Welcome to Grosvenor Bridge Class.
Class teacher: Miss Samuel
Teaching assistants: Miss Thompson, Mrs Begum, Mrs Edgeler, Mrs Rajani
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#6ef9a6″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddddd” ]School reopens for children on Tuesday 30th October at usual time 8.50am – 3.30pm[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#4b57e7″ ] Welcome back to school! We hope you had a restful half term break.
AUTUMN 2 TOPIC: Light and Dark
This week’s learning
Knowledge and Understanding of the World: This week we will introduce our new topic: Light and Dark, and explore the celebration of Bonfire Night, discussing fireworks and the safety of handling these.
LITERACY
Phonics: This term the children will begin learning letter sounds in Phonics lessons. They will learn to say, recognise and write one new letter sound each day.
This week’s sound focus: /s/, /a/, /t/ and /p/
The children will bring home a daily sound sheet. Please help them with letter formation and practise ‘stretching’ or ‘bouncing’ the initial sound for each of the pictures on the sheet sent home
MATHS
This week’s Maths focus:
- To explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.
- To recognise, create and describe patterns
- To use mathematical names for ‘flat’ 2D shapes, and mathematical terms to describe shapes.
- To select a particular named shape [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#5acef9″ ]HOMEWORK
Well done to the children who received certificates for completing all their homework in Autumn Term 1. Keep up the good work and they will receive another certificate at the end of Autumn 2 too.
- The first homework for Autumn 2 will be issued on Friday. Check book bags for green homework books.
- Your child will also bring home 2 reading books and a reading diary during the course of this week. Please check book bags for these. There is further guidance about reading books on the inside covers of the yellow reading diary. Please ensure that reading books and diaries are kept in your child’s book bag after you have read with/to them.[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#6ff672″ ]IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, 5th; Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th November 2018 – Parent meetings for Reception children
Tuesday, 13th November – Reception trip to cinema – Check your child’s book bag for more information
Further dates to follow
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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#effca7″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Parents, Carers
It is hard to believe that this is our final week of the first Autumn term! The children have had such fun settling in and we are very pleased with how well they have adjusted to life at school. Also, we would like to thank you for your co-operation and support this term. All our combined efforts have ensured a smooth transition for the children.
We look forward to the next stage in your child’s learning journey with us in Autumn Term 2 which starts on Tuesday 30th October 2018. Please note that Monday the 30th is an INSET day for staff and the school is not open to children on this day.
Wishing you all a restful half term.
Kind regards,
Miss Kowalczyk, Miss Dale, Mrs Carden and Miss Evans[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#5105d6″ ]This week’s learning
AUTUMN TERM TOPIC: All about me
CAL- COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE: This week we focus on developing the children’s communication skills. The children will have an opportunity to reflect on the term and talk about what they have enjoyed and what steps they have made in their learning.
MATHS
Focus: We will focus on the following aspects of Number this week:
• Counting up to three or four objects by saying one number name for each item.
• Counting actions or objects which cannot be moved.
• Select the correct numeral to represent 1 to 5 objects.
• Counting an irregular arrangement of up to 5 objects. [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#19db2a” ]HOMEWORK:
Letter and word hunt (print in the environment)
Which letters and words can you see on your way home? Ask your adult to help you write some of the words you see around you. You could also find words you recognise in magazines or newspapers. You could cut these out and stick them in your book eg. names of shops/places you visit eg. TESCO McDonald’s, etc
Note to parent/carer: This is the last piece of homework for this term. There will not be any holiday homework. [/dropshadowbox]
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Friday, 19th October 2018: Last day of Autumn Term 1
Tuesday,30th October 2018: Children return to school for Autumn 2 Term
Tuesday, 13th November 2018: Reception trip to Croydon Grants Vue cinema (you will receive letters with further details about this after half term). We welcome parent helpers on this trip so please make a note of the date and time we will require your assistance. We will leave school by 9.15 and return by 12.45 [/dropshadowbox]