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Dear Parents and Carers

 The children really enjoyed the Pantomime ‘Aladdin’ at school on Tuesday. We would like to say a big thank you to FOPS for funding this event. Also, as it is Children in Need day on Friday (15th) the children can wear pyjamas to school if they bring a silver coin. Please ensure they wear warm clothes underneath their pyjamas.

 In Literacy we are reading the story ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Picnic’. In the story, poor Mr. Grinling, the lighthouse keeper, puts on too much weight and comes last in all of the races at the village picnic. To make matters worse, he forgets to tie up the dinghy so he and Mrs. Grinling have to spend the night on the beach – Mrs. Grinling is not happy! Ask your child to share the story with you.

 In Number we are learning to partition 2-digit and 3-digit numbers which will help us add and subtract bigger numbers. Partitioning is when a number is ‘split’ into its tens and units or hundreds, tens and units:

36 is 30 + 6 and 147 is 100 + 40 + 7

 As you are aware, we have been trying to organise a class trip to the restaurant ‘Fifteen’ and the supermarket ‘Morrisons’, both in Newquay. Unfortunately, after several phone calls to agree a convenient date, ‘Fifteen’ are unable to accommodate us, but we are pleased to confirm that we are going ahead with the visit to ‘Morrisons’. The visit will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday 26^th November. A coach has been booked to leave school at 12.30pm which gives the children enough time to eat their lunch, and they will return to school by 3.15pm. In order to cover the cost of the coach we will be asking for a voluntary contribution of £5. A letter is attached with this newsletter.

Finally, some dates for your diary:                                                                                              Children in Need – Friday 15th November (children can wear pyjamas to school)                   Class assembly – Tuesday 3rd December at 2.45pm (please note change of date)               Christmas Carolaire – Tuesday 17^th December at 6.00pm (Memorial Hall)

 Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)

4^th October 2013

Dear Parents and Carers

Our topic is science based this week and next week. We have begun to think about plants and seeds in more detail. We have found about the life cycle of plants, and we have planted our own bean seed in order to observe how a seed germinates. Next week we will look at different seeds and learn more about seed dispersal. We will also draw and label different fruits with their seeds.

In Literacy we are looking at explanation texts and the children have been writing their own explanation of a plant life cycle. They have tried very hard to use ‘special words’ such as germinate, root, shoot, seedling, bud, flower head, pollen and seeds to help explain each stage of the lifecycle. Next week, we will think about word definition and write a plant glossary to support our explanations.

In Maths we have been working with money. We have been adding two or more coins to find different totals, and we have been thinking about the best coins to use to make different amounts. For instance, 60p is best made with 50p and 10p. Next week we will calculate change.

Please remember to listen to your child read regularly at home and record it in their Reading Diaries. We have a ‘reading sweep’ in class every Friday. Some children are progressing well with their reading and have moved up a colour band.

Finally, we are in the process of organizing a class trip to the restaurant ‘Fifteen’ and the supermarket ‘Morrisons’, both in Newquay. The trip is planned for Thursday 21^st November and will support your child’s learning in our current topic ‘Food, Glorious Food’. Whilst there is no charge for the activities, we will be asking for a contribution to cover the cost of transport. More details to follow nearer the time.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)

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