Weekly Note 24.11.17

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Dear Parents / Carers,

Thank you very much for helping your child with the dinosaur literacy homework, the children will be using this next week to write their own reports.

Christmas Concert-
You are most welcome to come and watch our Christmas concert ‘Christmas with the Aliens’ on Wednesday 13th December in the school hall at 2pm.
Your child may have brought home some lines to learn today (printed on yellow card) for the concert. Please help your child to know when to come-in with their lines and to learn these off by heart in a loud, clear and expressive voice.

Two Tickets for the concert will be coming home with your child on Friday 1st December. We have a very large year group and for health and safety reasons are limited to just 2 seats per family. We would also be very grateful if alternative arrangements could be made for preschoolers where possible.
Tickets will be collected at the hall door on the 13th.

We are working on costumes at school at the moment, we may need some help with costumes but unless you hear otherwise (next week) we will source a costume for your child.

Christmas Fayre
The PTA Christmas Fayre is on Thursday 7th December from 1.30 – 4.00. You can collect your child from their class at 2.05 to take them to the fayre.

Christmas party
The children will have an all day(!) party on Thursday 14th December. More information about this day will follow.

 

Many thanks for your continued support.
Mrs Ashworth, Mrs Ash and Mrs Page

Weekly Note – week commencing 20.11.17

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Dear Parents/Carers

Fire Station Visit

We had a great trip to the Fire Station on Thursday where alongside learning about fire safety the children had a lot of fun putting out a fire and exploring the fire engines. The firefighter leading the visit talked to the children about smoke detectors and the importance of knowing their address. She also set them a home task of looking for the smoke detectors in their house and  learning their address!

Maths

Next week we shall be continuing our work on multiplication and in particular looking at how multiplication can be represented as an array.  The children might like to look for arrays at home, for example, a chocolate bar or an egg box. They could also make their own arrays using lego or similar. The array below shows 4 rows of 4 or 4 x4

Donuts

Literacy Homework- Dinosaur Research

Thank you for the research sheets that have already come back to school. Please can all completed research sheets be returned to school on Monday 20th November

Uniform

We are building up quite a large pile of lost uniform, snack boxes and water bottles that we are unable to return to the correct owner as they are not named. Please could you check that your child’s uniform etc is clearly named.

Many thanks for your continued support,

Sophie Ash, Jen Ashworth, Sarah Page

Weekly Note – 13.11.17

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Maths

Next week we shall begin a unit of work on multiplication.  In class we shall be working on the following types of activities:

  • counting in 2’s, 3’s, 5’s and 10’s
  • putting objects into groups of 2, 3, 5 and 10 and then representing this as a repeated addition and then a multiplication number sentence – this helps highlight the link between the two operations.
  • We shall introduce the x sign and related vocabulary such as ‘groups of’, ‘lots of’, ‘sets of’.

Children in Need – 17th November

Next Friday is ‘Children in Need’ day.  The theme this year is spots so the children are invited to make a donation and come into school wearing ‘spotty’ themed clothes and accessories. Children in Need accessories will be on sale in class next Monday and Tuesday at the price of £1 for a wristband and £2.50 for a headband.

School Trip- 16th November

Year 2 will be visiting the Fire Station as part of our Great Fire of London topic on Thursday 16th November. The buses will be leaving at 9.45am and returning just before lunch. If you or another family member would like to accompany us on this trip then please do let your child’s class teacher know. Many thanks.

Literacy Homework- Dinosaur Research

In literacy this week we have been looking at an information text about a Tyrannosaurus  Rex. In particular we have looked at the different sub headings that the author has used to organise their information, the extra detail and description added and the use of technical vocabulary.

During the week beginning 20th November, the children will be writing a similar report based on a dinosaur of their own choosing (other than a T Rex). To help them with this task we would like them to begin thinking about the dinosaur that they wish to write about and to begin collecting some facts (e.g. using library/home books or internet sites) about this dinosaur as a homework activity. Please see the letter and worksheet that your child brought home today for more information on what to do. We thank you for your help with this.

Many thanks for your continued support,

Sophie Ash, Jen Ashworth, Sarah Page

Weekly Note – week commencing 6th November

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  Dear Parents/Carers

Swimming

Swimming lessons have now stopped until after Easter and will be replaced by PE or games lessons. PE kit will be needed on the following days;

Mrs Ashworth’s class – Thursday and Friday

Mrs Page’s class – Monday and Friday

Mrs Ash’s class – usually have PE on Wednesday and Friday however due to timetabling constraints they also occasionally have a lesson on a Tuesday. To make this easier to manage we are very happy for children in her class to bring their kit in on a Tuesday and leave it on their peg until Friday.

Sports Commission Fit Club

Starting next Wednesday lunchtime the Guernsey Sports Commission staff will be running a lunchtime Fit Club for Year 2 children. This club is free of charge and will be made up of a variety of active games and skills to ensure that physical activity is fun. The aims of the sessions are to support children in physical activity so that they can find an activity that they enjoy, as well allowing more opportunities for the children to reach the government recommendations of being active for a minimum of one hour a day. The first block of 5 sessions which begins next Wednesday 8th November is being offered to children in Mrs Ashworth’s class. The other classes will have the opportunity to attend in either the Spring or Summer term. If your child wishes to attend please can you return the form, which they have brought home today, to Mrs Ashworth by Tuesday 7th November.

Maths

Next week we will be focusing on finding 10/100 more or less than any 2 or 3 digit numbers. We shall also be working on everyday word problems where the children will have the opportunity to apply their understanding of place value to help them find solutions.

Dinosaurs

The children are thoroughly engrossed in our new literacy topic about dinosaurs and are producing some fantastic work.  We have been looking at non-fiction facts and focusing on the details of non-chronological reports (headings, technical vocabulary, describing words etc).  Next week we will be working together to write an information sheet about the Tyrannosaurus Rex. We would then like the children to choose a different dinosaur which they can research in preparation for some independent writing. We shall send home more details of this home task next week.

Pine Cones

If you have any large pine cones in your garden or find any whilst out and about we would be very pleased to receive them in school for an activity planned for later in the term

Wool

We shall soon be starting an art activity for which we need red, yellow and orange wool. If you have any spare wool in these colours we would be very pleased to receive it.

Many thanks for your continued support,

Sophie Ash, Jen Ashworth, Sarah Page

Weekly Note 13.10.17

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13.10.17

Dear Parents / Carers,

The children have had a very busy week with flu vaccinations, watching the Year 3 Harvest Service, being thoroughly entertained by the Rhubarb Theatre Company and electing class council representatives as well as trying very hard with their learning!

Next week in maths the children will be doubling numbers mentally,  doubling amounts of money and then doubling by partitioning

E.g. 23 + 23

= 20 + 20 + 3 + 3

= 40 + 6

= 46  .

During literacy lessons the children will be creating characters and then planning and writing their own story in the style of Zog and the Flying Doctors.

As part of our Fire of London topic the children will be learning about fire safety during a trip to the fire station.  If you are able to help and accompany us on this visit on Thursday 16th November (approx. 9.45am – 12.00) please let your child’s teacher know as soon as possible.

We still have  jelly bean challenge packs available if you would like to buy one for 50p.  If you have completed a challenge please do send in a photo so that your child can share it with the class.

Individual pupil photos will be taken by Fitzgeralds on Friday 20th October.

We hope the children have a wonderful half term and look forward to seeing them back at school on Monday 30th October.

We look forward to seeing you next week during parent appointments. If you have not already made an appointment you can do so, up until 5 pm today, by logging into http://parents-booking.co.uk/stmartinsprimary

Many thanks for your continued support

Sophie Ash, Jen Ashworth, Sarah Page

Weekly note- week commencing 9.10.17

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6.10.17
Dear Parents/Carers,

Maths

Next week we will be continuing our work on Place Value. We will be finding different ways to represent two and three digit using various equipment such as Numicon, base ten and coins and discussing how many hundreds, tens and units there are in a two or three digit number (please see last week’s blog post on ideas for helping your child with this at home). We will also be using our knowledge of place value to add and subtract multiples of tens/hundreds to/from a number.

Jelly Bean Challenge

Hopefully you will have seen the blog post earlier this week about our new Key Stage One Jelly Bean Challenge! The resources have arrived earlier than expected, and so children are welcome to bring in 50p to get a kit from this Monday 9th October.

Digital Leaders

We are introducing digital leaders across the school. One digital leader will be chosen per class and they will have various responsibilities including being a technical expert within their class and helping their peers to use digital technology. They will also be responsible for ensuring that the ipads are charged and looked after carefully. The digital leaders will be required to attend regular lunchtime meetings with all the other digital leaders where they will learn their responsibilities and be taught how to use apps more confidently as well as learning to use new apps which they can then show their class.

Interested children will be asked to apply for the role by filling in an application form. This process will start to give them awareness of the real world of work and how you have to apply and interview for a job.

The children have had an assembly to introduce them to what being a digital leader will involve and have brought home an application form if they are interested. Please talk about the role with your child and help them to fill in the application form if they would like to apply. It needs to be returned to your child’s teacher by Friday 13th October.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Bramley.

Parents’ Appointments
The week beginning Monday 16th October is parents’ appointment week. The booking system will be going live from today. Please note that if you would prefer an appointment time before school starts in the morning then this may be possible – please can you email your class teacher if you would like one of these times. We look forward to seeing you all throughout the week.

Swimming – Mrs Ashworth’s class
Next Thursday 12th October we are having a visit from the Rhubarb theatre company. As the performance for Year 2 is at 11 a.m, Mrs Ashworth’s class will not have a swimming session next week.

Many thanks for your continued support.
Mrs Ash, Mrs Ashworth and Mrs Page

Jelly Bean Challenge

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This afternoon in assembly we launched an exciting new Key Stage 1 science and technology challenge!

Please see the details on the poster below. Children will be able to give their 50p to their class teacher from Monday to receive a pack.

We look forward to seeing lots of your entries! Good luck!

Weekly Note – week commencing 2.10.17

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Dear Parents/Carers,

Maths
Next week we shall be working on place value. An understanding of place value (knowing the value and position of each digit in a number, for example 34 = 30 + 4 or 3 tens and 4 ones,  is fundamental to understanding numbers and being able to read, write, order, add and subtract larger numbers. We have a range of activities planned in order to help the children recognise and understand the value of each digit in numbers up to (and for some children) beyond 100. To support your child with this work you may like to work on some of the following activities;

  • Order a set of numbers from biggest to smallest. Point at a number and say the number that is1 more/less; what is 10 more/less.
  • When looking at 2 digit numbers talk about how many tens and ones are in the number.
  • Use 10p and 1p coins to make a given amount of money (extending to use of £1 coins, 10p and 1p as your child becomes more confident).

Challenge Activities for children who are confident with numbers up to 100

  • Play guess my number using clues such as;  my number has 3 tens and 4 ones; an even number between 20 and 25; ten more than 56; is 2 tens more/less than 45
  • Give your child a set of digit cards (2   4   6   6) and challenge them to write all the 2-digit numbers greater than 40 using only these digits?
  • With the digit cards 2  3  4  5  6 can you make; a number greater than 50, a number less than 30, an odd/even number, a number between 47 and 59, what is  the smallest/largest  2-digit number you can make?

Guernsey Recycling Week

On Monday we are having a special assembly to launch the island’s Recycling week. Please could you send your child to school on Monday with a clean tin or can to recycle. We are also inviting families to make their own recycling pledges. More information about how to begin or improve recycling can be found at www.gov.gg/recycling

Hands On Science

Next Friday we are very excited to be welcoming ‘Explorer Dome’ to St Martin’s. This is a UK based, hands on, science show which we know from previous visits will provide the children with a wonderful interactive science show. The show we have booked will be introducing the children to the awe and wonder of space through a storytelling introduction to the earth, moon, sun and stars.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Ash, Mrs Ashworth and Mrs Page

 

Weekly Note 22.9.17

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22.9.17

Dear Parents/Carers,

Thank you for the lovely bright clothes your children came to school in today, we’ve had a fantastic day celebrating our learning in maths.  Your child should have brought home a letter explaining their Rainbow Maths targets today. Unfortunately Mrs Page has been ill this week so her class will receive their Rainbow target letters next week. Similarly her phonics group will also receive their next spelling lists when she is back.

Next week in maths the children will be collecting various types of data and using this to create different types of graphs.  

We are still in need of shoe boxes to create our Tudor house models so please do send in any you no longer need at home.

Could we also please remind you to send in a family photograph for our class photoboard so that the children talk about their family and see their photo during the school day.

School Council

Our school council is a group of pupils (one from each class) who are elected to represent the views of all pupils and improve our school, they may organise fundraising activities or campaign for things to be improved around the school.  There is the opportunity for your child to stand for election as their class representative:

What makes a good rep?

  • Approachable
  • Good listener
  • Organised
  • Efficient
  • Fair
  • Good communication

Three main jobs of a rep…

  • Collecting the views of your class and passing them on to the school council.
  • Letting your class know what goes on in the meetings you attend.
  • Taking an active part in weekly/fortnightly meetings.  

If your child wishes to be a member of the school council they will need to  stand for election and present a poster or presentation to their class explaining why they would be a good class representative. Please could these be in school by Monday 9th October.  

The children will then privately vote for who they’d like to be the class representative on Election day – Friday 13th October.

Swimming

Mrs Ashworth’s class are very much in need of an additional adult to help with their 11 – 12 swimming lesson on a Thursday. If you are able to help out with this lesson for the next 4 weeks they would very grateful.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Ash, Mrs Ashworth and Mrs Page