We love READING!
What a great World Book Day we had on Thursday! The children looked fantastic dressed up in their costumes and brightly coloured mufti. We had such a variety of characters and colour combinations. The children were so excited to show off their clothes in an assembly which Mrs O’Connor hosted on Thursday morning. The children loved joining in our song “Tavistock Infant had World Book Day” sang to the tune Old McDonald Had a Farm. If you haven’t already seen, take a look on our website at all the photos, they are absolutely brilliant!
We have spent this whole Reading Week celebrating books, with our main focus being the classic Elmer the Elephant by David Mckee. We have been doing fun activities each day such as writing book reviews, some Elmer the Elephant patch work art, using adjectives to describe an elephant, writing a letter to an author and asking any questions they may have about the book, making puppets etc. The children love these weeks and enjoy embracing their creative side.
Next week, we have an exciting Science Week. Our science will focus on a lot of different subjects such as classifications of animals, fossils, habitats, food chains, life cycles, skeletons and much more! We will have lots of fun carrying out some science experiments including a meteor experiment towards the end of the week! A really fun week which the children will absolutely love!
Just a few reminders:
- Please make sure all your child’s belongings are labelled. Things do go missing and I’m convinced there is a black hole somewhere in the school that sucks them in and they never come back.
- Please send your child’s water bottle and book bag into school every day.
- Our Year 1 PE day is on a Monday.
- Reading books in school are changed once a week and this will be every Monday. The books will be collected in in the morning and a new one will be issued that same afternoon.
- Library books are changed on a Friday during our library time. The children are also welcome to change their books during lunchtimes when the library is open.
Dates:
Friday 15th March – Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Thursday 28th March – TAFF Pre-Loved uniform and tuck shop
Saturday 16th March – The Big TAFF tidy up
Tuesday 26th March – Look at my books 3.30-4.30pm
Wednesday 27th March – Look at my books 3.30-4.30pm
Thursday 28th March – Last day of term
Monday 15th April – Back to school
We like to think of ourselves as a friendly and approachable team and if there is anything you have concerns about, please let us know and we will do our best to help.
Mrs Ford and the Year 1 team.