Friday 4th December 2020 Y 3/4 Blog

Dear Parents,

Where did that week just go? It's been a super busy one and the children are all trying hard and are showing more positive and independent learning behaviours. We have been doing assessments over the last few days. We are currently analysing these and will be using the results of these tests to inform us of what the children are really good at and what we need to be working on in order to close any gaps in the children's learning. To this end, next week we will be sending these papers home. We would like you to look through these assessments with your child and use them to assist you in helping your child.

COLD WEATHER

Due to the nature of the current weather, could you please ensure your child comes dressed appropriately to school? Hats, coats, gloves and scarves are needed. All windows and doors must remain open in our classrooms. It is Government guidance that we must all follow. We do it so that we have constant airflow into the classroom, lessening the risk of spreading infection. We have all had to wear extra layers of clothing to counteract this. The children may benefit from wearing an extra layer under their uniform.

ZOOM PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Thank you to all of you for signing up to discuss how your child is settling into school this term. Obviously we would prefer to hold face to face meetings but due to current restrictions this is not possible. The next best thing would be to hold a Zoom conference. We are looking forward to discussing your child's learning journey with you. Please find details on how to sign up on our school weekly newsletter.

HOMEWORK

We hope your child was able to mark their maths homework. The answers are uploaded on to our Google Classroom page every Thurday at 3.30pm. If there are any issues, please email your child's class teacher. This weeks maths homework is as follows:

Page numbers - Written Subtraction

Y3 pg 21     Y4  pg 19

FRIDAY 11th DECEMBER - Xmas Jumper Day

Next Friday we would love the children to wear their Christmas jumper to school. We will be raising funds to support our sponsored child, Thoko. Please can you bring in some gold coins to drop in the bucket? Thank you for your generosity.

Here is a message from Thoko.

My community benefits from sponsorship from people like you through partnership with Action Aid.  This helps me and my friends get an education.

THANK YOU FOR WEARING YOUR CHRISTMAS JUMPERS AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY!

Wishing you all a lovely and warm weekend. See you next week!

Mrs Hurley  Mr Greenfield  Miss Harvey