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What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION Pre-Reception have continued to learn greetings and numbers in Japanese.  Additionally, we tasted different types of noodles and used chopsticks to pick them up. This is great for practising fine motor skills.   Maths In Maths, we have explored the number three. Most children can now subitise and count to three accurately and are…

What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION PRE-RECEPTION The children have worked incredibly hard this week in Pre-Reception. They have fully immersed themselves back into their learning. We have enjoyed exploring various aspects of Japan. The children have learnt to say ‘Hello’ in Japanese and count to 3. We have listened to traditional Japanese stories including ‘Peach Boy’. We have created…

Challenge Passport extended to Years 8 and 9

Farringtons School extends the Challenge Passport Farringtons School is thrilled to announce the Challenge Passport has been extended to Years 8 – 9. The Challenge Passport is a programme designed to encourage pupils to step outside their comfort zones, develop new skills, and broaden their horizons. This exciting initiative offers a wide range of activities…

What Early Years got up to this week

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…

Nurturing a Love of Reading in Early Years with Little Wandle

Early Years Blog At Farringtons Prep School, we believe that reading is fundamental to a child’s success. That is 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…

What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION Firstly, it has been a packed few days in Early Years. 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…

What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION We have had a busy week in Early Years! 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…

Farringtons in the community

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…

Creative Literacy Explorers in the Prep School

This year, we launched ‘Creative Literacy Explorers: Holistic and Immersive Approach to Inspire Excellence’ in the Early Years Foundation Stage at Farringtons Prep School. This expertly crafted programme promotes a love of reading, fostering early literacy skills and a lifelong passion for literature. We introduced the ‘Top Ten’, revisiting ten core texts regularly to create…

Farringtons in the community

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 September – October 2024: Beatrix & Florence – Year 7 Huge congratulations to Beatrix and Florence for their incredible performance at the Canterbury University dance competition!…

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