Welcome to Dragonflies
Our teacher is Miss Calam, who is accompanied by Miss Foster and Mrs McDonald.
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
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:
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
Online Homework and Information
Maths Activities
Phonics Activities
Literacy Activities
Wellbeing & Physical Activities
Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum
This week in the Reception classes we have been focusing on Jack and the Beanstalk. We couldn’t believe when footsteps were left in our classroom. We used some super detective skills to work out who had left them, we discovered it was the Giant! We have looked at...
Fairtrade Fortnight
Last week we enjoyed exploring Fairtrade Fortnight across the school. We have learned about food producers from different parts of the world and the problems that affect farmers in some countries and areas. We learned what the Fairtrade scheme is and the importance...
Windy Winners!
This week sees our children having the opportunity to 'show off' their maths skills - it's an important subject and our children give 100% in every lesson. Our children also give 100% effort in everything that they do. So it's a huge well done to all of our 'Top...
Mix a pancake, Stir a pancake, Pop it in a pan.
This week we have been reading the book Mr Wolf's Pancakes. We have also been learning all about Shrove Tuesday and Lent. We had a fantastic Pancake day making, choosing a delicious topping and then eating pancakes. We also had fun learning lots of pancake songs and...
More fun on World Book Day!
As you'll see in another post, World Book Day was celebrated enthusiastically by staff and children at Windy Nook this week! 3rd March is a day to revel in a love of books and reading, to celebrate the amazing places books can take us and to share our favourite...
World Book Day at Windy Nook!
What a wonderful World Book Day we had at Windy Nook! On 3rd March, along with children all over the country and many parts of the world, the Windy Nookers celebrated the joy and wonder of books. The children had brilliant costumes of many great characters from story...
Windy Winners!
Our Monthly Value this month is 'Tolerance' and the children have been learning about this through assemblies and just daily life around school. Top Readers and Attitudes were our weekly awards. A huge well done to all our children this week. Class Top Attitude Top...
Alexa tell me about…
Alexa has arrived into the Reception classes, over the last couple of weeks we have been learning how to use her to help us with our learning. We have been setting timers, listening to Nursery rhymes and she even tells us jokes! This week, we have been asking Alexa...
Keeping Safe Online
Safer Internet Day was on Tuesday 8th February this year. The theme for this year was 'All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online'. In all areas of the school our children participated in a range of activities such as: quizzes, comprehensions and...
WN PTFA Annual General Meeting
Windy Nook PTFA will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 10th March 2022, 4- 5pm, at Windy Nook Primary School. All welcome. For further information, please contact the PTFA directly on p.t.f.a.windy@outlook.com Please let us know if you would like to...
Windy Winners!
This week our children were awarded for being 'Top Investigators' with our other award for a 'Top Effort' As always, it's a huge well done to all of our winners. Class Top Effort Top Investigator Dragonflies Jackson Isaac Ladybirds Mercedes George ...
Super Maths in Reception
Over the last couple of weeks, Reception have been investigating money and measuring. When looking at money, the children identified and sorted different coins, practised counting out pennies and took turns to be shop keepers. Investigating technology, the children...