Reception - Derbynfa
Welcome to the Reception Noticeboard
Croeso i bwrdd hysbysfawr dosbarth Derbyn
We hope you find the following information helpful in keeping up to date with what is happening in your child's class. Remember to look at this page weekly for up to date information.
Important Dates and Information
FRESH AIR FRI-YAYS!:
Outdoor Learning - Please send your child to school wearing their old comfy clothes and a waterproof coat ready to explore our forest and school grounds. Your child will need a pair of wellies if you haven't already provided us with them. If waterproof trousers are necessary, we will provide these.
SKIP - The children can wear their outdoor learning clothes but need to come to school wearing trainers.
Please visit the news tab/calendar on the home page for other dates in our school calendar, including holidays, inset days, Christmas concerts, class assemblies, parent meetings and special days we are celebrating as a school.
Our FFT Phonics:
FFT Phonics is a systematic phonics programme used in our school to teach children how to read and write. It teaches children the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes).
We check:
Can they recognise the sounds?
Can they blend sounds to read words?
Can they segment sounds to spell words?
How you can help at home:
Practise reading school books.
Play “What’s the word?” blending games.
Spot sounds within books.
Encourage writing simple words.
This helps us support the children in the most appropriate way so that we can give them the best possible learning.
Please see below what we use to teach the children and feel free to use them at home!
This week's focus sounds are: Ch, Sh, Th, Qu
If you feel your child will benefit from practicing other sounds at home, please feel free to do so!
Week beginning 20.4.2026
| Language, Literacy and Communication | Writing Focus Task: Read the story ‘Hello, Hello’. Why were all the animals saying hello to each other? How do you think that made them feel? I wonder, if someone new arrived at our classroom, how could you welcome them in? Draw a picture of what you would do and write a short sentence of what you’d say.
Write what you see using the Beach Scene Pictures.
EPIC Planning - What would we like to learn about within our topic this term?
The Phonics Phrases and Letter Formation Cues can be found on the 'FFT' PDF above.
Reading with Teacher and changing book.
Topic Books about the Beach
Cymraeg Slot Drilio - Ffa la la songs. Focus Task - Recap the colours in Welsh. Answer the question 'Beth wyt ti'n ddim yn hoffi?'.
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| Numeracy and Mathematics | We have been using our WWN (Winning with Numbers) Scheme. Positional Language in the Outdoors. Creating 2D shape pictures, cutting and sticking activity. |
| Health and Wellbeing |
SKIP Seren yr wythnos Dylan y Dafan. Outdoor Learning and games with our Buddies.
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| Expressive Arts |
Finger Painting Sea Creatures.
Singing Ffa la la Songs.
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| Science and Technology |
Exploring natural materials in our Investigation Area.
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Humanities
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Weekly Achievements
Each week during assembly, we present certificates for Good work, Positive Values and speaking Welsh. The children give compliments to the Pupil of the Week.
This week's award winners:
| Awards: | Miss Jones | Mrs Miller/Mrs Porter |
| Cymraeg: | Oscar Galoppini | Blake Downman |
| Pupil of the Week: | Safiya Darghouthi | |
| Positive Values: | Travis Steele | Willow Williams |
| Gwaith Da: | Henry Dallimore | Lyla Coldrick |
Information and letters
Important Dates
Please visit the school calendar here and subscribe to 'Reception' and 'Whole School' events.
Below are some of the upcoming events:
- Parents evening starts week of Monday 16th March. Please book in via your class teacher's dojo link!
