Longmoor Primary School
Lifelong Learners
Welcome
BOLT (Mrs Welbourn FS2)
Welcome to the Bolt Class!
Welcome to Bolt Class. It's going to be a very exciting year, with lots of fun learning activities.
I'm Mrs Welbourn and I'm new to Longmoor Primary. I've been a teacher for 11 years now, but worked with children since I was 18 in various roles, so I do love this job! In my spare time, I enjoy family time, going to watch Nottingham Forest, see live music, exercising and keeping fit and I love walking my dog Sooty.
Mrs Tuck is an experienced TA, who has been in reception for 6 years now. She loves spending time with her family too, watching Nottingham Forest and making wonderful things through her crocheting hobby.
We look forward to sharing lots of good times together and making good school memories.
Our class is named after Usain Bolt, who is a famous sprinter from Jamaica. He is famous for holding the record in the 100, 200 and 100 metre relay race. Well done Usain!
Meet the team...
Mrs Welbourn Mrs Tuck
Class Teacher Teaching Assistant
4th September - INSET Day (school closed)
5th September - First day of school
5th October - Poetry day
10th October - Happy Yellow day
26th October - Last day of Autumn 1
27th October - INSET DAY school is closed
6th November - Children return to school
13th November - Anti-bullying week
17th November - Children in need
28th & 30th November - Parents evening
12th December EYFS Christmas performance
15th December Christmas party and jumper day
Thursday 21st December - Last day of Autumn 2.
Friday 22nd of December - INSET DAY
8th January - Children return to school
Our new topic is...
We will focus on a book each week and ask the following questions.....
What colours do I know? - Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly
How do I use colours to create - The Dot
What happens when I mix colours?
Mixed
Termly Newsletter
Medium Term Planning
Phonics
Maths
Extra Activities
Remember to use our fantastic Reading and Mathematics resource. Log in using your child's log in and get going. The log in is the same for both Mathseeds and Reading eggs.
Why do I wash my hands?
Learning From Home
How do we teach Early Years Reading?
Please take a look at the video, to help you understand how we teach phonics.
https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/#lg=1&slide=2
Extra Literacy and Numeracy activities
Rhymes to help write your letters
Learning to hold a Pencil
Additional Resources
Below you will find all the resources that will support your child's learning.
You may also find some these links useful too:
Singing Walrus - There are lots of wondeful maths, action and literacy songs for your child to use.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1VpF4wS_kdcjyTRSXBcnQ
Cbeebies (Alphablocks) - There are lots of useful literacy based activities for your child to enjoy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks
Sky Writer - To help your child with their letter formation.
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/skyWriter/index.html
Things to Remember
Please ensure children have their P.E kits in school everyday. We will send P.E kits home at the end of each half term and they need to be returned at the beginning of the following half term.
Snack money is 50p per week. Children can either bring it weekly (on a Monday) or half termly. We use the money to buy fresh fruit and vegetables which the children can have with their milk during classroom snack time each day. We also bake with the children on a regular basis and the snack money provided helps to buy the ingredients.
Book bags-please ensure that your child's book bag is in school everyday with their school reading book and reading record.
Water bottles-please ensure that your child has a named water bottle in school everyday.
Things to do at home
Foundation Stage 2
Dress and undress independently including doing up their own coat and shoes
Help to tidy up
Use the toilet and wash their hands independently
Use a knife and fork
Spend time sharing books
Talk about everyday things
Ask questions and be observant
Recognise letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make
Practise writing letters
Practise writing their own name
Identify different numbers in the environment
A really useful leaflet to help develop your child's speaking and listening skills
Things to do and games to play
Use this link to sing along to I hear thunder. Can you make up some sounds using your body to accompany the song? Try tapping two fingers on your other hand - does it sound like pitter patter?
Play this adding and subtracting game.
Things to do at home
Foundation Stage 2
Dress and undress independently including doing up their own coat and shoes
Help to tidy up
Use the toilet and wash their hands independently
Use a knife and fork
Spend time sharing books
Talk about everyday things
Ask questions and be observant
Recognise letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make
Practise writing letters
Practise writing their own name
Identify different numbers in the environment
Phonics Screening Test
Follow the links below for games that allow children to sound out and read some real and alien (made up) words. Remember to click the back button to return to the Longmoor website.
Reading real and alien words
- click 'free phonics play'
- click phase 5
- Choose game: Buried Treasure, Picnic on Pluto or Dragons Den
- Click phase 5 again.
Games for finding different spellings of sounds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/postcard/index.shtml
Other fun phonics games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/poems/fpoem.shtml
WHISPER - Anonymous Reporting Tool
Sometimes it is really hard to tell an adult if you feel like you are being bullied. That is why we have subscribed to WHISPER. It is an anonymous reporting tool which allows you or your child to report any incidents of bullying and cyber bullying in confidence.
Click on the web link below to fill in a report. It will then be emailed to Miss Hughes (Online Safety Coordinator). Messages are checked as often as possible. In order to resolve issues effectively and promptly, please include your name. This will be kept in the strictest of confidence.
If you have any concerns or worries about your child regarding online safety and would like further advice, please contact Miss Hughes or Mr Lyons, the school's online safety co-ordinators or speak to Mrs Dainty, Headteacher.