Newsletter Issue 25 |
Friday 23rd March 2012
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Dear Parent/Carer,
As I write this week’s newsletter I am hunting around my office with some of our Reception children for a Gingerbread Man who has escaped from their baking tray. As with Goldilocks a couple of weeks ago, please report any sightings. Be careful… there may also be sly foxes in the area.
Easter Service
Our Easter Service, led by Year 3/4, will take place at school next Friday and will replace our usual Friday Celebration Assembly. The service will begin at 2.15pm and will then be followed by the final of our Decorate An Egg competition. Our Celebration Friday event for the term takes place immediately after school. Please come look at our incredible learning… and our amazing Japanese flying fish (Koinobori) made by our Y56 pupils that are hanging in our Mall. Our Art curriculum continues to go from strength to strength. My thanks to Mrs Comstive, Mrs Chin, Mrs Mistry, Miss Abbey, Miss Gasciogne and Mrs Wathen (consultancy only – no ladder climbing) for their high-level display work.
Parent Consultations
Parent Consultations take place next week. All parents should have received a consultation time. Your attendance is important to your child’s continuing success. On Tues 27th Nursery has its Open Parents Evening from 3.30pm – 6.00pm.
Decorate An Egg
Decorate An Egg eggs-hibits are welcomed from next Monday. Winners will be announced after the Friday Easter Service. Please make arrangements to take entries home after school on Friday… we cannot keep them over the Easter Break.
Car Park
We had a couple of incidents of parents performing U-turns in the Car Park entrance this week while children were passing. It is incredibly important that everyone in our community parks and drives responsibly around school. A serious accident involving a child for the sake of a moments convenience is a horrible prospect.
Clubs
There are no Clubs next week – the final week of term and Parent Consultations Week.
Meet Your New Teacher Day
Rodillian have now confirmed for us the date of the Year 6 Transition Day this year – Tuesday 3rd July. We use this day as our Meet Your New Teacher Day – the day that all children ‘move up’ to spend a day in next year’s class. There will be a chance for parents to meet the teacher at the end of the school day on that same day. Pupils who are transferring to Rodillian in September should make their own way to the school on that day for their Transition Day.
Have a fabulous weekend,
Mr Wilson
Nursery Newsletter
NEWS ROUND UP
The children put a huge smile on my face this week as they brought in such creative and amazing home learning! The ideas that you all had for ways to help the Gingerbread man escape were just brilliant, so thank you so so much for the time and effort you put in to supporting your child’s learning at home.
THIS WEEK
We have been sharing the story of the gingerbread man. We have been using puppets and active drawing to retell the story in order. The children have also sewn their own stuffed gingerbread man teddies, which are absolutely adorable! Please also take a look at the new display in Nursery that shows the Gingerbread man running away as fast as he can!
Within Numeracy we have been assessing the children’s counting skills, and number recognition. They are showing great progress and the achievements they have made this far into this year are wonderful.
NEXT WEEK
We will be continuing with our traditional tales and sharing the story of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”. The children will also be learning about the celebration of Easter, making their own gifts and cards.
In Numeracy the children will be revisiting their learning about shapes, and also begin learning to write numerals.
Reminder
Nursery Parents Evening will take place on Tuesday 27th March. We are operating an open door policy and doors will be open from 3.30pm to 6.00pm. If you feel the need to speak personally with myself, a separate appointment can be made for after the Easter holidays.
How you can help us
· Practise counting objects, saying the number name for each, and point out numbers in the environment.
· Build your child’s awareness of the alphabet, naming and sounding out the letters, alongside writing them and thinking of words that start with that sound.
Many thanks for your continued support
Have a fabulous week.
Miss Bradshaw and the Nursery team
RECEPTION NEWSLETTER
THIS WEEK'S NEWS ROUND UP
We have again had a great week in Reception, the children have enjoyed the full indoor and outdoor provision and have been hunting for the sly fox and the gingerbread man! Thank you too, as yet again your home learning was absolutely stunning!
THIS WEEK
We have shared the story of the Gingerbread Man looking at different versions and comparing the characters, events and the settings of the story. We have introduced time connectives to help us sequence the story (first, next, then, after that, finally) and the children have been challenged to include these in their writing....which increasingly they are doing - wow!
In numeracy we have been doubling and looking at pictorial multiplication using arrays. The counting in 2's and 5's is really coming on so thank you for all the extra practice you are putting in at home!
NEXT WEEK
This will be our last week before the Easter break and will be busy, busy, busy! On Monday and Tuesday evenings we are looking forward to sharing all the fabulous successes and achievements of your children and discussing how we can help them to become even more amazing with their learning. (Please note that all appointments are strictly ten minutes long so if you feel that you will need a longer appointment please ask on the door as soon as possible. Thank you)
We will be sharing the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff and we will be finding out more about the Easter story. The children will be creating puppet theatres, props and puppets to retell the story of the Billy Goats and we may even squeeze in some Easter baking too!
The Easter Assembly is on Friday 30th March at 2.15 where, amongst other things, the prizes for the decorated egg will be awarded. Please join us if you can.
HOW YOU CAN HELP US
- By listening to your child's amazing reading every day
- By practising reading and writing the key words and tricky words
- By continuing to count everyday and asking your child to show you how they can use their fingers to work out doubles
- By making a decorated egg for the Easter egg competition and bringing it in on Monday morning - PLEASE NOTE IT SHOULD BE A DECORATED HARD BOILED EGG
- By looking in your dressing up box for a Pirate costume to wear on the first week back after the holidays
Please note Monday 16th April is a staff training day - children return to school on Tuesday 17th April
Have a lovely weekend!
Key Stage One Newsletter
What another fantastic week in Key Stage One! The children have been involved in a range of activities to show off how much they have learnt over the half term. We are extremely proud of how much progress the children are making in their learning and would like to say a MASSIVE well done to all of the children for their determination to succeed!
Numeracy
In Numeracy the children have answered a range of questions using all of the strategies, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The children have shown that they have been confident in using their hundred squares and solving problems using different taught strategies. It has also been good to see the children trying to work out problems mentally and using their counting skills in 2's, 5's, 10's and even 3's, and 4's!
Literacy
This week the children have written a letter to Mr Wilson to highlight the areas of the school that they want to improve in the future. Ideas have included a doughnut shop, a swimming pool, rainbow chairs and princess lessons! The children have had very imaginative ideas and have been able to explain why and how they are needed at our school.
Next Week
Numeracy
The children will be continuing to solve multiplication and division problems. This will include missing number problems, word problems, mental times table and division problems and investigations. The children will also be learning how to double and halve numbers. Please continue to support your child in learning their X2, X5 and X10 tables and even 3's, 4's, 6's and 7's.
Literacy
In Literacy the children will be finishing their unit on recounts. They will be continuing to develop their skills of planning, writing detailed sentences and understanding how to write a developed paragraph. We are sure the children will enjoy writing this week!
Topic
As our fantastic Topic of London is coming to an end we are dressing up the occasion! We look forward to seeing your children on Monday morning dressed to impress Sir Alan Sugar! Please provide your child with business/smart clothes to come to work in the office! This could be black trousers/skirt with a smart shirt and tie. The children will be designing and making their own futuristic building to persuade Alan Sugar to buy. The children will be deciding what they want the building to look like, what it will be used for, how much it will cost to make and what resources they will need. We are sure they will have a fun week designing, making and evaluating.
Thank you for your continued support in these activities.
Have a lovely weekend!
The Key Stage One Team
LKS2 Newsletter
We've had another busy and exciting week in Y3/4. The children have really impressed us with their mature and sensible attitude towards their basements during assessment week. We've also been busy preparing for our Easter celebration. The service will be held in the school hall on Friday 30th March at 2:15 pm. We look forward to sharing the children's Spring time poems, musical performances, Easter egg designs and ICT and art work portraying scenes of the Easter story with you.
Numeracy
The children have been putting a super effort into their numeracy assessments this week, as well as undertaking activities to further support them with their rote learning of the times tables. Next week, we will be continuing to use times tables and the grid method to calculate the area of different shapes.
Here are some websites to encourage your children to learn their times tables at home:
http://www.fieryideas.com/tnt-tables-46-c.asp (TNT Tables - an addictive activity to practise times tables)
http://www.mad4maths.com/multiplication_table_math_games/ (Mad 4 Maths - times table games for x3, x4, x5, x6, x7 and x8)
Literacy
In Literacy this week, all children in the school were given the same writing stimulus... they had to plan and write a persuasive letter to Mr Wilson about how he could make Robin Hood Primary school even better than it already is. Although this was a difficult task, the children came up with some very imaginative ideas such as disco balls in the mall, a spa in the staff room and a candy floss machine in the playground! We were very impressed with their enthusiasm for the task! The children have also had reading assessments which they have really tried hard with and again, we are really pleased with the continued effort we are seeing. Reading regularly at home has been a key factor in making brilliant progress. Next week, the children will be working in teams to present a project to the class about their favourite mystery they have learned about this half term. We can't wait to see what brilliant presentations they come up with and look forward to seeing excellent examples of team work!
Reminders
Please ensure all children take their PE kits home next week to be washed over the school holidays. Parent's evening is on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th March and we look forward to seeing you then. If you have not returned a slip, please ensure you arrange a suitable time to see your child's class teacher.
Spellings
Group 1
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Group 2
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1. rushed
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1. kindly
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2. skipped
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2. friendly
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3. kissed
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3. weekly
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4. showed
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4. homely
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5. played
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5. lonely
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6. tried
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6. nearly
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7. cried
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7. freely
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8. waited
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8. quickly
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9. hoped
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9. quietly
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10. giggle
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10. loudly
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Have a lovely weekend,
Team 3/4
UKS2 News Roundup:
This week's achiever is Charlie Gibson from Mrs Brook's class. Charlie has one hundred percent wowed us this week with, not only his wonderful adventure story writing, but also his super effort and determination to succeed when undertaking his assessments. Well done Charlie - you should be very proud of yourself.
Thank you to Year 5 parents and carers who have returned their parent consultation slips. You should now have received your appointment time for either Monday or Tuesday next week.
We would like to invite parents and carers to visit our classrooms next Friday after school to have a look at the fabulous outcomes from our Japanese topic. We look forward to seeing you then!
Reminder: Miss Gascoigne's class will be visiting Wagamama’s in Leeds this Tuesday (27th March). Please ensure that you bring a coat and a water bottle. The children will have some food at Wagamama’s throughout the morning and will return to school during lunchtime. The children will then have time to eat their lunch.
Reminder: Please could we have all Personal Information forms for the Year 6 residential in June completed and returned to school by next Friday. Further information regarding the trip will be shared with parents and pupils after the Easter holidays.
Numeracy:
This week in Numeracy, we have been learning all about ratio, proportion and fractions. The children have been applying many aspects of their learning from the year to tackle multi-step problems, which have really got us all thinking.
Next week, we will be continuing to learn about fractions, including common denominators to help us when ordering fractions and finding fractions of amounts. We will also be learning about percentages.
Home Learning: The Times Tables Challenge will be held next Friday 30th March. We've got a brand new trophy for our winner... who will be taking it home this half term? There are lots of interactive games to practise your times tables at:
Literacy:
This week, we've been planning and writing the next part of the Mercedes story. A particular focus has been on developing coherent paragraphs which are linked as well as incorporating shifts of time. Next week, we'll be publishing and illustrating chosen paragraphs from our stories to create a writing compilation for parents and carers.
We continue our focus on punctuation as it's essential that punctuation, especially capital letters and full stops, are 100% accurate in writing. There are games to practise these forms of punctuation as well as others at http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/punctuation
Home Learning: Please learn the spellings from across this half term. We will be choosing a random selection for our spelling challenge next week! The spellings are recorded in planners and are also available on the UKS2 newsletters from this half term. Access these athttp://robinhoodnewsletter.blogspot.co.uk/
Other areas of the curriculum:
This week, we have been continuing to develop our kimono designs on fabric.
In ICT, the children have continued to develop their character to promote safe technology use at Robin Hood. Posters are being created to share top tips and additional resources such as songs are also being created. At the end of the half term, a design will be chosen and used throughout school.
In Music, 56D have been recording their video soundboards for Robin Hood. 5/6G have been continuing to develop their sign language skills by learning Greatest Day by Take That. 56B have been composing musical rhythms using their bodies!
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Have a super weekend!
The Year 5/6 Team
