Meet the Team
There are three Year R classes called Pebbles, Pearls and Barnacles.
If you need any support at all please feel free to message your class teacher on tapestry or email them:
Barnacles: gabriella.oprita@brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk Pearls: reece.costanzo@brightlingsea.essex.sch.uk
Take a virtual tour around our Year R area
Our Long term plan
Autumn Term Curriculum Overview
Our maths work during the Autumn term
Phonics activities:
- Remember to practise your reading and share stories at home everyday.
- Explore these free ebooks and see if you can have a go at reading one. 'Free online ebooks'
- Here is another link for free ebooks. See if you can have a go at reading or listening to one.
- 'More free ebooks'
- See if you can explore this phonics website, it has a lot of practical ideas and games to help your child practise their phonics at home: 'Phonics ideas for home'
Christmas home learning
Here are some activities you can do at home during the Christmas holiday. Don't forget to take photos of the fun things you do during the break and bring in any work you want to share with your class.
Read Write Inc.
Websites & Apps
Phonicsplay.co.uk This site includes games and resources that your child will enjoy.
Phonics play- Pick a Picture. Sound out the word and find the correct picture. https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/pick-a-picture
Phonics games to play at home. Phonics Bloom- https://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/list/phonics-games-phase-2
Maths
Teddy bear counting- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers
This will help your child develop their careful counting skills and number recognition.
Underwater counting- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting
Useful websites
Please find a list of useful websites here (click to download)
Useful Apps
please find a list of useful apps here
Oak National Academy- free daily activities for you to try at home including maths, literacy and foundation subjects. https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/reception/#schedule
White Rose Maths- Daily practical and exciting maths activities https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/early-years/
Music
https://www.singup.org/singupathome
New songs and activities everyday on https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/
Science
Some lovely science activities that you can do at home.
https://timeandtidebell.org/learning-at-home