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Ladybirds (Reception)

Welcome to Ladybirds 

Our teacher is Miss Byrne, who is accompanied by Mrs Cole. 

Our PE day is a Friday – Children should wear their PE kit to school on Friday’s. 

If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher. 

Click on the link below to access information about the year or should you require a paper version then just ask the class teacher or at the office. 

Reception-class-parent-Information

Early Reading and Phonics at Windy Nook Primary School 

Early Reading and Phonics Policy Windy Nook Primary School 

At Windy Nook Primary School, we teach phonics using the RWInc Phonics Program. 

For information about phonics please visit the Read write Inc website  or click on the link below or scan the QR code to watch videos that support parents with understanding phonics and supporting children with phonics at home.  

RWI Parent Information Videos    

We host a Early Reading / Phonics meeting for parents every year in the Autumn Term. Click on the link below for a copy of the Reading Meeting Power point. Current Reception parents will have received a copy of this document via ping in the Autumn term. 

Phonics and early reading parents meeting

Other resources that you may wish to download to use and support your child at home. 

rwi phonics formation mat updated

rwi-set-1 flashcards – letter and rhyme hook 

rwi-set-2 flashcards – letter and rhyme hook 

Simple & Complex Speed Sounds   

Phonics websites for games to help support your child with phonics. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds 

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase3Menu.htm 

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html 

http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html 

For further information about supporting your child with Early Reading and Phonics,  please contact a member of the Early Years or Key Stage 1 Staff. 

Resources: 

Early Years Book List 

Phonics websites for games to help support your child with phonics. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds 

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase3Menu.htm 

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html 

http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html 

For more information about helping your child with phonics please refer to the following websites. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYx1CyDMZSc 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3gcv_zLWwk 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R16KrypGtuU 

A Huge Foodbank Thank you!

A Huge Foodbank Thank you!

The school council paid a visit to Gateshead Foodbank this afternoon and delivered the many donations given by our school community. The children had a tour of the foodbank warehouse with Vic, who is one of the volunteers, and learned about how the donations are...

Christmas Lunch Day!

Christmas Lunch Day!

We have to say a huge thanks to our school catering staff for cooking us a fabulous Christmas lunch today. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. It was great to see all of the children and staff looking festive in their Christmas jumpers and outfits! Article 2: All children...

A super nativity show from Reception!

A super nativity show from Reception!

The children and staff have worked very hard over the last few weeks rehearsing for our school nativity. We hope you enjoyed it as much as the children enjoyed performing it! Have a look at our nativity photographs. We hope you enjoy looking at them! Article 29: Your...

House Points Reward

House Points Reward

It's a huge congratulations to the Emeralds who were our house point winners for the Autumn term. House points are rewarded for a variety of reasons such as: effort, resilience, being helpful and respectful. Article 15: You have the right to choose your own friends...

Windy Winners!

Windy Winners!

Well done to our Top Designers and Top Effort award winners this week. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class  Top Effort   Top Designer   Dragonflies  Hudson ...

The Clumsiest Elf

The Clumsiest Elf

Our Reception and Nursery children have had a fun filled morning watching The Clumsiest Elf show. They were a fabulous audience and joined in with dancing and actions when Effie (the elf) asked them to. As the title of the show suggests, Effie was really clumsy and...

Windy Winners!

Windy Winners!

This week our two awards were for a Top Growth Mindset and Top Researcher. Well done to all of our winners! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class  Top Growth Mindset  ...

Christmas is coming…

Christmas is coming…

Christmas has arrived in Reception, on the 1st of December as part of our learning in RE, we talked about advent and began our own advent calendar that tells us the Christmas story each day. We also decorated the Christmas tree and explored our new Santa's Grotto role...

See how our eyes are working!

See how our eyes are working!

This week, the Reception children had an exciting visitor. A lady came to check our eyes were working properly, the children focused really well and could point to the matching letters and pictures. Before the visit, we watched an episode of Topsy and Tim where Tim...

Road Safety Day 2022

Road Safety Day 2022

Windy Nook celebrated Road Safety Day by taking part in various activities that raised awareness of how to be safe when in or around vehicles. Classes took part in practical activities that looked at how a seatbelt/helmet works; the importance of crossings and why...

Windy Winners!

Windy Winners!

Last week our two awards were for a Top Effort and Top Scientist. Well done to all of our winners! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class  Top Effort   Top Scientist  ...