Entry to school on a morning
It is important that children arrive at school on time and we would ask that all children are ready to come into school at 8.45am each day. Children will enter via the door in the Key Stage One playground.
Please bear with us at the end of the day, as we see the children out one at a time. The children will finish school at 3:15pm. Please also let us know if your child is being collected by a different adult.
Water Bottles
Please send your child to school each day with a named water bottle. This should contain plain water only. Water bottles are kept in the classroom and children are encouraged to use their water bottles throughout the day.
Snacks
Children are allowed to bring a snack in to have during morning playtime. This snack must be a piece of fruit or a healthy snack. Children are provided with fruit daily in KS1.
Home Reading
There will be daily opportunities to change Home Reading. When your child reads with you, please make a short comment in their Reading Record Book.
Please read with your child at home as often as possible, daily if you are able. We would ask that you please keep your child’s Reading Record Book in their book bag and send it into school every day.
Homework
Reading - In addition to Home Reading, your child will be sent home work to support the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling we are working on in school.
Spelling – Your child will continue to bring home spellings linked to work covered in school that week. These spellings will be explicitly taught and the children will embed this knowledge through a variety of spelling games. There will be a weekly test on a Friday.
Please find more information about our spellings games on 2H's page under 'Spelling Games'
Maths (KIRFs)
In order to have rapid recall of number facts, your child will be sent home some maths facts every week to develop fluency. Please practise these with your child as regularly as possible at home.
Homework Projects
Each half-term the children will have the opportunity to complete a homework project linked to the current curriculum. We have had some amazing projects in the past and hope that as many children as possible will submit a piece of work.
Projects can take the form of a model, a piece of writing, research on the computer or artwork. This half-term we are inviting children to work on a project linked to our topic of Saltaire and Sir Titus Salt. We are hoping to visit Saltaire later this half-term.
Uniform - Reception and KS1
What a child wears to school reflects his/her attitude to learning; it portrays the school’s ethos and shared values. We have a very simple uniform that pupils are required to wear:
- White polo shirt/shirt
- Charcoal (dark grey) trousers / skirt / dress
- Charcoal (dark grey) shorts
- A blue and white checked dress may be worn in the summer months (optional)
- Navy blue jumper / cardigan with school logo (logo optional)
- Black shoes
- Black/white socks or tights
- Trainers can be worn for PE and at break times. Shoes or pumps should be worn in school at all times
PE Kit
Please ensure that your child has their full PE kit in school. Please make sure that all kit is clearly named. PE sessions in Year 2 are as follows:
2H – Indoor - Wednesday afternoon
Outdoor - Friday afternoon
Finally, if there is anything you are unsure of, please come and ask. After school is usually most convenient as mornings can tend to be very busy.
Miss Hulston and Mrs Sheerin