Communications

Sub Categories to extend communications beyond the website.

1 year ago
Posted on 09th Feb 2024 by

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt!

Educators at Sir Alexander Fleming have selected a reading spine of core literature that children will be immersed in throughout their time at our school.

These books are chosen as we believe they are a right of passage, they are age appropriate, they match recommendations from leaders who are experts in literacy and they give our children knowledge about diversity in our world. They also enable us to teach our curriculum and link to other subjects.

Nursery have been exploring Michael Rosen’s book. This books is awesome become it teaches children rhythm, repeated refrains and environmental sounds which is apart of our phonics curriculum. It is also developing children’s geographical understanding and understanding of the world around them. Children will be mapping out the places in the next few weeks.

1 year ago
Posted on 09th Feb 2024 by

It’s raining, it’s pouring . . .

Children attend weekly forest school sessions. These sessions provide amazing opportunities to explore the world around them, natural objects, the season and the weather.

Today we got soaked and had so much fun in the process! What better way to learn about the rain than be immersed in it!

We sang lots of songs and nursery rhymes about the rain in order to develop our conceptual knowledge and widen our vocabulary.

We used all of our senses to explore the rain. We talked about what we could see; water gushing down the drain, rain pitter-pattering on the puddles. We talked about what we could feel; the cold water on our skin, hair and tongues. We talked about what we could hear and imitated these sounds using our mouths which is a part of our pre-phonics learning. This is all really important knowledge the children will need for later in year one when they explore materials and whether some are waterproof.

This also helped our gross-motor skills. We applied the skilling of jumping that we have been exploring in our gymnastic sessions; landing of bended knees. Children needed to take manageable risks to jump from objects. Some even applied jumping and landing in a star shape.

1 year ago
Posted on 09th Feb 2024 by

Pep the Poet Upcoming Visit . . .

On Monday 19th February we have a poet visiting school to complete workshops with the children from Y1-6. This will develop their love of reading, writing and speaking skills. Pep will be selling his inspiring books in the school hall straight after school. Stop by to meet him, find out what your child’s been doing and browse his work. We hope to see you there!

1 year ago
Posted on 08th Feb 2024 by

Our Community Walk

Reception/Year 1 have been learning about the facilities in our local community. The children have enjoyed the home challenge of sharing their favourite places in the community and our walk yesterday is developing our knowledge and understanding about mapping. We are also linking it to our art and design work, identifying textures and structures in our locality.

1 year ago
Posted on 06th Feb 2024 by

Meet Our Reading Ambassadors!

  • They are amazing reading role-models!
  • They are enthusiastic about reading and inspire other children to read.
  • They look after books in the whole school library.
  • They help during reading assemblies.
  • They run a reading club at lunchtime on Friday.
  • They make recommendations in a termly leaflet and Seesaw post.

Here are their recommendations for this term . . .

 

1 year ago
Posted on 04th Feb 2024 by

Online Safety Newsletter – February 2024

Online Safety Newsletter from Knowsley Council.

Online Safety Newsletter February 2024

We have become significantly dependent on and accustomed to the digital services and devices we use for being online. Online safety plays a vital role in the proper use of these tools.

Online Threats

The internet, for all its glory and opportunities, does unfortunately feature threats and challenges. These might manifest as online abuse, bullying, threats, impersonation, grooming, harassment or exposure to offensive and/or violent content.

All of these are harms we have a duty to protect young people from – and we shouldn’t underestimate its seriousness. If young people are exposed to – or perpetrate – these behaviours, they can be life-altering.

  • A systematic, large-scale review of academic research found that victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to self-harm or attempt suicide
  • There have been high-profile news stories about online grooming and its devastating effects
  • According to Ofcom, 45% of 12-15s who go online say they have seen something hateful about a group of people online in the last 12 months

Practice Online Safety

Being aware of and practicing online safety is the only way to mitigate these risks. They will always be present, but teaching young people how to manage harmful situations and content will ensure they are best-placed to benefit from their time online, free from harm.

Creating an online space that is led by the principles of online safety requires all of us to step up – to both practice online safety and to challenge bad and harmful behaviours online.

Understanding the consequences of our actions as well as the tools that are available for reporting and helping are the first stepping stones in being an educated and respectful digital citizen.

This Newsletter provides practical advice for parents!

 

1 year ago
Posted on 01st Feb 2024 by

C is for Community

We plan our EYFS curriculum using ‘big’ ideas. We have progressed from thinking about our unique selves to how we are part of a community.

This ensures learning is meaningful, drawing on children’s personal experiences and extending their knowledge through a range of new ones.

Today the children had a memorable visit from the Police and Community Support Officers. They have been studying the role of a police officer and the equipment they use through books, poems and songs. Children were able to compare Police Officer Dominik’s uniform from Life Savers the book to Police Officer Sam’s. The children applied and used vocabulary such as, “radio, helmet, handcuffs, siren, protect” while also learning new words such as, “custody, baton” and, “shield.” They learnt about different ways the police travel and how they help others.

This knowledge will be very useful when we apply it to acting in our Police Station role-play area.

This topic about community also allows us to develop children’s understanding of place which supports their geographical understanding as they move through the school. Watch out for our religious education learning too as we learn about religious communities; We have arranged for an Imam to visit in the next few weeks . . .