Week beginning 1st December
We have a very busy week ahead as the Nativity rehearsals get serious and I am looking forward to having a good chat with you all at our Parent Consultation meetings on Tuesday and Thursday! A link for the meetings will be sent out soon if your meeting is online. Literacy will be based around […]
Week beginning 24th November
From next week onward everything will be about preparing for Christmas: Nativity practice, making Christingles and the Christingle assembly, decorations for the hall in preparation for our Christmas Fair on Saturday 29th, and writing letters to Santa! We hope the Nativity letter was helpful, but if you have any problems with costumes please let us […]
Week beginning 17th November
Thank you so much to the parents who came and helped with the ‘Toys Day’ on Tuesday, (and also to those who have offered to come and read/help out in the classroom). The children loved it and we had a brilliant day. Talking of which, the children met their Year 6 buddies for the first […]
Week beginning 10th November
This term in history we are focusing on toys: the ones the children play with now, and the kinds that children played with in the past. We will be sending home questionnaires to find out which toys parents and grandparents enjoyed and talking about how else we can find out about toys that were played […]
Week beginning 20th October
Thank you so much for your support with the sponsored dancing – the children were very enthusiastic about both the dancing and compiling a playlist! The forms and money raised will need to be sent into school by the end of next week. We are still collecting recycled materials for junk modelling, so keep sending […]
Week beginning 13th October
Thank you for the junk modelling donations, they were much appreciated! Next week we will continue our weather observations and have a go at being weather forecasters by looking at examples from TV and becoming familiar with weather-related vocabulary. We will also be writing simple sentences describing the weather so that we can practice using […]
Week beginning 6th October
This week we have enjoyed our vegetable printing and it is clear that this class really love to make things. Please feel free to send in some of your recycling for them to get creative with – and be prepared for its speedy return!! In particular, they love a large cardboard box, so please send […]
Week beginning 29th September
The children had a great week this week making fruit kebabs (still a few to do!) and writing about the Evil Pea! They have adapted well to the morning routines and we are seeing improvement in handwriting and phonics. Thank you to those of you who are reading with your child and contributing to their […]
Week beginning 22nd September
Next week will be a busy week! We will be starting our longer phonics sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so your child will be bringing home an A5 plastic folder containing the book that they have been reading in class for them to share with you at home. We will also be reading some […]
Week beginning 15th September
The children have done really well this week and are quickly picking up their new routines. Next week we will be continuing with the shorter phonics sessions and daily handwriting to support the children’s letter formation and sitting their letters on the line. We will also be thinking about keeping healthy and tasting different types […]
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