Monday 16th October

Doesn't time fly when you're having fun. It's hard to believe that already half a term has passed. The children have been very busy so far and I'm sure they are looking forward to the holidays next week (as we are too!).

Don't forget that it is Parent's Evening on Wednesday and Thursday this week. If you requested an appointment then your child should have brought a time slot home for you. If not please feel free to pop in to make an appointment or write a request in your child's diary making sure that they will show it to us.

RICH TASK WEEK

This week your child will be learning more about India and Hinduism in particular, through a wide variety of creative activities. I don't really want to give too much away as we hope it will be an exciting, engaging and stimulating week that your child will want to tell you about themselves. They will have the opportunity to develop skills in art, music, stories, R.E. and possibly even drama! This will culminate on Friday when the children will be involved in a Dance workshop on the theme of Divali (the Hindu festival of light).

It is going to be very creative and doubtless rather messy at times too! It would be a good idea to send your child in with an old t-shirt or shirt this week to be messy in.

We also need your child to bring in a large white cotton hankey (or hanky sized material). Your child will be bringing it home again (probably after the half term) , but it will look very different, and it certainly won't still be white!!!!

If you want to do a bit of swotting up in preparation for all the excitement then check out the websites below - they cover a large range of information and present it in very different ways.

http://www.hinduism.fsnet.co.uk/

ttp://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses.htm

http://www.hindukids.com

http://juniors.reonline.org.uk/nframe.php?http://www.cleo.net.uk/resources/displayframe.php?src=200/consultants_resources%2Fre%2Ftemplel%2Findex.htm

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/Hinduism/hindui.html

http://woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hindufestivals.htm

If you want to practice your skill in creating Indian patterns (definitely useful this week) then do check out these step by step guides:

http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/index.html

In Numeracy there will be an Indian theme in some of the lessons but as this is also the last week of this half term we will be assessing the children's progress in what they have learnt so far.

And finally on behalf of the Year 3/4 team can I say a big thank you to those parents who have continued to work with their children on their reading, their high frequency words and their homework.

Have a safe and happy half term holiday!
See you all again on Monday 30th October.