This Week

Welcome back to school! The children have settled in really quickly and are working hard already. This week house points were won by Finches.

On Monday Year 1 will be visiting Marshall's Arm. Wellies and waterproofs and a spare pair of shoes please.

On Wednesday we would like to welcome parents into school for a first aid course – please see separate mail for further information. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about how to treat minor injuries in the home.

Our school nurse has a drop in session on Wednesday morning from 8.30 until 10.00.

There is a Bike Right session for Year 5 on Thursday. You will receive an email if your child is on the course.

Finally on Friday we return to our class assemblies. This week is the turn of Mrs Holden’s Year 1 class. Families are welcome to attend and join the children in the classroom afterwards to show off their work.

Phonics and Reading

Phonics is taught every day in Reception as a lesson but is also taught throughout the day to revise the phonemes we've previously learnt.

We also follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds revised programme. Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised is a complete systematic synthetic phonics programme (SSP) developed for schools by schools.

When the children become familiar with the letter sounds they begin to blend letters together to read words.

You can get information on this method of teaching phonics on the following website

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk

Useful Websites to support Phonics and Reading

PhonicsPlay website is filled with free interactive games and has lots of advice on how to support childen learn to read.

Play a range of online phonics games, helping teach children the relationship between letters and sounds and develop the skills needed to read and write.

Play these free phonics games online from our fun-filled learning system, Brainzy . Phonics games for kids help build reading skills that will last a lifetime.

Try Topmarks age 3-5 years and 5-7 years to find many interactive online phonics games to help teach children develop the skills needed to read.

Phonics games that make learning to read fun!

Discover expert advice, educational resources and free eBooks to support children's learning at primary school and at home, from Oxford University Press.

Watch as the letters of the alphabet tell stories and make words using phonics.

The Washing Line Rhyme ~ match the pairs that rhyme.

There are also many Apps you can also download for tablets to support phonics and reading.