2019-2020
Class Newsletter: Term 2
Mrs McCole and P1M
Dear Parent/Carer,
I hope you find the following information useful. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Learning in Term 1:
In term 1 we learned all about life at school and the routines that we follow here at Redwell Primary. We focussed on creating new friendships within our class and finding out about all the people who help us in school. We really enjoyed reading The Lighthouse Keeper’s stories and finding out about Mr and Mrs Grinling and their cat Hamish. The stories also provided an excellent stimulus for writing. We wrote speech bubbles, imaginative stories and shopping lists. We have been developing our knowledge of number this term and will continue to do so in term 2.
Homework will continue to be issued on a Monday and should be completed by Friday. There will be a selection of Numeracy and Literacy activities and occasionally topic related tasks. Reading books will also be sent home and you will find details of the books in your child’s diary. Please make sure that your child’s diary and reading books are kept in their red folder every day.
Your child should also have a clearly labelled water bottle everyday which is filled with plain water prior to arriving at school. Please ensure your child has a labelled weather appropriate jacket as there will be outdoor learning opportunities.
You will be able to follow what we have been doing in class each week by looking at our class blog. This can be accessed via the link on our class page on the school website and via the school app.
PE days
This term P.E. days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
On these days it would be helpful to the children if they could come to school dressed with polo shirt and jumper rather than shirt and tie in order to make changing for P.E. easier.
Learning focus this term:
Through our topic Space we will be learning about:
- The Sun, Earth and Moon
- The Planets
- Life as an astronaut
If you have any experience in this area, please let us know. We would love to have some ‘experts’ come in to share in our learning journey.
Core Literacy:
- RWI Speed sounds
- We are working on our listening and talking skills through Show and Tell, Book Blessings, the Nativity and sharing our news at circle time.
- Sounding and blending with the help of Fred talk
- Introduction of Storyworlds Reading Books and other texts
- Our writing lessons will focus on letters, lists and imaginative stories.
- We are working on our listening and talking skills through Show and Tell, Book Blessings, the Nativity and sharing our news at circle time.
Core Numeracy:
- Number rhymes 0-20
- Number recognition 0-20
- Number formation 0-20
- Number sequencing and number ordering
- Time
- Pattern
Health and Wellbeing
This term, we are learning to be like Learning Larry. Pupils will be able to receive their Learning Larry certificate if they:
- Come to school with everything they need to learn (including red communication folders, reading books and diaries)
- Listen carefully to instructions
- Follow instructions promptly
- Always try their best
- Present work neatly and take pride in their work
- Never give up!
We will have further certificates for other Redwell’s Rights and Respecting School characters later in the session.
Playground toys: Children can bring a ‘toy’ to school on a Friday to play with during Golden Time. Please remember that the school cannot take responsibility for the safety of these toys and therefore we request that your child does not bring in expensive/ electronic items without your consent. We appreciate your support with this matter.
Yellow Wing Cuddle on the Couch .
Please help us to promote reading by joining us for Cuddle on the Couch. Come along to the Yellow Wing and spend some time reading with your child. Our last session for this term will be on Monday 9th December. If you require a schedule of Cuddle on the Couch dates, please contact the school office.
Nativity:
This year P1 will be participating in the nativity, which will be taking place during the week beginning 9th December. All children will be learning songs as part of the show.
Golden Time toys:
We have a playground equipment for children to play with during lunchtime. Please do not bring in your own toys – except for Golden Time on a Friday – so that we can be sure that all toys in the playground belong to the school. Many thanks for your support.
I look forward to working in partnership with you this session.
Kind regards,
Mrs McCole
