Hello everybody, thank you so much for all taking the time out of your busy lives to join us for the phonics workshops last week. We hope it gave you a better insight into the day in the life of your child at school. The children were very excited to see their grown ups in school and enjoyed showing off their phonics work.

This week we are working really hard to practise for our Christmas productions. Children in reception are singing songs and some children even have speaking parts. Remember to keep a look out for letters about our Christmas show.

In maths this week we will be looking at shapes that have 4 and 5 sides and spotting them in our environment. Does your child know the names of some 4 sided and 5 sided shapes?

In literacy we have been writing lists about what to pack for the North Pole.  We are so proud of all the children who are now beginning to use their phonics knowledge to read and write words independently. 

We are looking forward to celebrating 100 days of reception on Friday 15th December and cant wait to see your hats!

It's the last day of the Barvember challenge and the final opportunity to earn points for your class! 

Have a look back at the rest of the challenges here :https://whiteroseeducation.com/resources/barvember#download 

Only 2 days to go of the Barvember challenge!

If have missed previous challenges, please visit the White Rose website:  https://whiteroseeducation.com/resources/barvember

Magpie class @FP have been very busy with their learning during Autumn 2. In English, the children loved creating their own graphic novels inspired by their favourite superheroes and villains. We have some very talented artists!

In history, we have enjoyed continuing our learning around Ancient Greece. We had lots of fun learning about the Greek alphabet and how it links with the English one.

In geography, Magpie students have been practising their map reading and research skills to learn about European countries and their population.

We have been so impressed with the amount of reading Magpie class has been doing. We had nine children collect their free book as a reward for consistent reading over three weeks. Keep it up!

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In English, we have been learning about fairytale stories and the children, wrote their own fairytale stories and published them.

In art, we have been learning about all about the amazing artist, Mbongeni Buthelezi. The children drew and wrote facts about him.

In maths, the children have been learning, how to recognise equal groups

This half term has been all about the TEAM. Both groups of Year 6 students in Hawk Class @FP, whether they were at PGL or enjoying activities in school, were learning – very successfully – to work together in order to complete their tasks.

Those at school, had some yummy goals to meet: making macaroni cheese and pizzas. Well I presume they were tasty as none was saved for our return!

Those at PGL in Surrey met their challenges brilliantly and were a real credit to their parents and the school. Activities ranged from active hiking to steady rifle shooting. They communicated well and surprised themselves. It really was a fantastic week.

In Nightingale class @ FP we have had a great start to the half term. Each day, we have been doing different activities to develop our emotional regulation and communication. We have enjoyed playing the ‘All About Me’ game in which children go round the board and answer questions about themselves. It has helped with sharing information about us and learning about each other. 

We have also been looking at the sizes of problems we might come across in our lives and thinking about whether they are big or small. We scaled the problems and discussed why they feel big of small to us. 

In maths lessons, we have been working on subtracting four digit numbers using column method and in English we are writing our own stories.

Dear Parents and Carers!

After a very wet journey to PGL, we put our cases down and settled in to our new environment!

The children have been having lot of fun so far and learning different skills. Please see pictures for some of the activities done so far.

The campfire was the highlight by far, roasted marshmellows and lots of singing.

Wednesday night we celebrated the end of a great 13115 steps hike and we all slept well.

When we return, we will tell you about the great landmarks we have seen.

The trapeze was one of the biggest challenges, getting to the top and punching the ball.

Children have challenged themselves and now don't even notice the rain.

Read all about it! Starling Class News @FP!

This week, we are coming to the end of our unit of addition and subtraction in maths. The children have worked really hard and used lots of different manipulatives to help them. Such as, dienes, counters and numicon.

In Art, we have been inspired by the work of Mbongeni Buthelezi. Come and see his artwork.

I’ve asked the children to start bringing soft plastics into school so we can create our own artwork. If you could gather any at home and please bring them into school next week. Thanks!