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the-woodland-part-1-6nj30t
The Woodland (Part 2) https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the-woodland-part-2-6rv68e
The Woodland (Part 3) https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/the-woodland-part-3-6tjkar
PSHE
Squeaky Clean:
Squeaky Clean https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/squeaky-clean-68r3ct
Singing a song of soap https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/singing-a-song-of-soap-6gt30t
Hidden Germs https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/hidden-germs-cgrkce
Brush your teeth https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/brush-your-teeth-65j66d
Flush and Wash https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/flush-and-wash-c5j3ec
Germ Invasion https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/germ-invasion-6hhkjt
Understanding the World
Spring:
To explain changes that happen in Spring https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-explain-changes-that-happen-in-spring-6njkec
To look closely at a flower and identify different parts https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-look-closely-at-a-flower-and-identify-different-parts-cmvkgc
To create a spring collage https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-create-a-spring-collage-ctgkee
Healthy Eating:
To identify foods that are healthy and foods that are not healthy https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-foods-that-are-healthy-and-foods-that-are-not-healthy-64wk0d
To learn about different fruits and vegetables https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-learn-about-different-fruits-and-vegetables-6rwpct
To create a healthy dish https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-create-a-healthy-dish-6djp2d
Winter Wish Lists - Reading for Pleasure
At Birchwood, we have been working extremely hard to promote the power and enjoyment of reading for our children, as we know that being a successful reader is one of the key indicators to future success in life.
We pride ourselves on nurturing skilful and enthusiastic readers within school, providing children with memorable experiences such as exciting activities. Although we work diligently to promote reading within school, we value your support greatly in creating a positive reading culture at home; it is vital that children are encouraged to read high quality texts.
At the moment, we know that many of us are spending more time indoors than we normally would, providing our children with even more opportunities to read for pleasure in the comfort of their own home. For this reason, we have compiled a list of inspiring, excellent books for both you and your child to enjoy – both independently and as a shared reading book. On this list you will find some children’s classics, as well as some new bestselling books, and some award winning texts which have been celebrated widely within the reading community. We have selected these books to cater for a variety of reading tastes, and we have included books ranging from wild adventure stories, spooky ghost tales, books which celebrate diversity and difference, and those which promote kindness and emotional wellbeing.
Please click below to view your child's Winter Wish List.
Chestnut started the half term by going on an Autumn Walk around our school to see what seasonal changes we could observe. On our walk, we also collected a range of Autumn ingredients for our Autumn potions. The children thought it smelt "nice and fresh!"
We have completed lots of learning within our areas focusing on all things Autumn. This included transient art, role playing in the pumpkin farm, using our senses to explore pumpkins and other Autumn vegetables, understanding how animals prepare for Winter, planting in our quad area and discussing harvest as part of our Talk for Writing story, The Little Red Hen.
To complete our learning around Autumn, we made some Autumn smoothies. The first one included carrots, oranges and oats. This one did not go down well with the children who said "it tasted like rotten pumpkins" and "I only like carrots on my Sunday dinner". The second smoothie included apples, raspberrys and natural yoghurt. This smoothie had a much better reaction, the children said "that was yummy", "I like apples, they are my favourite fruit".
We have then gone on to learn all about the Hindu celebration 'Diwali'. The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning all about the festival of light and carrying out some of the traditional diwali preparations and celebrations. This included: dressing up in traditional Hindu clothing, making Diva lamps out of clay, making and tasting Burfi sweets, creating colourful Rangoli patterns, cleaning and tidying the role-play home to prepare and learning a variety of Diwali songs.
We have loved our learning this half term and can't wait to see what next half term's topics are!