Year 2 Home Learning - 6.9.19

This week the children have been given their new home learning books and folders. They have both books and folders as sometimes the children may be given sheets to complete which can either be stuck into their books or placed into the folder. Other weeks the children may be asked to complete something in their books.

This week, please could the children back their books in order to protect them whilst being carried home and back to school each week. This can be done using wrapping paper, sticky back plastic, newspaper - what ever you fancy. It would be brilliant if the children could decorate their books and folders to make them unique to them - please do remember names on these too.

On the first page in the home learning books, it would them be great if your child could draw or write about the different people in their families. This can include siblings, aunties and uncles, grandparents, carers, and even pets! This will then help us when your child talks to us about different people in class.

Finally, we are in the process of completing different reading assessments with your children in order to ensure that they come home with the correct reading book for their level. As the children don’t yet have a reading book, please do read, read and read as much as you can at home.

Thank you

Miss Woodend

"You will never regret being brave"

What an absolutely amazing start the children have had to their Year 2 journey. It was a joy to see so many smiling, excited faces eagerly waiting for me to open the door to the classroom on Tuesday morning. I can’t believe just how quickly the children have settled into their new surroundings and how well they have taken to their new routine - it’s like they’ve been here forever!

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Your first Year 4 homework

Reading

Now you have your new ZPD I would like you to read for 20 minutes every day in Year 4. Make it a real priority!

Homework books

As usual, please back your books in something that reflects your personality - you can use stickers, wrapping paper, photos anything you like but please make sure we can see your name on the front.

Purple Mash

We have an exciting new program which can be done on any device or computer - purple mash You have had a go in class. I have stuck your username and password in your new homework books.

This week I would like you to log in (click link below) and CREATE YOUR AVATAR. You do this by clicking on the silhouette of a person by your name. It can be whatever you like!

Your second task is in your 2DOs list (in red at the top) You need to complete the 2DO ‘When I grow up,’ so that Mrs Lyons can find out more about your ambitions. Dont worry if you are not sure yet, (its not necessary to be sure at age 8!!) just think about what you might like to be and tell me why.

I hope you enjoy it!

Purple Mash LOG IN PAGE

Welcome to nursery

Welcome to nursery!

A very warm welcome to all our children and their families.

I hope that everyone has managed to have a restful summer and are ready for a very busy term at nursery.

It has been a lovely start to the year. All the new children have enjoyed exploring the both the indoor and outdoor environments, and for the returning children it has been great to see their friendships pick up from where they left off in July.

Next week your key person will be making contact with you via a welcome newsletter. You will also be either invited to come along to nursery to meet your designated person, or alternatively arrange for a home visit.

As always there will be dates for you diary, these too will be listed on your newsletter. The nursery blog is usually live from Thursday afternoon, please try to check it weekly to avoid missing any important information.

In the meanwhile, if there is anything you need to know or discuss please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Welcome Back Year 2!

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer holiday filled with laughter, rest and bundles of memory making! I bet it’s hard for many of you to believe (particularly parents) that you will be starting your new adventure in Year Two TOMORROW!

I am very much looking forward to seeing all of your fresh faces in the morning and telling you all about the exciting year of learning we have ahead. Mrs Connolly, your new Year 2 teaching assistant, is also incredibly excited to meet you all.

Just a few notices to keep you up to date in the first week:

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Welcome back to Year 3- 'Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable'...

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer holiday, full of fun, relaxation and most importantly family time. I am really looking forward to seeing you all after a long summer and starting our learning journey together in the juniors. As you all know, you are not the only ones that have not been in Year 3 before, as I also will be new to the year group, but we have plenty of exciting learning to look forward to and lots of new opportunities.

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Welcome to Year 6 - 'Be the change that you want to see in the world.'

I hope that you have all had a wonderful Summer holiday and a chance to relax with family and friends. With only one week until we are back in school, I wanted to give you a few things to think about ready to start Year 6. Year 6 is an exciting year, jam packed with challenge and opportunity; it really will be up to the children how they want to lead and what they want to get involved in and set up for the children within in the school.

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The smallest of ideas can change the school...

Today we had our final Student Council Meeting of the year and said goodbye to our council. Each child shared how they have found their experience of leadership and there were some lovely reflections, including the quote above by Jasmine. It has been a successful year as the council have seen their Children’s Choice Wednesday implemented, an initiative which has resulted in increasing lunchtime numbers across the week. Children have enjoyed having ownership of food choices. They want to continue with this initiative in the new academic year and already we have a large selection of suggestions with waffles being the current firm favourite, especially for Ryan who would like a little chocolate sauce with his!  

Thank you children for being such a pro-active group of children who have problem-solved throughout the year to help Our Lady’s run smoothly!

A Recipe Book to Enjoy...

Family Favourites - a recipe or two!

For the last half term, the Year 6 children have been working hard with Mrs Curtis to produce a family recipe book . The children developed the book to be created and sold in the hope of raising more money for Brian House. They have been moved over the year by the trauma many families go through at these difficult times and have been moved to action.  There is a PDF of the book attached here; as an ECO school the children felt that it would not be in the planet’s interest to start printing off lots of copies and therefore they decided that an online version would be best. So they are now asking for a ‘reading donation’. In other words by opening it up and reading you are committing yourself to send in a donation, no matter how small.  If you want to make a donation to Brian House, please send the money in with your child next week. Every penny will make a difference to the life of another. Year 6 and Mrs Curtis would like to say thank you in anticipation of your generosity.

Year 6 Cookbook