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

• Click here to find the latest half-termly learning bulletins – Indigo and Rose

• Check the ‘Latest News’ section for their year group – Reception, KS1 or KS2

We would like to welcome a new member of Gems who has started in Rose class, thank you to all the children who have been very kind and friendly to him.

We are very proud of all Gems children, they have all been working really hard this week and have engaged well in all lessons.

  

  

This week in Indigo, we had a great time exploring our new book Traction Man, the children have designed their own superhero outfits and some were even given a name!

      

In our Rose class English lessons, we are reading Beegu (for 3 weeks).  

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaX_zGZO0Y8 

In our Indigo class English lessons, we are reading Traction man (for 3 weeks).  

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JySea288Qo 

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

• Butterfly printing  

• Linier patterns 

• Osmosis painting

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 halfway 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

Rose class Library days

• Library day for Sunstone: Monday 

• Library day for Diamond: Tuesday

• Library day for Turquoise: Friday

Dates:   

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

• 8th October SEND coffee morning

• 13th & 15th October Family/teacher meetings