Before the Easter holidays Reception planted some broad beans as part of their growing topic. They first sequenced pictures to understand how to plant the seeds and then looked at different books to learn about how they can help the plants grow.
Understanding the World
Plant seeds and care for growing plants.
Understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant.
Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things.
Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them.
Here is what happened to them over the Easter holidays...
Hand Washing Workshop
(Tuesday 18th April)
The children in RS had a visit from the Bradford School Nursing team who spoke to the children about the importance of hand washing and the best way to wash our hands to get rid of germs. The children learnt a song and looked at their hands under a UV light.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Manage their own needs.
Physical Development
Further develop the skills they need to manage the school day successfully
We have introduced the children to the caterpillars we have living in our classroom. We will be watching them closely over the next few weeks to learn about their life cycle and observe how they grow.
Understanding the World
Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things.
Communication and Language
Use talk to help work out problems and organise thinking and activities, and to explain how things work and why they might happen
In RE this week RS have been talking about who helps us and how we can be a good friend. During today’s circle time we made a kindness web. The children were asked to pass the wool to someone in the circle and say something kind about them. The children listened carefully to one another and made each other smile with their compliments.
Communication and Language
Understand how to listen carefully and understand why listening is important
PSED
Build constructive and respectful relationships
Express their feelings and consider the feelings of others
The children had an exciting morning with Eleanor from Zoolab who visited us with some of her minibeast friends. We met Diesel the millipede, Turbo the hissing cockroach, Kas the snake, Splat the Australian tree frog and Tilly the tarantula!
The children were very brave with lots of them putting out their hands to hold the minibeasts or giving them a stroke as they were brought around the circle.
Communication and Language
Learn new vocabulary
Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them.
Understanding the World
Understand the key features of the life cycle of an animal.
Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things.
So far this term RS have been learning about numbers from 10 to 20 and how they can be represented using numicon, unifix cubes and tens frames. Today the children were all given a flashcard of 2 tens frames representing an amount. They had to use the stem sentence “10 and ____ more makes ____” to work out what number their flashcard was representing. The children then worked collaboratively and communicated with each other to get into groups with children whose flashcards represented the same number as theirs.
Mathematics
Link the number symbol (numeral) with its cardinal number value
Count beyond 10
Communication and Language
Use talk to help work out problems and organise thinking and activities
The preparations for the King’s coronation are well under way in Reception. RS have had a busy day learning about The Royal Family, decorating crowns in the workshop, making streamers in the finger gym, painting Union Jacks and writing tea party shopping lists that are fit for a king! The children are excited to continue learning about this special event that will be a key moment in history and are looking forward to the celebrations being help later in the week.
Communication and Language
Learn new vocabulary
Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them
Literacy
Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s
Expressive arts and design
Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings
Create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills
Understanding the world
Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways
Reception have loved celebrating the King’s coronation today! They started their day by parading decorated bikes, scooters and prams around the hall before returning to class and singing the National Anthem. The children had a special coronation themed dinner and were treated to a surprise visit from the ice cream van this afternoon. They all looked great in their red, white and blue clothes.
The children have been busy learning the National Anthem for the Kings Coronation too ...
Phonics - Revising /ng/
(Tuesday 16th May)
After compiling a list of words that include the digraph /ng/ the children were challenged to either write some of the words they had thought of or put the /ng/ words into a sentence. Here's the fantastic writing that the children produced!
Literacy
Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Form lower-case and capital letters correctly.
Write short sentences with words with known sound-letter correspondences using capital letter and full stop.
Re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense.
Over the past couple of weeks the children have been watching each of our caterpillars grow and form their chrysalis. This week the butterflies started to emerge and today it was time to say goodbye and release them into nature.
Understanding the World
Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things.
Mental Health refers to your emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. Your mental health can change on a daily basis and over time, and can be affected by a range of factors.
In assembly Mrs Wardell shared the story 'Lucy's Blue Day' and we took time to discuss our emotions and how we react to situations. Click below to hear the story again.
Personal, social and emotional development
Express their feelings and consider the feelings of others.
Identify and moderate their own feelings socially and emotionally.
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Phonics - revising /igh/
(Monday 22nd May)
Literacy
Form lower-case and capital letters correctly.
Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Write short sentences with words with known sound-letter correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
As part of our topic 'Amazing Animals' the children have enjoyed looking at 3 main focus texts. We learnt about different types of animals from the smallest of minibeasts to the largest farm animals in both fiction and non-fiction books!
The Wooly Bear Caterpillar by Julia Donaldson
All about caterpillars and Moths by Michael Blencove
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson
Phonics - revising /ar/ and /or/
(Wc Monday 12th June)
This week in phonics the children have been practising the above sounds in both their reading and writing. The children have been given a sentence to write and then challenged to write a sentence that uses a word with the /ar/ and /or/ sound. Below are some of the sentences that the children wrote.
Literacy
Form lower-case and capital letters correctly.
Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Write short sentences with words with known sound-letter correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
What a busy afternoon the children in RS had. They competed in a speed jump, bean bag throw, skittles, egg 'n' spoon race and running races. They tried their best, showed resilience and showed good sportsmanship.
Over the past few weeks RS have been talking about the following key questions:
What does the word creation mean?
Who do Christians believe created the world?
What is the Christian story of creation?
How was our world made?
Today our key questions were
How and why do Christians say 'thank you' to God?
Why do Christians look after the world?
Here are all of the things that the children in RS are thankful for...
Phonics - Writing CVCC
(Monday 3rd July 2023)
The children worked hard on reading and writing CVCC words. The children were given part of a word and had to add the last sound to finish the word. They then had a go at independently writing CVCC words.
We used sound buttons and our phoneme fingers to read the following words:
bump
jump
went
tent
damp
bend
mend
Literacy
Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Form lower-case and capital letters correctly.
Re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense.
Privacy and Cookies Policy
Part 1: Privacy Policy
Last Edited: 22nd April 2021
1. Introduction
1.1. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of the users of our services. Our services include and will hereby be referred to as 'Our Services' (our websites used to promote eSchools services and tutorial resources, specifically
https://www.eschools.co.uk
and https://academy.eschools.co.uk), 'School Websites' ( designed by eSchools and populated by individual schools themselves) and 'Platforms' (individual online services that provide teachers, learners, parents and governors with information, tools and resources) as well as our smartphone app. This policy sets out how we will treat your personal information across these services.
2. Collecting personal information on Our Services
2.1 We may process or temporarily store the following kinds of personal information:
information about your computer and about your visits to and use of Our Services (including but not limited to, your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths)
information contained in or relating to any communications that you send to us or send through our website (including, the communication content) via online forms
any other personal information that you choose to send to us via online forms
manually inputted details of users added to the platform
details of users as integrated by our providers at Wonde via your MIS (if applicable to your package). For further information on integrated data please see our Data Sharing Agreement
2.2 Before you disclose to us the personal information of another person, you must obtain that person's consent to both the disclosure and the processing of that personal information in accordance with the terms of this policy.
2.3 eSchools websites may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us and to enrich your user experience. You can adapt your cookie preferences, although please note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. We will not, without your express consent, supply your personal information to any third party for the purpose of their or any other third party's direct marketing. For further information on how you can manage and set your cookie preferences, please see our Cookie Policy.
2.4 Information submitted through the online contact form on a school website is processed via eSchools, and passed directly to the school in question. This data is held by eSchools for 30 days (or in the case of failed messages, 90 days) before deletion. Once passed to the school this data is held by them and subject to that school’s privacy policy.
2.5 Schools are also able to add analytics tools and can therefore gather information on visits to and use of their website (including but not limited to, IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths). Individual visitors can manage their preferences through cookie preferences, as mentioned in 2.4.
2.6 Session IP addresses are retained to monitor and safeguard against improper usage of our services.
2.7 Content on the platform (added by staff, governors and students) and website content is added directly by School Users. This information is only used for to display on the platform in the way the user intends and is not used for any other purposes by eSchools. At a time when a school ceases to use our services the content is removed within a 14 day period as detailed in our agreement with the school.
2.8 Some of our services require the school to provide access to information they require for use with those services. For example a school using our communication tool, Letters Home, which enables schools to contact parents by email regarding important school information. In this situation a school will provide eSchools with access to the email address(es) they wish to send their communication to. Schools have granular access to ensure only the required data is shared and accessed by eSchools. The data is frequently updated to ensure that eSchools only retains up-to-date data.
3. Using your personal information
3.1. We may use your personal information to:
administer our services
enable your use of our services
troubleshoot and problem solve
send you email notifications that you have specifically requested. You can manage your preferences at anytime through your eSchools dashboard.
keep our services secure, safeguard against improper use of our services and prevent fraud.
3.1.1. For the purposes of providing you access to your eSchools platform and app (ie. forgotten password/login)
3.1.2. By registering for updates, School Staff/Governors are able to subscribe to our regular communications.
3.1.3. We will use any contact details supplied in an online form for the purposes explicitly detailed in said form. For example troubleshooting and problem solving or the provision of live online training as explicitly requested by you, the user.
3.2. We will not, without your express consent, supply your personal information to any third party for the purpose of their or any other third party's direct marketing.
3.3. eSchools understands our obligation to be mindful about the data we process and only process data that is required to fulfil our obligations in providing our services; to a school who enters into an agreement to use our services and you, the user.
3.4. We will not pass your information to third parties; except for the purpose of fulfilling our services to a school who enters into an agreement to use our services and you, the user or where we are required to do so by law.
4. Disclosing personal information
4.1 We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy.
4.2 We may disclose your personal information:
to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
in connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;
in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);
to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information;
to the school in the case of improper use on the platform by individuals
4.3 Except as provided in this policy, we will not provide your personal information to third parties.
5. International data transfers
5.1. Data directly collected by eSchools may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this policy. Any third party we use is within the EEA or they hold an existing EU SCC, as in line with requirements under the GDPR. No other third party are permitted to access the school’s data.
5.2. Personal information that an individual adds to our websites may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.
6. Retaining personal information
6.1. This section sets out our data retention policies and procedures, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal information.
6.2. Personal information that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
6.3. Data collected through analytic cookies will be retained for 26 months. Individual visitors can adapt the data collected through cookie preferences, as mentioned in 2.4.
6.4. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 6, we will retain documents (including electronic documents) containing personal data:
To the extent that we are required to do so by law;
If we believe that the documents may be relevant to any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings; and
In order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk). Data will no longer be kept after the termination of the contract with the school.
7. Security of your personal information
7.1. We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
7.2. We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall-protected) servers. The web service we employ has a broad range of accreditations and certifications and the data centres used ensure the data stays within the EEA.
7.3. eSchools use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) which creates a secure connection and uses two keys to encrypt data in transit. Despite this, you acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data.
8. Amendments
8.1. We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
8.2. You should check this page regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes to this policy.
9. Your rights
9.1. You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you.
9.2. We may withhold personal information that you request to the extent permitted by law.
9.3. You may change your cookie preferences at any time as referenced in 2.4.
9.4. School Staff/Governors who subscribe to our Newsletter may manage their preferences at any time through their eSchools dashboard.
10. Third party websites
10.1 Our websites may include hyperlinks to, and details of, third party websites. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties.
11. Updating information
We will only provide communication about the eSchools platform to school staff/governors who can manage their preferences at any time through their eSchools dashboard.
Part 2: Cookie Policy
Last Edited: 22nd April 2021
This Cookie Policy explains how eSchools use cookies and similar technologies in our Services. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control their use.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by online service providers in order to (for example) make their websites or services work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner or service provider (in this case, eSchools) are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third party cookies”. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website or service you are using (such as advertising, interactive content and analytics). The third parties that set these third party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits the website or service in question and also when it visits certain other websites or services.
Why do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?
We use first party and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Services to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” cookies. Other cookies enable us and the third parties we work with to track and target the interests of visitors to our Services, and we refer to these as “advertising” or “analytical” cookies. For example, the embedding of YouTube and Vimeo videos, as added by individual schools, will require “advertising” cookies to be enabled in order to successfully play them. Schools that, for example, opt to track visitor data using Google Analytics will require “analytical” cookies to be enabled in order to do so. These third party cookies are used to tailor content and information that we may send or display to you and otherwise personalise your experience while interacting with our Services and to otherwise improve the functionality of the Services we provide. We also enable schools to employ cookies and similar tracking technologies in connection with their use of our Services in order to allow them to track visitors to and interactions with their school website.
How eSchools Uses Cookies
eSchools websites may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us and to enrich your user experience. The cookies differ depending on the information. You can adapt your cookie preferences, although please note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. We will not, without your express consent, supply your personal information to any third party for the purpose of their or any other third party's direct marketing.
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How can I control cookies?
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How often will you update this Cookie Statement?
We may update this Cookie Statement from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Statement regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the bottom of this Cookie Statement indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at support@.eschools.co.uk.