Reception 2021 Day 2

 Day 2....................

Special memories already created when we met our Year 4 Buddies this afternoon!

More fun tomorrow and more playing with our buddies!

Today we used our morning job colour groups extremely successfully and everyone was super settled! We are now learning how to come and sit in our groups on the carpet and the expectations that go with carpet time. We will build on this over the week - lots more Frog gems were earned today!!!!!!!!!!

See you all tomorrow!

Mrs. J, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Rogers

Reception's first day!!!!!!!!!

 First day fun.................................

We met new friends, we played on the big playground and the field with the whole school at playtimes, we ate our lunch in the dinner hall with Year 1 and Year 4, we sang songs, we learned about the class timetable and what to do when you hear the tambourine, we welcomed Sky who is an alien that arrived last night in a space ship........he bought us the story "Aliens Love Underpants" and we made him feel very welcome because he was really nervous. The whole class earned several Frog Gems which they added to Felicities tank..........when it is full, she might grant us a treat!!!!!!!!!!!!

WoW, was that just one day?????????? We couldn't possibly have even more fun tomorrow could we???????

It was incredibly hot this afternoon so we cooled off with an ice lolly and Mr. Bascombe kindly brought the fan in so we could come inside, cool off and rehydrate! (Please ensure a sun hat is in school at the moment!)

Can't wait to see you all tomorrow............Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Rogers have already gone to bed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reception - Friday 3rd September 2021

 A VERY warm welcome to Reception! We hope you all had a wonderful summer break?

We are very much excited to see all the children on Monday morning!

Thank you for the emails some of you have sent. I do hope I managed to answer any questions you may have had.

A letter came home to you all today to inform you that Reception would NOT be attending the sunflower trail trip on Monday afternoon. I would like to clarify our reasons for making this decision. It was not a decision we made lightly and, using our professioinal judgement and experience of "first days", we felt it would be more settling and less confusing for us to remain in the school environment. I understand that some of you may have "prepared" them for this trip, however the demands of settling in, getting to grips with expectations,  playtime, lunchtime, buddies, anxiety, new routines and not knowing anyone is a big ask for anyone, let alone a 4 year old.  We also needed to consider that, this year, we have 9 children joining us from other settings and felt that this may be overwhelming for them. Above all else, our priority is the happiness of each individual child and it is paramount that they feel safe and secure. We very much view this week as the most important week of the year because we are getting to know them and they are getting to know us and their new environment.  I am sure you will understand and support us and communicate this to your child diplomatically. Ofcourse we will also do the same as soon as we meet on the carpet at registration time.

We have many trips planned for this year which we are looking forward to.

Have a lovely weekend and we cannot wait to see lots of excited new faces on Monday morning.

Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Brooker and Mrs. Long

Reception - the "Rainbow" Class of 2021 - final words...........

 Wise words from Winnie the Pooh - couldn't be more fitting!

Words cannot quite express how I am feeling right now...................The "Rainbow" Class 2021 will forever hold a very special place in my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They truly are a special and incredible class; their smiles, humour, positivity, curiosity, hugs, compassion, passion, talents...............(I could go on) are both aspirational and inspirational to every adult out there!!!!!!!!!!! They have triumphed and risen like a phoenix through all the challenges this year!

While we are very sad to let them go, we are equally excited to watch them continue to blossom throughout their time at PoW! I KNOW they will ALL go on to achieve great things in their lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you from the whole team, and from the bottom of our hearts, for our very lovely gift!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you would like a copy of the class assembly, please email Mr. Spracklen separately and he will send it to you.

Finally, we were unable to carry out the final RWInc assessments due to the COVID restrictions about bubbles; therefore all children will begin the Autumn term in the groups they were in before the summer. This will also enable children to re-familiarise themselves and settle back in to routine before assessing them.

Please stay in touch and have a fabulous, well earned holiday!

All our love and hugs,

Mrs. J, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hibberd and Ms Dainton

Reception Friday 16th July 2021

 I cannot actually believe the final week is upon us...............it certainly has been a rollercoaster!!!!!!!!

We have had a wonderful Arts and Wellbeing week! Learning about and experiencing the benefits of being mindfull..........such an important life skill to have in our busy world!

Each afternoon the children have been going off, in small groups, do different activities all around the school.............pebble painting, origami, cooking, yoga, meditation, visualisation, weaving, mosaics, music, painting, working with visitors on some extraordinarily outstanding art installations............... we hope you can pop along today, at the end of the day to see the gallery and enjoy the music performed at our soiree infront of Year1-Year4. It will be a wonderful end to such a relaxing week in this glorious sunshine!

It promises to be even hotter on Monday - PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD HAS SUNCREAM APPLIED BEFORE SCHOOL AND THAT THEY HAVE A HAT.

Thursday 22nd July is our Reception class Assembly. It will be at 9:30am in the school hall - you will be invited in at 9am, to the staffroom, for a Year1 Parent Information session, lead by Miss. White and then you can make your way to the hall for the assembly.

For the assembly, we would like the children to be as bright and rainbowy as possible..........feel free to go to town with sparkle, ribbons, face paints, accessories.......... they can wear it for the day - NO UNIFORM!

IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT AN AUDIT OF OUR LIBRARY BOOKS AND RWInc BOOKS, PLEASE COULD THEY ALL BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK. Mrs. Smith will also be carrying out a final assessment next week, which you will be informed about by the end of the week. Therefore there will be no more RWInc books coming home until after the Summer Holidays.