A lovely week in Gems as pupils have had great fun exploring superheroes. Children have been dressing up as their favourite heroes and exploring numbers and letters associated with this topic. We also enjoyed an unexpected discovery in the forest school as we found some tadpoles which we have taken back to Gems. It will be exciting to watch them grow over the next few weeks and months. In phonics we have been learning/ recapping the sound ‘B’. Pupils have worked hard in speedy sounds and phonics this week. We are very pleased with this concerted effort.

Please start to think about World Book Day costumes on Friday 8th March.

We have continued looking at Superheroes Don’t Get Scared. Pupils are now much more familiar with the story and are anticipating what happens next as well as providing the sound effects. If you have this book at home, it would be fantastic if you could support pupils with their understanding of it.

Please continue Phonics work at home if you can. But please rest assured, there is no expectation to know all phonics. All pupils are on a journey, and we want them to work at the pace that suits them. We find that LittleBig Foxes, Number Blocks and RWI songs on their websites are a great source of fun and education. 

  

  Key messages

• World Book Day is 8th March (Dress up day).

• If the weather continues to be wet, please ensure a change of clothes. We do everything we can to keep pupils away from puddles but as you can understand, they are very enticing.

• Please practise writing and saying the Set 1 sounds at home, using the phonics website by Ruth Miskin to help you. 

• Pick up time for Gems pupils is 3pm. Please try to be prompt so we can maximise the time we have to set up for the next day’s learning.

• Please ensure that you have notified the school if you are going to be late. As we are a separate building, I call the office to say who is present at 8.45. We are usually aware if the traffic is problematic, but it does help if the office knows in advance, and they can adjust the register accordingly.