Welcome to Waddell Class |
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Mrs N Manley
Hello!
My name is Nicola Manley. I have been teaching for a long time, but this is my sixth year at Sandhill.
Early Years is my favourite place in school and I love seeing our youngest children grow to be confident, independent and resilient learners. Helping young children to make sense of letters and sounds and become readers is one of the amazing things! I love books and enjoy sharing stories with the children throughout the school day.
Out of school I enjoy spending time at the coast with Mr Manley and walking along the beach with our dog Bella. I also enjoy going out for meals with friends and family.
I am a proud mum to two teenage boys - Jack and Alfie.
Mrs E Matthewman
My name is Emma Matthewman I have worked with children since leaving collage in 1999.
I started working at Sandhill in October 2022 in Foundation Stage, this is my favourite age group I like to work with as I love to see the children grow and develop as they progress throughout school.
I am married and have 2 children a boy aged 16 and a girl aged 11 years they are my world I am a very busy mum with lots of afterschool activities going on such as dancing, rugby and football my weekends are filled with sport.
In my spare time I like to spend time with my family and friends, I also like to bake cakes and cook different foods from around the world.
Mrs K Hinkles
My name is Kathryn Hinkles. I joined EYFS at Sandhill in May 2021 and what a fabulous school it is.
I love being creative and I love to play, have fun and join in with the children’s games.
I am passionate about enabling children to become independent thinkers and using stimulating learning environments whilst we play. I also love Read Write Inc and teaching the children how to read and watching them grow with their reading independently.
Outside of school I am a proud mum to 2 young boys (3 and 1 year old) who keep me and my partner very, very busy! We enjoy going outdoors and finding new places to play, explore and build lots of dens.
I cannot wait to meet you all and have so much fun in our early years setting.
Hello!
My name is Nicola Manley. I have been teaching for a long time, but this is my sixth year at Sandhill.
Early Years is my favourite place in school and I love seeing our youngest children grow to be confident, independent and resilient learners. Helping young children to make sense of letters and sounds and become readers is one of the amazing things! I love books and enjoy sharing stories with the children throughout the school day.
Out of school I enjoy spending time at the coast with Mr Manley and walking along the beach with our dog Bella. I also enjoy going out for meals with friends and family.
I am a proud mum to two teenage boys - Jack and Alfie.
Mrs E Matthewman
My name is Emma Matthewman I have worked with children since leaving collage in 1999.
I started working at Sandhill in October 2022 in Foundation Stage, this is my favourite age group I like to work with as I love to see the children grow and develop as they progress throughout school.
I am married and have 2 children a boy aged 16 and a girl aged 11 years they are my world I am a very busy mum with lots of afterschool activities going on such as dancing, rugby and football my weekends are filled with sport.
In my spare time I like to spend time with my family and friends, I also like to bake cakes and cook different foods from around the world.
Mrs K Hinkles
My name is Kathryn Hinkles. I joined EYFS at Sandhill in May 2021 and what a fabulous school it is.
I love being creative and I love to play, have fun and join in with the children’s games.
I am passionate about enabling children to become independent thinkers and using stimulating learning environments whilst we play. I also love Read Write Inc and teaching the children how to read and watching them grow with their reading independently.
Outside of school I am a proud mum to 2 young boys (3 and 1 year old) who keep me and my partner very, very busy! We enjoy going outdoors and finding new places to play, explore and build lots of dens.
I cannot wait to meet you all and have so much fun in our early years setting.
We are named after:
Martin Waddell
Some of their most famous books are:
Owl Babies, Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?, Farmer Duck, Pig In The Pond
What do we learn about in Reception / Martin Waddell class in Spring Term?
Each day we will complete phonics, maths, Literacy and topic
We focus on a rhyme each week that we learn ‘off by heart’ as well as our weekly talk through story book.
We also practise our letter formation in our handwriting sessions.
Martin Waddell
Some of their most famous books are:
Owl Babies, Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?, Farmer Duck, Pig In The Pond
What do we learn about in Reception / Martin Waddell class in Spring Term?
Each day we will complete phonics, maths, Literacy and topic
We focus on a rhyme each week that we learn ‘off by heart’ as well as our weekly talk through story book.
We also practise our letter formation in our handwriting sessions.
Communication & Language - Listening carefully and talking about and retelling stories
Personal, Social & Emotional - Becoming familiar with routines, exploring emotions and feelings
Physical Development - Movement Skills and developing Fine Motor Skills
Literacy - Learning to read and write single letter sounds, Fred Games
Mathematics - Counting and subitising numbers and amounts
Understanding the World - Talking about our families(our parents and grandparents) Exploring the natural world – talking about different weather types and naming the 4 seasons of the year and discussing how these change. Finding out about traditions and celebrations such as Christmas
Expressive Arts & Design - developing storylines in pretend play, listening and responding to different styles of music, creating pictures and models using a range of materials
Continuous Provision – Role Play, Small World, Building Blocks, Funky Fingers, Writing, Drawing, Reading Corner, Sand, Water, Playdough, Investigation area, Lego Models, Maths and Number, Games and Turn taking, Junk Modelling.
Other useful Information:
PE is every Monday afternoon
We visit the school library every Friday
New RWI sounds are given out every Friday
All Reception children will be assessed within the first 6 weeks of starting school
Personal, Social & Emotional - Becoming familiar with routines, exploring emotions and feelings
Physical Development - Movement Skills and developing Fine Motor Skills
Literacy - Learning to read and write single letter sounds, Fred Games
Mathematics - Counting and subitising numbers and amounts
Understanding the World - Talking about our families(our parents and grandparents) Exploring the natural world – talking about different weather types and naming the 4 seasons of the year and discussing how these change. Finding out about traditions and celebrations such as Christmas
Expressive Arts & Design - developing storylines in pretend play, listening and responding to different styles of music, creating pictures and models using a range of materials
Continuous Provision – Role Play, Small World, Building Blocks, Funky Fingers, Writing, Drawing, Reading Corner, Sand, Water, Playdough, Investigation area, Lego Models, Maths and Number, Games and Turn taking, Junk Modelling.
Other useful Information:
PE is every Monday afternoon
We visit the school library every Friday
New RWI sounds are given out every Friday
All Reception children will be assessed within the first 6 weeks of starting school
Learning in action this term
Please take a look at the wonderful learning taking place:
Please take a look at the wonderful learning taking place:
