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Windy Nook updated Home School Agreement

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A busy week in the sun in nursery!

A busy week in the sun in nursery!

This week we have made the most of the Summer weather and spent extra time outdoors. We have had extra drinks and talked about staying hydrated and looking after our skin by applying sun cream. We have thoroughly enjoyed accessing our school fields and participating...

Transition and much more!

Transition and much more!

This week our children who are moving on to Reception in September spent two days in their new classrooms meeting their teachers and familiarising themselves with their surroundings. It was lovely to hear and see how happy the children had been and how impressed their...

Baby visitor in Nursery!

Baby visitor in Nursery!

We enjoyed having a visitor in nursery on Monday. Miss Clough's great-nephew visited us to help us learn more about babies. He was supposed to visit during our baby animals/mammals topic but was unwell unfortunately. We thoroughly enjoyed having him in nursery and...

Science Week in Nursery

Science Week in Nursery

We have had a great time being scientists this week. We all experienced going inside of a dome which was situated in our school hall. The dome had a projector inside and showed projected stars and constellations, planets and astronauts on the moon. We also took part...

Five Little Sunflowers!

Five Little Sunflowers!

We have continued to explore our beach treasure this week. We finished drawing some beach treasure of our choice which has been made into a beautiful display in nursery. We completed beach themed pictures and games on the interactive white board and continued to share...

Beach treasure!

Beach treasure!

We have started our new beach topic this week. We explored and examined crabs, seaweed, shells, pebbles and drift wood in our investigation area using magnifying glasses. We also shared the book, Look what we found at the beach which is a beautifully illustrated and...

Reading and much more!

Reading and much more!

In maths this week we focused on counting and recognising numbers. We played a game with baking trays and pictures of biscuits. We counted the amount of chocolate chips in each biscuit and matched it to the number written on the tray. We also played a game called Miss...

Super snails and much more!

Super snails and much more!

This week we have continued to learn more facts about worms and composting. We started to make a display of what is compostable and which insects we can find in a compost bin. So far we have produced some fantastic worms, fruit flies and snails. We have enjoyed the...

Another busy week in nursery!

Another busy week in nursery!

This week we have continued to find out about worms and composting. We shared a non-fiction book about worms and we have learned that worms do not have eyes or teeth, they produce slime to help them move around in earth and they do not have a skeleton! We also found...

Welcome new friends in nursery!

Welcome new friends in nursery!

We have had a lovely first week back after Easter. We welcomed three new friends who have settled into nursery life amazingly well. This half term we are focusing on composting and worms. We read the story, A Worm called Wallace this week which is a fictional story...

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check – Information for Parents

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check – Information for Parents

Please find attached a PDF of the information for parents about the phonics screening check.    Phonics Screening Check. Information for parents. Below are the previous years  Phonics Screening Check Booklets. Please download one per week and practice. Remember for...