Reception 2 Miss Thomson
Hello and welcome to Reception 2’s page!
Hi everybody and welcome to Reception 2's class page.
We hope you have had a lovely summer holidays and are looking forward to starting our new class. We are very excited to meet you all very soon! I have taken some photographs of our new classroom for you to look at! We hope you are excited about coming and exploring the classroom.
See you very soon Reception,
Miss Thomson, Mrs Savage and Mrs Patten.
Our classroom :)
Transition into Year 1
I can't believe the time has come for you to move to Year 1. It has been a brilliant and unique year.
The Year 1 teachers Mrs Taylor, Miss Lockham and Mrs Horridge have been busy creating virtual tours for you to see your new classroom. You can view them on Google Classroom. There is also a presentation with information about Year 1.
Our YouTube Channel - Firs Primary EYFS
All of our videos are now available on our YouTube channel. You can search 'Firs Primary EYFS' or click this link to find them.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKGOOayeY36tFGvJ_BLqtbQ
Keep checking it for new videos 
Online Resources
I have put together a list of websites and videos to aid your child's learning at home.
- Bug Club - it is extremely important to continue reading daily with your children. The username and password is in their reading diary.
- Phonics Play. There are some free games to choose from. Phase 2 and 3 will be suitable for Reception at the moment. www.phonicsplay.co.uk You can use the free games to practice segmenting, blending and sound recognition.
- YouTube videos to watch are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffeZXPtTGC4 Phonics Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74kIrFdOaPw&t=303s Jolly Phonics Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0 Phonics – Tricky Words 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R087lYrRpgY Phonics – Tricky Words 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36IBDpTRVNE Phonics - ABC Rap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVzXKfr6e8 Maths - Count to 20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTeqUejf3D0&t=144s Maths - 2D Shapes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guNdJ5MtX1A Maths – 3D Shapes
- CBeeBies have some great programs which will help children learn in a fun way
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/do-you-know Science and Investigation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks Phonics and Reading
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/junk-rescue Being Creative with junk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/go-jetters Geography and new places
- YouTube has many Just Dance and Cosmic Kids videos which are brilliant to keep your children moving.
- Topmarks website has lots of fun games to play to help number recognition, number ordering, measure, counting etc. Don’t forget to ask your child “How do you know that?” this will help them to use their maths knowledge in a different way. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=37
Phonics
Here a link to a video made by Miss Curbishley, which gives you ideas on how to help support your child with phonics at home. These activities are play based and that is how we believe children learn best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5A5FW-5Xig
I understand that phonics is very complicated and the pronunciation of sounds can be quite difficult to master. The follow video is an excellent tool to help adults and children say the sounds correctly, which is crucial for reading and writing.
Please contact a member of the team if you have any questions about phonics.
How to say the sounds just like us!
The order of the sounds in the video are as follows...
s a t p i n d m g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll le ss
Go-To Art Activities
Here are a range of fun Art activities that you can try out at home!
Curriculum Overviews
We will be uploading the half termly overviews that link to the areas of our curriculum and tell you the types of activities that we will be doing in school.
Parents Guide to the Early Years
Handwriting
Home Learning W.C. 19.10.20
