blog 3 7th Sept
Date: 7th Sep 2023 @ 5:43am
I knew I would love this new class. I expected them to be fun and kind and keen. I did not predict how fab they would be as a collective so soon!
We are spending this week focussing totally on routines, behaviour expectations and feeling comfortable with each other. We have done a lot of playing, some circle times and lots of practising of hands up for silence, lining up, wonderful walking around school/onto the playground etc. This is to allow them to understand how to be safe and ready to learn. They do and they are! So over the next week I will start to introduce our timetable and add learning opportunities such as group work. The immediate priority is to have full phonics sessions and reading practice. These will be the same format as in Reception but with reading Practice they will all be in groups doing a reading job at the same time, so that each child has 3 reads with an adult during the week then we can send that Little Wandle book home for you to enjoy hearing your Remarkable Rabbit read confidently. Let me know if you need any help with the reading at home.
Maths this week has been 2D shapes- have they told you about diamonds rhombus yet? :) We have been singing the 2D shape song so we extend our vocabulary to oval, hexagon, nonagon etc! Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTeqUejf3D0
It's You Tube so make sure those parental settings are high! Mr Webster brought his guitar in and played the music while we sang. Cool!
Talking of Mr Webster...He is a School Direct teacher in training with Tarporley for the autumn and summer terms. He is going to be an awesome primary school teacher! He will be under the tutelage of Mrs Harrison in school and has some days in college (Chester University) every week. I will get him to write something about himself in next week's blog but in the meantime, he has also had a week of learning my routines, my expectations and feeling comfortable! Let's support him as he starts this wonderful career journey.
Another new face for some of the children was Mr Elton. He is our brilliant PE teacher on Wednesdays. (He is also a friendly face at holiday club.) The Remarkable Rabbits were great at lesson 1 invasion games because they listened and showed respect. The tag game with bibs was particularly fun!
Next week I expect to send home that precious Little Wandle reading book (please don't lose it, we need it for the next group the week after. Let me know if something happens to it so I can send you the link to purchase a replacement.) They will also have a reading for pleasure book that is loosely linked to their reading ability and a library book. Read, read, read! We will also be hoping to start Secret Reader on Fridays 3pm next week so watch this space for details on how to book your slot.
(*Absolutely no David Walliams' picture books please!!! #MrsH'sPetHate)
So let's rock and roll the rest of this wonderful week!
Mrs H
