"Please thank the staff and especially Squirrel class for an amazing performance, they certainly done everyone proud. Our children loved watching old friends and siblings." - Busy Bees "He chats so happily about his school life and I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of your staff who make his learning so much fun." Parent The climate in the school is warm, calm and friendly. The relationships between staff and pupils are a strength and throughout the learning walk, it was evident pupils feel safe and happy." Local Authority "Staff know children very well and have made a wide range of adaptations to cater for their varying needs." Local Authority "Teaching assistants respectfully and sensitively support pupils to access learning or provide alternative activities as required." Local Authority

Parent Workshops

Maths Workshop – 7th October 2025

Thank you to all of the parents and carers who were able to attend our first Maths parent event this year. If you were unable to make it, please find attached a copy of the PowerPoint and some ideas for hands on Maths activities to support your child at home. Our addition and subtraction and multiplication and division policies can be found on the website which also illustrate how we teach Maths at Denmead Infant School.

 

Phonics and Reading Workshop – 14th October 2025

The children are following a scheme called Unlocking Letters and Sounds.  They take part in daily phonics sessions which cover revising knowledge, teaching new sounds and common exception words, practising reading and writing.  There are also many opportunities to learn phonics throughout the day.  For Year R and Year 1 there will be flashcards sent home and videos uploaded onto Class Dojo.  Learning to read is such an important skill so please do support your child as much as possible at home.  We want our children to develop a life long love of reading.

 

English Workshop – February 2026

It is the National Year of Reading and we are engaging in lots of fun experiences to promote reading for pleasure.