Welcome to Dragonflies
Our teacher is Miss Hill, who is accompanied by Miss Foster.
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.
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
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
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:
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
First weeks in Reception!
The children have had an amazing first few weeks in their new Reception classes! The children have met up with old friends and made lots of new friends too! They have explored different areas of our indoor and outdoor classroom, taking turns and finding out how to...
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Today, we hosted a Teddy Bear's Picnic, through the week we wrote invitations for our teddies to come to Festival day and join us for a picnic. We also read the story 'This is the Bear and the Picnic Lunch' by Sarah Hayes. Just as in the story, the rain came but it...
90s Summer Festival 2023
Today was the return of the annual Summer Festival at Windy Nook. We decided on a 90s theme and all of the children really dressed for the occasion. Year 6 led the event, painting banners and manning all of the different stations on offer: bubbles; juice and biscuits;...
KS1 Art Gallery
Round 2 for our Windy Nook gallery and this time with EYFS and KS1. What a great evening seeing all of the children’s hard work on their portraits as well as their sketchbooks. It was lovely to see the children so proud of what they had created and showing this off to...
School Games Day
This week, across the whole school, we celebrated School Games Day. This is a day where we focus on a mass sports event and look at some of the countries involved with it to celebrate sports achievement. This year, we focussed on the upcoming Women's World Cup. In...
Discounted Meals during the Summer Holidays!
Below is a list of places, which are quite local who are offering free or discounted meals over the holiday period.
Outdoor fun in Reception.
Reception children spent a lot of time using our fantastic school grounds last week. We enjoyed parachute games, an afternoon on the top field, pond dipping and used our outdoor classroom for snack time. We ended the week with off with a well deserved ice lolly....
A goodbye to the butterflies!
After watching the life cycle of the butterfly in class, the time finally arrived to watch the butterflies emerge from their chrysalis'. The children were amazed by the amazing transformation from the caterpillar into a butterfly, they observed the butterflies...
Symmetry!
This week, the children in Ladybirds and Dragonflies have been learning about symmetry and looking at symmetry in nature in particular butterflies. The children enjoyed doubling, creating patterns and showing symmetry using paint. Article 28: You have the right to a...
Windy Winners!
A huge well done to all of our winners this week - Top Sporstperson and our Value of the Month, which was Friendship. 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 Value -...
Reception Class New Starter Welcome Meeting
Please find attached a PDF copy of the parent information power point from the Reception New Starter Welcome meeting. Reception Class new starter induction powerpoint for parents 2023 In the PDF there is information about the transition days in July and the transition...
Windy Nook Sports Day
Today we hosted our annual sports day for children in Reception all the way through to year 6. The children took part in 6 different activities as part of a carousel. They were: sprints, vortex howler throw, egg and spoon race, standing long jump, obstacle relay and...