Friday 10th July

Hello Reception!

Here are the Oak National Academy lessons for today (Week 11 Friday) and our daily phonics video for you to watch.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend with your families. We are proud of you all for working so hard during lock down.

Thursday 9th July

Below are the Oak National Academy lessons for today (Week 11 Thursday) and our daily phonics video for you to watch.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Have you been able to reduce your plastic use at all so far in July? If so, tweet us @RecRiceLane to tell us how.

Wednesday 8th July

Below are the Oak National Academy lessons for today (Week 11 Wednesday) and our daily phonics video for you to watch.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Have a great day and don't forget to keep on reading on Epic!

Tuesday 7th July

Below are the Oak National Academy lessons for today (Week 11 Tuesday) and our daily phonics video for you to watch.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Please watch A Whale's Tale. It is a lovely video connected to our Plastic Free July theme.

Monday 6th July

Welcome back to another week of fun online learning. We hope you had a nice relaxing weekend with your families.

Below are the Oak National Academy lessons (Week 11) and our daily phonics video for you to watch.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Please also check out the penguin poster below for lots of fun learning ideas for you to try at home this week.

Friday 3rd July

Wow, it's already Friday again! We hope you've had a fantastic week.

In the link below are the Oak National Academy lessons (Week 10 Friday) and our daily phonics video for you to watch too.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

We hope that you all have a lovely weekend with your families. We miss you all!

Thursday 2nd July

Hi Reception. How is everyone today?

Below are the Oak National Academy lessons (Week 10 Thursday) and our daily phonics video for you to watch too.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Wednesday 1st July

Today is the start of Plastic Free July! In Rice Lane Primary school, we think that it is very important that we play our part in reducing plastic pollution.

Have a look at the video on www.plasticfreejuly.org and join millions of people reducing their plastic waste. This year, the theme is ‘Choose to refuse single-use plastic’. Take a moment to have a think…Do you choose to refuse plastic bags?Plastic straws? Single-use cups? Packaged food?

Together we can make a difference and be part of the solution!

Below are the Oak National Academy lessons (Week 10 Wednesday) and our daily phonics video for you to watch too.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Tuesday 30th June

How are you feeling today, Reception?

We would like you to watch the phonics video and do the Oak National Academy lessons (Week 10 Tuesday).

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Don't forget to keep going with Epic! Reading as well. You can do it!

Home Learning

Monday 29th June

Hello Reception! Welcome back to another fun week of learning at home.

As usual we have a phonics video and lessons for you to do on Oak National Academy. We are now up to Week 10. 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Have a great week everyone.

Friday 26th June

Well done on another great week of home learning! 

Today we would like you to watch the phonics video and do the Oak National Academy lessons.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

We love seeing the work you are doing at home, so if you can please tweet us @RecRiceLane or email us at schoolclosure@ricelane.liverpool.sch.uk

Thursday 25th June

Hello again Reception! 

Once again we have a phonics video and lessons for you to do on Oak National Academy today. We are now up to Week 9 Thursday. 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

The weather has been lovely the last couple of days. We hope you are enjoying some nice outdoor time in the sun with your families. Don't forget your sun cream!

Wednesday 24th June

Good morning Reception! 

We have a phonics video and lessons for you to do on Oak National Academy today. We are now up to Week 9 Wednesday. 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

We miss you all and hope you are well. Enjoy the sunshine this week!

Tuesday 23rd June

Hello again Reception! 

As usual we have a phonics video and lessons for you to do on Oak National Academy. We are now up to Week 9 Tuesday. 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Good luck with today's lessons. We hope you have fun. Don't forget to have a go on Epic! Reading too.

Home Learning

Monday 22nd June

Hello Reception! Welcome back to another week of learning at home.

As usual we have a phonics video and lessons for you to do on Oak National Academy. We are now up to Week 9. 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Please email us at schoolclosure@ricelane.liverpool.sch.uk or tweet us @RecRiceLane to let us know how you are doing.

Friday 19th June

We have almost completed another week of home learning. Today we have 3 more fun lessons on Oak Academy for you to have a go at. Click the link below and you will be able to see the lessons for you to do today (Week 8- Friday). 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Please keep going with our Epic! reading as well as the phonics videos that we are posting on this page each day.

Well done for all your hard work this week. Have a fantastic weekend!

Thursday 18th June

Hello Reception. We hope you are having a lovely week and enjoying the home learning.

Click the link below and you will be able to see the Oak National Academy lessons for you to do today (Week 8- Thursday). 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Keep up the good work!

Wednesday 17th June

Good morning Reception. We have more fun learning for you to do today.

Click the link below and you will be able to see the Oak National Academy lessons for you to do today (Week 8- Wednesday). 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Have a great day!

Home Learning

Tuesday 16th June

Hello again Reception. Today we have more learning for you to do. If you can, please tweet us @RecRiceLane or email us at schoolclosure@ricelane.liverpool.sch.uk to let us know how you are getting on with your learning.

Click the link below and you will be able to see the Oak National Academy lessons for you to do today (Week 8- Tuesday). 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Have fun everyone!

Home Learning

Monday 15th June

Welcome back for another great week of learning.

Click the link below and you will be able to see the Oak National Academy lessons for you to do this week (Week 8). And as usual we also have our daily phonics videos and extra tasks on the @RecRiceLane twitter page for you to look out for.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Have a lovely day.

Home Learning

Friday 12th June

We have almost completed another week of learning at home. Well done everyone! We hope that you have enjoyed all of the activities, especially all the EMPATHY work that you have done.

Click the link below and you will be able to see the Oak National Academy lessons for you to do today (Week 7- Friday).

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Take care and have a wonderful weekend.

Home Learning

Thursday 11th June

Click the link below and you will be able to see the Oak National Academy lessons for you to do today (Week 7- Thursday).

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

There is the daily phonics video for you to join in with below. Also, please keep going with your Epic! reading. Have a great day!

Home Learning

Wednesday 10th June

Click the link below and you will be able to see the Oak National Academy lessons for you to do today (Week 7- Wednesday).

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Below is a fantastic video which explains the meaning of EMPATHY which is our whole-school wellbeing theme for this week.

There is also the daily phonics video for you to join in with. Don’t forget that you can tweet us @RecRiceLane to keep us up to date with how you are getting on with your home learning.

Home Learning

Tuesday 9th June

We are continuing with our Oak National Academy lessons today. Click the link below and you will be able to see the 3 lessons for you to do today (Week 7- Tuesday). There is also the Phonics video and an empathy-themed video for you to watch too. Have a great day.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Home Learning

Monday 8th June

Welcome back! We are looking forward to doing some more wonderful learning this week on Oak National Academy. As you did last week, click the link below and you will be able to see all of the lessons for you to do today (Week 7- Monday). Have fun and don't forget the Phonics video below as well.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/reception/

Home Learning

Friday 5th June

Well done, we are now almost at the end of our first week of learning on Oak National Academy. We hope that you are enjoying all of the fun lessons. Click the link below, then Friday and away you go. Don't forget to watch today's Phonics video (Lesson 29). Have a great weekend!

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/reception

Home Learning

Thursday 4th June

We hope that you are now all getting used to your daily learning with Oak National Academy lessons and the Phonics videos. Click the link below, then Thursday and away you go. Remember you can tweet us @RecRiceLane to let us know how you are getting on.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/reception

Home Learning

Wednesday 3rd June

For today's learning we are continuing with our Oak National Academy lessons and we have a Phonics video for you to watch too. Click the link below, then Wednesday and away you go.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/reception

Home Learning

Tuesday 2nd June

For today's learning we are continuing with our Oak National Academy lessons as well as a Phonics video.

Please click on the following link. Below is an image of what you will see when you click the link. For today, select Tuesday and then you can go straight into the lessons.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/reception

Updated Home Learning for Reception

Welcome Back! We hope you and your family are well and had a fantastic half term break. As part of our plans to support remote teaching and learning, we wanted to let you know that as a whole school we are now using resources from Oak National Academy. 

Each day on the Oak National Academy website there will be a series of lessons for you to complete at home. They have a lot in common with the videos and style of learning that we have been doing over the last couple of months. We are sure that you will enjoy completing the tasks. Below is a section with some further information about Oak National Academy.

Follow the link below. We are beginning with Week 6. Try out each of today's lessons.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/reception

We will also be uploading DFE (Department for Education) Phonics videos each day for you to watch and join in with. They should really help you to build on your existing knowledge.

Oak National Academy Information

What is Oak National Academy?

Oak National Academy is an online classroom that has been created by teachers specifically to support pupils learning at home. It is backed by the Department for Education.

How are lessons taught?

Each lesson is delivered by a trained teacher, over a pre-recorded video, and it is made very clear at the start of each session anything you might need (such as pens, paper etc.). The lessons are designed to need minimal supervision. Each lesson can be paused and rewound to help pupils learn at their own pace.  The lessons include quizzes, worksheets and creative activities to engage your child.

How do I share my child's work with a teacher?

Take a screen shot of your child's work or a photo of your child working and email it or share it on Twitter.

On-line Assembly

Each Thursday at 11 am Oak Academy hold and online assembly. These provide opportunities to hear form some inspirational guest speakers, including the first British astronaut, the cast of the Lion King and the Archbishop of Canterbury. You will find links to these assemblies in Thursday's rainbows.

Oak Activity Club

Some days with feature activities from the Activity Club. These activities will hopefully keep your child active and engaged. The activities feature cook-a-longs, debating and arts activities.

Help/Support 

If parents and carers need any support with your child's learning or if you have any other questions, please email us at: schoolclosure@ricelane.liverpool.sch.uk

PSHE 

We have a very interesting whole-school question for you to think about this week. Discuss the question with someone at home and see what they think too.

Would you rather be a giant or the same size as a mouse? Explain why. 

Click here for Mrs Carroll's Friday Poem 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhBpPdGEiLY

PE

Don't forget to go on the Get Set website and log your physical activities 

https://www.getset.co.uk/travel-tokyo/school/rice-lane-primary-school-l9-3bu

Just click the link and then Log Activity, then you can select your class from a drop down list.

If your class beat the weekly goal set by Get Set you will be in the running to win the prize for that week. Mr. Lockley will also reward the class that completes the most physical activity during this home learning period with a prize.

Good luck and get moving!

After doing this counting activity, please continue by pressing play on the video below the picture.

VE DAY

Friday, 8^th May marks VE Day. It is the 75^th anniversary of the end of World War 2 in Europe. To mark this special day, we have an activity pack for you to try at home. There are lots of activities in there for you to do over the course of the week. At the end of the week you can have a virtual VE Day celebration. All the instructions and activities are in the document below.

PE

https://www.getset.co.uk/travel-tokyo/school/rice-lane-primary-school-l9-3bu

Above you will find a link to the provider Get Set, they are a great resource for all things healthy living. They work alongside some of the best Olympians and Paralympians to bring fun and exciting ways to get young children and families living a healthy lifestyle.

Here at Rice Lane Primary we have completed many of the Get Set competitions over the years, including the ALDI sticker collection. This is their latest offering to Primary Schools to build an awareness of healthy living.

We ask that any physical activity over this period of Home Learning; for example, ball games, moving and dancing, going for a walk or riding a bike/scooter is logged through the website. All you need to do is follow the link above, select log activity, choose your team (which is your class name), follow the onscreen selection and finally submit your activity.

If your class beat the weekly goal set by the team behind Get Set you will be in the running to win the prize for that week. Mr Lockley will also reward the class with a prize that completes the most physical activity during this home learning period.

Good luck and get moving!

Did you guess who was in the hippo costume? ...Yes! it was Mrs Carroll! 

I am so glad to be back on the Reception team for the Summer term and looking forward to working alongside Miss Turnbull and Mr Hefferon to bring you online lessons for you to take part in at home. I hope you and your families are all safe and well. I can't wait to give you all big squeezy hugs when I see you again. 

Tuesday 21^st April

Science

Nature Walk

Before the Easter break all 3 Reception classes went on a nature walk around the school grounds. We thought about 4 of our senses- SEE, HEAR, SMELL and FEEL. We took photographs of anything to do with nature that we could see, hear, smell or feel.

For example: we could hear the leaves blowing in the wind, we could smell the soil with freshly planted seeds in it, we could see a beautiful bumble bee buzzing by the flowers and we could feel the warm sunlight on our faces.

Over the next week, when you are on your walk around your local area try to do the same.

Phonics

Click on https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ 

Once you have logged in using Username: march20 Password: home click Resources, Phase 3, Make a Match Week 1-2. It is a great bit of revision for some familiar sounds.

Home Learning Summer Term

Dear Rice Lane Reception,

We hope that you had a great Easter break and enjoyed time with your loved ones. We will once again be putting daily challenges on the website for you to do at home.

Feel free to revisit any of the previous tasks, as reviewing and revising is a brilliant way to ensure that the learning sticks with us.

Monday 20^th April

Maths

Watch this video below where Mr. Hefferon gives you a fun maths counting challenge to try at home.

PE

Joe does live PE lessons each morning on his YouTube channel, and they are always a great workout. Below is a fun one for you to try today.

Reading

Reading is so important at this stage, so reading to a family member or having someone read to you and discussing the story and asking and answering questions about it is really beneficial. Below are some example questions and discussion points:

• What makes you think this book is going to be interesting?
• What do you think the book is going to be about?
• What has happened so far?
• Where is the book set?
• Did you learn any new words or facts so far?
• What was your favorite part of the book? Why?
• Who was your favorite character? Why?
• What was the most interesting thing you learned from the book?

Easter Holidays

Today we break up for the Easter Holidays. We hope that you have a relaxing, peaceful and enjoyable time at home with your family. Take care of yourselves and your loved ones, and we will see you all soon. Don’t forget to look out for Easter Eggs hidden in people’s windows when you are out for your daily walk.

We will be setting daily activities again on our Reception page on the school website and Twitter challenges from Monday, 19^th April.

Home Learning

Friday 3^rd April

Reading

Keep on reading! Below is a fun Reading Bingo that you can work your way through. Try to do as many of these as you can while we are unable to be in school.

Science

We know that so many of you in Reception are nature lovers. Have you seen any animals while you’ve been on your outdoor walks?

The Georgia Aquarium in America has opened up some of its enclosures to be viewed online. Try clicking the link below to see if you can spot any creatures. Below the first live video are lots of other cameras to choose from. Some of the animals might be shy, but how many can you see?

https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/jelly-webcam/

Writing

Continuing with the animal theme, have a think about your favourite animal. What is it about this animal that you like? Have you ever seen one in real life?

Draw and colour a picture of your favourite animal. It could be a jellyfish, your pet rabbit or anything else. Then see if you can label its body parts. E.g. small, fluffy tail or big, sharp claws.

Home Learning

Thursday 2^nd April

Phonics

We have some phonics-based activities for you to try at home today. We will be focusing on the ‘ee’ digraph.

Firstly, try to think of as many words with the ‘ee’ sound in as you can. Maybe (with your help!) a grown-up can write down all the ones that you can think of. Keep this list for later.

Next watch the video below. Sound out the words in the video. Your grown-up might be able to pause the video as you go, so you can sound out the words on your own using ‘robot arms’.

Next play a game of Dragon’s Den on https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Once you have logged in using Username: march20 Password: home click Resources, Phase 3, Dragon’s Den and select Phase 3 and then the ‘+ee’ sound.

To finish off see how many new ‘ee’ words you can add to the list you made earlier. How many more did you get to add?

Try this sheet below as an extension activity. You will need a dice. Roll the dice and read the ‘ee’ words on the line of the number that you rolled.

Home Learning

Wednesday 1^st April

Writing

Take a look at the interesting picture below:

Write an ‘I can see…’ sentence based on what you can see in the picture.

As an extension, with an adult try to create a story based on the picture. What are their names? How did they get there? Where are they going to? What might happen next?

Reading

The best thing that you can at the moment is to read as much as you can.

Here is a story called Ronald the Rhino (pdf and PowerPoint versions). Ask an adult to read it to you. As you read, pause to discuss what is happening and make predictions about what might happen next.

Did you like the story? What was your favourite part?

Home Learning

Tuesday 31^st March

Art

We have another creative activity for you to do this week. The Easter Bunny has asked us for a huge favour. Let’s try to make our streets a huge Easter Egg Hunt. Draw an Easter Egg and put it in your window for people to see. When on your daily exercise you can ‘collect’ eggs using your counting skills to see how many you can spot. If you like, you can tweet them to us @ricelaneprimary.

Maths

Telling the time is a wonderful life skill and something that we all learned to do just a couple of weeks ago. Here is a sheet for you to complete as a reminder about time. The adults at home could help build on your time telling skills by asking you to tell the time on real clocks around your home.

Fun on the farm

Try out this game to practise your counting skills. Help find the animals.

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/animals/farm/animalfarmgame.htm

Home Learning

Monday 30^th March

P.E.

Staying active is really important at this time. Every day, Joe Wicks a.k.a. The Body Coach is doing a live PE lesson at 9.00 a.m. Join him live if you can. If not, his videos are on YouTube to do anytime and they are a great way to burn off some excess energy and stay fit and healthy.

Here is the link to his YouTube page:

https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/featured

‘Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.’

Around our city, beautiful rainbows have been appearing in windows to brighten up the day of people passing by. This week try to make one of your own. You can use whatever material you like. Include a positive message if you can too. Check out these examples. Have fun!

Home Learning

Friday 27^th March

We hope that you have been enjoying your home learning this week.

Maths

Today we have a number formation sheet for you to try. Try writing the numbers in the air with your finger first. Keep practicing!

After you've done your number formation click the link to try out Caterpillar Count.

Phonics

Watch this Tricky Words video. When you are reading your book see how many of these tricky words you can find.

Home Learning

Thursday 26^th March

Please remember to keep reading as much as possible. 

Phonics

We have some phonics-based activities for you to try at home today. We will be focusing on the ‘sh’ digraph.

Firstly, try to think of as many words with the ‘sh’ sound in as you can. Maybe (with your help!) a grown-up can write down all the ones that you can think of. Keep this list for later.

Next watch the video below. Sound out the words in the video. Your grown-up might be able to pause the video as you go, so you can sound out the words on your own using ‘robot arms’.

Next play a game of Buried Treasure on Phonics Play. https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/ They are experiencing large amounts of traffic at the moment, so try again later if you are struggling to access the site at a particular time.

Once you have logged in using Username: march20 Password: home click on Resources, Phase 3, Buried Treasure and select Phase 3 and then the ‘+sh’ sound.

We have actually covered all of the sounds in the screenshot below, so try this activity with other sounds if you feel ambitious.

To finish off see how many new ‘sh’ words you can add to the list you made earlier. How many more did you get to add?

Home Learning

Wednesday 25th March

Writing

Each day practise writing your name. Adults might need to write it down first as a model for children to assist them.

Have a close look at the picture below:

Write an ‘I can see…’ sentence based on what you can see in the picture. Try to be as creative as you can.

E.g. I can see a dog. or I can see green moss on a big tree.

Home Learning

Tuesday 24th March

Phonics

A wonderful resource that we use in Reception is Phonics Play. They have just updated their site which can be found at https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/

To access the site please use the following login information:

Username: march20

Password: home

Once you have logged in click on ‘Resources’ and then ‘Phase 3’.

Next scroll down to Make a Match Week 1-2.

Enjoy a fun way to practise sounds that we have been working on in class.

Home Learning

Monday 23^rd March

In addition to the packs and books that were handed out before the closure, we will be updating this page regularly with challenges for the children to complete at home.

Below is a series of tasks related to a story that we will be covering after we return to school:

Can you draw your favourite African animal?

What colours did you use?

What does this animal like to eat?

Can you find out any interesting facts about your animal?

Challenge- make your animal out of materials that you might have around your house. The more eco-friendly the better!

Reading

The most beneficial thing that you can do with you child over the closure is READING. Reading to others and having other people read to them increases confidence and ability with both reading and writing.

Talking to your children about the books they read is one of the best ways to support your child’s literacy development. Below are some examples of questions that you can ask before, during or after reading a story:

• What makes you think this book is going to be interesting?
• What do you think the book is going to be about?
• What has happened so far?
• Where is the book set?
• Did you learn any new words or facts so far?
• What was your favorite part of the book? Why?
• Who was your favorite character? Why?
• What was the most interesting thing you learned from the book?

Welcome to the Reception page!  We hope this will give you up to date information about events happening in Reception.

Follow us on twitter! 

@ricelaneprimary

@recricelane

Our staff in reception are:

R1 - Mrs Carroll

R2 - Mr Hefferon

R3 - Miss Turnbull

Support Staff- Mrs Taylor, Miss Ellison, Mrs Keshi & Miss Cluskey

Reading Books

Your child will now have received a library book along with a reading record.  It is very important that these are brought into school on a Friday so that they can be changed.  It is crucial that daily reading also occurs at home, to ensure children have an opportunity to understand and recall each book they read. Repetition of reading the same book several times, benefits the children, helping them to apply their reading skills. At this stage it is important to talk about what is happening in the pictures and asking lots of questions! 

Scrapbooks

Your child will also have received a purple Scrapbook.  You can use this to tell us about your life outside of school!  We will also use this book to set fun activities and tasks to do at home.  Please bring these to school each Monday.

Reception Staff

R1

Teacher: Mrs Carroll 

Learning Support Assistant: Mrs Taylor

R2

Teacher: Mr Hefferon

Learning Support Assistant: Miss Ellison

R3

Teacher: Ms Turnbull

Learning Support Assistants: Miss Cluskey (Mrs Keshi)

Reception Hours

Your child will now be staying for a full day in school. Reception doors will open at 8:50 a.m. for drop off and 3:20 p.m. for collection. 

Lunchtime

Your child is entitled to a free school meal. They will be offered a choice between a sandwich or a hot meal. Teachers will accompany your child into the hall for lunch to ensure your child is well supported and has adequate food for lunch. If your child's initial choice is not liked on the day, we will give them an alternative that they will enjoy. If your child is a fussy eater or you have concerns, please speak to the class teacher. Your child will also receive milk and fruit during the day as a healthy snack.

Water

Your child is encouraged to bring a bottle of water with them into school each day. Please label with your child's name. Children are encouraged to drink this water as and when suits them so to ensure children are well hydrated during the day. We ask that bottles are not filled with fruit juice as water is the best drink to keep little brains active and healthy.

Phonics Websites:

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

www.phonicsplay.co.uk

www.letters-and-sounds.com

www.mrthorne.com

If you have any queries please speak to your child's teacher!