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Penhaligon Newsletter Thursday 25th May
Penhaligon Newsletter 25.5.17
This week we have been finishing our instructions learning and practised our multiplication. In Science we labelled the parts of a plant with Mrs Davis. A big thank you for everyone who came to support Sports day. The children were brilliant and everyone had an excellent afternoon.
Home Learning and Reading
For home learning over the holidays I would like the children to research the colours of the Brazilian flag and to colour in the template of the flag. For an extra challenge why not research the phrase ‘ordem e progresso’ and find out what it means.
Spellings Group 1- cry, all brother, key, want, worm, can’t, didn’t, see, sea.
Spellings Group 2- reply, always, monkey, watch, towards, television, treasure, happiness, national, station.
Times tables- The week beginning the 5th June we will be practising the 2x and learning the multiplication and division facts.
Please ensure you are reading with your child as often as possible. The children need to be practising their reading at home to ensure that they continue to build their fluency and develop their understanding. Please initial their reading record when you have read with them.
Recorder
Recorder sessions with Mrs Whatley will continue on Monday afternoons after half term. If the children have their own recorders remember to bring them in on Mondays.
Thank you for your continued support
Mrs Laity and the Penhaligon Team
rlaity@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk
Dates
Friday 25th May- Inset day. School closed to pupils.
Monday 29th May- Friday 2nd June- Half term
Monday 5th June- First day back
Thursday 13th July- Year 2 assembly and open afternoon 2pm start (Parents/carers welcome to come and watch assembly and come to share the children’s learning for the afternoon)
KS1 Sports Day
A huge well done to all of the KS1 children who took part in Sports day yesterday! You were all super athletes. Thank you to all who came to support and to Davy Class for their help.
Penhaligon Class Newsletter Friday 19th May
Penhaligon Newsletter 19.5.17
This week we have been completing our SATS. The children have been fantastic and a real credit to themselves. Well done Penhaligon class! In Science we made our own plant models and labelled them with Mrs Davis.
Home Learning and Reading
As we are finishing off Sats next week and the children will be tested in their spelling, reading and arithmetic I have not set any formal home learning. If you would like to you could continue to practise the 2s, 5s, and 10s times tables and revise any spellings previously learnt this year. As an optional activity practise telling the time with your child. We made our own clocks today and the children need to practise making and reading half past, quarter to, and quarter past times. Please ensure you are reading with your child as often as possible. The children need to be practising their reading at home to ensure that they continue to build their fluency and develop their understanding. Please initial their reading record when you have read with them.
Recorder
Mrs Whatley will be coming in every Monday to teach recorder for the rest of this term. We have had three sessions so far and the children have been fantastic! We hope to include a recorder performance in our class assembly and open afternoon on Thursday 13th July.
Sports day
Weather permitting, KS1 Sports day will be next week on Wednesday 24th May. It will start at 1:30pm and will be finished by the end of the school day. Children will need full PE kit including plimsolls or trainers. They will also need a drink in a suitable drinks bottle and a hat.
Thank you for your continued support
Mrs Laity and the Penhaligon Team
rlaity@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk
Dates
Wednesday 24th May- KS1 Sports day 1:30pm start
Friday 26th May- Inset (School closed to pupils)
Monday 29th May- Friday 2nd June- Half term
Thursday 13th July- Year 2 assembly and open afternoon 2pm start (Parents/carers welcome to come and watch assembly and come to share the children’s learning for the afternoon)
Penhaligon Newsletter Friday 12th May 2017
Penhaligon Newsletter 12.5.17
This week we have been revising our fractions and 2d/3d shapes learning in our Maths. In our English we our learning about Instructions. We wrote our own instructions for making cereal. In Geography we made our own wind vanes and we enjoyed measuring our beans in Science with Mrs Davis.
Home Learning and Reading
As Sats are taking place over the next two weeks and the children will be tested in their spelling, reading and arithmetic I have not set any formal home learning, If you would like to you could continue to practise the 2s, 5s, and 10s times tables and revise any spellings previously learnt this year. As an optional activity see if you can find any interesting 3d shapes this week and bring them in to show us. (Photographs are also fine) Please ensure you are reading with your child as often as possible. The children need to be practising their reading at home to ensure that they continue to build their fluency and develop their understanding. Please initial their reading record when you have read with them.
SATS
Our SATS will take place in the classroom and in the library next week and the week after. You may notice display boards have been covered and the tables have been moved. The children have been involved in this process and have enjoyed decorating the blank walls. All children will do 6 papers in total spread out over these two weeks. The children are used to doing practise papers and we aim to keep these two weeks as relaxed as possible. If you have any further questions, concerns, or you would like more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Recorder
Mrs Whatley will be coming in every Monday to teach recorder for the rest of this term. We have had three sessions so far and the children have been fantastic! We hope to include a recorder performance in our class assembly and open afternoon on Thursday 13th July.
Mrs Laity and the Penhaligon Team
rlaity@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk
Dates
Monday 15th May- Thursday 25th May- Year 2 Sats taking place.
Wednesday 24th May- KS1 Sports day 1:30pm start
Friday 26th May- Inset (School closed to pupils)
Monday 29th May- Friday 2nd June- Half term
Thursday 13th July- Year 2 assembly and open afternoon 2pm start ( Parets/carers welcome to come and watch assembly and come to share the children’s learning for the afternoon)
Penhaligon Class Newsletter 5th May 2017
Penhaligon Newsletter 5.5.17
This week we have been dividing in our Maths. The children are fantastic at using pictorial representations to help them with their division. In English we wrote our own versions of Jack and the Beanstalk. The children wrote brilliant stories!
Home Learning and Reading
Home Learning this week is a grammar booklet. The children may want to split the activities over a few days rather than attempting it all in one go. Please ensure you are reading with your child as often as possible. The children need to be practising their reading at home to ensure that they continue to build their fluency and develop their understanding. Please initial their reading record when you have read with them.
Spellings
Spellings this week are linked to spelling rules that the children will be revising next week.
Group 1- bridge, fudge, ice, city, knee, know, write, wrap, apple, little.
Group 2- change, village, race, fancy, gnaw, knock, wrestle, wriggly, tentacle, possible.
Times tables
This week we will be learning the five times table. The children have a copy of the 10x table in their spellings book. They need to be able to recall the 10x table facts in and out of order. There will be a times table check every Friday.
SATS
The year 2 SATS will take place in the classroom and in the library on the weeks beginning the 15th and 22nd May. The children will do 6 papers in total spread out over these two weeks. The children are used to doing practise papers and we aim to keep these two weeks as relaxed as possible. If you have any further questions, concerns, or you would like more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Mrs Laity and the Penhaligon Team
rlaity@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk
Dates
Monday 15th May- Thursday 25th May- Year 2 Sats taking place.
Wednesday 24th May- KS1 Sports day 1:30pm start
Friday 26th May- Inset (School closed to pupils)
Monday 29th May- Friday 2nd June- Half term
St Piran Class Newsletter
St Piran Newsletter – 5th May 2017
This Week
This week we have continued our learning about the senses. Gida’s mummy came to visit us with her guide dog, Penny. The children thought of lots of great questions to ask and found out that Penny is working when her handle is up, so we shouldn’t try to stroke her. They also found out that Penny has to stay really healthy so she can best look after Gida’s mummy so we shouldn’t ever try to give her extra food incase she gets tummy ache!
This was a fantastic learning opportunity – thank you very much Mrs Wilson.
Phonics
This week we have learnt ‘wh’, ‘ue’, and ‘aw’. Next week it will be ‘ph’, ‘ew’, ‘oe’.
Home learning
For Home learning this week I would like the children to order the numbers in their books.
For an extra challenge:
Write down the biggest number and the smallest number you can make out of 1 and 9 (eg. 19 or 91). Repeat giving your child other digits to play with.
Support tips:
- Say the numbers with your child.
- Look carefully at the first digit (the tens) in each number to help decide if the number is bigger or smaller than another.
Dates for you Diary and Reminders
We are a nut free school. We kindly ask that children do not bring in nuts or obvious nut products as part of their snacks or lunches.
Wednesday 24th May – Year 1 and 2 Sports Day at 1.30pm.
Friday 26th May – Inset Day (the school will be closed)
Friday 26th May – Friday 2nd June – Half term
St Piran Team
rlaity@perranporth.cornwall,sch,uk
Penhaligon Class Newsletter Friday 21st April
Penhaligon Newsletter 21.4.17
This week the children have been learning about money in their maths. They have been using coins to make different amounts. In English the children wrote a recount of their holidays and we have started exploring our new text for this term ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. In PE we have started our Sports day practise and in Science we planted our own beans with Mrs Davis. In our SEAL this term we will be exploring relationships and changes.
Home Learning
This week’s home learning is linked to our maths learning. The children have an amount and some coins. They need to draw the coins needed to complete the amount. Use actual coins to support your child and record the total after each coin is added. For extra home learning this week make your own story map of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Spellings
This week in our Phonics we have been learning about the past tense. Spellings this week are linked to irregular verbs.
Group 1- went, gave, had, told, slept, came, saw, made, ran, took.
Group 2- thought, bought, found, drew, caught, wrote, learnt, became, shone, chose.
Times tables
This week we will be learning the two times table. The children have a copy of the 2x table in their spellings book. They need to be able to recall the 2x table facts in and out of order. There will be a times table check every Friday.
Penhaligon Team
rlaity@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk
Dates
Monday 1st May – Bank Holiday
Wednesday 24th May- KS1 Sports day 1:30pm start
Friday 26th May- Inset (School closed to pupils)
Monday 29th May- Friday 2nd June- Half term
St Piran Class Newsletter Friday 21st April
St Piran Class Newsletter- 21st April 2017
This Week
This week we have introduced our new topic about our bodies. Thank you very much for supporting the home learning activity and delivering some beautifully labelled drawings. Children learnt so much from each other during class discussion about these. Summer told us about the smallest bone in our body and Gida told us about the longest. They were fascinated that we have a cage to protect our lungs too!
Phonics
This week we have learnt ‘ai’, ‘ou’, and ‘ie’. Next week it will be ‘ea’, ‘ir’ and ‘oy’.
Home learning
For home learning this week I would like the children to practise counting forwards or backwards from any number up to 100.
For an extra challenge Play ‘I spy a number’.
Give your child a clue to try and guess the number you are thinking of eg. Say, “It is 2 more than 31”, or “It is equal to 5 + 5” etc.
It’s not necessary to record anything in the home learning book but if your child would like to write a clue about a number, we will try and guess it in class.
Support tips:
- Encourage the children to notice that the numbers are getting bigger when they count forwards and smaller when they count backwards.
- Use the language ‘more/greater than’ and ‘less/fewer than’ when you are playing “I spy a number”.
Dates for you Diary and Reminders
We are a nut free school. We kindly ask that children do not bring in nuts or obvious nut products as part of their snacks or lunches.
Please ensure your child has their PE kit in school with suitable shoes for running. Our PE days are Monday and Wednesday.
Wednesday 24th May – Year 1 and 2 Sports Day 1:30pm start
Friday 26th May – Inset Day
Friday 26th May – Friday 2nd June – Half term
St Piran Team
rlaity@perranporth.cornwall,sch,uk
Penhaligon Home Learning 31st March
Penhaligon Home Learning due in Tuesday 18th April. This week’s home learning is art. Draw a picture of your favourite plant or flower. For extra home learning draw/make/paint your own flowers/ additionally write some sentences about it/them.
Spellings for Friday 21st April
castle
listen
fasten
rustle
glisten
wrap
wrist
who
wrestle
write
