Head of School's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
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What a wonderful first full week we have had, it’s been really enjoyable seeing the children settle into their routines.
One of the ways we help, here at Oxhey, is by providing Breakfast Club for all our children should they require it. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. Research shows that those who eat a good breakfast are likely to have better physical health, cognitive function, and academic performance, which is what we want for all our children. The Breakfast Club at Oxhey provides a nourishing breakfast of cereals, toast/pancakes/crumpets/bagels, fruits, and yoghurts.
Children are welcomed into the Breakfast Club by our staff and encouraged to eat breakfast together.
After breakfast, a pre-planned activity is delivered to your child before they start their day. The session is both nutritious and supportive in terms of academic growth. Sessions begin at 7:45am and run until 9:00am when school starts. The last breakfast will be served at 8:45 am.
If you wish your child to take advantage of the Breakfast Club, please contact the school office for booking inquiries.
Reminders
Friday 26th September - Grab a Cake for McMillan Coffee morning
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Friday 24th October - School Closed for Inset Day
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Monday 27th October - School Closed for Half Term
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Clothes bank available outside of school Tuesdays and Thursdays Donations welcome (please bring to the office) or take what you need from the rail.
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Nursery Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Nursery room will continue with their book book called 'No!' written by Tracey Corderoy.
They will begin the imitation stage where they will explore retelling a short version of the story and recreate it using pretend play, in the small world area and using stick puppets.
They will create a story map to support their imitating of the story.
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The rhyme will focus on their phonic knowledge of environmental sounds .
They will sing the rhyme - 'Old MacDonald'. They will listen to the sounds of different objects and identify what object is making the sound.
Willow Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Willow room will continue with their book called 'I am Happy' written by Michael Rosen.
They will continue with the imitation stage where explore playing activities that make them happy such as dancing, pushing cars around and splashing in puddles. Their key words will help with their understanding of their book next week; puddle, dance, zoom and happy.
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The rhyme will focus on their phonic knowledge of environmental sounds.
They will sing the rhyme - 'Wheels on the Bus'. They will create the sounds of the bus themselves, listen to the real sounds, explore sound outside from the garden, and pretend play their own bus.
Conker Room
Book & Rhyme of the week
Conker room will continue with their book called 'Where's Spot?' written by Eric Hill.
They will continue with the immersion stage where they use the key words to find and hide toys around the room.
The rhyme will focus on their maths knowledge of numbers. They will sing the rhyme - 'Two Little Dickie Birds' and will use their hands to show different numbers of birds.
Home Learning
Each Wednesday, the packs will be found outside main reception. There is a display to show you which group’s turn it is and a signing out folder for each pack. These are to borrow and return the following week.
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Next week the groups will be:
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Busy Fingers - Robin
Story Bags - Dormouse and Owl
Maths Pack - Woodpecker
Success Story of the Week!
Dear Parents,
We have been taken aback by how well your child has settled into the nursery.
Even if they appear upset when they leave you, most of our children settle quickly with the support of our expert practitioners who diligently support children into their room and play alongside them until they are settled.
Next week, we will be sending out a Parent Transition Survey to gain your feedback on our transition into Nursery and if there is anything we could do to improve it — please look out for this in your emails.
Your feedback is always valuable in shaping our practice and future endeavours.
