Dear Barn Owls and Families,

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break and are relaxed and ready to embark on new learning adventures together.  I am very excited to see you all and get started on some new topics and activities. Have a look at our topic web for terms 3 and 4 to get a sneak preview.

Barn Owls have been timetabled to have forest school on a Thursday afternoon for term 3.  Please come to school in your uniform with a change of clothes for forest school.  At this time of year, layers and waterproofs are crucial. Unless your child is wet or very muddy, we will send them home in their forest school clothes at the end of the day.

Please see the link below for more information about Forest School.

Forest School

We have a few exciting changes to our support in year 2 with Miss Belcher and Mrs Fairfax joining us as class T.A's. Miss Belcher will join us on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs Fairfax will be working with us on a Tuesday and Friday and then continue her support as a 1:1 in Barn on a Wednesday.

P.E will be taught by myself this term and will take place on a Friday afternoon.  Please send your child to school in their P.E kits on that day.

As always, please bring in a named water bottle each day. We strongly encourage you to bring in water.  You will still be able to select a snack from school daily, but you are able to bring in any additional healthy snacks to enjoy.  We would recommend rice cakes, breadsticks, fruit and vegetables.  

Please bring in your reading diaries each day.  We will aim to hear you read individually twice a week, and we’ll have up to three whole-class guided reading sessions too. In addition, there will be daily reading during our phonics sessions too. We will encourage children to change their books independently when needed.

Home learning challenges will be sent home on most Fridays,  and we ask that they are returned by the following Thursday. Home learning will focus on topic, English or Maths that we have been working on in class to support consolidation.  Spellings to practise will also be included each week linked to our focus in phonics. We won’t have weekly spelling tests, but monitor how well the children use them in their individual writing. 

We don’t want you to lose any equipment or uniform and strongly urge all of your belongings to be named.

Thank you!

Mrs Bennett

Stay safe at home. Remember, there is always someone to listen if you do not feel safe. Follow this link to the Childline website: 

https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/contacting-childline/