Year R - Rabbits and Owls

Welcome to Year R!

Rabbits and Owls are taught by

Miss Turner Mrs Withers

Helped by our wonderful Learning Support Assistants

Mrs Cutler Mrs Enfield

Mrs Walker

To contact the Year R team the email address is

yearr@bishopswaltham.hants.sch.uk

Take a closer look at our learning by clicking the links below.

The Year R classes all have a mascot.

Here they are!

Rabbit Class mascot is Rosie. Owl Class mascot is Bertie.

New Starters 2024

Reception Projects

On the links below you will find lots of information about life in Year R at Bishops Waltham Infant School.

You will find a page for each of our projects. Inside each project you will be able to access all of the appropriate blended learning, parent information and our project outcome (which includes your wonderful home learning!)

Useful Documents and Websites

Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) This document gives guidance to teachers/practitioners about what children should be learning from birth until they move on to the Key Stage 1 curriculum.

What to expect, when? Guidance to your child's learning and development in the early years foundation stage for parents

Hungry Little Minds The Department for Education's campaign offering simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five.

Tiny Little People Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child's communication skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about their amazing early development.

Other Events

VE Day

Tricky Words and Sight Words Song

A tricky word/sight word song for children covering the, I, go, no, to, she, he and we. Tricky words, these are tricky tricky tricky tricky tricky words! Don't let them trick you!

Phase 3 Tricky Words Song

Tricky words/sight words featured me, be, was, you, my, all, are, they, was.

Jane Passy Cued Articulation

In Year R we teach the phonic sounds through 'Cued Articulation'. This is a specific technique used by many speech therapists. Children learn the sounds quickly and easily through the program. We then use 'Little Wandle' as the structure of phonic teaching through the school.In the short video below,Jane Passy, the author of cued articulation, explains and demonstrates the sound and action.

World Book Day

How to be safe at home Do you know how to be safe at home? Click on the activities and find out!

Here are some great outdoor fun activities from The Woodland Trust

Use Alphablocks to practise your phonics

Oxford Owl Practical tips and advice on how to help children learn to read.