"The season of Lent"

The children have returned to school with a spring in their step, which is great because our learning has been jam-packed, I know that many of them are certainly in need of a rest this weekend.

Certificates

Concentrating Cooper crab Rory for... wonderful concentration during your maths learning. You have such an interest in numbers and we love hearing you making connections between them, such as, “10 is two more than 8.” Your enthusiasm is just delightful. You are a joy to teach Rory, well done!

Creative Kiki Chameleon Chloe for… being such a creative thinker! The detail that you put into each and every piece of artwork is just amazing! I know that Mrs Curtis would agree. You concentrate so carefully and this shows in your reading and writing too. You should be so proud of your hard and consistent effort Chloe! You are an absolute delight to teach. Well done!

Tuesday made for such an exciting day! So many of the children came bouncing into school to tell Miss Neves and I all about the pancakes that they either, had for breakfast, or would be having later that day. This excitement carried on until the time came for the children to make their own pancakes in class. We used all of our senses as we made and ate these delicious treats. I have been so impressed with the children’s listening and memory skills. Each one of them engaged wonderfully during our discussions as we made pancakes. By the end of the day, they all knew the importance of this day as a Catholic, and were proudly calling the day Shrove Tuesday. 

On Wednesday we went to church for Ash Wednesday and, once again, the children behaved beautifully as they sat quietly and prayerfully with their Year 6 partners. They were fascinated to find out that the ash put on their forehead was made from palm leaves!

RE: This week has marked the start of Lent. We have decided to create a class Lent box and we hope to fill this box with money, which we will give to CAFOD at the end of Lent. Each week I will be setting the children a special challenge to earn money at home by carrying out helpful acts around the house.

This week I want the children to have a go at tidying their bedrooms. They could earn some money for the initial tidy and then a little extra for every day that they manage to keep it tidy. Please bring in the money they earn next Thursday. Good luck Reception!

Phonics: This week we have been introduced to the new sound: ‘ar-start the car’.

Please continue to enjoy stories at home, your child’s reading book and hunting for tricky words and new sounds out and about.

Maths: We have focused on the number 1-5. Looking at each number as a whole  and how they are made up by other numbers, parts. For example we have been saying, “5 is the whole number. It is made up of a part of 1 and a part of 4.”

PE: We have focused our attention towards the skills, bouncing catching. The children have been building up their skills using two hands and moving to 1 hand to bounce/dribble a large ball. Please practise this skill at home.

World Book Day: This year we will be holding a Book Fair after school taking place on Thursday 5th, Friday 6th and Monday 9th March. We will NOT be dressing up for World Book Day. This is something that we do as a school every 2 years so that it does not become too much work sourcing costumes each year. We will still focus on stories throughout this day, including stories from the Gospels.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend, Miss Bassett, Miss Neves and Mrs Malley

Year 1 Home Learning 28.2.20

Maths

The children have been given a missing number line activity. This type of question is something the children can find challenging. Please support them in talking through their reasoning, by asking ‘How do you know?’

Ongoing learning on IXL ‘Subtraction up to 10 and 20’ P.1-P.14.

Reading

Please ensure children are reading every night.

Spelling

The children have been given some spellings to learn. I will be testing them on these next Friday.

1. to

2. off

3. of

4. says

5. by

6. was

7. go

8. my

9. where

10.  there

Flash Cards

A few children have now learned ALL of the flash cards. This is a HUGE achievement and I am incredibly proud of their hard work and determination. For these children their new challenge is to spell these words. They will be tested on the spellings of these words once a week and moved onto the next set when they can confidently spell them.

Homework 27th February 2020

Whilst we are preparing for First Reconciliation and then after Easter when we will be preparing for First Holy Communion, homework will be mainly focused on the books “Called to Change” and “Called to His Supper”.

This week the children have been asked to complete the pages 1-15 and this should be completed for our next session on March 3rd.

During Lent we are also thinking about ways that we can help others and we decided in Class Council that we would discuss the ideas we shared in school and come up with a plan and jobs list at home. The children have promised that they will all try to do lots of jobs to help you for a small price, so that they can help others. (See the class blog)

In addition to this children are asked to continue with their daily reading so that they can quiz in school, and also to learn the spellings: eight, eighth, height, breathe, heard and length.

Please write complex sentences using these words. eg. Before I my eighth birthday, I am going to Spain on holiday.

Please continue with IXL and select any of the exercises E, F, G, H, I and J on addition and subtraction

Children who have a Nessy login are asked to continue to access Nessy

Home learning given out 28.2.2020 to be returned by 5.3.2020

Flute— Please practise ‘We will rock you’,  ‘Prince of Belair’ and ‘Mamma Mia’ this week on your flute.

History—Please visit this website page https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/early-medieval/ and make an information poster about the Anglo Saxons, typed out or handwritten the choice is yours. Please include paragraphs of information, a diagram and captions for your images. Please click on this page https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-augustines-abbey/history-and-stories/who-was-st-augustine/  within the website and include a paragraph about St Augustine in your work.

Spellings— Please continue to practise the spellings given on 24.2.2020 for the spelling quiz on 2.3.2020. 

When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears, oh what did her blue eyes see?

Welcome back! I trust everyone has had a restful week and are raring to go?

We started this with great enthusiasm as we started exploring traditional stories. The children decided Goldilocks and the Three Bears would be a good place to begin our journey. We read the story and thought of a plan.

Everyone said that the bears liked porridge and we should make some at nursery. One friend suggested that as Goldilocks made lots of bad choice we shouldn’t allow her into nursery. The children then made signs for the door saying 'No Goldilocks allowed’!

Other ideas ranged from making honey sandwiches for a teddy’s bears picnic to putting a video in the tree house to make sure Goldilocks didn’t come into nursery when we weren’t here. Watch this space……..more news on this to follow!

Next week we will be following all the children’s ideas to see which direction they take our learning in. It’s all very exciting!

Don’t forget Lenten Mass will begin next Friday at 8 am in the school hall. Please come along and join us.

Finally, a reminder that the Book Fair will be in the school hall (after school) on Thursday 5th March, Friday 6th March and again on Monday 9th March. Try and pop in.

Home Learning - Wednesday 26th February 2020

Spelling - cial and -tial

official, special, social, artificial, financial, essential, partial, confidential, initial, influential, presidential, torrential, potential, crucial, officially

Maths - Revise, Revise and Revise - use IXL and Maths is fun.

Complete the worksheet on dividing fractions.

English - Watch the clip where Dorothy meets the scarecrow and complete the sheet in your homework book.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmqRx3ypWwU

Dorothy meets the Scarecrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yejtZgzB5Ik

Year 2 Complete First Aid Training!

Year 2 had a very busy morning practising some incredibly valuable life skills. They listened so carefully to Andrea who came into class to teach us all about what to do in emergency situations, which ranged from choking to broken bones! Well done Year 2 - you will all receive your certificates tomorrow.

Spellings given 24.2.2020 to be be quizzed on 2.3.2020

science

scissors

fascinate

ascend

descend

muscle

perhaps

suppose

therefore

possess

probably

possible

Half Term Already!

Wow what an exciting week in Year 3 we have had this week! We started the week planning and producing the last outcome of our writing process of the ‘snowman’- many thanks to Amber and John Joseph’s parents for delivering the DVD at such short notice, you really did save the day! We have been focusing a lot of our attention on the Romans this week and had a wonderful school trip on Wednesday in Lancaster. The children have learnt and gained so much from this visit.

On Thursday we welcomed Craig McCann to school and we had a great time although the exercises were really hard!! The children loved being in their chosen sports strips and I know they found meeting the athlete extremely inspiring. Thank you for all the money raised through your sponsor forms.

I just want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for all of your support since September, your children have been a pleasure to teach and I have loved every minute of seeing them grow and blossom. I know this will continue as they are in great hands for the rest of the year, although I will miss them all dearly. However I will make sure I keep in touch and have promised to bring the baby in to meet them all.

Can I also thank everyone for their kind words, well wishes and thoughtful gifts for the start of my maternity leave, it is much appreciated.

Take care and have a lovely half term.

AWARDS

Thomas thank you for being such a resilient Sadie Spider on Thursday during our coaching session, your determination and your ‘I CAN’ attitude was lovely to see.

The other reward went to the whole class for making my time in Year 3 so special. They have grown so much in their learning and maturity and I am so proud of what they have all achieved individually.

REMINDERS

Please see homework page for this half terms homework.

Tuesday 25th February is the 1st Reconciliation session for children and parents

First Wednesday back is Ash Wednesday- please join us for Mass- we set off at 9:30am

"Rest is as important as working hard"

The half term holidays have arrived and my goodness, the children most definitely deserve a break! This week has been an incredibly busy one, with lessons changing a little due to Safer Internet Day on Tuesday and our visit from Paralympian Craig McCann yesterday.

Safer Internet Day is always great, as it gives us all time to stop, discuss and really think carefully about how we are using technology and how we can keep ourselves safe whilst doing so. This year we looked closely at our online identity and what this looks like for each of us. We then thought about the digital footprint we create whilst using technology. I really do encourage much more conversation around this at home as it such a current but important topic. Children are using technology and devices much more in their daily lives, and it is up to all of us to help and educate them into using these amazing learning platforms safely and appropriately.

I know that, like myself, the children found the sessions with Paralympian Craig McCann truly inspirational yesterday morning. The enthusiasm in the hall whilst the class completed their four athletic challenges was a joy to witness and the encouragement given to others was a delight. Craig then led an assembly and told us all about his hopes, dreams and challenges he has had to overcome in his life to help him to get to where he is now. He left us all with one simple message - never turn down an opportunity given to you, it may never come round again!

In amongst all of these different activities, the children have also completed superb learning in usual lessons. The class have finally finished writing their own Frog and Toad adventures in English and began looking at the new topic of shape in maths.

I hope that you all have a wonderful break and manage to spend some quality time together as families. Have fun and stay safe.

Miss Woodend and Mrs Connolly

Let’s Celebrate

Harry, you have been a real enthusiastic learner this week. Your imagination has run wild in English and your adventure story is full of exciting ideas. You have also been extremely focused and determined in Maths. Well done Harry!

Edi, you are always ready to learn every single day. You have been such a role model in the classroom this week and your focus has really shone through in your work, especially your creative writing. Well done!

Notices

We return back to school on Monday 24th February at the normal time of 8:45am.

Please don’t forget that on Tuesday 25th February, the children are taking part in a mini first aid course as part of their Florence Nightingale learning. A fee of £2 should be paid via ParentPay. Thank you to those who have already paid.

On Wednesday 26th February we will be going to church for the Ash Wednesday service. We will be leaving school at 9:30am and will return back to school no later than 11am. If you are able to walk to and from church with us on this day, please let me know at the door. Thank you in advance.

Year 2 Home Learning - 13.02.20

Reading

Please read as much as possible over the half term holidays!

Spellings

Adding the suffixes -er or -est: faster quickest softer largest louder nicest

Set 14 from the spelling pack - two their through many water someone

Maths IXL

A.1   A.2   A.3   A.4   A.5   A.6   A.7   A.8   A.9    A.10    A.11   A.20    A.21    A.22   A.24   A.25   A.26   A.27

B.1   B.2    B.3    B.4 

D.1   D.2   D.3   D.4   D.5   D.6   D.7   D.8    D.9    D.10    D.11    D.12

E.1    E.2    E.3    E.4    E.5

H.1    H.2    H.3    H.4   H.5    H.6    H.7    H.8

N.1 N.2 N.3 N.4 N.5 N.6 N.7

X.1    X.2    X.3    X.4  X.5    X.6    X.7    X.8

Y.1    Y.2    Y.3    Y.4

Z.1    Z.2   Z.3    Z.4    Z.5

English IXL

A.1   A.2  

B.1   B.2   B.3   B.4

C.1   C.2   C.3

E.1    E.2    E.3  E.4   E.5    E.6    E.7  

H.1    H.2    H.3    H.4

I.1    I.2   

K.1   K.2   K.3

L.1    L.2    L.3    L.4 L.5   L.6    L.7    L.8

M.1    M.2    M.3    M.4

O.1    O.2    O.3    O.4    O.9   O.10   O.11   O.12

Q.1   Q.2   Q.3   Q.4   Q.5   Q.6

S.1    S.2    S.3

T.1 T.2 T.3 T.4

U.1    U.2    U.3