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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.
KS1 look at colour and pattern
In art this half term the children have enjoyed using paint and pattern. They began the topic by looking at primary colours on a colour wheel and how those primary colours can be mixed together to make secondary colours. They also created warm/cool shades and...
Windy Nook -vs- Ghana
This half terms geography topic was comparing Windy Nook to Ghana in Africa. The children began the topic by locating the UK and Ghana on the map of the world as well as naming and locating the world's 7 continents and five oceans. Next they compared human and...
Year 1 investigate capacity
This week Year 1 have been learning about capacity. We discussed the difference between capacity and volume: Capacity – the amount that a container can hold. Volume – the measure of space taken up by the object itself. The children enjoyed a practical lesson allowing...
Key Stage One Spelling Workshops
Least week, Robins, Owls, Nightingales and Bees invited parents and carers into school to take part in a spelling workshop. This gave parents and carers an overview of how we teach spelling in school and some useful hints to make practising spellings at home more...
Measuring in Year 1
This week in Maths the children have been looking at measure using and non standard measurements using cubes and standard measurement using a ruler for centimetres. The children then discussed object's which were the longest, shortest and calculated the difference....
A Special Visitor in Key Stage One
This half term, Key Stage One have been learning about the Jewish festival of Purim. We were lucky enough to have a visitor from the Jewish community visit our school to tell us all about why and how Purim is celebrated. The children enjoyed listening to the stories...
Windy Winners!
A huge well done to all of our winners this week: 'Top Effort and Top Writers'. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Top Effort Top Writer Handwriter ...
Owls & Robins Year 1 homework w.e. 22.03.24
This week’s homework 22.03.24 for Year 1 is CGP Maths pages 8 Ordering Numbers & 17 Multiplication. Children to return completed for Wednesday 27.03.24 Thanks Mrs Short & Miss Thompson Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You...
Comic Relief at Windy Nook
Staff and children at Windy Nook made a great effort on Friday to support comic relief, with many wearing red to support the day. Children shared their best jokes in a competition which saw a winner chosen from each class. As well as the show of support in clothing...
Parent Information – Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
Please find attached the Parent meeting information and a link to a video explaining about the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. Phonics Screening Check Parent Meeting Information ...
Science Week 2024
Last week the children all took part in this year's science week. This year the theme of British Science Week was time and the children had lots of fun across school taking part in different live lessons and mini practical investigations, some of which were related to...
In the hot seat!
This half term we have been reading the story Beegu in our English lessons. Beegu is not supposed to be on Earth. She is lost. She is a friendly little creature, but the Earth People don't seem very welcoming at all. However, so far she has only met the BIG ones. The...