INSET DAY – MONDAY 9th October – School closed to pupils.

It’s that time of the year! If you are able to donate a box of tissues for your class, all donations would be greatly received! We are flying through them at the moment! Thank you

Noticeboard

This Week:
Wednesday 11th October – Individual School Photos

Next Week:

Monday 16th October – Harvest Festival – Please bring in any donations of dried/canned food for the Salvation Army’s harvest collection by Monday 16th October 2023. The collection will go to support the Salvation Army’s work with the homeless and vulnerable people in our city.

Tuesday 17th October – Stay and come into class for our Phonics Learn-Along Session! (9-9:30am)

Trip to Caldicot Castle – Next Week – Wednesday 18th October
Please remember to make sure your child wears the top half of their uniform with a logo if you have one.
Wear sensible bottoms and shoes. NO WELLIES. These are not easy to climb the tower steps in.
Bring a packed lunch, snack and water bottle in a named bag and a waterproof coat.

Friday 20th October – End of Term 1. No uniform day with contributions to FHIS

Next Term:
Monday 30th October – First Day of Term 2
Tuesday 31st October and Thursday 2nd November – Parents Evenings. Look out for login details to book your appointment slot. These will be face to face in your child’s classroom. You should arrive at least 10 mins early to look at your child’s work ahead of your meeting time

English

Continue the individual assessment of reading, Phonics and CEW recognition.

Phonics This Week:

Writing This Week:
Complete work on ‘The Egg’ text.
Session 1: Handwriting. Introduce the use of squares to help correct formation and joins. Linked to phonics and CEW.
Session 2: To sequence the story of ‘The Egg’ and create a story map.
Session 3: To write the blurb for the back of this story. What is a blurb? What makes a really good blurb?

Reading This Week:

1. Continue to apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decoding words until automatic decoding has becoming embedded and reading is fluent.
2. Read accurately by blending the sounds in words that contain the graphemes taught so far, especially recognising alternative sounds for graphemes.
3. Accurately read most multi syllabic words.
4. Read most words containing common suffixes.

Read aloud books (closely matched to their improving phonic knowledge), sounding out unfamiliar words accurately, automatically and without undue hesitation

Maths

Add by making 10 first.
Add three 1-digit numbers.
Add to the next 10.

Wider Curriculum

SHINE/PE
Art Complete portraits of Henry VIII or Queen Elizabeth I. Use pencil and pastels. Look at the clothes they were wearing. What materials were they made from? Why are there no photos available of these monarchs?

R+WV The Camels Story of the Boy Muhammed. – Muslim Faith
Science Dragon ice eggs! Use a variety of experiments on ice to change its state. Record predictions and observations. (Write up next Monday writing task).
DT Complete Clay Castles and complete Evaluations of how any original plans were changed or if changes could have been made.
PSHE Complete Class Learning Charters.

Maple Class – Sienna (Will have certificate next week due to absence)
Sycamore Class – Riya