Thank you xxxxxxxxxxx

We would just like to drop you a line to say THANK YOU! Thank you is a funny word.........it means so much but it doesn't seem a big enough sentiment!!!!!!!!!

The many, many cards, gifts and, above all, the emotional, heart felt words touched us all and I don't think you will ever know just how special they are. We are humbled, thank you!

At the end of the day, it is quite simple.................we love your children, they are at the center of everything we do!

Thank you for choosing PoW as the first step along their educational journey and for allowing us the privilege of being a part of their lives and memories.

As we have said before, and I will say again, you all hold a special place in our hearts and we will always be here for you when you need us!

Over and out................................

Reception...........the final week, 2019 - 2020

...............and so, in a flash, we find ourselves in the final week of the year!!!!!! How did that happen and where did it go?

Firstly I would like to thank all our Reception families. From day 1 you have been 100% supportive of everything we do in Reception, through the good times and the challenging times. Thanks to the strong connections between home and school, the positive relationships we have built between eachother, open dialogue, mutual support, nurture, smiles and all round community spirit our Reception children have flourished. They have truly blossomed into confident, polite, resilient, considerate unique individuals with their own individual talents.

Now to the children..............we love each and every one of you and, although we will miss you all terribly, we will enjoy watching your learning journey through the school and will smile with pride at all your future achievements. 

Remember to dream big, and follow those dreams; aim for the moon and you will land somewhere among the stars!

Have a fabulous holiday!

All our love, always..................we will always be here for you (children and adults alike) whenever you need us!

Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. J

Reception Thursday 2nd July 2020

Good evening,

Sports Day Afternoon went extremely well. There were running races (forwards and backwards), distance throwing, hurdles races and skills races. Spirits were high, lots of cheering and happy faces. An all round success - well done everyone and thank you to Mr. Treble and Mrs. Brown for organising the events ( I know Mrs. Brown took some pictures which will be shown at the end of term. We are very much looking forward to Dance Day tomorrow! Don't forget sunglasses and cap/hat!

I hope you all received the annual reports yesterday, please email me if you would like to discuss anything arising from the report. We also really value your feedback slips, so please do return those, thank you for the ones returned already and the kind words on them. I had to take into account the impact that 9 weeks plus has had on the children with relation to the Early Learning Goals both socially, emotionally and academically, along with the obvious impact on children's mental health and anxieties. However, please rest assured that I also have no doubt that the children will soon close these gaps as soon as they settle into Year 1.

The impact on independent writing, is one of the biggest areas we have noticed. If you wish to do anything at home over the summer, in preparation for Year 1, writing would be an area to focus on. We will be sending home some resources, in due course, to support this.

Thank you for your continued support and kind words,


Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. J

Reception w/c 29th June 2020

Hi Everyone,

What strange weather we have had - Wednesday and Thursday felt as though we were in Saint Tropez and Friday felt like a cold, dark November evening!!!!!!!!!!!

The children are settling back in to school life, learning and expectations. New friendships are forging and we are all re-learning how to share, negotiate, and talk to other people in a respectful way.

This week is the start of inclusive sports fortnight. On Thursday afternoon Mr. Treble is leading our sports day activities: Sprint, Small Ball Throw and an Obstacle Course. Please do join in at home and send us in your pictures. Unfortunately, families will NOT be able to come and watch but we will ensure you see photos. On Friday is Dance Day, we will be performing our dance (socially distanced) to the other Kingdoms who will be sat around the perimeter of the field.

Please could all children wear bright summery clothes, a hat and sunglasses! (This is to make us look super cool for the dance.) I have copied a link to the dance so that the children can all practice at home! As families are unable to come and watch - why not video you joining in and send your family dances to Mr. Spracklen!

Koo Koo Kangaroo - I Get Looser

Have fun!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. J

Reception - Bugs and Mud!

Happy Saturday Everyone!!!!!!

We have had an inspiring week learning all about bees as well as exploring in Forest Schools, PE with Mr. Treble, time to play on the school field and lots of fun in the rain! Our mud kitchen areas have been very aromatic this week and have not only provided an excellent platform for curiosity, discovery, imagination, sensory play, role play and vocabulary building but also developing fine motor skills with chopping, snipping, squeezing, stirring, mashing...............

We loved learning about doubles in Power Maths, as well as learning the days of the week. Evie sent in some superb home learning related to Power Maths and spelling the days of the week, the months of the year and the seasons! Well done Evie!


Alek has shared a lot of home learning with Mr. Spracklen and also shared a show and tell video with us proudly explaining about his lockdown challenge! Well done Alek, I know you have another distance challenge planned - good luck!

We have been challenging ourselves in class to shared write the longest sentence in the world, EVER!!!!!!!!!

It was a real joy to welcome back some other members of our class this week, it was so lovely to see them and we are certainly missing our friends that are still at home.

See you all on Monday for some slimy learning..........look out for the Reception Learning Buffet Slide on the Virtual School.


Finally, a huuuuuugggggggeeeeee thank you to Mrs. Cura, who has been working with us. She is now going to spread her magic back in Year 1. We will miss you Mrs. Cura!!!!

Big Happy Hugs from Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Cura, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. J

We are so proud of you Reception!

What a strange week of weather we have had!!!!!!!!!! The cooler temperatures, drizzle and grey skies have certainly not stopped a great deal of water play, from the mud kitchen, painting, watering plants, water fights, bathing babies, washing windows to problem solving.

We hope that our settling in in the outside areas approach, along with Mr. Spracklen's inspiring greeting on our first day back, made you all feel welcome and at ease. Our aim was also to ensure all the children had smiles on their faces and felt happy.

I have to say, children of 4 and 5 years old are definitely not given enough credit for how absolutely fantastic they have been, and continue to be, throughout this pandemic. They clearly understand guidance about social distancing and hygiene and were fully aware of this before they returned to school. We have begun each day with sharing our feelings following excellent guidance from Clare Shave and a brilliant book that Mrs. Brooker gave us. The children have been open, honest and articulate about their feelings and worries and have approached the whole situation of returning to school with great, admirable maturity. I strongly believe that many adults could learn an awful lot from our youngest learners! Qualities that I have seen in abundance since the return to our two kingdoms are: positive attitudes, kindness, consideration and the care and concern of others. We are so proud of EVERY member of our class, whether they are at home or at school.


I would like to reassure families that are still learning from home, we are following the same Learning Buffet to ensure a fair and consistent learning experience.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to continue to send RWInc books home in order to limit the transference and possible cross contamination between households when sharing resources. The children in school will be having daily RWInc lessons as usual and children learning from home should continue to follow the virtual school RWInc slide. Continue to read stories together and talk about them in order to build repetition, build repertoire and build vocabulary.

Thank you to those of you who have continued sending in their learning from the virtual school. We love seeing all your adventures.

We will all be together again very soon!

Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Cura, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. J

Reception Sunday 31st May 2020

Happy Sunday to you All!

This week, we will not be following a Power Maths Unit because we wanted to have a review focus on number. Along side practising number (as referenced on the Reception Learning Buffet Slide) you can follow the White Rose Maths Learning for this week based around The Snail and the Whale - the links are all on the slide..........we hope you enjoy it, please dip in and out of the links.

We are very much excited to welcome back those of you who have made the decision to return to school tomorrow. We will be in our outside area ready to greet you all at your staggered drop off times. Each morning, as I have said when I have spoken to you, we will begin our settling in period based outside before coming in to register.

We have been donated a paddling pool which we would like to use if this hot weather continues. If you are happy for your child to play in it, please send a change of clothes in a small bag and a small towel. Rather than them all changing into swim suits, we will let them go in in their clothes (shorts and t-shirts).

Donations: as we are aloud to use plastic items that we can regularly disinfect, we are on the look out for unwanted playmobil for our small world - if you have any that you could donate please pop it in a plastic bag and leave it with us when you drop off. Like wise, for our mud kitchen and outdoor curiosity play house we are looking for china tea sets, pestle and mortars, tea pots and crockery that are unwanted. We can disinfect these easily too.

Can't wait to see you tomorrow and we will be in touch with those of you who are not coming in.

Best Wishes and Big Hugs!!!!!!!

Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Cura, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. J