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Author: Mrs Dowell
Key Stage 1 Sport’s Day! (Chestnut & Elm)
Our last chance to have a Key Stage 1 Sport’s Day will be on Wednesday 19th July at 9:30am. The forecast for Wednesday morning is currently good.
Children will need to arrive in PE kit. They do not need a coloured t-shirt, their normal white one is fine. They must wear trainers or pumps to run in.
Come prepared for the Parent’s Egg and Spoon race!
Elm Newsletter 30.6.23
This week the children have completed some assessments before our Bollywood dancing on Thursday. We all had a great time and are looking forward to you joining us for our second session next Thursday at 11am. Everyone was shattered afterwards; it’s a workout! They have all been asked to share some of the moves with you, get practising!
The children have started to gather facts for their information text about India. They are becoming very knowledgeable about the wider world. They have written definitions and checked them in a dictionary. Next they will be writing an introduction, making sure they hook the reader so that they want to find out more.
In maths, at this time of year, it is all about problem solving. They are learning to apply their knowledge and skills to new contexts. Regular practise of times tables is important so that they become fluent in their recall of facts.
We have an extraordinary amount of lost property in school. Please make sure your child’s belongings are clearly marked with their name. This way, items can be returned to the owner rapidly.
Have a fab weekend,
Mrs Dowell and Mrs Armstrong
Elm Newsletter 23.6.23
What a fantastic day we had at Fordhall Farm! It really is a great educational visit. The children learnt so much about where our food comes from. They had lots of questions for the butcher; I hope they have shared what they learnt about where some animal bones end up!
Katie told us that the hens had escaped into the garden overnight and they needed to hunt for the eggs in the vegetable garden. Not a single egg was broken – well done Elm!
In the afternoon, they thoroughly enjoyed working in teams to build a den in the woodland. There was so much to explore. There was no limit to their imagination. They learnt to carry huge branches safely by working with a partner and found the best position for each one.
I hope it will be an experience they will remember for a long time. The children initiated a fun game of Ninja Squirrels on the playground on Thursday afternoon, it’s great to see them bringing ideas into school that they learnt on their visit.
Have a fab weekend,
Mrs Dowell and Mrs Armstrong
Elm Newsletter 16.6.23
These weeks are going fast! We have worked hard at staying cool this week. The children are getting used to seeking out shade and keeping themselves cool.
We have written instructions for going on a tiger hunt using information from our story ‘Talking Tigers’. Next week we will start our information texts about India.
Please remember our trip on Wednesday. The children will arrive at school at the normal time and we will aim to be back by normal home time.
Your child will need:
- a water bottle
- packed lunch
- backpack
- sun hat
- applied sunscreen if it’s sunny
- school t-shirt and school jumper
- dark coloured leggings or joggers – no shorts or skirts
- waterproof coat if it is wet
- trainers or sensible shoes which will not come off when walking/playing in the woods
If you have any questions, please come to see me at the end of each day.
Have a good weekend,
Mrs Dowell and Mrs Armstrong
Golden Certificate Winners 16.6.23
Here are some of this week’s winners, well done!
Elm Newsletter 9.6.23
Welcome back to everyone in Elm Class! I hope you all had a great half term break. All the children seem raring to go and are looking forward to all the activities planned.
You should all have had a letter detailing the trip to Fordhall Farm on Wednesday 21st June. In addition to the information in the letter, I have told the children that it would be best to wear jogging bottoms with their school uniform tops. We will be walking through fields of long grass and den building in the woodland area. It would be advisable for everyone to have their legs covered so no skirts, dresses or shorts please.
All children will be bringing home an invitation to our Bollywood Dance Workshop. You are all invited to join in on Thursday 6th July at 11am for a 11:15am start. It will last no more than one hour. The children and yourselves are welcome to wear Bollywood style dance clothes or just anything colourful and sparkly! There is absolutely no need to buy anything specific for the session. PE kit will be suitable too.
We are having a giant push on time tables at the moment, please help your child by practising little and often. Telling the time is another focus. Again, little and often is the key to remembering o’clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to. Some children will have learnt the time to five minute intervals too.
Enjoy the weekend, please keep reading!
Mrs Dowell and Mrs Armstrong
Golden Certificate Winners 9.6.23
Here are this week’s winners, congratulations!
Elm Newsletter 26.5.23
This half term has flown by. The children have really grown up since September, they’re nearly Year 3! We have all enjoyed learning about India and they have written some wonderful descriptions of the characters in The Jungle Book. They have imagined they are a tiger cub to write a description of their first walk in the jungle. I have been impressed by the adjectives they have used to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.
In maths, they have completed our unit of statistics. They have drawn tallies, tables, pictograms and block graphs. We have been spending a great deal of time recalling our 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Some children have moved on to 3s, 4s and 8s too! All children know how to use the free online game called ‘Hit the Button’ to improve the speed of recall. Next term we will recap some of the learning from earlier in the year and learn to apply their skills in new ways.
As mentioned earlier in the term, we have an educational visit on Wednesday 21st June to look forward to. We will be going to Fordhall Farm to learn where our food comes from. We have had some interesting discussions on this topic so far and this visit will help to clear up some misconceptions. In the afternoon, the children will enjoy a den building experience in the woods.
Following on with our India topic, we have a dance teacher visiting school to teach the children some Bollywood style dancing. On the morning of Thursday 6th July, parents/carers will be invited to join in with the second session. Look out for specific times nearer to the day. This is a great opportunity for you to learn alongside your child. Indian or Bollywood style costumes will be encouraged for the day!
Mrs Armstrong and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support, it means a great deal.
Enjoy the half term but please keep reading,
Mrs Dowell and Mrs Armstrong.
Golden Certificate Winners 12.5.23
Here are some of this week’s winners, well done everyone!