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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Spellings 15-9-14
Dear Parents and Carers
Each week, your child will have a list of spellings to learn both at school and home. The list is written inside their red spelling book on Monday which then goes home so that they can practice them before being tested on Friday. We also practice them daily in class using the ‘Look, Cover, Write, Check’ method. Ask your child to explain this method to you.
This week we will be thinking about the long ‘i’ sound in words. Below is the list of spellings your child needs to learn. The children have been put into two groups for spelling. This helps us focus on giving them the right support for their needs. Your child should know which group they are in. If you have any queries, please pop in and ask. Thank you!
Group 1 have the following words:
| find |
| kind |
| mind |
| wind |
| blind |
| grind |
| behind |
| wild |
| child |
| mild |
Group 2 have the following words:
| high |
| night |
| pie |
| tie |
| cried |
| sea |
| seat |
| treat |
| there |
| what |
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Penhaligon Newsletter 12th September 2014
Dear Parents and Carers,
We have had a really enjoyable first full week back in Penhaligon Class.
In literacy, we have learnt about riddles and the children have written their own based on different animals – can they tell you their clues for you to guess the answer?
In numeracy, we have been recapping tens and units, the children have been counting on in tens as well as breaking numbers into tens and units to make number sentences, e.g. 50+7=57.
In our new topic, What do I need to be me?, we have been looking at similarities and differences and the off-spring of different animals, as well as taste testing fruit for the smoothies we will be making!
Can we just remind everyone to check that all clothes are labelled? We still have the occasional item un-named which makes it hard to return it to its owner.
Also, as we have a stomach bug at school at the moment, can we remind everyone that the school rule is that if your child vomits or has diarrhoea, they need to stay off school for 48 hours from the last time it occurs. This really helps limit the spread of bugs.
Don’t forget that on Wednesday you can come in to Meet the Teacher – just come to our room 3.30 to 4.00 or 5.30 to 6.00.
And finally, well done to our Readers of the Week who all read at least 5 times at home this week and recorded it in their reading diaries: Callum, Sam L, Sam M and Esmee. Well done all of you!
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Wednesday.
Mrs Burns and Mrs Willetts.
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St Piran September Newsletter
Welcome to St Piran class, I hope that you have enjoyed the summer holidays and are feeling refreshed and ready for a new year to begin. I will write newsletters regularly to keep you informed of any news, our topics and important dates. I will also be updating our class blog regularly which can be found on the school website under class blogs and then St Piran. If you have any concerns or questions please see myself or a teaching assistant as soon as possible.
The Inspire Curriculum
As you may know the Government have introduced a New National Curriculum. To ensure we meet the new targets of the curriculum we will be using The Inspire Curriculum, which is a topic based approach to learning with units changing every four weeks. Overleaf you will find information about our first topic ‘The Big Build’ which focuses on construction and the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. Next week we will be learning the story off by heart, it would be great if you could help them practise it.
Reading
It is important that all children are reading at home for at least 10 minutes daily. Their reading books will be changed weekly but please feel free to change your child’s reading book if they have finished the book or they are not enjoying it. When you have read with your child please leave a comment in their reading records, so that we can monitor your child’s progress and address any issues or concerns. Book Club will also be starting next week, during Book Club your child will read with myself once a week in a small group and then complete a consolidation activity based on their reading from the previous day.
Homework
Following the new School policy on homework, St Piran children will be expected to complete a weekly Numeracy or Literacy based activity, which I will alternate, in their homework books. The first piece of homework will be set on Friday the 12th of September and will be due in by Wednesday the 17th of September so that it can be marked. Children will also be given a set of 30 spellings which they are expected to practise at home during the Autumn term, these will be sent home soon.
P.E
P.E will happen on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. It is essential that your child has a named P.E kit (a white t-shirt, black shorts, and plimsolls or trainers) in school every day as the hall timetable may change.
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
On Tuesday afternoons St Piran will be taught by Mrs Burns who normally teaches Penhaligon class. On Wednesday afternoons St Piran will be taught by Miss Dodson and Mrs Burns.
Meet the teacher
You are invited to a welcome meeting on Wednesday 17th September at either 3:30-4:00 or 5:30-6:00 for an informal chat about your child’s learning.
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