Last week the children enjoyed reading our expedition story ‘Dogger’ by Shirley Hughes. The children used play dough to create the main character ‘Dogger’, we practised our cutting/ scissor skills, mark made in shaving foam (this was a really fun way to write!) and we sang nursery rhymes and played parachute games. What a fun week we had!
On Wednesday 2nd October 2024 in Reception we will be having a book, pyjama and storytelling day. the children can come dressed to school in their Pyjamas and bring in a book from home. We will spend time during the day sharing and enjoying our stories together.
We can’t wait!! We look forward to the day.
Mrs Wallace and Mrs Jones.
Food safety advice for children age 5 and under – When sending your child with a packed lunch, please cut small round foods, like grapes, strawberries and cherry tomatoes, lengthways and into quarters. Cut large fruits like melon, and hard fruit or vegetables like raw apple and carrot into slices instead of small chunks.
Many thanks for your support.
The EYFS Team
On Wednesday 2nd October Nursery will be having a teddy bears picnic in Nursery. The children are invited to come to school in their pyjamas and bring their favourite teddy to celebrate reading week.
Many thanks for your ongoing support in your child’s learning. We are really excited to share the day with your child.
Mrs Hay & Mrs Burton
This week in phonics Nursery will be singing the nursery rhyme ‘Old McDonald’ and listening for animal sounds to match to the farm animal.
Listening games will be the focus for next few weeks before we begin phase 2 phonics sounds.
This week we have been practising writing our graphemes in lots of different ways. We are building up our skills and I have been really impressed with the quality of the children’s writing.
Well done everyone
Mrs Wallace x
This week the children have been practicing hearing their first set of phonemes in words s/a/t/p, fast blending the phonemes to say words and at breaking down the phonemes in a word! We have been writing the grapheme in lots of different ways to become more confident and remember how to form the graphemes correctly!
The children will receive a homework sheet every Friday (starting today) to practise and consolidate the sounds that we have covered that week. It would be really helpful to aid your child’s progress to practise these phonemes with them daily to ensure that they can retain those sounds.
If you are unsure about phonics or some of the phonics vocabulary that we use with the children we will be holding a Phonics Family Learning session on Wednesday 25th September from 2-3. This session will explain what our phonics sessions look like, the vocabulary used and what you can do to support your child.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask a member of the F2 team.
Mrs Wallace and Mrs Jones.
On Wednesday 9th October the Reception and Nursery children will be partaking in a superhero sponsored walk because ‘Kindness is our superpower!’ The money raised will be to support the paediatric ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary create a new parents room for parents of critically ill children. Please send your child in superhero themed fancy dress on Wednesday 9th. Sponsorship forms will be sent home with your child next week.
Many thanks for your ongoing support in your child’s learning.
The EYFS Team x
We are loving getting to know your precious little people and creating many magical moments in Nursery. It’s wonderful to see so many happy faces and are so proud of how well our new children have settled.
On Wednesday 16th October the Nursery team invite parents to join up for a book and a biscuit morning from 8.30 am – 9am. This a a special time to spend with your child reading a story in their nursery setting.
We hope you can join us.
Mrs Hay & Mrs Burton
