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Dear Families,
So, Spring 1 is complete – can you believe it? This last week has been trickier than the rest with COVID making a reappearance in some classes. As ever, the team work of my colleagues has shone through; they have supported each other by being flexible in their teaching and learning and sharing adults where they can – thank you!
Thank you to all those who attended our virtual parents’ evenings this week. It is always good to be able to share the children’s successes with yourselves and build a stronger partnership where the children are at the centre and can be supported and challenged as necessary. I do so hope that we will be able to hold “in-person” meetings again soon so that you get a chance to see the learning that the children have completed and celebrate their growing knowledge and understanding.
World Book Day will be upon us on Thursday 3rd March (the first week back) please see my poster about the books and themes each class will be looking at further on in the newsletter.
Originally, the refurbishment of the rotten decking, fencing and benches in our pond area was due to be carried out this half term. Unfortunately, due to staffing issues for the project team, this has been pushed back to the Easter holidays. We are however very excited about it and the opportunities that the space will bring when we can use it safely again. Thank you to FOSS who secured a large grant enabling us to complete these works all at one time.
We are still developing and embedding the character strengths within school and the children are able to recognise them in themselves and others. Each week a child in each year group is celebrated for demonstrating them; on a half termly basis, we choose one strength and a child who has lived this strength consistently across the term. This half term’s character strength has focussed on honesty and we were pleased to be able to award the special blue badges to seven children who have demonstrated this strength: Melody (Reception), Beth (Year 1), Forbes (Year 2), Olivia (Year 3), Noah BC (Year 4), Joel (Year 5) and Anna (Year 6).
I hope that Storm Eunice has not caused too much disruption to you all – it has certainly been blowy!
I think that just leaves me to wish you all a pleasant half term whatever you may be doing.
Best wishes,
Rowena Silk
Its always busy, busy in Class One! This half term they have been learning about different types of religious buildings. The children even had a go at building models of churches and mosques!
Class Two have been looking at the artist Joan Miro this half term. As well as decorating my office with their own Miro-esque drawings, they have had lots of fun making Miro inspired sculptures out of clay!
Class Three finally got to fly their kites last week (would have been fun today!) and enjoyed a morning's fun at forest school on Thursday.
Class Four braved Storm Eunice this morning and got in the wind for Forest School!
They have also been very busy building habitat dioramas and some amazing marble runs - culminating in the Great Snitterfield Marble Run Competition yesterday - won by Evie, with Lewis a very close second place!
SPECIAL REPORT BY CLAS REPORTERS MEISHA & ESME
In DT we did marble runs and Thursday we had a competition to see who's marble run can run for the longest and Evie won!
Today we had Forest School. First we made a Jenga game and then we played it by pulling out a stick from the tower. Then we had a break and went back out and played a game where we all got in a space on the field; then we closed our eyes and someone was touched on the shoulder by the teacher and then it was like build-up tig - but you didn't know who the tigger was!