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Welcome to Owls Class (Year 1)

WBD Hat Competition

Last week, to celebrate World Book Day, sixty of our children took part in our Hat Competition. It was wonderful to see how much care, time and creativity had gone into each and every hat. The entries showed fantastic effort from the children, with each one designing a unique hat inspired by a favourite story or book character. Today we announced the winners and took time during our celebration worship to recognise and celebrate every single hat. The display was truly breath-

Book Day Costumes

A big thank you to everyone who provided costumes and props for your children on World Book Day.

World Book Day in KS1 and Ducks

Take a look at all our fantastic costumes!!

World Book Day Buddies!

What a fantastic World Book Day we have had! We walked up to WH Smith with our buddies and carefully selected a book. The variety was very good and they each chose something that they are very excited to read. We came back to school and shared our new books. It was so nice to be able to spend time with our buddies again!

Reading Escape Room

On World Book Day we were so lucky to take part in a Reading Escape Room! Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils had to escape Crow Castle by working in teams and taking a journey through the rooms via the magic of books. From MacBeth to Charles Dickens, Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes, the children had to turn detective and search for clues. They had to read, infer, comprehend, spell, scan, skim and riddle their way to freedom, or face the Crow Queen and be trapped in Crow Castle. Duck

Boogie on down to better health!

We started our assembly with a quiet check-in, thinking about how we were feeling. Lots of us were a little tired as it is our first week back after half-term...mostly the teachers! As we chatted, the hall felt calm and still. So then, it was time to wake up and shake up! The music started, our bodies began moving, and soon we were dancing our hearts out, with some brilliant cheerleaders leading the way at the front. After all that jumping, dancing, and smiling, we checked in

Glendale Reading Buddies

Once again this term many of our children have enjoyed taking a trip to Glendale to read with our group of reading buddies. Depending on the age and ability of our children, each child reads their levelled book and then shares a picture book with the buddy or if a free reader, then the children take their chosen book to read aloud to a Glendale reading buddy. We are very grateful that they give up their spare time to listen to the children read and sometimes read to them, enc

Year One's Fun Morning

This morning, Year One enjoyed an exciting trip to Three Hills, where they took part in a fun-filled range of agility activities alongside children from other schools. Throughout the morning, the children rotated around different challenges designed to develop balance, coordination, speed and teamwork. From obstacle courses to quick movement games, everyone joined in with enthusiasm and a real willingness to try their best. It was lovely to see the children supporting one ano

Materials in Year One

In Science this term we are learning about Materials. Last week, in Year 1, we had a Recycling Relay to learn about recycling materials. There was a mix of recyclable items at one end of the hall and labelled bins at the other. One by one, the children had to run to pick an item and put it in the correct bin. It was exciting to see everyone thinking carefully about where each item should go while having lots of fun running around. By the end, all the recycling was sorted cor

Christmas Tree Trail

Before Christmas, the children took part in a wonderfully creative Artist Day, which blossomed into a truly special festive event for our whole school community. During the day, each class learned about a famous artist, explored their unique style, and used this inspiration to design and create their own beautiful Christmas tree decorations. These unique pieces of artwork were then displayed on Christmas trees throughout the church for our after-school Christmas Tree Trail. S

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Dear Parents/Carers of Owls,

Term 4 is always an exciting term as we begin to see signs of spring appear, indicating that warmer weather is on it’s way.

Literacy:

This term’s story is ‘Handa’s Surprise’ by Eileen Brown. The children will continue practicing their story writing but there will be a big emphasis on quality over quantity, ensuring letters are formed correctly, finger spaces are being used, as well as capital letters and full stops.

Maths:

Our focus this term is extending our place value learning up to 50! We will also be learning about length & height and volume & mass.

Science:

This term we will be learning about our body. The children will engage in a sequence of lessons where they will learn about their senses, as well as the names and functions of different body parts.

Geography:

In Geography this term we will be learning about the seven continents and five oceans of the world.

Art:

The children will be exploring water colours with Miss Hayward on a Friday.

Design Technology:
DT is a yummy unit on healthy eating with fruit smoothie making this term.

Computing:

The Computing unit this term is Following instructions with Mr O on a Friday.

Music:

In Music, the focus is on Pitch with Mrs Hume on a Friday.

Physical Education:

The PE focus this term is Gymnastics. The children will develop their balance and strength with Mrs Price.

PSHE:

In PSHE the children will be learning about first aid and how to be healthy with Mrs Semple on Friday’s.

REMINDERS:

Items from home are not allowed into school. This is happening frequently and it is causing problems in the classroom and playground by being a distraction during lessons and taking away learning time. Please check your child’s pockets/bag before them come to school.

P.E is on a Monday and Friday; the children need to wear their kits into school on both these days.
Please read daily with your child and record any engagement of reading at home in their reading record books.
Your child must be sent into school every day with their blazer and school headwear (caps/berets).
Please ensure all uniform is labelled clearly and encourage your children to look after their belongings and check their lockers each day.
Please remember to send your child in with a water bottle in every day.
Please practise zipping up coats, putting on gloves and scarves with your child at home (hopefully it won’t be too long until we can store them away for a while!).
Please practise phonics with your children to prepare them for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. I can recommend Phonics Play as a a great interactive game which will support your child with their Phonics Screening check. They must identify the special friends, fred the word and then read the word.

If there are any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to ask.

Best Wishes,

Mrs Laidlow