Book bags
A reminder that each child needs a book bag in school to carry letters and soon their home reading book. This will avoid any important letters going missing.
PE days
Great to see all the year 5/6 children in their PE kit this week.
This half term, 5/6S and 5/6OB have their PE lessons on Monday and Wednesday. 5/6M have their PE lessons on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Welcome back
It was lovely to welcome all of our returning children back to Nursery on Monday. They had definitely grown over the summer and couldn’t wait to see their friends again and tell us about their holiday adventures. Children were also pleased to meet our new starters; many new friendships are already beginning to form.
Our Stay and Play on Monday afternoon was very busy. Children enjoyed exploring Nursery with their parents and carers and there were lots of sad faces when it was time to go home! Luckily, children didn’t have to wait too long until they returned for their first session.
Well done to everyone (parents and carers included!) for surviving their first session at nursery! It’s a big step for everyone. Many children waved good bye with big smiles on their faces and couldn’t wait to play. For a few children, saying bye was a little tricker; we’re pleased to say that with some support, they all found something that they enjoyed during the session and we’re sure that they’ll soon settle quickly. Keep talking about Nursery in a positive way and they’ll be smiling at the waving window in no time!
We’ll post some photos soon – we just need to check all of our photograph consent forms before we do.
Living and Learning : being ready and responding
All classes spent some time this week talking about the ground rules of our Living and Learning sessions. These include listening to each other, respecting difference and joining in.
We have also talked about being ready and responding, which are two of the 8Rs for learning. Find out more on our Health pages.
Living and Learning
This week the children have been thinking about how to show they’re ready to learn. Firstly they set some ground rules that would be used in each lesson- they felt this was very important. In groups the children came up with different ways they can show that they are ready to learn.
‘Eyes on the speaker.’
‘Not interrupting when others are speaking.’
They also discussed how to respond in a positive way to feedback in school, whether this was linked to learning or their behaviour. A good start to the year!
Year 1 information evening
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to the information evening tonight. We hope you found it useful. The presentation can be found below.
A fantastic start to school!
We have had an exciting week welcoming everyone on their first few days of school!
We are very proud of how the Foundation 2 children have settled in and adapted to all the changes in their lives. They have been learning how to listen in larger groups, take turns and have formed new friendships and relationships with adults. Their independence and confidence is increasing on a daily basis!
They have been exploring all the new areas, activities, toys and resources in Foundation 2. We are following the children’s interests and adapting our provision accordingly. This has included knights and dragons, baking, cars and dinosaurs so far. Please let us know if your child has any particular interests that we can share at school too.
You can add to ‘our interests’ board any interests your child may have. We will use this information to plan for your child’s classroom environment. We love to read their favourite stories, so if they would like to bring in a book to share, they are more than welcome.
Home-link
When teaching the children to write their name, we sing a ditty to support with their letter formation. You can use the Letter Formation guide for support when practising writing their name at home.
Class Novel – The Enchanted Wood
We have started our class novel, The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton, and all the children are enthralled already. It is a classic, which you may have read yourselves or have a copy of at home. Read along at home, if you like, or you could ask your child which characters we have met so far and what they like about the story.
Year 1 Information Evening
We are looking forward to meeting lots of parents and carers at the Year 1 information evening this Thursday, 12 September, at 6pm.
Nursery is ready!
Welcome to our new families and welcome back to our returning ones! We hope that you’ve had a lovely summer break; we can’t wait to see you all and hear all of your exciting stories about your summer adventures.
This week, staff have been very busy preparing Nursery for children to stay and play on Monday. Following the building work during the holidays, we had lots of furniture to move and boxes to unpack. We’re pleased to say that Nursery is ready and looking very inviting – all we need now are some children to come and join Ferdie and Fern to play!
Staff and our Nursery foxes have also been out and about in Scholes and the surrounding villages, visiting our new children in their homes. It was lovely to meet everyone and begin to get to know you all. During these visits, we like to find out a little bit about what your child enjoys and we have incorporated some of the common interests into our Nursery provision. This year’s shared interests ranged from dinosaurs and construction vehicles to jungle/farm animals, baking and dancing. In our reading corners, we have a selection of books that we know are already favourites such as the Gruffalo, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Peppa Pig.
We’re confident that children will find some thing that they like on Monday…. Here’s a sneaky peak at what they have to enjoy!
We’re looking forward to seeing you all soon.
Returning children will join us on Monday morning from 8.30am until 12.30pm.
New children will join us for their Stay and play session with an adult (approx 1 hour) during the afternoon.