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12.6.24
This week continued our visits to FS2 to familiarise children with their new surroundings for next year. We will continue to ease the children into FS2 to ensure a smooth transition, through visits to the setting and from staff.
In our Maths sessions, we have been looking back through our learning and revising some of the concepts previously visited such as positional language and solving real word mathematical problems.
In our phonics sessions, we have been having so much fun blending, reading and writing sentences.
We have been talking about next year when children will go into a new class, in a new classroom with a new teacher and new beginnings. We read and watched some stories, one of which can be found here.
As part of Father’s Day celebrations, daddies have been in school making a keepsake to celebrate all things ‘Dad.’ Thank you dads for being so wonderful and bringing so much love and joy to your children.
During our indoor play times in the hall, we have been playing Duck, Duck, Goose and we even played Traffic Lights, in Arabic!!
In PE the children were playing Stuck in the mud catch game part 1 - Free flow and guided discovery to refine the skills taught in previous weeks.
5.6.24
This week continued our visits to FS2 to familiarise children with their new surroundings for next year. We will continue to ease the children into FS2 to ensure a smooth transition, through visits to the setting and from staff.
In our Maths sessions, we have been linking numerals to numbers, playing various counting games.
In our phonics sessions, we have been having so much fun blending, reading and writing words such as ‘map’ and ‘cat’ and writing sentences to form short stories about ourselves!
We have been thinking about kindness and have read a selection of stories and discussed the actions of the stories, one such story can be found here. We talked about how we are all different and all special.
We have been learning that hens are not the only animals to lay eggs, frogs also lay eggs. We have been learning about the life cycle of a frog, it's been fascinating!
In our Arabic sessions, we have been learning about animal names.
In PE the children were playing Pirate games and doing some pirate treasure challenges; walking the plank, exploring the caves and looking for treasure.
Forward Notice:
EYFS charity dress up day 6th June
FS1 will be holding their annual dress up day
It is a paintbox charity dress up day. Get your colours ready! Children are invited to dress in either their favourite colour or an array of different colours.
Children should all bring money donations (500 baisa) which is then our contribution to the whole school charity drives across the year.
EYFS are calling this week - Fathers Week! Father’s Day activities will be held on 10th, 11th and 12th June.
All dads will be invited into school on a particular day/time. We would like to have fun with the most important people in our lives!
You will receive an email inviting you into school, this will also be shared with the class link for reference.
Please note:
Swimming equipment required is as follows-
The children will need to bring:
Swimming Costume (a plain coloured single piece costume thats fits snuggly - no extra fabric or frills please)
Towel (a wearable towel is always helpful)
Swimming Hat (if hair is long)
Sliders or pool shoes to walk to lessons in.
Children must not:
Wear jewellery (no bracelets or necklaces of any kind please)
Wear hair decorations
Wear cotton clothing instead of swimwear.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
29.05.24
This week we visited FS2 to familiarise children with their new surroundings for next year. We will continue to ease the children into FS2 to ensure a smooth transition, through visits to the setting and from staff.
In our Maths sessions, we have been linking numerals to numbers, playing various counting games.
In our phonics sessions, we have been having so much fun blending, reading and writing words such as ‘map’ and ‘cat’ and writing sentences to form short stories.
We have been talking about how to be kind, we have been thinking about ways in which people have been kind to us and ways in which we can be kind to others.
In our Arabic sessions, we have been revising numbers, colours and family members.
In PE the children were playing The Bean Game, ask your child how you play and perhaps you can have fun playing this at home!
22.05.24
In our Maths sessions, we have been counting and comparing numbers, we have used vocabulary such as ‘more’ or ‘less.’ We have linked this to our Arabic sessions where children have been counting groups of animals and comparing quantities, stating which group has more and which has less.
In our phonics sessions, we have been having so much fun blending, reading and writing words and sentences.
We have continued talking about how to be a good friend and what makes a good friend. We have been thinking about stories in which characters have been good friends. We have been reading stories such as The Little Red Hen and Friends by Eric Carle, discussing the actions of the characters and how to be a good friend.
In PE the children were playing The bean game part Gingerbread man story; The children followed along with the story to learn the core movements, running, jumping, hopping and skipping.
In the library last week we learnt some Arabic words and some parents came in to read a story in Arabic, this week we will continue our Arabic theme.
15.05.24
This week has seen the arrival of two new tortoises in the FS garden, the children loved welcoming the pair of African tortoises who are a BIG hit!
In our Maths sessions, we have continued learning about capacity and learning the vocabulary of capacity- full, nearly full, half full, empty, nearly empty, half empty. We have also been learning about comparing height, weight and size.
In our phonics sessions, we have carried on using sounds to write words and to use our tricky to read, high frequency word -I, to make sentences.
Our focus story this term is We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, we have really enjoyed reading the story and learning about some bear facts! The children have loved retelling the story using the rich story vocabulary.
In our Arabic sessions, children have been learning about animal names and have played games to identify the animal with the sound they make.
The children absolutely loved swimming and PE last week, please help your child keep their belongings safe by labelling all items of clothing. We are encouraging the children to place all of their belongings in their bags but inevitably some grow legs and run away!
The Year 2 charity sale last week was a big success and FS1 loved buying their toys, thank you for supporting this event.
In our Maths sessions, we have been counting without counting! We have been subitising, please see Google Classroom for some video to help you with this at home.
In our phonics sessions, we have been having so much fun blending, reading and writing words and sentences.
We have been talking about how to be a good friend and what makes a good friend. We have been thinking about stories in which characters have been good friends. We have been reading stories such as Room on a Broom and The Little Red Hen, discussing the actions of the characters.
In our Arabic sessions, children have continued learning about animal names and have played games to identify the animal with the sound they make.
In PE the children were playing The Traffic Light game and exploring at the zoo using different methods of moving and using their bodies.
Forward Notice:
EYFS charity dress up day 6th June
FS1 will be holding their annual dress up day
It is a paintbox charity dress up day. Get your colours ready! Children are invited to dress in either their favourite colour or an array of different colours.
Children should all bring money donations (500 baisa) which is then our contribution to the whole school charity drives across the year.
EYFS are calling this week - Fathers Week! Father’s Day activities will be held on 10th, 11th and 12th June.
All dads will be invited into school on a particular day/time. We would like to have fun with the most important people in our lives!
You will receive an email inviting you into school, this will also be shared with the class link for reference.
Please note:
Swimming equipment required is as follows-
The children will need to bring:
Swimming Costume (a plain coloured single piece costume thats fits snuggly - no extra fabric or frills please)
Towel (a wearable towel is always helpful)
Swimming Hat (if hair is long)
Sliders or pool shoes to walk to lessons in.
Children must not:
Wear jewellery (no bracelets or necklaces of any kind please)
Wear hair decorations
Wear cotton clothing instead of swimwear.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
Swimming equipment required is as follows-
The children will need to bring:
Swimming Costume (a plain coloured single piece costume thats fits snuggly - no extra fabric or frills please)
Towel (a wearable towel is always helpful)
Swimming Hat (if hair is long)
Sliders or pool shoes to walk to lessons in.
Children must not:
Wear jewelry (no bracelets or necklaces of any kind please)
Wear hair decorations
Wear cotton clothing instead of swimwear.
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
08.05.24
Once again, on Thursday we had a day of learning online! Thank you for your understanding and support during this time, as we understand it can be very difficult to support your child with so many other things going on!
In our Maths sessions, we have been looking at positional language and using words such as ‘between’ and ‘beside’ to describe position and give instructions to our friends.
In our phonics sessions, we have been having so much fun blending, reading and writing.
We have been talking about how to be a good friend and what makes a good friend. We have been thinking about stories in which characters have been good friends.
In our Arabic sessions, children have been learning about animal names and have played games to identify the animal with the sound they make.
In PE the children were playing a game with sheep, mice and ice cream! The children practised moving using varying speeds.
24.04.24
We have had a lovely week this week.
Thank you for your participation and understanding during last week’s online learning sessions, it was so nice to see so many of you.
We introduced a new member of the FS family to the children this week! Snowy the rabbit was a big hit with the children, some of you may have met her already, she is living in the FS1 corridor, please pop in in the morning to say ‘hello!’
In our Maths sessions, we have been learning about capacity and learning the vocabulary of capacity- full, nearly full, half full, empty, nearly empty, half empty.
We have read our first high frequency word in phonics this week, we became familiar with the word ‘I’ by using it in sentences, please ask your children more about this.
Our focus story this term is We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, we have really enjoyed reading the story and learning about some bear facts!
Swimming will be on Thursday and we are all really excited about getting into the pool, please ensure children have the correct equipment and swimwear, please see below.
The children have really enjoyed their first PE lesson with Mr O and Mr Kinlock this week, some photos have been added to the Photos folder on Google Classroom.
17.04.24
What a strange week we have had this week!
It was so nice to see the children refreshed and back from their holidays on Sunday.
We hope you have managed to get out and enjoy some of the cooler weather we have been having whilst managing to stay safe. It was lovely to see so many parents and children online. We hope you were able to join in with some of the activities posted on Google Classroom.
In our Maths sessions, we have been revising 3D shapes, talking about the number of corners and their faces, linking this to 2D shapes. We have continued linking numerals to amounts of objects.
We have also been reminding ourselves of the sounds that we know in our phonics sessions, we have been using these sounds to read and write simple CVC words. We have started to read simple sentences and are all very excited about this.
In our library session we selected a book to take home and talked about it with our friends, the children love sharing their books, thank you for continuing to reading at home
Swimming will be commencing on Thursday and we are all really excited about meeting our swimming teachers and seeing the pool.
Please note, swimming in the pool will begin on Thursday 25th of April.
The children will need to bring:
Swimming Costume (a plain coloured single piece costume thats fits snuggly - no extra fabric or frills please)
Towel (a wearable towel is always helpful)
Swimming Hat (if hair is long)
Sliders or pool shoes to walk to lessons in.
Children must not:
Wear jewelry (no bracelets or necklaces of any kind please)
Wear hair decorations
Wear cotton clothing instead of swimwear.
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
This week has been a shorter week but we have enjoyed every moment. The children are looking forward to a well deserved break.
We have been loving reading and writing words in our phonics sessions, the children are really excited about reading words and sentences. Please see Google Classroom more details about what we have been learning and how to support your child at home.
In our Maths sessions, we have been counting and writing numbers.
We have been making some lovely Eid cards to take home to families and learning how Eid is celebrated in Oman.
We have also been learning ways in which to keep healthy including washing our hands before we handle food, after we have been playing and brushing teeth. A short video to support this can be found on Google Classroom.
In Arabic this week we have been focusing on what happens after Ramadan and the celebration of Eid Al Fitr.
20.3.24
We have had a lovely week in FS1 this week.
In phonics this week the children have learned the ‘c’ sound, we have played games, read words containing ‘c’ and have written words starting with the ‘c’ sound. For photos please see the Google Classroom platform.
In our Maths sessions, we have been building with 3D shapes and naming the shapes that we used to build our structures. We have also been solving problems both using physical objects and mentally!
In Arabic this week we have been focusing on Ramadan and we have been doing some Ramadan artwork in class, learning about this special month.
In our library session we selected a book to take home and talked about it with our friends, the children love sharing their books, thank you for continuing to reading at home
Music with Mr Goss has developed from following and responding to rhythms involving children using instruments to moving to music and further developing their ability to respond to auditory cues.
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
13.03.24
This week has been really exciting and super busy, we have had Book Week, Mothers’ Day and the start of Ramadan plus dressing up at the end of the week to top it all off- phew!
FS1 has seen a change to the normal timetable this week as we have been reading the story of book week - The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. This author has written a number of different books for children including ‘Be you!’ an inspirational book for all and ‘Our Table’ addressing changes that occur in families, some beautiful stories that are worth reading.
Our book; The Dot inspired us to produce our own dot artwork and using the same theme, we made some dot book marks. We loved reading with children from higher up the school and with the children from FS2, we loved sharing books with them and our friends.
We also loved having Mummies in school and making frames and hearts with them, they read us stories as we had a special treat of juice and biscuits, it was such a special moment, thank you to all Mums, you truly are amazing.
In Arabic, we have also been learning about Mothers’ Day and have made a card to give to our Mummies.
In the library we have the privilege of an author- Souad Bazzi, reading to us from one of her books.
Photos from this special week can be found on Google Classroom.
Please be informed that students in EYFS have been given their COMO Canteen shop card in their book bags on Sunday or handed to parents. For additional information, please log in to our Notices platform.
Questions and feedback
Please direct all comments and feedback directly to COMO. You can contact COMO on comocanteenbs@comooman.com.
Forward Notice:
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
06.03.24
It was a spectacular end to last week, with our Cultural Day and the rain! Thank you for making such an effort with participation and for making our Cultural Day such a success. The children really enjoyed seeing each other’s clothes during our FS parade. In class they talked about their clothes and different countries. We cooked some yummy couscous and learned a dance from West Africa. The children visited the cultural fair and loved listening to the musical performance on stage. All in all, we had an action packed day, photos can be found on Google Classroom.
In phonics this week the children have been reading and writing words, they have really been enjoying reading words made up of the sounds they have learned to date. Details of this and support materials can be found on Google Classroom.
In our Maths sessions, we have been learning about 3D shapes. We have played Bingo, we have been on a shape hunt around school and pulled out shapes from a bag, naming them before we could even see them!
In Arabic this week we have been learning the Arabic names for Mummy, Daddy, Brother and Sister.
We have also been learning how to do some relaxing yoga!
Please direct all comments and feedback directly to COMO. You can contact COMO on comocanteenbs@comooman.com.
Forward Notice:
Mothers’ Day e-mails have been sent inviting Mums to come in for the 10th, 11th or 12th March. We look forward to seeing you then.
Thursday 14th March - Dress up Day for Book Week
All EYFS children are requested to dress up as Black Cats for our Book Week theme!
The Black Cats are the basis of all our phonemes in the Monster Phonics program. The children use Black Cat logos when sounding out their words.
We chose a simple but effective theme for our dress up - so please dress your children in black leggings and black t shirts with possible cat ears or nose/whiskers!
The Monster Phonics program also have Tricky Words which are represented by a witch - so EYFS teachers will be dressing up as the Tricky Witches!!
Google Classroom Information
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
28.02.24
Thank you all for the kind wishes for Teachers’ day, we hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend.
In phonics this week the children have been looking at the letters learned and how to form them correctly. We have learned the ‘O’ sound and read some words containing these words such as ‘pot’, ‘got’ and ‘mop.’ We have also had a go at writing these words, being mindful of the letter formation.
In our Maths sessions, we have continued with writing numbers in a number of different ways. We have also been talking about the route taken by the Three Billy Goats Gruff in our special story, using words such as ‘over, under’ and ‘through.’
The children have been making the troll from our special story, for a display in the corridor. A range of different materials to make a troll, they look fantastic!
In Arabic this week we have been learning about our families and some words for our relations such as our Mummy and Daddy. Please ask the children to tell all about what they have been learning.
Please be informed that students in EYFS have been given their COMO Canteen shop card in their book bags on Sunday or handed to parents. For additional information, please log in to our Notices platform.
Questions and feedback
Please direct all comments and feedback directly to COMO. You can contact COMO on comocanteenbs@comooman.com.
FORWARD NOTICES:
Cultural Fair 29/2/24
EYFS will be taking part in this celebration of our wonderful community. All students are invited to wear clothes that represent their nationality or culture or dress in colours of their flag.
EYFS children will be visiting the fair during the course of the day. There will be lots to see!
Your child can bring in 1 OMR in a labelled envelope and we will support them to choose something from the food stalls. We will be limiting their choices to cakes/treats as we will be sending home the purchase in their snack box, as we normally do. As parents you will be able to take the children to the event after school and purchase other goods with them.
Please be aware of allergies. If your child has allergies it would be better to give them an individual treat at home.
Please support us by not giving your child or the class teacher loose money - it needs to be in a labelled envelope.
IMPORTANT NOTE: the fair is open to parents and children from 1.30pm so you may decide to share the experience together and purchase from the variety of stalls. If this is the case, you do not have to send any money with your child.
11/12th March- Mothers Week
EYFS are calling this week - Mothers Week!
All mums will receive an invitation into school on a particular day/time. We would like to invite you to a creative session with your child. The invitation will be posted via email. It would be great to spread out the numbers across the 2 days. Please let your teacher know if you can’t make the allocated day - we will not leave you out!
14/3/24 Dress up Day/Book week
All EYFS children are requested to dress up as Black Cats for our Book Day theme!
The Black Cats are the basis of all our phonemes in the Monster Phonics program. The children use Black Cat logos when sounding out their words.
We chose a simple but effective theme for our dress up - so please dress your children in black leggings and black t shirts with possible cat ears or nose/whiskers!
The Monster Phonics program also have Tricky Words which are represented by a witch - so EYFS teachers will be dressing up as the Tricky Witches!!
Google Classroom
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
21.02.24
Welcome back to school, we hope you had a good half term, we have certainly enjoyed listening to the children talking about their holidays.
In phonics this week the children have been looking at the letters learned and how to form them correctly. We have been thinking about which of these letters is in the childrens’ names and we have been looking at how the first letter in a name is a capital letter and differs from the rest.
In our Maths sessions, we have been writing numbers in a number of different ways, we have been comparing numbers using only the numeral! Then checking using objects that correspond with the numerals. There is a short video to support number formation on Google Classroom.
In Arabic this week we have been using playdough to learn about the different parts of the face including the ears and eyes. There is a song on Google Classroom to help you sing along and learn at home.
In our library session we read the award winning book ‘Look Up’ . This book is about a little girl called Rocket and she longs to go into space for an adventure, we can find out more using the following link.
Watch Dapo Adeola read from his award-winning picture book Look Up!
Please be informed that students in EYFS have been given their COMO Canteen shop card in their book bags on Sunday or handed to parents. For additional information, please log in to our Notices platform.
Questions and feedback
Please direct all comments and feedback directly to COMO. You can contact COMO on comocanteenbs@comooman.com.
Cultural Fair 29/2/24 ( more information to follow)
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
07.2.24
We are looking forward to our half term at the end of the week, time really is flying by!
Thank you to those of you who attended Sports Day on Thursday and for making it such an enjoyable event. Photos can be found on Google Classroom.
We have welcomed another teaching assistant to the EYFS setting - Miss Intisar is now working across FS1 and FS2. She has been enjoying getting to know all the children in the unit.
In phonics this week the children have been introduced to the ‘g’ sound. Children have been reading and making words from sounds, it has been tricky to get all of the sounds in the correct order to make the word. We have also practiced writing ‘g’ and some words containing the sound, such as ‘gap.’ We have had fun playing ‘pass the word.’ Some of us have been practicing to identify initial sounds and recognise what they look like.
In our Maths sessions, we have been looking at the Chinese New Year story of the ‘Great Race’ through this we have learned some ordinal numbers such as first, second, third..
In Arabic this week we have been learning the different parts of the face.
We have been learning the songs ‘Incy, Wincy Spider,’ ‘Row, Row, Row your Boat’ and ‘Miss Polly had a Dolly.’
Please be informed that students in EYFS have been given their COMO Canteen shop card in their book bags on Sunday or handed to parents. For additional information, please log in to our Notices platform.
Questions and feedback
Please direct all comments and feedback directly to COMO. You can contact COMO on comocanteenbs@comooman.com.
Forward Notice:
Please note library books will not go home this week, but will do so after the half term holiday.
Whole school photo 20/2/24 - all EYFS children will participate in our whole school photo shoot on the AWP
Cultural Fair 29/2/24 ( more information to follow)
31.01.04
This week we are celebrating Chinese New Year! Xīnnián hǎo (新年好) or "Gong hei fat choy" (恭喜发财)! We have been learning about the Chinese New Year story and the different ways in which Chinese New Year is celebrated. We have had fun playing in the ‘Chinese restaurant’ role play area.
In phonics this week the children have been reading and making words from sounds, it has been tricky to get all of the sounds in the correct order to make the word, we have read and made words such as ‘sit, did, sad.’ Some of us have been practicing to identify initial sounds and recognise what they look like, making some fun animal soup as we learn!
In our Maths sessions, we have been identifying and writing numbers, children were inspired to have a go at writing some numbers during their discovery learning time, well done FS1!
We are looking forward to our Sports Day on Thursday, from 11:45 in the FS playground. Please remember to send your child into school on Thursday with a coloured t-shirt of the team they are in. If you are unsure about which colour team your child is in, please speak to a member of the FS1 team.
We have been learning the ‘Hokey Cokey’ another song called ‘One Little Finger.’ It has been so much fun learning the song and the actions to go with it.
Forward Notice:
Sports Day is to be held on 01/02/2024 in the FS playground on the bottom playground. It will begin at 11:45 and you are welcome to take children home once the ‘sticker ceremony’ has finished, please inform a member of staff so that we are aware that you have taken your child. Children will be placed in teams of different colours and we request that they wear a t-shirt of this colour, you will be emailed separately to let you know the colour of your child’s team. Please note that this colour has no bearing on house colours that will be assigned in FS2.
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
21.01.24
Thank you all for making the trip to the beach such a success, if you haven’t already had a look, please have a look at the photos on the Google Classroom page.
In phonics this week the children have been reading and making words from sounds, it has been tricky to get all of the sounds in the correct order to make the word. Some of us have been practicing to identify initial sounds and recognise what they look like. We played ‘Hey Mr Crocodile, can I cross the river?’ We have also been clapping syllables in words.
In our Maths sessions, we have been counting and using mental maths to solve problems involving taking away. We had a lot of fun taking away yummy cookies!
We have been thinking about Spring and we had a look at some beautiful daffodils that were brought into school by one of the children. The children sang ‘Lazy, Lazy Daffodil’ and learned about the parts of a daffodil.
As part of our learning through the story Jack and the Beanstalk, the children have made a bean and cheese wrap, we learned about how we get milk and how beans grow.
Any other Notices
Forward Notice:
Sports Day is to be held on 01/02/2024 in the FS playground on the bottom playground. It will begin at 11:45 and you are welcome to take children home once the ‘sticker ceremony’ has finished, please inform a member of staff so that we are aware that you have taken your child. Children will be placed in teams of different colours and we request that they wear a t-shirt of this colour, you will be emailed separately to let you know the colour of your child’s team. Please note that this colour has no bearing on house colours that will be assigned in FS2.
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
14.1.24
We have had a busy week in FS2. We are planning our own small Sports Day event with simple races and fun games. Date and times will be shared with you soon.
We are very excited to go on our school trip to the beach this week too.
We have covered a range of phonics activities this week, revising the sounds learned, using our listening ears to listen out for rhyming words or initial sounds and playing Silly Soup! Some of us have been using the sounds that we have learned to read words such as ‘pat’ and ‘sat’ and then we talked about other rhyming words within this group such as ‘rat’ or ‘cat’.
In our Maths sessions, we have been matching numerals to quantities. We have played games using dice, ladybirds and everyday objects
We have also been learning ring games such as ‘Around the Apple Tree’ and ‘I’ve Got a Body.’Please ask your child to sing these to you!
Forward Notice:
Peace Day (whole school event) 18/1 All students and staff will be encouraged to wear white or grey and bring in a donation which will be put towards the humanitarian efforts in Palestine. This is the same day as our beach trip - so beach clothes will be fine! We will have a peaceful activity on the beach that day.
FS1 Beach Trip 18/1 We are very excited about our upcoming beach trip, please speak to Miss Kaila or Ms. Price- Williams if you have any further questions about this. Thank you to those of you who have expressed an interest in volunteering to take a group, please email the Primary Office if you are interested in helping. PLEASE NOTE booster seats are required for the coach - these will need to be dropped off in the bottom car park on the morning of the trip. You will find a designated area for the seat drop off.
Prêt-a-Portrait are coming in to take individual and class group photos of all EYFS students on Wednesday 24th January. We will be going to the photo shoot during the morning slots so that the children look their best!
It has been so nice to meet with you and talk about your child in greater depth during the Focus Child meetings, thank you to you all for taking the time out to meet with the class teacher. The second round of Focus Child meetings will begin at the end of the month. You will receive an email from the Primary Office informing you of your meeting.
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
10.1.24
We have really enjoyed having the children back in school after the winter holidays. It's so nice to hear all about their holidays, they have had plenty to keep them occupied, from visits abroad to visits from relatives that have come from far and wide!
Another EYFS teacher Mrs Masroor has joined in the fun of the FS1 team and has loved getting to know all of the children. During PSED this week the children were asked to think about the world around them. We considered what could be a wish for the world. The children all came up with brilliant wishes - ‘happiness for everyone’ ‘toys for everyone’ ‘love for everyone’ were some of the wonderful examples. The wishes were written on green leaves and placed on the Humani Tree outside the Oryx Theatre.
During phonics we have been revising the sounds learned and using our listening ears to listen out for rhyming words and initial sounds.
We have been looking at counting, recognising numerals, patterns, shapes and comparing objects in our maths sessions. We have had so much fun making our own patterns from a variety of different objects such as beans, pasta, spoons and coloured beads!
Please note that school will be closed on Thursday 11th January.
Peace Day (whole school event) 18/1 All students and staff will be encouraged to wear white or grey and bring in a donation which will be put towards the humanitarian efforts in Palestine. This is the same day as our beach trip - so beach clothes will be fine! We will have a peaceful activity on the beach that day.
FS1 Beach Trip 18/1 We are very excited about our upcoming beach trip, please speak to Miss Kaila or Ms. Price- Williams if you have any further questions about this. Thank you to those of you who have expressed an interest in volunteering to take a group, please email the Primary Office if you are interested in helping. PLEASE NOTE booster seats are required for the coach - these will need to be dropped off in the bottom car park on the morning of the trip. You will find a designated area for the seat drop off.
Prêt-a-Portrait are coming in to take individual and class group photos of all EYFS students on Wednesday 24 January. We will be going to the photo shoot during the morning slots so that the children look their best!
It has been so nice to meet with you and talk about your child in greater depth during the Focus Child meetings, thank you to you all for taking the time out to meet with the class teacher. The second round of Focus Child meetings will begin at the end of the month. You will receive an email from the Primary Office informing you of your meeting.
Thank you to those of you who have joined the Google Classroom, where you can find photographs and material that supports your child’s learning. If you have not done so yet, please do so at your nearest convenience. The code is as follows
kdlcszh
The invite link is below.
https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIwNDAyMTc2OTQy?cjc=kdlcszh
Thank you for sending in such wonderfully healthy lunchboxes, examples of these can be found on display in the kitchen. It is always nice to get ideas from others as to what to send in for your child’s snack. Please note, nuts are not allowed in school as we do have some children with nut allergies.
Correct uniform is to be worn by the children, please check the school website if you are unsure. FS1 children do not need a PE uniform, however we do require a change of clothes in a labelled bag in case of any accidents.
NB. Spare clothes are kept in school incase of more than one accident.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Primary Office if you have any questions on queries.
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