In Drawing Club this week the children in reception have been focusing on the story of ‘The Disgusting Sandwich’. We looked at all of the horrible fillings that were added to the sandwich during the story. The children wanted to make their own sandwiches using fillings of their choice and discussed how they tasted. This was all after Mrs Sikka made a disgusting sandwich of sand and mud to eat. The children were horrified!
We linked this all to our LMTW theme ‘Food Glorious Food’.
The children in Reception are having so much fun exploring dance through their Little Movers PE sessions, here is a clip of their wonderful dance performance.
As part of our LMTW theme ‘Food Glorious Food’ we have been looking at ‘sweet foods’ We have used the story ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ throughout the week including Drawing Club. The children have been building the bears house using 3D shapes which was part of our maths this week. We talked about which shapes would be the best for building and why. They recreated the story, wrote captions, read instructions of how to make porridge and used their maths skills of full and empty to recreate the porridge scene, also using size to make sure the bears were in the corrects chairs! We tasted honey and talked about how it is a healthy sweet option and why. We then ate a variety of sweet foods and timed how long it would take to eat them. We talked about which took the longest/shortest times and why, using our science skills of how chocolate melts and why. We looked at and discussed which sweet foods are healthy and which are not healthy, ask your children to tell you, they were experts!
The week before the end of term was another good week for attendance.
We had many children with 100% attendance. Well done, keep up the hard work!
We are thrilled to share with you that our Rainbow Flag evidence has been reviewed from our recent audit and we can proudly say that we have achieved the award again!
Well done to the children, staff and wider school community for supporting us and joining our commitment to positive LGBT+ inclusion and visibility.
Dear Community,
I hope that you have all had a wonderful Easter break and are looking forward to the last term of this academic year!
I would like to draw your attention to a Charity that provides Audio Books to those who struggle to access text/print due to challenges such as Dyslexia, Visual Impairment, Neurodevelopmental difficulties, Long Covid and other neurological or physical difficulties.
Access to Audio Books is free for children and young people under the age of 18, but adults can also access this charity service for a small fee.
Please check out the link below to find out more.
https://www.calibreaudio.org.uk/services
I do hope that you find the link useful.
Take care
Jo Donkin
SENDCo
We have had a very busy week in Reception. We have been learning about the Easter Story and the build up to Easter. The importance of Easter for Christians and what symbols represent Easter. We have been making chicks, eggs, baskets, chocolate nest, retelling the story of Easter and so much more! Ask us to tell you about Easter and when you are supposed to have Easter eggs!
Last week’s attendance was amazing!
Rec Blue
1 Red
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3 Red
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6 Red
Have all rolled the dice and won a prize from the attendance-opoly board.
Well done to all the children who attended 100%, here are some of our wonderful attendees!
Dear Parent/Carer,
RE:Whatsapp group encouraging self-harm in young people
We have been alerted by Northumbria Police to a worrying WhatsApp group / trend called “everyone you know x”. The content and language are not age appropriate and encourages young people to self-harm on a points-based syatem, with reference to suicide.
The group orginated in North Tyneside but now appears to be growing and circulating in wider areas of the North East. It is currently aimed at Year 6 students but is likley to start affecting other year groups. There are already 500+ members in the group, many of whom have been added to the group without their consent, by a third party because their social media settings are not secure enough. To date 3 young people have been hospitalised as a result of actions within this group.
We urge you to check your children’s phones to ensure that they are not subject to this group and ask you to make sure their privacy settings are secure. We regularly remind our pupils of this in school and will be sending out another reminder.
The NSPCC website has information about helping children who may have been affected by such content including; promoting self-harm, suicide, and eating disorders.
If you require any further information or support regarding keeping your child safe on line please speak to a member of staff or access the following website:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/