Reception

Teacher - Mrs S Davidson  Teaching assistant - Mrs J Quirk

A lovely start

Mrs Quirk and I are so pleased with the way all of the children have settled into Reception.   Those children who did not attend our nursery have made lots of new friends and are becoming familiar with our routines.  Every day the children learn something new which is a delight to see.  We are becoming quicker at changing for PE and are learning the importance of tidying up safely and quickly.  We hope you enjoy following our exciting learning journey on our class page.

Some reminders

• PE kits should be left in school all week. Although PE is planned for Tuesdays sometimes we do need to change the day.
• Reading books must come to school each day.  Our home reading target is for children to read at least 4 times each week.  Please sign your child’s reading diary when they have read so that we know they have read at home. 
• Hair accessories should be small and blue or grey please.
• Check all items of uniform are named.
• Each week the children will have some sounds to practise in their phonics book.  Forming the letters carefully is really important as habits form quickly and it is difficult to undo incorrect formation habits later on.
• If you have any concerns at all about your child, make an appointment at the school office.
• Snack money £2 per week can be paid weekly or termly.
• If your child is absent due to illness please write a letter explaining the reasons for absence on their return to school.  We can cope very well with coughs and colds.  You are welcome to come and top up Calpol or anti-biotics at lunchtime if required.  Unfortunately we cannot administer any non-prescription medicines or antibiotics.

Black History Day

The children went to their first whole school assembly today and were super listeners.  Liverpool poet Levi Tafari performed some of his poems for the children.  Back in class the children watched a BBC education programme about Rosa Parks.  We were so impressed with their understanding and the questions they asked.

Harvest Festival

Thank you so much for all of your generous donations for our Harvest festival.  We were very proud of how the children sat and performed during their very first church service.  Well done to our speakers: Emily and Zachary you were amazing.  Such confidence speaking in front of a huge audience. 

Attendance

Nearly all of the Reception children achieved their 100% attendance this half term.  What a fantastic achievement! Keep it up!  Can we be the class winners next term?🏅🏅🏅

Important dates next half term:

• Eye tests - 31st October

• Flu vaccines - TBC

• Hearing checks - 6th November

• Parent review day (PPRD)- 22nd November 1-7pm.  Children will go home at 12.00 that day and MUST return with you for your appointment with Mrs Davidson in order to get their afternoon attendance mark.

• Reception height/weight - 5th December

Welcome back

Our young gardeners went out with Mr Coleman, our site manager,  today to identify types of leaves.  They came back showing me oak, sycamore, holly, birch and ivy 🍁 leaves.  I was so impressed by their memory of ‘evergreen’ when talking about the spiky holly.  Grace was our photographer today.  Pictures to follow...

Parents’ maths workshop this Thursday at 5pm.

A letter was sent home today.

Thank you to the parents who attended our maths workshop. All children should now have received the pack along with their Sumdog password.

Readathon

Please encourage your child to take part in this sponsored read for a wonderful cause.  All monies should be paid directly to the Readathon website as detailed in the information sent home on Friday.  Thank you in anticipation for your support.

PPRD

School closes at 12.00pm on Thursday.  There will be no after school club.  Please bring your child to the appointment so that they can get their afternoon attendance mark.  Appointments are up on our classroom window if you need to check your time.  

Thank you to all our parents for attending PPRD meetings this week.  #workingtogethertosupportthechildren

Our class story at the moment: ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’ by Jill Tomlinson is opening up so many fantastic learning opportunities. 

We are eagerly anticipating our visit from Stephen Green from S and R Birds tomorrow.  We are hoping he will bring us some owls!

Can you name the birds of prey?

...a Little owl, Harris hawk, Eagle owl, Kestrel and our favourite...the Barn owl.

We are so extremely proud of our Reception children.  One week to rehearse. They knew their songs, words, when to come onto the stage, no tears, all happy in their costumes....What more can Mrs Quirk and I say? Bursting with pride...It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. You are all superstars!⭐️⭐️⭐️👏🏻

We have been so impressed by the children’s talk day presentations.  Lovely story telling, nativity scenes and Christmas songs. Thank you for your support. 

Wishing you a magical Christmas from all of the Early Years team 🎄

Mrs Quirk and I were overwhelmed with your generous and very thoughtful gifts today.  Thank you very much.  We would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas. We loved hearing about the children’s plans for Christmas Eve today.  Hopefully they will all sleep for 10 hours so that Christmas Day doesn’t begin too early! 🤞🏻🙂Have a lovely break and we look forward to some more super learning in the new term and even more ‘keyword champions’.

Merry Christmas! 🎄 

Spring term 2019

Happy New Year!