Hedgehogs and Rabbits attended a live virtual visit with Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart, illustrator and author of YOU CHOOSE CHRISTMAS! We listened as they created their own Christmas adventure. Which Christmas jumper will they wear? Which job will they choose to do in Santa’s workshop? Where would they like to sleep on Christmas Eve? Plus, we also got the chance to join Nick for some live draw-alongs.
Author: Zoe Horton
Children in Need Grand Total!
We are very pleased to announce that we raised £321.88 for Children in Need. Thankyou to our wonderful school community for making such wonderful cakes and being so generous with your donations!
Bikeabililty Balance
This week our Reception and Year 1 children took part in ‘Bikeability Balance’. They were learning how to ride and control a balance bike.
This included how to:
- identify parts of a balance bike
- get on and off a balance bike
- push and glide
- stop safely
- control and steer a balance bike
- be aware of your surroundings
- share space with others
They all had a fantastic time!
‘Wear It Pink’ Celebrations!
We had a fantastic end to the week last week embracing all things PINK for Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear It Pink’ campaign. We want to thank everybody for their very generous donations of money, cake and for really getting into the spirit of all things pink! Mrs Bradshaw was the driving force behind this event and she deserves a very special thank you for her energy, enthusiasm and organisation to make this such a successful event. We managed to raise a staggering £476.69!!!
What fun we had – have a look at the pictures to see what we go up to…
Weekly Celebrations – 13th October
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Brooke for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Brooke stuck to her guns in Maths because she knew she was right! Well done Brooke.
Year 5 – Millie for ‘Wisdom’ – All week Millie has thought outside of the box in all her lessons. Well done Millie!
Year 4 Caitlyn for ‘Wisdom’ – Caitlyn has done some lovely writing in English from the perspective of a seal.
Year 2 Nancy for ‘Love’ and ‘Friendship’ – Nancy is such a kind, friendly and helpful member of Rabbit Class. She looks out for everyone and has a strong sense of fairness – Well done Nancy!
Year 1 Jackson for ‘Love’ and ‘Perseverance’ – Jackson approaches all aspects of school with a positive attitude and a smile on his face. You brighten up Rabbit Class Jackson!
Reception James for ‘Perseverance’ – James has concentrated really well in lessons. He has shown brilliant perseverance in his phonics which has meant he has been able to decode whole sentences. Amazing James!
Bumblebess Star of the Week – Tommy for always doing the right thing and for always using his beautiful manners.
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner in Hedgehogs Class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for Dragonflies for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Congratulations to Laurie who achieved his Learn to Swim, 15m and 20m badge in swimming – well done Laurie it sounds like you’ve been very busy!
Tilly wanted to share with us an achievement of her mum. Tilly’s Mum has written a book ‘How to Manage a Mammoth’ a book for children and families living with Type 1 Diabetes and she recently won an award for the education and awareness of people with Type 1 diabetes and their families. An amazing achievement.
Weekly Celebrations – 6th October
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Lucy for ‘Wisdom’ – Lucy has shared her knowledge in all her lessons recently and is playing a super-active role in class!
Year 5 Bella for ‘Friendship’ : Bella is a wonderful friends to everyone (especially Charlie) well done Bella.
Year 4 Thalia for ‘Perseverance’: Thalia always works carefully and thoughtfully
Year 3 Oscar for ‘Hope’, ‘Respect’ and ‘Wisdom’: Oscar was really engaged and excited by the STEM talk where we met Jack.
Year 2 Zander for ‘Love’, ‘Friendship’ and ‘Respect’: Zander is a kind and caring member of Rabbits Class. He is always first to offer help to other children and he is a super role model.
Year 1 Delilah for ‘Perseverance’: Delilah has been working really hard this week. She has persevered with things she’s found tricky and is becoming much more independant. It’s lovely to hear how hard you’re working at home too!
Reception Harrison for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Respect’: Harrison has been working really hard, listening well and following instructions – all with super manners! He has had a super week!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Plus an extra winner in Rabbits Class as they had the most tickets this week, and another for being the superstars of Worship this week 👏
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Other celebrations:
Congratulations to Maggie who has received a certificate for swimming. She told us about how she had to dive and swim under water and do breaststroke! Keep it up Maggie!
A fond farewell…!
We said a fond farewell to Mrs Viner today. She has worked at St John’s for 10 years! We’ve figured out Mrs Viner has worked in all the classrooms with all the teachers during her time at Ruyton. Mental health is something that is very important to Mrs Viner and she has supported children and adults at school with this during her time here. She has very kindly gifted us some books about mental health and some new footballs! She is loved by us all and we wish her the best of luck in her new role within the NHS.
And let’s all remember in the words of Mrs Viner – Be Kind Always!
Homework – 28.9.23
This weeks homework is based on the Maths we have been doing in class recently.
Year 1s
You have been finding one more and one less than a number. Can you find 1 less and 1 more than the number shown?
Year 2s
You have been working with numberlines. The numberlines below are not complete, try and fill in the blanks
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
Miss Horton 🙂
Spellings – 28.9.23
The handwriting sheet in your homework folders shows you how to form your letters. Try to use the correct letter formation when practising your spellings.
Year 1: /oa/ – o-e, ow
Try and write the spelling at least three times on the line. Take time to form your letters correctly and keep them sitting on the line.
Year 2: /igh/ – i, i-e, ie, y
Try and write the spelling three or more times on the line. Make sure your letters are formed correctly and facing the right way.
Homework – 21.9.23
This weeks homework is based on the Maths we have been doing in class recently.
Year 1s
You have been learning how to write the numeral and the word representation for numbers. Can you find the right word to match up with the number? Draw a line to link each pair.
Year 2s
You have been learning about place value. Write how many groups of tens and ones there are. Then, add the digits.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks,
Miss Horton 🙂
Spellings – 21.9.23
The handwriting sheet in your homework folders shows you how to form your letters. Try to use the correct letter formation when practising your spellings.
Year 1: /igh/ – ie, y
Try and write the spelling at least three times on the line. Take time to form your letters correctly and keep them sitting on the line.
Year 2: /ee/ – e-e, ie, ea
Try and write the spelling three or more times on the line. Make sure your letters are formed correctly and facing the right way.
