Return to school 8th March 2021

2nd March 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

24.2.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are very happy to be able to welcome all the children back to school on Monday March 8th on a full-time basis. Unfortunately, we still have to adhere to the same restrictions that were in place previously in order to keep yourselves, children and staff safe and help to prevent the rise of infection from Covid -19. 

This does mean we will still have staggered start and end times, (unless you have siblings in school, on which case you bring all children at the start time of your earliest child and collect all children at the latest finish time so that no learning time is missed).

It is important that only one parent brings their child/children to school to reduce the amount of people coming to school. This will ensure we can keep to social distancing measures in place as best as possible. It is vital that parents do not congregate around school premises when dropping off or collecting children as doing so could potentially increase the risk of transmission of the virus. We are very grateful for your support and understanding.

Please see the table below for start and end times together with their entrance for your child’s year group. 

 

Start and End Times:

Year Groups

Start Times

End Times

Entrance

YR

9:00am

3:15pm

Main Gate

Y1+Y1/2

8:45am

3:00pm

Main Gate

Y2

8:45am

3:00pm

Lower side gate (burn)

Y3

9:00am

3:15pm

Upper side gate (road)

Y4

9:00am

3:15pm

Lower side gate (burn)

Y5

8:45am

3:00pm

Upper side gate (road)

Y6

9:15am

3:30pm

Main Gate

 

Further Information:

  • Children should attend school in correct school uniform, Children should bring 1 bag, 1 named water bottle, 1 coat.
  • PE kits can only be worn on PE days (KS2 only) – all other times children must attend in the correct uniform.
  • YET/KS1 children bring in PE kits to school to be left on pegs for half term
  • Communication with your child’s teacher can be done via dojo or telephone appointments 
  • Parents should only attend the school office if absolutely necessary and preferably by appointment
  • Children will be taught in their classes and have access to a full and varied curriculum
  • Children will be given their own equipment and desks will face forwards
  • Reception teaching will operate as normal with access to age-appropriate provision
  • Lunchtimes will be staggered and children will eat with their year group bubble
  • Enhanced cleaning will be carried out during the school day
  • Children will be encouraged to wash their hands on entry and continuously throughout the school day (They also have access to hand sanitisers in all classrooms and corridors)

We are all looking forward to the children returning to school and enjoying their lessons again alongside their teachers and friends.

Mrs Garr

Rev. Paul’s Christmas Q&A

21st December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

Each year group posed a question to Rev. Paul relating to their current topic questions for R.E. Watch the video below to see his answers.

Look out for a special guest appearance from Maisie the dog too!

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Reception’s Christmas PJ Day!

11th December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

Reception thoroughly enjoyed our pyjama movie day on Wednesday this week!

After helping to make our movie snacks we settled down to watch the Grinch, we enjoyed our snacks and hot chocolate and snuggled with our friends under the cosy blankets.

The children (and staff) have enjoyed a lovely festive day!

🎄🎬

Reception Autumn 2 Focus Text

4th November 2020Miss K. Wilkinson
Over the course of the Autumn 2 half term, Reception are looking at journey stories with a main Focus on ‘Handa’s Surprise‘ by Eileen Browne.
It is a story about a little girl who puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend.
The children are going to focus on retelling stories and engaging in conversation about the story. The children will be using their phonics to help them write simple sentences.
Watch the video of the story below.

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Pumpkin Soup!

15th October 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

This week in Reception we have been learning about lists. We began by reading the story ‘Pumpkin Soup’ and even made our own soup! We then made a list of the ingredients that we used, remembering to put each ingredient on a new line and using our phonic knowledge to hear the sounds that we needed to write. So next time we’re feeling hungry, we’ll know what to put in our soup!

 

How can we use nature to make Art?

12th October 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

This week Reception had a Learning Challenge afternoon. It was inspired by the story ‘Leaf Man’ and focused around using natural resources to make art.

The children took part in activities such as creating leaf pictures, dyeing cloth using berries, leaf rubbing and making transient art using things they found outside like sticks, leaves and stones. The children were able to access as many of the activities as they wanted and then we all met back together to share our work and discuss what we had done.

Here are a small group of children dyeing cloth using berries!

NumberBlocks

6th October 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

This week in Maths in Class 1, we have been looking at numbers to 5. We have been forming numbers and representing them using a range of objects. We have been linking this all to NumberBlocks. The children have been building the number block cartoons to match the picture of them and then counting them to make sure they are correct. Here’s a picture of the activity and a picture of our display we have been using to support our maths work.

Happy Birthday Pete the Cat!

2nd October 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

This week in class 2 we have been celebrating ‘Pete the Cat’s’ birthday, he turned 5 this week!

We have been recognising numerals to five and counting out a specific number of items.  The children have loved making play dough cakes for Pete.

   

Reception Autumn 1 Focus Text

25th September 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

This half term in Reception our focus text is ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’.

So far the children have listened to the story and practised retelling it, ordered pictures showing the story events and drawn their favourite part. Over the coming weeks they will be identifying and describing the characters and settings. They are also learning the key features of texts, such as title, author, text and illustration.

 

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