Horbury Bridge CE J&I Academy

16th April: Newsletter 22

Curriculum Newsletters

Curriculum Newsletters for each class are now on the website. These give you an overview of the areas of the curriculum which will be covered by your child this half term and how this links to the class novel being used. Click to find out this half term's learning.

Read the newsletters here Curriculum Newsletters

Virtual Parents Meetings

Time allocations have been sent out via email this week. If you have not already booked to speak to your child's class teacher next week, please speak to the office

School Meals

As we plan and look forward to many more things in school returning to normal in September, we are taking the opportunity to review many of our current and previous procedures, including school meals.

We have begun by talking to the children about their likes, dislikes and ideas for any changes to school dinners.

It would also help us if you could give us your views as parents, both if your child has school dinners or has packed lunches.

Please fill in this short online questionnaire here : School Lunch Survey

If you receive certain benefits, your child may be eligible to free school meals and we would also receive additional funding to use in school.

Even if your child is in Reception, Year 1 or 2 where the government funds meals, or if your child didn't want a school meal, we would still get extra funding!

Any extra funding for school would be very beneficial so please do have a look at this form to see if you may be able to apply or contact the office for a chat.
Apply online here : Click for form

Class 2

Class 2 have started their new topic based on 'The Wild Way Home' by Sophie Kirtley. We met the main character, Charlie and have followed him on his journey through a multitude of emotions. Charlie has run away from home and the children 'stepped into his shoes' to write about his thoughts and feelings as he runs into his favourite forest to escape. They used their empathy skills to imagine how Charlie would be feeling at various points in the book so far.

The children have also continued their learning about plants and have been exploring how plants reproduce and what the specific parts of a flower are called and the job they have in reproduction.

In PE, the children have been thinking about the importance of warming up and why we need to do it before physical activity. They knew that they need to get the blood pumping efficiently in their bodies and stretch in order to not damage our bodies. They worked in small groups to create a fun and engaging warm up that they can share with the class in the future.

Class 3

It has been a difficult week in Class 3. On Monday, they were given the terrible news that they had to evacuate the Earth and move to a new, unknown planet outside our solar system. Each child was asked to bring two very special items to remind them of their home planet. We had teddies, photos, toys and even a pair of sunglasses!

Of course, this was all to understand the emotions that the characters in our new class novel, 'The Green Book', would have been having on receiving the same news.

In Science, the children became physicists and explored how we get day and night as we begin to explore more about our Earth and its place in the solar system.