Lavender, Poppy and Peony Class Blog - Friday 18th September 2026

 Happy Friday, everybody! 🌟

What a brilliant, action-packed week we’ve had in Key Stage 1! Our young writers have been crafting some fantastically persuasive apology letters to the Three Bears from Goldilocks in our English lessons. In Geography, our intrepid explorers put their navigation skills to the test, using compasses to explore the 4 compass points on the playground. 

Reading At Home 📖 

Reading regularly at home works magic on your child’s learning across every single subject. Try to share a book as often as you can and log it in their reading diary. Don't forget to discuss the book after you have finished, asking questions such as: What was your favorite part? Why did you love (or dislike!) that character?

Important Reminder: Please ensure your child brings their reading book and diary to school every day. We need all books and records every Thursday so we can swap them over for fresh weekend reads!

Forest School 

Although there is no Forest School next week, we noticed that there was some confusion about what children should be wearing.  On Forest School days, children should come into school wearing long trousers, long sleeved tops and trainers. They should bring with them, named and in a bag, welly boots, waterproofs and a spare change of clothes in case they get wet or muddy. 

We have had many jumpers lost this week, please ensure the children’s names are in them so they can make their way back to you. Writing them in with a biro is fine - fancy labels are not needed! 

If you ever have any questions, pop us a message on Dojo or catch us at the bottom of the steps at the end of the day.

Have a wonderful, restful weekend!

The Key Stage 1 Team

Lavender, Poppy and Peony Class Blog - Friday 11th September 2026

 

Happy Friday, everybody! We hope you have had a great week. We have been busy in KS1 looking at the traditional tale of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears in English as well as learning about the points of a compass in Geography.

Forest School

Forest School sessions will be starting from next week.

Peony Class will be on alternate Mondays.

Lavender Class will be on alternate Tuesdays.

Poppy Class will be on alternate Thursdays.

The children we need to wear long sleeved tops and trousers/leggings. Children will need to wear weather appropriate footwear. Old trainers would be perfect as the weather has been drier recently. As we move into wetter, colder months wellies will be much more appropriate.

We will send a message on ClassDojo as a reminder on Forest School weeks.

 

Roald Dahl Day

This Monday we will be celebrating Roald Dahl day in school. We are looking forward to seeing the children’s wonderful costumes. Please do bear in mind that the children will have PE on Monday so their costumes and shoes will need to be appropriate for this.

Baby Photos

One of the main themes of our science learning this half term is living and non-living things. In this, we look at how all living things grow and consider how we have all grown up from being a baby. To help us in this work, if you could send in a photograph of your child as a baby this would make their learning more relatable to themselves. Please send this in via Dojo to your child’s class teacher by Friday 18^th September 2026.

Spellings Homework

This week, your child will come home with some spellings to practice at home. Please practice these spellings on the sheet, this does not need to be returned to us.

Reading At Home

Reading regularly at home will make a huge impact on your child's reading development and learning across the whole curriculum. Please read each week as often as you can and jot it down in the reading diary. It is also important to talk about a book when you have finished your reading. Which is your favourite part? Did you like this character? Why? 

We will send home the book that your child has been reading in their Guided Reading sessions during the week. Up to two additional reading books from the colour bands will come home and will be changed weekly if they have been read at home. Please note the reading you are doing at home in your child's reading diary so we can see each week if the children are ready for a new book.

Always remember to have your child's reading books and reading diary in school everyday!

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

Have a great weekend!

Much love

Mrs Griffiths, Miss Bridges, Mrs Holmes & Mrs Elms

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