Week Ending 19/07/24
Date: 30th Jun 2024 @ 12:02pm
Happy last day! Well we’ve finally made it and what a year we’ve had. We can’t quite believe where this year has gone but have had such a wonderful time watching the children blossom and grow. Over the last two weeks they have shown how ready they are for Year 1 and we will greatly miss them as they move onto their next school chapter. I really enjoy taking time at the end of the year to reflect on how much progress the children have made since they started. Their learning journeys are a big part of their time in Reception and I like to look back at all the memories we have created together and I hope you enjoy looking through them too.
We want to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting your child’s learning through their first year here at Tarporley. It was magical to see so many of you at our End of Year Show as we celebrated the fantastic year the children have had.
Tapestry
This week we sent out an email regarding Tapestry and how to download photos/videos to your device. We have made lots of memories which we’re sure the children will take with them through their time here at school. The deadline for downloading any files from Tapestry is 31st August 2024 as we will have to start setting up new accounts for our next cohort from September. Please make sure you download your child's Tapestry learning journey as soon as you can as we will be archiving them on September 1st.
Talking Point
This week the children spent the afternoon with their new teachers; Mrs Harrison and Miss Jones. They came back absolutely full of beans and more than ready for their new challenge. For the talking point this week, take the opportunity to reflect on the year with your child. What have been the highlights? What are they proud of? Support them to set a simple target for Year 1, remind them they can achieve anything if they set their minds to it!
Summer Scrapbook Challenge (OPTIONAL)
This summer we would like to set your child a 'Summer Scrapbook' challenge.
This can be in any format you like, but must contain a hand written sentence / paragraph / caption / note or account. The reason for this is so children have the opportunity, over the 6 week break, to write frequently, with no pressure or expectation for it to be perfect. This will enable them to maintain their stamina for writing that they have worked so hard to build this year as well as the opportunity to express themselves in a written form.
All entries will receive a golden book entry and each class will receive a prize for the best scrapbook.
In Phonics, we have finally come to the end of Phase 4 which has focused on different word structures (CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC, CCCVC, CCCVCC) and suffixes -er, -est and -ed. We urge you to continue to read regularly throughout the Summer in preparation for September as the pace will start to quicken with learning alternative sounds to the ones we have learnt this year. All reading for pleasure books and physical copies have been removed from your child's book bag this week. Please do remember your local library has an array of Reading for Pleasure books for you to peruse at your own leisure (and it's free!). We have sent home a booklet containing a range of activities we have done over the year such as reading tasks, Pathways to Write activities and the half termly phonics assessments. This is a great way of seeing your child's progress throughout the year and to see how far they have come since the very beginning.
On Monday, we celebrated International Mud Day! The children absolutely loved every second to get muddy, paint 'Bling' the rhino, paint themselves, experience the slime bath and get soaking wet.
On Tuesday, we enjoyed a brilliant afternoon with our new teachers. The children found out where to line up, had a good chance to play and even visited their new toilets. They came back so excited that we weren't sure they wanted to be back in Reception! In the afternoon, we made Thank You cards to give to our buddies.
On Wednesday, . we performed our End of Year Show to our loved ones! I’m sure you will agree that the children were incredible and certainly all of their hard work had paid off. Please may we ask that any photos taken with group shots are not to be shared on social media. Thank you.
On Thursday, we got to spend the afternoon with our buddies outside on the adventure playground. They have been such an important part of our journey this year and so we swapped cards as a keepsake of our year together.
On Friday, we went to St Helens for our final Celebration Assembly and said a final farewell to our buddies. We will miss them so much but wish them the best of luck as they move onto secondary school.
Congratulations to our Stars of the Year, Sienna and Gabriella!
Have a wonderful and restful Summer break! Thank you for your continued support throughout the year. We look forward to seeing the children as Year 1s in September.
Miss Selwyn and Miss Woodward
