Noticeboard
Thank you to all the parents who attended our back to school meetings last week. Here is a link again to the notes if you were unable to attend. Questions were asked about supporting reading at home. We will be following this up with a whole school comms with more information shortly.
Friday 22nd Author Visit
Henleaze Infant School is delighted to host author Nishani Reed for a special author visit and story telling session.
There is no obligation to buy the book, but should you wish your child to have a discounted and signed copy, please order directly from the link below by Wednesday 20th September, kindly organised by local book shop Max Minerva’s. Please follow the below link:
We hope the children have lots of fun: watch out penguins!
Year 2 Trip to Caldicot Castle – Wednesday 18th October
Please look out for school comms for information about paying, giving consent and how to offer help as a parent helper on the trip. This will be sent out once final costings are finalised.
Daily Well Being Activities
Monday – Connect – With a partner write a welcome word on their back with your finger. Can they tell what word you wrote?
Tuesday – Take Notice- Move the pointer on your feelings wheel to show us how you’re feeling
Wednesday – Be Active –Purple Stew actions
Thursday – Keep Learning – Try an activity you haven’t done yet in your classroom
Friday – Give – Nominate someone for a kindness sticker because of something friendly you saw them do
English
Writing – Key Text – ‘Tell me a Dragon’ – By Jackie Morris
Session 1: To use the coordinating conjunctions of ‘and’ and ‘but’ to connect 2 sentences.
Session 2: To use adjectives and inspiration from our text to design our own dragon.
Session 3: To use powerful verbs and adverbs.
Session 4 : Handwriting – Continue to introduce new joins and to ensure correct starting positions for letters and numbers.
Reading – Introduction of new reading groups and first sessions of group guided reading.
Whole class reading daily.
Book changing Day : MONDAYS
Maths
Comparison of numbers and language that you can use. (0-100)
Order objects and corresponding numbers using your own chosen criteria.
Count reliably in 2s, 5s and 10s
Introduce Counting in 3s
Recap Bonds to 10 rapid recall.
Wider Curriculum
PE – Dance – To persevere when things get difficult
To work on tasks independently
To change directly smoothly and with control
SHINE PE
Science – Identify the properties of different materials. Know about the uses of a variety of materials and how these are chosen for specific uses on the basis of their simple properties.
Geography – Looking at pictures of Castles from around the world – Use a Europe map – Reasoning behind choices. Look for clues – Whole class discussion/Activity and ideas will be collected in class floor book.
Music – To discriminate between changes in pitch, recognising high and low sounds. To use actions to demonstrate pitch. To explore high and low sounds using voices.
PSHE – Rights and responsibilities – Elect new Class School Council Reps
R+WV – Celebrating life events. Discuss what and how children’s families celebrate life events. Design a celebration card.
Maple Class – Albie
Sycamore Class – Alfie