Bonfire night
Last week in 2C we looked at Bonfire Night. In PE we created dance routines to ‘Firework’ by Katy Perry. We sequenced moves that reminded us of fireworks such as spinning, jumping and moving our arms.
We also looked at the safety aspects of Bonfire Night in English and were able to answer key questions about how to keep safe.
In art we created some fantastic and colourful chalk drawings of fireworks on a black background.
Living and Learning : Community week (being respectful)
We have talked through some scenarios this week in our classes, deciding whether they were showing being respectful or not. Some classes sorted them and others played a game where you moved to a certain side of the room to show what you thought. What do you think about these scenarios? Are they respectful or not?
New staff in KS1
We have sadly said goodbye to Miss McKechnie this week but welcomed two new members of staff, Miss Morrison and Miss Fletcher. Here are the adults who work in Year 1 and 2.
Living and Learning : Community Week
We have had a great start to community week.
Yesterday, we have had a special visitor- a guide dog!
The children were fantastic at asking questions about the guide dog and its duties. Here is an example of a few of them:
“What does he do when you are on holiday?”
“Does he have to eat special food?”
“How does he know where a road is?”
The children were also able to try on glasses that altered their eyesight. This meant they could experience what it would be like to be visually impaired and see how it would effect everyday tasks.
Wonderful writing
Everyone came back to school rested and full of news. We enjoyed sharing our holiday news with each other so much that we decided to write some sentences too. We use phonics to help spell words we are not sure of, a word bank (a list of useful words) and tricky word mats too.
Help at home by encouraging your child to write for a purpose (a diary entry, a sign or poster, a menu or recipe or letters and cards to friends and family).
Year 1
Year 2
New lunch menus
Here are the new lunch menus starting this week.
New Junior Leadership Team
During the last week of term, our classes cast their votes for who they would like to represent their class on the JLT. I was absolutely overwhelmed by the number of children that wrote speeches – these were well written, full of ideas and very persuasive!
The votes were counted and the new members were announced in assembly – each child received their shiny JLT badge.
Here are our new members:
5,6A – Sam
5,6B – Olive
5,6C – Layla
3,4A – Archie
3,4B – Olivia
3,4C – Archie
2C – Abby
1,2B – Faith
1A – Eti
Well done to each of you. I’m looking forward to working with you this year and can’t wait to get started.
Ordering numbers
This week in KS1 we have been ordering numbers from 0-100. We have been practising recognising and using the greater than (>), less than (<) and equal to (=) signs. We came up with some actions to help us remember these.
Help at home by using Go Noodle and practising this dance:
Hallabaloo – Learn Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To | Math | GoNoodle – YouTube
(This is a YouTube link. Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog along the play bar and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip.)
Y1 phonics revision from this half term
The phonics resources that we have been sending home this half term with homework are proving beneficial for those who use them. Help your child at home by re-reading the sounds and words on them.
Junior Leadership Team Elections
It’s that time of year again where we vote for new members of the Junior Leadership Team. Do you fancy being the representative for your class? Can you listen well to other people’s ideas and opinions? Do you want to make a difference in our school? Then this is the role for you.
Make sure you take a look at this weeks homework – you will need to get writing a speech. It will need to convince others that you are the best candidate – there will be lots of competition! Make sure you mention your strengths, qualities, what you’d like to change in school and any other useful skills you might have.
Good luck!