Welcome to Ladybirds
Our teacher is Mrs Ramanandi, who is accompanied by Mrs Cole.
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
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html
http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html
Windy Winners!
Congratulations to all of our winners this week. Our two awards were for a Top Mathematician and a Top Effort. Class Top Effort Top Mathematician Dragonflies Amaris Elliott Ladybirds Tovino Emily Robins George Riley Owls Louie Harry Heidi ...
A visit to see how we’ve grown!
The school nursing team visited the reception children today to see how they had grown. The children were fascinated to see the measure they used to find out how tall they are. They also enjoyed looking to see how heavy they are in the electric scales. There was lots...
Windy Winners!
We would just like to say a huge well done to all of our winners this week - Top Handwriter and Top Growth Mindset. 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...
A festive singalong for the whole school
The whole school came together this morning for a festive singalong. We sang our hearts out, danced our socks off and even played the jingle bells. What a way to end the term! We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New...
A Huge Foodbank Thank you!
The school council paid a visit to Gateshead Foodbank this afternoon and delivered the many donations given by our school community. The children had a tour of the foodbank warehouse with Vic, who is one of the volunteers, and learned about how the donations are...
Christmas Lunch Day!
We have to say a huge thanks to our school catering staff for cooking us a fabulous Christmas lunch today. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. It was great to see all of the children and staff looking festive in their Christmas jumpers and outfits! Article 2: All children...
A super nativity show from Reception!
The children and staff have worked very hard over the last few weeks rehearsing for our school nativity. We hope you enjoyed it as much as the children enjoyed performing it! Have a look at our nativity photographs. We hope you enjoy looking at them! Article 29: Your...
House Points Reward
It's a huge congratulations to the Emeralds who were our house point winners for the Autumn term. House points are rewarded for a variety of reasons such as: effort, resilience, being helpful and respectful. Article 15: You have the right to choose your own friends...
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...