Monthly Archives: March 2017

We went on a plant hunt around our school. We found many interesting plants.

This week we have been finding Fractions of amounts in our Maths. In our English we started creating our own versions of ‘We’re going on a bear hunt.’

Phonics

This term we will be continuing our Phase 5 in Phonics. This week we have been learning about the alternative pronunciations of ‘ar’, ‘air’ and ‘or’. Next week we will be learning ‘oo’, ‘ai’ and ‘ee’.

Home Learning

For home learning this week I would like the children to write at least one sentence about their favourite plant or flower. We went on a plant hunt last week and saw Daffodils, Primroses and Daisies. Ask your child to explain why they have chosen their flower or plant. The children can then draw a picture of their favourite plant or flower.  For extra home learning draw/make/paint your own flowers or practise finding halves and quarters of amounts.

Support tips:

• Talk to your child about their favourite plant and flower.
• Discuss what might be a good reason for choosing a favourite flower e.g. I like Daffodils because they are bright and yellow.
• Encourage your child to use their Phonics to help them segment.

Dates for your 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 snack or lunches.

Wednesday 22^nd March- FOPS Easter Bingo

Friday 24^th March- Children wear red for Comic Relief. Suggested donations £1

Friday 31^st March- Last day of the Spring term.

Tuesday 18^th April- First day of the Summer term.

Friday 26^th May- Inset day

Friday 26^th May- Friday 2^nd June- Half term

St Piran Team

rlaity@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk

Plant hunt  in St Piran

We will be going on a plant hunt around our school grounds on Monday. Please could all children bring wellies or a change of footwear into school on Monday 13^th March.

St Piran Class Newsletter- 10th March 2017

This week we have been learning about fractions in our Maths. The children have been brilliant at splitting playdough shapes into equal halves. In our English we wrote our own versions of the gingerbread man with our own characters. The children enjoyed our Cornish carousel day with Trevithick class on Monday.

Phonics

This term we will be continuing our Phase 5 in Phonics. This week we have been learning about the alternative pronunciations of ‘u’, ‘i’ and ‘ear’. Next week we will be learning ‘ar’, ‘air’, ‘or’.

Home Learning

Our home learning this week is linked to our fractions learning. The children either need to read the fraction and colour in the shape appropriately or to decorate half of the biscuit template provided. For extra home learning this week practise splitting shapes into equal halves or quarters. The children really loved using playdough to explore this.

Support tips:

• Vocabulary we have used in the classroom this week-whole, equal, half, halves, splitting, parts, and quarters.
• Cutting out shapes and cutting them in half helps children to understanding halving shapes.

Plant hunt

We will be going on a plant hunt around our school grounds on Monday. Please could all children bring wellies or a change of footwear into school on Monday 13^th March.

Dates for your 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 snack or lunches.

Friday 17^th March- St Piran to provide cakes for FOPS cake sale. (No nuts please)

Friday 31^st March- Last day of the Spring term.

Tuesday 18^th April- First day of the Summer term.

Friday 26^th May- Inset day

Friday 26^th May- Friday 2^nd June- Half term

St Piran Team

rlaity@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk