AWARDS

Well done to our award winners this week!                                                                

Phonics

The children are settling well to phase 3 phonic sounds and  have enjoyed the learning the new sounds. Please keep sending in on Seesaw examples of the children practising their new sounds at home. They have had the chance to applying the new sounds in a word or as a part of a sentence. 

Reading

Please remember to read regular with your child, this term especially is important as we delve deeper into their phonetic knowledge for building reading and comprehension skills.

Also please can you ensure only one key ring is hanging from your child's book bag. This will help us fit them in the class box. Thank you.

Please send into school the reading book and reading record book each day as we hear the children read aswell. We change the books twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays. Books will only be changed if the reading record has been written in. If you have any questions please ask.

There has been some amazing reading happening thank you and the children have loved to see them. Take a photo of your child reading in the funniest of places. This will encourage the fun and excitement of bringing stories alive. I will then share them next week and in future with the children in class.

Maths

We have been learning to use a tens frame this week to help us with a number knowledge through part, part whole. We have explored identifying the parts and the wholw of a number up to 10.

Literacy

This week we have started out new stories book 'Owl Babies', we have learnt new facts about owls and applied them by sharing our knowledge to other classes as well as learnt and discussed the new story.

What a hoot!

The children have loved using alternative tools such as a fork or sponges to paint and create an owl.

It's a bit cold!

The children have been exploring ice and describing ice its many changes. We have thought about and tested different ways to melt it/ break it. 

Library Session 

We have continued to attend the school library on a Friday morning. The children will have the opportunity to choose and take home a book to read over the weekend. This book must be returned on the Thursday so we can change it the following Friday.

Multifaith Week Display

You may have missed the children's beautiful display of learning about Christianity that was on display. Please see photos.

My Happy Mind

Throughout the school, children in each of the classes have all been extremely enthusiastic about learning how to use happy breathing to help with the regulation of emotions.  We have been uisng the My Happy Mind website to learn all about our brain. As of 9.1.26, parents will now be able to access the website.Please see the files to download section for further information. Passwords for parents to access the site can be found inside your child's reading record book. 

Safety in PE

We would like to remind all parents that for the safety of all children and following guidance from Chorley SSP, jewellery is not to be worn during PE. This includes earrings, bracelets and watches. All children will be asked to remove their jewellery at the start of every PE lesson. This will ensure their own safety during the lesson and the safety of others. If a child is unable to take out their own earrings, adults in school will not be able to do it for them. This will mean they will have to take another role in the lesson such as observing, coaching or officiating.

For this reason, if your child is not confident taking out earrings, please do not put them in on our PE days. This year, our PE lessons are on Monday and Friday, however we may also have extra lessons on other days throughout the year.

Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe.

Tennis Sessions

Our Tennis lessons continued and we had such fun learning how to control and strike a ball using a racket.

End of Day Routine

• Children will only be allowed to go home with adults listed on the safeguarding form, unless school has been contacted to state otherwise. ​

• Children will be dismissed one at a time. Please let the adult on the gate know who you are picking up and they will then call the child.

• We kindly request that all children are dismissed prior to teachers/ Teaching Assistants being approached by parents. ​

• Should any child need to come back into the classroom, we will allow them back into the room after all of the children have been dismissed.​

Show and Tell!

Please send us a photo of your child's pets or animals they have seen on a visit to the park, farm or zoo via seesaw  for the children to share.

Please can we ask that children only bring in items/photos for show and tell based on what we have asked for on the blog.