We are all guilty of doing this….particularly at this time of year in school when we are busy thinking about about what comes next. This week I have been busy talking to Mr Whetnall about the children moving into Year 2 and to Miss Heim-Sarac about the children coming up from Reception, that I wanted to take the time to stop and celebrate all that the children have achieved this year and how far we have come. I hope in the next two weeks, our last of the school year, we will all take the time to reflect on what has gone by, as well as what is to come.
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 has been all about measuring. This week we have worked on measuring in non-standard measures, using cubes to measure weight. We have all had great fun in the process!! We have used lots of mathematical language to express comparison between objects. A very practical week.
RE - this week has been all about the Jewish faith and the signs and symbols of the religion. We have learnt about Moses and the journey of God’s people out of Egypt.
Art - this week the children have been using clay to make their animal sculptures. Great fun had by all.
Science - this week we have focused on the life cycle of potato plants and recapped the features of summer - despite the cold and howling wind!!
History - we have continued our unit on Explorers by writing a little fact file on Columbus and considering the impact of his action on the native people of the America’s. Year 1 are not too impressed with his choices.
Well done to this week’s winners…
Golden Award - Amelia for always showing care, kindness, love and friendship to those around her.
Writing Award - Loki for writing a super fact file on Christopher Columbus this week - and not giving up when it got a bit tricky
Maths Award - Germaine for super work on measures this week using non-standard units to measure weight.
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 - all the children were given a new school bottle this week. 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. Lost water bottles can be replaced at the school office, but I am afraid you will have to pay for those. Year 1 have white tops.
I will not be in class on a Thursday afternoon, as it is my release time. This will be covered by Mrs Gilheaney and Miss Simons and is also when the children will have Music with Mrs Watson
Party Invitations - I am afraid that Miss Simons and I will not be able to give out party invitations in class. Please do not send your child into class with them for them to give out - it creates upset and fuss about something that takes place outside of school.Thank-you for your understanding with this matter.
Key Rings - please do not put key rings onto your child’s school bag, it create fuss in class and then upset if they are lost.
School bag - please continue to use the red book bag that your child was given in Reception, we don’t not have the room to store large bags. Many thanks for your help with this matter.
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)
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/
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
It has been brought to our attention, that some children are regularly using these games, Roblox and Minecraft, and these apps on social media, Snapchat and Tiktok. The following safety guides give some great advice about keeping your children safe online, please take the time to read them, check your child’s device settings and discuss them with your child so they know what to do if something happens and they don’t feel safe when using them.
What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Roblox This free online safety guide focuses on Roblox. It highlights a number of risks such as online daters, in-app purchases and contact with strangers.
What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Minecraft This free online safety guide focuses on Minecraft. It highlights a number of risks such as in-game purchases, addiction and chatting with strangers.
What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Snapchat This free online safety guide focuses on Snapchat. It highlights a number of risks such as sexting, visible location and contact from strangers.
What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Tiktok This free online safety guide focuses on TikTok. It highlights a number of risks such as age-inappropriate content, dangerous challenges and contact with strangers.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
Just a ‘heads up’ with a few useful dates…
9th July - Year 1 school trip to Fairhaven/Granny’s Bay! Start praying for better weather!!
12th July - PTFA Summer Fayre
15th July -MOVING UP AFTERNOON - a chance for the children to experience an afternoon in Year 2!
19th July - SCHOOLS CLOSES FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS!
YEAR 1 SCHOOL TRIP TO THE BEACH - TUESDAY 9TH JULY 2024!
YThank-you for all returning your trip letters. The children who requested a school packed lunch have been asked what they would like on their sandwiches this week. Money should be paid through your parent pay account. Many thanks….fingers crossed for sunshine!!! Thanks SO much to the PFTA for their VERY kind and generous donation to help with the cost of the coach.
Please be prepared for the weather - school PE kits please - shorts and t-shirts if it’s nice, joggers, jumpers and a waterproof coat if not! If warm please ensure your child comes to school wearing sun cream and has a hat.
If the children have a bucket and spade that they wish to bring on Tuesday they can - but they will have to carry it!! Please ensure it has your child’s name on it. Thanks.
And finally…have a lovely weekend..Mrs Hollinghurst, Miss Simons and all the Year 1 team.
