What a fantastic and BUSY start to the half term!
Most of you by now will have met our trainee teacher, Michael Edwards who is a PGCE student from Edge Hill University. Michael will be with us until February and is already a popular member of our class!
Our Ignite event went incredibly well last week. The children learnt so much from the chocolatier and it really helped to bring our chocolate project to life! I would also like to thank parents for helping the children with their chocolate related homework. The children already had so much knowledge so we were off to a flying start!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who came to parents evening. It was great to share your child’s learning journey so far and hear some of your thoughts about how the year is going so far.
This week the children have started learning about fractions and have really blown me away with their attitudes to learning something new! During curriculum tea, many of you expressed concern about your children learning fractions. I am pleased to inform you that the children are already able to talk about and explain the role of the numerator and denominator as well as recognising fractions of shapes and writing fractions 1/2 1/4 2/4 and 1/3! The children also noticed the link between division and fractions and keep talking about “equal groups”! Such super stars!!
Finally, we have had so much fun practising for the lantern festival and we are excited to share this amazing event with you all once again! Please remember to leave your children at school on Friday! The festival begins at 5pm and should last approximately 45 minutes. I will escort the children back to the classroom and will hand them over to you as normal at the door. Please DO NOT take your children from the Mugga! It is of upmost importance that I hand your child to you personally to ensure their safety.
Thank you for you continued support. As always, I am around to answer any questions at the beginning and end of the day. Alternatively, leave questions or comments for me via our website and I will get back to you.
Lisa Odell
