Week beginning 22.10.25

Wow, the children have completed their first term at school! It has been a busy 8 weeks and the children have settled so well, becoming familiar with the routines of school and having lots of fun playing and learning both inside and outside. This week we have revisited the sounds and tricky words taught. Please continue to practise them at home and practise blending CVC words. You can find some CVC words and activities under our teaching and learning, phonics tab. The children have engaged well with their UW enquiry - exploring everyday materials and their other enquiry how has travel and transport changed over time. They had fun looking at lots of different old and modern transport. On Thursday we held our harvest service at St Anne's Church and the children enjoyed walking with their year 6 buddies. The other half of Plum Class had their forest school session. Even though it was quite wet this week, they still had fun climbing trees, building dens and playing in the mud kitchen. We hope you have a nice half term break, see you Monday 3rd November 2025 for term 2. 

Week beginning 13.10.25

This week the children have been introduced to four new sounds h, b, f and l. Supporting materials have been sent home in reading folders. Please help the children to consolidate the phonemes taught so far. In maths, the children have been copying and continuing repeating patterns. They have also been comparing number and using the language of more than and fewer than to compare sets of objects. The children have been Historians when revisiting their big question 'how has travel and transport changed?' and have enjoyed comparing old and modern transport. On Thursday, Plum Class had a great time at forest school with their Year 6 buddies, climbing trees and building dens and there was lots of lovely mud face paint! It was lovely to see so many of you at parents evening and sharing how your child has settled in school. School is closed on Monday 20th October 2025 as it is an inset day. We will see you on Tuesday 21st October 2025. We hope you have a lovely long weekend. 

Week beginning 6.10.25

This week the children have been introduced to four new sounds ck, e, u and r. Supporting materials have been sent home in reading folders. Please help the children to consolidate the phonemes taught so far. In maths, the children have been copying and continuing repeating patterns. They have also been subitising up to 4 and have been exploring the composition of 3 and 4. The children have been Historians when exploring the history of hot air balloons and thoroughly enjoyed making their own hot balloons, They are very excited to bring them home. On Thursday, Hazel Class had a great time at forest school with their Year 6 buddies, climbing trees and  building dens. Thank you for supporting our sprinkle of yellow on Friday for World Mental Health Day. We hope you have a nice weekend. 

EYFS notice:

Thank you to those of you who were able to come to our EYFS Literacy workshop. You will find the presentations and information shared under the teaching and learning tab, phonics. Please also visit the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised website where there is a dedicated parents section with information and videos. Please come and see us anytime if you have any questions about reading and writing. Thank you. 

Week beginning 29.9.25

This week the children have been introduced to four new sounds g, o, c and k. Supporting materials have been sent home in reading folders. Please help the children to consolidate the phonemes taught so far (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d). In maths, the children have been sorting objects by a type. They have also been exploring the composition of 2, 3 and 4, understanding that 2 is made of one and another one etc. The children have been Scientists when exploring everyday materials. They have been exploring the flexibility of different objects and materials. They have been Historians when comparing old and modern transport and this weeks focus has been water transport - boats and ships. In PE, the children explored different ways of moving and practised their balancing skills with a beanbag. On Friday, the EYFS children enjoyed watching Holly Class perform their class assembly and the Y6 buddies enjoyed us being there. We hope you have a lovely weekend. 

Week beginning 22.9.25

This week the children have been introduced to four new sounds i, n, m and d. Supporting materials have been sent home in reading folders. Please help the children to consolidate the phonemes taught so far (s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d). In maths, the children have been identifying and making sets as well as practising their counting skills using 1:1 correspondence. The children have been Scientists when exploring everyday materials. They have been Historians when comparing old and modern transport including cars, buses and bikes. On Friday the EYFS children enjoyed watching Maple Class perform their class assembly and the Y6 buddies enjoyed us being there. We hope you have a nice weekend.  

Week beginning 15.9.24

Thank you for all your support with the children's induction to school and being brave seeing them into school.  The children have done so well adapting to the new routines of school and having lunch. They have enjoyed seeing their buddies at lunch time, playing in the sensory garden. The children have been getting to know each other and have enjoyed playing alongside each other with the indoor and outdoor provision. The children have been learning new vocabulary like phoneme and grapheme. They have learned s, a, t, p and have been engaging with mark making activities. In maths they have been learning about subitising and have also been matching objects and pictures. Thank you to those who could come along to our welcome to the year meeting on Tuesday. The information shared can be found under the 'letters and information' tab. We also add a 'this week' document under the 'teaching and learning' tab so you can see some of the things the children are doing. On Tuesday 7th October 2025 at 2.30pm we will be holding an EYFS phonics workshop, we hope many of you will be able to attend. We hope you have a lovely weekend. 

Forest school notice: EYFS please see Evidence Me for your child's specific date, thank you. 

Hazel Y1 - Tuesday 7th October 2025 and Tuesday 14th October 2025.

Hazel EYFS with buddies - Thursday 9th October 2025. 

Half of Plum Class with buddies - Thursday 16th October 2025.

Half of Plum Class with buddies - Thursday 23rd October 2025.

Please send children into school wearing their forest school clothes. It is a Thursday (PE day) but they do not need to bring in their PE kit, they can stay in their forest school clothes. Children will need to wear long sleeves and bottoms to be able to climb trees etc. Children can wear the wellies they have in school. Please come and see us if you have any questions, thank you. 

New documents added to the 'Letters and information' tab:

• EYFS welcome to the year presentation slides
• EYFS phonics workshop letter

PE notice:

Hazel and Plum Classes will have PE on a Thursday during term one. Please send children into school wearing their PE kit. We kindly ask that footwear does not have laces. Long hair should be tied back. Earrings should either be removed or taped up, thank you. 

Year One have swimming on Wednesdays, please send children into school with their swimming kit, thank you.