Maundene Weekly
Friday 14th January 2022
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ― Anne Frank.
Dear Parents/Carers,
We hope you had a lovely weekend!
Year 2 had an extremely busy start to the week as they had outdoor learning and a visit to our school library. During outdoor learning, Robins and Blackbirds worked collaboratively to create a 'silly face' using maps, keys and the correct equipment. Blackbirds thoroughly enjoyed relaxing in the school library and sharing their favourite books. We also welcomed one of our school governors in to school to discuss RSE with Mrs Rattle and she was blown away with how knowledgeable and articulate all the children were when she spoke to them. They were an absolute credit to the school and made everyone feel extremely proud of them.
On Tuesday, Ravens and Owls were learning about habitats in science, therefore their visit to forest school further developed their learning as they made their own wormeries and bird feeders. Alongside this, the children enjoyed the mud slide. Year 3 had fun exploring fruit and vegetables in their forest school sessions and they were using potato peelers and knives to prepare their salads. The best part was when they got the enjoy their food whilst having their hot chocolate.
On Wednesday, we celebrated our Stars of the Week in our weekly celebration assembly for their hard work in lessons and demonstrating our school values. We also said a massive well done to Year 1 for being noticed by many members of staff for walking round school so calmly and quietly - well done Finches and Kestrels!
Thursday saw Ospreys developing their investigative skills by having fun conducting investigations in science to explain how light travels using torches and pieces of card. Miss Cafferkey also used jamboard for the first time with her class to share all the knowledge Robins had about online safety and we could also see that the children enjoyed writing on the interactive post-it notes to display their thoughts and ideas.
Year 3 had a very successful maths workshop today! The children thoroughly enjoyed reading with their parents and demonstrating their reading skills. Alongside this, Year 5 relished the opportunity to up-level their vocabulary today during English.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Ms. Indresano, Miss Capes and The Maundene Team
Learning Snapshots
Year 4 - Geography links in English
Ravens were identifying the route taken by Matthew Henson in their new core text ‘Race To The Frozen North.’ They traced Henson's route he made as a young boy through to the oceans he crossed in order to reach The North Pole.
#English #racetothefrozennorth
Year 2 visiting the library
Blackbirds have enjoyed a relaxing start to the week by reading their favourite books in the library. Miss Heath even joined in too.
#reading #year2 #chillingout
Stars of the Week
Every week we celebrate our stars of the week who have worked extremely hard and applied our values or character skills consistently. We are so proud of them and know you will be too!
Doves
Arlo S
Kingfishers
Reggie H
Finches
Amelia G
Kestrels
Reggie R
Blackbirds
Noah J
Robins
Joey S
Falcons
Arisha B
Woodpeckers
Scott A
Owls
Valaria A
Ravens
Bella Mai R
Swans
Cienna E
Jays
Justin K
Ospreys
Aous Al-J
Eagles
Lewis H
Key Messages
Earrings
A gentle reminder that children should only be wearing small studs for school and not wearing hooped earrings. On PE days, your child's earrings must be taken out or covered up.
Cold Weather
Due to the weather turning cold and wet, please ensure your child has appropriate clothing and make sure everything is named/labelled.
'Sensory Fiddle Toys'
Please could you ensure that your children are not bringing poppets into school. If your child needs a ‘sensory fiddle toy’ then it will be provided by their class teacher or SENCo – Mrs Jackson. Sensory Fiddle Toys are used to improve children’s focus and the use of them is monitored to ensure they are not a distraction.
Masks and Lateral Flows
Currently, we have minimal cases of Covid-19 at school and
Key dates
Friday 21st January 2022 Year 1 Reading with your child @ 3pm
Friday 28th January 2022Eagles class assembly @ 9am
Friday 4th February 2022Woodpeckers class assembly @ 9amFriday 4th February 2022Year 4 Reading with your child @ 3pm
21/02/22
Monday 21st February
Back to School
Friday 25th February
Year 1 Learning with your child @ 9am
Year 5 Reading with your child @ 3 pm
Birthdays
Kingfishers
Doves
Finches
Mila J
Kestrels
Marcell P
Robins
Olly B
Blackbirds
Falcons
Jacob E
Woodpeckers
Lovie Hood
Owls
Harman R
Ravens
Swans
Amarlia H
Jays
Colby M
Ospreys
James H
Eagles
Attendance
Doves
96%
Kingfishers
98%
Finches
96%
Kestrels
98%
Blackbirds
99%
Robins
95%
Falcons
98%
Woodpeckers
96%
Owls
97%
Ravens
96%
Swans
99%
Jays
96%
Ospreys
98%
Eagles
94%
Our whole school attendance this week is...
97%
Tweet of the week!
It was wonderful to see Falcons class tucking into their fruit and vegetable salad this week whilst they were at Forest School!
The children know that fruit and vegetables are a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre. They focused on the importance of aiming to eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and veg each day.
