Growing In Faith and Learning
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
We had an absolutely brilliant day welcoming James Carter (a famous poet) to our school. The children learned so many new poetry skills and enjoyed putting together their pieces to perform to parents/carers at the end of the day. Thank you to everyone who was able to come along to watch the performances who I’m sure will agree– it was a great performance. I would also like to say a special thank you also to Mrs Cooke for arranging such an amazing experience for our pupils. You can see us featuring in the Herald this week.
Robins have really settled well into school. Reception children are being superb role models to Nursery, setting wonderful examples. They have started their Phonics this week, with Reception starting Phase 2 and Nursery focusing on their listening skills with Beat Baby. The children have done 2 PE lessons, where they are working hard on changing for PE as well as their spatial awareness. In maths they have been working on counting to 20 and recognising numbers to 10, ordering them when they feel confident. This week they have been looking at the story of The Three Little Pigs, where the children have been working hard on their story language. Their role play linked to this has been brilliant! In RE, the children made sheep, linking to the story of the Lost Sheep.
For their ‘Beside the Sea’ topic Kingfishers had a seaside day which was a wonderful opportunity to don their summer clothes and participate in many fun activities, such as designing and making ice lollies and enjoying a fish and chip dinner! They are focussing on place value and number in Maths and in English have been writing descriptions of Mr Grinling from ‘A Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’. They have been noticing the weather in different seasons in Science and have linked this with their unit of Dance, moving like raindrops and skating on ice. They are really enjoying their Games sessions with Mr Carter and Mr Bryan. They are getting much quicker at logging on to Bug Club on the ipads and love using them for Guided Reading. They also had their first spelling test! In RE, they have been exploring and appreciating the beauty and splendour of God’s wonderful world.
Owls have been learning about how the Roman Empire spread across Europe and how the Roman Army was important to its success. The children have learnt all about the training and equipment that the soldiers used to receive. In maths, they have been learning about place value and how we can differentiate numbers in different ways. In RE, they have started to investigate the big question “What is it like to follow God?” They have started by looking at the story of Noah and the covenant he made with God. In English this week, they have been learning how to improve their sentences by using powerful verbs and expanded noun phrases.
Last week Falcons had their first rehearsal for the concert at Lichfield Cathedral. In maths learning they have been working on place value, addition and subtraction and thinking about their reasoning skills. In English they have begun their class text, ‘The Wolves of Currumpaw’ and have been writing diaries. In topic they have been looking at who were the Native Americans . Their art and DT will be making dream catchers so in art this week they thought about their best dreams . In RE their unit is thinking about what kind of King Jesus was. They have been thinking about and discussing whether Jesus came to Earth to make it more like Heaven or to prepare people to be ready for Heaven. The children are looking at the Lord’s prayer and considering how this links to these ideas.
Congratulations to everyone who has received a Headteacher's Award:
Robins
Martha – trying all activities with a great learning attitude
Cienna – coming to school with a fabulous reception ready attitude! Super Star!
Kingfishers
Katie – using excellent manners in the classroom
Elsie – completing some excellent topic work on the features of the seaside
Alfie M – writing a fantastic recount of his summer holiday
Roma – settling into Year 1 so well & trying her very best in everything we’re doing
Owls
Asher – always being focused on his learning
Adelaide – some super partitioning in maths
Grace – demonstrating an excellent attitude towards her learning
James – some excellent partitioning in maths
Falcons
Ethan – showing that he’s grown in maturity & always working hard
Freya S – really challenging herself so far this year particularly in maths
Leo – working so hard in every lesson so far this year
Ronnie – settling so well into Falcons & for wonderful behaviour
The attendance award this week goes to OWLS for 100% attendance
Welcome back to the new school year. We hope you have all had a lovely time with your children over the holidays. The children have settled back into the routines of school quickly and they all look very smart in their uniforms. It has been wonderful welcoming our new children into school.
It has been a busy first week back:
Robins have settled really well in their new setting. It has been lovely to see their smiles as they walk into class and want to try all areas of the classroom. The first 2 weeks will all be about settling into Robins, getting to know the other children as well as the routines of the class. We will then move onto our first topic ‘Once upon a time’, where the children will be looking at a range of different stories and how they are written. We will also be starting our Phonics lessons, Reception children will be learning new sounds, whilst Nursery children will be doing listening walks and identifying different sounds around the school. In maths we will be introducing number and developing their understanding of each number. In RE children are learning about what makes every person special?
Kingfishers have all settled in brilliantly! This half term our topic is 'Beside the Seaside' and we've already started it by looking at different seaside locations on Google Earth. In English we're starting our work on 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch' and in maths we're learning about place value. In PE, we're doing seaside dancing and we're also very excited about our first session with the sports coach on Tuesday. Our science topic is focusing on Seasonal changes. In RE, the children will be exploring the question – Who made the world?
Owls have really impressed us in their first week. In English our class text is called ‘the Diary of a Roman slave’. We will be exploring Ancient Rome and writing some of our own diary entries. In Maths, we will be learning about place value, how we can represent numbers in different ways and how to order and compare numbers. In science we have started our topic on magnets and forces. We will be learning what a force is and identifying forces around us. Our RE topic is entitled ‘What is it like to follow God?’ We will be learning about the follows of Jesus and how God guides Christians. Our topic is called the rotten Romans. We will be learning about Ancient Rome and how the Rome empire spread. In PE, we will be having one session of basketball and one gym session this half term
Falcons have started off with a great first week back. Our topic this term is Native America where we will be learning about the history and making dream catchers. Our English text of the Wolves of Currumpaw, which we will be using to write diaries and persuasive writing. In Maths we have begun looking at place value and how to read, write and order larger numbers. In Science, we are learning about space including how the planets move in relation to each other and the sun and looking at day and night and the seasons. Our RE topic this term is looking at what kind of King Jesus was and we began yesterday by having a debate about why Jesus came to Earth. We will be having PE lessons on a Monday and Thursday this year where we will be doing dance (with our new sports coach) and basketball..