Robins

A very warm welcome to our new Reception children. They are all settling in brilliantly and already impressing us with a fantastic attitude to learning. Welcome back Year 1 and 2. These children have been working hard and being good role models.

PE days -Monday & Thursday. Children come to school dressed in their PE kit on these days please. Please ensure your child is in their correct Dinton PE kit, suitable for indoors and outdoors and a pair of trainers. Reception children – please send your child in with a pair of wellies for accessing our outdoor environment (if you haven’t already done so). Now the weather is more autumnal, a coat now too please is needed. Please ensure all belongings are named.

Reading books along with your child’s reading record are to be brought in daily. Please can you read to your child a minimum of 4 times a week. Please can parents make a note of pages, and any hard words and how it went generally in the reading record. Details of a phonics workshop to explain how to read with your child and how they learn phonics at school will be coming up soon- look out for dates.

Homework-

Reception / 1 / 2 -reading books sent home

Years 1 and 2: Spellings are given out on a Monday and children will be tested the following Tuesday.

Years 1 and 2: Maths homework is set on a ……

1 session of 20 mins on Numbots for yr 1

2 sessions of 20 mins for yr 2

            Welcome back to Term 2 in Robins. We hope you had a great half term.

• Firstly, a huge congratulations to our reception starters for their first term at Dinton. They settled so well and have been making super progress in their learning.

• We have thrown ourselves into the world of books last term as part of our Drawing Club / English / Book Club time. Reception enjoyed I want my hat back, Goldilocks and the three bears and The Tiger who came to tea (the highlight of this being Mr Howard dressing up as a tiger and popping in for a spot of tea!).
• Years 1 and 2 also enjoyed a number of stories as part of their writing. These included Jack and the Beanstalk and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

• This term we all begin with The Three Little Pigs. The children loved being detectives this week to solve the crime of who had knocked down Reception’s piggy house in their outdoor area and made a big mess in Year 1 and 2’s classroom. They found all sorts of clues, including footprints on the tables and fur!

• This term will be a history themed topic; we’ll be learning about how toys have changed over time. The children will be invited to bring in a small toy from home to talk about. More details to follow.

• We have now begun rehearsing for our Nativity! Further details will be shared with you shortly.

• A few reminders:

Please send your child into school with a waterproof / warm coat everyday. As it gets colder, please remember to name any additional items such as hats and gloves.

A pair of wellies to be sent in to wear at break times please (and for Reception, when outdoors in continuous provision) as it gets muddier on the field.

Year 1 and 2-please remember to help your child learn their spellings.

When hearing your child read, please remember to write in their reading record.

Mrs Everett and Miss Ireland

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