Welcome to Foundation Stage

Staff Team: Mrs Ramoth, Miss Wright, Miss Shearon, Miss Dobson, Miss Duggleby

This page will contain class newsletters, photos of interesting activities and useful links.

Key Information:

• All children in reception should wear the correct school uniform every day and items of clothing must be labelled. Children in nursery should wear comfortable weather appropriate clothing
• All children should bring their coat and water bottle every day
• Children are encouraged to bring wellies when it's wet and sun cream and hats when it's warm
• We are a NUT FREE and BANANA FREE school, this includes foods that contain traces of nuts
• All children should have a pair of inside footwear eg,  pumps or enclosed slippers

Nursery full day sessions: 8.50 - 3.20

Half day sessions on Wednesdays: 8.50 - 11.50 or 12.30 - 3.20

Reception: 8.50 - 3.20

Week Commencing 21st April: 

Welcome back everyone and a big welcome to Early Years to our new Nursery starters. They have done so well settling into our environment and learning our routines. 

This term we will be embracing Spring and the changes in weather and enviornment. We will be learning about growing, plants, life cycles, minibeasts and baby animals. 

This week we introduced our topic by planting our very own sunflower seeds. The children helped to pour soil into their pots using a small trowel and placed the seed into the soil. We topped the soil up, patted it down, whispered a magic secret to help it grow and put them outside to get lots of sun and water. 

In Reception we started our new Literacy story "The Enormous Turnip". We read the story together and created our own class story map to help us remember the story through images. 

Nursery started their Literacy story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" focusing on routines. 

In Forest School we went outside to collect Spring flowers and leaves to create our very own bookmarks. We placed the flowers inside a laminating pouch to keep them safe. 

Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all back next week! 

 Our well done certificates went to Darby for growing in confidence in Nursery, and Robyn and Dotty for their excellent attitude and work during the week.

 Our silver always people were Harper-Rae and Sienna. 

Week Commencing 31st March: 

We had a lovely, sunny week to celebrate our final week of term! We managed to spend lots of time playing outside on the bikes and dancing to lots of music. 

On Friday we performed Cha Cha Slide for Cobden's Got Talent and all the children were AMAZING! 

Have a wonderful 2 weeks break and we will see you all back for our final term! 

 Our pupils of the term were Queenie and Russia for their growth in confidence, and Azaria and Ava for being always people and bringing positivity to Early Years. 

Week Commencing 24th March:

Reception explored 3D shapes in maths this week and have really enjoyed learning the names of the different shapes, their features and finding them around the classroom. In Literacy we focused on making our own Space themed story maps and some children even performed them for the rest of the class. We also worked hard on making Mother's/Nanna's day cards with lots of coloruful drawings on the front. 

Nursery practised their name writing skills this week, working hard on their mark making skills. They also continued with Little Rabbit Foo Foo, making story maps and using lots of language in their play from the story. 

 Our well done certificates went to Lillian for her Little Rabbit Foo Foo story map, Addison for her increase in confidence in Reception and Alyia for her confidence with English. 

Our always people were Nellie and Abdul. 

Week Commencing 17th March:

This week has been another busy week and with the lovely warmer weather towards the end of the week we managed to spend lots of time outside! 

In literacy Reception continued exploring "Whatever next?" and changed different parts of the story using their own creative ideas. We watched real videos of rockets launching into Space and the children enjoyed counting down with the rockets as they rocketed through into Space. They were inspired by the videos and went into provision and created their own rockets using different resources. 

On Thursday we enjoyed the beautiful weather in Forest School by going on a Spring scavenger hunt. We found birds nests, different insects, flower buds, daffodils and green leaves- all signs Spring has sprung! 

In Maths we have been exporing number bonds to 10, odd and even numbers and doubling. 

Nursery have learnt the story "Little Rabit Foo Foo" and came up with actions to help them retell it. They sounded amazing! They explored measures in maths and used the weighing scales to compare heavy and light objects. 

 Our well done certificates went to Tanaka for always being a kind and respectful friend, Luna for her positive attitude during forest school and Lottie-Mae for good listening during literacy lessons. 

 Our Silver always people were Beau and Luna. 

Week Commencing 10th March: 

This week was Science Week! We used to balls to represent the Earth and the Moon- a big beach ball for the Earth and a small tennis ball for the Moon. We wrapped a piece of string around the Earth tens times and measured it out between the two planets. We discussed how that is the distance between the Earth and the Moon. We then made paper rockets and flew them from the Earth towards the Moon. It was a long way and the rockets only made it half way! 

Nursery drew pictures of what they would take to the Moon with them. They looked excellent! They also practised rubbing balloons against their heads to see the friction. 

 Our well done certificates went to Benas, Brix and Roseanna for their enthusiasm during science week. 

 Our always people were a Gold for Paul and Silver for Queenie. 

Week Commencing 3rd March:

This week we celebrated World Book Day! On Thursday we dressed up as a word. It was lovely to see so many creative choices like Princesses, colours, sport people, Willy Wonka and cosy people. We enjoyed reading the story "Journey" and creating our own voice to add to the beautiful pictures in the book. We used our own magic crayons to create doors to different exciting, creative worlds and draw pictures to represent this. It was lovely to see so many parents, family members and carers join us to share a story. 

We have continued our topic Space this week with Reception learning all about the moon. We started our new Literacy story "Whatever Next?" and made lists of what we would want to pack for the moon. Nursery continued exploring Earth and learning about the planet we live on. 
On Wednesday we celebrated Pancake Day a day late with some yummy pancakes. We had honey, syrup, lemon and sugar and jam options for the toppings! 

Have a lovely, restful weekend! 
 Our well done certificates went to Harper and Zeren for their creativity in story making and Noah for his confidence in Nursery. 
 Our always people were Dotty for silver and Lillian for gold. 

Week Commencing 24th February: 

Welcome back everyone! This half term our topic is Space! The children have loved learning about “Where we live?” and finding lots of facts out the Earth. We discussed that the blue part is the sea and the green part is the land. We discussed all the different planets and learnt a few facts like Pluto is actually as big rock and a proper planet! We learnt that at night the Earth is facing away from the sun and during the day it is looking at the sun. The children have loved exploring the new space station in Reception and playing in the Space themed small world areas. 
We read the story “Here we are” and enjoyed discussing the different features of Earth.

Don’t forget next Thursday is World Book Day and you can dress up as a word! It could be a colour like blue, a character like a princess or unicorn  or an adjective like sleepy or sporty! 
 Our well done certificates went to Robbie for growing in confidence, and Azaria and Robyn for the excellent literacy work. 
Our always people were Noah and a silver for Azaria. 

Week Commencing 10th February: 

We’ve had a great end to the half term! We had two visits: one from a paramedic and one from a refuse collector! It was great to get to talk to people who have really interesting jobs and lives. 
On Tuesday we had our Valentines stay and play. It was lovely to see so many parents and carers turn up to our event. 
On Wednesday we had a class reading swap with year 3 and 4. We got to share stories and have a chat with different children further up in school. 
Have a lovely half term break and see you all back for our new topic Space! 

Week Commencing 3rd February: 

This week was children’s mental health week. We watched clips from the movie Inside Out and discussed the different emotions in the little girls head. We spoke about when we might feel angry, sad, scared, disgusted and happy. We then discussed what makes us feel better when we feel sad. We said our families, friends, favourite foods, toys and movies make us feel happy. The children drew pictures of what makes them happy. 
On Tuesday we had an exciting visit from a Leeds City bus driver. He brought with him a double decker bus that the children had turns sitting inside. He gave us his special uniform and the children spent the afternoon role playing bus trips with real tickets. What an amazing morning! 
 Our well done certificates went to Elsie, Alyia and Sienna for their amazing work during mental health week. 
 Our always people were Debbie and Elsie. 

Week Commencing 27th January:

This week we have been continuing to learn about different Emergency Services. We discussed what fire fighters do in their jobs and how they work to keep people safe. In Receptin, during circle time discussions we started to talk about what we want to be when we are older. In literacy we finished our Doctorsaurus storymaps, changing the different illnesses and injuries the dinosaurs get. We learnt 4 new sounds in phonics: ow, oi, ear and air. We explored capacity and mass during our maths lessons and used measuring scales and containters in provision to explore this further. 

Nursery learnt about number 4 this week in maths and have been working hard at practising their oral blending skills. 

 Our well done certificates went to Aurora for growing in confidence, and Lottie and Azaria for their amazing progress in phonics. 

 Our silver always people were Robyn and Skyla. 

Week Commencing 20th January: 

This week we had an exciting visit from a policeman! The children came up with lots of questions to ask him like “What does a policeman do?”, “How long have you been a policeman?”, “Do you have a police dog?” and “Have you arrested anyone?”. 

The children really enjoyed playing in the new police station and jail role play area. The policemen and women made sure everyone was following the school rules and doing the right thing! 

Reception learnt five new sounds oo (zoom to the moon), oo (hook a book), or and ur. We also learnt 3 new tricky words; you, they and my. Please remember to help your child at home by reading their reading book with them and practising our new sounds and tricky words. 

 Our well done certificates went to Lucius for excellent participation in carpet sessions and Roseanna for being an all round Nursery superstar. 

Our always people were Lucius and a silver for Roseanna. 

Week Commencing 13th January: 

This week we have been exploring Winter art in Reception and Nursery. 
Nursery made painting using frozen water with paint inside. At first the paint came out a little watery but as the ice melted the paint became stronger. The finished result looked amazing and very colourful! 
Reception made process Winter art. We discussed what Winter looks like and the children came up with blue, white, grey, snow and ice. We started by painting our paper using different blues, whites and greys. Once the paint had dried we used glue, salt, glitter and sequins to decorate. The end result looked just like Winter! 
On Friday we celebrated our art work with an art gallery in the hall which showed off all the Winter art from across school. It was lovely to see how the art and techniques progressed. 
In phonics Reception learnt four new sounds: ai, ee, igh and oa. Please help your child at home by practising their tricky words and reading book with them. 
 Our well done certificates went to Noah, Queenie, Tanaka and Zhira for their effort and work during art week. 
 Our silver always people were Ava and Lillian. 
 

Week Commencing 6th January: 

Welcome back everyone! We hope you all had a lovely break and have managed to keep as warm as possible during these very icy and cold days. 
It’s been very quiet in school this week as the snow and ice have made the paths and road very slippy and dangerous! However it’s been lovely to see those children who managed to get in safely. 
Our new topic this half term is People Who Help Us and we started this week by talking about how our families help us. The children said that their Mums, Dads, Nannies and siblings all helped them at home by cooking them food, giving them bath time, taking them to the park and buying them toys! 
We decided it was too cold and dangerous to play outside but we brought some of the snow and ice inside to explore! We used paint, brushes, hammers and syringes to break, crush and paint the snow. It was lots of fun but very cold! 🥶 

The children also enjoyed playing in the new vets role play area. They took turns dressing up as vets, putting bandages on the animals and giving them injections. 
Have a lovely weekend and fingers crossed we will see you all back on Monday with warmer temperatures! 

Week Commencing 16th December: 

We have had a lovely last week in Early Years. We have been making lots of Christmas crafts, playing in the role play areas and singing lots of Christmas songs. 
On Wednesday during our party Santa came to visit and gave everyone a present. The children were so excited and loved getting to shake his hand. 
Next term our topic is “People that help us”. Take a look at the topic map so see more. Merry Christmas and have a lovely, restful and fun break. See you all in the New Year! 
 Our pupils of the term were Tilly, Skyla, Abdul and Dotty. 

 

Week Commencing 9th December: 

What an amazing week we’ve had in Early Years! All the children were fabulous in the Nativity. They practised so hard and it was lovely to see so many parents, carers and family members come to watch. We also had a visit from Father Christmas and his elves. They brought us all very yummy buns which we enjoyed. 
On Tuesday we watched a pantomime performance of Beauty and the Beast. It was so funny and we all enjoyed getting involved with the dancing. 
Next week we have Christmas lunch and party to enjoy on Wednesday, and the Christmas singalong on Friday! Have a lovely weekend 😊 

 Our well done certificates went to all our fabulous Early Years children for their amazing Nativity performance. 
Our always people were Queenie and Abdul. 

Week Commencing 2nd December: 

This week we have enjoyed all the early Christmas celebrations. The children have enjoyed playing in Santa’s grotto and writing Christmas cards. They have made Christmas decorations and Nursery started their calendars. Each day a new child is chosen to open the exciting advent calendars and receive the special golden coin. 
We were excited to see two visitors in early years this week! Jingle and Jolly the elves returned to give us kindness and happiness tasks each day. Some nights the elves are a little cheeky too….. 

In maths we have been learning about pattern again. It was great to see how much the children remembered. In phonics we have been revisiting all the sounds we have learnt this term and practising our tricky words. 
We have also been practising for our nativity next week and we can’t wait to share it with you next Wednesday at 2pm. 
 Our well done certificates went to Debbie for her maths efforts, Robyn and Lottie for being always kind and working hard. 
Our always people were Aurora and Dotty. 

Week Commencing 25th November:

This week we continued to learn about Birthdays. We made lots of birthday themed art work including cards, balloons and cakes. 

In Nursery the children explored numbers in a Birthday themed tuff tray and had lots of fun using balloons to print with in the creative area. 

Reception learnt about 4 sided shapes and explored the differences between rectangles and squares by folding paper, looking at pictures of shapes in the environment and going on shape hunts. In phonics we learnt 4 new sounds th, ng, nk and sh. 

We started our next literacy story "Dear Santa" and made up actions to help us remember the story. 

On Thursday Christmas came to Early Years. The children had lots of fun helping to put up the Christmas decorations and tree. It looks magical!

On Friday we invited parents into our classrooms to have a look at our books and work on display. We also made some fun Christmas decorations and cards. 

Next week we will begin our exploration of Christmas leading up to the end of term. 

 Our well done certificates went to Sienna, Zeren and Benas for their excellent literacy writing. 

 Our always people were Roseanna and Azaria. 

Week Commencing 18th November: 

This week we started learning about Birthdays. We have been making birthday cards, cake inspired art using shapes and decorating balloons. The children have enjoyed making parties in the Birthday role play area and inviting all their friends along. 
Reception have been learning about the numbers 4 and 5. We explored different ways of making 4 and 5 and used cubes, pebbles and our fingers to represent this. In phonics we learnt z, qu and ch. We have been learning lots of tricky words and we have been finding them a bit difficult to remember. Your child will be sent home with tricky word flash cards. Please help your child at home by practising these words. 
On Thursday we had a visit from Road Safety. It was great to listen about how to keep safe in the car with our seatbelts and car seats. We also learnt about how to cross the road safely holding our adults hands. 
Next week will continue to explore Birthdays. 
Our well done certificates went to Zhira for her excellent attitude towards learning and Lillian for her growth in confidence. 
 Our always people were Alyia and Skyla. 

Week Commencing 11th November: 

This week we have learnt about Diwali and Remembrance Day. On Monday we had a 2 minute silence and watched a video of a bunny and poppies. We spoke about the importance of sitting in silence to think about brave people who helped our country. 
On Wednesday we learnt about Diwali, why people might celebrate it and how they celebrate it. We coloured Rangoli pictures, used clay to make Diya lamps and decorated hand designs. 
Reception learnt 4 new sounds this week v, w, x and y. They have been practising writing cvc words and simple sentences. In literacy we made a story map for Brown Bear Brown Bear What can you see?, and the children draw their favourite animal in their book with captions or simple sentences. In maths we explored 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. We made tens frames outside and counted out different amounts of objects. 
 Our well done certificates went to Lottie for her effort during phonics and Alyia and Harper-Rae for their writing in literacy. 
 Our always people were Lillian and Luna. 

Week Commencing 4th November: 

Welcome back everyone, we hope you all had a lovely half term break! 
We have started our new topic all about Celebrations and this week we have explored Bonfire night. 
Nursery made bright and colourful firework pictures using paint and sequins. They also learnt about the number 2 in maths and explored it further. 
Reception started learning about shapes in maths and we looked at circled and triangles. We played lots of games looking for shapes, feeling them with our eyes closed and even making them using our bodies. In phonics we learnt four new sounds ff, ll, ss and j. We used our phonics skills to write firework sounds in our literacy books like pop, crack and bang. In forest school we found different sized leaves to make a big leaf print picture all together. We said it looked like fireworks on the paper! 
Next week we will learn about Diwali and Remembrance Day. 
 Our well done certificates went to Beau for her beautiful firework picture, Paul for his excellent writing and Elsie for trying hard during phonics. 
 Our always people were Sienna and a silver for Zeren. 

Week Commencing 21st October: 

This week has been full of lots of fun and spooky activities! 
Nursery made some beautiful Autumn wreaths using real leaves they found outside. In maths they learnt about the number 2 and explored what it looks like and how to represent it. 
Reception made their own story maps based off the story 5 Little Pumpkins. We changed the pumpkins to skeletons and learnt actions to help us remember the story. In maths we learnt about one more and one less. We played lots of games to help us learn like musical chairs taking one chair away each time and running to find the number that is one less outside. To help us remember we said one more means we add one and one less means we take one away. In phonics we reviewed all the sounds we have learnt this half term. 
On Thursday we dressed up for Halloween and had a fun Halloween stay and play session. Thank you to everyone who showed up, we had a great turn out and it was so lovely to see everyone having a great time together. 
We have made it to the end of a long half term! Have a well deserved rest over the next week and we will see you all back on the 4th. Our next topic will be festivals and we will be celebrating Bonfire night, Diwali, animals that hibernate, and ending with Christmas! Take a look at our topic map to learn more. 
 Our well done certificate went to Brix for a super week in Reception playing and sharing with his friends. 
Our always person was Louis. 

Week Commencing 14th October: 

This week was recycling week! Both Nursery and Reception made scarves. We discussed what recycling was and said it was turning our rubbish into something new or using it again. We discussed that crisp packets would be better for a scarf then cereal boxes are plastic is easier to bend. We also said the crisp packets would be better for outside in the rain as the plastic is more waterproof. The scarves looked amazing! 
Nursery learnt about the number 1 and explored what it looks like, what it represents and how to show it. They also explored 5 Little Pumpkins in literacy with actions and made a story map. 
Reception have been reviewing the sounds they have learnt this half term in phonics and have been working hard on writing cvc words. In maths we explored 1, 2 and 3 and looked at writing number sentences. It was Harry Potter day on Thursday and everyone looked amazing in their costumes! During forest school we found magic sticks and turned them into wands. 
 Our well done assembly certificates went to Abdul and Teddy-Lee for their hard work and progress in phonics. 
Our always person was Zhira. 
 

Week Commencing 7th October: 

This week Nursery starting learning about senses. They listened to different noises and guessed what made the noise. They discovered taste through a food tasting session and all agreed they liked the sour lemon! In maths they continued learning about sorting and started looking at sorting rules. 
Reception learnt about pattern in maths. We learnt that a pattern is something that happens over and over again. It could be a sound, action, shape, colour or object! In literacy we made our own Incy Wincy story maps and changed the spider to the Hungry Hungry Frog who jumped on the trampoline. In phonics we learnt 4 new sounds h, b, f and l. Nursery joined us for our forest school session this week and we used our hands to feel the bark on trees. Some trees felt hard, some bumpy, some rough and some smooth. We then used crayons and paper to make bark rubbings. 
 Our well done certificates went to Lottie and Dotty for increased confidence in Reception. 
 Our always person was Paul. 

Week Commencing 30th September: 

This week Nursery continued with their sorting learning in maths. They started to learn about Autumn and made autumn leaf collage pictures. 
Reception learnt about different measures in maths and used different objects to sort and compare by weight, capacity and size. We started learning about our senses and did a blind food taste. One of the foods was salty, one was sweet and one was very sour! During our forest school session we went on an autumn leaf hunt and used the leaves we found to make crowns. It was lots of fun finding brown, orange, red and dark green leaves. 
In phonics we learnt four new sounds ck, e, u and r. 
 Our well done certificates went to Harper-Rae and Benas for their excellent effort and work during forest school. 
 Our always person was Lottie. 
 

Week Commencing 23rd September: 

This week Nursery and Reception have been working on sorting using different rules in maths. 
Both classes focussed on their class artist this week. Nursery made circle art work based on Kandinsky’s work and Reception made collage art based on Thomas’s work. They all looked amazing!

 Our well done certificates went to Ava and Tanaka for their excellent progress in writing. 
Our always person was Zeren. 

Week Commencing 16th September: 

We’ve had another busy week in Early Years!

Nursery made self portraits using loose parts and recycled objects. They focused on making sure all their features were in their pictures. 
Reception learnt 4 new sounds in phonics: i, n, m and d. Help your child at home by completing the letter formation sheets sent home on Friday. In maths we learnt about matching, comparing and pairs. We spent lots of time outside and inside looking at objects that matched and comparing different sizes and shapes. 
In forest school we spoke about keeping safe when finding berries or fruit outside on trees and bushes. We crushed up some fruit and used it to paint with. It was lots of fun but our hands got a bit sticky! 
 

 Our well done certificates went to Robyn and Zhira for excellent maths and literacy work. 
Our always person was Ava. 

Week Commencing 9th September: 

This week we welcomed Nursery returners and new starters back to our Early Years classrooms. They all settled in so well and have been busy drawing self portraits, exploring the areas and making new friends. 
Reception started phonics lessons this week and have learnt 4 new sounds; s, a, t and p. We also started our literacy lessons and have made lots of story maps! We made stories about dragons going to Turkey, dinosaurs in dark caves and bunnies going to the seaside! During our forest school lesson on Thursday we went on a nature scavenger hunt around the fields. Have a lovely weekend and we will see you back at school on Monday! 
 Our well done certificates went to Zeren and Luna for settling into Reception so well. 
Our always person was Robyn. 

Week Commencing 2nd September:

Welcome back everyone and welcome to all our new Reception starters! We've had a lovely first few days together exploring the new classroom, outdoor area and getting to eat in the hall! The children have all been amazing and settled into school life so well. 

Our topic this half term is "Our Senses" and we will be learning about positive relationships, knowledge of ourselves and our families, and exploring the different senses. Take a look at our Topic Map to see more. 

 Our well done certificates went to Azaria and Paul for settling into Reception so well. 

Our always person was Benas. 

Start Dates for September

Returning nursery children: Tuesday 10th September

New nursery children: Week commencing 9th September

Reception children: Wednesday 4th September

Week Commencing 1st July: 

We’ve had a very active week this week! On Wednesday we had our sports morning which was a great success and lots of fun! The rain held off enough that we could enjoy all the different activities and even a parents teacher race. 
Today we held our own early years colour run in the outdoor area. The children all ended up very bright and colourful and so did the adults! 
 

 Our well done certificates went to Lottie, Harley and Naomi for excellent effort in sports day. 
 Our always people were Lottie and Naomi. 

Week Commencing 17th June:

This week has been a busy one! On Wednesday Nursery went to Ponderosa on their class trip. We had lots of fun seeing all the different animals, playing on the equipment and jumping on the trampolines. The trampolines were so fun, even the adults joined in! 
Then sun came out to join us at the end of the week and we made the most of it outside. Playing in the water, building obstacle courses and making chalk drawings. 
 Our well done certificates went to Luna for brightening up our Nursery with her smile, Vito for hard work in phonics and Harry for being a kind friend and Reception superstar. 
 Our always people were Queenie and Lily-Mae. 

Week Commencing 3rd June: 

Welcome back everyone! We have had a great first week back and the children have loved our new topic Beside the Seaside! They have enjoyed playing in our beach hut making ice creams, becoming pilots in the travel agents and exploring the rock pool in the water tray.
Nursery went on a nature walk as part of our maths learning. We collected different sticks and then lined them up from tallest to shortest. We also read Billy’s Bucket and found a magic bucket of our own. We looked inside and everyone saw something different. Some children saw mermaids, fish, sharks, cats, worms and lots more!

Reception have drawn seaside pictures and written captions using their phonics knowledge. 

We’ve got lots of exciting events and trips coming up this half term, we hope everyone is ready! ☺️

Week Commencing 20th May:

Happy half term everyone! We've had a busy half term exploring our topic all about food. We have been very lucky so far with the beautiful, sunny weather fingers crossed it continues! 

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our bake sale. It was a great success and we will hopefully be able to do it again next term to continue raising money for our classrooms. 

Have a lovely break and we will see you all back on Tuesday 4th June. Our next topic is the Seaside in which we will be exploring past holidays, sea creatures, boats, sun safety and lots more! We also have lots of exciting events coming up such as our class trips, sports day, colour run and beach day!

 Our well done certificates went to all the children in Early Years for having such a wonderful half term and working hard for our bake sale. 

 Our always people were Annie and Abdul. 

Week commencing 13th May:

We have had an exciting week this week in Early Years, with the arrival of the chick eggs! The children were amazed to watch the eggs hatch....as were the staff! We're all looking forward to lots of cuddles with them next week. 

Quick reminder, please ensure jumpers and cardigans are named, we have lots of items in lost property. 

Have a lovely weekend!

Week Commencing 6th May: 

This week in Early Years we have made the most of the beautiful, sunny weather by spending lots of time outside. The children have enjoyed mixing flowers and leaves in the mud kitchen, building cars and houses out of blocks and climbing on the equipment. 
Have a lovely weekend everyone and enjoy the sun!

 Our well done certificates went to Lottie for always being lovely and kind and Vito and Khadija for being brave and settling into school life. 
Our always people were Oliver and Tobias. 

Week commencing 29th April 

We have had a lovely week in early years this week, we made the most of the sunny weather and spent lots of time in our outside area. Nursery went on a triangle hunt and Reception spent lots of time making patterns and arrangements of loose parts. 

 Our well done certificates went to Valentina for her progress in phonics and Alyssa for her resilient attitude

 Our always people are Jordan and Lucius

Week Commencing 22nd April:

We've had a lovely week spending lots of time outside building dens, enjoying water play and making food in the mud kitchen. The children also enjoyed playing in the supermarket and cafe role play areas. 

 Our well done certificates went to Aurora for having a great first week in Nursery, Lily-Mae for always being a kind friend and helping, and Milan for her excellent phonics work. 

Week Commencing 15th April: 

Welcome back everyone! We hope you all had a lovely, restful break and are ready for our next topic focusing on healthy food and wellbeing. 
This week we celebrated the circus and the children had the opportunity to take part in a circus skills workshop on Wednesday. They learnt how to spin plates, balance feathers and a number of hoola hoop tricks. 
 Our well done certificates went to Harley and Eva for their excellent maths work on 3D shapes. Harper was chosen for her tightrope and clown drawing during circus week. 
 Our always people were Tobias and Ava for a sliver badge. 

Week Commencing 25th March: 

Happy Easter holidays everyone! We’ve had a great last week in Early Years with an Easter egg hunt on Wednesday and Cobden’s got talent on Thursday. It was amazing to see the Nursery and Reception children on stage enjoying singing and dancing. They all had a big smile on their faces and showed lots of confidence. Have a wonderful 2 week break and we will see you all in April for our new topic Fantastic Food! 
 Our pupils of the term were Zhira for being a ray of sunshine and brightening our classroom

 Benas for being an always person and trying his best 

 Darcey for always having a positive attitude and trying hard in everything she does

Kyra for being a kind friend and always doing the right thing. 
 

Week Commencing 18th March: 

 Our well done certificates went to Freya for confidently playing and making new friends and Scarlett and Lia 

 Our always people were a gold for Harper-Rae and silver for Annie

Week Commencing 11th March: 

This week was science week and our scientist was Jane Goodall! We have loved learning about her investigations into monkeys and their way of living. She is a very inspiring person! We came up with questions we would like to ask her about her life and monkeys like “What do monkeys like to eat?” and “ Where do the monkeys live?” 
We also explored environmental science and went on a nature walk around the school grounds. We discussed the changes in seasons and collected some leaves and sticks. We used the items we collected to create a tree picture! Whilst on our walk we noticed lots of rubbish and litter on the grass. So on Thursday we decided to help by using litter pickers to clean up the rubbish. We discussed the importance of putting rubbish in the bin to help protect the local wildlife. What a busy week! 
Our well done certificates went to Robyn, Emily and Tobias for their work and questions during science week. 
Our silver always people were Queenie and Nandini. 

Week Beginning 4th March: 

Happy world book week everyone! We had a fun story filled week with a pj day and reading class swap on Tuesday with Year 3 and 4. It was lovely to see so many parents and families come to Early Years on Thursday afternoon to read with their children. 
 Our well done certificates went to Ava for her participation in carpet sessions, Jordan for his mark making and DJ for his interactions with adults. 
Our always badges went to Benjamim and a gold for Zhira. 

Week beginning 26th February:

Our well done certificates went to Brix for following instructions well and Eva for her sequencing in maths and being a kind friend. 
Our silver always person was Darcey and gold for Robyn. 

Week beginning 19th February: 

Welcome back everyone! We hope you all had a lovely, restful half term break. The children have happily settled back into school life and are enjoying our new topic “New Life”. The additions of a florist, farm small world, doctors office and Spring trays have all been explored and discovered well by the children. We look forward to learning more about plants, animals, minibeasts and Spring together over the next few weeks. 
 Our well done certificates went to Benas for his excellent reasoning in maths and Delisha and Roman for settling well into our school. 
Our always people were Luna and Eva. 

Week Beginning 5th February:

 Our well done certificates went to Harper-Rae for her excellent work in phonics and Kyra for being a kind friend. 

 Our always people were Queenie and Delisha. 

We all enjoyed our last week together before half term. On Wednesday we celebrated pancake day early. The children enjoyed decorating their pancakes with chocolate spread, syrup and fruit. We have also been making Valentine's Day cards this week for someone special in our lives. 

Happy half term everyone! We hope you enjoy the break and come back fresh ready for our new topic "New Life". 

Week beginning 29th January 2024:

 Our well done certificates went to Luna for her excellent participation in Nursery carpet sessions, Lily-Mae for her lovely smile and attitude to school and Valentina for trying really hard in her writing. 
 Our always people were Esmae- Vanessa and a Gold badge for Benas! 
 We hope everyone has a lovely, restful weekend ready for the last week of school before half term. Next week we will be exploring a few upcoming celebrations like Pancake Day, Valentines Day and Chinese New Year. 

Week commencing 22nd January: 

We had a busy and fun week in Early years. As part of art week we focused on mindful art. Reception expressed themselves using lots of different art resources to make a “happy” picture. In Nursery we read the story Worrysaurus and discussed how when we feel scared or nervous we get a butterfly feeling in our tummies. We discussed things that make us happy to chase the butterfly away. We then painted a big butterfly and made small ones when our families came to visit. The children produced some amazing work well done! 
On Thursday we had a visit from Mr Hawcroft to tell us all about being a paramedic. He brought some exciting clothes to dress up in which the children loved! 

 Our well done certificates went to Isaac, Tobias and Robyn for their wonderful art work during art week. 
Our always people were Ava and Lia. 

Week Commencing 15th January 2024:

 Our Always People are Teddy-Lee and Alyssa

 Our well done certificates went to Nandini and Zhira

Week Commencing 8th January 2024:

Welcome back everyone! We hope you all had a lovely break and enjoyed the Christmas celebrations. This half term our topic is Dinosaurs! The children have all really enjoyed exploring our new provision areas including the Fossil Dig Site and Dinosaur small worlds. 

 Our well done certificates went to George, Queenie, Esmae-Rose and Fola

 Our always people were Scarlett and Benas 

Week Beginning 18th December: 

 Our pupils of the term were Nella, Zeren, Harper Hiscoe and Benjamim 

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! See you all in 2024!

Week Beginning 11th December:

 Our well done certificates went to all children in Foundation Stage for their excellent Nativity Performance!

 Our always people were Zeren and Yaman 

Week beginning 4th December: 

 Our well done certificates went to Yaman and Robyn 

 Our always people were Nandini and Zhira 

Week beginning 27th November:
Christmas has come to Early Years!
The children were excited to see that the Christmas Elf has turned our classrooms into a winter wonderland! We have had lots of fun exploring the new areas such as the winter train track and wrapping station. We also put on some Christmas music and decorated our Christmas trees. 
We made the most of the frosty weather too and went for a winter walk. The children loved crunching the ice and were challenged to find the frostiest leaf! 
In the afternoon we recorded our Christmas song “ Jingle Bells” the children did a great job and remembered all of the words.

 Our Always people this week are Tobias and Robyn

 Our well done certificates went to Scarlett and Harper Rae

Week Beginning 20th November:

 Our well done certificates went to Darcey, Esmae-Vanessa and Teddy-Lee

 Our always people were Harper and Harper-Rae 

Week Beginning 6th November:

 Our well done certificates went to Ava and Alyssa 

 Our always people were Freya and Milan 

Busy Half Term!

What a busy first half term we have had in Early Years! The children have really enjoyed and been fully engaged in our topic Amazing Me! We have discussed our similarities and differences, and drawn amazing self portraits. During circle times we discussed what we want to do when we are older, who is in our families and how we have changed since we were babies. The children have produced lots of art work showing of their creative skills including family portraits, colourful collages and amazing paintings. We also discussed feelings and looked at Zones of Regulation which the children have become familiar with using. 

During recycling week the children created musical instruments out of boxes, bottles, cups etc. It was lovely to invite so many parents in to see their creations. 

On Wednesday this week the children enjoyed dressing up as different figures from history. They all looked incredible! Well done to Luna and Lily-Mae for winning best dressed! 

Over the 8 weeks we have discussed the changes in weather from Summer to Autumn. The children noticed the changes in the leaves, temperature and weather. 

Next half term we move on to our next topic, Festivals! We will be exploring different festivals and celebrations including Bonfire Night, Remembrance Day and Diwali leading up to Christmas. 

From everyone in Foundation Stage, we wish you all a very happy half term. Enjoy the rest and we will see you all back fresh for another term. 

Week beginning 16th October:

 Our well done certificates went to Harper-Rae, Vito and Emily 

Our always people were Zhira and Nandini

Week Beginning 9th October:

 Our well done certificates went to Luna, Benjamim and Isaac 

 Our always people were Ava and Emily 

Week Beginning 2nd October: 

 Our well done certificates went to Tobias, Milan and Robyn 

 Our always people were Kyra and Harper-Rae 

Week Beginning 25th September

 Our Well done certificates went to Lucius, Isaac and Eva!

 Our always people are Teddy-Lee and Darcey-Leigh!

First Few Weeks:

We've had a lovely first few weeks of the school year welcoming back children into Reception and Nursery. It has been a pleasure to meet and get to know the children who have joined our Early Years Unit in both classes. They have made amazing progress settling in and making lots of new friends. We have enjoyed playing outside (dodging the rain!), exploring the new areas in Nursery and Reception and getting creative with self portraits! What a great start we've had to the year ahead! 

Week Beginning 18th September:

 Our Well done certificates went to Harry, Lia and Zeren

Our Always people were Benjamim and Robyn 

Week Beginning 11th September

 Our well done certificates went to Harley, Jordan, Freya and Benas

Week Commencing 4th September:

A warm welcome back to Nursery and Reception, we have had a lovely first week back and are so proud of how well the children have settled into the new school year. 

 Our Always people this week are Lia and Benas

 Our Well Done certificates were awarded to Annie, Esmae-Rose, and Zhira