Run, run as fast as you can…
Children loved listening to The Gingerbread Man story this week and quickly began to join in with the repeated refrains in the story. We re-told the story outside and enjoyed baking our own gingerbread people at the beginning of the week. In maths, we practised lots of important counting skills when putting the buttons on our ginger bread people.
One of the highlights of the week had to be investigating what would happen to the Gingerbread Man if he got wet in the river. The children were fascinated watching as the gingerbread ‘melted’ (we talked about melting and dissolving) in the water.
Living and Learning – I know how to STOP bullying
This week’s Anti-bullying theme has been Choose Respect. We have been very busy doing a range of activities to support our understanding and learning about this important Living and Learning statement.
In reading, we watched a video and answered RIC questions.
We discussed what respect means and how do we show it.
We also discussed bullying, the different types and what to do if you feel that you are being bullied.
- Our definition of bullying (‘Bullying is when you hurt someone, physically or emotionally, several times on purpose.’)
- Types of bullying – cyber-bullying and prejudice-based bullying related to gender, race, religion and belief, special educational need and disability.
- If you experience bullying, the key message is to tell someone (start telling other people)
- STOP can stand for two key messages: the definition (Several Times On Purpose) and the solution (Start Telling Other People).
3/4F Pyjamas for Pudsey!
Check out our PJ day!
Thank you to all the parents for sending in donations.
Fierce, eccentric, exhausted – Adjective Day!
Fierce, eccentric, exhausted – that’s just the teachers! Wow, what a day.
Staying safe near transport
As part of our Time Travel topic, Year 3/4 children have been studying transport, in particular the dangers of crossing a road and ways to stay safe. On Monday, our lollipop lady, Sue, kindly came and talked to us about how to stay safe when crossing the road. In English, we read all about the Green Cross Code and put it in to practice right outside our school. We did a great job of staying very safe! Why not ask your children about the six steps to stay safe when crossing a road.
SATs information evening
Thank you to everyone who came to the SATs information evening for year 2 parents. We hope you found it informative and useful. The presentation and information leaflet is here.
Odd Sock Day
Yesterday was Odd Sock Day. Children wore odd socks to highlight and celebrate their differences. At home, you might want to discuss how our differences make us unique. 
Odd Socks Day
It’s Anti-bullying Week, with the theme being Choose Respect. To kick off the week, we asked children to wear odd socks. We had lots of fun looking at the different combination of socks. We discussed reasons for their choices.
- Some children wore colours to represent their football teams.
- Some children chose their favourite socks.
- Some children borrowed socks from their siblings to make different pairings.
It certainly helped raise awareness of being an individual and respecting people’s personal choice.
Perfect perimeter!
This morning, in maths, year 4 have begun investigating perimeter. We used pieces of string and ropes to measure the perimeter of items in the classroom.
We even tried to find the perimeter of each other! It’s really important to find out what is hard to measure and what is easier.
Time to talk
We love hearing about what your child has been up to at the weekend during our time to talk sessions. It’s a great chance for your child to build their self-confidence by speaking in front of their peers. It’s also a valuable time to develop their communication and language skills.
If your child brings a time to talk sheet (which you can get from the parent partnership board in the classroom) on a Monday, they’ll be able to share their Monday news with their key worker group. You can also email pictures to support your child to remember what they did at the weekend.
As well as sharing time to talk sheets from home, your child gets the chance to draw a picture, label it (initial sound/word) or write a caption/sentence about their weekend. This is an opportunity for your child to write about something that is meaningful to them.
In this example the child has labelled her picture with the word red.
When teaching the children to write a sentence we get them to think it, say it, count it, write it and check it.
In this example the child has attempted to write a sentence – I went to a party.
If your child makes you go Wow at home it would be fantastic if you could share these with us at school, too. (Wow sheets are also found on the parent partnership board.)