Term 1 Complete
It feels like yesterday that the children returned to school ready for the start of the academic year back in September. Eight weeks have since passed and Term 1 has come to a close. It has been a fantastic term with so many highlights. Our Local Governing Board spent the day in school on Monday and left very impressed with the children's attitude to learning and willingness to do their very best in every lesson.
Mr Fry spoke with the staff to pick out their highlights of Term 1. The Reception team have been blown away by the way the children have settled into life at school. The children are forming new friendships and adapting to the routines of school life.
The Year 1 team have been particularly impressed with how the children have approached Phase 5 phonics this term. They have shown an appetite to learn the new graphemes and alternative pronunciations for sounds they already know. They are also applying these sounds to their writing.
In year 2, attendance has been the key. The children have come into school ready and willing to learn. They are all demonstrating increased independence in the way they apply themselves to their learning.
Year 3 have also enjoyed a positive start to the school year. Having moved upstairs into KS2, they are coming into school with a smile on their face and a willingness to learn. They have particularly enjoyed their science enquiry this term. They have been carrying out experiments using torches into shadows and reflective materials.
In Year 4, punctuality and attendance have also been a real positive as the term has progressed. The children have taken a real interest in developing their times-table knowledge and have enjoyed the TTRS showdowns between Maple and Oak. The staff also mention the children's enthusiasm for their science enquiry as they have developed their skills as apprentice electricians when investigating circuits.
The Year 5 team talk about the way the children are settling into their new classes with children working together and forming new friendships. This has been particularly evident when asked to work together as a team in PE, when peer editing in writing and when supporting each other with challenges in maths.
PGL is the stand-out experience in Year 6 with the children demonstrating remarkable independence and a willingness to try new things. This has fed back into school with the children showing great determination to do their very best across all subjects. They have grasped Year 6 by the horns and really gone for it with the way they all tackled long division successfully being one example of this.
In Resource Base, cherry have been learning about Goldilocks and the 3 bears: including learning the makaton signs, Role playing the bears saying "who's been sleeping in my bed?!, making porridge, hearing the microwave "ping" and mixing" more" and "more" and arranging the furniture in the bears house. The Year 1s are saying more words and joining in singing. The children have been interested seeing the new children coming in. The new children come in happily and the staff have found ways to connect with each of them and feel they are very much part of the class. It has been great to see Sycamore so engaged in their learning. They have been very proud to share their writing and maths with Mr Fry and Mrs Taylor. They have also really enjoyed taking part in the enrichment activities with their mainstream friends this term.
Thank you to all of our dedicated and hard-working staff who have made Term 1 such a success. As a leadership team, we are very proud of them and the work they do day in day out for your children. Term 2 promises to be even busier with plenty more exciting opportunities to engage the children.
