Year 1 News
Reading at home
Please can we ask that you listen to your child read at home 5 times a week. The first time that your child reads their book, they may need to segment/sound out some of the words using their phonics fingers (a strategy that we teach in Floppy’s Phonics). After your child has read the book two or three times, they should be reading it with fluency at a quicker pace, without the need to segment/sound out as many words. Please can we ask that you also continue to support school by listening to your child read the words from the phonics sheets (twice weekly). Please can all reading be recorded in the home school diary.
Many thanks for your support,
The Year 1 Team
Year 1- Stick Hunt 24.4.24
Can each child please find and bring in a stick that is about 30cm long (or slightly less) ready to use this Friday for their geography work.
They will each need one to use to create their own journey stick as we move around the school grounds. If all sticks can be handed in to class teachers or teaching assistants when arriving at school to be kept safe ready for the activity.
Thank you for your continued support.
Year 1 Team.
Geography survey and curriculum update
We would be extremely grateful if you could help your child to fill in this very brief survey. There are only 5 questions!
The Geography Concepts document should be useful to support your knowledge of the Geography curriculum that is covered in school. Please ask your class teacher or Mr Auckland if you have any questions.
There are also some fabulous resources from the BBC Geography site that include video explanations of the areas we study at school along with quizzes so you can check if your child’s knowledge is sticking!
Can your child name the 5 oceans of the world? Check using this video.
Bringing toys into school
Good morning,
Can we please ask that the children do not bring toys into school unless a conversation has taken place between a parent and the class teacher about a child bringing a transitional object into school. If this agreement is in place, please can the child bring one object only.
One child from Mrs Simpson’s class has lost a Barbie doll. Please can I ask that if you are in this class, you check your child’s bag for this missing item.
Thank you for your continued support
Mrs Standish
PTFA Newsletter
Morning
Please see below link for PFTA April newsletter.:
Kind regards
The Office
Art Competition (in support of Dogs Trust)
As you may know every few weeks the School Council hold a School Council Surgery where all of the school community are welcome to drop in and give suggestions. These suggestions may be general suggestions or sometimes the Surgery has a specific theme which the children will come and share their ideas. Earlier this year, the School Council asked the children to suggest charities that they would like to support and Dogs Trust was suggested several times. Alison, from Dogs Trust will be in school visiting Year 5 in a few weeks time and School Council, with the help of Mrs Standish and Mrs Fowler have decided to run an Art Competition to try and raise funds for the dog welfare charity. Please see the poster image and link to the poster below for more details!
Forest School Friday Mrs Standish’s class
Good morning
Just a reminder that forest school will begin this Friday for Mrs Standish’s class. Please send your child in their Forest School clothes with their uniform in a bag, to change into.
Thank you
KS1 Cooking Club
If your child is attending Miss Evans’ cooking club on Thursdays, please could I advise that they bring something to cover their uniform each week, e.g., an apron. Any pupils with longer hair attending the club will also be expected to have it tied back when handling and preparing food. These are preventative measures to ensure health and safety standards are being met at all times.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Miss Evans
