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
Staff Testing Programme
21/01/21 Dear parents / carers As of Monday 25th January, school staff are being asked to take COVID tests twice weekly at home. 1 in 3 people are asymptomatic and the DFE and NHS are hoping that by testing school staff they will be able to reduce the spread of the...
Home Learning Survey
Dear parents and carers, Thank you so much for all of your support as we navigate managing home learning and in school provision once again. As ever, we have at the heart of the decisions we make what we believe to be best for the children at Windy Nook. Our aim is to...
Reception Home Learning 21.01.21
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...
Reception Home Learning 20.01.21
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...
Reception Home Learning 19.01.21
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...
Latest info for parents/carers 18.1.21
18/01/21 Dear parents / carers Thank you for your continued support with both home learning and learning in school. Last week we experienced some technical difficulties with access to our online learning, however, we are hopeful they have been resolved. Mrs. Hope will...
Reception Home Learning 18.01.21
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...
No Business Like Snow Business!
The children in the Ladybirds Class and Dragonflies class had a fabulous time playing in the snow. They were very creative working together to make some fabulous snowmen. They then enjoyed making snow angels and rolling down hill in the snow. They finished off by...
Support with phonic teaching at home Early Years & KS1
If you are unable to access the live phonics lessons or you would like to do more phonics work at home, there are lots of prerecorded phonics lessons A rough guide for which one to watch: Set 1 - nursery aged children Set 2 - reception aged children Set 3 - reception...
Online Reading Books for Early Years & KS1
Just a quick reminder that we highly recommend the Oxford Owl online book website. It is excellent and has many free online books from phonic based reading schemes. This will support your child's reading development at home. You will need to register first. Remember...
Reception Home Learning 15.01.21
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 Vodafone data-loaded SIM cards
Dear parents, We have a number of data-loaded Vodafone SIM cards available to any families who have limited broadband/ mobile data to use for home learning. The SIM cards are pre-loaded with 30GB of data, and could be used to give extra data for mobile learning on a...