For more information on your child’s learning this week: 

• Click here to find the latest half-termly learning bulletins on our website 

• Check the ‘Latest News’ section for their year group - Reception or KS1

 

Gems children had a fantastic time participating in all the exciting activities at the Year 6 Enterprise afternoon, thank you Year 6.

   

    

 

The Reception boys enjoyed being paleontologists for the morning, participating in the Dino workshop.

    

 

In Gems’ English lessons, we are reading The Koala Who Could (for 4 weeks).  

Here is a video link for you to share the book at home with your child 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcdVsRfUbjk

Here are some of the Attention Bucket activities for stage 4: 

• Dressing a ladybird

• Tessellation shapes (Following/copying a given pattern)

• Building a house out of straws (2D version)

 

For more Attention Bucket ideas for stage 1 to 3,  please click here. 

Useful resources we use in Gems: 

• Theraputty video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0a0ujIez20 

• Movement breaks and action songs: Danny Go https://www.youtube.com/@DannyGo

 

Messages: 

Please write in your child's reading record every time you hear your child read at home. We recommend reading daily with your child. 

When reading with your child, you can: 

• enjoy reading other stories to them

• stop half way through and predict the ending

• talk about the story

• make links to other books

• retell the story

• answer a few questions about the story

 

Gems PE Days:

Reception children - Thursday

Year 1 – Wednesday and Thursday 

Year 2 – Tuesday and Wednesday

 

Dates:   

• Possible new date for sports day - still to be announced

• 2nd July: Y2 trip to Hampton Court Royal Historic Palace

• 15th July - reports go home

• 17th July: Last day - school closes at 1.30