Toy box

Our theme this term is all about toys, sharing our favourite toys and reading some excellent books featuring toy characters. We will be learning about toys children played with in the past and how they have changed over time, comparing old toys to the toys we have today. We will think about what toys our parents and grandparents played with and develop our understanding of chronology. After half term, we will begin exploring our local area and the features within it, including how our school site has changed over time.

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Hiller Bedtime Bears

Research shows that children who enjoy reading, do better at school in all subjects. Reading with at home with your child can be fun and very rewarding. Our Hiller Bedtime bags are set up to help make reading a special, shared time.

There are two bedtime bags for reception class and two bedtime bags for year one. Watch this space for two new bears, soon to arrive in Year 2 also! These are sent home each Friday with two children in each class, to be enjoyed.  The bag includes: a few quality books to read, a teddy to cuddle, hot chocolate to drink and a diary to record what you have read and how you enjoyed it!

When it is your child's turn, please enjoy the bedtime bag for the week, and bring it back the following Friday. You can record in the diary what you have been up to and what you have read with the bedtime bear. If you would like, you can even email Mrs Clements or your teacher, pictures of you enjoying the bedtime bag and I can pop them on our school social media to share with our community!

EYFS YouTube Channel

Have you seen our Hillers EYFS YouTube channel yet?

Our Early Years channel has stories read by our amazing staff and videos to help you support your child with developing their phonics understanding. If you Google “Hillers Early Years” on You Tube, you will find the link! Let us know your feedback and anything else you would like to see on there!

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