Welcome to Nursery
Hello everyone!
We’ve been busy this week meeting some of our new children at their home visits. It’s been lovely finding out about you all and what you like to do. We’re looking forward to getting to know you more when we welcome you to Nursery next week.
We are looking forward to welcoming back our returning children. We can’t wait see see how much you have grown and to find out about your summer holidays.
Nursery is now ready for the new school year. Have a look at the photos to see what you might like to play with next week. We’ve tried to make sure that there’s something for everyone to enjoy, including some of your favourite things that you told us about on home visits. We’ve got Paw Patrol, a farm, diggers, The Gruffalo and our mud kitchen bikes ready for you to come and play.
Where will you play?
A few reminders from home visits: what your child will need every day…
- A waterproof coat (named)
- A pair of wellies (named)
- A change of clothes (top, trousers/ leggings, underwear, socks)
- A filled water bottle (named)
Welcome to 1A!
What a fantastic week we’ve had in 1A! The children have settled very well into their new classroom and we are all getting to know each other. I am very impressed at how quickly the children have adapted to their new environment and routines.
We have practised some of our sounds in phonics and practised our handwriting. We’ve written our full names every day this week using a whiteboard pen! We are going to do this every morning when we come into school.
It is also important that we strengthen our fingers, so we’ve done some ‘dough disco’ to practise our fine motor skills.
In Maths, we’ve been counting all the way to 10 (forwards and backwards). We’ve also been practising writing our numbers the right way around in books. Today, we worked together to identify and order numicon from 1-10.
All of the children have been super brave and resilient this week. We’ve talked about our emotions, what makes us happy and how we can recognise emotions in others.
In PE we played a co-ordination game called ‘Heads, shoulders, knees and cone’. We even had fun balancing the cone on our head and walking from one end of the playground to the other without dropping it!
Well done 1A for a brilliant start to the year. I can’t wait to see what the year brings.
Living and learning: school rules
We have been talking about our school rules this week and how it is important to follow them so we make our school a happy and healthy place to learn.
Help at home by asking your child if they can tell you are school rules.
3,4C Class News
What a fabulous first week, 3,4C!
The children have started the year with a positive attitude to learning. They’ve spent time learning new routines, meeting new friends and learning to work as one big team. The pride and care taken with their work so far has been incredible! We are really impressed.
Here are the beautiful bookmarks that the children have made to use in class when reading.
Well done 3,4C. Have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing you next week.
Mrs Wadsworth and Miss Joicey
Phase 3/4 – Reading
Reading records
This week, we have spent some time in class settling the children in Phase 3,4 into reading groups. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, your child will read their book in class with their group. Your child will be able to access their book at home using the Collins login details. Their username and password will be on the inside of their reading record. Your child will be able to tell you the chapter(s) they are currently reading at school so they can practise reading the same chapter(s) at home. We are currently experiencing some technical issues with the children being able to log in. We will let the children know when they can access the e-books.
In addition to this, each child will bring home a library book to foster a love of reading.
Each class has spent some time going through the reading records so the children know how to use them. Each Friday, the children will be set a reading record task to complete for homework. Details of how to complete the tasks are in the reading record.
Please make sure that your child brings their reading record to the Book Club session each week. In this lesson, their class teacher will have the opportunity to check the reading completed at home, share reading records as a class and celebrate reading.
Book Club sessions:
- 3/4 A – Friday
- 3/4 B – Friday
- 3/4 C – Friday
Please ensure that your child is reading out loud and regularly to an adult at home and has an opportunity to discuss their understanding. There is space in the reading records to sign when your child has read at home.
Any questions, please ask.
We look forward to sharing the reading records each week during Book Club. Happy reading!
Phase 3,4 Team
Reception Baseline Assessment
Packed Lunches
Does your child have a packed lunch at school? If so, please download our Guide to Healthy Packed Lunches.
Did you know that popcorn is a choking hazard for children under 5? Lot’s of people don’t! The Food Standards Agency. has published the following advice on how to prepare food safely for your young child.
Living and Learning – I follow the school rules
This week, we have thought about our school rules:
- we’re respectful
- we’re ready
- we’re safe
We have discussed why we have rules and how they keep us safe.
Help at home by asking your child if they remember our school rules. Why are they important?
Topic – Exploring Our Green and Pleasant Land
This half term, Year 5/6 have begun an exciting new Geography topic. We’ve been diving into the natural beauty that surrounds us – both near and far – and learning how these precious places are protected and why they matter.
To kick things off, the children explored the many benefits of National Parks across the UK, from protecting wildlife and habitats to encouraging outdoor adventures and boosting our wellbeing. We’ve been amazed by the variety of landscapes and the work being done to preserve them.
Bringing the learning closer to home, the class have also been identifying green spaces within Leeds and our local area, thinking about how these spots provide a place to relax, play, and connect with nature – even in a busy city.
It’s been a brilliant start to the topic, and the children have shown real curiosity and enthusiasm. We can’t wait to continue our journey, learning more about how we can protect and appreciate the green spaces around us!
Help at Home: Ask your child about their new topic vocabulary.
Living and Learning: school rules
This week, year 5/6 have been thinking about our school rules:
- We’re respectful
- We’re ready
- We’re safe
Having only three rules helps us to remember them. Children have been getting used to the classroom and school routines and thinking about how they can be mindful of our school rules.
Help at home: Discuss how rules help our lives run smoothly and keep everyone safe. Are there any rules that only apply at home? Do you have a different set of rules depending on the scenario? On holiday, in the car, at the swimming pool, in the supermarket?