HOUSING MATTERS

We as a school community are aware that there is an acute shortage of housing, particularly social and genuinely affordable housing and that this has led to spiraling rents and house prices across the country. Many young people and families on low to middle incomes struggle to afford to rent or buy a decent home.  As a result we will be holding a coffee morning Q & A session, with a housing representative, on Monday 27th March 2023 at the school. If you would like to attend please let Kamla or the school office know, so your place can be reserved.

 

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School Closure for industrial strike

Please click here for the headteacher’s letter regarding the planned closure for industrial action on Thursday 2nd March 2023.

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Spring 2

Hope you all had a nice half term.

Our topic for this half term is Traditional Tales. We shall be focusing on the following texts;

  • Jack and the Beanstalk
  • Jasper’s Beanstalk
  • The Ugly Duckling
  • The Elves and the Shoemaker

Now the weather is improving, we are looking into the possibility of organising a local trip to Burgess Park to look for the ducklings and swans in Week 3 or 4 of this half term. If you would like to support on this trip, please contact a member of the Reception team.

In maths, we shall be focusing on numbers up to 20. Please practise adding and subtracting using practical objects with your child.

In phonics, we are recapping the Phase 3 sounds and beginning to write simple sentences, using and applying our phonics knowledge.

Also, please remember about the importance of reading at home and recording in the home school diaries. Your support can make such a difference.

Finally, here are some key dates for your diaries;

  • Friday 3rd March – World Book Day
  • Wednesday 29th March – Easter Bonnet Parade

Regards,

The Reception Team

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Safer Internet Day 2023

‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.

Make time to listen to your children today and make positive change together.

Safer Internet Day 2023 aims to answer the following questions:

  1. What issues really matter to children and young people?
  2. What changes do they want to see?
  3. How can we all work together to advocate for them moving forward?

Here are some tips from the National Online Safety for encouraging open discussions about digital lives:

open-discussions-about-digital-lives

A few useful links for keeping children safe online:

  • thinkuknow.co.uk – Online safety advice for parents
  • childnet.com – Excellent free resources for educators and parents/carers
  • theparentzone.co.uk – The Parent Zone
  • vodaphone.com – Resources to support parents in making the right digital choices
  • askaboutgames.com – Useful website offering answers to questions parents and players have about video games age ratings, and other tips to ensure children play safely and responsibly
  • pegi.info – Pegi website to help parents make informed decisions when buying video games
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Challenger: Homework for Friday 3rd Feb 2023

Dear Challenger,

Next week is mock SATs week. Please use the materials attached to revise and prepare for next week. What are you secure with? What do we still need to learn?

Punctuation and Grammar

Reading-Text

Reading- Answer Booklet

Arithmetic

Reasoning

Work hard. See you on Monday

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School Closed for Industrial Action.

Dear all,

A reminder that the school will be closed tomorrow for industrial action in line with the NEU’s teacher strike. School will resume on Thursday 2nd February as normal. For further information about the strikes please see the NEU’s website using the link below.

NEU to take strike action over pay | NEU

Kind regards,

Senior Leadership Team

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Challenger: Maths learning this week

We are working on Long Division in maths this week, and it can get tricky!

Use the websites below to help you practise this skill further…

Oak Academy- Long Division
Vimeo- Long Division

 

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Half term fun!

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Challenger: Reading Comprehension Homework

Please see your reading comprehension homework, in the links below, to be completed by Monday (in addition to your usual banded book and reading record activities).

Poetry Reading Revision Mat Non-Fiction Reading Revision Mat Fiction Reading Revision Mat

Good luck,

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