Visit from a vet

We were very lucky to enjoy a visit from our vet's nurse. The children all sat and listened nicely as she told us all about her job, especially how she helps all the poorly animals. We also had some unexpected visitors when the nurse brought her pet hamsters in and Mrs Kinsey brought 'Tinsel' the rabbit in for an examination! We were also supplied with lots of equipment for our role play vet's surgery that has now been set up in our department. On behalf of all the children and staff we would like to say a big thank you to Mrs Wilkenson for teaching us all about her job. She has even promised to bring in a puppy when he is old enough for the children to see!

If you are interested in your child going to see 'Room On a Broom' then please send in the consent form as soon as possible.

Reception update

We have been busy planning our topic for this term 'Jaws, Paws and Claws'. We are keen to get as many visitors and real life experiences for the children as possible. If you have any interesting pets or have a specialised knowledge about a particular animal and would be willing to come and speak to some curious children, then please let me know.

We have invitied a veternary nurse to come and speak to the children and she has already donated some posters, bandages and x-rays which we will use in our role play vets surgery.

The children are very interested in jungle animals and want to know why crocodiles go under water. This is our challenge for this week's learning!

All children have settled well and are on their best behaviour and thank you to all who have paid their snack money.

We have noticed an increase in juice or squash being put in the children's water bottles. We have been advised by health officials that water is best for the children especially if they are drinking it at regular intervals throughout the day (lowers the risk of tooth decay and obesity).

As always, any problems or queries please come and see me.

Welcome back to school

Dear Parents/Carers,
Just a quick note to welcome you all back to school after the summer holidays and to remind you of a few things that you will need to bring to school for your child.

I was really impressed by how well the children lined up at the beginning of the school day and how independent they were at coming into class. We had a lovely day on Friday, all children contributing about what they did during the holidays and enjoying seeing their friends again after the break and also loving the fact that they are now the ‘big’ children in the department! I am going to spend the coming week getting to know the children as well as assessing their needs for targets over the coming term. Our topic this term is ‘Paws, Claws and Jaws’, which is an animal based topic. We will be commencing this on the week beginning 13th September. I will also be planning with the children this week, to see which view they would like to take on this topic e.g. pets, jungle animals, endangered animals etc. I will keep you informed on this.

Mrs O’Connell and Mrs Nurton will be our main Additional Practitioners this term, although your child may be working with other adults within the school from time to time.

Could you please provide a PE kit for your child ( t-shirt and shorts), in a bag that can be hung on their coat peg. Please ensure that all items, bag, t-shirt and shorts are clearly labelled with your child’s name, the same goes for all items of uniform.

As you are already aware, we use all the environment for learning, so could you please provide your child with a pair of wellies and appropriate clothing depending on the weather i.e. warm coat and hat as the weather gets colder.

We will also be continuing with our healthy morning snack. This consists of fruit, toast, cheese and crackers, bread sticks and cereal. Could you please send in a £2.50 contribution at the start of every half term to help fund this, it works out at less than 10p a day. The children also get a drink of milk.

I am really looking forward to working with your children over the coming year, as well as getting to know their families. I run an open door policy, so if you have any queries or concerns, please come and see me, a convenient time will be arranged as soon as possible.

Thank you,





Susan Drysdale