Author: Mrs Wood

Fun in the snow!

Today, we embraced the weather by taking the opportunity to explore ice and snow.

The children used their excellent team work and followed instructions to build Harry the snowman. There was lots of conversation involved and the children listened to each other’s ideas really well. Here is how Harry turned out!


There was a colour mixing investigation during our ice painting session!

Pencil grip matters

Does it really matter how your child holds their pencil?

Yes, it does! It can make a huge difference to the ease and efficiency with which s/he writes. 

A dynamic tripod grip-the preferred grip-allows your child to write quickly and fluently and requires only tiny movements of the muscles in the hand.

Habits such as how we hold a pencil are formed early on. In Reception we teach pencil grip and plan activities that help develop strong hand and finger muscles.

Please encourage your child to use the tripod grip at home.

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone for filling in and returning the recent settling in feedback forms. Many thanks for your support and positive feedback – we all really appreciate this.

Many of you feel there’s not always enough information available and that it’s not always accessible. We’ll continue to send regular newsletters containing information about what we’re learning and any important diary dates. Do continue to check the website and our notice board for dates and information. In addition, please look at our class news to see what we’ve been up to each week – we’re posting more pictures and information as a result of the feedback.

You’re always welcome to look at your child’s ‘Learning Journey’ during ‘Relax and Read’. If you can’t attend at this time, please ask us for a time to pop-in and have a look. The children love sharing their book and talking about their learning. The learning journeys are on the door in the entrance to the classroom. You might even want to borrow them to look through at home.

We’re continually reviewing the way we assess and share information with parents and e-profiles is something we continually consider in order to get best value and best practice for our children.

If you’ve any concerns or need information, please contact Reception staff – we’d be happy to talk through your child’s learning with you.