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Important Information for Robins Parents
Homework – KS1 – Owls, Robins and Nightingales
Spellings
Spellings will be set each Friday and tested the following Friday. Each week, your child’s spellings will be stuck in their reading diary so please ensure it is in school on a Friday. A half termly overview can be found below. Please check carefully which set of spellings your child is learning.
Spellings Spring 1
P.E. – Friday
Online Homework and Information
Phonics websites for games to help support your child with phonics.
For more information about helping your child with phonics please refer to the following websites.
P.E.
Marvellous Materials in KS1
In science this term we are learning about everyday materials and their properties. This week, we have been learning to identify the difference between an object and the material it is made from. We have been exploring different materials and discussing their...
Owls and Robins Journey to the South Pole!
Owls and Robins have been reading the book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. They have been thinking about the characters and expanding their vocabulary with words to describe emotions. They have also acted out the journey the characters took on their journey to the...
La Tamborrada – Festival of Drums
In the 1800s, the city of San Sebastían (in Northern Spain) was under the occupation of ever-changing foreign armies. The people lacked freedom and, annoyed at the soldiers who marched with their drums every day outside the city walls, decided to fight back. To mock...
Owls and Robins Partition
Owls and Robins have been exploring the numbers 11- 19 this week. We have been partitioning numbers into tens and ones practically, pictorially and using pure number. We have used base 10 and counters to make each number as well as rehearsing our number sentences...
KS1 Get Creative!
As part of our topic ‘Let’s Get Creative’ we have been designing and making Christmas stockings. The children started by researching different types of stockings and making some decisions about the stockings they liked best and why. Next the children designed the...
Crafty Christmas in the Robins
We have been very busy in the Robins over the last few weeks. We have been making Christmas cards, calendars and stockings. Look at our fantastic creations! Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing,...
‘Lights, Camel, Action’ That’s a wrap!
What a fantastic week KS1 have had. After successful dress rehearsals, they brought down the house on two occasions. There were funky camels and disco stars lighting up the stage of The Bethlehem Broadcasting Company. Caesar was a critical host but left with a smile...
Lego Legends in KS1!
In Lego Club we have been making some magnificent structures both big and small. Team work has been fantastic this year supporting each other! Look at our creations! Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by...
Creating Christingles in KS1
KS1 were very lucky to have a visit from Reverend Danie and Elaine on Wednesday this week. We learned about the symbolism of a Christingle and we all made our own. We learned that the orange symbolises the world, the candle symbolises the light, the sticks with the...
The Greediest Elf
Nursery, Reception and Year 1 had a wonderful time on Tuesday watching a performance called, The Greediest Elf. The show was very entertaining and funny and we laughed a lot! We thoroughly enjoyed joining in with the songs that the Greediest Elf taught us. Article 1:...
Assessment week complete, Christmas is on the way!
Well done to all of KS1 this week who have tried amazingly hard this week during assessment week. The children have also been busy rehearsing for their Christmas production 'Lights Camel Action!'. With lines, songs and dances to learn it will be a busy few weeks but...
Y1/2 Athletics
Our Year 1/2 students had a fantastic time at Gateshead College, where they participated in an athletics competition. The children gave their all in every event, demonstrating great determination and enthusiasm. It was wonderful to see them supporting each other and...