Hello all!

I thought it was about time that Miss G had a bit of company on the blog so I thoght I would write a quick note! As some of you know this is my 1st teaching post and I would like to say it has been great to work with all the kids in reception! They have made my 1st fews weeks very pleasurable (if a little exhausting) and I am looking forward to a good 'run-in' to Christmas. They have all been progressing really well & I would like to say please use the phonics sheets that Miss G has taken her time to upload onto the blog, it really does help when the kids practise at home!!
Speak Soon,
Mr Mills

Science

This week we will be starting our Ourselves Science topic and if you have a spare minute or two there are some internet games which your children may enjoy playing. Please only play Family Farm or Abracadabra at the moment and I will let you know about the others as we cover them in class. Thanks.

http://www.educationcity.com/content/activity.php?bbtn=L2Zyb250L2lzZXQxL21hcC8/bHZsPTFfM18xXzFfMSZydGU9&id=529&mi=MV8zXzFfMV8x&v=1

http://www.educationcity.com/content/activity.php?bbtn=L2Zyb250L2lzZXQxL21hcC8/bHZsPTFfM18xXzFfMSZydGU9&id=531&mi=MV8zXzFfMV8x&v=1

Our first week back

I hope that you have enjoyed your week off and are ready for a huge 8 week build up to the Christmas holidays. The children were really settled yesterday and came in with lots of tales to tell about their holidays which was brilliant.

This week in our Numeracy (number work) we will be looking at representing and reading data on pictograms and tally charts. Please ask your child what they have been drawing these about and what they have learnt.

In Literacy we are using visualisations to show the children how they can use each of the areas of provision. A visualisation is a special learning story where we take the children on a virtual journey to learn different things. This week they have met a special friend of mine Professor Know-it-all and he is encouraging them to read, write, and use our equipment nicely.

Harvest Assembly

I have received a few comments - both from the blog and through discussions about the harvest assembly so thank you. I appreciate that it is difficult to see the children at the moment but we are trying to remedy this as the PTA (Friends of Methley) have been saving to buy the school a new stage which fingers crossed will be in place for our Nativity performance before Christmas.

Homework

Please do not worry if your child was away on Friday they will be able to pick up the homework sheet from school when they return.

Homework

Yes it's true 6 weeks into big grown up school and we have given them homework. I hope that it will not be too testing for the holidays and as part of our Investors in Pupils work it will allow us to learn a little bit more about each other (I will be doing it too!).

Have a fab holiday and remember a nice early night will help us all be in a better mood on the Monday we return. Thank you for all of your comments (hint hint) and co-operation this term. I hope that your children have enjoyed it as much as I have.

You'll probably wish you had never asked now!