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SEAL statement 29 November

This week our SEAL statement is ‘I can use peaceful problem solving to sort out difficulties.’

As part of our Getting On SEAL theme the children look at the peaceful problem solving process to sort out any ‘getting on’ problems with each other.

This approach to resolving problems encourages children to:

• ensure they both feel calm (using calming down techniques)
• tell each other how they feel
• come up with their own solution to solve the problem

Look out for the Peaceful Problem Solving poster displayed around school and reminder cards can be found on keyrings in all classrooms.  (Download it, too, so you can use it at home.)

Curriculum Morning – Tuesday 30 November

There will be a short meeting at 9 o’clock on Tuesday morning for those parents who were unable to attend the evening meeting. The meeting will give you the chance to find out how we teach reading and writing in Reception and give you ideas for helping your child at home. We hope you will be able to attend.

Helping each other to learn in Reception

   This week the children have been helping each other learn. Will we be out of a job soon?

Who will help me make the bread?

In the story of “The Little Red Hen”, nobody would help her make the bread.  She did it all by herself.  When we made some bread in Year 1, we worked together as a team and look at the fabulous bread we made.

Health Protection Agency advice

The Health Protection Agency report that they expect this to be a ‘normal’ flu season; they are no longer experiencing a pandemic. The virus that caused the 2009 pandemic, ‘swine flu’, may be one of the common flu viruses circulating this winter, but this is not a pandemic as the virus has been circulating in our communities for some time.

The most important measure to prevent the spread of flu is to have a flu vaccination of those in high risk groups. If any pupils are in high risk groups, they should get vaccinated through their GP surgery.

It is very important to try and prevent the spread of flu within schools by following the measures listed below:

• Any child with a fever should stay at home.
• They should not return to the school until they have had at least 48 hours without fever or other flu symptoms.
• Mouths should be covered when coughing and paper tissues used when noses are blown. The paper tissues should be promptly placed in a waste bin for disposal. We have tissues at school but it’s a good idea for your child to have their own, too.
• Because flu viruses can be carried on hands, please encourage your child to regularly wash their hands, particularly after noses are blown or wiped.
• People affected by fever should be encouraged to rest and to drink plenty of water or other fluids. This will speed up recovery. Some paracetamol in small amounts should make things more comfortable.

Most people affected by flu–like illness will start to improve after 2 to 3 days – children tend to get better quicker than adults. Rarely, those affected by flu-like illness may develop breathing problems. If that happens, they should contact their GP.

26 November 2010

The homework this week is ‘Creative’ and is due in Wednesday 30 November.

I can create a ‘Peaceful Problem Solving’ poster.

This is in response to our SEAL theme this week of ‘keeping calm’ and in preparation of next week’s ‘problem solving’ theme. I would like you to come up with posters for our SEAL wall which inform our school community on how to solve problems.

Here are some ideas for the poster, but feel free to do something even more original:

• A step by step guide for solving problems.
• Instructions of what to do if something goes wrong.
• A cartoon of a character that made the right choices in their problem.
• A poster that persuades children to make the right choices.

Wow me with your creativity, Year 2!

26 November 2010

This week’s spellings for Bananas and Oranges are plurals where the ‘y’ is dropped and replaced with ‘ies’.

Apples have some high-frequency words to remember. They will be tested on Friday 03 December.

26 November 2010

This is our final week of spelling words with prefixes. The spellings this week all have prefixes which change the meaning of the word to convey the opposite (synonyms). For example, tidy and untidy.

You will only be tested on the word with the prefix (words in bold). Nouns and verbs practise 1-10. Adjectives and adverbs practise 1-15.

1.  well      unwell

2. tidy    untidy

3. usual     unusual

4. certain     uncertain

5. friendly      unfriendly

6. selfish     unselfish

7. agree      disagree

8. comfort     discomfort

9. appear     disappear

10. obey     disobey

11. pleasant     unpleasant

12. approve     disapprove

13. trust      distrust

14. necessary     unnecessary

15. appealing      unappealing

Good luck!

26 November 2010

This week’s homework is a Talk Time homework and is due in on Wednesday 01 December.

I can talk to someone at home about how to stay safe close to water.

I look forward to speaking to you and finding out your top water safety tips!