Happy Friday everybody! It has been a busy week in school this week, however, all eyes have been on a certain event next week...
Colchester Castle - Tuesday 19th March
Just a few reminders about Tuesday - firstly, the trip will take place within the normal school day and we should be back around 2:45pm so collection time will be as normal. However, please ensure you arrive promptly on this day at 8:45am as we want to be on the coach by 9:00am to depart on time.
Secondly, the only things your child needs to bring is their packed lunch and a drink (unless of course you have ordered a school packed lunch). Preferably, this will be in a disposable bag so the children don't need to bring anything back on the coach with them.
If you have any questions regarding the trip, please just ask us - it will be a fab day!
Spelling Frame Homework
This week we are looking at Spelling Rule 3. This is the /oy/ vowel digraph for Year 1's and the "soft g sound" for Year 2's spelt as -ge.
Maths Homework
This week, we would like you to look at pages 42 & 43.
For Year 1's this continue to focus on length and height - this time measuring. This is a great chance to become involved in some practical measuring of different objects around the house. Use a ruler/tape measure or use some non-standard units such as hand spans and find out how long different things are. If you record any of these measurements, please pop it into the homework book as we would love to see this too!
For Year 2's this focuses on equivalent fractions. Understanding how 2 quarters is the same as 1 half is an important skill for the children and being able to "see" these equivalent makes it easier to understand. The below website lets you explore how different fractions relate to each other by dragging the fraction into circles and then comparing.
https://turnonthesubtitles.org/parents/
Turn on the Subtitles!
Research has shown that it can double the chance of your child leaving school as a proficient reader. You can turn them on for the whole family or most streaming services will now allow you to do it just for children’s profiles.
Perhaps, after all, there is a magic button…
We are delighted to announce that we are running a number of Maths workshops for adults. You can be a parent, grandparent, carer, aunt or uncle - you are all welcome! Are you someone who feels they need some support with maths? Perhaps your own experience in school wasn’t a good one. Well fear not, we have the solution to this!
Multiply courses are free and fully funded by Essex County Council as part of their Multiply Maths programme.
Each course is 6 hours face-to-face in school. Each session will be between 1pm-3pm on the dates
below:
EYFS 16th / 23rd / 30th April
KS1 18th / 25th April, 2nd May
KS2 10th / 17th / 24th May
Here is the link for you to register your interest. https://forms.gle/BV9pj1FmAegMRLhw8
WHOLE SCHOOL SUMDOG ESSEX COMPETITION
Calling all of you amazing mathematicians!
You have been entered into the Sumdog Essex Competition. Taking place 15 March - 21st March
I will be monitoring how well each class is doing. The winning class will be announced in the school
newsletter and will each receive 2 Dojos!
Let's show our Down Hall community what great mathematicians we are!
Good luck.
Mrs Hurley
Justgiving Page
Just a reminder of our justgiving page as a way of donating to our Comic Relief collection today:
Down Hall Comic Relief Just Giving Page
Thank you for your continued support in our teaching of Children's Rights.
RRS Article 2: Children's Rights apply to every child, everywhere all of the time.
If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day - we would love to see you!
Have an awesome weekend!
Much love,
Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille & Miss Smith
