Monday – Mrs Will

Tuesday – Mrs Will (Music with Mr Smith)

Wednesday – Mrs Will (RME with Ms Dazell)

Thursday – Miss Leslie (PE – Please remember to send in shorts)

Friday – Mrs Will

Welcome back to Term 4.

We have had a fun week learning about the Easter Story, making some Easter craft, decorating boiled eggs and rolling them down the small hill in our playground.

This is our last week before we finish for the Easter holidays. School will close at 3pm this coming Friday and will remain closed for 2 weeks. We return on Tuesday 18th April.

This week we will finish off our topic about Fairyland with a Fairytale party on Tuesday afternoon. If your child has a costume they would like to wear, please put it into a bag so they can change into it after lunch. If your child doesn’t have a costume, please don’t go out and buy one – they can choose one from our dressing up box.

The children will continue doing a lot of word building activities and making CVC words this week.

They will also be introduced to their new sound – oa

We are continuing to work really hard on our handwriting too. Please do handwriting homework on Monday and Wednesday night.

This week our common words are

just and were

Our handwriting will focus on

n and m

Please play with your child and encourage them to build their knowledge and understanding around these area of learning.

Today we had a special visit from Generation Science.

We learned so much about forces with help from some teddies.

We will be doing lots of activities based around the fairytale of Hansel and Gretel. Look out for some photos coming soon.

The children will continue doing a lot of word building activities and making CVC words this week.

We are continuing to work really hard on our handwriting too. Please do handwriting homework on Monday and Wednesday night.

This week our common words are

play & with

Our handwriting will focus on

k & r

Please play with your child and encourage them to build their knowledge and understanding around these area of learning.

After receiving the story of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears and some ingredients from The Friendly Dragon, we spent the afternoon making some delicious porridge. We tasted it plain, with jam and then with honey. Nearly everyone tried some and most of us thought it was SO tasty!

Today we had a visit from Ranger Jen who told us lots about ponds and the creatures that live in them. We even imagined we were pond creatures!

The plans for this week are as follows:

We are continuing with our Fairyland topic and will be meeting some more exciting fairy-tale characters this week, while enjoying some time making and tasting porridge.

Please continue to send in empty sweetie wrappers for our art work.

Reading – Your child will receive a new reading book on Monday and Wednesday. Please work with your child for a short time each night to help improve fluency and to help them recognise the words introduced in class. Thank you to the families who already do this – it makes a notable difference in class.

Common Words – our and out. Homework will be given out on Monday and should be completed for the Thursday. Please see your child’s ‘Common Word Book’ for more information. You may have noticed a new Common Word Wall in the White jotters. We will be using this to assess the children’s recognition of the latest set of words covered in class.

Phonics and Handwriting – This week we will be reinforcing the sounds b and h,  concentrating on the correct formation as we focus on formal handwriting activities in class. The homework is due on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Word Making – Now that all 26 sounds have been introduced in class, we are continuing to develop the ‘Word Making’ aspect of learning. To help support your child, please try to work with them over the next week to make simple words using their letters found in the envelope at the front of their pink books.

Maths – Continuing with 3D shape, number to 20 and working on our CLIC Targets.

A reminder that gym day is usually a Thursday. A few children still require gym kit. Please check if you are unsure whether or not your child still has gym clothes in school.

We had an amazing time on Friday taking part in a dance class, body combat and Insanity fitness training plus a healthy eating workshop.  While we got fit and active we also remembered that we were raising funds for a very special little boy in primary 2 who is feeling very poorly at the moment. Although Joel couldn’t come along to school he sent a big hello with his mum who came to lead our Body combat class!

After reading the fairytale about the Three Little Pigs, we used modelling foam to create our very own little piggy.  Look at the straw, stick and brick houses we made too!