Reception | Stokes Wood Primary

Reception

Trip to the Botanical Gardens

The reception children had an amazing day out at the Botanical Gardens in Oadby. They found out about all sorts of plants and which plants fruit came from. They were quite amazed that bananas came from trees. They thought they came from the fruit bowl or Asda!
Pond dipping was an adventure. They loved it, catching small water animals and NOT falling in!

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.

Digging for treasure at Forest School and making stickmen

Reception pupils and their Year 4 friend had great fun in Forest school as you can see.

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

Lilac Book Parent Guide 2023

Hello Parents and Carers,

This is a video to help you understand how to read lilac books, that have no words, with your child at home. We will be sending these home with your child next week. We understand that some children can already read however, this is to support your child to find pleasure in reading and help with their comprehension (understanding) . Your child will take these home for around two weeks and then they will start to take home a reading book with words. Please make sure that you read the book that your child brings home at least three times a week for around 15 minutes. Please also make sure that your child brings their reading book to school everyday.

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