Welcome to Vauxhall Bridge Class Parents and Children,
I’m Mrs. Jeevahan-the class teacher and also within the classroom is Mrs. Hunjan our teaching assistant.
We change our reading books every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. When you read with your child, please write a comment in your child’s reading record book, if there is no comment then we will not change the reading book.
Homework is given on a Friday and is due back the following Wednesday.
We have PE on a Monday and a Wednesday afternoon, so please ensure your child has his/her PE kit at school on these days.
All the children have settled in well and Vauxhall Bridge class team look forward to work with you this academic year!
Thank you,
Mrs.Saratha Jeevahan.
Dear Parents, Carers
It’s hard to believe that the children have been with us for half a term already! The time has literally flown by. We are very pleased with how well they have settled into school and built on old relationships and forged new friendships.
Thank you to all the parents who have now signed up to Google Classroom. If you have not done so yet, please check the email you were provided for details on how to log in and the log in details are in your child’s Reading records and class code has been sent to you. Please make sure your child is completing only the HOMEWORK part . Lessons on Google classroom are only for when you are isolating.
Please complete the Mathletics Challenges.
Please note that the last day of school for children is Thursday. The children will be on half term break from Friday 23rd to Sunday 1st November.
School re-opens for children on Monday 2nd November.
Have a lovely half-term break.
Congratulations to our Merit Card winners!
Lambeth Class :
Grace for making excellent progress with her handwriting as well as phonics. Leanne for recognising most of the Tricky words during Phonic lessons. Keep it up.
Ayaz for trying hard to blend sounds during Phonic sessions. Keep it up.
Acton Well done for beginning to develop a positive behaviours for learning as well as beginning to use kind hands during play time.
Vauxhall Class :
Mustafa & Lilly -Rose for recognising most of the tricky words during Phonic sessions. Keep it up.
Well done to our Mathletics Champions.
Lambeth Class : Danielle
Lambeth Class : Leanne, Danielle, Izabella O, Dakshakkavin, Caitlin
Vauxhall Class : Faaris
Lambeth Class : Mirac, Tate, Isabella H, Sumaiya, Arbi, Danielle, Aliyah, Tarun, Rebecca, Leanne, Izabella O, Dakshakkavin, Caitlin
Vauxhall Class : Ethan, Subhikshashree, Prithvi, Gabriel, Josiah, Faris, Freddie, Jai, Luca
Our Learning this week..
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Phonics
We use the Read Write Inc method off Phonics.
Check out the Parental guidance
Here is a Sound pronunciation video
Mrs.Ramakrishan’s Phonics Group
Practise Set 1 and all of Set 2 Sounds
Mrs. Hunjan’s Phonics Group
Practise Set 1 and Set 2 Long vowel up to oo from the Sound Pronunciation video
Miss Dale’s Phonics Group
Practise Set 1 from the Sound Pronunciation video
Check out this video too.
Mrs.Jeevahan’s Phonics Group : Practise Set 1 from the Sound Pronunciation video
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English
Learning Challenge 1
Can children watch this video of the calm sea. Can you describe it using adjectives?
Activity 1 : Can children draw a picture of the calm sea and annotate it with descriptions.
Activity 2 : Can children use their storm picture from last week and compare and contrast the two images and descriptions.
We also continue our learning using our special focus text about Noi where he discovers a baby whale beached on the shore. How will Noi feel and what will he do?
We use Katie Morag series to discover island life and what people do living on an island.
Check out the Katie Morag series for ideas.
We will also draw a story map of Noi’s activities on the island as he describes it to Baby whale.
Maths
We continue our learning with
Place Value – continuing forward / back
Children will be learning about ‘one more’ and ‘one less’, Children will be using objects, dominoes, Numicons, ten frames, numerals, numbers in words, base 10 resources and number lines.
Science
Our learning in Science is about ways to lead a healthy lifestyle. Children will be making a poster incorporating healthy diet, exercise, sleep…
Art
We continue to refine and develop our portrait drawing skills.
Computing
Children learnt how to keep their personal information safe. Episode 4.
PSHE
We continue our learning about the 5C’s focusing on courtesy. When do we say please and thank you or excuse me.
We are happy to say that the children have settled well, in our classes and learning enthusiastically. We continue our Recovery transition curriculum and our day is organised with carpet sessions and planned free flow which encompasses the different curriculum areas.
If your child is unable to come into school for any reason, please call the school office to let them know.
For other enquiries please email year1@howard.croydon.sch.uk.
If you are still not receiving text messages or emails from the school, please let us know immediately.
Please also complete the Mathletics Challenges as it reflects out learning in class. This enables your child to win certificates as well as practise and consolidate their learning.
School lunches are provided every day at 11.45.
A weekly menu has been sent home every Friday. Kindly fill this in with your child and return every Monday morning as you drop off your child. We appreciate your support and co-operation with this to enable us to have a smooth transition at lunchtimes. If your child has a packed lunch, please indicate this on the menu choice letter.
Lambeth Class: Paige: For coming into school all week with a big smile on your face! Keep it up. Marin: For being amazing role-model in our class, always following 5 C’s and being a super helper as well. So proud of you. Yaseen: For being a super reader! Wow!
Vauxhall Class Whole Class: For being super learners and have a positive attitude towards new challenges.
Lambeth Class: Arbi, Aliyah
Vauxhall Class :
Lambeth Class : Mirac. Jayson,Rocco, Tate, Yaseen, Danielle, Leanne, Dakshakkavin, Tarun.Izabella, Thirukumaran, Milena, Jack, Rebecca, Acton, Caitlin, Sumaiya.
Vauxhall Class : Jai, Josiah, Freddie, Ethan, Faris, Subhikshashree.
We will be learning about writing a diary as a character. Can you write a diary entry as Noi. What will you do? Eg – play with the cats, tidy up the room, explore the beach, collect shells.
Also, we will be learning to describe a storm. What adjectives can we use to describe a storm? E.g. turbulent sea, roaring high waves, icy water, flashing lightning…
Place Value- We will be learning how to sort objects. Can you sort these objects in different ways? How many different ways you could sort them out.
Then we will be learning to count forwards and backwards 1-20/1-30/1-50 or more.
Our learning in Science is about ways to stay healthy. The children discussed about healthy food they could eat. Discussion about diet- breakfast, lunch, dinner.
PE lessons will take place twice a week.
Lambeth Class: Monday & Thursday
Vauxhall Class: Monday & Thursday
On their PE day,children must attend school in their PE kit, (jogging bottoms-Black or navy blue are permitted), school shoes and school cardigan or jumper. Please send their black plimsolls or PE trainers in their PE kit bag, which will stay at school for use during PE lessons. A spare set of clothes may also be stored in the PE kit bag.
We are focusing on different ways of travelling, static balances and developing skills – throwing and catching.
We continue developing our understanding of the different feelings using the zones of Regulation. We also continue developing strategies to calm down if we are feeling emotional especially anxious using different breathing techniques.
We are also developing our understanding of the 5 School core values – care, consideration, courtesy, co-operation and commitment.
This week we will focus on care – how do we care about each other, how do we show we care.
We will continue to focus on e-safety and the importance of being safe when using the internet.