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, KS1 or KS2

 

We are very excited to welcome the Gems children back and see all their lovely smiling faces. We have been super proud of them for showing great enthusiasm and resilience settling back into the class routines. The children have all eagerly participated in a variety of activities in both Gems and their corresponding mainstream classes. We would like to welcome a new member of Gems who has started in Indigo class with the other Year 3 children.

                  

  

  

In Gems’ English lessons, we are reading Flotsam (for 2 weeks).  

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MTKWnxzqvM&t=14s

This is a picture book, it has no words. We are focussing on the beach scenes.

 

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

• Split pin dinosaurs 

• Parachute games focusing on following instructions

• Building dinosaurs using cut out shapes.

 

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 a minimum of five days a week with your child. Please record a simple message in your child’s reading record once you have read with them. Reading folders need to be brought in on Monday and will be sent back home on Tuesday.

 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:

• Year 1 Sunstone - PE on a Wednesday and Friday
• Year 1 Diamond - PE on a Wednesday and Friday

 

• Yr 2 Turquoise - PE on a Monday and Wednesday
• Yr 2 Pearl - PE on a Monday and Wednesday

 

• Yr 3 Ruby - PE on a Tuesday and Thursday
• Yr 3 Sapphire - PE on a Tuesday and Thursday

 

Dates:   

• 23rd & 24th September Individual photo/siblings all day 

• 8th October SEND coffee morning

• 13th & 15th October Family/teacher meetings