Reception Phonics

9th October 2025Amanda Wallace

This week in phonics has been our consolidation week so we have not learned any new sounds but have been practising the ones that we already know.

The sounds taught so far are s/a/t/p/i/n/m/d/g/o/c/k/ck/e/u/r.

If you could look through all of the homework sheets sent out so far and read through the sounds and the green words with your children this will help them to retain those sounds and begin to blend those sounds to read words.

We will have new sounds and a new homework sheet next week.

Thanks for supporting your children.

Mrs Wallace and Mrs Jones x

Extended Study – World Mental Health Day!

6th October 2025Sophie Myers

Watch the story below called ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’. Reflect on the story by sharing your ideas with your crew about different things you can do if you are experiencing big feelings such as feeling scared, anxious, frightened or angry.

Which Zone of regulation might you be in if you are feeling this way?

What could you do to make you feel better?

Reception Phonics

5th October 2025Amanda Wallace

This week we have been learning the following phonemes e/u/r/ck. The sounds will be sent out for the children to be practising to recognise the phoneme, say the phoneme and then write the grapheme.

The children are really starting to learn and retain those sounds but will need support to blend those sounds together. Have a go at the green words and the more they hear those sounds being blended the easier it will become.

Thanks

Mrs Wallace and Mrs Jones x

Extended Study – Are you up for the kindness challenge?

29th September 2025Sophie Myers

Next week is NSPCC Kindness Week, to celebrate the week we are hoping to see lots of you demonstrating one of our HOWL’s – ‘Be Kind’ and showing lots of compassion.

There will be some added activities and challenges next week but to get us prepared let’s see how many of you can tick off some of the challenges on the kindness grid. You could even have a go at creating your own kindness grid for your crew to complete!

Can you share some photographs of how you have shown kindness this week? Remember to share your story in Crew next Monday!

Reception Phonics

26th September 2025Amanda Wallace

This week we have been learning the following phonemes g,o,c,k. The sounds will be sent out for the children to be practising to recognise the phoneme, say the phoneme and then write the grapheme.

The children are really starting to learn and retain those sounds but will need support to blend those sounds together. Have a go at the green words and the more they hear those sounds being blended the easier it will become.

Thanks

Mrs Wallace and Mrs Jones x

Reception Phonics

18th September 2025Amanda Wallace

This week we have been learning the following phonemes i/n/m/d. The sounds will be sent out for the children to be practising to recognise the phoneme, say the phoneme and then write the grapheme.

The children are really starting to learn and retain those sounds but will need support to blend those sounds together. Have a go at the green words and the more they hear those sounds being blended the easier it will become.

Thanks

Mrs Wallace and Mrs Jones x

Extended Study – National Recycling Week!

15th September 2025Sophie Myers

Next week, the week commencing 22nd September, it is National Recycling Week.

To celebrate this, we need the help of our budding artists to design some recycling posters that we can have made into stickers for recycling bins around our school! Have a look below so for fab examples!

We have been working really hard as stewards to begin our recycling journey and we would like to keep improving by having some of your beautiful artwork linking to recycling.

You have until Friday 26th September to bring your artwork in to your Crew Leaders. Crew councillors will then bring them to our meeting where we will decide on the winning design!

We can’t see what you come up with!

Reception Phonics

12th September 2025Amanda Wallace

This week in Reception we have started to teach phonics. We will have a daily phonics session and your children will be learning new sounds (Phonemes) and they will be learning how to blend these sounds to read CVC words. On a Friday, your children will receive a phonics homework sheet (as seen below) that will be sent home. This is for you to keep, and to practise the sounds and the green words with your child. This will really help their progress in this area which is really important for them to gain those reading foundations in Reception.

If you have any questions regarding phonics or any other aspect of Reception, do not hesitate to come and speak to a member of the F2 team.

Mrs Wallace and Mrs Jones

EYFS Extended Study Menu

10th September 2025Rebecca Carter

A huge welcome to our Autumn Term of school- Your child’s first term in the year! We have lots of exciting things coming up this term and the children are already busy continuing their learning. We have added the Autumn term study menu for you to explore. Choose any activities you may enjoy and share with your teacher and crew!

EYFS Extended Study menu Autumn 2025Download