Great Tew School. New sletter. W eek 13. 7t h Dec, 20 18

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1 W eek 13 Great Tew School New sletter Last Saturday's Christmas Fair was a wonderful occasion enjoyed by us all. The school looked beautiful draped in garlands of light and it was lovely to see so many people there all having fun whilst raising money for the school. A huge thank you goes to everyone involved in so many different ways from baking to decorating collecting or providing prizes to running stalls grilling to wrapping administrating to elving and of course to all of you who came along spent your money and enjoyed yourselves! It was very much a team effort with everyone playing their part - a wonderful way for the school community to get together and enjoy themselves whilst raising money for the school. We are delighted to have raised a massive for the school. Comi ng Up Sat 1st Page 1/ 5 7t h Dec 20 18

2 New s from Reception Page 2/ 5 We had a lot of fun creating some wonderful crafts for Christmas! M any thanks to Theo's mum and Lily Clarke' s mum for their help on M onday; all that glitter was far too much for M rs M unson and I to handle alone! Our focus in Letters and Sounds this week has been on the sound / f/ ; be sure to ask for an explanation of the action that goes with this one! Later in the week we found that sometimes 'f ' and 'f ' become best friends and play together at the end of words like huff and puff. This led us to read 'The Three Little Pigs' with much joining in of the repeated refrains. In maths our attention turned to the language that we use to directly compare the amounts in two sets more most less least and few. We explored the meaning of few fewer and fewest as this was a new collection of words for many children and is an important mathematical term to master. We then moved on to find the number that is one more or one less than a given number using sets of objects and number tracks. It would benefit the children to consolidate this concept at home. New s From Years 1 & 2 This week has been rather full on as we've had both assessment week and Nativity play rehearsals. The children have cheered every time I announce another assessment and enthusiastically get stuck in. M aths equipment has been flying out of the cupboard as the children have been self-selecting the resources they think will give them the best support. Year 2 children ran out of 10s sticks as they all needed them at the same time until one bright spark announced you could pretend pencils and rulers were 10s sticks. That solved the resources problem! Our English writing assessment was based on instruction writing so wanting to keep things seasonal and interactive we made Christmas decorations and then wrote a set of instructions for others to follow. Our classroom is now awash with glitter and M rs Woodward has also received compliments on her glittery face. As for how our Nativity play rehearsals have been going you'll find out on Tuesday!

3 In M aths the children have been perfecting their times tables and division knowledge. They have completed Online Turbo and the new M arathon times table challenges this week. They have used their multiplication skills to crack some tricky Christmas Codes. The children certainly rose to the challenge of playing Hockey in very wet conditions on Wednesday afternoon. They kept their sense of humour and enthusiasm throughout the session although we were all covered in mud by the end of the afternoon! Sporting Hero: Tom - for his determination in adverse weather conditions Home Learning Hero - William C - for his beautifully written letter Page 3/ 5 New s from Years 3 & 4

4 Page 4/ Good M anners' Champion Radcliffe Boulton Falkland 35 House Point s this week! St ars of the Week Well done to the follow ing child ren who have been show ing a Grow th M indset towards their learning both in and out of the classroom s. This week's Good M anners' Champion is Tabetha in Reception. Tabby's manners are always immaculate; she never interrupts adults or other children she is gentle and polite in her approach and she will always ask "M ay I start eating?" before tucking in to her snack or her lunch! Tabby has an unfailingly upbeat attitude both in the classroom and the playground and this is infectious to others. The children told us: Tabby plays with lots of different children and she'll compromise in her games; she is always happy to talk to us when we talk to her; Tabby isn't shy and she joins in our conversations; she is kind and caring and never leaves people out; Tabby never says no but always lets people join in and play her games too; I've never seen Tabby in an argument; Tabby plays with lots of different children. Well done Tabby you do have lovely manners towards everyone and you are good at including everyone in your games. w ar d s A t F n i o P e ivi W il li am V m o + Hous T n Fra ar d : Br onze A w Florence W Reception Theo - for really conc entrating and focusing during play rehearsals joining in w ith all the singing Years 1 & 2 Oscar - for being very enthusiasti c and resili ent tow ards his learning and very smiley too! Years 3 & 4 Fran - for relentless enthusiasm and posit ivit y tow ards her learning Years 5 &6 Oscar? for a really posit ive attit ude tow ards his learn ing contr ibuting lot s of ideas during class discussions

5 DEC_ Tue 11 Sat 15 Wed 19 Wed 19 Thur 20 Fri 21 Fri 21 r your Diary m and 6p m tmas performance - 2p Recepti on & KS1 Chris 5p m at h - St M ichael's Churc Vil lage Carol Servi ce yhouse Pla d for pantomi me - Ox Whole school trip to the classrooms to 3.30 pm - Op en Feast as tm ris Ch Whole School M ichael's Church St m 9a ce rvi Se Christmas dd ay te ter m w ill end at mi End of ter m - please no Term Dates Aut umn Term 1 Wednesday 5th September to Friday 19th October (INSET day on 4th September) Half Term? M onday 22nd October to Friday 26th October Aut umn Term 2 M onday 29th October to Friday 21st December AT M IDDAY Christmas Holiday? M onday 24th December to Friday 4th January Spring Term 1 M onday 7th January to Friday 15th February Half Term? M onday 18th February to Friday 22nd February Spring Term 2 M onday 25th February to Friday 5th April at 2pm Easter Holiday? M onday 8th April to Tuesday 23rd April Summer Term 1 Tuesday 23rd April to Thursday 23rd M ay ((with INSET day on Friday 24th May and May Day Bank Holiday on Monday 6th May) Half Term? M onday 27th M ay to Friday 31st M ay (with INSET day on Friday 24th May) Summer Term 2 M onday 3rd June to Friday 19th July at 2pm (with INSET days on Monday 22nd Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th July) INSET (St aff Training) DAYS *no school for children on these days*: Tuesday 4th September Friday 24th M ay M onday 22nd Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th July Page 5/ 5 Com ing Up! - Dat es fo