Early Years – Key Information
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- Please click HERE to view our Phonics video that will explain how we approach the teaching of Phonics.
- Please see HERE to view our phonics presentation for parents.
- Please click HERE to view our Recommended Reading list for Early Years.
- Please see HERE to view the articulation of all phonemes Video
Early Years Bear Hunt Event
Wow! What an amazing and action-packed day! The children took part in a whole range of interactive bear hunt activities and had a fabulous time.
We made story maps recalling the route the family had taken and retelling the story to help us remember the correct order.
It was fun collaging bear pictures using wool and tissue paper for fur - it was very tricky to stick down. Lots of thought went into designing dens fit for a bear, then we put our ideas to the test by building them!
We used lots of different materials to make a sensory board of the story - we all got wet and muddy hands! We used our mini-me models to act out the story using the landscape we had created.
Best of all was actually going on the bear hunt! We had to go through the swishy, swashy grass, the deep, cold river, the thick, oozy mud, the big, dark forest, the swirling, whirling snowstorm until we found the narrow, gloomy cave - and the bear!! Luckily, this was a friendly bear, so we were able to give it a cuddle!
Later in the week, Nursery and Pre-school joined us for a teddy bears picnic. It was fun for us all to get together!
Easter Egg Competition
We were pleased to host Cameron Hughes, the Community Champion from Tesco Aldershot, who visited our Year R students recently. He introduced them to the exciting Tesco Easter Egg Colouring Competition! The children picked their favorite egg templates and got creative with their colouring. With many local schools participating, our students really showed off their artistic skills! The each child in the winning class will receive a tasty Easter egg as a prize. Good luck to all our young artists!
Making Pancakes
The children enjoyed making delicious pancakes. They didn't want to miss out on the school treat because Shrove Tuesday was during the half-term.
National Fitness Day 2022
Wednesday 21st September was National Fitness Day. We went outside with the whole school and joined in a round robin of different events. We went into the dance studio, onto the playground, onto the field and then onto the 3G pitch. We tested our skills in dancing, throwing, catching, bouncing on a space hopper and so much more. We had lots of fun!
Mental Health and Wellbeing Day
On Friday the 8th October we celebrated Mental Health and Wellbeing Day. We discussed our feelings and who we can talk to in school and at home about our feelings. During the day we went to the hall with Mrs Woods to have a mindfulness session, which left us feeling very relaxed and sleepy. We didn't feel sleepy for long though, as we headed outside to have a whole school boogie.
Updated July 2023.