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Big school, here I come!
Monday 31st August 2020
With just a week to go now before you start school, I have put together a short presentation about the 'Rainbow Challenges' that are a key part of our learning in Class 1. These motivate the children in working as independently as possible on engaging, achievable yet challenging, often open-ended, activities that allow them to access the whole curriculum and apply their developing skills and knowledge.
Class 1 Learning & Challenges
New Parents Meeting Presentation
Groups for the induction days in September
School Togs
Our outdoor construction area.
This is the place for learning about shape and space, for using your imagination and for communicating with friends. You will have opportunities to develop your physical skills and strength, your storytelling and teamwork skills and to apply your reading and writing skills in play based activities.
Tidy up time in the outdoor classroom
Tidy up tango
One of our class tidy up songs; try it at home!
Eldersfield Lawn School Staff. Mrs Salmon escaped my camera; I'll catch her soon!
Wednesday 8th July 2020
It has been lovely to have a chat with you on the phone this week and I'm looking forward to seeing you next Wednesday at 1.30 pm for our meeting at school. Please would you bring your child's birth certificate in that day so that we can take a photocopy and return it to you at the end of the meeting. As not all of our staff members will be present I have created a 'Rogues Gallery' to introduce you to all of the adults in our school!
Over the next couple of weeks I will be adding some 'Virtual Tour' videos and photos of the indoor and outdoor classrooms in reception, as well as some of our forest school area and other ares in school. Most of these will be introduced by the current reception children so that your child can find about what school will be like September.
Come on everyone and play with initial sounds; these songs develop an ear for alliteration; to recognize, repeat and invent several words with the same initial sound.
The first sound of a word or the sound that a word starts with can either be a 'stretchy sound' or a 'bouncy sound'. Perhaps you could make up other verses of this song using 'stretchy sounds', like mmmmmmmmmmmmmm or zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz; and 'bouncy sounds' like d-d-d-d-d-d or b-b-b-b-b-b ?
Alliteration ssssssssssssssssssssssss
sssssssssssss is a stretchy sound
Alliteration a a a a
Alliteration t t t t t
t t t is a bouncy sound
Alliteration p p p p p p
p p p is a bouncy sound
Alliteration i i i i i
i i i is a bouncy sound
Alliteration nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn is a stretchy sound
Wednesday 1st July 2020
Hello everyone; thank you for your book bag orders; we have had huge demand for red book bags! Nine children have asked for red book bags but we only have six red ones in stock! Please let me know if any of you can persuade your child that a navy blue book bag is very desirable!
A big welcome to Maddison who will be joining Poppy, Annabelle, Lexi, Monty, William, Robyn, Ivy, Edward, William, Rory, Lottie and Grace in Class 1 in September. We are also waiting to hear about another child which will make a class of 14.
I will be giving you all a phone call soon and you will receive an invitation to attend a meeting for new parents later this week.
Have you made some rhythm sticks?
Boogie Mites songs for this week
Who doesn't like chocolate cake?
11. Chocolate Cake (Instrumental).mp3
Can you make up your own song about your favourite food?
12. Five Little Fish.mp3
Great for rhyming skills!
School Book bags etc; please email with your order before July 10th; (mark email 'Book Bag' in the subject box)
Book bags in red or navy £8.00
PE kit bags in red, navy or green £4.50
Caps £3.00
Wednesday 4th June 2020
Hello all, I hope you are enjoying the return of the sunshine and staying cool! We are beginning to put together a plan for transition for your child so I will be in touch soon about what we will be doing. In the meantime I hope you like the songs from Boogie Mites as I have two more for you!
Tap rap
fun with rhythm and rhyme
The Grand Old Duke of York
with a difference!
Wednesday 17th June
Hello everyone; I have had most of your photos by email and your 'All About Me' sheets returned to school, so I feel I am getting to know you all a bit now-thank you! I would like to wish a very warm welcome to Lexi and Annabelle and Ivy and Rory and Monty and Robyn and Grace and William and Lottie and Poppy and Edward and William!
Some of you know me already, but if you don't I am Mrs Kelsey and I welcome you to...
I have a story for you; it's all about a little boy who would like to buy a pet; do you have a pet?
Gosh I could hear a lot of shakers and drumming echoing across Corse Lawn last week!
Our next 3 songs from 'Boogie Mites' are...
Clap, Clap, Clap
One Man Band
Wednesday 10th June
Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying the 'Boogie Mites' songs. It's time to get creative and make your own shaker; I wonder how you will do it? Here are some pictures to give you some ideas.
This weeks songs will get you making music; 'Shakey, shakey' and 'Bangedy, bang bang'- I want to hear you from our classroom on Corse Lawn!
3. Shakey Shakey.mp3
4. Bangedy Bang Bang.mp3
'My School' transition booklet and 'Welcome' booklet for new parents
Monday 1st June 2020
Hello everyone!
I hope you are having lots of fun with your family at home; did you have the paddling pool out this weekend? Here is a fun song for you, and your first 2 songs from 'Boogie Mites', which I introduced to you last week.
The_Happy_Dance_Interactive_Preschool_Music.mp4
Paper bags, plastic bottles and tin cans ready? Do Ray Me the ecology song
Which is your favourite recycling sound?
Choo choo choo.....and other travelling sounds!
Can you make up another verse?
Wednesday 27th May 2020
I have the correct date this week! Apologies about my mistake last week; too much thinking ahead!
I am taking steps to be Reception ready!
Print this off and stick it to the fridge with a magnetic banana!-handy to refer to over the summer.
I have signed up for a fantastic musical resource - Boogie Mites - which you will be able to enjoy with your child between now and September. Even if your child is able to have some sessions in nursery the video workshops and songs will give your child the experiences to develop their phonological awareness-also referred to as 'Phase One' of 'Letters and Sounds'-which will mean they will be raring to go when they come to school.
I will introduce the seven aspects of Phase One over the next few weeks; with audio files for songs to help develop these.
To begin with; here are the documents you will need and a link to the first introduction video workshop which explains all about the different aspects of the Phase One pre-reading skills.
Boogie Mites Resources
Introduction to Boogie Mites video workshops/Phase One of Letters and Sounds
Next week I will upload the musical files for the first 2 songs; - 'Do Ray Me' and 'Choo Choo'; both these songs support aspect 1; Tuning in to environmental sounds. You can do this every day at home (kettles boiling;phone's ringing) and out on walks (birdsong; machines at work). You could even make a Lotto type game with photos and recorded sounds. Have fun with your great listening ears!
Thursday 21st May 2020
Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you and your family and that you're enjoying the lovely Spring weather.
I have got used to communicating with my current class through the Class 1 page and so I thought it would be nice to have a page just for you.
I will put photos, messages and useful documents on here every week so keep checking to see what's here.
Hello children! I'm SuperVakey and I'm flying to see you from 'Big School'!
My first mission is to give you a message!
