Open Morning

Can I take this opportunity to thank all of the parents who came into school today. It is lovely to see you sharing in your child's learning and development and them explaining their daily routines to you. It was probably an eye-opener to lots of you in my class to see that actually there are 21 bosses at times organising the class and the classroom - and unfortunately I am rarely allowed to be one of them! For any parents who couldn't make today and would like to visit the class please contact us and we will arrange an alternative date.

Parents Evening

Please can you let us have your reply slips for parent/ carers evening as soon as possible so that we can try to ensure that we have given everybody appointments as close to the time requested as possible. Thanks.

Also I have been asked about bringing children along and we would request that you don't bring them as feedback at such an early age can discourage learning, exploring and confidence rather than boost it. If it is a childcare issue (or if you have an appointment close to school hometime) please ask them to sit in the central waiting area whenever possible. If this causes any issues please see your childs class teacher prior to the appointment.

Open Morning

Another quick reminder that it is open morning on Wednesday when we open our doors and invite you to join us and your children for as much or as little of the morning as you can manage. We look forward to seeing you.

Fancy dress day

Please remember that Monday is fancy dress day when we would like to see everybody dressed up as their favourite book character. All staff will be joining in too to make the day as fun filled as possible. We are asking for a donation for the day in order to be able to purchase staging for productions.

There will also be a bun sale from 2.30 onwards in the hall to raise funds. Any donations of buns will be gratefully appreciated and we hope to see you after school for a cuppa and a chat!

Hello all!

I thought it was about time that Miss G had a bit of company on the blog so I thoght I would write a quick note! As some of you know this is my 1st teaching post and I would like to say it has been great to work with all the kids in reception! They have made my 1st fews weeks very pleasurable (if a little exhausting) and I am looking forward to a good 'run-in' to Christmas. They have all been progressing really well & I would like to say please use the phonics sheets that Miss G has taken her time to upload onto the blog, it really does help when the kids practise at home!!
Speak Soon,
Mr Mills

Science

This week we will be starting our Ourselves Science topic and if you have a spare minute or two there are some internet games which your children may enjoy playing. Please only play Family Farm or Abracadabra at the moment and I will let you know about the others as we cover them in class. Thanks.

http://www.educationcity.com/content/activity.php?bbtn=L2Zyb250L2lzZXQxL21hcC8/bHZsPTFfM18xXzFfMSZydGU9&id=529&mi=MV8zXzFfMV8x&v=1

http://www.educationcity.com/content/activity.php?bbtn=L2Zyb250L2lzZXQxL21hcC8/bHZsPTFfM18xXzFfMSZydGU9&id=531&mi=MV8zXzFfMV8x&v=1

Our first week back

I hope that you have enjoyed your week off and are ready for a huge 8 week build up to the Christmas holidays. The children were really settled yesterday and came in with lots of tales to tell about their holidays which was brilliant.

This week in our Numeracy (number work) we will be looking at representing and reading data on pictograms and tally charts. Please ask your child what they have been drawing these about and what they have learnt.

In Literacy we are using visualisations to show the children how they can use each of the areas of provision. A visualisation is a special learning story where we take the children on a virtual journey to learn different things. This week they have met a special friend of mine Professor Know-it-all and he is encouraging them to read, write, and use our equipment nicely.