What have we been up to this week? 

This week the children have been working really hard and showing us what they can write all by themselves and how far they can count and add. We have been really impressed with their progress since starting Reception in September. We would like to take this opportunity to thank those parents who look through the phonics sounds and read regularly with their children as this really shows!

We also attended ‘Roots for food’ in the hall and had lots of fun talking about and trying healthy foods.

Reception have begun rehearsing for our nativity. Please help your child to learn the song words at home. The countdown to the performance has begun!

Homework

We would like to take this opportunity to ask that you remove picture books from your child’s book bag on a Monday and keep them at home for the week. We appreciate that some of the books are too large for the book bags which is why we place them in bags at the very end of the day. The books being left in bags for the week are very quickly becoming bent and tatty. Please help them last longer by keeping them at home for the week.

There has been some difficulty with printing and yellow book stickers will be sent home on Monday. As there has been a delay you do not have to return this book until Thursday.

A picture of our chefs for the day!

What have we been up to? 

This week in Reception, the children had lots of fun mixing colours in zip lock bags, using scales to weigh different objects and using vegetables and paint to create repeating patterns.

Nativity

Next week we will begin rehearsals for our nativity! The performance will take place on Monday 17th December at 9.30am. During the week we will be sending home song lyrics and a costume list.

Helping your child at home 

Your child has been learning to add using objects. Help your child to read a simple number sentence such as 3+1= and use objects to find the answer.

Homework

Please remember that large picture books are swapped on a Monday and must be sent in alongside your child’s reading record. Homework books must be sent back to school on a Wednesday.

Pictures from the week – Making bread and story telling on the stage

What have we been up to?

In Reception the children have been learning the story of ‘Little Red Hen’. We have been very impressed by their story telling! The children have been trying to write some words and sentences during their choosing time which has been lovely to see. They have also made some brilliant bonfire night inspired pictures.

What is happening next week?

Next week the children will be doing lots of exciting things including making bread, creating pictures with different materials and learning how to take away.

How can you help at home?

Please continue helping your child to write their name, recognise and recite numbers to 20 and write simple words like bin, cat and hat.

Important notices

There are three misplaced jumpers which have name labels in them. As they are not at school, we ask that you check your washing carefully to make sure none of these missing items have been taken by mistake.  We are also missing one pair of boys trousers. Thank you.

Please note the Christmas performance will take place on Monday 17th December. We will confirm exact times at a later date.

Have a lovely weekend!

This week the whole school have been decorating their own poppies. Most of the time we paint the poppies red because it is the classic colour of poppies and on Flanders Field when they started to grow it looked like a flood of the blood from the soldiers who died in battle. This year we got to paint purple poppies because they are for all of the animals that were killed in the wars like dogs, horses and pigeons. We also got to use a variety of techniques of how to decorate it like using a cotton bud and paint or felt tips. This year is a very special year because it is 100 years since World War 1 ended.

Elisabeth
Year 6

Here is Video showing our beautiful poppies and pupils singing ‘In FlandersFields”.