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
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
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!
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 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...
Christmas Clothes Appeal
Please can you help our school fundraise for Christmas? Fundraise & recycle poster
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
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!
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 ...
Anti-Bullying Newsletter
Bullying comes in many shapes and forms including physical, emotional and psychological. The latter of the two can create many hidden scars and can go unnoticed. This is particularly prevalent online, our children spend an increasing amount of time online on social...
Children In Need 2022
Today all of the children in school have celebrated and raised money for Children In Need. As a school we have raised an amazing £509.82. A huge thank you to everyone for your generous donations. In classes, the children took part in a spot design competition...
Anti-Bullying Week 2022
In celebration of Anti-Bullying Week, children across the whole of Windy Nook have taken part in a variety of activities and lessons to spread the message to 'Reach Out'. On Monday, everyone wore their favourite odd socks to kick-start the week by celebrating...
Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy!
We have been very busy in our outdoor area recently. We have looked at bulbs this week and why we plant bulbs in Autumn, the children then went outside in groups and planted bulbs in the planters using trowels. In our outdoor learning sessions in Reception, the...