Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 28th November 2025

 

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 28th November 2025

Happy Friday Everybody!

The children have had a busy week with nativity rehearsals. A letter will be sent home on Monday in regards to costumes. If you are able to donate or lend any this would be greatly appreciated.

We have a busy week with the pantomime trip on Tuesday and church visit on Friday. Please remember children need to be at school at 8:30 on Tuesday with a Christmas jumper to put on over their uniform. We are aiming to leave the school at 9 and should be returning for lunch around 1pm. 

Remember next week the children will have their Forest School sessions. The children can come into school in their Forest School clothes but will need to bring a spare change of shoes for after.

Maths Home work 

Year 1 - This week we have been learning about length and would like the children to complete the double sided length sheet in their bag.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm

Year 2 - This week the children have been continuing to learn about time. We would like the children to complete the worksheet that is in their bags.

Spellings

New spelling sheets are in the children's bags along with this week's Animaphonics books. 

Thank you so much for all of your support at home. Your efforts really do help your child's confidence and fluency in Maths and Reading.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Best wishes

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 21st November 2025

Happy Friday Everybody!

The children were very excited to have their first Forest School session this week, despite the cold, windy weather. They all enjoyed exploring the area, den building and drinking the hot chocolate that we made to keep them warm! 

There is no Forest School next week because I am teaching in class. Forest School will be taking place once a fortnight for each class (when I am not teaching in class) and will continue throughout the year. Please see the newsletter for some lovely photographs of the children enjoying their sessions this week.

Our next sessions will be Wednesday 26th November for Daffodil Class and Tuesday 16th December for Bluebell and Buttercup Class (There is no session on 2nd December because we are all at the pantomime). 

Going forward, the children can come into school in their Forest School clothes with their waterproofs or a change of clothes in their bags, just in case they get wet or muddy, otherwise they can stay in them. Thank you so much for your support. We hadn't anicipated that so many children would come to school with waterproof trousers or suits and didn't want them to sit in wet, muddy clothes for the rest of the day but lots of children came to Forest School wrapped up warmly for the cold weather and in full waterproofs.It really is greatly appreciated and allows the children to be warm and comfortable when taking part in the sessions. 

Don't forget, if you need a Christmas gift idea, a camping mug will be put to very good use at Forest School. We will be having hot chocolate drinks and haomemade soups to keep us warm during the colder months! The is not an essential item (we have some cups!) It's just a gift idea for those that want it.

Maths Home work 

Year 1 - This week we have been learning about length and would like the children to complete the longer and shorter sheet that is in their bags.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm

Year 2 - This week the children have been learning about time. We would like the children to complete the clocks worksheet that is in their bags.

Spellings

New spelling sheets are in the children's bags along with this week's Animaphonics books. 

Thank you so much for all of your support at home. Your efforts really do help your child's confidence and fluency in Maths and Reading.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Best wishes

The Key Stage 1 Team x

 

Buttercup, Bluebell and Dafodil Blog - Friday 14th November 2025

Happy Friday Everybody!

Our apologies if the children came home a little 'chocolatey' on Tuesday and Wednesday this week! We have been exploring how heat can effect different materials and investigated the melting point of chocolate by holding it in our hands. The children had great fun licking it off!

Forest school starts next week for Key Stage 1. Bluebell and Buttercup Class have a session each on Tuesday and Daffodil Class have their session on Wednesday. Can the children please wear their school uniform to school and bring a change of clothes and wellies in a bag with them. We need them to change for the sessions so that they don't sit in wet or muddy clothes all day! It would be unfair to expect parents to buy full waterproof clothing this close to Christmas and the shelter isn't quite as far along as we had hoped. We will review the situation after Christmas. In the meantime, if you need an idea for a Christmas gift, a camping mug will be put to very good use at Forest School. We will be having hot chocolate drinks to keep us warm during the winter months! The is not an essential, must have item (we have some cups!) It's just a gift idea for those that want it.

Maths Home work 

Year 1 - This week we would like the children to complete the number bonds to 10 colouring sheet. For those that wish to access games online, the link below takes you to a game on Top Marks Maths - Click on 'number bonds' to practise number bonds to 10. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Year 2 - This week we would like the children to complete pages 22 and 23. For those that wish to access further games online, click on or copy the link below to practise addition number sentences.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/addition/robot-addition

Spellings

New spelling sheets are in the children's bags along with this week's Animaphonics books. 

Thank you so much for all of your support at home. Your efforts really do help your child's confidence and fluency in Maths and Reading.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Best wishes

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil blog Friday 7th November 2025

Happy Friday Everybody!

We hope you all had a fantastic half term break. This week in English, we have been using props to retell the story 'Shark in the Dark' in preparation for writing our own versions of the story next week. In Maths, the children in Year 1 have been finding all the number bonds for different numbers to 10 whilst the children in Year 2 have been subtracting single digit numbers from a two digit number. We have also finished painting and decorating our Diyas. The children will bring them home next week when they are dry.

Sadly the hen rehome has been cancelled again! This is due to circumstances beyond The British Hen Welfare Trusts control. We are now on a waiting list for a future rehome of caged hens, but it is unlikely to be this year now, given that avian flu is affecting may chicken farmers.

Maths Home work 

Year 1 - This week we would like the children to complete pages 20-21 For those that wish to access games online, the link below takes you to a game on Top Marks Maths - Click on 'number bonds' to practise number bonds to 10. 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Year 2 - This week we would like the children to complete 24-25 For those that wish to access further games online, click on or copy the link below to practise subtraction number sentences.

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/subtraction/catch-the-stars/#google_vignette

Spellings

New spelling sheets are in the children's bags along with this week's Animaphonics books. 

Thank you so much for all of your support at home. Your efforts really do help your child's confidence and fluency in Maths and Reading.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Best wishes

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil Blog Friday 24th October 2025

Happy Friday, everybody! 

We have finally finished our first half term in Key Stage 1. The children have settled in so well and have worked extremely hard this half term! We now want them to have a well-earned rest and enjoy any celebrations you may be having before we return to school. The children have all attended an assembly about how to stay safe this Halloween and during Fireworks Night. We hope they all have great fun!

The children have made Diyas to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights this week. We are currently waiting for them to dry so that we can paint them. When they come home after half term, they will have a small tea light candle in them that the children have been told to ask an adult to light for them. We have also coloured and created some amazing Rangoli patterns this week!

Cauliflower Christmas Cards -

All the children will have come home this week with their Christmas card design attached to the order form. If you wish, these designs can be turned into Christmas cards, mugs, books and wrapping paper too! If you want to order any of these items you need to place the order online first AND then return the artwork to school please. All the details about how to do this are clearly set out on the form that the artwork is attached to. Once you have placed the order online, you must tick the box indicated and return the artwork and form back to school by Tuesday 4th November, so we can send it away to be printed for you. If you do not wish for your child's design to be made into items then you do not need to return the artwork.

Samaritans Purse Shoebox appeal

We are collecting items and are hoping that each class can pack a shoebox for one boy and one girl. It would be wonderful if everybody could donate one small item to help us to achieve this. There is information about the items that can be placed into the boxes on the website and we have also sent a photo of the list via Dojo. We would like to thank you in advance for your generosity and kindness. Further information can be found here:

https://occ.samaritans-purse.org.uk/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23023624685&gbraid=0AAAAAD1oMlX71zYLpUjb8y4M2QTaMW4eV&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlZ_Ehty8kAMVoZdQBh02_RzbEAAYASAAEgJi0_D_BwE

Half Term Homework

As stated at the beginning of the blog, we are very proud of all the children's efforts this half term and would like them to have a good rest. To that end we do not send homework books home during the holidays. It would be useful, however, if you keep up the reading, little and often, to ensure your child's continuing progress in this very important area. 

We hope you have a fantastic half term holiday, whatever you are doing and look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday 4th November! Don't forget the meeting about Forest School is at 9am on the first day back!

Best wishes

The Key Stage 1 Team xx

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil Blog - Friday 17th October 2025

 Happy Friday Everybody!

This week the children have been busy writing Autumn poems, after taking inspiration from our Autumn walk. They have written some really lovely poems together. We are very proud of them!

Next week we will be using some P4C to express our own ideas, thoughts and feelings about where we would rather live and the type of home that we would like to live in. We will also be taking part in a drama workshop on Tuesday.

Maths Homework

Year 1 - Page 17: This is about greater and less than numbers and finding missing numbers on a number line.

Year 2 - Page 61: This is naming and describing 3D shapes.

The homework reflects what the children have been learning in school this week, so they should not find it too challenging for them and may even be able to give to give you a lesson at home!

Spellings

The new spelling sheets came home with the children on Friday. Please ask for a copy if your child has not brought them home.

Remember, we are here if you need us. Pop down and see us at the end of the day or message us on Dojo.

Have a lovely weekend!

The Key Stage 1 Team

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil Blog - Friday 10th October 2025

Happy Friday everybody!

We have have had an exciting week in Key Stage 1 this week! As well as writing our own stories in English and exploring the properties of 2D shapes in Maths, we have been out in the local area looking at different types of homes and what they are made from. Below is a photograph of the Year 1s making 3D shapes from dough this week. It was great fun!

Next week we will be going on a nature walk to inspire the poet within us and hope to be creating some amazing poems to share with each other. We will also begin the construction of our 3D homes for our D&T project.

Homework

Maths

Year 1 - Please complete page 63 of the CGP booklet. The children have been learning all about 2D shapes in Maths this week, so this will not be a new concept for them.

Year 2 - Please complete page 59 of the CGP booklet. This is also about 2D shapes and their properties. The children have covered the elements required to complete this homework in school this week.

If you would like access to further games online to support their knowledge in this area, the website below is free and there are some lovely games on there for the children to 'play' and learn at the same time.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/shapes

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/shapes/2d-shape-reveal

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-sorting

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching

Spellings

The children's new spelling sheets are in their bags. Please remember that we do not need the spelling sheets do not need to be returned to school. Keep them at home to practise reading or writing them together whenever you have the chance. 

Reminders

The PTA spooky disco is on Friday 17th October (EYFS and KS1 5pm to 6pm) Early bird tickets are available until Monday 13th October.

As the weather is becoming more changeable and the temperature is dropping, please ensure that your child has a coat to wear every day. Fresh air is very important for the children, so we do go out in most weathers. 

Remember, if you need to talk to us about anything at all, you can either send us a dojo message or come and speak to us at the end of the day.

Have a lovely weekend!

The Key Stage 1 team x