This week in Ashdown Class...

Week commencing 3rd March...

It was wonderful to see so many parents, carers and family members at our Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea on Wednesday.  Thank you for coming and sharing time with your children learning about the Zones of Regulation.  They thoroughly enjoyed having you in class and it was clear that they really enjoyed their tea too!  With your child, can you discuss and identify which “Zone” you and they are in at different points of the day? 

Excitingly, we had other visitors in Reception this week as we welcomed an incubator filled with eggs on Monday and saw the hatching of our first chicks on Wednesday.  The children were delighted by the new arrivals and have produce a range of artwork and pieces of writing inspired by the chicks.   

We have also been busy with gardening this week and have planted runner beans and sunflower seeds, using our knowledge of what plants need to germinate and grow.  It is going to be interesting to see how long it takes for them to develop and be ready to be planted outside. 

We are still missing a number of school books, please can you check your bookshelves and return any to us?  

Class library books and school phonics books should be returned each Tuesday please.

Talking Task...

Next week we will be welcoming the librarian from Southborough Library who will be talking to the class all about the exciting things they can do at the library.  Have you ever been to a library?  What would your favourite book from a library be?  Can you visit one and take some photos?  Can you draw all the things your dream library would have?  Can you plan some questions to ask our local librarian when she comes to visit us? 

To enable children to develop their language skills, we have used AI to translate this into other languages spoken in our school community.   

The children are encouraged to use the toilets and drink water throughout the day and are allowed to go to the toilet whenever they need.

The Reception timetable evolves as the children settle into the routine of school.  This is what we are hoping the timetable will be by the end of term.

During Adventure Time, the children are free to use and explore the resources and activities in the indoor and outdoor classrooms.  During this time, the Reception adults lead activities or work with individuals or small groups on a particular task or skill.  Waterproofs and wellies are used everyday during these sessions, so these stay in school.