13th 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 17th 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 14th December at 10.00am (Memorial Hall)
Christmas Carolaire – Tuesday 17th December at 6.00pm (Memorial Hall)
School Christmas lunch – Wednesday 18th December
End of term – Friday 20th December
Spring term – Monday 6th January 2014
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)