porters grange weekly newsletter week ending 7th June 2024

Nursery

We hope you had a great half term holiday. It was so wonderful to see the children come back to nursery so excited. This week we have enjoyed lots of modelling with the different boxes and materials. We have also enjoyed lots of games, helping with turn taking, playing a game of Twister which was so fun for everyone.

REMINDERS: Please remember to continue to bring in books to share with the class at story time.

Reception

It’s been great to welcome the children back after their half term break. We have enjoyed our final art lesson this week following instructions and learning how to draw a snail. We have continued to learn about oral health and this week we have been learning to write sentences about our teeth and how to keep our teeth healthy. In maths we have started to learn about sharing amounts fairly and grouping amounts.

REMINDER: Please remember to read regularly at home.

Please ensure items of clothing are clearly named.

Year 1

We hope you have had a great break! This week we have been learning to punctuate sentences with a focus of using capital letters. We have been helping each other spot where capital letters should be in each other’s work. In maths we have started to look at place value to 100, noticing the order of numbers, identifying missing numbers and solving problems.

REMINDER: Please remember to make a note in your child’s reading record so we know how they are reading at home.

Make sure PE kits are returned to school please..

Year 2

This week in English, we enhanced our understanding of homophones. We focused on correctly using "their," "there," and "they're," as well as choosing between "a" and "an" appropriately. Additionally, we practiced proper punctuation in sentences. In Maths, we continued our exploration of Statistics by focusing on drawing and interpreting pictograms. In PE, we developed our teamwork skills by focusing on listening to each other's instructions and communicating clearly so that everyone could understand. In Computing, we enhanced our Scratch programming abilities. In Geography, we compared various human habitats and learned about tribes in the Amazon.

REMINDER: Please remember that all PE kits must be brought to school for our Tuesday PE sessions. Ensuring your child has their kit will allow them to fully participate and enjoy their physical education activities.

We encourage you to continue listening to your child read every day and make sure to record it in their reading log books.

Letters sent home this week

• Year 2 - Oyster Class Trip - 07.06.2024
• Year 2 - Seahorse Class trip - 07.06.204

Year 3

This week in English we have started exploring the story of Romulus and Remus. We have been describing settings in preparation for our own versions using conjunctions and prepositions to explain in more detail. In maths we continue exploring time, most specifically days and hours this week. In science we are now moving on to plants, this week we are recapping the parts of a flower and researching the job of each part..

REMINDER: School trip to the museum – polite reminder: payments for the school trip must be made by June 18th.

Year 4

This week in English, we have started exploring the epic, 1,000 year old story of Beowulf. A legendary tale of warriors, heroes and bloodthirsty beasts. In maths we have been learning about counting money and understanding how to write money using decimal notations. It has been an exciting week back with the children taking part in a drumming workshop and learning about all the different types of drums that musicians play. This will help children in their learning on ‘sound’ in science and how vibrations travel to our ears.

REMINDER: TT Rockstars homework is set weekly.

Please help your children learn their times tables so they are ready for their Multiplication Tables Check this month.

Year 5

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! This week, year five have been looking at newspaper reports. Delving into the features and planning our own examples ready to write next week. In maths, we have been getting to the point with decimals, and enjoying problem solving questions. We have also switched our layered reading focus books, looking at using our retrieval skills to answer longer, two and three mark answers using evidence from the text.

REMINDER: Remember – PE is on Monday and Friday, please ensure your child comes to school with a suitable PE kit.

Please also strive to read for 20 minutes each night, and practise times tables using Times Table Rock Stars.

Year 6

This week, year 6 have been continuing with their maths Theme Park challenge and top-copying examples of their wonderful writing! Stingray class enjoyed a visit to The Forum – Southend Library and learnt about the resources available to them.

REMINDER: Please ensure PE is in school on Wednesday and Friday.

Keep reading daily and record in your home school diary.

Letters sent home this week

• Year 6 - Danbury Trip - 06.06.2024

French

This week year one have been revising colours in French and making some interesting sentences; year four have been learning the names for family members; year six have been learning about the range of subjects they will study at secondary school.

Music

Music Clubs

• Tuesday 12.00pm: Band
• Tuesday 3.30: Music Making (Yrs 1,2)
• Thursday 3.30pm: Choir (Yrs 3,4,5,6).

Instrumental Lessons

We do have a few vacancies, please contact Mrs Baines if your child would like to learn an instrument.

• Tuesday am: Guitar (Mr Brown)
• Wednesday am: Keyboard (Mr Hockey)
• Wednesday am: Guitar (Mr Elliot)

Nb. We are currently looking for a tutor in order to continue offering drum lessons.

Future Events

• 13th June Junior Music Fesitval - KS2 Choir

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