--- title: "Resources for Parents" url: "https://urmstonprimary.com/parents/resources-for-parents" school: "Urmston Primary School" --- Nursery and Reception starters September 2027…come and visit us on the following dates and times: Tues 29th Sept 3.45pm; Thurs 8th Oct 2pm; Weds 14th Oct 9.30am; Tues 3rd Nov 3.45pm; Weds 11th Nov 2pm; Thurs 19th Nov 9.30am; Thurs 26th Nov 3.45pm # Resources for Parents ![](https://urmstonprimary.com/images/images/05.jpg) ## Early Reading and Phonics workshop Recording of Early Reading workshop 108.55 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/GMT20261014-180556_Recording_1920x1080.mp4) Alphabetic Code 1.85 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Training_illustrated_The_English_Alphabetic_Code.pdf) Spelling Log Phase 6 1.07 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Spelling_Log_Phase_6_2026_WITH_RULES.pdf) Spelling Log Phase 5 1.60 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Spelling_Log_Phase_5_2026_WITH_RULES.pdf) Early Reading and Phonics workshop October 26 10.25 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/KS1__Phonics__and_reading_2026.pptx) ## ## **Trafford Educational Psychology Service** Please take a look at the QR codes and links below for support from Trafford... ![](https://urmstonprimary.com/images/pages/af432c08ab1f098f54faba9929c7ec39.png) https://padlet.com/TraffordThrive/trafford-thrive-mental-health-and-emotional-wellbeing-p80zkhl6yfggh6mp https://padlet.com/TraffordThrive/trafford-family-help-i52etinpa41sl5d7 https://padlet.com/TraffordThrive/special-educational-needs-and-disability-send-padlet-kls9zqlgz0q2ar94 https://padlet.com/TraffordThrive/trafford-start-for-life-offer-0-5-years-and-families-fy6wlsb5dwo7c8nv https://padlet.com/TraffordThrive/barriers-to-education-emotionally-based-school-non-attendanc-n3rqwwolkxfbgr4t ### Being a Behaviour Detective Being a Behaviour Detective 14.14 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Behaviour_detective.pptx) Please click on the link above for the slides for the workshop we've had for 'Being a Behaviour Detective'. Both parents and staff benefitted from the expertise of Jackie Tarpey, the local authority's Autism and Social Communication Specialist. The training was hugely beneficial for all and reminded us of how important it is to know our children, to not judge but to spend the time trying to understand them, validate their emotions and understand that 'behaviour is communication'. We want them to grow up as confident, empathetic and resilient young people and getting this right forms a key part of this. As a school it is our job to get this right - we won't always straight away...each child is different...but we're hoping we certainly keep learning and will get it right more often than not! ## **Connecting with our Children** Thank you to everyone who attended our first workshop with Child and Family Therapist Megan Barber. The large number of you attending shows just how important the discussions were. Megan will join us for a follow up workshop after the February half term. The slides, and resources (The Brain Child fridge sheet and No Drama Discipline), are below. The follow up workshop focused on 'Empowering our children whilst transforming ourselves' and looked at the PACE approach to our interactions with our children, something that we use here in school too. Please see the appendices in our Relational Behaviour and Regulation Policy, as well as the slides to that second workshop below. ### Supporting you and your child to lead a well-balanced, meaningful and connected life Empowering our children whilst transforming ourselves...the PACE approach 2.19 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Empowering_our_children_whilst_transforming_ourselves_The_PACE_approach.pptx) Supporting you and you child to lead a well-balanced, meaningful and connected life: Parent Workshop slides 2.84 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Parent_workshop_-_Family_and_child_connections_MB.pptx) ### The Whole Brain Child (fridge sheet) The Whole Brain Child (fridge sheet) 82 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/The_Whole_Brain_Child_(_Fridge_Sheet).pdf) ### No Drama Discipline No Drama Discipline 56 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/No_drama_discipline.pdf) **Guide to What Support is on offer in Trafford** Life is pretty complex at the moment and we all need a bit of help now and again. Take a look at the guide below which offers information on what is out there in Trafford to support you and your children... ### Guide to what support is on offer in Trafford... Guide to what support is on offer in Trafford... 2.42 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Trafford_CYP_professionals_guide_-_V3_September_2024.pdf) ### KS1 Phonics and reading workshop Dec 2023 KS1 Phonics and Reading workshop Dec 23 16.70 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/KS1_Phonics_and_Reading_workshop.zip) Slides and resources from the meeting ### KS2 Reading Workshop Dec 23 KS2 Reading Workshop Dec 23 8.20 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/KS2_Reading_Workshop_2023.zip) All slides and resources from the workshop Principles of Learning! We had a parent meeting about some basic principles of learning at UPS. It evoked questions about how children are supported, challenged and assessed. If you have any further questions or need the slides (which are below) to be explained in more detail, please do let us know! We also discussed how we are starting our metacognition journey to becoming a Thinking School and Mrs Marsland touched on this at the meeting too. Again, see the slides below... ### Principles of learning meeting Principles of Learning meeting 525 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Some_principles_of_learning_at_UPS(1).pptx) ### Metacognition Metacognition 67.18 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/presentation_for_parents_%5BAutosaved%5D(1).pptx) Year group recommended reads! ### Ten a term Ten-a-term...summer term! (zip file for every year group) 984 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/tenatermsummer.zip) If you find it difficult to know what books your children could get into, take a look at the files below for some ideas, or...just ask us for some ideas! ### Year group recommended reads Year group recommended reads: Y3-Y6 71.69 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Year_group_recommended_reads_KS2.zip) Year group recommended reads: YR-Y2 59.43 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Year_group_recommended_reads_R-2.zip) Please see below the slides for the KS1 Reading and Phonics workshop... ### KS1 Reading and Phonics workshop October 2022 KS1 Phonics and Reading Workshop September 2022 4.87 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/KS1__Phonics__and_reading_2022.pdf) ...and here for the KS2 Reading workshop documentation... ### KS2 Reading workshop Oct 2022 KS2 Reading workshop slides and documents 8.19 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/KS2_Reading_Workshop_2022.zip) Year 1 Phonics Meeting resources 2021 Please see all of the useful resources to help your children with their phonics and reading at home... A recording of the meeting is here... [Year 1 Reading and Phonics Meeting](https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/FRBUUx5-CGLW3aJGnw0GYg_Uzf8NbE10XK2cyF7EAoo2M0UN-jWecyM9Q__XLahK.OEAXBtpQNyH811s4?startTime=1634656609000) ...and the follow up questions are here... ### Follow up questions Follow up questions... 40 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Phonics_follow_up_letter.doc) | ### Phase 4 Explanation and Overview Phase 4 Resources, Explanation and Overview 1.67 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Phase_4_Resources,_Explanation_and_Overview.zip) An overview and explanation of Phase 4 phonics - what we'll be looking at, at school and some focus for you (along with reading books) at home! | |---| Nursery Parents and Carers - as promised, see below our slides from the information evening... ### Nursery Information slides Nursery Information Slides 1.40 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Virtual_Nursery_Parents_meeting_November_2020_updated.ppt) Reception parents - please see the slides below for the Reception Phonics and Curriculum meeting!... ### EYFS Meetings Reception Parents Curriculum Meeting September 2026 8.43 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Reception_Parents_Curriculum_Meeting_2026.ppt) EYFS Maths Presentation 2026 39.80 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/UPS_Maths_presentation_2025.pptx) Reception Phonics Meeting 2024 4.15 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Reception_Phonics_Meeting_2024.ppt) Nursery Parent Curriculum Meeting October 2025 996 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/October_Curriculum_meeting.ppt) ### Reception Information slides Reception Phonics and Curriculum meeting slides 2.23 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Virtual__Reception_Parents_Curriculum_and_Phonics_Meeting_October_2020.ppt) ### Year Group Targets Reading 29 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/reading-targets-for-website.docx) Writing 35 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/writing-targets-for-website.docx) Maths 37 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/maths-targets-for-website.docx) #### ### KS1 Literacy workshop resources March 2020 KS1 Literacy workshop resources March 2020 23.77 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/KS1_English_Workshop_2020.zip) ### Reading Workshop Powerpoint and resources Reading Workshop Powerpoint and resources - October 2021 5.21 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Reading_Workshop_Powerpoint_and_Resources.zip) (let us know if you'd like a copy of the pack) ### Writing Workshop Powerpoint and resources Writing Workshop Powerpoint and resources - November 2019 3.98 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Writing_workshop_powerponts.zip) (again, let us know if you'd like a copy of the pack) ### KS2 Spelling Workshop Powerpoint and resources Spelling Workshop powerpoint and resources 3.69 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/spelling_workshop_for_parents(1).zip) ### Spelling lists and expectations Spelling Dictations 111 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/SPELLING_DICTATIONS_BY_COLOUR_WITH_HIGHLIGHTED_WORDS.docx) Spelling lists and expectations 19-20 946 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/urmston-primary-school/files/documents/Spelling_lists_and_expectations_19-20.zip) #### [M](https://www.mathsoftheday.org.uk/?code=NF25M)aths for Parents (Coming soon) #### [Active Maths: Maths of the Day](https://www.mathsoftheday.org.uk/?code=NF25M) This is a link for UPS parents...a wonderful resource to get our children moving and learning at the same time! #### #### [Guide to ADHD leaflet](https://wetransfer.com/downloads/507efcfa11cb211b527956c7fd93e07020190206100521/7f388bdb7885e18f0fc75c5fb85a8ac320190206100521/1c67cb) #### #### **[Times tables rock stars](https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/teacher)** Get working on those times tables guys...you know your logins! #### #### [**Active learn reading**](https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0) Urmston Primary uses Bug Club to support our children's reading and spelling. 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