Year R
Here you will find key information and helpful tips to support your child as they start their school journey.
What have we been learning this week?
Week Commencing Monday 6th July 2026
"Oh we do like to be beside the seaside" continued into this week with some exciting activities.
In Design Technology the children practised mashing fruit to put in their ice lolly ready for the seaside day we had on Wednesday.
To get 'the beach' we handed the bus driver our tickets and headed off in the charabanc, singing songs to pass the time on the journey. When we got to 'the beach' we looked for shells, made sandcastles, sunbathed and fished for small creatures in the rock pools. To finish off our trip we had our yummy and very healthy fruit ice lollies - they were delicious!!
On our return to school, we wrote postcards to our families letting them know what we had been up to on our trip. We walked to the post box to pop them in the slot - you should receive these very soon!
These activities have been a lovely way for us to spend time with the children doing fun activities to round off our last full week together.
How you can help:
Firstly, please have a well-deserved break and rest over the Summer ready for a fresh start in Year 1 in September.
We will be sending home your child's updated sight word and spelling assessments for your information. Please look at these periodically over the Summer for practice and the library reading challenge will be a great way to keep some reading going during the break. Many children will be able to read picture books independently now - how they have changed since they started school!!!
Finally, we would like to say a huge thank you to all of our lovely Year R families for your support over the year. The children have been wonderful to teach and we have very much enjoyed watching them grow in confidence and abilities since their start in September! How time flies!!
Wishing you all the very best for next year - don't forget to pop by and let us know how you are getting on.
Have a lovely Summer!
The Year R Team
Number Formation Guide
Practise numerals at home with this printable number formation guide. All numbers are formed by starting at the top.
Curriculum Presentations
Thank you very much to the parents who attended the Year R curriculum meeting and the Phonics and Reading evening.
Please find the three presentations below as well as some ideas for supporting your child with phonics and reading games, wordless books and some examples of questions to ask your child when reading with them.
Thank you for your support.
If you have any questions, please pop and see the class teacher.
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
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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.
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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.
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