Each book chapter is complemented by a host of printable resources. Comprehension quizzes, grammar worksheets, sequencing activities, and open ended questions - they're all in one place.
The next book bundle pick up with be on
Monday 8th February.
More details to follow next week.
Follow this link for all you’ll need to know and how to upload your results https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/everything-you-need-to-know-about-big-garden-birdwatch/
There is also a handy ID chart to help record the birds you may see attached.
Why not put out or stock up your bird feeders this week to help attract and draw more birds into your garden ready for the weekend.
DIY Bird Feeder:
Bird Food Favourites
https://www.lovethegarden.com/uk-en/article/wild-bird-food-recipes
Help your child to draw their grandparent's proudest moment, and they could win an incredible Captain Tom prize pack including their drawing in the book's paperback edition!
Your child's drawing could be proudly printed in the paperback of One Hundred Steps: The Story of Captain Sir Tom Moore!
To enter, children aged 4–9 are invited to draw a picture of their grandparent's* proudest moment, for the chance to win this prize PLUS a deluxe afternoon tea delivered to your child and their grandparent and a copy of the book!
Email your child's drawing to CaptainTomComp@puffin.co.uk with a sentence describing the picture and their name and age. (By entering, entrants are agreeing to the terms and conditions.)
To all the pupil- You are an incredible group of young people. Your efforts and dedication to learning has been fantastic. Thank you for being so active in your learning this week and for sharing all that you have been up to. The staff are very proud of you. Your curiosity, creativity and passion has shown through. We fully understand that for some, this has been a very testing time and that some people will be very much looking forward to getting back to normal or may well be feeling down at the moment. We thank you for staying in touch each day, keep it up!
To all the parents- Thank you so much for taking the time to send us photos of work or the things you have been getting up to. At times the task or way of working may not have suited your child perfectly and again we thank you for adapting the task, materials/resources to make it work or finding other learning opportunities to help your child learn. As a school we will take all the positives and new techniques we have learnt into next year to improve our practice.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Jack
Story: ‘Clap for Carers’ has returned in 2021 as ‘Clap for Heroes’.
Question: How can we show our thanks to those who help us?
Virtual Assembly: Click Here
Learning Resource Packs
In order to supplement and support the home learning we set each week for your child, we will be providing additional resource packs that will include exercise books, workbooks and resource sheets.
These can be collected from the school on Monday 18th January at set times.
Please send only one person to collect these. The class teacher may not be available as they will be in class with the key worker children or responding to the home learning during that day.
You must respect social distancing rules and wear a mask while on the school site.
Timetable for collection is listed below.
Monday 18th January ONLY- Resource Pack Pick Ups: Please collect at the allocated time only
9.30am: Reception - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate
9.30am: Year 6 - collect from the top playground via the back gate
11am: Year 1 - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate
11am Year 5 - collect from the top playground via the back gate
1.30pm:Year 2 - collect from the Reception playground via the Reception gate
1.30pm Year 4 - collect from the top playground via the back gate
2.30pm: Year 3 - collect from the top playground via the back gate
Key Worker children will also use these packs when they attend school – please ensure they bring them with them.
During the Coronavirus pandemic the armed forces have been asked to help with testing, supporting lorry drivers at Dover and in many other ways.
Virtual Assembly: Click Here
The films below show parents and carers how we teach children Read Write Inc. in school.
All daily films will be available at 9.30am from Monday to Friday.
Each film is approximately ten to fifteen minutes long and will be available on
YouTube for 24 hours during school closure.
Daily films:
• Set 1 Speed Sounds, Word Time and Spelling: for children in Reception
and children who are new to English.
• Set 2 Speed Sounds and Spelling: for children in Year 1 and 2 (and those inReception that can read Set 1 Speed Sounds.)
• Set 3 Speed Sounds and Spelling: for children in Year 1 and 2 who can read
Set 2 Speed Sounds.
• Read longer words: for children who can read Set 3 sounds and words
confidently.
• Read Red Words 1: for children who are reading Red, Green, Purple, Pink
and Orange Read Write Inc. Storybooks. Many children are able to read these
in Year 1.
• Read Red Words 2: for children who are reading Yellow, Blue and Grey
Read Write Inc. Storybooks. Many children are able to read these in Y2.
• Read and Hold a Sentence 1: reading and writing practice for children
reading Green, Purple, Pink and Orange Read Write Inc. Storybooks. (For
children reading and writing with Set 1 sounds confidently and learning Set 2
sounds.)
• Read and Hold a Sentence 2: reading and writing practice for children
reading Yellow, Blue and Grey Read Write Inc. Storybooks. (For children
reading and writing words with Set 2 sounds confidently and learning Set 3
sounds.)
All films will be in separate categories on the YouTube channel.
Link to YouTube channel: Click Here
First News are offering free access to their newspaper for a limited period of time, to help parents and children during school closures.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Even though it seems a long time ago already, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and managed to spend and enjoy some quality time with your children and family, despite it not being the Christmas we had all hoped for.
As you know, we have now been placed into Tier 4 with greater and stricter restrictions. This has resulted in school remaining partially open only to those children of critical workers, children with an Educational Health Care Plan and our most vulnerable pupils. For all other pupils who must remain at home, daily lessons are now being provided remotely for all year groups via Purple Mash; please see the accompanying Home Learning Information available on the school website and blog which provides guidance for you all to support your child with their home learning.
We ask that parents of all children at home encourage them to access this remote learning on a daily basis.; it is vitally important that learning continues for all children to ensure they make the best possible progress during this period of lockdown. Class teachers will be checking to make sure all pupils are engaging with this work and if we are concerned that any are not, we shall be contacting you to offer further support / advice.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you are having difficulty accessing online learning from home as we may be able to offer further support. Class teachers can be contacted through the year group emails attached below. Alternatively, if you require a paper copy learning pack, please also let us know as you will be able to come into school to collect one.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of our school community for their commitment and dedication in following Government guidance throughout these extremely challenging times.
Any confirmed cases of Coronavirus in school are immediately reported to the Department for Education and Public Health England who tell us what action needs to be taken. As previously, we will keep you fully informed of any positive cases within the school community, with those who need to self-isolate for 10 days, being the first to be contacted.
Thank you to all of you for your continued support. Please stay safe and try to remain optimistic; let’s keep our fingers crossed that 2021 brings a positive outcome to end these unprecedented times.
King regards,
Mrs Sarah Jack
Class teacher contact
Please find a list of the class emails. These addresses are so that you can ask your child's class teacher for any help around home learning. Please note that you may not get an instant reply. The staff of Wrotham Road will also be in contact every week to talk to the children just to touch base when we can.
Mr Nouri | |
Mrs Shaxted and Miss Hawes | |
Mrs Bhathal | |
Miss McIntosh | |
Mrs Chappell and Mrs Taffs | |
Miss Butt | |
Miss Stone | |
Mrs Foord | |
Miss Anwar | |
Mrs Evans | |
Miss Tan | |
Mr Alderson | |
Miss Stenson | |
Mr Smith | |
Miss Karim |
With schools now closed again we are once more asking you to help those pupils still in need.
Perhaps you received new laptops or tablets for Christmas or you may have old devices you don’t need anymore?
If you have something you’d like to donate – and that could be a laptop; or tablet that could help a child with their home learning please contact the school office.
Many thanks!
