Starlings WB 12.09.22

Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 8:23pm

Welcome to Starlings weekly blog.

What a fantastic week we have had.

Mrs Westland and I are so proud of how well thay have all adapted to the changes in Year 1.

Friday Superstar: Isla

Top Table: Henry and Lily

We have enjoyed spending time getting to know each other this week and we especially enjoyed the activity we did based on 'The Invisible String'.

This week:  

Wednesday 14th September: Please sign up for one of the four slots on our Meet the Teacher evening. 3.15pm, 3.45pm, 4.45pm or 5.15pm - these are for parents and there will be a creche available for your children to attend on the evening.

We will continue to have lots of lovely activities to support getting to know each other and the classroom and to help us all settle quickly into our routines. 

Writing: We continue to enjoy our new class text 'The Storm Whale.we have identified nouns and joined them using the conjunction 'and'.  next week we continue with the text and we will be completing activities on verbs in the past tense.

Spelling: We will set our first set of spellings to go home to learn next Friday 16th September. This will be explained to you in more detail at the meet the teacher evening.

Maths:   Our focus will continue to be on measure.  We will be comparing groups of items using our class resources.

PE: Our PE days  are Wednesddays and Fridays . Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. 

Reading

Please spend 10 – 20 minutes reading each day. This can be a combination of Read Write Inc and bedtime story books. Please remember the importance of your child listening to YOU read during this time too. 

Read Write Inc 

The children will continue to bring home a Read Write Inc book, a book bag book and a bedtime story each week. This provides them with a variety of familiar, new and challenging texts to read. Bedtime storybooks are to be enjoyed with an adult. Reading TO the children ensures that they experience the magic of a story coming to life and have a purpose and love of reading.

 Please check your child’s diary to find out which group they are in, which sounds they have learnt that week and which books they have in their book bag.  Each time they move to a new group they will receive a RWI book mark.  On this book mark are the ‘red’ words that are practised in that group.  These words inform our spelling quizzes and regular practise supports fluency and confidence in writing. 

Snack

Children in KS1 receive free fruit.  Children do not have to bring a snack from home but if you wish to do so we ask that it is a healthy option and just one item, please.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via a note in your child’s diary or through the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child.  admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk     01606668270 

Mrs Esling