Hudson Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2HS

01254233020

Accrington Woodnook Primary School

Welcome to the Little Acorns Page

'Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow'

Our Little Acorns Team in Class RS

Mrs Seddon

Mrs Kauser (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning)

Mrs Khan (Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday)

PPA time will be covered by Miss Eaton

Before your child starts school please take a look at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/starting-primary-school/1 and share some of the activities together.

 

 What We Are Learning

The weekly newsletter will keep you informed about what the children have been learning.

This year we will be learning to be independent, to listen and talk to each other and to show that we have excellent manners. We like to say nice words like ‘Please’, ‘Thank you’ and ‘Sorry’ because this makes others happy as well as making ourselves feel good. We will follow our class rules to make sure that we are happy, kind, polite and caring to all our friends and families and that our classroom is a fun and safe place to be.

Our school has high expectations for all children. We will need to work hard and keep practising but we are excited to take on the challenge.

Autumn Term

Updates coming soon!

Key Person

At Woodnook Primary School, the Key Person has special responsibilities for a small number of children, giving them the reassurance to feel safe and cared for. This is important because when children feel happy and secure they are confident to explore and to try out new things.

 

Learning Outside

The children in Little Acorns love to learn outside. It can be lots of fun exploring the different kinds of weather.  The children need to come to school dressed appropriately.  Please send a pair of named wellies to keep in school in case of rainy days!

 

Milk and Snacks

All children are entitled to free school milk until their fifth birthday. After this, if you would like your child to receive milk at snack time, you will need to either fill in  a Free School Meals form or see Mrs. Jones in the office to pay for it.

We encourage our children to make healthy choices. The children will choose a variety of snacks e.g. tomatoes, apples, tangerines, bananas, carrots. The children can also access water throughout the day.

Our Day

School starts at 8:55am and finishes at 3:30pm. The children in RS are welcomed from 8.45am.

Your child will be greeted by a member of our Little Acorns Team at the start of the day and they will also ensure that your child does not leave until we see you. Please be patient with us as we try to match you up, especially at the beginning of term. Remember to let us know if anyone else is collecting your child and supply us with a password if necessary.

P.E.
PE will be taught on Thursday afternoon. The children will need a labelled PE in school on these days. Earrings must not be worn.

Medicines

If your child needs prescribed medicine during the school day please go to the office.

Inhalers must be kept in school and labelled with your child's name.  A form must be completed in order for staff to administer medicine or inhalers.

 

 

Book bags
Book bags need to be in school every day. They can be bought at the school office andcost £2.50.  Please make sure your child’s home reader goes to and from school every day in the book bag.

All children have a book bag that they bring to school each day.

 

Home-school links

We provide weekly newsletters every Friday. We will also use Google Classroom and emails to communicate with parents/carers and support your child’s learning.

Learning Dinosaurs

We have three dinosaur friends in Little Acorns. Their names are Tryosaurus, Explorasaurus and Thinkosaurus and they show us how to be good learners. They link to the Characteristics of Effective Learning which help us to focus on and understand how our children learn. We hope that they will encourage our children to become effective and motivated learners and give them language to be able to explain the skills that they are using whilst learning.

Thinkosaurus has his own ideas, finds ways to solve problems, make predictions, sees if he was right and thinks carefully about what he has learnt.

Tryosaurus tries his best and does not give up.  He concentrates hard on activities and keeps on trying even when something is really difficult.

Explorosaurus likes to find out about things and uses all her senses to do so.  She is good at pretending with things and people and asks questions to find things out.  She has a can-do attitude to her learning.

Websites

Here are some links to fun websites to help your children with their learning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearning/nurserysongs (there are lots of rhymes on here including ones that will help to develop your child’s mathematical skills e.g. Ten Green Bottles http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearning/nurserysongs/P-T/ten_green_bottles )

Oxford Owl www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Phonics Play www.phonicsplay.co.uk

Number Time http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/

ICT Games www.ictgames.co.uk

Alphablocks http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks

Topmarks www.topmarks.co.uk

Crickweb www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.htm

Starfall http://www.starfall.com/

Numberblocks https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/numberblocks