Friday catch up.

We had our first visit to church on Friday morning. The children walked with their year 6 buddy and were beautifully behaved. We look forward to seeing you in Church on Tuesday morning.

We do phonics every day revisiting sounds we already know and being introduced to a new sound each day. We try reading simple words known as cvc words (consonant,vowel,consonant) such as dad, cat, pit. We also try writing these simple words. Children are encouraged to write using our caterpillar, one armed robot, zig zag and ladder letters. Everyone was given these in their new children's packs but if you have misplaced them do let me know. It is important where possible to encourage children to write in a style similar to the school writing, starting at the anchor line and keeping pencil on the paper until the letter is formed- there are a few exceptions such as t and x.

We continue to count and order numbers up to 20 and use the language of 1 more and 1 less than a given number. In weekend news writing we are trying to mark make and verbalise what we have written. Some children are more reluctant to do this although some children are now starting to use initial sounds in their writing. There are still several children who are unable to write their names even using their own style of print. Please keep encouraging your children to do so at home. For pencil grip, the children know to pick it up like a crab with their pincers before putting their third finger on it.

Behaviour in the classroom is improving with children turning their choice round. The behaviour system is starting to make a difference. There are many children who make consistently good behaviour choices and these children are always rewarded for doing so. Some children are struggling with kind hands in the playground and these children are missing elements of their play by holding the MDSAs hand. We hope that this might make them think about actions and consequences.

Please can I just remind that lunch choices and juices need to be discussed with Laura in the kitchen. She is always happy to discuss any difficulties you think your children are experiencing. A reminder about free milk. This finishes in the week before your child turns five. They are often surprised and upset when they discover they aren't on the register anymore. If you want your child to continue with milk, it is important to check the web site.

Children finish school on Tuesday and I will be putting home learning in their plastic wallets so everyone needs to bring these to school as well as blue book bags. 

Rascal of the week. Well done Daniel.

Our star of the week is Rosie. She is so helpful, kind and happy.

Birthday girl Scarlet. It arrived at long last after a huge count down. 

Birthday girl Kaiya who was a little quieter in the build up.

Our first visit to church.

Getting ready to walk to church.

Can you guess what story we are learning?

Totally absorbed in what she is doing demonstrates a high level of involvement which is a sign of a learner who doesn't give up.

Lovely cutting skills and more importantly a happy face to show how much they enjoy learning.

Have a lovely weekend.

Some celebrations

Well done to Primrose and Alice for being the stars of the week. You really have been very kind and helpful.

Also well done to Zachary for his wow moment- his 5m swimming award.

Finally to Ehren for getting your reading book- your mum told me you were teasing us with the words. It was also lovely to be met by Ehren this morning who asked me how I was and if I had had a lovely weekend. So polite.

A sunny Monday

Here are some happy afternoon pictures of us enjoying the sunshine. This is all part of our physical development as well as personal and social when w think about being kind friends and helping each other.

Some happy memories so far.

Hello, here are some photos of our school days so far. My blog is now up and running and I like to add to it on different days throughout the week rather than on a set day. Up until now I have been sending home a letter each week explaining what we have been doing and how you can help your child at home. This information will now be on my blog. It is really important that learning becomes a shared home school experience and the greater the support at home, the more confident your child becomes with learning in class. Please can everyone bring reading folders every day. We hear readers as and when there is time between other activities but are unable to do so if there is no book. We noticed this week that several children left the actual reading books at home and just brought in the purple record. 

Unfortunately we are unable to provide other books until the original book is returned.

Cleaning out the gerbils.

The gerbils loved the chocolate drops you bought them Primrose. Thank you very much.

Making repeating patterns.

Tuesday visits.

Our birthday girl.

Thursday afternoon with Mrs Dix. Mrs Dix supports the class when I am having my planning and assessment time on a Thursday afternoon. Mrs Griffin continues to help the class during this time.

The drumming assembly. Don't worry, you have a few years to prepare yourself for lessons.

More repeating patterns.

The children are getting better at tidying up.

Some beautiful colouring from home.

Clever girl Primrose I loved seeing your swimming certificate. These are the lovely types of wows I like to see.

Mark making on the playground.

Using imagination to make a zoo.

Lunch time.

Coffee morning.

Ordering numbers1-20.

Mark making in shaving foam.

Our welly walk. We go outside in all weathers.

Mark making in the sand.

Physical development.

Finally, being good friends.

Have a lovely weekend.