Newsletter
Issue 10
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Friday 14th November 2014
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Dear Parent/Carer,
We started the week presenting
the winners of the Health and Safety poster competition, which recognised and
celebrated children’s knowledge of building site safety. I hope all children
who received their prizes were pleased with their success. Well done to all of
the children for their brilliant outcomes. Choosing winners was a very tough
process. This week we have also taken some time to think about all those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today. We observed a minute’s silence across school at 11 a.m. on Remembrance Day (Tuesday) and it was lovely to see some children wearing their poppies with pride.
Teaching
Assistant
This week we have appointed a
new teaching assistant to join our fantastic existing team of support staff.
Rachel Hobson will join us in Year 1/ 2 (Miss Mees’s class) from January.
E-Safeguarding
In
school this year, we are doing a lot of awareness around how to stay safe
online. Our children have access to the internet through all sorts of devices
these days and it is important that we know we are educating them in how to
protect themselves. In order for us to do this effectively, we require a little
help from you. We would be very grateful if you could spare 5 minutes of your
time to complete an anonymous questionnaire about your child’s usage of
technology outside of school. The survey is online- you can find the link on
our phase blogs and it will soon be on the e-safety section of the website. You
will be required to type a password, which is: WF3. We will keep the survey
open until the 5th December. Many thanks for your help. The survey
can also be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RQ26RRN
Parent
View
Whilst on line, we would
appreciate some more responses to the Ofsted Parent View questionnaire which
you were informed of via a letter on Wednesday. We have had a trickle of
responses; thank you to those who have offered their views. The more responses
we receive, the more accurate our evaluation can be. Thank you. Please visit: https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/
Milner
Lane parking
We would appreciate it if you
could observe respect for the residents on Milner Lane at drop off and pick up
time. It has been brought to our attention that parents parking on the lane is
proving problematic. We continue to ask for your patience and cooperation
whilst the building work continues.
PTA News
Thank you to everyone who dropped off
their unwanted clothes at school on Monday morning. Thank you also to
everyone who has ordered Christmas cards etc. with their child’s beautiful art
work on. So far there has been a massive £1,664 worth of orders. I
will post a profit figure once we have it.
The raffle tickets have been issued and
the winners will be drawn at the Christmas Craft Fayre on the 29th
November. A big thank you to Rebecca who has organised the printing and
collecting of the monies for the raffle tickets, this is quite a big job so her
help is appreciated. Please return stubs, monies and any unsold tickets
to the school office.
We do require a number of helpers for the
Christmas Craft Fayre so if you are able to help out in any of the following
areas please contact us…
· Helpers required to unload the stallholders’ cars 10a.m. until 12p.m. (Due to
limited parking this will really help).
· A volunteer to collect the stallholders fee and donation 12p.m. until 12:30p.m.
· Helpers to set up, Friday evening 3:15p.m. until 5p.m. and also Saturday
morning 10a.m. until 12p.m.
· Helpers to clean and tidying away after 3p.m. until 5p.m. on Saturday.
· A volunteer to look after the balloon stall 12p.m. until 3p.m. (this job could
be shared).
Contact us at robinhooprimarypta@gmail.com,
Facebook; Robin Hood Primary School PTA, Twitter; @robinhoodpta.
Have a fantastic weekend,
everyone!
Mrs Dale
REMEMBER!
Moving forward and learning together
Monday 1st December at 8:15 a.m. and
will be focussed around the agendas of:
· Our website-
what isn’t there that should be?
· The use of Twitter – ways to take this forward and engage more
parents
· Our blogs-
How we can get even more use out of blogs? What blogs should we keep/not keep?
Those who cannot attend are
encouraged to contact either myself or Miss Hinton as everyone’s opinion is
valuable. gaynor.dale@robinhood.leeds.sch.uk claire.hinton@robinhood.leeds.sch.uk
Nursery
newsletter
NEWS
ROUND UP
Thank
you for coming to our assembly, I hope you all enjoyed it! We are very proud of all of the children,
they work really hard in nursery and it was a brilliant chance for them to show
you all of their amazing learning! Have a look at our blog for the latest
information and to see what has been happening in Nursery at: http://foundationstagenewsatrobinhood.blogspot.co.uk/
THIS
WEEK
We
learned all about Diwali –sharing the
story of Rama and Sita. We have dressed up and engaged in some really good role-play.
The children have had fun with the clay and made some wonderful ‘Diva Lamps’ to
celebrate Diwali. We have even had a fabulous Diwali party - thank you for your
generous food donations. In Maths we have been looking at ‘Rangoli Patterns’
and using our knowledge of shapes.
NEXT
WEEK
We will
be learning about general celebrations such as weddings, christenings,
anniversaries and birthdays. If you have any family photographs of these
celebrations, please feel free to send them in to school with your child and we
can share them. We will be practicing our mark making skills and looking at
different kinds of marks – bumpy lines, zig zag lines, swirly lines etc. In
maths we will be talking about size and building towers of different heights.
HOW YOU CAN HELP US
· Learning
logs and any home learning need to come into school every Monday (beginning of
week children) or Wednesday (end of week children).
· Please
continue to talk to your children about the sounds they can hear – this is
really helping with their phonics and their ability to identify sounds – thank
you.
·
Where
possible please include numbers, shape and colour in your conversation.
·
Please
send in a water bottle (no juice)
and a coat every day.
Thank
you for your continued support.
Mrs
Harley and the Nursery Team
Reception
newsletter
NEWS
ROUND UP
We had a
great week last week with our author visit and Bonfire party and this one has
been just as much fun as we have celebrated Diwali! The staff in Reception have
set up some Diwali areas and Miss Fox has been producing fabulous mehndi
patterns for the children. We enjoyed a super Diwali party with drumming and
delicious food – thank you again for your generosity! Have a look at our blog
for the latest information and to see what has been happening in Reception at: http://foundationstagenewsatrobinhood.blogspot.co.uk/
THIS
WEEK
We
learned all about Diwali – sharing
the story of Rama and Sita and retelling it using lots of puppets, props and
role-play. The children celebrated on Friday with a Diwali party and we had a
special guest to show us real Indian drumming as well as our own Miss Fox who
created Mehndi patterns on hands using washable face paint. This week we have been focusing on the
sounds x, y, z and zz and the words see, for, now, down, look and
too. In numeracy we have built on the concept of addition by introducing
subtraction and the children have enjoyed showing us their counting and
calculation skills!
NEXT
WEEK
We will
be learning about general celebrations such as weddings, christenings,
anniversaries and birthdays. Each day in our topic sessions the children will
be baking buns to sell in order to raise funds for Children in Need. You should
receive an invitation from your child telling you which day they will be baking.
In literacy we will be focusing on writing shopping lists and party invitations
– again encouraging the children to show us how many sounds they can write.
During numeracy sessions, we will be focusing on one more and one less and will
be using these skills in a practical way. Our phonics will focus on qu and then recapping on all the letters
and sounds we have taught in Phase 2 since September. Ideally we will then
be moving the children on to the Phase 3 letters and sounds so please can you
ensure you do some extra practising at home over the weekend. Thank you.
HOW YOU CAN HELP US
· Learning
logs need to come into school every Monday along with reading bags and home
learning. Please engage with the home learning and ensure you listen to your
child read for 5 minutes every day and help your child learn their spellings.
· Please
make sure that all clothing is clearly named and if your child comes home in
spare clothes, please could you wash and return them as soon as possible.
·
PE
kits need to be in school every Friday.
· Please
send in a water bottle (no juice)
and a coat every day.
· Please
support your child to write their full name and give them lots of praise and
encouragement.
· If
you have time to do some extra practice on phonics, have a look at Mr Thorne http://www.mrthorne.com/ and Phonics Play http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm For some fun activities which will
support the teaching and learning in school.
Thank
you
Miss
Lambert, Mrs Steel and the Reception Team
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Dates for your diary.
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Friday
12/12 Performance 9.30-10.15
and 2.15 – 3.00 (ticket only – more information to
follow)
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Thursday
18/12 Christmas shop in Reception 2.45 – 3.00
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Friday
19/12 Christmas party – wear party
clothes/bring food
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Key Stage 1
What
a fantastic week we have had, full of learning! The children are really
enjoying their new topic of the Theatre and we would like to thank all the
parents and carers who have brought in puppets and dressing up clothes. Any
donations linked to the theatre are greatly received, thank you!
Home learning
The
compulsory home learning each week is:
· 10
spellings per week (5 mins X 3 times a week)
· Recall
of number facts (5 mins X 3 times a week) – Please continue to practice
number bonds for 5, 10 and 20. E.g. 3 + 2 = 5 What other ways can your children show this?
· Reading
and/or using Bug Club. (10 mins X 3 times a week).
· 2
times tables. We have decided to spend more time on the X2 table so please continue
to do this up to 2 X10. Any counting in 2’s is also a good skill to reinforce
with your child.
We
have acted upon parent feedback from Parents evening and last week introduced
our first Numeracy based learning worksheet linked to the number facts and
skills the children are learning at school. This learning is not compulsory and
is entirely up to you as a parent if you wish your child to do this. If you
would like any extra support or have any questions about this learning task
please speak to your class teacher.
Numeracy
Key Stage
one will be continuing to practice their addition skills next week. The
children have been practising and using the following skills:
·
Counting objects and joining two
different groups together.
·
Putting the biggest number in their
head and then counting on. (16 + 3 = 19)
·
Breaking up numbers (partitioning) and
putting them back together.
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E.g.
25 + 14 = 39 20 + 10 = 30 5 + 4 = 9 30 + 9 =
39.
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Working it out mentally in their
heads.
·
Some children have begun to use column
addition.
Literacy
The
children have been really enjoying writing stories! Next week each class will
be changing what book they will be using to help them in their learning. In Year 1 this will be “We’re going on a Bear
Hunt”, in Year 1/2 this will be “Gorilla”
and in Year 2 this will be “Where the
wild things are”. The children will
be focusing on different punctuation such as Capital Letters, Full Stops, Exclamation Marks, Question Marks,
Ellipses, Brackets, Commas and Speech Marks. When reading with your child
see if you can spot where these may be used and talk about why the author has
used them.
BOX PLEA!!!!!!!
Next week
the children will be starting a two week unit of Design and Technology. They
will be working in groups of four and making their own stage out of wood! We
would like the children to also try to design stages out of different materials
such as boxes, yoghurt pots and kitchen rolls. So if you are planning on
putting any of these in to your recycle bin please bring them in to school
instead. We thank you in advance!
Christmas Play Dates
Dates for your diaries:
Monday 15th December – KS1 Afternoon performance 2:00 - 3:00
Tuesday 16th December – KS1 Morning performance 9:30 - 10:30
Tuesday 16th December – KS1 Late night performance 5:00 - 6:00
Next week your children will be given their part, what costume they will
need and any lines they may need to learn.
Year 2 Residential
Next year
we are planning on our first 24 hour adventure camp school! This will involve
the Year 2 children sleeping over at school on the school field! We have
planned for a company called ‘Compass Adventure’ to come in on Thursday 4th
June at 3pm until 3pm on Friday 5th June. The children will take
part in a range of activities such as Bush craft (Making bread and eating
bugs), Camp craft (Marshmallows on the fire and sleeping in tents) plus lots
more interesting things to do! We are holding a meeting about this residential
on Thursday 11th December at 3:15pm. It would be great to see as many parents as
possible to see how many children would be interested in taking part. It should
really be a fantastic opportunity for your child!
Have
a lovely weekend.
The
Key Stage One Team
LKS2 Newsletter
What an action packed week it has been! The
highlight has got to be the incredible portraits produced by the children. We
looked at a variety of portraits from the Tudor and Victorian times and then
the children created a portrait of themselves as a monarch! They were so
patient and persistent when learning how to accurately draw a face (no easy
task!) After several attempts it’s fair to say they cracked it! We are so proud
of what they have achieved and very soon they will be on display. We’ll be sure
to put lots of pictures on the blog too.
Numeracy
This week we have been tackling subtraction
problems using mental and written strategies. We have practised quickly
counting back in tens and units, worked on identifying several shortcuts for
speedy mental subtraction and practised column subtraction to tackle bigger
numbers. Next week we’re moving onto multiplication. Next week we will be testing
the children on their 12 times tables however we would appreciate your time and
continued support in helping your child to learn ALL of their tables. Thank
you.
Just a reminder that our Parent Workshop based on Subtraction will
now be held in Miss Gascoigne’s room on Tuesday November 18th at
4.15 – 5.00pm.
Literacy
We have finished our persuasive letters and
they will be in the post imminently! Let’s hope we get lots of replies – or better
yet, a visit! Next we are going to go back in time and persuade Henry viii to
change his ways through a persuasive speech!
These Spellings
will be tested on Monday 17th November. Please support your
child in practicing their spellings every day to help them achieve 10/10 in
their spelling test every week.
Group 1: bowl, crow, snow, arrow, window,
elbow, throw, blow, snowman, rainbow
Group2: picture, temperature, nature,
future, mixture, leisure, measure, treasure, signature, pleasure
Topic - Learning on
display at Leeds City Museum!
Some of the children’s posters are now on display at Leeds City Museum
in the Learning Space (we’d have loved to display them all but space was
limited – we squeezed on as many as possible!) If you’re in Leeds, pop in and
ask to have a look. You might have to ask someone to let you into the room but
I’m sure they would be more than happy to oblige. There are lots of craft
sessions on a Saturday morning so the room will definitely be open then. Lots
of workshops, classes and learning sessions take place in the Learning Space
and our learning will be seen by many schools from around the city! You should
all be very proud of what you achieved! Take a look on the 3/4 blog to see the
display.
Reminders
· Please ensure your child’s labelled PE kit (indoor and outdoor) is kept
in school from Monday-Friday every week
· Please ensure your child has an appropriate coat to wear that is fully
labelled. Thank you.
· Operation Christmas Child boxes will be collected next week on Tuesday 18th November.
· Our next Showcase Assembly
will take place on Friday 21st
November at 2.30pm. We hope you will be able to join us as we share some of
the children’s amazing learning.
· Christmas performance dates:
Tuesday 16th Dec –
Afternoon Performance – 2.00 – 3.00pm
Wednesday 17th Dec –
Evening performance – 5.00 – 6.00pm
Thursday 18th Dec –
Morning performance – 9.30 – 10.30
More details will be shared with you shortly in
terms of acquiring tickets, etc.
Have a lovely weekend.
Team 3/4.
Upper
Key Stage 2 Newsletter
Fire talk
This
week, our pupils were paid a visit from firefighters based at Rothwell Fire
Station. Firefighters discussed the importance of creating a fire plan in the
event of a fire at home. In addition to this, the fire service discussed road
safety and the significance of wearing a seatbelt. We hope all our pupils now
recognise the importance of such valuable messages.
Numeracy
In
numeracy this week, pupils have been learning all about fractions. It has been
an action packed week full of amazing learning! We have covered many different
concepts, including; simplifying, ordering, converting and adding or subtracting
fractions! Next week the children will be learning about percentages, including
how to use knowledge of 10% to find other percentages, for examples doubling to
get 20%, halving to get 5% etc. the children will also be converting fractions
into percentages and finding percentages of amounts before increasing and
decreasing amounts by a given percentage.
Literacy
In
literacy this week pupils have worked hard to plan a newspaper report based on
a story all about Climate Change. In lessons this week, pupils have looked at
researching the main character in the story, developed their understanding of
the 5 w’s and practiced writing both reported and direct speech. Next week,
pupils will begin to write their report, which documents the rescue attempt of
an African boy in a flood triggered by Climate Change. The spellings for next
week are; forty, frequently, government, guarantee, harass, hindrance,
identity, immediately, individual, interfere. Your child has received a copy of
these spelling and will be tested on Friday
21st November.
Topic
In
topic this week, we have continued to research the concepts of Global Warming
and Climate Change. Pupils have used their research from the past two weeks to
draw a flow chart diagram, which helps to inform the reader of the concept of
Global Warming. Pupils have worked hard to create a visual outcome which uses
key Global Warming vocabulary and definitions.
ICT:
This
week the children have been experimenting with the software ‘Scratch’, which
enables children to create their own animations. They have explored how to
insert characters, backgrounds and audio, ready for when we start creating our
own animations.
Science:
In
Science this week, we have focused in on the Earth, Sun and Moon. Pupils have
worked hard to sort selected statements about the Earth, Sun and Moon. They
have then used video research to produce a written outcome, which can educate
the reader all about the Earth, Sun or Moon with exciting vocabulary and
interesting statistics.
PE
In
PE this week pupils enjoyed some fun competition in PE. With a focus on static
balance and core development, pupils enjoyed a sit down volleyball mini
tournament. It was great to see pupils having fun and developing new ways to
outwit their opponent!
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