Reception: Blog items

Big Talk 08.07.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 7th Jul 2016 @ 9:55pm

Minibeast Big Talk!

 

Here is this week's Big Talk image. Share the picture together and talk to your child about what they see. You could ask them questions like...

What can you see in the photo? Where have they come from? What would they feel like? Can you think of some “wow” words to describe them? Do you know any facts about minibeasts? 

Big Talk 30.06.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 30th Jun 2016 @ 9:18pm

The Monster In The Hood

Last week, we had a very unusual visitor! The Monster In The Hood! We spent the week reading all about him and the the children have been writing their own newspaper article about the very unusual events that they have witnessed.

This week, our Big Talk image is an illustration from Steve Anthony's book.

 

 

Share the image and ask your child: who are these characters? Who is the monster in the hood? Why are they looking for him? What does he look like? Think of some really interesting describing words. How does he feel? What happens in the story? What did the monster in the hood do at our school?

Big Talk! 17.06.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 16th Jun 2016 @ 8:59pm

Caterpillars

This week's Big Talk is an absolute wonder! A truly fascinating photograph taken of one of God's most peculiar looking creations! As we have welcomed our 5 new caterpillars into Reception, we thought this would be an ideal image to share.


Caterpillar of a Chinese Moon Moth It looks like me in the morning!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share the photograph (taken from telegraph.co.uk) and talk about what your child can see. Ask them: What do you think this is? Where is it going? What is it going to do? Can you describe it? Think of some really interesting describing words – e.g hairy, spotty, wriggly, spiky.

NB. This is a Chinese Moon Moth caterpillar!!!

Big Talk 13.05.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 18th May 2016 @ 7:14pm

Pies!

Inspired by all of the delicious (!!!) mud pies that have been made outside, here is this week's Big Talk image (taken from Pinterest). Share the photo with your child, talk about what they can see? What do you think is happening? Why are they doing this? What will happen next? Make up a story about the image. Does your story have a happy ending or a sad ending? Write a fantastic mud pie recipe that you could make in our mud kitchen!

Big Talk 06.05.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 18th May 2016 @ 7:10pm

Pig In Boots!

This week, the children have LOVED playing in our new Mud Kitchen. Inspired by their wellies, we have selected this image for the week's Big Talk! (Taken from tpet.co.uk). Share the photo with your child, talk about it together. What do you think this is? What can you see? What is happening? Can you make up a short story about this piglet?

Big Talk 29.04.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 18th May 2016 @ 7:06pm

First Man on the Moon

This week, we have been learning about the first moon landing. Share the photograph of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon in 1969. Can the children remember any facts about the moon landing? How many astronauts flew to the moon? What was their rocket's name? Which space ship did they then fly in to the moon? Why was this so special? What did Neil Armstrong say? What would you do if you went to the moon? How would you feel? What would you see? How would you move?

We watched the following video, which the children absolutely loved!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd0C8HuGOHM

Big Talk 14.04.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 18th May 2016 @ 6:59pm

Ladder to the Moon!

Share this image (taken from Pinterest) with your child. Talk about what they see, the way it makes them feel, and their opinions. What can you see? Where is the ladder going? Would you climb the ladder? What might you see, hear, smell, taste? Can you mup a story about this picture?

Big Talk! 22.04.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 21st Apr 2016 @ 9:31pm

Take a look at the image and talk to your child about it. Encourage them to use their imagination and memory of their own experiences. Can they make predictions? Here are some questions you could ask them:

Where is this? What can you see happening? How are people feeling? Why? What will happen next?

Dinosaur Big Talk 26.02.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 28th Feb 2016 @ 10:01pm

The children have loved this week's text - How to Grow A Dinosaur.

Share the following images at home with your child. Imagine you meet a dinosaur. Where might you meet the dinosaur? What type of dinosaur is it? Is it friendly? Do you go on an adventure together? Talk about good adjectives to describe your dinosaur, not just 'big', but try to think of other words to use. Does the dinosaur speak? If so how does it talk? Quietly, grumpily, noisily, ferociously?

 

Chinese New Year Big Talk! 11.02.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 11th Feb 2016 @ 10:14pm

 

  

 

Kung hei fat choy! Happy Chinese New Year to you all! The Chinese New Year fell on the 8th February this year and the children have loved learning about traditions and customs. This week's Big Talk picture is an image of Nian the monster visiting a village. For more information on this story, please follow the link:

http://www.st-ninians.e-dunbarton.sch.uk/_files/a_the_story_of_chinese_new_year.pdf

Share the image together and ask your child:

Who is this? What do you think he is doing? Why? What might Nian be thinking / saying? What might the people be saying? What do you think might happen next?

We have been learning a lovely Chinese New Year song. To listen to it click the play button below, or for the song and lyrics follow this link:

http://www.nancymusic.com/Gunghayplay.htm

Big Talk! 29.01.16, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 28th Jan 2016 @ 8:35pm

This week's Big Talk picture is the Royal Family (taken from Google Images). Share the image with your child. Ask them:

Who do you think these people are? Can you tell that this is the Queen of England? Why / why not? Where might they live? What might you say or do if you met them?

Big Talk 14/01/2016, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 14th Jan 2016 @ 10:33pm

Welcome back! We hope verybody had a fantastic Christmas!

This week, as part of Colour and Shape topic, we have been reading Pants by Giles Andrae and Nick Sharratt. Here is this week's Big Talk picture:

Look at the illustration and discuss these questions together:

Which is your favourite pair? Can you describe the pattern? Who might wear each pair?

Letters to Father Christmas!, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 3rd Dec 2015 @ 1:54pm

Next week, the children will be writing their own letters to Father Christmas telling him all of the lovely things they would really like for Christmas this year. We cannot guarantee that he will be able to reply to every letter. A parent very kindly sent in some information about the Royal Mail's Christmas letter scheme, and I thought I would share it here, as I know other parents may be interested...

 

Christmas Big Talk 03.12.15, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 3rd Dec 2015 @ 1:42pm

Here is this week's festive Big Talk image. Share this photo together and ask these questions:

What can you see in the picture?

How does it make you feel?

Why do you think the house looks like this inside?

Have you seen any of these things?

Breaking News in the Potion Poacher case!, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 26th Nov 2015 @ 1:25pm

Unfortunately Detective Brown has been taken ill, so he has requested that the Reception children (as they were so amazing at examining the crime scene) continue the investigation for him. Three children interviewed Miss Waldron and have revealed some very exciting details about the dragon's size. I think a couple of our suspects can be ruled out!!!

Crime Scene Big Talk! 26.11.15, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 25th Nov 2015 @ 10:02pm

The Case of the "Potion Poacher"!

Examine our crime scene. What can you see? What evidence did we find? Who was missing? What else was missing? Who is the culprit? What do you think happened? Which questions did we ask our witnesses?

New evidence in the Potion Poacher case - Witness Interview!, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 24th Nov 2015 @ 11:04pm

Detective Brown conducted a suspect line-up, based on some of the key characters in our case (including the 2 pet dragons who had disappeared from the Witches' and Wizards' Workshop on the day of the crime!). The Reception children have started interviewing the dragons and other members of staff. 

 

 

Today, Detective Brown e-mailed Mrs Fitzsimons with a witness interview video. He interviewed Mrs Whelan, and she noticed some very interesting things indeed! Some of her clues have led the children to rule out one of our key suspects - the shortest dragon in the case has been released from custody as he is shorter than a bird (one of Mrs Whelan's most important statements).


 

 

 

 

The children have decided they need to interview more staff to get to the bottom of all this!

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 23rd Nov 2015 @ 5:07pm

The staff and children arrived into the Reception classroom this morning, and were shocked by what was awaiting them! The Witches' and Wizards' Workshop was in complete disarray!!! We had to investigate...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the Good News Assembly, Detective Brown from the Manchester Police Force dropped by with his Forensic Team to search for clues. They found...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The children set to work, investigating for themselves!!! There were two noticeable absences from the scene - our two pet dragons were missing. The children noticed that all of the potion ingredients appeared to have disappeared or have been eaten too! We had to hunt for clues to point us in the right direction of the "Potion Poacher"!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then an e-mail came through from Mrs Bramhall... She had scanned all of the CCTV cameras around school and found video footage of a suspect!!!

 

Watch this space...

Superhero Big Talk 19.11.15, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 19th Nov 2015 @ 1:55pm

This week's Big Talk image is a "super" one, as we are raising money tomorrow for Mission Together by dressing up as superheroes!

Look at the picture and ask each other questions like – Who can you see?  What can you see? Which is your favourite and why? What can they do? Which one would you like to be? Which super power might you have?

Big Talk Diwali, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 16th Nov 2015 @ 12:30pm

The children have had a great time learning about Diwali! Here is this week's Big Talk picture...

Questions you could ask your child - what can you see? What is happening? Why? What time of the year is it? What does this remind us of?

Big Talk! 06.11.15, by Mrs Fitzsimons

Date: 5th Nov 2015 @ 10:19pm

Here is this week's Big Talk picture. A photograph taken from the Guardian Eyewitness - Photographer Matt Doggett. Ask your child questions about the picture: –

Where is this place?

What can you see?

Would you like to be there?

What is happening?

What do you think will happen next?

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