Dear Parents,
It has been another busy week at school and the cold weather has certainly started!

You will soon receive your invite to parent consultations that will be coming out through the office very shortly.  This is always a lovely opportunity to come into school and talk to your child’s teacher’s about their progress.  We have unfortunately had to move the appointment days from the usual Monday and Tuesday, to Tuesday and Wednesday (6th and 7th February).

On another note I'm delighted to announce a warm welcome to Mrs. East, who has taken on the role of Sendco for our school. We are confident that her expertise and dedication will greatly contribute to the support and well-being of our students.

I would also like to express immense gratitude to Miss V for her outstanding work in the area of Special Educational Needs. Her commitment has been exemplary and has gone above and beyond for many years. Rest assured, Miss V will continue to be an integral part of our school community, maintaining her role as Deputy and class teacher and overseeing the school in my absence.

I look forward to seeing some of you on Friday morning when we will once again ‘Reach for the Stars’.

 

I hope you have a fantastic rest of the week and an enjoyable weekend when it finally arrives.
 

Maple Class: 
We have had an exciting start back to school as a mysterious egg had arrived in Maple class over the holidays! We all predicted what we thought was inside and, on Tuesday, a dinosaur hatched!! We are learning all about a triceratops to help us look after it and we will be naming our new class dinosaur this week. In maths, we have been exploring bonds to 10 and year 1 have been solving missing number problems. 
 

Cedar Class:
We’ve all been carrying on with our Buddhist topic and learning how hard it is for a Buddhist Monk to give up his worldly possessions. In year 3 we are continuing with our light topic and learning about which materials reflect light 
the best.
 

Damson Class:
The children have really settled into school life excellently. We have begun our new rainforest topic, learning about where in the world they are and what the features of a rainforest are. In addition, Children have been brilliant and mature in understanding the importance of our NSPCC workshops. 
 

Oak Class:
A great first week back – everyone is focussed and ready to learn. In maths we revised place value using up to 7 digits and we are now working with decimal numbers, money and long multiplication. In English we have been comparing short stories and identifying genres, we have also written story endings and retold traditional tales in 50 words. We also had a visit and were involved in workshops with the NSPCC.