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  • Homework WB 18.05.25

    Published 16/05/25, by Claire Jones

    Hello,

    Wishing you a happy weekend!

    *Another quick note to request homework for this half-term please. We are looking forward to seeing what you have been up to as the children have told us they have been busy! We will send new homework back with you at the end of the week. I will be marking homework up until Wednesday but after this point, we will just send your packs home with you and check them in the next collection.

    *Spelling this week: Week 5 /air/ and /are/ - air, pair, fair, hair, chair, bare, dare, care, share, scared.

    *Reading: As mentioned last week, we are in the middle of assessing the children with a view to re-grouping after the holidays. I'll send an email out to you when this is complete with some more detail on expectations for this point in the year and any other feedback about missing sounds etc. As usual, we will send new books home on Monday and then Thursday next week.

    *Our synagogue trip is on Wednesday morning. Polite reminder that if children are bringing their own lunch then food should not include pork products as this is not allowed in the synagogue. We have 3 lovely parent helpers (thank you very much!). As we are leaving after our register, if you come into school with your child on Wednesday, I can talk you through our visit. Children should bring a water bottle (and packed lunch if you have said you will bring your own) and wear normal school uniform. If any children require sickness medication, please let us know ASAP. 

    See you all on Monday.

    Mrs Jones

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  • Homework WB 12.05.25

    Published 10/05/25, by Claire Jones
    Hello, I hope you've enjoyed this very sunny start to the weekend and continue to do so as we head into a new week. *Book swaps will be on Monday and Thursday, as usual. We are now practising more alien words each day in preparation for our
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  • Homework WB 05.05.25

    Published 03/05/25, by Claire Jones

    Hello,

    Happy long weekend!

    *Wear red/white/blue on 8th May this week (Thursday) to celebrate VE day.

    *Our class assembly is on Friday. We hope you can join us :-) 

    *Spelling this week is week 3. Our spelling rule is /or/ and /ore/. Here are our 10 words that we will be working on this week: morning, horse, for, short, born, more, score, before, wore, shore. There is a homework sheet in your pack and the words will become available on Spelling Shed from Monday.

    *We will do our book swaps on Tuesday and Thursday this week due to the Bank Holiday on Monday.

    *Try to stay in the green zone on doodle and complete your assignments. Year 3 seem to be holding the number 1 position at the moment - we know you can get more stars though, Puffins!

    Enjoy the weekend,

    Mrs Jones

     

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  • Homework Blog WB 28.04.25

    Published 27/04/25, by Claire Jones
    Hello, What a lovely weekend! I hope you've had a nice time - whatever you have been up to. *Spelling this week: Week 2 Words ending with the sound /ee/ but spelt /y/: happy, very, dizzy, funny, party, smelly, family, silly, jolly, sunny. A
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  • Phonics Screening Meeting

    Published 23/04/25, by Claire Jones
    If you're not able to make the meeting tonight, please find the notes attached.
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  • WB 22.04.25 Homework Blog

    Published 21/04/25, by Claire Jones

    Hello,

    I hope you've had a wonderful holiday and Easter break, ready for the start of the summer term. It is hard to imagine only having one more term with the children before they are ready to move up!

    Please refer to the summer overview blog for details on curriculum coverage, knowledge organisers and spelling overview for this half term.

    *Don't forget the phonics screening check meeting on Wednesday evening at 5pm. We look forward to seeing you there to inform you about the check that all children will be completing in June.

    *Please return any read books either tomorrow or on Thursday - we expect you have been busy and are ready for your new books. Books will be back to normal for Monday and Thursday next week.

    *Spelling this week: Week 1: /ow/ and /ou/ - now, how, brown, down, town, out, about, mouth, sound, you* (you is spelt in this way but is known as a 'tricky' red word.

    *Well done to all the children who have completed their spring challenges on doodle. It was tough to achieve it this time so great job! Please try to encourage children to logon daily to do their challenges and assignments.

    Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning.

    Mrs Jones.

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  • Homework Blog WB 31.03.25

    Published 30/03/25, by Claire Jones

    Hello,

    I can't believe that tomorrow is the last day of March and with that also, the last week of the spring term. Reflecting on this term, the children have been fantastic with all of their learning and we are looking forward to a great summer term. With the promise of better weather and lots of lovely activities to enjoy in the sunshine, we know the term ahead will ben fantastic with the Puffins. We wish you the best for a happy Easter and spring break, whatever you are doing. Let's hope we have a sunny few weeks.

    As we begin to make arrangements for the term ahead, you'll have seen the previous blog with information for our curriculum including spelling, knowledge organisers and homework.

    A few reminders for this week:

    *Homework packs back in please so we can mark them.

    *New homework will be given out at parents' evening appointments (you will have an appointment either Tuesday or Thursday)

    *Treat day on Friday this week which will include egg rolling (get ready to boil and decorate those eggs this week!) and non-uniform

    *We will send plenty of reading books to help keep you going over the break and please note the email with video links to support your child with their next steps in terms of phonics and word reading.

    *Phonics Screening Check meeting is Wednesday 23rd April so the first Wednesday back after the holiday.

    This week is our last week of spelling so it is week 6 words: /ue/ and /ew/ - blue, clue, true, rescue, drew, new, few, grew, flew, threw. Please use the homework in your packs and also Spelling Shed to help learn those words really well.

    Please return all your reading books that you have at home so that we can tidy and re-stock ahead of the holidays. Please continue to listen to your child read regularly over the holidays; this helps them to keep going with all their new skills and keeps them as confident readers.

    Thanks,

    Mrs Jones.

     

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  • Summer term Key Information

    Published 25/03/25, by Claire Jones
    Here is all of your key information for the term ahead. We will add the maths KIRFS  and history knowledge organiser after the holiday. *Spelling overview *Seaside holiday homework *History (Seasides) knowledge organiser (to be
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  • Homework WB 24.03.25

    Published 22/03/25, by Claire Jones

    Hello,

    Spring really has sprung and we have had the most wonderful week in school talking about the season. The children have written super instructions for how to look after a magical tree and we are excited to share their writing with you at parents evening in a few weeks time.

    Spellings - week 5 (please use the sheet in your homework folder plus Spelling Shed): the vowel digraph /oo/. Words to learn: food, pool, moon, soon, zoo, book, foot, took, wood, good.

    Special homework can be found in your homework folder for this week.

    Reading: Books will be swapped, as usual, on Monday and Thursday. Please send books you have read back in on those days as well (thanks!). We have now completed phonics assessments so we will be sure to send you some phonics videos soon for the Easter holidays. We can update you on your child's progress at parents evening.

    Doodle: assignments have been set. Keep trying hard to stay in the green zone and complete those tasks.

    Have a great weekend!

    Mrs Jones

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  • Homework WB 17.03.25

    Published 16/03/25, by Claire Jones

    We've had a lovely book week and then science week so it has been very busy already this half term! This week, we are excited to carry on with our instructions (learning 'how to make a crazy cake'). We've now turned to our seasons topic in science as we search for signs that spring is here. We have been finding out about the Easter story and the events that led up to Easter Sunday.

    Spellings - week 4 (please use the sheet in your homework folder plus Spelling Shed): the split vowel digraphs u-e. Words to learn: June, rule, rude, use, flute, tune, huge, cute, cube, tube.

    Special homework can be found in your homework folder for this week.

    Reading: Books will be swapped, as usual, on Monday and Thursday. Please send books you have read back in on those days as well (thanks!). 

    Doodle: assignments have been set. Keep trying hard to stay in the green zone and complete those tasks.

    Mrs Jones

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  • SCIENCE WEEK

    Published 14/03/25, by Jennie Morgan

    What a great week we have had for Science Week. We really enjoyed the launch from Fizz Pop Bang in our assembly last Friday which involved lots of exciting experiments.

    This week we have enjoyed making and testing paper aeroplanes as part of our whole school flying machine investigation.

    We have finished the week with a visit from Jenni, our local hedgehog expert. It was great to find out lots of interesting facts about hedgehogs. If you would like to track local hedgehogs at home she recommended the website Hedgehog Street.

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  • Homework WB 10.03.25

    Published 08/03/25, by Claire Jones
    After a very special book week last week, we now have science week to look forward to! This was launched on Friday with the Fizz Pop assembly, which left the children feeling very excited! Spellings - week 3 (please use the sheet in your home
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