Reception Phonics this week

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.

EYFS SPONSORED WALK

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

NURSERY BOOK & A BISCUIT

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

Nursery can take care of their teeth!

Linked to our PSED learning and our expedition ‘How do we show show we care?’ The children have been exploring tooth paste, teeth and tooth brushes. We have sung a tooth brushing song (see the link below to practise at home) and talked about what we can do to look after our teeth such as visiting the dentist, brushing twice a day, drinking milk and water and eating low sugar foods.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p071fm4w/hey-duggee-top-of-the-pups-the-toothbrush-song

Well done Nursery Crew! I am confident you all know how to look after your own teeth.

Mrs Hay x

Nursery PSED & Feelings

As part of our personal, social and emotional development learning, the Nursery children have been talking about their feelings and associating them with our Zones of Regulation colours. The children used their name cards and placed them on the colour and emotion they felt.

Our name basket and zones of regulation cards will be out each morning when you arrive in Nursery. Please encourage your child to find their name card and place it in a zone.

We are really proud of the children and how well they can talk about their feelings already.

Mrs Hay x

A very happy Monday in Nursery

Wow! What a day! The children have worked so hard today making themselves as a playdough person, enjoying small world play with the dinosaurs, collaging teeth for our ‘keeping our teeth health’ display, role playing scientists with pipettes and syringes investigating colour mixing, role playing post offices and writing letters and creating ‘sticky pictures’. The list goes on! I can’t wait for tomorrow!

Mrs Hay x

Nursery – Introducing Biscoff Bear

Say hello to Biscoff Bear! Biscoff will be sent home with a child on a Monday and a Friday of each week from Nursery to spend some time with your child and go on adventures. Please complete a page or two of the diary to stick photographs and write about Biscoff’s time at your house. We will then share the diary with the class when he is brought back to Nursery.

If Biscoff is sent home on a Monday, please return him by Friday that week. If he is sent home on a Friday, please return him on a Monday.

We hope you enjoy your time with Biscoff when he comes to visit.

Mrs Hay & Mrs Burton x