We would like to offer a huge welcome to you and your child for their Reception year. The children have all come into school so well and have have had lots of fun exploring the setting and finding out what there is to play and learn with.
Thank you for helping your child come in to school each day ready for the day ahead. Please remember to provide your child with a waterproof coat with a hood and a water bottle, only containing water (no juice please as new government guidelines indicate this helps lead to tooth decay). Please allow your child to come into the classroom with their coat and bag so that they can learn how to take them off and how to organise themselves and their belongings. This year the children will be working hard on independence and doing things for themselves – your help with this is extremely welcomed.
Thank you to those parents who have sent in wellington boots for their child. We ask that all children please have a named pair of wellington boots in school so that they may continue to play in the wet weather. Send these in to school and place them outside your child’s classroom door.
The children have coped very well in the canteen this week and have been independently choosing their lunch. You can find the school dinner menus on the school website. Please go through this with your child so they can choose something they are likely to eat. Some of the children are getting a little upset or are not eating very much as they do not know what to choose. If you wish for your child to change to packed lunches then you must notify the school office preferably a week in advance so that adaptions can be made to the amount of food ordered.
This week we are looking at the Author David McKee for our Author study with a focus on Elmer. The children will be involved in hearing the story, sequencing the story, making, colouring and collaging different Elmer’s as well as acting like an elephant and taking part in an Elephant parade. Please send in a clean empty plastic milk bottle so your child can make their own model Elmer to add to our class parade of elephants.
On Friday, your child should have come home with the gift of a story book. This is their book to keep and has a special message inside for them. At Coundon we foster a love of reading and hope that your child adds this book to their home library and enjoys reading it with you.
If you have any problems or need to speak to a member of staff then please speak to us at the start or end of the day or email us on
Have a lovely week
The Reception Team