Subject

Activity

Reading

This is the final week for reading books to go home. Enjoy reading and please have a hunt and return any school books.

Project

Find out about a famous person who explores parts of the world e.g Liz Bonnin, Christopher Columbus, Gordon Buchanan, Michaela Strachan, Steve Irwin where did they go and what did they find?

This can be recorded in any format (no bigger than A3 sized) The children will be presenting their findings to the class.

Due in Monday 8^th July. So all children get a chance to share them.

End of term service

Please practise words with your child they need to learn them off by heart by Thursday when we practise in the church.

Project

Due in by Monday 8^th July.

Find out about a famous person who explores parts of the world e.g Liz Bonnin, Christopher Columbus, Gordon Buchanan, Michaela Strachan, Steve Irwin where did they go and what did they find?

This can be recorded in any format (no bigger than A3 sized) The children will be presenting their findings to the class.

Parent visits to Forest School.

The first parent visit to Forest Schools  for ½ of Swallow  Parents is next Wednesday 10^th July.

We will be leaving the staff carpark at 9:05am and returning by 11:30am.

There is no need for you to sign in at the school office.

Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for being outside all morning regardless of weather

All adults must wear high viz jackets. Therefore, if you have your own that would be great or we will provide them.

Refreshments will be provided within the morning but word of warning the toilet is a hole in the ground!

We hope you have fun with your child!

The children will be staying all day and need a packed lunch, unless you have ordered one. All children will need a sun hat and a bottled drink. Despite the warm weather they must wear long sleeves and trousers because of the plants and bugs!

We will return to school for the end of the school day.

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child and record when you read. Discuss features of non - fiction texts – eg. Title, subheading, captions and why they are used.

Literacy

CGP books p31 words ending in ff,ll,ss,zz and p 32 words ending in ve,

Maths

Practise all the number pairs to 10 (1 +9,2+8, 3+7, 4+ 6. 5+5) and 20. ( 1+19=20, 2+1 8=20 etc)

 So your child can recall them and apply them in both addition and subtraction calculations.

A further challenge is missing numbers e.g 20= ? + 4.

Project

Due in by Monday 8^th July.

Find out about a famous person who explores parts of the world e.g Liz Bonnin, Christopher Columbus, Gordon Buchanan, Michaela Strachan, Steve Irwin where did they go and what did they find?

This can be recorded in any format (no bigger than A3 sized) The children will be presenting their findings to the class.

NO FOREST SCHOOL 3^RD JULY

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child and record when you read. Remember reading can be any books, magazines and comics.

Literacy

CGP book pages 10 and 11 exploring the use of question and exclamation marks.

Maths

CGP book pages 13 and 14 exploring the use of question and exclamation marks

Project

Due in by Monday 8^th July.

Find out about a famous person who explores parts of the world e.g Liz Bonnin, Christopher Columbus, Gordon Buchanan, Michaela Strachan, Steve Irwin where did they go and what did they find?

This can be recorded in any format (no bigger than A3 sized) The children will be presenting their findings to the class.

Parent visits to Forest School.

This weeks parent visit to Forest Schools is for Dove class.

  Wednesday 26th June.

We will be leaving the staff carpark at 9:10am and returning by 11:45am.

There is no need for you to sign in at the school office.

Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for being outside all morning regardless of weather

All adults must wear high viz jackets. Therefore, if you have your own that would be great or we will provide them.

Refreshments will be provided within the morning but word of warning the toilet is a hole in the ground!

We hope you have fun with your child!

Monday 24^th June sports day.

Children need to come dressed in their PE kits with a coloured top for their house.

They will stay in their kits all day.

They also need to bring a sun hat and a filled water bottle.

Don’t family picnic lunch see newsletter for further information.

First step of transition to year 2

As of Monday 24^th June the children need to be collected from the Junior playground (pavilion end) after school. We will along the green fence a class sign will indicate our pick up point. Please let anyone who collects your child know where the new pick up point will be.

Thank you

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child and record when you read. Remember reading can be any books, magazines and comics.

Literacy

CGP book pages 15 on different ways of writing the sound ee and 29 on the sound wh.

Maths

Use a variety of different sized containers and investigate how many of the smaller container are needed to fill up the larger container. Repeat using containers which have l or ml identified on them and record the corresponding calculations.

Project

Due in by Monday 8^th July.

Find out about a famous person who explores parts of the world e.g Liz Bonnin, Christopher Columbus, Gordon Buchanan, Michaela Strachan, Steve Irwin where did they go and what did they find?

This can be recorded in any format (no bigger than A3 sized) The children will be presenting their findings to the class.

NO FOREST SCHOOL THIS WEEK SEE ATTACHED LETTER OF FOREST SCHOOL DATES.

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child and record when you read. Remember reading can be any books, magazines and comics.

Phonics

Play the phonics games carefully sounding out the words and saying the whole word.

Maths

GCP maths workbook pages 30 and 31 to support our work on time next week.

Parent visits to Forest School.

The first parent visit to Forest Schools  for ½ of Swallow  Parents is next Wednesday 12^th June.

We will be leaving the staff carpark by minibus at 9:10am and returning by 11:45am.

There is no need for you to sign in  at the school office.

Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for being outside all morning regardless of weather

All adults must wear high viz jackets. Therefore, if you have your own that would be great or we will provide them.

Refreshments will be provided within the morning but word of warning the toilet is a hole in the ground!

We hope you have fun with your child!

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child and record when you read. Remember reading can be any books, magazines and comics.

Phonics

Please practise with your child sounding out words using their phonics and then saying the whole word. e.g n-e-ph-ew nephew.

There is roll and read game in your child's book. Please roll a dice three times and then make a word from the sounds you have rolled. Can you use all the sounds? It doesn't matter the order of the sounds in the word.

Maths

This week we would like you to get out an about and complete the measuring scavenger hunt.

Parent visits to Forest School.

The first parent visit to Forest Schools is 5^th June for ½ of Dove Parents.

We will be leaving the staff carpark at 9:10am and returning by 11:45am.

There is no need for you to sign in  at the school office.

Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for being outside all morning regardless of weather

.All adults must wear high viz jackets. Therefore, if you have your own that would be great or we will provide them.

Refreshments will be provided within the morning but word of warning the toilet is a hole in the ground!

We hope you have fun with your child!

Subject

Activity

Phonics

Please practise with your child sounding out words using their phonics and then saying the whole word. e.g n-e-ph-ew nephew.

Forest School

Swallow Class Forest School on Wednesday 22nd May.

The children must have a jumper even in the warmer weather as underneath the tree canopy it can be chilly and weather dependant we will not wear the plastic overalls.

Curriculum week

Next week children will be exploring their hopes, dreams and aspirations for themselves and the world through a range of activities.

For Monday

Children to think about what job they would like to do in the future and find out 3 facts about that job to share in class.

Please can you send in clean packaging of different colours that can be cut up and stuck to make a collage.

Children need to wear uniform for the week but trainers instead of school shoes.

They also need a small ‘named work bag and wallet to keep their ‘earnings’ in.

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Thursday all children are to wear appropriate clothing and footwear for sport activities. This doesn’t have to be pe kits.

Please check school newsletter for any other information about the week.

Parent visits to Forest School.

Thank you for returning your slips to us. If you haven’t already, please do so next week.

As we are limited on vehicles we have a arranged a 2^nd minibus so you will be travelling with your child. Therefore, NO cars will be taken but thank you for the offering.

We will be leaving the staff carpark at 9:10am and returning by 11:45am.

There is no need for you to sign i  at the school office.

Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for being outside all morning regardless of weather

.All adults must wear high viz jackets. Therefore, if you have your own that would be great or we will provide them.

Refreshments will be provided within the morning but word of warning the toilet is a hole in the ground!

We hope you have fun with your child!

Subject

Activity

Reading

 Enjoy reading a variety of books, We are currently assessing the children’s reading level. If your child is still waiting it will be soon.

Maths

CGP books pages 24 and 25. Exploring different measurements.

literacy

CGP books pages 18 and 19. Focussing upon the long and short ‘oo’ sound,

 Project

Due in this week

15^th May

We would like the children to write about their adventures at Forest Schools for a display. The children need to write about what they have done and learnt about in their sessions.

Questions you could ask: What did you do? How did you make it? How does it help the environment? Did you work on your own or in a group?

Remember there are photos on the class pages to help remind the children.

Please complete on A4 portrait 1 side of paper. They may wish to draw a picture to go on the page with their writing.

Spellings

Please practise the spellings on the sheet and discuss words using the same spelling patterns.

Forest School

Dove Class Forest School on Wednesday 15th May.

The children will not need a change of clothes.

Dove class

Please practise words for our bible assembly next week.

Subject

Activity

Reading

 Enjoy reading a variety of books, we are currently assessing the children’s reading level. If your child is still waiting it will be soon.

Maths

Complete the activity stuck in homework books, this reinforces this week’s class work of place value and comparing numbers.

literacy

CGP books pages 39 and 40. Focussing upon the differences between syllables and compound words,

 Project

Due in 15^th May

We would like the children to write about their adventures at Forest Schools for a display. The children need to write about what they have done and learnt about in their sessions.

Questions you could ask: What did you do? How did you make it? How does it help the environment? Did you work on your own or in a group?

Remember there are photos on the class pages to help remind the children.

Please complete on A4 portrait 1 side of paper. They may wish to draw a picture to go on the page with their writing.

Spellings

Please practise the spellings on the sheet and discuss words using the same spelling patterns. Spelling test this week of a selection of words learnt over las t 2 weeks.

Forest School

Swallow Class Forest School on Wednesday 8th May.

The children will not need a change of clothes.

Please find in your child’s homework book the details for you to join us for a morning session at Forest school next half term. Please return slip and put the date in the diary.

Dove class

Please practise words for our  upcoming bible assembly

Subject

Activity

Reading

 Enjoy reading a variety of books, can you find any compound words? eg, butter + cup= buttercup

Maths

Visit www.ictgames.com and play shark numbers (maths section place value)to reinforce place value for next week.

literacy

Cut out word cards and play pairs making different compound words.

 Project

Due in 15^th May

We would like the children to write about their adventures at Forest Schools for a display. The children need to write about what they have done and learnt about in their sessions.

Questions you could ask : What did you do? How did you make it? How does it help the environment? Did you work on your own or in a group?

Remember there are photos on the class pages to help remind the children.

Please complete on A4 portrait 1 side of paper. They may wish to draw a picture to go on the page with their writing.

Spellings

Please practise the spellings on the sheet and discuss words using the same spelling patterns.

Forest School

Dove Class Forest School on Wednesday 1^st May.

Please send in welly boots by Wednesday.

The children will not need a change of clothes.

Swallow class

Please practise words for our bible assembly next week.

Subject

Activity

Reading

Enjoy sharing a variety of books, fiction and non-fiction. Remember to visit the library.

Projects

Just a reminder habitat projects are due in on Wednesday 24^th April.

Think about your favourite animal and show creatively showing how the animals survive in its habitat. E.g White polar bear in the ice of Antarctic so it can’t be seen by predators.

This could be a painting, collage, model in a box, lego the list is endless. Don’t forgot a short written description to go with it!

Forest School

Swallow Class Forest School on Wednesday 24th April.

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child every day,

Literacy

CGP grammar pages 23 and 24 applying alternative phonemes.

Spellings

Please practise the spellings on the sheet and discuss words using the same spelling patterns.

Project

Think about your favourite wild animal and show creatively showing how the animals survive in its habitat. E.g. white polar bear in the ice of the Antarctic so it cannot be seen by predators.

This could be a painting, collage, model in a box, Lego. The list is endless.

Forest School

Dove Class Forest School on Wednesday 3^rd April.

Children must bring in their school uniform in a named bag for the Church service in the afternoon.

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child every day,

Maths

CGP Maths pages 28, 29 on money and days of the week.

Science

On the Sheet provided write about some facts you learnt during our visit to Colchester Zoo. There are pictures below to initiate discussion.

Spellings

Please practise the spellings on the sheet and discuss words using the same spelling patterns.

Forest School

Swallow Class Forest School on Wednesday 27th March. There is no need to send in school uniform as the weather has been milder this week.

Mothers day sale

Just a reminder Mother’s day sale on Wednesday.

Swallow class will not miss out. Check school newsletter for information

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child every day,

Can you find any words that describe how a character is feeling? Please record in homework book as the words will be useful in our class work.

Zoo trip

CGP Maths pages 21,22 and 23 on fractions.

Literacy

CGP grammar pages 20 and 21 applying alternative phonemes

Spellings

Please practise the spellings on the sheet and discuss words using the same spelling patterns.

Forest School

Dove Class Forest School on Wednesday 20th March.

Zoo trip

Thursday 21^st March

We are wearing our school uniform.

All children will need to bring a coat, and a rucksack style bag as they will be carrying their lunch all day.

Please arrive promptly in the morning and subject to traffic we will be returning for end of the school day.

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child every day,

Can you find any adjectives that describe an object or person? What adjective might you use to describe the object or person?

Literacy

For this week we would like you to design a wild thing on the enclosed sheet. Please do not stick into book as we will use these in class.

Spellings

Please practise the spellings on the sheet and discuss words using the same spelling patterns.

PROJECT

Think about your favourite wild animal and show creatively showing how the animal survives in its habitat. E.g white polar bear in the ice of the Antarctic so it cannot be seen by predators.

This could be a painting, collage, model in a box, lego. The list is endless.

DUE IN WEDNESDAY 24^TH APRIL

Forest School

Swallow Class Forest School on Wednesday 13th March.

Subject

Activity

Reading

Please read with your child every day,

Can you find any words that join two parts of a sentence? E.g however, and, but, also

Please ensure reading records are in school  every day.

Maths

CGP Maths pages 18, 19 and 20 on division.

Literacy

CGP grammar, punctuation and spelling page 38 (Adding un at the start of words).

Spellings

Please practise the spellings on the sheet and discuss words using the same spelling patterns.

Forest School

This coming week it is the turn of Dove class to visit Forest School (6.3.19). Swallow Class will go again on the following Wednesday (13.3.19). 

World Book Day

Next Thursday we are celebrating World Book Day (7.3.19) and are inviting the children to dress up as a character from a story. The children will spend the day with their house and each house has a theme the children can choose to link their outfit to if they wish.

Please see school newsletter for further details.

The children will spend the whole day, including playtimes, in their costumes and will need school appropriate footwear.

Subject

Activity

Reading

We are currently assessing all children’s reading levels. If your child hasn’t had their turn they will shortly.

Please ensure reading records are in school  every day.

Maths

Complete the maths sheet within homework which focuses upon repeated addition.

Literacy

CGP grammar, punctuation and spelling pages 4,5,6 with a focus on joining sentences with and.

Spellings

This week the children will be having a test to show how they can apply the spelling patterns they have been learning. Please revisit the spelling patterns from the last 4 weeks which include ai, oi, e-e, ay, oy, i-e, o-e, a-e, u-e and ar.

Cross

country

Thursday 14^th February is our annual cross country. All details will be in the newsletter.

Children have brought PE kits home to be ready to wear into school on Thursday.

Their school uniform, shoes and a spare pair of socks need to come in their PE bags to change into after the event. Please also send a plastic bag for possible muddy footwear! Thank you

Subject

Activity

Reading / Project

Enjoy reading winter themed books fiction and nonfiction. Choose 1 and create a book review. You will need to include why you have chosen this book. Please complete on a piece of A4 so they can be displayed in our infant library.

REMEMBER THESE ARE DUE IN THIS WEEK.

Maths

Please play the following game

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids

You can choose the level you feel is appropriate for your child.

Literacy

We are learning about writing letters so we would like your child to find out their postal address and write this in their homework books.

Spellings

The children have a set of spellings containing different spelling patterns. This week the spelling patterns are i-e, o-e, a-e, u-e and ar.

Please encourage the children to think of words containing the pattern and send in on a small piece of paper that can be used to consolidate their learning in class.

Subject

Activity

Reading / Project

Enjoy reading winter themed books fiction and nonfiction. Choose 1 and create a book review. You will need to include why you have chosen this book. Please complete on a piece of A4 so they can be displayed in our infant library.

 ( they do not have to be handwritten but must be done by your child.) due in Wednesday 6^th February.

Maths

 CGP maths workbooks pages 6 and 7. Reinforcing the comparison of numbers .Using the language more than less than, smallest and largest.

CGP grammar, punctuation and spelling pages 16 and 17. Linking with this week’s spelling patterns the long I and o phoneme.

Spellings

The whole school are trailing a new spelling scheme to help children apply learnt spellings within their writing.

All children now have spellings linking with the digraphs and phonemes we are learning to apply within our daily Phonic sessions.

Please encourage your child to identify these patterns within their reading and any writing they may do at home.

They have examples of words containing these spelling patterns to learn and master within their own work. Please check homework diaries.

Subject

Activity

Reading / Project

Enjoy reading winter themed books fiction and nonfiction. Choose 1 and create a book review. You will need to include why you have chosen this book. Please complete on a piece of A4 so they can be displayed in our infant library.

 ( they do not have to be handwritten but must be done by your child.) due in Wednesday 6^th February.

Maths / DT

Carry out a survey with your family and friends to find out the most popular type of sandwich. Think about type of bread as well as filling. Record your findings in any way you choose on a page in your homework book to share in class next week.

Spellings

The whole school are trailing a new spelling scheme to help children apply learnt spellings within their writing.

All children now have spellings linking with the digraphs and phonemes we are learning to apply within our daily Phonic sessions.

Please encourage your child to identify these patterns within their reading and any writing they may do at home.

They have examples of words containing these spelling patterns to learn and master within their own work. Please check homework diaries.

Subject

Activity

Reading / Project

Enjoy reading winter themed books fiction and nonfiction. Choose 1 and create a book review. You will need to include why you have chosen this book. Please complete on a piece of A4 so they can be displayed in our infant library.

 ( they do not have to be handwritten but must be done by your child.) due in Wednesday 6^th February.

Maths

Please complete pages 10 and 11.

Practising the language associated with adding.

Literacy

Please complete pages 13 and 14 from the CGP book.

The ai and oi sound.

Spellings

The whole school are trailing a new spelling scheme to help children apply learnt spellings within their writing.

All children now have spellings linking with the digraphs and phonemes we are learning to apply within our daily Phonic sessions.

Please encourage your child to identify these patterns within their reading and any writing they may do at home.

They have examples of words containing these spelling patterns to learn and master within their own work. Please check homework diaries.

Subject

Activity

Tick when completed

Reading

Read every night. Can you find any words with split digraphs?

Maths

Please complete pages 32-34 on recognising 2d and 3d shapes in the CGP Maths book.

Literacy

Find a Christmas story that you enjoy and think about why you have enjoyed it. If you would like bring into school for us to share with the class across the week.

Sounds and words

Spellings

If your child has sound and word cards please practise them.

Why not use the sounds to create your own ‘alien’ words?

If your child has spellings, please apply them by writing them in a sentence.

We hope you are enjoying creating your Christmas accessory ready for the party on 19^th December. Remember it can be any Christmas accessory that can worn eg badge, bandana, hat or belt. The theme is red and green and NO GLITTER is allowed.

Be as creative as you like and bring to school on party day.

Angels- costumes

If not already please send in a pair of white leggings/ tights to go with their costume on Monday.

Thank you

Subject

Activity

Tick when completed

Reading

Read every night. Talk about what happens in the story.

Maths

Please play games from Math Playground involving subtraction.

https://www.mathplayground.com/indexadditionsubtraction.html

Subtraction facts to 20 and Minus Mission.

Literacy

In the homework book there is a game for you to play involving High Frequency words and the split digraph i-e. Please enjoy playing the game. The instructions are on the sheet record words and sentences in your homework book.

Sounds and words

Spellings

If your child has sound and word cards please practise them.

Why not use the sounds to create your own ‘alien’ words?

If your child has spellings, please apply them by writing them in a sentence.

Christmas is fast approaching and for the Key Stage One party on the 19^th December we would like the children to make a Christmas accessory that can worn eg badge, bandana, hat or belt. The theme is red and green and NO GLITTER is allowed.

Be as creative as you like and bring to school on party day.

Subject

Activity

Tick when completed

Reading

Read every night.

Can you find any verbs or time connectives when reading your book? This does not need to be recorded.

Maths

Please complete page 12 in the maths book on subtraction. The children can choose any method they want to answer the questions eg crossing out, counting back or subtracting using ones.

Please mark with your child and discuss any mistakes they make. Indicate how your child coped with the work.

Literacy

Please complete pages 8 and 9 in the CGP English book which has a focus on capital letters, full stops and spacing between words.

Please mark with your child and discuss any mistakes they make. Indicate how your child coped with the work.

Sounds and words

Spellings

If your child has sound and word cards please practise them.

Why not use the sounds to create your own ‘alien’ words?

If your child has spellings, please apply them by writing them in a sentence.

Christmas is fast approaching and for the Key Stage One party on the 19^th December we would like the children to make a Christmas accessory that can worn eg badge, bandana, hat or belt. The theme is red and green and NO GLITTER is allowed as we are being eco- friendly.

Be as creative as you like and bring to school on party day.

Subject

Activity

Tick when completed

Reading

Read every night. 

Think about words to describe how a character is feeling.

Maths

Please complete the sheet in the books.

There is an example of how we have taught maths this week on the class page. Let your child teach you.

Literacy

Please complete pages 2 and 3 called Forming Sentences. Please mark this and let us know if there were any difficulties.

Sounds and words

Spellings

If your child has sound and word cards please practise them.

Why not use the sounds to create your own ‘alien’ words?

If your child has spellings, please apply them by writing them in a sentence.

Subject

Activity

Tick when completed

Reading

Read every night. 

Talk about where a story is set and what the problem might be. This does not need to be recorded.

Maths

Please complete pages 4 and 5 of the Key Stage One Maths workout book.

Please mark with your child and discuss any mistakes they make. Indicate how you child coped with the work.

Sounds and words

Spellings

If your child has sound and word cards please practise them.

Why not use the sounds to create your own ‘alien’ words?

If your child has spellings, please apply them by writing them in a sentence.

Just a reminder that projects are due in on Wednesday.

Subject

Activity

Tick when completed

Reading

Read every night.

Enjoy using the local library.

Maths

Please complete the Autumn Units sheet in your books.

Sounds and words

Spellings

If your child has sound and word cards please practise them.

Why not use the sounds to create your own ‘alien’ words?

If your child has spellings, please apply them by writing them in a sentence.

Topic Changes in Autumn

Due in Wednesday 14^th November.

Think about the different changes in Autumn, record what you see. You could look at the weather, nature, animals or anything you notice about autumn. How this is presented is entirely up to you. Some ideas could be a photo scrap book,  photo of art in nature, writing about autumnal changes or a recount of an autumn adventure.

Be creative and have fun!

Reading

Read every night.

Imagine you are a character within your story, orally retell what is happening from your point of view.  This doesn’t need to be written down.

Maths

Measure 5 different items in your house using a shoe.

Record how many shoe lengths needed.

You could measure the sofa and bed for example.

Think about whether a child’s shoe or an adults shoe would give the same answer.

Record your findings in homework book.

Sounds and words

Spellings

If your child has sound and word cards please practise them.

Why not use the sounds to create your own ‘alien’ words?

If your child has spellings, please apply them by writing them in a sentence.