Welcome back, we hope you all had a lovely Easter break. This week the children have enjoyed sharing their news from the holidays. It has been lovely to see their confidence when talking to their peers as they shared their news. We also held spontaneous talks about our family.
In Phonics P2 have been learning about silent letters with a particular focus on w and b. Mrs Clyne was impressed when Cara spotted some silent letters during one of our reading sessions. P1 have been continuing to learn set 3 sounds and focused on oa, a-e, i-e, o-e and u-e. They were successful learners when they used their knowledge of phonics to build words with these sounds.
In Maths P2 have been continuing to develop their understanding of length by measuring using centimetres and considering length within addition problems. P1 have been further developing their understanding of number bonds to 20 and enjoyed exploring these using Numicon.
As a school we have been learning about Children’s Rights and on Tuesday some of our class joined children from across the school to take part in an interview about our work on Children’s Rights. We were all delighted to hear today that the school had been awarded Silver Level accreditation for the Rights Respecting Schools Award.
Today we had a whole school assembly where we learned about Earth Day. Earth Day was founded to make people think about the Earth and how to look after it. This year’s theme is Invest in Our Planet. We talked about lots of ways we can help to look after the Earth including planting more trees, walking to school, litter picking and recycling. We also enjoyed learning a new song about how we can make a difference.
During our assembly Mrs Smith told us about World Vision and their Child Sponsorship programme. Over recent years, the school has been supporting a boy called Mulageta but he has now grown up and does not need our help anymore so we have a new sponsor, a 5yr old boy called Amza Augustine. We will be thinking about different ways that we can raise money to support Amza, his family and the village where he lives.
Today some children were acknowledged for their excellent treehouse designs for the Chief Forester’s Challenge STEM Competition 2022. Here is the picture of those who received certificates in our class.
We hope you have had a lovely week and enjoy a restful weekend.
Miss Whigham and Mrs Clyne
