Congratulations Noah- Year One

Congratulations Noah!

A huge well done to Noah for his achievement in swimming last week. Noah has moved up a swimming level and has been awarded his green hat.

Keep up the fantastic work Noah!

Pine Class’ cupcake party!

Pine Class’ cupcake party!

Pine Class enjoyed  a cupcake party this week for achieving 100% attendance in the first week of term. 

Well done Pine Class! Keep up your good work completing one of your pupil jobs - coming to school on time everyday.

Year 2 Reading Stay and Learn session 4.10.18

On  Thursday 4th October, we will be hosting a stay and learn session in the classrooms for Year 2. These will be in your child's classroom- Chestnut, Cedar and Cherry. This session will be all about reading. If you would like to join us, please turn up at your child's class at 9am (until 9:30am).

Many thanks, The Year 2 Team

Fruit boats in Year One

Fruit boats in Year One

This week year one have been making fruit boats in the outside area. They have been testing the boats in the water tray, observing how different fruits float or sink.

"Mackenzie used lemon and it sunk down!" - Thomas

"Mine's floating like Luke's one" - Lewie

"Lime, it smells nice like lemon" - Donnie

"I'm making a little seat for the driver" - Lottie

Stay and Learn in Year One

Stay and Learn in Year One

Dear Parents/Carers,

We would like to welcome you to our first Stay and Learn session in Year One. This will be on Thursday 18th October, 9am-9:30.

The theme will be History and there will be activities set up for you to do with your child. 

We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Kind regards, 

The Year One Team

Bird Feeders in Year One

Outside activities in Year One

This week's outside activity is Cheerio Bird Feeders.  A great way for kids to connect with nature, and a super fine-motor activity too!

Fine motor skills are the coordination of small muscle movements which occur e.g., in the fingers, usually in coordination with the eyes. These fun activities have been created so the children in Year One can have fun, be creative and at the same time build on the skills they need to improve their handwriting, cutting and other fine motor activities. 

Year One Certificates

Year One Class Assembly

Pine Class

Well done to Luke and Isaac who have been awarded the Reciprocity certificate for their fantastic collaboration.

Congratulations to Lottie, who has been awarded a Resourcefulness certificate for her amazing art work.



Rowan

A big well done to Viviana and Faye who have been awarded a certificate for demonstrating reciprocity. Viviana have been collaboration with her friends and Faye was able to organised herself independently.




Mulberry Class

Congratulations to Summer who has been awarded the resilience certificate for her ability to manage distractions and complete her work to the best of her abilities.

Forest school Fun!

Forest School Fun!

Last Thursday, 15 little explorers made their way to Mead Primary School for their first Forest School session.



'Awesome imaginations in action last Thursday at forest school. A rocket was discovered and launched taking a few of us to explore the sights on Saturn. Homes were made for monkeys and gentleness was displayed as a ladybird crawled along a hand. What a great bunch of Year 1’s we have this term, I’m looking forward to lots more fun together.' Alison Ant

Reciprocity in Year 2

Betty has received the Reciprocity award for her wonderful interactions with her peers over the week, she has been considerate, attentive and eager to share and help, well done Betty! 

Learning Challenges in Year 2!

Shajia, Riley and Thomas have been busy at home with their learning challenges! 

Shajia made a wonderful picture of burning houses, Samuel Pepys and wrote out a poem! Thomas wrote out a poem about the Great Fire of London, and Riley also wrote out a poem and added some fantastic pictures! 

Keep up the brilliant work, we can't wait to see what else will be brought in! 

Year One become Superheroes!

Year One become superheroes!

Year One's topic this half term is all about superheroes. We have been looking at our favourite superheroes as well as real life heroes in our community across our learning. 

The children participated in a Superhero Workshop this week where they put their super powers to use to save the planet!

The children enjoyed the workshop, thinking about what they would need if they were Superheroes including what they would pack in their suitcase if they were going on a Superhero mission.

"I have new shoes!" - Faizah

"I'm taking a mask to cover my face." - Luke

"I put perfume in my bag" - Anna

This week in Year 2...

The children have been getting to grips with their new classes and expectations. There are lots of changes each year- in year two the children now complete jobs, experience new and exciting topics and become increasingly independent with their ICT and activities. 

Here you can see some of the children in action, enjoying their jobs, using purple mash on the ipads, building and creating in the year two areas. Great work!

Year One Reading

Year One Reading

We are very excited to launch our new reading plan for our Year 1 children.  
This will be similar to the reading experience the children have had in Reception with the addition
of new phonic story books which will match your child’s reading level.

On your child’s reading day they will bring home a real story book, a Read, Write, Inc. book
that they have already read or will soon be reading in school, and one of new story books which they
will use their reading skills to decode (sound out) with you at home. These books will all go home in a
folder and the children should bring them back to school on their reading day to read to their teacher and have
their books changed.

It is very important that these books are kept together in the reading folder we will provide and are all returned to us.

How to help at home

The first time your child reads a story they may need to sound out lots of words.

You can help them if they are stuck by sounding out the word they are stuck on e.g. ‘c,r,a,b’ or ‘c,ar,t.’

The second and third time your child reads encourage them to say the words they know if they do not need to
sound them out to increase the speed of their reading.

To improve your child’s comprehension you can discuss and compare key moments in the story, answer
questions about the story and encourage them to read the story with a storyteller’s voice. The books have
questions and guides at the back to help you to do this.

Our aim is for the children to read with fluency and expression. To do this they need need to read stories
more than once. They will not be expected to read 3 books in one night but should read their books a few
times during the week to increase their fluency.

Look out for our video guide which will show a teacher modelling reading the phonic
books with the children. If you have any questions regarding your child’s reading please speak to your child’s
teacher and they will be able to advise you.

Yours Faithfully,

Year 1 Team

Mulberry’s Certificates

Mulberry’s Certificates

Well done to Steven who received an E for Excellence certificate today. Congratulations to Kyla for her Star Writer award.

 In Mulberry class this week Frankie received the Reciprocity certificate for collaborating with his peers.  Lewie was awarded the Resourcefulness certificate for his creative art work.  

Thank you Rowan Parents/Carers

Dear Parents,

Just a quick thank you for helping the children bring in their red spelling books today. We had EVERYONE'S book- great job! They were very excited to do their test. You will get their results and new spelling on Monday.

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Chappel

4R Certificates in Pine Class

4R Certificates in Pine Class

Well done to Ellie-Jane and Lucas who earned themselves certificates for demonstrating the 4R's this week!

Ellie-Jane earned her certificate for her resilience in settling into Year One. Lucas earned a reciprocity certificate for his fantastic collaboration with his friends.

Keep up the good work!

Rowan Class earn certificates!

Well done

Well done to Finley, who received Star Writer and Noah, who received E for Excellence in today assembly.

We also had some other children who earned special certificates during our class assembly. Take a look...

Get Caught Reading!

Congratulations to Aimen, who was caught reading in the outdoors.

Well done to Danny, who was caught reading in a forest.

Maya-Rose,who snuggled up to her cousins for story time.

4Rs

Well done to Jayden who received a Reciprocity certificate for his fantastic collaboration!

I made my teacher happy

Riley and Danny impress Mrs West from the office with their amazing manners. Mrs West said 'They made my day! What fantastic role models.' Great job, boys. 

Chestnut's Learning Challenge Stars

Chestnut’s Learning Challenge Stars

Well done to Ife and Emily for completing their fantastic learning challenges, both girls created beautiful pieces of art. Keep up the hard work!

Year 2 learning Challenge

On Friday, the learning challenge and curriculum newsletter was sent home. The newsletter will tell you all about the term ahead including what your child will be learning at school, homework expectations and school trips/ visitors.

Please note, there will be a weekly spellings and times tables tests held on Fridays (2, 5, 10 and 3x tables). Spellings will be handed out every Monday- but books will need to be returned each Friday for the tests. The tests will be completed at the back of homework books, or on paper if the book hasn't been returned.

In addition to weekly homework (reading, spellings and times tables), we have a learning challenge which is related to our class topics (please see below).

We would also like to invite you to our stay and learn sessions: 4th October (reading) and 20th November (maths). It is an opportunity for you to visit your child's classroom and explore their learning with us or ask any questions you might have.

First few days in Year 2!

The children have been having lots of fun getting to know their new classes and their new teachers. In Cherry class they have been set lots of different challenges and the children have been eager to complete them and show off their skills! It has been an exhausting week for many as the children get back into their school routines and learn new things about their classes- we have fitted in a lot! Have a look at the photos below to see a snippet of the last few days. We look forward to having you back on Monday!

The children completing the spaghetti and marshmallow tower challenge!

Indoor fun- the children completed a series of team tasks to win prizes, one included building a tower of cups- the winner's tower was 80cm! The children loved supporting each other and showing off their 4R skills through negotiating, working together, reflecting and being creative! Well done!

During early morning time (before 9am) the children are given activities and tasks that allow them to explore the curriculum, build skills and investigate our topics. Here the children are exploring 'the great fire of London', completing word games and art activities.

Our first week in Year One

Our first week in Year One

What a fantastic few days it has been! The new Year One children have settled in well and it has been a joy to see them happy and confident in their new environment.

They have enjoyed making new friends and exploring their new surroundings.

Take a look below at some of the things they have been up to...



In our 'Small World' area, we have some fancy new blocks designed for building. A picture of The Taj Mahal was put on the board for inspiration and Aimen built a fabulous palace from the blocks.

Thomas and Freddie used the big blocks in the outside area to build Big Ben. They even made the clock faces for the top- very impressive!

"I love the writing area the best. I also like the cars in the Small World. They look like Lightening McQueen." Ahussam, Mulberry

"I like playing with the ducks in the water area." Oliver, Rowan

"I like going into all the area in the classes, especially the art." Harry, Rowan

"The doctors area is the most fun." Lenny, Pine

Year One Curriculum Letter

Year One Curriculum Letter

Today/Tomorrow you will receive a paper copy of our curriculum letter. This will tell you a bit of information about what is happening in Year One this term. We have blogged a copy of this letter below.

Next week we will be assessing the children's reading levels in school. Your child will bring home their books and reading record on 17/9/18. Although they will not bring home a school book next week, please continue to encourage your child to read story books at home.

Any questions, please come and see your child's teacher at the end of the day.

Many thanks,

The Year One Team

Come and say hello to the Year One team!

Meet the team...

Welcome back to school! We are looking forward to getting to know you all.

Here are some photos of the teams to help you put names to faces. If you have any questions, we are around after school, so please come and say hello!


Rowan Class
Class Teacher and Year One Lead- Miss Chappel
Teaching Assistant- Mrs Davidson (formally Miss Richardson...congratulations!)
Wednesday cover PPA teacher- Mrs Charlesworth 

This is where the adults collecting children from Rowan Class need to wait a the end of the day.
We thank you in advance for being patient with us as we get to know your faces over the next couple of weeks! 




Mulberry Class
Class Teacher- Miss Hurrell
Teaching Assistant- Mr Maher
Wednesday cover PPA teacher- Mrs Dawson

This is where the adults collecting children from Mulberry Class need to wait a the end of the day.
We thank you in advance for being patient with us as we get to know your faces over the next couple of weeks! 



Pine Class
Class Teacher- Miss Davis
Teaching Assistant- Mrs Axford
Wednesday cover PPA teacher- Mrs Chance

This is where the adults collecting children from Pine Class need to wait a the end of the day.
We thank you in advance for being patient with us as we get to know your faces over the next couple of weeks.



Many thanks,

The Year One Team

Year One- Welcome!

Good Morning Year One!

We are very excited to see you all today.

When you make your way to your new classroom today, you may need to enter through a different door than you did last year. Please see below...



ROWAN CLASS
If you are in Rowan Class with Miss Chappel, you will need to turn left at the bottom for the ramp and enter through the door in the photo below.




PINE AND MULBERRY CLASS
If you are in Mulberry Class with Miss Hurrell or Pine Class with Miss Davis , you will need to turn right at the bottom for the ramp and enter through the door in the photo below. This is the same door as you entered through last year.



Don't worry if you make a wrong turn! There are lots of friendly faces around to help!

Welcome to Year Two!

Welcome back to school to our new year 2! This year we have 3 classes: Cherry, Chestnut and Cedar. Your teachers are very much looking forward to welcoming you back and starting the exciting year ahead.

Here are some photos of the teams and the location at which to collect your children at 3pm.

Chestnut class will be collected in the main playground by the shelter. Mrs Jennings and Mrs Pitts will be there to meet you.

Cedar Class (Mr Jackson & Mrs Clements) will be collected from the staff room door, in between the year 2 ramp and year 1.

Cherry class will be collected at the year 2 ramp from Ms Hammond, Mrs Kupriene and Miss Hamilton.

Looking forward to seeing and meeting you all,

The Year Two team