A mysterious carrot…
The children found a funny shaped carrot growing in the garden. We talked about what the carrot might be and why it was growing in our garden. Some children decided it was an alien carrot. The children then began telling a story about the alien carrot being chased by farm animals trying to eat him! We decided to take photos of the events to make our own story. The children then used the pictures to re-tell their own story to their friends.
Can your child use the pictures to tell their own carrot story? Bring it in to school to share with friends!
Reading meeting 01.10.19
Thank you to those of you who attended the reading meeting yesterday evening. We hope you found the information useful in supporting your child’s exciting reading journey. Reading regularly at home plays an important role in your child’s reading development. Support at home will help foster your child’s love of reading and your child’s reading development.
Year 1 and 2 homework email address
Please email any digital homework (photo, video, audio files) to :
Y1scholeshomework@spherefederation.org
Y2scholeshomework@spherefederation.org
Thank you.
A very wet Tuesday
We had a great time outside in the rain today. We put our waterproof trousers and jackets on and ventured out into the very wet weather. Children enjoyed using powder paints to mix colours on the floor; it was interesting to see the colours running together on the playground and into the puddles. They painted lots of patterns on the floor using brushes. Giant mark making is great for developing muscles in the shoulders and arms; all of which are essential for writing as children get older. (It helps that it’s fun too!)
We also spotted that our wellington boots were leaving footprints in the paint and mud. Can you see the different shapes and patterns on the soles of the footprints we made?
Rain, rain, rain!
Please remember to send your child with a waterproof coat and some wellies this week.
Thank you
Parent Partnership Emails
The children have had another lovely week in F2. They are getting to know the routines and form friendships with each other.
We have had some lovely emails and pictures following on from the parent partnership evening. The children have enjoyed sharing these during snack time and other carpet time sessions. These emails are a lovely way to encourage your child to speak about their life outside of school and also form a crucial part of our assessments. Below are a few of the examples that we have shared this week.
Whilst walking to school this morning they took it upon themselves to take a hand each of their baby brothers to help them walk. Both boys were careful they didn’t go to fast for their brother’s and gave them words of encouragement as they went along.
In the paddling pool:
“What if I throw this ball to you?” She threw the ball to him and he followed, “Shall we do it again? Thank you”
“Your go”
This week at Cricket he won an award. He queues up to allow others to take a turn and the coach said his throws were very accurate and he follow instructions well listening to 3 different command.
He has been camping with his dad for a night for the first time this weekend. He helped put the tent up, helped cook the food, and they went in the kayak on the river. He was scared of the flame stove used to cook and said to his dad “Daddy I don’t like fire but thanks for saving me”. He had his head torch for when it got dark .
We also love to hear about any wow moments your child may have had. Below is a lovely example:
“… surprised me with his thinking the other day. He was on his scooter on the way home from school and said “Mummy, why hasn’t my scooter got a bell”… I suggested if he wanted one he could use the money in his money box, he responded “until Oliver is big enough to use my balance bike, could we use the bell off there?” I was very impressed with this idea of reusing and saving money, and also him accepting that his balance bike and bell will be Oliver’s one day!
Home-link
Please fill out a time to talk this weekend ready to share on Monday. Also please tell us about any WOW moments your child has.
Home Link Activity
By now, we’re sure that you’ll have seen our ‘What makes us tick’ display in the entrance. This display shows all of our Nursery children and which key person group they are part of.
We also use this display to find out more about your child’s interests at home and then we use this information to plan activities for children throughout the week. It’s a brilliant way to keep learning fun and relevant for everyone. Children learn best when they are engaged.
Please fill out a post-it note when you next visit Nursery to tell us something that your child loves at the moment.
Interests will be varied; some will be specific to individuals but we often find that many children have shared fascinations too. We’ve seen all sorts on the board before, from spinning objects, dancing and farming to drawing treasure maps and reading a favourite story.
We’re looking forward to finding out about what makes your child tick at home at the moment!
Please up-date this board whenever you notice something new.
Rolling, printing and patterns
The very wet weather hasn’t stopped us having fun learning outside this week. Children are still making the most of our apple tree and have loved collecting the apples and making ramps to roll them down. They found arranging the guttering quite tricky and it sparked lots of conversation about where to put the pipes. We used lots of different words to describe the positions. Higher/lower? Up/down? Did the guttering need to be flat or sloping down?
Now that the weather is on the turn, children need to bring a waterproof coat to Nursery everyday. It’s also a great time to help your child become more independent when putting on their own shoes and coat. Try to pick times when you’re not in a rush to leave the house and encourage your child to have a go. At Nursery, we often start children off by teaching them to put the hood on first. This makes it easier for them to reach their arms into the sleeves. Give it a try!
They’ll be really proud of themselves when they can get ready to play outside at Nursery independently. Zips and buttons can be tricky for little fingers so may require a bit more help.
We’ve also enjoyed investigating different ways of painting using rollers, stamps and brushes.
In our maths area, we continued to sort objects by colours. Children enjoyed copying repeating colour patterns and counting how many people they could link together.
Living and Learning : resourcefulness and resilience
In our Living and Learning, we have been talking about the different ways we can be resourceful and resilient.
Local Library
Children in year 5/6 had the opportunity to visit our local library yesterday. They each selected a book to borrow. At home, you might want to discuss the reason for your child’s choice: reading for challenge, pleasure or to inform.
