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
Wonderful colours – linking art and science!
The children have learned about the colouring mixing this week. They found out that the three important colours, red, yellow and blue are known as the primary colours and that these three colours that cannot be created by mixing other colours. The children explored...
Who will help us make the bread?
Reception made bread buns after reading the story of The Little Red Hen. They used a recipe, measured the ingredients and helped make the dough. Once the dough had proved, the children kneaded individual portions and prepared it to make bread buns. Once cooked, the...
Comic Relief at Windy Nook
Staff and children at Windy Nook made a great effort on Friday to support comic relief, with many wearing red to support the day. Children shared their best jokes in a competition which saw a winner chosen from each class. As well as the show of support in clothing...
Exploring 3d Shapes
This week in Reception, the children have been investigating 3D shapes naming: cube, cuboid, cylinder, pyramid, sphere and cone. The children explored what would happen when they printed a 3d shape in playdough, they noticed that the flat faces held the same shape as...
#LetGirlsPlay Celebration Day
On Friday, we celebrated a national event by taking part in the #LetGirlsPlay campaign. This campaign is designed to help get more girls involved in football and address some of the gender inequalities that currently exist. As part of this day, children had an...
Windy Winners!
A huge well done to all of our winners for both this week and last. 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 Reader Handwriter Dragonflies Haroon...
Building a bridge for the Gingerbread Man!
This week, the Ladybirds and Dragonflies have been exploring the story of 'The Gingerbread Man'. On Monday, the children had a STEM activity to investigate, building a bridge for the gingerbread man to get over the river away from the fox. The children enjoyed using...
Chinese New Year Celebrations!
This week, both the Dragonflies and Ladybirds learned all about Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated. The children made their own large dragon head after watching lots of traditional Chinese festivals, the children painted, stuck and decorated the dragon. Whilst...
Windy Winners!
A huge well done to our Windy Winners for their fantastic efforts last week. Top Attitude and Top Reflector. 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 Attitude Top...
A marvellous afternoon at multi skills!
Today some children from Ladybirds and Dragonflies headed to Heworth Grange school to take part in a multi-sport event. The children had super attitudes and showed great determination throughout the event and helped their team collect points. They managed to get 274...
Investigating melting and freezing!
This week in Dragonflies and Ladybirds, the children have been keeping an eye on the weather each day when completing the message board. They have noticed that it had became very cold and that ice and frost was covering the ground. Over a couple of days, the children...
Outdoor art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy
This week in our outdoor session both the Ladybirds and the Dragonflies focused on the transient art style of Andy Goldsworthy, he uses natural resources to create colourful shapes and designs. The children decided to work together to collect natural materials create...