Learning letters!

Thank you to all the parents who attended our parent morning on Monday, we hope it was useful. If you have any further questions please speak to either Mr Caldwell or Miss Pearce.

The children have settled into full time schooling very well and are really enjoying learning, playing and interacting with their friends. They have been very busy over the last two weeks learning their sounds, practicing writing their names and beginning handwriting.

Just to clarify we will be following the Letters and Sounds phonic programme and will be teaching each sound along side a Jolly Phonic action. We have covered 8 sounds over the last two weeks and the children have picked each sound up very easily. Please keep practicing at home!

The children have also been taught the first four parts of The Casey Caterpillar story to help develop their handwriting skills. We will send out copies so the children can practice each night. Please ensure your child has the correct 'pencil grip' when holding their pencil.

 

Lastly thank you to all those parents who have been sending their child to school with their bookbag everyday. It is highly important that the children get into a routine of bringing these everyday so when they are reading levelled books they can take new ones home each night as this will aid their reading progression. A little reminder, please ensure your child looks after any books they take home, ripped or damaged books are not a good example to be showing the children and a charge will be sent home for a replacement.

Forestry Friday

Every Friday Reception class try to spend as much time outside as possible. We have a wonderful environment for learning outside and we make the most of it! Children will be developing their social and language skills, as well as learning about nature and spending time with nature in our increasingly urban world.

Today they made dens, played hide and seek, caught monsters, made kites, ate lots of apples and pears, rolled down our hill, read stories on the grass, made mushroom tents with the parachute, played cowboys amongst other things. They were very, very busy...

Today was the first time we lit a fire and we taught them the rules for being safe. They knew to make sure and stay outside the circle unless invited in by an adult. In the coming weeks we will be using the fire to boil water for hot chocolate and toast marshmallows. Please be aware that they will come home smelling of woodsmoke on a friday!

First Full Week!

Tigers and Zebras have now finished their first full week and have done very well settling into their new environment! One of the big changes has been having lunch in the dining hall, which the children have really enjoyed as you can see from the pictures below.

Mr Caldwell and Miss Pearce have been spending lunch with the children, both in the dining hall and after they go outside to play. Next week we will be checking in on them, but will be starting to give them their independence  a little more too!

Packed lunches should have a balance of food and should include fresh fruit and vegetables.

The school meal menu is available from the school office and Eden food services have a website: http://www.edenfoodservice.co.uk/

Welcome Tigers & Zebras!

Dear Reception Parents,

Welcome to all of our new Reception children, as well as familiar faces and new families! The children have had their first morning and have been enjoying their introduction to life at Cabot. Even the most confident child can feel a little wobbly at the beginning of the year, so please do not worry if there is a little anxiety or some tears; they will soon settle. Having said that, it has mostly been smiles all round, as you can see, if you visit our blog at:

http://www.cabotpatchkids.blogspot.com/

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Dates:

Monday 12th September Reception children will be in from 8:35am to 12pm

Monday 19^th September Reception children will be in from 8:35am to 3:15pm

Monday  26^th September there will be a brief Parents meeting from 8:35am to 9:00am.We will introduce our Reading Recovery teacher Anne Goree and talk about how we will teach reading this year.

Uniform:

The children look lovely in their uniforms and more jumpers have been ordered. Please make sure to label all items of clothing. If you have not ordered your uniform, please can you call in to the school Reception and talk to Jo or Lorene?

Curriculum:

Our topic this term is called ‘All About Me’ and the children have been telling us about their families, and talking about what they liked to do in Nursery and what they are looking forwards to doing in Cabot Reception!

In the coming weeks, we will be exploring our school as well as venturing further afield within the local area. If anyone would like to come on a walk with us, just let Miss Pearce or Mr Caldwell know.

More detailed curriculum information is available on the parents’ board- one of which is outside Reception, the other is inside. You can also contact us directly by phone if there is anything else you need to know, or are unsure about. Please phone after 3:15pm and if we are in a meeting we will get back to you as soon as possible!

Many Thanks

The Reception Team