For more information on your child’s learning this week, please check the ‘Latest News’ section for their year group - Reception or KS1. 

We had a wonderful two weeks in Gems learning our lines and songs in preparation for our multiple Christmas performances. You were all amazing, well done! 

On Wednesday, the Gems children behaved beautifully on our first all Gems school trip to the Hampton Hill Theatre. They were very excited and had a wonderful time participating during the pantomime. Afterwards, we had lunch at Little Bears Cafe. Thank you to Faris’s parents who so kindly accommodated us. 

Lastly, and most importantly, they had a very special visit from Father Christmas!

   

   

                          

                          

The Gems staff would like to say a very big thank you for your kind gifts, and we hope you all have a great holiday.

Messages: 

Thank you to the families that regularly read and return your child’s reading folder on Mondays.

Can I please ask all the parents to please read with your child at home at least 5 times a week and return the signed reading record folders weekly.  This is a very important part of your child’s reading journey. 

 

In addition you can enjoy reading other stories to them, stop half way through and you can both predict the ending, talk about the story making links to other books, can they retell the story? Can they answer a few retrieval questions?

 

Gems PE Days:

Reception children - Thursday

Year 1 – Thursday and Friday

Year 2 – Tuesday and Wednesday

 

Dates: 

• 19th December - Last day of term, school closes at 1:30

• School reopens Monday 5 January 2026

• (For yr 1 boys) 12/01 and 13/01, 3.30pm at Diamond Class: Phonics Screening Check workshop

• 22/01 3.15-3.45pm: open classrooms

• 13/02: express yourself day - own clothes

• (For yr 1 boys) 03/03: Diamond class to Richmond Museum

• 06/03: Book Day dress up