[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f5f997″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Parents, Carers

Welcome back to school! We hope you enjoyed your Easter holidays. School starts again on Tuesday 23rd April at 8.50am.

We are hoping for more gloriously sunny weather this term so please take note of the weather report daily to ensure that your child comes to school appropriately dressed for the weather.

The children may wear their Summer uniforms when the weather is warmer – summer dresses or school shorts. Also, please ensure your child has a suitable sunhat or cap and sunscreen must be applied before they arrive at school.

Of course, don’t forget about those rainy days too.

Kind Regards

Reception Team [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#15ece9″ ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

SUMMER TERM 1 TOPIC: Caring for Animals

LITERACY: Book Focus: Non- Fiction books about Animals

Just when you thought Easter was behind you and talk of eggs was a thing of the past, we have gone ‘eggstremely’ crazy about eggs this term. The children will be learning about different animals that lay eggs and we are incredibly ‘eggcited’ about the arrival, early next week, of some mysterious eggs, which we hope will successfully hatch into some kind of animal. We will have to wait and see….

Phonics: Group Phonics will resume this week, reviewing previous sounds and focusing on speedy blending of cvc and multisyllabic words

MATHS: This week we will focus on counting by grouping objects and step counting in steps of 2, 5 and 10

PE: Please send in PE kits. As the weather improves the children may wear shorts for PE so please ensure these are in their PE kits. [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#fea5f9″ ]HOMEWORK: will be sent out on Friday, 26th April

READING BOOKS and WORD LISTS: Please send these in on group days [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f4ff97″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Parents

Thank you for attending Parent’s Evening last week. I’m sure you are equally pleased with the tremendous progress the children have made since joining us in September. We are incredibly proud of all their achievements.

As this is our final week of term, please ensure that all homework books are returned by Wednesday and that reading books are sent in on group days to ensure your child has their book changed before the Easter break.

Please note the due date for final payments for our trip to Godstone Farm is Thursday 4th April .

Please do not make any travel arrangements yet. You will be notified in due course about a meeting to discuss our plans for the trip.

Kind Regards,

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#abfcb5″ ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

SPRING TERM 2 TOPIC: Traditional Tales

LITERACY: The children have really enjoyed this topic so in our final week of term they will have opportunities to talk, role play and write about their favourite traditional tale, and characters

MATHS: This week the children will learn to count in steps of 2 and begin to learn about finding double of a quantity

UW: We will discuss the Easter story and its significance to Christians. The children will also enjoy some Easter fun with Easter craft and an Easter egg hunt on Friday. [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#8dfbfa” ]LEARNING VIDEOS

Counting by 2

Doubles

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#f6a4fe” ]HOMEWORK:

Coins and notes

Talk to your child about the notes and coins in your purse/wallet

• Describe the size and shape of the coins/notes

• Name the coins/notes

• Trace around the coins and write the value of each coin eg. 1p/2p/5p/10p/20p/50p/£1/£2

• Draw a picture of some of the different notes

READING BOOKS: Please send in reading books and reading diaries on group days.

WORD LISTS: Word lists will be changed on group days [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#e2b0fc” ]THIS WEEK’S MATHLETICS CHAMPIONS

Bronze certificates

CHELSEA: Brady, Emily, Luke, Bonnie, Yusuf

GROSVENOR: Oliver, Alesha, Agyeiwaa [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#87fc85″ ]IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday, 4th April 2019– Final payments for Godstone Farm coach trip due.

Friday, 5th April – last day of term

Tuesday, 23rd April – Children return to school for Summer 1 [/dropshadowbox]