Well back to the Summer Term! I hope you have all had a Happy and Holy Easter. It is lovely to see the children so eager and keen to get back to work - it has been such a long time since I have seen them. Our Jesuit focus this term will be to be compassionate and loving as we work to be disciples of Christ.

English - we have continued on with our RWI lessons. During these sessions we all focus on phonics, reading, spelling and sentence development. We have also been working on our pre-cursive handwriting in which we focus on how to write our letters, starting on the line. We are continuing to work hard on our common exception words, reading them in class every day!

Maths - this week we have been working on subtraction, firstly by subtracting ones and then subtracting tens, by subtracting the tens first and then the ones. We have learnt that if you subtract 10 from a two-digit number then the ones number does not change! This is helping us with our knowledge of number and to subtract mentally. We have used number lines and ten frames to help us with our work - so that we can SEE the number.

RE - this week has been all about the Resurrection of Jesus and how the disciples reacted to this news. We have focused on Thomas and the fact that he found it hard to believe until he has seen with his own eyes.

Art - this week the children have started their Sculpture Unit focusing in on the work of Andy Goldsworthy.

Science - this week we started on new unit all about Plants by focusing on the parts of a plant and wild and garden planets. We also took a good luck at our potato plants which are coming along well.

Topic - this week we just had to finish a piece of History work left over from last term on the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Now that we have collected our facts and made our fact file, next week we will start our new Geography unit on the capital cities of the UK.

Many congratulations to this weeks winners……

Golden Award - Antonia for being a good friend and demonstrating a caring nature to those around her.

Writing Award - Oscar for working hard on his pencil control, letter formation and applying his phonic skills to reading and writing.

Maths Award - Georgie for working hard on subtracting 10 this week and explaining what happens to the ones digit.

PE will be on Monday and Friday so please send the children into class in the PE kits on those days. No earrings can be worn for PE so please ensure that they are taken out at home.

Water bottles - This will come home each night to be cleaned and re-filled. Please only use the school bottles and ensure your child brings theirs each day.
I will not be in class on a Thursday afternoon, as it is my release time. This will be covered by Mrs Veasey and Miss Sanderson and is also when the children will have Music with Mrs Watson
Homework Expectations - please see the Homework page for what I expect the children to do at home…..don’t worry, it’s mainly just reading!! Yr1 Homework — Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (squarespace.com)
PHONICS Support - take a look at Oxford Owl for information about how you can help your child at home with their phonics and reading. This is is a great site in general but the page linked has a super little video showing how the sounds should be pronounced. See how many sounds your child knows! How can I support my child with phonics? - Oxford Owl for Home
Earrings - please ensure these are only small gold/silver studs as stated in the uniform policy - some of the earrings in school are getting a bit too big. Many thanks
Nail Varnish - please ensure any nail varnish is removed for the pupils come into class. It should not be worn at school.

Please find attached details of the Being a Parent groups running next term. There will be two 9 week groups starting on Tuesday 25th April

10.00am-12.00pm The HealthWorks, 1 Clifton Street, FY1 1JD

6.00pm-8.00pm Online using Google Meet.

The group is suitable for parents of children aged 18 months – 11 years (priority is given to parents with children under 4 years) and is led by parents. It looks at communication, behaviour management and listening techniques. The group is free and childcare can be paid for to attend the group.

Parents can book their place by contacting Blackpool Learning Rooms on 01253 478131 or learning.rooms@blackpool.gov.uk

Information Flier

To celebrate King Charles’ Coronation Our Lady’s will hold a ‘Celebration Afternoon’ on FRIDAY 5TH MAY. On that day we are inviting the children to come dressed in red, white and blue and KS1 can bring a teddy for the day for our afternoon tea party! More details to follow….

PHONICS SCREENING - Year 1 Phonics Screening will take place the week of 12th June. (First week back after our half term holiday) Please ensure your child is is school this week as each child must complete an individual phonic assessment at some point during this week. I will carry out the assessments and decide which day your child will complete the assessment based on a range of factors, such as mood that day, readiness for learning etc. I will be holding a short Parent Meeting to discuss this further - date to be arranged - so please look out for this.

We are delighted to be able to share with you the Good News Gospel readings for families. Please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6

Please take a look at these Ten Ten resources to support prayer and worship at home.

http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/