Welcome to Honeybees!

We are really looking forward to working with you all this year.

Mrs Fisher and I are in class each day and we are always happy to speak to you, so please let us know if there is anything we can help you with. If you would prefer, you are more than welcome to email either of us. Our emails are listed below.

A typical day in Honeybees will include:

Self registration and meet and greet upon arrival. Children will then be free to access indoor provision.

A maths input takes place every morning. Each week we will focus on exploring a particular number and learn skills such as, one more/one less, counting carefully, subitising and our number bonds.

Reception children will take part in a daily Sounds Write phonics session where they will begin to develop the skills needed to become confident readers and writers.

If you would like to learn more about Sounds Write, a free online course aimed at helping parents to support their children can be found here: https://www.udemy.com/course/help-your-child-to-read-and-write/

Nursery children will participate in a range of speaking and listening activities, helping them to ‘tune into sounds’ and best prepare them for their future Sounds Write.

Storytime occurs daily in class. During this time we will learn to act out and retell main events, use story language and use and explore new vocabulary.

Snack time is completed as a class. This is a lovely part of the day where children are encouraged to relax and refuel, talk about their learning and share their achievements from provision with their friends.

Plenty of time is allocated each day to children accessing both indoor and outdoor provision freely. During these times of the day, adults are on hand to model, enhance and move children on with their learning, following the interests of the child. The children will also take part in weekly focus task activities which are carefully planned to mee the needs of each individual.

Each Thursday afternoon Reception children staying all day will participate in a weekly yoga session. This is run by an outside group known as YogaBugs. These sessions are always really enjoyable!

Mrs Stuart works with us In class each morning as a 1:1 learning support and we also have our student, Miss Salt join us for the day each Tuesday. 

Mrs Cantrell has very kindly offered to continue her voluntary work with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays this year and we know just how much the children enjoy their weekly baking sessions with her. 

Homework

Homework is given to all children on a Friday. For Nursery this will consist of some name writing practise. Later in the year, Reception children will also start to receive some optional phonics and maths homework. More details about this will follow.  Please make sure your child has a bag to bring their homework home in and return when complete.

Reading

Reading is the single most important homework that you can do with your child, so please continue to do this regularly at home. Children in Reception will be allocated specific reading books linked to their Sounds Write sessions. These will be changed in school each Monday and Friday. Please aim to share these with your child most nights and let us know how they are getting on.

Suitable Clothing

We go outside whatever the weather, so please ensure your child has a named coat, wellington boots and waterproofs in school every day, as well as hat and gloves for when the weather is cold. A sunhat and sun cream are essential when the weather is warmer. Please send a change of clothes to be kept in school.

Please name everything!

If you have any questions or need to contact us:

NPursglove@linton.derbyshire.sch.uk

JFisher@linton.derbyshire.sch.uk