Hello,

As you all know Miss Davis is back in school now so it is time for me to say good bye . The children are settled and very excited about having a new teacher. They couldn't say bye bye fast enough to me which really made me laugh. 

Thank you all for your support and cooperation and I send my best wishes to you and your lovely children.

Mrs Sheehan

Phonics

In phonics we have been learning the tricky words: like and have. The children used the words to create sentences.

Spellings for next Friday

Phase2  hat, hug, huff, hiss, he

Phase3  high, light, night, sight, like

Maths

In Maths we continued on mastering subtraction using a bead string. The children are very good in recording subtraction through a number sentence.

On Wednesday we have celebrated the Armistice Day with two minutes silence. In English the children have made beautiful Remembrance Day posters and have created poppy necklaces, rings and crowns in art.

Hello Year One,

I am happy to say that I have made a good recovery from my operation and am back teaching Year One! It has been great meeting them and getting to know their characters. 

Reading Books

The children will be able to change their books as often as they like. We will monitor this of course, but they may want a new book daily and this will now be possible. Please discuss this with your children when you hear them read every day. If you and your child decide that they would like a new book the following day they are able to change the book first thing in the morning. 

We will hear every child read at least once a week and ensure they are changing their books regularly. If you have any questions about this please let me know.

Uniform

We have five jumpers in school that cannot be identified. If your child has lost a jumper or cardigan please let me know.

PE KITS

As the colder weather has started to arrive the children will need track suits and trainers for outdoor PE lessons. They will still need shorts, t-shirts and plimsoles for indoor lessons. 

PE lessons are held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Please leave the PE kit in school all week. If you want to take it home on Fridays to wash it you can, but taking them home at the end of each half term is sufficient.

Next Week's Work

English

We will be covering phonics daily. The children will learn new spellings. There will be a sentence structure activity and our main focus will be on the story 'Farmer Duck' by Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury. The children will learn about story sequences and character descriptions. 

Maths

Numbers to ten and some more. We will be looking at the benchmarks 0, 5 and 10 and their relationship to the numbers one to ten.

We will be making greater than ten and building numbers to twenty. We will be looking at place value and using base-10 equipment. 

Science

The children will be learning about the seasons, with a focus on seasonal changes.

RE

We will be learning about the Jewish celebration of Hannukah. The children will role play the story that the celebration originates from. 

PHSE

We will be talking about how we can work well with others and recognise that our  choices have consequences.

I wish you all a very restful and happy weekend.

Ms Davis