Welcome back, everyone! It has been wonderful to see the bright, happy faces of all the children this week and to meet with you. We’ve had a fantastic start to the new school year, and we are excited to share what we’ve been up to.
In Year 1 we have been exploring our classroom areas and settling into year 1 routines. We were very excited to vote for our new class names, and we are now called Kingfishers and Moorhens.
By now you will have heard about our new behaviour curriculum ‘The Merry Hill Way’. The children have been enthusiastic to learn all about it and are beginning to understand the meaning of the words ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’. In our lessons so far we have discussed what it means to be ready for school and the belongings we need to bring with us everyday. We also thought about our morning routine to make sure we are ready for learning once we arrive.
We have also been thinking about what kind and unkind behaviours look like as well as safe and unsafe behaviour.
We have been enjoying our maths and English lessons so far. Keep an eye out each week for more detail about what we are doing.
How to support at home:
- Ensure your child has their bookbag, reading record, water bottle and coat in school everyday
- Help your child to keep track of their belongings by labelling everything with their name
- Discuss the new school rules – Ready, Respectful, Safe
- Talk about what our rules might look like at home e.g. ready to leave the house for school
- Look at the homework grid that your child has brought home today – plan out when you will complete each task