Newsletter – 23rd September 2022 Dates for your diary: Wednesday 5th October ~ Talk about Phonics, Reading and Writing for Ducklings’ Parents in the school hall 09:00-09.45 th Friday 14 October ~ Tree Day (wear Green) Monday 17th October ~ Parents’ Evening online appointments. (16:00-19:00) Tuesday 18th October ~ Parents’ Evening online appointments. (16:00-19:00) ~Open Afternoon for Ducklings and Little Chicks parents and carers, in their classroom 14:30-15:30 Friday 21st October ~ PTFA Pumpkin Day (non-Uniform but no Halloween costumes) Friday 21st October ~ Break up for Half term two-week break. Monday 7th November ~ Back at school Friday 2nd December ~ PTFA Christmas Market & Christmas Carols. Children can come in Christmas Jumpers Week Beginning the 12th December ~ Christmas Productions Friday 16th December ~ Break up for Christmas
Our News Everyone is very settled during the day and is joining in with all the activities on offer. We are encouraging the children to learn in as many different areas as they can and to try learning somewhere new! We have been continuing to introduce the children to routines and our behaviour expectations. They are quickly learning to recognise what to do when they hear the ‘tidy up’ music or stopping when the teacher counts down from three! We have introduced the children to their Carleton Code Passports, where they collect rewards for different examples of positive behaviour. Some children have already gained lots of rewards. The children are also able to earn house points for their different coloured teams. We are amazed at how independent some of the Ducklings are already, leaving you at the door and coming in by themselves! Well done! The Ducklings have been to do some PE in the hall. They were all excellent at listening to and following instructions and being able to find a space of their own and to move around the hall safely. So far, they have put their pumps on. Today, we were brave and got changed completely into our full PE kits!!!
STARS OF THE WEEK Luna-Lilly from Brown Ducklings Kaashni from Yellow Ducklings
Our Learning The children have loved the start to their ‘Amazing Me!’ topic, finding out about the five senses, starting with their ears and hearing. We have been exploring making sounds with musical instruments and household objects, investigating mystery sound tubes, playing lots of sound games, including sound bingo. We have also been creating our own shakers and sound makers.
Little Chicks We have been… - Listening to different everyday sounds, such as animal and environmental sounds and matching them to the right objects.