Welcome to Robins
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School Bags: Children should bring their school bag every day.
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Toys: Please check that your child is not bringing toys into school.
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Reading Diaries: These should be brought in daily along with their ditty or reading book.
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Reading Rewards: On Fridays, we count how many times your child has read at home.
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3 times = 1 reward point
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More than 3 times = 1 reward point and a dip in the prize box
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Please make sure reading is recorded in their diary.
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Spellings: Children are given a set of spellings to learn each week.
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These are displayed on the classroom window and in homework books.
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Key Words: Your child has a set of key words to learn in their bag.
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Once they can read the words fluently, we celebrate their achievement and they are given the next level of words.
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Homework Books: Sent home on Fridays and should be returned by the following Wednesday.
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PE Day: Friday
Children should wear: -
Black shorts or joggers
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White t-shirt
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Trainers
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School jumper
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Labelling Clothes: Please ensure all jumpers, cardigans, and coats are clearly labelled with your child’s name.
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Lunch: If your child is having a school lunch, please ensure that payment is now done on Arbor. Please check Arbor for regular updates and information.
Support for Families in Gateshead
Please click on the links below for some information regarding supporting families within the Gateshead area. Should you require a paper version then please just ask at reception. Early help leaflet offer Early help offer Gateshead family hubs offer Henry information...
Robins and Owls homework Y1
This week’s homework 24.11.23 for Year 1 is CGP Grammar Punctuation and Spelling page 46 - Compound Words Children to return completed for Wednesday 29.11.23 Thanks Miss Thompson & Mrs Short Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You...
Understanding tens and ones and partitioning in Year 1
Year 1 Owls and Robins have been looking at how numbers are made up of tens and ones. To support their learning they have been using dienes, number arrow cards to represent tens and ones as well as a part part whole model. Article 13: You have the right to find out...
Owls & Robins Homework w.e. 17.11.23
This week’s homework 17.11.23 for Year 1 is CGP Maths pages 4 & 5 Number and Place Value. Children to return completed for Wednesday 22.11.23 Thanks Mrs Short & Miss Thompson Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged...
KS1 have a visit from That History Bloke
What an amazing experience the children have had this week in history with a visit form That History Bloke. Linked to this half terms topic The Great Fire of Gateshead & Newcastle the children were able to find out lots of super facts of when and how it started...
Robins and Owls Y1 homework
This week’s homework 10.11.23 for Year 1 is CGP Grammar Punctuation and Spelling pages 2 & 3. (Forming sentences) Children to return completed for Wednesday 15.11.23. Thanks Miss Thompson & Mrs Short Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education....
Marvellous Music in KS1
We have been learning about the Great Fire of London in history this half term. During our music lesson, we composed a piece of music to retell the story. We chose instruments that were appropriate for different parts of the story. It was so much fun! Article 13: You...
Keeping safe in KS1
This half term the children have enjoyed learning about how to keep safe during their P.S.H.E. lessons. If they were in danger or not feeling safe we discussed who they could speak to or who to contact such as a teacher, the police, fire fighter, doctor and nurse,...
P.E.: Multi Skills in KS1
This half term in Key Stage One we have been doing Multi Skills in P.E. We have focussed on developing our agility, jumping and teamwork skills, working individually and as part of a team. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and...
Owls & Robins Homework w.e. 27.10.23
This week’s homework 27.10.23 for Year 1 is CGP Maths pages 32 & 33 Shape (2D). Children to return completed for Wednesday 08.11.23 Thanks Mrs Short & Miss Thompson Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to...
KS1’s The Great Fire of London Parent Workshop
To end our topic London's Burning we invited our parents into school to take part in a workshop to create houses from 1666 when The Great Fire of London took place. The children used a cereal box for the main structure of the house along with paper, card, cellotape,...
Windy Winners!
This week our awards were for Top Reader and Top Growth Investigator. Well done to all of our winners Class Top Reader Top Investigator Dragonflies (Phonics) Francesca Lily Ladybirds (Phonics) Lilly Oscar Robins Louie Hudson Owls Ariadne ...