Dear Parents                                                                                                                12.10.18

Next week we will be learning…

Maths: we are using cooking as a hook for maths, looking at capacity and the language which goes with it such as ‘full’, ‘empty’ and ‘half-full’. We will be making (and eating) porridge with the children!

Literacy: In literacy we will be developing our ideas of the structure of story and sequencing from last week. We will be getting the children to develop their own stories, thinking of beginning, middle and end of the story as well as character and setting. See if your child can make up their own stories at home. We will be scribing the story for them and then acting some of them out!

Phonics: Next week we will be looking at the sounds ‘i,n,m and d’, learning the synthetic sound and actions to go with them. We hope that you have found the action sheet and sound cards useful in supporting your child at home. We are also sending home handwriting sheets. Don’t worry if your child is not yet ready for these. They act as a guide for you as to how we will be teaching the children to write the letters and for those who are ready/want to have a go!

Some useful information!!

• A parents meeting about phonics will take place at30 on Tuesday 20^th November. Please come along so that you can hear how we will be teaching phonics in the coming weeks.
• We will be going to the library on 21^st November. Please see the letter enclosed. We would be really grateful for some parent helpers. There is lots of time to get your DBS check if you would like to support us. Please go and see the office to discuss it with them.
• Please remember to return any news orders for photos and Christmas card pictures and orders as soon as possible.
• Please let us know as soon as possible if you have still not received the Tapestry notification. We would really like to move over to this form of communication after half term. Thank you for you cooperation.

Thank you

The Early Years team

Dear Parents                                                                                                                05.10.18

Next week we will be learning….

Maths: In maths next week we will be focusing on 2D shape. We will be talking about the different properties of the shapes e.g how many straight or curved sides or points each shape has and their names. We will be making pictures from shapes etc. To support this learning we will be making sandwiches and cutting them into rectangles, squares, circles and triangles. If there is anything we need to know re allergies that you have not already told us please let us know. We will be using dairy free spread, jam or marmite with a  choice of white or brown bread.

Literacy: In literacy we will be looking at sequencing, linking to this weeks ‘Going on a bear hunt’ story and to this weeks maths theme of making a sandwich. What did we do first, next and last? How about making some sandwiches at home and talking to the children about the shapes and sequence of actions?

Phonics: Next week we will be starting to learn the letter sounds. In the welcome meeting we will talk a little more about this. We will be looking at the sounds ‘s,a,t and p’, learning the synthetic sound and actions to go with them. The children will come home with the sounds we are learning in an A5 wallet so that you can support them in what they are learning in school, and this will be added to each week.

Some useful information!!

• As a reminder the welcome meeting for parents is on Monday 8^th Miss Deacon, the new teacher for Seahorses class is looking forward to meeting you all.
• A parents meeting about phonics will take place at30 on Monday 8^th October. Please come along so that you can hear how we will be teaching phonics in the coming weeks.
• Please can we remind you that the school has a no nuts policy as we have some severely allergic children and staff. Thank you for your cooperation.
• You may be interested to know that you can organise a birthday lunch for your child at school. The catering staff serve pizza and ice cream or similar and your child can invite 7 friends to share the lunch at a specially laid table. Please enquire at the office if you are interested.

Thank you

The Early Years team

Welcome to the new parents and children at St Peters. We do hope that you have had a fun first week and are looking forward to starting again on Monday!!

The children are settling in well. They have been taking time to get to know each other and new friendships are being forged and old ones revisited. We have been introducing the children to new routines; learning where and how to access different resources, lining up, getting ready for snack time and lunch and tidying away. We are getting to know the children and are looking forward to getting on with our learning.

Next week sees the children swap their afternoons and mornings, giving them  a different perspective on the school day.

A few reminders: Please remember to write in the home school book when you read with your child. We already have some children almost ready for their first certificate!! We still have  a few PE kits missing and a few jumpers unnamed. Please could this be rectified for next week.

We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

The early years team.

Dear Parents                                                                                                                                              09.07.18

Hello again!

• The end of term is fast approaching! This week sees us begin to get ready for year 1. The children will spend the afternoon on Monday in their new classes. We hope that they were excited to tell you all about their stay with their new teacher on Friday afternoon. On Tuesday we are involved in a dance workshop and Wednesday afternoon sees us all heading to Oaklands where we will watch the year 6 production of Annie with the whole school. Friday sees the children spend the whole day in their new classes.

Reminders and requests:

• As usual: named hats, water bottle and sun block applied before they come into school please!
• Thank you very much to all of you who have sent in your library books. Please could we have the last couple of stragglers so that Mrs D can finalise her stock take. Thank you. Your child will be allowed to borrow a book over the summer.
• Multicultural Party: This will take place on Wednesday afternoon (18th). We ask that you make something with your child to celebrate their culture e.g. Irish soda bread, Japanese seaweed. Please send your child’s contribution in a named Tupperware on the morning of the 18^th. No nuts or nut products please.

The Early Years Team

Dear Parents                                                                                                                                              02.07.18

Hello again!

• In literacy this week the Evil Pea (from Supertato) will be sending us a letter explaining that he has kidnapped all of the superheroes. Our task it to design and make a trap to capture Evil Pea. They will work together in teams to design, label and make a trap. It will be fun to see what the children think of!
• In maths we will be looking at money, matching pennies to coin denominations.
• In phonics: we will be continuing phase 4 and also focusing on learning to spell some of the tricky words that they need to know by the end of reception.
• This week the children will be spending some sessions in the year 1 classes and will soon be finding out who their teacher is for next year.

Reminders and requests:

• As usual: named hats, water bottle and sun block applied before they come into school please!
• Please could you send your child in with their library books ASAP as Mrs D will be dong a stock take in the next couple of weeks. Your child will be allowed to borrow a book over the summer.
• Multicultural Party: We would like to have an end of term celebration with the children, celebrating their year with us and the different family heritage of the children in our class. We will be asking you to please send in some food celebrating their culture as well as national flags and other objects that the children can be proud about to share with the children in early years. Previously we have all shared Sri Lankan rice, Irish bread and Hampshire strawberries.

The Early Years Team

Dear Parents                                                                                                                                             25.06.18

Hello again!

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Reminders and requests:

The Early Years Team

We had the best trip today to pizza express. We were able to be a part of every stage of pizza making and even got to eat our creations!

What a fabulous week it has been. We have enjoyed bedtime story hour, lots of exploring the snow and now a day at home to enjoy it!

Please stay safe in the snow and make the most of it.

We are looking forward to parents evenings next week to let you know about how well your children have settled and how much they can now do!

See you next week,

The Early Years Team

We have been very busy in YR and I am sure that the children will now appreciate a very restful holiday, spending time relaxing and recovering from bugs! We have lots of exciting trips and experiences coming up, but hope your children have told you all about what they have already had. Make sure you ask them about the vet visit and our friends from Pets at Home!

Have a great week,

The Early Years Team

Today (Friday) saw us taking part in a whole school STEM day (looking at science, technology, engineering and mathematics). We made our own magnifying glasses out of plastic cups, elastic bands and cling film and then hunted for bugs in the woods which we looked at using our magnifying glasses. We poured water on to the top of the cling film and this helped to make our bugs and leaves look bigger… It was really fun and the children were very engaged. See if you can find some bugs in your garden at home?

Have a lovely weekend

The early years team