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| LETTER FOR SPRING TERM 2012 Dear Parents, Welcome back to a new year. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We are very much looking forward to a busy and exciting term ahead. Swimming starts next Tuesday (at Sherborne boys' school). Please remember kit (to include hat and swim trunks for boys-not baggies please.) Here are the main areas we will be covering this term:- English- Explanation texts, stories set in imaginary worlds, older literature. Maths- Counting, partitioning and calculating, securing number facts, understanding shape, handling data. ICT- word processing, Science- solids and liquids (Y4) space (Y5) RE-Introduction to Islam SEAL/RAINBOW- Art- Easter art, still life PE- invasion games, swimming, Olympics DT- Humanities- Jurassic coast A spelling list will come home each week to be practised at home and then to be tested and/or investigated in class. PE is on Tuesdays and Fridays, so please ensure kits are in school and usable. So we can make the best use of the field, trainers are preferable to plimsoles. Please encourage your child to bring a (named) water bottle to school each day as good hydration is really important to effective learning. Pencil cases which will fit into a school tray are also encouraged. Parent evenings will be later this term and we look forward to meeting with you then; in the meantime please do not hesitate to see us if you have any questions. Please keep a check on our school webpage and class blog. www.classash.primaryblogger.co.uk Our class email is ash@yetminster.dorset.sch.uk Best wishes, Mrs K Halford, Mrs S Willis Class Ash teachers |
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| Dear Parents, Welcome back to a new school year. Welcome to new children and parents; we are really looking forward to getting to know you. Welcome back to those who are returning as Year 5 to Ash Class. We are very much looking forward to a busy and exciting term ahead. Here are the main areas we will be covering this term:- English- plays/older literature/recount Maths- Counting, partitioning and calculating, securing number facts, understanding shape, handling data. ICT- data handling, powerpoints Science- electricity (Y4) lifecycles/keeping healthy (Y5) RE-Life in a monastery. SEAL/RAINBOW- new beginnings, getting on and falling out Art- clay tiles, Tudor portraits PE- invasion games gymnastics and dance DT- Tudor purses History- Tudor Britain A spelling list will come home each week to be practised at home and then to be tested and/or investigated in class. PE is on Tuesdays and Fridays, so please ensure kits are in school and usable. So we can make the best use of the field, trainers are preferable to plimsoles. Please encourage your child to bring a (named) water bottle to school each day as good hydration is really important to effective learning. Pencil cases which will fit into a school tray are also encouraged. Parent evenings will be later this term and we look forward to meeting with you then; in the meantime please do not hesitate to see us if you have any questions. Please keep a check on our school webpage and class blog. www.classash.primaryblogger.co.uk Our class email is ash@yetminster.dorset.sch.uk Best wishes, Mrs K Halford, Mrs S Willis Class Ash teachers Dear Parents, To give the children an opportunity to write for an audience I have set up a class blog. You can find the link on our class page on the school web page. Go to Classes, Ash, links and click on blog. Alternatively it can be directly accessed at www.classash.primaryblogger.co.uk I am very excited about this and have spoken to the children about how it will work. I would like the children to email me pieces of writing about anything that excites/interests them. This could be a recount of a trip/holiday, a poem, a story, about something they have done in school or at home. I will then upload to the blog. I will read work through before posting of course. They can also use the comments form and comment on any blog posts. The idea is for the children to be writing for a real audience. I would be very grateful for parents, family members and friends to leave comments on the blog so the children can see that their work has been read. (All comments have to be approved before they are published as an internet safety measure). The blog is in addition to our school website; the main difference being that their writing can be commented on and there is the opportunity for them to receive feedback on their writing. Children will be given opportunities in school to do this as well, and if they don't have access to a computer at home please make me aware of this so I can find extra opportunities for them to participate. To protect the children, photos of them will never be uploaded to the blog without parental permission and only first names will be used. I will be managing the site, nothing can go on unless it has been approved by me. An exciting new feature to our blog has been added for this year; David Mitchell, acting headteacher of Heathfield Primary school in Bolton, has set up Quadblogging. This means we have been linked with 3 other schools (one in Australia, one in Sussex and one in Norfolk) The classes will take turns to be the focus blog. This means that the blog will have an even larger audience and the children will have a chance to find out more about each other's schools. I would welcome your comments. Please try to follow our blog. Thank you. Kind regards, Mrs Halford. St Andrew's Primary Yetminster Sherborne April 26th 2011 Dear Parents, Welcome back to a new school term . I hope you all had a great Easter and that this recent spell of good weather is indicative of a (long overdue) good summer. Here are the main areas we will be covering this term:- English- persuasive writing, myths and fables, explanations and instructions Maths- Counting, partitioning and calculating, securing number facts, understanding shape, handling data. ICT- control Science- Habitats (Y4) space (Y5) RE-Islam SEAL/RAINBOW- Moving on, getting on and falling out Art- drawing, fabric, painting, modelling PE- swimming and athletics DT- cams Topic- Habitats Spellings will come home with your child on a Friday to be tested the following Friday. Children will generally be given one piece of written homework each week which will usually be set on Tuesday to be handed in by the following MONDAY This will usually alternate between maths and English and reinforce what we have been doing in class. Where possible, homework can be emailed to ash@yetminster.dorset.sch.uk and will be posted on our class page of the school website under homework. Please try to read with your child on a regular basis and encourage them to keep a record of their reading. Don't forget to check out the school website for links to help with homework. We hope to be using the school pool this term and will let you know days as soon as we know. Mrs Berry will be taking the class on Mondays this term, and Miss Knott, a trainee teacher from the Dorset SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) returns to us for the first 8 weeks of term to complete her training. Best wishes, Mrs K Halford Class Ash teacher |
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Ash Newsletter January 2011January 4th 2011Dear Parents, Welcome back to a new school term and to 2011. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy new year and hope you had a great Christmas . Here are the main areas we will be covering this term:- English- plays, report writing, classic poetry Maths- Counting, partitioning and calculating, securing number facts, understanding shape, handling data. ICT- spreadsheets and data handling Science- separating materials (Y4)changing materials (Y5) RE-Why stories are important for Hindus. SEAL/RAINBOW- Going for goals and good to be me Art- clay, collage, drawing PE- invasion games and gymnastics DT- containers History- Art from Impressionism on Spellings will come home with your child on a Friday to be tested the following Friday (note this is a change of day). Children will generally be given one piece of written homework each week which will usually be set on Tuesday to be handed in by the following MONDAY This will usually alternate between maths and English and reinforce what we have been doing in class. Where possible, homework can be emailed to ash@yetminster.dorset.sch.uk and will be posted on our class page of the school website under homework. Please try to read with your child on a regular basis and encourage them to keep a record of their reading in their record. Don't forget to check out the school website for links to help with homework. Parent evenings will be later this term and I look forward to meeting with you then; in the meantime please do not hesitate to see me if you have any questions. Best wishes, Mrs K Halford Class Ash teacher |
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| Dear Parents, Welcome back to a new school year. I hope you all had a great summer. I am very much looking forward to the year ahead and getting to know you and your children. This letter is to give you a brief outline of the main areas we will be covering this term. The Year 5 children are excited about our residential visit to Leeson House. More details to follow. English- stories which raise issues, recount, stories from different cultures, poetry Maths- Counting, partitioning and calculating, securing number facts, understanding shape, handling data. ICT- powerpoints, graphical modelling Science- Y5 Keeping Healthy, Y4 electricity and forces RE-What did Jesus teach us? SEAL/RAINBOW- new beginnings, say no to bullying Art- painting and drawing skills, collage PE- invasion games and dance DT- bread Humanities- contrasting locality (St Lucia) Spellings will come home from Mrs Neal and other spellings will be discussed during the term. A list of need-to-know words is attached with this letter. Children will generally be given one piece of written homework each week which will be set on Wednesday to be handed in by the following Monday. This will usually alternate between maths and English and reinforce what we have been doing in class. I am more than happy for children to email homework in to save paper. Our class email is: ash@yetminster.dorset.sch.uk. Where possible, all homework will be posted onto the homework section of our class page on the website. Regular home reading is also a very important part of your child's learning. Please use the reading record on a regular basis with your child. Parent evenings will be later this term and I look forward to talking to you about your child's progress. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions/concerns. Please ensure your child brings a (named) water bottle to school each day. I would also encourage your child to bring a pencil case to school (as long as it will fit into their tray.) This will help their organisational skills. PE/Games is on Mondays and Wednesdays. Best wishes, Katrina Halford Class Ash teacher |