Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads C.E. Primary School

Welcome to Reception

Our Shining Stars this term 

We enjoyed seeing the Easter Bunny and she left us some chocolate treats! 

This week we have been enjoying a bear hunt!

Staff

Mrs Gorman- Assistant Headteacher/ EYFS Leader

Miss Jackson- Class teacher

Mrs Peacock- Teaching assistant

Mrs Thompson- Teaching assistant

Mrs Schofield - Teaching assistant

P.E or Forest

P.E and Forest school will be taught by Mrs Gorman or Miss Jackson. Children will alternate their week to take part in a Forest school  or a P.E lesson in the hall. Children must come to school in either their Forest or P.E kit. Plain t-shirt, shorts and pumps must be worn for P.E and warm clothes and wellies for Forest school. Please check the school app for alerts and reminders when your child will be taking part in these sessions.

Homework

Maths

Maths will be given out every Friday and will be set on Busy things. This will need to be completed by the following Friday.

Phonics

Phonics homework will be given out every Friday and this will be set on our busy things app. Weekly phoneme flashcards will also be sent home along with a reading/writing worksheet to support the children's sounds of the week. This will need to be completed by the following Friday.

Reading

Children will be given their own reading books which will be set to their phonetic ability. Three books will be sent every Monday, one of these will be familiar to the children to support their confidence & fluency.

Please send your child to school with their reading book bag everyday. The children will change their library book every week.

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Phonics and Early Reading

Early Maths