Dear Parents,

It was lovely to see so many of you at our Welcome Meeting on Tuesday. Due to administration restrictions, we are unable to upload our introductory PowerPoint, but will summarise the main points.

P.E. lessons are on Tuesday and Wednesday. Shorts are required for the Tuesday lesson. No-one will be able to borrow P.E. kit so please make sure that your child’s kit is always in school, kept in a draw string bag on their coat peg.

Home Learning diaries should be updated and in school every day. They will be checked regularly.

Children should make sure they have a library book for home reading. We have a class library session every Friday as well as opportunities to change books after school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 3.15 – 3.45. Children should always have a book available to read in school.

Pencil cases are not necessary as we have all the supplies children need, but if they wish to have their own coloured pencils or other items they will be able to use them in some lessons, with permission. At all other times the pencil cases should be kept in their tray. Children will be responsible for their own property.

All children should have a named water bottle.

Home Learning will consist of a weekly Maths task, daily reading, weekly spellings. Children also have a new learning pyramid each half term. (See below). Home Learning will be reviewed every Friday so books should be in by Thursday. Due to our upcoming Stubbington trip, Maths homework will be set on Friday 16th but will not be due until Thursday 29th September. KS2 spelling lists will be sent home this week, but the weekly spellings will be set on Monday 26th, pasted into their Home Learning diary.

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We are all getting excited about Stubbington next week. Children will be told their room allocation on Friday and should have at least one of their chosen friends with them. We know that all the children will embrace the opportunity to mix with the whole year group and to get on with all of their room mates.

If there is anything else you need to discuss, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Miss Stapley, Mrs Turner, Mrs Fleming, Mrs Pfeiffer.