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Ladybirds (Reception)

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.   

RWI Parent Information Videos     

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  

Simple & Complex Speed Sounds  

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:  

Early Years Book List  

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  

Ladybirds and Dragonflies work set 11.05.20

Ladybirds and Dragonflies work set 11.05.20

Hi everyone, Hope you all had a lovely weekend. It has been great looking at some of the ways people celebrated VE Day on Friday. We would love to see any other photos of the ways you celebrated! Well done again for the fantastic effort made with last week's work....

Week Five of Ladybirds Home Schooling!

Week Five of Ladybirds Home Schooling!

Hello Ladybirds, Wow another week over again. I hope you all enjoy celebrating VE Day today and have a lovely bank holiday. It has been lovely, as always, looking at all the fantastic things you have been doing at home. Here are some photos of what your friends have...

V.E. Day

V.E. Day

Tomorrow is a Bank Holiday, therefore, staff will not be setting any school tasks for the children; we all hope that ypu enjoy the long bank holiday weekend. This year, VE Day will coincide with the early May Day bank holiday, making it the perfect time to get...

Dragonflies and Ladybirds Work Set 07.05.20

Dragonflies and Ladybirds Work Set 07.05.20

Hi everyone, Here are the activities for today. Kind Regards Mrs Ramanandi & Miss Calam LITERACY:   High frequency words. Suggested follow up activities: Learn the next set of high frequency words. – play matching / memory games Play game...

Fantastic maps!

Fantastic maps!

Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to complete some of the geography activities from last week. Our map skills are fantastic with some amazing detail on them. Well done everyone and thank you to those parents and carers who have sent in photographs of their...

Dragonflies and Ladybirds Work Set 06.05.20

Dragonflies and Ladybirds Work Set 06.05.20

Hi everyone, Here are the activities for today. Kind Regards Mrs Ramanandi & Miss Calam LITERACY:   Re-read the story Oliver’s milkshake  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmREiMAGwkU     Discuss the story. Use the pages from the back of the caption booklet....

Talking to Children about Coronavirus

Talking to Children about Coronavirus

The following is an article from the British Psychological Society Advice for talking to children about Coronavirus 1. It is good to talk: Children will have heard about Coronavirus and likely noticed changes around them (such as people wearing face masks). It is...

Dragonflies and Ladybirds Work Set 05.05.20

Dragonflies and Ladybirds Work Set 05.05.20

Hi everyone, Here are the activities for today. Kind Regards Mrs Ramanandi & Miss Calam LITERACY:     Read the story Oliver’s milkshake  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmREiMAGwkU Talk about the story together. What new information has your child found out?...

Dragonflies and Ladybirds Work Set 04.05.20

Dragonflies and Ladybirds Work Set 04.05.20

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well. Super efforts with your work this week. Well done! Here are the activities for today. Kind Regards Mrs Ramanandi & Miss Calam LITERACY:   Complete 1 writing caption from the caption booklet.  – Post on tapestry so that we can...

Week Four of Ladybirds Home Schooling!

Week Four of Ladybirds Home Schooling!

Hi Ladybirds! And another week goes flashing by! It feels so long ago since I last saw you all at school and I know some of us are really starting to miss our friends and the normality of being at school, so I want to give you all a virtual hug and say how proud I am...

Ladybirds and Dragonflies work set 1.05.20

Ladybirds and Dragonflies work set 1.05.20

Hello everyone, Wow another week over, where does the time go. I hope you have had a fun week learning from home. Don't forget to check the website this afternoon to see all the fun things Ladybirds and Dragonflies have been doing this week.                          ...

Ladybirds and Dragonflies work set 30.04.20

Ladybirds and Dragonflies work set 30.04.20

Hello everyone, Remember to keep sending us Tapestry posts so we can see all the fantastic learning you are doing at home. Here are the activities for today. Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean...