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St Mark's CE Primary School

Bluebell

Welcome to Bluebell Class Webpage!

Why is it good to be me?

Welcome to the autumn term!

The Foundation Stage Team would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new reception children!  We have loved getting to know them more during these transition weeks and are looking forward to spending more time with them as they begin full time.  Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Brewer are incredibly proud of all of them and we are amazed at how quickly they have started to form new friendships and have got to grips with the school routines.  They have developed their own set of ‘Bluebell Class rules’ to ensure that everyone in the class work together to ensure everybody feels happy, safe and ready for learning.  They have enjoyed sharing their ‘All About Me’ books and have all been able to identify something that makes them unique and special. 

 

Why is it good to be me?

This term we will be learning about what makes each of us unique and special.  Following our transition period where children spend time getting to know the classroom and school routines, children will be further developing their friendships by identifying what makes each person different.

Physical Development

Physical development is at the heart of everything that we do.  Be it getting ourselves dressed; writing our names or putting Unifix cubes together.  We will be developing our gross and fine motor skills by riding bikes, playing with playdough, colouring in, climbing, jumping and everything in between.  We will also be doing PE lessons once a week when the children will need to have their PE kit with them. Please do not buy plimsoles as they offer no support to your child's feet when they are doing PE.  A pair of Velcro trainers should be provided.    

ALL PE KIT AND SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOULD BE LABELLED CLEARLY WITH YOUR CHILD'S NAME!

PE will be on Mondays and Fridays.

Phonics and literacy

Phonics is where we learn how to read and write. The children in Bluebell are becoming quite expert at reading and writing, but it is a long journey to become fluent.  We do phonics daily and reinforce our learning at every opportunity.  We follow the Sounds Write program for phonics.  If you would like to find out more, please follow this link.

Sounds Write for parents and carers

All of the children have Reading Records and we change Home Readers on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Please ensure that you are reading with your child for at least 5 minutes EVERY DAY!  It makes a massive difference to their achievement and confidence.  As I'm sure you are aware, reading is the gateway to all learning and children who are read with regularly have the best life chances.

In our literacy lessons we will be reading a range of different stories and exploring how the characters feel and making predications about what might happen in the story.  

How to say the sounds the Sounds Write way

Example word building lesson

Parent Sounds-Write course

Maths

In maths this term we will be looking at patterns and sorting, leading on to develop our understanding of numbers to 3.  

Understanding the World

We will be looking at how we are similar and how we are different.  We will also be exploring our school and the local vicinity.  We will be looking at the weather and the changing seasons.

Please remember that much of our learning will take place outside and the external door will need to remain open in our indoor classroom to ensure ventilation.  As the weather starts to worsen, it would be great if you were able to send in a pair of wellies to keep in school.

If you have any queries or questions, then please feel free to have a chat with me at pickup or drop off.  Sometimes there may be more that you want to discuss in a more private space - we can arrange a meeting to do this. 

Please feel that you can contact Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Bryan personally on the following email address; 

bluebell@st-marks.w-sussex.sch.uk

Thank you for sending in your children so ready and eager for school!  We are so looking forward to your child being in our class!

Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Brewer

Here are some useful websites you can use to support your child with learning when they are at home!

  • Twinkl
    A useful website containing a multitude of resources!

  • ICT Games
    A combination of online English and maths games

  • Phonics Bloom
    This website has several interactive phonics games. It also has a brilliant flash card 'time trial' which is a good way to 'warm up' your child before a phonics session.

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