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
Reception Home Learning 03.02.21
Join us today for our live lessons at – 9am for Phonics 10.30am for Maths 11.30am for Literacy If you need help with opening and logging on to Google Classroom, please click on the following – Please remember to be logged out of any other Google accounts to allow you...
Weather Update: School Open to Pupils Currently Attending 2nd February
School will be open to all children currently attending today (who have been at school this week). Please check our adverse weather procedures. Use the front entrances. Due to COVID restriction and the need for a one-way system around school the following doors will...
Reception Home Learning 02.02.21
Join us today for our live lessons at – 9am for Phonics 10.30am for Maths 11.30am for Literacy If you need help with opening and logging on to Google Classroom, please click on the following – Please remember to be logged out of any other Google accounts to allow you...
Reception Home Learning Work w.c. 25.01.21
The children have been full of busy this week with their home learning lessons. In Phonics they learnt new sounds ay, ee, igh, ow and ar with some tricky red words as well. In Numeracy they looked at taking away and sharing equally. Looking at the photos the children...
Reception Home Learning 01.02.21
Join us today for our live lessons at – 9am for Phonics 10.30am for Maths 11.30am for Literacy If you need help with opening and logging on to Google Classroom, please click on the following – Please remember to be logged out of any other Google accounts to allow you...
Revised Live Teaching Times from Monday 1st February
Just a reminder about our revised 'live teaching' times commencing on Monday 1st February The revised timings are as follows: Nursery: (when not self-isolating) live lessons every day 10am Reception: continues with 9:00, 10:30, 11:30 live sessions Year...
Windy Winners!
It’s been yet another fantastic and productive week both inside and outside of school; our children continue to astound us with the work that they are doing both at school and whilst at home remote learning. It's a huge well done to all of our Windy Winners this week....
Children’s Health and Well-being Week
29.01.21 Dear parents and carers, Children's Mental Health Week commences 1st February. The theme this year is Express Yourself. We will be participating in a number of activities. One of which will be asking the children to wear their favourite outfit on Thursday 4th...
Another amazing week of work from the Reception Class children at school
The children have enjoyed learning using winter as the theme for lots of activities in class. The children loved addition with Elsa and Anna from frozen. They were also fabulous with all of the phonics activities.The children created art scenes, painting, using winter...
Reception Home Learning 29.01.21
Join us today for our live lessons at – 9am for Phonics 10.30am for Maths 11.30am for Literacy If you need help with opening and logging on to Google Classroom, please click on the following – Please remember to be logged out of any other Google accounts to allow you...
Free Ebook borrowing service
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13f9WLY9F6gw_rTQBhl9R3a7uIi0DPDp-/view?usp=sharingDear parent/carer, Gateshead Libraries are offering their free, online 'BorrowBox' service for borrowing electronic books. Please watch the video link below for instructions on how to access these free ebooks from Gateshead Libraries. INFORMATION VIDEO ON HOW TO...
Important: Feedback and Changes to Home Learning
28/1/21 Dear Parents / Carers Thank you to everyone who completed our home learning survey; your feedback is very much appreciated. On behalf of all the staff, thank you for your recognition of the effort we are making to ensure your children continue to learn while...