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
Exploring Beebots
This half term, Reception have been exploring the Bee-bots and the different ways that they can move. We focused on moving the Bee-bot forwards and backwards using the arrows, giving the Bee-bot instructions. We predicted how far the Bee-bot would need to move to...
Windy Winners!
This week our children were rewarded for being 'Top Writers' and all the staff agreed that it was a difficult choice. 'Top Effort' certificates were also given and these were for a variety excellence across the curriculum. Well done as always to our winners. Class ...
Windy Winners!
This week our focus was on a 'Top Geographer' and this gave our children the opportunity to show us their understanding of the physical features of the earth. Our other award was for a 'Top Attitude' and children have demonstrated this through a variety of different...
Run, run as fast as you can…
We have introduced and explored a new traditional take this week, ‘The Gingerbread Man’. The children used their thinking skills to create a bridge for the gingerbread man to cross the river instead of being eaten by the fox. We were so impressed with their ability to...
Phonics & Reading for Reception Parents
Further to the Reading meeting in school this week, please find attached information about phonics and reading information for Reception aged parents. You can download the presentation Windy Nook - Phonics and early reading meeting information 2021 or watch it in...
Windy Winners!
Our 'Top Sportsperson' is always a very difficult choice, maybe because we have so many talented sports people here at Windy Nook, so it's a huge well done to those winning a certificate. Growth Mindset sits at the very heart of our curriculum, so once again it's...
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...