Our children have spent the week leading up to Armistice day learning about the reason we wear the red poppy and have produced these stunning examples to display in our corridors.
A beautiful and fitting tribute to the fallen.
Category : Miss Rodger’s class
Remembrance in history club
In history club this evening we learned about the different colour poppies used to celebrate the sacrifices made in wars.
The red poppy for servicemen and women from the First World War up to the present day.
The purple poppies are worn for the animals who have died in wars.
The black poppy rose was introduced in 2010 to represent the contributions of the African, Black, West Indian, Caribbean, Pacific Islands and Indigenous communities to wars.
White poppies have been worn since 1933 as a symbol of peace and remembrance.
We made a wreath of the red and purple poppies to display in KS1 corridor as a mark of respect.
Year 1 Phonics: Miss Schon’s Group
In Miss Schon’s group this week the children are reviewing the /oa/ grapheme. Our Shared Reading book is called ‘Toad in the Rain’.
This week we have also been celebrating our learning so far. The children have been really motivated to learn. This group will be bringing home a ‘Phonics Pack’ this week with resources they can use at home. Please keep this pack in a safe place as I will keep giving the children more resources to add to their pack as their learning progresses.
Year 1 Phonics: Miss Rodgers Group
In Miss Rodgers group this week the children are learning the /ir/ grapheme:
Nominations for the KS1 Pride of Thorne Awards
Please find attached a Google Form for you to add your nominations for our awards event. You can nominate anyone from the local area who has gone above and beyond for the people of our community, but we are especially interested in getting nominations for those among us who give their time on a voluntary basis.
Please fill in the form and return it before Thursday 9th November. We are looking forward to hearing all the stories of our unsung heroes
Thanks for your support
Christmas Gift Donations for Thorne Food Bank
Just a reminder that KS1 are looking for donations of small gifts to spread some Christmas cheer to the children of Thorne as part of our ‘Not All Superheroes Wear Capes’ expedition. We intend to hold a family learning event on Thursday 16th November to wrap the gifts and these will be presented to the food bank on the evening of our award ceremony.
Ideas for gifts could include – bubble bath/toiletries, hair accessories, small soft toys, chocolates, sweets, stationary such as stickers, pens, pencils or notebooks, reading books or jigsaws etc.
Gifts should be handed to your child’s class teacher before Wednesday 15th November.
Or, if you would prefer, you could send in a small cash donation instead and we will buy a gift on your behalf.
Please help us to be heroes in our community.
Many thanks
The KS1 team x
Anti-Bullying Week – 13th November
Anti-Bullying Week 2023 will take place from Monday 13th – Friday 17th November. The theme is Make A Noise About Bullying.
This week, your crew councillor will be leading a crew session where you can make some noise. What can you do to make a noise? Look out for our school video!
On Friday 17th November, we will be supporting Children in Need with a non-uniform day for a suggested donation of £1. Crew Council have voted to ‘wear something that makes you smile.’
You could wear your favourite jumper, dress up as your favourite character or just come in your pyjamas.
We will also be having a bake sale where you can buy a bun for 50p. If you would like to donate any buns, please bring them to the office.
Times Tables Rock Stars Challenge!
As part of our commitment to make maths exciting and high profile in our school, we are taking part in a friendly competition involving schools in England. The competition runs from 07:30 GMT Tuesday 14th November 2023 to 19:30 GMT Thursday 16th November 2023. It’s all done online via play.ttrockstars.com.
Children can play in any game mode with every correct answer to a multiplication or division question, earning themselves, their class and the school a point. The Times Tables Rock Stars platform will calculate the class average (the number of correct answers per pupil in the class who play during the competition hours, subject to a daily 60-minute limit (see below). Winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average.
To support player wellbeing, there is a daily time limit of 60-minutes per player. In other words, each player can earn competition points for up to 60-minutes between 07:30 GMT and 19:30 GMT on 07:30 GMT Tuesday 14th November 2023 to 19:30 GMT Thursday 16th November 2023. Once the player goes beyond 60-minutes of play on that day, they will still earn coins but will no longer earn points towards the competition.
Which Crew will be victorious? Who will rock their way to glory? Only time will tell…….
KS1 – Request for Glass Jars & Wrapping Paper
Next week, the children will start work on their decorated glass-jar candle holders. If possible, please could you send your child into school with a clean glass jar (no bigger than jam jar size). Please wrap up carefully and / or pass directly to class teacher.
We would also greatly appreciate any donations of Christmas wrapping paper as we will be using this in our family learning event on Thursday 16th November.
Thank you all for your continued support,
The KS1 team x
KS1 Funky Friday Sketching with Mrs Clay
Mrs Clay’s sketch club is always a big hit with KS1 and no wonder with these fabulous pieces of art being created in under 30minutes! Fabulous work ladies 🙂
