Message for Reception – cress!

Good evening,
We hope you are enjoying growing your little pots of cress at home. Some children sent in a photo of their growing seeds to share in class and everyone loved looking at them. If you haven’t and would like to send in some photos of the cress growth, then children can proudly share these back in class. Please send in via the Evidence Me app.
Thank you.

Message for Reception

Good evening,
Please can we remind you to ensure you bring in your child’s Read. Write, Inc reading books into school in their plastic packets, along with reading diaries everyday. We change them weekly, but we do take these along to sessions so it is essential that they are in school for when needed.
Thank you for your continued support at home.

Have a lovely weekend.

Healthy Lunches for Little Learners

Today, your child will have brought home a letter with some guidance for Healthy Lunchbox ideas for school. We encourage everyone to take full advantage of the free school lunch or sandwich option over providing a packed lunch, as this is a cost effective and healthy choice right up until the end of Year 2! New menus were handed out last week.

If you do opt to bring in a lunchbox from home, please can we draw your attention in particular to the safety section, in which Parents/Carers are asked to ensure grapes are cut lengthways as a choking hazard prevention method. This is a requirement and they must be cut this way.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

 

Welcome Back Reception

Welcome back tomorrow to the Summer Term!  We hope you had a lovely Easter break and are looking forward to seeing you all and hearing about it. We are also looking forward to starting our new topic about ‘Growing’.
Please note the changes to PE days for the Summer Term, which are now on a Thursday and Friday. Come dressed in school uniform PE Kit (no branded logos) on those days please. Forest School remains on a Thursday afternoon, so please bring in wellies and waterproofs in a kit bag on this day.

Thank you.

Height & Weight Checks – Reception

Please see attached information regarding the National Childhood Measurement Programme for Reception children.

School nurses will be visiting Newdale on Thursday 16th April to complete the checks.

If you do not want your child to participate in the programme please return the withdrawal form that will be sent home today to school by Monday 13th April.

If you are happy for your child to take part, you do not need to do anything.

Please also see attached information regarding Eye screening for 4-5 year olds.

Thank you

NCMP Pre Measurement Leaflet for parents 2026

Eye screening letter for reception

 

 

Reception Message

Hello

Next week we will be continuing our new learning about animals. The children have loved this so far, especially the vets role play area, making appointments, dressing up and pretending to make pets feel better.

If you have a pet at home, we would love to have a special photo show and tell next Tuesday (3rd March) as we talk about World Wildlife Day. Please send photos digitally via Evidence Me, so we can display them on the big screen in class for show and tell.
If you do not have a pet, but perhaps a Grandparent or someone close has a familiar pet that could be shared as an alternative, then this is absolutely welcomed.

Thank you for your support.
The Reception Team :)