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 27.4.2026
| Language, Literacy and Communication | Writing
Write what you see using the Beach Scene Pictures.
Practice writing the vocabulary on the Beach Word Mat. Can you draw a picture of yourself at the beach and include the things you wrote?
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 - 'Beth sy' yn y bag traeth? What is in your teachers' Beach Bag? Practive saying the items in Welsh. Can you cut out the suitable items to put in your beach bag and answer the question 'Beth sy' yn y bag traeth?'.
Tally chart - What hobby do you like? Can you ask the children in the class 'Beth wyt ti'n hoffi?' and complete the tally chart? |
| Numeracy and Mathematics |
Creating 2D shape pictures, cutting and sticking activity.
Can you match the locks and keys that make Number Bonds to 10? |
| Health and Wellbeing |
SKIP Seren yr wythnos Dylan y Dafan.
The Beach Shop role play.
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| Expressive Arts |
Finger Painting Sea Creatures.
Colouring pictures of Sea Creatures.
Singing Ffa la la Songs.
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| Science and Technology |
Can you sort the items that belong on our beaches and the ones that should go in the bin?
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Humanities
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N/A
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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!
