Key information for parents:

PE: The 'Get Set For PE' unit for Spring 2 is 'Ball Skills'. In this unit the children will develop their ball skills through the topic of ‘Minibeasts.’ Children will develop fundamental ball skills such as rolling and receiving a ball, throwing to a target, bouncing and catching, dribbling with feet and kicking a ball. Children will develop their fine and gross motor skill through a range of game play using a variety of equipment. They will work independently and with a partner. For further information, please click the above link. This will take place on a Friday. Please ensure that your child comes to school in their PE kit on this day. Long hair MUST be tied back and earrings removed. Velcro plimsolls or black trainers MUST be worn unless your child can tie their own laces. Please avoid brightly coloured trainers.  

Library: The children will visit the school library once a week. All children will be able to choose a book from the library to take home and share. Ruby class will visit the library on a Wednesday and Red class on Thursday. Please ensure that library books are looked after and should be kept in the bookbags. Damaged or lost library books and reading books will incur a fee. 

Reading books: When your child receives a reading book, please ensure that they read this with you daily as well as signing your child's reading record when the book has been read. Feel free to comment, tick or initial, whichever you prefer to show the book has been shared. The books will be stored in a named plastic bag as this keeps the books protected and together when placed in baskets to be taken to their Read, Write, Inc. groups. Please leave the books in these bags. Water bottles should not be placed in book bags. 

Homework: Please support your child to work at their own pace with the tasks on Math Seeds, Reading Eggs and Numbots. Logins will be issued for this in Autumn 1. Once your child is issued with a Read, Write, Inc book they should read this every day. A maths challenge is given each half term, starting in Autumn 2. Please see the link above for further information.  

Tapestry: We will be sharing 'wow' moments with you via Tapestry and encourage parents to share those moments with us too! Please ensure that you have returned your child's permission form to school in order for us to allow your child's learning to feature on this platform. As the year progresses and the children are introduced to more book work, the Tapestry observations will become fewer.