St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, a Voluntary Academy

Class Information

Reading

Your child has been given a reading book to share with you at home. Please look at the book together every day, sounding and blending words, and reading by sight the 'tricky' words. Help your child to understand and explain what is happening in the book to develop inference skills.

Please comment in their reading record when you have looked at the book together. Reading books and records must in book bags everyday. 

Phonics

We follow the DFE 'Letters and Sounds' programme. Please see below for the pronounciation of the sounds your child will be rapidly learning in their Reception Year.

Tapestry and EYFS

Tapestry is an easy-to-use innovative, interactive online learning journal which we use to record, track and celebrate children's progress in early years education.

For more information on this, the Early Years Foundation Parents Guide and other learning resources please click on the logo below.

House Groups and Reading days

Please see your child's reading diary for their house group(colour coded) and their reading days. Please ensure their reading book and diary are in school daily. Thank you

Class Newsletters

Please click on the links below to view the Newsletters

Autumn 2020 - what we are learning

Spring 2021

Summer 2021

Useful Links for Parents and Carers

General Development

https://www.foundationyears.org.uk/files/2015/03/4Children_ParentsGuide_2015_WEB.pdf

https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk

https://www.easypeasyapp.com/ home for playful parents- log in coming soon.

The Early Years Framework

 https://foundationyears.org.uk/eyfs-statutory-framework/

Language - Phonics

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

Maths

https://www.familymathstoolkit.org.uk/advice-for-families

https://foundationyears.org.uk/ten-top-number-rhymes/

 Physical Development

https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/gross-and-fine-motor-skills-games.html

 https://www.gonoodle.com/

https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Well being/Parent info 

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/ 

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/in-the-home/home-alone/

S.T.E.M Fair

Well done to all of the children and their families for creating such varied and  exciting projects. Take a look at the projects in action!

World Book Day

Peter Pan Theme

Such great costumes from St Stephen's Class and a great day had by all. We loved sharing our favourite books and having a visit from a mum to read her favourite book!

Balance Festival

We had a brisk walk across town to Greatwood School where we took part in a festival of different activities linked with developing our sense of balance, with the aim of improving our bicycle skills. Great fun was had by all, and the children behaved extremely well on what was a very busy afternoon!

                                        The Nativity 2019

EYFS loved performing'The Nativity' in front of an audience!

PE

 In Autumn Term 2020 Reception Class will have a PE session on a ......

. Please make sure a full PE kit, including sport socks and pumps are in your child's PE bag every day. All kit should be labelled to prevent loss.