12 May 2008 - KS2 Newsletter Summer Term 2008

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

 

As usual the Summer Term has begun at great speed.  We would like to welcome Mrs Alison Bone and Mrs Anna Taylor to Key Stage 2 and hope they look forward to joining us in the many exciting projects planned this term.  In June, Year 3 will be visiting Sandhurst  Methodist  Church as part of their topic on the local area.  Year 5 and 6 have their residential trip to Mill on the Brue, and those staying in school will also have an enjoyable week with exciting activities planned.  In July we will be spending a week celebrating the 40^th Anniversary of the School.  Of course the term will finish with a musical extravaganza, which this year will be ‘Hagbane’s Doom’, a magical story about three children who save the forest folk from an evil crone.

 

 

Before all this the children will be taking tests in May and we would ask for your cooperation in ensuring they come into school having had a good breakfast and plenty of sleep.  Year 6 SATs begin on Monday 12^th May.

 

 

On the reverse of this letter you will find the curriculum map for this term and we hope this will assist you in supporting your children in their learning.

 

 

Reading

 

It is important that children read for a sustained period of time each day and, although many of your children are strong, confident readers, we would like to remind you that encouraging your children to read by sharing literature with them, listening to them read and reading to them is often the one activity done at home which has the most impact on their achievements in school. Discussing what they have read helps children’s comprehension improve. Local libraries are a good resource and books and story sacks can be borrowed from the school library.

 

 

Physical Education

 

PE days are included in the curriculum information which is attached to this letter.  It is very important that the children have the correct clothing and we would suggest that kits come in on Mondays and get taken home on Fridays.  This also gives the teacher flexibility of including an extra PE session if appropriate. 

 

Children should have:  a plain white or plain house colours t-shirt, black shorts and a pair of plimsolls or trainers for outdoor use.  Grey jogging bottoms are optional for outdoor use.  Please note that Year 3 will be receiving Tennis lesson from a specialist coach this term.  This means that for 5 weeks commencing 28^th April they will have a PE lesson on a Tuesday rather than a Wednesday.

 

 

Cookery

 

If there are any parents who can help with cookery in Year 5 on a Tuesday afternoon it would be greatly appreciated.  Please contact the class teacher.

 

 

 

Please let your child’s teacher know if they are worried about anything or there are any matters you wish to discuss. You can telephone the school office or speak to the teacher after school to arrange a convenient time.

 

 

Thank you for your continuing support

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Mrs E Whitehouse                                                                                              Mrs C Bond

 

 

 

 

 

Miss H Fernley                                     Mrs A Bone                                          Mrs A Taylor