Term 3

Week beginning 10 January 2026

Dear Parents,

Happy new year to you all; I hope you all enjoyed the festive period. We have hit the ground running and have had a busy week. We have a few loose ends to finish in maths as I didn’t appreciate how much time the nativity would take up when we were planning last term. We have been finishing our shape work looking at the properties of 2D shapes and lines of symmetry.

We wrote fantastic descriptions of settings using imaginative vocabulary: we had phrases like ‘towering gloomy trees’; ‘trees swaying gently in the wind’; ‘the path was curving left and right’. I was very impressed at the effort everyone put in.

In PE, we started a unit on hockey skills learning how to use the hockey sticks to control the ball.

We have started a new art piece – some of us did get in a pickle with the masking tape! We will be bringing out the paint next week. I have included photos of our snowmen from last week 

I am going to be with the class full time for the next few weeks while staffing is being arranged to cover Ms Traill’s days; this will make things consistent for the children. However, I have had to leave today to attend a funeral so Miss Bell is in this afternoon and there is a supply teacher covering tomorrow.

Have a lovely weekend when it comes,

Ishbal Reid