Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope you had a lovely week. Thank you to parents who have been able to come along to the 'Meet the Teacher' sessions over the past couple of weeks. If you have any further questions, please speak to your child's class teacher.

On Tuesday, Year 4 commenced their science experiment where they were investigating what makes materials change state. The children chose chocolate to investigate - as you can imagine, they thoroughly enjoyed this! In the afternoon, Year 2 and 3 had engaging PE lessons. Blackbirds and Robins were developing their throwing and catching skills, whilst Year 3 explored their balancing through a gymnastics lesson.

On Wednesday, the children in Reception were continuing to work on writing their name. The children used name labels to support them when forming the individual letters. In addition to this, they made the initial letter of their name out of salt dough. In the afternoon on Wednesday, Jays and Swans developed their science and maths skills. They did this through creating bar charts to represent gestation periods of a variety of animals.

On Thursday, Jays were working on their touch typing skills. They had to ensure they placed their fingers on the correct keys to ensure they were accurate. The children found this challenging, but applied much resilience to the task! Year 1 were learning about adjectives, verbs and nouns this week in English lessons through their core text, The Lonely Beast. The children have enjoyed learning about this book a lot so far this term. We can not wait to read through their final outcomes at the end of the term!

Today Year 3 had 'Reading with your Child' afternoon. It was wonderful to see so many parents attend this event! Thank you for your continued support - the children love sharing their classroom with you.

Finally, we would like to take the opportunity to thank all Year 6 children for their efforts and preparation for Head Pupil interviews. The children worked extremely hard when writing their letter applications for the role of Prefect and Head Pupil.

The interviews took place on Thursday 22nd September and the following roles were given:

Head Boy - Fletcher M

Head Girl - Jessie G

Deputy Head Boy - Justin K

Deputy Head Girl - Maisie C

Sports Ambassador - Teddy D

Sports Ambassador - Millie B

Congratulations to these children and all of the other children who are now proud Prefects of Maundene! We can not wait to work alongside our new Year 6 leaders to continue developing Maundene even further.

We hope you have a great weekend,

Miss Capes, Mrs Jackson and the Maundene Team

A huge WELL DONE to all children who achieved Star of the Week. Maundene are proud of you!

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