Glade Hill Primary and Nursery School
We are Golden and we SPARKLE
Blossoming Bluebells
Welcome to
Blossoming Bluebells
We are GOLDEN and we SPARKLE!!
Spring Newsletter
Meet the Team
What are learning in
English
In English we are learning about life on the farm.
We will be looking at the different animals we can find on a farm and what produce they give us.
The children will be using clicker and colourful semantics to write topic words and sentences and learning some new Makaton signs.
What we are learning in
Maths
In maths we are learning about money and the value of it.
The children will be learning how to recognise coins and notes and understand the value of money.
What we are leaning in
Science
In Science we will be learning about the weather.
The children will have a sensory session with music, different objects to touch and symbols.
This will then be followed by a art activity to create something links to the sensory lesson using the new language learnt.
Our wider learning in the classroom
Phonics in Bluebells
At Glade Hill we teach phonics using the ‘Little Wandle Letters and Sounds systematic synthetic phonics scheme. This systematic approach teaches our children to use synthetic phonics as a strategy to support them in becoming fluent readers and confident writers. This rigorous approach is adopted throughout school to ensure consistency and progression, including in our Nurture groups.
Children in Bluebells are taught daily discrete phonics lessons and are encouraged to apply their knowledge. For some children this is part of a small group and for others is 1:1. The children also receive precision teaching of tricky words. For some children, their reading books are supplemented with the use of Makaton signs and symbols. This is a specialist approach advised by outside agencies including Speech and Language Therapists and the Nottingham City Learning Support Team.
Here is a link to the main school 'Phonics' page: