Marcham C of E Primary School

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Pandas Class Letter - Summer - Part 2

Class Teachers

Miss Wagstaff (Monday-Thursday)

Mrs Field (Friday)

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

Mrs Finch (Monday-Friday)

Mrs Phillips (Monday - Wednesday)

Miss Greig (Thursday-Friday)

Welcome to Pandas

Welcome back to the final term of the year. Where has the time gone?! We hope you’ve all had a fabulous half term. This term our topic is ‘Under the sea’. The curriculum web attached will give you an understanding of what learning will be taking place.

P.E.

P.E. will continue to take place on Wednesday afternoons, and this term we will need trainers as we will have some of our PE sessions on the field. Please ensure your children keep their named P.E. kits and trainers in school throughout the week as extra sessions may occur. We have been really proud of how well the children have been getting themselves dressed and undressed please continue to support them by encouraging them to get themselves dressed and undressed at home.

Homework

Homework will continue to be set every Thursday. This will link to our two newly taught sounds each week and will consist of two segmenting activities and two new flashcards. Please continue to expose your children to all the previously learnt sounds in the folder and why not also have a go at finding these out and about in the environment. Please remember to return the phonics folder the following Wednesday so we can add in their new sheets and flash cards ready to go out on Thursday.

Reading: children will continue to be set a reading book. The book and reading record needs to be filled in and returned by the Wednesday and then handed back out on the Thursday.

General

Can you please check that your children come home with the correct clothing please if you have found some pieces of clothing over the half term that doesn’t belong to your child, please return them to school.

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 at the front, so they know it 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 will be kept in school on the wellington rack. The weather will be improving but we still have lots of showers therefore it is still useful for all children to have waterproof over trousers as we go out in all weathers and can get quite wet and muddy.

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. This

term we will start to more consistently introduce “Toasty Tuesday” where the children will be taught how to make their own toast for snack. This will be done in small groups with adult supervision.

Please remember to send your child in with a named water bottle (preferably a non-spill one) every day as learning though play is thirsty business and a bookbag as this is where the children put their ‘work’ they want to take home and where we will put their ‘snuggle’ books and phonic folders.

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 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