Find some facts out about penguins. Can they have a great at writing a sentence about what they have found out?

Explore the Edinburgh live camera feed and watch the penguins. What did they see?

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/penguin-cam/#penguincam

We are also learning about Chinese new year and have uploaded some activities.

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For Maths we are making numbers using cubes – so have a go at making amounts using resources you have at home.
Also have a go at completing Maths Seeds.

Happy Friday,

This week we have continued our story of the Blue Penguin. We have begun reading our story and exploring how the characters in the story feel. We have even had a go at some independent writing and making our own Blue Penguins.

 

In Maths, we have been exploring recognising the spots on a die. The children have enjoyed playing snakes and ladders and other board games.

We have explored how animals hibernate and began to look at making homes for those animals in the winter.

 

In RWI, we have continued to work in our new groups. Lots of us are now being introduced to set 2 sounds and these will start coming home in their flashcard wallets in the next few weeks. Here is a video to help with the pronunciation.

 

How to pronounce the sounds.

 

Please can we have a spare school uniform in a bag to be kept on their peg.

All children need a wetsuit and wellies to stay in school.

Book Bags are to brought into school daily.

If you have any OLD COUNTING GAMES , we would love any donations.

Also any donations of carrier bags would be appreciated.

 

This weeks task is to make a shape picture of a penguin. Can they name the shapes they have used?

This will be coming home in their Homework Folders. Please can they be returned by Friday 4th February.

Please practice their green/red words and sign when they have read, so books can be changed.

 

Have a lovely weekend.

 

The Sapphire Team

For those Home -learning at home.

Please see below for some ideas of activities to do at home.

• spend some time on Mathseeds  (your log ins are in their contact book)
• Play a game using a dice such as snakes and ladders, can they recognise the dots on a dice?
• Can they draw a picture of Blue Penguin and write a sentence of how blue penguin feels.
• Using any resources available to them can they make a winter home for an animal that hibernates.
• Could they find out which animals hibernate?

Any questions please do email us.

msellek@west-kingsdown.kent.sch.uk

 

Work can also be uploaded onto Google Classroom.

Hello and happy Friday,

 

This week we have continued our text on Blue Penguin. We found out new facts about penguins and painted our own penguins.

In Maths, we have explored the positional language of below, under, over, next to and between.

 

We have continued our RWI groups and have been showing some fantastic progress in our reading and writing.

 

Monday:  Please come to school dressed in PE Kit.

Please can we have a change of clothes for your child to leave on their peg.

Book bags should continue to be in school daily.

 

Home Learning for this week is to practice the use of positional language.

Can they use a toy and describe its position, such as above , below, next to and between. Photos can be uploaded to google classroom.

Please continue to read daily and do green/red words.

We have sent home a letter a sheet to practice letter formation – please ensure they start the letter in the correct direction.

 

Have a lovely weekend

 

The Sapphire Team

 

 

 

Hello and happy Friday.

Thank you so much for all the Winter photos uploaded onto Google Classroom.

This week we have continued work on The Blue Penguin. We have noticed that Blue Penguin is different to the other penguins.

In Math’s we have been continuing matching and counting.

In RWI, we have now begun our sessions with year 1 and 2.  Some of us are working on putting the sounds together to read words such as hat, big and fox. If we are able to we are now looking at reading short sentences. Please continue to practice their green words as this supports what’s being learnt in class.

 

We have moved classrooms for the building works to take Place.

So, the children have been taking time to explore their new environment.

 

Please continue to read daily and sign when read

Please spend 10 mins on Mathseeds.

Can you draw or paint a picture of someone dressed for winter.

You may like to label the clothes they are wearing. Please upload a photo onto Google Classroom or bring into school.

 

Monday: PE – please wear PE kit with school jumper into school.

Please bring book bags into school daily.

Due to the new outdoor area being very muddy all children need a wetsuit and wellies to play outside.

Friday – Can home Learning be uploaded by today please.

 

Have a lovely weekend

 

The Sapphire Team.

P.E has now changed to a Monday. Children can continue to come into school in their P.E kit.

Many thanks,

Sapphire Team

 

Happy Friday,

We hope the children aren’t too tired from their first week back.

 

This week we have been introducing winter to the children which links to our class text ‘Blue Penguin’

We explored what happened when we left water out overnight. We found out how thermometers help us to record the temperature. We had lots of fun exploring the ice.

Friday, saw our trip to Lullingstone Country Park. We had fun Den building, working together and of course Hot Chocolate.

 

This weeks task , which has also been uploaded onto Google Classroom is to bring or upload winter photos.

You can also spend some time on Maths Seeds if you wish too.

Don’t forget to read daily and record when your child has read. We are focusing on blending our letters to read our green words.

 

Thank you for the snack donations we have received so far.

Don’t forget to send in a star with achievements from home. wow stars

If you have any snow/winter story books and your child would like to bring them into school we would love to share them.

 

 

Have a lovely weekend.

 

The Sapphire Team

To support our work on winter, please can you send in winter  and snow photos. This is to aid class discussion about their own experiences of winter.

 

This can be uploaded digitally onto Google Classroom or physical photos can be brought into school.

Please can we have this by Monday 10th January.

 

Thank you

Good Morning,

Can you help support our RE unit?

Do you have any spare Christmas wrapping paper and Christmas cards.

We would appreciate any donations you have.

Many Thanks

 

Sapphire Team.

 

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year.

Sapphire team would like to say a huge thank you for your very generous gifts.

 

New Term

P.E – Will continue to be on a Tuesday and children still need to wear their P.E kit into school.

Reading – Please continue with daily reading of books or sound cards.

Book bags – To be in everyday.

Please can we have all puddle suits and wellies back into school (labelled)

Sapphire class, if possible, are asking for a kind donation of £2.00 to cover the cost of perishable goods for snack, baking and enrichment activities.

 

Lullingstone Trip

The trip to Lullingstone is this  Friday 7th. Please see the attached letter for all the details.

Lullingstone-Park

 

Sapphire Team look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.