Thank you to Father John for celebrating Mass with out Reception children and staff. The theme of this Mass was about being part of God’s Family. We are all part of one big family and God loves each one of us dearly. He wants us to spread this love to everyone in our school, home […]
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On 2nd December, we will be holding a ‘book in a box’ day. We are asking the children to bring in a shoebox with several items that represent a book, or a scene from book, that they have read recently. This is not a competition and there will be no winners on the day, but […]
Read MoreReception Weekly Update
In Reception we have been working in groups to look at reading books. At the moment we are looking at picture books. The children have been encouraged to look at the front cover of a book and then to make a prediction as to what they think the story is going to be about. Then […]
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This week in Reception we started phase 2 phonics. We have learnt the graphemes and phoneme (letters and sound} ‘S ’ ‘A’ ‘ T’. We practised writing the graphemes in the air, on our hands, in the sand and on white boards. We are continuing to practise writing our names so we can add our […]
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We have had a great half term in Reception class. We have been encouraging the children to make new friendships within the class. We have been playing name games and friendship games to support them with this. We have also been helping the children to familiarise themselves with the rules of the classroom and our […]
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Reception class have been busy this week. Part of the roleplay area has been turned into a Doctor’s surgery. The children have roleplayed being the patients, Doctors and Nurses. They have dressed up and used a range of accessories to support their play. It has provided a great opportunity for the children to use their […]
Read MoreReception Impact Meeting Slides
Please find below the Reception Impact Meeting Slides and learning expectations. Reception impact Meeting – October 2019
Read MoreReception Weekly Update
The Reception team would firstly like to welcome all the children and their families to St. Catherine’s School. We have been working hard at settling in the children, making sure they feel happy and safe. Sometimes it is hard to say Goodbye in the morning but the children knew they will enjoy a busy day. […]
Read More30 Day Book Challenge
Dear Parents Exciting things are afoot at St Catherine’s! The countdown is on to our 30 Book Challenge for the school and we would like to invite you in to hear all about it. We will be holding a launch party for parents on Tuesday 8th October at 2.45pm in the main hall. All parents […]
Read MoreMobile Phones – Head Teacher Update
Wednesday 13th March 2019 Dear Parents, It has been brought to my attention that pupils at St Catherine’s particularly in Year 5 and 6 have been bringing their internet/camera enabled phones to school. Some have been handing them into the office in a zipped bag or pencil case some have been keeping them in their […]
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