Friday 4 December 2020

Amethyst, Diamond & Emerald Class Blog - 4th December 2020

 Happy Friday, everybody - we hope you have had a great week! Christmas is upon us as has been seen by the Naughty Elf visiting all the classes in Key Stage 1 this week!


In our classes this week, as part of our JIGSAW scheme of work on "Celebrating Difference" we have been making Gingerbread Men. We decorate these with items of clothing which highlight things that are the same and different about us and how we welcome new people to our school. Here are Amethyst with their finished Gingerbread Men!





Maths & Reading Homework

We hope that maths homework still goes well - email us if there are any questions about any aspects of this homework.

This week, we would like you to complete pages 15 and 17.

Also keep reading little and often using the Big Cat Library or any other resources that are working for you - it makes a HUGE difference!

Parent/Teacher Consultations

We look forward to seeing you over the next 2 Mondays and Tuesdays for Parent/Teacher Consultation. At these Autumn Term meetings we focus on how your child has settled into the new routines and expectations of their new Year group. We normally give out some support materials for you at these meetings so this year we have put copies of these documents for you to view on our Phase Group web page. We have included these documents:

  • A list of the 100 high frequency words split into their 5 phases - this just breaks down the order that we teach these most common words. We look for Year 1's to be able to read these words by the end of the year and the Year 2's to be able to spell them.
  • A list of the next 200 high frequency words - Year 2's, if you can read and spell all the words in the above list, try these for a challenge!
  • Phase 2/3/5 sound mats - these show the phonemes we teach and the order we teach them in (no new phonemes are introduced in Phase 4 so don't worry, you aren't missing one).
  • Writing Mat for Year 1 and Year 2 - these show the end of year writing outcomes that we look for. There is also one for Greater Depth - if you can do all the ones on the "Expected" sheet, try the "Greater Depth" sheet.
We hope that you find these helpful and we will refer to these in our meetings with you. You can find them here (scroll down to the "Important Information" Section):

Keeping Warm

As the weather turns decidedly chilly, please ensure that your child brings in coats, hats. gloves, scarfs - anything to help keep them warm! On PE day in particular, having lots of layers vests/T-shirts/hoodies with hats and gloves is better than having 1 big coat so the children can be mobile and able to do their sport.

On a more festive "keeping warm" note, don't forget that next Friday 11th December is our Christmas Jumper Day when we will be raising money for Action Aid. All the money you donate will go to the education of Thoko from Malawi who is now entering her 3rd year of school thanks to your generosity!

Have a wonderful weekend!
KS1 Elves


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