Tuesday 12th May

Date: 11th May 2020 @ 5:06pm

Happy Tuesday everyone.
What have you got planned for today? Leo is really enjoying playing games at the moment at home so we have been playing Wiggly worms (which is like Jenga) Frustration and monkey tumble (you have to try and get all the monkeys into the tree.) They are lots of fun and I am enjoying playing them with him. What are your favourite games to play at home? 

For Maths today you will be ordering numbers up to 20. You can use the number cards I sent home in the pack to help you.
https://www.thenational.academy/reception/maths/ordering-numbers-up-to-20-reception-wk4-2
Afterwards, when you do your daily exercise maybe you could go on a number walk and see what numbers you can find.

As part of our animals work this week  you can do an activity linked to habitats and find out where different animals like to live. You can even design and make your own habitat for one of your teddies if you would like to. I would love to see all your lovely habitats.
https://www.thenational.academy/reception/foundation/habitats-reception-wk4-2

Day 7 fitness challenge: stretch as high as you can!

am missing school and all of you very much at the moment. Mrs Hoskins was in school the other week and had a big tidy and sent me some pictures. Look at how tidy our shed is! We are hoping to make it into a little den! Maybe you could share with us some of the things you would like to go in it. Mr Ault has said he will paint it for us!

Thank you for sharing all of the things you are doing at home from phonics, to play dough, riding bikes and playing with bubbles. All of it makes me smile so so much!
Have a wonderful day and keep smiling. Super proud of you all.
Love Mrs Campion and Mrs Hoskins x

Message from Mrs Powell:
Here is a link for a worship with Mrs Powell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scxc9RKJ2vM
This story of Steven Bradbury highlights the benefits of sticking with it in the long run. You never know what might happen. 
Steven Bradbury was an Australian speed skater. He had been to 3 Olympic games already - he hadn't won a medal. Over the past 12 years of training and racing he had suffered some horrific injuries, during which he nearly died. He was financially struggling and had to borrow money from his parents in order to survive.
In the 2002 games he was the oldest competitor in the event. People didn't think he stood a chance, including himself. He had managed to scrape through the heats but had what he describes as the best race on the way when he finished second in the semi-final. He realised he didn't have the raw speed of the younger racers so he employed a tactic of just hanging in there. This worked and got him to the Olympic final.
What can we learn from this?
- Stick with it, who knows what might happen.
- You can get a huge sense of satisfaction and a big boost from trying your best.
- Just how much we can endure and overcome if we want to.
Bradbury trained for 12 years for the Olympics We can all benefit from his approach and learn his lessons if we get in there and have a go ourselves. Go on, go for it!