Welcome to Ladybirds
Our teacher is Miss Byrne, 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
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
Home activity packs available on websites:
Maths Activities:
Phonics Activities:
Literacy Activities:
Wellbeing & Physical Activities:
Getting familiar with the KS1 yard!
Over the last couple of weeks in Reception the children have been developing their gross motor skills, exploring the painted trails on the KS1 yard as well as playing on the tyres. The children have enjoyed playing the different games independently and practicing...
We’ve found our Mojo
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Early Years Online Journal Tapestry User Guide
Tapestry is an interactive online journal, recording and sharing learning and special moments of children’s early years education with parents. Tapestry is safe and secure as well as GDPR-compliant, plus simple to use. Unlike paper journals, parents and carers can see...
Rocking in our School Shoes!
The children have had another fabulously busy week in the reception classes. They have spent time counting objects accurately and knowing the total. They have enjoyed writing and drawing in the writing area and in the outdoors. The children were delighted to see their...
Phonics Meeting for Reception Parents
Further to the Reception class parent reading meeting in school this week, please find attached information about phonics and reading information. You can download the presentation as a PDF, where there are QR codes signposting you to different areas of support from...
Planning, Doing and Reviewing!
The children have started thinking about what they are choosing to do this week. We have started sessions where children plan what they would like to do, they do it and then they come back to their group and review it. The children have planned some fabulous...
First weeks in Reception!
The children have had an amazing first few weeks in their new Reception classes! The children have met up with old friends and made lots of new friends too! They have explored different areas of our indoor and outdoor classroom, taking turns and finding out how to...
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Today, we hosted a Teddy Bear's Picnic, through the week we wrote invitations for our teddies to come to Festival day and join us for a picnic. We also read the story 'This is the Bear and the Picnic Lunch' by Sarah Hayes. Just as in the story, the rain came but it...
90s Summer Festival 2023
Today was the return of the annual Summer Festival at Windy Nook. We decided on a 90s theme and all of the children really dressed for the occasion. Year 6 led the event, painting banners and manning all of the different stations on offer: bubbles; juice and biscuits;...
KS1 Art Gallery
Round 2 for our Windy Nook gallery and this time with EYFS and KS1. What a great evening seeing all of the children’s hard work on their portraits as well as their sketchbooks. It was lovely to see the children so proud of what they had created and showing this off to...
Discounted Meals during the Summer Holidays!
Below is a list of places, which are quite local who are offering free or discounted meals over the holiday period.
Outdoor fun in Reception.
Reception children spent a lot of time using our fantastic school grounds last week. We enjoyed parachute games, an afternoon on the top field, pond dipping and used our outdoor classroom for snack time. We ended the week with off with a well deserved ice lolly....