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September 9th 2026
Dear Parents,
Arriving at school on time each day gives students the best possible start to their learning, helping them embody our core values of being responsible, respectful, and resilient. The school gates open fifteen minutes before the school day starts, at 7:15 a.m., allowing everyone plenty of time to arrive calmly. Being punctual shows that students are taking responsibility for their own learning and demonstrating respect for their teachers and classmates by preventing disruptions.
The first lesson of the day in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 is phonics, which is central to all other learning. For our youngest students in Preschool, arriving on time is just as critical, as missing the start of the session means they miss settling into their daily routine.
When a student arrives late, they miss crucial phonics instruction, group welcome circles, and early learning activities. These early moments form the foundation for reading, social development, and emotional security, meaning that even a few missed minutes can cause students to feel anxious or struggle to catch up. Late arrivals also disrupt the quiet focus and comfort required for these essential morning routines.
Consistent punctuality builds excellent lifelong habits, teaching students the value of time management, reliability, and respect for others. By ensuring your child arrives on time every morning, you are helping them secure these vital skills, build confidence, and maximise their academic success.
Yours faithfully,
Pamela Abbas
Head of Infants
This week, the students began exploring the topic, Nursery Rhymes, with a special focus on the much-loved rhyme ‘Incy Wincy Spider’. The students had lots of fun singing the song together and joining in with the actions, building confidence, language, and listening skills. We became creative with playdough, using it to make our very own spiders. The students also practised their counting skills by counting the spider’s legs and talking about numbers. We explored printing too, creating pictures using black spider prints on paper. This activity encouraged creativity while developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. To extend our learning, we looked beyond spiders and discovered a variety of other insects, talking about their different shapes, colours, body parts, and movements. It has been a fantastic start to our preschool journey! |
This week in Reception, we have been having lots of fun exploring the rhyme ‘Five Little Monkeys’. The students listened carefully and joined in with great enthusiasm. In our small world play area, they acted out the rhyme with lots of energy, imagination, and creativity. During our creative activities, the students painted and drew their very own cheeky monkeys. They were incredibly proud of their artwork and enjoyed using it to help retell the rhyme in their own words. We also had plenty of opportunities for active learning; singing, moving, dancing, and, of course, jumping around like monkeys! There were lots of smiles, laughter, and giggles along the way. It has been a lively and exciting week, filled with learning through song, play, imagination, movement, and creativity.
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In Maths, the students have been learning to recognise and sequence numbers up to 20, counting forwards and backwards, and identifying missing numbers in a sequence. During writing, the students created their own imaginative stories using their personal writing toolkits to support their ideas and vocabulary. They designed and built their own ‘Pirate Islands’ using LEGO and construction blocks, showing creativity, teamwork and careful planning. It has been a fantastic first week, and we are so proud of how well the students have settled into Year 1! We are looking forward to an exciting year full of learning, exploring and adventure!
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It has been another exciting week in Year Two, and the students have continued to settle wonderfully into their new routines. In Maths we have been learning about tens and ones, developing our understanding of place value and how numbers are made. The students have also been practising representing numbers using part-whole models and explaining how numbers can be split into different parts. In English, the students have been practising the words and actions for our instructional text map, ‘How to Get Back Home’. They have been developing their confidence in remembering the sequence of the instructions and using actions to help bring the text to life. The students have also continued to enjoy exploring our Continuous Provision (CP) areas, taking part in a range of activities that encourage them to develop their independence, creativity, communication and teamwork skills.
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