March Newsletter

March Week 5 2015

Dear Parents and Caregivers

I am pleased to report that all the children have settled well into Room 7 and school life. Thank you for your support over the last few weeks in setting routines, early bed times and helping your child to manage their learning and belongings.

We have been very fortunate this year in having excellent weather which has enabled us to swim on most days. Swimming has given us less time for other curriculum areas, however, the great progress made has been well worth it.  Next week will be our last week for swimming as we concentrate on other Physical Education activities.

Homework

Room 7’s homework policy is to send home a reading book from Monday to Thursday. On Friday we send home the poem for the week. This is pasted in the back of the Home Contact book.

Monday to Thursday the Early Words book will go home with a word for the day. Please read each days sheet and include some of the previous worksheets to help your child consolidate and remember their words.

‘Do I need to read every night.’

Answer  ‘Only if you want your child to make progress.’

Maths

This week a laminated goal card will come home with your child’s Maths goal which we ask you to help them with.

The majority of child will work on consolidating KNOWLEDGE Stage 1 and 2 of the curriculum. Please see the maths board in class for further information.

In class we will be working on short Knowledge acquisition and developing Strategy skills. Later this term we will be learning about Statistics.

Rich Maths Tasks

 Every Friday is our Rich Maths Task

Rich tasks open up mathematics. They transform the subject from a collection of memorized procedures and facts into a living, connected whole. Rich tasks allow the learner to 'get inside' the mathematics. The resulting learning process is far more interesting, engaging and powerful. We want all our children to love Moths and feel that they are successful.

Fun Five

In class we have a Fun Five behaviour plan which assumes that each child has met the requirements of being a responsible  learner and class member. Everyday we will have 5 minutes of fun activities. Should your child be removed from this activity they will have the opportunity of a fresh start the following day. Serious misbehaviour issues will result in detention with a letter home and or a phone call home.

Emails and Phone numbers

Please check that we  have the correct contact details for you and an emergency contact.  It can be very distressing for children if they are sick or injured and we have difficulty contacting someone. It would also be great to have an email contact as we like to send photos and details of wonderful learning so that you can see what we have been doing.

Best Wishes

Jolanta Gall