Hello everyone!
We have had an exciting week this week, starting our Phonics sessions and learning our first 4 sounds. All of the children have brought home their sound folder today. This contains the sounds we have learnt so far. On the Early Years part of the school website there are some clips which you may find helpful, I have shown them to the children and told them to say it is your homework! The clips include how to use the sounds at home and how we say our sounds in school. If you are not sure if your child is saying the sounds correctly then please use this to check. (Sounds are said differently in school to how you may have been taught them). If you have any queries then please do get in contact, using earlyyears@downhallprimary.com. The clips can be found here.
Parent/Teacher Consultations
You are now able to book an appointment to meet with me on Friday 22nd October, 8:30am to 3:30pm. Please use the Scopay app/website to secure your slot. (The children brought home an envelope with these details this week). This meeting will be via Zoom and a meeting link will be sent to you nearer the time. Many thanks to those of you who have already booked. If you have any difficultly booking a slot, please do let me know.
Phase Group Emails
Please remember that I am always available to contact using the Early Years email. I will always respond as soon as possible, but this may not be until the following working day if sent in the evening or a Monday if sent at the weekend.
If you wish to let me know of an absence, a medical appointment or a change in drop-off/collection arrangements, please can you contact the school office by text or email rather than use this email, as it is the office staff that will collect your child to take to the gate and, as you can imagine, I am unable to check the emails regularly during teaching hours.
Now onto our learning for the coming week, we will be:
- Learning the next 4 sounds in our Phonics sessions.
- Learning about the importance of finger spaces when trying to write.
- Continuing with our "Just Like Me!" work in Mathematics, this week we will be sorting and comparing objects.
- Going on an Autumn walk around the school grounds and seeing how many different colours we can find.
- Talking about how we have changed since we were a baby. Many thanks to everyone who has sent in a baby photo so far. PLEASE send in a photo by Monday, this can be done via email if that is easier.
