6 Feb 2009 - Newsletter 6th February 2009

Key words: so, some

Sounds: o, r

Next week we will be assessing key word recognition and letter sounds and updating the back of the home diaries.

Playing in the snow!

Finding out about life when our grandparents were young.

Thank you to our visitors!

Using the balances to compare heavy and light objects

We were very impressed with how the children were able to recognise and order numbers.

Please help your child to look for or draw pictures of light sources e.g. sun, torch, lamp, bulb. They might even be able to bring one of the light sources in!

Practise writing these key words from memory: my, come, me.

Look for items at home that begin with o and r.

As you are aware at the Oaktree School we teach the children how to use the internet safely.

You may be interested in a leaflet produced to inform parents and carers how children are using ICT in school; how using ICT in the home can help children to learn; how children can use the internet safely at home and where parents may access further information.

Although the snow looked lovely and we are sure the children enjoyed playing out in it on Monday and Tuesday, it has posed one or two challenges.

Thank you for your support and patience when bringing and collecting your children. We are delighted that all of our teachers were able to get into school and even stayed late on Wednesday evening for Parent Consultations.

Well snow stopped Oaktree, at least for a couple of days. Now we are very busy catching up and working hard. The children are working on fractions which they do find quite difficult. If you could use these as much as possible at home it will be very useful. If the shops are 4 miles away for example, how far would they have gone at the half-way point? How about when they were a quarter the way there? Or three quarters? No doubt you have lots more ideas.

Thank you for all the boxes you have sent in for the cannons. We urgently need kitchen rolls and would be grateful for any you are able to collect.

In Literacy next week we will be continuing our work making an information booklet about "How to be a sailor". These are beginning to look great.

It was lovely seeing so many of you on Wednesday evening and very useful. We are looking forward to next Tuesday when the second parent consultations takes place. If you have not signed up, there are still one or two spaces. Thank you for your support. The Year Two Team.

- A brand new classroom.

- A covered all weather play area.

- Toilet facilities for sporting and field events.

- A covered outside lesson area.

- Do you think you can help our build team?

- Do you work for or know of a construction company that may want to tender?

- Do you know a Building Regulation draughtsman or a reusable energy consultant?

If you think you can help us or have any information that would benefit the building please contact Mrs Alder or the office. Many thanks.