Marcham C of E Primary School

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Pandas Class Letter - Autumn - Part 1

Class Teachers

Miss Wagstaff (Monday-Thursday)

Mrs Callahan (Friday)

We have some fantastic teaching assistants who also double up as 1:1

Miss Taylor (Monday-Friday)

Mrs Phillips (Monday - Wednesday)

Miss Walker (Monday and Thursday)

Welcome to Pandas

Welcome to Pandas!

Some of you may be Panda parents for the first time and some of you may be returning as a Panda parent with a new child. We welcome you all and we hope you have all had a lovely summer break and look forward to some great experiences through this academic year.

Topic

Our topic this term is ‘This is me!’. We will be discussing our feelings, likes and dislikes and looking at our families and where we live. This term there is a great focus on our Personal Social and Emotional Developed and our Physical development to help develop our learning readiness. Our topic web can be found at the bottom of the page.

P.E.

P.E. this term, will take place on Wednesday afternoons in the form of Tatty Bumpkins (an inside activity based on co-ordination and control). Please ensure your children keep their named P.E. kits in school throughout the week as extra sessions may occur. Our PE sessions will be indoor sessions and will be undertaken in bare feet therefore trainers are not required yet- we will let you know when they are needed so you don’t buy them unnecessarily.

Children should not wear jewellery to school, apart from stud earrings (which must be removed for P.E. days unless the child can remove them without aid) and watches.

Homework.

Homework will be sent home once initial assessments have been completed and the children are settled. This will be linked to our Phonics teaching, mainly sound recognition and letter formation to begin.

We partake in a whole school approach to phonics and reading and your Reception child will begin to take home reading books once we have learnt the following set of sounds:

s,a,t,p,i,n

General

Please make sure that all items of clothing (not just P.E. kits and even socks as we always have some floating around) are named to avoid disappearances as everyone has the same items. It can also be helpful to have something small on their book bags on the front so they know which is theirs, e.g. a sticker or a small keyring.

We advise that the children have wellington boots for those wet and muddy days. These can be kept in school on the wellington rack.

We provide a different piece of fruit every day for your child’s snack however if you prefer or they are not eating (we will let you know this) then you are more than welcome to bring in your own piece of fruit. As the year progresses, we will start to have a toasty Tuesday where the children will initially be guided to make and butter their own toast.

Please remember to send your child in with a named water bottle every day as learning though play is thirsty business and a bookbag as this is where the children put the work they want to take home and where we will put their reading books when reading is up and running.

If you have any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact the school office to arrange a suitable meeting time although, we are available before or after school most days for more pressing matters.

Best wishes,

The Panda class team.

50 things to do before you're five:

50 Things To Do aims to provide inspiration for parents and carers to connect with children through a range of activities, all designed to have a positive impact on learning and health, please click on the link below:

https://50thingstodo.org/

What to expect in the Early Years:

What-to-expect-in-the-EYFS-complete-FINAL-16.09-compressed.pdf (foundationyears.org.uk)

Pandas Curriculum Web