September 2024
Welcome to the Chatburn family! Your new teacher will be Miss O.Connell.
This page may help you get a little bit more information about our lovely school!
CLASS 1 – Please enter the yard through the car park near Chatburn Library and enter and exit through the Class 1 door.
The children will all be given a school book bag donated by The Friends of Chatburn School (FOCS)
They will all have their own plastic cup in the classroom and access to drinking water throughout the day. The cups are washed in the dishwasher every day.
PE KITS:
On PE days, Monday & Tuesday, the children will come to school in their PE kits; school sweatshirt and trainers instead of school uniform. They can wear black leggings/joggers rather than their shorts if it's cold.
Please don't forget to put names in every item of clothing.
Here are some 'Top Tips' from our previous Reception Class children about starting school !
Send us your pictures of yourself and your favourite things!
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My First Day at School
Help your child build an avatar then explore what the first day of school might be like by having a go at classroom activities, playing in the playground and more....
Activities and advice for parents of children starting school
Please click on the links below
Helping my child get ready for school
Hungry Little Minds : Activities and ideas for children from birth to 5
Government Guidance : Helping children aged 2 to 4 to learn at home during coronavirus
Lancashire Early Years Team : Let's Learn at Home 1
Let's Learn at Home 2 : water play
Let's Learn at Home 3 : music
Let's Learn at Home 4 : boxes
Let's Learn at Home 5 : colour
When your child starts school, phonics becomes a big part of everyday life, transforming them from a non-reader to a child who is capable of reading fluently and hopefully spelling accurately by the end of Year 2.
Early phonics teaching in nursery and at the start of Reception focuses on developing children’s listening skills.
In Phase 1 phonics, children are taught about:
Typical activities for teaching Phase 1 phonics include 'listening' walks, playing and identifying instruments, action songs, learning rhymes and playing games like I Spy.
This phase is intended to develop children’s listening, vocabulary and speaking skills.
Click here for some 'Letter and Sounds' activities you can try with your child at home.
Gaining Independence