Parent Workshops / Family Learning Sessions
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Year 1 Phonics Workshop - Thursday 11th April 9.00am
YEAR ONE PHONIC SCREENING IS TAKING PLACE IN THE SUMMER TERM!
ALL YEAR ONE children across the county, in every school, will be screened to assess their phonic decoding ability in the summer term.
Statistically speaking, those children who achieve the phonic screening in Year One are far more likely to be competent readers and therefore are also more likely to achieve well academically in school.
Come along for a Parent Information meeting on Thursday 11th April at 9.00am and learn some new strategies that you can try at home to help your child achieve the expected standard and to therefore also succeed in future years.
You will then have time in your child’s classroom observing a phonic session, which will give you some more top tips and hints on helping your child to achieve.
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN BEST SUPPORT YOUR CHILD AT HOME SO THAT THEY ACHIEVE THE PASS RATE.
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No entry after 9.05am will be allowed.
Wellbeing Workshop - Thursday 8th February
Well-being Workshop for Parents and Carers
Thursday 8th February 9.00 – 10.15am
Mrs Episcopo will be holding a presentation about how and why we teach our children about their own Well-being, self-regulation strategies that they can use when they feel unsettled and out of control and why it is important to look after our mental health.
Following the presentation, you will be able to join your child in their classroom to work with them to make a well-being resource that you will be able to take home. This will give you a valuable insight into some of our PSHE curriculum and its delivery.
Maths Workshop - Friday 8th December
On Friday 8th December, we would like to invite you into school to our Maths Parent Workshop.
The workshop will be focusing on Problem Solving in the Curriculum and the importance of this.
The morning will start with a presentation in the Hall with Mrs Kapadia, our Maths Lead.
You will then have the opportunity to join your child in their classroom to see how they solve mathematical problems.
We hope to see as many of you as possible.
Phonics Workshop - Friday 6th October from 1.45pm
On Friday 6th October we would like to invite you into school to our Phonics/Reading awareness events.
The afternoon will start with an information meeting in the Hall with Mrs Smith from 1.45pm - 2.15pm. This will be a whistle stop tour on the importance of Phonics in the Reading process and how we use Read, Write Inc in school. It will predominantly focus on Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 development.
At 2.15pm there will be the chance to move into classrooms and join in with some Phonic games/ activities alongside your child.
As always, we would love to see as many of you as possible joining us.
E-Safety Workshop - 10th February 2023
We will be taking part in Safety Internet Week
(6th – 10th February)
All week in school children will be learning about the importance of keeping themselves safe on line and what to do if they are worried and feel unsafe.
We invite you to join us in the hall for a short E-Safety meeting and a follow up workshop in the classrooms with children from 9.15am on Friday 10th February.
Risks to children on-line are changing all the time, so even if you have attended a previous workshop please come along to update your knowledge
Healthy Eating Workshop - Thursday 19th January 2023
9.10-9.50am
The School Nursing Team and ‘Change Makers’ will be holding a presentation and a whole school Parents’ Workshop. This will cover general aspects of healthy nutrition, including
- eat well guide
- balanced diet
- sugar and salt in foods
- physical activity levels
Children will also be participating in separate workshops with their classes during the school day.
As always, we would love to see as many parents/carers as possible!
No need to book - simply come on the day!
Family Learning at Cedars - Food Explorers - Wednesdays 18th January to 8th February 2023
BACK DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!
9.15-10.30am
Have fun preparing simple, tasty recipes with your cxhild on this free, four week course. All ingredients provided.
Week 1 - Exploring the feel of food
Week 2 - Exploring the smell of food
Week 3 - Exploring how food tastes
Week 4 - Exploring how food looks
Deepen your understanding of how to develop your child's confidence around new foods, using a sensory approach and create simple, low-cost recipes to take home and share with your family.
Maths Workshop - 25th November 2022
Join our Maths Parent’s Meeting on
Friday 25th November at 9.10am in the school hall.
Mrs Kapadia, the Maths Lead, will be talking about ‘Maths Mastery’. She will discuss the different strategies and representations that we use to teach maths in our classrooms. This will help you as Parents/Carers to support your children with their Maths Home Learning using the efficient strategies that they are familiar with.
Following the presentation in the hall Parents and Carers are invited to work with their children in their classroom using the ‘concrete, pictorial and abstract approach’.
We hope to see as many of you as possible at this valuable event.
Family Learning at Cedars - Books without words - Wednesdays 9th November to 30th November 2022
9.15-10.30am
A fun family art club for parents and children.
This is a creative course where we will use arts and crafts to bring stories to life. All you need to bring is ideas.
Well-being Workshop - Friday 4th November 2022
9.00 – 10.30am
Mrs Episcopo will be holding a short presentation about how and why we teach our children about supporting their own Well-Being, including how we teach them self-regulation strategies which they can then use when they feel unsettled or ‘out of control. They learn why it is important to look after their own mental health.
Following the short presentation, you will be able to join your child in their classroom to work with them to make a well-being resource that you will be able to take home. This will give you a valuable insight into some of our PSHE curriculum and its delivery.
As always, we would love to see as many parents/carers as possible!
KS1 Literacy Workshop - Thursday 29th September 2022
9.10-10.30am
Are you looking for ways to support your child/ren with their reading and writing?
Would you like to know about phonics and reading comprehension, or why we encourage reading for enjoyment?
Understand the importance of forming letters correctly from when your child starts writing and the expectations for writing progress as your child has moved has recently moved into Year 1 or Year 2.
If so, then we would love to see you at our 'first parents' workshop' of the year.
As subject leader for Literacy across the school, Mrs Smith will be holding a meeting for Parents/carers in the Hall on Thursday 29th September from 9.10am to 9.40am. It is aimed at giving you some practical ideas, alongside some key information about the curriculum content for children in Year 1 and 2, with the chance to ask questions about how Literacy skills are taught in school.
From 9.40 -10.30 you will be able to see how things work in practice in your child's class.
Teachers will be leading practical sessions, with opportunities for you to work alongside your child/ren and see the teaching ideas in action in Buttercup, Sunflower and Foxglove classrooms.
Mrs Smith
Family Learning at Cedars - Food Explorers - Wednesdays 28th September to 19th October 2022
9.15-10.30am
Have fun preparing simple, tasty recipes with your cxhild on this free, four week course. All ingredients provided.
Week 1 - Exploring the feel of food
Week 2 - Exploring the smell of food
Week 3 - Exploring how food tastes
Week 4 - Exploring how food looks
Deepen your understanding of how to develop your child's confidence around new foods, using a sensory approach and create simple, low-cost recipes to take home and share with your family.