May 5

Friday 5th May 2023

Hello and happy Friday,

 

We have had a fun packed week, which has been lots of learning about the coronation. We learnt how to sign the national anthem and also made flags and crowns.

In English, we wrote our own poems about  the sea.

 

In Maths, we have been exploring the different ways to make 5 and   being able to record these in a number sentence and a part-part whole.

In RE, we have been learning about stories from different faiths, today we learnt about The Tiny Ant.

Please do sign when your child has read.

Home-learning has been set- please spend time on Numbots.

Bank holiday Monday – No school

Thursday – please wear PE kit to school – this should be plain black bottoms and top with trainers- No Laces please.

 

Have a lovely weekend celebrating the coronation.

 

Sapphire Team

April 28

Friday 28th April 2023

Hello and happy Friday. I can’t believe we are already 2 weeks into this half term.

By now, you should have received this terms ‘summer homework’ and also up to date information about your child’s phonics group.

The school’s Mathseeds subscription has come to an end, but we are having a trial with Numbots, which you have been given the log in details for. Please do let us know how you find it.

Today, you were also given their final ‘Home Stars’ we look forward to seeing what your children have achieved at home.

 

We had a great trip to the planetarium and the children were brilliantly behaved.

 

In Maths, we have explored ways to add using 5 and a bit, such as 5+1=6, 5+2=7, 5+3=8 etc.

 

Monday – Bank holiday – no school

Thursday – PE- please come to school in PE kit – Please no laced trainers.

Please can book bags be in school everyday, please bring a coat/jacket as the weather in unpredictable and we do go out in all weathers.

 

Have a great weekend

 

The Sapphire Team.

March 29

Show and Share

We would like to invite you to a mini Easter celebration on Friday just before our ‘Show and Share’ event.

We will be singing a song along with KS1 in the KS2 hall from 2:35pm

 

Thank you

March 24

Friday 24th March 23

Hello and happy Friday,

 

This week, we continued our text Astro Girl and looked at comparing our favourite food. We were also able to try space food.

We learnt all about asteroids and moon craters.

 

We have had some great learning during free choice learning,

 

In RE, we made our own Easter Gardens.

We finished off with a trip to West Kingsdown Library.

Please do read at home and sign when read. Book bags should be in school daily.

Can any outstanding homework been brought in by Wednesday please. Thank you for your support.

 

Next term, we will be looking at spring and the seaside.

Our space trip  is scheduled for Wednesday 26th April.

Thursday – PE please wear PE KIT to school

Friday – show and share . We will be sharing an Easter song at 2:35 followed by opportunity to look at their journals.

Have a lovely weekend

 

The Sapphire Team

 

 

March 17

Friday 17th March 2023

Hello and happy Friday,

 

We have had a jammed packed week of space activities.  We dressed as astronauts as well as finding out and leaning all about the constellations.

We wrote about Astrid from our story ‘Astro Girl’

In Maths, we have been learning all about doubles.

 

Friday, we enjoyed a science day with St Pauls.

 

Homelearning – space project.

please do spend 10 mins on Mathseeds.

Please do read at home.

 

Please can we ask the children to bring in a family favourite food to share in class.

This is linked to our class text and would like the children to be able to share with others what they like to eat at home. This could be savory or sweet.  If able to, could you list any allergens. NO nuts please.
Have a lovely weekend

 

The Sapphire Team

March 10

Friday 10th March 2023

Hello and happy Friday,

 

This week, we have been busy making rockets and planets in our free choice learning time.

We have explored the different ways to make 7.

 

In PE, we continued our dance unit with Miss Bracken.

In RE,  We listened to the Easter story and remembered how On Easter Saturday Jesus was placed in a tomb.

Each week, we learn a traditional tale- this week we have been learning all about The Enormous Turnip- can they retell the story to you?

Monday – wear red for Red Nose Day and bring in a £1

Please can each children bring in a Tupperware/plastic container for our Easter Gardens.

Also, we are still collecting shoe boxes.

 

Have a lovely weekend

 

The Sapphire Team

March 9

Wanted:

The children have been very busy with their creations and it seems our supply of junk modelling has run out.

This could include bottles, egg boxes, boxes, cardboard tubes.

 

Also, please can ALL children bring in a Tupperware/ plastic container for an Easter Garden we will be making in the next two weeks.

Thank you for your support.

March 8

Snow Day 8th March 23

Good Morning,

Sorry, that Today’s trip was not able to go ahead.

 

Some activities for today:

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Have fun in the snow – could you build a space rocket? or an Astronaut? You could draw a picture and write a sentence about what you built.

 

Please spend some time on Mathseeds; This week we are finding different ways to make 7. using cubes/cars / teddies can you find the ways to make 7

such as 6+1 , 5+2 etc. If able they could have a go at writing the number sentence.

Please practice sounds, especially focusing on sh, ch, th, ng and nk.

Any questions, please do send us an email.

 

The Sapphire Team.

March 6

Friday 3rd March 2023

Hello and happy Friday,

 

This week, we celebrated with ourbook week; looking at The lion and the Mouse.

           

 

The Lion came to visit and we did some great Art and lovely writing which was on show at the Exhibition.

 

In Maths, we explored finding 1 more and 1 less, we found ways to make the octoblock and did some great number practice.

 

In RE, we explored the Easter story and why Christians eat Hot Cross Buns .

 

Some great learning during Free Choice Learning.

Home-learning has been set in Homework book- Thank you for those art projects which have come in.

 

Wednesday – School Trip to the Planetarium see letter.   Packed lunch and water bottle in a back pack which they will be carrying around for the day, please ensure they have a coat.

Thursday – Please wear PE kit, please can we ask that trainers have velcro or elasticated laces. They have access to outside and need to be able to independently change their shoes.

 

Have a lovely weekend

 

The Sapphire Team

February 24

Friday 24th February 2023

Hello and Happy Friday,

The children have settled well into our new topic, where we are learning all about Space.

The children have begun to explore the names of the planets and make their own space books.

 

We celebrated shrove Tuesday by making Pancakes.

In Maths. we have been exploring the ways to make 6,7 and 8.

Please can you sign when your child has read, it is important to develop speedy reading to read their book more than once.

Thursday is World Book Day – Children are welcome to wear own clothes or a costume. Please bring in a book for the book swap.

 

Please do explore the FREE AUDIOBOOKS AVAILABLE here.

 

Space  Home Learning has been set and sent home.

 

Have a lovely weekend

 

The Sapphire Team