Weekly update
The children are all finally in and we can begin on the fantastic learning experiences we have planned for the children. This week is particularly exciting as we have an expert visiting us to train us in the classroom along with the children. This involves the use of role play to develop children's learning.
The children have settled well into their register groups in the morning and we now ask that you make the entry into school as speedy as possible to allow for a pacey start to the day. However, the children still need to be encouraged to do as much of the morning routine themselves as possible.
Could I also remind you that names need to be on everything - snacks, drinks bottles, etc. We have been very impressed with the labelling of property with this intake but their are just a few children who do not have their snack labelled.
Communication, Language and Literacy
Continuing with our nursery rhyme theme the children will get another letter from Humpty Dumpty. This time he will be fretting because he is being visited by Incy Wincy Spider and he doesn't really know that much about spiders. Therefore, the class target is to look for spiders and webs around their environment and find out what they can about them. The result of the week will be an information book that we will be able to send to Humpty Dumpty ready for Incy Wincy Spider's visit.
The children have also been grouped in preparation for their reading activities and we will be focusing on learning the letter sounds and names for Aa, Ss, Mm, Tt, Gg, Oo and Pp. You may wish to let your child play on the websites: www.ictgames.com/phonic_fighter4.html and www.starfall.com As always the high frequency words play a vital part in your child's reading development and we do encourage them to practice them little and often. The induction evening will give you ideas of the types of games you can play with them at home. You may want to play on the website: www.ictgames.com/plankgameR.html
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
The children will now start their two PE lessons a week in the school hall as well as a daily outdoor curriculum. The children need to be as independent as possible and therefore, we are having a real push on fastening and undoing their own buttons. We do undo and fasten their top button as this is often difficult for them. Your support in this would be greatly appreciated. I am aware that the children will take longer to get ready for school, so maybe start off with them doing one button, increasing to all of them over the course of the term.
Last week we did have quite few items around the classroom ill-treated and as a result had to be thrown away. Therefore, we will be reinforcing the Golden Rules this week with an emphasis on 'Looking after equipment'. At the induction meeting on 10th October you will receive further information about how the Golden Rules work.
Here I Am
As part of our topic we have asked for photographs of the children as babies. Thank you to all the parents who have sent one in. Could any outstanding photographs be sent in as soon as possible so we can place them on display. Thanks.
Mathematical Development
Now that all our assessments have been completed in this area of learning we are now ready to start teaching the numeracy curriculum. This week we will developing the children's counting skills. They will be required to count a range of objects reliably. This will include counting objects given and also counting them out of a larger set. On Monday you will find an information sheet about how we go about helping the children become reliable counters.
Here are some great websites to support this week's learning objectives:
www.ictgames.com/duckshoot.html - the children look at the number and then count that number of ducks to shoot. This is based on the fairground game.
www.e-gfl.org/4.cfm?s=4&m=25&p=117,index - select Down the Farm game.
www.abc.net/countusin/games/game3.htm - you can also select game 5.
www.little-g.com/shockwave/colourcount.html - look at the number and colour the given number of objects on screen.
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/maths/counting/random%20count.html - the children need to count the fish.
www.primarygames.com/math/fishycount/index.htm - count the fish and click on the corresponding number.
www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/fruits/level2/l2/activity2.html - this is a lovely game for the children to play. Once you have clicked on this link there are a few other games you can go to.
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
In this area of the curriculum the children are looking at weather conditions. You may wish to develop your child's vocabulary by discussing the various weather types. The children will be asked to dress a teddy on the computer. Here are some websites to support this area of the curriculum:
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/bobinogs/games/game.shtml?1 - the children need to dress the character to match the weather.
www.angliacampus.com/tour/pri/geog/weathert/page02.htm - the children can find out about the weather with Teddy.
Physical Development
In this area of the curriculum the children will be further developing their scissor skills and fine motor skills. In PE they will be developing their balancing skills. They will also be developing their gross motor skills through a range of structured play activities outdoors.
Creative Development
Linked to our work on Spiders the children will be making clay spiders, owls and hedgehogs for Harvest. They will be creating spiders out of paper plates and shaping materials to create a spiders web. The children have been working really hard on making dream catchers with Mrs Latham and the last few who haven't completed theirs will get the chance this week. The children will also experience using a range of percussion instruments to accompany the rhyme of Incy Wincy Spider as well as learning a new song for our Harvest festival.
Finally, can I just remind you again of the Induction Meeting on 10th October. We do hope you can attend as there will be quite a lot of information given out.
Here's to a great week!
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway and the Foundation Stage Team
Friday, September 29, 2006
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Weekly beginning 25th September 2006
Weekly update
Information for new starters (25th September 2006)
Welcome to St Vincent's!
This is the first day of your child's exciting learning adventure at St Vincent's. There will be lots of new things to take in and many changes ahead. Please do not worry as the induction process has been carefully structured in order to enable your child to feel secure and happy making the transition into primary school.
This blogspot will be updated on a weekly basis and will contain lots of information regarding what your child will be learning in school for the week, websites you could visit to support the learning in school as well as activities you could try at home. It is updated every weekend in preparation for the coming week.
The next week will be a settling in time allowing the Foundation Stage Team to get to know your child, their needs and starting point. This indepth induction process enables us to provide your child with the right start to their learning, as we would not like to repeat anything that they have been taught before. If your pre-school provider gave you any records please could you let us have a look at them as this will help us to tune in alot quicker. Please do not worry if you do not have any.
Finally, information will be sent home via your child's reading diary. You should have received this today. The diary is a means of communication between home and school, and in particular we ask that you make a comment every week about your child's reading at home. There will be a further induction meeting, on 10th October, when all the children are in full time. At this meeting we will give further details regarding the types of comments you can make but we love to read your comments and always respond to them.
If you have anything you are unsure about please do not hesitate to see a member of the Foundation Stage Team.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Information for children already in school
Well! Can you believe it! Humpty Dumpty has not just written to the children but actually emailed them too!! This week the children are continuing to work on investigating the best way to build walls, looking at brick bonds, etc in preparation for their response to Humpty later in the week. The walls build so far are brilliant and ALL the children have been eager to have a go! These children have lots of 'get up and go' and we are looking forward to what this year holds in store for us. There has not been a day so far that we have not laughed out loud about something that has happened. 'A smile a day keeps the blues away!'.
Structured teaching will commence next week as this week we need to finalise and collate our assessments in preparation for the detailed planning of your child's learning experiences whilst they are in the Foundation Stage. However, never one to miss out on an opportunity, I have detailed some good websites you may want to try which will support your child's letter recognition.
www.ictgames.com/letterlifter.html - this is a great game. The children must look at the object and decide what sound it begins with. Once they have identified it they need to locate the letter symbol on the keyboard and type it in. If your child is still a little unsure of the sounds and can not hear the initial sounds yet then this may be one to leave for a later date.
www.ictgames.com/plankgameR.html - this supports the spelling and recogntion of the high frequency words throughout Reception.
www.ictgames.com/phonic_fighter4.html - I absolutely love this one!!
www.starfall.com - by far one of the best websites to support letter recognition in a fun and interactive way.
You may have noticed on last week's blog that I mentioned sending home handwriting homework. I think I may have been a little too ambitious with the planning last week and as a result the children were not taught the pattern. Therefore, we have decided to postpone handwriting homework until all the children are in full time. Therefore, Monday 2nd October will be the first day they receive handwriting homework.
Finally, can we just say how amazed we are at how quickly the children have settled this year. Well done to them all!
Here's to another great week!
Best Wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Information for new starters (25th September 2006)
Welcome to St Vincent's!
This is the first day of your child's exciting learning adventure at St Vincent's. There will be lots of new things to take in and many changes ahead. Please do not worry as the induction process has been carefully structured in order to enable your child to feel secure and happy making the transition into primary school.
This blogspot will be updated on a weekly basis and will contain lots of information regarding what your child will be learning in school for the week, websites you could visit to support the learning in school as well as activities you could try at home. It is updated every weekend in preparation for the coming week.
The next week will be a settling in time allowing the Foundation Stage Team to get to know your child, their needs and starting point. This indepth induction process enables us to provide your child with the right start to their learning, as we would not like to repeat anything that they have been taught before. If your pre-school provider gave you any records please could you let us have a look at them as this will help us to tune in alot quicker. Please do not worry if you do not have any.
Finally, information will be sent home via your child's reading diary. You should have received this today. The diary is a means of communication between home and school, and in particular we ask that you make a comment every week about your child's reading at home. There will be a further induction meeting, on 10th October, when all the children are in full time. At this meeting we will give further details regarding the types of comments you can make but we love to read your comments and always respond to them.
If you have anything you are unsure about please do not hesitate to see a member of the Foundation Stage Team.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Information for children already in school
Well! Can you believe it! Humpty Dumpty has not just written to the children but actually emailed them too!! This week the children are continuing to work on investigating the best way to build walls, looking at brick bonds, etc in preparation for their response to Humpty later in the week. The walls build so far are brilliant and ALL the children have been eager to have a go! These children have lots of 'get up and go' and we are looking forward to what this year holds in store for us. There has not been a day so far that we have not laughed out loud about something that has happened. 'A smile a day keeps the blues away!'.
Structured teaching will commence next week as this week we need to finalise and collate our assessments in preparation for the detailed planning of your child's learning experiences whilst they are in the Foundation Stage. However, never one to miss out on an opportunity, I have detailed some good websites you may want to try which will support your child's letter recognition.
www.ictgames.com/letterlifter.html - this is a great game. The children must look at the object and decide what sound it begins with. Once they have identified it they need to locate the letter symbol on the keyboard and type it in. If your child is still a little unsure of the sounds and can not hear the initial sounds yet then this may be one to leave for a later date.
www.ictgames.com/plankgameR.html - this supports the spelling and recogntion of the high frequency words throughout Reception.
www.ictgames.com/phonic_fighter4.html - I absolutely love this one!!
www.starfall.com - by far one of the best websites to support letter recognition in a fun and interactive way.
You may have noticed on last week's blog that I mentioned sending home handwriting homework. I think I may have been a little too ambitious with the planning last week and as a result the children were not taught the pattern. Therefore, we have decided to postpone handwriting homework until all the children are in full time. Therefore, Monday 2nd October will be the first day they receive handwriting homework.
Finally, can we just say how amazed we are at how quickly the children have settled this year. Well done to them all!
Here's to another great week!
Best Wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Week beginning 18th September 2006
Weekly update
Information for new starters (18th September 2006)
Welcome to St Vincent's!
This is the first day of your child's exciting learning adventure at St Vincent's. There will be lots of new things to take in and many changes ahead. Please do not worry as the induction process has been carefully structured in order to enable your child to feel secure and happy making the transition into primary school.
This blogspot will be updated on a weekly basis and will contain lots of information regarding what your child will be learning in school for the week, websites you could visit to support the learning in school as well as activities you could try at home. It is updated every weekend in preparation for the coming week.
The next few weeks will be a settling in time allowing the Foundation Stage Team to get to know your child, their needs and starting point. This indepth induction process enables us to provide your child with the right start to their learning, as we would not like to repeat anything that they have been taught before. If your pre-school provider gave you any records please could you let us have a look at them as this will help us to tune in alot quicker. Please do not worry if you do not have any.
Finally, information will be sent home via your child's reading diary. You should have received this today. The diary is a means of communication between home and school, and in particular we ask that you make a comment every week about your child's reading at home. There will be a further induction meeting when all the children are in full time. At this meeting we will give further details regarding the types of comments you can make but we love to read your comments and always respond to them.
If you have anything you are unsure about please do not hesitate to see a member of the Foundation Stage Team.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Information for parents of children already starting school.
This week we will be working on developing our Nursery Rhyme Land (our classroom). The children will receive a letter from Humpty Dumpty explaining that he is very worried because he is having a new house built (our home corner) and the last wall he sat on fell down! The children are to investigate brick bonds and work in pairs to create a wall for Humpty. They will test it out using a programmable toy. They will have to program it to try to know Humpty off the wall. this activity will support the children's understanding of problem solving, team work and knowledge of the world. The use of the programmable toy named Roamer is taught early to enable the children to know how to use it in other areas of the curriculum.
Following our theme on Humpty Dumpty the children will be investigating how eggs are changed when they are heated. If you feel like you want to have an egg-citing breakfast (sorry, counldn't resist!) why not have scrambled egg on Monday, boiled egg on Tuesday, fried egg on Wednesday (using fry-lite of course), poached egg on Thursday and finishing the school week off with an omelette.
We love our craft activities in the Foundation Stage and therefore the children will be making jointed Humpty's and creating members of his family. This is to develop the key scissor skills.
Below are a list of websites that you may want to use with your child. They are mainly based on the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/Foundation/humptyjig.html - this has a lovely jigsay for the children to put together again (because the all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't!)
http://ngfl.nothumberland.gov.uk/ict/mouseskills/ted.html - click and drag to develop the children's mouse skills and create a picture of teddy's face.
http://wgfl.digitalbrain.com/wgfl/web/foundation/humpty/humpty.htm
http://themouseclub.co.uk - this is obsessive particularly if you play noughts and crosses - I was on for about half an hour!
www.snaithprimary.eril.net/index.htm
http://demo.iboard.co.uk/screens/thread_home.htm?thread_id=5# - dress Humpty for hot and cold weather and make up your own rhyme (this is an evaluation copy but it still works)
http://demo.iboard.co.uk/screens/thread_home.htm?thread_id=4# - sequencing the rhyme and mending Humpty
www.hendersonville-pd.org/hpdnursery.html - range of nursery rhymes ( be warned! the music almost sends you to sleep!)
www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/humpty/index.htm - colouring pages, finger puppets and paper crafts.
www.starfall.com - for those letters of the alphabet!
As part of our Here I Am topic on babies we also ask that you send in a photogragh of when your child was a baby. We will be sticking it into a book so please do not send one that is really treasured. You will also receive a copy of a prayer you may wish to share with your child.
Handwriting homework will commence this week. Details of how to go about it will be on the inside cover of the book you receive home.
Many thanks
Jayne Narraway x
Information for new starters (18th September 2006)
Welcome to St Vincent's!
This is the first day of your child's exciting learning adventure at St Vincent's. There will be lots of new things to take in and many changes ahead. Please do not worry as the induction process has been carefully structured in order to enable your child to feel secure and happy making the transition into primary school.
This blogspot will be updated on a weekly basis and will contain lots of information regarding what your child will be learning in school for the week, websites you could visit to support the learning in school as well as activities you could try at home. It is updated every weekend in preparation for the coming week.
The next few weeks will be a settling in time allowing the Foundation Stage Team to get to know your child, their needs and starting point. This indepth induction process enables us to provide your child with the right start to their learning, as we would not like to repeat anything that they have been taught before. If your pre-school provider gave you any records please could you let us have a look at them as this will help us to tune in alot quicker. Please do not worry if you do not have any.
Finally, information will be sent home via your child's reading diary. You should have received this today. The diary is a means of communication between home and school, and in particular we ask that you make a comment every week about your child's reading at home. There will be a further induction meeting when all the children are in full time. At this meeting we will give further details regarding the types of comments you can make but we love to read your comments and always respond to them.
If you have anything you are unsure about please do not hesitate to see a member of the Foundation Stage Team.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Information for parents of children already starting school.
This week we will be working on developing our Nursery Rhyme Land (our classroom). The children will receive a letter from Humpty Dumpty explaining that he is very worried because he is having a new house built (our home corner) and the last wall he sat on fell down! The children are to investigate brick bonds and work in pairs to create a wall for Humpty. They will test it out using a programmable toy. They will have to program it to try to know Humpty off the wall. this activity will support the children's understanding of problem solving, team work and knowledge of the world. The use of the programmable toy named Roamer is taught early to enable the children to know how to use it in other areas of the curriculum.
Following our theme on Humpty Dumpty the children will be investigating how eggs are changed when they are heated. If you feel like you want to have an egg-citing breakfast (sorry, counldn't resist!) why not have scrambled egg on Monday, boiled egg on Tuesday, fried egg on Wednesday (using fry-lite of course), poached egg on Thursday and finishing the school week off with an omelette.
We love our craft activities in the Foundation Stage and therefore the children will be making jointed Humpty's and creating members of his family. This is to develop the key scissor skills.
Below are a list of websites that you may want to use with your child. They are mainly based on the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/Foundation/humptyjig.html - this has a lovely jigsay for the children to put together again (because the all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't!)
http://ngfl.nothumberland.gov.uk/ict/mouseskills/ted.html - click and drag to develop the children's mouse skills and create a picture of teddy's face.
http://wgfl.digitalbrain.com/wgfl/web/foundation/humpty/humpty.htm
http://themouseclub.co.uk - this is obsessive particularly if you play noughts and crosses - I was on for about half an hour!
www.snaithprimary.eril.net/index.htm
http://demo.iboard.co.uk/screens/thread_home.htm?thread_id=5# - dress Humpty for hot and cold weather and make up your own rhyme (this is an evaluation copy but it still works)
http://demo.iboard.co.uk/screens/thread_home.htm?thread_id=4# - sequencing the rhyme and mending Humpty
www.hendersonville-pd.org/hpdnursery.html - range of nursery rhymes ( be warned! the music almost sends you to sleep!)
www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/humpty/index.htm - colouring pages, finger puppets and paper crafts.
www.starfall.com - for those letters of the alphabet!
As part of our Here I Am topic on babies we also ask that you send in a photogragh of when your child was a baby. We will be sticking it into a book so please do not send one that is really treasured. You will also receive a copy of a prayer you may wish to share with your child.
Handwriting homework will commence this week. Details of how to go about it will be on the inside cover of the book you receive home.
Many thanks
Jayne Narraway x
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Week beginning 11th September 2006
Weekly update
Information for parents of the first intake
The first two days of the school year went very well. Many thanks for supporting your child on entering school, selecting their names and placing their belongings in the correct spot. The children have now started to understand the routines of the day and things are running very efficiently. Last week we concentrated on getting to know where the resources are, tidying up after a session as well as assessing your child on some basic skills. All the assessments for your child will be completed by Wednesday to enable the next intake to start theirs.
We would also appreciate it if you could make a comment in your child's diary when you have read with them, looked at the high frequency words, etc.
What will happen after the assessments?
The children will participate in a little project based on the story 'Lost and Found' by Oliver Jeffers. This book was the winner of the Gold Award last year in the Nestle Children's Book Prize. As a class we are entering a competition to become judges for this year's competition. The first round involves the children creating an environment using paint, oil pastels, etc for the penguin who is lost. Therefore, we will be completing activities linked to this. The last time we entered this competition, we did get through the first round and becomae judges for the 2004 awards. This is a great opportunity to be involved in the national love of children's literature.
Your child will also become a 'buddy' to the next intake of children. As they have had the benefit of a large adult-child ratio, they now take on the role of supporting the other children. This is an excellent way of providing the children with responsibility, a skill needed throughout life.
If you would like to start doing any ativities with your child, I would suggest visiting:
www.starfall.com - this is a great website that can be used to support letter recognition. The sooner we start the better!
Once again, thank you for your support.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Information for new starters (14th September 2006)
Welcome to St Vincent's! This is the first day of your child's exciting learning adventure at St Vincent's. There will be lots of new things to take in and many changes ahead. Please do not worry as the induction process has been carefully structured in order to enable your child to feel secure and happy making the transition into primary school.
This blogspot will be updated on a weekly basis and will contain lots of information regarding what your child will be learning in school for the week, websites you could visit to support the learning in school as well as activities you could try at home. It is updated every weekend in preparation for the coming week.
The next few weeks will be a settling in time allowing the Foundation Stage Team to get to know your child, their needs and starting point. This indepth induction process enables us to provide your child with the right start to their learning, as we would not like to repeat anything that they have been taught before. If your pre-school provider gave you any records please could you let us have a look at them as this will help us to tune in alot quicker. Please do not worry if you do not have any.
Finally, information will be sent home via your child's reading diary. You should have received this today. The diary is a means of communication between home and school, and in particular we ask that you make a comment every week about your child's reading at home. There will be a further induction meeting when all the children are in full time. At this meeting we will give further details regarding the types of comments you can make but we love to read your comments and always respond to them.
If you have anything you are unsure about please do not hesitate to see a member of the Foundation Stage Team.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Information for parents of the first intake
The first two days of the school year went very well. Many thanks for supporting your child on entering school, selecting their names and placing their belongings in the correct spot. The children have now started to understand the routines of the day and things are running very efficiently. Last week we concentrated on getting to know where the resources are, tidying up after a session as well as assessing your child on some basic skills. All the assessments for your child will be completed by Wednesday to enable the next intake to start theirs.
We would also appreciate it if you could make a comment in your child's diary when you have read with them, looked at the high frequency words, etc.
What will happen after the assessments?
The children will participate in a little project based on the story 'Lost and Found' by Oliver Jeffers. This book was the winner of the Gold Award last year in the Nestle Children's Book Prize. As a class we are entering a competition to become judges for this year's competition. The first round involves the children creating an environment using paint, oil pastels, etc for the penguin who is lost. Therefore, we will be completing activities linked to this. The last time we entered this competition, we did get through the first round and becomae judges for the 2004 awards. This is a great opportunity to be involved in the national love of children's literature.
Your child will also become a 'buddy' to the next intake of children. As they have had the benefit of a large adult-child ratio, they now take on the role of supporting the other children. This is an excellent way of providing the children with responsibility, a skill needed throughout life.
If you would like to start doing any ativities with your child, I would suggest visiting:
www.starfall.com - this is a great website that can be used to support letter recognition. The sooner we start the better!
Once again, thank you for your support.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Information for new starters (14th September 2006)
Welcome to St Vincent's! This is the first day of your child's exciting learning adventure at St Vincent's. There will be lots of new things to take in and many changes ahead. Please do not worry as the induction process has been carefully structured in order to enable your child to feel secure and happy making the transition into primary school.
This blogspot will be updated on a weekly basis and will contain lots of information regarding what your child will be learning in school for the week, websites you could visit to support the learning in school as well as activities you could try at home. It is updated every weekend in preparation for the coming week.
The next few weeks will be a settling in time allowing the Foundation Stage Team to get to know your child, their needs and starting point. This indepth induction process enables us to provide your child with the right start to their learning, as we would not like to repeat anything that they have been taught before. If your pre-school provider gave you any records please could you let us have a look at them as this will help us to tune in alot quicker. Please do not worry if you do not have any.
Finally, information will be sent home via your child's reading diary. You should have received this today. The diary is a means of communication between home and school, and in particular we ask that you make a comment every week about your child's reading at home. There will be a further induction meeting when all the children are in full time. At this meeting we will give further details regarding the types of comments you can make but we love to read your comments and always respond to them.
If you have anything you are unsure about please do not hesitate to see a member of the Foundation Stage Team.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Weekly update 4th September 2006
Welcome to St Vincent's!
This is the first day of your child's exciting learning adventure at St Vincent's. There will be lots of new things to take in and many changes ahead. Please do not worry as the induction process has been carefully structured in order to enable your child to feel secure and happy making the transition into primary school.
This blogspot will be updated on a weekly basis and will contain lots of information regarding what your child will be learning in school for the week, websites you could visit to support the learning in school as well as activities you could try at home. It is updated every weekend in preparation for the coming week.
The next few weeks will be a settling in time allowing the Foundation Stage Team to get to know your child, their needs and starting point. This indepth induction process enables us to provide your child with the right start to their learning, as we would not like to repeat anything that they have been taught before. If your pre-school provider gave you any records please could you let us have a look at them as this will help us to tune in alot quicker. Please do not worry if you do not have any.
Finally, information will be sent home via your child's reading diary. You should have received this today. The diary is a means of communication between home and school, and in particular we ask that you make a comment every week about your child's reading at home. There will be a further induction meeting when all the children are in full time. At this meeting we will give further details regarding the types of comments you can make but we love to read your comments and always respond to them.
If you have anything you are unsure about please do not hesitate to see a member of the Foundation Stage Team.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
This is the first day of your child's exciting learning adventure at St Vincent's. There will be lots of new things to take in and many changes ahead. Please do not worry as the induction process has been carefully structured in order to enable your child to feel secure and happy making the transition into primary school.
This blogspot will be updated on a weekly basis and will contain lots of information regarding what your child will be learning in school for the week, websites you could visit to support the learning in school as well as activities you could try at home. It is updated every weekend in preparation for the coming week.
The next few weeks will be a settling in time allowing the Foundation Stage Team to get to know your child, their needs and starting point. This indepth induction process enables us to provide your child with the right start to their learning, as we would not like to repeat anything that they have been taught before. If your pre-school provider gave you any records please could you let us have a look at them as this will help us to tune in alot quicker. Please do not worry if you do not have any.
Finally, information will be sent home via your child's reading diary. You should have received this today. The diary is a means of communication between home and school, and in particular we ask that you make a comment every week about your child's reading at home. There will be a further induction meeting when all the children are in full time. At this meeting we will give further details regarding the types of comments you can make but we love to read your comments and always respond to them.
If you have anything you are unsure about please do not hesitate to see a member of the Foundation Stage Team.
Best wishes
Jayne Narraway x
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