15th July 2013

Well, have you got the Kleenex ready?


After a wonderfully hardworking year, we have now reached the final week of term, and we shall all certainly need the tissues out, even before we get to Friday! It doesn't seem 5 minutes since we were saying 'hello' to the beginning of the new year, and here we are, already at the end of another successful year.

This last week is, just like any other, extremely busy, with lots to fit in, so here goes...

Leaver's Mass

Mmm, I shall definitely need my tissues for this one! We say goodbye to our Year 6 children on Friday. There will be a leaver's mass at 9.00am in the hall, to which you are invited. Please remember that space is at a premium, and we would be grateful if prams and pushchairs could be left in the patio area.

Reports

You should have received your child's annual report on Friday.

We love to read your comments, so please do take 5 minutes to complete the reply form inside - they are appreciated.

And finally...

All that is left to say, is a huge thank you for all the support you have given to all the staff this year. We have had a great year and the children have made a tremendous amount of progress since September.

We shall miss all of the children and hope that the Year 2's still come back to see us when they are very grown up juniors. They are more than ready for the challenge now!

Holidays

I know September seems a million miles away (or though I did see a 'Back to School' sign in Tesco the other day!), but children do lose a little momentum over the summer break.

Have a look through some of the links from past blogs to keep the grey matter ticking over. You could even look at the Year 3/4 blog to give you a head start!

Have a really good summer and we'll see you again in September.

Year 1/2 team

 

Not many more sleeps!

Can you believe that we only have two weeks to go? This year seems to have gone very quickly and very soon, the children will be moving on to their next year group. The class organisation for next year is being finalised, and you should be informed of this through your child’s annual report, which you will receive on Friday.

As you can appreciate, the staff take a great deal of care and time to compile these reports, as they are a record of your child's achievements throughout the course of the year. Please take 5 minutes to complete the reply form which will be included with report, as we do really appreciate your responses.

On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, we have our New Starters coming into school for the first time for their visits. This means that our current Foundation Stage children will be joining us for a taste of Year One. Also, it will soon be time for our Year 2's to venture across the hall to the Land of the Giants, so they will be having a couple of taster days in the Juniors this week.
As we are in the final two weeks, we are updating lots of information to pass up to the next teacher, including high frequency words, number work and two pieces of independent writing, which will form the first pages of a book called ‘The Big Write’. This book will stay with your child as they move throughout the school, and will contain examples of their writing from Years 1 and 2 all the way to Year 6. They will be amazed at home much they can improve throughout this time!

If you have any outstanding library books or are gathering a collection of reading books at home, could we please ask that these are returned this week, so that we can review our stock levels, which are somewhat depleted at the moment! Under pillows and beds seem to be a favourite place for storing books at the moment!

As we have now obviously begun our long-overdue Summer, please send a hat and plenty of water into school with your child. If you apply suncream in the morning before they come to school, they will only need to reapply it at lunchtime.

Have a good week and long may this beautiful weather continue!

Year 1/2 team