PRE-RECEPTION The children have enjoyed telling us stories about their fabulous Christmas holidays. We also welcomed six new additions to Pre-Reception; we are sure they will be very much looked after and welcomed by their class friends. This week has been a consolidation week for both Maths and Phonics. We have been reading stories about Paddington Bear’s…
Early Year’s Blog At Farringtons Prep School, we believe that reading is fundamental to a child’s success. That’s why we’ve chosen the Little Wandle Reading Scheme as the foundation of our literacy curriculum. What is Little Wandle? Little Wandle is a systematic synthetic phonics program that provides a structured and engaging approach to teaching children…
PRE-RECEPTION Firstly, it has been a packed few days in Pre-Reception. We had a delicious Christmas lunch on Tuesday and the children all looked amazing in their Christmas jumpers. PHONICS Moving on to Phonics, we have taught the children to recognise the ‘m’ phoneme (sound) and to pronounce this correctly. We have taught the children…
PRE-RECEPTION We have had a busy week in Pre-Reception! The children were outstanding in our Twinkly Nativity this week! They also enjoyed choosing gifts for their loved ones at the Christmas gift shop. MATHS We played lots of fun games in Maths to consolidate the children’s learning of repeating patterns and subitising. PHONICS In Phonics,…
NEWS FROM THE FARRINGTONS COMMUNITY We love to hear about our pupils individual success in the community, below is a selection of community stories from across the school from November – December 2024: TAEKWONDO Well done to Youki and Tia, who were both winners at their Taekwondo Awards evening, after many years of commitment and…
PRE-RECEPTION We have had a very busy week in Pre-Reception! The children performed their nativity to the rest of the school. We are looking forward to welcoming parents to watch the show next week. We have been baking banana muffins and enjoyed sharing these at snack time. Maths In Maths, we have been working on…
PRE-RECEPTION LITERACY This week, we have been reading the story ‘Stick Man’ by Julia Donaldson. The children have made their own stick characters and made-up stories to act out. ART The children have learnt about the abstract artist Piet Mondrian and have enjoyed creating their own responses to his paintings. They learnt that paintings…
PRE-RECEPTION As part of our topic ‘Community Heroes’, the children had the opportunity to explore ‘Little City’. As you will see from the photographs, they had great fun and enjoyed role playing all the different career options. The hairdressing was quite aggressive, and I am not sure the construction workers had the required patience. All…
PRE-RECEPTION We have had yet another busy week in Pre-Reception! PHONICS The children have been working extremely hard in Phonics and are enjoying our new Little Wandle Foundations games. This week we have taught the children how to pronounce ‘a’ and have used the pronunciation phrase ‘open your mouth wide and make the ‘a’ sound…
PRE-RECEPTION Our topic this term is ‘community heroes’. In Pre-Reception we are focusing on the roles of the Year 6 pupils and how they help us in school. This week our fabulous Head Boy and Girl, Jude and Chloe, came and spoke to us about what their role involves. They also told us about who…
