Important Dates! 
 

29th January - We will be celebrating the Chinese New Year! 

Friday 31st January - Openbox theatre in to hold a penguin workshop with the children. 

Thursday 13th February - 9:00am - Caterpillar Class Outcome - Art Gallery - Please bring some loose change as a donation for your child's art work so we can purchase some new toys! 

Friday 14th February - 9:00am - Ladybird Class Outcome - Art Gallery - Please bring some loose change as a donation for your child's art work so we can purchase some new toys! 

February 25th February - Parent OPAL stay and play session 

Welcome back to the Spring Term!

The children had a wonderful first term and we are looking forward to all the exciting learning opportunities this term! 

Thank you for all your hard work and support with Phonics at home. The children have made an amazing start with their reading. Please continue to regularly practise your sound cards, tricky words and reading books. Please ensure your child's reading books come into school everyday. Their Big Cat book will continue to be changed on a Friday.

Perfect Penguins

A penguin was found lost and alone in a fridge at school! It is missing its family and home and wishes it had something to remind it of its relatives. The children will create different representations of penguins using a range of media, which will then be displayed in an art gallery for parents to come and view.

Home Learning 

Vocabulary 

During this project, we will be introducing the children to some specific vocabulary. The children will learn a definition for each of the vocabulary words and will learn to use them orally in sentences. Please explore these words with your child. 

penguin       waddle        huddle        flipper    ice     tobogganing     chick     ice floe      colony      blubber   

So far the children have listened to stories by Julia Donaldson and Sue Hendra. 

Our author this half term will be Oliver Jeffers! We will use the book 'Lost and Found' during our 'Perfect Penguins' Project. During our storytimes, we will also read plenty of other books written by Oliver Jeffers. 

Year R Tricky words 

Here is a list of tricky words that we will be learning to read from memory in Year R. 

Autumn Term 

I     the     is    as   and    has    his    her    into    to    no   go    he   she   we   be    me    of     pull     push    full    put   

Spring Term 

was      are    all      they     my      by    you      pure      sure   

Summer Term 

said    so    have    like     some      come    love    do      little     were    here     says     there     when    what     one    out    today

Curriculum Evening 

Here is the presentation we shared at our curriculum evening. 

Year R Information 

Our school gate opens at 8.40am and registration takes place at 8.50am. We finish at 3:15pm. 

We have PE on a Thursday morning. This half term, we will be developing the children's fundamental movement skills. The children will not need plimsolls. Please take out your child's earrings before they come to school. PE bags will be sent home at half term to be washed. 

Please ensure that your child has their reading folder in their school bag everyday. All children will need to bring their bag and water bottle in everyday. Please regularly check your child's bag for letters. 

Thank you to all the parents who have named their child's clothing. This really helps us out! 

On wet weather days your child will need a coat and wellies. If the weather is cold, please send your child in with a coat, hat, scarf and gloves. Please ensure all these items are named.