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Hello 3VP parents and carers!
We hope you’ve had a great week so far! Here are some important updates and exciting achievements to celebrate this week: P.E. Days Reminder Our P.E. lessons are every Tuesday and Friday, so please make sure to bring your children have their P.E. kits on those days. A huge well done to everyone who has consistently brought their kits—your dedication is fantastic! Let’s keep the momentum going and make the most of our active days. 5 Time a Week Readers We’re thrilled to see an increase in our dedicated readers! Last week, we celebrated 11 children who read 5 times a week, and an incredible 2 children (Caiya and James) who read 6 times a week! We’re aiming even higher this week and hope to give a big round of applause to even more 5 Time a Week Readers. Keep up the great reading, everyone! Assemblies Are Back! We’re excited to announce the return of assemblies this year, held on Mondays and Fridays. Our Friday assembly is extra special as it’s our celebration assembly, where we recognise our Stars of the Week, 5 Time a Week Readers, and Dojo Champions. It's a wonderful way to honour the hard work and achievements of our amazing children. We’re looking forward to another fantastic week filled with learning, growth, and celebration! English This half term, we have been exploring The Stone Age boy narrative in English and have started to create our own alternative versions; we have also been using this stimulus to create our own dance routines in P.E on Fridays. Ark Maths Mastery Scheme We are excited to announce that we have started a new scheme in maths called Ark Maths Mastery. For the last few weeks, we’ve been focusing on place value and discovering lots of interesting number facts. The children have been working hard, and we’re already seeing great progress. We can’t wait to dive into more topics as the term continues! Topic Lessons: The Stone Age In our topic lessons, we’ve been learning all about the Stone Age. We have been excited to discover new and fascinating facts about this ancient period of history. Both our art and history lessons have been focused on the Stone Age, allowing the children to get creative while deepening their understanding of this incredible time. Science: Rocks, Fossils, and Mary Anning In science, we’ve been exploring the world of rocks and fossils, learning about their formation and importance. We’ve also researched the life and discoveries of the famous palaeontologist Mary Anning, who has inspired us all with her incredible work in uncovering fossils. The children have been fascinated by this topic and have enjoyed investigating rocks up close! Reading Habits at East Tilbury Primary School
Here we are at the start of a new term and we are looking forward to another step up in your child’s reading progress and confidence. To ensure your children are reading at home, we will send out resources to help you support them. Your child should have received a new reading record and a banded reading book suited to their ability. If your child has not received either of these items, please contact your child’s class teacher. As you may know, the school also uses an online reading programme called Bug Club; we would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the ways you can help your child with their reading at home. What is Bug Club? Bug Club is a finely-levelled reading scheme, which ensures that all children can read books at exactly the right level for them. What’s more, there are online versions for every printed title and a personalised website for each child. What do the Book Band Levels mean? All school books and Bug Club books are graded into colour-coded Book Band levels, and within each level there is a carefully planned progression of books. This fine progression gives children plenty of opportunities to develop their reading skills. Using the online reading world If you have access to an internet connection, your child can enjoy reading Bug Club books online as well as in print. Each child has a unique homepage, and can log into it by following these steps: 1. Go to www.activelearnprimary.co.uk 2. Enter the login details. 3. Your child’s homepage will appear. Reading a book online Your child’s teacher will regularly allocate new books to your child according to their reading level and these books will appear on their personal homepage. By now your child should be quite used to the online environment and the process of answering quiz questions and earning ‘Bug Points’. If you haven’t already, why not ask your child to show you the books they have already read and how many rewards they have accumulated. The reader Until they are fluent readers, younger children will benefit from reading aloud to you as often as possible. By the time they are in Years 5 or 6, many children prefer to read silently to themselves. Create quiet opportunities for them to do so, but then talk to them about the book they are reading. Sharing reading When sharing a book with your child, try to take opportunities to talk about the book – before, during and after reading.
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