Dear Parents,

For the rest of this week the children in Year 3 will be working with Miss Hannah Coventry. I am away at Fairthorne Manor with the children in Year 4.

Just to remind you all that the Year 3 swim has been cancelled for this first week back (Thursday 24th April). Thee children will be in school as normal.

                                         Duncan MacBean

Year Three Parents' Information Session - Reading focus

Dear Parents,
I will be holding an "Information Session" with a Focus on Reading Development. This is at 9.00am on Friday 2nd May and should last about 40 minutes. I am hoping to hold the session in the classroom.

Duncan MacBean

Reading Journal - Home Learning (Easter Holiday)

We have asked the children to "decorate" their new "Reading Journals" as a home learning activity. They should cover their books with pictures that reflect their reading interests- pictures of book covers, characters, authors etc. The cover should also include their names.
DM

Farm Visit - Friday 4th April

Just to remind you that our visit to Maiden Castle Farm has been rescheduled for tomorrow.
Please remember your Wellies (or outdoor boots) and a coat.

DM

No swimming...

Just to clarify that the Year 3 swim has been cancelled for the first week back after the Easter holidays (Thursday 24th April). They will be in school as normal.
Apologies for the wrong day on the letter, this was the Year 4 swim date which has also been cancelled as they will be at Fairthorne!

Mrs Mewett

Easter Egg Colouring Competition

Easter Egg colouring competition.  All entries need to be with the school office by Wed 2^nd April, to allow sufficient time to judge the entries and to hide them in the shops!  Sorry for any confusion caused.

Buy a signed copy and meet the author tomorrow!

Good evening everyone!

An exciting day tomorrow - as it is part of our reading week, we have arranged for a children's author/illustrator to come in and inspire the children about creating stories! He will be giving an exciting presentation/workshop to each class in the morning and then setting activities for them in the afternoon! The author and illustrator is, Mike Brownlow, author of Ten Little Pirates and creator of the TV series Little Robots.

More information about Ten Little Pirates

Ten little pirates set out to sea in search of adventure. But what will the ten little pirates do when they meet a hurricane . . . and a giant squid . . . and a HUNGRY SHARK? This fun-filled rhyming story, which incorporates counting backwards from ten to one, is great to share with young children who are learning about numbers. The colourful, humorous illustrations feature objects to spot and count on every page. With a bouncy, rhythmic text and lots of great sound words, this piratical adventure is perfect for sharing again and again. Short-listed for the Nottingham Children’s Book Awards and the Sheffield Children’s Book Awards, 2014.

Other books that will be on sale:

Make It! Rocket,

Make It! Robot, both published by Scholastic

Bad Manners! Benjie,

Dog Did It! both published by Piccadilly Press.

Mike will be selling copies of his books at the end of the day which you can buy and get signed as a special gift for your child. They will cost £6.99, and it would be appreciated if you could bring the correct money. The children will have a great day experiencing first hand how to create a book, and it would be a lovely, inspiring momento to take away! Check out his website!

We hope to see you at the end of the day tomorrow!

Mrs. Johnson