The weeks are going so fast, we have got so much to do before the Christmas break!

Next week the children will likely be taking part in the ‘Phonics Screening Check’ which they would have normally done last June. They will complete the assessment with me and I will do all I can to make sure it is totally stress free, please do not worry.

The children are continuing to write and illustrate their own book. Hopefully these will be completed next week. However, we will need to rehearse and act out the Christmas Performance over the next couple of weeks ready for the editing process. We aim to allow access to the video through your child’s school email account. Further details will be given closer to the time.

The children have really enjoyed learning about money through Miss Childs’ Ice Cream Shop! Next week we will begin to learn about Multiplication and Division by recognising and making equal groups.

We will be really sad to say goodbye to Miss Childs today. She has fitted in perfectly to our class and the children have loved being with her. I am sure they will remember all the fun learning that they have done with her: designing and making a castle, printing a fabric bag, buying ice creams from her shop, building a terrarium microhabitat and lots more! We wish her all the best in the future and any school would be lucky to have her as a teacher. Good luck Miss Childs, we will miss you!

Have a fab weekend,

Mrs Dowell, Mrs Armstrong and Miss Childs

Two weeks already done, this half term is going so fast! Everyone has been allocated a role in our play and will be coming home with a suggestion for costumes. Please do not go out and buy anything, we can supply or make anything that we need. Some children have also offered to loan their friends elf hats, furry onesies for the teddies or fairy wings and this is very much appreciated. We will be recording the play using green screen technology as we did last year.

In literacy they are all thinking of ways to innovate the story of the three little pigs. They have replaced the wolf with another carnivore and thought of what it eats to come up with their own version of the story. They have used their science knowledge of materials to replace straw, sticks and bricks too!

This is our last official week learning about addition and subtraction but they will continue to practice these skills in different contexts such as money, measure and statistics.

The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning about William Morris, who was a designer in the Victorian times, and how he created repeating patterns using natural images. They designed a printing tile and used this to create a repeating pattern on a cotton bag. These will be going on display for a while and they will bring them home in the future.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Mrs Dowell,  Mrs Armstrong and Miss Childs.

What a first week back! All the children have worked very hard consolidating what they learnt about column additional and subtraction before the holidays. We will soon be moving on to money so any practice they have counting coins would be very beneficial.

In literacy, we have been using adjectives to describe villains from traditional tales. Next week we will be reading a different version of The Three Little Pigs. Was the wolf a baddie or was he just a bit misunderstood?

We will be building our castles on Wednesday 17th November. Please continue to collect a variety of useful materials until then.

The children have learnt how to be safe on Bonfire Night. Please have a fab time!

Mrs Dowell, Mrs Armstrong and Miss Childs