A huge welcome to both you and your children as they begin their journey at Nettlebed School. This will be a year of exciting and enriching experiences that we hope they enjoy and carry through their future learning. We can’t wait to spend more time getting to know our new Adventurers and making their first school experience truly amazing!

Our focus for the first term will be "What is New?". Throughout this term, we'll be delving into the EYFS curriculum; talking about and building new relationships with friends and teachers, learning new routines and really solidifying our early educational knowledge with a strong focus on talking about ourselves and our interests.

We will be having daily sessions in phonics and mathematics that will be embedded into our routine of learning. As we begin our exploration of sounds, your child will receive a reading book, a library book, a planner, and a word bag, all of which will be sent home in their bags. It's important to ensure that these items are consistently kept in their bags. Library books and reading books will be swapped on a weekly basis, with new sounds placed in their word bags. We encourage parents to read or practice sounds daily, where possible, to aid with learning and support children’s progress.

To ensure a smooth day, we ask you to kindly provide a labelled water bottle containing only water, along with a change of clothes labelled with your child's name. These items can be stored on their designated pegs in a plastic bag and bottles will be out for accessing during the day. For rainy days, it's essential to have a raincoat and welly boots (both labelled). If possible, leaving a pair of wellington boots at the school would be greatly appreciated. To assist your children in keeping their belongings organized, we kindly request that all items are clearly named.

Physical Education (P.E.) days are scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays, and children are required to come to school dressed in their PE kit. Please remember to label every item of clothing, especially their jumpers.

Don't forget to check our Adventure class blog every Monday on the Nettlebed website, https://www.nettlebed.oxon.sch.uk/. Here, you will be able to see pictures and keep up with activities from the last week, as well as be informed of next week’s learning.

Please do reach out with any questions or any information you wish to share via the class email address: adventureclass@nettlebed.oxon.sch.uk. This is monitored daily.

Importantly, should someone other than yourself be responsible for picking up your child, Reception must be informed beforehand.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support. I look forward to getting to know you all throughout this year.