Holidays!
Wow! This term has absolutely flown by. I’ve been so impressed by the progress that the children have made this term and by their enthusiasm for learning.
We’ve been so busy this term. Our big topic was great fun and the highlight, for me, were the brilliant houses we created in DT lessons! In literacy we’ve been writing stories, promotions, recounts and poetry. Within this, we’ve explored how authors create mood. In maths, we’ve developed our calculations strategies, learnt about shape and measures, fractions and practised telling the time.
There are some children who have really stood out this term and deserve a special mention:
• Isabelle and Kostas have both made fabulous progress in their writing this term.
• Naran and Dominic have really impressed me with their mental maths skills.
• Ava and Luke have really impressed me with their expressive reading.
• Mia has made super progress in all subjects.
Finally, thanks to Mrs Sherriff and Mrs Smithells for all their hard work this term.
Have a super holiday and a happy new year!
Well done!
Well done to all of Year 2 for their hard work this term. It’s been very busy with Enterprise week, a school trip, the Christmas fair and, of course, the Christmas production!
I hope you all have a very lovely holiday and a well-earned rest. (I certainly will be!) I look forward to seeing everyone fresh-faced in January.
Merry Christmas!
Phew… time for a rest!
We’re not surprised that Year 1 are looking wan and tired! They have put a lot of effort into their learning and as a result they are making excellent progress.
Here are some of the highlights of the term:
- Welcome to Zia; you have settled really well and have made lots of friends.
- Well done to Josh, Gabby, Lori, Nicky, Lewis and Filip for making great progress in writing.
- Pia, Mia, Martha and Humairah have shown great social skills and show that they understand others.
- The maths mega-stars this term are: Farai, Ripley and Alex. We’re looking forward to see what you have in store for next term.
- Ben, Isaac, Thomas and Kai: we feel that our own general knowledge is much better with your contributions to class discussions.
- Well done to Theo and Isaiah for always trying hard in phonics lessons and improving their spelling scores.
- Sachpreet, Manpreet and Noorpreet are making excellent progress in all areas and are showing excellent social skills.
- Grace, Ethan, Ishaan, Ismail, Albert and Phoebe are showing that they are becoming independent learners and are demonstrating excellent learning behaviour.
- Finally, thank you to Dylan who has come in with a smile every day and shown great progress in speaking and listening.
We hope that you and your families have a wonderful Christmas break and we ‘ll see you in January for lots more learning.
Tuck shop pre-payment
Here is a reminder for our regular customers at tuck shop and for any children who would like to start pre-paying for their fruit.
Please return the recent letter with your money to ensure that you continue to get your weekly fruit at the tuckshop.
The cost for one portion of fruit or veg from 14 January to 01 April 2014 inclusive (11 weeks) is £2.20 and the cost for two portions is £4.40.
Thank you for your support with our tuck shop – 63 customers today!
Happy holidays!
We are reaching the end of the children’s first term in Reception. It has been a delight to see how the children have changed and developed over the last few months.
Well done Nayaab, Enas, Aisha and Kirsten for their increased confidence and to Zara for finally gaining the confidence to speak to adults.
Well done, Daniel, for always making good choices.
Jacob, Ben, Zakariya and Musa have improved their learning behaviour and are listening more attentively on the carpet.
William and Charlie have kept us amused with their great sense of humour and Rabiya, Kismat, Gurnoor and Tasha have shown concern and care for their friends.
We are all impressed with Sam’s perseverance in holding his pencil to write his name and Ahmed’s speed in learning and using English.
Well done to Byron, Alexander and Evie for great learning in maths and Eve, and to Alexandra, Eliza, Eleni and Poppy for their progress in reading.
Everyone has been impressed with Arundeep and Zidaan for their great manners and Maggie and Finlay for their creativity and model making.
Have a great holiday and happy new year from everyone in Reception!
13 December 2013
This week’s homework is creative.
I can respond, creatively, to a piece of art.
Each child has one of three pieces of art in their homework book that have been the focus of three art afternoons this week. We would like them to respond to this art in any way they choose but make it creative.
Here are some ideas to start you off:
- Create your own version of the artwork eg create your own triptych, landscape scene or portrait.
- Write a description.
- Write a story thinking about what might happen in your piece of art, or who it is of.
- Tell us what you think about it.
- Think about whether you can do any maths, writing or reading connected to it.
Art in maths – Symmetry
It’s time to get arty in maths this week as we look at symmetry. Today we donned our aprons and used paint to create symmetrical pieces of art. First we tried creating a symmetrical image ourselves, then we painted one side of the paper and folded it in half to make sure it was symmetrical.
Here’s our gallery of symmetry.
Writing!
Reception children are writing everywhere!
Money well spent!
Year 1 decided to spend their profit (£24) from their stall at the Enterprise fair on some new books to be enjoyed by the class. We chose a mixture of fiction, by the author Julia Donaldson, and non fiction. There was even a snake book for Filip. It was great to see the enjoyment these books brought to the children – definitely money well spent.
What can you do in a minute?
Year 1 timed themselves doing lots of different things in one minute. Have a go at home.
How many star jumps can you do in a minute? Alex can do 99!
How many times can you write your name in a minute? Ben can write his name 16 times.
How many times can you hop on one leg in a minute? Humairah can do it 104 times.