Tuesday 16 July 2019

weekly news 17th July


We have been enjoying our Aspirations week so far. We all looked brilliant on Monday dressed up showing what we would like to be when we grow up. Each morning we have been going into assembly and listening to different parents or governors telling us why they chose their particular career. Our visitors have been inspiring us by telling us all about what they do in their jobs and what training they had to do. Hopefully the children have been telling you all about it at home !
Adam and Emily Bidwell’s Mum came into class to tell us all about being a Science teacher. We found out about some of the equipment that she uses with her students and we explored some magnets, looked at a skeleton and a model of the human body. It was a very exciting morning !
It was great to see all the photos of the sunflowers that the children took home. We chose a winner in each class and they should have brought home a certificate and a small prize ! The tallest sunflower has reached an amazing 270cm so far ! Well done Elizabeth !
Thank you to all the parents who have already exported their child’s tapestry journal. Don’t forget to do this before the end of term next Wednesday in order to keep this wonderful record of your child’s learning journey so far.
At the end of this week your child will be bringing home a folder containing their ‘wow’ book and all the story scribes they have done over their reception year. It is so exciting to see the fantastic progress that all the children have made. They have all worked so hard this year and everyone who works with them comment on what well behaved and sensible children they are. It has been a pleasure to teach them this year !
At the end of the day on Friday, the children will also bring home their puddlesuits and P.E. kits and wellies. However, if you would like to take their puddlesuits and wellies before  Friday that would be fine. Please note we will need P.E. kits on Friday afternoon for the ‘Go 4 run’ on the common.

Wednesday 10 July 2019

weekly news 10th July

The children seem to have had a really good few days getting to know what it will be like to be in Year 1. The staff in Year 1 have all commented on how well the children have been coming into school and on their fantastic listening skills.
For the last 2 weeks of this academic year we would like the children to come into their classrooms independently and put all their belongings away by themselves. However, if you have an important message to pass onto the staff, please feel free to pop in to tell us.
We will be collecting all of your child's school books in over the next few days and also your child's tricky word tag. We will be putting a copy of the sounds and tricky words that your child was able to read when we last checked them into their book bag for your reference.
At the end of next week we will be sending home a large folder with your child's 'wow' book and the stories that they have written this year. These stories are a wonderful reminder of how hard the children have worked this year and what they have achieved !
We will be sending home a sunflower competition sheet for your child to add a photo of their sunflower with it's measurement if they would like to be entered into our sunflower competition. Apologies about the change from uploading a photo on Tapestry, as this will no longer be possible because the children's accounts are being closed. Thank you to all the parents who have already downloaded their child's journal. If you haven't already downloaded your child's journal, please note that you have until the end of term to keep this wonderful memory of your child' learning journey so far.
Next week is Aspirations week and your child may come to school dressed as what they would like to do when they grow up.

Wednesday 3 July 2019

weekly news 4th July

This week we have been learning the story of ‘The Frog Prince’. We took turns to read sentences from the story with our working partner and we put pictures from the story in the correct order.
We have been doing a final assessment of the children’s tricky word and sound knowledge and checking which word bag they are working on. There are 36 word bags in total and these will be continued in Year 1. At the end of next week we will start to collect all the school books and library books out of your child’s book bag so it would really help if you could have a hunt around at home to find any so that we can sort them ready for the end of term. We will also be collecting in your child’s tricky word tag and sending home a copy of their latest assessment so that you can see which sounds and tricky words your child can confidently read and which ones they still need to learn. A copy of this assessment will be passed onto your child’s next teacher so that they can continue with this learning.
In maths we have been thinking about the properties of numbers and finding out whether a certain number is odd or even, finding it on a number line and on a hundred square, showing it in lots of different ways using numicon and practising writing it. We have also been doing some problem-solving involving the 7 dwarfs from the story of ‘Snow white and the 7 dwarfs’. We used our understanding of various numbers to share diamonds and precious gems between the 7 dwarfs, making sure that they all had the same number !
As part of our transition into Year 1, we started a ‘story swap’ in which the teachers all go into a different class to read a story. The teachers who are going to teach in Year 1 came and read a story to our classes. On Friday you will find out whether your child is going to be in Caterpillars or Ladybirds. Next week is transition week and your child will spend Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in their new class with their new teacher learning all about the exciting things they will be doing in Year 1. The reception staff will be out on home visits during this time.
Please keep a look out for a message about downloading your child’s tapestry journal. You will be able to save, or print out all the wonderful memories of your child’s learning journey so far. Many of the children have had a tapestry account since they were very young in nursery so they full of fantastic snapshots of how your child has developed so far.