Class 1 | Norton Infant School

Thoughtful Thursday

14th October 2022Elouise Chadwick

In our Crew time we thought about what kindness looks like. We decided to make it our mission to put a smile on someone’s face. We succeeded…

Mrs Smith loved her card and it made us feel good putting a smile on her face 😊

A book look with a difference . . .

13th October 2022Laura Parsons

Miss Tunney and I have had the most lovely day! We wanted to see and hear about all the amazing learning going on across our campus, so rather than sit in our office flicking through work, we invited the owners of the exercise books to share their work instead.

We have had children in our early years reciting We’re Going on a Bear Hunt with actions, students in key stage one sharing some fantastic knowledge about castles and how their expert visitor helped them towards answering their guiding question, lower key stage two being so enthusiastic about their core text, The Lion and the Unicorn and finally year five and six explaining how clear and specific critique has helped them to improve their work into versions they are incredibly proud of.

To all of those children who shared their learning with us, thank you. It was a real privilege to hear about your learning so far this year. You all spoke confidently and showed real enthusiasm for your expeditions and the beautiful work you are producing.

Mrs Parsons and Miss Tunney xx

Reception Fieldwork- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 🐻

11th October 2022Elouise Chadwick

We had fun going on our bear hunt! You’ll be pleased to know we found a cute cuddly teddy bear at the end 😊

We made some natural porridge in the woods. We created some amazing recipes 😋

We had fun playing games and going on a scavenger hunt.

Parent Workshop on Phonics

6th October 2022Rebecca Kendrew-Jones

It was fantastic to see so many parents at the workshops on phonics yesterday. We hope you found the session informative and a useful insight into how we teach children to read in school.

All parents of children in Reception and Year 1 have been sent an email today containing the information shared at the workshop. The powerpoint presentation gives more information about what phonics is, how we teach phonics lessons in school and the Year 1 phonics screening check. It also shares helpful tips to support parents in reading with their child at home.

The presentation contains this link https://parents.fft.org.uk/ to the FFT Success for All Parent Portal. Here you will find further helpful information, videos demonstrating how to pronounce all phonemes and be able to access the Shared Reader e-library of books that children use in their phonics lessons every day. The school’s passcode to enter the portal is vyd5iy.

We also included in the email some helpful handouts that support answering some frequently asked questions by parents. We hope you will find the sound cards, alphabet strip and list of alliterative and formation phrases useful at home.

If you have any other questions or queries, please do not hesitate to speak to your child’s teacher.

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs Kendrew-Jones

Fun in PE

3rd October 2022Rebecca Kendrew-Jones

Last week the children in Reception were getting better at controlling a ball. They worked with a partner and as a class crew to pass, roll and kick the ball between them. It was great fun in the sun!