Thank you for all your support this term. Another great term. You were amazing at our Carol Service last week. It was great to see so many grown ups too, so thank you. Well done all…

Peppermint creams

This week in Year 1 we are going to be making peppermint creams. The ingredients are below – please let your child’s class teacher know if there is a problem with any of these ingredients. Thanks!

Diary Dates

This Term
Wednesday 13th December – Christmas Dinner. There will only be the option of a roast dinner (veggie or meat) – no jacket potato, pasta or wraps. Please provide your child with a packed lunch if they are not going to eat the roast dinner.
Friday – Christmas Party – Last Day of Term.
**Please remember to bring in your food donations you signed up for and where necessary to provide party food for children with allergies. All containers should be named so they can be returned to you.
**Children can wear party clothes, their own clothes and/Christmas jumpers and bring in a donation to FHIS.

Next Term
School starts for children on: Thursday, 4th January 2024
Week 2, Friday, 12th January, 9am – Parent Information Meeting – Writing – How we and you can support your child with learning to write. This academic year, we as a school are completing a project about improving our writing skills with a concentration on formation and handwriting and spelling. The meeting will start with EYFS and all the way to Year 2 so lots of important information for all parents. There is more information on the back of your child’s calendar that they will be bringing home.

English

Phonics

We will be revisiting sounds and words taught this term.

Words to practise: people looked called ask asked could

Writing

We will be writing instructions about how to make peppermint creams after we have made them.

Maths

To know there are 7 days in a week and name them (and spell)
To know there are 12 months in a year and name them
To know there are 4 seasons

We will also be talking about what happens at different times of the year and on which days. For exmaple:

Wider Curriculum

Science and Computing – we will be carrying on our learning about the seasons by creating seasons trees in Purple Mash.

Christmas art – practising our cutting and creative skills to create magic keys and snowman artwork

PE – we will be finishing off our unit on dance.

DT – making peppermint creams!

Plus Christmas fun!! Singing Christmas songs, having our Christmas dinners and Christmas parties

Cherry – Soroosh
Bluebell – Emilia
Daffodil – Rory