On Friday 27th September, Class 10 will be taking part in an extra PE session with our PE provider, YourPE. Please can you ensure that your child has their PE kit with them on this date. Thank you.

It was lovely to see how excited the children were yesterday with their new reading diaries and a chance to choose their own books from our Accelerated Reader library. Today, we spent some time with our books in the classroom and the children blew me away with their fantastic attitudes and enthusiasm once again. Keep it up everyone!

To clarify expectations for reading at home:

• Please can you ensure your child brings their diary and level book/s to school with them every day.
• Children are expected to place their diary / reading books into their trays each morning so that they are readily available throughout the day.
• At the end of the day, children should retrieve their diary and book/s to take home.
• At home, please try to listen to your child read at least 3 times a week and record this briefly in their diary.
• Going forwards, I will check in with children’s reading diaries from time to time to share notes for next steps and updates where necessary.

At the front of children’s diaries is a QR code to take them to the Accelerated Reader website where they can login and quiz on the books they have read. This will help to support their comprehension development and is an important part of their reading journey. This sticker also details your child’s book level band which is where they will select their school level books from. This level has been set following your child’s Star Reader assessment. Children are still encouraged to read other books that engage and challenge them, and we welcome these being shared in their reading diaries as well.

Alongside reading at home, children will be given the opportunity to read and quiz during set times at school. Once children have finished a book, please encourage them to swap their book/s for a new choice from the book band boxes in the classroom. Children are responsible for changing their books and this can be done at any point in the week.

Thank you for your ongoing support, Mrs Dutton x

And I’m back again to share more fabulous home learning and achievements – keep it up boys and girls, you are being amazing! and, I hope mums and dads are enjoying themselves too :). Mrs Dutton x

Today, we have been busy working collaboratively to build our background knowledge (BBK) by exploring sources of information about the Blitz in WW2. We then used this research to help us ask and answer questions about what ‘the Blitz’ means, why and when it happened, what it was like to experience the Blitz and – most importantly – when and why did it stop. Why not ask us some questions about our learning at home and see how much new knowledge we can share. For instance … what is the difference between an Anderson shelter and a Morrison shelter?

And the home learning projects just keep on coming from Class 10 … they certainly are a busy bunch! Shout outs go to Reid for a fab Anderson shelter model, Martha for a very detailed timeline of WW2 and last – but not least – Freya for her amazing sewing skills and homemade rag doll. Keep on blowing me away guys, you’re all doing fantastic. Mrs Dutton 🙂 x