Homework
Thank you to everyone who sent pictures of homework. We are currently asking parents to email instead of sending homework books in. A paper copy of homework will be sent home but it is also posted on the homework and spelling section on the website.
Everyone is in a different place with their writing. Keep working on it whenever you have time but don’t put pressure on your children to do it all at once! Accurate letter formation will lead to pre-cursive (lead-in lines) which will lead to joined handwriting. Everyone is on their own journey and will go at their own pace and will get there in the end!
Email homework to :
1KN – kaylowry@spherefederation.org and natalielake@spherefederation.org
1,2V – vickylatham@spherefederation.org
2C – carlgathercole@spherefederation.org
Celebration certificates 1KN
We’ve had another amazing week in 1KN. Thank you for everyone that emailed homework in. We enjoyed sharing our learning from home together in class today.
As we can’t have our usual celebration assembly on a Friday at the moment, we will be posting the certificate winners on here each week for each class.
For great learning…
Jake – for brilliant handwriting. Jake was even trying to do some lead in lines. Well done!
For sport and physical activity…
Francesca – Great WUSU dancing every day.
For living and learning…
Harper – for using the 8 Rs in her learning.
1,2V Celebration certificates
We’ve had an other great week with lots of learning, being active and having fun with our friends.
As we can’t have our usual celebration assembly on a Friday at the moment, we will be posting the certificate winners on here each week for each class.
For great learning…
Isaac – for super work in maths, counting carefully and accurately!
For sport and physical activity…
Ralphy – for amazing moves and enthusiasm in Wake Up Shake Up (WUSU).
For living and learning…
Ava T – for being so helpful and kind. You are so caring towards others.
Wake Up Shake Up (WUSU)
We are enjoying getting back into WUSU, even if it is just with our class bubbles. Regular activity breaks outside are important for our physical and mental well being, and improve concentration when we return to the classroom afterwards.
Contacting teachers via email
Below is our temporary policy regarding contacting teachers via email and the relevant email addresses.
1,2V : vickylatham@spherefederation.org
1KN : kaylowry@spherefederation.org and natalielake@spherefederation.org
Celebration certificates 1,2V
We have had a fab first week. All the children have settled and we feel like we know each other quite well already!
As we can’t have our usual celebration assembly on a Friday at the moment, we will be posting the certificate winners on here each week for each class.
For great learning…
Peter – for super work in maths, writing numbers all the way up to 100!
For sport and physical activity…
Grayson – for amazing moves and enthusiasm in Wake Up Shake Up (WUSU).
For living and learning…
Maisie – for being so helpful and kind. You are an excellent Year 2 role model.
Celebration Certificates 1KN
We’ve all made an absolutely brilliant start to the year after such a long time away. All the children have settled and we feel like we know each other quite well already!
As we can’t have our usual celebration assembly on a Friday at the moment, we will be posting the certificate winners on here each week for each class.
For great learning…
Hermione – for a fantastic learning attitude in every lesson.
For sport and physical activity…
Caleb – for demonstrating brilliant ball skills in PE this week.
For living and learning…
Elizabeth – for always using your manners and greeting everyone politely.
Homework
It’s Friday so your child will be coming home with a homework task: we’re setting weekly homework as we normally do. The key difference here is that Homework Books should stay at home for the time being.
Just as normal, the tasks are posted on the website. Instead of the task pasted into books, children take home a piece of paper with the task on, too. The tasks are a variety of Talk Time, Practice Makes Perfect and Creative, but especially the first two.
Parents can email a picture of the completed task (or task in process) or update about a completed task. (Lots of you were doing this with the home learning tasks we set in Spring and Summer terms). The homework will be reviewed in school, so some pictures would be good!
Supporting reading at home in Key Stage 1
Children will be bringing home at least 2 reading books this week. These will be changed once a week to minimise books moving between home and school.
Please return books to be changed on the days below. We will quarantine books before putting them back in the system.
1,2V (Mrs Latham) – WEDNESDAY
2C (Mr Gathercole) – THURSDAY
1KN (Miss Lowry/Mrs Lake) – FRIDAY
Children will be bringing home a variety of books. The ‘practise phonics’ book (sticker on the front cover) is for children to work on their ‘sounding out’ of words. A ‘children’s choice’ book will be chosen by the children and can be read together. Look at the pictures, talk about the characters or information and ask questions.
Please comment on how your child copes with the books as it may take us a little time to adjust and match books to each child. Year 2s will gradually move away from phonics books and have more children’s choice books and then freedom to be ‘free readers’.
Children will also choose a library book each Friday (all classes will visit the library on FRIDAY).
Here is a display in school explaining the new system, which you are not able to see yet. Help us help your child by reading anything and everything you can. THANK YOU!
Welcome back!
We were all feeling a bit nervous and excited this morning.
It was great to see everyone and the children took all the changes in their stride.
We hope they’re all looking forward to coming back tomorrow!
