Dear Parents/Carers,
The staffing in Year 3 will change slightly after half-term. Mrs Smout will continue to teach Monday-Wednesday with Mrs Davies (who returns from Maternity Leave) teaching Wednesday-Friday. Mrs Christopher, Mrs Davies and Mrs Keyland will also remain with the class.
We wish to thank Mr Tipton for all he has done and we hope to see him again soon.
Many thanks,
Mr Lowrie-Herz
Next week, it is Children’s Mental Health Week. We would like to show our support for this by joining in with their ‘Dress to Express’ day next Friday 10th February. The children can come to school in their own clothes to express their personality.
If your child/children has PE on this day then they can either bring their PE kit to get changed, bring some trainers or do PE in their own clothes if they are already suitable (i.e. trainers and tracksuit bottoms).
The week is run by a charity called Place 2 Be. We are joining in with the activities and Dress to Express day to raise awareness of children’s mental health, however, if you would like to make a donation to the Place 2 Be Charity you can do so through their website directly.
Good morning!
Just a reminder that Year 3 will be taking a walk around the village later this morning (Wednesday) as part of our Geography work. Please ensure your child has a warm coat. They are welcome to bring trainers/walking boots or wellies to walk in.
Thank you.
Happy Friday!
Please find this week’s spellings here: Spellings 20.1
We didn’t go on our walk around the village on Wednesday morning as the pavements were too slippy for the children. We plan to do it this Wednesday (25th). Children are welcome to bring trainers/walking boots or wellies to walk in.
Thank you for your support on this.
Mrs Smout
We’re planning to take a walk around the village tomorrow as we are carrying out some map work in Geography. It’s going to be another cold day so please send your child with a warm coat, hat and gloves. Thank you.
Please find the spellings to be tested on Friday. Spellings 13 01
We covered the unit ‘Adding and subtracting amounts of money’, this week. Most children found this particularly challenging. They had to add two items together and subtract the amount from 50p, £1 or £2 depending on their task.
As adults, we don’t tend to use cash to pay for our goods as much as we use our cards so our children are less exposed to the process. If you would like to support your child, I would suggest either setting up a little shop to play with at home or encourage them to help you pay for a couple of small items when out shopping. At home, you could label a few items – fruit, toys, teddies, etc – under £1 and ask them to buy two, find the total and ask them how much change they would receive from either 50p or £1. This is only a suggestion to help support your children not a set homework activity.
Mrs Smout
Hi everyone,
Firstly, I hope you all had a nice Christmas and I wish you a healthy and safe 2023.
I’m aiming to continue offering as much of a range of sports as possible for clubs, some of the children have come up with some rather optimistic ideas – skydiving is one that springs to mind!
As part of our PE for this half term, one of the units we are looking at is dance. So, I thought I would raise the idea about running a KS2 Dance Club during Spring 2. Mrs Hilditch is currently running her ‘Born to Move’ club on Mondays, which is a brilliant workout involving elements of dance and fitness (boxing training, martial arts, dance, yoga). However, I wondered whether there would be interest in a solely dance club amongst those in KS2. The club would be aimed at both girls and boys as well as mixed ability/experience.
If there is enough interest, I will organise a club for Spring 2. So, if your child would be interested or you’d like to find out a bit more, then please get in touch via the email address below.
Thanks!
Mr Rogers
Here’s wishing you all a very happy and healthy new year! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and would like to say a huge thank you for all the lovely presents you kindly gave to all staff in South America class.
Pontesbury C.E. Primary School
Bogey Lane,
Pontesbury,
Shropshire.
SY5 0TF
Tel: 01743 790226
Headteacher: Mr Tom Lowrie-Herz
School Business Manager: Mrs Sara Andrew
