Nursery
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Important Information
Nursery Staff
The Nursery is taught by Mrs Steimetz (also known as Mrs S)
Mrs Clark is supporting the Morning Nursery, whilst Miss Gomes is supporting the Afternoon Nursery.
On a Friday afternoon Mrs Bird will be teaching the Afternoon Nursery as PPA cover.
You might like to take inspiration from the traditional tales we will be reading at school this term:
Goldilocks And The Three Bears
The Enourmous Turnip/Watermelon
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Little Red Hen
Jack and the Beanstalk/Meanstalk
On Traditional tales day the children will have traditional tale themed activites such as making a bridge of the billy goats to cross the river safely or making gingerbread men to take home.
Wow cards!
We are always excited to hear about learning at home. To help us learn about home learning, families can complete a wow card and send it into school. An adult will then be able to talk to your child about their achievement. Wow cards can be about everything from being kind to a sibling, learning to ride a bike or even becoming more confident at counting carefully.
What are we learning about this term?
Our topic this term is: "What a performance!"
What are we learning about?
This term we are learning about traditional tales. We will be exploring different themes covered in the books and also looking at alternative versions and talking about how stories have changed over time.
We are learning about:
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| English |
This term we will be starting our phonics work based on the Ruth Miskin phonics scheme. The children will be learning 1/2 sounds each week which will be linked to the stories we are reading. We will be starting with the sounds: m and a w/c 14th Jan s and d w/c 21st Jan t and i w/c 28th Jan m/a/s/d/t/i revision w/c 4th Feb |
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Maths |
In maths we will be sorting items into different categories for example by colour, shape or size. We will also be looking at the properties of 2D shapes through the use of a feely bag. This way the children can guess what shape they can feel before they see it! The children will be learning a song to help them remember the names of the shapes as they pass around the feely bag (like pass the parcel): mystery bag, what's inside, what's the shape you like to hide, is it a circle, triangle, rectangle or square, feel the shape and say what's there. We will be counting out the objects we have sorted by placing them in lines or by pointing or moving them into piles, learning the various methods to help them to count accurately at least 5 objects. We are also using cameras to go on number hunts. We will be looking at a tally chart to amrk off which ones we have seen. |
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As our topic is "what a performance" lots of the work we will be doing is based around story telling. The children will have the opportunity to learn and re-tell traditional stories, find out what a character is and some of the personality traits of the main characters in fairy tales e.g. "the wolf". We will be looking at settings of the stories and trying to create these using the constructions sets. The children will also be learning about the circus and trying out different physical skills such as balancing a bean bag on one foot or walking across a balance beam. |
Links to useful websites
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm
woodlands Junior school has some excellent traditional tales that the children can interact with on their website above.
http://www.communication4all.co.uk/http/traditionaltales.htm
You can even have a go at making up some of your own traditional tales using the power points from communication for all. The pages can be printed off for you to read with children at bed time!
On Oxford owl there are some fantastic resources to suppoert your child's reading and sound recognition at home (there are also some useful maths resources too! check out the three bears position gale here: http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Maths/eBooks/Three_Bears/ )
You may want to know more about phonics and how to pronounce the sounds we will be learning at school. All this information can be found here!
How can I help my child at home?
Talk about the books you are reading and encourage your child to read to you...remember they don't have to know what each word says, just by reading the story to them a few times will encourage them to pick up the language of the book. The may use the pictures or some key words to help them work out what comes next.
| News Articles | |
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| Sports Day Yr 3 and 4 |
The event will be held in the afternoon. |
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 | Calendar Competition |
See the winning photographs here! |
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| The Litter Muncher! |
Find out about Year 1's performance! |
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| Consultation about the expansion to 4 forms of entry |
We will be holding an information evening. |
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| Musicians of Breman |
Not a Grimm performance! |
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| Year 5 Victorian Day |
Finding out about a Victorian classroom! |
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| Medieval Day |
Lots of historic fun! |
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| Charity Sales |
Raising lots of money for charity! |
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| Reception Carnival |
Lots of musical fun! |
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| Yr 5 Ballet Trip |
ETA remains- 5D & 5R - 8.30 pm, 5O & Yr 4 8.45pm |
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| Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers- No 7- April 2013 |
Head Teacher's Letter No 7 - April 2013 |
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 | Important Dates for Terms 5 & 6 - 2012-2013 |
Important Dates for Terms 5 & 6 - 2012-2013 |
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 | Shakespeare Day |
Celebrating the Bard's Birthday! |
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| Year 1 Charity Sale |
Lots of funds for the RSPB! |
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 | Reception Charity Sale |
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 | Avonmouth Tag Rugby Festival |
See the photographs here! |
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| The chicks have arrived? |
But how many have hatched? |
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| Head Teacher's letter to Parents and Carers No 6 - March 2013 |
Head Teacher's letter to Parents and Carers - No 6 - March 2013 |
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| Tony Robinson Visit |
Lots of history fun! |
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 | Book week |
Books, books, books! |
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 | What a storm! |
The school learns about Shakespeare's "The Tempest" |
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 | Egyptian Day |
Year 2 learning about Ancient History |
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 | Become a master chef! |
Check out the latest recipes in the KS2 cookery section |
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 | Tudor day |
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| Have you completed the parental survey yet? |
You can find a link here. |
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| Year 1 Bird Day |
Lots of Dress Up Fun! |
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 | Author Visit |
Chris Wormell visits Nursery, Reception and Year 1. |
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| Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers - No 5 - January 2013 |
Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers No 5 - January 2013 |
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 | PTFA Cake Sale raises £293 |
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the first cake sale of the academic year |
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 | Brass band! |
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 | A festive trip! |
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| Year 1 Nativity Plays |
Follow the star! |
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| How is Christmas celebrated around the world? |
Year 2 showed parents and carers! |
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| Walking in the Air |
Find out about Year 6's performance |
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 | Christmas cakes! |
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| Christmas in Germany |
Year 5 found out! |
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| Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers- No 3 - December 2012 |
Head Teacher's Letter No 3 - December 2012 |
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| CHANGE OF INSET DAY IN MARCH 2013 - NOW MARCH 22ND NOT 15TH |
Change of Inset day from March 15th to March 22nd 2013 |
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| Nursery Nativity |
Our first Nativity performances of the year! |
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 | Christmas Shoe Box Appeal |
Find out more here! |
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| Code Club |
See our computer games! |
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| I can see clearly now |
Year 1 goes to the opticians |
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| 2013 / 2014 Reception Parents' Meeting |
Prospective parents and carers are invited to a meeting at 10 am in the Edgar Hall. |
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| Fossil Huting |
Year 1 had lots of fossil fun! |
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 | Year 2 take a dip! |
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 | The Bionic Ear! |
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 | Roman Day |
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 | Meet a Medic! |
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 | Tell me a story ... |
The school learnt about tales from around the world! |
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| Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers, No 2-October 2012 |
Letter to Parents and Carers No.2 - October 2012 |
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| Bring science to life |
Through a visit by the Explorer Dome! |
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| Open Sesame! |
A chance to visit classrooms. |
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| Updated Class Webpages |
A window into your child's classroom |
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 | Have you seen the traversing walls? |
Helping children to stay fit and healthy. |
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| Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers- September 2012 |
Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers - No 1 - September 2012 |
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| Staff Training Days |
Find out what the teachers were doing! |
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| Welcome to Reception Children and Families! |
Our younger pupils are exploring their new classrooms |
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| Head Teacher's Letter to Parents andCarers No 10-July 2012 |
Head Teacher's Letter to Parents & Carers No 10-July 2012 |
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| Letter to Parents and Carers from Chair of Governors-17th July 2012 |
Letter from Chair of Governors to Parents and Carers-July 2012 |
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| Instrument Lessons in September 2012 |
Instrument Lessons starting date |
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| Year 6 Camp |
What have Year 6 been up to? |
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| Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers No.9 July 2012 |
Head Teacher's Letter No 9-July 2012 |
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| Year 6 Camp Update |
Day 3 |
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| Year 6 arrive |
The children arrive in Morfa Bay |
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 | Year 3 trip to @Bristol |
Year 3 get animated! |
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| Warwick Castle |
Lots of jousting fun |
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 | PTFA Newsletter : Summer 2012 |
Find out what is going on.... |
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 | Diamond Jubilee Art Competition |
The Results |
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| Head Teachers Letter to Parents and Carers - No. 8- June 2012 |
Head Teacher's Letter No 8 - June 2012 |
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 | The Lord-Lieutenant's Visit |
Lots of Jubilee excitement |
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| Nursery Jubille Party |
Rockin' around the clock |
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| Jubilee Parties |
In Years 2 and 6 |
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| Heart FM's Paulina visits the school! |
To learn about the Jubilee |
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 | Reception and Year 3 Jubilee Parties |
We're celebrating the coronation in style! |
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| Year 3 Roman play |
Lots of Roman fun |
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| Year 4's Olympic Fun |
What a fantastic performance! |
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| DIAMOND JUBILEE ART COMPETITION FOR RECEPTION-YEAR 6 |
Diamondf Jubilee Art Competition for Reception-Year 6 |
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| Diamond Jubilee Parties for Nursery,Reception and Year One |
Information on Diamond Jubilee Parties for Nursery, Reception and Year One |
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| We do like to be beside the seaside! |
Year 1 sang all about it! |
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| The Enormous Turnip! |
Find out more about the Reception performance! |
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| Diamond Jubilee Parties for Year 2-6 |
Information on Diamond Jubilee Parties for Year 2-6 |
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| Medieval day |
Year 4 had an exciting history day! |
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| Year 5 Ancient Olympics Day |
Lots of ancient fun! |
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| Year 1 Weston-super-Mare Trip |
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside! |
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| Year 1 Weston-super-Mare Trip |
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside! |
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| It's all Greek to me! |
Find out what Year 3 did! |
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 | Reception Ancient Olympics Day |
Getting ready for the Olympics! |
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| Land of Somewhere |
Year 1 found where it was! |
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| Head Teacher's Letter to Parents and Carers No 7 - April 2012 |
Head Teacher's Letter No 7 April 2012 |
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 | Easter Bonnet Parade |
A fantastic end to the spring term! |
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 | Volunteers needed to organise this year's Christmas market |
Have you been looking for a perfect chance to help out the PTFA and get involved with raising money for the school? |
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 | Chick Update |
Day 5 |
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 | Chick Update |
Day 3 |
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| How now, spirit! whither wander you? |
Year 2 found out! |
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| The chick eggs have arrived |
As part of our Easter celebrations, 14 chick eggs have arrived which will hopefully hatch and enable children to learn more about the life cycle of birds. |
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| Complaints Procedure |
More information can be found on this page |
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| Agreed Full Governing Body Minutes, January 2012 |
Agreed Full Governing Body Minutes,January 2012 |
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 | Is it a bird or is it a plane? |
No, it's Reception! |
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 | Old MacDonald had a farm |
And on that farm was Reception |
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