'You're off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so ... get on your way!'

Dr Seuss

I can’t believe we have one week left before we break up from school! We have been thinking about how Jesus is celebrated all over the world and how he lrepresented in different countries.

The reports are in your children’s bags, I hope you enjoy reading about your child’s successes in Reception, they have all worked so hard this year and I am proud of all of them. I always find it so hard fitting it all in the boxes. This year we’ve seen countless moments of progress, many are quiet and personal and all are different for each child.

It might be that: your child is now confident speaking in front of the class. They can now recognise their new sounds and are applying them when writing. They have developed new friendships and can work and play cooperatively, showing sensitivity to the needs of others. They are speedier with their subitising skills or can explain how they worked out an answer in maths. They can sit and listen for longer periods of time, or they demonstrate our core values and show love and kindness just like Jesus. Success isn’t a race, it is a journey of discovery, wonder and growth.

Conversation starter

What have you achieved in Reception this year?

What have we been learning this week:

Maths and Phonics: We have had a fantastic week of phonics, all the children have made so much progress this year no matter where they started, we are all so proud of them, I will finish our end of year phonics assessments next week.

In maths we have been looking at depth of numbers to 20, one of our favourite activities was having a class bus to tell number stories.

Friday FUNday: Here are the photo’s from Rocky the tortoise visit to school. Thank you for all of your donations, we have raised £120.91 for Little Hearts Matter.

Let’s Celebrate:

Well done to our certificate awardee: for all of the characters, another brilliant week, keep growing your brain and working hard.

Whole School Virtues - Loving and Compassionate: You show love and compassion to all of your friends and teachers in school, thank you.

Important Information and Upcoming Events

Our last day of school is Friday 18th July we close at 2pm.

Show and Tell:

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 Krol and Miss Forster