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January 2023
Dear Children, Parents and Families,
It has been a wonderful start to the new year. Here are just a few reminders of our key dates:
P.E day is on Fridays. In order to support and encourage independence children will be changing for P.E in school. As such all children must have a full P.E kit which can be kept in school. Please ensure that on Friday hair is tied back and earrings removed.
Please provide your child with a named water bottle for regular water breaks in class.
Please ensure that all children’s clothing is clearly labelled to avoid them becoming lost.
It will greatly support your children's development if they can read and practice their phonics as much as possible at home. There is an expectation that children read at least 3 times a week at home. Each time a child reads/ practices their phonics I will enter them into the weekly class raffle. Each child that reads a minimum of 3 times a week will also receive a whole school raffle ticket. Each time a child reads they will also contribute to the class reward system.
Homework grids are stuck in their communication diaries, this includes a selection of activities that support the work we are doing in class as well as a selection of Holy Trinity Passport activities. I will check homework and award raffle tickets for all homework completed on a Wednesday.
In addition to the phonics cards, your child will continue to come home with shortly, we will stick the target sounds they are working on in their diaries. Please practise these - similarly your child will continue to be given a maths award target to complete, this enhances our learning in class, practising these at home will greatly support your.
The children will receive government funded fruit at breaktime. If your child would prefer to bring in their healthy snack from home, please send it in. We are a nut free school, so no nuts please.
Please inform us if someone different is picking your child up at the end of the day. We will not allow children to leave with somebody different unless we have permission from you.
If you have any questions at any time, please catch me on the door in the mornings or after school, write a note in the children's communication diary or drop me an email to cdoody@holytrinityhalstead.com or egodsmark@holytrinityhalstead.com.
Mrs Doody and Mrs Godsmark
