25 Sep 2009 - Newsletter 25th September 2009

Book Fair Leaflet

Give your old Shoes Extra Time Leaflet

HOPA Newsletter and Bears At Bedtime Letter

NT Sports Half Term Courses Leaflet

Skillzone Soccer Saturday Form

The Book Fair will be open on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the end of the morning session for reception parents and after school at 3.10 pm.

This week we have been reading lots of different poems and using our senses to help us write our own. We have been trying to guess what's inside a bag by touching, smelling and listening very carefully. Next week we might even get to use our sense of taste! We have heard some poems that rhyme and have even acted some of them out for the rest of our class!

In maths we have been measuring, measuring, measuring! We have measured things in the classroom, outside the classroom and even each other!

This month we are thinking about what makes us happy and what makes other people happy. Some of us have a special box in our classroom where we write down people's names who have made us happy. Some of the boxes are getting very full! So keep up the good work year 1!

We have been practising lots of handwriting in school and it would be really helpful if we could try and remember to finish the last 2 rows off at home.

Homework Challenge: Read a poem at home and maybe ask your mum or dad if they have a favourite poem.

We hope you have a HAPPY week!     Year One Team

Using 3D shapes to build models

Acting in the 'home' role play and caring for baby

Enjoying a visit from a real baby and asking his mum questions about his needs

Exploring the texture of clay

Next Friday is our Harvest Festival, Wellie Walk and Plant a Bulb Day. It is a fun-packed morning! We would really like to see you there to watch the children's first school performance! If you are able to help with the Wellie Walk or Plant a Bulb activities afterwards, please see your child's class teacher. Thank you

We have been learning about cubes and using them to build with. Please help your child to find cubes in the home or in the outside environment. Also, please look for items at home to go on our 'Sounds Table' for the week.

Wednesday 30th September

09.30 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00

Trinity Methodist Church Brewery Road Woking

Attendance by appointment is strongly recommended, to make an appointment please contact 0300 12323 23

Would you like to help Mrs Shorey take Year 1 & 2 pupils to work in the vegetable garden on a Tuesday afternoon?

If you do not have internet access at home you can use the internet at your local library for free (just telephone 0300 200 1001 to book a computer).

For all other enquiries relating to the school admissions process, please call Surrey Schools and Childcare line on 0300 200 1004.

• Weed the Grandparents Bank. We also need some heavier work done:

• Laying the slabs that we have under the bike rack at the top of the field.

• Make a new entrance to the butterfly garden.

• Put up a barrier by the scooter area.

Don't forget that next Friday is Harvest Celebration day. The children will need wellies and old gardening clothes for the day. The children will be planting bulbs later in the day. Please can you ensure that all donations of bulbs are in a plastic bag and labelled so that we know what the bulbs are so that we can prevent children with allergies touching them.

Rosie Rawson won first prize with her marrow. Rosie's Marrow Diary included photos of the marrow at different stages of growing. Emma Crane also grew a huge marrow in her Grandad's garden.

Guess what! This week we've been writing stories. Who can think of the most interesting ways to fill in the blanks? There will be a sticker for the best ideas in each class.

We have also been invaded by money monsters who feast on 10p, 20p and 50p coins. We've even started to think about how many pence there are in amounts more than £1!

Next week we are continuing to write stories based on African animals and learning about Harvest Festivals around the world.

Thank you very much to Mrs Loughman and Mrs Meacock-Fletcher who will be sharing the role of link mum for Fox Class. Unfortunately we are still looking for Rabbit and Owl link mums. If you are interested in becoming a link mum for your child's class then please contact Mrs Bladon or Mrs Sheppard. Thank you.

On Wednesday 7th October there will be an opportunity to find out more about the Foundation Stage curriculum when we will be holding a curriculum meeting which we have called 'A Day in the Classroom'.

The Foundation Team will then split into different rooms and present short, hands on sessions, covering some of the curriculum areas. We will be explaining some of the activities the children will be experiencing and how parents can help by playing fun games. There will be an opportunity for everyone to visit all the different areas.

"Stationery for Teachers" is a Ryman voucher programme to help families to support their schools by providing teachers with much needed stationery supplies.

For every £5 spent a 50p Ryman Voucher is earned for children to give to their teachers.

2nd hand uniform will be sold on the first Monday of every month in the Acorn Centre.

The school are taking part in this promotion which is sending shoes to Africa.

Just pair up your children's old sports shoes and drop them off at school from 5—9 October.

Before you can help in school you must attend a meeting with Mrs Alder to cover Health and Safety and Safeguarding Children issues.

Date  Thursday 1 st October 11.40 am

           Thursday 1 st October 2.45 pm