‘The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.’
Piglet
A. A. Milne
What a beautiful week of sun, we have been learning about how Jesus sent his friend the Holy Spirit to the Apostles. Jesus knew his friends would be sad without Him and find it hard to do the special job that he left them to do. They felt sad, afraid and alone, when The Holy Spirit appeared, they felt joyful brave and loved. The Holy Spirit is there to help us too and we can ask him to help us.
Conversation starter
What would you like the Holy Spirit to help you with?
What have we been learning this week:
We have been continuing to develop our subitising skills, writing more sentences and had some excellent Phonics sessions this week!
Drawing club:
This week instead of reading a book we watched Mr Benn Zoo Keeper, ask you child if they can remember the actions and what the words mean?
Gosh I can’t believe our writing, I love seeing the joy and wonder on the children’s faces when they are talking about there writing. Some children are writing independent sentences, they are using our phonics mats to help. I am so proud of all of them, we keep making more and more progress. Most importantly the children love coming to drawing club!
Mr Benn vocabulary:
Liberate: to free or let out
Capture: to grab, trap, or take something that doesn't want to be grabbed, trapped, or taken.
Habitat: is the home of an animal or a plant
Tearful: feeling sad and ready to cry, or having tears in your eyes
Protect: to keep someone or something safe from harm or danger
Shelter: a place or structure that gives protection against weather or danger.
Release: to set free.
Forlorn: left alone and not cared for.
Maths: more subitising we focused on the number 6 and using a ten frame to make it in different ways.
Forest School:
Please ensure that your child has their arms and legs covered for forset school, they are den building and in the bushes.
Next week it is Group 2 and Group 3
Wednesday 7th May:
Group 2
· Adele
· Daisy
· Harry
· Hope
· Leo
· Lillie
· Noah
· Rosalie
· Tommy
· Ruairi
Thursday 8th May
Group 3
· Archie
· Arla
· Diya
· Hugo
· Lily
· Maggie
· Ralph
· Rupert R
· Willow
· Arthur
Don’t forget come into school in forest school clothes and bring uniform in a bag for after.
Let’s Celebrate:
Well done to our certificate awardee: a ‘Bobby Bee’ you are enthusiastic in everything you do, you have been working so hard practising your sounds and blending.
Whole School Virtues - Active and Curious:
You have had a great week, it is lovely to see your confidence grow and you have been curious to learn more keep it up :)
Henry the Dog: Henry is going home with this person for your phonics this week! you have worked so hard.
Important Information and Upcoming Events
Year 5 Charity Donut Sale
Please give Year 5 your support!!
Show and Tell:
Thank you for the show and tells this week, they have been lovely. We have loved hearing about your trips celebrating achievemnts and seeing your wonderful crafts.
Please look below to see which day your child can share their show and tell news. We love to celebrate each child’s achievements in class. So we use show and tell as an opportunity to share things that they are proud of, or to share something that is important to them. Great show and tell examples are: sharing photos, bringing in certificates or medals, a souvenir from a trip out or something that they have made at home.
Important Reminders:
Polite reminder that we are a Nut free school. Please can you bring in healthy snacks please refer to the poster for suitable snacks, we always have fruit avalible too.
PE
Our PE days are Tuesday (outside) and Friday (inside). On these days, children can come to school in their PE uniform and will remain in this for the day. We kindly ask that velcro trainers (white, black or navy) are worn as this allows the children to be indepoendent when taking their shoes off and putting them back on. Polite reminder that for health and safety reasons, no jewellery is to be worn on PE days. We kindly ask that this is removed at home before coming into school.Art T-shirt
Please can you bring in an art T-shirt, if you haven’t already, these help us keep uniforms as clean as possible.Jumpers: please can you check that your child has brought the right jumper or PE jacket home, they can easily get mixed up when bags are being packed, there are a few missing in class, thank you.
if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at:
d.drummond@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
Thank you for all of your support
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Drummond, Mrs Summersall, Mrs Kroll and Miss Forster