FS2 WB 27/9/26

Dates for your Diary

Bahrain Road Runners Pre-Season Run: Friday 2 October, 7am (Learn more here)
World Teacher’s Day: Monday 5 October
Diwali event welcome and planning session: Tuesday 6 October, 8.15am (RSVP here)
Primary Learner Conferences: Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 October, 2.30pm to 6pm
Year 10: Meet the GCSE Tutors: Tuesday 6 October, 5pm (RSVP here)
Pre-loved Uniform Sale: Wednesday 7 October (7.30am to 8.30am and 1.30pm to 3.30pm)
Nadeen School x Cycling Bees Pink Ride: Friday 9 October, 6am (Learn more & RSVP here)
Take a Moment for You | World Mental Health Day Parent Coffee Morning: Tuesday 13 October, 8.15am (RSVP here)
Meet the Year 12 Teachers: Tuesday 13 October, 8.15am (RSVP here)
Healthy Snack Parent Workshop: Thursday 15 October (Learn more and RSVP here)

Drawing Club

This week, we have continued with our third week of Drawing Club, exploring the story I don't want to be small. Our focus has been on the character, setting and adventure time and helping the children to think carefully about who is in the story and where the story takes place.

The learners have been using their imaginations to create their own drawings, add details and talk about their ideas. Our exciting vocabulary this week was towering, miniature, colossal and shrunken, and we encouraged the children to explore what these words mean and use them in context.

Drawing Club is helping to build confidence in storytelling, mark making, early writing and sharing ideas with others.

Maths

In Maths, we have been developing our understanding of measure by exploring height, length, mass and capacity in different ways. The children created our class height chart, measured objects using rulers, tape measures and wool, and used weighing scales to compare how heavy and light different objects were. We have also explored capacity through water play and investigated which objects sink or float, encouraging the children to make predictions and talk about what they noticed.

Throughout the week, we have been developing our mathematical vocabulary, using words such as taller, shorter, longer, heavier, lighter, more, less and the same. It has been lovely to hear the children using this language to compare, explain their thinking and share how they know.

Phonics - ck e u r

This week, the children have been introduced to the new sounds ‘ck’, ‘e’, ‘u’ and ‘r’, while continuing to revisit and consolidate ‘g’, ‘o’, ‘c’ and ‘k’ from last week. They have been practising recognising these sounds and applying their growing phonics knowledge to blend and read simple CVC words.

We have also introduced our new tricky word ‘I’. The children have enjoyed exploring how we can use ‘I’ to create different sentences, helping to develop both their confidence and their spoken language.

Alongside our phonics learning, we have had a big focus on developing fine motor strength, pencil control and an effective pencil grip, supporting the children as they become increasingly confident with early writing and letter formation.

Music

This week, the learners had lots of fun exploring and playing different instruments from around the world, making lovely connections between Music and Movement and Understanding the World.

The children listened carefully to Mr Daniel as he introduced the different instruments and showed them how they could be played. They were excited to have a turn themselves and did a fantastic job of handling the instruments with care, listening to the different sounds they made and exploring rhythm through music and movement.

We were especially proud of the patience and turn-taking the children demonstrated, waiting for their opportunity to explore each instrument and showing respect for both the resources and one another.

Nadeen Book Bags

As part of the school uniform, all children in FS2, Year 1 and Year 2 require a school book bag. Please begin sending these in clearly labelled with your child’s name.

Once book bags are in school, children will bring home reading books, communication logs and helpful resources to support their phonics learning at home.

Children should bring their book bags to school each day to support in school and at home learning.

FS2 PE

Ms Adele: Monday & Tuesday

Ms Charlie: Monday & Thursday

Ms Hannah: Sunday & Thursday

Swimming will begin once the children feel settled, confident and ready for their lessons. Until then, they will continue to enjoy two PE lessons each week. We will share the start date in advance, giving families plenty of time to prepare the swimming essentials.

In the meantime, please support your child by practising dressing and undressing independently at home. This is an important skill that will help them feel confident and successful during their swimming sessions.

Keeping our school community healthy

In line with recommendations from the Ministry of Health, we kindly request your continued cooperation in following health and precautionary measures to help prevent the spread of illness within our school community.

Your support in keeping learners at home when they are unwell is essential in helping to limit the spread of illness. Please ensure that your child does not attend school if they are experiencing any of the following:

High temperature
Contagious conditions
Flu or cold symptoms
Episodes of vomiting or diarrhoea (overnight or in the morning)
Upset stomach

Your diligence in following these guidelines will have a significant impact on maintaining the health and well-being of all learners and staff.

If you require any further information or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Nurse Jessy at nurse@nadeenschool.com

A few helpful tips to support snack time:

Pack fruit in a small, separate container to help your child manage their snack independently.
Please cut grapes lengthways, as whole grapes can be a choking hazard for children under five.
Practise good eating habits at home, including sitting while eating and independently opening and closing lunch containers.

A gentle reminder that Nadeen School has a no nut policy. Please do not send nuts or products containing nuts to school.

Family Photo

We love to represent our families in the class, please upload a family photo to Tapestry. We will use these in the classroom to help children feel a sense of belonging and stay connected to the people who are important to them while at school.

Talent and Achievement Program (TAP) Has Begun!

We are pleased to announce that the Talent and Achievement Program (TAP) has officially begun for the new term.

The program will run from Monday, 7 September to Thursday, 3 December 2026, from 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM, with no sessions on Sundays and Tuesdays.

Please find the TAP Term 1 schedule here, which includes the locations for each session.

Please note that school buses depart at 2:20 PM each day. If your child normally uses the school bus, please arrange alternative pick-up on the days they attend the program.

Should you experience any difficulties accessing the system or have any feedback, please email Ms Habiba at h.chilwan@nadeenschool.com

We wish all our learners an enjoyable and enriching experience!

External Paid Talent and Achievement Program

We’re delighted to collaborate with a fantastic range of external partners and specialist providers who bring their expertise, passion, and exciting opportunities to our learners. Our External Paid Talent & Achievement Programs are designed to give learners even more opportunities to discover new interests, develop their talents, build new skills, and have fun along the way!

Whether your child is looking to explore a new passion or take an existing talent to the next level, these programs offer exciting opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive beyond the classroom.

Please take a look at the full details of the exciting opportunities available:

External PAID TAPs

For information regarding scheduling, pricing, registration, or program-specific details, parents are kindly requested to contact the respective external providers directly.

Let Us Know If Your Child Is Absent

Please use attendance@nadeenschool.com to notify the school if your child will be absent on the day. All of the absence correspondence should as always go through the form tutor. This will help us ensure accurate attendance records and streamline communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

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