Welcome to Fledglings
We love to be active, explore, and be curious about ourselves, the world and each other. We enjoy stories, music, art, drama, climbing, and especially talking and laughing together. Through all these opportunities we are learning to become resilient individuals who are able to problem solve and persevere with tasks even when they find them challenging. At St Mary’s, we are supporting children to be a life-long, independent and effective learners.
Our staff team works hard to foster positive relationships with children and between children, and value just how important these partnerships are. Right from the start, we endeavour to ensure that caring, nurturing and warm relationships are developed between the whole Fledglings community, which includes the staff, children and parents. We talk regularly about ‘Fantastic Fledgling’ behaviours, which tie into the school values, and support these young children to see how they can live out the school values in their day to day class participation. These behaviours include keeping going when they find an activity difficult, supporting another child with shoes or coats without being asked by an adult, solving their own disputes, or helping other children to solve a dispute without adult intervention.
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In Fledglings, we think about our learning behaviour and consider our choices carefully. We learn from our mistakes and support each other. We collect house points and stars in the jar for making the right choices and together we have chosen our rewards:
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Our Teacher - Miss BullardI am so excited to be teaching Fledglings class this year and I can not wait to learn, transform and grow with the children. I am passionate about creating an inclusive and inspiring learning environment which encourages children to explore and discover. My favourite subjects are PE and art as well as reading. When I am not teaching I enjoy long walks with my dogs, travelling to new places and food! |
We look forward to sharing our learning with you so come back to this page to find our home learning, photos and exciting news throughout the year.
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OUR CLASS BOOKS FOCUS
This term our class books will be all linked to our project 'Ride a Cock Horse' with lots of them being all about families, feelings, where we live and nursery rhymes. We will read a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiiction. In addition to our class books we will also be learning poetry baskets each week and performing the peoms to our friends. |
Autumn 1: Ride a Cock Horse
Here is our termly cog document where you can find details of the different subjects we are covering this term.
Books to support our project
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We will be exploring a range of nursery rhymes this term to support our writing in English. We will also learn nursery rhymes to develop our speaking and listening. |
Website Links
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English - Nursery rhymes
A collection of nursery rhymes https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/z4ddgwx Understanding the World Interactive maps https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=12&AgeGroup=2 Where I live https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z7c9jfr Local history hunt https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqr4wsg/articles/z9t7tcw Websites to support phonics and reading http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ www.starfall.com http://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ |
Expressive Art and Design
Special people portraits https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwbr8p3/articles/z2q9jfr Colour mixing https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbtpvj6/articles/zxx346f Mushy Music https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgv9qyc/articles/zjqmnk7 Websites to support maths fluency http://www.arcademics.com/ https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular |
Phonics
We use the Read Write Inc Phonics programme to teach early reading and writing. Children start by learning a sound for each letter, and how to put these together to make words. As they progress through the programme, they learn digraphs - where 2letters make 1 sound (called 'Special Friends'), trigraphs (where 3 letters make 1 sound) and 'Red Words' - words that cannot always be fully decoded using taught sounds and may need to be learnt at sight, e.g. the, my, he.
There are some resources below to help you develop your understanding of Phonics and support your children with their learning at home. We also send home a reading folder for each child taking part in Phonics with their own set of sound cards and a stage-appropriate book so you are able to help your child consolidate their learning by reading together.
There are some resources below to help you develop your understanding of Phonics and support your children with their learning at home. We also send home a reading folder for each child taking part in Phonics with their own set of sound cards and a stage-appropriate book so you are able to help your child consolidate their learning by reading together.
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Numeracy
We use the NCETM Mastering Number scheme to teach the main concepts of mathematical understanding to our Reception Children while Nursery use the same time to learn number rhymes, number songs and play games that help with early counting and mathematical language.
As well as our 2 numeracy areas inside the classroom and outdoors, we also build opportunities for maths learning in other areas of the classroom, such as role play, the home corner, construction and playdough.
As well as our 2 numeracy areas inside the classroom and outdoors, we also build opportunities for maths learning in other areas of the classroom, such as role play, the home corner, construction and playdough.
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Snack
We provide a daily snack for the children. Children receive free fruit and vegetables through the Government's Free Fruit and Vegetables Scheme (SFVS) which aims to help children achieve their 5 A Day. The children in Fledglings like to try by adventurous foods and we often have other healthy options, not provided by the scheme, available for children to try, such as strawberries, melon, raspberries, mango, pineapple and blueberries. We also provide fresh drinking water and milk.
Snack is a social time and an adult sits with children during this time, modelling and promoting language. Children are encouraged to be independent at snack time, pouring their own drink, tidying their own fruit waste and developing table manners.
We provide a daily snack for the children. Children receive free fruit and vegetables through the Government's Free Fruit and Vegetables Scheme (SFVS) which aims to help children achieve their 5 A Day. The children in Fledglings like to try by adventurous foods and we often have other healthy options, not provided by the scheme, available for children to try, such as strawberries, melon, raspberries, mango, pineapple and blueberries. We also provide fresh drinking water and milk.
Snack is a social time and an adult sits with children during this time, modelling and promoting language. Children are encouraged to be independent at snack time, pouring their own drink, tidying their own fruit waste and developing table manners.
Other useful website links
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Help paying for your childcare:
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ Applying for 30 hours free childcare: https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare?utm_source=childcarechoices&utm_medium=microsite Weblinks to support Maths, CBeebies https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks Video to support parents with Phase 1 phonic sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCBzNnSSxds Video to support parents with Phase 2 and 3 phonic sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR0BV1zaFDM Teach your Monster to read https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ |
Decodable Comics (Click on 'Comics' Option)
http://www.phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/ Family Maths Toolkit https://www.familymathstoolkit.org.uk/ ICT Games https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/literacy.html Professional Association for childcare and early years https://www.pacey.org.uk/parents/toolkit/ Helping your child get ready for school (toileting) https://www.eric.org.uk/lauras-story Tales Toolkit https://talestoolkit.com/ |
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St. Mary's Church of England (VC) Primary School Southam Road Banbury OX16 2EG
Headteacher: Victoria Woods
Tel/Fax: 01295 263026 Email [email protected]
Headteacher: Victoria Woods
Tel/Fax: 01295 263026 Email [email protected]