Monday 11th September
Welcome back everybody! The holidays just seemed to fly by and here we are again in September. A big hello to all our Year 3 children who have joined us in the Juniors, and to all our Year 4 children who seem to have grown up such a lot over the last 6 weeks.
This blogspot will be updated every weekend with information about what your child will be learning and doing over the coming week. It is a way to keep you informed of what is going on in school and in class throughout each term. As well as passing on information we will also be recommending relevant websites that may be useful for you to use with your child to support them in their learning. If you have any other ideas of what it might be useful to know please do tell us. Don't forget that your child also has a diary with them which can be used to communicate with their class teacher as well as writing in it when you hear them read or check their spellings.
This week
Since the children have started back at school they are in what we call their 'induction period'. During this time the children are given the opportunity to settle with their peers and new teacher, find their way around a new room (and for the year 3's a whole new part of the school!), establish class rules, responsibilities and expectations, as well as have the chance to talk about themselves, caring for others and ways of developing into successful learners.
The children have already been put into their Numeracy groups, and have been placed with the group that is best suited to their own abilities, skills and understanding.
Throughout the course of the year the children will be encouraged to explore lots of different ways of learning - it keeps the curriculum fresh, exciting and memorable. During this week your child will be put into their co-operative learning team and may well be coming home saying strange things like "I'm the shusher" or "I'm the go-fer". In our co-operative learning teams the children are given roles and responsibitities. By working together on some activites we are trying to help the children develop skills that will make them life-long learners.
In Literacy this week we are spending time finding out where your child is at and beginning to introduce the routines of handwriting practice, reading time, etc.
Important things to remember
P.E. will be on THURSDAYS normally. While the weather is still quite pleasant it would be great if you could send your child in with their P.E. kit on a Monday and encourage them to take it home on a Friday, as we may try and sneak out for extra sessions before the weather turns.
Swimming - the children in Year 3/4 will NOT be going swimming until the Spring Term starts in January.
Diaries - please can you try to ensure your child brings their diary to school every day. This is useful for if we have a message to send home, or if we have something specific to say about your child's learning, or even to be able to write in it to let you know if the have participated in a Guided Reading session. If you write a note for us to see, please remind your child to show us at the beginning of the day. With the many things that go on in school the message may get missed otherwise.
This blogspot will be updated every weekend with information about what your child will be learning and doing over the coming week. It is a way to keep you informed of what is going on in school and in class throughout each term. As well as passing on information we will also be recommending relevant websites that may be useful for you to use with your child to support them in their learning. If you have any other ideas of what it might be useful to know please do tell us. Don't forget that your child also has a diary with them which can be used to communicate with their class teacher as well as writing in it when you hear them read or check their spellings.
This week
Since the children have started back at school they are in what we call their 'induction period'. During this time the children are given the opportunity to settle with their peers and new teacher, find their way around a new room (and for the year 3's a whole new part of the school!), establish class rules, responsibilities and expectations, as well as have the chance to talk about themselves, caring for others and ways of developing into successful learners.
The children have already been put into their Numeracy groups, and have been placed with the group that is best suited to their own abilities, skills and understanding.
Throughout the course of the year the children will be encouraged to explore lots of different ways of learning - it keeps the curriculum fresh, exciting and memorable. During this week your child will be put into their co-operative learning team and may well be coming home saying strange things like "I'm the shusher" or "I'm the go-fer". In our co-operative learning teams the children are given roles and responsibitities. By working together on some activites we are trying to help the children develop skills that will make them life-long learners.
In Literacy this week we are spending time finding out where your child is at and beginning to introduce the routines of handwriting practice, reading time, etc.
Important things to remember
P.E. will be on THURSDAYS normally. While the weather is still quite pleasant it would be great if you could send your child in with their P.E. kit on a Monday and encourage them to take it home on a Friday, as we may try and sneak out for extra sessions before the weather turns.
Swimming - the children in Year 3/4 will NOT be going swimming until the Spring Term starts in January.
Diaries - please can you try to ensure your child brings their diary to school every day. This is useful for if we have a message to send home, or if we have something specific to say about your child's learning, or even to be able to write in it to let you know if the have participated in a Guided Reading session. If you write a note for us to see, please remind your child to show us at the beginning of the day. With the many things that go on in school the message may get missed otherwise.
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