EYFS Newsletter – 11.09.2026

What a fantastic start we have had to school in our first week in Reception! The children have really started to settle into life at Cookridge Primary School with ease. It has been lovely to see the little ones exploring all the different areas of provision and making use of the various activities. Friendships are blossoming and it’s great to see children getting to know each other and sharing the space and resources so well. We have enjoyed walks around the school getting to know all the different parts of Cookridge from passing by all the other classes, taking a look in the library and saying hello to the school dogs Rory and Alfie.

We have also begun talking about our first topic of our year which is ‘All About Me’. We tried to learn each other’s names to help making new friends easier and all had a go at clapping the syllables in our names. Following this introduction we have spent some sessions discussing different types of families and how families can look different but all share the same core of love and care for one another. The staff have been introducing the children to our families via some family portraits and talking about things that we like to do with the special people in our lives. In turn, the children have been very keen to talk about their families and share with us the special people in their lives. 

On Thursday, Reception enjoyed their first Forest Schools session with Mr Gamble in the school garden. We got to explore different areas of the school grounds with children choosing to use the dig pit or the sand pit, to hang out in the hammocks strung between the trees and to have a go at building dens with large sticks and branches. It luckily stayed dry and we all had a lot of fun getting stuck into the Forest Schools experience!