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 13^th December 2013

Dear Parents and Carers

In Literacy we read a rhyming poem called ‘Things To Find In Santa’s Beard’. It describes some things that might get caught in Santa’s beard as he flies around the world on Christmas eve delivering presents, stopping at millions of houses and travelling really fast. The class then wrote their own ideas about things that might get caught in his beard.

This week we have been rehearsing for the Carolaire concert. The children are trying very hard to learn the words of the songs which are a mixture of traditional and modern. The Carolaire is next Tuesday, the 17^th December, in the Memorial Hall. There will be refreshments available in exchange for a charitable contribution. It starts at 6.00pm, but we would like the children to arrive by 5.50pm. They are to wear school uniform along with hats and scarves to complete the ‘Carol Singer’ look. The concert is due to end at approximately 7.00pm. You will be able to collect your child at this time.

As usual at this time of year, we have been busy making items for the Christmas Fayre on Saturday. You will be able to buy the items for the bargain price of £1!

Thank you to those of you who have signed up to ‘Class Dojo’. You will be able to login and track your child’s progress with their points. ‘Class Dojo’ is a fun and interactive way of engaging children with their learning and behaviour. They can instantly see how well they are doing, and it gives them a sense of purpose in the classroom. The children with the highest scores will be rewarded at the end of term. The scores will then be reset to zero in the holiday ready for us to start again next term.

Please continue to read regularly with your child at home. It is important that they become more confident and fluent readers. Following our weekly scrutiny of reading diaries, it is apparent that some children are not reading often at home. In order for your child to get a Bronze reading certificate, they must have completed the first fourteen activities in their reading diary.

Finally, some dates for your diary:

School Christmas Fayre – Saturday 14^th December at 10.00am (Memorial Hall)

Christmas Carolaire – Tuesday 17^th December at 6.00pm (Memorial Hall)

School Christmas lunch – Wednesday 18^th December

End of term – Friday 20^th December

Spring term – Monday 6^th January 2014

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)

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Group 1 and 2 spelling lists for this week. Your child will know which group they are in. Please help support your child to learn their spellings each week. They are tested every Friday. We practice them in class daily using the ‘Look, Cover, Write, Check’ method.

Group 2:

Group 1:

Dear Parents and Carers

The class really enjoyed the trip to Morrisons. They visited different departments for a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look. They saw an octopus being dissected, found out how jam gets inside a doughnut and even had a go at being a cashier! The whole afternoon was great fun. We will send thank you cards to the staff at Morrisons.

In Literacy this week we are writing recounts based on our story ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Picnic’. The class has read a letter from Mrs. Grinling telling them all about her disastrous trip to the village picnic. We have used the letter to identify features of a recount such as time connectives (first, next, after, then, soon, finally), powerful verbs (doing words) and the use of past tense. Next week during our ‘Big Write’ lesson the children will use these features to write a recount of their trip to Morrisons.

In Number we are learning about multiplication. We have been looking at different arrays and how to write multiplication number sentences to match them.

You can support your child be helping them learn and quickly recall the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

 As it is our class assembly next week, your child may have some lines to learn. Please encourage and support them to remember their lines and say them loudly and clearly. Thank you.

Please continue to read regularly with your child at home. It is important that they become more confident and fluent readers. Following our weekly scrutiny of reading diaries, it is apparent that some children are not reading often at home. In order for your child to get a Bronze reading certificate, they must have completed the first fourteen activities in their reading diary.

Finally, some dates for your diary:                                                                                                      

Class assembly – Tuesday 3rd December at 2.45pm (school hall)                                     

School Christmas Fayre – Saturday 14^th December at 10.00am (Memorial Hall)           

Christmas Carolaire – Tuesday 17^th December at 6.00pm (Memorial Hall)

Thank you for your continued support,                                                                                       

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)

Penhaligon News

22^nd November 2013

Dear Parents and Carers,

 This week we have been busy working hard on our food topic, including making fruit salads.  In numeracy we have continued with our symmetry work and splitting numbers into hundreds, tens and units.  In literacy we have written about Mr and Mrs Grinling and thought hard about our verbs.

 Next Tuesday afternoon, we have our school trip to Morrisons.  If you have not already returned the slip and the £5, could you please make sure it is brought in on Monday.  Thank you.

 Just a couple of reminders:

        *The children need to try to read at home at least 5 times a week.

        *We will go through any home-learning on Friday afternoon.  If it comes in before that, we will look after it in class until then.

        *If you haven’t yet submitted a recipe for our School Recipe Book but have been meaning to, please forward one to Kate King as soon as you can!

 As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to come in and see either of us.

 Many thanks, Mrs Burns and Mrs Willetts

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)

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