Phonic books reading at home
The following videos are to help you to read phase 2 and 3 phonics books at home with your child. You can refer to the sounds that we model at the beginning of the video as much as you like to familiarise yourself with the sounds that they will be learning. Please continue to read at least three times a week for around 15 minutes with your child and write it in the monkey book they have in their folder.
This is very important. Please also continue to remind your child to bring their reading book to school every day.
There will be fabulous prizes for the children who are reading the most at home!
Phase 2 Parent guide
https://youtu.be/k3GmzIp1qYc
Phase 3 Parent Guide
https://youtu.be/wZo7x8jE-Ho
Skipping Challenge
The reception children took part in the skipping challenge to raise money for Leicester Children’s Holiday Homes, a charity which provides holidays for children not as lucky as most of us. The charity also supports schools with funding for school trips. The children did so well. They got better and better as they practised and as you can see really enjoyed it! Well done everyone!
Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year, celebrating the Year of the Dragon in the reception classes.
Santa letters
Our reception children wrote letters to Santa and then enjoyed a walk to the post box. Fingers crossed the letter gets there on time!! 😊
Prickly Hay
Our youngest children performed so confidently to the whole school and to parents, performing a version of the nativity called Prickly Hay. They sang and danced beautifully and the main characters and narrators remembered their lines and spoke out clearly.
Congratulations to staff who stage directed and costumed 90 plus children.
Diwali morning November 2023
In early October, Stokes Wood 3 children had a visit from a Stone Age man . As you can see by the photos, he was happy to share his animal furs and the children tried them on. They also learned about the stone tools he brought with him. During the morning the children talked about how the Stone Age man evolved over many thousands of years from an ape like creature to an upright man or woman . Apart from being interesting and informative, it was great fun too.
Balanceability bike week
The children have been taking part in weekly balanceability sessions to help develop their balance and cycling skills with an Inspire Together health and wellbeing coach. As you can see by the photos, the children are loving it.
Reception classes parent stay and read event
Parents were invited to a reading information session about how they could help their children learn to read including some phonics instruction. The parents were very good!
The parents then went down to the classroom to take part in reading activities with their children