Week beginning Monday 14th September

Another big well done Year R! You have had a fantastic week of full days at school. It is so lovely to see you arrive at school each morning with your super smiles ready for another day of learning and fun.

This week we have started our daily phonics lessons. The children have been learning the letter sounds for s, a, t, p and have been linking these sounds to initial sounds of words. They have also been introduced to some oral blending.

We have also started our daily Whizzy Maths lessons. We have been practising counting forwards from 0 to 5 and backwards from 5 to 0. We have enjoyed lots of counting rhymes and songs. 

On Monday we were introduced to our clue container for the first time. Each week we look at the clues to see if we can work out what our story/nursery rhyme/theme will be for the week. This week our learning has been based around the rhymes I'm a Little Teapot and Polly Put the Kettle On. We have enjoyed singing the rhymes, lots of teapot art and making lots of cups of tea in our role-play areas!

We have really enjoyed playing outside and enjoying the September weather. On Wednesday morning, we were introduced to the trim trail as part of our gross motor skills session.

It has been a busy week and the children have had many new experiences. Well done Year R, we are very proud of you all!

Next week our learning will be based on a traditional tale. Please do ask your child which tale this is. We have an exciting week planned for them. We hope that our Year R curriculum meeting on Thursday 24th September is in your diaries. At this meeting you will be able to find out more about the Year R curriculum and the school day.

How you can help 

Please remember to send your child in with a waterproof coat every day as we will go out regardless of the weather.

Please help your child with making their lunch choice by talking them through the menu each day. We know that it is quite overwhelming having a choice of five lunch options,  please support your child by talking these through and helping them decide.

Please check that you have named items of clothing, especially those that are removed. We have had many green cardigans, green sweatshirts and PE hoodies without names this week. If you use iron on labels/stickers please check these when clothing is washed as they do come loose then fall off.

Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please speak to one of the Year R staff.

Number Formation Guide 

Practise numerals at home with this printable number formation guide.  All numbers are formed by starting at the top.

Curriculum Presentations

Letter formation and handwriting

Please find images of how to support your child in achieving the correct letter formation.

• lower-case letters start at the top
• dots and horizontal cross lines are added after the main part of the letter has been formed
• capital letters start at the top and go down first, the pencil is then taken off the paper to add the horizontal lines

It is extremely important that your child uses a comfortable and efficient pencil grip, even though this may not be the same as your own. This should be the pincer grip.

Climbing the tree to a better me

Our special tree focuses on the Social, Moral, Spiritual and Social aspect of our learning. In Year R we are practising using our manners, being a good friend and being respectful and responsible.

We can earn three stars for each rung of the ladder and at the end of the year we can earn a special sticker at the top of the tree for our effort in trying to show these things.

When we have collected three stars of the same colour we can show our certificate in assembly and our name is moved up the ladder in class to show our progress.