Daily Archives: September 14, 2016

Please find below information from the ‘Meet the teacher’ sessions.

The inspire curriculum

Perranporth School are using the Inspire curriculum to meet the targets set in the New Curriculum.
The Inspire Curriculum is a topic based approach to learning which means that the majority of lessons taught will fit into the topic. At the moment our topic is ‘The Big Build’. In English we have been learning the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’, in Science we have been learning about materials, in art and design we are designing Native American wolf masks . . .
Each topic lasts a half term our next topic is called ‘Let’s Celebrate’ and will allow children to explore different celebrations.
Our learning for each topic will be presented in our Learning Adventure books similar to the EYFS learning journey.

Reading

It is important that children are reading at home for at least 10 minutes daily, little and often is the best approach.
Reading books will be changed at least once a week in School but if your child has finished their book or they are particularly not enjoying it please feel free to change it before in the morning.
When you have read with your child please leave a comment in their reading record so that their progress can be monitored and any issues or concerns can be addressed.
Please encourage your child to sound out a word when they don’t know a word. Then if the word is not phonetically decodable talk about words it sounds a bit like, or words that would fit into the sentence to make sense.

Phonics

Phonics is about children knowing how letters link to sounds.
Children use Phonics in their reading and their writing.
Children learn the sounds (phonemes) and how to write them down (graphemes.
Children learn which sound is represented by which letter and that a sound can be represented by more than one letter.
In our Phonics lessons we learn to sound out the sounds how to blend sounds, how to read and write sounds.
Phonics sessions are fast and pacy.
Please encourage your child to sound out when they are writing and reading.
There is a Phonics Workshop taking place on Thursday the 13th October at 3:30pm

Spellings

After Christmas your child will bring home weekly spellings in their Spellings Book.
If you wish to practise spelling with your child please use the high frequency words and tricky words from our Phonics sessions.

Home-learning

Daily reading.
Every Friday I will set either a numeracy or a literacy based home-learning activity.
The activity will always be linked to our learning that week. E.g. Addition in maths.
The home-learning is explained to the children but they will need support to complete it.
I will provide suggestions of how to support your child with their homework.
The activity itself should not take longer than 20 minutes to complete.
Home-learning is due in by Wednesday.

Targets

Your child is set targets for writing, reading and maths.
Targets will be short term and achievable.

Staff

Mrs Green
Miss Hendra
Mrs Harding
Mrs Thipthorp
On Tuesday afternoons I am out of the classroom on my scheduled non-teaching time. Mrs Davis will be teaching the children.

Intervention

Please don’t be worried if your child says they are having intervention.
We are providing intervention for children based on their learning and groups change frequently.

Uniform and PE kits

Please make sure that all of your child’s uniform is named.
As the weather begins to change children are allowed to wear dark tracksuit bottoms or leggings for PE.
Please make sure your child has either plimsolls or trainers for PE.
I will send PE kits home to be washed every half term.

BLP

To find out a bit more about Building Learning Power please come along to the parent workshop on Wednesday 28th September at 3:30pm

We made freeze frames for the story.