January 2012

Dear Parents and Guardians

Happy New Year and welcome back to the start of a new term. The children have settled back into class very well and are now preparing for and working towards Key Stage 1 SAT’s alongside of completing their usual class work.

Class timetable

PE will now be on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. The Wednesday session will be taught by PE specialist Mr Netherwood. Pupils need to bring an outdoor PE kit, including trainers, as this session will frequently be taken outside, weather permitting! An indoor PE kit, including pumps, will also be required. Long hair should be tied back and earrings must be removed.

Spellings will be given on Mondays, to be learned for a test on Friday of the same week. These will generally be linked to our phonics work in class, although occasionally may be high frequency words from the Year 1/2 spelling list.

• Other homework will be given on Fridays, to be returned on the Monday of the following
• week.

• Children are encouraged to read regularly at home and they are able to change their own reading books when they come into the classroom first thing in the morning. They also take part in Guided Reading sessions throughout the week.

• Curriculum

• Our Science themes for this term are Magnets and Springs followed by Looking after our Teeth, and our topics are Hinduism followed by Castles, Knights and Myths. I will continue to teach the children to play recorders on a weekly basis, following on from their work with Miss Stacey before Christmas.

My PPA time will be on Wednesday morning, when Mr Netherwood will teach PE and Mrs Chatwin will teach an ICT based maths/literacy lesson. My management and leadership time will be on Friday afternoon when Mrs Chatwin will teach a skills-based ICT lesson.

Mrs Grace will continue to support our literacy sessions and Mrs Broadhurst and Miss Audsley will continue to support in other areas.

Other useful information

If your child is going to be absent from school please let us know by phone as soon as possible. If you are unable to do this please send a note with them on their return. If you have any worries or concerns, please do not hesitate in discussing them with me.

Mrs K Burnett