We notice that a number of children either do not have a P.E. kit or do not have the correct P.E. kit. A P.E. kit should consist of:
• Plain t-shirt
• Blue or Black shorts
• Sandshoes or trainers
Please make sure your child has their correct P.E. kit in school on the days they have P.E. which are:
Reception - Wednesday & Thursday
Year 1 - Tuesday & Wednesday
Year 2 - Monday & Wednesday
Year 3 - Monday & Tuesday
Year 4 - Monday & Thursday (swimming)
Thank you.
We would like to invite you into school on Wednesday 14th December 2011 to join us for 'Carols Around the Tree'. Parents of Years 3 & 4 children are asked to come along at 9.10am and Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 parents at 2.00pm. We hope to see you there!
It is Christmas party week next week and they are as follows:
Nursery & Reception - Monday 12th (PLEASE NOTE: There will be no morning Nursery session and the children will join afternoon children for the party from 12.00-2.55pm).
Years 1 & 2 - Tuesday 13th
Years 3 & 4 - Thursday 15th
School will provide a drink of juice for all children, could parents please provide some food. So we have a variety could girls please bring savoury items and boys bring sweet. Children are allowed to come to school in their party clothes on those days or they can bring them to change into. Thank you.
Our Nursery & Reception Christmas performances are on Thursday 8th December, 10.30am for morning Nursery & Reception, 2.00pm for afternoon Nursery & Reception. Parents are welcome to come along.
On Tuesday 29th November Reception children will be having a Pirate Party. If the children would like to come to school dressed as a pirate that would be great. We will be inviting afternoon Nursery to our party.
We have planned a visit to Whitehouse Farm for our Reception children on Thursday 15th December 2011. Please click on the link for more information.
Whitehouse Farm.doc
From Friday 4th November we would like Reception children to join in our Healthy Tuck Shop. We offer the children toast, smoothies and dried fruit boxes. Each item costs 20p and each child is allowed a maximum of 3 items. A member of staff in Reception will collect the money on a Friday morning and tuck will be given to your child at a time convenient to the class.
Your child's class teacher would like to invite you into school on the evening of either Tuesday 11th or Wednesday 12th October (Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th October for Year 4 parents) to discuss your child's progress. There are appointment sheets outside your child's classroom so you can sign up for a time that best suits you. We hope you can come along.
Your child's class teacher would like to invite you into school on the evening of either Tuesday 11th or Wednesday 12th October Wednesday 12th & Thursdday 14th for Year 4) to discuss your child's progress. From Tuesday 4th October there will be appointment sheets outside your child's classroom so you can sign up for a time that best suits you.
A named PE kit and bag is missing from Reception and a jumper and cardigan is missing from Year 2. Please check your child's clothing etc; at home in case items have been taken by mistake. Thank you.
There will be staff changes from September as Mrs Olsen and Mrs McLean both retire in July. We wish them both a long and happy retirement. They will be a huge miss around school. Mrs Robson who has been teaching in Year 4 this term is also leaving us. We can't thank her enough for her work with Year 4 and wish her all the best for the future. Mrs Rowley will be returning to Nursery after her maternity leave and Miss Cann who has been teaching in Nursery this half term will be our Reception teacher from September. We would also like to welcome to our school Mrs Bruce, our new Deputy Head and Year 4 teacher.
Our Sports Day is earlier this year and will be held on Wednesday 29th June from 1.15pm, parents are welcome to attend and are asked to arrive at school after 1.00pm. We hope to see you there! Could you please make sure your child has suitable footwear and shorts plus, if possible, a t-shirt the colour of their house. Thank you.
Our Reception and Year 3 classes are visiting Embleton First School on Tuesday 28th June 2011. If you have not already done so please return your child's consent form as soon as possible. Thank you.
Just a reminder that Sports Day is earlier this year and will be held on Wednesday 29th June in the afternoon. It is being held in June instead of July to fit in with National Sports Week.
Our Reception and Year 3 classes are visiting Embleton First School on Tuesday 28th June 2011. Please click on the link below for more information.
Rec & Y3 Embleton.doc
Our Reception children would like to invite their parents/carers into our school at 9.10am on Wednesday 15th June 2011 to watch their assembly. We hope you can make it!
In preparation for Year 1 would all parents of our Reception children please leave them at the door starting after half term. This enables your child to gain confidence in coming into school themselves and hanging their coat up, etc; which makes the transition into Year 1 much easier. Thank you for your co-operation.
We are offering a cheerleading club to children in main school beginning on Tuesday 7th June 2011. Please click on the link below for more information.
Early Risers Cheerleading Club.doc
Reception would be very grateful if anyone could donate any plants or seeds for their role play area. Thank you.
A blue school fleece has gone missing in Reception. It is size 7-8 and unnamed. There is a size 5-6 fleece left so we believe it may have gone home by mistake. Also a Reception boy has lost 2 school sweatshirts which are both named. If your child has taken any of these items home by mistake please return them as soon as possible. Thank you.
Please could you make sure your child has their P.E. kit in school on the following days:-
Reception-Mondays & Thursdays
Year 1-Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Year 2-Wednesdays & Fridays
Year 3-Wednesdays & Thursdays (plus swimming kit on Thursdays)
Year 4-Tuesdays & Thursdays
P.E. lessons will be held both outdoors and indoors so please make sure they have the correct kit and footwear. Thank you.
Can we please stress the importance of naming your child's uniform and PE kit, we always have items going missing and a lot of the time those items are not named. As you can appreciate getting 30 children to change for PE and keep their belongings altogether is a challenge so having named items is a big help. Thank you.
Can we please remind everyone that our Nursery & Reception play area is not to be used as a shortcut through to the main school yard for parents/carers dropping off or collecting children. As you can appreciate there are already a lot of Nursery and Reception parents needing to come and go in here and there just isn't the space for everyone. Could parents/carers also remember that the children should not be using the outdoor equipment before 9.00am and after 3.00pm for health and safety reasons. Thank you for your cooperation in both of these matters.
Next Thursday 10th & Friday 11th February (weather permitting) the Nursery/Reception outdoor area will be having an all weather surface installed so this area will be closed off, there will also be a skip situated around that area so please take care when on the school premises. Our Nursery children are asked to use the main school entrance on these days and Reception to use the conservatory door. Thank you.
Look at our photographs showing what a wonderful time we had:
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Your child's class teacher would like to invite you into school on the evening of either Tuesday 12th or Wednesday 13th October to discuss your child's progress. From Tuesday 5th October there will be appointment sheets outside your child's classroom so you can sign up for an appointment.
Our Nursery and Reception children do a lot of their learning outside and as the weather is changing for the worse could you please make sure children have warm waterproof coats and wellies with them every day. Thank you.
Monday & Thursday
A big thank you to everyone who came along to our early year's sports day and fundraiser, the money we raised has bought us this bike and side car which all the children love!
Our Reception children are having a 'Teddy Bear's Picnic' this Thursday 15th July. Could each child please bring in their teddies and a little something for the picnic (eg; fruit, biscuits). Thank you.
In preparation for Year 1 would all parents of our Reception children please leave them at the door starting after half term. This enables your child to gain confidence in coming into school themselves and hanging their coat up, etc; which makes the transition into Year 1 much easier. Thank you for your co-operation.
Your child's class teacher invites you into school on either Tuesday 23rd or Wednesday 24th March from 3.30pm onwards to talk through your child's progress. Appointment charts will be outside the classrooms from Tuesday 16th March so anyone who would like to come along can sign up to a time slot.
Our Reception children would like to invite their families into our school at 10.00am on Thursday 18th March to join them in an activity in their classroom. We hope to see you all there!
One left black Clarks shoe, size 8F with 1 velcro leather strap has gone missing from our Reception class, your child may have taken it by mistake so please check all shoes and swap it if found. Thank you.
We also are missing a blue and white striped scarf in Nursery, please check your child has not taken it home by mistake and return it to a member of staff if found. Thank you.
If you have not already done so, could you please complete and return your child's reply slip to school as soon as possible as your child will not be allowed to travel without it. Thank you.
Please note that the parent's meeting is cancelled for Wednesday 20th January but will resume on January 27th as normal, all welcome.
Our new role play area is a 'Vet's Surgery'. We would be very grateful if you could possibly provide any of the following to enhance the play:
• Dog leads
• Collars
• Cages
• Pet carriers
• Empty pet food containers/boxes
• Food bowls
• Pet beds etc;
Please hand any items to a member of staff. Thank you.
On Friday 18th December school will close at 1.30pm for the Christmas break. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no afternoon Nursery session on Friday 18th December. School will re-open on Tuesday 5th January.
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 invite all families and friends into our school at 2.00pm on Wednesday 16th December to sing 'Carols Around the Christmas Tree'.
The class Christmas parties are to be held as follows:
Nursery & Reception - Monday 14th December (NO MORNING NURSERY SESSION ON THIS DAY - ALL CHILDREN TO ATTEND IN THE AFTERNOON PLEASE)Years 1 & 2 - Tuesday 15th December
Years 3 & 4 - Thursday 17th December
School will provide a drink of juice for all children, could parents please provide some food. So we have a variety, could boys please bring sweet items and girls bring savoury. Thank you. Children are allowed to come to school in their party clothes on those days or they can bring them to change into.
Our Harvest Festivals were held in Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church with Key Stage 2 in the morning and Reception and Key Stage 1 in the afternoon. Lots of our families and friends came along to watch two wonderful services.
Just a reminder that our children will be working on a whole school Eco project next week. Each class will have a different focus:
Nursery/Reception - Endangered Species
Year 1 - Rainforests
Year 2 - Water Conservation
Year 3 - Recycling
Year 4 - Newsroom - reporting on events in school.
If you can help your child find any information for their project, that would be very helpful.
Also, please remember to keep collecting your junk for our model competition and send it into school.
Our Harvest Festival services will be held on Friday 16th October at Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church. For our KS2 children (Years 3 & 4) the service will be at 10.00am and for Reception and KS1 (Years 1 & 2) the service will be at 1.30pm. Family and friends are welcome to attend either service, please meet us at the Church. We hope to see you all there!
Your child's class teacher would like to invite you into school on the evenings of either Tuesday 13th or Wednesday 14th October to discuss your child's progress. From Monday 5th October there will be appointment sheets outside your child's classroom so you can sign up for an appointment.
Our Reception children are about to begin their profiles so could each child please bring in some family photographs as soon as possible. Thank you.
Please click on the link below to view our overview for this term. We hope it gives you an insight into what we will be learning.
Monday & Thursday
Our sports day will be held on Thursday 16th July at 1.30pm (weather permitting!) for all children in main school. We would like all children to bring a top in the colour of their house to wear along with their P.E. shorts for the sports afternoon. The house colours are: Endeavour - yellow, Voyager - blue, Explorer - green and Challenger - red. Thank you for your cooperation. We hope to see you all there!
For our sports day on Thursday 16th July we would like all children to bring a top in the colour of their house to wear along with their P.E. shorts for the sports afternoon. The house colours are: Endeavour - yellow, Voyager - blue, Explorer - green and Challenger - red. Thank you for your cooperation.
Our Reception children are to visit Alnwick Castle on Monday 29th June 2009. Please click on the link below for more information.
Alnwick Castle.DOC
We would like to invite our Reception children's parents and friends to join them for their class assembly on Thursday 25th June at 9.15am. We hope to see you all there.
On Thursday 2nd April 2009 we are holding our Easter services:
• Our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 service is to be held at Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church at 10am where parents are welcome to attend.
• Our Year 3 and Year 4 service is at 2pm in the school hall where parents are also welcome to attend. (Any parent wanting to take their children home after the afternoon service is welcome to do so).
There are still some appointments available for Parent's Evening next Monday and Tuesday so please see appointment chart for times.
As a staff, we are very keen to reward good work and celebrate excellent behaviour. Following the Easter holidays, we will be introducing a new 'house point' system at Stead Lane. The children will be divided into four 'houses' or teams. Each week merits will be earned for good behaviour, effort, work etc. Individually children will work towards earning Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates. Collectively each team will be competing to win a house treat which the children will choose.
TEAM NAME COMPETITION
We have chosen a 'Space' theme for our teams. Each team will be represented by a different coloured rocket. And now for your cooperation - can you or your child think of four imaginative names for our teams. If so, please complete the slip attached and return to school. A prize will be awarded for the winning suggestion
A girl in our Reception class has lost their cardigan, it is named so please check your child's uniform and if your child has taken it by mistake please return it to school as soon as possible. Thank you.
A Reception child has lost their shoe which is size 10, black from Next with Velcro fastening. If your child has picked up this shoe by mistake, please return it as soon as possible.
We are looking for various items for our outdoor area - we need tyres, drainpipes, scaffolding planks and plumbing materials which are large enough for the children to work with but have no sharp edges. If anyone has any of these items and could bring them into Nursery/Reception we would be most grateful. Thank you.
Thank you to all parents who attended our fundraising event on 12th February, we raised £253.28 which will go towards buying waterproofs and wellies for most children.
We still have some unclaimed raffle prizes so please check the lists on Nursery and Reception doors to see if you have been lucky - all prizes must be claimed on or before Friday 6th March 2009.
You are invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday 24th February from 9.00 - 9.30am. This meeting will enable parents to discuss the theme for the term and the tasks that the children will be given.
As described in last week's newsletter, recent changes in the curriculum have meant that all children in Nursery and Reception are spending a great deal of their time outdoors in all weathers. We appreciate that most of our parents provide warm, waterproof clothing but that it can be distressing and time consuming to keep this clothing dry and clean. In order to overcome this problem we would like your help in raising some funds to buy waterproof trousers and coats for all our foundation stage children. We would like to invite you to our fundraising day on Thursday 12th February. We will be holding 2 sessions - one at 10.30am and the other at 2.00pm (we are aware that there are other events on at this time so we would welcome your attendance at either session).
We would also welcome any donations you can provide for tombola and raffle stalls.
Hope to see you all there!
Following the success of our coffee morning this week, we look forward to an excellent turn out for our parent classes which start next Thursday, 9.00 – 10.30am. A free crèche facility is available on site for parents with pre-school age children.
We would like to invite our Reception parents to a workshop on Tuesday 3rd February at 9.30am in our conservatory. During this session parents will be shown some strategies that are used in school when teaching early reading skills and some useful tips on hearing your child read at home. Any worries or questions you may have about reading can also be addressed at the end of the workshop. We hope to see you there.
Recent changes in the curriculum have meant that all children in Nursery and Reception are spending a great deal of their time outdoors in all weathers. We appreciate that most of our parents provide warm, waterproof clothing but that it can be distressing and time consuming to keep this clothing dry and clean. In order to overcome this problem we would like your help in raising some funds to buy waterproof trousers and coats for all our foundation stage children. We would like to invite you to our fundraising day on Thursday 12th February. Your support would be greatly appreciated as would any donations you can provide for a tombola and raffle. More details to follow. Thank you for your support.
Could we please remind parents that children need wellies whenever possible brought into school in a bag to be kept on their peg. The outside play area is very muddy at the moment and we only have a limited number of spares which means some children are not able to go out. Could Nursery children also bring a change of clothes so that in the event of a fall they can be changed. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Please click on the link below to download Reception's termly overview for Spring 2009.
Download file
On Friday 19th December school will close at 1.30pm for the Christmas break. Please find attached a reply slip for you to complete and return.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no afternoon Nursery session on Friday 19th December.
School will re-open on Wednesday 7th January.
If you have not already done so, could you please return your child's consent form and payment to school as soon as possible for the trip on Thursday 18th December, spare copies are available from the office. Thank you.
Our Reception and Years 1 and 2 children will perform ‘Carols Around the Tree’ at 2.00pm on Wednesday 17th December in the school hall. All family and friends are welcome to attend.
Could parents please check their child’s school jumpers tonight as a named one from Reception has been lost. If your child has accidentally taken the wrong one home, please return it as soon as possible. Thank you.
Our Reception children are to visit Whitehouse Farm on Thursday 18th December. Please click on link below for more information.
Download file
The class Christmas parties are to be held as follows:
Nursery & Reception - Monday 15th December (NO MORNING NURSERY SESSION ON THIS DAY – ALL CHILDREN TO ATTEND IN THE AFTERNOON PLEASE)
Years 1 & 2 - Tuesday 16th December
Years 3 & 4 - Thursday 18th December
School will provide a drink of juice for all children, could parents please provide some food. So we have a variety, could boys please bring savoury items and girls bring sweet except Nursery who will be informed by Mrs Mallin or Mrs Athey of what to bring. Thank you.
Children are allowed to come to school in their party clothes on those days or they can bring them to change into.
Our main school children will hold their Christmas performances on Thursday 11th December at 1.00pm and Friday 12th December at 10.00am. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are needed for both performances so please apply for tickets via the school office. Thank you.
All of next week is ‘Looking After Ourselves’ week at Stead Lane and the children will be taking part in various activities so will need their full P.E. kit every day, suitable for indoors and outdoors. We are always trying to encourage the children to eat healthily and next week will be awarding the healthiest packed lunch with a prize. We have various leaflets to share with parents/carers and these will be displayed every day at 3.00pm in the hall.
Please click on the link below to view Reception's topic overview for the autumn term 08.
Just a reminder - we are holding our Harvest Festivals on Friday 17th October at Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church at Bedlington Station. Our Years 3 & 4 children will hold theirs at 10.00am and Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 will hold theirs at 1.30pm. Family and friends please meet at the church. We hope to see you all there.
As detailed in last week’s newsletter, we are holding our Parent’s evenings on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th October. Times are still available with your child’s teacher, so please sign up outside their classroom every day from 3.00pm.
From September 08 the children in Nursery and Reception will be following a new curriculum (EYFS). This will mean that the children will be spending more time outdoors (in various weather conditions). We do have some supplies of waterproof clothing but it would be much appreciated if all children could be provided with warm, waterproof outdoor clothing and a supply of spare clothes (particularly socks and trousers). Thank you for your co-operation.
Please make sure children have their named P.E. kit on Mondays and Thursdays. Thank you.
Our Reception class require large boxes (from washers, fridges, TVs etc), so if anyone has any we would be very grateful for them! We also require dolls clothes and equipment for our home corner (child size ironing boards, high chairs, cots etc). Thank you.
There will be a final opportunity to claim any lost property in the school hall on Monday 21st July at 3.00pm. Any unclaimed items will be disposed of after this time.
School will close on Wednesday 23rd July at 1.30pm for the summer break and there will be no afternoon Nursery session on this day. Please fill out a reply slip (available from the office) so we know you are aware of this. Thank you.
Children in main school will be holding their sports day on Thursday 17th July. If your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 sports will begin at 10.30am, if your child is in Year 3 or Year 4 they will begin at 1.30pm. We hope you will come along and support our children. Could all children please have their P.E. kits in school all week, so they have them if needed.
Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 will hold their sports at 10.30am on Thursday 17th July.
Our Reception children are holding their family assembly on Thursday 3rd July at 9.10am. Any family members are welcome to attend. We hope to see you there.
Reception children are visiting The Sage, Gateshead on Tuesday 24th June. Please return your consent form and payment to school as soon as possible.
Mrs. Rowley would like to inform parents that Reception class will be visiting the Sage in Gateshead on 24th June 2008. This will cost £6.00 – further information will follow after the half term break.
Reception invited their families to join them in their classroom to enjoy the activities which they do every day.
Welcome to our Reception Class.
In recpetion we do all sorts of fun and creative activities.
Exploring the outdoor area.
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