Bright Beginnings

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If you need to contact us about any of the work your child has been set or if you would like to share photos of the activities you have been doing or if you've found anything you think everyone else might find interesting, please email us: 

schoolclosure@brownhillswest.com

Wednesday 15th July 2020

Good Afternoon Everyone,

How fabulous it was to see you all earlier, hope you enjoyed our singing, my puppets and our story.  Just in case you missed our last session I have outlined it below.

Numbers - Recognition 1-5

Phonics - Recognition m,s,a,d,t,i.

Song - '3 currant buns in a bakers shop'.

Story - 'Harry and the Dinosaurs have a Happy Birthday' by Ian Whybrow.

I hope you have enjoyed our home learning sessions, I know I have. Well done to everyone who has joined me over the last 6 weeks, your AMAZING.

I hope you have a great summer, stay safe and I look forward to seeing you all in September.

Love Mrs Walker xx

Monday 13th July 2020

Good Morning Everyone. It was lovely to see you all earlier. I really enjoy  seeing how busy you have been with your drawing, writing and making, Well Done Everyone.

I have outlined our session below just in case you missed it.

Phonics - Letter 'i'

Nursery Rhyme - 'Little bo-peep'

Story - 'The Gruffalo' By Julia Donaldson

Task - Practice your letters

        - Make a party hat, decorate with whatever you like.

I am really looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday for our last session before the holidays, same time, same channel.

Love Mrs Walker

Friday 10th July 2020

Good Morning Everyone, it was lovely to see you all earlier. Don't worry if you missed the session as I have outlined it below.

Craft Activity - Make a Bear mask, I used a paper plate which I painted and then cut out some eyes (ask an adult to help you). Then I drew on a big shiny wet nose and stuck on some ears.

Nursery Rhyme  - 'Ring-a-ring-a-Roses'

Story - 'We're going on a bear hunt' by Michael Rosen

Weekend Task - Practice your letters and numbers

                         - Try some porridge, just like Goldilocks

                         - Paint or draw a rocket, just like the one baby bear went to the  

                           moon in.

Hope you all have a great weekend, looking forward to seeing you all on Monday, same time, same channel, Love Mrs Walker

Wednesday 8th July 2020

Good Morning Everyone,

It was lovely to see you all this morning with your Teddy Bears. I also really enjoyed seeing all your Bear pictures, your number practice and your pets.

I have outlined below our session this morning for those of you who missed it.

Phonics - Letter 't' - 'Down the tower, across the tower'

Nursery Rhyme - 'Mary had a little Lamb'

Story - 'Whatever Next' by Jill Murphy

Task - Practice your letter 't'

           Look up at the sky tonight, see if you can see the moon. What shape is it ?

           Can you draw it and we can share it on Friday.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday, same time, same channel

Love Mrs Walker

Monday 6th July 2020

Good Morning Everyone, it was great to see you all earlier and our special guest Mrs Teale. Just in case you missed our session today below I have outlined what we covered.

Number - Number 5 - 'Down and around then a flag on high, that's the way we make a five'.

Nursery Rhyme - 'Pat - a - cake, Pat- a -cake'.

Story - 'Goldilocks and the three bears' by Susanna Davidson.

Task - Practice writing and counting number 5.

           Draw or paint a picture of the three bears, decide whether to give them a                 happy,sad or angry face.

           Can you find a bear of your own to show us on Wednesday ?

Friday 3rd July 2020

It was a lovely to see you all this morning, I  love to see all your pictures and the writing you are doing, keep it up, your AMAZING.

Don't worry if you missed our session today as I have outlined it below

Weekly Catch up - Phonics - 'm' 'a' 's' 'd'

                              Numbers - 1,2,3,4

Nursery Rhyme - 'Ride a cock horse'

Story - 'Harry and the bucketful of Dinosaurs' by Ian Whybrow

Weekend Task - Practice your numbers and letters.

Make, draw or paint a horse or a sheep. Perhaps you might see a real one if you are out and about over the weekend, keep your eyes peeled. 

Have a great time whatever you do, keep safe.

I am looking forward to seeing you all on Monday, same time, same channel,

Love Mrs Walker

Wednesday 1st July 2020

Good Morning Everyone,

It was lovely to see you all this morning, hope you enjoyed our story about the ducks. Don't worry if you missed it as I have outlined our session below.

Phonics - Letter 'd' - 'Round his bottom,up his tall neck, down to his feet.

Nursery Rhyme - 'Baa baa,black sheep'

Story - 'Five little ducks went swimming one day' by Ian Beck.

Task - Practice you letter'd'

           Draw or paint five ducks

           Collect some flowers/Leaves to make a pattern /picture

Look forward to seeing you all on Friday, same time, same channel,

Love Mrs Walker

Monday 29th June 2020

Good Morning Everyone,

Great to see you all earlier, I love to see all the fabulous writing, drawing and making you have been doing, well done xx

Below I have outlined what we covered in our session today, just in case you missed it.

Number - 4 - 'Down and over,down some more that's the way we make a 4'.

Nursery Rhyme - 'Jack and Jill went up the hill'.

Story - 'The Dawn Chorus' by Suzanne Barton.

Task - Practice writing number 4 and counting 4 objects.

           Paint/Draw Jack and Jill walking up the hill or tumbling down the hill.

           Collect some feathers, make a picture or pattern.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday , same time, same channel.

Love Mrs Walker

Friday 26th June 2020

Good Morning Everyone,

It was so special to see you all this morning, don't worry if you missed it as I have outlined what we covered below.

Numbers - 1,2,3 - Recognition and counting.

Phonics - m,a,s,- Recognition and picture cards.

Nursery Rhyme - 'Little Miss Muffet'.

Story -' Willie the Watering Can' by Simon Hicks.

Weekend Project - Paint a pebble - a Ladybird, Bumble Bee or your own design.

                             -Make some Binoculars from 2 cardboard tubes, stick together 

                              decorate. Can you spot any birds in your garden/park ?

                             Can you find any spiders? How many legs have they got? 

                             Can you draw a picture ?

Have a lovely weekend, stay safe and enjoy the sunshine,see you on Monday, same time, same channel.

Love Mrs Walker xx

Wednesday 24th June 2020

Good Morning Everyone,

It was great to see you all earlier today and to see that so many of you had been practicing your numbers. Well done, YOUR AMAZING.

Just in case you missed today's session I have outlined it below.

Phonics - 's' - Slither down the snake'

Nursery Rhyme -' Sing a song of sixpence'.

Story - 'I love you Mum' by Anna Walker & 'Open very carefully' by Nicola O'Byrne.

Task - Can you see any Blackbirds in your garden/Park. Perhaps you take a photo or draw a picture. 

Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday, same time, same channel,

Love Mrs Walker

Monday 22nd June 2020

Good Morning Everyone, it was lovely to see you all earlier. Lots of you had drawn  some fabulous crab pictures and had been busy practicing your numbers and letters, Well done.  Don't worry if you missed our session today as I have outlined what we covered below;

Number 3 - 'Around the tree,around the tree, that's the way we make a 3'

Nursery Rhyme - 'Wind the Bobbin up' with actions

Story - 'Toddle Waddle' by Julia Donaldson

Task - Practice writing/counting number 3

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday, same time, same channel

Love Mrs Walker

Wednesday 17th June 2020

Morning Everyone, it was lovely to see so many of you earlier, below I have outlined what we did in today's session, just in case anyone missed it.

Tasks for you to do

Phonics - Letter 'a'

Nursery Rhyme - 'There was a crocked man'

Story - 'Aliens love underpants' by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort

Tasks - Practice writing 'a' - Round the apple, down the leaf.

          - Design/draw your own Alien with or without underpants and a spaceship.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday, same time, same channel. 

Love Mrs Walker

Monday 15th June 2020

Good Morning Everyone,

It was lovely to see you all earlier and our special guest Mrs Cotton. I have outlined below what we covered in this mornings session, just in case you missed it. 

Number 2 - 'Around and back on a railroad track, Two,Two,Two.

'Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall' - Nursery Rhyme

'Sharing a Shell' by Julia Donaldson - Story

Tasks for you to do 

• Practice writing number 2, saying the rhyme as you go 
• Build a wall for Humpty/teddy
• Be a Bristle worm and help mommy do some housework, just like in our story. 

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday,same time, same channel,

Love Mrs Walker

11.06.20

Hello Everyone, hope you are all well and staying safe. It was great to see you all on Monday and Wednesday during our Home Learning sessions. Below I have outlined what we are covering this week, just in case any of you missed it.

Monday - number 1, nursery rhyme - 'one,two,three,four ,five once I caught a fish alive' and our story was' Wow said the Owl' by Tim Hopgood.

I asked you to collect any feathers, draw or paint a rainbow and/or a fish

Wednesday - Phonics letter 'm', nursery rhyme - 'Mary,Mary,quite contrary' and our story was 'Farmyard Hullabaloo' by Giles Andreae.

I asked you to draw or paint an animal from the story and collect objects that begin with 'm' sound.

Friday - Craft Activity, nursery rhyme -'Hickory Dickory Dock' and our story will be 'My Mum and Dad make me laugh' by Nick Sharratt.

Weekend project - take photos or draw a picture of something you find at home that has spots or stripes on it.

At the start of each session we will  share your work with the group and you can also send me any photos via the school email, I can then put them up on our page.

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow at 10.30am.

Take Care, Love Mrs Walker

Hi Everyone 

Hope you are all well and staying safe. I have had some lovely photos sent to me by Freddie and i thought i would share them with you.

Love Mrs Walker xx

28th May 2020

Hi Everyone, hope you are all well and enjoying the lovely sunshine. I have been enjoying the garden and have planted some beans and potatoes, that I will hopefully soon be able to eat. 

I have had some great photos sent to me by Sophie's mom, she has been enjoying the sunshine, see the photos below. 

Take care and stay safe,

love Mrs Walker.

20.05.20

Good Morning Everyone,

Hope you are all well, last night we had a visit from "Spike". We got a lovely photo of him eating his supper (see below). You can see his prickles and his black shiny nose. Hedgehogs are Nocturnal animals which mean they are awake at night.

Perhaps you could draw a picture of a Hedgehog ?

Stay safe,

Love Mrs Walker

Freddie has sent me some  photos of all the great learning he has been doing.

He has been painting,learning shapes and counting.

I love his playdoh faces, well done Freddie.

love Mrs Walker

Hi everyone, hope you are well and staying safe.

I have got a new friend visiting my garden, he is a Hedgehog and I have called him "Spike".

He only comes out at night when it's dark and I have been putting out some cat food for his supper.

They are very shy creatures, but if you are quiet you might see one in your garden too.

Take care 

Love Mrs Walker

6.5.20

Hi everyone, hope you are all well. I am looking after ET at the moment and have taken some photos of him eating his breakfast. He likes dandelions, strawberries, grapes and lots of buttercups. He loves the sunshine and likes to find a spot in the sun to have a snooze. Perhaps you could draw a picture of a tortoise or your own pet and send it in to our web page, I would love to see them.

Stay safe, love Mrs Walker

30.4.20

Hi everyone,

I thought you might like to see the crysalis I found in my garden and what he turned into. He is an popular hawk moth, he comes out at night to collect nectar from the flowers.

Stay safe all, love Mrs walker x

Tuesday 28.4.20

Hello from Mrs Walker, Mrs Mason and the Bright Beginnings team.  We hope you are enjoying sharing our stories (below) and that they have  given you some ideas for sharing experiences and play at home.  We are attaching a link from the National Literacy Trust all about sharing time at home together.  There are some great ideas and activities for you to try out - we'd love to see your adventures so don't forget to send them in using out messaging service.

Take care and look after each other

Mrs Walker and the team x

Hello

We hope you are all well and that you are staying safe!

Here is a link to a fantastic blog post with lots of great ideas to keep little ones busy and learning. Have a go at some of these activities along with those in your home learning pack.

See you soon

Hello everyone,hope you are well and keeping safe.

Harley sent me some fabulous pictures of a caterpillar he has made and I wanted to share them with you all.

"Well done Harley, he is amazing, I bet you had great fun making him. He reminds me of one of my favourite books." 'The very hungry caterpillar' by Eric Carle.

If anyone else has made, drawn or coloured anything please send me a photo via schoolclosure@brownhillswest.com and I will share them.

Stay safe everyone,

Love Mrs Walker x

Welcome to the section of the school website specifically dedicated to Bright Beginnings, our  provision for children who are 2 to 3 years old . 

The provision has been developed so that families in our local community can access up to 15 hours of free childcare per week through the Time 2 Start scheme. 

Not sure if your child is eligible? 

Contact the Family Information Service on 01922 653383 who will be happy to help. For more information on eligibility, you can also visit their website by clicking below.