Lavender, Poppy and Peony Class Blog

 

Happy Friday, everybody! 

Thank you for taking the time to read this blog - A new blog post will be posted every Friday containing information about what the children have been up to and what they will be doing in school the following week. It will also detail any reminders or special events coming up, as well as the Maths and English homework that has been set for each year group. Further information on this will follow.

We have had a great first week back. It was so lovely to welcome the children back into school on Wednesday and to hear all of their holiday news!

The children have settled in so well and we are all very proud of how well the children have coped in their new classrooms and with new routines. Thank you so much for joining Dojo. I think you'll agree that it makes communication between parents and teachers so much quicker and easier. Please do not hesitate to use it to contact us if you need to or to send in photos of any special activities or achievements that the children have completed at home. We will also be continuing with 'Wow's' in Key Stage 1. (We know how you all like to use them as bribes from time to time! 😀) These can be in the form of the usual paper copy or via Dojo. 

Reminders

It is important that your child brings with them a water bottle and their reading diary and reading book every day please. The guided reading books are needed for the next group each week, so returning them is very important. 

Ensure that all hats, cardigans, jumpers, coats etc. have the children's names in them! We have already had a number of children losing items and our lost property is mounting up! We would be grateful if you could do a quick check of the uniform this weekend please (including their PE kit). The children are far less likely to lose things that are labelled and it makes our life so much easier! 

**Don't forget that Monday is our PE day, so the children come to school in their school PE kit.**

Forest School dates will be announced next week.

Reading Books

Your child will have brought home coloured reading books this week. This is to supplement extra reading practice alongside their Phonics Guided Reading books which will be coming home next Friday. Please write in your child's reading diary about any reading they have done as regularly as possible. Little and often helps your child's development so much! A quick note or a signature is all we need to see when we check if the children have read at home.

School Council Elections

Next week we will be holding elections in class to choose our class councillor, who will become part of the School Council. If your child wishes to stand they might like to make a poster or prepare a short speech which will help them make their case to the class!

If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day or send us a Dojo message.

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Best wishes

Mrs Griffiths, Miss Bridges, Mrs Elms and Mrs Holmes

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog Friday 10th July 2026

Happy Friday Everybody!

It's been another week of fine weather but also very hot! The children have done so well to continue with their learning in the heat. This week has seen the children visit their new classes and meet their new teachers for September, as well as taking part in our Race for Life 'walk' today. It was lovely to see so many children and staff dedicating their walk to loved ones and people close to them. 

For parents of children in Lavender Class in September, Mrs Grifffiths will be in school on Monday next week and will be happy to meet you after school, so that you can put a face to the name.

Homework

Both year groups have their new Animaphonics books in their bags along with their spelling sheets.

Year 1 Maths homework is pages 37 and 39 of their CGP book. this looks at halves and quarters, which we have been focusing on in lessons this week.

Year 2 Maths homework is a temperature sheet. The children need to look at the scale and read the temperature on each thermometer. 

Beach Visit

On Tuesday we will be taking the children to Bradwell Beach for the day. We are aiming to leave school at approximately 9:15am and are anticipating being back in time for the end of the school day. Please ensure your child has had sun cream applied before school, is in comfortable clothing (appropriate for the beach - shorts and a T-shirt) and has old trainers or beach shoes on. Clothing and shoes are likely to get sandy and muddy, so please do not put them in anything that they will worry about getting spoiled. They can also bring a bucket and spade. Please be mindful that the children will be walking and carrying their own lunch and beach items, so do not send them in with anything too big and heavy. Thank you! We are really looking forward to a fun-filled day learning about our local coastline!

We hope you all have a great weekend, whatever your plans are. Let's hope the football isn't too nervewracking to watch!

Love 

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog Thursday 2nd July 2026

Dear Parents, 

We are publishing the blog early this week, due to Sport's Day taking place tomorrow. Please ensure that you have let the school office know if you cannot make it and your child is having a picnic lunch with another parent. Our lunch time supervisors will also be on hand to supervise any children that are not sitting with a family, so please don't worry if you cannot make it!

A decision will be made by the end of today, as to whether the event will take place all day or just in the morning. This is dependent on the temperatures forecast for tomorrow. We appreciate that this may not be ideal but we want to keep all our children and spectators safe. Thank you for your understanding. 

Homework:

This week the children have their Animaphonics books to read at home as well as their speling sheets.

We have also given them their Comprehension books to complete one page if you have the time.

For Early Comprehension book children, this will be page 6.

For First Comprehension book children, this will be page 14.

Next Tuesday after school is class visits. This is an opportunity for you to meet your child's NEW teacher and to have a look around their new classroom.

Have a lovely weekened!

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog Friday 26th June 2026

Happy Friday Everybody!

What a strange week it has been. We have tried our best to keep school as normal for the children as possible in this heat, whilst making sure they had plenty of fun too.

We have all been doing our best to keep cool with fans, ice poles, cold drinks and the odd soaking with a bucket of water... Sorry about that!

Thank you all for working with us as we adapted the week and for keeping us informed of your plans. Hopefully a normal school week will resume next week.

Due to the fact that we do not have all the homework books in school this week, there has not been any homework set. We have not exchanged the Animaphonics books this week but we have changed the colour band books. Please read your child's new book with them this weekend. You could even dojo us a photo of them reading in an unusual place (maybe the pool, under a parasol, under a tree etc.)

Don't forget, next Friday is Sports Day! Mr Greenfield has sent a letter out via dojo about the arrangements for this.

We hope you all have a super weekend. Enjoy the glorious weather but remember to stay safe in the sun.

See you all next week for what we can only hope is a much more normal week for us all!

Love

The Key Stage 1 Team xx

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 19th June 2026

Happy Friday Everybody!

What a hot one it has been! We have had a great time today sewing our fish under the oak tree and then eating ice creams for our snack. This was all in the name of education of course. Both the Year 1 and Year 2 children have been working on collecting and presenting data this week. They have used tally charts, pictograms and bar charts to show the total number of children that wanted a particular flavour ice cream. It was only fair that they were rewarded for their efforts on such a hot day! We had sprinkles and mini marshamllows too.

Our fish are looking brilliant. 73 children sat and sewed their fish together today and are looking forward to adding detail to them over the next few weeks.

Homework

Both year groups have their spellings in their bags and a data sheet for their Maths homework. The Year 1 children used the top part of their sheet to practise tally charts on Monday, but it would be great if you could take the time for them to explain how a tally chart works. This helps to embed their learning. Thank you!

Have a lovely weekend. We hope you get a chance to enjoy the lovely weather. Please feel free to send in any photos of the children enjoying the sunshine!

Best wishes

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 12th June 2026

Happy Friday, everybody! 

We have been learning about holidays in the past this week and have created some excellent timelines and captions to demonstrate our learning! We will continue to learn about the seaside over the next few weeks. We've all had a great day so far celebrating our TTRS day. We had a special assembly and have learned to play the 'C'  chord on the ukulele! Photos will feature in our newsletter.

Please see note below from Miss Harvey about our book fair competitions!

Book Fair Competitions

To be in with a chance to win a £5 voucher for the Book Fair, we are holding some competitions for you to enter.

There are 5 vouchers up for grabs so 5 competitions are running.

They are:

Competition 1: Everyone - Design a new wand and include a description explaining what it is made from.

Competition 2: EYFS/ KS1 - Design a new front cover for your favourite book.

Competition 3: KS2 -  Design a new front cover for your favourite book.

Competition 4: EYFS/ KS1 - Design a bookmark.

Competition 5: KS2 - The most words read on Accelerated Reader the week before (these will be checked by Miss Harvey in school).

These can be done on paper and given to Miss Harvey or you can even use Google Drive to create your entry digitally. You  can enter more than one competition as long as it is for your phase.

All competition entries to be in by Friday 12th June and the winner will be announced in assembly on Monday 15th June

Winners will receive a £5 voucher for the book fair and everyone who enters will receive 5 Dojos.

The Book fair is running from Monday 15th to Friday 19th June and there is a 3 for 2 offer so please come along to support the school.

**There will be no book fair on Thursday 18th June due to the Father’s Day sale**

The book fair is arriving next week Monday to Thursday and will run straight after school until 3:45. We will have a card machine and no cash will be taken.

Miss Harvey

Homework

Early reading comprehension page 8

First reading comprhension pages 12-13

Both year groups have their spellings or reading practice sheets and new Animaphonics books in their bags. 

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development. Keep using the range of questions and guidance in the back of the books as well.

The children are nearly at the end of another school year, Please support us in encouraging their independence by allowing them to walk into school by themselves. They manage to walk to the classroom on their own after break and lunch each day, so we know that they can do it. Thank you!

If you have any issues or questions, please come and see us at the end of the day - we would love to see you then!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Best wishes

Mrs O'Connor, Miss Langley, Mrs Holmes, Miss Bridges and Miss Smith x

Buttercup. Bluebell and Daffodil Blog 5th June 2026

 Happy Friday, everybody! 

Welcome back to our last half term in Year 1 or Year 2!

And what an exciting first week it has been. The children have written some fabulous instructions about how to make a jam sandwich, after learning how important it is to add detail, time connectives and 'bossy verbs'. Then on Friday, we followed our instructions to make our sandwiches and enjoyed eating them.

Next week we will be looking at the history of our seaside and will be creating timelines to show how our visits to the seaside have changed over the years.

Next Friday 12th June is Times Tables Rockstars day. The children can come dressed as a rockstar for a day of fun-filled Maths activities!

Please see note below from Miss Harvey about our book fair competitions!

Book Fair Competitions

To be in with a chance to win a £5 voucher for the Book Fair, we are holding some competitions for you to enter.

There are 5 vouchers up for grabs so 5 competitions are running.

They are:

Competition 1: Everyone - Design a new wand and include a description explaining what it is made from.

Competition 2: EYFS/ KS1 - Design a new front cover for your favourite book.

Competition 3: KS2 -  Design a new front cover for your favourite book.

Competition 4: EYFS/ KS1 - Design a bookmark.

Competition 5: KS2 - The most words read on Accelerated Reader the week before (these will be checked by Miss Harvey in school).

These can be done on paper and given to Miss Harvey or you can even use Google Drive to create your entry digitally. You  can enter more than one competition as long as it is for your phase.

All competition entries to be in by Friday 12th June and the winner will be announced in assembly on Monday 15th June

Winners will receive a £5 voucher for the book fair and everyone who enters will receive 5 Dojos.

The Book fair is running from Monday 15th to Friday 19th June and there is a 3 for 2 offer so please come along to support the school.

**There will be no book fair on Thursday 18th June due to the Father’s Day sale**

Miss Harvey

Homework

Year 1 - Maths: Please complete pages 56 and 57 (Days of the week)

Year 2 - Maths: Please complete pages 64 and 65 (Shape symmetry)

Both year groups have their spellings or reading practice sheets and new Animaphonics books in their bags. 

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development. Keep using the range of questions and guidance in the back of the books as well.

The children are nearly at the end of another school year, Please support us in encouraging their independence by allowing them to walk into school by themselves. They manage to walk to the classroom on their own after break and lunch each day, so we know that they can do it. Thank you!

If you have any issues or questions, please come and see us at the end of the day - we would love to see you then!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Best wishes

Mrs O'Connor, Miss Langley, Mrs Holmes, Miss Bridges and Miss Smith x