Tulip, Bluebell & Daffodil Blog - Friday 18th July 2025

 Happy Friday, everybody! It seems incredible that we are already at the end of the year - it has flown by! We have all absolutely loved working with all your children this year and it has been a privilege to watch them grow, learn and flourish as the year has progressed. We are all sure that they will continue to be just as fabulous as they move on to being Year 2's and 3's!

We would also like to give a massive thank you and good luck to Mrs Yuille who is leaving us. She has been an incredibly important member of our staff team here at Down Hall and will be greatly missed. Good luck out there Mrs Yuille!

Don't forget that we are celebrating the end of the term with a picnic on the field with parents and carers on Tuesday 22nd July. Much like the Sports Day arrangements, parents can collect their children from classes at 12:00pm to take them on to the field. At 1:00pm, the children will line up to return to class to collect their things and then will go home straight away.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER HOLIDAY!!!

We will be available on ClassDojo up until lunchtime on Tuesday 22nd July and then again from Monday 1st September.

Remember: children return to school on Tuesday 2nd September.

All that remains is for everyone here in Key Stage 1 to wish you an amazing summer holiday. We would also like to give our heartfelt thanks for all your support and kind words over the year - it means so much to all of us!

Much love

Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes, Mr Jude & Miss Smith

Tulip, Bluebell & Daffodil Blog - Friday 11th July 2025

  Happy Friday, everybody! We are beginning to make preparations for all the children to be moving on to their new class as we wrap up our last 7 days in Year 1 or Year 2! There will be lots of things coming home so if you could put a named carrier bag in you child's normal bag this would be useful. Next week, we will be sending home the children's completed work books and their current books will come home on Monday 21st July.

Upcoming Events

• Friday 18th July - PTA Disco
• Monday 1st September - INSET Day
• Tuesday 2nd September - Children return to school

Reading Books

In preparation for next year, we will be collecting in all reading books on Wednesday 16th July. If you know you will be away before this date, please hand in your reading book before this date. We have already collected all Guided Reading books in today but if you can have a check at home to see if there are any books outstanding that would be much appreciated. 

We would encourage you all to take part in the summer reading scheme at the library during the holidays to help keep up your child's reading fluency during the 6 week break.

Have an amazing weekend!

Best wishes

Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes & Miss Smith

Tulip, Bluebell & Daffodil Class Blog - 4th July 2025

 Happy Friday, everybody! It was lovely to see you all on Thursday evening to see some of the work we have been busy at this year. After visiting our new classes on Monday, attention starts to turn to new horizons and there will be opportunities over the next 2 Thursdays to visit our new classes again. Over the next couple of weeks we will be gradually sending home all our work and books so please ensure that your child brings their bag in each day to help with this.

Upcoming Events

• Friday 18th July - PTA Disco
• Monday 1st September - INSET Day
• Tuesday 2nd September - Children return to school

Homework

We would like to thank you all for your hard work in supporting your child with their homework this year. We have returned all their homework book to them but we are not asking for them to be returned again this year.

If there are some pages left, please work through them at your own pace. The maths homework book is also a useful tool for looking back over the ideas we have covered this year as a reminder during the summer holidays so your child does not get too rusty over the 6 weeks off.

Have an amazing weekend!

Best wishes

Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes & Miss Smith

Tulip, Bluebell & Daffodil Blog - Friday 27th June 2025

  Happy Friday, everybody! We have been very busy this week finishing off our animal habitat boxes which we have been creating in Design & Technology. Hopefully they will be ready for next Thursday when it will be Open School Evening from 3:30-5:00pm. This will be a chance for you all to come and visit all the different classes in the school and see some of the things we have been making this academic year. We look forward to seeing you all!

Upcoming Events

• Thursday 3rd July - Open School 3:30-5:00pm
• Friday 18th July - PTA Disco
• Monday 1st September - INSET Day
• Tuesday 2nd September - Children return to school

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Maths Homework

This week, we would like you to look at pages 64 & 65.

For Year 1's this looks at 3D shapes. This covers the names of the 3D shapes the children should know and it is important to discuss the mathematical properties of these shapes, that is the number of faces, vertices and edges.

Below is a link to some games to help support these ideas.

For Year 2's this looks at drawing shapes and patterns. Patterns can be repeating patterns, sequencing patterns (like at the bottom of page 64) or symmetrical patterns. Look around you and see where you can find shape patterns.

Below is a link to some games to help support these ideas:

Shape Games

Don't forget to keep reading at home and do the next page in your comprehension homework books.

Have an amazing weekend!

Best wishes

Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes & Miss Smith

Tulip, Bluebell & Daffodil Blog - Friday 20th June 2025

 Happy Friday morning, everybody! We are all ready for our Sports Day today - it will be a fun albeit hot day for everybody. We hope you enjoy/have enjoyed it!

Upcoming Events

• Friday 18th July - PTA Disco
• Monday 1st September - INSET Day
• Tuesday 2nd September - Children return to school

Maths Homework

This week, we would like you to look at pages 62 & 63.

For Year 1's this looks at 2D shapes. This covers the names of the 2D shapes the children should know and it is important to discuss the mathematical properties of these shapes, that is the number of sides and corners (or vertices).

Below is a link to some games to help support these ideas.

For Year 2's this looks at sorting shapes. This again helps the children to focus on the different shapes mathematical properties - faces, vertices and edges for 3D shapes and sides and vertices for 2D shapes.

Below is a link to some games to help support these ideas:

Shape Games

Don't forget to keep reading at home and do the next page in your comprehension homework books.

Have an amazing weekend!

Best wishes

Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes & Miss Smith

Tulip, Bluebell & Daffodil Blog - Friday 13th June 2025

 Happy Friday, everybody! Amazing to think that Barleylands was a whole week ago! All the children in Key Stage 1 were fantastic and it was such a lovely day. Enjoy looking at all the photos on this week's newsletter!

Upcoming Events

• Monday 16th June - Book Fair begins (after school)
• Friday 20th June - Sports Day Click here for the letter from this week)
• Friday 18th July - PTA Disco
• Monday 1st September - INSET Day
• Tuesday 2nd September - Children return to school

Maths Homework

This week, we would like you to look at pages 60 & 61.

For Year 1's this looks at measuring time. Understanding how time is measured helps work out slower and quicker times and whether times are earlier or later than each other. Try timing your child doing different tasks and compare the times that it took. Also reinforce how 60 seconds make up a minute and 60 minutes make up an hour.

Below is a link to some games to help support these ideas:

Time Games

For Year 2's this looks at 3D shapes. This focuses on the names of the shapes the children should know and their mathematical properties - faces, vertices and edges.

Below is a link to some games to help support these ideas:

Shape Games

Don't forget to keep reading at home and do the next page in your comprehension homework books.

Have an amazing weekend!

Much love

Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes & Miss Smith

Tulip, Bluebell & Daffodil Blog - Friday 6th June 2025

Happy Friday, everybody! All is poised here this morning for our whole school trip to Barleylands! We are all looking forward to an amazing day - look out for the photos in next week's newsletter.

Upcoming Events

• Friday 13th June - PTA Father's Day Sale
• Friday 13th June - Father Day Tea at 3:15pm
• Friday 20th June - Sports Day Click here for the letter from this week)

Maths Homework

This week, we would like you to look at pages 58 & 59.

For Year 1's this looks at reading and writing the time on an analogue clock. This can often be quite a tricky concept so take the time to notice how the hands of the clock are different from each other and they have a distinct role in telling the time. Practical reinforcement of reading the time to the hour and the half hour around the home will also help embed this concept.

Below is a link to some games to help support these ideas:

Time Games

For Year 2's this looks at 2D shapes. This focuses on the names of the shapes the children should know and their mathematical properties - sides, corners (vertices) and lines of symmetry.

Below is a link to some games to help support these ideas:

Shape Games

Don't forget to keep reading at home and do the next page in your comprehension homework books.

Have a lovely weekend!

Best wishes

Mr Jude, Mrs Yuille, Mrs Holmes & Miss Smith