Living and Learning: I follow the school rules.
This week in Living and Learning we have been recapping the school rules.
We only have three school rules at Moortown.
- We’re respectful.
- We’re ready.
- We’re safe.
We discussed how we could show we were following the school rules.
In particular this week, we’ve been focussing on being ready by making sure that when an adult says “3, 2, 1 stop” we all have silent voices, empty hands and have eyes on the speaker. The class have been so good at this that they’ve already filled up their Brill Buddy jar. Well done, Y1s!
Welcome Year 1!
Our wonderful Reception children have returned as Year 1s! Not only have they just returned, but they have also taken the school by storm – showing off their amazing skills in following our school rules. On top of that, they have also shown their wonderful characters and welcoming arms, making their new teacher, Mr Volpe, feel at home already!
In maths, they’ve been learning to count out loud and to recognise the written digits for numbers up to 20. They’ve shown a great understanding and made fantastic progress.
In Living and Learning, they’ve also done really well. They’ve been learning about the importance of rules – why we have them and why we follow them here at Moortown Primary.
Well done, Year 1!
Reading records
This week, Year 3 have been sent home with their new and exciting reading records! These records are to help me (Miss Birch) keep track of the children’s reading progress.
The new reading records key info:
- Each time one of the children signs out a new book to read from the library or reads a new book at home, they can make note of these in the book and rate them out of 5 stars.
- I’ll choose an activity for the whole class to complete on their chosen book each Friday. More information on these activities are inside the record on page 8.
- The children will need to bring in these reading records every Friday for our Book Club lesson where we’ll discuss their books and develop their love of reading.
- The children’s grown-ups will also need to write a short comment sharing with us the reading their child has been doing at home.
- There are challenges at the back of the reading record that can be completed across the year. I’d love to see pictures of the children completing these fun activities!
- It gives the children ownership and responsibility of their reading!
I hope this is all clear and I’m really looking forward to seeing their progress.
This weeks reading record activity is PREDICT THE FUTURE. This task is explained on page 8.
Any questions, please ask!
Reception Baseline Assessment
Autumn 1: Week 1
This week, we welcomed some of our Reception children. You all looked super smart in your new red uniforms and your shiny new school shoes! We’ve had a busy few days getting to know each other and exploring in the areas of provision. We’re looking forward to welcoming the rest of the children next week!
Reminder!
Don’t forget to attend our Welcome to Reception at 6pm on Monday 15 September. You’ll find out some basic ‘need to knows’ about life in Reception. They’ll also be a chance for you to ask any questions.
Reception email
Learning doesn’t just happen in school! Therefore, we love it when parents send in any ‘WOW’ moments. Please use the Reception email when sending in any photos.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Dates for your diary
Spelling
This week in our spelling sessions, we have looked at homophones. Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.
The children practised these words by using the activity ‘doodle words’.
Help at home: You can find other activities to help practise spellings at home in our Super Spelling Strategies Guide on the school website.
Living and Learning: Rules
In Living and Learning this week, we looked at the school rules and why they are important. We had a discussion where children were able to share their opinion on which rule they thought was the most important.
“I think being safe is the most important because if we aren’t making safe choices we can’t follow the other rules either.”
“I think all three are equally important. They make sure we are happy and healthy in school.”
We then discussed how we can show the rules are being followed in school. For example, we can show we are respectful by using our manners or we can show we are ready by having eyes on the speaker.
We also discussed our school’s Acceptable Use Agreement for their use of the internet in school. This document has been sent home with your child this week; please sign and return them ASAP.
Help at home: Discuss what rules you have at home and compare them with the school’s rules. Are they similar? Are they different?
Welcome!
Welcome back after the summer holiday. We hope you had a happy and healthy summer. It has been great to see so many happy faces back in school. The children have settled really well in their first week and are adapting to new routines and classrooms.
This week, we will send the children home with a reading book and a new reading record book. It is really beneficial that your child reads at home daily – it improves fluency and increases the enjoyment of reading. The children can record what they’ve read at home in the reading records. We will also set a task for them to complete at home. Please ask your child what their task is for their homework and actively encourage them to think about the presentation of their work in the journals and the importance of neat handwriting and accurate use of punctuation.
Thank you to all the children who have come to school in the correct uniform and PE kits this week. If you are unsure of the uniform, please click the link to see what is required.
Important Dates
PE – Monday and Thursday
Spelling test – Friday
Library – Tuesday
We are looking forward to a successful year!
Packed Lunches
Does your child have a packed lunch at school? If so, please download our Guide to Healthy Packed Lunches.
Did you know that popcorn is a choking hazard for children under 5? Lot’s of people don’t! The Food Standards Agency. has published the following advice on how to prepare food safely for your young child.
Living and Learning: rules
At the start of the new school year, in our Living and Learning lesson, the children have been reminded about rules and the importance of rules in our daily life. This also links to the British Value of rule of law.
Before focussing on our school rules, we started by thinking about…
Why do we have rules?
What rules can you think of?
What places have rules?
Who makes the rules?
Rules tells us what to do.
We need rules so we don’t hurt each other.
Rules help us to know what is right and what is wrong.
Rules keep us safe.
In our school we have three school rules and three, two, one, stop is one of the most important instructions the children will hear at school.
Following our school rules will make our school a happy, healthy and SAFE place to learn.
We also agreed our Living and Learning ground rules.
For rules around online safety at school, your child will be bringing home their Being online – acceptable use agreement for pupils and parents/carers which should be read through, signed and returned to class.
Any questions, please do ask.
Help at home – think about our three school rules and talk with your child about what that might look like or sound like in the classroom, the playground or at lunchtime. Here are some examples the children thought of. Being ready would mean looking at the speaker, being respectful would mean laughing with not laughing at someone and being safe would mean washing our hands before lunch to stop spreading germs.