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
RESCHEDULED - Sports Day Tuesday 16th June 1.45pm.
Reception Trip to Caswell Beach - Tuesday 23rd June AM - More information to follow.
Year Group Assembly - Thursday 9th July PM - More information to follow.
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 18.5.2026
| Language, Literacy and Communication | Writing Shopping Lists in Role Play.
Activity: Listen to the story ‘Saving Tally’. As a group, can you work together to draw a story map and re-tell the story?
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.
Activity: Recording of Beth sy yn y Bag Traeth for Ffalala Board.
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| Numeracy and Mathematics |
Consolidating Number Formation.
Daily Winning With Numbers.
Number Bonds to 10.
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| Health and Wellbeing |
Sports Day Practice Seren yr wythnos Dylan y Dafan.
The Beach Shop role play.
Bubbles.
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| Expressive Arts |
Colour by Number.
Singing Ffa la la Songs.
Discussion of what we would like to make for our Enterprise Project.
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| Science and Technology |
Investigation Area - Exploring different pebbles, shells, beach finds. Loose Parts Area.
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Humanities
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Cultural Diversity Day - Circle time talking about culture and celebrating Diversity – Get mirrors and ask the children to pair up and say what is similar and different between them. Draw a self portrait using the mirrors.
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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: | Aubrie Coleman | Suki Sahami |
| Pupil of the Week: | Khadija Haider | Emma Kabore |
| Positive Values: | Henry Dallimore | Noah Nasser-Watts |
| Gwaith Da: | Lucy Burtonwood | Ren Smith-Jones |
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!
