Following our analysis of progress in Literacy and Numeracy, we are focusing this term on developing writing throughout the school.

All staff have been concentrating on helping pupils improve the presentation and layout of their work, encouraging neat and legible handwriting, and discussing with pupils how they can extend and develop their writing.

To help your child at home, it’s great if they can do some writing every day. Many parents have a reading session every day, and last term we talked about maths in the home, in measurement, calculations, shapes and other aspects. This term, see if you can help your child to write something every day. It might be using opportunities to write thank you notes or cards, to make lists, plans or timetables for activities, or something as regular as a diary. If you are writing lists, or needing to write at home, it’s good to share this with your child as well.

We will be assessing progress before half term; we have also linked to a local school to share our assessments of writing and compare our judgments.

The date for the parents forum this half term is Friday February 3 at 2:45 in the spare classroom in the new block. It will be an open forum to discuss any general matters about learning and the school. If you have a specific concern, remember to speak to your child’s teacher first, as this is usually very helpful in sharing understanding about how your child learns best.

R. Stuart-Sheppard
Headteacher